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Hope United Church of Christ
141 South Twelfth Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 54235
Hope Happenings
Rev. Richard Feyen,
Pastor
Hope United Church of Christ, 141 South 12th Avenue , Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235
Tel: (920)743-2701
Website: www.hopechurchdc.org
Email: [email protected]
A PRIL , 2013
Services in April:
FOOD CART
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Communion
Adult Forum
YOUR PERSONAL JOURNEY
Discussion led by Rudy & Shirley Senarighi
NO CHOIR TODAY
10:30 am Worship Service:
Please remember to bring a non-perishable item for the Food
Cart each Sunday. These donations go to Feed My People,
Clothe My People each week.
9:00 am
“THE GIFT OF COMING TOGETHER”
Rev. Richard Feyen
During Worship
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9:00 am
9:45 am
10:30 am
Adult Forum:
OUR NEIGHBOR, RON TOMES
Presented by Ron Tomes
Choir Rehearsal
Worship Service:
Faith Formation Class for children 4k - 4th Grade
Mid-High Youth Class, Grades 5th - 8th
“THE GIFT OF LIFE”
Rev. Richard Feyen
During Worship
Faith Formation Class for children 4k - 4th Grade
Mid-High Youth Class, Grades 5th - 8th
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9:00 am
Adult Forum:
5 POINTS OF SUCCESS
Presented by former Navy Seal, Brett Hanson
9:45 am
10:30 am
Choir Rehearsal
Worship Service:
“T HE G IFT
OF
E NLIGHTENMENT ”
Rev. Richard Feyen
During Worship
Faith Formation Class for children 4k - 4th Grade
Mid-High Youth Class, Grades 5th - 8th
9:00 am
Adult Forum:
BLANKETING SWAZILAND
Presented by Nancy Skadden & Patti Tebon
9:30 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am Worship Service:
“They Will Know Us By Our Love”
Guest speaker, Jeffrey Birch
During Worship
Faith Formation Class for children 4k - 4th Grade
Mid-High Youth Class, Grades 5th - 8th
H OPE H APPENINGS APRIL, 2013
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D EACONS ’ C ORNER
Hope…For The Earth
I NSIDE THIS ISSUE :
SUNDAYS IN APRIL
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DEACONS’ CORNER
3
OF LILACS & RHUBARB
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ONE UNITED CHURCH, on a shared
witness for Planet Earth during 50 great
days of greening up, powering down and
shouting out for the environment!
TRUSTEE’S STUFF
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ART ALCOVES
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That’s MISSION 4/1
EARTH! It’s about living our faith
HEARING LOOP
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ADULT FORUM
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CHURCH YOUTH
910
Launching on Easter Monday, April 1, 2013, and continuing through the 50 days of Eastertide, UCC congregations, colleges, seminaries, camps and outdoor ministries, and others will join
together in a shared mission campaign to:
 Collectively offer more than ONE MILLION HOURS of engaged earth care, including clean
up, advocacy, education, and behavioral changes that will impact the environment.
 Collectively plant more than 100,000 TREES locally and globally in partnership with the
National Arbor Day Foundation and the UCC’s denominational partners around the world.
 Collectively write/send more than 100,000 ADVOCACY LETTERS on environmental
concerns to elected officials and local and national newspapers.
HOPE NEWS
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BENEVOLENT
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PRAYER LIST
13
BIRTHDAYS/
ANNIVERSARIES
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MISSION 4/1 EARTH links together 4 significant events –– Easter (March 31), Earth
ENDOWMENT
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Day (April 22), Arbor Day (April 26) and Pentecost (May 19) –– for a sustained, aggressive and
collective mission opportunity for the entire United Church of Christ. Together, we will inspire and
aspire to what we can accomplish as ONE CHURCH.
HOPE COMMUNITY
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HOPE RECIPES
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As part of our Rally
Day celebration for 2013, Hope Church is joining other UCC
congregations to undertake MISSION
4/1 EARTH
What is it?
boldly so “That they may see our good
works!” It is an opportunity to live our
faith in unity, as one church, for the sake
of our fragile planet Earth.
April 1, 2013 - May 19, 2013
Our efforts will including planting 100 trees on the church grounds, each
sponsored by a member or friend of Hope Church, as well as other efforts to support the
national goals outlined above.
You’re invited!
 To speak to the congregation on how you care for the earth.
 To write a letter to the editor or a lawmaker about environmental issues of concern to you.
 To sponsor one of the trees to be planted here at Hope.
 To consider what we can do in the next year to further the care of our planet.
For more information, visit these websites:
http://www.ucc.org/earth/about.html
http://www.hopechurchdc.org/hope-ucc-embraces-mission-41-earth/
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O F L ILACS AND R HUBARB
. ..From Pastor Richard:
WORSHIP WITH
INTEGRITY – I just wrote
a letter to all the delegates
(clergy and lay) of the Wisconsin Conference of the
United Church of Christ,
urging them to come to the
Annual Meeting of the
Conference. This year the
theme is focusing on Worship With Integrity. The Annual Meeting will have
speakers and musicians
who will gather the people
and suggest ways for them
to go back to their churches and guide people into a
worship-thought process
that speaks to their needs
in a changing cultural setting.
Music in worship
is often the biggest problem for churches, as they
attempt to reach a younger
demographic and strive to
be true to their historic
roots. There is a sense, in
many places, that worship
led by “rock-band-like”
musicians, or a “praise
team”, or some other style
of music that is more appealing to younger people
will “grow the church” and
save it for yet another generation.
When we lived
and served churches in the
Chicago suburbs, we were
just down the road from
one of the largest of the
nation’s mega-churches,
Willow Creek Community
Church. Peggy and I went
there a couple of times to
get a feel for what it was
like, to experience firsthand the worship style, and
to hear the theology of the
preachers. The professionalism of the musicians was
first rate, the delivery of the
speakers was polished to
perfection, and the timing
of the service was perfect to
the second.
But we left feeling
like something was missing . . . and I have come to
feel as if it was integrity of
worship.
When I picture a
“person of integrity”, I
think of a person whose life
and actions show them to
be, in every way, the person
they claim to be. A person
of integrity is more than
honest; she or he is a person
whose character does not
hide behind a mask of pretentions, or put-on airs of
superiority. They are open
in word and action; and all
of who they are reflects that
openness.
To “worship with
integrity” then means that
what we say and do expresses our deepest feelings
about who or what God is.
It means that if we question
the very existence of God,
that too is expressed. It
means that if we feel moved
by drumming on a Sunday
night, or can express in the
poetry of Rumi what is being felt at a memorial service, then express it we
must. It means that the
questions and challenges
and thoughts that comfort
or disturb must be done
gently, compassionately and
carefully, because gentle
compassionate open people
is who we say we are. It
means that when songs of
the Virgin Mother move us,
they are sung; and that we
can sing out the words of We
Serve a Risen Savior because
we can find our own meaning. And it means that as we
gather, we can share compassionately the love we
have within, because we
can.
Worshipping with
integrity can include a
praise team or a pipe organ,
a rock band or a baby grand.
But no matter what it does,
it must strive to connect
those in attendance with the
sacred essence to which
they pay homage.
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T RUSTEES ’ S TUFF
I want to thank every current and former Trustee for their service!
Maintenance issue:
 Copier lease will be renewed in order to save money.
 Hot water heater timer has been re-adjusted according to church usage
 Batteries replaced in smoke detectors & double-checked (thanks Jock!)
 Operation of heating wires for the roof
New Business:
 Budget review of all committees has begun.
 Karen Wilcox will review all church insurance policies for competitive pricing.
 Process of developing a 1, 4 & 8 year plan church has begun
M ISSION & A CTION
Spring !! It's time to renew-
Gifts for Living!
We will be collecting
Gift Cards for Gas or Food this month
A collection box will be located in Fellowship Hall.
Your donated Gift Cards will be distributed by Human Services to
persons in need, here in Door County.
Note:
Door County Community Programs and Social Services have combined to become Door
County Human Services
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A RT A LCOVES : A PRIL A RTIST IS E NRIQUE M ANABAT III
The Hope Gallery’s featured artist for April will be Enrique Manabat III, who
resides in Green Bay. He was born in Tarlac City in the Philippines, and after
moving to the USA he lived in several states before settling in Green Bay. He is
proud to be an American citizen. He worked for Hyundai as a financial officer
before severe back problems forced him to retire in 2007. He turned to oil
painting, and since then has painted a large volume of works and has developed
his own unique style. He finds that painting is a great therapy for him. He
paints a variety of subjects including old cars, animals, and portraits - including
several of the Green Bay Packers. His style is imaginary, colorful and whimsical at times. He studied art at the UW Green Bay and the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Over the years he has
exhibited his works at the UW and the Art Garage Gallery in Green Bay, the Morpho Gallery in
Chicago, the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay and the Peninsula Art School in Fish Creek. He
has contributed a substantial amount of his earnings to charitable organizations including Make a
Wish Foundation and the United Way. He recently donated one of his works to the Green Bay
Children’s Museum. His paintings may be seen online at www.paintingsilove/artist/
enriquemanabatIII.
Packer Series V: Super HD
Balut City
Our thanks to February & March artists
Jane Wineinger & Jean Austad
Jealous Jag
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E NDOWMENT C OMMITTEE - H EARING L OOP I NFORMATION
This is the symbol
that indicates a
Hearing Loop is
installed.
Do you wear hearing aids?
Have you heard of a Hearing
Loop? Hearing loops create a magnetic
field that makes the sound from the microphone go directly to your hearing aid – eliminating the background noise that often muddles sound – you may hear things but not
clearly enough to understand words
Does your hearing aid
have a t-coil? That’s what
makes your hearing aids compatible
with a Hearing Loop – and you may
already have it!
Check with your audiologist to
find out.
Do you have
difficulty
hearing in
church?
Who has already installed a
Hearing Loop? Sydney Opera House
Westminster Abbey
Sydney, Australia
US House of Representatives
(main chamber)
Oshkosh Convention Center
In Door County too? Yup!
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
& Shepherd of the Bay
We would like YOUR answers to
these questions:
Do you wear hearing aids?
Do you have difficulty hearing in church?
Have you heard of or used a Hearing Loop?
If you have hearing aids, do they have a
t-coil?
The Hope Church Endowment
Committee is gathering information about the possible need
for a Hearing Loop at Hope
Church. Nancy Feld has applied
for a grant from the Northeast
Wisconsin UCC Association to
help cover the cost.
PLEASE MAIL YOUR ANSWERS TO THE
CHURCH BY APRIL 15th!
We need to know!
Email, snail mail -- or drop off your information at church!
Thanks,
Nancy Feld, Endowment Committee Secretary
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A DULT F ORUM
At a Glance
Three of the Adult Forums in
April will focus on Personal Faith
Journeys. We will reflect on our
own Faith Journeys; where we
started as youngsters, and what
experiences have brought each of
us to our spiritual beliefs today.
As participants share their stories, we’ll have the opportunity to
continue to grow in our awareness of our individual faith journeys.
April
Forums
April 7
2013-2013 Mission:
To promote acts of kindness, no matter how small
or large from Sturgeon
Bay to Swaziland!
4/7
YOUR PERSONAL
JOURNEY
Presented by Rudy & Shirley
Senarighi
YOUR PERSONAL JOURNEY
Presented by Rudy & Shirley Senarighi
Rudy & Shirley Senarighi will lead
participants through a structured exercise to reflect on each individual’s
life experiences and spiritual journey.
4 / 14
5 POINTS OF SUCCESS
Presented by Brett Hanson
April 14
5 POINTS OF SUCCESS
4 / 21
OUR NEIGHBOR,
RON TOMES
Presented by Ron Tomes
4 / 28
BLANKETING
SWAZILAND
Presentedby Nancy Skadden
&
PattiTebon
April 21
OUR NEIGHBOR,
RON TOMES
Presented by Ron Tomes
Ron grew up a member of the
Roman Catholic Church and attended parochial schools in the
Milwaukee area. Ron is now a
member of the Sturgeon Bay
Community Church located at
515 N. 12th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.
We’ll not only hear about Ron’s
spiritual experiences, we’ll also
have the opportunity to learn
about another church in our
neighborhood.
April 28
BLANKETING SWAZILAND
Presented by Nancy Skadden
&
Patti Tebon
Feed and Clothe My People &
Blanketing Swaziland - Hope
Presented by Brett Hanson
Church's members, Mission and
Action work, youth groups, and
Brett describes himself as growing up
Faith & Hope Circle have activea bit of a tough guy in Detroit. Later
ly supported Feed My People/
he because a Navy Seal, which he says
Clothe My People and Blanketchanged his life. Brett has been working Swaziland. Attend this forum
ing on a book where he discusses the
to hear updates on the activities
Five Points of Success. Christianity
of these organizations. Nancy
did not answer all Brett’s questions
Skadden will join us to discuss
and he is now a follower of Buddhism.
the Feed and Clothe My People
and Patti Tebon will discuss
Blanketing Swaziland.
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C HURCH Y OUTH
How the Endowment Committee impacted
our Youth at Hope Church……….
Classes are held on Sunday
mornings during the service,
following the
Children’s Moment
Dear Members of the Endowment Committee:
We are writing this letter to say thank you so much for the generosity you have shown towards our
class. We are very excited about the great success of our Souper Bowl of Caring project. We wanted to let
you know the grand total of our food drive. We had set a goal of raising 1,000 cans, but we overshot the goal
by more than double! In total, we raised 2,236 non perishable items that we delivered to Lakeshore
CAP and Feed My People on Monday, March 4th. Thank you so very much for your help with this project.
While we were working on this project, knowing that the Endowment Committee
was behind us was a huge help. We knew that if we were able to reach last year’s goal of 500
cans, you would help us reach our goal. However, if we were able to meet the 1,000 can goal for this year,
you would reward us with $450 to use to purchase more food. We were very excited to be able to overshoot
the goal on our own, and your financial grant helped us soar well beyond our target! We are very grateful for
your support.
We are thrilled with all of the support we received at Hope Church, from
cookie purchases to singing telegram orders to stationery purchases, to
help with adding to the large collection of cans. Hope Church met our
enthusiasm with enthusiasm and we are so pleased that everything
turned out so well.
Thank you again for your wonderful generosity.
The Hope Church Mid High Sunday School Class
Karen Rittle and Allie Rittle, teachers; Sabrina and Christopher Rittle,
Bret, Kekoa, and Nalani Bicoy, Georgia Feldman, Grace Hubbard, and
Yunjeong Lee, students
Faith Formation Classes
Pre-K through 4th Grade
Spring is here, and with it, exciting lessons for our Faith Formation class. We begin with the
concept of openness...being aware and accepting of new friends, ideas or places. The activity
challenges the children to be watchful and focus on new things. The following Sunday the
class will read Grandfather's Journey, and discover how new experiences can help us to be more accepting of
others and other situations. By the third week, we open our minds to the practice of wonder and thank God for
all our senses that bring joy into our lives. The final lesson brings us to the Spiritual Practice of "questing" ven-
turing into the unknown, in life and in our journey to become closer to God. The lesson is based on the story of
Abraham, who left his country and family for a new land. The activity involves a treasure map, a symbol that
will remind us that we are all on a spiritual journey to find something bigger than ourselves.
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H OPE H APPENINGS APRIL, 2013
C HURCH Y OUTH
SUNDAY MORNING MID-HIGH YOUTH
Led by Karen Rittle
5th Grade through 8th Grade
The Mid-High Sunday school class is still basking in the glow of the HUGE SUCCESS of the Souper
Bowl of Caring. In Sunday school, we have discussed what we liked about the project and what we
think might improve upon a project like this.
We are also discussing the spiritual practice of openness, peace, wonder, and searching. We use
Bible passages and quotes by great thinkers in our lessons, and we have moments of silence, moments of prayer, and moments of discussion. This is a terrific group to work with, and we are enjoying
our time together.
WEDNESDAY EVENING SR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP
Led by Mark Rittle & Sue Ann Hubbard
All High School Age Kids
March - ah…….March. What a crazy month! Snowstorms, rain, sunshine, ice. And then, we did it
all over again! We had to cancel one of our meetings due to snow, and I had to miss one because Charlie got sick. Then it was Spring Break and Easter - so it went by too quickly!
However, the show did go on, and we had two presentations that we really enjoyed! First, Ed DiMaio shared with us breathing techniques to help us relax and get in touch with our inner-selves.
Thank you Ed!
Next, our own Linnea Schmelzer gave a wonderful presentation on her volunteer experiences in
Haiti, and how it changed her outlook on life. Careful Mom and Dad, now all the kids want to go out
into the world on a mission trip!
Since I’m actually writing this in mid-March, I have to make an educated guess based on experience; but I feel completely comfortable saying that the Easter Egg Hunt was a great success and enjoyed by all! I know there were confetti eggs (sold as a mini-fundraiser by the Sr. High) available - so
the messier the floor was, the more fun was had!
April is going to be a great month! We’re especially excited to be heading out to the Feyen’s
house on April 17th for some fabulous food, games, and snooping around - they live in a fabulous old,
converted school house in Alaska (Wisconsin), just south of Algoma. We’ll be sending home more information on this outing, but we expect to have everyone back in Sturgeon Bay by 9:00 pm.
H OPE H APPENINGS APRIL, 2013
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H OPE N EWS
Thanks to some VERY generous donations, our dinner program is
now FULLY FUNDED!
ELL Class @
Hope UCC
On Behalf of the Youth Groups, We Say
Thanks!
Thursday Nights
Gerry Thornton
Thanks!
Joan Shiels
Thanks !
Angela Olson
Marge Forrest
5 pm - 8 pm
Instructor, Renee Honold-Smith,
has decided to donate her time
and knowledge to us at
NO EXPENSE TO HOPE
CHURCH!
Clyde Smith
THANK YOU RENEE!
Rudy & Shirley Senarighi
have been urging people to
gather at meetings set up to
A Vision
Hope Church and begin to look at all our needs
and dreams for the next ten years. The process is
moving along well and we don’t have too much
more work to do in the planning stages but we
still want everyone’s help.
Saturday, April 6
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
We gather again. If you have come to
either of the first two meetings, please come, you
know what we are working on. If you have not come,
you are still more than welcome and even urged to
participate. Your ideas are welcome as well! Clearly
we are beginning to identify and become more aware
of what our needs are for the next ten years.
for Hope
look ahead for the future of
SAVE
THE
Beginning in November, we
04.06.13
DATE
We are, in fact, developing
a new vision of hope
..
for Hope!!
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B ENEVOLENT C OMMITTEE
Donations accepted beginning:
Monday, April 22, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Through
Thursday, April 25th at 5:00 pm
Clean items in good repair and in working order to stock the
following areas:
Linens
Rugs
Doodads
Garden
Jewelry
Toys & Games
Adult & Children's Clothing
Kitchen
Sports Equipment
Home Furnishings
Holiday Items
Etc.
If you donate an item that is difficult to move and it doesn't sell, we will ask that you retrieve
it Saturday afternoon. Sorry, but we are not accepting TV's, outdated computer equipment,
or older electronics.
We Are so grateful for your donations!
Volunteer Work Schedule: Please call the church office, 743-2701 to sign up to help
Set-Up:
TUESDAY, April 23rd
WEDNESDAY, April 24th
Sale
Days
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
THURSDAY, April 25th
Cleanup begins about 11:30 on SATURDAY, April 27
Choir members are invited to shop early on
WEDNESDAY night before rehearsal
Church Members are invited to shop early
on THURSDAY, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
We thank you in advance for any help you can give us.
FRIAY, April 26
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SAT. April 27
9:00 a.m. to 12:00
noon
Any questions, call Nancy Feld (746-4417) or Maetta Chase (743-2971).
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P RAYER L IST
The Prayer List is now in chronological order, most recent in top left column.
Todd Shewchuk
Lucy & Jerry Richter
Adam Kreuter
Family & Friends of Kim Hays
Family & Friends of Janet VanDuyse
Jane Franz
Frances Shields
Majel (Pinney) Henrickson
Ryan Zahler & Moi Saucedo
Mary Johnson
Family & Friends of James Hagen
Jim Blackmon
Jim Contratto
Joe Franz
Mike Kelsey
Family & Friends of Chuck Sternard
Dave Maier & Family
Bret Bicoy & The Bicoy Family
Marsha Maki
Gerry Barlament
Ray Birch
Molly Fugelstad
Sara Grace Weis
Christopher
Todd Eckers
Jennifer Hintz
Sue Menke White
Randy Van Gheem
Rose Marie Doty
Jo & Bob McNeil
Monica Gratkowski
Jean Hills
Katie Sakol
Jil Sakol-Snow
Family & Friends of
Lori Steffen
Joe Stapleton
Pete Killingsworth
Family & Friends of
Kaden Tjossem
Sarah Clark
Diane Gervais
Jeff Mosgaller
Jan David
Jeneen Stickney
Joyce Williams
Bob Haas
Our Prayers Go With You……….
Steve Graf
Steven Tellstrom
Dan Scieszinski
Chava Mandel
Glen Peotter
Joan & Tom Gancarcik
Paul VanderMaazen
God, grant us
Serenity
To accept the things we cannot
change
Courage
To change the things we can
And
Wisdom
To know the difference
Katie Schnorr’s brother, Ted
Andy Bylengu
Sara Grace Weis
Molly Fuglestad
Lou Williamson
Leslie Hill
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M ARCH B IRTHDAYS
It was brought to my attention that I mistakenly LEFT OUT some END-OF-THEMONTH MARCH BIRTHDAYS!!!!! This is INEXCUSABLE!!!
My deepest apologies to those who got left off the list - Happy Birthday to You!
28 Katherine Turk
29 Donna Vincent
29 Bret Bicoy “The Elder”
31 Bill Skadden
A PRIL B IRTHDAYS
Birthday Greetings To:
1
Ann Jinkins
1
Brittany Treadeau
17 Joann Johnston
18 Gerry Barlament
18 Holly Feldman
4 Barb Hansen
6
18 Eric Paulsen
Barbara Hamilton Harris
7 Mike Anschutz
7 Owen Pichette
8 Jim Woods
8 Kathy Green
21 Angela Olson
9 Chuck Bither
23 Mark Nelson
9 Willard Dhein
25 Diane Evenson
25 Cassie Hitzman
26 Pete Schuster
27 Vicki Hollenbeck
27 Robert McNeil
28 Lynn Brunswick
9 Mark Jinkins
28 Maetta Chase
15 MurphyKate Montee
A PRIL A NNIVERSARIES
3 - Nancy & Hans Feld (1999)
10 - Shirley & Rudy Senarighi
14 - Lynn & Scott Brunswick
If your anniversary or birthday is in April and you don’t see it listed, please let us know so we can add you next time!
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E NDOWMENT
NEW LAW HELPS YOU HELP HOPE CHURCH (Part Two)
By Mark Jinkins, Esq., CPA, and Chair of the Hope Endowment Committee
This is “Part Two” of a two month article; see the March Hope Happenings for Part One.
Last month, in an article sponsored by the Hope Endowment Committee, a new law for those of you age 70½ or older,
available only for the 2013 calendar year, was highlighted, and also what Hope Endowment has and is doing for Hope.
Many articles refer to this law as the “IRA Charitable Rollover” even though to some that might be a misnomer.
This Part Two is intended to convey additional information about the opportunity available under this new law. USE
THIS NEW LAW NOW before the law lapses at the end of 2013 TO HELP YOU HELP HOPE CHURCH!
A gift to Hope Endowment helps the mission of Hope now and forever into the future; please refer to the March Hope
Happenings article for what Hope Endowment did in 2012 as an example of what your gift can do. The 2013 grant applications include one grant awarded that funded replacement furniture/furnishings in the Hope Library, including pillows
to make those long seated chairs more comfortable for those of us with shorter legs, and partial funding for a sanctuary
hearing loop (initial estimated cost of $7500 exceeds Endowment’s amount available to grant this year, so an additional
grant application has been submitted to a third party, and that determination is not expected until sometime in April, and
the Hope Endowment funding, since insufficient, is dependent on that third party funding).
The “IRA Charitable Rollover” if you meet its qualifications (i.e., age 70½ or older) makes any amount contributed to a
qualified charity, up to the $100,000, completed free of any federal tax, and the amount of that contribution also is part
of whatever minimum distribution is required for the 2013 calendar year.
Whether the same applies to state tax depends on your state of residence, and laws change, so you need to check with
your individual tax advisor on the specific. For Wisconsin, Wisconsin general adopts federal tax law but a year in arrears,
but even though that is the general the Wisconsin tax law has approximately 100 areas where Wisconsin did not adopt
from federal. The IRA Charitable Rollover was one of these when it was around for a few years in the first decade of this
century, but Wisconsin has not acted since the new federal law was adopted in January, so whether Wisconsin will or
will not be lockstep with this federal provision, like generally, or if there will be a special carve out exception that will
make taxable in Wisconsin regardless of federal law, is not yet known. However the federal benefit is still available regardless.
Now in more “CPAese” (like legalese used by attorneys but applied to tax matters, and not for those of you whose eyes
gloss over when tax is mentioned; those whose eyes gloss over should skip this paragraph and start reading at the next
paragraph of this article). Before this law went into effect you could withdraw dollars from an IRA that would be taxable
income on your return, so if you made a charitable gift of that same amount wouldn’t it just offset all tax effects? Rhetorical but the answer is probably “NO” (“only your hair dresser knows for sure” – sorry that is a different commercial so
really here “only your tax adviser knows for sure considering your particular return and specifics”). Examples of the “tax
effects” that might not make the withdrawal and charitable contribution 100% offset, even though the withdrawal and the
charitable gift are identical in amount, include potentially some or more of your social security benefits to tax or higher
tax brackets, or not getting the full charitable deduction benefit because of such factors as you don’t itemize and instead
use the standard deduction so a share of your standard deduction displaces the charitable deduction benefit; your charitable deduction is limited to 50% of your contribution base income so only part is deductible this year and future may similarly be limited or expires including the tax benefit if you die before all is used; or the so-called Pease limitations that
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reduce the total itemized allowed by up to 20% so you only get 80% of the amount contributed to charity as a deduction. There may be, and are, more differences possible, like avoiding alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) on income as
the “IRA Charitable Rollover” is not included in the income subject to AMT, or avoid pushing your income up to add
the additional 3.8% investment tax on dividends, capital gains and other investment earnings. Only your individual
tax adviser can tell you all of the traps in the income tax rules that you may otherwise end up in, whereas the new law
is simple – exclude the full amount of the “IRA Charitable Rollover” from income, so 100% matching – 100% free of
any federal tax effect – just by making directly from your IRA to Hope United Church of Christ Endowment Fund in
2013 as fully, completely, 100%, excluded from federal income tax effects (this new law lapses at end of 2013
so you must ACT NOW to obtain the benefit of this new law).
Assume you decide to use the full amount available under this new law in 2013 before the law lapses, that is you decide that rather than having the tax complexity and also having the government take their bite/share out of what you
could otherwise, simply give 100% to Hope, so you have $100,000 paid directly from your IRA to Hope Church.
Smaller amounts work too, so consider Hope for your gift of $1,000; $10,000, $25,000; or $50,000 – any
amount between zero and $100,000, as completely free of federal tax effects if you meet the age 70½
requirement). For 2013 (and only for 2013 so act now), the “IRA Charitable Rollover” totally escapes all federal
tax effects if you follow the correct procedure of a direct transfer from your IRA to Hope Endowment instead of otherwise potentially having tax effects some of which are detailed in the preceding paragraph (tax is so complex – make
it simple by using the 2013 law).
As set forth in the March Hope Happenings “Part One” leveraging with this new law helps you help Hope Church.
Using the 40% tax example, a desire to gift $1500 to Hope can be leveraged to $2500 by making a $2500 direct payment from your IRA to Hope during 2013 (or $15,000 is leveraged into $25,000 by a $25,000 direct payment from
your IRA to Hope during 2013; or $60,000 is leveraged into $100,000 - or whatever amount you desire – leverage
up by an additional 2/3rd over the “after tax” amount that you would give because no federal tax effects on a direct
payment from your IRA to Hope Endowment in 2013).
A charitable contribution in 2013 directly from your IRA to Hope is 100% free of federal tax effects if you are age
70½ or older (being old does have its benefits). This NEW LAW HELPS YOU HELP HOPE CHURCH more
this year and only in 2013 – don’t wait - this law is only effective for charitable contributions made
during the 2013 calendar year. Please consider a gift to Hope Endowment now when the tax law is
best and allows you to lever your gift to help Hope even more.
This article was brought to you by your friendly Hope Endowment Committee, consisting of Chair Mark
Jinkins, former chair Eric Paulsen, Jerry Bloom, Pastor Richard Feyen, Jim McAninch, Nancy Feld, Mark
Rittle, and Katie Schnorr– PLEASE REMEMBER HOPE BY ACTING NOW, including in your Will,
Trust, Beneficiary Designations (POD, TOD, Toten, Retirement Plans, IRAs, Life Insurance, etc.), Powers of Attorney, or other planning documents – simple but effective, with THANKS from HOPE
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Neighbor-to-Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers of Door County
P.O. Box 626, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
920-743-78009
www.neighbor-to-neighbor.org • [email protected]
Neighbor-to-Neighbor is in need of caring people to become volunteers. Consider becoming a
Peer Companion to adults who are lonely or isolated. Volunteers do not provide medical care or
housekeeping; they simply spend time with people, sharing conversation. Sharing one hour of your
time each week can make a huge difference in the life of someone else. Volunteer For more information or to volunteer, please contact Neighbor-to-Neighbor at 743-7800.
The snow kept Memorial Gardens dormant for
a long time. But now we look for the bulbs to
produce flowers. Shrubs and trees will soon
produce blooms. Spring - What a wonderful
time! Remember those who have had their
ashes placed in the garden, especially now!
Loaves & Fishes
Friday, April 26th
Hope Church is again responsible for providing dessert
for 200 people. Please bring your desserts to the NWTC
Cafeteria Kitchen between 1 pm & 4 pm. Please do NOT
include any nuts or peanut butter, as many people have
severe allergic reactions to these items.
The Benevolent Committee collects receipts from Econo Foods. Please save your
Econo receipts and pop them in the blue box at the left side of the counter
under the bulletin board next to the office.
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If you have a recipe, or would
like a specific recipe Let Sue Ann know!
From the kitchen of Nancy Hutchinson:
Step 1. Dough Recipe
1-1/4 oz. active dry yeast ( 9-1/4 tsp.)
1c. warm milk (105-110*)
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. butter (melted)
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
4c. Flour ( I use 2c. reg flour & 2c. bread flour)
Directions
Step 2. Cinnabon Filling
1c. brown sugar packed
2-1/4 tsp. ceylon cinnamom
1/3c. butter
Directions
Cinnabons
Put the milk in a measuring cup and heat in microwave
for approx. 1 min. test the temp. of milk. If it's too warm
you will kill the yeast. When milk is at right temp. put it
in large mixing bowl. Add the yeast and whisk until dissolved. Don't over whisk it! When yeast is dissolved, add
sugar and mix. Add eggs, margarine, and half of flour.
Mix salt in the remaining 2c. of flour before adding to
mixing bowl. Add flour to bowl, mix. The dough should
be somewhat sticky.
Cover the bowl and put in a warm place to rise (it should
double in size). It will take approx. 1-1/2 hours.
When the dough has risen you will place it on a floured surface and roll it
out so it is approx. 1/4" thick. It should measure approx. 8x11. You will
then spread the soft butter over the rolled out dough and place the mixture
of brown sugar and cinnamon over the butter. Starting at one end you will
roll the dough until it forms a log. Take a cake pan and line it with parchment paper. Cut the dough into approx. 1-1/2” lengths and place them in
the pan. Cover the pan and put it in the oven at 110* for approx. 1 hour.
The dough should double again in size. Once this has happened turn the
oven on to 350* and bake for 10-15 min. They should be golden brown.
Remove from oven and cover with frosting right away.
Step 3. Frosting Recipe
8 Tblsp. butter softened
1-1/2 c. powdered sugar
4 oz. cream cheese
1/2 tsp. clear vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt ( I don't use the salt if the
butter is already salted)
2-3 Tblsp. milk
Directions
Frosting should be smooth and easy to
spread. You should taste more of the
cream cheese than the powdered sugar.
Alternative Dough Recipe
Purchase bag of frozen Rhodes bread dough. Let it thaw
either in fridge or wrap in plastic and leave on counter.
Don't let it rise.
When it is thawed roll it out. You can stretch it if you
have to but do it gently so as not to tear it. It should roll
pout to be approx. 6x8". Follow same instructions from
above for filling and frosting. The only difference is you
will only get about 6 rolls out of this vs. 12 rolls. You
will also want to cut the filling and frosting recipe in
half.