May, 2016 CHARLES IS COMING! May 29 th, 2016 But just as you excel in everything in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 2 Corinthians 8:7 What a great time in the life of our church! I look forward to this time every year, when our brother and missionary, Charles Sagay, comes to be with us. Charles ministry to the Baka people in Cameroon is one of my favorite expressions of how God is working in our world today. I hope you will mark your calendar and come on the 29 th to hear from Charles and the work that God is doing through his ministry and our support. Not only am I encouraging you to show up on the 29 th, but please be in prayer about how God is calling you to support this ministry. Our church has been very generous with Charles over the last several years, and our continued support plays an important role in Charles being able to continue his work. This is the only international mission that our church currently supports, and if you know anything about the conditions in Cameroon, you know that even a little support can go a long way. I believe the above passage from 2 Corinthians is the Word of God for us today regarding Charles. When Paul originally wrote this letter, he was writing to a church in an affluent area that had plenty of resources and means (the church in Corinth). The people there lived in abundance and didn t know want. One of Paul s major missions, when starting churches, was to collect money for the church in Jerusalem. This church was undergoing major persecution, along with experiencing famine and drought. Needless to say, the church in Jerusalem was in pretty bad circumstances with starvation, perilous thirst and death being everyday realities for these believers. Paul s call to the Corinthian church was to give, out of their abundance, for the support and benefit of the Jerusalem church in their poverty. This is our call today! The Mission School of Hope is doing the work of healing, teaching, feeding, and preaching the Gospel. This is the work of Jesus in this world. Our call is to support this ministry out of our abundance, and help this church in it s poverty. May we bring glory to God by excelling in this grace of giving! Ministers: The People of the Church Pastor: Kevin Clark FCC associates with sister churches in the Wis. Congregational Association & National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
May Birthdays Claire Himebauch... 5/3 Bob Brandemuehl... 5/7 Dennis Dable... 5/11 Mary Emma Albee... 5/16 Jim Schuett... 5/19 Diane Williams... 5/28 May Wedding Anniversaries Church Council / Staff Moderator Janine Coley... 363-4627 Moderator Elect Diane Williams... 594-2546 Treasurer Jean Brocker... 470-9949 Secretary Beth Petersen... 662-4322 Budget & Finance Harlan Petersen... 662-4322 Property & Grounds Rae-Ellen Preuss... 594-2740 Worship Linda Haeger... 642-7723 Congregational Care Linda Garasimowicz... 363-7549 Missions Sue Roberts... 378-4695 Christian Education T.J. Tritz Staff Organist/Choir Director - Marni Wiggins... 521-1406 Office Admin. - Judi Weyer...... 363-7249 Pastor Kevin Clark... 612-327-0915 Don & Marni Wiggins... 5/15 Dick & Donna Greenwald... 5/23 Harlan & Beth Petersen... 5/31 If you would like your birthday or wedding anniversary to be included here, please drop a note to the office. Thanks! Stewardship @ 4/29/16 Offering 39,114.51 Expenses 35,052.06 Over (Short) 4,062.45 Attendance April 3 61 April 10 51 April 17 54 April 24 76 May 3... Men s Breakfast May 7... Parkwalk for Cancer May 8... Mother s Day May 11... Home Bible Study May 15... Linden Ridge Service May 17... Women s Fellowship May 29... Charles Sagay Here Articles for the June Newsletter are due in the office by 8:00 am on Friday, May 27 Notice: Photographs taken at church events are included in the newsletter, on our website and our Facebook page. If you would prefer not to have your photo posted to any of these forums, please contact the church office. CONTACT US First Congregational Church ~ 231 Roberts Drive ~ Mukwonago, WI 53149 www.fccweb.net Church Office Pastor Kevin Clark Prayer Chain Marni Wiggins CARE Ministry (262) 363-7249 (612) 327-0915 prayer@fccweb.net Organist/Choir Dir. care@fccweb.net office@fccweb.net rev.kevinclark@gmail.com marni@fccweb.net
Breakfast Casserole Ingredients Bulk pork sausage (1 ½ pounds) (I use 1 lb. regular and ½ lb. hot; bulk Jimmy Dean s) White bread (I cut off crusts) Grated cheddar cheese ¾ pound Eggs: 4 Milk (2 ½ cups) Salt Mustard (we use grey poupon) Cream of mushroom soup Fresh mushrooms (1/2 pound) Brown 1 ½ # skinless pork sausage - drain. Take 8 slices bread; cut off crusts. (I usually use more than 8 slices. Use enough bread cubes until it is almost up the sides of the casserole dish). Cube bread and put in greased 9 x 13 pan. Put ¾ # (pound) grated cheddar cheese on top of bread. Put sausage over cheese. Egg mixture: 4 eggs, 2 ½ cups milk, dash of salt, ¾ Tablespoon mustard (grey poupon) MIX TOGETHER Pour egg mixture over sausage. Refrigerate overnight In morning, take 1 can cream of mushroom soup and ¼ cup water. Sprinkle fresh sliced mushrooms on top, then cover with soup mixture. Bake 350 for one hour or longer. If it looks soupy in the middle, keep in longer. From the Kitchen of: May 8 Thank you to my wonderful church family for all of your warm thoughts, hugs, prayers and cards on the passing of my father. It means the world to me to have your support. Linda Garasimowicz "This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person he puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only he can see." Corrie Ten Boom
Wanted: Paper Grocery Bags for the Snackpack Program. They can be dropped off in the church office. Thank you! Ministry Teams: are you looking for space on a church bulletin board to advertise or report your ministry? There will be limited space available. First come, first served. Contact Rae-Ellen Preuss All Church Rummage June 10,11,12 Set up on the 9 th Clean up on the 13 th Questions? see Rae-Ellen Preuss We invite all ladies to bring a sandwich and join us on May 17th at 12:30 pm. We will be planning for our second annual bake sale during the Church s Rummage Sale the first weekend in June. Easter cards were sent to our Church shut-ins and each also received an Easter bag full of sweet treats. The end of our year is fast approaching. June 14th being our last meeting of the year, we will go for lunch at a local restaurant. We invite all ladies of the church to join us. Please keep the date open and watch for further information near the end of May for our bake sale and luncheon. submitted by Bonnie Geiser Inside Cleaning Day Save Saturday 5/21/16 for inside cleaning day. We had a very successful outside cleanup. Now we need to concentrate on the inside of the building. We will start at 10:00 am (Early birds can come sooner) The majority of the work will be cleaning the windows in all rooms and polishing the wood in the sanctuary. Any help is appreciated!! submitted by Rae-Ellen Preuss Date Refresh. Ushers Nursery Liturgist Sunday School May 1 Brunch Group 3 Jess & Cory TJ Linda G May 8 Kay R Group 1 Glenn K Linda G May 15 Group 2 Tom & Sue Claire H May 22 Group 3 Erin T Claire H May 29 Group 1 Joanne H
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who had a hand in donating food, helping to set up, serve, clean up and participate in our Police Appreciation Breakfast! It really was the most wonderful display of our church working (and fellowshipping) together for a good cause; that being our local police and the newly created chaplain program. We discovered through Police Chief Kevin Schmidt s testimony how vital this program is for their department. It was an awesome message! If you missed it, you can hear it by going to our website (fccweb.net) and clicking on sermon audios. Through your generous donations and a little help from Missions, we raised $1400 for this program! Thank you again to everyone for your help!!! Saturday, May 7 Parkwalk for Cancer We are ready to walk at 10 a.m. on this Saturday morning, and you are welcome to join us if you d like! We ll meet in the parking lot about 20 minutes prior and walk over together. We are still accepting donations for our team. Checks may be made out to ProHealth Care Foundation. Thank you in the name of fighting cancer! Sunday, May 29 Charles Sagay from Mission School of Hope will be here! You will hear more as the weeks go on. We will be taking a free will donation for Charles and the Mission School of Hope on that Sunday. You may make checks out to FCC, note it in your memo that it is for the school, and we will then give one check to Charles for the total amount collected. Looking forward to having our Brother in Christ with us and hearing about the good things that are happening there! We cannot say this enough, THANK YOU to those of you who continually donate diapers and wipes for Life s Connection here in Mukwonago. They are so appreciative of our help!!! submitted by Linda Garasimowicz Personnel Committee Formed When the new constitution was adopted, it said that all personnel questions would be placed under the supervision of the Moderator-elect. The Council has decided that personnel matters will be handled by a Personnel Committee chaired by the Moderator-elect. The committee will have three appointed members. Each will serve a three year term on a rotating schedule. The members of the Committee are appointed by the Council. The first Personnel Committee has now been selected and approved. They are: Cory Ballard 3 year term Karen Mathew 2 year term Bev Webber 1 year term Diane Williams Chair The committee will be reviewing job descriptions, recommending personnel policies to the Council for adoption, and doing an annual review of employees. As a member of the congregation, if you have compliments, comments or concerns about any of the employees of the congregation, please contact any member of the committee. submitted by Diane Williams
231 ROBERTS DRIVE MUKWONAGO, WISCONSIN 53149-1129 «Final_Merge Mailing_Labels» «Address» «City», «State» «Zip» «Newsletter_Delivery_Preference» May, 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9:00 Bible Study 8:00 Men's Breakfast 6:30 Missions 3:00 Girl Scouts Parkwalk for Cancer 10:00 Kniwits Friday Saturday 8 Mother's Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 9:00 Bible Study 6:30 Scouts 2:00 Bible Study @ Betty M. 6:30 Quilters Judi out of the Office 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9:00 Bible Study 10:00 Knitwits Inside Cleaning Day 12:30 Women's Fellow. 1:00 Linden Ridge 6:30 Scouts Judi out of the Office 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9:00 Bible Study 6:30 Scouts 10:00 Knitwits 6:30 Council Meeting Newsletter Articles Due 2:00 Bible Study @ Linden 29 30 31 9:00 Bible Study 10:00 Knitwits Chales Sagay Here The lounge will be used for Christian Counseling: Sundays 2pm 10pm, Mondays 6pm 10pm and Thursdays 6:30 pm 10pm