JUNE CALENDAR OF EVENTS Date Time Event June 3 Worship 9 am June 4 Fresh Hope Group Meeting 6:30 pm June 5 Quilters 9 am June 6 Ladies Aid 12 pm June 10 Worship 9 am June 11 Fresh Hope Group Meeting 6:30 pm June 12 Quilters 9 am June 17 Worship-Father s Day 9 am June 18 Fresh Hope Group Meeting 6:30 pm June 19 Quilters 9 am Council Meeting 5:30 pm June 24 Worship 9 am NLVdC Sponsorship Training/Workshop 2-4 pm St. Peter s Lutheran Church Alive in the Spirit June 2018 Newsletter Newsletter July Deadline The deadline for the June Newsletter is Tuesday, June 26, noon. All articles need to be in Jackie s office by this time. You can send them via email to stpetersbigfalls@gmail.com or place a copy of your article on her desk indicating it is for the newsletter. Questions can be directed to Jackie. N10685 Petersen Rd., Marion, WI 54950 715-754-2690 stpetersbigfalls@gmail.com www.stpetersstpauls.org Look for St. Peter s Lutheran Church-Big Falls 12
right DIRECTION. Thoughts from Pastor Janice As believers and followers of Jesus Christ, our DESTINATION is set and secured. We are saved by grace through faith; we received the gift of eternal life when we were baptized. We are certain that we will go to heaven [our destination] when we die. So for us, the time between our spiritual birth [baptism] and our physical death isn t about trying to get somewhere, it s about moving in the Are we consistently moving in the DIRECTION of more fully living and experiencing eternal life, life in God? Are we consistently moving in the DIRECTION of a living in deeper relationships, balanced between our life with God, life within the church, and life with people who don t know Jesus yet? Are you doing this as an individual? Are we doing this as a congregation? We need to model our lives after the Master, Jesus, who lived out his earthly life in THREE RELATIONSHIPS: UP with his Father IN with his chosen followers OUT with the hurting world around him This three-dimensional pattern for living a balanced life is evident throughout the Bible and can inform us in how to experience fruitfulness in our ministry, our relationships, and our personal spiritual walk. JESUS GOT UP Directories and Coffee Mugs Available There are still pictorial directories and coffee mugs available. If you have not received your free copy of the directory, contact Jackie. Additional copies are $5 each. Coffee mugs are available at $5 each also. JESUS REACHED OUT JESUS INVITED OTHERS IN (continued on Page 3) 2 11
Council Meeting May 24, 2018 Members present: Kelly Zillmer, Brian Knight, Tina Schultz, Jen Reinke, Jackie Baldwin, Pete Fannin. Others present: Sarah Blashe Absent: Pastor Janice, Kris Zillmer Called to order by Fannin at 6 PM. Minutes from April meeting approved Schultz/Reinke Financials presented by Blashe. The budget is running in the red to a greater extent than last year. Discussion on ways to reduce expense. Financials accepted by motion. Knight/Zillmer. Approval of $58 for vinyl lettering brought by membership includes guidance that any non-budgeted expenditures require approval by council prior to action. Baldwin/Reinke. Discussion of keys and access to the church facility. Baldwin will get key lock box to secure the key. Discussion of snow shoveling of the area at entry that plow does not reach. Someone is needed by snow time. Discussion of constitution and by-laws. Baldwin cannot find meeting minutes showing the constitution proposed after our exit from ELCA was ever actually adopted or signed by leadership. She will continue to search and update us at the special meeting previously scheduled to review the bylaws. This meeting is after worship on June 3, 2018. Discussion on Harvest Ministries simulcast. St. Peters needs someone to organize this if we wish to participate. No action. Discussion on window cleaning. Ladies handled this last year. No action. Adjournment Schultz/Knight Respectfully submitted, Kelly Zillmer 10 Worship Volunteers We are currently looking for people who would be interested in participating in a monthly special worship service either by special music, readings, testimonials, etc. Contact Penny Madson, 715-754-2814 or Pastor Janice if you are interested. Continued from Page 2 Jesus balanced his life perfectly among these three relationships with God, with believers, with non-believers. So as you seek to model your life on Jesus, ask, How s my/our balance? [If they all need work, start with UP life with God always starts with God! Remember what matters is DIRECTION! DO YOU GET UP? personal prayer, meditation, Bible reading on daily basis; worship with your faith community weekly DO YOU INVITE OTHERS IN? getting together with others for faith growth with a few others, like in a 24/7 SMALL GROUP DO YOU REACH OUT? in whatever type of ministry/ service God has put before you: meeting the needs of others for Christ s sake and in his name. Welcome Team / Hospitality Captain The Elders are seeking an individual to serve our congregation as HOSPITALITY CAPTAIN, to oversee the various tasks of hospitality and welcoming. This person would recruit others to be part of a WELCOMING TEAM. This isn t meant to be a committee that holds meetings but a team that serves by showing hospitality to both members of our congregation and visitors to worship or other events hosted by St. Peter s. The WELCOMING TEAM would include Ushers and Greeters and others. Is this description piquing your interest? Is God perhaps calling you up to take on this role? If you d like to see a complete job description or have any other questions, let Pr. Janice or one of the Elders know [Nancy Heiman, Faye Miller, David Schmidt, & Shawn Peebles]. Please pray about who God might be raising up to be our Hospitality Captain. Clothes Closet Resale Shop New Location The Clothes Closet Resale Shop is now located at their new location at 121 W. Garfield (the old hardware store). Hours will be Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon. 3
2018 CHURCH FINANCIALS - FIRST QUARTER Compared Compared To Budget to Last Year General Giving $24,941.00-20.0% -3.5% Net Income (Loss) -$5223.56-110.41% +8.1% Checkbook Balance as of 3/31/2018 $5,084.30 Loan Balances: Premier Bank Loan $ 2,892.44 Member Loan 3 $ 9,997.93 Member Loan 4 $24,994.78 $37,885.15 Northern Light VdC Sponsorship Training/Workshop In preparation for the upcoming NLVdC Fall Camp, the VdC Council has decided to provide a sponsorship training/workshop for all who are being called to sponsor a pilgrim. This training will be held at four locations for your convenience. It is for first time sponsors, repeat sponsors and pastors who will be asked to sign the pilgrim application. The objectives of this training are: Prepare you to serve as a Christ-like VdC sponsor before, during and after camp Aide you in the selection, qualifications and approach to potential pilgrim(s) Review the application process Answer your questions The locations and dates of training are: June 24, St. Peter s Lutheran Church, 2 p.m., contact Jerry Quimby, 920-585-0620 June 24, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Rothschild, 2 p.m., contact P. Rich Block, 715-432-6348 Date TBD, Ascension Lutheran Church, Navarino, contact Shelly Klemp, 920-450-5615 Date TBD, Grace Lutheran Church, Tomahawk, contact Helen Hoover, 715-612-0445 Deadline for Reduced Lifest 2018 Tickets The deadline for reduced Lifest tickets is June 15. Lifest is a family-friendly, drug-and alcohol-free event held July 12-15 at the Sunnyview Expo Center, Oshkosh. Tickets will be $49 (regularly $66) for full event and $20 (regularly $30 for single day tickets. To purchase tickets go to www.lifest.com and use the discount code cmcares18. 4 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION Theme Don t Miss the Boat" All children pre-school and up are welcome! St. Peter s Lutheran Church, N10685 Petersen Road, Marion will be hosting Vacation Bible School July 23-27, from 1-4 p.m. with registration starting at 12:30 pm. Volunteers to help are appreciated! Visit our church web site at stpetersstpauls.org to register online, fill out a registration form at St. Peter's or contact Laurie Miller at 715-754-2355. Parent(s) Name Phone Number(s) Address City State Zip Any medical concerns, allergies, special diet we need to be aware of? Children 5 th grade and up may participate on a canoe trip with parent s permission. Parent s signature for permission: Children participating: Date: 9
Men s Book Study and Fellowship - A Wanted Man There will be a 6 session men s fellowship and book study starting Sunday, June 17 and running every other Sunday, ending August 26. Men will be doing a fun outdoor activity, followed by a short video and a discussion. Fun activities will include a bow shoot, kayak trip, sporting clay shoot, and others. The events will start at 5:30 p.m. with an approximate end time of 7:30 p.m., depending on the activity. The book being studied is A Wanted Man by author Jason Cruise. Jason is a nationally known author and speaker known for the Man Minute and the Spring Chronicle show on the Sportsman Channel. You can learn more about Jason at JasonCruise.com. Cost of the book is $13 each, however books can be available at no cost if needed. Please notify Tom Miller or Brandon Blashe if you plan to attend. All men are welcome, you don t need to be a member of St. Peters to participate. 2018 VBS is scheduled for July 23-27, 1-4 p.m. each day with the theme Don t Miss the Boat. Registration is open for preschool -9th graders with older kids welcome to participate or assist. To sign up for snacks, volunteer to help in the kitchen or teach or to register your child(ren), contact Laurie Miller at 715-754-2355 or Kay Knight at 715-460-2131. Registration can also be done online at www.stpetersstpauls.org. The day will begin with a song by the older kids and Tom Miller doing his famous story telling. The kids will then break into smaller groups for crafts, games and snacks and the older group for archer, quilt or another projects as well as games and snacks. A joint closing will end the day. Below is the daily worship verse: Day 1 - Living Water (John 4) Day 2 - Walking on Water; get out of the boat (Matthew 14:22-33) Day 3 - Calming the storm (Matthew 8:23-27) Day 4 - Fishers of Men (Matthew 4:19) Day 5 - Jesus Baptisms/Our Baptisms (Matthew 3:13-17) Anyone who would like to volunteer to teach or help in any way can contact Kay. Donations of plastic water bottles and empty toilet paper rolls are also needed and can be placed in Kay s office. Waupaca Resource Center Clean-Up & Car Wash The Waupaca Resource Center has asked for some help painting and cleaning up on Monday, June 11, and possibly another day if the work is not completed. A tentative date for a car wash has also been scheduled for June 15. Kay Knight has volunteered to pick kids up if rides are needed as long as she knows in advance. Friends are also invited to attend. Survivor! Are You Registered? Paperwork is being accepted for the Survivor weekend scheduled for August 3-5 at Christus Camp, Clintonville. Anyone over 12 years of age is welcome to participate. Invite your friends. More information and paperwork is available from Kay Knight! Website and Facebook We are continually trying to add more items to the website and Facebook page. If you haven t liked our Facebook page, take a moment to visit it and like us! The Council minutes have been added to the website also. Questions or comments can be directed to Jackie Baldwin. 8 5
American Idol Finalist Phil Stacey Concert Wednesday, July 18, 6:30 p.m. Lions Point Park, Marion Opening performance by Matt Kolb His Way Events is super excited to announce a Family Event to be held on Wednesday, July 18, at Lions Point Park, 327 W. Garfield Ave, Marion, WI from 6:30 to 8:30p.m. Phil Stacey is an American singer who first gained national attention on season 6 of the television talent show American Idol. Phil supported his family as a U.S. Sailor, remaining on active duty as he appeared on the TV show. Following Idol, he signed with Lyric Street Records and began working on an album, the first single from which, If You Didn t Love Me, was released to country stations in early 2008. His self-titled debut followed in April. He is, as you might expect, a man doing music for more than selfish reasons. I feel my job as a singer, he says is part of my job as a human being. I m supposed to be touching other people s lives, doing the best I can to be a positive force in the world. Opening for this event is Matt Kolb who was born and raised in Oshkosh. He began his musical journey at the age of 13. "Music has always pulled at me, from a child singing in the car with my family. Matt began playing drums at 13, and singing and playing guitar at 15. Being heavily influenced by the late 80's heavy metal scene he found himself playing in several all original acts in the Fox Valley from high school to the late 90's. Since 2010 he has written over 30 songs speaking of his trials. Matt Kolb is a soulful up and coming local talent. To find out more, visit His Way Events on Facebook, or call/text/ email Marie Williams: 920-574-4300; smileymaie@rocketmail.com 6 "Growing Up" is the theme of our next Annual Gathering. Dr. Kent Hunter of Church Doctor Ministries has been invited to help us to consider how congregations of any size can be focused on the Great Commission and develop a kingdom mindset. Jo Kinnard will be returning this year to serve as Bible study leader as we reflect on the text of Ephesians 4. It is time for our churches to grow up and become mature, hearing the call for every member to carry out the work of ministry as God has designed His Church to do. Fellowship Meet-Ups: We're offering several opportunities to get connected with a fellowship group, join a district, network with other LCMC-ers, or reunite with old friends and colleagues. Service Project: For our service project this year, we will once again be teaming up with Meals from the Heartland to help assemble meals for the hungry. Our goal this year to raise $80,000 for supplies and package 320,000 meals for people in need. Breakout Sessions: Explore topics related to your interests at two different sessions. Photo Contest: All eligible photos submitted by Monday, July 16, 2018 will be considered for publication in this year's Annual Gathering book and on our website. The conference will be held in Des Moines, IA, Oct. 7-10, at HyVee Hall Convention Center, 730 3rd St. The Hilton Des Moines Downtown offers complimentary airport shuttle and free parking for hotel guests and is offering a favorable discount for the Annual Gathering at $149/night. Registration for the event is available online at: https:/www.lcmc.net/18-ag/registration. For more information go to: www.lcmc.net/annual-gathering. 7