the portico - dr. martin luther church – elca...faith was bent in a new direction. the new insight...
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The Portico Dr. Martin Luther Church
325 S. Main Street
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
PHONE: (262) 567-3829
Email: [email protected]
Church Web Site: drmartinlutherchurch.org
Cluster Web site: lakecountrycluster.org
Your Church Staff is here to serve you…
Senior Pastor
Larry Harpster (262) 344-5942
Music Director Alison O’Leary (262) 751-1596
Band Leader
Robin Hankins (414) 254-8414
Administrative Secretary
Mary Engel (262) 567-3829
Volunteer Coordinator
Bobbie Dierbeck (262) 567-3829
Saturday 5:00 PM Chapel Service traditional format
Sundays 9:00 AM Worship
Includes a variety of musical styles, a blend of
hymns and contemporary songs so that there
is something for everyone.
Sunday School begins in worship at the
10:30 AM Praise Service
Sundays 10:30 AM Praise Service “Roll the Stone,” our Praise Band continues to
perform. Join us at this upbeat and energetic
service.
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A Healing Blessing will be available during
each service the weekend of
September 9 and 10
The unity service on August 27th was an uplifting time of
worship and fellowship for all! Thank you to everyone who
worked to make that service a success. A special thank
you to all the musical volunteers who lifted up the service
in song!
HANDBELLS
The youth and adult handbell ensembles resume prac-
tices on Wednesday evenings this month! Please contact
Alison if you’re interested in checking out a rehearsal to
see if it’s a good fit for you! No music-reading experience
required!
CHOIR
It's almost that time of the year – DMLC’s very own Festi-
val Choir will start up on November 8th! Watch for a bulle-
tin insert with a sign-up sheet and rehearsal times. No pre-
vious choir experience is needed to join this multi-
generational ensemble; open to grades 4 & up.
REFORMATION SUNDAY
Mark your calendars for 10/28 & 29: All 3 services on
Reformation Weekend will feature special music, and the
9am service will include a brass ensemble!
Alison O’Leary
“Seeds of Hope” Building Project is
Ahead of Schedule
I was sitting in my
office yesterday when a
bunch of men with clip-
boards starting walking
around the church looking
in almost every room.
They were contractors and subcontractors who are
learning about our church building and about our
“Seeds of Hope” expansion and remodeling project.
The project is set to break ground in May of 2018.
I want to thank the entire community for
your incredible response to our capital funds pro-
gram. We currently have received $531,353. to-
ward the “Seeds of Hope” fund. Our congregational
leaders have promised to not break ground until we
have one half a million dollars on hand. We have
reached that goal about nine months early.
During the next few months the building
plans will be finalized, bid wills be received and the
landscaping and decorating teams will start to
meet to work out details. I am in consultation with
the Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA for any
financial support that our congregation might need
during this process.
Thank you for your impressive support of
our effort to make our building more hospitable and
welcome to everyone in our community!
I’m looking forward to May arriving in the coming
year,
Pastor Larry
Crafty Cow
Crafty Cow is an opportunity for relaxed conversation on
matters of our faith. Each “Crafty Cow” emphasizes a par-
ticular topic but there is always room for what might be on
the minds of those around the table. Over the last several
years both men and women have met at the CRAFTY COW
in downtown Oconomowoc, enjoy a beverage of their own
choosing and settle in for the give and take. We are
please to share the conversations will continue and new
dates have been selected. Plan on coming on Thursday
evenings September 14, October 26th (close to the obser-
vance of the Reformation), and December 6th. We will
meet at 7pm. For more information please speak with
Doug Braun, Gary Liedtke and/or Pastor Larry.
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The deadline for the September issue of The Portico is
Monday, September 18. All information for the month
of October must be submitted by this date.
Quilters will meet on Wednesday,
September 20 at 9AM in fellowship
hall to make quilts for Lutheran
World Relief. You do not need to
know how to sew to help with this
project.
Quilting for Lutheran World Relief
Newsletter Deadline
GIFT (Growing In Faith Together) Women’s Bible
Study
We will resume meeting on the second and fourth
Thursday of each month beginning on September 14
at 6:30p.m. We meet on the second floor of the edu-
cation building. Please come and join us.
All Men are invited to participate in a great casual
learning and fellowship experience among the "Early
Risers" that takes place on the SECOND SATURDAY of
every month at the Cafe LaBelle (located within the
Shorehaven complex) from 7:30 - 8:30 am. Please
contact Chris Butschke (262.966.0270) or Mike
Driscoll (262.646.5605) for directions/additional de-
tails.
We congratulate Carly
Manske and Matt King who
will be united in marriage
on Saturday, September
23rd.
We pray God’s richest
blessing be with Carly and
Matt.
Wedding Congratulations
Madison May Laufenberg, daughter of Jeremy and
Ashley Laufenberg, will be baptized on Sunday, Sep-
tember 17th. We pray God’s richest blessings be with
Madison as she grows.
SEASONED LUTHERANS are back from summer vaca-
tion and ready to enjoy Charlotte's home cooked meal
at noon on WEDNESDAY, September 27 in Fellowship
Hall. Our guest speaker will be Betsy Bleck, the
Oconomowoc Public Library Director. She will have
library updates and be asking, "Do You have a Library
Card?" Join us if you've been with us before or check
us out if you've never come. All are welcome at the
table.
Seasoned Lutherans
Scrapbookers will be meet-
ing on Saturday, September
16th and Saturday, October
21st from 9:00a.m.—4:00
p.m. in fellowship hall. Come
and join us. We look forward
to see YOU!
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WISHING WELL FOR SEPTEMBER – COLLEGE GOODY BOXES
The wishing well this month is “college goody boxes”. Suggested individually wrapped items and snacks include:
Cookies
Crackers
Gum
Chips
Candy
Microwavable Soups
Popcorn
Beef jerky
Kleenex
Hand
Sanitizer
Pens
Highlighters
Cash donations are always welcome to cover the cost of postage or purchases of needed items.
GROCERY RECEIPTS
Just a simple reminder to save your Piggly Wiggly grocery receipts and place them in the offering plate. These receipts
added together can bring in a nice check to be deposited into our Sunday School/Youth accounts. Continue to shop
“The Pig” and save your receipts.
ST. BEN’S
We are always in need of bags of sage/onion stuffing and 16-18# turkeys. These items may be dropped off in our
kitchen or placed in one of our freezers.
2017 FLOWER/CANDLE CHART
Pick a date to honor a loved one or special occasion with flowers on the altar. We have many dates to choose from.
The sign-up is on the bulletin board in the Narthex.
COFFEE HOUR SIGN-UP
There are several dates during the months of November and December that have not been
filled. The sign-up sheet is placed on the table in the Sanctuary. It is an excellent opportunity
for your group to welcome new members of the congregation and at the same time, give all
members a chance to catch up with each other over a cup of coffee. If your group has not
signed up please discuss amongst yourselves and choose one of the available dates.
We are blessed at DMLC with many passionate volunteers!!
Dear Lord, may I not forget the needs of others. I ask that you give me a heart of love, that I
may serve you. Amen
Bobbie Dierbeck, Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteering at DMLC
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500 years ago, a young Professor of
Theology in the dusty German com-
munity of Wittenberg, the history of
the church and our understanding of
faith was bent in a new direction.
The new insight emphasized God’s
love rather than human responsibil-
ity. It was and still is a ‘big deal’.
This fall the whole world is celebrating the 500th year of
the Reformation and Dr. Martin Luther will have it’s own
celebration.
One of the pieces of the celebration will be a 4 session
conversation in the Life, Times and Teachings of Martin
Luther. The sessions will be guided by Gary Liedtke and
Pastor Larry. The conversations will take place on
Wednesday evenings October 26th, November 1st, Novem-
ber 8th and November 15th at 7:00pm.
Please mark these dates on your calendar and plan to be
to celebrate Reformation 500.
Reformation 500
Our team is looking for men
to join us for an evening of
fun, competition and enter-
tainment.
Games are played on Mon-
day nights at 7:30 p.m. here
at home or at other churches
in the area.
The game is played in a baseball format by throwing darts
under-handed towards a large board shaped with a base-
ball "diamond". The season runs into March, 2018 with
breaks for the winter holidays.
Want more information? Call Jay Johns at 567-9595 or
Don Scharfenberg at 567-2791.
The DMLC Men’s Dartball Team 2017-18
season will begin soon.
The people who visit our
homebound members and
give them communion will be
meeting on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 19th at 10:00 a.m. on the
second floor of the education
building. All who are currently visiting our home-
bound and anyone who may be interested in learn-
ing more are invited to come and join us.
Homebound Visiting Team
College Goody Boxes
Our college stu-
dents have just be-
gun their new life in
college. Sometimes
homesickness be-
comes overwhelm-
ing, and a goody
box shows them
how much they’re being thought of! Our young
adults have been working hard on their classes and
adjusting to their new routines and would love to
receive a box of goodies from our congregation.
There will be a box in the narthex to collect individu-
ally wrapped snacks such as cookies, crackers,
gum, chips, candy, microwavable soups, popcorn,
beef jerky, etc. Small packets of kleenex, hand
sanitizer, pens, highlighters, etc are also wel-
comed. Cash donations for postage or purchases
can be taken to the church office. The boxes are
the size of a post office medium mailing box, so
items need to be small. Letters of encouragement
are welcome too.
I’d like to pack and ship the first week of October
and help is always appreciated! Don’t forget to turn
in your students’ name and address! I make a new
list each time we send these out!
Thanks for your support!
Caroline Driscoll 646-5605 or
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Monthly Actual Budget
Income $25,439.77 $26,381.65
Expense $23,693.51 $26,381.98
Monthly Income—Expense $1,746.26
Year to Date Actual Budget
Income $178,414,13 $184,673.77
Expense $176,257.51 $184,673.92
Year to Date Income—Expense $2,156.62
Stewardship Report July
Participation is still possible:
Registrations are ac-
cepted online until
noon on Sept. 6th.
After that time, walk-
up registrations are
possible on the day of the ride.
Support a rider or volunteer – monies
raised by riders and volunteers will be
matched dollar for dollar, up to $25,000
Make a Donation – For your convenience
on-line donations are possible at
www.ofhbikeride.com Donations received
via mail are also gratefully accepted and
are instrumental in helping us reaching
our $110,000 goal.
Volunteer – Over 100 positions need cov-
erage to make this event a success
(crossing guards, rest stop assistants,
setting up for lunch, clean up, starting
line/finish line assistants, registration
etc.)
If you are reading this after Sept. 9th, the ride is
over, but the need continues. Donations received
by Sept. 30th help us reach our goal of $110,000.
Does this ride make a difference in lives of those
served by the 19 ministries sponsored by Out-
reach for Hope in the Greater Milwaukee Synod?
Food Ministry is one example of the support and
the numbers for an average week are amazing:
34 meal events or pantries are open; 4,059
meals are served or food bags given; and 3,750
meals are distributed to other food ministries by
Just One More Ministry. Congregations or minis-
tries support 14 meal programs, 13 food pan-
tries, 1 urban beekeeping, and 11 gardening pro-
grams.
Outreach For Hope Family Bike Ride
www.ofhbikeride.com
September 9, 2017 at St. Bruno’s in
Dousman
Grass Cutting Schedule
SEPT 7-9……………….. Russ Luebke
SEPT 14-16 …………….Reg Ingersoll & Jodee & Gary Liedtke
SEPT 21-23 Wedding…..Kyle Schmitz
SEPT 28-30 ………….…Kyle Schmitz
OCT 5-7…………………..Andy & Julie King
Please mow prior to Saturday 5:00 service. In the event of
a Wedding, please have the mowing completed by noon on
Saturday. Thank you!!
SEPTEMBER 3…………………NO COFFEE HOUR
SEPTEMBER 10………………PHOEBE CIRCLE
SEPTEMBER 17………………ELCA YOUTH GATHERING
SEPTEMBER 24………………BAGS
OCTOBER 1…………………… CHANCEL
OCTOBER 8……………………TANZANIAN TEAM
OCTOBER 15…………………..SARAH CIRCLE
OCTOBER 22……………………MITCHELL USHERING TEAM
OCTOBER 29……………………VOGT/GALLERT USHERING
TEAM
NOVEMBER 5……………………
NOVEMBER 12………………….
NOVEMBER 19…………………QUILTERS
NOVEMBER 26 (after 10:30 service)...VERA CONNERS
100TH BIRTHDAY
DECEMBER 3……………………
DECEMBER 10…………………
DECEMBER 17…………………TRICIA’S TROOPS
DECEMBER 24…………………NO COFFEE HOUR
DECEMBER 31…………………NO COFFEE HOUR
Coffee Hour Schedule
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A big thanks to all of our Dr.
Martin Luther community that
came out and supported the
youth attending the 2018
ELCA Youth Gathering! Our
next fundraiser will be selling
water softener salt in Sep-
tember. Watch for more de-
tails!
Vacation Bible
School has come
and gone leaving
wonderful memories
and a new found joy
of God’s love behind
for our kids.
We listened to stories and discussed our rela-
tionships with God and how we can serve him.
We learned about Peru and some of the chil-
dren there. How they live, what they eat and
games they play. We learned that we have a lot
in common. Even our love of Christ. Of course
there was a lot of music and dancing!
Throughout the week we talked about the need
for clean drinking water and collected money to
help drill a well. By the end of the week and af-
ter dunking a few courageous VBS leaders in a
dunk tank, we collected $500! Enough to pro-
vide 100 children with clean drinking water for
an entire year!
We look forward to next year and the new ad-
ventures it will bring!
Sunday School begins Sun-
day, September 10th. Regis-
tration forms were sent via e-
mail and are also available in
the back of the Sanctuary and
in classrooms. All children
from 4k up are welcome!
This year we will be building new relationships with our
Sunday School friends in Tanzania beginning with a
prayer, picture and correspondence telling them all
about ourselves.
Our team this year will change just a bit. Two of our
teachers will be changing classrooms and we will be
joined by a new member. Preschool and 5K will be led
by Angie Lewein and Brenda Scherret, first and second
grade by Maddie Lewein and Kayla Dehnert, third and
fourth grade by Klaire Blunck and Abbey Blunck, and
fifth and sixth will be led by Ray Meuer and Rachel Zas-
trow. Please take time to welcome Klaire and thank all of
our teachers for their time and for fulfilling their promise
made at baptism to nurture our kid’s faith!
Please feel free to contact any of us with questions!
Blessings,
Your DMLC Sunday School Team
What’s New in Sunday School Passport to Peru!