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door
will be locked. Feel free to knock
and know that you will be welcomed.
The Church
Council
voted that whenever the West Bend schools are closed because of the
weather,
all church activities will be cancelled and the church
office will be
closed as well.
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communities,
around the world.Active in mission and people who love music, church
suppers
and fellowship.We are people who like to tell the story of God's
redeeming
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First
Annual Putt “n”
Pray Golf Tournament for The 1st
Annual Putt “N” Pray Golf Tournament was a definite success. The day ( We had 75 golfers for 18 holes and 6 golfers for 9 holes. Twenty-three people also came for dinner buffet that was catered by C & R Catering of Allenton.
Thank you to our
25 hole and 1 putting green sponsors for this year’s event: Marilou Chapman (in memory of husband
Chuck),
Thank you to these silent
auction donors:
Carol Adkins, Dave Bertelsen, Big Rivers
A special thank you to
these donors: Jeri Bowerman, Marilou
Chapman (in memory
of husband Chuck), Tom & These golfers received trophies after the 18 hole tournament: 3rd place: Mike Bown, Noah Bown, Jason Wiggins, Gene Wiggins; 2nd place: Scott Delany, Dick Cooley, Russ Groth, Patrick Sierra; 1st place: Bruce Nogalski, Pat Nogalski, Andy Dean, Don Freitag. These golfers won the following tournament competitions: Dick Cooley, Closest to the Pin; Jeri Bowerman, Longest Drive/Women; Mike Drewniak, Longest Drive/Men; Andy Dean, Longest Putt 18 holes; Cody Simon, Longest Putt 9 holes Thank YOU,
Children‘s Sunday
School begins on
Sunday, Sept. 12th at 9am for Pre-School students through 5th
Grade. Youth
Sunday school—To be announced Adult
Sunday School continues as
usual at Nursery
Summer Schedule Prayer Chapel Just a reminder that we have a Prayer Chapel
upstairs
off the balcony. Steve Kissinger,
former church member who now lives in The
next time you are in church, check it out. Feel
free to use it at any time.
Study Groups Have you ever felt the need to study the Bible in depth? Or read a Christian book that expands on Christian principles? Or exchange view and/or questions with other Christians? Here are 3 such opportunities within our church: Adult Sunday School meets every Sunday at 10:15am (study
begins at 10:30)
in the Disciple Room. This quarter, they
are studying, “Leaders in a Covenant Community”, “An Open Invitation to
Covenant Living”, and “The New Covenant Community”.
All adults are welcome. Sisters’
Study Group meets every Thursday at 7pm in the church lounge. Come
join them—all are welcome.
Men's
Emmaus Group meets
Monday evenings at 7pm downstairs in the
senior high classroom.
Women
United Methodist Women
News
United Methodist Women’s Weekend will be held during the worship services on Sept. 11 & 12. Board
members: President: Josie
Schultz; Vice President: Following
is a partial
list of United Methodist Women's Activities and Projects in 2009. See rest of list in bulletin on Sept. 11/12. 1. Bakeless
Cookie 2. Fifth
Avenue Food Fare
Cookbook sales 3. Annual
Cookie Walk 4. Annual
salad luncheon 5. Visitation
Program - over
30 'people at home' visited each month 6. UMW weekend 7. Serve at
funerals or other
occasions when requested 8. Sympathy
& get well
cards, Birthday cards sent to people over 85 years of age 9. Cookies
delivered to 'at
home people' for Easter and Christmas 10. ANNUAL
pledge of $5000 to
Missions for National and International projects 11.
Participation in 12. Special
Mission
Recognition for persons contributing their special
talents for church and community United Methodist Women thank the congregation of 5th
United Methodist Women’s Weekend is September 11 and 12. The Gabler's, who
are
missionaries that we support, will be here for both services to give
the
message.
Please join us and the Gabler's for a potluck
gathering after the
Faith Fellowship Faith Fellowship continues to meet each Friday morning starting at 9:00am at Helen Rilling’s home. They continue quilting. 1:00p.m., fourth Thursday each month (September-May)
Circle
of Joy
(Afternoon Circle)
The Seekers The SEEKERS is a group of interested (and interesting) people who meet the fourth Tuesday of the month, at 10am in Fellowship Hall, September to May. We are people who seek and enjoy Christian fellowship, have an abiding curiosity about almost everything, enjoy day trips, and breaking bread together. All are welcome to attend everything or just the things that you find interesting. The Seekers to
Meet! The
Seekers Group will gather on Tuesday, Sept. 28th. Meet in the church parking lot to carpool at Lunch
will be served after the
tour. Cost is $6.00.
Please sign up by Sept. 12th as
the caterer needs to know at an earlier time. There is
a signup sheet in the north foyer.
Open to everyone! The Seekers
2010-11 Schedule All
Church members and friends are welcome to attend any of the programs.
VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL Daily VBS Arts
Camp 2010 UPDATE: Total enrollment: 22.Total volunteers: 23
(of these 7
were youth): John Abuya, Carol
Adkins, Erik Adkins, Pat Barnhouse, Dave Bertelsen, Day 1 of
DVBS Arts Camp emphasized music. We sang lots of old and new songs. Mr. Dave played his drums and Mr. John
played the
piano. We made musical instruments and played them
as we
sang. Our Bible verse: I will call unto the Lord. Psalm
18.3. Day 2 (Art):
We made life-sized figures of ourselves and posted them against the
“stone”
wall (made by Carol Adkins), and put our footprints on cloth (we stand
firm
upon the Rock, Jesus).Our Bible verse: Don’t
be afraid, I am with you always. Matthew
20.8. Day 3 (Drama) Miss Christy and Miss Ann presented
skits of
the right and wrong way to act. The children quickly chose the correct way
to handle
bullies and who was bullying. The children volunteered to perform in
skits. Parents and children went to the sanctuary
for a short
worship program to end the camp. The children donated $55.43 for The footprints will be made into a quilt to
be sent to
the Methodist orphanage in The women’s Friday quilt group has
volunteered to tie
the quilt. (We will display it at church after completion.) Jenny Tsuzuki-Korbar and Marge Wendt made a
life-size
Goliath. Each student has their picture
taken with the giant and was given the photo with a certificate of
completion. Daily snacks were served in the classrooms
and
recreation time was spent playing supervised games in a sectioned area
of the
parking lot. We are all looking forward to next year! (submitted by Marge Wendt)
11:00-Noon –
Middle School
Youth Noon-12:30pm
– Lunch – PIZZA! If you are a
youth, or are
interested in volunteering with youth, please plan to attend one of our
BRAINSTORMing sessions! Middle School youth (6-8 graders) please
come at Ann W.
Farris, United
Methodist Deaconess
Confirmation Plans are in
progress. Families will be notified or
watch article in newsletter. Looking for Sunday School forms? All
registration forms available
on the church website. Click Here!
Lunch
Group At the Ridge! Join us on
Couples Bridge
Marathon
Tournament Looking
for New Fun-Loving Players Join us to play once-a-month bridge in each
others’ homes. All couples welcome—friends or marriage partners. We
guarantee
good cards and great new friendships. Round robin tournament starts
in Oct.
and ends in May with Awards Dinner. You host no more than four
times. Play
18 hands, serve simple dessert. Get to know some nice people who seldom
get
violent... just kidding. No cost except entry fee of $15 per couple
which
goes to United Methodist Men for their activities. For more information
or to
sign up, call Donations/Monetary
Support/For Sale Haiti To make a donation for
We are collecting Kemps and Golden
Guernsey 5-cent milk bottle caps for schools in West Bend There is a glass urn on the floor in
the corner of the north entrance, just below the container for
Campbell’s soup labels for your donation. Thank
you for your support!
Labels are still being collected for Northcott
Neighborhood House. Please bring Campbell labels, Franco American,
Prego,
and V8 labels and put them in the container in the north entrance. You
can
drop off either the whole label or the West
Bend Lion’s Club is collecting used
eye glasses and hearing aids. Please
put donations in the white
collection box located by the coat rack downstairs next to the elevator
or drop
them off on the desk in the church office. Food Pantry Barrels Need
Your Donations! Our
Sunday School Dept. and United Methodist Women are
asking for your help to fill the blue Food Pantry barrels at either
entrance of
our church. Items needed the most are:
flour, sugar, vegetable oils, canned meat, salad dressings (including
mayo),
condiments, (mustard, honey, BBQ sauce, mushrooms, gravies), and baby
foods.
They also provide families with laundry soap, bar soap, shampoo,
diapers,
deodorant, and more!
It
goes without saying that they need help! Checks are also welcome - made
out to
FAUMC with Full Shelf Pantry in the info line on your check. Thanks
so much for your support!
Fair Trade Coffee, Tea , Pecans, Almonds and Dried Cranberries Sale is held the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month following the 9am worship service. These items are from farmer cooperatives a guaranteed price so farmers get a fair return. On the second weekend of the month, items for the Food Pantry will be dedicated. Please bring your items and place in the baskets at either entrance. Over 1,000 people receive food on a monthly basis. The Pantry needs donations, especially cereal, soups, dry mixes (Hamburger Helper, rice, potatoes) and personal products. Diapers are also needed. There are barrels at the grocery stores for collections or you may bring these items to our church and place in the baskets provided. Timothy
& Philip Orphanage in India -
Help support the Children’s Mission efforts through “Sharing Your
Goodwill” each week to the children of the Timothy and Philip
Orphanage. Coins and dollars may be placed in the baskets
at the back of the church. Thanks for your support! Want to celebrate or recognize a special occasion? Why not sponsor the bulletins for a certain weekend? Cost is $35 per week. If you are interested, sign up on the chart on the west wall in the north foyer or call the church office, 334-2059.
Harvest House Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 St. James Episcopal Church, Time for Harvest House and help St. James
serve folks
a free, hot meal. We need 12 to 15 persons to volunteer
to help
set up, prepare and food and clean up; persons to bake 7 x13 size
cakes. Cakes need to be delivered to St. James by FUNERAL
LIST OF HELPERS There is a
sign up sheet
posted for help with funerals. Thank you to those who have already
signed up!
The reason for the sheet is to help Visitation Team Needs Volunteers Our
Visitation Team will be 2 or 3
visitors short for the next few months due to illness, etc. There are 26 people who get a monthly visit. We ask
that you visit the 2 persons on your
list once a month. Visits can be as
short at 10 minutes or as long as an hour, depends on the person’s
situation
that day. We ask that you call first to
be sure it is convenient. If
you could help even on a short term
basis, it would be much appreciated. Call
Helen Rilling if you are interested.
We are looking
for anyone who would be
interested in working with Tom Calenberg to train with him during
the summer
on how to operate our
Grief Support Group meets every other Tuesdays from 10-11:30am in the church lounge in the church lounge.For further information or any questions, please call Shirley Gawel. See the Weekly Family Connection for any changes or other notices.
Chancel
Choir
News
For more
information,
contact a director or the music coordinator. Click for details
about Vocal Choirs.
Mission
Happy Birthday, Missionaries! GORDON GRANER has been in To
support their work, write a check to our
church and designate it for Thiu Rancho Project #12309A. ELIZABETH
CLARKE first went to
Keep up with Mission News
Sermon
on
the
“A”mount
(as of Aug. 14/15, 2010) Needed Year To Date $214,188 Rec’d Year To Date $214,830
A Note From the Best Family To
the Members and Friends of Fifth Avenue
United Methodist Church who have been so kind in remembering Pastor
Janis, we
want to express our most sincere thanks. So
many of you wrote such beautiful notes
of how Janis touched your life in so many ways has been so gratifying
to us in
easing the pain and loss we are feeling. Our
desire would be to write to each of you
our heartfelt thanks but that is impossible. Please
know that we will always cherish your words of love
and
compassion. Know, too, that our thoughts
and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Bill & Erma Best Tom & Spencer and Tracey Best
Thank
you to everyone who as Liturgist, Greeter, Coffee Hour Host/Hostess or
shared
during Children's Time. Your service is very much appreciated.
- “I
would like to thank you for the cards, phone calls, etc. that I
received after
my knee surgery. Your thoughtfulness was
very much appreciated!”
- Ron Hartmann Miscellaneous Reminder! Our
Office
Manager, Church Library
Our church
library has a shelf full of new books
ready to be checked out. Stop by in the
Fireside Room and check out a book for your spring & summer reading. Joyce Ruesch is our librarian and she invites
you to come and use this resource. Readers Digest Did you know
that the
United Methodist Women subscribes to the large-print Readers Digest? It
is
available for your use in a rack on the North end of the book shelves
in our library. The church doors are locked on
Saturdays
until the time of the There
are copies of minutes on the bulletin boards in the
Fireside Room from
various
committee meetings. Feel free to read
them to see what the committees are doing! Join our automatic contribution plan |
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