December 2012 - Christus Lutheran Church

December 2012
“Christus is a growing body of Christians who
share the good news of God’s grace with a ll
people through courageous love with a
purpose”
“I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you
will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6
Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ!
I am delighted to have accepted the call to come and serve in your midst as
your pastor. I firmly believe that the Holy Spirit has been guiding all of us
throughout this process and I am equally convinced that the Spirit will
continue to guide us as we begin this journey of faith and ministry together.
Throughout the interview process Christus struck me as a lively, vibrant and
faith-filled congregation. It is evident that God has indeed begun many good
works among you. That you have been able to maintain that sense of
liveliness and vibrancy throughout the interim process tells me that it is a
strong and vitalized congregation to which I have been called. I look forward
to working with all of you as together we continue to build on the many
ministry strengths with which God has blessed you, as well as to help you
discover others that are as yet untapped. My prayer is that our partnership in
the gospel will be a blessing not only to each of us in our own walks of faith,
but also to the world around us.
For those who are curious, here is a brief autobiography: Although we moved
around a bit in my younger years, I have lived most of my life in the beautiful
state of Wisconsin. I received my Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and obtained my Master of Divinity
degree from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. I have served two different
congregations during my first ten years of ministry, both in the Green Bay
area.
On a more personal note, I am married to a wonderful man named Corey.
We have a three-year old son, Marcus, who brings much joy and laughter
(and the occasional temper tantrum) to our household. We are also blessed
with a 10-year old golden retriever, Augey (who still acts like a puppy), and a
kitty from the Humane Society, Bam Bam.
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Christ us Lutheran Church ELCA
Office Pho ne: 920-75 7-7775 ●
Fax: 920-757-7767
Email Add ress: christ us@t ds.net
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W ebsit e: christ us church.o rg
Craig Burow, President
Vacant, President-elect
Wendy Bekx, Service Team Rep.& Secretary
Sam Broeniman, Worship Ministry Team Rep.
Tim Giese, Youth Ministry Team Rep.
Todd Cichon, Outreach/Fellowship Team Rep.
Dawn O’Dell, Faith Development Team Rep.
Jennifer Christenson, Pastor
Jennifer Christenson, Pastor
Bruce Koestner, Director of Music
Christine Loppnow, Director of Youth Ministry
Patti Ruhle, Ministries Coordinator
Cindy Marty, Office Administrator
Lisa Ahles, Worship
Rae Tyriver & Cathy Mertz, Service (Social Ministry)
Patti Ruhle, Outreach/Fellowship
Christine Loppnow Youth
Lisa Borowski, Faith Development
Adam Hanson, Business Management Team Coordinator
Adam Hanson, Technical Coordinator
Mike Seeber, Treasurer & Business Management Team
Jan Mallman, Business Management Team
Jerry O’Dell, Business Management Team
Nile Beck, Business Management Team
Nile Beck, Stewardship Coordinator
Pattie Kolbeck & Julie Cartwright, Sunday School
Coordinators
Cathy Mertz, Multi-media Coordinator
Dave Bunnell, A/V Team Coordinator
Adam & Heather Hanson, Scrip Coordinators
Mary Bunnell, Church Kitchen Coordinator
Kelly Taube, Drama Coordinator
Al Peth ke, Building & Grounds Coordinator & Business
Management Team
Jim Becker Altar Care Coordinator (Oct.-March)
Tom Guyton, Altar Care Coordinator (Apr.-Sept.)
Jim Borowski, Land Use Coordinator
Patti Ruhle, Communications & Website Coordinator
Tina Hanson, Wedding Coordinator
Brian Falk, Suzanne Nuernberger, Rod Paul, & Amy
Wierschke, Mutual Ministry Team
Once again, I want to express just how delighted and excited, and shall I say
“sto ked”, I am about becoming a part of the ministries at Christus. I look forward
to meeting each of you, walking with you through the ups and downs of
Christian living, and helping you to discover the ways in which God has blessed
you to be a blessing in this world.
Indeed, the Lord has begun a good work at Christus, and, as Paul promised the
Philippians, the Lord will be faithful to bring it to completion by the day of Jesus
Christ. It is a joy and privilege to know that we will be discovering God’s plan
and to do so together.
Yours In Christ,
Pastor Jen
Pastor Jennifer Christenson
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New OnOn-line Donation Option Available
ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE
How to ge t starte d
OF ELECTRONIC GIVING
●To set up electronic contributions,
visit the church website,
christuschurch.org, and follow the
directions to donate.
●Electronic contributions can be
debited from either your checking
account or savings account.
Pastoral Transition News, from the Call Committee: Great News! Our
Call Team has recommended a candidate to the Church Council and
congregation. The congregation voted and unanimously approved calling
Pastor Jennifer Christenson . We will be welcoming Pastor Jen with a special
General Fund Activity: 10-31-12
2012 Actual
2011 Actual
2012 Budget
Income - contribution
$294,789
$296,675
$296,110
Income - designated
$38,165
$32,236
$21,850
$8,086
$7,936
$9,000
$348,751
$345,784
$331,568
($7,711)
($8,937)
($4,608)
Income - other
Expense
Surplus (Shortfall)
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communion, provide altar care or hospitality please let
Patti know or sign up on the easel at church.
([email protected] or 757-7775)
•Christmas Caroling
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Estates & Kindred
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•December 16th
•Meet here at 3:45
•All ages are
welcome
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Adopt-A-Friend — A Christmas Giving
Project 2012
Share the Christmas season by reaching out to others!
This year, the Service Ministry Team’s Christmas out-reach project will involve
gifts of clothing and toys for 20 children served by the Dale Food Pantry. Giving
tags will be available in the Gathering Area on Sunday, November 25.
Please return boxed & tagged gifts to church by:
11 am Sunday, December 16
Volunteers to help sort and deliver the Adopt-A-Friend gifts would be greatly
appreciated. Look for the sign-up sheet with dates and times on the church
activity board in the Gathering Area.
Questions? Contac t De Dalum at 735-1651
Christmas Cookie Walk
On Sunday, December 9, Christus will hold its 9 th annual Cookie Walk. This
year’s proceeds will go towards the Fox Valley Warming Shelter.
To contribute to the Cookie Walk, bring two-dozen cookies to church on
Saturday, December 8 between 1:00-3:00pm or bring in your cookies on
Sunday morning, December 9 before first service. Watch for the sign-up board
at the church if you would like to bring cookies! It’s a great opportunity to get
out grandma’s special recipe or showcase your own unique Christmas cookie
to exchange with other Christus members and raise money for a good cause at
the same time.
Fox Valley Warming Shelter
Christus has volunteered to serve the homeless in our area starting on Sunday
morning, Jan. 20th, through Saturday night, Jan. 26th. Mark your calendars
now to save the dates. More information to come. Watch for it!
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My grocery list for December
a Paper Towel
a Cookies
a Mac & Cheese
HELP FEED PEOPLE IN NEED!
Please add any of the indicated
items to this month's grocery list,
and bring it to the Dale/Hortonville
Food Pantry drop-off box located at
the back of the Gathering Area.
The food pantry wishes to thank you
for your continued contributions!
With your help, they are able to
provide assistance to about 180
families each week.
SCRIP!
Please consider using Christus scrip for some of your holiday
shopping. You can use scrip in many ways: buying groceries
for holiday meals, purchasing gifts, or even as gifts
themselves. We can order cards for many stores that we
don’t normally keep in stock. If you order cards that we don’t
keep in stock, we can have them for you the following weekend.
Here are a few examples of how to use scrip for Christmas:
For a limited time during the holiday season, iTunes gift cards are available
in stock. They are available in $15 and $25 with a 10% contribution.
Also, don’t forget that in stock Fleet Farm scrip is great for purchasing gifts
at Toyland!
We are able to order gift cards for popular teen stores such as: Old Nav y,
Gap, American Eagle, and many more.
If you plan ahead, you can make a big difference for Christus. December 16 th
is the last day to order gift cards in time for Christmas. As always, in-stock
cards will be available each Sunday.
Daytimers’ PotPot-Luck Luncheon!
Won’t you join us?
December 12th at 11:30 a.m. will be our next monthly luncheon.
Bring your dish to pass & your friends—it’s a great time!
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STEWARD’S SPOTLIGHT
A Holy Brat?
By Arvid Wold
I have often wondered what Jesus was like growing up. The Bible doesn’t give us
many clues. I doubt that he was the “perfect little angel,” but then, it doesn’t say he
was a mischievous little brat. I suspect he was a rather typical kid.
Another more recent child, based on his self-assessed admittance, may be another
story. He states, “When I was a kid, my hyperactivity was always getting me into
trouble. Most people figured I would grow up to be a criminal. A little voice inside me
convinced me I was a failure; I would never amount to anything. I had what's known
today as A.D.D. Back then, they called it B.R.A.T. And I wasn't your normal brat. I was
the kid that when people met me, they knew why some animals eat their young.”
Some folks say God must have a sense of humor when He chooses folks for His
works. This young man joined a college evangelistic team and began singing. When
there would be a long pause while he waited for the soundtrack to be changed, he
began to fill this pause with a humorous monologue. He soon realized that the
audiences at his performances were laughing not at him but at his monologues. He
describes his strategy like this, “Here comes Mr. Serious in a polyester suit and vest
singing a soft, slow song that practically put an audience into a coma. Who expected
humor to be coming next? Soon, my singing was just an act that I used to lull folks
before I zinged 'em.”
In 1984, he was asked to write a script for a church Christmas play. He wrote a series
of questions that he would like to have asked Mary, the mother of Jesus. These
questions were used in between the scenes of the play. It would be twelve years
before the aspiring singer/comedian finally found someone who could write the music
for the lyrics. Thus it was that the Christmas play script became the song.
In 1988, the young man received an unexpected phone call from a stranger he had
never met. He was invited to audition for an opportunity to sing with a well-known
gospel vocal group. He states: “I didn't tell him that I can't read music – I didn't think
that that was the time to bring that up. And I didn't tell him that I had never sung
baritone before – I didn't want to bring that up either. But I went and auditioned and he
asked me if I would like to join the group.”
God chose and gifted this unlikely fellow, who thought he would be a failure in life, a
comedian with no formal musical training, to write lyrics to one of the most beautiful
songs in recent history. The song, with Mark Lowry’s lyrics and Buddy Greene’s
music, has been recorded by more than thirty well-known singer/musicians. The song,
entitled: Mary Did You Know, has become a beloved classic. You can hear Mark
singing the song on you-tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xauAfrmVN5s
Who would have guessed that Mark Lowry, a bratty little kid, would be chosen to
minister the gospel through music and testimony; or that a very young girl, named
Mary, would be chosen to give birth to a Savior. But then, who would have imagined
that the little baby boy, born humbly in Bethlehem in a manger, would be the Savior
we love and celebrate. Praise the Lord and have a very blessed Christmas!
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. Luke
2:11
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Music Notes
What an exciting time for Christus, with Pastor Jen coming on board! I'm
sure we'll continue to also keep the music full of spirit, as we move forward
in praise to God.
Thanks to the high school youth who participated in their November 18th
worship. Jolie Beckman, Abby Broeniman, Abby Brylski, McKenzie Calder,
Ellie DeSautel, Brianna Falk, Glen Kellerman Jr. and Tanner Knutson
offered up their musical talents for this annual event.
The Sunday School children will be presenting their Christmas program on
December 16th, and there will be plenty of extra special music on that date
provided by the kids.
Also on December 16th, Christmas caroling is planned for 4:00 in the
afternoon, and I hope you can join us.
In addition to the music at all our Christmas Eve and Christmas services,
we have a wonderful service of lessons and carols planned for December
30th.
I am hoping we can start planning for our third annual all-original music
worship event at Christus. The last two were quite successful, and with
God’s help and some lyrics and/or music from the congregation, we can
praise the Lord with even more new songs. While an exact date has not
yet been scheduled, I'm asking that submissions be made by the end of the
year, if possible. Get your creativity flowing, and please let me know if you
have any questions about what is being requested.
If you'd like more information on the music program at Christus, please
contact Bruce Koestner at [email protected] or (920)209-5932.
Poinsettias
Christus will once again be ordering Poinsettia plants to decorate
the sanctuary for our Christmas Eve services. The cost is $10.00
per plant and order forms are available at church. Order deadline
is Dec. 16th. Please make checks payable to Christus.
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Welcome Pastor Jen!
8:30 & 10:35 am Worship Services
9:30 am Sunday School
6:30 pm G2
12/5
9:30 am Women's Bible Study
6:00 pm Confirmation
12/6
1:00 pm Christus Sowers
12/9
Cookie Walk
8:30 & 10:35 am Worship Services
9:30 am Sunday School
6:30 pm G2
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12/11 6:30 pm Council Team Meeting
9:30 am Women's Bible Study—Christmas Movie
11:30 am Pot-Luck Luncheon
12/12 6:00 pm Confirmation
7:30 pm Choir Practice
Sunday School Christmas Program
8:30 & 10:35 am Worship Services
12/16 9:30 am Sunday School
3:45 pm Christus Christmas Caroling
6:30 pm G2
12/18
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6:00 pm Business Management Team Meeting
12/19
9:30 am Women's Bible Study
6:00 pm Confirmation
7:30 pm Choir Practice
12/23
8:30 & 10:35 am Worship Services
No Sunday School
No G2
12/24
Christmas Eve
Office Closed
4:00 pm Family Worship Service
6:00 pm Contemporary Worship Service
8:00 pm Candle-light Worship Service
12/25
Merry Christmas!
Office Closed
9:30 am Christmas Worship Service
12/26
No Confirmation
12/28
Office Closed
12/30
8:30 & 10:35 am Worship Services, Lessons & Carols
No Sunday School
No G2
12/31
Happy New Year’s Eve!
The d ead line to have all art icles in f or the Jan. news letter will be Dec. 14th.
Condolences
Our prayers go out to the family of Allen Johnson. On October 19, 2012, Allen
was called to his heavenly home. Al len leaves behind his wife, Jean, and
children Gary, Holly, Allen Jr, and Nora and families. He will be missed by many
family and friends.
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Volunteer Schedule
December 2nd
8:30 Service
10:35 Service
Greeters:
Altar Care:
Multimedia:
Ushers:
Reader:
Comm Distr
Group 1:
Group 2:
Steve Maertz Family
Steve & Shirley Carlson
Rachel Fair
C. Riehl/B. Hicks/M. Tietz
Al Pethke
Gennrich Family
Michelle Nelson
Michelle Nelson
Mike Relien & Lisa Romberg
Julia Martinson
Pastor, Julie & Griffin Cartwright
Randy & Vicki Brull, Bailey Cichon
Pastor, Lisa Ahles, Holla nd Lorenz
Bob & Sandi Luedke, Archer Lorenz
Hospitality:
Walby Family
Ahles Family
Powerpoint: Shelley Roeske
Nursery: Baylee Falk (Open from 8:15 until 11:45)
December 9th
8:30 Service
Greeters:
Altar Care:
Multimedia:
Ushers:
Reader:
Comm Distr
Group 1:
Group 2:
10:35 Service
S.Behling/Wendy& Matthew Wiegman
Peggy Carew
Dawn O’Dell
Peggy and Sarah Carew
Carol Beck
DeSautel Family
McNichols Family
Damon Salm
Chris Ort Family
Jan Kloehn
Pastor, Jean & Sarah Shepro
Mark & Jill Beyer, Josh Giese
Pastor, Cindy & Abby Brylski
Arvid Wold, Lisa & Nicole Ahles
Hospitality: Ed & Ruth Klitzke
J Kellerman/D Timm
Powerpoint: Ben Lucia
Nursery: Karen Bunnell (Open from 8:15 until 11:4 5)
Thank You to our great volunteers!
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Volunteer Schedule
December 16th
LeNobleService
Family
10:35
8:30 Service
Greeters:
Altar Care:
Multimedia:
Ushers:
Reader:
Comm Distr
Group 1:
Group 2:
Travis & Cindi Zalo udek
Travis & Cindi Zalo udek
Bob Hicks
Randy & Vicki Brull
Sunday School Christmas Program
Hospitality:
Kris Menting
Pastor, Barb & Cole Krause
Dick Griesser, De Dalu m, Connor Krause
Gary Ruhle
Michelle McNichols
Cindy & Abby Brylski
Sunday School Christmas Program
Pastor, Linda & Child Caswell
Kathy Forst, Linda Grundman, Caswell
Child
Gary & Patti Ruhle
Powerpoint: Jarrod Osborn
Nursery: Brianna Falk (Open from 8:15 until 11:45)
December 23rd
8:30 Service
Greeters:
Altar Care:
Multimedia:
Ushers:
Reader:
Comm Distr
Group 1:
Group 2:
10:35 Service
Hackert Family
Ron & Karen Toshner
Brad Lotto
Don & Nancy Kuettel
Dick Griesser
Brylski Family
Kelli Celsor
Michelle Nelson
Jason Wunderlich Family
Lisa Koel
Pastor, Tom Ryerson, Rachel Westphal
Ron & Karen Toshner, Lexie Wagner
Pastor, Christine & Emma Loppnow
Karen Kennedy, Jenny & Lanie
Mallmann
Rudie /Bolssen Families
Hospitality: Jerry & Dawn O’Dell
Powerpoint: Brian Falk
Nursery: Karen Bunnell (Open from 8:15 until 11:4 5)
Volunteer Schedule continued on page 13
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Volunteer Schedule continued from pages 11-12
December 30th
8:30 Service
10:35 Service
Greeters:
Altar Care:
Multimedia:
Ushers:
Reader:
Comm Distr
Group 1:
Group 2:
Calder Family
Tony Brunner
Brian Salm
Bunnell Family
Vicki Brull
Chris Ort Family
Gary & Wendy Bekx
Michelle McNichols
Adamovich Family
Gary Timm
Pastor, Tim & McKenzie Calder
Bob, Amber, & Riley Hicks
Pastor, Paula & Elle VanDeHey
Jan Penterman, Todd & Anne VanDeHey
Hospitality:
De Dalum
Pelegrin /Penterman Families
Powerpoint: Cathy Mertz
Nursery: Brianna Falk (Open from 8:15 until 11:45)
January 6th
8:30 Service
10:35 Service
Greeters:
Altar Care:
Multimedia:
Ushers:
Reader:
Comm Distr
Group 1:
Group 2:
Seeber Family
Suzanne Nuernberger
TBD
Carlson Family
Craig Burow
Ahles Family
DeSautel Family
TBD
Scott Kolbeck/Gary Bekx
Lynn Relien
Pastor, Dick Griesser, Lexi Walter
Jim, Becky & Madi Walter
Hospitality:
Nora Broeniman/Jean Johnson
Pastor, Luke & Amber Zuleger
Kent Krueger, Kelli Celsor, David
Zuleger
Mertz Family
Powerpoint: Shelley Roeske
Nursery: Karen Bunnell (Open from 8:15 until 11:4 5)
PLEASE NOTE: If you are not available to volunteer on the day
scheduled, please swap Sundays with someone. Also, please let me
know of any volunteer schedule changes. Thank You, Patti Ruhle
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Save the date!
Jan. 12th @ 1 pm—Road Rally, an adul t scavenger hunt
using cars
Jan. 20th @ 9:30—Annual Meeting, Part II, 2013 Budget
Review
Jan. 27th @ noon—Chili Cook- off
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Summer Youth
Mission Trip
July 20 to 28, 2012
North Carolina
Cost: $450.00
For all middle and high school youth
We will be doing home repai r projects
in the communi ty of Ha yes ville, North
Ca rolina.
How do I sign up for the trip?
To sign up for the trip, send a non refundable $100.00 deposit to the
Church Office, Attention: Chris tine.
All deposi ts a re due no la ter than Janua ry 25, 2013.
Fundraisers and s chola rships a re a vailable.
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Help, I need to raise
money for the mission
trip.
How can I do that?
You could go on a mission trip for free if you participate in the
following fundraisers.
Right now:
February/March:
March 16:
April:
May:
Get donations for the Silent Auction on
February 9/10, items need to be turned in
by January 27
Sell Pizzas
8:00 a.m., help make pizzas
Flower Sale/Sell Flowers
Flower Unloading
To sign up for a certain fundraiser, call Christine at 757~7775
or email her at [email protected].
A ttention Parents: You can help raise money for your son or daughter too by
participating in the fund raisers. You w ill earn a 1/2 credit for ev ery hour y ou
w ork. F or example, if the y outh makes $ 20.00 an hour, you w ill make $ 10.00 an
hour. U nless you are a parent raising money for y our ow n trip, in that case y ou
w ill earn exactly w hat the y outh earn.
Special News about the Silent Auction
You can get a letter from church talking about the auction that y ou can make
copies of and use to get donations for the S ilent A uction. You can go to places of
business and ask for gift certificates. You can ask stores to donate an item. You
can make something or ask someone w ho makes crafts, etc….to make something
for the auction. You can put together your ow n gift baskets. S ay your child brings
in a “mov ie basket” and it is auctioned off at $ 50.00. Your child w ill receiv e all
proceeds from that basket minus the 10% that goes back into the y outh ministry /
mission trip budget. S o, this can be a very good fundraiser. We have had youth
raise $ 400 plus from this fundraiser alone!
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Sunday School Christmas Program, December 16
Attention parents of Sunday School children:
We w ill be practicing for the Christmas program during Sunday School
times on December 2 and 9. And, w e will be having a very special
rehearsal on Saturday, December 15. 8:30 a.m. service children w ill
rehearse from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. children w ill
rehearse from 10:30 a.m. to Noon. It is important for your child/children
to be here to practice. Thanks so much in advance for all your support
and help w ith this. What a w onderful w ay to celebrate the birth of our
Savior by having our children at Christus tell the story.
Sunday School Gift Sharing
On December 16, during the worship services, we will be hav ing a special
processional as part of the Sunday School Christmas program. We would
like to ask all children, including our toddlers, to please bring a teddy bear for
the Cubs f or Christmas Campaign or canned f ood with them to church on
Sunday , December 16th. The children will be inv ited to come f orward to
place their gift on the altar. What is the Cubs f or Christmas Campaign?
Cubs f or Christmas is a teddy bear benef it being held by Brianna Falk. This
project is part of an adv ocacy project f or Brianna's high school graduation
and she would like to inv olve Christus in making a diff erence! Three
summers ago, Christus took a mission trip to Anacostia, Washington D.C.
Anacostia is a heav ily impov erished community and is the home of hundreds
of children. Christus had the opportunity to work with these children in a
v acation bible school, where the youth got to know the children and f amilies.
Cubs f or Christmas is a project that will send teddy bears to the children in
Auction Items Needed for Silent Auction:
Christus is looking for items to use in their Silent Auction that will begin during
the Christioso’s Dinner Show on February 9, and end after worship on February
10. If you (or your place of business) would like to donate items to the Silent
Auction, or provide a service, please call Christine Loppnow at 757~7775, or
drop your item off in the Church Office no later than Sunday, January 27.
Bringing items in a prearranged basket would be helpful. All proceeds from the
auction will support mission trips and the Youth Ministry program.
If any items are “used” and not brand new, please only donate GENTLY USED
items. Thank you
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Looking for a great gift
idea for that special
woman in your life?
Look no further, gift
certificates are
available in any
amount for the
Women’s Retreat.
Registration is due
December 20th.
The Christus Church Women’s
Retreat is Feb. 1 & 2nd. The
theme of t he retreat is “ COZY
MOUNTAIN L OD GE,” where women
find shelter in God, as we will
study the Book of Rut h. The
retreat will be held at the Osthoff
Resort, which is a short one-hour
drive to Elkhart Lake.
See the display at church for
more information, grab a couple
brochures so you can invite your
friends.
Get ready to recharge your faith,
create new friendships, & enjoy
the fun and laughter of spending
time away with other Christian
women.
Any questions? Contact Patti at 757-7775 or [email protected].
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & SERVICES
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Memory Café: Those w ith early stage Alzheimer’s /dementia, mild memory loss or cognitiv e
impairment, as well as family and friends of those affected are invited Thursday afternoons
to the Atlas Coffee Mill or Saturday mornings to the Thompson Community center. It’s a
great opportunity for liv ely dis cussions, information gathering, refreshments, sharing and
caring, and lots of fun. Call Betty Lefebv re-Hill at 225-1711 for more information.
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Coping w ith the Loss of a Loved One During Holidays: The free presentation is on Thurs.,
Dec. 6th from 7-8 pm. This class will cov er: 1) How to help a grieving person through the
holidays. 2)How to balance the grief journey with holiday spirit. 3) New family rituals to
remember what w as special about y our lov ed one. The class is being held at Mindfulness
Center for Wellbeing, 18 Jew elers Park, Suite 210 in Neenah. Reserve your spot by calling
722-7245 or v is it the w ebsite at mindfulnesscenterforw ellbeing.com
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O W L S (Older Wiser Lutheran Singles) invite y ou/friends to join in on the fun:
· Sunday, December 9, 2012 Soup Supper/Packer Game We’ll gather at Gloria Dei
Lutheran Church for a Soup Supper at 5:30 PM and then w atch the game on the big
screen in the theater room. The game starts at 7:20 PM against the Detroit Lions.
Cost is $3 per person.
· Monday , December 31, 2012 New Year’s Eve Festivities with a Gourmet Dinner
and game night. We hav e lots of laughs and delight of the wonderful meal that comes
together w ith ev eryone helping out. Not a cook? We alw ays need someone to set the
table or keep up w ith the dis hes. We w ill gather at 6:30 PM in the kitchen. The menu
w ill include Baked Tenderloin w ith all the trimmings. After our meal w e’ll spend the rest
of the ev ening play ing games and w elc ome in the New Year together. Cost for this
informal ev ening meal, drinks and surpris es is $14 per person. You are welcome to
come for all or part of this ev ening. Deadline to sign up is Thursday, December 27th.
To SIGN UP for any or all of the upcoming ev ents or just have questions: Contact:
Darlene-722-5048 or Larry - 486-7500.
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QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) w hic h is an educational program presented by Barb
Bigalke on December 3, 2012 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Wichmann Tri-County Chapel, 3212 S.
Oneida St. in Appleton. This session is free and open to the public . In this session you will
learn the 3 sim ple steps to sav e a life from suicide: Question, Persuade and Refer.
Participants w ill learn how to recogniz e the w arning signs of suicide, know how to offer
hope, know how to get help and sav e a life. This free educational program is open to the
public. Regis tration is appreciated for planning purposed and to regis ter, please call
920-831-9905.
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Help Fight Medicare Fraud: Help increase public aw areness of healthcare fraud prevention,
learn to detect Medicare fraud and help keep our health care costs under control. For more
information check out the Wisconsin Senior Medicare Patrol w ebsite at w is consinsmp.org or
call Judy Steinke at 800-488-2596 ex t. 342.