October 2013 Messenger

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The Messenger

Points of Interest

x Contacts

x Hospital Visits

x Ladies Aid

x MessengerInfo

x Stewardship

x WLC Jobs

Pastors Message 1

Financials 2The ROC 3

Christian Doctrine 4

Spanish Outreach 5

Pastoral Acts 6

Worship 7

Fall Fest 8

Memorials 9

October 2013

For Lutheran Christians, October hasalways been a special month. Its finalday marks the birthday of our church.496 years ago on October 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses

(statements for debate) on the door ofthe Castle Church in Wittenberg, Ger-many.

Thus began the Lutheran Reformation.It was a movement in which the HolySpirit powerfully proclaimed: We aresaved from sin by Gods grace alone,through faith in Christ alone, and byway of the Spirit-inspired Scripturesalone.

This October is also full of special ser-vices at St. Marks. From first day tolast, there is no normal service.(Interestingly enough, a few shortmonths ago, nothing special wasplanned.)

The 2nd, 5th, & 6th will have us celebrat-ing Lutheran education, as we listen toPastor Don Schultz from LakesideLutheran High School.

October: a Special Month

The 9th, 12th, & 13th will have us con-sidering the work of our LutheranChristian congregation, as we hearfrom representatives from each of ourchurchs boards.

The 16th, 19th, & 20th will have us cele-brating Lutheran outreach, as we cele-brate with Pastor Mueller the 10th anni-versary of Watertowns RecreationOutreach Center.

The 23rd, 26th, & 27th will give us apeek at the next generation of Luther-an preachers. (Our congregation helpedgenerate six of them, who are in theirSeminary years).

Finally, we celebrate the LutheranReformation itself in services on Oc-tober 30th, and November 2nd & 3rd.

Fellow Lutheran Christians: See you inworship!

- Pastor Walther

Christmas cards?! Already? Last years Ladies Aid supply ofboxed Christmas cards sold out quickly so this year they or-dered earlier and they ordered more boxes which have alreadybeen received and are ready for sale. The cost is $5.00 per box.They can be purchased at the Church Office during regular hours or on Sundaymornings in the Parish Center hallway from the Scrip volunteer.


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The members of St. Marks Church contributed a total $210,893.46 in August includ-ing school tuition and bequests.

$134,094.00 was received for the general operating fund in August and the operating needs were $106,330.10

leaving a surplus of $27,763.90. With the carryover balance from 2012 and the contributions to the debt reductionfund, no borrowing has been needed this year. The debt reduction fund shows a balance of a $53,500.47 the end ofAugust.

$59,238.67 was received for the month of August toward our goals for missions, Lakeside, Property Maintenance,Debt reduction, Hispanic Outreach, and the ROC. The needs for our goals were $31,280.30. Contributions towardthe goals were $27,958.37 above the needs.

$17,560.79 was received toward Future Generations in August, the capitol fund campaign, to pay for the school

expansion and renovation. Needs were $17,760.00. Contributions were $199.21 below needs.

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


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Pebbles from the ROC - Stewardship Page 3

Pebbles From the ROC...

On December 3rd, 2003 our Recreation & Outreach Center (THE ROC) for Youth opened its doors at 321 S.Water St. (colorful building just down from the library) and immediately enjoyed a constant flow of teens who

were mostly unchurched. Work on this unique mission and ministry had really begun four years earlier asmembers of St. Johns, St. Lukes, St. Marks, and Trinity began informally discussing the concept of a youthcenter.

In January of 2001, the congregations voted to form a task force (Watertown Youth Center Task Force) tostudy the possibility of a youth center. In April of 2003, the congregations voted to replace the task force witha board of directors made up of individuals from each of the four congregations. The Board then, in the nameof all four congregations, issued a Divine Call to Pastor Timothy Mueller who accepted and arrived in Water-town with his family in August of 2003. After many meetings, the City Planning Commission unanimouslyvoted to give the ROC use of the 321 S. Water St. building for a youth center. Neighbors who had previouslyopposed the youth center later came to love and appreciate it. During this 10th Anniversary year we will con-tinue to share history of THE ROC showing Gods blessings and how we arrived at owning our own building

at 213 N. Third Street.

A ROC 10TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE will be held on Sunday, December 8th, from 12-3 p.m. Allare invited. Another goal for our10th Anniversary is for all of us to completely pay off ($13,000 remaining)

the building and remodeling. Thank you so much for your constant support and gifts. THE ROC has been awonderful mission for Christ, reaching out to over 2000 different teens over the TEN YEARS.

What little known ministry does youroffering support?

Pastor Walther reports:

It was 1998. A little girl had turned 10over the summer. She had recently ar-rived from Mexico, along with herfamily. The little girl lived at the cor-ner of Sixth and Spring, here in Water-town. This brought her into contactwith folks from a church which had

recently begun Spanish Language ser-vices. Since she knew little English,she was put with her brother into sec-ond grade at the churchs school. Shewould advance a grade, and later grad-uate.

Last year she returned from Waterloo.Her son enrolled in our school: amongthe first of the second-generation stu-

dents from Spanish Language homes.A couple months ago, her other threechildren were baptized. She regularlyattends our Spanish Language services,along with her children.

She is Juana Pineda, your sister inChrist. Your support of your churchand school means that she and her fam-ily will someday accompany you toheavenly glory through faith in JesusChrist.

Where are we at on the operatingbudget?

2013 through August -

Expenses: $903,000Offerings: $819,000Shortfall: $ 84,000

Stewardship Status & An Anecdote


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Christian Doctrine - WLC Job Offerings -Messenger Page 4

Christian Doctrine: Natural & Revealed Knowledge of God

God teaches usthat he exists,that he is powerful and wise

and that he punishes sin.Since the creation of the worldGod's invisible qualities -- hiseternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, beingunderstood from what has beenmade (Romans 1:20). And:Gentiles show that the require-ments of the law are written ontheir hearts, their consciencesalso bearing witness, and theirthoughts now accusing, noweven defending them (Romans2:15).

Thats the natural knowledge ofGod. It is valuable, but it cannot

The Almighty God is infinitelysuperior to human beings in eve-

ry dimension! How, then, can weget to know him?

Well, first lets admit: There are

some things we will neverknow, but God does. The se-cret things belong to the Lordour God, but the things revealedbelong to us and to our childrenforever (Dt 29:29).

Still, there are things that Goddivulges to us about himselfaccording to natural knowledgeand revealed knowledge.

By creation and by conscience:

To include an article or notice in The Messenger, drop off your informationat the church office or e-mail to: [email protected]

The MessengerDeadline is the 15th of the month.

Information received AFTER that date is NOT guaranteed inclusion.

KEEPALL ARTICLES BRIEF : A PARAGRAPH OR TWO - NO page-long articles!

Articles, notices, etc., are only printed once - unless otherwise requested, andallarticles are subject

to modification by the editor. Special requests will be taken into consideration, however please un-

derstand that for various reasons and space, your request may not be honored.

save us. The revealed knowledgeof God is much more detailed,

and it does rescue us from hell.

By Scripture: God reveals that

he has rescued us from our

sins through Jesus Christ. Thejailer at Philippi knew God bynatureand trembled. It wasonly by the proclamation ofGods Word that he learned:"Believe in the Lord Jesus, andyou will be saved" (Acts 16:31).

So, appreciate the naturalknowledge of God. But treasurehis revealed knowledge theScriptures! and especially Je-sus your Savior.

Job Opportunities at Wisconsin Lutheran College

Christian Leadership Certificate Coordinator- 20 hours/weekOffice Coordinator - School of Nursing - 20 hours/weekPathways to College High School Program Coordinator- Temporary: 20hours/week

For job descriptions, contact WLC: [email protected]


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The Work of Our Pastors & Others: Baptisms at Saint Marks?

Spanish Outreach - Hospital Visits Page 5

Spanish Outreach...This past September was the 15th anniversary of the start ofour worship services, plus the beginning of another newschool year. Its an especially appropriate time to considerChrists blessings to our Spanish Language congregation.Below are some of the numbers.

108 is the approximate number of souls who are ourmembers. These are those who have been confirmed, plustheir baptized children. Nearly all of them were in worshipat some point in the past year.

45 was the average attendance at worship over thesetwelve months. Praise the Holy Spirit!and pray for hiswork.

36 is the number of students from 20 Spanish-speakinghomes who are enrolled at St. Marks school. It means thatour Heavenly Father has gathered practically all of our eligi-ble students into our school !

7 is the number of baptisms en el nombre del Padre y delHijo y del Espritu Santo in the past year. This is a marve-

lous example of the Holy Spirits love: placing children intotheir Heavenly Fathers arms with sins washed away in Jesu-s name.

6 + 3+ 5 is the number of adult confirmations plus pro-fessions of faith on the part of youth during the last twelvemonths and the adults currently under instruction. Thesehave known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to makethem wise for salvation.

The above figures are much influenced by the skilled workof our faithful deacon, known to our Mexican friends as

Pastor Dale. The numbers also reflect the outstanding workof the excellent teachers at St. Marks School.

Even if the future were to bring much smaller numbers thanthose above, we would gladly give thanks to our exceeding-ly gracious Savior for all his labor on behalf of these pre-cious souls.

Your Pastors Want to ServeYou at the Hospital...

When you are hospitalized, your pastorswant to visit you. However, they need yourhelp to do so.

If your hospitalization takes place at the

local hospital in Watertown, PLEASEBE SURE TO ANSWER YES WHENTHEY ASK IF YOU WANT YOURCLERGY TO VISIT.

If hospitalization takes place outside ofWatertown: please let one of the pastorsknoweven in advance, if it is a sched-uled surgery.

In time of emergency or as death isquickly drawing near: the telephone isyour best avenue to reach a pastorandstart by calling the church office, if possi-ble.

The whole congregation is happy to prayon your behalf when you are ill. Simply letone of the pastors know youd like a pray-er in church.


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Page 6Pastoral Acts/Membership Updates - Contacts

Baptisms... Birth Baptism Parents

Sophia Kapua Chwala 1-2-13 9-1-13 Aaron & Keturah (Wint) ChwalaCamden Joshua Cox 2-14-13 9-8-13 Joshua & Theresa (Zimmermann) CoxRyu Hyabusa Vicker 9-28-13 9-8-13 Belinda Maass

Brylyn Haylee-Ann Kratzer 3-15-13 9-14-13Katrice Annabella Dowd 3-16-13 9-14-13 Robert & Julia (Hrobsky) DowdEli Daniel Brocker 9-18-12 9-18-13 Corey Brocker & Kourtney GutzdorfDevin James Palmer 8-2-13 9-29-13 Colt & Lori (Stelter) Palmer

Weddings...9-7-13 Jose Muniz & Jill Lundsten9-20-13 Nicholas Felder & Kaitlin Zastrow9-28-13 Albert Johnson & Amy Johnson9-28-13 Kyle Maron & Heather Maron

Membership:

Confirmation: Andrew Hobbs

Transfers In:Jason & Diane Webber & child - Craig & Gretchen Fiemeyer & child - Rev. Kurt & Susan Lueneburg

Transfers Out:Nathan Loersch - Nicole Ninmann & 2 children - Adrian & LaShawn Smith & 5 children - Christian &Beth Ristow - Butch & Edie Weber - Joshua & Jennifer Hamann & 2 children

Removed: Earl Rowley

Admin., Outreach/Discipleship - Pastor James Werner (262-8506) [email protected] & Youth - Pastor Michael Jensen (262-8505) [email protected]

Hispanic Outreach & Elders -Pastor Karl Walther (262-8504) [email protected]

Spanish Deacon - Dale Hella (285-6261)

Church Administrative Assistant - Linda Stark (262-8500) [email protected]

Church Accountant - Barb Bartz (262-8500 Ext. 224) [email protected]

Church/School Maint. Mgr. - A.J. Ritschke (262-8501 Ext. 304) [email protected]

Christian Counselor - Ron Paynter (920-723-4283)


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Page 7Ladies Aid - Need Help? - Thank You

Ladies Aid

This organization meets in the Parish Center onthe first Thursday of the month, for lunch at 1PM, followed by a program and business meet-ing. Join us on Thursday, October 3rd, for aPastor Topic. Clare Schmidt from the AlphaCenter will also be on hand.

Some of the activities and interests

of the Ladies Aid...Serves Funeral Luncheons &Annual Pre-Marriage Seminar Dinner

Prepares & Serves Breakfast &/or Lunch forVisiting Choirs & Instrumentalists

Invites Guest Speakers

Enjoys Entertainment

Learning through Pastoral Topics

Supports the Capital Fund Campaign

Sends Christmas Cards to Shut-ins & Military

Prepares & Donates Lunch to theWatertown Free Clinic Volunteers

Donates to Church Projects

Theres a spot for you!

1st Thursday of the Month:

September through May

Are You Hiding in Sin?

Here is a shocking statistic: 50% ofChristian men and 20% of Christianwomen admit they are addicted topornography. Yes, Christian men andwomen.

Along with this sin come guilt,shame, and a sense of helpless-ness. If you or someone you know isstruggling with pornography and youdon't know where to turn, turn here:www.ConquerorsThroughChrist.net

This new website from WELS Men-tal Health offers forgiveness, help,and hope. (Your pastor is also availa-ble to discuss this with you in com-plete confidentiality.)

Thank you

Dear Members of St. Marks,

We have received your gift of$550.00 sent to Martin LutherCollege. Your generosity demon-strates your congregations mis-sion-mindedness and appreciationof high-quality, Christ-centered

ministerial training. I speak forall the faculty, staff, and studentsof MLC when I say, Thank youand God bless you!

Michael OtterstatterVP for Mission Advancement


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Fall Fest 2013 Page 8

PLEASE JOIN US FORST. MARKS GOOD SAMARITAN FALL FESTIVAL

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2013

8:30 AM 2:00 PM AT ST MARKS SCHOOL COMMONS

ONLY $1.00 or A DONATION FOR THE FOOD PANTRY TO ENTER!

YOU WILL RECEIVE A TICKET AT THE DOOR,THEN,

AT 2:00PM 1 TICKET WILL BE DRAWN TO WIN A GRAND

PRIZE AS A THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE EVENT

THERE WILL BE:

FACE PAINTING

KIDS CRAFTS

CRAFT & BAKE SALE

SILENT AUCTION

PICTURE TAKING AREASTORY AREA

GAMES

FUN FOR ALL !!!

MEAL WILL INCLUDE: HOT DOGS, CHIPS & A BEVERAGE

(SODA, WARM APPLE CIDER, WATER) - $2.00/MEAL

BRING YOUR FAMILY FOR A FUN DAY OF FELLOWSHIP,

FOOD, GAMES AND PRIZES !!!!

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE GOOD SAMARITAN FUND THAT ASSISTS

ST. MARKS & COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS !!!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT


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Memorials/Gifts Page 9

Memorials for St. Marks Church, School, Missions, School Building Fund, the ROC, St. Marks ScholarshipFund, etc. These memorials have been given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of the following:

Ardelle Albrecht

Doris Buchta, Cathie King,Carole Christian

Jacob (Jake) Burbach

Everett & Marleen Borth, AJ &Rhonda Ritschke, Wes Altweis,John & Bonnie Graf, Brent &Lois Schmidt, Dave & JudyUlm, Betty Huebner, Ronald &Mildred Bohn, Lavern & ArdisNickels, Steven & Sarah Nick-els, Jerold & Deborah Vomhof,Merle Zastrow, Bob & BarbSchaefer, Steve & Jean Gillis,Gloria Hansen, Al & DollyGrunewald, Debbie Hayes,Howard Reith, Simon & CarolBritts, Wil & Lois Streblow,Linda Stark, Roy & BettyZastrow, Mildred Polensky

Armund ChristianEric & Stephanie Gutzdorf,Dorothy Zubke, Bill Christian,Alice Zietlow, DeloresSchwartz

Virginia (Ginny) Ebert

Ruth Kuhnke, Jeanne Scheddel,Daniel Berenson, Gerald &Anita Hahn, Lee & Ruth Dahl-berg, Phyllis Gerth, Wayne &Nancy Lohr, Douglas & LindaSmith, Anne Doak, Ron &

Joyce Zwieg, Richard & SandraKren, Eric & Carol Schloesser,Ellen Geiger, Catherine King,Kevin & Bonnie Loersch, Glen& Di Lohr, Linda Stark, Terry& Beth Lundsten, JoanneHemker, Ken & Carol Zastrow,

Gary & Bethel Schmidt, PhyllisPreinfalk, David & Joan Schlueter,

Dorothy Volkert, Doris Kuhnke,Steve & Darlene Fehrman, MarionBeisner, Dave & Sue Madsen, Ed& Sue Hahn

Laverna Frederich

Marvin & Rose Christian

Wayne Gutzdorf

Eric & Stephanie Gutzdorf

Edwin HollatzDorothy Zubke

Helen Huebner

Charles & Delores Zoellick, Doro-thy Zubke

Jean Kienast

Ron & Joyce Zwieg

George Lehmann

Ron & Joyce Zwieg

Jeff Ninmann

Eric & Stephanie Gutzdorf, Doro-thy Zubke, Jason & Heather Nin-mann, Michael & Beverly Schil-ling

Leona SchuettTerry & Beth Lundsten, Ron &Mildred Bohn, Earl & Sue Zubke,Marlin & Lorraine Kube, AJ &Rhonda Ritschke, Sandra Radloff,Rev. James & Stephanie Werner,Sylvia Tester, Jerry & Betty Lillge,Milly Polensky, Lorraine Detert,Audrey Scharp, Marie Dobbratz,Linda Stark, Suzanne Herzog, Don& Lynn Bohn, Dick & Sandy Kren,Alice Zietlow, Caroline Arndt

Lorna Van der KolkSuzanne Herzog

Gifts Given to Church

or School

George & Karen Oestreich gave agift to church in celebration of their54th wedding anniversary on Sep-tember 19th.

William & Barbara Cichanofsky

gave a gift to church in honor oftheir 45th wedding anniversary onSeptember 7th.

Lavern (Bud) & Ardis Nickelsgave a gift to the school in honorof their 59th wedding anniversaryon September 18th.

We apologize for any names

missing or misspelled.


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2011201120132013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 12:10PM Lets DoLunch (MP)

7PM AA Mtg (B3)7PM Bible Study -Bookof Revelation (MP)

210AM Golden Living2:30PM Highland House3:45 Gr 6-7 Catechism5:30PM: Pre-Communion Class #37PM Bible Info Class

7PM Church Service(LLHS Week)

36AM Dawn Patrol MP9AM/4PM: Bible Class

(B2)1PM Ladies Aid (MP)7PM: Pre-Communion

Class #3

7PM Chorale

4 5

6PM Church Service

(LLHS Week)

6 LLHS WeekLakeside A Capella Chr

Church Services

7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM

9/10:30AM Bible Study(B2)

9AM: Kids 4 Christ6:30PM Spanish Service

7 5PM Sch. Min. Bd.7PM Praise Singers7PM Praise Ringers B27PM Womens Bible

Study (B3)7PM Leadership Bible

Study (School)8PM Standing Bds

8 12:10 Lets DoLunch (MP)

7PM AA Mtg (B3)7PM Bible Study -

Book of Revelation(MP)

9 10:15AM Marquardt2:30PM Johnson Arms3:45 Gr 6-7 Catechism7PM Bible Info Class7PM Church Service

Mission & Ministry

Service

10 10:30AMZinzendorf

9AM/4PM: Bible Class(B2)

6:30PM: GoodSamaritan Mtg. (MP)7PM Chorale

11 12

6PM Church Service

Mission & Ministry

Service

13 Church Services7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM

Mission & Ministry

Service

9/10:30AM Bible Study(B2)

9AM: Kids 4 Christ6:30PM Spanish Service

14 PastorsConference

in Beaver Dam

7PM Praise Singers7PM Praise Ringers B27PM Ministry Council

(School)


7PM AA Mtg (B3)7PM Bible Study Book of Revelation

(MP)

1610AM Golden Living3:45 Gr 6-7 Catechism7PM Bible Info Class7PM Church Service

ROC 10th

Anniversary

17 6AM Dawn Patrol(MP)


7PM Chorale

18 19

6PM Church Service

ROC 10th

Anniversary

20 Church Services7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM

ROC 10th

Anniversary

9AM: Pre-CommunionWelcome

9/10:30A Bible Stdy B29AM: Kids 4 Christ

6:30PM Spanish Service

21 7PM WomensBible Study (B3)

7PM Praise Singers7PM Praise Ringers B27PM Voters Meeting

(MP)


7PM AA Mtg (B3)7PM Bible Study -Book of Revelation MP

2310:15A Marquardt3:45 Gr 6-7 Catechism

7PM Bible Info Class7PM Church Service

24NO SCHOOL


10:30AM Zinzendorf7PM Chorale

25NO SCHOOL

264:30-9:30PM: Alpha

Center Banquet at St.

Lukes Luth Church

6PM Contemporary

Church Service

27 Church Services7:30, 9:00 & 10:45AM9AM Bible Study (B-2)

4PM ReformationService @ Lakeside6:30PM Spanish Service

28 9:50AM WHS C27PM Praise Singers7PM Praise Ringers B2

6:30PM CommunionDeacon Annual Mtg.7:15PM Visitors Mt MP

29 12:10 Lets DoLunch (PC)

7PM AA Mtg (B3)

7PM Bible Study -Bookof Revelation (MP)

3010AM Golden Living3:45 Gr 6-7 Catechism

7PM Bible Info Class7PM Church Service

REFORMATION

319AM/4PM: Bible Class

(B2)

7PM Chorale

October 2013 - St. Marks Ev. Lutheran Church Calendar215 N. 6th Street, Watertown, WI 53094 Phone (920)-262-8500

Good Samaritans

FALL FESTIVALSunday, October 20, 2013

8:30AM 2PM in St. Marks School


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The Lion's Roar Newsletter

Messenger EditionOctober 2013

SCHOOL YEAR THEME 2013-2014JESUS: Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given

to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12

General News

The Teaching Staff for the 2013-2014 School YearMr. Adrian Smith received a call to teach at Martin Luther College as a professor of music. Mr. Smith acceptedhis call and he and his family have moved to New Ulm. This caused two vacancies in the staff for grade 5 andPre-K. The voters of St. Marks gather together in a formal call meeting and extended calls to Mrs. Gretchen

Fiemeyer to teach 5

th

grade and to Mrs. Carol Tetzlaff to teach Pre-K. Bothe Mrs. Fiemeyer and Mrs. Tetzlaffhave accepted their calls to St. Marks. The staff of St. Marks is now ready to go for the 2013-2014 schooyear. We thank God for this special blessing.2013-2014 Teaching StaffMrs. Kari Deglow PreK-3 Miss R. Hafemeister 2 Mr. B. Schramm 7 AdministrationMrs. Carol Tetzlaff PreK-4 Mrs. J. DeFrain 3 Mr. J. Korth 8Mrs. Sue Hahn Kindergarten Mr. M. Nottling 4 Mrs. J. Schadt RemedialMr. Adam Igl K&1 Mrs. G. Fiemeyer 5 Mr. F. Uttech AdministrationMrs. Marilin Bock 1&2 Mr. C. DeFrain 6 Pastor Jensen AdministrationAides:Mrs. K. Stern K Aide Mrs. J. Higgins PreK AideMrs. L. Slayton 1-2 Aide Mrs. Kari Deglow PreK-Aide

Mrs. M. Borchardt K-1 Aide Mrs. Becky Manke PreK-Aide******************************************************************************************

Email Addresses for the Teaching StaffMrs. Deglow [email protected]

Mrs. Tetzlaff [email protected]. Hahn [email protected]

Mrs. Bock [email protected]

Mr. Igl [email protected]

Miss Hafemeister [email protected]

Mrs. DeFrain [email protected]

Mr. Nottling [email protected]

Mrs. Fiemeyer [email protected]

Mr. DeFrain [email protected]

Mr. Schramm [email protected]

Mr. Korth [email protected]

Mrs. Schadt [email protected]

Mr. Uttech [email protected]

Pastor Jensen [email protected]


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Street Parking During School HoursPlease note that when you drop off or pick-up students at school there are restrictions on where you can park. The WIState Law prohibits parking adjacent to any school during school hours. School hours are considered to be 7:00am to4pm. If you park adjacent to the school you will be ticketed for a violation of the law. The WI State Law does allow youto wait in the car as you pick up or drop off your children for a few minutes; however, you may not leave your vehicleparked adjacent to school for even a brief moment. If you have any questions about the law, please contact the WatertownPolice Department.**************************************************************************************************

Manner/Socialization ProgramThe Manners/Socialization Program is off to such a positive start. I would like compliment all of the students on theefforts using their manners each day at school. They are doing a great job and so are the teachers. In the upper grades thestudents have been fantastic in carrying out the guidelines for behavior. I am very impressed that the students are sopositive and willing to be so polite and gracious to one another and the teacher. This all speaks well of Gods children aSt. Marks. If you have a chance and would like to come by school to see the students in action, please do so. We are offto such a great start. I pray that the Lord continues to bless the efforts of the students and teachers.**************************************************************************************************

Martin Luther College NewsStudent Teachers: MLC will be sending two student teachers to St. Marks this weekend. Mr. Alex Smith will beserving in Mr. De Frains room. Miss Rachel Nowicki will be serving in Mrs. De Frains room. Please welcome thesestudent teachers as they join us at St. Marks for the next 10 weeks. Thank you to our host families that have provided aplace for these young teachers to stay while serving at St. Marks.**************************************************************************************************

School Event CalendarsThe calendars have arrived and one calendar was sent home with the oldest child in the family. Extra calendars areavailable on the shelf by the trophy case. Help yourself if you need an extra calendar. We thank the calendar committeeconsisting of Mrs. Hahn, Mrs. Borchardt, Mrs. Arndt, Miss Hafemeister, Mrs. Erin Stai, Mrs. Schloesser and Mr. Uttechfor all their work on this project. A special thanks goes to Mrs. Di Lohr for all her work in laying out the calendar andgetting it printed. We hope you enjoy the students work found in the calendar.**************************************************************************************************

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDMany volunteers are needed to make our school an excellent school. Please read through the following list and

offer your services whenever possible.

Lunch Room Supervision MondayFriday 11:00-12:30pm any day of the week

A.M. Commons Supervision MondayFriday 7:00-7:40am any day of the week

Recess Supervision MondayFriday Morning Break and Noon Break

Forensics Coordinator/Helper MondayFriday September-Mid-November

After School Study Hall MondayThursday 3:00-4:00pm

Remedial Helpers MondayFriday Any time throughout the day!

Booster Club Any Day of the week Various Activities Throughout the Year

Please contact Mr. Uttech or Mr. Schramm if you are able to help out.

Grandparents DayThe kitchen will be having a Grandparents day once a month for each class. The Grandparents are invited to come andeat with their grandchildren. The cost is $3.00 per person and if you plan on coming, please make reservations with theoffice or kitchen so we could have an idea of a count. The month of September will be the 8th graders Grandparentsday on Wednesday, September 25th. We will be serving Chef Salad that day, Each class will be notified at thebeginning of the month. If you have any questions, please contact the school office.

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ForensicsThe Forensics Program for the 2013-2014 school year will be very different. First of all, we want to encourageas many of our young people to go out for Forensics as possible this year. Since there will not be a dramaprogram for the upper grades every year, Forensics will be emphasized a great deal during the off year fordrama. The 2013-2014 school year is an off year for drama and therefore we will have a larger and moreintense Forensics Program this year.

Forensics at St. Marks is a Co-curricular program where the students practice at school during theschool day and then attend several Forensic Meets in October and November. Students that are involved inother activities such as sports could still participate in the Forensics Program if there is no conflict with thevarious Forensic meets.

All students this year will remain part of the Forensics Team; however, the students that go to each Meetwill be chosen based on the Meets restrictions and the students overall talents. All the Forensics students wil

continue to prepare for the huge extravaganza held at St. Marks on November 22nd even if they do not attend

all meets. That night of November 22nd the Forensics Team will be joined by all 5 th through 8th grade studentsfor an awesome display of public speaking talent. The classroom students will be doing Readers Theater

performances as a class. Parental help will be needed with our more aggressive Forensics Program. If you, as aparent, can help, please contact Mr. Uttech as soon as possible. A few guidelines are included in this notePlease read through the material and then encourage your son or daughter to join the Forensics Program at St.Marks. Please read the attached note concerning Forensics. Mr. Uttech**************************************************************************************************

St. Mark's Ev. Lutheran Church and School

Thank YouSt. Marks Members for Your

Support of Christian Education!

October 2013 Messenger

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