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7/10/2021

DLC UPDATES (JUL 11, 21)

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Dekorra Lutheran Church
Weekly Announcements – July 11th, 2021

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 to 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
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BIRTHDAYS
11th Adam Clark
11th Hudson Hofstetter
12th Michelle Fitzgerald
12th Don Small
13th Cindy Scharfe
14th James Marten
14th Vicki Nugier
14th Ardyce Piehl
15th Abby Simplot
16th Jackson Holy
16th Eric Johnson
16th David Saley

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. 

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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.

National Youth Gathering  Meeting Every three years, 30,000 youth entering 8th-12th grades and their adult leaders from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gather for a week of faith formation known as the ELCA National Youth Gathering. Through days spent in interactive learning, worship, Bible study, service, and fellowship, young people grow in faith and are challenged and inspired to live their faith in their daily lives. The next youth gathering is July 2022 in Minneapolis, MN. The theme is “Boundless – God Beyond Measure”. The Youth and Family Committee is energized to make this opportunity available to Dekorra’s youth and we already have a core of families committed. Are you interested in being involved as a participating young adult or as a leader? Do you know someone who should be involved, whether or not they are a member here or not? Find out if this is something for you, by attending an information session hosted by the Youth and Family Committee and Pastor Sterling on Sunday, July 25th right after 
worship. You can also poke around the gathering website before the meeting: https://www.elca.org/YouthGathering/. 

The Worship Committee
is looking for your help during our worship service.  Anyone interested in serving as a Worship Assistant, Lay Reader, Communion Assistant, Greeter, and/or Usher, please contact one of our committee members. 

Judy Brownrigg – 592-4626 or jjbrownrigg@charter.net, Diane Buckley – 635-2646 or dibibuckley@hotmail.com, Sharon Kampen – 635-4745 or kampensg@yahoo.com, Sue Poznanski – 635-6299 or soupy1@charter.net, or Marj Weingandt – 592-3556 or lodimarj@yahoo.com. We will be conducting training sessions on Wednesday, August 11th at 6:30 p.m. or Sunday, August 15th after service for anyone interested in becoming a Worship Helper.

Return of All Committee Night – Starting Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30 pm
The council president asks that committees set one of their meeting times to “All Committee” night, beginning on Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30 pm. 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 Young Adult to Represent the Whole Church
The ELCA congregations in our area have been asked to recruit a confirmed (and non-rostered) member of the church who will be aged 18-31 during 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. You should do this!

Sunday Mornings for Kids – July 18th till August 1st. 
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel Vacation Bible School for this year. In place of our canceled VBS, we will be having three special Sunday mornings for K-5 kids this summer! The theme will be “3 in 1 – Father, Son, Holy Spirit”. Week one will be July 18th and focus on God the Father. Week two will be July 25th and focus on God the Son. Week three will be August 1st and focus on God the Holy Spirit. Kids will gather downstairs at 10am, right at the start of worship. The kids will join the community right after the sermon, and the pastor will have a special message for them at that time. 

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 

Church Picnic–  August 22nd, following church, we’re having a church picnic!  Meat furnished, bring a dish to pass.  Please circle the date on your calendar and plan on joining us for this revived annual event! 

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.

Hope Circle– 1st Wednesdays of the Month, 1pm

Joy Circle–  2nd Tuesdays of the Month, 1pm

Faith Bible Study will be canceling its 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 1pm

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

Constitution Committee –will meet on July 28th and August 4th at 6:30pm,  

Youth and Family Committee–will meet on July 21st at 6:30pm

Hospitality Committee  now meets on the second Thursdays of the month, at 9am 

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: 78
  • General Offering: $2901.00
  • Vanco Giving: $276 .00 
  • Screens Fund: $105.00
  • Jaime Benson: $50.00
  • Bldg./Grds: $25.00
  • Habitat for Humanity: $75.00

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