Atonement Events
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Summer Scavenger Hunt
Summer Scavenger Hunt
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this summer?
Check out Atonement's scavenger hunt!
Pick up the list (a different one for June, July and August) at church or download the list below, and have the kids find the items in the store of your choice then put the items in the APC shopping cart. Be sure to enter your name in the drawing for a gift card to Frozen Frog Ice Cream!
There is a different list for June, July and August with a drawing each month! Do all 3!!!
Is this just for kids? Heck no! Take your small group or friends on a field trip to Aldi. The last one to find all the items and check out buys everyone an ice cream (or donut, or soda...you decide!). Feed God's hungry people while having a little fun!
Congratulations to our July scavenger hunt winner ~ Lisa Borgman! She will be enjoying ice cream at the Frozen Frog!
August’s scavenger hunt has started! Join in for a chance to win ice cream.
Items needed for August:
1 canned pasta (i.e., beefaroni, spaghetti-o’s)
1 can of fruit
1 jar of jelly
1 bottle of syrup
Good luck and.............go!
Glocal School Kit Collection
School may seem like it just ended, BUT many schools start back at the beginning of August! Atonement will be collecting school supplies starting July 1 through September.
Supplies Needed:
Backpacks
Pencils & pens
Paper
Crayons & colored pencils
Rulers
Markers
Scissors
Glue & glue sticks
Supplies collected for global mission will be assembled into School Kits for Lutheran World Relief by the Mary Martha circle. Supplies collected for local mission will be distributed to All Peoples Church by Church in Society.
Thank you!
God’s Work. Our Hands.
September is the month for “God’s Work, Our Hands” in the ELCA Lutheran Church. At Atonement, we will be offering several ways that you can participate.
Street Angels is a Milwaukee organization that helps homeless people. Volunteer to help make blankets on Sunday, September 28th from 9-11am in the Fellowship Hall. Please sign up for 30 minute time slots.
Hunger Task Force has long been providing food for food banks. “The Farm” in Franklin raises fresh vegetables to add to the canned and boxed food. It’s so important to eat some healthy fresh vegetables and fruits. HTF has an “Adopt a Crop” program where you can donate money to support a certain vegetable crop. Look for a “garden” of vegetable envelopes on a stick and more information in the Narthex during the whole month of September, or give online. Money raised will be sent to the Hunger Task Force Adopt-a-Crop program to plant crops the following spring.
Work at the fabulous All People’s Garden. We will carpool from church at 9:30am on Sunday, October 5th, working from 10am to 12pm, OR on Sunday, October 12th, meet at church at 10:30am and work from 11am to 1pm. It’s worth it just to see the beautiful garden of raised vegetable beds, fruit trees, berry bushes, a unique watering method, and a farm stand where they offer vegetables and fruits grown at All People’s, and donated throughout the year by other organizations. In the fall, they need some hands to pick and clean up the space. We could use your help!
Sign up HERE or in the Narthex.
Women’s Game Night
WGN - Women’s Game Night
Women's Game Night will move to the first Tuesday of every month in the fall
from 6:30-8:30pm. Our first one will be on September 2nd.
Same procedure: bring a game, bring a friend, bring your water and a snack to share.
Questions - Contact Marty Petersen: 262-385-1696 or martypetersen28@gmail.com
Fall Kick Off
Our Fall schedule, along with programing, kicks off on September 7th!
Click here to sign up for Kids BLAST, and click here to sign up for Cross+Training and ACTS.
Kids BLAST Teacher Meeting
It is important work to share Jesus’ love with our students. You don’t need to be a Bible scholar or have a child in the program, just a kind and caring person of faith. You can volunteer as little as one time a month or as often as you would like.
There will be a Kids BLAST teacher meeting on Sunday, September 7th from 8:45-9:15am in the preschool room.
Please contact Anne Farebrother at anne@atonementmuskego.org.
JJA Games
Calling all girls and women!
On the 2nd Monday of every month from 6:30-8:30pm this summer (June 9th, July 14th, & August 11th), join us in the Fellowship Hall.
Bring any game you would like to play. Bring your own drink. Bring a friend!
Optional - Bring a small snack or dessert to share.
No signups, just come, have fun and fellowship!
Contact Marty Petersen with questions: 262-385-1696.
Muskego Food Pantry Collection
With summer and school being out, the Muskego Food Pantry has seen an increase in the number of families requesting food. They are running low on some items.
Below is a list of items that they are in need of at this time.
Hamburger Helper
Brownie mix
Jello pudding
Tuna
Juice for kids (any size)
Granola bars
Fruit snacks
Please consider picking up an item the next time you are at the store and drop it in the Muskego barrel in the Narthex.
Thank you for your generosity!
The CIS committee
Cupcake Social
Students will frost and serve cupcakes and ask questions of the congregation to encourage intergenerational relationships.
JJA Games
Calling all girls and women!
On the 2nd Monday of every month from 6:30-8:30pm this summer (June 9th, July 14th, & August 11th), join us in the Fellowship Hall.
Bring any game you would like to play. Bring your own drink. Bring a friend!
Optional - Bring a small snack or dessert to share.
No signups, just come, have fun and fellowship!
Contact Marty Petersen with questions: 262-385-1696.
ONE Worship
Worship will be held indoors at 9:30am.
Summer Kids BLAST will also be at 9:30am.
Father's Day Fellowship
Kids BLAST will have two serving Sundays when they serve our congregation and provide intergenerational fellowship.
The first is Sunday, June 15th with Father's Day Root Beer Floats following 10am worship. And the second will be a Cupcake Social on Sunday, July 27th following 10am worship.
The offerings for summer Kids BLAST are going to ELCA Good Gifts to feed people at a soup kitchen. Whether people are looking for refuge from the streets or a little extra help to get by, a warm meal can go a long way. Our gifts help support soup kitchens across the country, many of which are organized by ELCA congregations, as they serve up meals to people in need.
Our goal is to raise $200 to serve 100 meals.
JJA Games
Calling all girls and women!
On the 2nd Monday of every month from 6:30-8:30pm this summer (June 9th, July 14th, & August 11th), join us in the Fellowship Hall.
Bring any game you would like to play. Bring your own drink. Bring a friend!
Optional - Bring a small snack or dessert to share.
No signups, just come, have fun and fellowship!
Contact Marty Petersen with questions: 262-385-1696.
Summer Kids BLAST
Have a Jaw-some summer with us!
Starting June 1st and running all summer long, we will be dismissed during worship. See you there!
End of Year Event
Rededication of Outdoor Worship Space & End of Year Event
Mark Your Calendars!!!
Sunday, May 18th
Join us in celebration!!! Lots to celebrate:
The end of the year for Blast
The Grand Re-Opening of the Memory Garden (renovations done this spring)
The 10th Anniversary of the Outdoor Worship Center
What will happen on May 18th you ask? Celebration plans:
10:00am - One service for entire congregation featuring both traditional and contemporary music
11:00am - Picnic lunch outdoors under a large tent for your dining pleasure!
11:30am - Music by Greg VanDunk’s band, The Souvenirs, in the Outdoor Worship Center. In the event of rain, a stage will be provided in the tent---rain or shine, the show will go on!!!
Bring your lawn chairs!!!
Veteran Collection
Veterans Collection
May 1st - June 2nd
Join us in supporting our heroes through a collection for the homeless Veterans. The Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee supports the homeless Veterans through the Housing and Urban Development-Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH). This program supports the long-term housing needs of the Veterans who are homeless, along with their family members. Veterans receive a HUD Housing Voucher and long-term care coordination from VA HUD-VASH Care Coordinators.
Help us collect essential items for the apartments they move into, remembering that they are starting out with nothing. With your help, we can start them out with the essentials needed like laundry products, cleaning products, sheets and pillows.
Please see the attached list of items you can purchase, NEW ITEMS ONLY, and fill the bins located in the Narthex from May 1st to June 2nd. Lists of items are also available on the table in the Narthex. If you are not a shopper, monetary donations are also accepted and we will do the shopping for you! Checks can be made out to Atonement Lutheran Church, with “Veterans Collection” in the memo line, or give online (fund: special gift, put "Veterans" in memo).
Thank you for your willingness to support this much needed cause for the men and women who have given so much for our country and us. Look for the table and the bins starting May 1st.
Questions? Please contact Linda Lundin at 262-894-9091 or skiermom31@gmail.com.
Women's Ministry Gathering
Women’s Ministry Gathering
Tuesday, April 29th - 6:00pm
Calling women and girls of all ages!
You are invited to an Italian Buffet and Bunco Party!
No Cost | Prizes will be awarded
Please sign up by Monday, April 21st, so we can plan food accordingly.
Sign up online or on the poster in the Narthex.
ALL WOMEN OF ATONEMENT ARE WELCOME!
Little Steps Together Spring Session
Join Atonement’s Children’s Ministry in Little Steps Together!
A 4-week class on Tuesdays, beginning April 22nd from 6:00-7:15pm
Little Steps Together is a set of classes giving grown-ups and their children ages 2-4 time to partner with a qualified educator in nurturing and training the child’s social, emotional, and spiritual growth.
The classes encourage the development of positive values, self concept, social skills, and attitude toward learning in a loving, safe, small group environment. Each class includes theme-based learning experiences through circle time, singing, playing, crafts/projects, and sharing a snack.
Easter Egg Hunt
Youth, we need your help!
Come and help hide eggs for the Kids Blast Easter egg hunt, rain or shine!
Easter Brunch
All are welcome to join us for Easter Brunch on Sunday, April 20th, from 8-11am.
We need volunteers! Click here to sign up!
The Crucifixion
John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion”
A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer
Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” is an oratorio for a choir and organ. The piece combines recitatives, solos, and masterful choruses that range from the graphic mob shouts of “Crucify Him” to the ethereally beautiful meditation at the work’s center piece, “God So Loved the World.” It is amongst the most popular of all English choral works and vividly portrays the events of the Passion of Christ.
MET Listening Sessions
MET Listening Sessions
Please join the Mission Exploration Team during one of the following congregation listening sessions to provide your thoughts and opinions. We’ll explore who we are as a church and the characteristics most important for our next Associate Pastor.
Congregational Listening Session Opportunities:
Thursday, April 3rd: 6:30-8:00pm
Sunday, April 6th: 9:00-10:30am
Sunday, April 6th: 10:30am-12:00pm
Please indicate which session each adult plans to attend. (Separate youth sessions will be scheduled shortly.) Child care will be available. Please indicate the number of children and their ages if care is needed.
We appreciate your registration in advance to help us prepare resources, however walk-ins will be accepted. If you have questions, please contact Carol Mohr at 414-248-3876 or any member of the MET.
Living Well Through Lent
Living Well Through Lent:
Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit in Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind
For existing & new small groups
Join us Wednesdays in Lent, beginning March 12th. We will be using Living Compass’ Living Well Through Lent 2025 devotional. For more information about the material we will be using, and to sign up for daily, Lenten devotionals sent to your email, visit livingcompass.org/lent.
What to do with your kid(s) while you attend? We will have VBS style fun for all kids while small groups are taking place. Click below to sign up!
Wednesday Schedule:
4:30pm - Tiazé Style Worship
5:00pm - Dinner Begins
5:45-5:55pm - Transition Time: Kids to VBS Style Fun!
5:55pm - Small Groups Begin
6:45pm - Small Groups End
6:45-7:00pm - Transition Time: Kids rejoin parents for worship
7:00pm - Tiazé Style Worship
Attend one week, all weeks, or when you can. Registration only required for those with kids attending VBS Style Fun. Click below to register your child(ren).
Parenting with Faith, Spirituality & Wellness
Parenting with Faith, Spirituality & Wellness
For parents, grandparents & caregivers
Join us Wednesdays in Lent, beginning March 12th. These small groups are open to parents, grandparents, guardians, anyone with a child in their life.
While adults in small groups, kids are invited to partake in VBS style fun!
Wednesday Schedule:
4:30pm - Tiazé Style Worship
5:00pm - Dinner Begins
5:45-5:55pm - Transition Time: Kids to VBS Style Fun!
5:55pm - Small Groups Begin
6:45pm - Small Groups End
6:45-7:00pm - Transition Time: Kids rejoin parents for worship
7:00pm - Tiazé Style Worship
Open to non-members. Attend one week, all weeks, or when you can. Registration only required for those with kids attending VBS Style Fun. Click below to register your child(ren).
Lenten Meal Sign Up
At Atonement, we have a long-standing tradition of gathering for a meal during Lent. Every Wednesday, different groups take turns hosting a dinner where they serve soups, casseroles, breakfast, spaghetti, and more. This tradition is special because it brings everyone together for fellowship before or after the service. We invite you to join us by signing up to host a meal. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the office. We look forward to sharing these wonderful moments with you!
Meals will be held from 5:00pm-6:30pm
Lent 2025
Wednesday Worship & Meals:
Wednesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 & April 2, 9
Come for worship designed around music from the Taizé community and similar songs, with a casual dinner hosted by different Atonement groups and small group offerings between worship services. There will also be VBS style fun for kids to participate in while adults are in small groups. (See below for links to Small Group offerings.)
4:30pm – Tiazé style Lenten worship, in-person only
5:00pm – Open house dinner, hosted by a different Atonement group each week
5:45-5:55pm – Transition time: Kids to VBS style fun!
5:55pm – Each Small Group begins
6:45pm – Small Groups end
6:45-7:00pm – Transition time: Kids rejoin parents for worship
7:00pm – Tiazé style Lenten worship, in-person & online
Wednesday Dinner Hosting Schedule
March 5 - Ash Wednesday: CIS Committee
- Chili
March 12: Choir/Bell Choir
- Tacos
March 19: Lydia Circle
- Soups
March 26: Rebekah/Leah Circles
- Pulled Pork Sandwiches
April 2: Hannah, Ruth & Mary/Martha
- Sloppy Joes
April 9: OPEN
- TBD
