, 1 HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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1 FOR THE JOURNEY January Vol. 26, No. 1 HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2233 Golf Road Eau Claire, Wisconsin / / hopeumcec@yahoo.com Happy New Year! I am wondering if you still make New Year s resolutions. As we begin a new year, we may wish to be more hope-filled and stronger as a whole, but we may also begin to question, What is it all for? This is a good time to remind ourselves what the purpose of our life is, as we consider the meaning of this season. Beginning with Christmas Day, December 25 th, we celebrate twelve days of Christmas, called Epiphany, which traditionally ends on January 6 th. The word epiphany means: manifestation, to reveal, to show forth or appear. In other words, during the Epiphany season the church focuses on showing forth or making known to the whole world the newborn King, Christ who came in the flesh. This means that during this season of Epiphany we are to focus on revealing and letting people know who Jesus is, and sharing what he has done for us. Our focus will again change as we move into the Lent and Easter seasons, according to church calendar. So, as we think about the meaning of this season and begin a new year, I want to remind you that this is a time for making Christ known. As Christians beginning a new year, how about we start with this simple question, How can I spend time this year making Christ known to my neighbors, my family, and my friends? This coming year I hope we can all sing a new song filled with God s promises, assurance of God s presence, and courage while facing the struggles and joys in our lives. Pastor Hyejung O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory. ~ Psalm 98:1-1 -

2 Date Message Sunday, January 6th Guest Speaker: Brenda Jones Sunday, January 13th Guest Speaker: Bruce Gardow Sunday, January 20th I Have a Dream - Pastor Hyejung Sunday, January 27th A New Year Resolution - Pastor Hyejung Next Interfaith Prayer Gathering An Opportunity to Work for Peace and Good Will Wednesday January 9 th at 6:30pm First Congregational Church 310 Broadway St, Eau Claire 2019 PEACE AND GOOD WILL FOR ALL PEOPLE Will we TALK, or by living our daily life values, WORK for Peace and Good Will? Please go to www. interfaithprayerec.org for more details

3 January 14 th January 27 th January 30 th January 31 st Feed My People 1:00-3:00pm Soup & Game Event 10:30am-Noon Movie Night 6:30pm Movie Matinee 1:00pm & Join us for a movie night on Wednesday, January 30th at 6:30 pm or a movie matinee on Thursday, January 31st at 1:00 pm. The movie, Same Kind of Difference As Me, is an "inspirational true story of friendship, family and forgiveness. Successful art dealer Ron Hall (Greg Kinnear) and his wife Debbie (Renée Zellweger) seemingly have the perfect life. But when their faith and family are tested, an unlikely bond with a homeless drifter (Djimon Hounsou) leads them on a remarkable journey. itunes Preview Let the games begin! A Soup and Game event will be held on Sunday, January 27th following worship service (10:30 am to noon). Please sign up on the clipboard to bring soup, fruit, vegetables or bread. Bring your favorite game to play. Practices (7:00pm): January 15 January 29 February 12 February 19 February 26 Singing: January 6 January 20 February 3 February

4 PARKING NOTE WOMEN OF HOPE We will gather on Saturday, January 19th at 9:30am. Plans are still being determined, so stay tuned for more information. ASH TREES We are blessed with a beautiful wooded lot, but unfortunately we have lots of ash trees and they all gotta go before they are felled by the ash borer infestation. Take a minute to thank our resident master woodsman Chris Widstrand along with Denny Schultz, Chuck Lorentz, Mike Clauson and Dan Shuck for their efforts in removing 7 trees so far. If you are interested in some of the wood please let any Trustee know. With winter just around the corner, we are asking for your help to kindly leave the parking spots closest to the building available for those who may require easier access to the entrance on Sunday mornings. Thank you! Happy Birthday to you, to Jesus be true May God s richest blessing, now rest upon you! I wanted to express my gratitude for your various warm greetings, expressions of appreciation, and gifts this Christmas. I am truly blessed to work with such amazing and kindhearted members. Blessings to all of you as we journey into the New Year. Thank you again, Kristen Birthday Blessings to all who are celebrating a January Birthday! - 4 -

5 Sunday School Schedule Date Type Topic January 6 split Birth of Christ: Magi #4 January 13 combined Prayer: Why #1 January 20 combined Prayer: How #2 January 27 combined Prayer: Purpose #3 February 3 combined Parables: Servant #1 February 10 split Parables: Prodigal Son #4 February 17 combined Parables: Lost Sheep #3 February 24 combined I Belong: God Knows Me #1 Join us on the following dates for Middle and High School Fellowship. Friends are always welcome. (We will meet at Hope at 6:30pm, unless noted) Wednesday, January 9 th All youth activity Wednesday, January 23 rd All youth activity Wednesday, February 6 th All youth activity Wednesday, February 20 th All youth activity - 5 -

6 ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL (SUNDAYS AT 8:45AM BEFORE WORSHIP) Our group will resume meeting on Sunday, January 6 th and we will be starting a new DVD study. We will be watching and discussing Embracing A Life of Meaning by Kathleen Norris on Discovering What Matters. She is an award winning poet, writer, and author of four New York Times Bestsellers. Feel free to come whenever you can - if you plan to attend, even off and on, please Joanne Mellema at mellemjr@uwec.edu so we can keep you updated. All are welcome! ADULT BIBLE STUDY (SUNDAYS AT 10:45AM) Please join us as we read and discuss God s Word. Our study is informal and open to all, no matter where you are in your Faith Journey. Our class will continue to meet in the Library after the church service from 10:45 11:30am. In January we will be studying 1 Corinthians. If you have any questions or would like more information about the class feel free to talk to Mark Hysell (hysell.mark@dol.gov ) WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY We will continue to meet at during the summer at 6:30pm on the 4th Monday of each month. Our next meeting date is January 28th. Please contact Cindy Hanson with any questions

7 SPRC trainings have been scheduled for the North West and North Central Districts. All pastors, SPRC chairs and SPRC committee members are encouraged to attend. In the North West District, registration deadline for all trainings is February 13, Online Registration: Saturday, February 16, 2019: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Hayward UMC Sunday, February 17, 2019: 2-5 p.m. at Hudson UMC Monday, February 18, 2019: 6-9 p.m. at Elk Mound: Trinity UMC Tuesday, February 19, 2019: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Eau Claire: Hope UMC INSTITUTE OF CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE Tuesday, December 11, 2018 was the last session of the 2018 Institute of Congregational Development. The session was on Sending Forth and Celebration, in which the participants learned how to prepare a Ministry Action Plan for their ministry context taken the learnings of the seven seasons of planting new ministries. Director of Congregational Development Jorge Luis Mayorga says, We celebrate that through ICD our conference is committed to create a culture of growth developing leaders to plant new ministries, in new places for new people. Congratulations! The Institute of Congregational Development is a comprehensive, year-long leadership development opportunity for those leaders ready to take their ministry to the next level. Over the course of the year, participants learn from prominent pastors, authors, coaches and consultants from across the nation. Participants are pushed to contextualize what they learn each month, and apply the information to their own unique settings through ongoing dialogue and written assignments. Congratulations Jitae Park, we are proud of you! - 7 -

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9 JANUARY 26, 2019 NorthWest District Conference Fellowship Worship Learning & Leading Theme: Mastering Difficult Conversations 8:30-9:00am 9:00-9:45am 9:45-10:00am 10:00-11:00am 11:00-11:15am 11:15-12:15pm 12:15-1:00pm 1:00-1:30pm 1:30-1:45pm 1:45-2:45pm 3:00pm 3:30pm Registration Worship Rev. Dr. Kate Croskery Jones, preaching Break Mastering Difficult Conversations, Part 1 Natasha and Lauren Break Mastering Difficult Conversations Part 2 Natasha and Lauren Lunch break District Meeting Break Mastering Difficult Conversations Part 3 Natasha and Lauren Closing Communion service Adjourn Lauren Thrift - is a conflict resolution specialist in Minnesota who got her start in conflict resolution in Barron County, Wisconsin while serving as an AmeriCorps National Service Member. Lauren currently works in community mediation and restorative practices in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area, is the Vice President on the Board of Directors for Conflict Resolution Minnesota, and recently served on the planning committee for the International Conference on Restorative Practices in August Lauren has a passion for working with faith based communities and has been trained in faith based Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding under the internationally acclaimed Daniel Butry. Lauren received her Master s Degree in Intercultural Service, Leadership, and Management with a focus on Conflict Transformation from SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, VT. Lauren is passionate about helping faith communities work together to build stronger relationships and communities. Natasha Lapcinski - is a qualified Rule 114 neutral (mediator) for the state of Minnesota. She is founder and director of Dialogue Up, an organization that focuses on transformative and restorative processes to address both harms, as well as creating spaces for difficult and important conversations. Her topic areas of interest include but are not limited to: non-profit reorganization, conflicts between staff and/or board of directors, helping organizations transform, public policy forum design, policy change and implementation, difficult conversations in both organization and community settings. She holds a public policy masters degree and currently serves on the board of directors for the Minnesota Second Chance Coalition and Conflict Resolution Minnesota. She was the lead coordinator for the 2018 International Conference on Restorative Practices and has received numerous leadership awards for her work. First United Methodist Church of Rice Lake is a handicap accessible facility

10 Administrative Council Lay Leader and Chair of Finance Committee Lay Member to AC and Worship Co-Chair Chairperson of Ad Council Church Treasurer Chair of the SPRC Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Chairperson of the Outreach Committee Chairperson of Nurture Committee Chairperson of Christian Education Committee Member at-large : Dan Johnson Dan Shuck Renee Marino Staff-Parish Relations Committee Joanne Mellema(Chair) Mark Hysell Joey Bohl Lynn Larabee Rich Swanson Finance Committee Lynn Larabee (chair) Judy Shuck(treasurer) Joey Bohl Joanne Mellema Dan Johnson The Board of Trustees (not to exceed nine persons) Renee Marino Denny Shultz Dan Shuck Mike Larabee Rich Swanson Alexandra Ripley Lynne Larabee Jan Lorentz Sharon Fortune Judy Shuck Joanne Mellema To be elected by 2017 Trustees Cheryl Muller Nancy Troyan Sandi Hysell Worship Committee Jan Lorentz(co-chair) Jill Myers(co-chair) Andrea Blaeser(pianist) Outreach Committee Becky Gochanour Dan Shuck Joey Bohl Cheryl Muller(Chair) Christian Education Team Sandi Hysell (Chair) Bernie Allen Renee Marino Beth Gardow Alberto Larabee Nurture Team Nancy Troyan (Chair) Jan Lorentz Patsy Pierce Judy Ganong Sharon Fortune Committee On Lay Leadership (Nominations) Renee Marino Rich Swanson Lynne Larabee (Lay Leader) Becky Gochanour Wills, Memorial and Gifts Committee Joanne Mellema Pat Miller Dan Shuck Jan Lorentz (Lay member to annual conference) Pastor (chair) Website Development & Maintenance Team Joey Bohl Bob Schwartz Stacy Curtis Becky Gochanour Funeral Serving and Kitchen Care Team Jan Lorentz(chair) Kay Lee Lois Nelson Nancy Troyan Judy Ganong Jean Fredrickson Dan Shuck Judy Shuck Jan Snider Note: The Administrative Council is granted the authority, on behalf of the charge conference, to make any needed changes to our leadership between charge conferences.

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12 MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS January 6 th January 13 th January 20 th January 27 th February 3rd Ushers Rich Swanson Joanne Mellema Ruth Nyland Ray Nyland * Lois Nelson * Kay Lee Barb Teasdale Jan Lorentz *Jeff Curtis *Stacey Curtis * Communion Servers * Becky Gochanour *Jan Lorentz Greeters Dan Shuck Judy Shuck John Weiland Merry Weiland Dan Johnson Carolyn Johnson Dennis Barry Dorothy Barry Joey Bohl Scripture Reader Anne Allen Ruth Nyland Mark Hysell Jim Chumas John Weiland Audio Visual Gary Gochanour Gary Gochanour Children s Moment Sharon Fortune Cheryl Muller Patsy Pierce Anne Allen Sharon Fortune Coffee Fellowship Joanne Mellema & Larabees ** for the most updated copy of the Hope Serving Schedules, follow this link: HOPE UMC STAFF Pastor Rev. Hyejung Hwang Office Manager... Kristen Kirchman Pianists Andrea Blaeser & Melissa Ruhbusch HOPE UMC OFFICE HOURS: SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE Worship Service 9:30am Followed by Fellowship Sunday School 10:45am (Children & Adult) Adult Bible Study 8:45am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00am 1:00pm FOR THE JOURNEY Newsletter articles and updates should be submitted to the church office by the 20 th of each month. Contributions are welcome. Visit and LIKE the Hope UMC Facebook page From our website, click the Like Us on Facebook button just above the map showing our location OR follow this link: