Our World

Worship Life Teams: Worship Life Teams prepare and serve in many different aspects of worship including: Communion Prep, Communion Servers, Offering Assistants, Offering Counters, and Ushers.
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Praise Team: The Praise Team leads worship through music at our Praise Worship Services. This ministry requires an auditioning process. Contact: Renee Frey rlfrey@outlook.com
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AV Team: The AV Team are the technical experts that make sure worship is enhanced through quality video and sound. Contact: Renee Frey rlfrey@outlook.com‍

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Prayer Shawls & Baptismal Shawls:Compassion and the love of knitting/crocheting have been combined into a prayerful ministry and spiritual practice which reaches out to those in need of comfort and solace, as well as in celebration and joy. Many blessings are prayed into every stitch. New Heights Mission Partners gather in groups or work independently making Prayer Shawls & Baptismal Shawls.

Contacts: Nancy Stoller (608) 795-2243 / nstoller@charter.net
Marilyn Huset (608) 795-4403 / mhuset@charter.net

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Meal Ministry:The Meal Ministry’s focus is to help families by providing meals during demanding times in their lives—the birth of a baby, the loss of a loved one, following a surgery or extended illness. This is a Shared Ministry where Mission Partners care for each other.
Contact: Gary & Jan Damaschke (608) 401-1090 / jandamaschke@ymail.com

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Communion Visitation:Communion Visitation Ministers are part of a service based on an understanding of Holy Communion that sees the Sacrament reaching out to embrace those who are forced to be absent from Worship because of illness or being homebound. It is an extension of our Weekend Communion Meal. This ministry ties together the proclamation of the Word through the Words of Institution and the ministry to the ill and homebound. A clear connection is made between members of the congregation in the sacrament, whether assembled in the worship service or separated from the congregation. Communion Ministers are carefully trained to carry out this important ministry. Communion visitors visit each homebound person monthly.

Contact: Francine Rask (608) 212-5100 / francine@newheightslc.org

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Funeral Luncheons:A meal following a funeral or memorial service is offered to grieving families. This ministry offers the family a chance to grieve and spend time together with family and friends without having to think about food preparation. Volunteers to provide food and/or serve the food are welcome.

Contacts: Joyce Schoepp (608) 798-2228

SCHOOL KITS FOR LWR

Worship Life Teams prepare and serve in many different aspects of worship including: Communion Prep, Communion Servers, Offering Assistants, Offering Counters, and Ushers.

Contact: Joyce Schoepp (608) 798-2228

MISSION QUILTS FOR LWR

Quilts are made and sent to Lutheran World Relief for distribution throughout the world for those in need. The ultimate purpose of a Quilt is to provide warmth, an essential need for people in every climate. In addition to being a cozy, clean new bed cover, a quilt can be a baby carrier tied around a mother’s back, a market display spread on the ground and piled with vegetables, a sack for transporting goods to market, a sunshade, a shawl, and most importantly a constant reminder that someone far away cares a lot.

Contact: Francine Rask (608)212-5100 / francine@newheightslc.org

LITTLE DRESSES & BRITCHES FOR BOYS

This simple clothing made from pillowcases and used T-shirts are distributed through orphanages, churches, and schools in Africa as well as other countries in crisis--Honduras, Guatemala, the Philippines, Haiti, and some of the poor areas of the United States. Items are given out in the name of Jesus bringing hope and sending the message that the children are valued “Children of God”. Simple patterns for the dresses & britches are available.

Contact: Francine Rask (608)212-5100 / francine@newheightslc.org

OUR WORLD

Through these ministries and partnerships we help to meet needs and share God’s love near and far.

SCHOOL KITS FOR LWR

MISSION QUILTS FOR LWR

LITTLE DRESSES & BRITCHES FOR BOYS

Mission Trips

SCHOOL KITS FOR LWR

Learn more about our work around the world as part of the ELCA- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: