Church guide

Worship Conference The Southeastern Wisconsin District will host a one-day worship conference tomorrow, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa, WI. New Life will have six members attending the conference.

Annual Voters Meeting / Church Picnic This Sunday, July 14, New Life will have its annual voters meeting from 10:45-11:45 AM. During the voters meeting water games will be made available for the kids. At noon a fried chicken lunch will be served. Following the lunch, the second annual bean bag tournament will ensue. Activities will take place either indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather, so dress appropriately.

Call to Our Savior in Sun City, Arizona This past Thursday Pastor Bauer was informed that he has been called to be the pastor at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Sun City, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. Feel free to speak with the pastor about what you feel would be best for the congregation in the area of the pastorate.

Every Member Visit (EMV) Pastor Bauer hopes to begin in earnest the church council mandated every member visit this coming week. Please oblige him when he tries to set up a time and day to briefly have a visit at your home.

Trinity Sunday / Father’s Day This Sunday, June 16, the Branch Connection will serve an Italian themed breakfast prior to the service starting at 8:30 AM. The breakfast is for everyone as we all honor fathers on Father’s Day prior to honoring Father, Son and Holy Spirit in our divine worship.

VBS Registration The VBS registration is now up and running on the website. You can register your child for VBS at http://newlife-wels.org/vbs.htm

The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus ascended into heaven 40 days after His resurrection. This year, Ascension falls on Thursday, May 30th. New Life will observe the Ascension of Our Lord this Sunday, May 26.

Mission Presentation On Sunday, June 2, Katherine Wolfgramm, daughter of Missionary Luke Wolfgramm--who serves the four congregations in Novosibirsk, Akademgorodok, Iskitim and Tomsk as well as serving as the field coordinator—will give a presentation on WELS mission work in Russia after the Sunday morning service. Katherine is currently finishing her first year of schooling at Milwaukee School of Engineering. The presentation will immediately follow the service starting at 10:45 AM. Please mark your calendar to learn about how your mission dollars are being spent to spread the good news of Jesus in Russia.

Приветствую, товарищ! This Sunday, June 2nd, Ms. Katherine Wolfgramm will give a special presentation after the service on our Synod’s mission work in Russia. Katherine’s father, Pastor Luke Wolfgramm, leads WELS’s mission in Novosibirsk, Siberia. Katherine, who is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at MSOE, has spent much of her life in Russia and has unique insights into evangelism abroad. You can learn more about our Russia mission work here: https://wels.net/serving-others/missions/europe/russia/history/

Last Sunday of Sunday School / Last Opportunity to Sing Tomorrow will be the last day of Sunday School for the school year. It’s also the last opportunity for the Sunday school kids to sing in church. The kids are asked to come at 9:15 AM warm up their voices before singing “Love, Love, Love,” an easy song. The congregation thanks Rachel Andrews, Susan Sarvady, Wendy Landenberger and those who served as substitute teachers for teaching our children the Word of the Lord.

Preschool’s Spring Program Tree of Life’s Spring Program will take place on Monday, May 20th, starting at 6:30 PM. Snacks and refreshments will follow the program in the fellowship hall. All the members of New Life are invited to the Spring Program.

Vacation Bible School New Life’s vacation Bible school will be held the week of August 5th-9th.

Mother’s Day Breakfast (Feliz dia de las Madres) In honor of Mother’s Day, the New Life church council will serve a Spanish/Tex/Mex themed breakfast before the service this coming Sunday, starting at 8:30 AM. The breakfast is for everyone. Invite someone to join you for breakfast and Good Shepherd Sunday worship.

Great Lakes Naval Station Tour On Saturday, May 11, Great Lakes Naval Station will offer a 90 minute walking tour of the base. If you’d like to attend, you will need to register ahead of time by telephone, calling Tricia Runzel at 847-688-5154 ext. 203, or online at evenbrite.com (search on Great Lakes Walking Tour). The tour is free and begins at 1:00 PM.

Go Navy! Smooth Sailing!

Toby James Guitar Concert 2016

The kids practicing for the Christmas Eve service - see it all starting at 7pm on Saturday!

Flag Raising on flagpole donated by Roger and Joyce Nicholas in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary.

The Recruits singing Anchors Away...