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 secretary@stpaulbeloit.org 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.

Date Online In Person

Sunday, Aug. 2 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

Thurs., Aug. 6 No in person worship

Sunday, Aug. 9 9:30 a.m. No in person worship

Thurs., Aug. 13 No in person worship

Sunday, Aug. 16 9:30 a.m. No in person worship

Thurs., Aug. 20 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 23 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

Thurs., Aug. 27 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 30 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.

August Worship Schedule

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7 p.m. Council Mtg (Zoom)

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AUGUST 2020 St. Paul Lutheran Church

Date Reader Intercessor

August 2 Greg Wilson Sharyn Pann

August 9 Cathy Oswald Marilyn Harris

August 16 David Frank Larisa Chmielewski

August 23 Rachel Wilson Jean Neitzel

August 30 Jane Carr Dave Knutson

NO IN-PERSON WORSHIP AUGUST 6 - 16

Due to staff vacations, there will be no in-person worship during the period from Thursday, August 6 through Sunday, August 16. Online worship will be available Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. on YouTube and Facebook as usual.

In-person services will resume Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 p.m.

MINISTERS OF WORSHIP SUMMER SCHEDULE

ZOOM COFFEE & CONVERSATION WITH PASTOR

Check-ins will resume in September!

Stay tuned for schedule!

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.

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

Treasurer Report: May 2020 - July 2020

Income Category Amount Summary Amount

Regular 8556.00 Beginning Balance 13483.31

Office Acc.Deposit Income 10031.00

Soup Lunch Available Funds 23514.31

PPP 5/7/2020 Expenses 14843.29

Christ in Home Correction

Adaptive Alliance Ending Balance 8671.02

San Jose

Mission Outreach 42.00 Spending Plan/Mo. 15704.00

General Fund 8598.00 Over/Under Mo. -5673.00

Online Giving 1433.00 Over/Under Year 4558.36

Total Income 10031.00

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

Layettes for Lutheran World Relief (LWR)

Donations are needed to compete 14 layettes for LWR Each layette costs $1.30 to send. We are accepting contributions for those funds as well as donations of the items below:

• 2 hooded sweatshirts size sm for infants / 2 sweaters & 2 caps • 5 receiving blankets

• 10 dark hand towels • 24 bars of soap in package • 28 sleepers/gowns without feet

Deadline: August 31

Volunteer Coordinator(s) 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 a person or persons to coordinate our support of Family Promise for the week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Pr. Lucy at pastor@stpaulbeloit.org.

St. Paul Lutheran Church Council Minutes Date: 7/14/2020 Meeting: held via Zoom Call to order: 6:38 p.m.

Attendance: Ken Harris, Judy Markee, Jane Carr, Jen Murray, Dave Knutson, Jean Neitzel, Pastor Lucy.

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

Approval of Minutes: Dave motioned to approve the minutes from the June 9, June 15 and June 30, 2020 meetings; Jean seconded; all approved. Motion carried.

Treasurers’ Report: Glenda emailed her report prior to the meeting. We will discuss and approve at the August meeting.

It was pointed out that giving has continued to be generous

Finance Report: We will discuss and approve at the August meeting.

Unfinished business: Congregational check-ins have been postponed for the month of July. May change day once we resume the check-ins via Zoom.

Eckholm Property. There has been one showing so far. Decided that we are not in a hurry to sell at this time—showings are down because of COVID, etc.

New Business: Live Service update: Both services went well with everyone following procedures. We discussed council duties and some changes we will try for the upcoming services. Judy will meet with Chet to discuss the concerns he has regarding the sanitizing duties.

Family Promise: We are looking for someone to coordinate the meals for the week of Sept 27-Oct 3.

Pastor’s Report: Pastor voiced her concern regarding our children and family ministry for the upcoming fall. Ken will discuss coming up with ideas and a plan with Linda and council will plan on a brainstorming session at the August meeting.

Bishop election/Synod Meeting has been postponed again. Now scheduled for Aug 29 with everyone attending remotely.

We received a letter back in response to the one we sent out to the Black Churches in our area. We hope to continue to work together and are looking for ideas as to what that means.

President’s Report: Ken discussed the quote that we received from Kone regarding installing a soft start component to the motor. It was determined that it is not a necessary install.

Adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer at 7:50 PM.

Minutes prepared by Jane Carr, Secretary.

Designated Mission Outreach Benevolence / Mission Outreach

for the month of August:

ELCA DISASTER RELIEF Your donations (put in red offering envelopes) will be

disbursed to the specified group at the end of each month.

MEMORIAL NEWS

God continues to bless our congregation, even through the COVID shutdown. Memorials have been received in memory of Ralph Carlson and Linda Blanco.

We thank family and friends for these memorials.

A donation from the Warren Lensert Memorial has paid for yearly upkeep on the elevator. A much needed vacuum has been purchased with money from the Virginia Knutson Memorial.

SouthCentral Synod of Wisconsi

Pastoral Care Fund Over the last several months St. Paul has received a few donations designated for "those in need" connected with our congregation. We periodically receive such donations, sometimes in the form of cash and sometimes gift cards. These gifts will be deposited in a "Pastoral Care Fund" which Pr. Lucy oversees. Please be aware that you may designate gifts to this fund and also that if you find yourself in a time of particular critical need you may reach out to Pr. Lucy to receive help. She can walk you through the few parameters and preserve confidentiality about your need.

If you wish to donate, please make your donation out to “St. Paul Lutheran Church” and note in the memo line “Pastoral Care Fund.”

South-Central Synod of Wisconsin

Bishop Election Update

The Synod Assembly’s Executive Council has decided to hold a fully remote video conference on August 29, one in which each voting member is connected individually to the proceedings.

Ken and Marilyn Harris, Hayden Murry, and Pastor Lucy will represent St. Paul as voting members at the Assembly, which will focus on two primary agenda items: the election of a bishop and passing of a budget.

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

scsw-elca.org/2020bishopelection/

Please keep the candidates, our voting members and the Assembly in your prayers!

Survey Thank you to everyone who filled out our survey!

Reminder: The bottom portion of the survey is to update contact information—phones, addresses, and emails—so that we are able to keep in touch with you and update you about events and important changes. You can still use the survey to confirm your information or you can write the church office or email secretary@stpaulbeloit.org with your household’s mailing address, email address(es), phone number(s), and birthday(s).

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

AUGUST 9 - 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!

Fall Programming We are kicking off our fall programming in September.

Stay tuned for details about confirmation, Believers Club, bible study, book club, and other programming.

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If you join us at in-person worship, please remember to wear a mask - if you don't have the right type of mask, we have masks for you at church. Watch the Council video explaining precautions we're taking at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiGgqdxERUM. There will be no in-person worship from Thursday, August 6 through Sunday, August 16. In-person worship will resume Thursday, August 20.

Wednesdays @ Noon

Soup Lunch volunteers continue to serve the community with Soup Lunch To-Go, handing out 473 meals in July.

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.

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

August Menu

5 Chef’s Choice 12 Scalloped potatoes 19 Goulash 26 Broccoli cheese soup

34th Annual Lutherdale Fest Quilt Auction Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 9am to 3pm

An annual fundraiser to support the life changing ministry of Lutherdale. This event is outdoors. Physical distancing is requested and masks are encouraged. For more information, go to:

https://www.lutherdale.org/quilts/

Special quilt viewing, in 1-hour time slots, will be available

Monday, August 3 - Thursday, August 6 for up to 10 people at a time. Participants will have the opportunity to view quilts and place bids. Limited viewing will also be available on Friday, August 7 to preview the quilts. Quilt viewing will be inside the Chapel and new Conference Center. Masks will be required inside buildings for quilt viewing. Please call (262)742-2352 or email casey@lutherdale.org to reserve a time slot. All online bidding closes at midnight on Friday, August 7, 2020.

Prayer List

We offer our prayers and deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of Warren “Frank” Knaub (brother of Glenda Liptow) and Eleanor Winchester. May God comfort and sustain those who mourn.

Please keep the following people in your prayers: Carol and her nephews, Anthony & Thomas (Carol has had some recent setbacks); Loraine (Beth Rodermel's niece); 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 Hallmark’s nephew); Richard & Charlene; Jackie, her son Thomas and grandson 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; Karen; 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 nation 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 Hulbert); 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 secretary@stpaulbeloit.org 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 pastor@stpaulbeloit.org

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.

Starting in

September via Zoom

Dates and Time to be

determined

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

Let’s Talk About Race

This week one of my favorite people in the world – someone I love and know loves Jesus – posted on Facebook an image of a church sign that said: “In the Bible there is no black or white church. Jesus did not come to save skin but to save souls.” And I cringed. In fact, I was so troubled by that post that I tossed and turned thinking about it that night. Why? Because I understand why that sentiment, at first glance, seems so true – and at the same time I have learned just how wrong and subtly dangerous it is.

We are living in a time when racial tensions seem to continuously pop up every few years, even every few months, and I often hear (from

white folk) how tired they are of the hatred, the disunity. Why can’t we all just get

along? Why can’t we just stop talking about color and race and treat one another as

neighbors?? It can feel like a good Christian response – but the problem is, nobody is

colorblind when it comes to noticing one another’s skin. We are different – and as

human beings, we do notice differences. There’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, most of us would be pretty hurt and offended if

people didn’t ever notice the things about us that make us different. The problem isn’t when people notice that you’re different – it’s when they treat you unfairly and unkindly based on those differences.

The bible doesn’t downplay or ignore differences, including differences in culture, nationality and language. In fact, the bible embraces difference as essential to God’s creation and one of the things that makes creation so beautiful and good. The breathtaking array of diversity in all that God has made is a GOOD thing, and God celebrates it! From the creation story in Genesis 1 & 2 to the imagery of heaven in Revelation, the bible names and celebrates the differences in human beings specifically – one phrase repeated throughout Scripture to describe the people of God is “from every nation, tribe, people and language.” The Apostle John in his vision in the book of Revelation can’t tell a lot about the vast multitude gathered around the throne – but he can tell that they are from different places and cultures. My guess is

“The Lord says: Don’t let the immigrant who has joined with

the Lord say, ‘The Lord will exclude me from the people.’ My

house will be known as a house of

prayer for all peoples, says the Lord God, who gathers Israel’s

outcasts. I will gather still others to those I have already gathered.”

Isaiah 56: 3, 7b-8

their skin and hair gave it away!

Also – God loves bodies of all shapes, sizes, genders and colors. We know from the Gospels – from the incarnation, when God put on the flesh of a baby boy born to Jewish parents in occupied Palestine, to the resurrection, when Jesus appeared to the disciples and told them to put their fingers in the holes in his hands and side – God doesn’t just

save souls, he saves skin and bodies too: brown skin, black skin, white skin,

and every shade in between. So why – when the bible is pretty unambiguous about these themes – why is it so easy to say “Amen” and share when we see that Facebook meme about Jesus coming to save souls, not skin? The problem is we’re steeped in a tradition

that was solidified in this country when Christian slaveholders were looking to justify owning people. Part of the rationale became that they were doing African people good by bringing them to this “civilized” country and teaching them about Christianity. But they had to twist the Scripture to emphasize that salvation wasn’t about saving people here and now from suffering in their bodies – but about saving their souls in the hereafter. A whole theology of salvation that was “colorblind” – and also blind to human suffering – was built. And the remnants of it linger today.

Listen, these are hard and complicated conversations. It requires us to look at our neighbors’ pain and suffering and say, with Jesus, “I am my brother’s keeper – I see you and I hear you.” We cannot afford as a church, as a white church, to look away. So I am asking you to engage in the

conversation with us. This fall we’ll be starting a book study on I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown. It is the memoir of a black woman raised largely in white Christian schools and churches, and it wrestles with not only her journey to love her black skin and culture, but also her loving, blunt critique of mostly inadequate white Christian attempts at diversity and racial justice. I hope you’ll join us to listen and learn – all in the name of becoming more closely aligned with that vision of what God is creating – a church that is beautifully, gloriously, from every tribe and language and nation and people.

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“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed

it, broke it, and gave it to the disciples and

said, ‘Take and eat. This is my body.’”

Matthew 26:26

“After this I looked, and there was a great

crowd that no one could number. They

were from every nation, tribe, people,

and language. They

were standing before the throne and before

the Lamb.”

Revelation 7:9