Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church Family Connections

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1 Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church Family Connections Volume 23 No. 3 March, 2018 Our Mission: We are a welcoming Christian Community where all can experience the saving grace of Jesus Christ. We are growing as disciples of Christ as we teach, support, and nurture one another in ministry to our community and world. Sundays: 8:30am & 10:45am Mar. 4 3rd Sunday in Lent Sacrament of Holy Communion Choir Sings at 8:30am Mar. 11 Mar. 18 March 25 4th Sunday in Lent No Choir 5th Sunday in Lent 8:30 & 10:45 Handbells Choir Sings at 8:30am Passion/Palm Sunday 7:30 & 9:45am Pancake Breakfast Choir at 10:45am Thurs, Mar. 29 Maundy Thursday Worship at 7pm Choir Sings Communion Fri., Mar. 30 Good Friday Service at 7pm Choir Sings (See Wednesday Ecumenical Lenten Service 1 and Holy Week Schedule on enclosed pink insert.)

2 Daylight Saving Time begins on March 11th. Don t forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour! 2018 Men s Pine Lake Retreat The Men s Retreat for 2018 has been scheduled for March 16, 17 & 18, Cost is $ for 2 nights and 6 home-made meals. The United Methodist Men will provide a reduction of $50 for each participant if you sign up by March 1, Your cost will be $ Note Scholarships are available to cover the cost as needed. Please see Bob Krell for details. We will be staying at the Rader Retreat Center and will share a room with 2 per room. Sheets, blankets, pillows are provided. Each room has a private shower. Please sign up in the north entrance to get your spot set up for this event. -Bob Krell, UMM Leader Volunteer Opportunity Our visitation Team needs regular visitors and subs to call on our people at home. If you enjoy brightening someone's day with caring conversation and can help, we need you! Open to all men and women who can drive. If interested, please call Katie Glaser,

3 Parish News Change of Address Barbara Lovensheimer Dickson Hollow W156 N4881 Pilgrim Rd. #144 Menomonee Falls, WI Deaths -June Koepke on Jan. 21. She was a member since Lillian Hanson, mother of Maureen Hornung, passed away on Feb. 3, 2018 in Knoxville, IL. -Grace Goff, mother of Darlene Indermuehle, on Feb. 14. She was a member since Marilou Chapman on Feb. 14. She was a member since John Korbar on Feb. 15. He was a member since Baptism Feb. 18 Mia Evelynn Olson, daughter of Justin & Abigail Olson, born May 3, Sponsors: Sponsors: Kayla Nagrocki, Samuel Nagrocki and, Ella Lynn Olson Maternal Grandparent: Carey Carpenter & Joseph Nagrocki Paternal Grandparents: Robert & Cheryl Olson Paternal Great Grandparents: Stan (The Late Jacquie) Olson The following People at Home will have March Birthdays: Virginia Wise (Mar. 1) 105 Deer Ridge Dr., WB Elaine Britton (Mar. 9) New Perspective Senior Living 2130 Continental Dr. #310, WB Kathy Preston (Mar. 30) 105 N. University Dr. #21, WB Fred Rode (Mar. 30) Samaritan Health Care Center 531 E. Washington St. #308, WB

4 Two Sunday Morning Adult Bible Studies One of our Adult Bible Study series is called Journey Through the Bible. This series' focus is an examination of the Bible from three dimensions. Each week we will examine each of these avenues of thought as we study the Bible book by book. The next in the series is Matthew. We will be meeting in the Fireside Room at 9:45am every Sunday. Class is led by Jan & Mike Donahou. Join us as we look deeply into God's Word. On-going Adult Bible Class Spring 2018 Acknowledging God - In March, the lessons in our Adult Bible Studies focus on ways God's people have acknowledged the greatness of God. Follow in My Ways - The four lessons in this unit drawn from Genesis and Second Chronicles show how Abraham and Solomon acknowledged God by following God's guidance. Join us in the Disciple room at 9:45am every Sunday to learn more about the Bible. Our group uses a publication from Cokesbury for our discussions. Sewing Day There will be a sewing day on Saturday, Mar. 24, from 9am-1pm in Fellowship Hall. Our members have been actively sewing school bags for many years. Join this project by cutting ironing, or sewing. 4

5 Lunch Group At the Ridge! The Lunch Group will meet on Thursday, Mar. 15, at 12:00 Noon at Top of the Ridge Restaurant. No sign up necessary. Lunch will be the special of the day. Join in for food and fellowship. Breakfast Group will meet on Tuesday, Mar. 6, at 8:30am at the Copper Penny, 1700 E. Washington St., West Bend. No sign up is necessary. Family Promise Apartment Sponsorship Our current balance due for our June 2017-May 2018 commitment is $ If you can help, please make check payable to Fifth Ave. UMC and indicate Family Promise on memo line. We thank you for your continued support of this very important community outreach effort! Plastic Bags Still Needed Prayer Shawl group is asking if any one would like to knit or crochet a plastic mat, we could use some help. Please talk with Vicki Roth or Barbara Johnson for knitting and Mary Rogge for crocheting or just come to one of our meetings. Please save only clean bags for us. We are also making caps/hats for service men and women which are really fast and easy to make. We have patterns so just ask us. We have a nice group so just come and fellowship with us. See article on page 7 for dates and times of meetings. 5

6 \ Thank You Note Thank you for making us feel a part of the church family for the past 12 years. We also appreciated the retirement reception on Feb. 4. The cake was the right selection as usual. We hope our presence has been a benefit to Fifth Avenue as well. We are sorry to leave but will visit on occasion. -Jerry Loebe & Barbara Lovensheimer Thank You to the Congregation! Thank you to all the families who donated baked goodies and those who purchased the goodies from the Sunday School Bake Sale on Feb. 11. It was a success. We raised $ for the Washington County Humane Society. - The Sunday School Department Thank you......to everyone who helped cook, serve, or baked a cake for Harvest House at St. James Church on Saturday, February 17th. Your help in this mission project is appreciated. - Marolyn Kell & Linda Smeaton Easter Flowers We will have lilies and daffodils for our Easter Flowers. Cost is $11 for lilies and $12 for daffodils. Flower Order Forms will be in your bulletin on March 4, 11 & 18 or you may call the church office and Alana can order them for you, Deadline to order is March 18. Flowers can be picked up after the 9:30am service on Easter or any time during the week. 6

7 Welcoming Words of Wisdom Our biggest fear is welcoming someone we do not recognize and it turns out they are a church member. What can you say? Oh, that is wonderful. I am sorry that I did not recognize you. It is good to see you. / Oh, I am so sorry, I usually attend the first (or second) service and do not know everyone. / Oh, I am so sorry. I do not remember meeting you. I am not very good at remembering everyone I meet. Glad to see you again. - The Welcome Team Wonderful Wednesday Our Wonderful Wednesday meal will be held on Wednesday, Mar. 14, at 5:30pm in Fellowship Hall. This will be the last gathering until the Fall. Our Church Council members will prepare the meal. Menu will be Corned Beef & Cabbage. Please sign up in the north entrance. Prayer Shawl Ministry Mark your calendar to join this group of knitters and crocheters on Tuesdays, March 6 & 20. No Thursday meeting in March. Pancake Breakfast - Palm Sunday The Men s group will have a Pancake Breakfast on Palm Sunday, March 25, from 7:30am-8:15am AND also from 9:45am-10:30am. A free-will offering will be taken. Menu: Egg Dish, Sausage, Pancakes, Applesauce Coffee, Milk, Juice and all the fix-in s. Proceeds are for Men's Ministries. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the north entrance. 7

8 Happy Birthday, Missionaries! Rev. Don Smith was in this church many times over many years. He taught in the University in Sarawak, Indonesia for 21 years and, at the same time, served in the outlying islands of Malaysia. For all of those years this church gave salary support! When he would come here, he always brought Indonesian music and instruments, and his children. This broadened our knowledge and appreciation of another culture and another world. When he left Indonesia, he served the Lomira, Wisconsin, United Methodist Church. Even after he retired and moved to Coloma, Wisconsin, he continued to visit our church and his church friends. Visit our website at: faumc.org. Cookies For Our People at Home United Methodist Women requests your help in providing cookies (small, non-spicy, no bars please) for our people at home for their Easter gift from the church. We will fill 45 boxes. Cookies will be packed Wed., March 14, at 9am in the Fireside Room. Please have your cookies delivered to the Fireside Room or Office by Tues., March 13, by 4pm. Thanks in advance for your generosity! 8

9 Ecumenical Wednesday Lenten Prayer Services 12:15-12:45pm Each week will focus on a different aspect of scripture. The free will offering will go to (NAMI) National Alliance on Mental Illness. Date Location Speaker 3/7 Cedar Ridge St. James 3/14 5th Ave. UMC Holy Angels (Soup Luncheon at 12:45pm.) 3/21 St. Frances Cabrini Trinity Lutheran Easter Sunday, April 1 Sunrise Service 7:00am Breakfast at 8:00am Worship Service at 9:30am Holy Week Schedule Passion/Palm Sunday, March 25 Worship at 8:30am & 10:45am Breakfast at 7:30 & 9:45am Maundy Thursday, March 29 Worship at 7:00pm Good Friday, March 30 Worship at 7:00pm 9

10 March! Yes! We all march to a different drummer. We are all unique and created by God to be disciples for Jesus Christ. So, with our differences we are all one together. The Lenten Season brings us the opportunity to meet in worship to praise God during the mid-day on Wednesdays. March 7 th come to Cedar Ridge, March 14 th right here at 5 th Ave. UMC, March 21 st at St. Francis Cabrini. Gather around 11:45am for our noon worship services. If you would like to join me as I visit some of our homebound friends, call me at , or send me an e- mail revamyjoanderson@gmail.com. I encourage you to step out with me as we learn from our wiser sisters and brothers in Christ. Bible Study to begin Tues. April 3 rd and run through May 8 th. Meet at Church in the Lounge at 11am. We will move into The Path of Love. This is a walking Bible Study written by Becca Stevens. Please let us know you will be attending by calling Alana in the office or signing up on the sheet in the north entrance. We will order books on the numbers we receive in RSVP s. Dress for the weather because if it is nice we will venture outdoors. If inclement weather keeps us indoors, we will go with the flow. We have a wheelchair to accommodate the need for speed. Invite a friend. Come, as you are a Beloved Child of God. Peace My Friends, Rev. Amy Jo Anderson, Deacon 14