F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H O F R I C E L A K E C A N T O N U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H

C I R C U I T W R I T E R Pastor Susan Oeffler August 2019

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

August

Lectionary

& Events

August 4, 2019

Holy Communion

Hosea 11:1-11

Psalm 107:1-9

Col. 3:1-11

Luke 12:13-21

August 11, 2019

Combined Outdoor

Service & Potluck

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Luke 12:32-40

August 18, 2019

Coffee with Sue

Nursing Homes Serv.

Circuit Cookout

Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19

Hebrews 11:29-12:2

Luke 12:49-56

August 25, 2019

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm 71:1-6

Hebrews 12:18-29

Luke 13:10-17

Circuit NW08 August Cookout

Rice Lake & Canton United Methodist Churches

Ladysmith Faith United Methodist Church Northern Disciples Co-operative Ministry Parish

Sunday, Aug. 18th at 2:45/3:00 pm

@ Pastor Mark’s Farm

“Hunter Adams” will sing & play music starting at 3:00 p.m. (we as a group will also sing 6 hymns)

Grilled ¼ chickens will be served, bring a dish to pass. Plates, cups, silverware and

drinks will be provided. Bring a chair to sit on.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

(Donation box will be out for help with renting the tent and music.)

Pastor Mark Bartlett’s address is 10286W Whitlock Lane, Exeland WI 54835,

any questions call me at 715-415-3724.

Canton & Rice Lake Combined Outdoor Service

August 11th at 10:30 am

On the South Lawn

Please bring a lawn chair to sit in and

a dish to pass for the potluck following service.

Special presentation by our VBS kids.

1 2 3

4

9:40 am Choir

Holy Communion

5 6 7

1:00 UMW Execu-

tive Meeting

8 9 10

11

10:30 Combined

Canton and Rice

Lake Outdoor Ser-

vice and Potluck

12 13

7:00 Finance

Meeting

14

1:30 Invitation &

M. Care Meeting

15 16 17

18

1:30 Nursing Home

Services

2:45 Circuit Cookout

@ Pastor Mark’s

19

4:00pm News-

letter Deadline

20

6:30 Canton Ad

Council

21

5:30 pm Serving

Benjamin House

6:00 Worship Meet-

ing

22

10:00 am Church

& Society

7:00 Ad Council

23 24

25 26

27

9:00 am News-

letter Folders

28

8:30 Men’s Break-

fast @ Norske

7:30 SPRC Meeting

29 30 31

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Canton’s service is at 9:00 am. Rice Lake’s service is at 10:30 am.

Canton Sunday School will resume in the fall Rice Lake Sunday School will resume in the fall

August

4:00-7:00 pm ROAR! Vacation Bible School

United Methodist Women

UMW Summer Vacation-

next meeting is September 4th at 6 pm.

Join the Commission on Archives and History as they celebrate

the 150-year legacy that is the history of United Methodist

Women. All are welcome to attend our ninth annual Heritage/

Archives Retreat that will be held at Pine Lake Camp on Sep-

tember 6-7, 2019.

Friday’s highlights include: Wisconsin women in mission;

the creation of Northcott Neighborhood House; a premiere

of a dramatization of Wilma Hampel’s role in that process;

and the Rev. Dan Dick’s talk “As It Was and Ever Shall

Be—Women Lead the Church in Mission.”

Saturday highlights will feature: A local church historian

workshop where participants will learn about the preserva-

tion efforts to save the Rock Church in Livingston, WI;

have a chance to ask questions of our Conference Archivist;

and join in a time of sharing of memories about the UMW

and its impact.

More details and registration information can be found in the

attached retreat brochure or by copying the address below into

your web browser.

https://www.wisconsinumc.org/Resources/Documents/

Archives/2019-RetreatBrochure.pdf

"And souls that pray for water, cool,

clear, water"

These lyrics from a classic Marty Robbins

song came to mind while hearing of the

conditions in the immigrant detention cen-

ters. How blessed we are to be able to turn

on our faucet anytime we want and out

pours clear, clean water (hot or cold). It is a

daily convenience we take for granted and

while it is true we can never run out

of water, only 2.5 percent of Earth's water is

fresh rather than salty.

Some easy ways to save water....turn off the

faucet while brushing your teeth, take short-

er showers, always have full loads in your

washing machine and dish washer, fix a

dripping faucet. Many other ideas

and suggestions to conserve water can be

found on internet sites such as;

dnr.wi.gov, projectwa-

ter.info, wateruseitwisely.com, care2.com,

watercalculator.org.

Water conservation can reduce your water

and energy bills and is part of a conserva-

tion ethic----to use only the water we need,

to reduce the costs for treating and trans-

porting water, and to keep more water

available in the natural environment for

fish, birds, and other critters that make up

what is special about Wisconsin.

We are lucky to live in an area of water

abundance but we need to do our part to

reduce water waste and conserve this re-

source.

"Can you see that big green tree, Where the

water's runnin' free, And its waiting there

for you and me"

Kathy Wagenbach,

UMW Program Coordinator

Simple Tips for

Greener Living

Canton UMC

August Birthdays 15- Brooklyn MacDonald

25- Bev Berger

25- Barb Jahnke

27- Kim Stoeberl

28- Sierra Tatroe

August Anniversaries 14- Jim & Bonnie Pannier

22– Arlene & Joe Ciulla

Volunteer(s) Needed

It is time for me to hand off the job of posting the

info on the north hill. I have done it for several

years and would appreciate it if someone would step

up and take over, perhaps best

to do it when its time to change

the sign after the strawberry

festival. I would be happy to

“show you the ropes,” the “ins

& outs,” or whatever you want

to call it. ~ Pat Turgeson

Mission Notes

Haiti School Supplies

School supplies are appearing in the stores and the

Missions Committee would like to remind members

that this is a good time of year to purchase items for

the Haiti Project. There will be a designated area in

the narthex to put your items. Here is the list of school

supplies that we need to send to Haiti. Thank you so

much for your support!

*All items must be new. No glue please. Lists for the

taking are available on the bulletin board in the office.

*Spiral notes books 70-80 pages

(Spiral notebooks need to be plain covered notebooks.)

Stick-style BIC pens (black or blue)

#2 Pencils (unsharpened w/out ads)

Pencil sharpener (enclosed type)

1" x 2" Pink Eraser

12" Ruler with metric

6" Protractor with metric

24 ct box of Crayola crayons– (must be Crayola)

5" Blunt tip scissors

8" Scissors (for teachers)

Red marking pens

White chalk

Chalkboard eraser

Crayola Magic markers

Paper clips (50-100 count box)

Rubber bands (50-100 count)

Thank you so much for your support of this important

project!! There’s a sale happening at Menards right

now for school supplies!

Canton Ad Council

Meeting will be Tues-

day, August 20th at

6:30 pm.

Please note that there

will not be a service

held in Canton on Au-

gust 11th. Please join us

in Rice Lake at 10:30

am for a combined ser-

vice followed by a pot-

luck.

Thank you to Bob &

Gwen Rettenmund, Pam

Petry, Russell Rindsig,

and Bernie Kahl for their

hard work tearing down

the wallpaper and cork

board in the narthex in preparation for Spectrum to

come and repair and paint the walls. A special thank

you to Gwen for also making bars and the coffee!

August Birthdays

1- Doris Smith

2- James Campbell

3- Darlene Johnecheck

5- Ron Turgeson

7- Ed Forrester

8- Clarissa Clingenpeel

8- Becki George

8- Michelle Kilcoyne

8- James Wallin

8- Morgan West

9- Cecil Deutsch

9- Trenton Kohel

11- William Aune

12- Ryder Rettenmund

14- Harold Quarderer

15- Gregory Aune

15- Ginny Swanson

16- Dianne Barkley

16- Donna Cook

17- Charleigh Manley

19- Betsy Gerland

23- Cecil Kippenhan

24- Kaylie Kraczek

24- Margie Haines

29- Chris Buergi

31- Maria Ross

August Anniversaries

1- Mike & Heather Madi-

son

3- Bill & Nancy Zabel

6- Jerry & Shirley Olson

12- Rebecca & Jim Wallin

15- Brian & Kyra Larson

29- Larry & Michelle Kil-

coyne

29- Neil & Sue Tollander

If your birthday or anniversary

is not listed then please call

the office to update your info.

~Steph

Volunteers Needed to Help Feed the

Homeless at Benjamin House

Just a reminder that there is a sign-up sheet

in the narthex for feeding the people at Ben-

jamin House on the 3rd Wednesday of every

month. It’s not difficult to do, it’s really ap-

preciated, and they do the clean-up.

Find a friend or two willing to help, make a plan together for the meal you will

serve (must be a full meal) then call the office (715-234-3919) to reserve your

month or stop by the narthex and sign-up. If you have any questions about any

of this call me (Steph) or Cheryl Hedgecock or Sue Tollander.

Diner's Delight Is Returning!

For those of you unfamiliar with Diner's Delight, four couples meet for a meal

4 times a year. You host once, providing the main entree and beverage. One

couple brings a salad, someone brings a vegetable, and another brings dessert.

(A couple is defined as two people).

We meet September-October, November-December-January, February-March,

and April-May. There have been brunches, lunches and dinners on each day of

the week. As host, try your best to find a time that works best for those as-

signed to your home.

You may try out a new recipe or share an old family

recipe. It isn't so much what's on the table that mat-

ters, as much as who's in the chairs.

If you are interested, please contact Ron or Jeanne

Parker at 715-234-8488 by August 18.

Thank you for the many cards and visits to Marv and I in his tri-

umphs and struggles over the past eight years. Thanks to Pastors

Jim and K. for visiting Marv whenever he was hospitalized. Pastor

Susan was very thoughtful explaining each item in the “Lent in a

Bag.” Their kind words and pray-

ers helped us through very diffi-

cult times.

~Eleanor Nielsen & Family

New in the Library

The library will have a music stand with featured books

and a legal pad to sign books in and out.

This month the featured books are “The Five People You

Meet in Heaven” and “The Next People You Meet in

Heaven” by Mitch Alban.

Church & Society

The Church and Society committee needs your help.

As you know our church has become a dementia friendly church and we

need to continue this journey. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is on Satur-

day, September 14th at 8:00 located at the Moose Lodge. Last year we

started the Methodist Memories team and we need you to join our team

and make it even a bigger success. We want to show the community that

our church still means what we say and we totally support this

cause. Can’t walk the 2 miles? Don’t worry, you can still join our team

and stay at the Moose Lodge while the walk is going on (lots of people do

this). The walk is a fun experience that will lift you up and make you feel

so good when it is over. It brings together lots of people that are support-

ing this same mission. There is a short program before the walk, the walk

and then a small meal afterwards. We will also take donations if the date

doesn’t work out for you but you would still like to show your sup-

port. Just follow the steps to join our team and support our journey.

Go to act.alz.org. Click on Find a Walk

near you. Put in Rice Lake zip code

54868 on the bottom of the page and

click search. Click on Rice Lake on the

top of the page. Either type in The

Methodist Memories under find a team

and hit search or under teams listed click view all. Once you find The

Methodist Memories click join or donate (whatever you choose) and fol-

low the directions under The Methodist Memories.

If you want to join but computers are not your thing, contact Heather and

she will happily register you. Any questions contact Heather Madison

at madison51364@gmail.com or call

at 715-822-3587 or 715-790-1428.

Together we will make a difference on fighting this awful disease!

CHOIR REHEARSAL

Choir will rehearse on Sun-

day, August 4 at 9:30 am.

We will practice for the ser-

vice on August 11.

If you aren’t in choir but

would like to check it out

please feel free to come!

Simple Symbiosis

Christians are like the several

flowers in a garden, that have

each of them the dew of heaven,

which, being shaken with the

wind, they let fall at each oth-

er’s roots, whereby they are

jointly nourished, and become

nourishers of each other.

~John Bunyan

Bound by Grace

Grace binds you with far strong-

er cords than the cords of duty

or obligation can bind you.

Grace is free, but when once

you take it you are bound forev-

er to the Giver, and bound to

catch the spirit of the Giver.

Like produces like, Grace

makes you gracious, the Giver

makes you give.

—E. Stanley Jones

Men’s Breakfast is the last Wednesday of the

month (except for deer hunting and Christmas

time). They meet at 8:30 am at Norske Nook

and they just order

off the menu.

Men from both

churches and their

friends or family are

invited to join this

fellowship.

Helps for the Stewardship Chair

It is not too late to bring a team or yourself to the Stew-

ardship Retreat @ Pine Lake Camp, 2019, presented by

the Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation.

Registration is still open. Come for one day on Fr iday

August 9 (Drivein Day) or come on Friday and stay over-

night through lunch on Saturday (Full Retreat). Accommo-

dations are in the beautiful air-conditioned Rader Retreat

Center with single or double rooms.

All churches leave with a multi-year stewardship plan.

Topics addressed will include:

Drive-In Day Activities

The Importance of a Stewardship Plan — Jim Wells

Mission-Related Fundraising – Rev Barbara Wells

Developing a Year-Round Stewardship Plan – Glen-

da McCracken

How River of Life Plans for Stewardship — Rev Da-

vid Carlson

WORK TIME for Your Year-Round Stewardship

Plan

The Annual Budget Pledge Campaign — Jim Wells

Full Retreat Activities (in Addition to Above)

The How and Why of Planned Giving — Rick

Churan

Help with Stewardship Planning — Retreat Staff

The Role of Special Fundraising – Jim Wells

Creating a Narrative Budget — Jim Wells

OR Stewardship Tools — Rick Churan

Digital Tools for Stewardship — Rev Krystal

Goodger

OR Helping Your Congregation Save & Give More –

Todd Jahnke

Registration: https://

wiumcamps.campbrainregistration.com/.

More Info & Agenda: https://www.wumf.org/upcoming-

events/.

If you have questions or want to learn more, contact:

Jim Wells, Director of Stewardship & Capital Campaigns,

Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation at 608-837-9582

or jwells@wumf.org.

Come to the Stewardship Retreat, August 9-10

A Day Away in a Quiet Place

Maya Angelou said, “Each person deserves a

day away in which no problems are confronted,

no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to

withdraw from the cares which will not with-

draw from us.” Similarly, when Jesus’ disciples

were consumed with ministry, he urged them,

“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place

and get some rest” (Mark 6:31, NIV).

The late days of summer might be just the time

to seek “a day away” not only from problems

but even from ministry. While serving God and

others can be energizing, we must balance

work with rest. God set that example, resting

after creating the world; Jesus set that example,

calling his disciples away — not just alone,

but with him — to be refreshed.

Spend a relaxing day at a lake. Go on a scrap-

booking retreat or a leisurely hike with a

friend. Find a monastery that welcomes guests,

and experience 48 hours of prayer and silence

there. Invite Jesus into that time and space.

And remember another message he shared:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and bur-

dened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew

11:28, NIV).

~The Newsletter Newsletter, August 2019

Ushers

4 Mike & Darlene Plenty / Ed & Pam Forrester

11 Neil & Sue Tollander / Paul & Shirley Toft

18 Russell & Karen Rindsig / Barry & Mary Stewart

25 Ed & Pam Forrester / Jeff & Deb Wille

Greeters Liturgists 4 Mary Pautsch 4 Nancy Zabel

11 Pam Petry 11 Helen Anonich

18 Gwen Rettenmund 18 Heather Madison

25 Pat Turgeson 25 Cheryl Hedgecock

Acolytes Slide Show

4 Taryn Maki 4 Mary Pautsch

11 Zeik Zegarowicz 11 Letitia Crisler

18 Lily Davis 18 Bernie Kahl

25 Emily Hammang 25 Russell Rindsig

Committee of the Month Connie Kilcoyne * Pat Turgeson

Jeff & Deb Wille Bill & Barb Burdick

Bev Ricci Jean Taylor

Jill Dietz

Counter–

Fran Drabek

First United Methodist Church

1221 Wesley Dr., Rice Lake, WI 54868

Phone: (715) 234-3919

Fax: (715) 434-5848

Email: office@ricelakeumc.org

Website: www.RiceLakeUMC.org

Sunday School: 9:00 am (resumes in the fall)

Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am

All our Rice Lake worship services can be heard on

your telephone by dialing (515) 739-9163.

Canton United Methodist Church

2408 15 3/8 Ave., Rice Lake, WI 54868

Office: 1221 Wesley Dr ., Rice Lake, WI

Phone: (715) 234-3919

Email: office@ricelakeumc.org

Sunday School: 9:00 am (resumes in the fall)

Worship Service: 9:00 am

Pastor: Rev. Susan Oeffler

Cell#- 608-617-8149

Email– pastor@ricelakeumc.org

Office Manager: Stephanie Byrnes-Hampton

Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:00 am-4:00 pm

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