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SUSSEX UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH August 2018
Being Free
Summertime is about free time. Freed of the restraints of winter, which can last all the way through the
Midwestern spring, we are free to be outdoors, free to enjoy lakes and streams and backyard pools, freed from
those cumbersome tundra-fashions we are forced to wear for nearly half a year. Between Memorial Day and
Labor Day we are free to attend any number of family reunions, graduation celebrations, weddings, picnics,
fairs and festivals. But as they say, "Freedom isn't free."
The apostle Paul wrote, "Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to
everyone." (I Cor 9:19-23) The essential irony of freedom is that those who are freest are those who are
connected to and committed to as many people as possible. "To the Jews I became like a Jew," says Paul, "To
those under the law I become like one under the law . . .To the outlaws I become like an outlaw . . . To the weak
I become weak . . . I become all things to all people." Because, this is ultimate freedom: to become as many
things to as many people as we can, so that by all means we might bring people into fellowship with us and with
Jesus. John Wesley echoed this when he directed the members of his Methodist societies to "Do all the good
you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to
all the people you can, as long as ever you can." Because ultimate freedom is experienced in fellowship with
Jesus Christ and "all the people you can" manage to gather together.
There's an old Swedish proverb: "Shared joy is double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow." Shared
freedom is double-freedom, but it's also about doubling down on being a servant to all . . . "by all the means
we can." When we use our free time creatively to bring others into our fellowship with Jesus, we become freer
ourselves. When we feel free to become all things to all people, we can be using all possible means to free as
many others as we can. Freedom isn't free, but it feels even better when we can use it to free others.
Pastor Jim
Scriptures & Sermon Titles
August 5 Psalm 51:1-17 John 6:24-35 "Give Me This Bread"
Communion
August 12 Psalm 34:1-8 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 "Act As If"
August 19 Proverbs 9:1-6 Ephesians 5:15-20 "Stupid Is As Stupid Does"
August 26 Psalm 84 Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 "The Choice is Ours"
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS
August 5 August 12 August 19 August 26 Acolytes Jacob Sromalski Emily Nielsen Jake Povletich Matthew Maher
Ushers Eric Grismer Robin Grismer
Pete Kopfhammer Nancy Kopfhammer
Liturgists Debbie Jansen Marilyn Kral Martha Nelson
Greeters
Fellowship Panera
Jansen family Eric & Robin Grismer to celebrate anniversary onAugust 23
Baskets Community Banquet Community Banquet Community Banquet Community Banquet
1 WW 8-10 am
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4 Volunteer at Food Pantry
9:00 - Noon
Brewer Game 6:10 pm Tailgating 3:15 pm
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Worship 9:00 am
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7 WW 4-6:30 pm
NACLC FH 9-10 am
8 WW 8-10 am
Crafts for a Cause 6:30 pm
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Community Banquet 5:30 pm (no duties)
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Summerfield Meal Service Prep 3:00 Leave 3:30 Serve 4:30-6:00
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Worship 9:00 am
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SUMWomen 6:30 pm
14 WW 4-6:30 pm
NACLC FH 9-10 am
15 WW 8-10am
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Worship 9:00 am
Golf Outing 1:00 pm Dinner/Awards
5:00 pm
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21WW 4-6:30 pm
NACLC FH 9-10 am
Finance 6:00pm Council 6:30pm
22 WW 8-10 am
Crafts for a Cause 6:30 pm
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Community Banquet 5:30 pm (no duties)
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Worship 9:00 am
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28 WW 4-6:30 pm
NACLC FH 9-10 am
29 WW 8-10 am 30 31
SUMC 2SUMC 2SUMC 2SUMC 2ndndndnd Annual Golf OutingAnnual Golf OutingAnnual Golf OutingAnnual Golf Outing Songbird Hills Golf Course
Sunday August 19 at 1:00 pm Awards Ceremony/Dinner at SUMC at 5:00 pm
$40 per player includes cart, one drink, one mulligan/raffle ticket and awards ceremony Dinner only for $8 includes food at awards ceremony and one raffle ticket
Please respond before August 10
9-Hole Wisconsin Scramble: One drive of each player must be used.
Every entrant, golfer and dinner guest, gets one mulligan/raffle ticket. Extra mulligan/raffle tickets are available at $2 per or nine for $10. You don’t have to golf to win a prize. Beverages at the clubhouse on a cash basis. Prizes for Longest Drive, Longest Putt and Closest to the Pin on designated holes.
All funds raised will be for our World Service Fund, Northcott Neighborhood Center and Methodist Children’s Services.
Awards Ceremony at SUMC (approx. 5:00 pm) There will be drawings and the awards presentation along with supper in Fellowship Hall. You must be present to win.
Dinner only for $8 Enjoy each other’s company at the church. The dinner-only ticket gets you food at the awards ceremony at SUMC and a raffle ticket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New Bible StudyNew Bible StudyNew Bible StudyNew Bible Study Sermon on the Mount
Begins Monday, September 10 at 1:00 pm Please let Verda know if you would like to attend
so she can order books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
August 9 (no duties) St. James Church August 23 (no duties) W220 N6588 Town Line Road 5:30 pm Menomonee Falls
Community Banquet is a free meal offered twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at St. James Church to serve a nutritious hot meal and time of fellowship to any who choose to attend. Volunteers from community churches take turns providing the meals, serving and cleaning up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Summerfield Meal Service is Saturday, August 11Summerfield Meal Service is Saturday, August 11Summerfield Meal Service is Saturday, August 11Summerfield Meal Service is Saturday, August 11 Please have food items at church by 2:30. The side door will open at 2:00. We will meet for food prep at 3:00, leave for Summerfield United Methodist Church at 3:30, and serve from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. Contact Marilyn Kral at 262.781.5126 with questions.
This meal service is available to the homeless and hungry on Saturday afternoons in the downtown area. Several local parishes and civic groups share in providing meals on a rotating basis. SUMC provides a meal quarterly. Volunteers are welcome to provide ingredients, help with meal prep and serving, or come along as good will ambassadors. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
60th Annual Sussex Tractor Show & Threshing Bee August 25 - 26 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at Sussex Village Park
Adults $6 • Kids under age 11 Free Lots of family fun including kid zone and games • Bring a tractor and receive FREE admission
Friday: Fish Fry 4:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday: Car show with live music; great tractor parade at 1:00 pm Sunday: Great tractor parade at 1:00 pm
Thank You, SUMC Thanks so much for the going away reception and the
very generous gift. Thank you for being such a welcoming, warm and wonderful congregation. I'll miss
all of you at SUMC. Blessings always! Jon Bostrom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Members of Sussex United Methodist Church, Thank you for donating dresses for my Personal Project for school and helping the girls on the Pine
Ridge Reservation. The drive was a huge success and I was able to collect 109 dresses! This meant that Worldwide Hunger Relief received so many dresses that they were able to let girls
in several communities on the Reservation choose dresses to wear! On the last day of my school year, I found out that I got an A on the project, so thank you again for your support!
Sincerely, Lexie Snyder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sussex Outreach Services 262.246.9860 www.sussexareasos.org
SUMC’s next volunteer day at the Pantry is Saturday, August 4 from 9:00 am to Noon. If you would like to volunteer please sign up on the clipboard at Church or contact Annita Moore.
Operation Backpack Members of the Cooperating Churches of Sussex (CCOS) sponsor Operation Backpack as a way to ensure every child in the Sussex area receives some of the school supplies necessary to get the school year off to a great start. You can help by donating needed supplies. There will be a collection bin at church until August 5. Suggested items include:
New backpacks Calculators (basic 4-function) Protractors Wide-ruled notebooks Watercolor paints Post-It Notes Wide-ruled loose leaf paper Erasers (pencil cap and regular) Rulers Folders School glue Child-size scissors Pens (black, blue, red) Glue sticks 8GB jump drives Markers (fine and broad tip) Highlighters Pencil boxes/cases #2 pencils Permanent markers Colored pencils Compasses
We also accept gift cards and cash donations to use for the purchase of supplies and backpacks.
Distribution of supplies will be Thursday, August 9 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am and 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Sussex Outreach Services. If you or someone you know is in need of school supplies, please contact Tracy at SOS at 262.347.3563 or [email protected] to register. To be eligible for the supplies, students must attend a school in the Hamilton School District or attend one of the Cooperating Churches of Sussex (Christ Our Savior Lutheran, Lisbon Presbyterian, Redeemer United Church of Christ, St. Alban’s Episcopal, St. James Catholic, or Sussex United Methodist).
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Noah’s Ark Christian Learning Center (NACLC)Noah’s Ark Christian Learning Center (NACLC)Noah’s Ark Christian Learning Center (NACLC)Noah’s Ark Christian Learning Center (NACLC) www.noahs-ark-sussex.org 262.246.9650
Noah’s Ark Christian Learning Center is Nationally Accredited through the National Accreditation Commission Association for Early Learning Leaders.
The goal of Noah's Ark Christian Learning Center is to produce happy, intelligent, well-adjusted children. Here you will find a nurturing, educational environment for children of ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Classes include infant, toddler, preschool, 4-K, as well as before and after-school programs. We recognize that each child has unique talents, learning styles and personalities. Our highly-qualified teachers and staff are committed to working within each child's comfort zone to ensure optimal social, emotional and educational results. Classes are kept to a low student-teacher ratio.
Opportunities for SUMC Nurture, Outreach and Witness (NOW)
Crafts for a Cause We are a fun and friendly group who meet at the church twice a month on Wednesday evening to make prayer shawls, lapghans, and prayer squares. Please join us! If you cannot join us, please consider taking one of the easy patterns in the folder on the shelf outside the office and making something at home. You can also help by donating yarn. This month’s meetings are Wednesdays August 8 and 22 at 6:30 pm in the Adult Room.
Prayer Shawls are available for you to take at any time. The display is set up outside the church office. Prayer Squares are small knit or crocheted squares (about 18”- 20” square) to offer to those parents whose babies do not survive the birthing process. Lap Robes are for persons confined to wheelchairs that are often chilly and appreciate a hand crafted blanket to keep their legs and laps warm. Blankets may be knit or crocheted. Size should be from 25” x 36” to 30” x 40”.
Kingdom Workers If you need help with a project around the house that you are unable to tackle yourself (cleaning gutters, washing windows, small painting projects), contact Pat Keller, Roberta, or Pastor Jim. Your needs will be assessed and a crew will be established to assist you whenever possible. If you are willing to assist when there is a need, let us know to add your name to the list.
Naomi’s Cupboard This ministry of caring for those recovering from illness or surgery is still active. If you need help as you recover, please contact Verda, the church office or Pastor Jim and meals and other help needed will be arranged. If you are willing to provide meals, please let us know to add your name to the list.
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Giving Funds to the Church Without Giving Cash
Amazon’s sister website Smile.Amazon.com offers the same goods, prices and shipping with a big bonus. If you sign on to Smile.Amazon.com and choose Sussex United Methodist Church as your designated charity a percentage of your Amazon purchases will be directly donated to our church. Just be sure you choose the church in Sussex, WI as there is another Sussex UMC in another state!
Scrip gift card purchasing is a great way to benefit the church. There is a six page list of participating retailers that will sell you gift cards then donate a portion back to our church. You can get a copy of the Scrip vendors from the table outside the offices and choose your gift cards. Then give me a list along with a check made out to SUMC for the total and I can order the cards for you. Or, sign on to Shopwithscrip.com and set up an account for yourself. Make your account Presto Pay and order your cards online. Our church enrollment number is FC24B7A136863. You will need this number to designate your orders go to SUMC. Scrip will then take the correct amount of your purchase out of your account and deposit the profit right in our SUMC checking account. I will process your order and deliver your cards to you either way. Before I can process orders I do need a large enough quantity to cover shipping so the more people that order the more often I can order and the more profit we can make. We designate Scrip profits to specific needs within our church.
Questions? Please contact Debbie Jansen at 262.617.5748 or [email protected]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Are you an Online Banker?
Do you pay any of your bills online through your bank? You can set up Sussex United Methodist Church as a payee and a check could come weekly, bi-weekly or monthly - at no additional cost to you. This is a great way to support the well-being of your church.
ERAs Senior Network 262.549.3348 www.ERAsWaukesha.org A faith-based, community-centered nonprofit organization serving Waukesha County, Wisconsin
When volunteering with ERAs, you can decide how much or how little you would like to volunteer. When called for a specific task, you can say no if it does not fit into your schedule.
Last month we announced that Eras Senior Network’s headquarters will move to New Berlin by August 1. Due to technical issues there has been a delay in our move. We will continue to occupy our current location in downtown Waukesha and will share updates when they become available.
Volunteer Opportunities Friendly Visitor A 93 year old woman who is legally blind and living in Menomonee Falls would like to have a friendly visitor once a week to decrease her isolation.
Ongoing Driver Shirley lives in Butler. She is 75, hearing impaired and communicates by using a phone translator and writing notes. She has requested 13 rides for transportation but we've only been able to match her with a volunteer driver once. Please consider helping Shirley.
Forms, Letters and Bills A woman in Waukesha would like a volunteer to help on a monthly basis. She is requesting help with financial management, making sure her bills are paid on time, writing checks and balancing her checkbook.
Waukesha County Museum is looking for a variety of volunteers from docents to presenters of Museum to Go! Program, and even volunteers to sit at the greeters desk during business hours (Wednesdays - Saturdays from 10 am - 4 pm). Most opportunities are flexible!
Volunteer from Home Call clients to talk with them or just make sure they are doing okay.
Urgent Need for Drivers Help seniors and adults with disabilities get to medical appointments, the grocery store or food pantry. Opportunities are listed on our online Portal. Volunteers select what fits best in their schedule, we inform the client you'll be driving them, you confirm with the client the day before, then you fulfill the request. Training is provided to all new drivers! Still nervous? Let us pair you up with a longtime volunteer driver to go on a ride!
Sussex and Hartland Meal Drivers Deliver meals to homebound seniors in Sussex and Hartland weekdays between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Mileage reimbursement provided. Must be at least 18 years of age, show proof of car insurance, and have a valid Wisconsin driver’s license.
Contact Anna for more details at 262.522.2402 or [email protected].
Volunteers age 18 years and older are welcome to participate in all programs as volunteers of ERAs Senior Network. Volunteers age 55 years and older are encouraged to become RSVP members. Special youth volunteer opportunities are also available.
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ERAs Mission: Our mission is to engage and support Waukesha County seniors and adults with disabilities in leading meaningful lives.
Vision: ERAs Senior Network is THE nonprofit leader in creating communities where seniors and adults with disabilities are fully embraced through collaborative partnerships, coordination of services, and intergenerational volunteer activities.
Engaging Generations: RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) engages individuals age 55 and older in meaningful service opportunities meeting the needs of our community. Volunteers serve in a variety of settings including schools, nutrition sites, health facilities and ERAs office.
Support for Seniors: Community volunteers of all ages provide supportive services to seniors and adults with disabilities. Our clients are Waukesha County residents age 60 and over or adults age 18-59 with a disability. Services are provided at no cost to the client, many of whom are on a fixed income. Services include: transportation, outdoor help, holiday giving, grocery shopping, minor home repairs, and forms, letters and bills.
ERAs Senior Network 262.549.3348 www.ERAsWaukesha.org
Drive. Give. Serve. Be it in the city, suburbs or the country, every day across Southeast Wisconsin seniors need a way to get to the doctor, grocery store, library, or other places they can no longer drive themselves. Drive. Give. Serve. It’s three easy ways to help solve one of our community’s biggest problems - senior transportation.
Drive. Are you an insured driver with a car and some time to offer? Volunteer to drive a senior and gain a friend in the process. Whether you work in Milwaukee, live in Waukesha, visit Mequon, or grocery shop in Germantown, all across Southeast Wisconsin seniors need help getting around town. While you might start off feeling like a chauffeur, you’ll end up feeling like a friend. From humor to history, our clients have a lot to share. This program allows you to volunteer on your schedule, in your community, and in whatever capacity you are able.
Give. Contribute Gas Cards, Financial Support, and More! Looking for a unique way to give back? From collecting gas cards for deserving volunteers, to allowing employees an hour off work to drive a senior to the doctor, there are many ways to help!
Serve. Unable to Drive but Want to Help? There are many ways to offset the need for rides! You can help someone in need by delivering groceries, running errands, or serving as a “bus buddy” to help get around town.
Partnership Programs of ERAs Senior Network
The Caregiver Connection provides support to individuals who help seniors and adults with disabilities with their everyday activities. TheCaregiverConnection.org
Find-a-Ride Network is a community partnership co-led by ERAs Senior Network and the Waukesha County Executive. Find-a-Ride Network is designing a one-call one-click system addressing transportation needs in Waukesha County. FindaRideWaukesha.org
Mobility Management provides transportation resources and programs including transportation support, educational group presentations, and the Bus Buddy program. FindaRideWaukesha.org
STOP Senior Frauds & Scams presents information to seniors about common frauds and scams targeting their generation. To schedule a presentation, please call 262.549.3348.
Volunteer With Us!
Education: Math or Reading Tutor, Pen Pals, Intergenerational Folk Art Fair, US History Program
Community: Meal Delivery, Food Pantry, Receptionist, Data Entry, Special Event Volunteer
Supporting Seniors and Adults with Disabilities: Transportation, Grocery Shopping, Seasonal Yard Clean Up, Friendly Visiting, Minor Home Repairs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
South East District Church and Clergy Prayer List Following is a list of the South East District churches and clergy that we will pray for in August. Please pray for each church or charge during their special week.
July 30 - August 5: Racine: Christ, their pastor George Kafer and their 201 members. Racine: Christ is located at 5109 Washington Ave., Racine, WI 53406. August 6 - August 12: Racine: Faithbridge, their pastors Creighton Kaye and Karin Kaye, and their members. Racine: Faithbridge is located at 212 11th St., Racine, WI 53403. August 13 - August 19: Racine: First, their pastor Jakes Voker and their 142 members. Racine: First is located at 745 Main St., Racine, WI 53403. August 20 - August 26: Racine: North Pointe (former Racine: Trinity UMC & Faith UMC), their pastors Don Francis and Sue Barham, and their members. Racine: North Pointe is located at 3825 Erie, Racine, WI 53402. August 27 - September 2: Salem, their pastor Keith Hewitt and their 112 members. Salem is located at 25130 85th St., Salem WI 53168.
Sussex United Methodist Church
Rev. Jim Altman, Pastor
N63 W23523 Main Street, Sussex WI 53089
Website: www.sussexumc.org
Office Phone: 262.246.3748
Office Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Mon. Tue. Thur.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Wed.
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Find Sussex United Methodist Church on Facebook to hear a hymn, read a summary of the sermon, and see what Scripture was read on Sunday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you would like to have an article posted in our monthly newsletter, please submit it to the church office by the 21st of the month.
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PRAYER FAMILIES
The purpose of the prayer families is to share our concern and support at times other than during a crisis. Ways to do that are to include the person or family in your prayers during the week. You may wish to let them know that they are in your thoughts by sending a note, talking to them at church or a telephone call. The names are chosen at random, but sometimes seem by design, in that it has come at a particularly appropriate time for them.
August 5 Mary Ann Wolfe John & Yvonne Leidel August 12 Glenn & Roberta Gratz Bert McCaig August 19 Elten Schmidt Bob & Erin Pechanach August 26 Joyce Outcelt John & Sandy Scaffidi
August Birthdays
1 Ella Reisner 2 Ryan Dow 2 Matthew Maher 4 Mary Ann Wolfe 9 Christine Maher 11 Ed Keckeisen 14 Gabe Kolesari 16 Yvonne Leidel 21 Cody England 22 Kara Kenzler 24 Kurt Kenzler 31 Bret Schweitzer
August Anniversaries
9 Mike & Sue Schmidt 15 Robert & Susan Blau 19 Kevin & Kim Angelroth 20 Tim & Marilyn Kral 23 Eric & Robin Grismer 23 Tracy & Aaron Dow
SUSSEX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
N63 W23523 MAIN STREET
SUSSEX WI 53089
Sunday Morning Schedule
9:00 am Traditional Worship
9:00 am Sunday School (Sept - May)
Rev. Jim Altman, Pastor
www.sussexumc.org
262.246.3748
