St. Stephen’s Weekly News: Week of May 31, 2020

Welcome Visitors If you are visiting today, we welcome you in our Risen and Living Savior, Jesus!
• Please let us know you worshiped with us by signing our guest book in the entryway or a Care Card in your pew and drop it in the offering basket.
• If visiting, please don’t feel obligated to give an offering. St. Stephen’s members express thankfulness to God through their voluntary offerings which then support the congregation’s work.
• Introduce yourself to a Pastor, and worship with us again!
Funeral Allan Kruger was called to heaven on May 22, 2020, age 71. His funeral will be conducted at St. Stephen’s on Monday, June 1 at 1pm.
Jerrold Buschke was called to heaven on May 24, 2020, age 88. Private family funeral services were conducted.

Memorials In memory of Fritz W. Wagner & Gerald W. Wagner, a gift of $200 has been given to restoration fund from family. In memory of Carrie Anderson, a gift of $10 has been given to the general fund deficit from Ellie Klein. In memory of Ed Nelson, a gift of $500 has been given to the general fund from family.

Radio Service: 9:30am on AM 1430 WBEV
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Sermon: Comforter, Counselor, Advocate, Helper
Hymns: 234, 224, 233, 225
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Sermon: You Are Always in the Presence of the Three Times Holy God
Hymns: 239, 248, 246, 244

Online Giving
We now have online giving. Go to www.ssbdwels.com and click on “Online Giving.” You will have to create an account with links to your financial institution. You can specify a dollar amount and give a one-time gift, or recurring gift: weekly, biweekly, monthly, etc.
Today’s Communion
• We will offer the Sacrament of Holy Communion in each service, giving everyone the opportunity to partake
• People will be ushered up on the lectern side first, then the pulpit side, so that we have only one line.
• We will introduce continuous distribution to help with distancing.
• Those who do not wish to commune or are not comfortable communing at this time will be free not to do so, with absolutely no stigma.
• Those who are distributing the Sacrament will clean their hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer immediately before distribution.
• Communicants will receive the wafer in an open palm.
• The common cup will not be used for a time.
• Individual cups will be spaced out in the trays.

Thank you cards a gift/card box will be placed in the back of church and in the ramp for any and all well wishes for Mrs. Amy Bubolz, who will be retiring after serving her Lord and us for 17 years, and Mr. Josh Schmidt, Mrs. Kim Brace, and Mrs. Jennifer Boll. Mr. Schmidt has accepted a call to teach at St. Luke’s in Oakfield and Mrs. Brace & Mrs. Boll have completed their 1 year calls here at St. Stephen’s.

Twice Is Nice in Jefferson is again accepting donations of clothing, household items, toys, books, dishes, etc. All donations help to benefit Lakeside Lutheran High School. Items may be brought to the church office and volunteers take them to the store. If you would like to shop or volunteer at Twice Is Nice the address is 907 W. Racine St., Jefferson, WI or call them at (920)674-6868.

Seth Dorn
pastorsdorn@gmail.com
631-7028

Philip Heyer
pastorheyer@saintstephen.org
887-1117

Paul Stratman
pcstratman@gmail.com
885-6960