DR Friends & Family,
This weekend is the last sermon in our series, 'Love where you Live". This weekend is Mother's Day and Pastor Seth will preach on "Love Your Family". Mother's Day is a beautiful day to be thankful for all of the mothers and mother-figures in our lives, but it can also be a hard day for many reasons, so we pray that if it is hard, you find comfort in our hope through Jesus.
An exciting update, we are working on a brand new website. As such, in the next month you may be seeing some photography and filmography during and after church.
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| Confirmation takes place at DR over two Sundays. The photo below is from Sunday, May 5th 10:30am service during the laying of the hands. God's blessings to these young adults who have confirmed and will confirm their faith in the Rock, that is Jesus! |
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| About the Sermon Series: We all live somewhere. We all have neighbors and a neighborhood—whether we live in a rural, suburban, or urban context. So, does God have an opinion about how we should relate to the people and places right around us? As it turns out, He does. Join us in our new sermon series called "Love Where You Live" as we learn about a theology of work and how that Godly work affects our relationships with our neighbors and neighborhood. Watch this sermon series intro video below: |
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Zachariah's Acres is a local, Christian ministry. Their mission is to connect children with special needs, and their families, to the miracles of nature so they may know their Creator. The Women's Ministry at DR chose this ministry to support for their 2023-2024 ministry year and raised over $7,900 for them. Praise God! |
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| The weekly SERVE: BE THE CHURCH newsletter is here! You can find this weekly newsletter right here WITHIN the weekly DR Church Newsletter (instead of a separate email on Tuesdays.) Just click on the button below to be taken to the Serve Newsletter. |
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Please click on the button above for the FULL Serve Opportunity list. Each week, we will highlight ONE SERVING ITEM below (based on urgency). Here is this week's focus:- GYM SET UP CREWS! We are needing a few more people for each of the 4 teams. You only set up 1 time per month. Come to this dinner to learn more:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
(See youth-specific events in the Youth Corner) |
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Young Adults Small Group - 5/11 |
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Safe Families Info - 5/13 |
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Annual Voters' Meeting - 5/19 |
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Dale Kleba Retirement - 6/1 |
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Divine Redeemer Lutheran Church and School is excited to celebrate Mr. Dale Kleba for his years of serving our Lord, teaching in our Lutheran Schools for the past 50 years, and to honor him as he retires at the end of the 23/24 school year. Mr. Kleba has touched so many lives in his teaching ministry, church involvement, volunteering at Lake Country Lutheran High School, leadership in Men’s Ministry Bible Study, and so many other areas. Divine Redeemer will honor Dale at a special Retirement Celebration scheduled for: - Saturday, June 1st
- At Lake Country Lutheran High School’s Great Hall 401 Campus Drive, Hartland
- 4 – 5 p.m. Reception 5 – 6 p.m. Buffet Dinner 6 p.m. Program
The cost for each dinner (families are welcome) is $20 per person and will include: Appetizers, water/soda, beer/wine, italian beef sandwiches, fried chicken, penne pasta, caesar salad, & desserts. We would like to honor Dale with a special gift on behalf of all those that hold him so dear. If you would like to contribute to this gift you can do so ONLINE or IN PERSON. |
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ECDC Family Event: June 16th |
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Shower & Farewell: June 23rd |
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 | | ECDC UPDATE This week we have some awesome drone footage to share with you from April. For that, click on the button below. For the Construction update this week, we thought we'd provide a financial update.
As you can see in the image above, we are now officially 95% of the way to our pledge goal of $6.5M. About half of the pledges have been fulfilled already. Praising God for the generosity of our people. Save the date for the Cornerstone Placement + Stud Signing Family event on Sunday, June 16th from 10:30 - 12:30pm. More details coming soon! |
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DR Bible Study Opportunities |
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Many Bible Studies break over the Summer, including Sunday morning Adult Bible Studies, Kids Connection, Youth Groups, MOM Cafe, many women's Bible studies, Seniors (Bible Study with the Pastors) and more. However, you can still jump into the WORD this Summer with family at DR with:- Men's Bible Studies: Run all year, including Summer
- Women's Bible Study: Colossians this Summer
- High School Bible Study: 1st and 3rd Sunday Nights through Summer
- Bible Study with the Pastors Picnic: July 25th
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| Are you an Elvis fan? If you are, I have tickets for the show at the Fireside on Thursday, Sept 5 for the evening show. The price is $85. That’s a savings of $10.62. Call 262-367-6956 or email geneborchardt@gmail.com to reserve your tickets. Victor Trevino Jr is ‘Elvis Presley Enterprises Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist.’ Born and raised in Fort Worth, TX, he portrayed Elvis for three years in the hit show ELVIS LIVES, the only touring Elvis show officially licensed and endorsed by Graceland. Victor is one of only a few who has mastered all eras of Elvis’ musical catalogue, from the exciting electric rock ‘n roll of the 1950s to the sultry, bluesy sounds of the 68’ Comeback Special wearing all black leather, then finally the ionic record-breaking performances of Elvis’ Las Vegas. Gene Borchardt |
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Upcoming Events May May 9 Mission trip payments are due (TODAY!)
May 15 VBS Registration Closes (unless reached capacity earlier)
May 19 VBS Volunteer Training Meeting 10:15 AM |
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| Vacation Bible School at Divine Redeemer is June 10 - 13, 2024. The registration deadline is May 15th and there are no walk-ins allowed. Sign up today! |
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 FROM LCLHS
For more information about LCLHS Major Events visit here. |
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Prayers of strength, comfort and peace for Tom & Carol Brunner as Tom continues to be in home hospice care. Recuperating from surgeries/procedures: Dennis Gehrke, Jill Gutenberger, Chris Martin, Mary Ellen Sparks Prayers of Healing for: - Jim Baker
- Bill Sidesky-father of Trish Lange
- Karen Shimetz
Mission Partner: Living Hope International
Shut-ins and Long-Term Care: Tom Brunner - in hospice care, Conner Byrne-great grandson of Lois Rather, David Cross, Dave Fishbaugher-father of Kristie Siepmann, Bob Harris, Aaron Kuen-friend of the Glamann family, Stan Laasch, Dorothy Lambrecht, Margaret Meinecke, Betty Palmer - in hospice care, Dennis Williams, and Marilyn Zimmermann.  Pray for the safety of our active duty men and women currently serving our country:
- Eli Biedenbender–U.S. Army –son of Stephanie and Dave Biedenbender (Graduated Basic Training now in AIT in Virginia through mid-July)
- T.J. Guetzke - U.S. Army Cyber officer, son of Mike and Becky Guetzke
- Blake Johnson–US Army–son of Curt Johnson
- Brody Johnson–US Army–nephew of Curt Johnson
- Jacob Kelly–National Guard–nephew of Sherri Seese
- Thomas Kelly–U.S. Army, grandson of Cathy Kelly
- Patrick Lippert–U.S. Navy–nephew of Jeff & Karen Lippert (relocated to Japan)
- Captain Brett Markut– Army–son of Pete & Tracey Markut
- Ethan Mueller–U.S. Navy–husband of Mykayla Giesie Mueller and son-in-law of Julie Giese
- Kevin Radke–Army National Guard–son of Todd & Laura Radke
- Payton Sluss–Army National Guard–son of Trevor & Shaunta’ de Boer
- Spencer Thusius–U.S. Army–grandson of Arnola & Bob Harris-US Army (deployed to Poland)
Weekly Prayer Requests: Prayer requests can be submitted to Gail Arnold in the church office by calling her at 262-367-8400, by emailing Gail Arnold, or you may fill out a prayer request card which may be found in the church pews or on the Welcome Centers. (If you or someone you know will be in the hospital or if you have a family member serving in the Military, please submit their name(s) so we may add them to our prayer list.) Please inform the Church office or a pastor if you want verbal prayers to continue for more than two (2) Sundays.
Prayer Chain Requests: email Jeff Lippert or 262-367-8400. |
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Member Birthdays & Anniversaries |
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CELEBRATING MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK:| Name | | Date | # | | Dennis & Janet | Prox | 9-May | 60 | | Gerald & Lisa | Luetke | 9-May | 37 | | Erik & Susan | Paulson | 9-May | 32 | | Larry & Dorothy | Lambrecht | 10-May | 66 | | Larry & Joyce | Farrow | 10-May | 16 | | Andrew & Kelly | Byrne | 10-May | 10 | | Steven & Tina | Krakow | 11-May | 50 | | Jim & Becky | Beckman | 11-May | 28 | | Shawn & Amy | Bhend | 11-May | 22 | | Kevin & Amanda | Ray | 11-May | 11 | | Steve & Erin | Robinson | 12-May | 1 | | John & Meta | Weil | 15-May | 70 | | Rob & Debra | Prox | 15-May | 25 | | Matt & Megan | Rades | 15-May | 14 |
CELEBRATING MEMBER BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK:| Name | | Date | | Tari | Stetler | May 9 | | Rachel | Londre | May 9 | | Dan | Bartels | May 10 | | Jordan | Glamann | May 11 | | Natalia | Lamp | May 11 | | Ann | Rodenburg | May 11 | | Katie | Guenther | May 11 | | Kimberly | Marshall | May 11 | | Marley | Nerbun | May 11 | | Chris | Irish | May 12 | | Jannine | Dobson | May 12 | | Maxwell | Brewer | May 12 | | Ryan | McCullough | May 13 | | Andy | Russ | May 13 | | Grant | Luetke | May 13 | | Trish | Lange | May 13 | | Jayce | Flick | May 13 | | Lois | Rather | May 13 | | Klaus | Dahmen | May 13 | | Garry | Scott | May 14 | | Quinton | Cutler | May 14 | | Phil | Roeglin | May 14 | | Megan | Nordberg | May 14 | | Tammy | Klafke | May 14 | | Marie | Librizzi Knutson | May 14 | | Ed | Prasser | May 14 | | Nancy | Imler | May 14 | | Emme | Newton | May 14 | | Judy | Schubert | May 14 | | Austin | Miller | May 14 | | Alison | Brewer | May 15 | | Brooks | Cutler | May 15 | | Marianne | Baker | May 15 | | Abbie | Holland | May 15 |
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Find the full church calendar here.
God's Blessings on your week!
Weekly Church times: - Sundays 8am Traditional in the Sanctuary*
- Sundays 9:15am Contemporary in the Gym*
- Sundays 10:30am Traditional in the Sanctuary
- Outdoor Saturday Summer Worship at 5pm - June 8, July 13, August 10
*Livestreamed on our YouTube channel |
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