NORTHERN DOOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Calvary & Zion Circuit Rider July 2018

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1 July 1 Theme: July 4th Bible: Deuteronomy 10:12 13, 17 21, Psalm 72:1-7 Message: What does God require of a nation? Main Thought: To be a light to the world July 8 Theme: Basic Christianity Bible: Romans 5:1-17, John 3:16 Message: Jesus the Redeemer Main Thought: Jesus brings the kingdom of God. Jesus is the fulfillment of God s promise of salvation July 15 Theme: Basic Christianity Bible: Acts , John 14:25-26 Message: Worship Main Thought: One of the ways we respond to God s gift of life is worship July 22 Theme: Basic Christianity Bible: Matthew 6:5-15, 7:7-11 Message: It s no fun if the game is solitude Main Thought: Prayer is talking and listening to God July 29 Theme: Basic Christianity Bible: Matthew , Luke 10:1-9 Message: The Church and its purpose Main Thought: Making faithful disciples for the transformation of the world Pt 1

2 Emergency Pastoral Care *Pastor Michael's ! Updates* Please notify the office of any changes and birthdays. If you know of updates of members and friends, please feel free to send along this newsletter. Thanks so much! Choir Sings Sunday, July 22nd Choir Practice 10am, Friday, July Calvary CALLING GREETERS & FELLOWSHIP HOSTS Greeters and Fellowship hosts are needed to offer gifts of hospitality. Please sign up to help welcome our guests! Don t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant... inventive in hospitality (Romans 12:13, NLT) calvaryandzionumc.org to visit the website

3 NEW MAILING ADDRESS FOR ZION: P O Box 344 Fish Creek, WI JULY MISSION OF THE MONTH: Christmas in July - Food Gift Cards In an effort to reach more members and visitors, this year Calvary and Zion will collect funds is support of area families during the month of July for Christmas Food Gift Cards. Recipients will redeem cards in December for the purchase of food items at local grocers. Please give generously. Checks can be made out to Calvary or Zion with Christmas Food Card in the memo line. Thanks so much for sharing your gifts! CALVARY/ZION UNITED METHODIST WOMEN (UMW) There will be a 1:00pm meeting on July 10th at Zion. The Brunch Bunch will meet on Monday, July 23rd at 9:15am at the Bistro. COST FREE MISSION OPPORTUNITIES There are several ways in which you can help support missions that don t cost you anything. Here are a few ideas. The following can be turned in at church: Box Tops for Education Campbell Soup labels Labels for Education Post Foods and Campbell Foods Kid$ Cap$ for Cash from milk bottles Econo Foods grocery receipts Sign up at: Target for rebates to the school of your choice Pick n Save for automatic rebates to either church Neighbor to Neighbor has an urgent need for males, females, and couples to become volunteers for their peer companion and respite care programs. Individuals from Northern Door are currently in need of volunteer matches. Volunteers do not provide medical care or housekeeping; they simply spend time with people, sharing conversation. Sharing one hour of your time each week can make a huge difference in the life of someone else. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Neighbor to Neighbor at (920) MISSION MOMENT For many years it was our routine at Calvary to designate the first Sunday of the month as food pantry Sunday. We are invited to the communion table on the first Sunday of each month. We, in turn, can share our bounty and blessings with our community by bringing a grocery item on that same Sunday for distribution to Northern Door food pantries.

4 SPECIAL THANKS A special thank you to all who contributed to the June Mission of the Month: Red Bird Mission, and special UMC collections for Golden Cross and Peace with Justice Sundays. Zion received thank you notes from Altrusa, Heifer Int., Healthy Water Door County, and Door County Veterans Council. Your generosity is greatly appreciated by those in need. A special thank you to all of you who generously and graciously provide refreshments following our church services. The hosting of the fellowship time is appreciated. We give a special shoutout to the person who makes treats for Christmas Eve and other special occasions. Thanks to all from the Calvary Administrative Council. SCANDIA VILLAGE BIRTHDAY PARTY JULY 26 TH Please join Calvary and Zion as we continue to share our time and talents with the residents of Scandia Village. The party will be held at 2:00pm. For additional information, please contact Joan Vahey at CURRENT CALVARY Current Events meets Tuesdays at 9:00am in the Calvary Library; Warren Burlend, host. All are welcomed. Invitation to the New Testament Bible Study Continues in July This study contains the early Church beliefs about who Jesus was, what He did, and what it means to be a disciple. This is a survey so we will not be able to go into a lot of detail. I am hoping that you will gain an understanding of the first century thinking and be able to understand some basic ideas that can help you as you do your own reading. All of the writings in the N.T. are addressed first to the congregations in the first century, but also God intended them for us in the 21 century. As we understand what they meant, then we can discern what they mean today. We will use the Bible as the text. I will have reading sheets for you to do before we come to class. This five session study will begin on Thursday, June 21 st at 10:00am at Calvary UMC (4650 County E, Egg Harbor, phone ). It will end on July 26th skipping July 5th. There will be a sign-up sheet at both churches, or call the office to register. All sessions will be 90 minutes long. Rev. Morris will be leading the class. Session 3. July 12: Three Pictures of Jesus Session 4. July 19: John s Gospel & the Letters Session 5. July 26: General Letters

5 Old Fashioned HYMN SING Led by Don Heeringa Zion United Methodist Church 8781 County Highway F Between Fish Creek and Baileys Harbor Everyone Welcome Sunday, July 8 5:00PM Freewill offering to benefit Boys and Girls Club of Door Co. Refreshments following ** Volunteers are needed to make finger food for this event.

6 ZION NEWS The Peninsula Century Spring Classic bike ride was rained on big time. There were really some hearty riders who rode anyway. It was an all morning rain with outbursts of thunder and sudden downpours. Riders are to be commended for going the distance. So, too, the Zion crew that tended to their needs when they stopped, not only for refreshments and rest but to get in from the rain and encouragement to complete the ride. Thank you. The Zion team also got together for the roadside pickup. One side of the road had not yet been mowed. So this was a bit challenging. But the job got done. Thanks to each of you for your dedication. The July church picnic is at Howard and Patty Williamson's home, 7501 South Kangaroo Drive, Baileys Harbor on the 29 th at noon. Reawaken your taste buds with their peach ice cream. Remember the hymn sing July 8 at 5:00pm. Put the fall hymn sing on your calendar for September 9, also at 5:00pm. Geraniums are thriving in the window boxes. Fresh flowers are in the windows inside. All remind us of God's colorful creative world as a gift of blessing. The world has forgotten in its concern with Left and Right that there is an Above and Below. Gale Drake on CBS 1/6/51. The nation that forgets God will not long endure. George Washington. May you reflect on the miracles that brought about the birth of America, and the blessings that are yours. Myrtle Clark MINISTRY OF PRAYER Christ taught us to pray and encourages us to pray unceasingly. Let us continually pray for our loved ones, our friends, our world. Michelle Reinhard is our Prayer Chain leader. You may contact her by teachers@gate.net using Prayer Chain in the subject line. For those without , please call her cell phone year-round or locally at (Easter thru October). Michelle would like to start a phone prayer chain so people who do not have can participate. The information would be the same, but you would receive a call. If you are interested in joining the prayer chain or being included in the phone chain, please let Michelle know so you can be added to this link of faith. CALENDAR ITEMS If you have any events or items you wish to have included in future newsletters, please call or the office for inclusion.

7 ERMA C. AND PETER P. HUHN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Northern Door Parish will be awarding the Erma C. and Peter P. Huhn Memorial Scholarship to an applicant of any age pursuing studies beyond high school, i.e. college or vocational training. This scholarship fund was established by the six daughters of Erma and Peter Huhn. For the school year, the amount awarded will depend on the number of applicants. If interested in applying, please contact the parish office at to request an application. The applications must be returned by August 30, Recipients of this year s scholarship will be notified by letter. This is a one year scholarship award. Reapplication will be required for consideration in future years. Payment of the scholarship will be made directly to the school the awardee will be attending. CONTRIBUTION REPORT Dear Members and Friends, We will continue to publish a brief financial report. You will notice what our year-to-date offerings have been compared to our expenses. After looking at the report, if you have any questions please ask me. In Christ, Michael B. Morris, Pastor Year to date through May 31, 2018 Calvary Income: $44,094 Expenses: $ 40,663 Net Income: $3,431 Zion Income: $22,656 Expenses: $18,980 Net Income: $3,676

8 Wisconsin Annual Conference 2018 Clergy and laity representing 60,085 members from 455 Wisconsin congregations gathered June at the Marriott Middleton West. This year s Conference marked the 50th anniversary of the union of The Methodist Church and The Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church. The union took place at the historic Uniting Conference in Dallas, Texas in Bishop Jung s State of the Church address emphasized the theme of this year s Conference, One With Each Other. He read from Ephesians 4:1-6, This is a powerful witness: to be in Christ means to be united in Christ. In our baptism, as in our Holy Communion sharing, we become ONE in Christ, ONE with each other, and ONE in ministry to the world. It is time to set aside our own opinion of what the Church should be, and together, prayerfully, discern what is the will of God for our Church. We cannot achieve this alone, but only together. On Saturday, a presentation was given on the Launch Out! fundraising campaign. Launch Out! is a $6.8 million campaign to fund a dream for the future of the Conference. That total includes $2.92 million for developing new ministries, $2.48 million for mercy and justice ministries, $1.15 million for revitalization of current ministries, and $250,000 to pay for the campaign. The resolution to authorize Launch Out! was voted on and passed Sunday. A review of the 2017 financial results included apportionment receipts totalling $6,629,625. If I heard correctly, an individual member s apportionment was $141. All churches in the Conference paid their apportionments in full. Four percent paid over 100%. The 2019 Conference budget was presented totaling $6, Speakers at this year s Conference included: Opening Worship: Bishop Modesto Mamani, Bishop of Bolivia Bible Study: Mr. Thomas Kemper Ordination Service: Bishop Eduard Khegay, Bishop of Russia Memorial Service: Bishop Linda Lee Retiree Celebration: Rev. Howard Hintzman "50 Years Together" Banquet: Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, Bishop Linda Lee, Bishop Donald Ott I attended the Conference with Howard Williamson. Both Calvary and Zion received certificates for giving faithfully 100% to the Apportionment Covenant in Thank you cards were also received for Calvary and Zion s Ingathering donation. Best Regards, Don Garber

9 JULY BIRTHDAYS 3. John Landwehr 11. Marce Leonard 13. Paula Desotelle 15. Patty Bley 24. Bruce Frudden 25. Hannelore Scholl 27. Michelle Reinhard Ann Rodewald Patty Williamson 28. George Kuchar Darlene Reinhard 29. Kiana Desotelle AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 5. Luzern (Rick) Richter In Our Thoughts & Prayers All suffering with illness All recuperating from surgery All awaiting test results All lingering in the grief of loss All struggling to make ends meet All striving to bring healing in their families All serving in the military and overseas Members & Friends in Assisted Living Evelyn Mueller Dorchester, Sturgeon Bay Wesley Fischer Dorchester, Sturgeon Bay Mary Ann Masson Alexian Village, Milwaukee Our sincere condolences to the family of Rocky Fairchild, who passed away on May 25 th and To the family of Charles Geiger, father, grandfather of Paul and Penni (Peterson) Apollo Lewis, who passed away on June 1st

10 July 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 6 th Sunday after Pentecost Communion Peg Egan Rain Site 8 7 th Sunday after Pentecost 5pm Hymn Peg Egan Rain Site 15 8 th Sunday after Pentecost Peg Egan Rain Calvary 22 9 th Sunday after Pentecost Choir Sings Peg Egan Rain Site th Sunday after Pentecost 12pm Potluck Peg Egan Rain Site Office Closed am Current Events 1pm United Meth. 10am Bible Study am Current Events 9:30 Finance Committee Mtg. 10:30 Church Council 10am Bible Study 4pm Church 10am Choir Rehearsal :15 United Meth. Women Brunch Bunch at Bistro am Current Events Newsletter Articles Due Today 9am Current Events Mission of the Month: Christmas in July Food Gift Cards 10am Bible Study 2pm Scandia Birthday Party