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Hope United Church of Christ
141 South Twelfth Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 54235
For where you are
The Christmas Star Is bright
December
2013
From Star in my Heart by Mary E. Linton
And it is Christmas
In my heart tonight
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]
Services in December:
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D ECEMBER , 2013
Communion
NO ADULT FORUM THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
NO CHOIR
10:30 am
Worship Service:
“WHEN WILL THE LITTLE BOY COME?”
Rev. Richard Feyen
During Worship
Faith Formation Class for children 4k - 4th Grade
Mid-High Youth Book Review Group, Grades 5th - 8th
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9:00 am
“American Christmas:
Past, Present & Pagan”
Presented by Jim Hansen
9:45 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am Worship Service:
“T HIS G IFT IS O URS - T O S HARE ”
Rev. Richard Feyen
During Worship: Faith Formation Class for children 4k - 4th Grade
Mid-High Youth Book Review Group, Grades 5th - 8th
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8:00 am
December 24th
NO Adult Forum, INSTEAD…….
Christmas Breakfast &
Workshop
Brought to us by the Social Life Committee
9:45 am
Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am Worship Service:
“C LEANSING FROM S EPARATION ”
Rev. Richard Feyen
During Worship
Christmas Eve Services
4:00 pm
Early Service: A Story for the Ages
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Prelude Concert
Peggy Royseck, Piano/Organ, Mary Hall, Voice & Flute
7:00 pm
Candlelight Service:
Faith Formation Class for children 4k - 4th Grade
15
9:00 am
YOUTH SUNDAY
Adult Forum:
Birth of a Reign of Love
29
“A Church for the Future -- Here and Now”
9:45 am
10:30 am
Presented by Rev. Bruce Joffe, PhD
Choir Rehearsal
H OPE C HILDREN ’ S
C HRISTMAS S ERVICE
Entire Service run by the Children of Hope
No Faith Formations of Book Club today!
Adult Forum:
9:30 am
NO ADULT FORUM
DUE TO HOLIDAYS!
Choir Rehearsal NOTE TIME CHANGE
10:30 am Worship Service:
“S TORIES & S ONGS OF C HRISTMAS ”
Rev. Richard Feyen
NO FAITH FORMATIONS
OR BOOK CLUB
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C
D EACONS ’ C ORNER
I NSIDE THIS ISSUE :
offeehouse
orner
SUNDAYS IN DECEMBER
2
DEACONS’ CORNER
3
OF LILACS & RHUBARB
4
For those who need a good
BENEVOLENT
5
“cuppa joe” with them in
WELCOME!
5
CHURCH YOUTH
6
ADULT FORUM
7
ENDOWMENT
8
SOCIAL LIFE
9
MISSION & ACTION
10
BIRTHDAYS/
ANNIVERSARIES
11
PRAYER LIST
12
COMMUNITY NEWS
13
ITEMS OF INTEREST
14
HOPE RECIPES
15
the morning, we have a table just for
you in the Sanctuary during wor-
I like Advent…. I love the freshly placed winter Decorations and the singing of “O Come O Come Emanuel.” There is something especially contemplative and beautiful about this church season. It fills me a sense of hopeful anticipation during, literally, the darkest time of the year. This month, the Deacons will spend a morning “Hanging the Greens.”
We will decorate the church for the season of Advent followed by the celebration of Christmas. As part of the decorations, we will place on the altar our Advent wreath, which consists of four candles on a wreath of evergreen, shaped in a perfect circle to symbolize the eternity of God. We use three purple candles with one candle being pink, to represent joy. The lighting of the first candle symbolizes expectation, the second hope, the third joy and the fourth purity. The Christ candle is lit on Christmas Eve, reminding Christians that the light of the world has arrived. H OPE H APPENINGS DECEMBER, 2013
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O F L ILACS AND R HUBARB
. ..From Pastor Richard:
Merry
Christmas!
Friends may the
holiday season
bring joy to your
hearts and peace
to your spirit. May
the gifts that come
your way be gifts
of love and may
you always know
hope.
Blessings to All!
Richard & Peggy
The rolling and
rocky hills of central
Texas were the scenery
for a good part of our
recent vacation. After
the wedding we attended in the Houston area,
Peggy and I headed west
where we had a couple
of nights reserved at a
South Central Conference of the United
Church of Christ church
camp called Slumber Falls.
It’s where I (and several
others) built a cabin
named Vicky’s Haven in
memory of my late wife
Vicky.
Peggy and I enjoy
road trips, and we stay
off of the interstate as
much as time allows
when taking trips like
this - and this one did
not disappoint us! On
the way there we took
the State FM (Farm to
Market) roads and meandered through the
small towns, stopping at
the local restaurants,
talk to a few locals, (not
too many were out and
about as it was a Sunday
and the Cowboys were
playing football!). Driving west, the low Gulf
Coast plains turn gradually into lowland hills;
gently rolling at first,
and then rockier, drier
and higher as one moves
further west.
Using Slumber
Falls as a ‘home base’ for
a few days, we explored
small farm towns, tourist
towns, breweries, and
wineries. We watched
cotton being harvested
and saw wood-frame
country churches that
looked as if they were
barely standing but still,
at four in the afternoon,
still had a parking lot full
of cars (though we would
not call it a parking lot
here, it was the grassy
area by the church where
everyone parked).
proached and the setting
sun created elongated
shadows in the hills and
rock formations, we were
awed by the beauty, the
color, the coolness.
The next day we
hit the Interstate. The
stress returned. Concrete
strips thousands of miles
long funnel everyone together all trying to get to
the next place as fast as
possible, barely able to see,
let alone appreciate, the
countryside.
Friends, enjoy
your journey! Pause and
reflect and look! There is
When we left
beauty in a broken fence
Slumber Falls, we drove
line, a rock overhang, a
through Fredericksburg
field of grain or grass!
and Kerrville, (stopping
There is beauty in the
at a favorite jewelry
endless prairie, the fields
store) and discovered a
of cotton, and the evernew B and B done Texas flowing river. Our faith is
style. It was a “Bed and
meant to be gradually
Beer”! If you stayed (we
discovered - not delivdid not) you each got
ered to us on an iPhone,
two of their home brews. or downloaded in a podI’m guessing they gave
cast. We are not meant to
them to you in the evenmemorize the catechisms
ing, and not for breakfast, or be force-fed doctrines;
though it was Texas, so
we are creative reasonable
we won’t know for sure!
beings, all imbued with a
sense of the Sacred waitFrom there we
ing to be discovered.
headed north, as we
needed to start getting
Go and search!
closer to Wisconsin so
we could get home on
time. As darkness ap-
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B ENEVOLENT C OMMITTEE
A
Our October Rummage Sale was the most successs you all know -
ful ever!! This enables the committee to fill many
more of the requests
DON’T FORGET…
it receives.
Dishcloths are available for $1.50 on
the counter outside the office. They’re
fabulous - try one!
THANKS AGAIN!
And…
The spring setup/sale is
scheduled for the week of
May 5 Save the good stuff for us!
TO
Beginning on January 5th -
2014
Econo Foods receipts are ALWAYS
being collected. Econo Foods gives us
back 1% of the total, which really adds
up! Please put your
receipts in the blue
box on the counter
outside the office.
HOPE
We are excited to welcome our new organist, Bob Nickel to Hope
Church! Bob comes to us with 28 years of experience as a church
organist. And, as most of you already know, Bob is our Sturgeon
Bay High School principal! So everyone….be on your best
behavior!
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D ECEMBER F AITH F ORMATIONS
Classes are held on Sunday mornings during
the service, following
the Children’s Moment
December 15, 2013 Children & Youth
Sunday at HOPE
The Hope Kids will be conducting the
entire worship service, including
the Christmas Pageant!
Special THANKS to all the parents for their cooperation!
December Mid High & Sr. High Youth Groups
We’re busy, busy, busy this Christmas Season! Both the Youth
Groups are joining together to spread some Christmas Spirit!
December 8th: We’ll be playing Santa Claus at Target while we
all shop for our YAPS Christmas Family!
December 11th: We’ll be ringing those bells for Salvation Army
between 5pm - 7 pm, at these locations: Walgreens, Pick N’Save
& Wal Mart.
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A DULT F ORUM
12 / 15
A Church
for the Future -Here and Now”
At a Glance
December
Forums
12 / 1 , 8 & 29
No Forum
Presented by
Bruce Joffe,, PhD
We call ourselves “progressive.” But
what will the church of the future look
like?
Hope Church member, Rev. Bruce
Joffe, presents a look at
Shalom Spiritual
Community
an online “church” with al-‐
most 400 members.
12 / 8
No Forum, But…...
breakfast &
christmas
workshop
8:00 am - 10:15 am
COME ONE AND ALL
12 / 15
“Aa CcHhUuRrCcHh FfOoRr
the future HhEeRrEe AaNnDd NnOoWw”
Presented by Bruce Joffe, PhD
12 / 22
american
christmas
Presented by Jim Hansen
What would Christmas have been like
100 years ago? 200
years ago? From a
humble birth in
Bethlehem to modern Christmas mayhem, how did it all
come to this?
12 / 22
American Christmas:
Past, Present & Pagan
Presented by Jim Hansen
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H OPE H APPENINGS DECEMBER, 2013
E NDOWMENT C OMMITTEE
Legacy Gift Needed to Build a Strong Hope Future By Endowment Chair Mark Jinkins
You might be a part of Hope, and perhaps give annual or periodic amounts, but you might not have thought about including Hope as part of your legacy giving. Legacy gifts, also known as planned gifts, may be made through a gift effective at your death, or during lifetime, including allowing you to receive income during your life with the re-­
mainder going to Hope upon your death. Legacy gifts are a way to continue what Hope is to you, and to continue giving to Hope forever. Because they are often one of the largest, if not the largest, gift a person makes, they have a significant impact on Hope, Unless directed otherwise, all such gifts become part of the Hope Endowment Fund where currently not more than 5% of the total is used each year for Hope’s mission. Because of this usage legacy gifts provide confidence that Hope United Church of Christ will be here in the future available to your family or to other families of Hope, and to those who may be in a situation similar to yours.
You might feel that you want your entire estate to go to your spouse or children;; nothing wrong with that. However in many cases, a portion of a person’s estate goes elsewhere. If so directed, that might benefit others in the way you have been part of Hope. Retirement plans (“Individual Retirement Accounts” or “IRAs”, that are often taxable might be used to leverage what you do as taxes are completely avoided when a charity like Hope is made the beneficiary (Hope, as a church, is exempt from income tax). Similarly, lifetime gifts of stock, or other assets that have built in gain, when given directly to Hope, avoids tax completely so that such a gift produces a greater benefit as Hope is able to use 100% for its mission.
Some have already reported (confidentially by completing the Hope Endowment Committee form) their planned legacy gift. Thank you for helping ensure that Hope’s future will continue and be stronger. Relax as Revocable. Perhaps you want to do more for Hope, but don’t feel able with your current needs. You could create a legacy gift that doesn’t require you to give up anything now. A legacy gift can also be revocable at any time, so if your needs or desires change, you can change the legacy that you designated for Hope. You also are able to have a larger impact when you are able to make a larger gift than previously thought, with an increase in your gift, as your life changes over time. Make it changeable.
Will Power, Living Revocable Trust, and/or Beneficiary Designation. The vast majority of lega-­
cy gifts are bequests, created by naming “Hope United Church of Christ located in Sturgeon Bay” as a beneficiary, including in either or both your Will or Trust:
If you are having a Will or Trust prepared now, including redoing any prior document, you might include a charitable bequest of a specific asset, dollar amount, or percentage to “Hope United Church of Christ located in Sturgeon Bay” as part of your overall distribution plan. Thank you!.
If you already have a Will or Trust, you can add a bequest to “Hope United Church of Christ located in Stur-­
geon Bay” by having a simple “Codicil” prepared to your Will, or an “Amendment” to your Trust, desig-­
nating a specific asset, dollar amount or percentage to Hope. Thank you!..
NOTE: Without a Will or Trust, the laws that vary from state to state, decide the distribution at your death, which may be very different than you would choose? So you should put your desire in a Will, Trust, or other beneficiary designation. DO IT NOW, OR EARLY IN 2014;; make Hope part of your plan!.
Without changing your Will or Trust (or in addition to those provisions) you can make Hope a benefi-­
ciary of your IRA or other retirement plan, make Hope a beneficiary of life insurance, make Hope a payable on death beneficiary (“POD”) on any bank account or certificate of deposit, and/or make Hope a transfer on death beneficiary (“TOD”) for any brokerage account, stock, real estate, or other asset.
SIMPLE and EASY TO MAKE Hope part of your legacy plan – JUST DO IT NOW OR EARLY IN 2014. Feel free to contact any member of the Hope Endowment Committee for assistance: Mark Jinkins (chair), Nancy Feld, Eric Paulsen, Jerry Bloom Stephenson, Jim McAninch, Katie Schnorr, and Richard Feyen.
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S OCIAL L IFE C OMMITTEE IS H OSTING ….
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December 8th
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January 26th
Hope Church Talent Show
Get out that sheet music!
Back by Popular Demand!
Brush off those magic tricks!!
Pull out those juggling balls!
Will return in
February
America’s Got Talent MOVE OVER!
HOPE’S GOT MORE!
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M ISSION & A CTION
We have a number of worthy causes for you to consider for Christmas giving this December! But first we’d like to report on the Fall campaigns. We were very grateful for the response to this year’s Crop Walk, which generated $660 from Hope Church. The combined total from all participating churches and Thrivent came to more than $4,710! We appreciate your response each year to this campaign. We have also just finished the UCC annu-­
al campaign for Neighbors in Need, and are sending $320 in contributions from Hope Church. Thank you to all who contributed! During the month of December there are a number of organizations that we support. This is a fun time for us on the Mission and Action Committee. We’ll be manning the table in front the Fellowship Hall and will kick-off the season with Habitat Fruitcakes on November 17th. Don’t worry if we sell out before you get to read this month’s Hope Happenings - we can always get more, if you beg!
From December 1st we will begin to take orders for the Heifer Projects
and CWS blankets and tools. You give us your order, take a gift card or write your own, and give us payment. We will send the money and orders in and the gifts will be sent by CWS and Heifer. On Christmas Eve information and envelopes will be inserted in the bulletin for the annual
appeal for funds for retired UCC clergy and retired lay persons. This is our way to show appreciation for those who served in churches that have not been able to fully support retirement needs. Funds are distributed in the form of monthly pension support, emergency grants, and quarterly health premiums supplements. Our on-going projects will also be continuing. These include the Young Adult Parents Support (YAPS), Feed My People and a collection for disaster relief in the Philippines. You will hear from us as the need arises. Thank you from all of us!
On going disaster relief in the Philippines
H OPE H APPENINGS DECEMBER, 2013
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D ECEMBER B IRTHDAYS
4 Sandy Purves
Happy
5 Phil Sweet
Bi
r t h d ay
20 Lynn Gilchrist
22 Michael Webber
5 Hannah Hitzman
9 Hap Smith
22 Cari Bicoy
29 Molly Hall
5 Margaret Lockwood
12 Lee Ann Harling
24 George Bodenner
29 Ann Johnson
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14 Ron Olander
28 Patti Hedeen
29 Nick Montee
28 Bob Hon
29 Karen Stangel
29 Ruth Fahey
31 Sue Ann Hubbard
Andrea Treadeau
7 Pat Elliott
7 Caryn Wickman
8 Margie Hedsand
15 Alison Ash Greaves
16 Barb Cihlar
19 Katharine Olski
31 Bart Turk
19 Janelle Severson
D ECEMBER A NNIVERSARIES
4- Ken & Peggy Turk (2010)
29- Mark & Karen Rittle
20- Jeanne & John Harris (1986)
If your anniversar or bir hday is in December and you don’t see it listed, please let us know so we can add you nex time!
Pastor
Richard’s
BLOG
Every
Wednesday
hopechurchdc.org/
Steve Graf won 1st place
dressed as a Christmas Tree!
Christmas by the
Bay Parade
Sturgeon Bay
It was a bit NIPPLY out
there!
H OPE H APPENINGS DECEMBER, 2013
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P RAYER L IST
The Prayer List is now in chronological order, most recent in top left column.
Marge Forrest’s granddaughter, Kelly Brosch, received a new heart on November 25, 2013! Thus ends
18+ weeks of waiting for Kelly and her family. Our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery!
Beverly Brumm
Trudy Kinn
Mark Riederer
Ed DiMaio
Ed Cardinale (Ed’s father)
Rose Marie Doty
Ralph Chase
Michael H.
Linda Trutnau
Betsy Barr
John Contratto
Richard Gardiner
Kim Hahn (June Kirali’s daughter)
Joe Franz (John’s brother)
Penny Andersen & Family
Gerry & Pat Barlament
Sue MacLean
Marilyn Metz
Jill Ostrand Harding
Jenny DeNoto
Tammy Brumm
Molly Fugelstad
Jennifer Hintz
Sue Menke White
Randy Van Gheem
Marsha Maki
Christopher
Todd Eckers
Mike Roirdan & Family
John M. Polich
Mike Scieszinski
Michele Davis Ferron
OUR PRAYERS GO WITH YOU…..
Bill Wiederanders
Mike Riordan Family
Rev. James Vahey
Suzanne Holvenstot
Erika Williams
John Bartell
A bridge for
May I be the medicine
for those who are sick
those who need to cross over
A partner
And a light
for those who are lonely
for those who are blind
-Buddhist prayer
THE PRAYER LIST
If you would like someone included on the printed Prayer List that appears in the bulletin each Sunday and in the monthly newsletter, the best way to
make that happen is to write the person’s name on the Pew Pad that is passed along for people to sign – there is a place to write
PRAYER REQUESTS OR
Write the information on a PRAYER REQUEST card you will find in the Offering envelope holders in the pews and put the card in the offering plate
OR
Call the church office743-2701
H OPE H APPENINGS DECEMBER, 2013
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C OMMUNITY N EWS
Presents…..
The Littlest Angel
F RIDAY , D ECEMBER 13, 7:00 PM
S ATURDAY , D ECEMBER 4 2:00 PM
Tickets:
$10 General Admission
$5 Children 11 and under
Directed by Amy Ensign
A StageKids Production
Adapted by Patricia Gray
Based on the story by Charles Tazewell
Starring our own
Molly Hall as
The Littlest Angel
With Millar Minahan & others
From one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, this classic Christmas story tells of an adorable little angel who just cannot stay out of trouble in the celestial city. The mischievous angel learns
the timeless lesson of giving, a lesson that has long endured as the true spirit of Christmas.
Presented at the Sturgeon Bay High School Auditorium
Presented by the
T.J. Walker Middle School Allied Arts Program
Tuesday, December 10th, 10:30 am
Special Performance for Senior Citizens
Free Luncheon to Follow
Please call the middle school office for reservations, 746-2806.
Deadline is Tuesday, December 3rd.
Friday, December 13, 7:00 pm
Performance for the General Public
Tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for students and children
All proceeds go to offset production costs
Come and support our own Grace Hubbard & Kekoa Bicoy
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I TEMS OF I NTEREST
COMING SOON-An opportunity to support the
Prevent Suicide Door County - Nathan Wilson Coalition
fund raising efforts with the purchase of small “silver ribbon” earrings and
charms, imprinted with the word “Hope.”
Kathy White Graf is working with Cheryl Wilson to make these available soon at
Hope Church. Very reasonably priced, they’d make wonderful , mail-able little
gifts.
[As this is a new endeavor for the Prevent Suicide Door County group, advance orders will be
taken on Sundays, December 8 & 15. The project will be ongoing into the new year - contact
Kathy for details.]
Please remember to collect your can pop
tabs for Pat Barlament. She has a container out in the entryway on the bench,
and is collecting the tabs for the
Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT
Do you like to read? How about sharing your love of reading by giving away 20 books in one day? That
day would be Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - International Book Day. Plan ahead now to
share your enthusiasm for reading, and encourage others to read! You can choose what book you’ll give
away from a list of 35 titles! View the list at http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/books/2014
The Door County Library has once again applied to be a distribution center. The books will arrive at the
library before the giveaway date. “Givers” will be notified and can then pick up their box of 20 books.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 is the first day that books can be given away.
“Giver” applications are open from now until Sunday, January 5, 2014. Most all your
questions can be answered by exploring the website, http://WorldBookNight.org - for additional information contact Door County Library Adult Services Librarian, Laura Kayacan at 920-746-7121. Share the
world of reading with others!
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H OPE H APPENINGS DECEMBER, 2013
H OPE R ECIPES
In addition to being wonderful recipes for Christmas morning, Claire is providing these recipes for
those who have volunteered to cook for the Christmas Breakfast & Workshop on December 8th, in
case you don’t have your own special breakfast casserole recipe.
From the kitchen of Claire Minahan
From the kitchen of Claire Minahan
Cheesy Bacon & Egg Casserole
Sausage, Bread & Egg Casserole
8 slices bacon
1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
1 loaf (8 ounces) Italian bread, cut into 1-inch
cubes (5 cups)
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup cottage cheese
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Reserve
2 tablespoons of the drippings. Drain bacon
on paper towels; crumble and set aside. Add
onion to drippings in skillet; cook and stir 3
minutes or until softened. Spread 1/2 of the
bread cubes in 13x9-inch baking dish. Layer
with 1/2 each of the onion, bacon, cheddar
cheese and mozzarella cheese. Spread evenly
with cottage cheese. Top with remaining
bread cubes, onion, bacon, Cheddar cheese
and mozzarella cheese.
Beat eggs in medium bowl until foamy. Add
milk, mustard, nutmeg and pepper; beat until
well blended. Pour evenly over top. Press
bread cubes lightly into egg mixture until
completely covered.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center is set and
top is golden brown.
Serves: 12 people
Assemble the ingredients the night before. Low
fat substitutes can be made without losing the
delicious flavors!
3/4 lb ground pork sausage
1 tbsp. butter
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 lb fresh sliced mushrooms
10 eggs, beaten
1 (16 oz) container low fat cottage cheese
1 lb Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
2 (4 oz) cans diced green chile peppers, drained
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter, melted
Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over
medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain and
set aside. Melt butter in skillet and cook and stir
the green onions and mushrooms until tender.
In a large bowl, mix the eggs, cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and chiles. Stir in the sausage,
green onions and mushrooms. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Lightly grease a 9x13” baking dish.
In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder
and salt. Blend in the melted butter. Sitr the flour
mixture into the egg mixture. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven or until lightly brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Serves: 12 people
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H OPE R ECIPES
From the kitchen of Claire Minahan
Zucchini Breakfast Casserole
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl beat the eggs. Add the ricotta and beat until smooth. Mix in the grated Parmesan cheese, Tabasco,
salt and pepper.
Prepare vegetables and bread. After chopping the tomatoes, squeeze excess moisture out of them by pressing them
in a sieve or wrapping them in paper towels and squeezing. Add the tomatoes, basil and zucchini to the egg mixture.
Mix bread cubes into the egg mixture.
Coat the bottom and sides of a 9x13” baking dish generous-­
ly with olive oil. Pour the egg mixture into the baking pan,
making sure it spreads evenly. Place in the middle rack of
the oven. Bake for 30 minutes.
The casserole should puff up and brown lightly. IF IT
HASN’T AFTER 30 MINUTES….increase the heat to 425
degrees and cook for 5-10 minutes further or until it puffs
up and browns lightly.
Remove from oven and let cool on rack for 10 minutes before serving.
Serves: 6-8 people
We would love
to have YOUR
favorite holiday recipes!
Just send them
into the
church office,
and I’ll make
sure to include
them in the
newsletter or
enews!
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6 - 8 eggs
1 cup Ricotta cheese
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce (or other hot chili sauce)
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3 cups grated zucchini (2-3 fresh zucchinis)
1-1/2 cups chopped plum tomatoes (4-5 tomatoes)
1/2 cup sliced fresh basil
4 cups cubed (but not completely dried out) day-old bread