February - Evansville United Methodist Church

THE GOOD NEWS
Evansville United
Methodist Church
February 2015
Volume II, Number 13
What is Lent?
Lent is a season of the Christian year when people are invited to simplify their lives for soul-searching and repentance.
Where does the concept of Lent come from?
Inside this issue:
“Souper“ Bowl food drive 2
No Malaria Campaign
2
Pasty Sale!
3
Lenten Soup & Study
4
February Sermon Series 4
Small Group Study
4
New Photo Directory
5
Family Fun Night
5
February Volunteers
6
EUMC anniversary
6
February Birthdays
7
February Anniversaries
7
Easter Lily orders
7
When is Lent?
Red Cross Blood Drive
7
It’s the forty days before Easter. Lent excludes Sundays because
every Sunday is like a little Easter. Basically, it’s about one-tenth of a
year like a tithe of time. Lent begins with an Ash Wednesday Service
(February 18, at 6:00p.m.) this year) where we recognize our mortality,
repent of our sins and return to our Loving God. We recognize life as a
previous gift from God and return our lives towards Jesus Christ. We
may make resolutions and commit to change our lives over the next
forty days so that we might be more like Christ. In an Ash Wednesday
service, usually a minister or priest marks the sign of the cross on a
person’s forehead with ashes.
For Kids of All Ages
8
Calendar of Events
9
Lent originated in the very earliest days of the Church as
a preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and when converts were instructed in
the faith and prepared for baptism. By observing the
forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days.
Great things to do for Lent:
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Skip one meal a day and give the money to the poor.
Read a chapter in the Bible a day.
Forgive someone who doesn’t deserve it (maybe even yourself).
Write someone a thank you letter.
Say one nice thing to someone each day.
Pray for others on your way to work or school.
Volunteer work for others.—Penny Ford
Lenten Soup & Bible Study - Join us Wednesday evenings,
5:30—6:00 for soup, 6:00—6:45 for Bible study.
Worship Schedule
Sunday school,
9:00 am,
Worship 10:00 am
Fellowship 11:00 am
REMINDER
News item deadline is
February 20 for the
March Newsletter.
February 2015
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The“Souper” Bowl of Caring to Begin!
The “Souper bowl” food collection has begun
and will run for the month of February!
Bring in those non-perishable food items to
support the Care Closet! A reminder that a
$1.00 donation to the Souper Bowl of Caring
is equal to 5 pounds of food. This means if
you make a donation of $10.00 you will be
donating 50 pounds of food towards the Souper Bowl of Caring collection. We are accepting either monetary or nonperishable donations which will serve the food pantry at the Evansville Ecumenical Care Closet. The Food Pantry serves well over 100 Evansville
area families. The Mission committee would like to challenge our congregation to meet last year’s collection of 2500 pounds and to exceed that by
10% or 2750 pounds!. Thank you to everyone for your donations to this
worthwhile cause. Kathy Starostka, Missions Committee Chair
Imagine No Malaria Campaign
This year, the Wisconsin Conference UMC has committed to
raise $1 million to support Imagine No Malaria by Annual Conference 2015. Bishop Jung is challenging all churches and
all people in Wisconsin Conference to get involved with Imagine No Malaria in
some way throughout the next year – through prayers, advocacy, and fundraising.
This Holiday season you had the opportunity to help eradicate malaria by giving a
monetary gift in the name of a loved one or friend. To date, we have raised $675 to
help eradicate this dreadful disease. Let’s see if we can reach $1,000. We have an
opportunity to help eradicate malaria with a monetary gift. Thank you for your support!
The Missions Committee.
February 2015
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Pasties are back! After a brief respite, the Evansville
Pasty sale will return on Saturday, February 14th which is
also Valentine’s Day! They will be made with fresh vegetables and meat. A meat-less version is also available. They
will be pre-cooked; just heat and eat or freeze for a quick
meal later. The pasties contain carrots, potatoes, rutabagas, onion and seasonings. Meat pasties contain all the
veggies plus beef and pork. Pasties will be ready for pick
up Saturday, February 14 between 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. Pasties are $6.00 each. Delivery is also available for a small charge. To order, use the form in the Sunday bulletin
and place in the offering plate or call the church office, 608-882-4622.
Use the order form found in the bulletin or on the table in the back of the sanctuary to
pre-order your pasties. You can also take an order form sheet with you and sign up
friends, relatives or co-workers! You can also call the church office, 882-4622, or email
[email protected] to place your order.
We are also looking for helpers on Saturday from 6:30 am to about 3:00 pm. We
need more helpers this time than normal, since we’re making the dough on the day of
the sale, something we’ve never done before. The help needed and approximate
starting times are listed below:
Someone to hang posters up around town
Peelers and set-up people (Friday, Feb 13 from 8:00 am to ?)
Mixers (8:00 Saturday morning)
Dough makers (6:30 Saturday morning)
Dough sheeters (7:00 Saturday morning)
Bakers (8:30 Saturday morning)
Coolers 9:30 Saturday morning)
Wrappers (10:30 Saturday morning)
Packing and distribution (10:30 Saturday morning)
Cashiers (noon Saturday)
Dishwashers (noon Saturday)
Cleanup (1:00 Saturday)
Contact Chris Anich, [email protected], for more information.
February 2015
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Lenten Soup and Study: Christianity and World
Religions
As we are seeing the unrest in the world, especially religious
area, it is for sure that there is room for improvement for respecting others faith as we appreciate our faith.
So this year, we will offer a DVD based on study “Christianity
and World Religions” by Adam Hamilton as the Lenten Study
for five Wednesdays, February 25th through March 25th. We will learn about Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism as we revisit our main belief of Christianity.
Dinner: 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Study: 6:00p.m. - 6:45p.m.
February Sermon Series: Stories that shape who we are
I once heard this: “We, Christians are the people of stories from the Bible because
they are our stories.” How true it is! Stories of calling, falling, trust, disobedience but at
the end, the grace and the assurance in Jesus Christ are our stories. So we will revisit
three stories of the Old Testament for three Sundays, Feb. 1 to Feb. 15 and stories of
Jesus Christ during Lent, Feb. 22 to March 29 as follows. Let’s gather together to
pray, sing and hear the Word of God to know God , love God and service better.
February 1
Adam and Eve “What is wrong with knowing good and evil?”
February 8
Jacob “Am I hungry for God?”
February 15
Joseph : Presence of the Lord
February 18
Ash Wednesday: Who is the king?
February 22
Do I have a story to tell?
Adult Small Group Study starts on February 8th
Forgiveness "Finding Peace Through Letting Go" by Adam Hamilton. We will start a
DVD study "Forgiveness" as follows
Time: 9:10 - 9:50 a.m.
February 8: The Divine Answer
February 15: For Better, for Worse
February 22: Seventy Times Seven.
March 1: The Dream Coat
This study shows us how to receive the freedom that comes with forgiving - even if
the person needing to be forgiven is ourselves. Please fill below if you are planning to
join the study, and put this in the offering plate.
Name:
Email:
Phone:
February 2015
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NEW PHOTO DIRECTORY
The EUMC Administrative Council has approved using LifeTouch for our pictorial directory to be published in 2015. Family photos will be taken Friday March 5th from Noon –
7:00 pm and Saturday March 6 from 9:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Families will receive an 8.5 X 11 inch photo in April and a
church directory free of charge. Because the pictures are being taken in March everyone will get a 20% discount on any photos they order plus an
additional discount depending on how many photos they order. Promotional materials
including price lists will be distributed Sunday, February 1st. For more information,
contact Mary Brintnall-Peterson, 608-862-2544 [email protected] or Carol Culbertson
608-882-0136 [email protected] .
Family Fun Night, February 20th
Evansville United Methodist Church offers a free family
fun night from 6:00-8:00 pm. every third Friday night of
the month. The month’s theme is “Playing Games, Games
and More Games.”
February 20-Playing Games, Games, and More Games
March 20-Constructing bird houses
April 17-Growing with plants
May-Family outing
It is free and includes dinner. Reservations are appreciated but not required.
Make reservations with number attending by sending an Email to:
[email protected] or calling 608-882-4622. Also, volunteer help is
needed for various activities including, food preparation and serving, game
leading, set up and clean among others.
February 2015
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February Volunteers
Fellowship
1
Mary Calley, Roni Harper, Barb Ischi
8
Gloria Rosa & Nancy Brooks
15
Molly Leeder & Cathy Arnold
22
Juna Nimz & Lou Winger
Nursery
1
Denise Arnold
8
Mandy Martin
15
Karen Bass
22
Ann Rosa
Altar Flowers
1
Applebee Family
8
15
Denise Arnold
22
Greeters
1
Todd & Kim Culbertson
8
Gene & Karen Bass
15
Jack & Dorothy McElroy
22
Cliff & Carol Muchow
Communion Elements: Betty Jeske
Counters
1
Jan Krueger & Sue Merritt
8
Juna Nimz & Carol Culbertson
15
Lou Winger & Jan Krueger
22
Jan Krueger & Sue Merritt
Liturgist
1
Donald Maas
8
Gene Bass
15
Camden Zblewski
22
Sierra Shanklin
Ushers:
1
Zblewski Family
8
Mike Nieman & Gene Bass
15
Mikkelson Family
22
Ed Arnold Family
Pianist/Organist
1
Cheryl Deininger
8
Cheryl Deininger
15
Cheryl Deininger
22
Cheryl Deininger
Acolyte
1
Camden Zblewski
8
Trinity Palmer
15
Sierra Shanklin
22
Trinity Palmer
EUMC will celebrate 175 years next year!
We will be celebrating our 175th anniversary! We were chartered in
1840 and have been serving the community since inception. Our
next anniversary celebration meeting will be 10:00 a.m., February
16, 2015 . During the next few months we will be interested in gathering photos of baptisms, confirmations, weddings, etc., that took
place in the church for display purposes. Also any photos or information regarding church history or activities such as parades, picnics, ice creams socials, etc. Contact Carol Culbertson (608) 882-0136 or [email protected] for more
information or if you have photos or items the church could display. Thank you!
February 2015
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02 Emma Corn
13
Kendall Vine
02 Alex Schnepper
13
Grace Farnum
02 Jena Schnabel
13
Arlene Larson
08 Lauren Jeske
14
Renee Meichtry
09 Chad Merritt
16
Rick Heacox
10 Sydney Arnold
20
Matthew Parsons
10 Jayden Williams
21
Abigail Rosa
11 Rachael Sarow
26
Roni Harper
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Dalee & Phyllis Applebee
14
Dean & Carol Ballmer
14
Ed & Denise Arnold
17
Mike & Molly Leeder
14
Jim & Nancy Brooks
Order Your Easter Lilies!
Easter arrives on April 5th this year so lilies need
to be ordered between February 1st and March 1st.
Lilies are $10 each. Order forms are available in the
Sunday bulletin or on the table at the back of the
sanctuary. Please designate “In Memory of” or “In
Honor of” on the form (please print the name(s) and
place in the offering plate or give to Barb Ischi along
with payment. Thank you!
Evansville Community Blood Drive
Thursday February 12, 2015, Creekside Place Community Center
102 Maple Street, 12:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
For an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS
(1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org
February 2015
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February 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
1 Communion 2
Sunday
Sunday school,
9:00 am
Worship ,
10:00 am,
Fellowship,
11:00 am
3
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:00 pm
4
8
Sunday school,
9:00 am
Worship 10:00
a.m.,
Fellowship,
11:00 am
9
Amazing
Moms Meet,
6:00 pm
10
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:00 pm
11
15
Sunday school,
9:00 am
Worship 10:00
am,
Fellowship
11:00 am
16
Anniversary
Committee
meets, 10 am
17
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:00 pm
18
Finance Cmte
Meeting, 7:00
pm
Worship Cmte
meeting, 7:00
pm.
22 First Sun23
day in Lent
Sunday school,
9:00 am
Worship
10:00 am,
Fellowship
11:00 am
Confirmation
Class, 6:00 pm
Hospitality
Cmte Mtg,
7:00 pm
Confirmation
Class, 6:00 pm
Ash Wednesday Service
6:00 pm
Friday
Saturday
5
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:30 pm
6
7
12
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:30 pm
13
14
Valentines
Day
19
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:30 pm
20
Family Fun
Night, 6:00
pm
21
26
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:30 pm
27
28
Pasty Making
Pasty Making & Sale
Ad Council
Mtg, 7:00 pm
24
Unbinding
the Gospel
Bible study,
6:00 pm
25
Lenten Soup &
Bible Study,
5:30 –6:45 pm
Trustees
Meeting, 6:30
pm
Evansville United
Methodist Church
United Methodist Church of Evansville
21 South Madison Street
P.O. Box 91
Evansville WI 53536
Rev. Kyung-Sook (Sue) Lee, D.Min., M.Div.
Office Administrator - Vic Starostka
Lay Leader - Sheryl Nieman
Ad Council Chair - Mary Brintnall-Peterson
Sunday School Leader - Cathy Arnold
Office: (608) 882-4622
Pastor’s cell phone: (608) 228-0066
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours
9-12 Noon Monday through Thursday
Other times by appointment
Our Mission:
Know God, Love God, Serve God.