April 16, 2025

This Week

Highlights

Events and ministry news needing immediate attention

A Place of Peace weekly update

Information about the official beginning of the campaign is in a letter mailed to you this week.
Audiovisual and acoustics designing have begun.

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.

Worship

Resources and opportunities for you to worship

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.

Holy Week worship songs
Preview some of the songs we will use for worship during Holy Week. 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.

Maundy Thursday:
“Speak, O Lord” by Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
“I Lay My Sins on Jesus”
“This Broken Bread” by Sarah Lambrecht
“Come unto Jesus” by Laura Story, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker

Good Friday:
“The Power of the Cross” by Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” by Charlie Sinclair
“The Nails” by Michael Schroeder

Easter Sunday:
“Because He Lives” by Matt Maher
“Living Hope” by Phil Wickham
“In Christ Alone” by Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
“Hymn of Heaven” by Phil Wickham
“I Know that My Redeemer Lives”

Nurture

Ways to be connected to Jesus throughout the week in your personal life and with others

Small Talk podcast
It’s time for an all-new episode of Small Talk! Two young guests eagerly share their faith as they talk about Holy Week. The emotions of Holy Week included sadness, fear, anger, and joy. Violet and Hawthorn discuss them all, while keeping both eyes on the good news that the resurrection of Jesus means our sins have been paid for and death has been defeated. You can listen to Small Talk here or by searching “Kamin Small Talk” wherever you listen to podcasts.

Impact podcast
Jesus came to earth not to be served but to serve. Washing his disciples’ feet epitomizes his servant’s heart. Of course, he served all of us in a much greater way when he was nailed to the cross. Dr. Phil Huebner, Wisconsin Lutheran High School Bible teacher, is here to take us through the night Jesus washed his disciples’ feet. Listen to Impact here or by searching for “Kjenstad Impact” wherever you listen to podcasts.

Service & Outreach

Opportunities for you to live your faith and love for Jesus by sharing Jesus with others

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. You are invited to take a picture of yourself or your family in the sanctuary after Easter worship. Please send that or another current picture 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 anytime between 7:00 and 11:30 AM, contact Pastor Clinton or sign up here (scroll all the way down).

Thank you, Lent chefs
Have you ever cooked for 250 people? It’s not easy, and yet we had six wonderful Lent dinners this year. Thank you, chefs, for helping us focus on the Crucial Hours of Jesus without worrying about dinner for a month and a half. We very much appreciate all of the following, plus all who served alongside them:

Laura Westphal
Jesus Avila and Asencion Montenegro
Gayle Frye
Dan and Sarah Arndt
Dwayne and Stacy Kratt
Jane Dew

Service opportunity | Brat Fest
St. Andrew will again be a Brat Fest charity. Volunteers interact with the community and earn donations toward St. Andrew ministry mission trips. 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.

Westside Christian School

A ministry of St. Andrew, preparing students for academic success and lives of Christian service founded on God’s Word

End of teacher call season
This year, April 15 not only marks tax day, it also marks the last day that teacher calls can be issued. Westside Christian School has once again been blessed to receive a teacher from another school, Sarah Durkee, and recent graduate Emma Nolte. At Tuesday’s call meeting, the voters of St. Andrew issued a letter of intent to call Mrs. Gale Hellpap to be our 3^rd grade teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Please keep Mrs. Hellpap and her family in your prayers.

Several of the current WCS teachers received calls during this calling season and have chosen to remain at Westside. We thank God that those teachers did decide to stay and pray that their ministry here remains strong.

In the coming weeks we will be spotlighting the new teachers coming to WCS so that we can get to know them better. Until then, please keep all the teachers and students at WCS in your daily prayers. Pray that all teachers and students have patience and calm as they finish up another school year.

Eighth grade class trip
The 8^th grade students are headed on their very last field trip of their Westside Christian School career. They could use your help. Tuesday, April 22, 4 – 9 PM, Zupas restaurant (Middleton location) will be helping our 8^th graders raise some money. They are offering to put 25% of their sales toward helping our students. You can order online, from the app, or in the restaurant. Tuesday, May 6, Jersey Mike’s (Middleton location) will be doing the same thing. Use promo code JMGIVES on the app or in the store. What a great excuse to get out of the house and enjoy an evening for a great cause! See you there!

Serving This Week

Serving Jesus at St. Andrew this Maundy Thursday, April 17, 2025

Musicians
Lead musician: Kris Lund
Vocalists:             Ashley Renstrom, Micki Ross
Guitar:                  Jon Povich, Chad Schaal
Flute:                    Sarah Wendorf

Greeters
5:00 PM: Sharon Saxby
6:30 PM: Ron and Piri Kerr

Ushers
5:00 PM: Jesus Avila, Jeff Grim
6:30 PM: Aaron Murray

Communion Assistants
5:00 PM: Andy Bindl, Paul Onsager
6:30 PM: Ron Kerr, Mark Westphal

Communion Care
5:00 PM: Rachel Martalock
6:30 PM: Sue Martalock

Audio
5:00 PM: Todd Kleman
6:30 PM: Ben Kleman

Slide Tech
5:00 PM: Conner Dix
6:30 PM: Dan Fischer

Livestream Video
Dan Wasmer

Connection Card Assembly
Larry and Connie Stolzman

Serving Jesus at St. Andrew this Good Friday, April 18, 2025

Musicians
Lead musician: Kevin Meske
Vocalists:             Trudi Jo Halvorson, Brandon Luppen
Guitar:                  Clayton Grow, Terry Jacobs
Percussion:         Elijah Grow
Cello:                   Rachel Fricke

Greeters
1:00 PM:              Pete and Cecile Peterson
5:00 PM:              Ron and Piri Kerr
6:30 PM:              Ron and Linda Ketterer

Ushers
1:00 PM:              Ferron Havens, Brad Hougaard
5:00 PM:              Connor Dix, Zachary Maron
6:30 PM:              Dennis Schlender, Dan Simpson

Lay Readers
1:00 PM:              Andrew Fritz
5:00 PM:              Ron Kerr
6:30 PM:              Mark Kjenstad

Audio
1:00 PM:              Naomi Laabs
5:00 PM:              Todd Kleman
6:30 PM:              Brent Denton

Slide Tech
1:00 PM:              Paul Pucci
5:00 PM:              Sarah Wendorf
6:30 PM:              Ron Kerr

Livestream Video
Thad Molling

Serving Jesus at St. Andrew this Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025

Musicians
Lead musician: Melissa Dyer
Vocalists:             Melissa Dyer, Clayton Grow, Rachel Kamin, Naomi Laabs
Guitar:                  Clayton Grow, Jon Povich, Dan Wasmer
Drums:                 Scott Fanello
Trumpets: Clara Grow, Michelle Luppen
Brass:                   Brent Denton, Ian Eberle, Kaelan Faessler, Malia Faessler, Clara Grow, Kris Lund, Michelle Luppen, Rachel Martalock, Johanna Nielsen, Malachi Nielsen, Phineas Nielsen, Darren Powers, Chase Radziej, Chad Schaal

Greeters
7:30 AM:             Ron and Piri Kerr
9:00 AM:             Joe Kotecki and Georgia Siler family
10:30 AM:           Robert and Beth Ramos

Ushers
7:30 AM:             Bill Beier, Paul Wittkamp
9:00 AM:             Brad Hougaard, John Kamin, Mark Roloff
10:30 AM:           Greg and Zach Yunger

Audio
7:30 AM:             Terry Jacobs
9:00 AM:             Terry Jacobs
10:30 AM:           Ben Kleman

Slide Tech
7:30 AM: Dan Fischer
9:00 AM: Connor Dix
10:30 AM:

Livestream Video
Elle Bolstad

Hospitality
7:30 AM:             Heidi Wolf
9:00 AM:             Kim Volberg
10:30 AM:           Claire Mann