ADAMS LUTHERAN PARISH Phone: 608.574.3302 E-mail: office@adamslutheranchurch.com ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED 2017 Volume 22 Issue 3 Like the Adams Lutheran Parish on FACEBOOK to keep up-to-date on church activities www.adamslutheranchurch.com Church Council President: Curt Moen VP: Harlan Emberson Members Secretary: Amy Dammen Church Treasurer: Joan Moen Jason Moen, Anne Emberson, Larry Hendrickson, Melissa Flannery, Chester Johnson Email: coucil@adamslutheranchurch.com PARISH SECRETARY NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jamie DeSmet Email: adamsargylechurch@gmail.com Cell: 608.574.3302 Address: W9233 Emberson Lane Blanchardville, WI 53516 Financial Secretary: Brenda Emberson
5 9 AM worship Coffee 12 9 AM worship Cof- 19 9 AM worship Cof- 26 9 AM worship Coffee 9 Adams Bible Study at Hour 10 AM SS Pr Paul Petersen fee Hour 10 AM SS Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Pr. Jennifer Kuhnert fee Hour 10 AM SS Pr Jennifer Kuhnert Hour 10 AM SS Pr Jennifer Kuhnert Noisy offering March 2017 1Ash Wednesday Service 7 PM. Fellowship to follow. Pastor Paul Petersen 6 7 8 Adams Council Meeting at 7 PM 2 3 4 6:30 PM. All welcome, material provided 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31
Thank you to the Adams Women of the ELCA for the wonderful box of Christmas goodies! Sigrid Bratrud A special Thank You to our Adams Lutheran Church Family for your love and support during my mom s short battle with cancer and pneumonia. Your many kindnesses have been a blessing to our family during this difficult time. Brenda, Harlan, Amanda and Bryon Emberson Adams Women of ELCA books are completed. Please pick one up in the library - please sign name if you take one. Adams Bible study will be Thursday, March 9 at 6:30 pm. All are welcome and materials will be provided. Huge thanks to Presidents Brenda Emberson & Kristi Leonard for putting the books together! Theme is from Galatians 3:24-4:31. Please join us for our Friends & Family Pancake Breakfast March 19 at 10 AM. All are welcome, please invite your family and friends! Please make note of Church Time Change and Sunday School. Beginning March 5 worship time will change to 9 AM with coffee hour following. Sunday School will begin at 10 AM. CELEBRATING IN MARCH BIRTHDAYS Irish Eyes are Smiling at Irma s Kitchen!! Irma s Kitchen is looking forward to St. Patrick s Day when they serve their always tender Corned Beef and cabbage with all the trimmings. Reminder of the extended hours this special day...open until 7 pm. Mark your calendar for Friday, March 17th. 1 - Jessica Tollakson, Gavin Keltner 5 - Janice Lien 7 - Paige Moen 9 - Delano Nybroten, Trevor Thompson 10 - Cathy Leigh, Stephanie Svendsen 12 - Todd Wirtz 13 - Hollie Ehorn 15 - Jerry Wyttenbach, Kevin Makos 16 - Kory Makos 17 - Laura Anderson 20 - Jacqueline Van Dusen 26 - Alexis Bridges 27 - Bryon Emberson, Noah Moen, Bill Barnes 30 - Sheila Budd ANNIVERSARIES 29 - Pete & Kristi Leonard Do you have a birthday or anniversary you d like added to the newsletter? Let the church office know. 608.543.3242 or argyleadamschurch@gmail.com
February 15, 2017 Adams Lutheran Church Congregation Dear Valued Member / Members During our recent annual meeting on January 29, 2017, it was voted on and agreed to go forward with a new Decra metal (look of shingles but metal) roof for our church. We have the funds to pay for the new roof if we install it over the existing roof. However, we have several members of the congregation that would like to see the old roof torn off prior to installing the new one. The additional cost for doing this would be about $20,000 and we do not have the funds to cover it. To our pleasant surprise, we have a family who has pledged a $10,000 donation toward the tear off of the old roof but only if the remaining members of the congregation can match it. Because we are hoping to take advantage of this $10,000 matching contribution, we are compelled to approach you, our valued members of the congregation for financial assistance for this very important and badly needed maintenance requirement for our church building. Can we count on your pledge by March 19 (Pancake Breakfast Sunday)? We do not need the payment right away, but most importantly your pledge. On behalf of the Church Building & Roof Committee, Cory DeSmet, Larry Klosterman & myself, Thank You & God Bless Steve Anderson Note: Please enclose your pledge amount or check in this self-addressed envelope to Cory DeSmet. You may also email your pledge amount to Cory DeSmet at rustywire03@gmail.com.
A huge thank you to the existing members of our Council: Bill Barnes, Beth Anderson and Cory DeSmet. Your time on council was very much appreciated!! Please Welcome our new members to Adams Church Council! Amy Dammen, Larry Hendrickson, Melissa Flannery. Thank you to the remaining members of the council, your service to our church is greatly appreciated! If you would like to contact a council member we now have an email address for our council! It is council@adamslutheranchurch.com Prayer Calendar March 2017 We have created this prayer calendar and ask that in your daily prayers, you pray for the person/s listed on each day. 1 Joanne Bruehlman Jean Nybroten 2 Carol Lancaster Connie Williams 3 Janet Williams-Reimer Sylvan Dammen 4 Penny Monahan Sigrid Bratrud 5 Jaden Goninen Kay Krahenbuhl 6 Anne Emberson Ruth Anderson 7 Scott Fischer Victor Gilbertson 8 Valerie Steiner Kathryn Hanson 9 Barbara Erickson Trevor Thompson 10 Janet Wiesnberg Steve Ball 11 Tom Maas Doug Hodgson 12 Madeline Bowman Zach Fischer 13 Marie Hendrickson Grant Graham 14 Joyce Moen Robert Heitz 15 Ann Bohlman Doral Erickson 16 Carl Campeau 17 Kim Bahe 18 Phyliss Watkins Virginia Bredeson Otis Paulson 19 Gordon Larson 20 Tina Paulson 21 Gloria Thompson Erik Tollakson Doris Erickson 22 Gabe Greenwood 23 Avis Hendrickson Albert Meinholz 24 Lois Gifford Jeannette Stamm 25 David Everson 26 Nancy Dammen 27 Jerry Hassenfeldt Tom Maas 28 Elliot Larson 29 Marsha Soper 30 Marilyn Moen 31 Skott Kampfer
ADAMS LUTHERAN CHURCH ASSISTING IN WORSHIP DATE READERS USHERS COFFEE HOUR FLOWERS ALTAR DUTY Sunday, March 5 * 9:00 a.m. Joan Moen Esther Circle Sunday, March 12* 9:00 a.m. Jolene Hilliard Esther Circle Sunday, March 19* 9:00 a.m. Kyle Zwicker Esther Circle Tina Ritschard Sunday, March 26 * 9:00 a.m. Brenda Emberson Esther Circle Women of the ELCA Spring Conference April 22 at 9 AM at New Hope Lutheran Church in Blanchardville. For more information about the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin Women of the ELCA, visit the synod website: GO TO: www.scsw-elca.org then click on the WHO WE ARE TAB and then the TEAMS tab. Or just click on the link here: http://www.scsw-elca.org/ women_of_the_elca.aspx Support the Work of Your Synod and Your Church! The synod offers an on line donation opportunity 24/7/365 through the synod website. Our mission to care for, connect and equip the congregations of our synod to be the hearts and hands of Jesus cannot happen without you! You can donate to Synod Ministries where needed most, Synod Endowment fund, Refugee Resettlement, Fund for Leaders, ELCA World Hunger, ELCA Disaster Response, LUAD, Latino Ministries, Campus Ministry, and more. To give online, go to: https://scsw-elca.org/donations/mobile/ or click on the QR code using a barcode reader app on your smart phone. The Donate button appears at the top of the synod website. You can also use the QR code shown here. Your financial offerings are so very much appreciated! The National Youth Gathering registration is due 9/1/2017. The gathering dates are June 27-July 1, 2018 in Houston Texas. The event is open to 8th-12th graders as of 9/1/2017 Let's get a group together to attend this life changing event. Contact Melissa at 608-558- 5480 or melissak.wirtz@gmail.com with any Youth Group related questions.
Adams weekly offering goal is $1100 ADAMS 2017 MONTHLY OFFERINGS S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 TOTAL Jan: 400 445 685 356 1111 2997 Feb: 689.25 510 1199.25 Mar: Apr: May: June: July: Aug: Sept: Oct: Nov: ADAMS 2017 NOISY OFFERING Jan: 40.38 Feb: Mar: Apr: [Malaria fund] May: June: July: Aug: Sept: Oct: Nov: YTD: $40.38 ADAMS 2017 ATTENDANCE YTD: $4196.25 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 TOTAL AVG Jan: 13 21 31 30 52 147 29 Feb: 45 35 80 40 Mar: Apr: May: June: July: Aug: Sept: Oct: Nov: - ADAMS LUTHERAN CHURCH
Support the Work of Your Synod in the New Year! The synod offers an on line donation opportunity 24/7/365 through the synod website. Our mission to care for, connect and equip the congregations of our synod to be the hearts and hands of Jesus cannot happen without you! You can donate to Synod Ministries where needed most, Synod Endowment fund, Refugee Resettlement, Fund for Leaders, ELCA World Hunger, ELCA Disaster Response, LUAD, Latino Ministries, Campus Ministry, and more. To give online, go to: https://scsw-elca.org/donations/mobile/ or click on the QR code using a barcode reader app on your smart phone. The Donate button appears at the top of the synod website. You can also use the QR code shown here. Anything helps and is so very much appreciated! One Year to Live Retreat - March 24-26, 2017 Camp, Waupaca, WI Pine Lake This is an experience for men where hearts and souls can be strengthened by the call of Christ. It is sponsored by Lutheran Men in Mission. Over 300 men have attended OYTL's in Wisconsin since 2009. Many have found it to be a spiritual and life impacting experience, different from any other retreats or conferences they have attended. Commitment to attend from Friday 5:30pm to closing on Sunday at 3:00pm is required. One Year to Live Retreat video testimonies, promotional, scholarship and registration information is available at www.lutheranmen.org Events/One Year to Live page. Space is limited. Register ASAP to ensure your spot. The $185 registration fee includes lodging, meals and retreat materials. There are discounts for early registrations, younger men and seminarians. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jim Schieble, call or text (920) 763-3433. Women of the ELCA Tenth Triennial Gathering will be held July 13-16, 2017 Minneapolis Convention Ctr. Minneapolis, Minnesota ad- Register at www.welcatg.org Registration fee: $350. Our Region number is 5; our Synod letter is K. You can request a Triennial booklet be mailed to you by sending your name and dress to women.elca@elca.org
What s on your schedule for next July? We re hoping it will include the Lutheran Men in Mission s (LMM) Triennial Gathering. It will be July 21-23, 2017 in Minneapolis. The BOLD GATHERING is a weekend for men to come together to learn, to worship, to network, and be equipped to BOLDY live out their faith! This is the first time the Gathering has been held in the Midwest since the 90's. Please share this information widely with the men and pastor/s in your congregations. The link below features the latest LMM Newsletter to get help you get ready and exited about BOLD GATHERING, as well as the LMM Business Meeting to be held July 20-21, 2017. LMM Fall 2016 Newsletter with Gathering Info Registration for the BOLD GATHERING is open. Details can be found at the link below. Bold Gathering Website w/ Info and Registration Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Lon Buss SCSW LMM Task Force Leader DeForest, WI Phone: 608 516-7875 Email: lonabuss0406@gmail.com Registration is NOW OPEN for Wartburg Theological Seminary's Weekend Discernment Retreat. "Considering Your Call" - March 10-12, 2017 - Dubuque, Iowa Each year Wartburg Seminary has the honor of hosting a weekend discernment retreat for those considering a call to public ministry. This year's "Considering Your Call" retreat (March 10-12, 2017) is an opportunity for those considering a call to public ministry to visit Wartburg Seminary, learn about degree programs, attend seminary classes, worship in the community, and meet with faculty, staff, and students. Please note, Wartburg is able to help with some of the travel cost to attend. If you have questions about the retreat, please contact Matthew O Rear, Associate Dean for Vocation at: MOrear@wartburgseminary.edu or his cell phone, (484) 343-2884.
LEAD 2017 - Growing Together, Bearing Fruit Early Bird registration closes February 24, so register today to save $5 per registrant! Free childcare and free lunch for kids over the age of 3! https://bit.ly/scswlead2017 Connect with over 300 lay and rostered leaders in your synod Don t miss this popular synod event! Here s why you should attend: 29 Workshops on a Variety of Topics led by some of the most knowledgeable in our synod. Topics range from Care of Creation, How to Create a Sabbatical, Mindfulness Meditation, Cross-Generational Ministry, Anti-Racism; Faith, Sexism and Justice, Planning a Reformation Hymn Festival and so much more! March 11, 2017-8:30 am - 3:30 pm - Good Shepherd (Madison) LEAD stands for Leadership, Education and Development Day and is one of the synod s most popular events because it helps both lay leaders and rostered leaders in our synod. The day will be filled with excellent learning, 29 workshops from some of the most knowledgeable in our synod, a keynote and workshop from Dr. Kurt Hendell, Professor Emeritus of Reformation History from LSTC who will lead us in a keynote: Luther s Hidden and Revealed God: Implications for Inter-religious Dialaogue and Christian Witness. Use the Invite a friend feature when you register on line. We ve made it easy for you to do this! Registration is open. For all information regarding this event and to register: https://bit.ly/scswlead2017 Workshops are offered just once, so you ll need the tools to figure out when the workshops you are interested in are offered. Use the tools available online to schedule your day. Here s what past attendees have had to say about LEAD! I liked the cross-section of workshops...for personal enrichment to the work of the church, for the well-being of all. I learned so much valuable information that I could take back to our church and share with our committees. It was very insightful. The idea of partnering with other congregations to help bridge the race/class divide was great. Space for displays was excellent and really encouraged engagement. Great!
MONROE AREA COMMUNITY CLOSET (M.A.C.C.) UPDATE Dear Community Members, The Green County Leaders and the Church of the Nazarene have partnered with me to bring a new outreach program to the Green County area. A new clothing ministry has been formed and is currently under construction. The mission of the Monroe Area Community Closet or M.A.C.C. is "caring through clothing" and the vision is "uniting a community for those in need". The Monroe Area Community Closet will be located in the Church of the Nazarene, located at W5951 Patina Lane in Monroe. This is a program designed in much the same way as the Brodhead Community Clothes Closet and will be available to anyone in Green County and surrounding areas. This is a free service that anyone can take advantage of and is dependent upon donations from individuals and organizations in the community. Our goal is to have clothing items available for all ages as well some personal hygiene products. This is a need that has been identified throughout Green County and currently, one other community closet exists, which is in Brodhead. By expanding the service area, our hope is to reach as many people as possible that need this assistance. Our facility will be handicapped accessible and will operate on Monday s (with the exception of holiday s) between the hours of 3 pm and 7 pm. We are also looking for volunteers to help staff the community closet when we re open. We hope you will consider the Monroe Area Community Closet when looking for new ways to become involved in the community. You can visit our site at volunteergreencounty.org and you can like us on facebook at Monroe Area Community Closet. (M.A.C.C.). We will begin accepting donations of good condition clothing on Monday March 13, 2017 and again Monday, March 20, 2017 at the Monroe Church of the Nazarene between 3 pm 7 pm. Our first day of operation is scheduled to be March 27th from 3 pm-7 pm. Donations will continue to be accepted any Monday during regular operating hours. We are still in need of plastic tube hangers. Hangers can be dropped off at Edelweiss Gifts on the Square or at Dunkin Donuts in Monroe. Dunkin Donuts is offering a discount on your purchase when you donate hangers to M.A.C.C. To help us offset the cost of set up and operation we welcome your financial support. We have expenses with remodeling, fixtures, shelving and other equipment. Donations may be made through "Green County Leader s/m.a.c.c." at the UW Extension Office of Green County located in the Justice Center in Monroe or to "M.A.C.C. / Church of the Nazarene" W5951 Patina Lane; Monroe, WI. Your donations are tax deductible. Special thanks to Green County Leader's; Church of the Nazarene, Monroe; Edelweiss Gifts; Dunkin Donuts and the community for sharing my vision with me. We look forward to meeting you, Rick Gleason mrcofgc@gmail.com 608-558-0925 Women of the ELCA Tenth Triennial Gathering will be held July 13-16, 2017 Minneapolis Convention Ctr. Minneapolis, Minnesota NOTE! EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS JANUARY 6. Register soon at www.welcatg.org Early bird price of $310 until January 6, 2017 Thereafter it is $350. Our Region number is 5; our Synod letter is K. You can request a Triennial booklet be mailed to you by sending your name and address to women.elca@elca.org
Dunkin Donuts and M.A.C.C. Plastic Tube Hanger Collection The mission of the Monroe Area Community Closet (M.A.C.C.) is caring through clothing and our vision is uniting a community by clothing those in need. This is a free service that will be available to individuals in Green County as well as the surrounding areas. All are welcome! WE ARE IN NEED OF PLASTIC TUBE HANGERS. We will be opening on March 27 th and will begin accepting clothing donations on Monday March 13 th and March 20 th between 3pm-7pm. We will be located at the Church of the Nazarene at W5951 Patina Lane on the South side of Monroe. Regular hours of operation will be Mondays from 3pm-7pm. To volunteer with the Monroe Area Community Closet (M.A.C.C.) or to learn about other great volunteer opportunities in Green County visit www.volunteergreencounty.org