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November
1st - All Saint’s Day
1(Wed.)8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*
10:30 am – Lakeshore Living Service
3:45 pm –YOUTH GROUPS
2 (Thurs.) 9:30 am – Guild – Bible Study
1:00 pm – Handbell practice
5 (Sun.) 9:30 am – FullWorship Service
Holy Communion
11:00 am – Adult Bible Study
8(Wed.)8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*
3:45 pm –YOUTH GROUPS
9(Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Handbell practice
12(Sun.) 9:30 am – FullWorship Service
15(Wed.)8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*
3:45 pm –YOUTH GROUPS
9:30 am – Session Meeting
16(Thurs.) 9:30 am – Guild
1:00 pm – Handbell practice
19(Sun.) 9:30 am – FullWorship Service
11:00 am – Adult Bible Study
Chit Chat articles due
22(Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*
NO –YOUTH GROUPS
23(Thurs.) NO– Handbell practice
Thanksgiving Day
26 (Sun.) 9:30 am – FullWorship Service
29(Wed.)8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*
3:45 pm –YOUTH GROUPS
30(Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Handbell practice
*- meets at Hogan’s Store
Duties
Ushers
Nov. 5 Jeff & Kay Krans
Nov. 12 Dan & Nan Bloch
Nov. 19 Bob & Pauline Rider
Nov. 26 Bob & Pauline Rider
Liturgist:
Nov.5 Dave Vogt
Nov. 12 & 19 Nan Bloch
Nov. 26 David Foster
Communion Person
Nov. 5 Eric Koster
Lay Leader:
Nov. 5 Deane Galloway
Nov. 12 Nan Bloch
Nov. 19 Nan Bloch
Nov. 26 Mid Sharpe
Counters
Nov. 5 Vince Hoehn and Sharon Lukas
Nov. 12 DuWayne Schumacher & Deane Galloway
Nov. 19 Bob Bridges and Jean Eales
Nov. 26 Mid Sharpe and Sharon Bridges
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.
SESSION MEMBERS 2017
ClerkLois Bauers -715-904-3105
Nan Bloch – 715-356-9410, Eric Koster – 715-686-7300
Helyn Woolf-715-686-7173, Dave Lukas – 715 -686-7697
John Suffron – 715-686-2668, Joyce Hoehn – 715-543-8350
Margo Perkins – 715-686-2035
Joan Ouimette – 715-476-3887
Deane Galloway- 715-543-8010
William Williams – 715-862-2898
DuWayne Schumacher (Treas.) -715-686-2074
DEACONS 2017
Susan Schroeter – 715-493-4602
Sharon Lukas – 715-686-2244
Carmen Farwell – 715-686-7480
Jan Schumacher – 715-686-2074
Robert Rider – 715-686-2620
Dick Smith – 715-686-7686
Feel free to contact a Session or Deacon member with any concerns or questions.
MEMBERSHIP
We hope that you enjoyed the wonders of God through the brilliant color display this fall. The boat is in, the dock is beached, the leaves are raked and we are ready, well maybe not mentally ready, but prepared to tackle the winter and the wondrous sites and activities it offers. As we look forward, we must plan for the Blessed Christmas Season. To start it off right, we will be “Hanging The Greens” in our Sanitary and Fellowship Hall. Please mark your calendar for December 3 to start the festivities. We will need help on Saturday, 12/2 at 9:00 A.M. to bring the boxes of decorations up from the basement. We also need TALL & small helpers to assemble the Sanctuary Christmas Tree, and a lot of people to stay after the Worship Service on Sunday to hang lights, ornaments, garland etc. Many people make for fast and light work. As always, your Membership Committee will be serving a delicious hot lunch that promises a celebration of hard work and the Joy of the first Christmas Fellowship. Please bring a plate of Christmas Cookies to share. The last few years, we have worked with such efficiency that we were sitting for lunch by noon. This gives you the rest of the afternoon to shop, wrap, bake, decorate your home, watch football, take a nap or whatever suits your fancy. We really look forward to seeing you there for all the fun!!
On September 10, we installed new members DaveJan Edgecombe, MattKatie and GraceEllingson, Denise Goldsworthy, RichardSue Strauss, and Phil St. Claire. I hope you have met them all and had a chance to greet them with a warm welcome. As soon as I can pin them down (it is not easy for any of us!) I will help you get to know them in the Chit Chat.
Speaking of that, here comes Matt, Katie and our tiniest new member, Grace. Matt and Katie both grew up in Milwaukee without knowing one another. Katie attended UW Madison for her Undergraduate Degree. She worked in Minneapolis for 10 years with Autistic patients and as an Emergency Room Technician. She went back to school to earn her Physicians Assistant Degree at Augsburg in St Paul. Her grandparents lived on Clear Lake in Boulder Junction. When her grandmother passed away, Katie moved to northern Wisconsin to help her grandfather. She worked at Marshfield Clinic in Park Falls as a Physician’s Assistant. When her grandfather passed away, Katie decided to move back to Milwaukee. It was at this time that she met Matt. He was living in the same condo as her mother. It seems that the north woods kept calling Katie because she moved back to work as a “floating” PA for Marshfield Clinic in Mercer, Minocqua, Eagle River and Phillips. She made the trip to Milwaukee to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family and, as luck had it, she reconnected with Matt. As they say, “the rest is history”! For the next year, Matt began traveling north to visit Katie. When the distance created a constant yearning for one another, Matt joined Katie “Up North”. They were married on October 7, 2016. You might want to wish them a Happy First Anniversary!
Until Matt joined Katie in northern Wisconsin, he worked in Milwaukee, mostly as a carpenter. He also worked for a Water Co. Due to Matt’s all around talents and abilities, for the past 14 years, he has worked as a Handy Man, first in Milwaukee and now in our surrounding communities. I know a lot of us could use his array of services.
`On May 19, 2017, Baby Grace joyfully came into their lives and enhanced their love for family. As a dedicated and loving father, Matt is home with Grace on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He is out in the “field” working on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. When there are times that both Matt and Katie find themselves torn away from home, Grandma (Katie’s mom) happily and proudly takes over. They feel Blessed to have her by their side.
Our new little family has been living in their home on Little Manitowish Lake for 3 years. Katie is working at the Aspirus Clinic in Woodruff as a Family Practice Physicians Assistant 3 days a week. She hopes to soon adjust her work schedule so she can spend more time at home with Grace. As fun loving north woods dwellers, they enjoy snowshoeing, hiking, pontoon boating, kayaking, and love their dog
Sofie. In addition, Matt loves wood working and biking. For all of you wood working guys, meet with Matt on Sunday and maybe you can share ideas and skills. Anyone who would like to hold Grace and give her some lovin’, she is willing, sweet and cuddly. We can’t wait to have her in our Youth Group but we must wait a few years!! Hopefully, Matt, Katie and Grace have already felt warm welcome embraces.
This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to sit for coffee with DaveJan Edgecomb. We had so much fun sharing stories. There are easy to get to know and I think their full, happy life would blend with all of us.
Dave grew up in Utica, IL and Jan in Worth, IL. They met in High School, but Jan had no intention of dating him because he was too weird! He must have straightened himself up, because she surely did change her mind later on. Dave attended North Central College in Naperville, IL. Jan was still in High School when they met at the Golden Bear in Peru, IL. This was the beginning of a beautiful story! Jan attended college to earn her LPN license. They were married in 1979 when Dave graduated from college and Jan was still in Nursing School. Jan graduated in 1981 and 1 week later gave birth to their first son, David, Jr. Life took off with a roaring start as they added 2 mores sons, Dan in 1983 and Doug in 1985. Dave, Jr. is married with 2 sons, Dan is married with 2 sons and Doug is a confirmed bachelor. Their Grandsons are Will, Nick, Noah and Aiden. They are all located in N. Pekin, Oglesby and Lasalle, IL in the same area where their roots have been planted. These 7 boys and 2 “daughters” bring them a lot of joy.
Dave and Jan raised their family in various towns in IL, west of the city of Chicago. They settled in Utica, IL where Dave began his life. Their hearts longed for the country, so no surprise that they have chosen the north woods for their retirement. They have had their home in Presque Isle for about 6 years. Dave retired from the Mining Industry as a Purchasing Agent on April 15, 2016 at the age of 58. He fell into a great opportunity for early retirement. What a great way to celebrate tax day! They have just joined us full time in August 2017.
Jan has spent her 36 career as an LPN. During that time, she worked in Emergency Medical Service, acquiring a full Paramedics status. For 28 years, she worked in various Nursing Homes, Medical Centers, Dr. Offices, and was a volunteer School Nurse. For 4 years, she worked caring for a Special Needs child confined to a wheel chair, only leaving that position to move to Presque Isle. They miss each other greatly. Jan is filling her desire to work with Special Needs Children with a new position she is just now I found Dave and Jan to both be very outgoing, loving, giving people. They have both worked as volunteers for their Fire Service in Utica as EMTs, Jan a Paramedic, Dave a firefighter and serving as Fire Chief for 13 years. Jan was a CPR Instructor for over 20 years. Dave loves to fish and puts around in his machine shed, as he collects antique tractors and has an antique car. He is also a vegetable gardener and snowmobiler. In general, he just likes to be outdoors.
Jan likes to crochet, make fleece blankets, grow and arrange flowers, read and walk in the woods. She also snowmobiles with Dave. Contrary to Dave, she is an avid hockey fan. She is the only one who is allowed to wear a Chicago Blackhawks jersey in their house! You will enjoy having coffee with them and never run out of things to talk about. Welcome Dave & Jan!
Stay tuned, hopefully I will introduce you to a few other new members before the year ends. I can’t believe I just said that! Time sure flies when you’re having fun!!
Respectfully submitted,
Helyn Woolf, Membership Chairlady
STEWARDSHIP
Assembling the components of our church annual budget is similar to what goes on with individual family financial planning. All the sources of income are identified, and estimates are made for expected expenditures. The struggle comes with trying to keep our church expenses projections equal to or less than anticipated income. What is so unique about our church is that in addition to the conventional sources of funding – i.e. pledges, investments, bequests,and non-pledged giving – we also have a large component of our funds coming in annually from Fleazaar proceeds, truly a wonderful blessing. Each of these income sources is important in carrying out our mission not only in our own church – through our excellent staff, our music program our Christian Education commitment, and our men’s and women’s Bible studies, but also to our local community, the nation, and the world.
Likewise, when we respond with our offering of dollars AND time and talent, we are saying, “Thank you, God, for all of the blessings we have received.” Furthermore, we trust that our contributions will be used to the good of our neighbors here and in the world beyond.
As we are often reminded by Pastor Chips, a heartfelt “thank-you” directed to God for His involvement in our lives is a huge Joy to our Lord.
Respectfully for Stewardship,
John Suffron
Missions
As I’m watching the leaves fall, and see frost on the roof, it is a reminder that winter and Christmas are fast approaching. One of our very important missions, Christmas for Kids, is well on its way.Thank you to Mary Koster, Nancy Russell, and Kristin Semmerling for a job well done.
As we heard the news of a Hurricane Harvey, Maria, and Irma, we wondered how we can help. Checks were sentto the Presbyterian Disaster Fund....$2,000 earmarked for Harvey victims in Texas, and $1,000 to Maria victims in Puerto Rico.
Other finds released in October were:Heifer International...... $200
Samaritans Purse...... $250
Pura. Vida ...... $250
The next fund raiser is "Christmas Joy Offering", which is held the four Sundays of Advent.(More news on that in November.)
Loose Change collected in July, August, September was $371.25, and a check in that amount was sent to Dove. The recipient for October, November and December is the Boulder Food Pantry.
Once again, a big thank you to all for your generosity.
Respectfully submitted
Joan Ouimette
WESTMINSTER GUILD
On Thursday, September 28, Westminster Guild hosted
our Fall Cluster Gathering, which included a wonderful
speaker, a delicious lunch (from our cookbook!), and a
truly remarkable “Women of the Bible” fashion show.
This presentation featured our ladies as such notable
biblical characters as Mrs. Noah, Delilah, Ruth, etc.,
but the one you really should not have missed was our
own Helyn Woolf as Eve!!
Women from Presbyterian churches in Ashland and Lac du Flambeau, as well as our own church, enjoyed a very interesting program by Mark Naniot, Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation at Wild Instincts in Rhinelander. Mark brought Ruby, a red-tailed hawk, with him, and he kept us VERY interested as he explained the mission and the day-to-day operation of this wonderful organization.
Our October 5 meeting was our “work” meeting this month, during which we accomplished our kitchen cleaning project, and on Thursday, October 19, we discussed Lesson Two in our Bible study, entitled “Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews.” This lesson focused on the connection between Christ and the living God and how that connection supports the life of the faith community. We discussed the “character” of God in Christ and how that character (with elements of strength, love, invitation, security, and covenant) impacts the community of faith. “In every age, we, God’s people, have looked at the full expression of the images of God throughout our tradition, and have latched onto those that bring us meaning and comfort that strengthen our faith.”
Our November meetings will be on November 2 and November 16. Please consider joining us at 9:30 AM, especially for our Bible study, which is normally the first meeting each month. Each of these lessons can stand on its own, and we have plenty of study guides available. All ladies of our congregation are actually members of Westminster Guild, and we would be so happy to have you join us!!!
Kay Suffron, Moderator
It has been a while since I included a recipe in our Chit Chat article, and I think you may enjoy this timely and tasty one that was a favorite from our dear friend Audrey Winchell.
Pumpkin Pie Cake
1 c. pumpkin1 can evaporated milk
3 eggs, lightly beaten1 box yellow cake mix
3/4 c. sugar1/2 c. butter, melted
3/4 c. light brown sugar3/4 c. chopped pecans
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1) Combine pumpkin, eggs, sugars, spice, and milk. Mix well.
2) Pour in ungreased 9 x 13 pan, and sprinkle cake mix on top.
3) Drizzle with melted butter, and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
4) Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1/4 hours, until top is browned and pumpkin is
pumpkin-pie texture.
5) Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
(Westminster Guild Continued:)
Winnebago Mental Health Institute
2017 Christmas Project
If possible, please have the gifts here by Sunday, November 19, 2017
You can help us by…Purchasing Gifts for individual patients.
Below, is a list of frequently requested items. Gifts should NOTbe wrapped.
Just a Reminder ~ No Glass!
Chocolates! Need for Large bars too! Food Gift Cards SubWay, McDonald’s, Little Caesars etc
Socks (Men’s & Women’s) “Forever” Postage Stamps
Adult (single packaged) tooth brushes and pasteJournals (NO Wire)
Toothbrush Holders Adult Male and Female winter gloves
Women’s deodorant and body spray Men and Women’s winter hats
Squeeze lotion (no pumps) Puzzles – 300 and 500 piece
Shampoo Women’s wallets
Conditioner Gift Cards for Wal-Mart, Target, Shopko, etc.
Women’s body wash Stationary (buy no wire please)COIN PURSES
Phone cards 60 or 120 min. work best. FROM A LAND LINE!
Checks should be made out to MWCPC with WMH on memo line. This money is used for Christmas and birthday items and also for Special Activities that we sponsor for the patients throughout the year.
God, as I open my eyes to the world,
please open my eyes to what you want me to do in it today!
NovemberBirthdays:
1st Glen Gaulke, 2nd Pat Patterson, Jim Carlson, Dee Cayo, Ellie Friedley, 3rd EJ May, Warren Johnson, Robert Rider, 4th Bud Denton, Mariel Henske, 6th Katherine Paulson, 7th Jay Woolf, John Dougherty,
9th Jo Reichling, Linda Arndt, 10th Michael Bartling, 12th Ann Jacobucci, Deane Galloway,
14th Aggie Ripley, Michael Orlowski, 15th Roy Ahonen, Harland Klagos, Jalina Wilson/Manuwal,