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6/20/2021

PRAYERS ON THIS DAY

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Hello Church! Turns out I skipped our prayers for the community. I could have fixed it, but I didn't realize my mistake until I had already sent us. So, I invite us to pray these prayers on our own.

Let us come in prayer before the triune God, Creator, Savior and Spirit.
 
Holy God, you gather your people from east and west, north and south. We pray for the mission of the church throughout the world, that your steadfast love may be made known to all peoples.
 
You laid the foundations of the earth and the waters are the womb of creation. The morning stars sing your name and all creation shouts for joy. We pray for your blessed creation, that it may continue to flourish and magnify your glory.
 
You keep watch over all nations. We pray for countries experiencing violence, hunger, pandemic and unrest. We pray especially for these nations: Afghanistan, Mexico, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Myanmar, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Somalia, Kenya, Congo, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Niger, Tunisia, Iraq, India, Nigeria, Cameroon, Syria, South Sudan, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, United States, Pakistan, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, Columbia, Venezuela, Philippines, Turkey, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Egypt, Ukraine, North and South Koreas, Morocco, Saharawi Republic, Angola, Laos, Peru, Senegal and Paraguay. Guide worldwide and local community organizations in their efforts to establish safety and justice.
 
You are close to the brokenhearted and near to those in distress. We pray for those who are experiencing oppression. Liberate us from the systems and chains that bind us. Remove the barriers that separate us from one another. If it your will, please heal those who are sick, dance with those who have blessings to celebrate, and even care for those who have hurt us in the past. [We especially pray for safe travel for Bill S.’s children as they travel, and anyone we now name out loud or in the silence of our hearts.
 
You dwell with us in this faith community. We pray for our leaders and elders, especially our committee teams. Grant them knowledge, patience, and kindness, that through their leadership you may be exalted in this assembly.
 
Your love endures in all situations. On this Father’s Day, we pray for those who are fathers or wish to be fathers, for those with broken or strained relationships, for those who are missing their fathers, those who lacked a true parent in their lives, and for fathers who have lost children. Bless and strengthen them.
 
You have made a place for all of your children to be close to you as an infant feeding from the breast of its mother. Console those wh0 grieve. We are grateful for the saints that have come before us and remind us of your gospel-promise of resurrection and new life, today and forever. We especially pray for the friends and family of Steve Krejchik who went on to live with the Lord this week.
 
We lift our prayers to you, O God, trusting in your abiding grace.
Amen.

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6/19/2021

JUNE 18, 2021 VIEW FROM DA PEWS

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​Weekly View From Da Pews
June 18, 2021
Matthew 18: 21-22
“Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me?”  Jesus answered,”….seventy-seven times.”
  Seems to me God gives a lot more grace than we’d ever imagine.
  We could do the same.
  I’m not for watering down the truth or compromising the gospel.  But if a fellow with a pure heart calls God, Father, can’t I call that same man, Brother?  If God doesn’t make doctrinal perfection a requirement for family membership, should I?
  And if we never agree, can’t we agree to disagree?  If God can tolerate my mistakes, can’t I tolerate the mistakes of others?... If God allows me with my foibles and failures to call him Father, shouldn’t I extend the same grace to others?  (from “When God Whispers Your Name” by Max Lucado)
  I felt that this was a good message for this Father’s Day weekend.  Just a reminder that we all have the greatest Father ever.  Always in our corner, ready to give us a hand up or a boot in the butt when we need it.  I find it a great comfort that I have a Father that I can take all my cares and my joys to.  A great friend and a brother has been in the hospital this last week and this morning he passed away.  It gave me comfort that I could reach out to my Father in heaven and that he would wipe away my tears of grief and replace them with shouts of joy because Steve was no longer in pain and his suffering had been replaced with the loving arms of Christ as he entered his heavenly home.
  Church council met last night and we had some very good discussion.  We decided that we would hold a church wide picnic on August 22nd.  This will be a good opportunity to get us all back together with a potluck type meal and good conversation.  We also discussed reinstituting “All Committee” night.  It was decided that we would again meet on September 14 at 6:30pm, in the Fellowship Hall.  If you are a committee chair, now would be a good time to recruit some new blood into your committee in order to bring some new fresh ideas to the church.
   We also discussed fully reopening the church for worship and it was decided that we would shoot for July 4th.  We will still have the parking lot service and also the Fellowship hall will still be available.  And yes, we will be able to sing our hearts out in praise of our Lord.  We are hoping that this will be permanent, however, if the infection numbers spike upwards due to the variants, we might have to re-examine our options. 
This Sunday our parking lot ushers are Pete Holzman, Bob Acker and Jerry Carncross.  The sanctuary ushers are Sharon Kampon, Bill Priske and Sara Schroeder. 
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads.  Yours is an awesome responsibility, not to be taken lightly.  A great role model for you is our heavenly Father, slow to anger, quick to love and eager to guide us in the right paths. 
Enough for this week, see you all on Sunday.
 
William       

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6/18/2021

DLC UPDATES (JUN 20, 21)

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UPCOMING AT DEKORRA

Current COVID Response
On June 17, 2021, the Council updated our indoor policy. 1) People who have been vaccinated do not need to wear masks during worship or other church gatherings. We ask that everyone else does wear a mask, unless they have a medical exception or they are young. 2) We will not be doing temperature checks or the other safety protocols. If you have a fever, please consider worshiping outdoors or from home. 3) Since June 6th we have been more flexible with indoor seating limits in the sanctuary. We will begin to formally do without those limits this Sunday, June 20th. For those who need more social distance, the Fellowship Hall, outdoor, and online options are still available. 4) Beginning July 4th, we folks can begin to sing again indoors and we will have no masking restrictions. This should complete the “reopening”.

The Council will continue to monitor COVID activity and may make changes in the future. The Worship Team is considering alternative/additional worship times (i.e., a second Sunday service, a service on another day, etc.). Their next meeting is listed in these announcements. That team is working to match up our worship services to the Sunday School and Confirmation education ministries starting this fall, and will also consider attendance.
​N3099 Smith Rd, Poynette
(608) 635-7200
Pastor Sterling Lynk
dekorralutheran@centurytel.net
www.dekorralutheran.org
Find Us on Facebook & YouTube

BIRTHDAYS
20th Alisha Haakenson
20th Ann Rice
20th Bert West
24th Abby Gregorich
24th Kia Schroeder
24th Susan Wellnitz

WANT HOME COMMUNION OR PASTORAL CARE?
Wanting a little Dekorra touch? Need an ear or some advice? Missing Communion? Worried or not feeling well? Pastor Sterling is excited to talk with you and minister to you! We can connect by phone, Zoom, or for a short in-person visit. Call or email us! Do not be shy. The pastor is here for you. 😊
​The Stewardship Committee is looking for a new team member to help count the weekly offering.
Our team consists of four, two-person teams, that are scheduled to count once every four weeks, with additional times scheduled during Lent, Easter, Christmas, etc., when we have additional services.
You would work with your partner to count the offering after service, reconcile the deposit and 
drop the deposit off at the HomeTown Bank in Poynette or Harmony Grove.
If you would be interested in joining our team, contact Sharon Kampen at 608-635-4745 or kampensg@yahoo.com.

Sunday School is planning to open the doors in September. We will have a fun curriculum called Friends with God. We are recruiting teachers and also volunteers for special events. If you could help in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. 
Please contact Mary Dibble at dekorrasundayschool@hotmail.com. We are looking to register children who will be entering 4K in the fall. If you are interested to register your child, please contact Mary Dibble at dekorrasundayschool@hotmail.com



Congratulations Jaime Benson!
Jaime graduated from Luther Seminary on Sunday June 6th with a Masters in Divinity. She continues to work through the process for her first call as an ordained pastor. The Council will release any monies in the “Jaime Benson Seminary Appeal Fund” on July 31, 2021 will be given to Jaime as a graduation gift. After date, it will be renamed the “Seminary Appeal Fund” and any gifts made into that fund will be used to support seminarians throughout the synod.

Return of All Committee Night – Starting Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30pm
The council president asks that committees set one of their meeting times to “All Committee” night, beginning on Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30pm. The plan is to continue All Committee Night on the second Tuesdays of the month after that date. If your committee chooses to meet on a different date/time, then you are asked to send a representative to All Committee Night. Right now, the committees are the most robust vehicles for mission and ministry in our congregation. Council will continue to meet on the second Thursdays of the month to act on recommendations and requests from the committees.

Looking for a High School Youth to Represent the Whole Church
The ELCA congregations in our area have been asked to recruit a confirmed youth in High School to represent the church at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in 2022. It will happen from August 8 -12 in Columbus, OH. The Churchwide Assembly is the top decision-making body of our confession. Current information on the assembly can be found here: https://www.elca.org/churchwideassembly. Please email Pastor Sterling at PastorSterling@centurytel.net or call the church office if you are interested.

Vacation Bible School
We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in assisting with a summer vacation bible school. At this point, we need to brainstorm what you would want VBS to look like taking COVID restrictions into account. Please contact Sheila Gempeler sdgemp1949@gmail.com  or 608-712-2771 if you would be willing to attend a meeting to talk about this, we encourage ideas and volunteers and especially need some input from parents!
Weekend VBS will take place on Aug 20 and 21 from 5 PM to 7:30 PM
The theme is Anchored, Deepening Faith in God. 
Please email Sheila Gempeler at sdgemp1949@gmail.com if you have questions, want to register a child, or would be able to volunteer. Teachers and teacher helpers are needed. We welcome Middle school youth as teacher helpers or to assist with outside games and activities. Confirmed youth may also be teachers if they are interested. 

Scholarships for Post High School Study
DEADLINE JULY 1ST
The Steuer-Mitchell Perpetual Education Fund has been established at Dekorra Lutheran Church (DLC) through a generous gift from the estate of Robert E. Mitchell. Two scholarships are available this year. We hope to award a scholarship to both a Lodi and a Poynette student. Go to https://bit.ly/3rEGqu1 (or www.dekorralutheran.org/news and look for the 3/19 post) for how to apply.

Sermon Series on the Fourth Gospel – Sundays at Worship, April 25th – July 11th
We are going to take a break from the usual schedule of readings. Instead, we are going to do something special and ambitious; over the next three months we are going to attempt to have an experience of Christ through the signs, explanations, and complete narratives in the story of Jesus we call “John”. You will likely notice that our typical tiny samples from many books each Sunday have been replaced with abundant stories from John’s Gospel. The aim is to experience the entire Gospel, from the first verse of the first chapter to the last verse of the last chapter.


ONGOING AT DEKORRA 

AA – Fridays at 8pm 

Council Meeting– 2nd Thursday each Month at 6:30pm

Blood Drive – Mondays, 1pm to 6pm, August 2nd and December 13th, 2021
Registering ahead of time encouraged. Walk-ins may be limited.

Bible Studies
  • Hope Circle, 1st Wednesdays of the Month, 1pm
  • Joy Circle, 2nd Tuesdays of the Month, 1pm
  • You Are Never Alone (Max Lucado) 12-Week Guided Study of the Book of John, Space Limited, Copies of Guide Available for Check Out or $10 Purchase, Contact jeanne_freer@yahoo.com or (608) 206-0896 with questions or to register. Two Groups:
    • Wednesdays, 5p-6:15p, April 21st – July 7th
    • Fridays, 10a-11:15a, Apr 23rd – July 9th
  • The Book of Jonah, TBD

Faith Bible Study will be canceling their July meeting. The group will resume August 18 at 9:30am and continue to meet thereafter on the third Wednesday of each month at 9:30am. Anyone is welcome to attend the Bible study!
DLC Book Club 2021 – Always at 1pm  
  • September 15 – Small Great Things
  • October 20 – The Nightingale
  • November 17 – Family Tree

Quilting – Thursdays at 1p

Worship Committee – 1st Wednesday of the Month, at 1:00pm

Constitution Committee –Will meet on June 16th and June 30th at 6:30pm

Hospitality Committee now meets on the second Thursdays of the month, at 9am (Next meeting is July 9th)

Yellow Bags Food Ministry – 
  • Pick up bags at the shelf on last Sunday of the Month
  • Deliver bags to the foot of the altar in the sanctuary on the first Sunday of the Month.
  • See the most recent newsletter or www.dekorralutheran.org/news for the current needs of our food pantry partners.

OUR STEWARDSHIP OF WORSHIP AND GIFTS

  • Last Week Attendance: 56
  • General Offering: $1420.00
  • Vanco Giving: $561.00 
  • Screens Fund: $510.00
  • World Hunger: $20.00

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6/18/2021

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU COME TO WORSHIP AT DEKORRA

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Check out this video here: ​https://fb.watch/6cC1cVCB6u/

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6/4/2021

JUNE 4, 2021 VIEW FROM DA PEWS

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​Weekly View From Da Pews
June 04, 2021
! Corinthians 7:19, 23
The important thing is obeying God’s commands.  You all were bought at a great price, so do not became slaves of people.
  For all its peculiarities and unevenness, the Bible has a simple story.  God made man.  Man rejected God.  God won’t give up until he wins him back.
  God will whisper.  He will shout.  He will touch and nag.  He will take away our burdens; he’ll even take away our blessings.  If there are a thousand steps between us and him, he will take all but one.  But he will leave the final one for us.  The choice is ours.
  Please understand.  His goal is not to make you happy.  His goal is to make you his.  His goal is not to get you what you want; it is to get you what you need.   (From  “ A Gentle Thunder” by Max)
  This Sunday we will have a special congregational meeting after church.  We will be discussing the plan to upgrade our audio and video systems at church.  We will take a vote at this meeting to continue with the proposal that is being presented by Fearings.  This is the culmination of our efforts that began a couple of years back.  We had decided to establish a fund to start collecting the monies needed to upgrade those systems and install video screens in the sanctuary.  The need for this improvement has been demonstrated by the pandemic and our outdoor worship and now our dual indoor and outdoor worship.  The improvements that we are asking you to okay, will bring Dekorra up to date technically and enhance the worship experience.
  At the meeting this Sunday I will be asking you to OK the contract with Fearings.  The total cost of this project is $37,055.  We have just over $10,000 in the screen fund at this time.  I will also be asking the members to allow council to borrow up to $30,000 from Hometown Bank in Poynette to finance this upgrade.  It will be a five year pay back. 
  I will start the meeting with a motion to approve the above question and I will ask for a second to the motion.  We will than have an open discussion period so that members can voice their opinions.  After both pros and cons have been presented we will hold a vote to approve or not approve this plan. 
  I hope that we have a good turnout for this meeting.  It will be held in the sanctuary. 
  Find attached the usual items. 
 
  William, a Disciple of Christ
Christianity, in its purest form, is nothing more than seeing Jesus.
Christian service, in its purest form, is nothing more than imitating Him who we see.
To see His Majesty and to imitate Him, that is the sum of Christianity!

williamaschleichert@gmail.com
608-697-4434(c)

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6/4/2021

JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER

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6/4/2021

INFO YOU WILL WANT FOR THE JUNE 6TH SEPCIAL MEETING

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6/4/2021

DLC UPDATES (JUN 6, 21)

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​Dekorra Lutheran Church
Weekly Announcements – June 6th, 2021

UPCOMING AT DEKORRA

Current Indoor Mask Policy
On May 13, 2021, the Council updated our indoor policy. 1) We will continue to have limited seating, required masking for everyone 6 or older (unless they have a medical excuse), temperature checks, and using the cups with both communion elements. Windows and doors can remain closed and people can remove their masks when they consume the elements. 2) At other gatherings in the church, masks are not required IF EVERYONE at that meeting has been vaccinated.

Limited Indoor Sunday Worship Begins Again
LIMITED INDOOR, PARKING LOT, ONLINE
After Easter, we will continue to have limited seating in the sanctuary at 10:00am Sunday worship for this season of the pandemic. We hope and expect to be able to expand that capacity as vaccination progresses and infection rates improve.

The Stewardship Committee is looking for a new team member to help count the weekly offering.
Our team consists of four, two-person teams, that are scheduled to count once every four weeks, with additional times scheduled during Lent, Easter, Christmas, etc., when we have additional services.
You would work with your partner to count the offering after service, reconcile the deposit and drop the deposit off at the HomeTown Bank in Poynette or Harmony Grove. If you would be interested in joining our team, contact Sharon Kampen at 608-635-4745 or kampensg@yahoo.com.
N3099 Smith Rd, Poynette
(608) 635-7200
Pastor Sterling Lynk
dekorralutheran@centurytel.net
www.dekorralutheran.org
Find Us on Facebook & YouTube

BIRTHDAYS
6th Joen Bilse
6th Segan Cartwright
7th Seth Beyer
7th Lexi Zellmer
8th Kyle Hofstetter
11th Korreena Kamps
11th Brody Weichmann
12th Jerry Carncross
12th Jeanne Flickinger
12th Penny Judd

WANT HOME COMMUNION OR PASTORAL CARE?
Wanting a little Dekorra touch? Need an ear or some advice? Missing Communion? Worried or not feeling well? Pastor Sterling is excited to talk with you and minister to you! We can connect by phone, Zoom, or for a short in-person visit. Call or email us! Do not be shy. The pastor is here for you. 😊

Please HELP
If you are worshipping outdoors, please tune your radio to 90.5fm. Please do not use the building’s internet to stream the service. Our friends who are worshipping from home are experiencing a poor connection. Thanks!

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Vacation Bible School – Families interested in their kids participating in a short Vacation Bible School this summer during the evenings of Friday August 20th and Saturday August 21st , should RSVP to Sheila at sdgemp1949@gmail.com by 5pm on Friday, June 18th. This early RSVP will help us get a sense of what we will need to make this faithful and fun experience happen for the kiddos this year.

Scholarships for Post High School Study
DEADLINE JULY 1ST
The Steuer-Mitchell Perpetual Education Fund has been established at Dekorra Lutheran Church (DLC) through a generous gift from the estate of Robert E. Mitchell. Two scholarships are available this year. We hope to award a scholarship to both a Lodi and a Poynette student. Go to https://bit.ly/3rEGqu1 (or www.dekorralutheran.org/news and look for the 3/19 post) for how to apply.

Sermon Series on the Fourth Gospel – Sundays at Worship, April 25th – July 11th
We are going to take a break from the usual schedule of readings. Instead, we are going to do something special and ambitious; over the next three months we are going to attempt to have an experience of Christ through the signs, explanations, and complete narratives in the story of Jesus we call “John”. You will likely notice that our typical tiny samples from many books each Sunday have been replaced with abundant stories from John’s Gospel. The aim is to experience the entire Gospel, from the first verse of the first chapter to the last verse of the last chapter.

“Healing Seekers” Prayer and Healing Worship – Next Meeting, June 15th, at 1:00p
The death of a close friend or loved one is not the only thing that causes us grief. The death of a community or relation, or even being unwilling separated from a community or relationship can cause pain. This is true whether that community was a group of friends, a workplace, or even a congregation. This service will be a time of worship, hearing and interpreting scripture, prayer, and constructive conversation about the grief and pain that comes from losing a community. Weather permitting, we will meet outside among the trees in the back behind the church. Otherwise, we will meet in the sanctuary using indoor safety protocols. 
  
You do not need to be a member of Dekorra to participate. The only requirement is that you are struggling with the loss of a community and are open to healing that hurt. A special invitation is extended to anyone who used to be connected to the Christian community at 1st Lutheran in Lodi. Please see the pastoral column in May’s newsletter for more information.  

Sharon Hatch’s- Sending Service will be on June 13th

Ann Carncross’- Installation Service will be on June 20th 

ONGOING AT DEKORRA 

AA – Fridays at 8p 

Bible Studies
​Hope Circle, 1st Wednesdays of the Month, 1p
  • Joy Circle, 2nd Tuesdays of the Month, 1p
  • You Are Never Alone (Max Lucado) 12-Week Guided Study of the Book of John, Space Limited, Copies of Guide Available for Check Out or $10 Purchase, Contact jeanne_freer@yahoo.com or (608) 206-0896 with questions or to register. Two Groups:
    • Wednesdays, 5p-6:15p, April 21st – July 7th
    • Fridays, 10a-11:15a, Apr 23rd – July 9th
  • The Book of Jonah, TBD

Blood Drive – Mondays, 1p to 6p, August 2nd and December 13th, 2021
Registering ahead of time encouraged. Walk-ins may be limited.

Council – will take place on JUNE 17th, 2021

DLC Book Club 2021 – Always at 1p
  • September 15 – Small Great Things
  • October 20 – The Nightingale
  • November 17 – Family Tree

Quilting – Thursdays at 1p

Worship Committee – 1st Wednesday of the Month, at 1:00p

Constitution Committee –Will meet on June 16th and June 30th at 6:30pm

Yellow Bags Food Ministry – 
  • Pick up bags at the shelf on last Sunday of the Month
  • Deliver bags to the foot of the altar in the sanctuary on the first Sunday of the Month.
  • See the most recent newsletter or www.dekorralutheran.org/news for the current needs of our food pantry partners.

OUR STEWARDSHIP OF WORSHIP AND GIFTS

Last Week Attendance: 80
General Offering: $1740.00
Vanco Giving: $ 1371.00
Habitat for Humanity: $25.00
Screens Fund: $20.00
Jaime Benson: $10.00

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6/3/2021

REMINDER: BRING YOUR YELLOW BAGS TO THE FOOT OF THE ALTAR THIS SUNDAY

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This a friendly reminder that this Sunday we are collecting yellow bags. You are invited to bring your yellow bag offerings to the foot of the altar this week. 

Like our ancestors, we will ask our Lord bless our offerings we make in the name of Christ to fight the injustice of hunger.

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