Emmanuel Lutheran Church
326 Center Avenue
Adell, WI 53001
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
326 Center Avenue
Adell, WI 53001
Sledding Family Nite — Feburary 10Sledding Family Nite on Friday, February 10 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Hot Chocolate and treats will round out the event. In case of a lack of snow, we will play games inside instead.
Junior Altar Guild Training BeginsA seven week Junior Altar Guild class with hands-on training will begin on Sunday, February 12 after Sunday School (around 11 o’clock) for all young girls in our congregation fourth grade or above. Other interested individuals are also welcome to attend this class, and members of our regular Altar Guild would benefit greatly from the informative nature of each presentation. Weekly sessions on include the following topics: Church Furnishings, Communion Vessels, Paraments, Preparing for Holy Communion, Putting away for Holy Communion, and more.
A Circuit Forum meeting will be held at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in West Bend, Wisconsin on February 12 at 1:30 p.m. to elect a circuit counselor for the 2012-2014 triennium. Rev. Seifferlein is eligible for reelection for a second (of a maximum of three) terms. Our congregation will be represented at this forum meeting by Pastor Seifferlein and lay representative Michael Vogt.
Ash Wednesday Brings us the Season of LentLent Begins this year on Wednesday, February 22 with our 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday service. The Ladies Aid will serve a Sloppy Joe Supper beforehand beginning at 5:15 p.m. Our midweek Lenten services will continue the following week on Wednesday, February 29 at 6:30 p.m. with meals served beforehand at 5:15 p.m.
The theme for our Lenten services this season is Our Lord's Message to the Seven Churches. As we meditate on our Lord's rebukes, corrections, and encouragements to the seven churches in Asia Minor, we also ponder upon our Lord and His great sacrifice for the people of those early New Testament churches, our own church, and the Christians and churches of all times.
LWML Prayer Service on February 19Please note also that the local chapter of LWML will host a prayer service (sponsored by the Zone LWML organization) at our congregation on Sunday, Febrary 19 as a beginning to the season of Lent. That service is at 2:00 p.m. and all are welcome to attend.
St. John Lutheran, Sherman Center, Installs PastorThe Rev. Randy Schoemann has accepted the Divine Call to serve the St. John, Sherman Center congregation as their pastor. The saints at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Adell are invited to attend the Vespers Installation Service on Sunday, February 26 at 4:00 p.m. (a dinner will be served afterward in the school gymnasium). Rev. Seifferlein will carry out his role as circuit counselor as the master of ceremonies and the liturgist for the Vespers service. Kantor Boettcher, who also serves St. John/Sherman Center as their Saturday evening traditional service organist, has been invited to participate as the organist for the esrvice.
Mission of the MonthThe mission offerings that you designate on your envelopes in February go to support the St. Louis Seminary and the training of young men to be pastors in the church. 50% of the monies will go directly to the seminary, and the other half will be sent directly to the seminarians that we are presently supporting: Sean Currey (pre-seminary Concordia Wisconsin student who attends our congregation with his wife Denise and son Benton), Joshua Baumann (member at St. Stephen in Batavia and at his fourth year at the St. Louis Seminary), and Kyle Verage (brother of Erin Seifferlein who is on vicarage in Tennessee during his third year of seminary studies). Remember, that annual tuition to attend the seminary is $24,000 dollars, not including books, expenses, and room and board, and the church body does not pay the seminary costs for students. Consider a mission gift to ease their fiscal burden and support the future of our church and the preaching of the Gospel by these pastors. Without the seminaries we would have no pastors! PLEASE NOTE: Seminarians Joshua Baumann and Kyle Verage are expected to attend the Divine Service in February!
Thank You's Received and GivenA $120 check was received for our portion in collecting Box Tops for Education. These box tops are assorted and submitted by Audrey Borkenhagen. Please bring your official Box Tops to the church office. All monies go towards education projects in our congregation.
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The Denhardts sent a gift to our congregation this Christmas with the following greeting:
Dear Friends,
We continue to be thankful for the years we spent at Emmanuel and wish you all many continued blessings!
Alice & Bob
We thank them for their kind gift and their continued prayers for our church. God bless you Alice & Bob!
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The following email was received in December:
Rev. Christopher M. Seifferlein,
I "stumbled" (maybe by divine guidance) across this archived newsletter "Counting Religions", on your church's Web site. I'm a Christian of the Southern Baptist persuasion and love it when I read something that makes my heart sing and this newsletter did just that -- enough so that I sent the link to my son, my sister's family and my brother's family, both believers and non-believers, and also to a couple of friends. I guess I just wanted you to know how much I loved this newsletter and how your efforts to reach people with the Gospel message happens even when you are not fully aware of it.
Thank you,
Stan,
68 years young,
Topeka KS
Thank you, Stan!
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Work on remodeling the chapel vestibule has commenced. The walls have been prepared for plastering; new light fixtures and new trim will also be installed. Funds for the two stained glass windows have been volunteered from the David Fischer memorial and by the Mary Ann Zuengler family. Despite some holdups because of miscommunication, we hope the project will be completed in a few weeks.
More information will be forthcoming, but the congregation has set the goal of eliminating the church debt of $127,000 by the end of our anniversary year in 2015 to the glory of God and thanksgiving for 100 years of His blessings in our congregation. All gifts to this project will go to pay down the PRINCIPAL of our debt payment and all gifts can be spread over a four year period (likely beginning this January). Don’t want to wait until January? Mark any gift "Principal payment" or "Centennial Fund" on a line item on your envelope and the treasurer will take care of the rest!
Chaplain Michael Frese Home From AfghanistanChaplain Michael Frese returned home from his 12 month tour in Afghanistan on January 6, 2012. Janet writes,
“Alex and Nadia both made signs with the art supplies provided at the homecoming. Alex worked hard at his multi-colored "Welcome Home" while Nadia's read "Dear Papa I hope you come back home Love Nadia." Nadia has really turned into a letter writer, and true to her personality, there are always many words instead of few. She had another letter ready for Michael when he arrived that said, "Nufhing can stop me bekus I luv you veree much!"
Amazingly, probably because of the adrenaline and pure joy, we had no meltdowns from either adults or children even though we were up past 2am. Michael's parents, Brenda and Jerry, were with us to welcome Michael home.
After being in dusty, dirty Afghanistan for the last 12 months, one of Michael's first requests was to be outside and breathe fresh air. So we visited a Civil War landmark nearby, Fort Duffield, which we were told has the largest remaining Civil War earthworks (fortifications) in the U.S. It was a beautiful day for walking in the woods and letting the kids play with the best toys ever: sticks, acorns, dirt, and rocks. The replica of the Chaplain's cabin in one of the pictures shows what a 6-bunk cabin looked like. The doorway is only about 4 feet tall, and the inside is tiny. There would have been 100-150 of these cabins in the entire fort.”
Pastor Frese will complete one more year in his term in the United States Army after which he plans on serving in reserve forces. While Pastor Frese is stationed in Kentucky throughout the week he commutes each weekend to their new home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Pastor Frese intends to go back to school for advanced studies in old German script and old German manuscripts in lieu of future publishing endeavors. He plans to be with our congregation in May of this year for Adell’s Memorial Day festivities.
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Average attendance for Sunday Services: 85. Surely we have been through some stressful times in Adell, but thanks be to God that He has brought us together with His Word!
