We continue offering worship via Facebook Live at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays - please join us on our Facebook page for this opportunity!

If you have trouble joining Facebook Live, the worship videos will be available by each Monday on New Life's YouTube Channel.

Thank you to all who have been participating in our weekly worship!

To watch last Sunday's 9:30 am service from Sunday, July 24th, here is a link to view it.

ACCESS WORSHIP

Join us for worship Sundays at 8:15 a.m. (Traditional) and at 9:30 a.m. (Praise Band Worship) which is also always livestreamed on our Facebook page and available on our YouTube page any time after, not just when we're live. Our most recent worship services are also posted to our website on Monday mornings and will be featured in the weekly newsletters on Wednesdays. Masks are optional but encouraged if people would like to wear them.

WACKY WEDNESDAY

TONIGHT will be "World's Easiest Trivia!"

Join us tonight at 5:30 p.m. for "World's Easiest Trivia night!" Bring your own meal and we'll eat dinner together, then we'll have fun answering random questions together! 

We'll take a vote tonight about what to do on August 3rd - watch for an announcement next week.

We're still looking for people to volunteer for meals Wednesday evenings in August if you'd like to help!

We hope you can join us for Wacky Wednesday!

YOUR OFFERING

Thanks for your support to meet our financial obligations. Consider giving online, if you aren't already! You can select a one-time donor or recurring donation, and it's easy to do - just click the box below to begin. Or as always, you can mail in your donations to New Life.

Thank you from the High School Youth Group!

We had a wonderful time in the Boundary Waters last week! Thank you for all of your prayers and financial support. We could not have done it without you! The youth and adults saw lots of wildlife, grew in relationships with one another and God and had many many laughs along the way. 

Wacky Wednesdays - All Ages Welcomed

Join in tonight at 5:30 p.m. for "World's Easiest Trivia night!" Bring your own dinner and we will have fun answering random questions together! 

Vacation Bible School

Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 15-17 9am – 3pm Thursday, Aug. 18 is Family Night 5:30pm - 8pm 

• Registration is now open! 
• Kids who have completed 4K-5th grade are invited to join us for a farmin' fun as we are reminded that Jesus will always love us! Click here to register now!
• Kids & youth who have completed 6th - 12th grade and adults are needed as volunteers! Click here to register as a volunteer! 
• Volunteer activities include being crew leaders or assisting station leaders in crafts, music and games. 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT WITH VBS - If you can help, please call or email the office & Jessica will connect with you!

If you are interested or want more information on any of the activities, feel free to reach out to Jessica Korrison.

MEN’S GROUP

Hey guys! Want to get together on a regular basis? We're offering a time for the men of our community to gather and be strengthened in their faith. We have started meeting on Saturday mornings at church. The next time we'll get together will be on Saturday, August 27th at 8:00-9:00 a.m. at the church.

If this is of interest to you, please let the office know.

Awaken Dane to hold a Social Event at

New Life Church next Tuesday evening

"Awaken Dane" is a collaboration of churches in the Dane County area that have been coming together to follow the example of Jesus - by spending time being with people, listening to them, sharing stories, and building relationships. Nine people comprise a delegation representing New Life Church, which will be host on August 2nd to a social event and dinner organized by Awaken Dane. This is a great opportunity for our church to network with others. Our delegation of nine are: Pastor Heather Hayward, Dave Beck-Engel, Leanne Havertape,

Deb Kohlwey, Louise Miller, Tom Olson, Tamra Oman, Gregg Schieve and Kathy Scholl. We look forward to this being a rewarding conversation!

HWY BB CONSTRUCTION

As a heads up, for the month of August, Cottage Grove Road will be under some amount of construction. The road will not be closed (perhaps temporarily, but traffic will still be allowed through), but expect delays in getting to church. We will have a wonderful new road when it’s done by September 1! For more information, click on the link below.

https://highway-projects-countyofdane.hub.arcgis.com/pages/cth-bb

SOCIAL PURPOSE FUND

Throughout the pandemic, we have been able to help so many families in the community because of this fund. Most recently, due to inflation especially at the gas pump, we have distributed almost $2000 in much-needed gift cards. Please know that if you are experiencing any financial need (rent/mortgage, utilities, groceries, medical, unemployment/furlough, etc.) you only need to let Pastor Heather know. This information will be kept confidential to her and our financial officers (treasurer and bookkeeper).

Also, because of these increased needs, if you would be able to give to this fund, please submit checks with "Social Purpose Fund" in the memo or give online to that fund. Again, thank you for caring and sharing!

WAYS TO PARTNER

We have established a partnership with the Nehemiah Center, which means that we will be looking for and offering ways for you to connect with their leadership in our area serving communities of color. We will highlight ways that you can personally and with your family grow this partnership alongside what we're doing as a congregation. Kathy Mullen passed along that we are collecting the following school supplies items for the Nehemiah Center:

Other ways you and your family can partner: support black-owned businesses (click here for a list), visit www.lirs.org to support refugees, visit www.ldr.org to help with disaster response around the nation, or www.elca.org to find another way to give back to people in need.

NEW LIFE BOOK DISCUSSION – August 14 & 21 right after the second service.

HOW THE WORD IS PASSED: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, Clint Smith

A deeply researched and very readable exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our country's most essential stories are hidden in plain view—whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth, or entire neighborhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women, and children has been deeply imprinted.

If you are considering being part of the two discussion sessions (August 14th & 21st immediately following the 9:30 service), this one minute overview of the book presented by the author will give you a flavor of the conversation:

https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/clint-smith/how-the-word-is-passed/9780316492935/

This is the UW Madison BIG READ 2022-2023 SO there will be lots of copies available at local libraries. Current purchase price on Amazon is $14.11. 

https://gobigread.wisc.edu/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUc7sb4CZwE

2-minute review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3QLemqHlrA

20-minute review/summary hitting the highlights of each chapter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcMQMXFsuEE

Conversation with the author. 58-minutes May 2021 

Common Threads

Ginny Olson and Gail Kriel lead knitters and crocheters in the Common Threads group, to make prayer shawls and blankets for the prayer shawl ministry. Sessions take place at Ginny's studio on the second Tuesday evenings of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and the fourth Tuesday mornings of the month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. To sign up and for info, email Ginny.

The group meets next on Tuesday, August 9th from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free prayer shawls are available at the church for anyone who would like one.

Please Keep These People in Your Prayers

Donna Butler’s grandson Anthony, Lindy Coel, Joyce Cox, Ally Fisch (studying abroad), Boyd Fleming, Terry Hines (Dave Kolmodin's cousin), Felicia Jones, Johnnie Jones, Michele Kiefer, Dave Kohlwey's brother Neil, Gail Kriel, Patti Kolmodin, Vicki Landes, Hailey Lennberg, Jeff Lennberg, Laurie Neuendorf, Alvina Phillips, the family of Wendy Phillips (late daughter-in-law of Stan and Alvina), Deb Reed (loss of stepfather) and George Reed (loss of niece), Vern Richmond (death of his brother Glen), Jeremy Showers, Bobby Spridco, Bill Sterud, Russ & Shirley Theel's son-in-law Gil Franco, Darrick Thompson, Carolee Zick, and Barb Zimmerman.

If you would like to be included on our prayer list, please contact the church office. Permission is required from the individual for us to print their name. Individuals will on the list for one month unless requested. Please let us know if there is someone to be added, or if someone has improved or healed and can be taken off the list.

This Sunday and Updates for this Week

July 31, 2022

8:15 a.m.  Traditional Worship Service

9:30 a.m. Praise Band Worship Service

(also livestreamed on Facebook Live)

9:30 a.m. New Life Kids

Rev. Walter Baires will preach the Gospel this Sunday

Upcoming Schedule of Events This Week

Wednesday, July 27

5:30 p.m.  "Wacky Wednesday" event - "World's Easiest Trivia"

Thursday, July 28

7:00-8:30 p.m. — Shawn’s MCF Band practice

Saturday, July 30

9:00-10:00 a.m.   Praise Band rehearsal (Worship Center)

Tuesday, August 2

5:30-8:00 p.m.  Awaken Dane social event/dinner & conversation (Community Room)

6:00-7:00 p.m.  Social Purpose Team meeting

Office hours are Monday through Thursday. Please feel free to contact staff members of New Life by email at newlifelc@newlifelc.com or by calling the office at 608-223-9337. Contacts are listed here.

New Life Staff:

Rev. Heather Hayward, Pastor

pastor@newlifelc.com

Jessica Korrison, Children & Youth Ministry Coordinator

youtheducator@newlifelc.com

Kathy Scholl, Office Assistant/Newsletter

newlifelc@newlifelc.com

Nancy Schmidt, Bookkeeper

bookkeeper@newlifelc.com

Shakia “Queen” Turner, Property Manager

shakiamturner@yahoo.com

Shane Peters, Custodian

ELCA South-Central Wisconsin Synod website:

https://scsw-elca.org/

New Life Church Council:

Iris Christenson, Secretary

Brian Coel, Vice-President

Jim DePass

Rick Krueger

Joe Milanese

Janice Newell, President

Tom Olson

Shawn Peters

Linda Sime

MacKenzie Swanson

Jan Wilson

Ken Wundrow, Treasurer