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Staff:

Pastor: Rev. Lucy Wynard

Secretary: Resa Haile

Custodian: Chet Organ

Music/Choir Director: David Frank

The St. Paul Lutheran News

St. Paul Lutheran Church 617 St. Lawrence Avenue Beloit, WI 53511

Church Office Hours Currently partially closed due to COVID-19 precautions (608) 365-7064 [email protected] www.stpaulbeloit.org

A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

St. Paul Lutheran Church is called to be an Inviting, Christ Centered Spiritually Growing and Community Serving Church where we are led by love to implement Jesus’ teachings.

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Date Online In Person

Thurs., Sept. 3 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 6 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.


Sunday, Sept. 13 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.


Sunday, Sept. 20 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.


Sunday, Sept. 27 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

September Worship Schedule

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Recorded worship with St. Paul &

San José available on Facebook & YouTube

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7:00 p.m. Worship at St. Paul

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9:30 a.m. Worship at St. Paul & Online

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7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts

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6:00 p.m. Council Meeting (Zoom)

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12:00 noon Soup Lunch To-Go

7:30 p.m. Book Club (Zoom): I’m Still Here

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7 p.m. Boy Scouts 15

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10:15 a.m. Parking Lot Coffee Hour

6:30 p.m. Foundation Meeting (Zoom)

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7:00 p.m. Believers Club Planning Meeting

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SEPTEMBER 2020 St. Paul Lutheran Church

Discussed adding Campus Ministry to the monthly rotation but decided that the scholarship committee may be interested in sending donations. Ken will discuss with them.

Affirmation of ALCAW’s (Women of the Church) decision to close their bank account and add an account to the Churches Office Account. Glenda made a motion; Dave seconded. All approved. Motion carried.

We tabled discussions on the Wedding Coordinator/handbook and Organ Maintenance until our September meeting.

Pastor’s Report: Nothing additional except to suggest that Council start/continue to check in with their listed congregation members again.

No President’s Report

Committee Reports: Jen mentioned that the ELCA Youth Gathering has been postponed until June 2022 but will still be held in Minneapolis.

Adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer at 9:11 p.m.

Minutes prepared by Jane Carr, Secretary.

St. Paul Lutheran Church Council Members

President Ken Harris

V.P., Property & Personnel Judy Markee

Secretary & Staff Support Jane Carr

Treasurer Glenda Liptow

Financial Secretary Katie Hassenfelt

Worship & Music Jean Neitzel

Youth Ministry Jen Murry

Parish Education Linda McManigle

Church in Society Dave Knutson

South-Central Synod of Wisconsin Bishop Election

The Synod Assembly held a remote video conference August 29. Ken and Marilyn Harris, Hayden Murry, and Pastor Lucy represented St. Paul at the Assembly, which focused on two primary agenda items: the election of a bishop and passing of a budget.

You can read more about the election process, see interviews with the candidates, and watch the livestream at:

scsw-elca.org/2020bishopelection/

Please keep the candidates, our voting members,

and the Assembly in your prayers!

MEMORIAL NEWS

St. Paul has again been blessed with a very generous gift to our Soup Lunch ministry. Kris and Bob Kamps, daughter and son-in-law of Jackie Ueland, have made a donation to our soup lunch. When visiting Jackie, they always support this ministry by donating their time in service on Wednesdays.

Many thanks to the Kamps for their generosity.

COVID cannot stop God's blessings.

Designated Mission Outreach

Each month, St. Paul supports a local or national ministry. You can donate using your red offering envelopes. Donations will be disbursed to the specified group at the end of each month.

September’s featured mission:

Beloit Domestic Violence Center BDVC offers many services for those suffering from domestic violence, including:

• 24-hour crisis hotline, 365 days a year

• Information and referral services 24 hours a day, every day

• 11-room emergency shelter

• Hotel vouchers upon funding made available

• Children's Program to serve children affected by domestic violence

• Parenting curriculum focusing on families that have experienced abuse

• Support groups for women, men and the LGBTQ community

• Services provided in Spanish

More information at: https://www.familyservices1.org/bdvsc

We at St. Paul extend a special THANK YOU to Henry Pann for all his quiet behind-the-scenes work on the building and grounds. His most recent project has been to strip the old caulk and paint from the windows, clean up the frames, repaint and recaulk them. He's finished the 41 windows in the old part of the building!

THANK YOU SO MUCH, HENRY!

Volunteers Needed for Family Promise Meal Support

Family Promise is currently housing homeless families in local motels. They plan to continue that model at least until the end of the year. They are partnering with local churches to provide meals for families.

Partner congregations provide all three daily meals to the families at the motel.

The congregations purchase breakfast and lunch supplies and deliver those on the Sunday of the start of their hosting week. Congregation volunteers deliver a meal nightly around 5:30 p.m.

St. Paul is looking for volunteers to prepare and deliver meals for the week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3. If you are interested or have questions, please email [email protected] or [email protected] with “Family Promise” as the subject line or call the church office at 608-365-7064.

St. Paul Lutheran Church Council Minutes Date: 8/18/2020 Meeting: held via Zoom Call to order: 7:03 p.m.

Attendance: Ken Harris, Judy Markee, Glenda Liptow, Jane Carr, Jen Murry, Dave Knutson, Jean Neitzel, Katie Hassenfelt, Pastor Lucy.

Devotion: Led by Jane. August will be led by Glenda.

Approval of Minutes: Dave motioned to approve the minutes from the July 14, 2020 meeting; Jean seconded. All approved. Motion carried.

Treasurers’ Report: Glenda emailed her report prior to the meeting.

Discussed changing companies for trash pick up. Jen motioned to change from Advanced Disposal to Badgerland for the next 36 months: Dave seconded. All approved. Motion carried. Badgerland will pick up every other week vs once per month for a lower price.

Katie motioned to approve the Treasurer’s report; Jean seconded. All approved. Motion carried

Finance Report: Katie emailed her report prior to the meeting. Starting to see a decline in giving.

Katie to order envelopes for 2021.

Jean motioned to approve the Financial Report; Dave seconded. All approved. Motion carried.

Old business: Live services - Will start back up on Thursday, August 20. We discussed the greeter/usher/council duty schedule. Pastor Lucy to send out the updated schedule.

Eckholm Property - There have been 2 showings but no offers yet.

Family Promise - Jane and Karen Moe have volunteered to coordinate the meals for Sept 27-Oct 3. They will get notices and sign ups out.

New Business: Fall Planning - We discussed and brainstormed some ideas for Parish Ed and Fellowship for the fall. Not sure if we want to do virtual Believers Club or send packets home. Linda will need to get her team together to work out details. Tori Carr can help as needed since we don’t have a need for nursery supervision at this time. Discussed a tentative “Tailgate” coffee hour for Sept 13. Watch for details.

Disinfecting checklist for Chet - this came out of his review - the need for a clear checklist of what needs to be disinfected and how frequently. Mark Stibbe put together a thorough list for different areas/functions. We will distribute the lists to the appropriate people and Ken will discuss with Chet.

Giving to the Synod - We verified that we have been sending monthly checks to the synod and will continue to do so as we are financially able.

VOLUNTEER WITH TRUCK OR TRAILER NEEDED

St. Paul has grass clippings, yard debris, etc., that need to be hauled away. Contact Judy Markee, Chet Organ, or the church office for more information.

Wednesdays @ Noon

Soup Lunch volunteers continue to serve the community with Soup Lunch To-Go, handing out 335 meals in August.

You can help to support our Soup Lunch ministry by mailing your donations to: St. Paul Lutheran

Church, 617 St. Lawrence Ave., Beloit, WI 53511 or by going to:

https://tithe.ly/give?c=531526.

Please mark any financial donations for "Soup Lunch."

We are also in need of sandwich bags, bottled water and books, particularly adult fiction.

September Menu

2nd: Hot dogs and salad

9th: Shirley's hamburger soup

16th: Chicken noodle soup

23rd: Baked mac and cheese w/hot dogs

30th: Chef's choice

Treasurer Report: July 2020 - September 2020

(Newsletter) Income Category Amount Summary Amount

Regular 15943.00 Beginning Balance 8671.02

Office Acc.Deposit Income 19010.00

Soup Lunch Available Funds 27681.02

Lent 170.00 Expenses 14922.39

Christ in Home Correction

Adaptive Alliance Ending Balance 12758.63

San Jose 600.00

Mission Outreach 112.00 Spending Plan/Mo. 15704.00

General Fund 16825.00 Over/Under Mo. 3306.00

Online Giving 2185.00 Over/Under Year 7864.36

Total Income 19010.00

Roof Fund-Beg. Bal. 11477.98

Call Comm.-Beg. Bal 126.56 -Dispersment 0.00

-Deposit 0.00 -Deposit 50.00

- Disbursement 0.00 -Ending Bal. 11527.98

-Ending Balance 126.56

Organ Fund-Beg.Bal 714.80

Sound Sys.-Beg. Bal. 1100.00 -Deposit 0.00

-Deposit: Member 0.00 -Ending Bal. 714.80

-Deposit: Dinner 0.00

-Ending Balance 1100.00

WANT TO ATTEND ZOOM MEETINGS? NO COMPUTER?

JUST PREFER TO USE YOUR PHONE?

You can attend Zoom meetings with audio only by calling 312-626-6799 and entering a meeting ID. Contact the church office for

meeting codes.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN OUR TEAM OF READERS & INTERCESSORS?

You will receive the text of the First Reading or the Prayers of Intercession for the week by email when your turn in the rotation is coming up, along with additional details. During this COVID era, we will work with you to pre-record your contribution to the service.

To volunteer or for more information, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

Dates Reader Intercessor Council Camera PowerPoint Greeter/Usher

THU/3 Katie Hassenfelt

Hayden Murry

Xander Murry

Kathy Pohl

SUN/6 Lexi Blazer

Chet Organ Linda McManigle

Zach Fillbach

Glenda Liptow

Cathy Oswald

THU/10 Jen Murry

Jen Murry

Ken Harris Travis Bell

SUN/13 Carol Josh

Henry Pann

Jane Carr Zach Fillbach

Carol Josh

Tori Carr


Jen Murry

Hayden Murry

Kathy Pohl

SUN/20 Sharyn

Pann

Hayden Murry

Linda McManigle

Zach Fillbach

Cathy Oswald

Dave Knutson


Jen Murry

Xander Murry

Lexi Blazer

SUN/27 Jean Neitzel

Sharyn Pann

Jean Neitzel

Zach Fillbach

Carol Josh

Roger Neitzel

MINISTERS OF WORSHIP SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE

The Reader and Intercessor are recorded and are the same for the Thursday before as they are for the Sunday listed.

Prayer List

We offer our prayers and deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Loraine, niece of Beth Rodermel.

May God comfort and sustain those who mourn.

Please keep the following people in your prayers:

Vilas; Carol W. (sister of Beth Rodermel); Shirley (mother of Ken Harris); Jim (friend of Chet Organ); Ashley; Carol and her nephews, Anthony & Thomas; Cliff & Linda (friends of Chuck & Sherri Hughes); Jane; Gloria; Jenna & her mother Jamie (friends of Sara Mueller); Pam & family (friends of Anne & Karl Schilling); Bonnie & James (friends of Karl & Anne Schilling); Dave & Boni (relatives of Bob Heck); Paul (Shirley Hall-mark’s nephew); Richard & Charlene; Jackie, her son Thomas and grand-son Reece; Will; Bryan; Debbie (sister of Chet Organ); Todd (friend of Chet Organ); Marilyn; Jewell and her great-grandson John Wellington; Roger; Nicole & Katherine (daughters of Mary Mortimer); Jeanette; Ka-ren; Maxine; Robert; Ray & Judelle, and daughters Michelle and Amber; Robert (friend of Judelle Murphy); Cyndi; Edith; Lori; Vi; Kelly (friend of Gloria Wackershauser); Cyndi (niece of Marge Kline); Marge; Leroy; Joyce; and all those affected by Covid-19 and by the violence in our na-tion and around the world.

Friends and Family in the Military: Nolan; Anaka; Wesley (grandson of Jeanette Rochester); Blaine and Kyle (grandsons of Kathryn Schoon); Kyle & Kim (grandson of Marge Kline & his wife); Marc (son of Tom Hul-bert); David and Adam (grandsons of Addie Flowers); and Matthew (grandson of Pat & Roger Baker).

Names will be kept on the prayer list for two months unless otherwise requested. If you would like to have yourself or someone you know added to the prayer list, please let us know. Email [email protected] with prayer list updates. Please use "Prayer List" in the subject line.

I’m Still Here:

Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

September Book Group on

Email [email protected]

or call 608-365-7064 to sign up

or with any questions.

Please let Pastor know if you’d

like her to purchase the book for

you or you will be obtaining a

copy yourself.

Via Zoom

Wednesdays at

7:30 p.m.

Starting

September 9

Join in by video

conference

or by phone

by Austin Channing Brown

Available from:

• Your local bookseller

• BetterWorldBooks

online

• Your local library

• Amazon

Join us for a 4-week discussion of

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30

Our neighborhood kids will need school supplies whether they are learning at home or in the classroom. St. Paul Outreach wants to help again this year by sponsoring a School Supply Drive.

Donations can be dropped off at St. Paul during Thursday evening services, on Sundays at 9:30 services, or on Wednesdays during soup lunch pick-up (10:00 a.m. to .1:00 p.m.). Please note that there will be no in-person services from August 6 through August 16.

Please help our neighbors by donating from the list below. If you are unable to deliver supplies to church, please call the church office to make arrangements for pickup. You can also make a monetary donation and we’ll do the shopping for you.

• Backpack (no wheels)

• Colored Pencils 24 count) pre-sharpened

• Crayons (24 ct)

• Eraser (large rectangular pink)

• Erasers (pencil top)

• Glue (bottle)

• Glue (large sticks)

• Headphones or Earbuds

• Highlighters (different colors) 4-pack

• Loose-Leaf Paper (wide-ruled)

• Washable Markers (basic colors)

• Markers, Expo Dry Erase-5 ct

• Pencils #2 pre-sharpened

• Pens (black or blue)

• Pencil Pouch

• Pocket Folders (with and without prongs)

• Ruler (12 inch)

• Spiral Notebooks 70-page

• Kleenex

• Ziploc Bags (1 quart)

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

YOU ARE INVITED

PARKING LOT COFFEE HOUR

WHEN: Sept. 13 Immediately following worship (10:15 a.m.)

WHERE: In the upper parking lot

BYO: EVERYTHING: ● Lawn/camping chairs ● Coffee & doughnuts ● Other after-worship morning snacks of your choice

Please also bring a mask for each person in the household & plan to stay at least 6' (3 big steps) away from others.

It's a time to catch up & enjoy each other's company.

There will also be a special gift for

each Believers Club student who attends!

Contributions for the October newsletter are due by September 20.

Email [email protected]. Subject line: Newsletter

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Ten Tips for Navigating the “New Normal”

In these days, which I’ve taken to calling “the COVID era,” my emotional, mental and spiritual health seems to be on a bit of a roller-coaster – maybe you can relate? Some days I’m doing fine. Some days I’m even excited and hopeful about the new creative innovation this situation has prodded us into and the wonderful ways we see it bearing fruit. Other days, though, I hit a wall. I find myself often exhausted, discouraged, and “stuck.” So I thought I’d share some things I am trying to cling to as we all navigate these uncharted waters. In no particular order:

1. Remember that this “new normal” isn’t our forever normal! Every day we’re one day closer to a vaccine, to understanding how to live with this virus, to a new new normal – that will certainly once again involve more of the human touch and face-to-face conversation we long for. It’s not forever, it’s for now.

2. Learn about technology and take some risks to use it in new ways. We are lucky in many ways to live in a time when we can connect creatively even while staying apart. I’ve had “girls nights” on Zoom with college friends spread around the country. At church, we’re trying book groups and coffee hour online – and you can do it from the comfort of your own home, in your pj’s if you want! It’s a learning curve to use these tools, for sure. But it opens a whole new world when we do.

3. Ask for help. Phone a friend. Whether it’s figuring out how to use the aforementioned technology, or admitting you’re feeling depressed and need somebody to just listen, or you’re worrying about picking up groceries when you don’t want to compromise your health . . . it’s hard to ask for help. But people are longing to be helpful right now, and we all need each other to get through this. Reach out. And remember, St. Paul is here for you.

4. Give. I have preached about this before – when you feel anxious and afraid, giving is one of the best salves for your soul! Give to local charities like Family Promise, Caritas, and St. Paul’s Soup Lunch that are caring for our neighbors in need at this time. Volunteer to run errands for a house-bound neighbor. Write a card to someone in a care facility.

5. Limit your media consumption. Turn off the TV – especially cable news. It’s good and important to stay informed, but it’s also

good and important to give yourself a break from the 24/7 sensationalist news cycle. Find a few trusted sources – diverse ones that give you different perspectives, if you can – and then set boundaries on how often you check them. If the news is making it hard for you to sleep at night, maybe it’s time to take a break from the news. And learn to use the “snooze” button on Facebook.

6. Pay attention to your body. Get moving – get outside. Enjoy what you eat – indulge a little and don’t guilt-trip yourself, but also listen to your body and eat what gives you energy. Get enough sleep. Drink plenty of water. . . . ’Nuf said.

7. Determine your comfort level and do things that feel like worthwhile risks for you. Everybody’s level will be different depending on your household health factors and what gives you life and joy. Do you feel okay having a socially distanced happy hour with friends on somebody’s patio? Do you feel better about trying something like that out on Zoom? This is not an all-or-nothing world – and even though there are always risks, not all risk is equal. Do a little research, figure out what you feel is right for you, and be intentional about staying safe while caring for your mind, heart and soul.

8. Connect with God – pray, meditate, journal.…. I have found some adult coloring books with favorite bible verses on them to be a great way for me to remember God’s promises and intentionally carve out some “sabbath” rest time for myself. Whatever works for you: Make time for just you and God.

9. Connect with God’s people. It’s harder different now – but the church is still here, still meeting, still the family God has made us to be. Try out our Zoom book group. Make sure to watch church at 9:30 on Sunday morning and use the chat boxes to “talk” to others watching with you. Come to in-person worship as you feel safe. Drop a note to a friend from church. Volunteer to help with our children and youth ministries – which will be online for the time being . . . Stay connected.

10. ___________Fill in the blank. What’s your best tip on staying well in body, soul and spirit these days? I’d really like to know! Please send me your thoughts – I could use all the help I can get. We’re all in this together!

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