The H arvest. PdC UMC VBS Join us August 7th-11th 5:00-8pm Program includes an evening meal. Exploring the Coolest Book on the Planet

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1 The H arvest JUNE/JULY 2017 C om bined N ew sletter of the: Prairie du Chien U nited M ethodist Church E astm an Salem U nited M ethodist Church W auzeka St. Paul s U nited M ethodist Church Welcome to the combined newsletter of the Prairie du Chien, Eastman and Wauzeka United Methodist Churches. We hope you enjoy it and welcome your feedback! Be sure to check out the full color version of this newsletter at, PdC UMC VBS Join us August 7th-11th 5:00-8pm Program includes an evening meal. Exploring the Coolest Book on the Planet All kids who have completed pre-school through 6th are welcome! $5 per child. Call the church office to register Mark your calendar! EASTMAN S VBS AUGUST 7-10 Held Monday through Thursday evenings, 5:30-8:15, kids will have an awesome adventure alongside some of their favorite Bible HEROES and discover the qualities that make us truly heroic in God. Music videos, games, crafts and supper/snacks will all reflect God s amazing love! We ll discover together our strength in God! May 26th will begin Summer Office Hours for Office Manager, Jen Kapinus Monday 8:30-12:30, Tuesday 8:30-12:30, Wednesday Closed, Thursday 8:30-12:30, Friday Closed Office hours are adjusted during June, July & August to help reduce payroll cost during the slow summer months. Find us on Facebook! PdC Search PdC United Methodist Church Eastman Search The United Methodist Church of Eastman Wauzeka Search United Methodist Church of Wauzeka, WI

2 Dear Friends: June 4 is the Day of Pentecost this year. Along with Christmas and Easter, Pentecost used to round out the Big Three holidays for Christians. In modern times Pentecost has been eclipsed by the other two holidays, but I for one believe it needs to rise to its former place of honor in the lives of practicing Christians. Without the Day of Pentecost there would be no Christian church. Without the Christian church, there would be no gospel of Jesus Christ in the world today, as it would have had no witnesses. Pentecost is the day on which the Holy Spirit fell upon a group of demoralized disciples of Jesus and gave them the strength and courage to proclaim the Resurrection they had lacked before. The annual celebration of this birthday of the church is a tribute to the power of the Holy Spirit to do the same thing today for today s disciples. It has always been difficult to describe what the Holy Spirit is and what it does. The New Testament is full of attempts to do this, and they all add to the richness of our understanding about this aspect of God. This Pentecost, I d like to share a story about one of these attempts. In equatorial Africa translators were trying to render the meaning of a Greek word for Holy Spirit Paraclete a word Jesus uses in John 14:16-18, in the Karre language. Paraclete is usually translated Advocate or Comforter in English, neither of which really captures the meaning of the Greek. Finding a word in Karre was even more difficult. One day the translators saw a group of porters going off into the bush carrying bundles on their heads. They noticed one didn t carry anything. They assumed he was the boss, who was present to make sure the others did their work. However, they discovered he was not the boss. Rather, he was present so that, should anyone fall over with exhaustion, this man would pick up the man s load and carry it for him. This porter was known in the Karre language as the one who falls down beside us. The translators had their word for Paraclete! The one who falls down beside us to carry our load when we are exhausted is a pretty good description of the Holy Spirit. Never more than today has the Christian church needed the reminder that the Holy Spirit is still among us to do this for those who ask him. As the Christian faith encounters indifference or hostility in our culture perhaps not all that different from what it encountered in the first century, Pentecost comes to us as to the first Christians as a source of courage and hope. Wear red on June 4 to show your thanks for the Holy Spirit and the church created by the Spirit! Pastor Barb ~A N ote from P astor B arb~ Page 2

3 ~H appening s In E astm an & W auzeka~ (REV SRAVREVIEW- Will return in August) EASTMAN SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT for MISSIONS -- July 29 This is a major fundraiser for youth attending the annual Mission Trip, averaging $1000 per year. It will be held at the Eastman ballpark Saturday, July 29 th. Teams who just enjoy playing softball (young & old, guys & gals) and want to support a great cause are needed. Entry fee is $100 ($10 per player). A cash prize will be awarded to the top 3 teams. Many volunteers will be needed for: donations of cookies and/or bars for the concessions, concession workers and umping. Contact Cindy Payne or Rachel Jones for more information or to enter a team or to sign up as a volunteer. EASTMAN S MOTHER S DAY BREAKFAST Sunday raised for Aug. VBS = $419 Thank you! Thank you! Thank You! The Eastman Mission Youth ART SHOW was a wonderful success! More than $3,200 was raised to help TEN youth become the hands and feet of Christ in Roach, Missouri June 25-July 1. Special thanks to the PdC Out to Lunch choral group (including our own Owen Feye and RJ Atkinson) and Sweet & Treats by Linda for the out-of-this-world cupcakes!! Also please thank Tracy Morovits-Feye and Krystal Forde for their amazing coordination and promotion of this fundraiser!! Mark your calendars for Wauzeka s annual Riverside worship service on August 6th at 10:00 am. The Lutherans and Methodists will gather at Scott s Shelter at the riverside park in Wauzeka. A joint choir will lead the singing and the service will be followed by a potluck picnic lunch! Page 3

4 ~H appening s In E astm an & W auzeka~ PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS OUR MISSION YOUTH. This year they are off to Roach, Missouri June 25-July 1! Please pray that our youth might experience the presence of Christ through their missionary efforts AND that others might experience Christ through them. During the Trip, be sure to CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE = (www).sidekickmissions.com for current photos and updates. OUR 2017 MISSION TEAM WAUZEKA: NELLIE GROOM Brad & Phyllis Groom, Junior at Wauzeka-Steuben, 4 th mission trip; DAYNE KRACHEY Todd & Crystal Krachey, Junior at Wauzeka-Steuben, 4 th mission trip; SIENNA KRACHEY Jeremy & Lisa Krachey, Junior at Wauzeka-Steuben, 4 th mission trip; ALLISON OSWALD Doug & Kathy Oswald, Junior at Wauzeka-Steuben, 4 th EASTMAN: ANYA ASPENSON daughter of Jay & Jeanne, 8th grader at Seneca; 1 st mission trip RYAN BEERS son of Kirk & Jen, Freshman at Wauzeka, 1 st mission trip; HANNAH BOLAND daughter of Sean Boland. Sophomore at Seneca, 3 rd Mission Trip; ABBY FEYE daughter of Dick & Tracy, 8 th grader at Bluffview PdC, 1 st mission trip; RILEY HUBANKS daughter of Krystal Forde and Jason (Cassie) Hubanks, 8 th grader at Bluffview PdC, 1 st mission trip; TOM JONES son of John & Deb Jones(grandson of Jerry & Alice Jones), 8 th grader at Viroqua Middle School, 1 st mission trip; GENA NOEL daughter of Jason Noel and Tracy Bollman, Sophomore at Seneca, 1 st mission trip; JOEY OPPRIECHT son of Greg & Amy, 8 th grader at Seneca, 1 st mission trip; EMMA PAYNE daughter of Pete (Cindy Payne) & Molly Mellem, Sophomore at Seneca, 3 rd mission Trip; LORELEI SAWYER daughter of Brandi, Sophomore at Seneca, 1 st mission trip CHAPERONES: PHYLLIS GROOM -- graduated with a diploma many years ago, 4 th mission trip; RACHEL JONES Not 16 and not in High School, 6 th mission trip; PASTOR LYNN -- Old enough to know better...and never done learning. (Code for I m not 39! ). 9 th mission trip **************************************************************************** MOBILE PACK UPDATE Thanks to everyone who donated and worked for the Feed My Starving Children MobilePack!! Coordinator Sandra Schwab reports: We had a fabulous MobilePack! 496 volunteers packed 612 boxes (that is 17 pallets) that contained 132,192 meals. Those meals will feed 362 children one meal a day for an entire year! Phenomenal results! FINAL DONATION TOTALS = Wauzeka $ Eastman = $ Page 4

5 ~H appening s In E astm an & W auzeka~ Eastman 4 th of July SHAKE FUNDRISER at the Ball Park, 9 am to 9 pm Volunteers needed for one hour shifts. Shakes are in great demand on the 4 th of July making this effort a simple way to raise funds for the ministry of Christ. Sign up at church or contact Administrative Council Chair, Mark Schreck or bulldozer_82@yahoo.com DATES to REMEMBER in JUNE: DATES to REMEMBER in JULY: 4 Communion; (E) Blessed Brew 9:45 am Pastor Lynn fishing in Canada Youth Mission Mtg at Bosc, 5:00 pm 4 th -- (E) Shake Machine Fund raiser 8 Joint Church Shared Min. Mtg in 14 Devotions at Prairie Maison 9:45 am Eastman, 7:00 pm & Hymn Sing at Bluff Haven 10:30 am 9 Devotions at Prairie Maison 9:45 am 29 (E) Softball Tourn. for Missions & Hymn Sing at Bluff Haven 10:30 am WI Annual Conference in Madison COMING IN AUGUST 25-July 1 Sidekick Mission Trip Roach, MO 6 (W) Riverside Worship & Potluck 7-10 (E) VBS Hero Central E Canoe Trip TBA Contact Steve Achenbach Eastman Greeters May 28 Aaren & Tabby Benzing June 4 Taya Granzow June 11 Darlene Payne June 18 Sam & Marsha Ritter June and July Celebrations! Eastman June Birthday s- 9 Tyler Nagel, 10 Scott Sheckler, 11 Aisja Achenbach, 12 Logan Gillitzer, 14 Robbie Sheckler, 14 Justin Nagel, 15 Ethel Lorenz, 17 Robert Griswold, 21 Jillian Glasbrenner, 27 Ben Payne June Anniversaries- 2 Adam & Rita Trautsch, 21 Bud & Nola Byers Eastman July Birthday s- 3 Mike Geisler, 6 Dylan Dahlberg, 7 Rita Trautsch, 13 Jack Feye, 14 Robbie Gillitzer, 15 Edward Nagel, 18 Suzy Atkinson, 22 Lacy Folbrecht 22 Kerrigan Trautsch, 23 Nola Nagel, 31 Beth Geisler July Anniversary s- 2 Paul & Taya Granzow Wauzeka June Birthday s- 14 Marlene Hagen, 29 Dale Harvat June Anniversaries- 11 Brad & Phyllis Groom Wauzeka July Birthday s- 1 Ed Reichmann, 17 Samantha Groom, 20 Kathy Cuchna, 30 Chelsie Cuchna, 31 Evelyn Schwarz, 31 Kristine Hanson Pg. 5

6 ~N ew s You Can U se~ INGATHERING Mission Projects for Annual Conference Eastman & PdC will again be collecting items for the Ingathering mission projects collected at Annual Conference (June 16-19) for the U.M. Midwest Distribution Center and Wisconsin s ministries at Harbor House, United Methodist Children s Services, Northcott Neighborhood House and Solomon Community Temple. This year we are focusing on the KIDS KITS. Eastman-will be using the Penny Collection to purchase items for these kits. PdC s Global Concerns/Church & Society is organizing this for PdC and asking for items to be donated and put in the collection box in the Narthex. Collections will continue through June 11. There is also an urgent need for the following baby supplies: Receiving Blankets, Gowns/ Sleepers (infant/toddler), Onesies, Cloth Diapers. KIDS KITS: 1 toothbrush 1 toothpaste 1 washcloth 6 pencils 1 board book 1 coloring book 24-count pack of crayons 1 comb 1 kid shampoo 1 flavored lip balm 1 travel-size tissue packet 6 kids adhesive plastic bandage strips 1 pack of hairclips/pony tail holders 1 pack of party-favor-sized Play-Doh All items/donations must be at the churches no later than Sunday, June 11th. Malachi s Memorial Camp Who: Entire Family When: Sunday-Wednesday July 30-August 2 Where: Larry & Marlene Wetter s Farm Boscobel, WI Provided by: Mt. Hope UMC Full brochures are available in the PdC Church Office Campers need to bring: Tent/Camper Sleeping Bag Clothing for water fun Enthusiasm for fun and learning Cost: FREE Food and Beverages are provided! Registrations are due by July 1st 2nd 50 Summer Events! At St. Peter s Lutheran Church, PdC June 27 1:00-3:00 Everyone s Birthday Party Everyone will have had a birthday at some point during the year! We ll have cupcakes, sing Happy Birthday, and play some games, including BINGO. Everyone should bring one wrapped gift as a Bingo prize. Don t spend much! July 25 1:00-3:00 Christmas in July We ll have a Christmas ornament exchange. The ornament must be something that you already have and is therefore from your past. There will be Christmas refreshments, and we ll see a movie entitled The Ghost of Dicken s Past. Remember his Christmas classic about Ebenezer Scrooge - A Christmas Carol? It s related to that story. Do join us for some lighthearted summer fun! Page 6

7 ~ N ew s F rom the PdC O ffice~ Treasurer s Report Treasurer: Jen Kapinus General Fund Receipts May 1-23: Year to Date Apportionments paid: $ For a complete financial report, please see Jen in the office. In Worship for June Greeters: June 4th Helen Larson & Deb Martin June 11th Sandra McCluskey June 18th Mary Atkinson & Deb Martin June 25th Greeter Needed Greeters are needed for July Ushers for June & July See the bulletin board for usher list Our District Superintendent Scott Carlson and District Administrative Assistant Sherry Malone have asked that United Methodists in the Southwest District pray for the following congregations during June: New Hope, clergy Jim Aniol and the 40 members. New Hope s mailing address is E2290 Hwy 82, De Soto 54624; May 29 June 4. North Clayton, clergy Stan Pegram, Mary Ann Floerke, supply pastor Wayne Goplin and the 17 members. North Clayton is part of the BMZ Regional Ministry. North Clayton s mailing address is 107 W Oak St, Boscobel 53805; June 5 June 11. North Freedom, clergy Carol Quinn and the 68 members. North Freedom s mailing address is 303 E Walnut St, North Freedom 53951; June 12 June 18. North Windsor, clergy Dianne Vielhuber and the 39 members. North Windsor s mailing address is PO Box 297, Poynette 53955; June 19 June 25. Oakley: Union, clergy Vicki Brantmeyer and the 38 members. Union s mailing address is PO Box 118, Juda 53550; June 26 July 2. June Accompanists: June 4th Garrett O Connell June 11th Sue McDonald June 18th Accompanist Needed June 25th Garrett O Connell July Accompanists: July 2nd Garrett O Connell July 9th Sue McDonald July 16th Sue McDonald July 23rd Garrett O Connell July 30th Accompanists Needed Church Parsonage The church parsonage at 901 E. Dunn Street will be for rent starting July 1st. Our current renters have been in the house since They are moving and plan to be out of the house by June 15th. This gives our Trustees a few weeks to prepare the house for potential new renters. An ad has been placed in the Courier Press and any interested persons may apply in the church office. Page 7

8 ~H appening s in PdC~ Vacation Bible School is being planned for August 7-11th. Below is a list of donations that are needed. Any questions, please contact Ann Steiber or Katrina Owens. Thanks!! 8oz. empty water bottles 30 total Square Kleenex boxes 30 total Wooden Chop Sticks 30 sticks Epsom Salt 1 container Kite String 1 roll Card Stock: salmon, black, brown, yellow Drinking Straws 1 package Snack size zipper baggies 1 box of 200 Food Coloring 1 box Black Yarn 1 skein Small craft sticks 2 packages Mod Podge 2 16 oz. Bottles Foam Snowflake Stickers Silver Spray Paint 1 can Assortment pack of glitter Summer Scrip Ordering We will continue to order Scrip during the summer months. All scrip revenue will be applied to our apportionments. Orders are due Monday by 10am and are usually available for pick up on Thursday. Orders can be placed in the office or with Juanita Dyer. Please note, there will be NO scrip orders on the following weeks: May 29th July 3rd July 31st Sept. 4th As of May 23, 2017 we have earned $ in Scrip rebates that has been applied to our apportionments! Keep up the great work! Mark Your Calendars! The Annual Church Picnic will be on Tuesday, August 22nd at the North Shelter on St. Feriole Island Bring a dish to pass And invite a friend! More details will be coming in the August newsletter. Prayer Circle. is taking a break for the summer. See you in September! UMW News. Congratulations to our Mother s of the Year: Katrina Owens & Sarah Koppen Katrina and Sarah were presented with flowers during worship on Mother s Day! June 14th meeting: we are having Laura Pfeffer, Wisconsin Conference UMW President, as a speaker for the program. Wanda Lear is our hostess. July 12 meeting: Program by Mary Atkinson, A Learning Community Mary Don is hostess. Page 8

9 ~H appening s in PdC~ Strawberry Shortcake for Father s Day Join us Saturday, June 17th following the 5pm worship service and Sunday, June 18th from 8:30-9:45am. Strawberry Shortcake will be served in honor of Father s Day. Everyone is welcome! Martha Circle We will end this year with a picnic at the Memorial Gardens on Feriole Island at 6pm n June 7th. Bring a dish to pass, your place setting and a beverage if other than water. Water will be provided. We will have a short business meeting to appoint a new chair person for this Circle. See you there. Juanita Dyer To My Church Family- Words cannot express our gratitude for the hugs, the concern over the past few months as we watched this amazing, kind gentle man slip away from us. Your generosity in the memorials for our church & school scholarships are overwhelming. Jim is at peace now and in his last words telling us he d meet us at the Jordan is a sure example of his faith in where he is now. We miss him, his gentle manner and kind nature, but we know he is home with Christ. The Atkinson Family CONGRATULATIONS! Adam & Kate Moris on the birth of their son Beckett Harvey Moris Born: March 14, :08am 7 lbs 12 oz 20 in. long Grandson of Chris & Nancy Harvey Ashley Mays on your college graduation from Iowa State University. Walter Stavroplus on your high school graduation. Adriana Moore (daughter of Friday Wiles & Allen Moore) on her July 1st wedding to William Clay III In North Barrington at the Wondering Tree Estates Tuesday Bible Study Is meeting each Tuesday at 10am at Hardees Restaurant in PdC. Pastor Barb Cook is leading this study. If you are interested in joining this group, contact Pastor Barb! Anyone is welcome and encouraged to join us! Page 9

10 ~PdC O pportunities for M inistry~ July is Blanket Month Church World Service TOOLS & BLANKETS create a rainbow of help and hope each time the right tool is placed in the hands of people in need. A simple truth: Ordinary things-things that we often take for granted like blankets...clean water...education tents...garden tools... seeds-can make a world of difference for people devastated by tragedy, as well as those working to build a better life for themselves and their communities. Tools of hope empower people and bring a better tomorrow! Envelopes will be available on Saturday and Sunday s or you can send a check to the church office, please mark it Tools & Blankets. Chicken Dinner Update Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! The Chicken Dinner and Bake Sale held at Huckleberry s Banquet Hall on April 27 th was again a success. A Big Thank You to all who helped in any way and/or donated to the event. Thanks to all those that worked on Thursday evening. Everything went smoothly at the dinner. We served 265 dinners (253 adults and 12 children). The total served was down 62 compared to last year. The number of Carry-outs served as part of the total was 102 which was also down from last year. The committee will be evaluating the reasons for the smaller turn-out and make changes for next year. We feel the concert at the Middle School had an impact on the attendance. However, the proceeds from the chicken dinner and basket raffles were $1148 after expenses. Thank you to those who donated the six Basket Raffle items. The winners of the Basket Raffles were: Stephanie White, Sarah Koppen, Karen Welter, Irene Wilkinson, Julie Hitchcock, and Irene Stading. The drawing for the quilt that was donated by Pastor Barb was held on Mother s Day, and the winner was Julie Oyen (Roger Bailey s daughter). Due to all the support in ticket purchases and donations toward the quilt raffle, the net income after expenses for the project was $1648. At the February Administrative Council meeting, it was approved to split the Chicken Dinner proceeds as follows: 25% to Healthy Snacks for Kids in the local school system, 25% toward apportionments, and 50% to the general budget. Therefore, the Global Concerns Committee will be donating $412 to the Healthy Snacks for Kids program, and a presentation will be made to Laura Stuckey at the BA Kennedy School. Pictures will be taken during the presentation and an article submitted to the Courier Press. The balance of the proceeds will be split $412 to apportionments and $824 to the general budget. The Youth Bake Sale was also a success with proceeds of $151. Thank you to all who donated baked goods for the bake sale. A special thank you to Jen for printing the posters, tickets, and preparing the letters that were mailed out. Diane Koth and Monte Steiber Co-Chairpersons MONTE STEIBER AND PASTOR BARB will attend Annual Conference in Middleton June The following weekend, June 24-25, they will give their report in worship. Plan to be present to learn what is happening today in the United Methodist Connection in our state. Page 10

11 ~PdC O pportunities for M inistry~ Our One True Friend by Darlene Varo, Eastman WI Wouldn t it be great to meet our Jesus face to face And once more ask forgiveness And feel His saving grace He s such a wonderful friend to have He reassures each and everyone All we need is to believe And follow His commandments one by one Everything seems so clear to have Him in my heart to know what lies ahead And know we ll never part It only takes a moment And its never too late With faith as small as a mustard see Isn t that simply great? Its That Time of Year Again. Time to sign-up to mow the grass. There will be a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Thanks in advance for your willingness to help out! MILK MOOLA Fundraiser for the Youth Group A drop box has been placed in the Narthex to collect milk caps and bag tops for Kwik Trips, Nature s Touch products. PdC Birthday s June: 1 Sharon Bartholomew 3 Ron Radloff 5 Diana Temte 5 Brenda Williams 7 John Shaw 13 Harvey Stuckey 13 Andy Reichard 20 Rodney Boom 21 Crystal Kerscher 23 Tim Dyer 23 Marty Kahler 24 Kathleen Van De Creek July: 1 Austin Cox 1 Robert Reichard 2 Marc Steiber 3 Ryan McDonald 5 Kari Stuckey 6 Donna Giddings 13 Brenda Fabert 13 Jane Baker 17 Keith Harville Happy Anniversary June! 1 Richard and Cindy Noel 3 Joel & Renee Sommerfeldt 11 Ray and Pamela Check 13 Friday Wiles and Allen Moore 14 Dave and Pat Coorough 26 John and Pat Yager 27 Lewis and Gayle McIntosh Happy Anniversary July! 11 Monte and Ann Steiber 14 Marc and Tabitha Steiber 19 Chris and Nancy Harvey 24 Robert and Sue McDonald 28 Darrin & Katrina Owens Reminder.. Please keep the church office updated with any address or phone number changes. Do we have your address? The church office sends out an e-blast every Friday morning. Do we have your birthday and anniversary on our list? If not, please let Jen know!

12 Prairie du Chien United Methodist Church 625 S Dousman Prairie du Chien, WI Address Service Requested TO: 2017 Eastman & Wauzeka Worship Pastor Lynn Schreck Wauzeka Sunday mornings Worship & Sunday School 8:30 am Communion 1st Sunday Eastman Sunday mornings Worship at 10:15 Sunday School 10:15 (except 1st Sun. of month) Communion First Sunday Rock Solid 1 st Wednesday, 5:30-7:15pm Contact Info: Find us on Facebook, search: Wauzeka: United Methodist Church of Wauzeka, WI Eastman: The United Methodist Church of Eastman Pastor Lynn Phone: sschreck@centurytel.net Prairie du Chien Worship Pastor Barb Cook Pastor Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 8:30-12:30 Sunday Mornings 8:45am Children s Church School 9:00am Fellowship Hour 10:00am Traditional Contemporary Worship Service every Saturday at 5pm Communion served first Saturday Contact Info: pdcumc@mhtc.net Phone Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Friday 8:30-12:30