WE ARE THE CHURCH TOGETHER

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1 WE ARE THE CHURCH TOGETHER November, 2014 STURGEON BAY MORAVIAN CHURCH 323 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE, STURGEON BAY, WI As we come to the end of the year we are facing the operating deficit that we typically face at this time every year. We have had to draw on our line of credit in September to meet our operating expenses. We are currently facing a $30,000 deficit in our operating expenses. This financial concern is genuine and immediate. Please consider what you can do to help us end the year strong. Congregational giving, during the last months of each year, is critical for our ability to continue the ministry God calls us to do. We are also continuing to receive pledges for 2015, please note the stair step giving chart. Can you take a step up this year? If all of our 291 giving units would increase their support by only $2.60 per week we should be able to meet our projected budget for Please remember to pledge! STAIRSTEPS OF GIVING to Giving Units -Total $ $ $10.00 $ $20.00 $ $30.00 $ $40.00 $ $50.00 $99.99 $ & Over UP? STEP A TAKE YOU CAN Giving Increments Per Week WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR NOVEMBER Daylight Savings Time ends 11/2. Turn clocks back one hour. November 2 Communion/NY Mission Commissioning Practice What You Preach Matthew 23:1-12 November 9 We welcome Rt. Rev. Paul Graf November 16 Baptism Faith, Love, Hope I Thessalonians 5:1-11 November 23 Wisdom and Revelation Ephesians 1:15-23 to the pulpit November 30 First Sunday in Advent To choose...or not to choose Scriptures: Psalm 139:1-18; Matthew 5:21-26; Immanuel Joshua 24:1-3a; Matthew 1:18-25

2 Page 2 Calendar Wed. Night Youth: Lambs & Rams 4:30-5:30; Discipleship Choir 5:30-5:50; Nazarite Choir 6:156:40; Sister s Chorus 6:40-7:00; Nazarites 7-8:00; Sr. High Bible Study 7-7:30: Sr. High 8-9:00 Meetings Building & Grounds 11/03 6:30 pm CEC Meeting 11/04 6:30 pm Budget & Finance 11/10 12:00 pm Discipleship Class: Wed. 5:30-7:00 pm Board of Trustees 11/10 6:30 pm Sunday School: 9:00 am Board of Elders 11/10 7:30 pm Loaves & Fishes Meal: 1st, 3r d & 4th Fr iday, 5:30-7:00 pm at NWTC. Stewardship Committee 11/13 8:30 am Quilting Group: 2nd Thur s., 9:00 am Bible Study: Women s Monday Mor ning Bible Study, 8:00 am; Men s Tues., 7:30 am; Adult Study Wed., 8:30 am and Sun., 9:10 am 11/02 11:30 am Take Note Chili Cook Off and Time & Talent Auction Honor Circle: 2nd Tues., 9:00 am church fellowship room. Faith Circle: 2nd Tues., 1:30 pm at Pine Cr est Walking Group: 2nd Sat. at 9:00 am Blood Pressure Checks: 2nd Sun. 9:45 am Office Closed 11/27 & 28 Coffee Hus: Sun., 9:00 am Worship Committee Deco 11/29 Dec./Jan. Nwsltr. Deadline 11/18 Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at Hope U.C.C. 11/26 7:00 pm *Free will offering & canned goods collection. 9:00 am IN THE LIFE OF OUR CHURCH FAMILY We celebrate the following events in our church family Birth On August 29, Russell Jocelyn Austad, son of Russell and Lacy. Grandparents are Dan & Jean Austad and Debra & Mark DeMeuse. Baptism On September 14, Andrew Allen Daoust, son of Justin & Lauren, born July 24, 2013 in Sturgeon Bay. Grandson of Sandy Daoust, Arden Daoust, Bev Knutson and Rick Bocheck. Weddings September 6 Elena LaViolette and Saul Blohm September 27 Tom Soukup and Nicole Robinson October 4 Cady Cookle and Nolan Paschke First Communions October 5 Claire Feit and Blake Neuville November 2 Hayden Luders and Ben Stephens Our Sympathy-To the family and friends of Paul Ford, Sr. who died on October 18. Memorial service was held, here at the church, on October 25.

3 Page 3 ORDERS BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL DECMEBER 1 - We are accepting prepaid orders only. Poinsettias If you would like to place a poinsettia in the sanctuary this Christmas, in memory or in honor of a special person, you may do so on line on our website: or use the order form found in this newsletter. Chicken Pies The women of our congregation are making their famous no veggie chicken pies and gravy. You may pick up your frozen pies in the church dining room following worship on December 14 or during office hours. Proceeds from the sale are going to a scholarship fund for those wishing to attend the Moravian Women s Conference in June of You may place your order on our website: or stop in the fellowship room following worship on November 23 and 30. THANK YOU NOTES I wish to express my sincere gratitude for the beautiful quilt lovingly made by our S.B. Moravian Quilt group. Each stitch is a labor of love and I will treasure it for the rest of my life! Dorie Ullsperger Thank you Ellie For over 20 years Ellie Kemp has faithfully come over every Monday morning, collected the visitor pad information and answered the phone during our staff meeting. She has decided to retire from this effort. We are so grateful for her faithful, humble and gracious service over these many years. Thank you to all who are helping with the Historical Society Dinner. No need to pr e-register, just come! A freewill offering will be accepted for the chili lunch. What: Lunch with Live and Silent Auction When: November 2, immediately following worship Where: Downstairs in the dining room See partial list of auction items on page 4. Proceeds are going to the Legacy Fund. LEGACY FUND UPDATE As of October 19, 2014, we are at 34% of the $75,000 pledged with 30% collected to date. Gifts can be made by using the Legacy Fund pew envelope, note it on your check, or donate through our website: Thank you for your gift.

4 Page 4 We have dozens of great donations for the auction this year! Here is just a sample Mini photo shoot for up to five people Salmon fishing Golf Outtings Teeth bleaching trays Flight Seeing over Door County Babysitting Two night stay at Westwood Shores Gift Baskets Beef Wellington dinner for six Jewelry Two hours of personal soccer coaching Art work Christmas tree skirt Floral arrangements Self-defense class up to 10 women/teen girls Baked goods Chauffering services Hand or foot massage Water Skiing, pontoon ride and kayaking Babler bus trip to Chicago for FRIENDLY PINWHEEL QUILT Lovingly made by the Women of the Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church tickets are $10.00 and are available in the church office or by contacting Ed Klein at Drawing will be at 1:00 on November 2 during the chili cook-off and time and talent auction. YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Nazarites November Schedule A reminder to parents that a full meal is being provided for the students each week. Your donations cover the cost of this ministry. November 5 No Nazarites (New York Trip) November 12 You Tube Night November 19 Duct Tape Frenzy (Fashion and Duct Tape) November 26 No Nazarites (Thanksgiving Service at Hope U.C.C. 7:00 pm) RAMs Our RAMs group is off to a great start! Your willingness to help serve and donate is deeply appreciated. A reminder to parents that our time is 4:30-5:30 pm. November 5 No Rams (New York Trip) November 12 Duct Tape Frenzy November 19 Board Game Night November 26 No Lambs or Rams (Thanksgiving Service at Hope U.C.C. 7:00 pm)

5 Page 5 MORAVIAN YOUNG ADULT CONVO 2015 Who: Young Adults Ages When: July 5-13, 2015 Where: Czech Republic and Germany Every four years Moravian young adults in North America have the opportunity to come together for a Moravian Young Adult Convocation. The next Young Adult Convo is this summer as participants will travel to the Czech Republic and Germany to see many of the historic Moravian sites and to find inspiration and vision for current ministry. In the Czech Republic the trip includes visiting Prague (where John Hus preached), Kunwald (where the Unitas Fratrum, the early Moravian Church, first settled), and the Chalice Rocks (where members of the Unitas Fratrum met during their time of persecution.) In Germany the trip includes visiting Herrnhut (where the Unitas Fratrum experienced a great spiritual renewal). All Moravian young adults are invited to attend this summer s Moravian Youth Adult Convo The theme for the trip is Make the Moravian Journey Home and Catch a Vision for Our Future! For more information check the website: or its Facebook page at Moravian Young Adult Convo You can register online at MoravianYoungAdultConvo2015. There is a limited number of spaces for this trip, and registrations need to be in by January 15, If you have questions, please contact Doug Rights, Director of Youth, College and Young Adult Ministries, Southern Province, at drights@mcsp.org or call MISSIONS He has showed you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 In the November newsletter from Ephraim Moravian Church, Pastor Dawn Volpe poses the question, What are the things that are God s? She responds, Everything! Her thoughts focus on the aspect of time, what we do within a time frame as well as the intrinsic value of the time that God provides. We have so many choices as to how we utilize the gift of time. 15 youth and 10 adults have chosen to give some of their time to serving the needs of others in New York. Some of the ways that the team will be serving include assisting at the Bowery Mission (the oldest mission in NY), helping to prepare and deliver meals with God s Love W e Deliver, preparing lunch and visiting with residents at Moravian Open Door, helping with lunch preparation and service as well as assist with the food pantry at Project Hospitality, and also help with the preparation and serving of lunch at CHIPS (Christian Help in Park Slope). Once again, Great Kills Moravian will act as the team s host, providing accommodations and an evening meal. We return to visit friends we have come to know over the years at Great Kills and also at John Hus Moravian. On Friday evening we will join with the John Hus youth group to enjoy a time of visiting, eating, and reconnecting. We look forward to sharing, with you, how we used our gift of time in New York! Local Mission Door County Habitat for Humanity Fruitcake Sale Now available! Fruitcakes are available during business hours at the Habitat Office located at 410 N. 14th Avenue. Proceeds support affordable homeownership in Door County.

6 Page 6 POINSETTIA S FOR CHRISTMAS For a number of years, we have used poinsettias to add to the beauty of our sanctuary for the Christmas Season. For only $17.50 each you can purchase a lovely red poinsettia. (6 pot) The plant will be foil wrapped with a bow. If you would like to place a poinsettia in the sanctuary this Christmas in memory or in honor of a special person, please complete the bottom portion of this sheet and return it, with your check, to the church office by: no later than Monday, December 1st Checks may be made payable to Moravian Church. (Please note that this is not a taxdeductible contribution, since you will be receiving the plant which has a value of $17.50.) The plant is yours, and we invite you to take it home following the worship service on December Poinsettia Order Purchaser s Name: Phone: Number of plants ordered: Typically plants are acknowledged in our Christmas Eve Bulletins in this fashion: Given in loving memory of or In honor of By: (name of the person or family giving the plant.)