The Anchor. Upcoming Events: The Federated Church of Green Lake. November 1, 2018

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1 The Anchor The Federated Church of Green Lake What s Pastor Karen reading? Dancing Standing Still by Richard Rohr, with subtitle, Healing the World from a Place of Prayer. This small but mighty book speaks to the power of prayer in our lives. One of my favorite thoughts from the section called Shadow Boxing is, Any true contemplation or meditation gradually overcomes your autonomous and success-driving ego. It slowly undoes any illusion that your cracked thinking can get you out of this inexplicable world. It overcomes the shapeless anxiety that comes from the inherent mystery of life and all of your attempts at evasion. That is why your politics, time usage, and economics will change. If they don t, I doubt if your prayer is invading your unconscious. If your prayer goes deep, your whole view of the world will change from fear to connection because you don t live inside your fragile and encapsulated self anymore. In meditation, you are moving from ego consciousness to soul awareness, from being driven to being drawn. (italics mine). I especially appreciate the ability to bring God into the shapeless anxiety that come from not knowing what the future holds, from living in a world where so much is out of my own control, from trying to bypass things through evasion, that moves towards connection and away from fear. This invitation is extended to us that we might spend time in relationship prayer with God. This type of prayer is different from intercessory prayer or sharing our needs with God. It is an invitation to spend time with God which helps us remember who we are and whose we were created to be. This is the type of prayer we practice on Tuesdays during our Centering Prayer time (12:15-12:35), as well as on Sunday Mornings at our 7:45 a.m. service. Packer Parties November 11th 12:00 noon, at the home of Pat and Jim Gelhar, N5422 Shore Dr., Green Lake (by the Christian Writing Center) Beef Stew and Chili will be provided, bring a small snack to share December 2nd 12:00 noon, at the home of Judy and Tom Rauschenberger, W3029 Orchard Ave., Green Lake. Federated Church Thanksgiving Worship & Meal Thursday, November 15th 11:00 a.m. Especially provided for our shut-in members and members who might be alone this Thanksgiving, but open to all! Join us for a brief worship service at 11:00 a.m. followed by a Turkey and Ham, Potato, Stuffing, Vegetable, Salads and Desserts meal in the Fellowship hall. If you are a shut-in member in need of a ride, please contact the church office. If you are able to give rides, also please contact the church office. We would like to bring together all those who normally can t make it to church on Sundays. This meal is being hosted by our Social Committee and Diaconate. Kat Trio Returning Our friends from Russia will be returning for 9:00 worship and a 10:00-10:30 concert on November 25th. The violin-clarinet-piano ensemble from Ekaterinburg, Russia was formed in May 1998 The Kat Trio is Victoria, Vladislav and pianist Joseph Ross. Victoria and Vlad are doctoral graduates of Arizona State University. Joseph is a graduate of Lawrence University and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. Their concerts showcase unique Russian arrangements and transpositions of timeless melodies and feature classical works, well-known inspirational songs, and even American pop standards, including Scott Joplin s rags. Fall Worship Times: Sundays, 7:45, 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. November 11th-Please note 2019 Annual Budget Presentation and Nomination Report will take place between services, from 10:00 10:30. Sunday School & Pre-Confirmation Year Join us on Sundays at 10:30 with Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Ruth and Alejandra, our college Intern. New this year, Connect a preconfirmation study, and The Ninja Snap Chat Connection!! November 1, 2018 Inside this issue: Liturgists Group News Committee News Member News Other News Outreach Upcoming Events: November 11-10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m Annual Budget Presentation November 11-Packer Party at Pat and Jim Gelhar s November 15-Thanksgiving Worship Service and Lunch November 25-Kat Trio Here

2 Liturgists Liturgists November 4 9:00 Service Cal Murphy November 11 9:00 Service TBA November 18 9:00 Service Cal Murphy November 25 9:00 Service Lori Kinas Thank you for serving. If you have any questions or are unable to be liturgist, please contact the church office at Group News Prayer Quilt Contact - If anyone has a prayer quilt request for the month of November, please contact Pam Fagerburg at (920) Committee News TREASURER S REPORT November 2018 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 As we approach Thanksgiving, these words of the Apostle Paul guide us in our life to give thanks in all circumstances. One real way we demonstrate thanks is by sharing financially in the witness of The Federated Church. Let us rejoice, pray and give thanks in this season and throughout the year. Financial Summary as of 10/31/18 as of 10/31/17 Actual Budget Income: $145, $138, Actual Budget Expense: $169, $171, Shortfall* $ 23, $ 33, *The adopted budget estimated a shortfall of $23, as of 10/31/18. Arlo R. Reichter, Treasurer Member News Prayer Concerns for: Hawk LaMire, Tom Mills, Joann LaMire, Gus Mueller, Rev. Betsy Perkins, John Bille, Andrew Fox, Roxana Grim, those dealing with medical issues & those dealing with mental health issues. At home members: Lulu Kenton and Marge Pamenter. Markesan Resident Home: Cynthia Galster and Carole Kinas. Prairie Place: Barbara Rogers and Nancy Knepfel. Kindred Hearts: Jim Gneiser.

3 Annual Budget and Nominating Committee for 2019 November 11th - 10:00-10:30 (between the services) Please be present to review the 2019 budget and nominating committee reports. Altar Flower Calendar There is an altar flower calendar in the entryway by the restrooms. Please consider signing up to provide flowers for a Sunday. They can be in honor of or in memory of someone's birthday, anniversary, or any other special occasion. Contemplative Worship Opportunities 7:45-8:15 Sunday Mornings You are welcome to begin each Sunday morning with a service of scripture, silence, brief reflection, and prayer. We begin each Sunday with the reading of the Divine Hour liturgy for the morning, followed by 10 minutes of quiet contemplation, then reflective thoughts and prayer. Those who have been regulars at this service love it, and have opted to keep it going throughout our winter months. We'd love to have you join us. Please see Pastor Karen if you have any questions, or just come and try it out! 12:15-12:35 Tuesday Afternoons Centering Prayer Join Pastor Karen and other staff as we come to the sanctuary in silent prayer for 20 minutes each Tuesday. Let the love of God connect with your soul, and allow yourself time to be in God's sustaining grace and mercy. Resources and helps are available for you when you come. If you have any questions, please ask Pastor Karen. EFT Giving If you would like to change your church giving to EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) Giving, forms are located on the church website and in the church office. Funds can be taken directly from your account and sent to the church s account. If you have any questions, please contact Carrie in the office. Other News Church Council meeting September 18, 2018 final Members present: Jim Gelhar, Arlo Reichter, Tom Reinsch, Miriam Ownby, Amy Schroeder, Celest King, Pastor Karen, and Barb Grim. The meeting was opened with prayer. The minutes from the August meeting were accepted as written. Treasurer's report: The church received a $3, contribution for the air conditioner in Pastor's office, that brings the total contributions to $13, for the office project. The church is about $20, behind budget as of the end of August. A member contributed $ which covered the cost of removing the two large stumps. Pastor's report: Looking for someone to organize the clutter free sale. HCE ladies will help with it. Possibly November 2-3?

4 Pastor will present the idea of a Thanksgiving meal for shut ins, to the Diaconate. Maybe the week before Thanksgiving here at church? Pastor was looking for suggestions for fellowship activities. Packer parties, Christian night for Bucks or Brewers, Dinner show. The permit for the church sign has been approved. Yesco signorama will work with Everbrite to address installing it. The phase 3 task force will present their recommendation at the congregational meeting September 23, There will be an advisory vote on the home sale. This will be done by ballots. The recommendation is as follows: 1. Sell the house and property as-is for fair market value and offers reviewed by property stewards (as required by church by laws). 2. Have the property line re-surveyed and extend the lot for existing church property. 3. Proceeds from the sale of the house to be used for maintenance and refurbishment of existing church building. The proposed budget meeting will be November 11, 2018 between the 9:00am and 10:30 am worship services. The annual meeting is January 20, The council needs a copy of the constitution, with the revisions, before the business meeting. Miriam inquired about the duties of the past church president. Church pictures, boiler, and safety team are topics for next month. Next meeting October 16, 2018 at 6:45. Joint meeting of the Church Council, Financial Stewards, and the Property Stewards October 2, 2018 Members present: Jim Gelhar, Jodi Olmen, Arlo Reichter, Cal Murphy, Richard Brown, Vicki Schwark, Pastor Karen, Miriam Ownby, Larry Herrell, Dave Marwitz, and Barb Grim. Larry Herrell presented information on the most asked about options for the church house and property. After his presentation and some discussion Larry moved that the church house be sold. The lot line be adjusted with approximately 11 feet being added to the church property. The proceeds be used for church building maintenance and refurbishment, with $10, being added to the Maintenance Endowment fund. (Funding from the proceeds to make alterations necessary to accommodate Prayers and Squares in the church building) 2 nd by Jodi Olmen. Motion carried. The church council then acted. Arlo Reichter moved to affirm the Property Stewards and Financial Stewards recommendation that the church house be sold. The lot line be adjusted with approximately 11 feet being added to the church property. The proceeds be used for church building maintenance and refurbishment with $10, being added to the Maintenance Endowment Fund. (Funding from the proceeds to make alterations necessary to accommodate Prayers and Squares in the church building) The offer to purchase by Mr. Stumm for $100, be accepted. The Officers: President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Clerk be authorized to execute these actions. 2 nd by Miriam Ownby. Motion carried.

5 Outreach 2018 HARVEST FEST BARBECUE CHICKEN AND PIG ROAST The Harvest Fest weekend is now another memory of outreach for our Federated Church. Once again, it appears that weather may have had an effect upon how many attended the activities over the weekend. The Chicken and Pig Roast last year suffered due to the high 90 degree temperatures and many people stayed home. This year, it was quite cool, some would say down right cold and damp, however the number of festival visitors appeared to have been down once again. According to our expert Financial Advisor, Arlo Reichter, the number of meals we served at the Pig Roast was 232 meals. Years past it wasn t uncommon to serve however less chicken and pork was ordered and the result was lower expenses allowing us to net more proceeds and have less meat left over. The breakdown of the profit and expenses, please find below: Sponsorship: $1, Ticket Sales: 2, Expenses: -$1, Jay s Barbecue-chicken -$68.31 Cross Roads-supplies Pork-Pig donated by Jim and Pat Gelhar Pork-Mac & Cheese-Donated by Jamie Beach Total Profit:.$2, This profit is just shy of what was earned last year even though our Sponsorship was considerably higher one year ago. Ordering less Chicken and having the Pork, Mac and Cheese and labor donated, allowed our net profit to be similar to that of the past. SPONSORSHIP We are so blessed at Federated to have such generous givers. The Sponsorship Program was started to seek donations that would defray the cost of materials so that the church could maximize their return for giving. Once again, we were able to cover our expenses and due to the generous giving of our 4-H Pig, Edward, by the Gelhars, it wasn t necessary to purchase any additional Pork. The cooking and preparation of the pork and the newly added dish of Mac & Cheese, was donated by Jamie Beach. Thank you Jamie!! This was the first year we changed the menu just a little to see if Mac & Cheese could take the place of the baked potato? I m sure there are those who missed the potato but the Mac & Cheese appeared to be well accepted. Comments are always welcomed. Our generous Sponsors who were on the signup sheet are listed below. I certainly hope I don t leave anyone s name off. Thank each and every one of you for your financial donations, donations of time in helping to put up the tent, table and chairs. Those who came Friday night to fill cups of apple sauce and coleslaw. Our servers who willingly gave of their time to assist in filling up plates of beans, sauerkraut, barbecued chicken, pork, rolls, dessert and not to forget Mac & Cheese!

6 Special thank you to all who help clean up, wash pots and pans and assisted in cleaning up after this event, couldn t have done any of this if it wasn t for your help! I don t want to miss Craig Leahy who has donated our tent and chairs for the past several years from Modern Rentals! Bill & Lori Kinas Arlo & Dianne Reichter Sue & Mike Fuller Joan Beck Joan & Dick Mueller Sue Ruth Kari & Jon Schneider & Family Crystal & Bob Carew Pat Phillips Celest King Chris & Mike Grams Tom Reinsch Gene Ladwig Dr. Charles Huibregtse Betsey & Larry Miller Marion Sandleback Miriam & Kim Ownby Kris & Larry Herrell Barbara & Bill Gregory Jodi & Brian Olmen & Family Caroline & Dave Willis Jeannette & Jim Kreston Amy Schroeder Ann & Dr. Barry Rogers Jamie Beach Craig Leahy All these folks and others who I may have possibly missed have contributed with their finances, time, baked goods and for some, all of these. Thank you so so much for all you do for our church, the community and I hope you feel the love of the Lord for the money you helped to generate to give to the worthy causes of Disaster Relief, the Food Pantry and the Ministries of the Federated Church. The pots and pans have now been cleaned, the Nesco Roasters put away and dreams of dancing with chickens and of course, Edward the pig may now fade away until next year. It has once again been my privilege to chair this event which is made so much easier by the many volunteers who selflessly pitch in to get the many details done. Hugs to all! Randy Zieth Chair

7 HUGE CLUTTER-FREE & BAKE SALE The Federated Church of Green Lake FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 8:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Have a Clutter Free Holiday Season! The annual church clutter-free sale will be held November 2 & 3. This is the perfect way to get your home ready for the holidays by de-cluttering! Here s how you can help to make the sale a success:

8 *Save your plastic bags, paper bags and newspaper for use at the sale. A drop off box is located under the coat rack. *Start now and go room by room through your house to see what you could donate save your items for the clutter-free sale! *Donated items need to be clean and in good working condition. *Volunteer your time for set up, marking, and the day of the sale. Sign-up sheets will be located in the Narthex. *Bake items for the bake sale. *Pray that our sale will not only benefit those donating items, but be of help to those purchasing items. Drop off your items in the church basement hallway anytime the church is open beginning on October 28. Please no old TV s or large appliances. Large items can be advertised for you if you are unable to bring them or if you have old TV s or appliances you would like to sell. A picture(s) to advertise them would be helpful. Contact Carolyn DeLong (920) or Dianne Reichter (920) co-chairpersons, for more info.

9 Sunday Worship Schedule Worship Services: 7:45-8:15 a.m. Divine Hour Liturgy 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Karen Gygax Rodríguez, Pastor Alejandra Cardenas, College Intern Christine Murphy, Sunday School Coordinator Carrie Neubauer, Administrative Assistant Holly Ninneman & Bill Reininger, Assistant Custodians Virginia Pollock, Choir Director Jan Saecker, Organist Office Hours: 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Monday Friday Telephone: (920) Fax: (920) office@greenlakefederated.org Website: Deadline for Monthly Newsletter: Third Monday of the month

10 November Calendar Worship Services: Sunday School: November 4, 11, 18, 25 November 4, 11, 18, 25 7:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. AA November 6, 13, 20, 27 7:00 p.m. (Fellowship Hall) Adult Choir November 7, 14, 21, 28 5:45 p.m. Anchor Crew November 27 8:30 a.m. Anchor Deadline November 19 Budget Meeting November 11 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Bulletin Deadline November 7, 14, 21, 28 12:00 p.m. Centering Prayer November 6, 13, 20, 27 12:15-12:35 p.m. Church Council Meeting November 20 6:45 p.m. Clutter-Free Sale November 2 8 a.m.-4 p.m. November 3 8 am-noon Diaconate Meeting November 6 6:30 p.m. Financial Stewards Meeting November 6 5:30 p.m. Girl Scout Troop 6062 November 8 2:00-6:00 p.m. (Fellowship Hall) Girl Scout Troop 6209 November 8 3:00-6:00 p.m. (Fellowship Hall) Girl Scout Troop 6232 November 8 3:30-4:45 p.m. (SS Room 2) Kat Trio November 25 9:00 service and between services Mission Board Meeting November 11 8:15 a.m. Packer Party November p.m. (Jim & Pat Gelhar s) Pastor s Day Off November 5, 12, 19, 26 Praise Band Rehearsal November 4, 11, 18, 25 9:30 a.m. November 7, 14, 21, 28 5:00 p.m. Staff Meeting November 6, 13, 20, 27 12:45 p.m. Thanksgiving Service & Lunch November 15 11:00 a.m. Worship Committee Meeting November 4 11:30 a.m.