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Merrill Worship Services

Sunday Service 10:30am Wednesday Service 6:30pm (Sept.- May)

Wildwood Worship Services Sunday Service 9:00am

A Day of Celebration!

On Sunday, May 17th we celebrated our graduates in worship and gave to them a Study Bible so they can take the Word of God with them in their next chapter of life.

Jordan Chartier: will be attending NTC for the Computer Network Architect program.

Riley Olson-Sliwinski: will be attending a Technical School in Minnesota for Instrument Repair.

McKenzie Monroe: will be attending NTC for the first years, with plans to transfer to Stevens Point.

Connor Bergmann: will be attending NTC for welding.

Congratulations to our confirmands: Brandon Callewaert Lily Puhl Garett Held Bonnie Blaise Gabby Held Gwen Cahak We also welcomed new members: Jim Korducki Harriett Pfuhl Gary Pfuhl Sue Sousek Next month we will share a little about each of our new members, but don’t wait until then to get to know them!

Wildwood Chapel News

Ron Beyer 6/6

Justin Haig 6/23

Julie Puhl 6/26

Cleaning Schedule:

June 7: Mitzi & Ken June 14: Mitzi & Ken June 21: Mitzi & Ken June 28: Mitzi & Ken We need you!! Sign up on the bulletin board in back of church.

Please remember your food donations. June Food Pantry

donations will go to the Merrill Food Pantry. Cereal is needed!

WW United Methodist Women will meet on Thursday, June 4

at 1:00pm.

We will be collecting money for wells from June - December

Mission Money will go towards ‘Imagine No Malaria’ through the month of May. We have currently raised $302.52!

"This note is to tell the Wildwood congregation that while I participate as a piano player, I am also a listener, and I so enjoy hearing your enthusiasm as you worship. Especially on Easter, the joy in your voices and faces was evident, and you gave a great "shout out" to the Lord with your worship. Sincerely, Jill Schmunk"

Flood Buckets: We have been collecting money for UMCOR towards flood buckets and we raised $164. Our last collection for Imagine No Malaria and UMCOR flood buckets will be Sunday, May 31.

Just a reminder that on the first Sunday of each month we will take a few minutes to hold a brief all church meeting with whatever members are available. This gives us a chance to

report on the progress of various projects or tasks, to ask for help as

needed, to mention things of concern since the last meeting, etc.

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June scripture: Joshua 1:9 Be bold and be strong for the Lord your God is with you!

Have a safe, great summer! We will keep everyone posted on an end-of-the-year party date!

Save The Date: Family Council Ground Campout- July 17 and 18th

Y o u t h G r o u p All Youth Grades 6-12 Are Welcome

Please continue to support the Youth Group by taking your aluminum cans and scrap metal to Schulz’s Recycling. Ask them to credit “Christ United Methodist Youth Group” account. You will get a receipt for taxes too…just ask. The Youth Group in turn will receive a check. It’s a win-win situation. Money raised will be used for their upcoming service projects. If you have difficulty getting to Schulz’ Recycling, please contact Little Jo Hernandez @ 715-573-3218 and he will stop and pick-up your cans and scrap metal. Thanks for your support!

The Board of Trustees are selling the items below. Bids can be dropped off in the Church Office

through Monday, June 8th.

To view the items please contact: Little Jo Hernandez @ 715-573-3218 Kevin Berndt @ 715-218-8832 Pastor Angie @ 715-351-8463

Weed Wacker Weed Wacker/Weed Eater Toro lawn mower; self-propelled Snow blower; 2 stage 4 cycle Snow blower; single stage; 2 cycle Weber grill; no LP tank

Proceeds will be used to buy a new church grill.

Wisconsin Conference - Circuit 9 Churches First UMC Mosinee UMC Wesley UMC Merrill: Christ & Wildwood Chapel UMC’s Rib Lake UMC Medford UMC Dorchester: Salem UMC Highland UMC (Rothschild) Rib Falls UMC

Mosinee UMC will host a public open house to say farewell to Pastor Park

Hunter and his family Saturday, June 20 2-4pm. All are welcome to attend.

Our summer worship schedule runs June through August. We’ll have a single Sunday worship

service at 9:30am, with adult Sunday School offered at 8:30am. The Wednesday worship schedule

remains the same with morning prayer at 7:00am, Bible study at Sit ’n Kabitz at 10:00am, casual

evening service at 6:30pm, and prayer group meeting at 7:15pm.

The Mission Guatemala team met May 12 to prepare for their November mission trip. Participants include Jana Nomady, Jim and Irene Lewis, Jan Krusick, Bev Crass (Mosinee UMC); Wes Ebert, Chloe Larson, Jen Marzu, Sara Roquemore, John Willems Van Dijk (First UMC); Bethany Seely (Wesley UMC); Rachel Heldt (Good News Baptist); and Angelica Ramsey (Immanuel Lutheran). A couple of extra slots are open - contact trip leader Jana Nomady (715-630-0348 or tnomady2007@charter.net) if you are interested. Learn more about the mission trip at www.missionguatemala.com

June 1: Eggroll sale HIGHLAND UMC June 10: Admin. council at 6:30 PM June 14, 21, 28: Hmong language worship at 11:00

Thank You: to the many people who helped with our church clean-up on May 2. The church interior was made spic and span, the yard was raked and then mowed, the garden was weeded, shrubs pruned, and oh, did the chain saw get a work-out! There will certainly be wood for fire-side gatherings this summer. A wonderful lunchtime fellowship was enjoyed by all of the workers.

Eggroll Sale: orders should be picked up at the church between 10:00 and 3:00 on Monday, June 1st. Thank you to the Hmong members for all of their hard work.

Conferences: Pastor David will be attending the WI Annual Conference June 12-15 in Middleton and will also be joining other Hmong pastors and their spouses June 26-28 for a national confer-ence being held at Green Lake. Our prayers go with him.

Neighbor to Neighbor Community Garden: Compost has been delivered and planting time is here, so whenever the weather cooperates, gardeners will be busy working and hoping for a productive 2015 growing season. Volunteers are welcome, so talk to Mary or Marilyn to see how you can help. The food pantries really appreciate the produce that we donate.

I Care Fund: The June and July I Care Fund will go to Fill a Back Pack Fill a Need (FABFAN) to provide school supplies for needy children.

Road Construction: is supposed to begin in June, so when the street gets blocked off, we will need to park at the back of the church and use the back entrance.

Lawn Care: Thank you to those who have signed up to do lawn mowing and trimming this sum-mer. Please check the sheet to see if there are any times still available. See Randy if you have questions.

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Imagine No Malaria We have been collecting funds to help squish the mosquitoes that are carrying this deadly disease.

We have exceeded our goal of $1,000 and collected $1,038! Thank you to everyone who donated or bought glow sticks!

At our Breaking Bread meal in April we served Kodiak Casserole. Many of you have asked for the recipe. Enjoy!

Kodiak Casserole

2 lbs ground beef 4 cups diced onions 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 medium red and yellow peppers 4 cups diced celery 1 - 5.75oz jar green olives with juice 1 - 4oz can mushrooms, undrained 1 - 10.75oz can tomato soup 1 - 8oz jar picante sauce 1 - 18oz honey bbq sauce 4 cups medium egg noodles, cooked and drained 1 1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef, onions, and celery. Combine all liquid ingredients. Stir all but the cheese together and put in casserole dish. Cover and bake 45 min - 1 hour at 350 degrees. Top with cheese just before serving.

Thank you to all who participated in and attended the Talent Show! We raised $125 which went towards meeting our goal of $1000 for Imagine No Malaria.

Wisconsin Conference - Circuit 9 Churches First UMC Mosinee UMC Wesley UMC Merrill: Christ & Wildwood Chapel UMC’s Rib Lake UMC Medford UMC Dorchester: Salem UMC Highland UMC (Rothschild) Rib Falls UMC

Medford UMC Charge: Koinonia Singers to perform on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Medford UMC at 7pm.

Wesley UMC would like to thank Rev. Jeffrey Lee Olson for his ministry to the church as interim pastor. His last Sunday at Wesley will be June 28th. We wish him and his wife, Mary Jo, all the best in their future endeavors, and may God always have His hand of blessing upon them.

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A Note From the Finance Team: Update on Financial Situation

The Finance Committee is committed to being as transparent as possible and our goal is to keep you, the members, as up to date as possible. After reviewing our income and expenditures at our monthly meetings, it has shown that we have been short by approximately $1,800 per month. We have looked at different options, with one of them being the use of a Line of Credit. But the committee members feel this is just a temporary fix. We also started to discuss some long range financial planning. These topics will continue to be discussed but the short term answer was to ensure that you, as a congregation, are aware of where we stand financially. As of now, we have been able to pay our commitments but if income does not increase over the coming months, we will need to come up with some additional solutions.

A few of the options that were discussed and will be implemented are:

Suspend sending in our Connectional Giving for the next 3 months to ensure some financial stability. The exception is if someone specifically directs their donation to go to Connectional Giving, we will do so. The intent and hope is that we will be able to still meet our 80% goal by the end of the year with a “catch up” plan.

The Brat Fry and any other general fundraising events donations will be placed in the general fund instead of going to connectional giving.

We will post our average monthly bills in the Gathering Room for all members to see.

Our mortgage payment is $1,590. This is down from about $1,970 that is was before our re-finance, our practice was to pay $1,790 this year, or split the difference. As of March we have ceased paying the additional $200.

Members can also help by having weekly/monthly offerings done as an auto deposit. Some mem-bers have asked how they can ensure their offering is at the church when they are out of town. It’s a simple process. Just pick up a form from the church office and take it to your bank. Tell them how much you want to have deposited to the church and it will be done. It’s slick as snot!

The Finance Committee will continue to look at and review the finances and strategize to get back on track. You might think that $1,800 seems like a lot of money but in reality it is an obtainable goal. If you have any questions, please feel free to call any of the Finance Committee members. God Bless!

Lisa Gervais John Swope Sharon Hernandez Chris Sarver Little Jo Hernandez Tony Kusserow Lana Lowe Pastor Angie

On the 3rd Sunday of the month, each committee will be invited to share their current activities at the end of worship. Here are the updates that were given on May 17th:

Board of Trustees: the items that were in the red shed are for sale, they are in the parsonage garage if you want to view/purchase. Proceeds from the sale of the shed and contents will go towards purchasing a new grill. We will take of-fers until June 8. Finance: Pastor Angie let the congregation know that we are running about $1800/month short in paying our monthly obligations.

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A note from Pastor Angie

The Missions Committee will be collecting Kids Kits for the Harbor House in Superior for the in-gathering. Our goal is to send 12 complete kits. Sign-up sheets are in the gathering room. Items that are still needed: 7 - kids toothpaste 9 - washcloth 7 - travel-size tissue 8 - 6-pack of pencils, 12 - pack of party-favor size play dough 12 - board book (example by sign-up sheets)

Celebrating the Ministry of the Chippewa and Heartland Districts & Honoring the Ministry of Rev. Ann Spindt Henschel, District Superintendent

2008-2015

Sunday, June 7, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Lake Street United Methodist Church 337 Lake Street Eau Claire, WI 54701

Reception 3-4 p.m. Worship/Celebration 4 p.m. Gifts in honor of the celebration may be designated to one of the following:

Harbor House Crisis Center (Advance 7788) Imagine No Malaria (Advance 3695)

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing, … beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, … thy name be ever praised! …. —We Gather Together Hebrews 10: 24-25 And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. You are invited! That is such a wonderful phrase to hear, isn’t it? Often we read it on a card or an email—followed by a date, time, and reason for celebration. And then we run to the calendar to see if we can make it...at least I do! Receiving an invitation to a gathering affirms that you are included, confirms a relationship status, and welcomes you to be joyous with others. We are all invited to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Most likely you won’t find a card in your mailbox or a text on your phone with a date and time to join Him, but you are invited. The invitation comes from the text of his life, the Gospel stories. When Jesus invited the women to speak, the lame to walk, the priest to question, the disciples to go, He was inviting us too! Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” I believe that God is always with us, that we are never alone, but that making the invitation for God to join us is especially welcoming. I guess for me, inviting God into our time together is like saying: We know that you are always here, but know that we want you here, we are thinking about you! Does that make sense? Sometimes we become complacent or unaware of the gift that one’s pres-ence really is; acknowledging the effort of presence can be a gift in return. I invite you to join us for a Sunday Fun Day on Sunday, June 21 at 4 p.m. in the backyard. The grill will be hot and the campfire will be lit—bring your chair, food to share, and a happy heart! Hope to see you there! --Pastor Angie

C H R I S T M E T H O D I S T W O M E N

Roland Hetfeld 6/3

Rick Pinnow 6/3

Mark Crapster-Pregont 6/6

Mary Fromfeld 6/7

Marcia Henke 6/8

Shana Kloth 6/16

Nancy Lehman 6/19

Cassie Howard 6/21

Lillianna Karpenski 6/21

Marlyce Lillie 6/21

John Swope 6/21

Rachel Bergmann 6/23

Jessica Murray 6/25

Bonnie Blaise 6/26

Dave McGregor 6/27

Leslie Crapster-Pregont 6/29

Carl Howard 6/30

Christ Church has 3 Women’s Groups that meet monthly. The three groups come together at times during the year for fellowship or planning. If you would like more information about one of these groups or to join them, please contact:

Joy Circle: Jan Neale at 715-536-8335

Ruth Circle: Nancy English at 715-536-6885

Women’s Evening Fellowship: Violet Woller at 715-539-2906

Joy Circle: Tuesday, June 2 Plant flowers at church 10:00am

Bring a lunch! -----------------------------------------------

No Ruth Circle or Women’s Evening Fellowship in June

Joy Circle went on a trip to Cerny’s Greenhouse and out to lunch in Tomahawk for their May meeting. What a beautiful day it was for a trip!

Care Committee Note from May Meeting

We will be walking in the Labor Day Parade again this year. We will be handing out bottled water and candy. If you would like to donate candy

or money towards candy you can drop it off in the church office or with a member of the Care Committee.

All are welcome to be in the parade with us! Thank You!!

Sunday Funday!! Join us for outdoor fellowship on Sunday, June 21st at 4:00pm at Pastor Angie’s backyard! Everyone is welcome, bring food to share and a chair. The grill will be hot and the campfire lit!

VBS - Camp Discovery July 13—17

Registration cards and volunteer sign-up sheets are in the Gathering Room

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Christ Church Volunteers

Thank you to those who volunteer to keep our Sunday morning hospitality and

ministry staffed. Please call or e-mail the church office, or sign up on the table.

WORSHIP LEADER

June 7 Riley Olson-Sliwinski

June 14 Rosemary Schielke

June 21 Art Lersch

June 28 Violet Woller

SONG LEADER

June 7 Riley Olson-Sliwinski

June 14 Rosemary Schielke

June 21 Carol Donner

June 28 Violet Woller

PEACE CANDLE

June 7 Ginny Schaper

June 14 Dustin Harder

June 21 Rachel Bergmann

June 28 Ginny Schaper

COUNTING TEAM

June 7 2

June 14 3

June 21 4

June 28 1

ACOLYTES

June 7 Daniel Ricci

June 14 Rachel Bergmann

June 21 Daniel Ricci

June 28 Rachel Bergmann

GREETERS

June 7 Ginny Schaper

June 14 Angela Hernandez & Dustin Harder

June 21 Amy & Rachel Bergmann

June 28 Ginny Schaper

NURSERY

June 7 Cindy & Bob Klessig

June 14 Angela Lersch

June 21 Colleen Chartier

June 28 Sharon & Little Jo Hernandez

SCRIP SALES

June 7 Steven Clark

June 14 Sheila Drury

June 21 Becky Yorde

June 28 Little Jo Hernandez

FOOD PANTRY

Deliver Week of 21st: Jayne Fox

Over the next couple of months we will be working on the fall/winter nursery rotation. If you would like to be included, please let the office know. If you have an interest in leading Sunday School starting in the fall, please let the office know.

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