The Messenger

Points of Interest
x 2013 Statements
x Camp Wyalusing
x Food Pantry
x Germany Trip
x Womens Retreat
x Worship Services
Pastors Message 1
Financials 2
The ROC 3
Christian Doctrine 4
Spanish Outreach 5
Pastoral Acts 6
Ladies Aid/ OWLS 7
Memorials 8
February 2014
Every year each of us celebrates a birth-
day. Some birthdays seem to receive more
notice than others. When someone cele-
brates their golden birthday (their age cor-
responds to the number of the date of their
birth, e.g. 25 years old on the 25
th
or 6
years old on the 6
th
); or they reach age 16
(old enough to drive) or 21 (considered an
adult) or 65 (age of retirement) those
birthdays seem to receive more attention
and celebration.

This year St. Marks is celebrating the
160
th
anniversary of the founding of our
congregation. We had a big celebration in
2004 when we celebrated the 150
th
anni-
versary of our congregations founding.
This year we will spend some time just
remembering Gods amazing grace in the
history of St. Marks and how he has seen
to it that the good news of free forgiveness
and eternal life through Jesus Christ con-
tinues to be proclaimed in our classrooms
and from our pulpit.

Are there any special plans? We will be
producing a new pictorial directory. Work
on that will begin this month and in March.
You will be receiving a phone call about
having your picture taken and being part of
our new pictorial directory. Since we are
such a large congregation and have six
different worship services every week, it is
hard to know all who are part of the body
of Christ called St. Marks Evangelical
Lutheran Church. The pictorial directory
does help our members to know who fel-
low members are. We encourage all of our
members to participate.


In March and April we will also begin an-
other capital fund appeal for the paying off
of our school building mortgage. The
theme chosen for this three year campaign
is Staying the Course in Christ Let us
run with perseverance the race marked out
for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the
author and perfecter of our
faith. (Hebrews 12:1b-2a)

It has been six years since we moved into
our new school building. The project cost
us $4.2 million. By the grace of God our
present mortgage is just under $2.4 mil-
lion. We have almost paid off $2 million.
The goal for our new campaign is
$1,250,000. With Gods help and the gen-
erous and cheerful offerings of his people
we wish to raise this amount from May
2014 to May 2017.

We can never thank God enough for the
blessings he has given this congregation
through our Christian School. During the
campaign members will see and hear what
blessings St. Marks School has been to
our congregation and the many opportuni-
ties we have had to reach out to new fami-
lies and children with the good news of
Jesus, the Savior of all.

160 years is quite a milestone. Most organ-
izations, businesses and institutions do not
last that long. But St. Marks is different. It
is a Christian church where our purpose is
to reach the lost with the good news of
Jesus Christ and to help the found grow in
their faith and commitment to their Savior
and Lord.
- Pastor Jim Werner
2013 Statements
The 2013 statements are available in the narthex and will be there until
February 16th. Please pick yours up! After that contact the church office.
HAPPY 160
TH
BIRTHDAY!






























The members of St. Marks Church contributed a total $220,324.61 in December.

$143,372.18 was received for the general operating fund in December and the operating needs
were $106,580.09, leaving a surplus of $36,792.09. With the carryover balance from 2012 and
the contributions to the debt reduction fund, no borrowing has been needed this year.

$41,174.88 was received for the month of December toward our goals for missions, Lakeside,
Property Maintenance, Debt reduction, Hispanic Outreach, and the ROC. The needs for our goals
were $29,452.64. Contributions toward the goals were $11,722.24 above the needs.

$35,777.55 was received toward Future Generations in December to pay for the school expansion
and renovation. Needs were $18,230.00. Contributions were $17,547.55 above needs.

Weekly contribution needs, for operation, is $27,200.00. $7,218.53 is needed weekly toward
goals for Missions, Lakeside, Property Maintenance, Debt Reduction, Hispanic Outreach and the
ROC.

Submitted by, Larry Schuett, Treas.
Financials - St. Marks Mission Statement Page 2
St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church
Our Mission
To serve all people in Gods world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of Holy Scripture.

Our Objectives
1. To proclaim Law and Gospel
2. To strengthen believers through the means of grace
3. To equip believers in sharing the Gospel of Jesus with others
4. To provide a Christian Day School
Pebbles from the ROC - Worship Page 3
Pebbles From the ROC...
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because
of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now (Philippians 1:3-5) It is a wonderful blessing
how our WELS churches and the members of them have been working together so well in regard to our Water-
town Recreation & Outreach Center (THE ROC) for Youth. The passage above fits well the partnership and
fellowship we enjoy in Christ our Savior. We see that unity at our monthly board meetings as we work togeth-
er.

Our board is made up of Don Bartz and Arlyn Boll from St. Johns, Rick Dunham and Pete Westermeyer from
St. Lukes, Todd Morris and Brad Steffen from St. Marks, and Don Frank and Bruce Marley from Trinity
Lutheran Church. The pastor advisors are Pastor Mark Gartner, Pastor Mike Jensen, Pastor Paul Kuckhan, and
Pastor Rodney Warnecke with Pastor Mueller as the ROC pastor/director. Our thanks goes to Harold Peckham
(St. Marks) who finished two terms on the ROC Board and to Don Bartz (St. Johns) and Don Frank (Trinity)
for accepting a second term. We welcome Todd Morris (St. Marks) back to the board and new members, Dan
Timm (St. Lukes) and Bruce Marley (Trinity).

The unity we have is also seen in the continued financial support of the ROC. Many of you give gifts to
THE ROC through your congregation, and the gifts are then periodically sent on to THE ROC as a lump
sum. For this reason, it is impossible for us to thank you personally, but we want to sincerely thank you for
your partnership and cheerful giving and generosity. At THE ROC, during Bible/Talk Time, we regularly in-
clude thanks to God for you in our worship prayers. We have been greatly blessed by you and through
you. Thanks from all of us at THE ROC.
Worship This Month...
Special service
January 29, February 1 & 2WINTER MISSION FESTIVAL
Pastor Brian Schmidt, of our home missionary in Adams, Wisconsin, is our guest preacher.
Jonah 3:1-10: The Lord Sends His Prophet

Epiphany continues
February 5, 8, 9
Epiphany 5: John 6:1-15 Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

February 12, 15, 16
Epiphany 6: Mark 5:24-34 I Know He can Help Me

February 19, 22, 23
Epiphany 7: Mark 6:17-29 Jesus Inspires the Baptists Martyrdom
Everyone is invited to the ANNUAL Watertown Recreation & Outreach Center (ROC)
MEETING to be held on Monday, January 27, 2014 at THE ROC (213 N. Third St.)
at 7:00 p.m. At the meeting we will have the opportunity to thank the Lord for His many
blessings poured out on THE ROC over the last ten years and we will also look forward
as we explore more ways to proclaim Christ through THE ROC.
Christian Doctrine - Food Pantry/Calvary Academy Thanks - Messenger Page 4

Christian Doctrine: Providence
verse for even a moment, we
would immediately disintegrate
into oblivion!

Specifically, God PROVIDES for
us and all things what we need
in order to live. The eyes of all
look to you [O Lord], and you
give them their food at the prop-
er time. You open your hand and
satisfy the desires of every living
thing. (Psalm 145:15-16) As
surely as he feeds the sparrows
and clothes the lilies, our loving
Lord feeds and clothes us
(Matthew 6:25-34).

He doesnt stop there either.
God also PROTECTS us. If you
make the Most High your dwell-
ing even the Lord, who is my
refuge then no harm will befall
you, no disaster will come near
Many of our nations founding
fathers (John Adams and Thom-
as Jefferson among them) were
Deists. They acknowledged God,
and his creation of the world.
But they suggested that nowa-
days people are more or less on
their own.

Thats certainly contrary to
Scripture! Our Creator assures us
that He continues to rule over
us with divine providence. To
rank pagans, Paul said: In him
[God] we live and move and
have our being (Acts 17:28).
In him [Christ] all things hold
together (Colossians 1:17). In
other words: If God withdrew his
sustaining hand from the uni-

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your tent (Psalm 91:9-10). We
might respond: If God protects
us, then why do we suffer pain
or problems? To this our gra-
cious God answers: In all things
God works for the good of those
who love him, who have been
called according to his pur-
pose (Romans 8:28). All kinds
of trials have come so that your
faithmay be proved genuine
and may result in praise, glory
and honor when Jesus Christ is
revealed (1 Peter 1:7).

Finally, Gods eternal grace to us
in Christ makes us confident of
his providence for us: He who
did not spare his own Son, but
gave him up for us allhow will
he not also, along with him, gra-
ciously give us all
things? (Romans 8:32).
Thank Yous
The Watertown Food Pantry sent a thank you for the gift of $324.00. Stats noted a rise
in clients, having served 3,047 families in 2013, of which 474 had never utilized the
Pantry before. More people in the area have fallen below the Federal Poverty Level, and
yet they havent visited the Pantry. All donations received are used to operate the Pan-
try, with the biggest expense being the purchase of food.

Also a thank you arrived from Calvary Academy Ministries in Florida for the monetary
gift for their mission of giving hope to hurting families with children in crisis.
The Work of Our Pastors & Others: Baptisms at Saint Marks?


Spanish Outreach - Germany - Camp Wyalusing Page 5
Spanish Outreach...
When its especially cold or snowy on a Sunday evening, Pas-
tors Walther & Dale often remark to one another, Its another
night to test the resolve of our Mexican congregation. Were
happy to say that our Mexican members have grown in Christ
to such a degree that theres hardly a drop-off in attendance,
whatever the weather.

Besides healthy worship attendance, a goodly amount of evan-
gelism continues in the Spanish language. Pastor Walther is
currently instructing Abel & Mayra early on Thursday eve-
nings, and Blanca late on Monday afternoons. (Blanca brings
a lot of children with her to St. Marks School!)

In January, Pastor Walther made one of his twice-yearly pil-
grimages to Luther Prepthis time to invite Spanish 2 stu-
dents to visit our worship services this semester. Spanish 3
students received their official invitation for the year in the
first semester.

Meantime, along with the rest of the church, our Spanish lan-
guage congregation observes Epiphany. This year that in-
volves a study of Jesus miracles and discourses, as recorded
by St. John.
Visit Germany...
You are invited to join a Sept 1, 2014,
10 day tour of Germany, highlighting
the places of the Reformation which
celebrates its 500th Anniversary in
2017. Beat the crowds, and maybe the
prices, by going now. In addition to
the places of the Reformation,
(Eisleben, Eisenach, Erfurt, Wartburg,
Worms and Wittenberg), you will also
visit Munich, Oberammergau,
Rothenburg, Berlin and more. The
tour will be hosted by retired pastor
Eugene Kock, who will be making his
9th tour there. For more information,
contact pastorkock@yahoo.com or
phone 1-608-318-1079. Large dis-
counts are offered for early enroll-
ments.
Camp Wyalusing
Camp will run from July 13-18, 2014. Camp Wyalusing is
run solely by WELS members for the purpose of sharing
God's word with children ages 8-14 (going into 9th grade) at
Wyalusing State Park one week each Summer. If you have
any questions, please contact our director, Pastor Paul
Vander Galien at pvgandy@netscape.net or 920-927-5353.
HELP WANTED
We are still in need of a few addi-
tional volunteers to help with vacu-
uming the church and parish cen-
ter on Monday mornings. If you are
able to help, please contact Tim
Fredrick at 261-8566 or email him
at tfredrick@netwurx.net or call
AJ Ritschke @ 390-0167 or email
him at ajritschke@gmail.com .

Page 6 Pastoral Acts/Membership Updates - Womens Retreat - Contacts
Baptisms... Birth Baptism Parents
Isla Ruby Willmann 10-28-13 1-5-14 Michael & Dena (Brugger) Willmann

Funerals Date of Death Funeral
Ronald Uhlhorn 1-5-14 1-9-14
Antje Braatz 1-7-14 1-11-14
Elizabeth (Betty) Hall 1-11-14 1-16-14

Membership:
Transfers In: Kathy Eickmann, Brianna Stangler & 2 children

Transfers Out: David & Jan Zimmerman, Dan Hahn, Gary & Bethany Winkler, Tim Dittman

Confirmation: Julia Dowd, Jacob Dunbar, Liam Dunbar, Lupe & Eunice Ollarzabal & 2 children

Profession of Faith: Matt Dunbar

Removed: Kim Sommer & child, Amber McCarty, Aaron Sommer, Rachel Heller
Admin., Outreach/Discipleship - Pastor James Werner (262-8506) pastor.werner@smlcwatertown.com
Education & Youth - Pastor Michael Jensen (262-8505) pastor.jensen@smlcwatertown.com
Hispanic Outreach & Elders - Pastor Karl Walther (262-8504) pastor.walther@smlcwatertown.com
Spanish Deacon - Dale Hella (285-6261)
Church Administrative Assistant - Linda Stark (262-8500) church.secretary@smlcwatertown.com
Church Accountant - Barb Bartz (262-8500 Ext. 224) barb.bartz@smlcwatertown.com
Church/School Maint. Mgr. - A.J. Ritschke (262-8501 Ext. 304) ajritschke@gmail.com
Christian Counselor - Ron Paynter (920-723-4283)

10th Annual Womens Retreat : St. Lucas Lutheran School/Hoenecke Hall
Saturday, March 1st 8:30 AM 3:00 PM
Fee: $17 - includes AM refreshments, lunch & presentations

Speakers: Pastor Mark Jeske from Time of Grace
Joey Schumann of The Lutheran Ceili Orchestra (& live performance)
Amanda Rose from The Holy Henhouse Blog

Early sign-up and questions: Lynn Garvey at 262-626-4749
Registration forms are available in the St. Marks Church Office
Register early!
Page 7 Ladies Aid - LLHS - OWLS - Mommy and Me - 2014 Bible Study
Ladies Aid
Join us on Thursday, February 6th for lunch at 1 PM.
Pastor Jensen will present a Pastor Topic; then stay
to find out whats happening in Watertown, as
Mayor John David fills us in. The monthly business
meeting and election will follow.

Just a reminder...Last months meeting was canceled,
so the February committee will serve.
St. Marks Mommy and Me Group

2nd Tuesday of the month
9:30 -11:00 AM
Parish Center: Room B1

Some months they might meet at an
outdoor location, but will notify
participants at least a month in ad-
vance if meeting elsewhere.

Contact: Deborah Koeck
debbiekoeck@yahoo.com
(920) 206-1711
...or visit our Facebook page
St. Mark's Mommy & Me Playgroup
Sunday Bible Studies
We thank God for the many people that he has brought to St. Marks who have the gift of teaching and who have
consented to conduct one of our Sunday Bible studies in the second semester.

Sunday Bible studies are held in room B-2 of the Parish Center every Sunday at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. We encourage
more of our members to take advantage of this opportunity in the New Year to gather with fellow believers to study
and discuss the Word of our God.

Coming in FEBRUARY, Pastor David Dolan will lead the Sunday Bible Study Classes. These classes will be on
The Unique Book of JAMES Faith in Action. Often one of the major criticisms people have about Christians
is that so many seem to be hypocritical. The letter of JAMES speaks to this criticism by focusing on the subject of
FAITH IN ACTION. After a brief introduction, in our 4-week study we will look at such topics as the following:
Action in Trials and Temptations; Action in Being Both Hearers and Doers Action in Not Showing Favoritism; Ac-
tion in Controlling Your Tongue; and Action in Patience and Prayer. We encourage you to join us starting Feb. 2nd.

February 2-23 Selections from James Rev. David Dolan
March 2-23 TBA Rev. Kurt Lueneburg
March 30-April 13 Creation vs. Evolution Mr. Jon Nelson
May 4, 18, 25 TBA Rev. Tim Mueller
May 11 TBA TBA
OWLS
The next meeting of the Rock River Area Owls
will be February 18th at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Fort Atkinson. The guest speaker will be Pastor
Michael Duncan, who will speak about our mission work in
Pakistan. Pastor Duncan is eminently qualified to speak on
this topic since he oversees this work on behalf of our Syn-
od. The ladies of St. Paul's will serve refreshments following
the meeting. Members and non-members of the Owls are
cordially invited. If you would like a ride, please meet in the
church parking lot at 12:30 p.m.
Jim Lillo, Pres.
Lakeside Lutheran High School
For the latest happenings at LLHS,
visit the website at www.llhs.org.
Read or download the info!

Memorials Page 8
Memorials for St. Marks Church, School, Missions, School Building Fund, the ROC, St. Marks
Scholarship Fund, etc. These memorials have been given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of
the following:
Antje Braatz
Arline Hildebrandt, Everett &
Marleen Borth, Cathy King, Gerald
& Anita Hahn, Mr. & Mrs. Dan
Dittmann, Lee & Ruth Dahlberg,
Ellen Geiger, Rev. & Mrs. Kurt
Lueneburg, Roger & Bette Hop-
mann, Mr. & Mrs. John Schlom-
mer, Terry & Beth Lundsten, Jim &
Karen Huhn, Joanne Hemker, Ron
& Joyce Zwieg, Judy Quam, Ray
& Erla Nickels, Eileen Gutzdorf,
Dick & Sandy Kren, Sylvia Tester,
Rev. & Mrs. Myron Kell, David &
Carol May, Rev. & Mrs. James
Werner, Erich & Helen Zellmer,,
Sandy Radloff, Rev. & Mrs.
Charles Iles, Ruth Lange, Betty
Huebner, Chris & Carol Deme-
tropoulos, Jerry & Betty Lillge,
Marie Dobbratz, Yvonne Haber-
mann, Mr. & Mrs. Dan Wieden-
hoeft, Hilde Kijewski, Mr. & Mrs.
Robert Heese, Linda Stark, Elaine
& Fred Hoppe, Mr. & Mrs. David
Werner, Mr. & Mrs. Dale Henning,
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Bartz, Mr. &
Mrs. Eric Schloesser, Sharon
Storrs, Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Maass,
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Lohr, Mr. &
Mrs. Paul Schuett, Fred Sievert,
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Steindorf, Lois
Harke, Suzanne Herzog, Larry &
Yvonne Schuett. Gregory & Pame-
la Smith


We apologize for any names
missing or misspelled.

Elizabeth Betty Hall
Cathie King, Irene Mueller, Jeffrey
& Heather Fortmann, Bernard &
Darlene Nicodemus, Elaine
Wichert, Diane Haseleu, Joan Rick-
erman, Hilde Kijewski, Randy &
Gloria Kuckkan, Audrey Scharp

Edwin Hollatz
Gerald & Cheryl Heiman

Gordon Jacobs
John & Barb Kaliebe, George &
Marilyn Hackbarth, Linda Stark

June Knorr
Merle Zastrow

Kenny Kohls
Tim & Deb King

Gertrude Kuester
Kerri & Garth Rezek, Linda &
Ronald Rezek, Joanne Ebert, Rev. &
Mrs. Sharyl Iles, Dick & Sandy
Kren, Sylvia Bityan

Joe Ready
Mike & Bev Holzhueter

Ruth Steinhorst
Mary Affeld

Pastor Ron Uhlhorn
Ray & Erla Nickels, Suzanne Her-
zog, George & Marilyn Hackbarth,
Gerald & Anita Hahn, Cathie King
Phyllis Uttech
Suzanne Herzog

Don Wille
Jeanne Wille & children, Scott &
Amy

Matthew Young
Ray & Erla Nickels, David & Carol
May

Gifts given to Church...
In honor of Bertha Eyres 75
th
Birth-
day on January 8
th
, her family gave a
gift to the church.






























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5-8:30PM: Pre-
Marriage Seminar
(MP) (session #1)
6PM Church Service
Mission Festival
2 Mission Festival
Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
9/10:30AM Bible Study
9AM Kids 4 Christ
1:30-4PM: Pre-
Marriage Seminar
(MP) (session #2)
6:30PM Spanish Ser.
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6PM Schl. Min. Bd.
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7PM Adult Handbells
7PM Womens Bible
Study (B3)
7PM Leadership Bible
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4
12:10 Lets Do
Lunch (PC)
7PM AA Mtg (B1)

5
10AM Golden Living
2:30 Highland House
3:45 Gr. 6-7 Catechism
7PM Bible Info Class
7PM Church Service
6
6AM Dawn Patrol (MP)
9AM/4PM Bible Class
(B2)
1PM Ladies Aid (MP)
7PM Chorale

7


8
6-8:30PM: Pre-
Marriage Seminar
(MP) (session #3)

6PM Church Service
9 Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
9/10:30AM Bible Study
9AM Kids 4 Christ
1:30-4PM: Pre-
Marriage Seminar
(MP) (session #4)
6:30PM Spanish Ser.
10
9:50AM WHS C
2
7PM Praise Singers
7PM Adult Handbells
7PM Ministry Council
(Schl)



11
12:10 Lets Do
Lunch (PC)
7PM AA Mtg (B1)

12
10:15AM Marquardt
3:45 Gr. 6-7 Catechism
5:30 Pre-Communion
(Session 1)
7PM Bible Info Class
7PM Church Service
13
9AM /4PM Bible Class
(B2)
10:30AM Zinzendorf
7PM Chorale
7PM Pre-Communion
(Session 1)
14

15



6PM Church Service
16 Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
9AM Installation of
Capital Fund Volunteers
9/10:30AM Bible Study
9AM Kids 4 Christ
6:30PM Spanish Ser.

17
7PM Praise Singers
7PM Adult Handbells
7PM Womens Bible
Study (B3)
7PM Annual Voters
Meeting (MP)
18 12:10 Lets
Do Lunch (PC)
1:30 Rock River Owls
Meet at St. Pauls/Fort
Atkinson

7PM AA Mtg (B1)
19
10AM Golden Living
3:45 Gr. 6-7 Catechism
5:30 Pre-Communion
(Session 2)
7PM Bible Info Class
7PM Church Service
20
6AM Dawn Patrol (MP)
9AM/4PM Bible Class
(B2)
7PM Chorale
7PM Pre-Communion
(Session 2)
21
NO SCHOOL


22
9AM Altar Guild
Mtg. (B1)


6PM Contemporary
Church Service
23 Church Services
7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM
9/10:30AM Bible Study
6:30PM Spanish Ser.

24
10A-3PM Circuit Mtg.
@ St. Pauls/Lake
Mills
7PM Praise Singers
7PM Adult Handbells
7PM Caregivers
Support Group (B2)
25 12:10 Lets Do
Lunch (PC)
7PM AA Mtg (B1)

26 10:15 Marquardt
3:45 Gr. 6-7 Catechism
5:30 Pre-Communion
(Session 3)
7PM Bible Info Class
7PM Church Service
Capital Fund
Kickoff
27 9AM/4PM Bible
Class (B2)
10:30AM Zinzendorf
7PM Chorale
7PM Pre-Communion
(Session 3)


28
NO SCHOOL
CWLPC
Curriculum
Conference




February 2014- St. Marks Ev. Lutheran Church Calendar
215 N. 6
th
Street, Watertown, WI 53094 Phone (920)-262-8500
December 2011-
FEDeration
CONnection
February 2014
a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School
Volume 3 : Issue 6
Events to Note
Feb. 2 ........ Giving Society Chili Dinner | 121:30 PM
Pops Concert/LES Visual Arts | 2 PM
MPO Semi-Annual Meeting afer concert
Feb. 37 ...................................... Winter Carnival Week
Feb. 3 ............ Capitol Conf. Forensics Meet @ Waterloo
Feb. 5 .............. Math Meet @ Madison West | 4:15 PM
WSMA Piano recital at LLHS | 6:30 PM
Feb. 68 ...............................Winter Focus Trip to MLC
Feb. 8 ..................Grand Event 2014: Mission Possible!
Feb. 9 .............. A Cap Peace, Sun Prairie | 8/10:30 AM
Feb. 13 ...Last night to help a Music student fundraise
Feb. 14 .................................. Winter Dance at Lakeside
Feb. 16 ............A Cap St. John, Waterloo | 8/10:30 AM
Feb. 17 ....................... No classes | Kinderfest 9-11 AM
.............................................Board of Regents | 6:30 PM
Feb. 2123 ......................... LES Basketball Tournament
Feb. 22 ........... WSMA Conference Festival at Lodi HS
Feb. 23 ............ A Cap St. John, Jeferson | 8/10:30 AM
Feb. 24 ......................................... General Board | 7 PM
Contact Info
920-648-2321 lnto@llbs.org llbs.org tb.com/yourllbs @LakesloeLutbHS
L I S TE NI NG 2. 0
Last month, this column highlighted good listening as a means for
Christians to ofer correction through the law, forgiveness through
the gospel, and encouragement toward love and good deeds
(Hebrews 10:24).
Tis month our attention remains on listening, focusing on a
particular aspect of good listening: discernment. Discernment is the art of making
detailed judgments about your experiences.
Not surprisingly, discernment and its root discern appear repeatedly in the Bible. Each
occurrence is connected to wisdom or the fear of the Lord. Believers with discernment
recognize wisdom, value it, and desire it in their lives. Terefore, discernment is a
highly-prized commodity in a believers life.
Te Lord appeared to Davids son, Solomon, and ofered him whatever he wanted.
Solomon could have requested wealth, fame, a long life or another earthly blessing.
Instead, he said, Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and
distinguish between right and wrong (1 Kings 3:8). Realizing his own sinfulness,
Solomon asked God for a blessing to his entire kingdom: a ruler with a discerning
heart, able to make decisions based on the absolutes of God and his Word. Te Lord
was pleased with his request, and also granted him
riches, fame, and the ofer of a long life.
First and foremost to believers, discernment is hearing
God speak through his Word. Te psalmist said, Give
mediscernmentthat I may understand your statutes
(119:125). Paul also prayed for the Philippians that
they might be able to discern what is best and may be
pure and blameless for the day of Christ (1:10).
From Gods Word, it is apparent that discernment is
valuable, produces good, and should be desired by
every believer. God, make us not only good listeners,
but discerning ones, too!
Mr. Jim Grasby is principal of Lakeside Lutheran High
School; his column is featured in every FedCon. Reach him at
920.648.2321 x 2204 or jgrasby@llhs.org
PRINCIPALS PEN
LL Advantage magazine
new contest for K8:
When will the snow
be outta here?
The Winter 2014 edition of the
Lakeside Advantage magazine offers a
contest that asks K8 to guess the day
the last bit of snow disappears inside
tbe track tence on tbe Lakesloe campus.
Well map out the guesses in by the
deadline and then set our watchers on
the tower! Prizes will celebrate spring
in a big way! (Entry deadline is March 1,
2014. One per student. Be sure to read the
full rules in the magazine. Copies are at
Lakeside, in your church or school, or
have one mailed right to your home
if you dont already! info@llhs)
Think spring!
tell me more!
You can read and download
info for most events at
www.LLHS.org
Compllmentary cblll
luncheon for Giving Society
members before Pops on
2/2. Come browse graoe
school art in the hallways
betore tbe concert. RSvP to
8arl at 920-648-2321.
|nteresteo ln sponsorlng tbe
LES basketball tournament
with a business-card size ad
for $35? The color program
is seen by thousands of
families during and after
tbe tournament Feb. 2123.
See llhs.org/activities/grade_
school_events.html#LESBB
school news and notes:
Mr. Kuehl on students and overcoming fears together
What follows is second in a series of
faculty and staf responses when asked
why theyre thankful to serve at your
Lakeside, with stories of what theyve seen
in the lives of students that demonstrates
the distinct value of the investment of time
and resources for the families who choose
LLHS for their children..
Dan Kuehl
teaches
Language
Arts classes,
including
Speech 1,
required for
Juniors
Coming back to Lakeside [Mr. Kuehl
taught at LLHS from 199299, then
returned in 2003] was a blessing I never
envisioned. Te Federation family takes
pride in the school, and we have a special
place in the community and surrounding
area. Te relationships so many students
and teachers develop are life-long.
Taking Speech class is a defnite fear for
some students. One young man in one
particular year was particularly dreading
it. He did what he could ahead of time to
see if there was any way he
could avoid it. Ultimately,
there was no escape.
I could see him trembling
and hear his voice quivering
even during the short,
introductory sentence or
two the students spoke
aloud on day one. When it
was time to give his frst real speech, he
paused repeatedly, became red-faced and
stammered his way through a few minutes
in front of the class. It was probably the
longest three minutes of his life.
What makes this situation memorable
were his classmates. During his frst
speech, no one laughed, smirked or
did anything other than look at him
attentively. When he fnished, they gave
him a loud round of applause and words of
encouragement.
Not only could you see his relief, but
his confdence began to build. Each
progressive speech was a little better. By
the end of the semester, he actually looked
forward to speeches. Tis trembling
beginner had become a comfortable,
confdent guy!
Tis incident is not unusual.
One of the greatest blessings I have
observed at Lakeside is the Christian love
students show toward each other. Whether
someone is going through a difcult or
challenging time or whether he or she is
celebrating a joy in life, other students
always seem to be there to support,
encourage, or rejoice with each other.
Gods love is very much evident in our
students!
Forensics: more than 10% of students have fun,
win awards as they build priceless life skill
Te season has just begun for the Lakeside Lutheran
Forensic Team, and hopes are highwith good reason.
Our team, under the coaching of Mr. Steve Lauber, has
an history of excellence, ranking in the top 5% of teams
in the state each year since 2010. At the April 2013
Wisconsin High School Forensic Association (WHSFA)
State Speech Festival at UW Madison, our team placed
second among 356 teams.
Te season begins early second semester as the team is
chosen and students begin to work on their selections. Te formal season starts with
the challenging Brookfeld and DeForest Tournaments in late January, and moves
through conference, sub-district and district meets, along with other opportunities for
the orators to sharpen their chops. It ends at the state meet in April.
Lakeside is especially blessed to have such a large number of students interested in
being part of this energetic, life-skill building co-curricular. Mr. Lauber has a full team
with 35-40 students practicing in their specialties. Te speaking categories Warrior
orators compete in include:
Moments in History: a 6-min original informative speech about a designated time
period (this year is the 70s)
Farrago: a 10-min. presentation that uses a collage of genres (poetry, stories, speeches,
etc) to communicate a theme or emotion
Demonstration: 10-min. instructive speech that includes the physical activity itself
4 minute: speech on a contemporary American problem
Informative: speech must be an original composition
Special Occasion: max 8-min on a pre-selected theme that speaks to a specifc audience
(this years choices are Family Reunion Speech, an Award Acceptance, or Cemetery
Rededication Speech)
8 Minute: speech like 4-min. but must propose solution or urge adoption of a policy
Prose: reading that involves emotion (e.g., short stories, soliloquies, theme essays)
Solo Acting: humorous or serious memorized skit that uses no props, only a chair
Poetry: 8-min. reading to connote strong emotion
Group Playacting: a group of 25 students act out a 10-min. play
Radio Broadcasting: requires editing 15 min. of content to 5-min. newscast &
commercial, precisely timed
Public Address: same as 8-min. oratory, but state determines topics (this year is Cyber
Bullying, Working Conditions, Legalization of Marijuana or Private School Vouchers)
Storytelling: memorized telling using voices of state-determined topic (stories this year
from or about Africa, about a Game or Competition, about Mismatched or Unlikely Love
or about Coming of Age)
Te top 25 performers will represent Lakeside at the State Meet in whichever
categories Mr. Lauber believes they are the most competitive. Informative, precise,
funny, touching, even scary...if you get a chance to hear our orators, dont miss it!
Honor one another above yourselves. Rom. 12:10
St. Marks February
2014
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

Worship 6pm


2 3 4
Chapel 8:10am 5
6 7 8
Worship 7:30; 9:00;
10:45am
Omega Choir Sings
10:45am
LLHS Visual Arts Fair
& Pops Concert 2pm
BOSM 5pm
Basketball Practice
LPS Freshman BB at
SMLS 6pm
Basketball Practice
Booster Mtg 6:30pm
Worship 7:00pm
Basketball Practice
Basketball Practice
6:30PM: Sports
Meeting (Commons)
7PM: Internet Safety
Meeting (Commons)
BB @ St. Pauls Lake
Mills
Worship 6pm
9 10 11 Chapel 8:10am 12 13 14 15
Worship 7:30; 9:00;
10:45am
Grades K,1,2 Sing 9am
(Igl, Bock, Hefemeister)


Faculty Meeting 3:30-
4:30pm
Church Council 7pm
Basketball Practice

Library Meeting 6pm
Basketball Practice
Pre-Communion #1
5:30pm
Worship 7:00pm
Basketball Practice
Lions Pride P.M.
Team Building
LPS Open House
grs. 5-8 @ 5:30pm
Pre-Communion #1
7:00pm
Basketball Practice
BLAC BB Tournament BLAC BB Tournament

Grades 5&6 Sing 6pm
Worship 6pm
16 17 18 Chapel 8:10am 19 20 21 22
Worship 7:30; 9:00;
10:45am

BLAC BB Tournament
LLHS Kinderfest
9-11am
Faculty Meeting 3:30-
4:30pm
SMLC Annual Voters
Meeting 7pm
Basketball Practice
6 Quarter BB Game
Time: TBA
Pre-Communion #2
5:30pm
LPS Phoenix for a Day
(All area 5
th
graders)
Worship 7:00pm
Basketball Practice
Calendar Committee
6pm
LPS Open House
grs. 5-8 @ 5:30pm

Pre-Communion #2
7:00pm
Basketball Practice
NO SCHOOL

Lakeside LES
BB Tournament
Lakeside LES
BB Tournament

Worship 6pm
23 24 25 Chapel 8:10am 26 27 28
Worship 7:30; 9:00;
10:45am
Grades Pre K 3,4, & K
Sing 9am
Lakeside LES
BB Tournament

Faculty Meeting 3:30-
4:30pm
Basketball Practice

Basketball Practice
Pre-Communion #3
5:30pm
Basketball Practice
Worship 7:00pm
Picnic Committee
6:30pm
Pre-Communion #3
7:00p
Basketball Practice
A Boys BB
Tournament
St. Pauls Ixonia
NO SCHOOL
CWLPC Curriculum
Conference
A Boys BB
Tournament
St. Pauls Ixonia