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The St. Andrew Weekly — September 9, 2026, 2026-09-09

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This Week

Ego check The account of Old Testament King Ahab, his wife Jezebel, and a vineyard owner named Naboth is an account of greed, ego, and selfishness. It shows the utter sinfulness of mankind and how “me-centric” all of us can be. That’s why it’s not all about us. That’s also why it always has been and always will be all about Jesus—our Savior and our Lord. To his name be worship and praise. Join us for worship at 7 PM on Thursday or 8 or 10:30 AM on Sunday.

Highlights

Events and ministry news needing immediate attention

St. Andrew Dedication – a celebration of A Place of Peace Join us Sunday, September 27, as we acknowledge and celebrate God’s grace. Both worship services will include a rite of dedicating our new space as we focus on maintaining Jesus’ mission. An open house 12-3 includes hors d’oeuvres and activities for all. (Note that September 24 Thursday night worship is the same service but without the festivity afterward.)

Worship

Resources and opportunities for you to worship

Adult Choir for Dedication Do you want to be a part of the dedication for our new building? Join your voice with fellow believers as we give thanks for this new worship space and to share Jesus with others. We will rehearse on Wednesday, September 23, at 6:30 PM in the new music room (room 108) in the elementary wing and sing for worship on September 27. Questions? Reach out to Minister of Worship Naomi (opens in new tab)Laabs(opens in new tab).

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(opens in new tab).

Weekend worship songs Preview some of the songs we will use for worship on this weekend. 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.

“10,000 Reasons(opens in new tab)” by Matt Redman “O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing(opens in new tab)” arr. by Lifeway Worship “Across the Lands(opens in new tab)” by Keith Getty, Stuart Townend “Come unto Jesus(opens in new tab)” by Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Laura Story

Nurture

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

Growth Group sign-ups Join a Growth Group to stay in the Word and to make new friends. Today is the last day to sign up(opens in new tab) for the fall semester.

Gather & Grow Women of St. Andrew, you are invited to gather together to grow faith and friendships. We will meet on September 19 from 9:00 to 11:30 AM at the beautiful Koenig-Roach barn in Mazomanie. Sign up here(opens in new tab). Contact Nancy Ninman(opens in new tab) or Yvonne Onsager(opens in new tab) with your questions.

College students Last call for those new college addresses. If the address is the same as last year, let us know that, too. Send addresses to Minister for Nurture Mark Kjenstad(opens in new tab) or write them on your connection card at church. A third option is to grab a college address card in the atrium.

Impact podcast God sent the apostles out to spread the word about Jesus, but the government ordered them to keep quiet about Jesus, or else. What did they do? That is Acts 5. Seminary Professor Sam Degner is here to take us through this wonderfully inspiring chapter. You can listen to Impact here(opens in new tab) or by searching for “Kjenstad Impact” wherever you listen to podcasts.

PowerHour PowerHour will meet this Friday! PowerHour is enrichment for children up to school age with parents/caregivers. PowerHour begins at 10:15 AM on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from September – May in our gymnasium. Each PowerHour includes creative and fun learning activities, stories, sing-along songs, and a message from Jesus. After our closing song, each child gets a snack to go. Click here(opens in new tab) to learn more.

Sunday children’s ministries starting September 13 “Let the little children come to me.” Those words of our Savior direct us to bring our children to Jesus. St. Andrew helps you do that through a variety of children’s ministries:

Musikgarten | 1- and 2-year-olds with mom and/or dad* Plugged into Jesus | 3-year-olds through grade 5 Spark | grades 6 – 8

All of these ministries are served by wonderful and dedicated volunteers who are eager to share Jesus with the children of St. Andrew. There is no pre-registration. Questions can be directed to Yvonne Onsager(opens in new tab).

*Newborns are welcome to join parents in Growth Group until they are ready for Musikgarten.

Service & Outreach

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

Pastor for Outreach call Pastor Alex Groth continues to deliberate his call to serve St. Andrew. Pray for him and his congregation in Cincinnati as he considers where his skills can best be utilized in God’s kingdom.

Service opportunity | Plugged into Jesus assistants Lead teacher roles are filled, but there are opportunities to assist them in working with children. Plugged into Jesus is a ministry for various age groups from age 3 to 5th grade. Serving them is fun and fulfilling. Contact Yvonne Onsager(opens in new tab) to serve in this way.

New serving teams Thanks to those who have recently volunteered to join a team and those who continue to serve. Any team would love to have you, but a few roles that have more opportunities include Thursday slide techs, Thursday worship attendants, and 10:30 worship attendants. You can still view roles and sign up to serve(opens in new tab).

Monthly Mission Partner Our September Mission Partner is our Ministerial Education Fund. This is St. Andrew’s effort to ease the financial burden of those attending schools that prepare them for the full-time public ministry of the gospel. This year, four St. Andrew members are on that path. Isaiah Durkee and Kylie Roekle attend Martin Luther College, and Ivy and Levi Durkee attend Luther Preparatory School.

Westside Christian School

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

FOW to PTO Westside Christian School’s parent organization that many were familiar with as the Friends of Westside has taken on a new name. It will now be known as the WCS PTO or Parent Teacher Organization. This group serves WCS in many different ways. It sponsors school activities like father-daughter dances, mother-son activities, the Glow Party, and the Westside Christian School Stride. It also supports teachers and students with educational materials that teachers request, helps with some field trips, and generally shows a great deal of love to our entire school community. Thanks to all that are involved in this wonderful group of volunteers. Thanks especially to Jen Heerhold and Betsy Guglielmo for their work leading the FOW. Thanks to Laura Scheider, Lauren Figi, and Annie Thomas as they take the lead with the PTO. Also, a special thanks to Lida Zeighami as she continues to help with the financial side.

Open school positions Westside Christian School has several part-time paid positions that need to be filled for the 2026-27 school year. If you know of someone that might be interested, please pass this information along.

School lunch server | 11 AM – 1 PM, Monday – Friday

Preschool classroom assistant | full day, Monday and Tuesday

Before school care | 7:00 – 7:40 AM

For more information regarding the school lunch server position, please contact Westside Christian School Administrative Assistant Dana Miller(opens in new tab) or Principal Daniel Plath(opens in new tab). For more information on the preschool classroom assistant or the before school care positions, contact Early Childhood Director Raul Ramos(opens in new tab) or Principal Daniel Plath.

Opportunity to coach Do you want to make an impact on the lives of student athletes? Be a coach! Westside Christian School is in need of a track head coach for the spring season. If you are interested, contact Athletic Director Jack Murphy(opens in new tab). Thank you!

Serving This Week

Serving Jesus at St. Andrew this week, September 10 & 13, 2026

Guest Preacher Pastor John Boggs Luther Preparatory School

Musicians Lead musician: Melissa Dyer Vocalists: Adam Bohl, Melissa Dyer, Trudi Jo Halvorson Guitar: Dan Wasmer Drums: Scott Fanello Euphonium: Darren Powers Piano: Adam Figi, Logan Thomas

Front Door Greeters Thursday: Dan and Sarah Arndt, Ron and Piri Kerr 8:00 AM: Duane and Lynnda Ehlke, Eric and Terri Johnson, Jessica Kjenstad, Reah Kjenstad 10:30 AM: Dierks family, Jessica Kjenstad, Reah Kjenstad, Michelle Teteak

Parking Lot Greeters Thursday: Noelle Gates 8:00 AM: Joe Kotecki and Georgia Siler family 10:30 AM:

Sanctuary Greeters Thursday: James Lund, Phil Otto 8:00 AM: Jeff Grim, Brad Hougaard, John Kamin 10:30 AM: Andrew and Sandy Stoecker, Greg Yunger, Zach Yunger

Lay Readers Thursday: Ron Kerr 8:00 AM: Brian Fritz 10:30 AM: Clayton Grow

Communion Assistants Thursday: Ron Kerr 8:00 AM: Brian Fritz, Ed Murray 10:30 AM: Clayton Grow, Jim Teteak

Communion Care Thursday: Jessica Tokarski 8:00 AM: Chris Hougaard 10:30 AM: Stephanie Grow

Audio Thursday: Naomi Laabs 8:00 AM: Todd Kleman 10:30 AM: Ben Kleman

Slide Tech Thursday: Maddy Hougaard 8:00 AM: Micki Ross 10:30 AM: Stephanie Grow

Livestream Video Thad Molling

Hospitality Thursday: Ashlynn Buechner, Jill Buechner 8:00 AM: Ellie Jafferis, Kristen Jafferis 10:30 AM: Jennifer Maron

Connection Card Assembly Patti Keller

Offering Caretakers Phil and Dawn Otto

Musikgarten Karen Hong

Plugged into Jesus Esther Bohl, Jessica Bohl, Naomi Bohl, Sarah Gilbert, Andrew Hanna, Tiffany Hanna, Kris Howard, Hannah Ihlenfeldt, Sarah Kuschel, Scarlett Sandbo, Logan Thomas

Spark Daniel Plath

FUEL Seth and Delaney Fenske

Growth Group Leaders Paige Fricke, Mark Kjenstad, Todd Kleman, Pastor Clinton, Larry Stolzman

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