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No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here.

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8-4:30 | Fri 8-4 Rev. Kyle Carnes, Senior Minister | Rev. Lucas Williams, Associate Minister

The Interpreter Saint Stephens United Church of Christ

903 E 2nd St Merrill WI 54452

Office: 715-536-7322

Pastoral Care Needs:715.575.3191

for everyone you meet is going through something you know

nothing about.

Bake Sale 2

New Members! 2

Ring the Bells 3

Feed Your Spirit 3

NOW! 4

Thanksgiving Service 5

O’Tannenbaum 5

Christian Ed 6

Youth 6

Caroling 7

Christmas Decoratings 7

Christmas Services 8

Don’t Walk By 8

Christmas Spirit Apps 8

Humor 9

Upcoming Events 10

Special Gifts 10

Christmas Sharing 11

Weekly Calendar 12

November 13, 2018

Winter: A Season of Reflection, Anticipation, and TransformationWell, it finally happened … it snowed and it actually stayed on the ground. For some of us, this isn’t the news we want to hear in November already, but yet there are others who find joy in the season of winter. I honestly understand both perspectives on winter. For those who don’t find the idea of winter joyous, it could be because with winter comes a higher risk with travel, or perhaps it’s the end of autumn and the starkness that winter brings, or maybe it is the cold and frigid temperatures. Then there are those who find winter joyous, and it could be because of the fun you can have with snow on the ground, or the beauty of the snow sparkling, or perhaps it’s because of the anticipation of what comes after winter.

No matter your perspective on winter, the one thing winter causes us all to do more is retreat. I don’t mean retreat as in getting as far away from Wisconsin as humanly possible, though some do retreat in that way, too. What I mean by retreat is that winter causes us to draw back. But, the question is, what do we do when we draw back? My hope is that when we draw back during these winter months, that we take time to relax, but also that we take time to reflect. Because it’s when we take time to reflect, that we gain vision and perspective.

In these winter months, the new church year begins, and I think it’s important for us, as the church, to draw back and reflect. Reflect on who we are, what we have done as a church up to this point, and who God is calling us to be. This is how we gain vision and perspective to help us as we go into the new church year and anticipate what’s ahead for us. Because that’s also a part of winter ... the anticipation of what is to come.

What is to come? For us, as the church, at Saint Stephens, it’s the physical transformation the capital campaign will make. But it’s also the spiritual transformation that happens through our reflection that is to come. And what’s to come for each of us, is a transformation within our own beings. It’s just like how a transformation begins to take place and new life begins to spring up all around us as winter becomes spring. It will happen … eventually, and as we wait and anticipate, take time to reflect so those transformations can happen.

Friends, take the time to discover that while winter may not be the most joyous season for all of us, that it does have its benefits and serves a purpose. Immerse yourself in it. Relax. Reflect. Anticipate. Transform.

November 13, 2018THE INTERPRETER Saint STEPHENS

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Saint StephensUnited Church of Christ903 East 2nd Street | Merrill, Wisconsin | 54452

715.536.7322 | [email protected] East 2nd Street, Merrill, Wisconsin 54452715.536.7322 ststephensucc.net

Rev. Kyle CarnesRev. Lucas WilliamsMary Pat Campbell

Tina L. ScottJason Chandler

Jim BjorklundDarlene Johnson

Senior MinisterAssociate MinisterPastoral AssociateBusiness ManagerFacilities ManagerMusic DirectorOrganist

[email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected]@ststephensucc.netCall the church office

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP (MSYG) BAKE SALE

Sunday, November 18Before and After WorshipBring your Sweet Tooth!

BAKED GOODS NEEDEDThe Youth will be baking some treats to sell during their Retreat/Lock-In this coming Saturday, November 17, but they’d love some additional donations of baked goods to sell, so if you love to bake, here’s a chance to help the youth raise funds for future activities! Just bring your baked goods to the Kuck Lounge where the youth will be setting up for their bake sale before worship this Sunday, November 18.

USHERS RAFFLE TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALEGet yours before or after worship or from one of the ushers!

Drawing will be held Sunday, December 16, after the 9:00 AM worship service. Need not be present to win. Tickets are $5 each or 4 tickets for $10 or 10 tickets for $20.

Prices include a Packer helmet autographed by Dave Robinson, $250 Mobil Gift Card, 2 Packer tickets to the December 30 game against the Detroit Lions, gift cards, jackets, and CASH prizes!

BLACK FRIDAY ALERT

Going Black Friday shopping? Stock up on Scrip now! Using Scrip for Black Friday shopping (and on all your shopping) will earn the church some sweet dividends while you save big bucks! Shop for Scrip on Sunday or call the office to see if someone is available to sell you Scrip Monday through Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Tina will be out of the office, and the office will be staffed with volunteers, so Scrip will only be available intermittently in the office depending on who is volunteering at any given time that week.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!Please extend a warm welcome to our newest members:

Jim & Pam BjorklundGordy & Laura BertagnoliJohn & Kathy KeddellLori Anderson-MalmWarren AndersonMary WilsonKayla SchulzKatelyn, Troy, and Elizabeth VeithJeff & Cheryl Schnelle

Welcome to the community of Saint Stephens United Church of Christ!



FEED YOUR SPIRIT . . .Distributing Jesus

“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it he broke it, and gave it to them.” - Matthew 26:26-27

We imagine Jesus handing that loaf down the table, disciple to disciple. But scripture doesn’t say exactly how he ‘gave it to them,’ so we don’t really know. But we do know how we give out communion—in many different ways.

We approach the server, we’re given bread, we dip it in the cup. We kneel at a rail, and the server brings bread and cup to us. We sit in pews, passing plates and rattling trays of little glasses.

We prefer some methods to others, yet still find devotional meaning in them all, attaching symbolism to going forward, kneeling, or sitting in the pews.

But we really don’t need to add meaning to our various ways of getting communion off the table and into people’s hands. They’re already meaningful just by being what they are—practicalities, efficiencies, delivery systems.

Consider this: No matter how we do it, whenever we give out communion the Spirit is training us in a vital Christian competence—the skill of distribution. We’re gradually acquiring God’s own resourcefulness for giving food to every living thing.

Next time you take canned goods to the food bank, organize meals at the shelter, set a meal on your family’s table, pass out sandwiches to the homeless in the park, or lobby for food justice in the halls of power, remember going forward to be given bread. Remember the server at the rail. Remember trays of little glasses passed in pews.

Remember that he ‘gave it to them.’ And be awed by what a holy thing it is to distribute food.

Prayer

Jesus, Bread of Life, with each communion given and received, makes us more skillful at distributing you. Amen.

By Mary Luti

MERRILL FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: Ramen noodles, Soups, Macaroni & Cheese, Rice, and Canned Tuna

SALVATION ARMY RINGING THE BELLSThe Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign will begin soon! We are looking for volunteers to ring the bells on behalf of Saint Stephens on December 14 and 15 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Sign up is for one-hour shifts and we will be ringing the bells outside the Merrill Walmart. A sign-up sheet is on the kiosk in the Kuck Lounge. Let’s ring some bells! P.S. The Salvation Army and this Campaign helps Food For Kids!

FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS totalled ?? pounds this month. Thank you to everyone who donated!



CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATES(We will post the most recent updates here.

For the complete timeline dating back to early September 2018, please see back issues of The Interpreter.)

November 13, 2018 - Commitment Sunday - NOW!

This past Sunday we celebrated the culmination of our NOW! Capital Campaign with Commitment Sunday. Many turned in their Commitment Cards and we blessed them on the altar along with our

other tithes and offerings. We hope that God truly will bless the efforts of all of you who stepped out in faith with your Commitments.

Our Goal is $700,000. Commitments received thus far total $352,418. We are at 50% of our goal.

Our Goal is 100% participation. We mailed out 550+ Commitment Cards. So far, 90 have been received. That is just 16% of individuals and families participating. Please, regardless of how much you are able to commit, return your card. We really want to see everyone engaged in the story that is unfolding NOW! at Saint Stephens. Please note: We cannot count pledges without names.

We will still be receiving cards in the upcoming weeks if you were not able to attend last Sunday. Please continue to pray and consider what you will contribute. There is no gift too small! The time is NOW!

Saint Stephens also received a $206,425.11 bequest from the Estate of Lylas Kanitz which has been invested to earn dividends, and Council anticipates these funds will be used to help with Capital Campaign items

November 6, 2018 - Prophetic Imagination

Last week letters, Commitment Cards, and NOW! booklets were mailed to families and adult members of Saint Stephens. If you did not receive one, please call the office.

This past Sunday we had planned another inspiration gathering with pizza and beer, but that got canceled due to the weather. Nonetheless, Craig Loscalzo from Generis joined us for a time during worship to inspire us on our journey with the NOW! Capital Campaign. That journey is nearly over.

This Sunday we will gather to make the commitment each of us has prayed about and decided in our heart to make ... that something over and above our regular giving that we will use to do NOW! what needs to be done so that later ... we can do so much more as Saint Stephens, both within our walls and without. We hope you will all come to worship this Sunday and bring your Commitment Cards with you. The journey ... of our NOW! Capital Campaign ... is coming to a close. NOW! the work begins.

“God, what do you want to do, through me,

to accomplish your will

for Saint Stephens United Church of Christ?”



“God, what do you want to do,

through me,

to accomplish your will

for Saint Stephens United Church of Christ?”

ECUMENICAL THANKSGIVING SERVICEYou are invited to an ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 18, at 6:00 PM. This year’s worship service will be at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Merrill. Members of our church are invited to sing in the choir with other churches. If you would like to sing, please contact Jim Bjorklund. He will be leading this special combined choir.

O’Tannenbaum Tour 2018

Saturday, December 1: 10 AM - 7 PMSunday, December 2: 10 AM - 3 PM

at St. Stephens United Church of Christ

Admission:Adults (12 and up) $3Children 6-12 $1Age 5 and Under FREE

Proceeds benefit Lincoln County 4-H projects and community programs.

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas ... Mark Your Calendars for These Area EventsMerrill will ring in the Christmas season Saturday, December 1 with a Christmas Parade at 5 p.m.

Immediately following the Christmas Parade, Bell Tower Residence, 1500 O’Day Street, invites you to come and enjoy the bright decorations and lights and get into the holiday spirit with their annual luminaria display.

And don’t forget to come to our church to enjoy the O’Tannenbaum Tour on Saturday, December 1 and Sunday, December 2. (See details on right.)

CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERTOur Choir will give their annual Christmas Concert as a part of worship on Sunday, December 16, at 9:00 AM. Please join us to enjoy songs of the season to soothe your spirit during these hectic pre-holiday days.



JOIN US FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL All children ages 3-grade 8 are welcome at our Sunday School and Faith Formation Classes. Children ages 3 through Kindgergarten meet with the Pre-K/K class, and grades 1-6 meet with their respective grade groups for Sunday School. 7th and 8th graders form our Faith Formation class that meets at the same time as the Sunday Schoolers during 9:00 AM worship, but only twice per month and in the third floor classroom.

Parents should take students directly to their classrooms before worship. Yes! Friends are welcome at Sunday School. Just have a parent complete a Registration Form and bring it with the child.

CONFIRMATION CLASSESNew (1st year) confirmands ... please watch The Interpreter for your next scheduled class.

2nd year Confirmation students meet each Wednesday evening. Students attend worship at 6:00 PM and then meet directly afterwards for class and discussion. Confirmation classes will last two hours and will meet in the third floor classroom/youth room.

YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL YOUTHMark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Events

• December 9 after worship - Go caroling with other church folk, enjoy pizza afterward @ church

• December 16 @ 6:00 PM - Youth Gathering: - Bake cookies for Kindhearted Home Care - Pack up care packages with cards MSYG made - Make pies to sell December 23

• December 19 - meet at church @ 3:15 PM - Deliver Christmas care packages to Kindhearted

• December 23 after worship - High School Youth Group Pie Sale

• January 12 @ 4:30 PM until January 13 after worship - Lock-in at Church. Please sign up by January 6. Bring $5 to offset cost of food.

• February 3 @ 6:00 PM - Movie Night with pizza after worship - Youth Gathering

• February 17 after worship - Youth Gathering

• March 17 @ 5:45 PM - Movie Night with pizza

• April 14 @ 6:00 PM - Youth Gathering

• May 12 @ 9:00 AM - Youth Led Worship

• June 9 - AmericInn in Merrill @ 12:30 PM

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH (Grades 6-8)Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Events

• November 17-18 - Youth Lock-In @ Church. Sign up by November 16.

• December 16 after worship 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Youth Gathering - Service Project

• December 19 - meet at church @ 3:15 PM - Deliver Christmas care packages to Kindhearted

• February 9 @ 4:30 PM until February 10 after worship: Lock-In. Food provided. Sign up by February 3

• May 12 - AmericInn in Merrill @ 12:30 PM Youth Gathering: Pool, Hot Tub, Pizza, Games!




THANKSGIVING WEEK - ELECTRONIC INTERPRETER ONLYIn light of the holiday, the week of Thanksgiving, we will NOT have a print edition of The Interpreter. We will send out a short email with current news and an article, so if you want to receive this edition, please go to our website (www.ststephensucc.net) to sign up for electronic delivery of The Interpreter to your email box. And if you have a friend who only gets a paper copy, maybe you could print the Thanksgiving e-edition out for them!

SAINT STEPHENS MUGS ON SALE - NOW ONLY $10

Saint Stephens logo’d stainless mugs: WERE $20 each, Now On Sale for Only $10 each. Stop in the Church Office during normal business hours to purchase! They really keep things hot (or cold) and are great stocking stuffers!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!We’ll be going Christmas caroling on Sunday, December 9, after worship, and plan to carol at various assisted living homes and at the homes of some shut-ins. Come help us spread

the Christmas spirit. If you are interested in coming with our group, the sign up sheet is in the office. Stop in and sign up. If you know of someone we should visit, call the office to let us know.

DECORATING FOR CHRISTMASWe will be decorating the sanctuary and setting up the Christmas tree on Saturday, December 1, beginning at 7:00 AM. We’d love for you to come and help and get in the spirit of the season! No RSVP necessary. Just come and pitch in!

NO DINNER @ FIVE ON CHRISTMAS EVEThere will be no Dinner @ Five meal on Christmas Eve. Please mark your calendars and plan ahead. Most of our volunteers will be attending worship services and celebrating Christ’s birth with their family and friends. We WILL have a Dinner @ Five meal, as usual, at 5:00 PM on New Year’s Eve.

SCRIP SALES IN OFFICE LIMITED NOV. 19-30From November 19 - November 30, Scrip sales in the office will NOT be consistently available, as Tina is having surgery November 20 and may be out of the office for up to two weeks. You may luck out with a volunteer in the office who can sell Scrip, but most cannot, so it is best to call ahead before stopping in. You can also call Rich Dabbert at 715.536.7702 if there is no one in the office who can help you, and he may be able to come in to help you with your Scrip purchase.

for everyone you meet is going through something you know

nothing about.



SAINT STEPHENSCandlelight Christmas Eve

4:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

BLUE CHRISTMAS WORSHIP Sometimes, for many people, the holidays aren’t those happy times Hallmark movies are made of. The holidays can be a sad time ... a lonely time ... a time of remembering and experiencing loss ... or feeling lost.

Come and find some light in the middle of darkness. Join us for a Blue Christmas Worship Service on Wednesday evening, December 19, at 6:00 PM. All are invited!

BLUE CHRISTMAS ...

a non-traditional holiday service for those who are stressed,

lonely, or hurting

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT FAMILY APPLICATIONS AVAILABLEIf your family is entirely unable to purchase gifts for your children this holiday season due to extreme financial hardship, the Christmas Spirit - Lincoln County United Giving Tree Program may be able to help bring a little joy into your children’s Christmas. Note: This program is not a way to give your children additional Christmas gifts but is only to be used if you cannot afford to get your children any gifts. You may be asked to provide documentation of current financial hardship or to participate in a personal interview to determine eligibility. All information provided is confidential. Applications are on the table outside the church office. Due date to apply: November 16.

PLANNING AHEAD FOR CHRISTMAS EVEThis year Christmas Eve worship services will be held at: 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 9:00 PM. This seemed to work well last

year, and makes it easier for families, especially those with small children, to come and worship together. There will be no worship service on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25.

CAROLS AND LESSONSAs has become tradition, our Sunday after Christmas worship service, which falls on Sunday, December 30, this year, will be our Carols and Lessons service. Plan to come and rejoice in the spirit of the season. Let your Light Shine!

Don’t Walk ByIf you happen to see someone different than you,Do you quick turn away? Or just shuffle on thru?Do you try to pretend that they’re not really there?Or just turn to the side and pretend not to stare?Is embarrassment part of this awkward routine?Are past incidents causing your heart to be mean?Let’s remember we’re here for the Glory of God!And the devil, he waits for us not to respond.And so what if we just took a bit of our day?Went looking for looking for someone, went out of our way!Just a touch on the shoulder, a look in the eye.They will see there’s a God, because we didn’t walk by.

- Dave Raddenbach




RE-MEMBER 2019The dates have been set! Our 2019 Re-Member trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation will be August 3-9, 2019, and we’d love for you to join us! The cost is $549 per person. If you are interested in going but finances are an issue, please talk to Rev. Carnes.

It’s not too early to register! We are hoping to get a good-sized group together this year, and you can make payments on the cost over the next 9 months. That’s only $61 per month to make the trip. Who’s with us?

Don’t be a Turkey! Use Scrip ..

SCRIP costs you NOTHING to use in place of cash!

MEDICAL MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDThe Medical Equipment Ministry (MEM) is a free medical equipment lending program. Volunteers clean and sanitize returned and donated equipment. Additional volunteers are needed for August 2019 for a few hours at least twice a month. Current volunteers are Ed and Julie Cordova, George Dintelman, Tom & Mary Maluegge, Dan Pick, John & Gloria Schenzel, Mike & Glynis Schroeder, Pat Schulz, Emily & Dave Schwartzman and Jerry & Cindy Geiss. This ministry would not work without these volunteers and the help of the church staff, they are greatly appreciated. If you would like to volunteer, please call Jerry Geiss at 715.536.9229.

Wednesday evening worship beginning at 6:00 PM

A simple, meditative, communion service.

Come as you are, to find a space of rest and reflection and peace, a moment away from the

hectic world we live in.

Our world needs more of ... this.Join us.

All are welcome.

Merrill Area Meal Ministry“Breaking Bread”

Thursday, November 15, 4:30-6:00 PMEagles Club, 1205 Lake Street, Merrill

Turkey and Mashed PotatoesCranberry Sauce and Corn

Rolls, Dessert, Milk, Coffee and Water

Sponsored by Ascension Episcopal Church



UPCOMING EVENTSTHIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 - Worship at 9:00 AM -

with Nursery (ages 0-2, in the third floor nursery); 9:00 AM Sunday School in Classrooms;

Coffee Hour after worship in the Kuck Lounge- Please join us! Middle School Youth Group Bake Sale Following Worship

DINNER @ FIVE Every Monday at 5:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall EVERY WEDNESDAY: 6:00 PM Contemplative Style Worship

NO WEDNESDAY WORSHIP: NOVEMBER 21TOTENFEST SUNDAY: NOVEMBER 25

ADVENT BEGINS: DECEMBER 2

SPECIAL GIFTSSpecial gifts in honor or in memory will be printed with the dollar figures shown unless otherwise specified.

Memorial $10.00 in memory of Jerry Plautz from Esther Natzke $20.00 in memory of Jerry Plautz from Charlie & Marge Johnson $1,000.00 in loving memory of Darlene Bettin from her Family

Radio $190.00 in memory of my mother, Verna Kamke, from Marge & Phil Kamke $190.00 in memory of my father, William Kamke, from Marge & Phil Kamke $10.00 in memory of Jerry Plautz from Lenore English

OCWM $100.00 in memory of Darlene Bettin from Ruth Harbath

Organ Fund $100.00 in loving memory of Barb Dintelman from her husband, children, and grandchildren. As she would often quote, “Music is the prayer the heart sings.” $20.00 in memory of Richard Ruge from Arlo & Eunice Berndt $40.00 in honor of all veterans - past, present, and future. God bless them all. Thank you. From Randy Perry $20.00 in memory of Craig Opsahl from Patsy & Dan Pick

NOW! Capital Campaign $400.00 in honor and memory of Elmer Frederick and my parents, Ella & John Hopp, from Phyllis Frederick $1,000.00 in honor and memory of Cora Will and my grandfather, Herman Schenzel, who was a charter member of Saint Stephens

NURSERY NEWSNursery care is available during our 9:00 AM worship service. Feel free to bring your little ones ages 0 - 3 to the nursery where our adult volunteers will be happy to care for them during the service.

We are always looking for more adult volunteers to staff the nursery, so if you love to cuddle on babies, contact Sally Woller at 715.536.9870 to volunteer.



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Spaghetti & Meatballs, Salad Dessert (when available) and Beverages

PLEASE NOTE: We will NOT have a Dinner @ Five meal on Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24.

OPEN SPONSORSHIP DATES

Flowers Sign up in Office

November 25, December 9, 16, 24, 30

Radio Ministry Call the Office

December 2, 24

Coffee Hour December 9, 23, 30

TEXT TO GIVE! It’s as Easy as 1-2-3!Have a “smart” cell phone? Then you can donate to Saint Stephens by sending a Text. It’s Simple. Here’s all you need to do:

Text SaintStephens (no spaces in between) to 73256

You will get a reply message with a link. Tap the link.

Follow the prompts.

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3COUNCIL/FISCAL TRANSPARENCYEver wonder what goes on behind the scenes? Wish you could be a fly on the wall at a Church Council meeting? Curious about church finances? Your Church Council wants you to know you can get a copy of the most recent Minutes and Treasurer’s Report at any time, by request. Simply call Tina in the church office and she can print or email you a copy.

2018 CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS/OFFICERS

President Kent ReinhardtVice President Cliff WilliamsTreasurer Marge JohnsonSecretary Beth Houle Kristine Bowe Kevin Golisch Jennifer Oestreich Kristine Smith Judy Heath Janet Schaefer Christopher Stamm Corey DornbrackClergy: Rev. Kyle Carnes Rev. Lucas Williams

ELECTRONIC GIVING ... SUPER EASY!Set it & Forget it!

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Click on the Donate tab on the top righthand side (or the Give button near the very bottom)

Go to the Saint Stephens website: www.ststephensucc.org

Scroll down and click on the Set Up Electronic Giving button. Follow the prompts.

Set up regular intervals for scheduled giving. Set it and forget it! No more remembering envelopes on Sunday or dropping off envelopes at church. Support your church. Simplify your life.

DINNER @ FIVE CHRISTMAS SHARINGSupporters and staff of our community dinner, Dinner @ Five, would once again like to show our appreciation for our guests. Do you have a simple craft item (i.e., a scarf, dish towel, doll clothes, etc.) left over that needs a home? Or maybe a knickknack or some sports memorabilia gathering dust? Wipe those down and give them a new home! A donation box will be located in the Kuck Lounge. Please consider helping out. Thank you for your time, talents, and contributions. Any questions? Contact Barb Davenport at 715.536.2902. All items must be dropped off by December 9 to enable our volunteers to share these gifts with our guests. Thank you!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 ... Twenty-sixth Sunday After Pentecost Rev. Lucas Williams preaching

Worship at 9:00 AM, Nursery (3rd floor, ages 0-2) Available. Sunday School at 9:00 AM in Classrooms.

Musicians are Darlene Johnson and the Choir. Flowers on the altar are in memory of Mary Ann Rehwinkel from

Mariann & Steve Hanig. Radio Ministry is in loving memory of George Henrich and Gerald Henrich from

the Prairie River Gang.Coffee Hour is sponsored by the Reinhardt-Porath Families.

Nursery will be staffed by Jena Brandenburg, Molly Lyon, and Beth Badeau.Ushers scheduled will be David Schwartzman, Bill Wengeler, Phil Knospe, Tom &

Nancy Seidel, Charles Reinhardt, Gerald Oestreich, and Ray Schwartz.Hospitality Corps Greeters will be Kristine Bowe, Scott & Kelly Wallace, Chris &

Mary Stamm, Tim & Kathy Anderson, and Dean Bowe.

For subscriptions, removals or changes of address: 715-536-7322 or [email protected] PROVIDES THE BEST SERVICE.

WEEKLY CALENDARMONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 9:30 Senior Exercise (3rd Floor) 5:00 Dinner @ Five 5:00 Aerobics

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 12:00 Staff Meeting 2:00 Jenny Towers

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 9:30 Senior Exercise (3rd Floor) NO EVENING WORSHIP OR EVENING ACTIVITIES

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Office Closed

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Office Closed

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Pastoral Care Telephone Number: 715.575.3191.

Please add this number to the contacts in your cell phone or keep with your other important or emergency telephone numbers.

Middle School Youth Group Bake SaleAfter Worship This Sunday, November 18

Free Will Donations, so bring cash!

Proceeds will benefit the Middle School Youth Group for future activities and events.

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