Jeske - From 2013 - Past Proves the Future

Mark and Avoid Jeske may have horns by the next time he appears in the heavens. Do not overlook the Dollar Constellation captured by the gravity of the Jeske Gas Cloud.

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Dr. Jackson -

You said it all [well] when you stated in your reply to "Les:"

>>>>>>>>>> The new visibility of St. John made WELS look ugly, vindictive, and stupid. This theft is a way to get rid of Pastor Hastings, grab the building, and liquidate the assets.

WELS has some good members and pastors, but the leaders are an embarrassment to the Christian Church.

The DP who got rid of Pastor Hastings, long ago, and kicked out the mother church of the Synodical Conference, is also the same man protecting Mark and Avoid Jeske. >>>>>>

But, be that as it may - the Jeske pic is missing a couple of horns.......

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GJ Update - Those who have been readers for a few years realize that I was too optimistic about Mark Jeske. He is more than a lapdog for ELCA - he is leading the charge against anything good, useful, noble, and faithful.

Where are the rest? They are going along for the ride. As Lyle Schaller said decades ago about his own Methodist Church - the easiest job in the world is being the pastor of a dying congregation. The money is enormous, the tasks few.

 ELCA meeting

 WELS - Martin Luther College. What is the difference?

When Karl Gurgel Was the New Vicar at Holy Word, Austin - From 2009

Karl Gurgel (left) at a high-church WELS service: no Geneva gowns!

From: Pastor Patterson
Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Subject: [Holy_Word] Pastor Gurgel responds to call
To: holy_word@yahoogroups.com


Dear Saints,

Last Sunday in our quarterly voter's meeting we issued a call to Rev. Karl Gurgel to come and serve us in a "one year part time call" to help us continue our mission to reach the lost for Christ in the North Austin and surrounding areas.

Below is his letter of acknowledgement. Please keep Pastor Gurgel and his wife Barb in your prayers as they deliberate what God would have them do. It would be a wonderful blessing to have them among us for a year or more - but we know that God in his wisdom will make them a blessing wherever he sends them.

In Him,

Pastor Patterson

P.S. If you would like to send him an encouraging email just reply to me and I will give you his address.

No one else obtained more free vicars and hunting trips to Africa than Kudu Don Patters.

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Dear Members of Holy Word,

It's a privilege to serve the Lord, recognizing in the Call of God's people, the Call of the Lord himself. It's encouraging to recognize in the Call you've extended to me, the pleasure God may still grant me to serve his people.

Your commitment to extend the reach of God's Kingdom beyond yourselves is obvious in your adoption of your ten-year plan. The growth in the Word of God you envision for yourselves continues to provide the foundation for all your future plans. If the Lord leads me to accept His Call administered through you, it would be a privilege and pleasure to serve the Lord among you.

I would ask you to continue to remember my wife, Barbara and me, in your prayers. God-willing we will arrive at a decision before the end of March. May God's blessings also rest upon you.

In His Service with You,

Karl R. Gurgel

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GJ - Some of you did not realize I was on this email list, too. Church and Change is leakier than a meeting of GOP conservatives.

I wonder if Kudu Don Patterson got a grant for this special call. My intuition says, "Yes!"

The opposition is loading up their ammo for the 2009 WELS convention.

Consider this: Gurgel was Doctrinal Pussycat when his district was given the MilCraft estate (Golf) and they managed to run that into the ground. The widow was cheated out of a lot of money so she sued WELS in court and won. Gurgel had no trouble going to court to oppose a widow who lost everything. She won a million dollars.

Gurgel's next triumph was getting the Schwan money, the largest charitable gift ever, and running the synod into total insolvency. When the synod treasurer informed Gurgel that they could not spend designated gifts, Gurgel fired the treasurer and blamed the treasurer for the disappeared funds. That is the essence of the synod owing money to the synod. Some call it skimming. I call it the typical stewardship of the Church and Change crowd: spend Other People's Money on your own wild hare projects.

Read the Kuske Report, linked at the top left side of the page. Kuske failed to note that his Church Growth buddies were the ones who devastated the finances of WELS.

Gurgel once wrote that "denying I have the spiritual gifts of leadership would be false modesty." I have to commend someone who can do so much damage and still get a vicarage call.


"Sorry to stop you, but we are looking for the new vicar at Holy Word in Austin. We are told he is carrying How To Success in Business Without Really Trying and the other set of synod books,
the ones marked Wauwatosa Charities.
There they are in the back seat!
I'm afraid you'll have to go into town and talk to Interpol."

 Patterson hates one of my best Photoshops. Why?
He denied being Church and Change, and attended the "last meeting." He took staff to the Exponential! pan-sect conference.

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GJ - One of my many sources says that the Ichabod exposure of free vicars has shut that spigot off. There are only 1,437 to go.

Remember, Ichabodians, the Church and Changers run on Other's People Money, not on the Word, so keep tightening those spigots.

 Who became Facebook friends? Kudu Don and Time Glende.

 Patterson boast real bunnies to pet at their gimmicky Easter service. He hid that the next year, and I found it again.
Year three - Internet silence! Church and Change did the same with their speakers at MLC.

A Thank You Note about All of You

 Pastor Shrader, Glen Kotten, and moi.

I am thankful to God for all of you. So many things have happened lately.

The trip to see the Howell and Shrader families (plus Glen Kotten) was a great experience, showing how the Faith brings us together and unites us.

 Here is a good close-up of Pastor James Shrader, who has a jolly rating of 10 (out of 10).

Having our Bethany Philippine Mission  teaching and preaching (with Glen Kotten present) is another example. He just arrived in Manila and had another seven hours to ride in a bus to Pastor and Mrs. Palangyos' home. The mission is some distance north from there and difficult to reach. Yet all that is done to reach people with the Gospel.

What members of Bethany (USA branch) are accomplishing in broadcasting the Word is also remarkable.

Glen Kotten, Chris Shrader, and Pastor Shrader

Every church body says, "If we only had money," when they only need the living Word of God, far more powerful than a stack of greenbacks. I keep looking at institutional histories that show a paradoxical relationship to wealth - the more they have, the worse they are in every respect. They die with golden teeth and jewels for food...painful. Glide Memorial Church is one famous example.

So I am thankful to God for all of you.

 Pastor Jordan Palangyos and his wife Amabel, a PhD in linguistics.

Rest in Peace, Norman Woehrle. American Soldier and Lutheran Warrior

Norman and Jean Woehrle were married 70 years.

Norman attended a recent church picnic.

Norman Woehrle

1926 - 2019

Norman William Woehrle, 4-17-26.(b) - 10-19-19( d), went to be with the Lord, and his two sons Bill and Bob on October 19 2019, after a short illness. "He was the bravest man I ever knew." He was employed for 34 years with AT&T. After retirement, he and his wife Jean traveled around the country for 25 years in an RV. 

During WW II, Norm served aboard the USS LST 18, making 14 landings on enemy islands. He served one year during the Korean War in charge of the rifle range at Cherry Point, North Carolina. He was a member of the NRA, American Legion, Marine Corp league, and the Ohio LST amphibs. which he was president for many years. He was very active in his church and strong in his faith. He was also an artist of various mediums. Norm is survived by his wife, Jean, having been married for 70 years; plus grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his 2 sons Bill and Bob. Visiting hours will be October 28, 2019, 9:30-11am at Shepherd of Peace Lutheran Church, 520 Village Park Drive, Powell, Ohio 43065. A memorial service will follow visiting hours. Interment will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 5600 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio at 12:30pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to Mt. Carmel East Hospital. Remembrances can be shared at www.HillFuneral.com

Published in The Columbus Dispatch on Oct. 24, 2019***GJ - Norm and Jean joined Shepherd of Peace when I was the pastor. We had many discussions about doctrinal topics and political issues. Like many of that era, they were the first to volunteer for anything and often were ahead of the rest. They phoned the synod president when they objected to downward trend of WELS.

KJV John 11: 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.