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IN THIS ISSUE...
More Than a Meal
Family Bike Ride Meets All Goals But One
Larry’s BIG Heart
Pat Shouted “God is good”
Family Bike Ride
By the Numbers
Total funds raised
$59,426
Challenge grant
INSIDE
THI S ISSUE :
M o re th a n a s o u p ki tc h e n ~ Fa m i ly b i ke ri d e o u tc o m e ~ L a rry ’s B I G h e a rt
SEEDS
$25,000
OF
HOPE
a Newletter from Outreach for Hope Inc.
Winter 2010 Issue 03
Challenge met & exceeded
$34,426
Riders, volunteers & guests
130
Number that rode
85
OFH churches that participated
8
Synod pastors who rode
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1212 South Layton Boulevard
Milwaukee, WI 53215
www.outreachforhope.org
Contact: Rev. Jim Bickel
(414)671R1212
[email protected]
GOD
IS
GOOD
Pastor Penvose forgot to say it.
He always says it. He had
welcomed the assembly of homeless
men and women, others who were
struggling with financial issues, some
older church members who come for
the fellowship, and the volunteers, all
gathered Wednesday night at Unity’s
Soup Kitchen. Pastor Penvose was
about to deliver the meal prayer,
but he had forgotten one thing.
Since it had become a tradition, Pat,
one of the homeless men at the tables,
shouted it out, “God is good,” and
Pat had to say it
everyone in the gymnasium answered,
“All the time.” Pat came back, “All the
time,” and the guests with one voice
answered, “God is good!”
Pretty moving, coming from Pat,
a quiet man with long hair and
a full beard. He likes to say he has the
“mountain man” look. A Viet Nam
Veteran, Pat, over the years, has spent
many nights outside without a place
to call home. Pat loves to come to the
Soup Kitchen, a meal served every
Wednesday evening at Unity Lutheran
Church, 1025 East Oklahoma, in
Milwaukee. He says everyone is
friendly and it feels like a family. In
the midst of the people gathered at
Unity to break bread together Pat had
to say it. “God is good – all the time!”
Pat is a reminder of the witness
people in poverty can give to the rest
of us, and why the ministries of
Outreach for Hope are vital to the
mission we share together in the
Greater Milwaukee Synod to walk
with the poor. Read more about the
Unity Soup Kitchen in this issue of
“Seeds of Hope.”
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IT ’ S M U C H M O R E T H A N T H E “ S O U P ” AT U N I T Y ’ S
more than one church
“You felt welcomed,” he recalled. The
S O U P K I TC H E N Much
The Soup Kitchen started seven years next week he was back again. He atR
“Unity ’s Soup Kitchen is the pulse,
the driving beat of our congregation.
It’s how we think and see our work in
this community.” That’s the way
Kevan Penvose, Pastor of Unity
Lutheran Church describes their Soup
Kitchen. The Soup Kitchen is a meal
program served every Wednesday
evening to anyone who needs not only
a meal, but a place to feel welcomed
and valued. Unity is located in southR
east Milwaukee and an Outreach for
Hope congregation of the Greater
Milwaukee Synod.
Much more than a Meal
Through the years the Soup Kitchen
has become so much more than a meal
freely served to the community.
It includes the Open Door Free
Clinic and a Clothing Room, both
operating on Wednesday evenings.
There is also a Food Pantry that gives
food out especially to those without
a zip code. That’s significant since
many food programs ask for an
ID and an address. But for many that
are homeless there is no official
address to share. As George, one of
the guests, explained, “I don’t have an
address. I’ve been living under the
IR94 bridge.”
ago as an idea in Unity ’s Outreach
Committee. “It was like God was leadR
ing us,” said Karen Emmons, who was
on Unity ’s Outreach Committee at
the time and has served as the Soup
Kitchen’s Director/Coordinator ever
since. Besides the various additional
ministries that grew up out of and
along side of the Soup Kitchen, a key
to its outreach has been
the ecumenical involveR
ment of four other
churches that take
turns, along with Unity,
in preparing and serving
the meals. They include
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in
Cudahy, St. Paul’s Catholic Church in
Milwaukee, Nativity Lutheran Church
in Wauwatosa, and St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church, one block from
Unity. It’s a joint effort, but Unity is
the site and the organizing church
that brings it all together.
Much more than survival
The effects of the Soup Kitchen reach
far beyond Wednesday night. One of
the regular guests at the meal is Jim.
At his first visit several years ago he
liked the way people sat down before
the meal and could visit.
George, Jim, John, Pat, and Diane
Karen Emmons
Soup Kitchen Director
Outreach for Hope, Inc.
Jim got connected
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tended the 6:30 PM worship and
communion service up in the chapel
that follows the meal program each
week. Three months later he joined
Unity. He was connected. His experiR
ence at Unity spurred him on to work
towards change in the community. He
is part of the Greater Milwaukee
Synod’s Racism Committee. He has
also been working with a
program attempting to
develop temporary shelR
ter in the area for the
homeless. The program
is called GIFTS (God Is
Faithful
Temporary
Shelter). Jim has worked off and on,
but steady employment proves to be
elusive. In the meantime Jim uses his
talents to be a blessing to others with
similar needs, inspired by Unity, the
church that has become his own.
Much more than Sunday morning
At the close of Unity’s worship each
Sunday, a voice calls out to the whole
congregation, “God is good,” and the
people of Unity respond, “All the
time!” And the refrain reverses, “All
the time,” “God is good.” “It’s our
connection to ministry all week,” says
Pastor Penvose. “The link is made
when the meal starts on Wednesday
evening, and I announce, ‘God is
good’ and the guests reply with
enthusiasm, ‘All the time.’”
Much more than a donation
Your financial support to Outreach
for Hope goes directly to ministries
like Unity’s Soup kitchen. It is your
response to the proclamation, “God is
good – all the time!” All the time –
God is good!”
www.outreachforhope.org
T H E 2010 O U T R E A C H
A ND MIN ISTRIES
FOR
H O P E C H U RC H E S
M I LW A U K E E - F A R N O R T H
Capitol Drive Lutheran Church
KENOSH A
Grace Lutheran Church
5229 West Capitol Drive ~ Milwaukee
2006 60th Street ~ Kenosha
Divine Word Lutheran Church
ELCA Urban Outreach Center
5505 South Lloyd Street ~ Milwaukee
2006 60th Street ~ Kenosha
Florist Avenue Lutheran Church
RACIN E
Emmaus Lutheran Church
5975 North 40th Street ~ Milwaukee
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
3617 North 48th Street ~ Milwaukee
Peace Lutheran Church
5229 North 51st Blvd. ~ Milwaukee
1925 Summit Avenue ~ Racine
Racine Neighborhood Camp
1925 Summit Avenue ~ Racine
Our Savior ’s Lutheran Church
M I LW A U K E E - N E A R N O R T H
All Peoples Church
2219 Washington Avenue ~ Racine
2600 North Second Street ~ Milwaukee
2417 Drexel Avenue ~ Racine
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Emmaus Lutheran, Racine
Cross Lutheran Church
1821 North 16th Street ~ Milwaukee
Hephatha Lutheran Church
1720 West Locust Street ~ Milwaukee
Incarnation Lutheran Church
1510 West Keefe Avenue ~ Milwaukee
Reformation Lutheran Church
2201 North 35th Street ~ Milwaukee
Serenity Inns
2825 West Brown ~ Milwaukee
M I LW A U K E E - C E N T R A L A N D S O U T H
Lutheran Church of the Great Spirit
3127 South Howell Avenue ~ Milwaukee
ELCA Urban Outreach Center, Kenosha
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
3022 West Wisconsin Avenue ~ Milwaukee
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Lao Ministry
2812 West Wisconsin Avenue ~ Milwaukee
Faith/Santa Fe Lutheran Church
1000 South Layton Boulevard ~ Milwaukee
Unity Lutheran Church
1025 East Oklahoma Aveune ~ Milwaukee
Redeemer Lutheran Church
631 North 19th Street ~ Milwaukee
All Peoples Church, Milwaukee
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FA M I LY B I K E R I D E M E E TS A L L I TS G OA LS
Bells ringing, flags waving and
enthusiastic cheering greeted each of
the riders as they crossed the finish
line at Cory Park in Dousman on
September 11, site of the OFH
Family Bike Ride and Fund Raiser.
A hearty twentyRnine bikers rode up to
40 miles, many rode 14, and some
were happy to make it 4 miles. No
matter what the distance, celebration
was in order. The third annual Family
Bike Ride for fun and fundraising had
been a success. It was the first year
that the event was promoted
throughout the Greater Milwaukee
Synod, and people from across the
Synod came through with their
support. Our $50,000 goal was
exceeded by over $9000.
The ride begins
Speaker Sandra Wilson from Hephatha
THANK YOU to:
All who donated to the OFH Bike Event
Dave and Barb Hammer for the challenge grant
All who rode and secured pledges
All who came to the picnic to celebrate
Pacesetter Congregations and Ambassadors
Spirit Spinners from Ascension, Waukesha
Youth Group from Ascension, Waukesha
Sandra Wilson from Hephatha, Milwaukee
Pastor Steve Jerbi from All Peoples, Milwaukee
Planning team: Dave McAdow, Nic Bur, Dave Hammer
Lloyd Buth, Jim Bickel and Chris Durfee
Graphic artist: Heidi Bischmann
Web master: Barb Hammer
L A R RY ’ S B I K E
AND
D i r e c t o r ’ s N o t e – R e v. J i m B i c k e l
One morning I heard a voice out in
the reception area of the Synod Office
asking, “Where is Pastor Bickel?” I
don’t often experience that in my new
roll as Director of Outreach for
Hope, so I stepped out to see who my
visitor was. It was Larry. His pastor,
Rev. Donna Brown at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, 26th and
Wisconsin, had brought him to the
September 11 Outreach for Hope
Family Bike Ride. This morning Larry
had something for me, tightly wadded
up in his hand. After some hesitation
he opened his hand and carefully
unfolded a $10 bill and a $5 bill. As
I looked on in curiosity he handed me
the crumpled bills, “Here, this is for
the bike ride. I need to mark it on
my sheet.” The sheet Larry was
referring to was his Outreach for
Hope pledge form, a sheet that he had
more than filled.
The Pastor Jerbi family train
Corporate Sponsors:
Thrivent – Milwaukee chapter
Thrivent – SE Waukesha County chapter
Bicycle Doctors – Dousman
Culvers on Sunset R Waukesha
Water Doctors – Waukesha
ProHealth – Waukesha
His pastor explained later, “When I
told Larry about the bicycle ride to
raise funds for Outreach for Hope,
Larry knew exactly what to do. With
the pledge sheet and information
about Outreach for Hope Larry
went around the church and his
neighborhood with a mission. He
raised almost $300.”
I was humbled as he handed me
the crumpled bills
Two things you need to know
about Larry.
1.) He is a member of a church that
receives funding from Outreach
for Hope.
2.) Larry is one of the people that
Outreach for Hope was designed
to support.
St. Paul’s provides a place of welcome
and stability for Larry who spends
lots of his time out on
the street. That’s why it
was humbling for me to
see Larry in my office
handing me two creased
bills, part of nearly
$300 he raised for an
organization that was
designed to support
him.
Pastor Brown will tell
you that God has given
Larry a big heart. “The
people of St. Paul’s give
thanks for his presR
ence,” she said. Larry
serves as a greeter and a
photographer at the
church that is his faith
Reserve September 10, 2011 for next year ’s ride
Are we there yet?
Outreach for Hope, Inc.
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Larry and Pastor Donna
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home. Day to day you may see Larry
on his bicycle. It’s one of his favorite
ways to get around town. Sometimes
you might see a bright orange cart
behind his bike, filled with cans for
recycling. Larry has a heart to serve
and to give.
Do you have a Heart like Larry’s?
As we come into this season of Advent
we remember Mary ’s song as she
carried the Christ child in her body.
She sang, “My soul magnifies the
Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God
my Savior, for he has looked with
favor on the lowliness of his servant.”
In Christ the lowly are lifted up, the
hungry are filled with good things,
and those we least expect, like Mary
or like Larry, God uses to do
great things.
In this season of Hope please
consider a gift to Outreach for Hope.
Let God guide you to bring support
for the poor, to walk with the poor, to
learn from the poor. Send a check
today or go on line at the OFH web
site to support the twentyRfour
ministries receiving funding from
Outreach for Hope. Consider Larry’s
big heart and God’s great sacrifice to
give us all Hope.
Pastor Brown shared, “On the day of
the event (the OFH Bike Ride) the
rain could not dampen Larry’s spirits.
It was a joy to ride with him that
Saturday morning. Larry is ready to
get on his bicycle and go wherever
God leads him.” May God lead you to
give generously for people like Larry,
who lead us by their own example of
generosity in this season of giving.
www.outreachforhope.org
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Joelle Bickel
Katie Bickel
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C O N G R E G AT I O N S
Adoration Lutheran Church, Greenfield
Ascension Lutheran Church, Waukesha
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Delafield
Divine Word Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc
ELCA Cluster III Congregations, Milwaukee
Faith/Santa Fe Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
First United Lutheran Church, Sheboygan
Grace Lutheran Church, Kenosha
Grace Lutheran Church, Thiensville
Greater Milwaukee Synod ELCA
Hephatha Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Mequon
G I F TS G I V E N
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King of Kings Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Memorial Lutheran Church, Glendale
Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Hartland
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, West Bend
Reformation Lutheran Church, Brookfield
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grafton
St. John’s Lutheran Church, West Milwaukee
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Cudahy
St. Mary ’s Lutheran Church, Kenosha
St. Stephen the Martyr Lutheran Church, Greendale
HONOR OF
Ordination of Kevan Penvose R Bill Bravener
Their Children R Gerald & Kathleen Hanson
Bruce Weiskotten R Rev. Ed & Gloria Weiskotten
Pastor Mary Martha Kannass R Carl & Barbara Schwartz
Pastor Chuck Brummond R Our Saviors, Hartland
R GMS Women of the ELCA
Pastor Jim Bickel R Rev. Mick & Judy Roschke,
R Robert & Joanne Gialdini
R Members of Ascension, Waukesha
G I F TS G I V E N
IN
Ardell Doerr R Karen Rogers
Bishop Jeff Barrow R Rev. Mary Martha Kannass
R Don & Marion Heinz
Pastor Mick Roschke R Tom & Linda Ertel
Paul Kwiecien R Carol & John Kwiecien
Pastor Gail BrodersenRHeins R William Bravener
Bishop Paul StummeRDiers R Rev. Gary & Jodee Liedtke
Staff at St. Luke’s, Waukesha R Rev. Gary & Jodee Liedtke
Sunday School Staff, Grace, Grafton R Ruth Schmidt
M E M O RY
Leona & Gilbert Kapustanczek R Marlene Kapustanczek
Avis Blank – Grace, Thiensville, Endowment Committee
William T. Schmid R Delores Schmid
Rev. Eugene LeVine R Elberta LeVine
Ken & Winona Schroeder R Todd & Marge Schroeder
Patricia Lombardi R Debbie Fuller
Viola Koras R Carl & Janet Koch
Dorice Barrow R Rev. Robert & Trudy Tobias
Donald Leech R Margaret Leech
CONSIDER
Allen & Audrey Yahr
Rev. Rachel & Kurt Young Binter
Rich & Nancy Young
Phyllis Yursky
Robert & Janice Zastrow
Mary Lou Zuege
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Mildred Roge R Gertrude Roots
Herbert Meier R Nannette & George Hegerty
Charles A Johnson R Janet Johnson
Robert Peterson R Ardell Doerr
Tom Kates R Susan Dyke O’Day & John O’Day
Camilla M. Jones R Ronald Jones
Viola Koch R Carl Koch
Pastor P. Frederick Opem R Ruth Ann Opem
Mom, Dad, & Gene R Barbara Ladd
THIS...
A Quote:
When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the
shepherds are back with their flock, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner, to rebuild the nations, to bring peace ... to make music in the heart.
~ Howard Thurman, American author, civil rights leader, and theologian (1899R1981)
A Bible Verse:
Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver
them from the hand of the wicked.
~ Psalm 82:3R4
Remember Outreach for Hope and its ministries in your Year End Giving
You can donate at www.OutReachForHope.org
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Bernard & Bess Alberg
Sandra Alioto
John & Mary Almasi
Gordy & Nancy Anderson
Klennes & Shirley Anderson
Keith Atkinson
Jane Babcock
Ted & Dorothy Baehmann
James & Jean Ballantyne
Bishop Jeff & Kathryn P. Barrow
Barb Barthel
Greg & Mary Beth Bauer
Rev. Paul & Rae Bauman
Rev. Kara & Trenton Baylor
Byron & Penny Beams
Rev. Amy Becker
Clyde & Gwenn Benjamin
Patrick Bergmann
Jeremy & Sonja Beyerlein
Rev. Jim & Paula Bickel
Joelle Bickel
Katie Bickel
David Bischmann
Mark & Jane Blackman
Avis Blank
Dudley & Janet Blank
Rev. Marilyn & Ken Borchardt
Richard & Sharon Boward
William L. Bravener
Richard &. Linda BrinkmanRSomers
Richard Britton & Karen Van Lone
Rev. Gail BrodersenRHeins
Robert & Karen Bromberek
Revs. Bradley & Donna Brown
Rev. Charles & Lynn Brummond
Janet Brunner
Doug & Kathy Bue
Nick & Kerry Bur
Shirley Burmeister
James & Teresa Burris
Glenn Buzzard
Timothy & Dawn Bykowski
John & Mary Cable
Joseph & Debra Cali
Patrick & Sandra Callahan
Paula Canby
Paul & Lori Cannestra
Rev. Jennifer Carlson
Rev. Marlin & Joanne Carlson
Mary Lou Charapata
Walter & Aleta Chossek
Thomas & Joyce Christie
Ivan & Sharon Christopherson
Rev. Sandra & Dr. Jay Chrostowski
James & Mary Conlon
Sharon Corso
Susan E. Cyr
Martin & Joyce Dambekaln
Sarah Danforth
James & Susan Daniels
Marilyn Day
Douglas & Celeste Defenbaugh
Patricia Demos
Steven & Pamela Derosier
William & Sandra Dewalt
Nancy Dewey
Kathleen DischlerRNoreen
Ardell Doerr
Gary & Kimberly Draeger
James & Vonda Drees
David & Roberta Drews
Robert & Jeanne Dries, Jr.
Robert & Betty Eckart
Rev. Joe & Joyce Ellwanger
Carl & Karen Engelhardt
Thomas & Linda Ertel
Bill & Bea Evans
Michael & Doreen Festge
Rev. Howard & Fran Fintzen
Gerald & Kathleen Fischer
Gerhard & Lucy Fischer
Carole L. Fisher
Wayne & Jan Fox
Outreach for Hope, Inc.
OC TOBE R 16 , 200 9
Walter Fraedrich
Donald R. Fritz
Richard & Dolores Froemming
Rev. Susan Gaeta
Robert & Joanne Gialdini
Cameron & Cathy Gilbertson
Dr. Judy Gilbertson
Alan Gilgenbach
Kenneth & Joyce Gilgenbach
Leslie & Carol Gillmore
Richard & Terri Goergen
Rev. Gerald & June Goodrich
Janette Gosdeck
Craig & Tamara Greenwood
David & Betty Groenewold
Reed & Nancy Groethe
Mike & Julie Groh
Gale & Jean Guenther
Jeannine Guttormsson
Roland Haefemeyer
James & Kathy Hahn
Florence Hammelev
Dave & Barb Hammer
Luann Hansche
Greta Hansen
Gerald & Kathi Hanson
Steven & Debra Hartfield
Michael & Cheryl Hayes
Dorothy Heale
George & Nannette Hegerty
Rev. Alan & Joanne Heggen
Rev. Carol Hegland & Tom Shaffer
Brad & Cynthia Heimlich
Joyce Heinrich
Sean Alan Heinritz
Marion & Don Heinz
Torrey Heistad
Rev. Lawrence & Kathleen Henning
Marc Hietala
Earl & Eugenie Hildebrandt
Rhonda Hill
Berton Hinkel
James & Cathy Hinrichs
Deborah HipkeRFuller
Rev. Fred & Nancy Hofer
Elizabeth N. Hoffmann
Barry & Christine Holloway
Rev. Jim & Marion Holmberg
Buck & Carol Houston
Mary Huss
Judith Hutto
Bill & Lynn Ihlenfeld
Rev. Paul & Donna Ihlenfeld
Rev. Alexander Jacobs & Drusilla Cagoni
Deborah Jacobs
Rev. Jon & Joan Jacobs
Rev. Dennis & Lynn Jacobsen
Rick & Marsha James
Sharon Jantz
Rev. Mary Janz
Rev. Frank & Deaconess Jan Janzow
Douglas & Mary Johnson
Rev. Gary & Krista Johnson
Janet Johnson
Marge Johnson
Riley Cooper & Karen Johnson
Dave & Donna Jonassen
Ron Jones
Donald & Donna Jorgensen
Matthew Junker
Sharon Ann Kaebisch
Rev. Mary Martha Kannass
Marlene Kapustanczek
William & Mary Kasch
Rev. David & Susan Keller
Bill & Bonnie Kellogg
Michael Kellogg
Andrew & Julie King
Dr. Ed & Lois Kinsfogel
Mark Kirchner
Jeff & Bryn Kirk
Keith & Maria Klassy
Charles & Judith Klawitter
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OCT O B ER 1 5, 20 10
Rev. Mark & Diane Knappe
Rev. Dr. Wolf Knappe
Stephen & Linda Knowlez
Mary Knudten
Carl Koch
Richard & Marlene Koch
Richard & Carol Koehler
Roger Koehler
Joseph Kohls
Donna Kay Kramer
Darrell & Barbara Kreft
Jarlene Kriehn
Susan Krist
Sr. Rose Kroeger
Wayne & Lois Krueger
Jean Krushas
John & Carol Kwiecien
Barbara Ladd
Lorraine Lahdenpera
Bruce & Marlene Lammi
Dale & Sandra Landgren
David & Karen Larsen
Rev. Charles Larson
Letty Larson
Margaret A. Leech
Dena LeMere
Roger & Inez Lemnus
Gregory & Amy Lentz
Elberta LeVine
David & Elizabeth Lidwin
Rev. Gary & Jodee Liedtke
Rev. Susan & Richard Lindberg
Dorothy Lindquist
David & Judy Linser
Robert & Becky Lonergan
Wayne & Susan Losinske
Rev. Carl & Eileen Lund
Donald & Lanna Luzar
Daren & Tanya Maas
Jayne Mackey
Alan & Linda Maechtle
Thomas Mainville
Barbara Maloney
Richard & Donna Manke
Rev. Dr. Fred & Jewel Marks
Jon & Barbara Mason
Andrew & Cari Matter
Rev. Ronald & Margaret Matter
Janet May
David & Vera McAdow
John & Laurie McGroarty
Bud & Bennie McKonly
Michael & Lucinda Meade
Nancy Meiling
Rev. David & Jann Meissner
Frederic & Mary Meyer
Steven & Lynn Meyer
Mike & Joan Mikecz
Dale & Elizabeth Milhans
James & Kirstin Miller
Marilyn Miller
Greg & Sandra Milligan
Loren & Shirley Moe
Martin & Lisa Moser
Rev. William & Laverne Mueller
Kathy Murguia
Gail Musolf
Tim & Linda Muth
Dr. Richard & Shirley Napgezek
Michael & Deni Naumann
Rev. James & Janet Niederloh
Harvey & Patricia Nix
Roger & Barbara Nordberg
John & Susan O'Day
Rev. Fran & Miriam Odden
Dean & Ruth O'Hanlon
Dale and Virginia Oista
Rev. James & Krista Olia
Arthur & Marilyn Olson
Marjorie H. Olson
Rev. Myron & Annette Olson
William & Verna Olson
Ruth Ann Opem
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Mark Otto
Wayne & Lynette Owens
Martin & Florence Panning
Leroy & Donna Passolt
Dr. Keith & Sandra Paukner
William & Jacqueline Perrigo, Jr.
Raymond & Janice Perry
David & Louise Petering
Janet Petersen
Richard and Sandra Pfeiffer
Dave & Kathleen Phelan
Richard & Suzanne Pieper
Eugene Pine
James & Kristin Popham
Gail Povey
Larry & Jeanne Prochnow
Patricia Purtell
Kenneth & Patricia Quartullo
Ralph & Dorothy Raasch
Rev. David & Jane Raben
Rich & Barb Regent
Bob Reinders
Susan Renken
Marie Renn
Rev. Rod & Susan Resheske
Julie Reynolds
Iva Richards
Rev. Dudley & Mary Riggle
Greg & Carolyn Rismoen
William & Kathleen Riutta
Will Robertson
Karen L. Rogers
Alfred & Edna Rohrer
Rev. Ted & Sharon Romberg
David & Gael Romoser
William & Gertrude Roots
Rev. Mick & Judy Roschke
William & Dorene Rudd
Revs. Chuck & Susan Ruehle
Rev. Ed & Katy Ruen
John & Barbara Sand
Joseph & Barbara Saporito
Geraldine Sauer
David & Marjorie Saye
Michael & Deborah Scheffler
Carl & Joan Scheid
Randall & Penny Scherf
Revs. Robert Scheuermann & Barb Rasmussen
Gary & Cherri Schleicher
Delores Schmid
Ruth Schmidt, AIM
Bob & Karen Schmiechen
Rev. Margaret & Tim Schoewe
Carol Schroeder
Todd & Marge Schroeder
Dolores Schruba
Dennis & Judith Schultz
Jeff & Kathleen Schultz
Roy Schultz
Carl & Barbara Schwartz
Steven & Linda Seymour
Tom & Marilyn Short
Vera Silseth
Rev. Justin & Maxine Silvius
David & Nancy Slinde
Richard & Deborah Sloane
Art & Nancy Smith
Doug & Sally Soderberg
George & Terry Sorenson
Alice Stapel
John & Linda Stehman
Rev. Jim & Catherine Stein
Rev. Crystal & Michael Steinberg
Robert Stoll
Shirley Stoll
Everett & Kay Stone
Elmer & Donna Strassburg
Rev. Ken & Mary Strecker
Edward & Joyce Strom
Jan Swan
Arthur & Bonnie Thiesenhusen
Vera Thorsen
Rev. Robert & Gertrude Tobias
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Ralph Tollas
Gene & Laura Traas
Norbert Uecker
Steven & Barbara Van Voorhis
David Velcheck
R. George Vogt
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Rev. Allen & Gretchen Wahl
Rev. Richard & Beverly Weeden
Bradley & Jeanette Weinstock
Rev. Edward & Gloria Weiskotten
Mary A. Welles
Rev. Larry & Liz Westfield
F RO M
Brian & Rebekah Wickert
Beverly Wickland
Robert & Lana Wiese
Brian & Kathryn Wismar
Chuck Wittig
Rev. John & Romelle Worth
C O N G R E G AT I O N S
Adoration Lutheran Church, Greenfield
Ascension Lutheran Church, Waukesha
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Delafield
Divine Word Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc
ELCA Cluster III Congregations, Milwaukee
Faith/Santa Fe Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
First United Lutheran Church, Sheboygan
Grace Lutheran Church, Kenosha
Grace Lutheran Church, Thiensville
Greater Milwaukee Synod ELCA
Hephatha Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Mequon
G I F TS G I V E N
IN
King of Kings Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Memorial Lutheran Church, Glendale
Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church, Milwaukee
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Hartland
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, West Bend
Reformation Lutheran Church, Brookfield
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Grafton
St. John’s Lutheran Church, West Milwaukee
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Cudahy
St. Mary ’s Lutheran Church, Kenosha
St. Stephen the Martyr Lutheran Church, Greendale
HONOR OF
Ordination of Kevan Penvose R Bill Bravener
Their Children R Gerald & Kathleen Hanson
Bruce Weiskotten R Rev. Ed & Gloria Weiskotten
Pastor Mary Martha Kannass R Carl & Barbara Schwartz
Pastor Chuck Brummond R Our Saviors, Hartland
R GMS Women of the ELCA
Pastor Jim Bickel R Rev. Mick & Judy Roschke,
R Robert & Joanne Gialdini
R Members of Ascension, Waukesha
G I F TS G I V E N
IN
Ardell Doerr R Karen Rogers
Bishop Jeff Barrow R Rev. Mary Martha Kannass
R Don & Marion Heinz
Pastor Mick Roschke R Tom & Linda Ertel
Paul Kwiecien R Carol & John Kwiecien
Pastor Gail BrodersenRHeins R William Bravener
Bishop Paul StummeRDiers R Rev. Gary & Jodee Liedtke
Staff at St. Luke’s, Waukesha R Rev. Gary & Jodee Liedtke
Sunday School Staff, Grace, Grafton R Ruth Schmidt
M E M O RY
Leona & Gilbert Kapustanczek R Marlene Kapustanczek
Avis Blank – Grace, Thiensville, Endowment Committee
William T. Schmid R Delores Schmid
Rev. Eugene LeVine R Elberta LeVine
Ken & Winona Schroeder R Todd & Marge Schroeder
Patricia Lombardi R Debbie Fuller
Viola Koras R Carl & Janet Koch
Dorice Barrow R Rev. Robert & Trudy Tobias
Donald Leech R Margaret Leech
CONSIDER
Allen & Audrey Yahr
Rev. Rachel & Kurt Young Binter
Rich & Nancy Young
Phyllis Yursky
Robert & Janice Zastrow
Mary Lou Zuege
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Mildred Roge R Gertrude Roots
Herbert Meier R Nannette & George Hegerty
Charles A Johnson R Janet Johnson
Robert Peterson R Ardell Doerr
Tom Kates R Susan Dyke O’Day & John O’Day
Camilla M. Jones R Ronald Jones
Viola Koch R Carl Koch
Pastor P. Frederick Opem R Ruth Ann Opem
Mom, Dad, & Gene R Barbara Ladd
THIS...
A Quote:
When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the
shepherds are back with their flock, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner, to rebuild the nations, to bring peace ... to make music in the heart.
~ Howard Thurman, American author, civil rights leader, and theologian (1899R1981)
A Bible Verse:
Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver
them from the hand of the wicked.
~ Psalm 82:3R4
Remember Outreach for Hope and its ministries in your Year End Giving
You can donate at www.OutReachForHope.org
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FA M I LY B I K E R I D E M E E TS A L L I TS G OA LS
Bells ringing, flags waving and
enthusiastic cheering greeted each of
the riders as they crossed the finish
line at Cory Park in Dousman on
September 11, site of the OFH
Family Bike Ride and Fund Raiser.
A hearty twentyRnine bikers rode up to
40 miles, many rode 14, and some
were happy to make it 4 miles. No
matter what the distance, celebration
was in order. The third annual Family
Bike Ride for fun and fundraising had
been a success. It was the first year
that the event was promoted
throughout the Greater Milwaukee
Synod, and people from across the
Synod came through with their
support. Our $50,000 goal was
exceeded by over $9000.
The ride begins
Speaker Sandra Wilson from Hephatha
THANK YOU to:
All who donated to the OFH Bike Event
Dave and Barb Hammer for the challenge grant
All who rode and secured pledges
All who came to the picnic to celebrate
Pacesetter Congregations and Ambassadors
Spirit Spinners from Ascension, Waukesha
Youth Group from Ascension, Waukesha
Sandra Wilson from Hephatha, Milwaukee
Pastor Steve Jerbi from All Peoples, Milwaukee
Planning team: Dave McAdow, Nic Bur, Dave Hammer
Lloyd Buth, Jim Bickel and Chris Durfee
Graphic artist: Heidi Bischmann
Web master: Barb Hammer
L A R RY ’ S B I K E
AND
D i r e c t o r ’ s N o t e – R e v. J i m B i c k e l
One morning I heard a voice out in
the reception area of the Synod Office
asking, “Where is Pastor Bickel?” I
don’t often experience that in my new
roll as Director of Outreach for
Hope, so I stepped out to see who my
visitor was. It was Larry. His pastor,
Rev. Donna Brown at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, 26th and
Wisconsin, had brought him to the
September 11 Outreach for Hope
Family Bike Ride. This morning Larry
had something for me, tightly wadded
up in his hand. After some hesitation
he opened his hand and carefully
unfolded a $10 bill and a $5 bill. As
I looked on in curiosity he handed me
the crumpled bills, “Here, this is for
the bike ride. I need to mark it on
my sheet.” The sheet Larry was
referring to was his Outreach for
Hope pledge form, a sheet that he had
more than filled.
The Pastor Jerbi family train
Corporate Sponsors:
Thrivent – Milwaukee chapter
Thrivent – SE Waukesha County chapter
Bicycle Doctors – Dousman
Culvers on Sunset R Waukesha
Water Doctors – Waukesha
ProHealth – Waukesha
His pastor explained later, “When I
told Larry about the bicycle ride to
raise funds for Outreach for Hope,
Larry knew exactly what to do. With
the pledge sheet and information
about Outreach for Hope Larry
went around the church and his
neighborhood with a mission. He
raised almost $300.”
I was humbled as he handed me
the crumpled bills
Two things you need to know
about Larry.
1.) He is a member of a church that
receives funding from Outreach
for Hope.
2.) Larry is one of the people that
Outreach for Hope was designed
to support.
St. Paul’s provides a place of welcome
and stability for Larry who spends
lots of his time out on
the street. That’s why it
was humbling for me to
see Larry in my office
handing me two creased
bills, part of nearly
$300 he raised for an
organization that was
designed to support
him.
Pastor Brown will tell
you that God has given
Larry a big heart. “The
people of St. Paul’s give
thanks for his presR
ence,” she said. Larry
serves as a greeter and a
photographer at the
church that is his faith
Reserve September 10, 2011 for next year ’s ride
Are we there yet?
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home. Day to day you may see Larry
on his bicycle. It’s one of his favorite
ways to get around town. Sometimes
you might see a bright orange cart
behind his bike, filled with cans for
recycling. Larry has a heart to serve
and to give.
Do you have a Heart like Larry’s?
As we come into this season of Advent
we remember Mary ’s song as she
carried the Christ child in her body.
She sang, “My soul magnifies the
Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God
my Savior, for he has looked with
favor on the lowliness of his servant.”
In Christ the lowly are lifted up, the
hungry are filled with good things,
and those we least expect, like Mary
or like Larry, God uses to do
great things.
In this season of Hope please
consider a gift to Outreach for Hope.
Let God guide you to bring support
for the poor, to walk with the poor, to
learn from the poor. Send a check
today or go on line at the OFH web
site to support the twentyRfour
ministries receiving funding from
Outreach for Hope. Consider Larry’s
big heart and God’s great sacrifice to
give us all Hope.
Pastor Brown shared, “On the day of
the event (the OFH Bike Ride) the
rain could not dampen Larry’s spirits.
It was a joy to ride with him that
Saturday morning. Larry is ready to
get on his bicycle and go wherever
God leads him.” May God lead you to
give generously for people like Larry,
who lead us by their own example of
generosity in this season of giving.
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IT ’ S M U C H M O R E T H A N T H E “ S O U P ” AT U N I T Y ’ S
more than one church
“You felt welcomed,” he recalled. The
S O U P K I TC H E N Much
The Soup Kitchen started seven years next week he was back again. He atR
“Unity ’s Soup Kitchen is the pulse,
the driving beat of our congregation.
It’s how we think and see our work in
this community.” That’s the way
Kevan Penvose, Pastor of Unity
Lutheran Church describes their Soup
Kitchen. The Soup Kitchen is a meal
program served every Wednesday
evening to anyone who needs not only
a meal, but a place to feel welcomed
and valued. Unity is located in southR
east Milwaukee and an Outreach for
Hope congregation of the Greater
Milwaukee Synod.
Much more than a Meal
Through the years the Soup Kitchen
has become so much more than a meal
freely served to the community.
It includes the Open Door Free
Clinic and a Clothing Room, both
operating on Wednesday evenings.
There is also a Food Pantry that gives
food out especially to those without
a zip code. That’s significant since
many food programs ask for an
ID and an address. But for many that
are homeless there is no official
address to share. As George, one of
the guests, explained, “I don’t have an
address. I’ve been living under the
IR94 bridge.”
ago as an idea in Unity ’s Outreach
Committee. “It was like God was leadR
ing us,” said Karen Emmons, who was
on Unity ’s Outreach Committee at
the time and has served as the Soup
Kitchen’s Director/Coordinator ever
since. Besides the various additional
ministries that grew up out of and
along side of the Soup Kitchen, a key
to its outreach has been
the ecumenical involveR
ment of four other
churches that take
turns, along with Unity,
in preparing and serving
the meals. They include
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in
Cudahy, St. Paul’s Catholic Church in
Milwaukee, Nativity Lutheran Church
in Wauwatosa, and St. Luke’s
Episcopal Church, one block from
Unity. It’s a joint effort, but Unity is
the site and the organizing church
that brings it all together.
Much more than survival
The effects of the Soup Kitchen reach
far beyond Wednesday night. One of
the regular guests at the meal is Jim.
At his first visit several years ago he
liked the way people sat down before
the meal and could visit.
George, Jim, John, Pat, and Diane
Karen Emmons
Soup Kitchen Director
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tended the 6:30 PM worship and
communion service up in the chapel
that follows the meal program each
week. Three months later he joined
Unity. He was connected. His experiR
ence at Unity spurred him on to work
towards change in the community. He
is part of the Greater Milwaukee
Synod’s Racism Committee. He has
also been working with a
program attempting to
develop temporary shelR
ter in the area for the
homeless. The program
is called GIFTS (God Is
Faithful
Temporary
Shelter). Jim has worked off and on,
but steady employment proves to be
elusive. In the meantime Jim uses his
talents to be a blessing to others with
similar needs, inspired by Unity, the
church that has become his own.
Much more than Sunday morning
At the close of Unity’s worship each
Sunday, a voice calls out to the whole
congregation, “God is good,” and the
people of Unity respond, “All the
time!” And the refrain reverses, “All
the time,” “God is good.” “It’s our
connection to ministry all week,” says
Pastor Penvose. “The link is made
when the meal starts on Wednesday
evening, and I announce, ‘God is
good’ and the guests reply with
enthusiasm, ‘All the time.’”
Much more than a donation
Your financial support to Outreach
for Hope goes directly to ministries
like Unity’s Soup kitchen. It is your
response to the proclamation, “God is
good – all the time!” All the time –
God is good!”
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T H E 2010 O U T R E A C H
A ND MIN ISTRIES
FOR
H O P E C H U RC H E S
M I LW A U K E E - F A R N O R T H
Capitol Drive Lutheran Church
KENOSH A
Grace Lutheran Church
5229 West Capitol Drive ~ Milwaukee
2006 60th Street ~ Kenosha
Divine Word Lutheran Church
ELCA Urban Outreach Center
5505 South Lloyd Street ~ Milwaukee
2006 60th Street ~ Kenosha
Florist Avenue Lutheran Church
RACIN E
Emmaus Lutheran Church
5975 North 40th Street ~ Milwaukee
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
3617 North 48th Street ~ Milwaukee
Peace Lutheran Church
5229 North 51st Blvd. ~ Milwaukee
1925 Summit Avenue ~ Racine
Racine Neighborhood Camp
1925 Summit Avenue ~ Racine
Our Savior ’s Lutheran Church
M I LW A U K E E - N E A R N O R T H
All Peoples Church
2219 Washington Avenue ~ Racine
2600 North Second Street ~ Milwaukee
2417 Drexel Avenue ~ Racine
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Emmaus Lutheran, Racine
Cross Lutheran Church
1821 North 16th Street ~ Milwaukee
Hephatha Lutheran Church
1720 West Locust Street ~ Milwaukee
Incarnation Lutheran Church
1510 West Keefe Avenue ~ Milwaukee
Reformation Lutheran Church
2201 North 35th Street ~ Milwaukee
Serenity Inns
2825 West Brown ~ Milwaukee
M I LW A U K E E - C E N T R A L A N D S O U T H
Lutheran Church of the Great Spirit
3127 South Howell Avenue ~ Milwaukee
ELCA Urban Outreach Center, Kenosha
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
3022 West Wisconsin Avenue ~ Milwaukee
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Lao Ministry
2812 West Wisconsin Avenue ~ Milwaukee
Faith/Santa Fe Lutheran Church
1000 South Layton Boulevard ~ Milwaukee
Unity Lutheran Church
1025 East Oklahoma Aveune ~ Milwaukee
Redeemer Lutheran Church
631 North 19th Street ~ Milwaukee
All Peoples Church, Milwaukee
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IN THIS ISSUE...
More Than a Meal
Family Bike Ride Meets All Goals But One
Larry’s BIG Heart
Pat Shouted “God is good”
Family Bike Ride
By the Numbers
Total funds raised
$59,426
Challenge grant
INSIDE
THI S ISSUE :
M o re th a n a s o u p ki tc h e n ~ Fa m i ly b i ke ri d e o u tc o m e ~ L a rry ’s B I G h e a rt
SEEDS
$25,000
OF
HOPE
a Newletter from Outreach for Hope Inc.
Winter 2010 Issue 03
Challenge met & exceeded
$34,426
Riders, volunteers & guests
130
Number that rode
85
OFH churches that participated
8
Synod pastors who rode
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1212 South Layton Boulevard
Milwaukee, WI 53215
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Contact: Rev. Jim Bickel
(414)671R1212
[email protected]
GOD
IS
GOOD
Pastor Penvose forgot to say it.
He always says it. He had
welcomed the assembly of homeless
men and women, others who were
struggling with financial issues, some
older church members who come for
the fellowship, and the volunteers, all
gathered Wednesday night at Unity’s
Soup Kitchen. Pastor Penvose was
about to deliver the meal prayer,
but he had forgotten one thing.
Since it had become a tradition, Pat,
one of the homeless men at the tables,
shouted it out, “God is good,” and
Pat had to say it
everyone in the gymnasium answered,
“All the time.” Pat came back, “All the
time,” and the guests with one voice
answered, “God is good!”
Pretty moving, coming from Pat,
a quiet man with long hair and
a full beard. He likes to say he has the
“mountain man” look. A Viet Nam
Veteran, Pat, over the years, has spent
many nights outside without a place
to call home. Pat loves to come to the
Soup Kitchen, a meal served every
Wednesday evening at Unity Lutheran
Church, 1025 East Oklahoma, in
Milwaukee. He says everyone is
friendly and it feels like a family. In
the midst of the people gathered at
Unity to break bread together Pat had
to say it. “God is good – all the time!”
Pat is a reminder of the witness
people in poverty can give to the rest
of us, and why the ministries of
Outreach for Hope are vital to the
mission we share together in the
Greater Milwaukee Synod to walk
with the poor. Read more about the
Unity Soup Kitchen in this issue of
“Seeds of Hope.”