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AWARE January 2019
St. James United Methodist Church
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Scripture Readings
January 6 Administrative Council
Communion
January 13 Isaiah 43:1-7, Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17,
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
January 20 Isaiah 62:1-5, Psalm 36:5-10,
1 Corinthians 12:1-11, John 2:1-11
January 27 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Psalm 19,
1 Corinthians 12:12-31, John 4:14-21
The Year of 2019
We know a Greek god Janus has two
heads. With one head he looks at the past
year and with another head he looks for-
ward to the coming year.
We are in the first month of 2019 and re-
flect on our assessment of 2018 and revise
it. As if we look at the mirror each morning for various purpos-
es, we need to look at us through the divine and mundane
mirror.
We regret losing our beloved and dedicated members in
the last year and we bless them to belong to another church
community to be loved by the new congregation. Also we
welcome all of our members of St James United Methodist
Church.
We will start the first Sunday with church vision statement
by each committee and end it with the Holy Communion.
With it we will pray for us to commune with the living and
loving Jesus and we will also pray for St James to commune
with Generation of Champion Congregation. Communion
with invisible deity and visible living beings.
Will gaining another year be called new! Something new
can come when people search diligently and honestly like
the Magi in Matthew. They saw the star and wondered many
nights and then left for a journey. Their journey seems not suc-
cessful in Jerusalem, but they didn’t follow the guidance of
Herod, but that of the living God.
Finally they met the new-born king and returned safely to
home. The magic spirit, if any, can make a repeating year
new.
I hesitate to make 2019 be new or the same as the last
many years. Will I take it the year of preparation for retire-
ment or the great year of renewal and re-birth?
Dongsu
~~~~~~~~~~~~PASTOR~~~~~~~~~~~
Dongsu Lee [email protected]
~~~~~~~LAY LEADERSHIP~~~~~~~
Lay Leader/Lay Member Ann. Conf.
Kay Christenson [email protected] (currently the alternate until a vote on Jan. 6th)
Staff Parish Relation Chairperson
Gary Linstad [email protected]
Administrative Board Chairperson
Tom Schemm [email protected]
Council Secretary
Deb Kraemer [email protected]
Treasurer
Deb Ebben [email protected]
Finance Chair
Chris Bahr [email protected]
Financial Secretary
LuAnn Van Handel [email protected]
Trustees Chair
Bill Kraemer [email protected]
Mission Co-Chairs
Kay & Charlie Christenson
Member Care Lead
Dongsu Lee [email protected]
Worship Committee
Sharon Ramsaroop [email protected]
Education Leader
Sierra Gyrion [email protected]
Website
Bill Kraemer [email protected]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~STAFF~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Administrative Assistant
Deb Kraemer [email protected]
Organist
Linda Lee [email protected]
Custodian
Kari Sturm [email protected]
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SAVE THE DATE For updates: umcsj.org
Jan. 1 Happy New Year! Office closed
Jan. 3 Foot Clinic
Jan. 6 Administrative Council (8:45 a.m.)
Jan. 8 Men’s Breakfast (8 a.m.)
Jan. 9 Education Committee (6:30 p.m.)
Jan. 13 Salvation Army meal serving (10 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Jan. 14 Lunch Bunch (12 p.m.)
Jan. 16 Finance Committee (6:30 p.m.)
Jan. 16 Embroiderer’s Guild (6-9 p.m.)
Jan. 21 Ladies Nite Out (6 p.
Jan. 26 Outside group, building use (8 a.m.-3 p.m.)
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Men’s Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8,
at Mary’s Family Restaurant, 2312 N. Rich-
mond.
Lunch Bunch: 12:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, Perkins, 2975 West College Ave
Ladies Nite Out: Jan. 21, at El Jaripeo on
CTY N (also called Freedom Rd) in Little
Chute.
Wednesday Bible Study & Support Group:
We are taking a small break until February
6th.
Finance Request
The finance committee is need of
either a CPA, or a committee of indi-
viduals who are willing to do the
church audit. The audit is required by the confer-
ence, and is part of a checks and balances sys-
tem. By rule, according to the book of discipline,
this cannot be a member of the finance commit-
tee, the treasurer, financial secretary or the chair.
The member who has generously done this for St
James for many years, Deb Joseph’s, can no
longer do it. Again, we would like to thank Deb for
her years of doing this for St James at no cost to
us.
If you are interested and have some background
in finances or audits, please contact Christ Bahr at
Epiphany
In his book Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth (Fortress
Press), Walter Brueggemann writes in an Epiphany po-
em:
... this is a time to be born.
So we turn to you, God of our life
God of all our years,
God of our beginning....
We dare pray that you will do for us
and among us and through us
what is needful for our newness.
Give us the power to be receptive,
to take the newness you give ....
There is a time to be born, and it is now.
We sense the pangs and groans of your newness.
Come here now in the name of Jesus. Amen.
How fitting that the Epiphany season and the new
year coincide! Epiphany reveals a new King, the be-
ginning of his ministry, his new disciples, his first healings,
his “new teaching - with authority” (Mark 1:27). We,
too, experience newness, now
and year-round. But newness can
be tough. So we trust that God,
who “[makes] all things new”
while banishing “mourning and
crying and pain” (Rev. 21:4-5),
walks with us in this new year —
and always.
1/2 Theresa Greisbach
1/3 Dorothy Paul
1/3 Bob Olson
1/3 Michelle Price
1/6 John Lind
1/8 Carrie Walters
1/11 Bill Kraemer
1/12 Emily Milbach
1/17 Chet Luce
1/6 Mike and Gloria Carow
Administrative Council
There will be an Ad Council meeting
with communion on January 6th at
the 8:45 a.m. worship service.
Tom Schemm the, Board Chair, asks
that all committee leaders bring vi-
sion ideas for the coming year.
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Sunday Morning Mission offerings from
January to March. will go to…
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)
Click on the link below
to find out more
UMCOR
Thursday, May 2 to Sunday, May 5
Thursday, April 25 to Sunday, April 28
Are you looking for a gift for someone
who seems to have everything? Consider
the gift that keeps on giving, a weekend
with God.
The Walk to Emmaus is an experience of
Christian spiritual renewal and for-
mation.
It is an opportunity to meet Jesus Christ
in a new way as God’s grace and love is
revealed to you through other believers. It
begins with a 3-day short course in
Christianity. Christ will meet you where
you are, no matter where you are on your
Christian journey.
For more information, contact the church of-
fice by clinking on the link or call 734-5371.
At Imago Dei camp in Clintonville
Annual Used Book and Pie sale
February 16, 2019
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Books Needed!
We will soon have sign-up sheets out on the table
at the Connection Center for
pie requests.
It is also time to sort through
your gently used books and
donate for the book sale. We
also need children’s books.
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We are in need of people to
help serve a meal every
even numbered month on
the second Saturday from 4-
7 p.m. If you can assist, contact Paul and Deb
Countney or the church office. The next date that
we need help is February 9th.
The Joy Continues!
The “Joy Conference” will be held on Saturday,
February 2, 2019 form 8:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The
event will be held at Fox Valley Lutheran High
School in Appleton. This year we welcome speak-
ers, Gaye Lindfors, Annie Meehan and Lanelle Va-
sichek. Please share with your family and friends –
and save the date for the 44th annual Confer-
ence. Registration will open December 14th. For
more information please call Outagamie County
UW—Extension at 920-832-4763.
Personal note: I have attended this event
the past few years and was very happy to
hear that it would be continuing this com-
ing year. It is a great way to get some “me”
time for women and have some very good
laughs while I do. I highly recommend it.
There is a minimal cost for this event, but
well worth it. I will give you more details
as they become available. ~Deb~
The 2019 revitalization project will be painting
the little kids and big kids classrooms. More
information will be coming including a fund-
raiser breakfast for this project.
We will be painting both rooms and painting
murals. The little kids room mural will be...
“Jesus Loves the Little Children”
And the big kids room murals will be stories of
the Bible for more information see Wendy if
interested in helping.
Thank you!
Did you know? If you miss a Sunday sermon, we
post them on our website. Just go to the home
page, and click on the square that looks like the
one below. There you will find a treasure of re-
cordings from St James. Try it now, clicking below
or go to www.umcsj.org
Look for
this symbol
Hand Vacuum Needed
Our Janitor is looking for a small vacu-
um cleaner that will clean the pew
cushions, as well the floor between the
pews, which is sometimes tricky with a
full size vacuum cleaner. If you have something that
fits this description, that you no longer use, and
would like to donate it to St James, please contact
either Bill Kraemer or Mike Shepard.
Thank you!
Attainable New Years Resolutions
for 2019…
1. Read one bible verse every day.
2. Have hope.
3. Hug a loved one daily.
4. Compliment a stranger.
5. Be patient. Be Kind. Be forgiving.
6. Try, or learn, something new.
7. Challenge yourself.
8. Look for, and see, the good in others.
9. Write a inspirational letter to yourself.
10. Before going to bed each night, think
of at least one good thing that hap-
pened in your day, and thank God.
Thank you for all your donations to St
Joseph’s Food Panty in December!
Our donation was 65 pounds!!
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GREETER TBA Rose Ann & Chet
Luce Carol Carlson Jill Featherwolf
SOUND &
PROJECTION Bill Kraemer Bill Kraemer Ed Ramsaroop Bill Kraemer
USHER
CAPTAIN
Nancy
Von Der Osten
Bonnie Budreau
Carol Carlson Mike Shepard Wayne DeGrand
FELLOWSHIP
HOSPITALITY TBA
Tom & Mary
Schemm Jill Featherwolf
LITURGIST
Tom Schemm
Worship
W/Ad Council
Gary Linstad Jayne Lang Deb Kraemer
COUNTERS
Carol Carlson &
Nancy
Von Der Osten
Carol Carlson
&
Chris Bahr
Deb Ebben
&
Chris Bahr
Mike Shepard &
Nancy
Von Der Osten
COMMUNION
SERVERS
Ed & Sharon
Ramsaroop, TBA &
Pastor Lee
See UMCSJ.org for updates, ser-
mons and select music.
Please contact the church office if you can fill in any TBA
spots.
Volunteers needed. Volunteers needed.
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2 3
9:30 a.m. –
11:30 p.m.
VNA Foot
Care Clinic
6:30 p.m.
Wolf Den
Meeting
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Office
Closed
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4-5 p.m. GCC
Music practice
6 Communion
8:10 a.m. Praise Practice
8:45 a.m. Worship-
Ad Council
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Coffee Time
10:15 a.m. GCC Worship
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4:30 p.m.
Daisy Girl Scouts
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8:00 a.m.
Men’s
Breakfast
6:00 p.m.
Disciple Group
6:45 p.m.
Praise Team
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6:30 p.m.
Education
Committee
Meeting
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6 p.m. GCC
bible study
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Office
Closed
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4-5 p.m. GCC
Music practice
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8:10 a.m. Praise Practice
8:45 a.m. Worship
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Coffee Time
10:15 a.m. GCC Worship
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12:15 p.m.
Lunch Bunch,
at Perkins, 2975
West College
Ave
4:30 p.m.
Jr Girl Scouts
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6:00 p.m.
Disciple Group
6:45 p.m.
Praise Team
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6:00 p.m.
Embroiderer’s
Guild
6:30 p.m.
Finance
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6 p.m. GCC
bible study
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Office
Closed
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4-5 p.m. GCC
Music practice
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8:10 a.m. Praise Practice
8:45 a.m. Worship
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Coffee Time
10:15 a.m. GCC Worship
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4:30 p.m.
Daisy Girl Scouts
6:00 p.m. LNO (Ladies Nite Out)
at El Jaripeo Mexi-
can Rest, on N in
Little Chute
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6:00 p.m.
Disciple Group
6:45 p.m.
Praise Team
23
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Office
Closed
6 p.m. GCC
bible study
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Office
Closed
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8 a.m. –3 p.m.
Planning
Meeting for
New Hope
4-5 p.m. GCC
Music practice
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8:10 a.m. Praise Practice
8:45 a.m. Worship-Cantata
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
9:45 a.m. Coffee Time
10:15 a.m. GCC Worship
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4:30 p.m.
Jr Girl Scouts
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6:00 p.m.
Disciple Group
6:45 p.m.
Praise Team
30
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6 p.m. GCC
bible study
1 Feb.
Office
Closed
2 February
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