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A messenger fromThe First Presbyterian Church, Lodi ✞ Wisconsin 53555

Website: www.LodiPresbyterianChurch.org ✞ E-Mail: office@lodifpc.org ✞ Phone: 608-592-4310 ✞ Fax: 608-592-2332Find us on Facebook! First Presbyterian Church of Lodi, WI

July 2019

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Coffee Hour Volunteers

Needed!Don’t you love grabbing a cup of coffee and a bit of a snack after worship service? The Deacons need volunteers to host

our Sunday Coffee Hour! A new sign-up sheet

is available in Fellowship Hall each month.

Inside this Issue:July 16th Session Meeting...........1Pig Roast September 14th ..........2Message from the Pastor ............3July Schedules/Birthdays ............4Scrip Form ...................................5Building Use Request Form.........6July Calendar...............................7

July Session Joint session and deacons meeting! July 16 at 6:30 p.m. we will meet jointly to discuss the future of the church and the Pig Roast!

Bible Study

Pack a lunch and join us on Wednesdays at 11 in the church library, for discussion on the Sunday sermon. This is a small gathering which is also a prayer ministry. Please plan on attending and join us in fellowship and prayer.

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My friends,

I hope that you having a nice, lazy, enjoyable summer. We live in a culture that underestimates the benefit of Sab-bath time. We glorify the busy, active lifestyle and give too little credence to downtime. God does not. God who heals us of every wound, if we will allow, instructed those who had lived lives of slavery to take some down time. In their lives of “struggle-or-die” they had become accustomed to hustling to make ends meet. Yet our greatest creativity comes in times rest, of introspection, of lazy day dreaming. I suspect that our greatest healing also comes during down-times, times when we are able to grieve our losses, salve our wounds, abide in deepest gratitude. All of this requires down time.

Yet we are too often focused on achievements and climbing the next hill, tackling the next goal, doing something great. Our scripture commands us to “Be still and Know, That I Am,” a better, more accurate translation might read, “cease clinging and grasping, relax, trust, and know.” Our anxious way of living tells us there is never enough time, never enough resources, never enough, never enough, but God tells us to trust in God’s providence and suste-nance. God tells us to chill out and relax, it’s OK. We are enough. We have enough. It’s OK.

It is from this place of relaxing into the loving arms of God that we discover freedom from anxiety and stress, from clinging and grasping. We cannot do both. We are either floating on the surface of God’s love, enjoying that all en-compassing embrace, or we are floundering and trying desperately to keep our heads above water. Only when we learn to transition from one to the other, can we learn to swim, learn to navigate deep and turbulent waters.

Sabbath times give us the strength and ability to disconnect from drama and reactive, stress building triggers. We learn to witness things that are heavily laden with emotion and fear and pause thoughtfully so that we might respond with intention rather than being reactive.

As our country gears up for the next election it is my hope that you will join me in a regular practice of Sabbath, that we might avoid being triggered and driven by reactivity by all that is happening in our world and our country. Those who profit from our thoughtless, reactive behaviors have motive to stir us up and push us in directions we do not want to go. It is my hope that you will join me in practices that will allow us all to be thoughtful, kind, compassionate, and intentional in our actions. That we might pause when we see or read something that is intended to amp up our emotions and ask ourselves if it is true, if it is current or simply pulling up old wounds, if we need to respond at all, or if our most faithful response is quiet trust in God. There are times when we need to respond and speak up faithfully, to witness to our faith, and there are times when those who profit from chaos would stir us up emotionally and leave us triggered, anxious, fearful, and reactive.

Our commitment to practicing Sabbath reminds us that our lives are in the hands of God and not in our anxious striv-ings. “Cease clinging and grasping, relax, and know,” that God is in control, that the end of this story is secure, it’s in God’s hands, that you are loved so dearly that God will catch you if you should fall. I hope that you will join me in an active, intentional practice of Sabbath this year.

Grateful to serve with you as we serve God together; Pastor Cyndi

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(New) Newsletter Deadline:

Deadline for the AUGUST Newsletter is WedneSdAy, July 27th at 9 a.m.

If you would like an article in the newsletter, you can e-mail the Church office at office@lodifpc.org or leave it on the desk in the church office.

Greeters

July 7 Dennis Stocks

July 14 Dennis Stocks

July 21 Jim and Dawn Salzman

July 28 Dennis Stocks

Accompanists

July 7 Anna Salzman

July 14 Rana Hughey

July 21 Rana Hughey

July 28 Open

Counters

July 7 Dudley Mehltretter and Diane Lukins

July 14 Ron Nelson and Jeff Leckwee

July 21 Jean Spataro and DeAnn Richards

July 28 Diane Lukins and Jean Spataro

Ushers

July 7 Dennis and Nancy Stocks

July 14 Larry and Jessica Pauls

July 21 Kathy Markgraf and Jane Jones

July 28 Russ and Judy Richard

Worship Leaders

July 7 Open

July 14 Open

July 21 Open

July 28 Open

Happy Birthday

in July!

We’d like to wish the following people a Happy Birthday! If your birthday

is in July and your name is not listed,

please let the office know the date of your birthday so

that it can be entered in the computer.

7/1 Jane Jones

7/2 Anna Salzman

Carol Richards

7/3 Raymond Sopha

7/5 Tom Tritt

7/16 DeAnn Richards

7/19 Jeremy

Harrenstein

7/25 Jana Nolden

Harlie Leckwee-

Gjavenis

7/27 Sam Beckwith

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Product % QTY Total

Ace Hardware $25.00 4% $

Amazon.com $25.00 2.5% $

Applebee's® $25.00 8% $

Arby's $10.00 8% $

Barnes & Noble $25.00 8% $

Bath & Body Works $25.00

13% $

Bed Bath & Beyond $25.00

7% $

Best Buy® $25.00 4% $

Best Western International $25.00

12% $

BP $50.00 1.5% $

Build-A-Bear Workshop $25.00

8% $

Burger King $10.00 4% $

Cabela's $25.00 11% $

Chili's Grill & Bar $25.00 11% $

Comfort Suites $50.00 4% $

Copps (WI only) $100.00

4% $

Copps (WI only) $50.00 4% $

Cousins Subs $10.00 9% $

Cracker Barrel $25.00 8% $

Dairy Queen $10.00 3% $

Dick's Sporting Goods $25.00

8% $

Disney $25.00 3% $

Domino's $10.00 8% $

Dunkin' Donuts $25.00 3% $

Family Video $10.00 12% $

Fandango $25.00 4% $

Festival Foods (WI) - Skogens $25.00

3% $

Foot Locker $25.00 8% $

GameStop $25.00 3% $

Gap $25.00 14% $

GNC $25.00 8% $

Home Depot $25.00 4% $

HomeGoods $25.00 7% $

Hotels.com $100.00 6% $

Product % QTY Total

iTunes® $25.00 5% $

JCPenney $25.00 5% $

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores $25.00

6% $

Kmart $25.00 4% $

Kohl's $25.00 4% $

Kwik Trip $100.00 4% $

Kwik Trip $25.00 4% $

Kwik Trip $50.00 4% $

L.L.Bean $25.00 16% $

Lands' End $25.00 16% $

Macy's $25.00 10% $

Marathon $25.00 3% $

Marcus Theatres $25.00 9% $

Menards $25.00 3% $

Michaels $25.00 4% $

Mobil $50.00 1% $

Noodles & Company $10.00

8% $

Office Depot / Office Max $25.00

5% $

Old Chicago $25.00 6% $

Olive Garden ® $25.00 7.5% $

Outback Steakhouse $25.00

8% $

Panera Bread $25.00 8% $

Papa Murphy's Pizza $10.00

8% $

PetSmart $25.00 5% $

Pick 'n Save (WI only) $100.00

4% $

Pick 'n Save (WI only) $50.00

4% $

Pier 1 Imports $25.00 9% $

Piggly Wiggly (WI, IL only) $100.00

3% $

Piggly Wiggly (WI, IL only) $25.00

3% $

Piggly Wiggly (WI, IL only) $50.00

3% $

Pizza Hut (Not AK or HI) $10.00

8% $

Pizza Ranch $25.00 8% $

Product % QTY Total

Qdoba Mexican Grill $25.00

7% $

Quality Inn $50.00 4% $

Red Lobster $25.00 8% $

Roundys (IL and WI only) $100.00

4% $

Roundys (IL and WI only) $50.00

4% $

Sears $25.00 4% $

Sentry $50.00 3% $

Shopko $25.00 3% $

Shutterfly $25.00 9% $

Speedway $25.00 4% $

Staples $25.00 5% $

Starbucks $25.00 7% $

Steak 'n Shake $10.00 8% $

SUBWAY® Restaurants $10.00

6% $

SUBWAY® Restaurants $50.00

6% $

SuperAmerica $25.00 4% $

T.J.Maxx/Marshalls/HomeGoods $25.00

7% $

Taco Bell $10.00 5% $

Target $25.00 2.5% $

Texas Roadhouse $25.00

8% $

TGI Fridays® $25.00 9% $

Visa® Five Back™ GiftCard $50.00

1.25% $

Walgreens $25.00 5% $

Walmart $25.00 2.5% $

Walmart $50.00 2.5% $

Whole Foods Market $25.00

3% $

Total Due All Columns:Make Checks Payable To: Lodi First Presbyterian Church Scrip $

Family Order Form

Lodi First Presbyterian Church See WWW.SHOPWITHSCRIP.COM for a list of ALL vendors. Please CALL & ASK if you have any questions. Most vendors have higher amounts than what is listed. Check out the SPECIALS tab online for short term promotions on higher rates!--Martha 608-220-5592

Created: 10/24/2017 4:15:44 PM

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First Presbyterian Church 258 Lodi StreetLodi, WI 53555

First Presbyterian Church 258 Lodi StreetLodi, WI 53555

Phone: 608-592-4310Fax: 608-592-2332

Pastor: Cyndi WunderE-Mail address: pastor@lodifpc.org

Choir Director: Position OpenCustodian: Lori HarrensteinChurch Secretary: Pat Craig

Financial Secretary: John GriffingChurch Secretary’s Office Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Worship Service Sunday

9:00 a.m.Nursery Available

Sunday School (during the school year)

10:15 a.m.

Newsletter Graphic Design: Jim Salzman

The Session

Class of 2019Mae Stocks

Herb Damsteegt Zack Dachel

Class of 2020Diane LukinsJean SpataroRon Nelson

Class of 2021Dudley MehltretterDeAnn Richards

Jeff Leckwee

Board of DeaconsClass of 2019

Patty SeilerPam Odorizzi

Class of 2020Marcia BrownSandy DeselleDave Heebner

Class of 2021Gale Nelson

Bobby HansonLaurie Fryman

DeAnn Richards, Clerk of Session