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September 2, 2010
School News
Posted: Sep 2, 2010
Wish List Our school is always in need of items not supplied by the budget. This month we are asking for donations of pencils and erasers as a reward for papers well done and any colored copy machine paper. No one is required to donate; but if you can, please bring these items in to the school office. Thank you.
ALSO, we are looking for volunteers over the lunch hour to set out milk and silverware for our students from 11:10 a.m. until noon. Talk with Lori Reinhart if you would like to help out.
ILSA Our parents’ organization will hold its first meeting Monday, September 13th at 6:00 in the gymnasium. A short Bible study will begin the meeting. We will have guest speaker, Eliza Decker, speak to us on her specialty, speech and language. Also we will introduce officers and have an overview of the upcoming year regarding fundraisers and projects.
Attention: Soccer Players. We are in need of more players. In order to have a team, we need to have 11 players on the field. Currently, we ten players. Any student in grades 4-7 is eligible to play. Students, if you have even the slightest interest, please consider joining us for the season.
If you were unable to attend the ILS Open House and have not had a chance to sign the Emergency Contact Information Form, the form is being sent home with your child. It is very important that you check over the information on the form, make any changes or additions, sign the form and return it to school. Immunization records and information sheets need to be turned in to the school office. If parents have any updates, please make sure the school is notified. Varicella (Chickenpox) is required for grades Pre-K-8. Vaccine or disease history date are now required. A waiver may be granted but must be on file at the school.
ILS Scrip Program. ILS purchases gift certificates from area businesses at a discount ranging from 4-10%. The certificates are then sold at face value leaving a percentage given back by the merchant. Certificates and gift cards are available from the businesses you already do business with such as County Market, Medford Café, Mc Donald’s and Cost Cutters. Not only does scrip benefit ILS, anyone participating in the ILS scrip program can designate 50% of the profits to be used toward 100% of an ILS student’s tuition. A brochure explaining the scrip shopping programs is available in the church lobby at the scrip display, along with order forms. Scrip gift certificates may be purchased from Carey Hartwig (678-2822) and Donna Goodman (748-3541)
Call One is a new contact service our school will be using to communicate with our families concerning meetings, school closings and other important issues concerning your student. Please return the Call One Contact Sheet by Friday, September 3 with your preference of contact numbers and information.
Volleyball Players ALWAYS check this newsletter for the most up-to-date information on games as this information seems to always be changing.
Punt, Pass & Kick competition will be hosted by Immanuel September 13th after school for ages 6-15. Contact Joe Hering for forms.
Picture Day is SEPTEMBER 24, 2010. Make plans now for your child’s photo. Pre-K parents may bring in your children at 8:30.
Upcoming Events
Thurs., Sept. 2 Chapel 8:20 a.m.; Soccer practice 3:15-4:30
Fri., Sept. 3 Volleyball practice 3:15-4:30
Mon., Sept. 6 NO SCHOOL
Tues., Sept. 7 Soccer practice 3:15-4:30
Wed., Sept. 8 Volleyball practice 3:15-4:30
Thurs. Sept. 9 Chapel 8:20 a.m.; Soccer game at Faith Christian, Wausau 5 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 10 Volleyball matches at Trinity, Marshfield: 6 & 7 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 12 Education Sunday, Sunday School starts
Mon., Sept. 13 Punt, pass & kick 3:30 p.m.; ILSA meeting in the gym, 6 p.m.
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PASTOR'S THOUGHTS:
September 2010
Seasons Change – How About You?
“I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3)
It’s that time of year again. I feel evidence of it in the air. I see evidence of it from my office window here at church. The seasons are changing. The air has that certain feeling of autumn to it. A few leaves on the trees are showing a tinge of some red and orange. It’s changing and I for one like the changing seasons.
We sometimes fight change but change in some things is not only good but absolutely necessary. Repentance is about change. Jesus said, “…unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of God.”
Not only are we to daily confess our sin to God and turn to Jesus Christ for forgiveness, we are also to change. Repentance is about change. It’s about changing the way you talk. You talk in a demeaning way to others and it has become your “normal talk.” Your spending habits need to change – you are not spending your money wisely. Your prayer life and your public worship life need to change. You find that praying and worshipping with your fellow Christians has become hit or miss or your attentiveness in church leaves much to be desired. Even our thoughts need to change. Bad thinking leads to bad living.
Seasons change – how about you? Are you changing? Are you on a daily basis becoming less world-like and more Christ-like in your thoughts, words, deeds and desires? This change doesn’t happen once or twice a year; change needs to be happening all the time. Repentance is a daily exercise in which we die to sin and rise with Christ and live new lives. It’s about daily changing and becoming like little children.
How much change is there in our lives? I have one short and simple answer to that question – NOT ENOUGH! There is not enough – there is never enough and this is very depressing. It’s like greyhound dogs in a dog race never being able to catch that fake rabbit. We look at our lives and we
see evidence of being the same old miserable sinners we always have been. The seasons change - where is the change in our hearts and minds? We need to repent for our repentance! How crazy is that.
As we struggle with our sin and shame; as we struggle with our baby-steps of change, we take comfort in knowing that our God does not change. In one of our favorite hymns – Abide with Me, we sing these words…
O thou who changest not, abide with me!
How sweet to know that our loving, patient, forgiving Lord does not change. Despite our sinfulness and lack-luster efforts, God loves us for Jesus’ sake and that my friends, will never change. God the Father’s love for us is not based on your daily performance record but on Jesus’ perfect life lived in our place and his suffering and death in our place. That Jesus has redeemed us from sin and rose from the dead is the rock-solid truth that will never change.
It won’t be long before the change that we long for in us will be complete. “Listen, I tell you a mystery…in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet…we will be changed.” (1 Cor. 15:51ff) Wow! What a day that will be. Until then dear ones, keep changing like the seasons. Your change won’t be perfect; it won’t be complete until the day Jesus comes again. But don’t let that stop you from working with the Holy Spirit to bring about change in your life. All glory to our changeless God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Your servant in Christ,
Pastor Krueger
Seasons Change – How About You?
“I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3)
It’s that time of year again. I feel evidence of it in the air. I see evidence of it from my office window here at church. The seasons are changing. The air has that certain feeling of autumn to it. A few leaves on the trees are showing a tinge of some red and orange. It’s changing and I for one like the changing seasons.
We sometimes fight change but change in some things is not only good but absolutely necessary. Repentance is about change. Jesus said, “…unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of God.”
Not only are we to daily confess our sin to God and turn to Jesus Christ for forgiveness, we are also to change. Repentance is about change. It’s about changing the way you talk. You talk in a demeaning way to others and it has become your “normal talk.” Your spending habits need to change – you are not spending your money wisely. Your prayer life and your public worship life need to change. You find that praying and worshipping with your fellow Christians has become hit or miss or your attentiveness in church leaves much to be desired. Even our thoughts need to change. Bad thinking leads to bad living.
Seasons change – how about you? Are you changing? Are you on a daily basis becoming less world-like and more Christ-like in your thoughts, words, deeds and desires? This change doesn’t happen once or twice a year; change needs to be happening all the time. Repentance is a daily exercise in which we die to sin and rise with Christ and live new lives. It’s about daily changing and becoming like little children.
How much change is there in our lives? I have one short and simple answer to that question – NOT ENOUGH! There is not enough – there is never enough and this is very depressing. It’s like greyhound dogs in a dog race never being able to catch that fake rabbit. We look at our lives and we
see evidence of being the same old miserable sinners we always have been. The seasons change - where is the change in our hearts and minds? We need to repent for our repentance! How crazy is that.
As we struggle with our sin and shame; as we struggle with our baby-steps of change, we take comfort in knowing that our God does not change. In one of our favorite hymns – Abide with Me, we sing these words…
O thou who changest not, abide with me!
How sweet to know that our loving, patient, forgiving Lord does not change. Despite our sinfulness and lack-luster efforts, God loves us for Jesus’ sake and that my friends, will never change. God the Father’s love for us is not based on your daily performance record but on Jesus’ perfect life lived in our place and his suffering and death in our place. That Jesus has redeemed us from sin and rose from the dead is the rock-solid truth that will never change.
It won’t be long before the change that we long for in us will be complete. “Listen, I tell you a mystery…in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet…we will be changed.” (1 Cor. 15:51ff) Wow! What a day that will be. Until then dear ones, keep changing like the seasons. Your change won’t be perfect; it won’t be complete until the day Jesus comes again. But don’t let that stop you from working with the Holy Spirit to bring about change in your life. All glory to our changeless God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Your servant in Christ,
Pastor Krueger
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