Community Congregational Connection

Community
Congregational
Connection
October Issue
“ Where Christ Is The
Center”
2015
Our mission at Community Congregational Church is to:
Acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
Affirm the worth of One Another in a Christian Caring Community
Encourage the Development of Fully Devoted Disciples.
Our Special meeting was held on Sunday, September 20th, after the service, in the
sanctuary. The meeting that lasted one hour, opened with individuals standing and voicing
their opinions and concerns in respect to talking prior to worship, and greeting during
worship service. We need to keep Pastor Randy and The Diaconate in our prayers as they
must make a decision that hopefully will be agreeable to everyone.
Freedom House invites you to The
Gallery of Hope on Monday,
October 12, 2015 from 6:30-9
pm at the Grand Ballroom KI
Convention Center.
Individual seats are $50
For more info go to:
http://
weblink.donorperfect.com/
GalleryofHope
OUR THANKSGIVING POTLUCK WILL BE HELD
ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8THLOOK FOR THE SIGN-UP SHEET THAT WILL BE
POSTED MID-OCTOBER!
OUR MISSIONS
Dear Praying Friends,
Share in Local Community Outreach
Are you interested in…music, conversation, Kewaunee history, Bible study, or visiting?
These are all enjoyable activities to the residents at Atrium Post-Acute Care of Kewaunee
County (formerly, Kewaunee Care Center). While considering ideas for community outreach
during the coming holiday time, the Diaconate spoke to Shelley Carmichael, Activity Director at
Atrium. She related that residents really enjoy and look forward to the message and the singing
that Pastor Randy and others from our church family provide at the monthly worship service.
When asked, Shelley mentioned that they don’t have a need for more items for residents, but do
have a need for contact and activities with others in the community. Here are some areas
where the sharing of time and interests and talents would be meaningful to Atrium residents:
Conversations over coffee – especially, Kewaunee County History; hobby show and tell.
Bible Study
Music Performances (residents relate especially well to all kinds of music). There is plenty
during holidays, but they would enjoy small groups, choirs, sing-a-longs, instrumentals, at
other times.
Visits to individuals unable or unwilling to come out for group activities.
Do you have an hour, once or twice during the year, when you could share? Give Shelley
Carmichael a call, 920-388-4111. She will be happy to hear from you and work with you.
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9 Claude Stangel
3 James & Tara
La Crosse
9 Jim Peterson
Happy
Birthday
October!
10 Claude & Sandi
Stangel
15 Erin Gasparka
16 Carly Schneider Vondrak
24 Clive &
Brenda
Gasparka
18 Bonnie Schuller
21 Lisa Hulien
25 Diana Baker
OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES
IT’S
A
BOY!
6:30 pm Diaconate
Thurs., October 15
6:30 pm Trustees
Sun.,
October 18
11:30 am Missions
Sun.,
October 25
11:30 am Church Council
SUNDAY USHERS
BOY!
Congratulations to Billy &
Meg Rice: Colton David,
born on September 11th, 8.0
lbs., 20 1/2 inches-And to
proud grandparents, Dave
& Ilona!
October Meeting Schedule
Mon., October 12
IT’S
A
Congratulations
to Denny
Congratua
& Sam
Shimanek: Devin
ltions
John, was born on
to
September
28th, 8.0 lbs.,
20 inches– And to grandparents, Dennis & Debby!
Church
Snack ’n Chat
October 4, Chuck & Robin Sivret /Jeanne Ihlenfeldt
October 11, Bill Dishmaker & Tom Schuller/Nancy & Dick
Lamack
Thursday, October 15th
October 18, Clive & Brenda Gasparka/Lisa Hulien
Noon at Gilligan’s
Landing, Kewaunee
October 25, Pat Rayome & Kay Nemetz/OPEN
All Ladies welcome!
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Our Prayer chain is still active and can be used at anytime. If anyone else would like
to be part of the Prayer Chain, please contact, Nancy Lamack, Penny Parr, or Sherry
Brusda. Or you can call the church office at: 920-388-2719.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Our church has a prayer shawl ministry. We want to reach out to those in need of
comfort or healing as well as those with joys or celebrations. They need not be members
of our church or even from Kewaunee.
These shawls are very special as they are begun with a prayer and throughout the
making, many more prayers are lifted up. All of the shawls have fringes, the significance
being from Numbers 15:37-41 in the Bible. God told Moses that the Jewish people must
wear fringes on their four-cornered garment in order to be reminded of God’s commandments. The purpose of our prayer shawls is to caress, to convey our love and provide
warmth and comfort just as Jesus’ arms did.
If you know someone (male or female) that you feel would appreciate receiving a shawl,
please contact Pastor Randy or one of the Diaconate members.
This sentiment is attached to every shawl:
This shawl is made just for you
To bring comfort
To know you are loved
To share in your joy
This shawl is to wrap you up
When you are cold
When you are hurting
When you need to snuggle
This shawl was knitted or crocheted
With Blessings
With Love
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Kay Koss Nemetz, former dairy farmer, substitute teacher, soprano in the CCC choir,
treasurer of the Missions Board, County Fair Judge and seamstress, was born in a
Green Bay hospital. She grew up and went to school in Algoma in the same building K12. “My parents had a dairy farm until our barn burned then we switched to beef cattle.
Our farm was in the city limits of Algoma.” Kay’s dad was Roy Koss, who taught agriculture for over 40 years at the Algoma Schools and her mom taught elementary school.
“Daddy taught Ag. for 12 months a year, and mom and my two younger sisters and I
did the farming.”
Kay met her husband Gene in 1960. “Gene’s mom was active in 4-H and I knew his
whole family except him. I worked as a car hop at Weisner Drive-In, and Gene came several nights in a row to
order food because he wanted to see me,” said Kay. Kay then went off to school in 1962 and Gene entered the Air
Force. For the next year he was stationed in Tripoli, Libya. “We wrote letters but I dated other guys— I wrote to
him everyday,” Kay said with a little smile. She attended Stout State College in Menominee, Wisconsin and obtained her master’s degree in Home Economics in 1966. Kay taught in Wrightstown for one year but left to teach
Home Ec. at Southern Door. “ When I graduated and Gene left the service, we got married and took up the family farm.” For the next 10 years, Kay and her husband owned and operated the 500 acre dairy farm. “My day
started at 5 am: I fed the calves, got the cows in, changed my clothes, drove to Southern Door and taught school
all day, came home and fed the calves, got the cows in, did the milking, came in around 8 pm, made supper,
graded papers, and went to bed at midnight.” Gene’s family farm is now part of Pagel’s Ponderosa. “We put five
farms together when we were married. We had the first Blue Harvestor Silo—where the silage is completely
maintained. We also had the first double 4 milking parlor in the area.” When Gene developed an allergy to
grain dust, they had to sell the farm in 1977. Then Kay became pregnant with daughter Kamila, and schools at
that time did not have maternity leave, so she left teaching to become a stay-at-home mom. Gene went to work
at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay as a welder and Kay worked at Wisconsin Label for 4 years on the rewind
machines until after son, Eugene was born. She then put her name on the substitute list for locals schools and
taught for many years.
Kay’s love of sewing started at an early age—her mom, who was a 4-H leader, taught her to sew and Kay made
most of her own clothes. She took projects to the fair every year and was involved in 4-H until she was 21. Kay
took classes at UWGB and became a Certified Qualified County Fair Judge. She judges multiple categories:
clothing, food, child development, woodworking, knitting, and crocheting. “ I love to see the expressions on the
kids when they bring their projects in because they are just ecstatic. I am a generous judge. I give lots of “Firsts”
and I encourage rather than discourage. I will always find something positive!” For the past 30 years, Kay has
operated her own seamstress business called Kay’s Kreations & Alterations—doing everything from hemming
jeans to sewing wedding gowns.
Kay was raised in the Wisconsin Lutheran Church of St. Paul’s, Algoma, one of the strictest of the Lutheran
synod. Gene’s family were all members at CCC. “I joined CCC in 1980, because I wanted us to go to church as a
family,” said Kay. Daughter Kamila, was baptized at CCC with a pink rose and son Eugene, with a yellow one.
Kay also has a 2 year old grandson named Malcom.
“I liked to be involved because I like to be around people. I like our church because it is very friendly. They are
both people and Christians. And I like being on Missions because I feel it is important to help other people inneed and not just in your own backyard.”
This Year’s TrouT Boil resulTs
Gross: $3, 225.00
Expenses: $973.00
Net: $2,251. 28
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