A biding Savior held its annual meeting on Sunday, January

25, reviewing the previous year’s financial statements and activities and looking ahead to 2015. John Hempler, Business Manager, reviewed the financial statements with the congregation, reporting that income exceeded expenses at the end of 2014 by $4,800. This was due to reducing the church’s overall expenses, receiving rent from Christ Temple Apostolic Church, and receiving consistent rental payments from a new parsonage tenant. A question was raised regarding the current line-of-credit loan and the congregation’s ability to pay it off using monies in the Endowment Fund. It was explained that the Endowment Fund was earning more in interest than the church was paying towards the line-of-credit loan; in that situation, it is better to let the Endowment Fund continue to grow and only make the required minimum payment toward the line-of-credit loan. There was consensus that more money should now be given to the Synod and their mission work. After discussion, it was agreed that $4,000 should be given now with a

Upcoming EventsMarch/April 2015

Congregation Looks Back, Ahead at Annual MeetingPassion Sunday

Sunday, March 29 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. worship

Maundy ThursdayThursday, April 2

Noon & 6:30 p.m. worship

Good FridayFriday, April 3

Noon & 6:30 p.m. worship

Easter Vigil Saturday, April 4

6:30 p.m. worship

Easter Celebration Sunday, April 5

8:00 & 10:30 a.m. worshipEaster Breakfast: 9:00-10:30 a.m.

NO Evening Worship

Monday, April 6

In this issue...Pastor Mike’s Note

Message from Pastora Blanca Community Breakfast Progress

Soup Meal PhotosContinued on page two

Abiding Tidings

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regular contribution given monthly. The congregation hopes to give six percent of offerings received to the Synod. Other items mentioned include:

The 2015 budget was unanimously passed based on actual monthly expenses for 2014. Marie Hoppe, Deb Jacobs and Jonas Edstrom will join Dave

• Food pantry monies should be designated to St. Catherine’s in-stead of Florist Avenue Lutheran.

• The Living in the Light account should be deleted from future budgets.

• The Mt. Meru Coffee account is not balancing; this will be re-searched.

• Salaries were increased for the music/communications director and business manager; the pas-tor was granted an extra week of vacation.

• The bulk mailing account should be deleted.

The Abiding Tidings is published bi-monthly for congregation members of

Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 5214 West Luebbe Lane, Milwaukee, WI 53223.

Web address: www.abiding-savior.com. Copyright © 2015 Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. For questions, comments or article submissions, contact the church office at

(414) 354-4514 or at office@abiding.savior.com

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Community Breakfast Planning Moves Forward

Kasik and Heather Willette on church council. Greg Eggold’s term is finished; the congregation thanked Greg for his time, dedication and leadership during his tenure as president. The congregation moved on to discuss new business. Items includ-ed:

The meeting ended on a positive note with members sharing meaningful experiences that occurred at Abiding Savior over the past year. Highlights for members included the Advent Vespers service and tree trim-ming party, participating in the Gather-ing, the commitment to continuing to do what the church does despite challenges, congregation support dur-ing the death of a loved one and the ability to make music with the Rejoice Singers. Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting! It was wonder-ful to look back on a terrific year and exciting to look ahead to future pos-sibilities!

meeting. Whenever the zoning change is approved, the application for a new occupancy permit will be resubmitted. Bill Smithyman met with the church’s insurance agent to deter-mine if the church’s coverage was adequate or if additional coverage would need to be purchased. At this time, it appears the church’s general liability policy would cover the break-fast; however, risk and safety factors will need to be taken into account. Online resources were provided that offer checklists, tutorials and tips related to insurance matters. Connie McLaughlin visited St. Peter’s in West Allis and St. Cath-erine’s in Brown Deer to observe the operation of these meal sites and to gather ideas for recipes and food op-tions. Connie will research recipes for Abiding Savior’s program. Jonas Edstrom will begin the process of procuring the food and money needed for meals and inci-dentals. Heather Willette is checking with Feeding America to see what the organization would be willing to donate to the breakfast. The Boy Scouts, BENO and other local churches will be asked to provide volunteers to cook and serve once a month. At least one Abiding Savior member will be at church to

• Researching new ways to deliver offering envelopes to help reduce cost and work. Members were encouraged to give electronically through Simply Giving.

• A request was made to make the lighting in the sanctuary brighter. The light bulbs are being gradually replaced by LEDs, which are bright-er and draw less power but are more expensive. Members were encouraged to donate towards bulb replacement.

• Marie Hoppe reminded the con-gregation that she is finished as Sunday School superintendent at the end of May. No one has of-fered to take the position. Marie suggested two people or a team could take on the responsibility. Anyone interested in the position should let the Church Office know by August 1.

B ack in January, efforts began to establish a community breakfast

mission at Abiding Savior. Since that initial meeting, a great deal of progress has been made toward making this mission a reality. Two local government agencies were contacted to find out the necessary requirements to get a community meal off the ground. John Morris, Gloria Morris, Jack Newman and Pastor Mike Anderson met with Julie Holtz from the Milwaukee Health Department. After inspection, the kitchen was given the green light to use for the breakfast. However, a grease trap may need to be installed and old roaster ovens cannot be used for tomato or acidic based foods. Food can be brought from home as long as it is cooked the same day it will be served. The Health Department will provide informational pamphlets, training and food thermometers for volunteers. The church’s alderman will also be notified of the proposed community breakfast, which will prompt necessary inspections of the church’s plumbing, electrical and building systems. A permit from the Health Department will need to be acquired in order to operate the breakfast; the cost of this permit is $35.00. City Hall was contacted to secure an updated occupancy permit to reflect the addition of the community breakfast. The request was denied due to zoning restrictions; John and Gloria Morris submitted an application for a zoning change. They will also be attending the zoning meeting on April 16 at City Hall to hopefully receive the desired change. The cost of the zoning change is $950.00 and is based on the size of the church’s lot. There are no guarantees the zoning change will be approved at the April

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Donors Needed for Easter Garden

Once again, three large floral arrangements will be used to

decorate the altar area for Easter. In addition, donations will be given to Granville Interfaith (local mission to older adults in the area) and ELCA World Hunger (global mission). As in the past, all honorariums and memorials will be listed in the

Easter Sunday bulletin. You decide the option(s) and how much you wish to contribute (any amount is fine) as you honor/remember your loved ones. Please sign up in the Welcome Area. Payment is due by March 29 with checks made out to Abiding Savior. Please use a gold pew envelope and mark it “Flowers”

A Note from Pastor Mike

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. Amen.

I realize that you’ll likely read this note in March (the entirety of which occurs during the season of Lent) rather than April (the majority of which occurs during the season

of Easter), but since our Tidings spans those months and seasons, I’ll try and touch on themes for both.

Lent is a hard season in our church (not just Abiding Savior, but, The Church in general). It’s a hard season, because what it has to say to us isn’t particularly sexy. In fact it’s not at all. We talk about things like sin, repentance, discipline, and death.

Lent is gloriously countercultural. And because it’s not sexy, because it is hard and it causes us to stop hiding from hard things, it might just be the most important season for us to observe in our 21st century context. Lent identifies something that is critical in human life but which we prefer to downplay or even ignore if it suits us: growth does not

come without struggle. To put it in biblical language, there’s no way to avoid The Cross. There’s no way to resur-rection (new life) without going through experiences that cause us to experience manifestations of death. Physiological, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth are ALWAYS the result of a process of learning to cope with discomfort (and yes, even pain). Physical strength and endurance does not improve without subjecting our muscles and nervous system to incremental amounts of stress. Mental fortitude does not improve without ex-periences that develop resiliency. Spiritual growth (knowledge of the incarnational reality of God and the interconnectedness of all creation) does not occur without experiences that challenge long held and beloved beliefs and assumptions. If you think of the experiences in your life which resulted in your deepest and most prolonged experiences of growth, I’m willing to bet that in the moment, they were not particularly enjoyable. This year, I’d like to simply suggest that those experiences, while difficult, are a form of Good News. They remind us that we are alive and that if we are alive, we can improve our capacity for life. An endless progression of experiences that elevate and ascend and keep us reaching higher and higher and higher might not be Good News at all. It could be our addiction to anes-thetising ourselves to the cost of discipleship (as well as living an authentic life): uncomfortable, stressed (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) systems, and ultimately death. Good News is only Good when it allows us to rest and recover and grow stronger from those experiences that stressed us to our limit. My hope and prayer for you this Lent and Easter seasons is simply this: that in your participation in creation as a child of God you would seek to make observing Lent and Easter a cyclical experience, not only tied to the church calendar but to the whole of your life. Acknowledge stress and discomfort when they come knocking and know that on the other side of those experiences (even when they really do bring to bear our worst fears) Christ has been with us all the while, ensuring that we have been made new, that we truly are witnesses to resurrection. Peace and Blessings, Pastor Mike

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resurrection without going through experiences that

cause us to experience manifestations of death.

or “Granville Interfaith” or “ELCA World Hunger.” Include your name and envelope number. Thank you for helping the “flowers” grow locally and in other parts of the world!

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Pastora Blanca’s MessageDear Brothers and Sisters of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church,

The Cooperative Association of Consumers, Commercialization, Savings and Economic Credit in Solidarity, CODESOL de RL, was founded in 2013 in the facilities of the National Institute of Cooperative Development, INSAFOCOOP, which is the highest rector organization of the coun-try’s system of cooperatives. Its founders were 25 associates, among them men and women from diverse sectors of society, linked to NGOs and churches; as pastors, faithful and persons interested in creating an example of economic solidarity and Christian inspiration that contributes to the improvement of the conditions of life of its associates and Salvadoran families.

CODESOL de RL came about as a result of a process of reflection based in the national reality and the light of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. It serves as an alternative against poverty, exclusion, and the social and economic marginalization that affect multitudes of Salvadorans. Unemployment and increasing layoffs in the workforce along with the informal economy continually expanding causes the people in their desperation to look for other ways to survive. This is a broad project in which all who are able to comply with the minimum requirements established by the co-operative may participate. Its main headquarters is found in San Salvador, but it may establish subsidiaries in any location within the republic. In the economic solidarity concept conceived as CODESOL, easy access is considered where all member associates can perform commercial activities, such as product acquisition, in order to meet basic needs. The reason for this is that consumption was considered the prime beneficial function of its associates. As a cooperative, it attempts to be accessible where the consumers and producers are found. It was considered necessary to bring product as close to the consumer as possible and to the communities where they live while providing a simple and practical method, using adequate means of transportation and merchandise management and locating shops according to the capabilities of associates. CODESOL was created to function for an indefinite period of time, where men and women work toward a process of organization and educa-tion that makes human development possible. CODESOL becomes a sign of hope for those who have always been excluded from the neoliberal feast, where the riches of the country are apportioned and shared among only a few while produced at the cost of the sweat and effort of those excluded. With this cooperative, conditions will be attempted to be generated that allow all to participate in a way that promises a good life, as a sign of the Kingdom of God, making it a reality for each and every Salvadoran. It is designed to be a project of solidarity with a multiplicative effect, i.e. that the 25 founding associates become promoters of the cooperative and are able to motivate others to join and thus increase the amount that others invest in this alternative system of economic solidarity. In this project, everyone has equal opportunities to participate. The doctrine of the universal priesthood of all believers lights our way in the sense that we all have the same rights to partici-pate under equal conditions, as well as both the same duties and responsibilities to others. God taught the people of Israel in the desert that they must not horde manna because He provides what is necessary, but if that was to be prevented, that was the reason that on the sixth day they had to take a double portion compared to what was taken in prior days, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.” Exodus 16:4. Currently the life of CODESOL is identified in two phases: First phase: everything related to the legal procedures of the foundation and its legal status, creation of statutes, internal organization, and registry with the Finance Ministry. Sec-ond phase: establishment of the store with products that make up the extended “basic basket” for associates, promotion and registration of new associates to achieve growth of the cooperative, and presence in distinct locations in the country. At the moment, CODESOL de RL has 91 associates located in different departments in the country, especially in San Salvador and San Miguel. As pastor of the church in Jayaque and associate member of CODESOL, my task is aimed at creating conditions to establish a cooperative store in Jayaque to benefit our Jayaqueños brothers and sisters. In order to have the material resources necessary, as the Lutheran Church, conditions are in place to expand to nearly the entire country, through the participation of individual parish committees located in 12 of the 14 departments of Salvadoran territory. This would provide a positive and relevant boost to CODESOL. We ask God to give us the strength and direction necessary to manage this important economic and social project to the benefit of His children. Amen.

Shelves stocked with supplies at a CODESOL location.

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Social Ministry NotesAgape

Most of the Shepherd Pie Casseroles needed on

Tuesday, March 3 will be taken from the freezer supply made previously by the Assembly Team in November; however, a few members still enjoy working from home. A signup sheet is posted if you are interested in making a casserole at home. We have volunteers to deliver the casseroles to the Agape Center on March 3.

Cupcakes will be required on Tuesday, April 7. Again, a

signup sheet will be found in the Welcome Area. As in the past, these may be prepared and frozen ahead of time...please mark that they are in the freezer.

We will also require volunteers to help serve on Tuesday,

March 17 and April 21, the third Tuesdays of these months. Volunteers should be at the Agape Center by 5:30 p.m. and serving will conclude at approximately 6:30 p.m. For questions, please see Tom Krueger.

Souper Bowl February Event

Thanks to all who donated soup in February for our annual

event. All donations were given to St. Catherine’s food pantry.

Our next Social Ministry meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to join us! Current members include: Gus and Rita Barlow, Joan Cullity, Mary Idhe, Tom Krueger, Inge Liebl, Vicky Merwin, Marianne Newman, Sally Newman and Pastor Mike Anderson.

Breakfast Planning

WELCA Bake Sale Update

Florist Avenue News

Pastor Creitz is currently involved in helping Florist Avenue Lutheran forge a partnership

with All Peoples Lutheran Church. She will provide an update on the progress of these discussions in the May-June issue of the Tidings. Florist Avenue, in conjunction with All Peoples, started a new worship experience on February 8 called SEEDS. This worship service is

being held on Sunday nights at 5:30 and includes an open mic beginning at 5:00. The organizers have arranged for local Milwaukee musicians to help lead the service. SEEDS is being held at Florist Avenue and hopes to revitalize worship for their congregation as well as the surrounding community.

Hearts + Hands = Soup for the Hungry Event

How can we ever begin to thank all our wonderful volunteers

for their time, talent and donations? Our soup event on Saturday, February 7 was a major success. Twenty-one ceramic bowls made by Brown Deer Elementary School students were sold at $5.00 each. We had a total of 65 guests plus volunteers, including Boy Scouts and their leaders who waited tables

and pitched in wherever needed. Bowls of soup (chicken noodle, beef barley vegetable and chili) were served and proceeds (plus donations) equaled $506.00. This amount will be distributed to local food pantries and Pan de Vida Lutheran Church. All donated food items will be given to St. Catherine’s. A beautiful quilt made by our very own “Comforters” was generously donated towards a raffle; Dean Merwin had the prize-winning ticket. So if you volunteered to set up, prepared food, served, baked a cake, greeted guests, cleaned up or helped in another way, thank you for your help! If you attended the event and enjoyed the soup and fellowship, we thank you for your generous support! We couldn’t have offered this event without the support of volunteers and the guests who attended!

The Women of Abiding Savior held their annual Valentine’s

Day bake sale on Feburary 15. The proceeds from the sale totaled $354.75! Thank you to everyone who contributed bake goods to the sale and to those who purchased them!

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watch over the process each week. Scott Villmow will help prep and cook each Saturday. He is also look-ing for a convection oven that could help the cooking process. The community breakfast will be advertised through local churches, senior centers, Granville Interfaith and the NOW section of the Journal/Sentinel. Abiding Savior members are asked to help contact these organiza-tions. The next planning meet-ing will be held on Sunday, April 12 at 9:15 a.m. Come attend and get involved in an exciting new ministry that will benefit so many people in your community!

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Food Pantry Donations Needed

Easter Breakfast Update LSS Sunday:

March 8

Memorials and Honorariums

Abiding Savior has received and gratefully acknowledges

the following gifts:

Kathy Paulson

M. A. Lore Norman Aas

Gladys Larson

In memory of Ruth Dumke

In memory of Gerald Larson

In memory and honor of Ruth Aas for the Sunday School

Several congregation members, including Bill and Marilyn

Smithyman, John and Gloria Morris, Deb Jacobs, Marlene Kapustanczek, Sharon Kasik and Pastor Mike Anderson met on Sunday, February 8 to discuss ideas for this year’s Easter Breakfast. Many options were given and discussed. The consensus was to do a light continental breakfast that would be served in the Welcome Area from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Tables and chairs will be set up so people can relax and enjoy the fellowship. There will be juice, coffee and bakery items to share. A sign up sheet will be provided for congregation members to provide food. The breakfast will be free. An evaluation sheet will be given to congregation members to provide feedback about the breakfast. So on Easter Sunday, plan to stay after early service or come early for late service and enjoy a tasty breakfast with your church family!

For over 100,000 people in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan,

Lutheran Social Services (LSS) has made a significant impact on their lives. On Sunday, March 8 during worship, Abiding Savior will focus on the importance of this organization to people within our community. Lutheran Social Services began in 1882 when Pastor E.J. Homme opened a home for orphaned children in Wittenberg, WI. Today, LSS offers 262 programs at 196 sites in 115 communities. Services range from foster care to child care to counseling to refugee resettlement. LSS’s 1,100 employees and 1,800 volunteers are committed to values of diversity, interdependence, excellence and innovation. Their goal is to change the world—one grace-filled life at a time. For more information about the services LSS provides, visit www.lsswis.org or contact the Milwaukee office at (800) 488-5181.

Hunger knows no season, and because of that, St. Catherine’s food pantry is always looking for donations. Any non-perishable food items

will be accepted, but if you’re looking for suggestions, the following is a list of items that will be needed at certain times of the year:

January: cereals, hot and coldFebruary: soup, canned or dry, rice, dried beansMarch: canned vegetables and fruitApril: complete boxed meals, macaroni and cheeseMay: canned protein, tuna, corned beef, chickenJune: peanut butter and jelly, condimentsJuly: pancake mix, syrup, honeyAugust: cereal, peanut butter and jelly, juice packsSeptember: pasta in any form, pasta sauces, boxed macaroni and cheeseOctober: canned protein, spicesNovember and December: items for holiday baskets, including any item for a holiday meal

ATTENTION: Worship Assistants

To make the Welcome Area more conducive for hospitality and

welcoming visitors, the location of worship-related materials has been moved. This change will mainly affect Greeters and Ushers. If you serve as a Greeter or Usher, your name tag will now be found in the outer office in the cabinet labeled “Worship Assistants.” Please return your name tag to the cabinet after the service. In addition, extra communion cards and offering envelopes will be found in the Worship Assistant cabinet. Ushers, please check the pews after every service and replen-ish these supplies, as needed. As always, if you switch your day with someone else, please let the Church Office know the week before you are scheduled to serve. Thank you!

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Soup Helps Those in NeedOn Saturday, Feburary 7, the Social Ministry committee hosted its first ever “Hearts + Hands = Soup for the Hungry,” a benefit for the hungry locally and abroad. Soup meals were $5.00 each and non-perishable food items were collect-ed. The financial proceeds went to area food pantries and El Salvador Mission Works; the non-perishable food items

were given to St. Catherine’s food pantry. Ceramic bowls made by Brown Deer Elementary School students were sold. Overall, $506.00 was raised! Congratulations to Dean Merwin who won the night’s raffle! He won a quilt created by

Abiding Savior’s quilting group, the Comforters. Special thanks to the Boy Scouts and their leaders for doing a wonderful job serving and assisting during the event!

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As swimmers dare to lie face to the sky and water bears them,

as hawks rest upon air and air sustains them,

so would I learn to attain freefall, and float into Creator Spirit’s deep embrace,

knowing no effort earns that all-surrounding grace.

~ Denise Levertov

Help create a festive and joyful sound by playing with the handbell choir! High school youth and adults are welcome to join; no previous musical experience is required. The choir rehearses weekly Sep-tember through December and February through May, playing in church once or twice a month. For more information, contact Susan Eggold at (414) 315-1127 or at susan@eggold.com.

Abiding Savior offers two prayer chains: one by telephone and one by e-mail. Members include special requests from fellow Abiding Savior members in their own daily prayers. For the telephone chain, contact Joyce Clausing at (414) 354-5207 or Mary Jeanne Krueger at (414) 354-6489. For the e-mail chain, contact Chris Weichart at (414) 355-0062 or at cweichart@wi.rr.com.

Physical exercise can do wonders for the soul! And you can often help support a good cause! Abiding Savior’s Soul Train is a group who walks or runs in many of the organized races in the Milwaukee area. The runs are typically 5K or 10K routes while walks are usually no longer than a 5K. A schedule of available races is posted in the Welcome Area, and you are able to participate in as many as you choose. For more information, contact Jack Newman at (414) 841-8933.

Homebound Ministry makes once-a-month calls on those in our congregation who are no longer able to attend serv-cies. As part of the visits, Holy Commu-nion is given. Training is provided, and the group meets once a quarter at 1:15 p.m. If you are interesting in participat-ing or have questions, please see Pastor Mike or call Joan Cullity at (414) 354-8292 or e-mail at JoniC@wi.rr.com.

The Quilters meet every Wednesday morning at 9:00 to create quilts to send to Lutheran World Relief every year. In addition, the group has people who cut, tie and sew at home. Their goal for next October is 600 quilts! If you have a gift for sewing and quilting and want to help meet next year’s goal, contact Jeanette Lammi at (414) 354-9662. Donations of fabric and other materials for making the quilts are welcome, too!

Individuals who like to work in a group setting to help organize and plan activi-ties to reach out to the greater Milwau-kee community and our sister parishes, Florist Avenue Lutheran and Pan de Vida in Jayaque, El Salvador, are encour-aged to participate! Your hearts and hands will offer much needed support to others. The group normally meets on Wednesdays, every other month, at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in joining or at-tending a meeting to see what the group is about, please call Joan Cullity at (414) 354-8292 or e-mail at JoniC@wi.rr.com.

All women are invited to participate in WELCA through small groups, called circles, that meet once a month and in larger gatherings held throughout the year. WELCA also spearheads various drives like the fall school kit and the winter wear collections. For more infor-mation or to get involved, contact Mary Jeanne Krueger at (414) 354-6489 or Connie McLaughlin at (414) 354-1944.

Abiding Savior’s services offer many roles that help provide wonderful worship experiences for those who attend. Your help is always needed to read, assist with communion, greet members and visitors, usher or set and clean up the altar. To get involved, call the Church Office or e-mail at office@abiding-savior.com.

There are many opportunities to share your gifts with fellow members and the larger community. So take a chance and try something new! You’ll deepen your faith and your relationship with others. If you would like

your group listed in future editions, please contact the Church Office.

If you enjoy singing, consider joining Abiding Savior’s vocal choir! The group meets on Sundays after late service six weeks prior to Christmas and six weeks prior to Holy Week and Easter. The group sings a wide variety of repetoire from beautiful classical pieces to uplift-ing spirituals. No music reading required and shower singers to opera divas are welcome! Contact Kelly Grant Moore at (414) 708-8500 or at kgmoore@wi.rr.com for more information or to join.

The Rejoice Singers help lead worship at the 10:30 service and are always looking for new members! If you enjoy singing or playing an instrument and love provid-ing meaningful worship, consider joining! Rehearsals are held at 9:30 on Sunday mornings. For more information, contact Kelly Grant Moore at (414) 708-8500 or at kgmoore@wi.rr.com.

Volunteer Opportunities: Get Involved!

Handbell Choir

Prayer Chain

The Quilters

Women of the ELCA (WELCA)

Social Ministry

Soul Train

Homebound Ministry

Worship Assistants

Vocal ChoirRejoice Singers Ensemble

As Swimmers Dare

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Church DirectoryAbiding Savior Staff

Worship Schedule

Church Council Main Contact Information

Pastor Rev. Michael Anderson Mobile: (414) 379-3639

manderson@abiding-savior.com

David Kasik (414) 357-8319

Heather Willette (414) 747-9563

Deb Jacobs

(414) 906-1752

Jonas Edstrom(414) 243-7868

Marie Hoppe

(414) 699-7853

Bill Smithyman Financial Secretary

(414) 331-4307

Mission Statement Experiencing God in our neighbor,

we serve with our hearts and hands

Mailing Address 5214 W. Luebbe Lane Milwaukee, WI 53223

Phone

(414) 354-4514

Websiteabiding-savior.com

Sister Congregation

Pan de Vida Lutheran Church Jayaque, El Salvador

Pastora Blanca Irma Rodriguez

Mission Congregation Florist Avenue Lutheran Church

Milwaukee, WI Pastor Carol Creitz

Director of Music and Communications

Kelly Grant Moore kmoore@abiding-savior.com

Business Manager John Hempler

treasurer@abiding-savior.com

Office Assistant Monica Scheftgen

office@abiding-savior.com

Sundays: 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Education Hour: 9:15 a.m.

Mondays: 6:30 p.m.

Abiding Savior is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Greater Milwaukee Synod