Successful move
We will be ready for weekend worship in the gym because of the efforts of many individuals on both Sunday and Tuesday. Small and large items were transported, taken down, set up, and packed in preparation for the next phase of construction. Thanks for your service!

Call meeting
Our next call meeting for Pastor for Outreach will be Thursday, May 28, at 5:45 PM. We regularly use the term “call” or “divine call,” but we don’t always explain it. You might benefit from reading an article WELS President Mark Schroeder recently wrote called “Understanding the divine call.”

Construction update
Finishes continue to go in! Pictured is the room behind the sanctuary where Communion will be set up. There will be some storage back there as well. You’ll start to see changes in the current atrium in the next few weeks as classroom construction begins.

Update | A Place of Peace giving
One year into the campaign, which had a goal of $7,500,000, pledged donations stand at $8,035,123 with $3,389,948.29 already received. Praise God! These funds have and will continue to build a place where God’s peace will be proclaimed and lived.

Even if you did not make a formal pledge, you can still give. The actual cost is around $11,000,000, so a mortgage is part of this, but the less debt and the sooner it goes away, the more ministry. Giving can be set up like other offerings using “A Place of Peace” as the “Fund” or memo line, or check “Ministry Expansion” on your St. Andrew offering envelope.

A Place of Peace | Add your memories to the board
It’s not too late to add your milestone memories from the past 25 years to the whiteboard. We will continue to display this for a few weeks. Cards are still available to write your personal or family milestones on, or feel free to bring a copy of a photo from your milestone events to put on the board. Let’s fill both of our whiteboards with the many blessings he has given us over the last 25 years as we look ahead to many more years to come.

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.

Milestones 
Lifelong St. Andrew member Andrew Fritz is finishing his second year of pastoral training at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, so he will be assigned to a church within our fellowship to serve as a vicar, that is, a pastor intern. The vicar assignment service is at 7:00 PM on May 20 and will be livestreamed.

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.

“Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” by Kauflin, Merker, Papa, Boswell, Getty
“Who You Say I Am” by Hillsong
“Holy Spirit” by Keith Getty, Stuart Townend
“King of Kings” by Hillsong

Summer Growth Groups
Growth Groups are on a short break as we make the move from spring to summer, but they are coming back soon, so now is the time to sign up. There is a golfing group, a moms’ group, a breakfast group, and a few more to choose from. See what works for you. You can sign up in the atrium or right here.

Pickleball outing
Since this pickleball thing has taken the world by storm, we thought we’d make a racket and ask you to join us for some friendly competition on Sunday, May 31, at 12 PM. Click here to reserve your spot for pickleball at Taylor Park in Middleton. This is for players 18 and older. The sign-up deadline is May 20.

Stuff Swap
We all have a lot of stuff that we don’t need anymore. Here’s a chance to take that stuff and swap it for stuff you do need. Our Moms’ Growth Group is having a Kids and Family Stuff Swap on Saturday, June 27, from 9 AM – 12 PM at St. Andrew. Signs in the atrium provide more details. The best part? There will be a free will donation benefiting Care Net Pregnancy Center of Dane County. The second best part? Coffee and bagels will be available while you swap.

Follow Me
There will be no science camp this summer due to construction, but we are inviting children to Follow Me—A Summer Day with Jesus. Children in kindergarten – grade 6 are invited to Garner Park (333 S. Rosa Rd., Madison) on Wednesday, July 8, to follow Jesus. Children can be dropped off after 3:15 PM for a 3:30 PM start. At 5:30 PM, parents are invited to return for a hot dog cookout and celebration service. Register HERE. If your 7^th or 8^th grade student would like to help at the event, contact Children’s Ministry Director Emma Nolte at [email protected].org.

Impact
The apostle Paul had a thorn in his flesh. He pleaded with God to take it away. This week we discuss that prayer and God’s answer. Our guest in Pastor Jon Bilitz. You can listen to Impact here or by searching for “Kjenstad Impact” wherever you listen to podcasts.

Professional counseling available
May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month. Did you know that St. Andrew partners with Christian Family Solutions to offer counseling, including for mental health? You can find out more about CFS at christianfamilysolutions.org, or contact Pastor Clinton for more information. All counseling situations are kept confidential.

LWMS Convention coming to Madison
The 63^rd Annual Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society Convention is June 25 – 28 in Madison at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. It features workshops, devotions, fellowship, and much more. There will also be many opportunities to serve both before and during; if you are interested in serving, please contact Amanda Taticek. Visit 63.lwms.org for more information about the convention.

Monthly Mission Partner
Our May partner is the WELS mission work in the Boise, Idaho, area where Pastor Randy Hunter, a St. Andrew member and former St. Andrew pastor, is serving as a mission developer. Watch his short video.