A Place of Peace

• Look for a letter in the mail next week about the official beginning of the campaign.
• The first interior design meeting will be held this week.

Farewell (for now) to the Hunters | June 8
Join us on June 8 for Pastor Hunter’s last service at St. Andrew and his installation in a new ministry. WELS Home Missions Administrator Mark Gabb will commission Pastor Hunter for his role in Boise, Idaho. That afternoon will be a fun celebration. We don’t have all those details yet, but please save the date and look for more details to come.

The Crucial Hours Holy Week worship schedule

Join us also for Easter breakfast being served in the gym from 8:15-10:30 AM.

Final Wednesday Lent Devotion tonight
Gather with brothers and sisters for our last Wednesday of Lent at 5:00 or 6:30 PM. Stay for dinner provided by one of our St. Andrew Best Chefs from 5:30 to 6:15 PM. Livestream will be available at 5:00 PM.

• April 9: The Hour of Punishment | Best Chef Jane Dew will serve hot ham and cheese sandwiches (GF available)

Worship check-in
If you worship on-site, please fill out the Connection Card attached to your worship folder. Online worshipers, please continue to check in here.

Weekend worship songs
Preview some of the songs we will use for worship on Sunday. Obviously ours won’t sound exactly like this, but listening to the links provided will certainly help you be more comfortable participating in the service.

“King of Kings” by Hillsong
“All Glory, Laud, and Honor” by Koine
“Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” arranged by Tim Bode
“Jerusalem” by CityAlight

Mission Possible: A Model for Personal Evangelism
Grow in Grace is returning with a presentation that will help you be a missionary, without leaving the country!  Aaron Wakeman, Executive Director of Friends Network, will describe the unique evangelism model they teach to all of their new missionaries. He will share stories of everyday people making an eternal impact around the world and give you simple tools to be a missionary right where you are. Join us for Mission Possible on May 18 at 9:30 in the sanctuary. Contact Yvonne Onsager to sign up for childcare.

St. Andrew Science Camp
St. Andrew is excited to bring back Science Camp. This summer, campers will learn about God’s creatures, great and small. There will be lessons from God’s Word, live animals, experiments, snacks, and more. Science Camp is July 14 – 17 from 8:30 – 11:30 AM and is open to kindergarten – grade 6. Register here. When you register, note the special opportunity for grades 5 – 6. If your child in 7^th or 8^th grade wants to serve as a helper, reach out to Yvonne Onsager.

Small Talk
Small Talk returns next week with an all-new episode on Holy Week. Small Talk is kids sharing the good news about Jesus. Host Rachel Kamin talks with young children from St. Andrew. She asks questions about the Bible, and the kids take it from there. Small Talk episodes run about 10 minutes and are released four times throughout the year. You can’t listen to Small Talk without smiling! All past episodes can be found here.

Impact podcast
The showdown between Elijah and the prophets of Baal is reminiscent of David vs. Goliath. It was another mismatch. Pastor Erich Schaser, a teacher of God’s Word at Fox Valley Lutheran High School, is here to pull out some lessons from this true account. Listen to Impact here or by searching for “Kjenstad Impact” wherever you listen to podcasts.

Plugged into Jesus
PIJ has a special lesson this week that will prepare children for Holy Week. Plugged into Jesus is for children in 4K – grade 5. The 4K – kindergarten group starts in room 102, and grades 1 – 5 start in the gym. It all begins at 9:20 on Sunday morning. Children do not need to register.

We need your picture!
Have you ever arrived in a new community and been expected to learn hundreds of names and faces quickly? Well, that’s what we’ll be asking of a new pastor soon. To help make that easier for him, let’s try to make sure he can access current pictures of the St. Andrew family. Please send a current picture of your family or yourself in portrait orientation to [email protected]. Thanks for your help in the coming transition.

Service opportunity | Easter breakfast
Large meals take a lot to put on, so if you are interested in helping with Easter breakfast in any capacity, including setup on Saturday, contact Pastor Clinton.

Easter invitations
Easter invitation cards are in the atrium. It’s not too late to take one or several to give to friends or neighbors or to leave somewhere public. In addition, be sure to share social media posts about upcoming services.

Service opportunity | Brat Fest
St. Andrew will again be a Brat Fest charity. Volunteers interact with the community and earn donations for St. Andrew’s ministry. Opportunities abound from May 18 – 25, but you must register here  and then please let Pastor Clinton know which slot you signed up for. Sign up right away to make sure you get your desired slot. Find more information about Brat Fest at bratfest.com.

WELS Connection
Every month, our church body releases a video to highlight a specific project or ministry of some of our brothers and sisters in faith. Last month’s video focuses on an effort we can all take part in: encouraging young people to consider a career in ministry.

Monthly Mission Partner
Our April partner is Central Africa Medical Mission, a ministry that uses needed medical care as a bridge to the gospel of Jesus, primarily in Zambia and Malawi. Just last month, CAMM was able to purchase a new ambulance because of gracious donors. Find more information at camm.us.