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WELS/ILS Call Updates

Active Calls

  • Pastor Italiano has received a divine call to be pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Muskego, WI (a suburb of Milwaukee). Please keep Pastor and his family in your prayers as he decides where he can best serve God in his kingdom. If you have any thoughts, please reach out to him at fitaliano@trinitycrete.org.

  • Mr. Phil Adickes, our Dean of Students and teacher at the junior high/high school campus, has a received a call to serve as the vice principal and teach mostly eighth graders at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School in Menasha, WI.  Please keep Mr. Adickes and his family in your prayers.

Call Decisions

  • Rev. Buske and Mrs. Punke both returned (declined) their calls issued by ILS.  The Board will meet again soon to make new calls for these vacancies.

  • Mrs. Megan Deenik, ILES second grade teacher, received a call to teach 2nd grade at Divine Savior - Del Ray in Del Ray Beach, FL. She has decided to return (decline) the call and will be staying here in Crete.

  • Both Mr. Herbst and Miss Lau have returned (declined) their calls to Illinois Lutheran. (Mr. Herbst was called to serve as president of Illinois Lutheran Schools and Miss Lau was called to serve as a high school and junior high English teacher and 8th grade homeroom teacher.)  The board for Illinois Lutheran Schools will make additional calls soon for these positions.

  • Pastor Workentine has decided to return (decline) his Call to Illinois Lutheran Schools to serve as the ILS president. He will continue serving at St. Mark’s in Green Bay, WI. The board will meet again soon to extend a new call out for the ILS president. Please keep Illinois Lutheran Schools, St Mark's and the Workentines in your thoughts and prayers.

  • Pastor Ben Schaefer was previously called to be our ILS President. He has decided to return (decline) the call.

  • Pastor Cook has decided to return (decline) the call to serve at CrossWalk in Phoenix, Arizona.