Messenger February 2015 - Peace Lutheran Church of Rosendale

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February 2015
“God’s Work, Our Hands.”
The MESSENGER
What’s INSIDE
A publication of Peace Lutheran Church ● Rosendale, WI
Pastor’s Pen
pg. 1
Our Monthly Message from Pastor Chuck
Movie Night
pg. 1
This years Lenten Series - "Tree of Life”
Health Team News
pg. 1
Special Dates for Special People
pg. 2
Annual Meeting Results
pg. 2
Mission of the Month
pg. 2
LWR Projects
pg. 2
Youth News
pg. 2
Tickets Available
pg. 2
These Are My Wishes
pg. 3
Ash Wednesday & Lent
pg. 3
Calendar
Cover
Ministry Schedule
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HEALTH TEAM
MAKES A NAME CHANGE!
The members of the
“Health Team” have decided
to change their teams name to
the “Fellowship Team”
because it better describes
their purpose and goals
as a group!
Team Members include:
Leah Reichhoff, Penny Tebo,
Luke Zimmerman, Jan Meier,
Mike & Faith Bednarczyk, Rose
Rentmeester & Julie
Mauermann
Should you have any
“fellowship” ideas you wish to
share, please feel free to
contact any member.
www.peacerosendale.org
This month the season of Lent will begin. Lent is intended to be a
time of reflection, repentance, and renewal. These 40 days are a
golden opportunity for us to look at our lives and remember our daily
need for Jesus’ love and forgiveness. The season begins on Ash
Wednesday, February 18th with a service of imposition of ashes and
holy communion. With the ashes we are reminded of our mortality and
our dependence upon God. Then we will be conducting 5 Lenten
services Wednesday nights beginning on February 25th at 6:30 p.m.
These will be preceded by soup suppers at 5:30 p.m. The suppers have
been great opportunities for service and fellowship.
This year we will once again be participating in a “round robin”
with area ELCA churches. Each week a different pastor will be leading worship based upon the theme “Tree of Life.” The participating
pastors are: Pastor Bob Rosenberg from Emanuel in Brandon, Pastor Clay Salmela from Grace in Ripon, Pastor Kimberly Stowell from
St. Stephen’s in Rogersville, Pastor Shari Routh from Zion in Fairwater, and myself. We hope you will join us as we participate with our
sister and brother congregations in this inspiring series of how God
brings life and growth even in the darkest times.
See you in Church!
Pastor Chuck
The “NEW” Fellowship Team presents:
FEBRUARY 15----6:00 p.m.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
“Finding Nemo”
Bring a comfortable chair and a
snack and enjoy a movie with
your church family!
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The MESSENGER
Special Dates
for
Special People
FEBRUARY
BIRTHDAYS
1 - Joan Fude
6 - Alexus Fry
6 - Randy Julka
7 - Jacob Meier
8 - Dorothy Gransee
8 - Scott Wittchow
10 - Julia Pierstorff
11 - Rick Smit
12 - Kevin Madigan
15 - Christy Madigan
17 - Benjamin Julka
17 - Chris Stolper
19 - Nathan Gillett
19 - Renee Martin
20 - Kelli Bunnell
21 - Wanda Pitt
21 - Eric Thompson
23 - Faith Thull
23 - Barb Warmbier
27 - Tammy Pflum
FEBRUARY
ANNIVERSARIES
16 - James & Barbara Warmbier
ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING
YOUR NEW CHURCH COUNCIL
Executive Officers
Rebecca Westphal - President
Cheryl Roberts- Vice President
Faith Bednarczyk- Secretary
Patricia Abbs
Tammy Pflum - Treasurer
Glenn Becker
Michael Gierach
Henry Miller
Conference/Synod Assembly
Fred Mattheis
Rose Rentmeester
Many thanks to our council and committee members who have
accepted the call of Stewardship! May God provide you guidance
as you each serve this church.
Copies of the 2014
“Annual Report” are
available either in the
Narthex on the wall
display rack or in the
office.
PENNY A DAY
COLLECTION
Collections during the month of
January - $116.34
All of the change collected in
our Penny Jar goes toward
World Hunger. A penny jar is
located in the narthex for your
contributions.
Together we CAN make a
difference to many!
February’s featured
MISSION is:
Brandon Food Pantry
You are asked to please
consider making this fund
the recipient of
your “monthly mission
offerings”.
www.peacerosendale.org
Endowment Committee
Randy Julka
Jay Wittchow
Nominating Committee
Michael Bednarczyk
Ben Gillett
Jim Gillett
Lynn Moon
Leah Reichhoff
Ken Schwandt
Lutheran Home Delegates
Elizabeth Crook
Darlene Drews
Dear Peace Members,
Thank you all so much for your prayers,
cards and memorials given in our mother
Dolores “Ma” Becker's name. Your
thoughtfulness, generosity and support
were very much appreciated.
Kathy Towne, Glenn Becker &
Marcie Waterworth
On behalf of myself as your church
office manager, I like to especially thank
Julie Mauermann for filling in on the
bulletin detail and Marcie Kunkle for
doing the Monday morning financial
work, as well as being there for so much
more! Thank you Rebecca for working so
hard to get the Annual Report completed
and staying on top of all the little details
that the office is involved in. Council and
Pastor Chuck, thank you for your support
and understanding! Blessings to each and
every one of you! - Marcie W.
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF - Health Care Kits
BATH SIZE Towels (dark colored) ADULT TOOTH BRUSH STURDY COMBS METAL NAIL CLIPPERS
At this time we have lots SOAP, so would like to use that up before
collecting more! Please remember those in the world who have none
of these things! Any items can be dropped in the collection box.
Monetary donation are always accepted! - Julie Mauermann
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Offering Choices 
YOUTH GROUP NEWS & the 2nd Half Year in Review
“It is more blessed to give
than to receive.” Acts 20:35
TEC "Teens Encountering Christ" is coming Feb. 6-8th. We have 5 youth serving again
on team along with Pastor Chuck. So far we have 7 youth scheduled to attend. That's
outstanding!
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General Fund
Ministry To Others
Brandon Food Pantry
Crossways Camping Ministries
Disaster Relief
ELCA Synod
Good Samaritan Fund
Lutheran Campus Ministry
Lutheran World Relief
World Hunger
Youth For Christ (High School)
“In House” Funds
Bible Study
Choir
Endowment Scholarship Fund
LWR Projects
Landscape/Memory Garden
Library
Operation Christmas Child
Flower Fund
Sunday School
TEC/Camper Scholarships
Youth Group (RAD)
(All monies undesignated will
go into the General Fund)
Then coming up February 21 & 22nd is JYG 2015 in Neenah. This year we have Rachel
Kurtz providing music and the keynote speaker is Leslie Hunter. Along with this we are
firming up our plans for the senior high students trip to the National Youth Gathering in
Detroit this summer.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge made the rounds this summer and we decided to help out
one of our own with an Ice Bucket Challenge. After church one Sunday we had almost
20 people doing the challenge and our church responded with over $800 to give to
Maddie's Hope. Just outstanding!
As fall arrived, we had SYATP which is See You At the Pole; where the students circle
the flag pole at school and pray for all the teachers, students, and leaders of our country.
We have finally begun normal meeting times on Wednesday nights and have added the
3rd. Wednesday as a joint middle and high school night.
SYG in November brought Visible Worship in as musical artist and keynote speaker
Mark Cornelison who was a contestant on Biggest Loser and has a life changing story.
Again we did a fund raiser for family pictures in November to raise money for purchasing Christmas presents for our community. This year we raised just over $800 and were
able to help a few different families with something very special. Lots of tears were
shared as the gifts were handed out.
There are still Large Print Cookie Cookbooks available in the office. The cost is $10
should you want any. They would make a great fill in gift for Valentines day!
The puppets are back! They have come back and began to share songs with our congregation. We will expand their role as we go but the younger kids just love them, about as
much as the high school kids.
So there is a 2nd half of 2014 Youth Group Summary! I thank the people of Peace for all
of your support. God is good, ALL THE TIME!
In His service,
Mark Kottke
Youth Director
THE “CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES” COME TO OSHKOSH
The Church Basement Ladies present “The Last (Potluck) Supper”, the final chapter; at
the Grand Opera House in Oshkosh on March 3rd. This is “a heavenly plate full of
Music & Comedy!”
There are some ladies are the church that plan to purchase tickets for the 2 p.m. show. If
you would be interested in attending, please contact Julie Mauermann asap for more
details on ticket purchases. 920-539-2407
www.peacerosendale.org
There is also a 7 p.m. showing. If interested, please go to www.grandoperahouse.org
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THESE ARE MY WISHES
LET’S HELP BY VOTING!
During this season of Lent, we focus not only upon our sins, but also upon our
mortality. That is, we recognize that we are humans, made from dust and destined to return to dust. This is why ashes are placed on our foreheads on Ash
Wednesday. We are reminded that we are not perfect, but dependent upon God.
As we face our eventual deaths, we do not need to be fearful or depressed, because we have the promise that Jesus died and rose again to bring us eternal life
with him.
As we look to the future, it is wise to be prepared. We all know how important it is to plan ahead. It makes life a lot easier. We plan our weddings
from start to finish, we plan birthday parties for the children, graduation parties,
surprise anniversary parties, Thanksgiving dinners, retirement celebrations. So
why not plan our funeral arrangements in
advance to control the final details
of our lives and lessen the burden on our loved ones?
That is why we are including in this month’s newsletter a pre-funeral arrangement form. This is intended to help us to make sure that our wishes are
honored, as well as make things easier for our loved ones when that time comes.
The forms may be returned to the church office when they are completed. If anyone has any questions about the forms, please feel free to ask the pastor and he
will be happy to give guidance.
ASH WEDNESDAY
SERVICE
Save
This
Date!
February 18
Service time:
6:30 p.m.
Lenten Soup Suppers will again take place on
Wednesday evenings prior to our weekly Lenten
Service. The first date will be February 25 at
5:30 p.m. Please watch you weekly
announcements for more details! Plan to
join in the weekly celebration of the assurance
that Jesus died so we may live!
Julie Wittchow’s class at the
SAGE School she teaches at in
Fox Lake was named 1 of the 10
finalists in the Scotties Trees Rock
Video Contest.
The winning
school will receive $10,000 in prize
money for a sustainable project at
their school.
We can all support Julie and her
class by voting for their video.
Here’s how to vote for anyone
wanting to get in on the “action!”
How to Vote
During the Voting Period, enter by
visiting www.scottiestreesrock.com
and following the instructions to
complete the online registration
form and submitting a vote for
SAGES.
Voting is open to legal residents of
and currently residing within, the
fifty (50) United States and the
District of Columbia, who are 18
years of age or older at time of
entry.
LIMIT one (1) vote per grade category, per person/email address,
per day during the Voting Period
(January 12 - February 6, 2015).
ATTENTION ALL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS & COLLEGE STUDENTS
One of the requirements for any scholarship applicant is to commune 6 or more
times. Please be aware that this mean in a calendar year, not a school year. It
is your responsibility to report these to the office either through signing a
communion card or through notification if visiting another church.
Thank you!
Peace Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 177
Rosendale, WI 54974
www.peacerosendale.org
(920) 872-2216
PASTOR
Charles R. Thompson
(920) 273-5105
pastor@peacerosendale.org
YOUTH DIRECTOR
Mark Kottke Phone:
(920) 948-0969
mkottke@hotmail.com
February 16
The MESSENGER
A “HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE” at PIZZA RANCH IN FDL!
Did you know that Pizza Ranch is a Christian establishment?
One of their newest ways to give back to the community is if
their guests bring in their Church Bulletins while eating at Pizza
Ranch in FDL. on Sundays only. They will accept one
bulletin per transaction made. For every 1-2 guests per
transaction, $2 will be donated and for 3+ guests per
transaction, $5 will be donated.
Peace Lutheran was unaware of this program until we
recently received a $10 check from Pizza Ranch. So thank you
for dining at Pizza Ranch!
Check it out: www.pizzaranchserves.com