St. John s United Church of Christ Schwarzwald

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1 St. John s United Church of Christ Schwarzwald The Small Church with the Big Heart That Does Great Things! W3401 Orchard Road, Elkhart Lake, WI 53020; Phone: Schwarzwald@tds.net; Website: Schwarzwalducc.org facebook.com/stjohnsuccschwarzwald Pastor Melinda Feller Cell Phone: revfellerucc@gmail.com Pastor s Day off - Monday Council President Diane Weiland Church Treasurer Tanya Gosse Church Secretary Vicki Wagner s Hours: Tuesday-8:00 am to 2:00 pm; Wednesday-8:00 am to 1:00 pm; Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Sunday Worship Service at 9:15 am (fellowship time to follow service) Sunday School at 10:30 am (September to May) If you are interested in making St. John s your church home or need pastoral care, please contact the church or Pastor Melinda at the phone numbers listed above. Should your call be answered by the answering machine, please leave a message. June Mary Marthas September Hand Bells July Christian Ed October Church Council August Evangelism November Mary Marthas December Women s Guild

2 The Small Church with the Big Heart that Does Great Things continues to touch our wider community with warmth, love, and grace through monthly Mission Sundays. We took worship on the road to Terrace Place on Sunday, May 20 th. This was our fourth visit. Both the residents and staff have come to greatly appreciate our bringing a full worship service to their facility. We are the only church to do this! Way to go St. John s! 75 people (evenly split between St. John s members and Terrace Place residents) gathered to hear our wonderful Bell Choir, Chime Choir, and Sunday School Choir; and then enjoy delicious treats provided by the Bell Choir. Thank you to all who helped set up and tear down. I greatly appreciate all your efforts. Seeing the smiles and hearing the laughter of the residents makes it all worth it. Thank you for your faithful witness to our Lord Jesus Christ. The SHIFT Team had planned for our next Mission Sunday to be June 24 th. However, due to a number of challenges, plans have not come to fruition. As such, the Team has decided that we will take June off. The hope is that plans will better fall into place next year. Stay tuned!! Our next Mission Sunday will be Family Worship in the Park on Sunday, July 15 th. We will gather at 9:15 a.m. at Memorial Park, Howards Grove (406 N River Pkwy). There will be no service held in the church building that Sunday. I encourage you to invite friends, neighbors, and coworkers to this service. It will be informal and shorter (about 45 minutes). The SHIFT Team will provide Sloppy Joes and buns Potato Chips Napkins Lawn games You should bring New school supplies for our offering to Nino a Nino A dish to share. Your own place setting (the Team encourages bringing non-disposable silverware, etc.) Your own beverage A lawn chair (Pastor Melinda s article continued on next page)

3 (Pastor Melinda s article continued from prior page) Our August Mission Sunday will be on Friday, August 3 rd when we gather at the home of Vicki & Dave Wagner for Family Bonfire Church. There will be no church on Sunday, August 5 th. Again, to connect with our wider community, I encourage you to invite friends, neighbors, and coworkers to this service. It too will be informal and shorter. The Schedule is 6:00 pm gather at the Wagner s 6:15-7:00 pm Family Bonfire Church with Communion 7:00 pm Fellowship and Lawn Games The SHIFT Team will provide Makings for S mores You should bring Medical supplies for our offering to Mano a Mano (bandages, medical tape, gauze, etc.) A snack to share Your own beverage A lawn chair As you can see, exciting things continue to happen at St. John s as we explore and experiment with ways to serve Christ in our neck of the woods and make a difference in our world. So, let us not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time, we will harvest a crop if we don t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all (Galatians 6:9-10, The Message) Shalom, Pastor Melinda Reminder.please keep in mind that Mondays are Pastor Melinda s day off. If you need to reach her and it s an emergency, feel free to contact her. We ask that any non-emergency items wait till Tuesday. Invitation to Audit Religion Courses Starting with Fall 2018 semester $100 to audit course; no college credit given Available to members of UCC churches Applies only to religion classes offered during the day at the main campus Limited availability; first-come, first-served Register at Lakeland.edu/uccaudit

4 Second Sunday after Pentecost June 3, 2018 Third Sunday after Pentecost June 10, 2018 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 17, Samuel 3:1 10, (11 20) Psalm 81: Corinthians 4:5 12 Mark 2:23 3:6 1 Samuel 8:4 11, (12 15), 16 20, (11:14 15) 1 Samuel 15:34 16:13 Psalm 92:1 4, Psalm Corinthians 4:13 5:1 2 Corinthians 5:6 10, (11 13), Mark 3:20 35 Mark 4:26 34 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 24, Samuel 17:(1a, 4 11, 19 23), Psalm 107:1 3, Corinthians 6:1 13 Mark 4:35 41 On Sunday, May 13th, St. John s celebrated the Baptism of Zoe Grace Beth Moreland, daughter of John & Jennifer (Bender) Moreland. Zoe joins her big brother, Zach at home. Zoe was born July 31, 2017 at Aurora Medical Hospital, Sheboygan. Zoe s sponsor are Karen Jaeger and Jon Bender. God s Blessings to Zoe and her family! Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Gerald Voss, who passed away May 5, Funeral services were held May 14 th with burial in the church cemetery. Congratulations to Matt and Alyssa (Young) Holler on the birth of their daughter, Olivia Ann Holler born May 18, 2018 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. Olivia joins big brother, James at home. God s blessings to the Holler family! Thank you to all who helped with the Church Yard Clean Up a couple of weeks ago! Thanks to all of the volunteers, the church yard looks great!

5 God s love! The Mary Marthas As they celebrate their 3 rd anniversary, the Mary Marthas met on May 17 th to plan their calendar through February, Thank you to Tammy Endries for her wonderful hospitality and the tour of her cute home. We invite you to join us for one or all of our activities. We are an informal group (varying in age) without the normal committee structure, seeking to live out the love of God. You do not need to be a member of St. John s to help us share and celebrate Our activities calendar includes o Providing weekly meals for the Moreland family through September who live with the challenges of a baby born premature and a teenager living with autism. o Dinner at Prohibition Bistro (Sheboygan) on Thursday, June 21 st at 6:00 p.m. Diane Weiland coordinating. o Movie Night (Sheboygan) on Thursday, July 26 th. We will see Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Judy Wagner coordinating. o Game Night & Wine/Cheese Tasting Party on Thursday, August 16 th from 6:00-8:00 pm at the home of Janet Wesener. Bring your favorite game and wine/cheese to share. o Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter Tour on Thursday, September 20th from 6:00-8:00 pm. Along with the tour, the director will share information with us about sex trafficking in our area. Tammy Endries coordinating. o Halloween Party at Harvest Home Assisted Living on Thursday, October 18 th from 6:00-8:00 pm. Tammy Endries coordinating. o Semi-Annual Planning Meeting on Thursday, November 15 th from 6:00-8:00 pm at the home of Connie Hahn. Vicki Wagner providing devotions. We will evaluate past activities and plan new ones into o Making Spirits Bright (Evergreen Park Light Show) & Dinner at Culver s with senior members of church in December (date TBA). Vicki Wagner coordinating. o Sheboygan County Food Bank Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Judy Wagner coordinating o February 21, 2019 (Thursday) Winter Book Discussion at the home of Lynn Busse from 6:00-8:00 pm. Book TBD. Pastor Melinda coordinating. For the months of June & July, we are requesting SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR BOLIVIA NINO A NINO (child to child) items. Items suggested are: notebooks, folders, markers, pens, pencils, erasers, scissors, pencil sharpeners, colored pencils, crayons, glue sticks/bottles, and books in Spanish. Nino a Nino is a part of Mano a Mano which we continue to collect for. The items can be placed in the basket under the fire extinguisher in the back in the Narthex. Thank you for all of your donations!

6 2018 HAROLD REINECK SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT According to the written guidelines, the Harold Reineck Scholarship is available to members of St. John s UCC Schwarzwald who are pursuing at least a two year degree in ministry, nursing or teaching; enrolled in the Wisconsin Conference UCC Lay Academy Lay Leadership Skills (year 3) ; or enrolled in the Wisconsin Conference UCC Lay Academy Lay Ministry Skills (year 4). Tim Keenan has been awarded the Harold Reineck Scholarship for 2018 to help defray costs of his third year in the United Church of Christ Lay Academy. In his application, Tim noted that Lay Academy is a ministry of the Wisconsin Conference that engages lay people in spiritual growth and development through theological education. As I near retirement, I want to serve God and the church in a new capacity in whatever form of ministry that God calls me to. The Scholarship Committee (comprised of the Church Council President, Vice-President, and Secretary) unanimously felt that Tim was a very worthy recipient of this scholarship and was pleased to award the Harold Reineck Scholarship to Tim to help further his education. UPDATE ON THE CAMPITAL AND LAKELAND UNIVERSITY COMMITMENTS The Church Council is pleased to share with the congregation that as of Sunday, May 13, we have received an additional $2,475 towards our commitments to the two Wisconsin Conference camps at Green Lake and Moon Beach and the endowed chair in Lakeland University s Religion Department in memory of Dr. Reinhard Ulrich. This reduces our remaining balance to $13, In addition, the Church Council is sponsoring a Brat Fry at Miesfeld s on Friday, May 25, with half of the proceeds going towards these two funds. We thank everyone who responded to the letter asking for your special contribution. We had many generous gifts which we greatly appreciated. If you have not already had a chance to contribute, you can still do so at any time that it is financially feasible for you to do so. Also remember that it is possible for you to contribute each week to each of these funds using your regular offering envelopes. We thank you very much for your faithful support. Check out Scrip before & after worship. Scrip gift cards can be ordered to do your everyday shopping or they also make a great gift! If you don t know if Scrip has a certain gift card, just ask. Denise or Deb will be in the back of church every Sunday with Scrip cards

7 The committee met Sunday, May 20, Reviewed the guidelines for the Pastoral Relations Committee. Reviewed meeting format. Next meeting Sunday, June 10:30. Please forward any feedback you may have to the PRC team: Tim Keenan timothy.keenan1954@gmail.com Carol Hemb carol.hemb@gmail.com Rachael Valukas rvalukas@harvesthomewi.com Dave Wagner evad831@tds.net St. John's UCC Church Council Meeting Due to the fact that the Church Council Meeting is scheduled for May 30 th, there will not be any minutes in this newsletter. The Treasurer s information is below. St. John's UCC - Monthly Report of Income / Expense 2018 Actual Actual Apr 4 Mos. Total Income $ 13, $ 45, Total Expense 12, , Difference $ 1, $ 2, We re Recycling Aluminum Cans Again! The garage will be open before and after church for you to deposit your used beverage cans for recycling. No other cans and no glass, please. Please place in a clear garbage bag. Pastor Melinda will be holding office hours at Log Cabin in Howards Grove on Saturday mornings from 8:30 am to 10:00 am for the following Saturdays: June 9, 16, 23 and 30. She is available at the church during the week but please call first to make sure she is there.

8 St John s UCC Music Notes We hope you enjoyed all the special music in May. Sunday School children sang their special baptism song, Bring the Little Children. Combined Chimes and Bell Choir performed He s Got the Whole World in His Hands Special thanks to all the chime players, bell players, and singers for providing music at Terrace Place on Sunday, May 20 th fantastic job! Handbell Schedule Practice Performance Father s Day 9:15 am service Thursday, June 7 5:30 pm Sunday, June 17 th Warm 8:30 am

9 Teachers play a very important role in our children s life. They truly make a difference! Thank you to all the Sunday School teachers and helpers for the time and energy you have put in this year teaching the children at Sunday School. We certainly appreciate all your hard work, time commitment, and planning that you have put into each lesson. We are very fortunate at St John s to have such a great group of volunteers that truly care about our faith formation program. Christian Education Board Denise Thiel Joan Bender Pastor Melinda Jessica Barts Adam Westermeyer Tim Keenan Judy and Age Wagner Maddie Wynveen Tammy Endries Vicki and Dave Wagner Jenna Westermeyer Jenny Rietbrock Lynn Busse Chase Gosse Diane and Keith Weiland Rhonda Brockmann Emily Wagner Judy Westermeyer Kelly and John Taber Olivia Koenig Hunter Westermeyer Martha Rietbrock Special thanks to The Sunday School Coordinators, Joan Bender and Denise Thiel. Thank you for all of your planning, sending out weekly s, teaching new songs and enriching the children s lives at St. John s! St. John s would be lost without them. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

10 06/03 Jenny Rietbrock 06/06 Richard Lorenz 06/07 Mark Kleinhans Wanda Woepse 06/11 Marli Schmitz 06/12 Samantha Schmidt Kaitlin Rietbrock 06/14 Patty Stuckmann 06/16 Randy Busse Charles Lucious 06/17 Faye Aschenbach 06/19 Robert DuFon 06/21 Randy Bender Mavryk Soucheck 06/24 Huckleberry Duening 06/25 Todd Stoeckigt 06/27 Tina Lorenz 06/28 Kendra Hersey 06/30 Jax Heim If you have an that you would be willing to share with the church, please send it to: Through and Mailchimp, you will receive the monthly newsletter, Pastor Melinda s articles, weather related cancellations and more! If you changed your , please send the correction to the above . 06/01 Ronald & Wendy Schmidt 06/07 Dave & Carol Hemb Scott & Sherri Soucheck 06/13 Russ & Lisa Mueller 06/16 Rodney & Faye Aschenbach 06/18 Fred & Judy Westermeyer Matthew & Gina Werdeo 06/19 Keith & Diane Weiland John & Jennifer Moreland 06/21 Michael & Betty Butzen 06/22 Dennis & Sandra Voss 06/23 Dennis & Joanne Stauss 06/25 Steven & Sheila Schmitz 06/28 Jeff & Jamie Grunewald Ryan & Rachael Valukas 06/30 Brad & Jessica Barts Ross & Melissa Bender If you have moved or are planning on moving, please send your change of address to the church office. Thank you! If you are interested in sponsoring the US flag that flies out in front of the church, please see David Schmitz for more information.

11 St. John s United Church of Christ W3401 Orchard Road Elkhart Lake, WI JUNE 2018 NEWSLETTER Graduation is fast approaching! We encourage you to contact the Church Secretary if you have a child graduating from High School, tech school, or college! Please give the name of the school, graduation date and the plans the graduate has! Please Vicki at schwarzwald@tds.net or leave her a note on her desk! Thanks!