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Pastor Aaron Alfred Office (608) 981-2500 Cell (608)228-2658 Email
Office hours Tuesday and Thursday
9:30am to 3:30pm
Email [email protected] P.O. Box 36 Briggsville, WI 53920
FROM THE PASTORS’ DESK
Worship Times
Briggsville UMC 8:30am
Moundville UMC 9:45am
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“Do not be afraid, for see I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord”. Luke 2:10-11
Joyful Christmas greetings to you in the name of Christ the Lord. Though Christmas is a special time that many of us look forward to each year, the avalanche of headlines about Covid-19 and the number of deaths around the globe are so much a part of our consciousness these days which can make us wonder if the Christmas message of "peace on earth, good will toward all" has any meaning beyond the heartwarming sen-timents expressed on the Christmas cards we send to friends, family, and co-workers.
In general, we like to keep things light-hearted at Christmas time, but we can’t ignore that many of us have had a difficult year with illness, loss, uncertain employment, and
isolation due to COVID-19.
The Christmas story really is a very strange story when you think about it. It is the cel-ebration of the Prince of Peace in midst of a very uncertain world, both then and now. The phrase “Do not be afraid” is mentioned 365 times in the Bible which reminds us every day that God is with us as Emmanuel to take care of all our fears and anxieties during these uncertain times that is the good news to all of God’s Children in the world.
One of the great questions that should occur during Advent and find its culmination in the celebration of Christmas is what you expect from God? In some ways, the power of Advent is robbed by low expectations from believers. We approach Christmas like a mystery whose final pages we have already read. When we finally arrive on Christ-mas Day, we celebrate the birth of Jesus way back in history, we go home for the big meal, and we turn to the real mystery -- what will I get for Christmas?
What if you really believe that God has promised to intervene in the world's affairs in order to bring healing, Justice and reconciliation to a broken world and hurting people and that this may be the year? Maybe we are too polite to mention it to God and oth-ers, but perhaps that is the problem of our faith journey. Maybe we live with too low a set of expectations for God and his power to intervene in human history.
Dear friends may we never forget that the Christmas story is always good news! In a world where the media constantly bombards us with bad news, we have the privilege and opportunity to bring to our people good news. And it is good news of great joy! to all the people.
We serve to people who, for the most part, are unhappy. We are continually told by the world around that happiness is found in having the right things, in relationships with right people, or in looking good and staying young. But we have good news that does more than make people happy; it brings people great joy -- deep-down, genuine, heartfelt joy! And this good news is for all people -- for all who will receive it by faith.
May we never tire of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, especially this year when we are all as human race are challenged by pandemic and facing great loss of human lives and lot of unanswered questions and change of life styles which have become the new normal.
It is during these uncertain times we are called to bring Joy, Peace Hope and love and share it with others by building healthy relationships with all the people reminding ourselves that we are all made in the Image of God called to love and serve one anoth-er in unity and oneness working toward the common goal of building the kingdom of God. Merry Christmas!
Wish you and yours a joyful Christ filled Christmas and a Blessed 2021!
Yours in Christ’s Mission Rev. Aaron Alfred.
We participated in Operation Christmas Child, under the leadership of Pat Kelm. The world's larest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child, uses gift-filled shoe-boxes to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to children in need around the world.
Pat Kelm, Gail Brancel and Kathy Thiemke delivered 39 boxes from Briggsville and Moundville Churches Samaritans Purse Christmas boxes to Baraboo. The ones in charge there offered a prayer over our boxes.
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Marquette County Caregivers of the Year
Services: Watch Live Giving Tree
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX
Missing being able to be in church on Sunday morning? You can watch the 9:45 am service live on Moundville United Methodist Church Facebook page. If you miss it, the recorded service is there for you to watch later.
Trinity United Parish is again participating in the “Giving Tree of Marquette County” Each church has 5 gift tags. Tags are at both churches. Please write your name next to the corresponding number on the sign up sheet. Contacts for each church are Cheri Gibeaut and Kathy Thiemke. Have the wrapped gifts with tags attached back to the church by Dec. 6th. Thank you to all for making Christmas brighter for Marquette County Children.
John & Lori Kampen-Members of MUMC: At times events cause a complete change in one’s life. Instead of looking for retirement and relaxation, these grandparents have stepped for-ward to care for and nurture the growth of three grandchildren. This in itself is an amazing act but when one of the grandchildren was seriously injured in a bike/truck accident, the role became even more vital. The grandparents spent the first week at his bedside in a hospital with hope and prayers for his recovery. The next weeks began an increase in caregiving needs. Medical equip-ment was needed, medication monitoring, mul-tiple Doctor appointments and rehabilitation. They had to learn wound treatments. They also worked fastidiously to support his two sisters who were also affected by this tragedy. They now have assumed the role of teaching online schooling. They are moving forward with cour-age and strength and faith. They are doing a good job but could certainly use some encour-agement to continue, to persevere and to suc-ceed in their roles of grandparents, caregivers
and teachers and role models. Their love, support, trust, sacrifice, honesty, protection, acceptance, secu-rity, compromise, gratitude, respect and loyalty is what is keeping a family close and together. There is no way to be a perfect grandparent but a million ways to be a good one….and John and Lori Kampen are examples of very good ones.
Brian Loveland going through treatments for cancer.
Paul Wade & Sonny Barron - Hospice Care
Health Concerns: Parker Braatz, Linda Wolsdorf, Edna Cragin, Elt Scherbert, Larry Krueger, Don Bagley, Richard McFaul, Joel Andres, Steve Pul-ver, Linda Tesch (Alma Paul’s cousin), Barb Barton (Barb McFaul daughter), Barb Yerke’s mom Leah Fox. Gene Pulver, (Steve Pulver dad), Vern Trecek, Kelly Wade, Don-na Davis, Jack Johnston, Deb Archibald(Linda Wade sister)
Remington House - Karen Peter-son
Tivoli - Pat Parrott, Thelma Gay, Esther Brancel
Heritage House - Rose Babcock, Jeanette Lambert
Our House - CG Patefield
Hamilton Park Place, Portage-Ramona Raught
Phyllis Turner - All Saints Assist-ed Living Madison
Please contact the church office either via email or phone with any prayer concerns or updates.
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Prayers Prayer Concerns
Birthdays Celebrations Anniversaries
Recovering from accidents/surgery: Kaden Small, Dan Deming, Kristen Skolarz, Keith Dean.
Our Heartfelt condolences to Diane Loveland on the loss of her cousin, Diane Heitke on her passing November 15.
Our Heartfelt condolences to Pat Barron on the loss of her brother, Randy on his passing last week.
Sonny Barron 12/21 Zach Bretsch 12/23 Payton Lindner 12/23 Elton Scherbert 12/23 Deborah Bagley 12/24 Connie Hillison 12/24 Jan Andres 12/25 Steve Pulver 12/25 Rick Goetsch 12/27 Doug Dewsnap Jr 12/29 Larry Radtke 12/30
John & Walker Marci 12/6 Joel & Jan Andres 12/7 Connie & Delbert Hillison 12/14 Ben & Gail Brancel 12/16 Dean & & Jennifer Peterson 12/22 Doris & Dean Walker 12/22 Larry & Linda Krueger 12/29
Gail Brancel 12/1 George Cairns 12/1 Ken Johnson 12/2 Eleanor Russell 12/3 Josh Heintz 12/5 Remington Edwards 12/6 Rose Babcock 12/9 Patricia Kelm 12/9 Ronna Pate 12/11 Lana Edwards 12/12 Penny Lindner 12/12 Jayme Roller 12/14 Jill Scherbert 12/14 Sharon Johnson 12/21
Do you know why we are called United Methodists?
On April 23, 1968, Bishop Reuben H. Mueller, of The Evangelical United Brethren Church, and Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke, of The Methodist Church, joined hands at the General Conference in Dallas, Texas. They declared "Lord of the Church, we are united in Thee, in Thy Church and now in The United Methodist Church." A new denomination was born and a new logo was created to represent this coming together. A traditional symbol—the cross—was linked with a single flame with dual tongues of fire. This ties The United Methodist Church to God through Christ (cross) and the Holy Spirit (flame). Most church members know that the symbol is a sign that "this is a place where United Methodists gather”.
UMC Church History
Greeters & Liturgists: If you will not be able to serve as greeter or liturgist as scheduled, please swap dates with someone, or contact the worship committee chair at your church. Usher and greeters, please be sure that the attendance is recorded on the attendance report form in back of the church. BUMC Chair: Jayme Roller 608-434-3876, MUMC Chair: Cheri Gibeaut 608-587-2370
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Liturgists & Greeters
Briggsville
Dec 6
G: Denny & Bev Weyh
L: Jayme Roller
Dec 13
G: Danny & Wanda Stowell
L: Greg Lindner
Dec 20
G: Kathy Thiemke/Sharon John-son
L: Jayme Roller
Dec 24
Virtual Service
L: Jayme Roller
Dec 27 G: Lonny & Linda Kutina
L: Open
Money Counters:
Barb Maley & Carol Brancel
Moundville
Dec 6
G: Diane & Delmer Loveland
L: Anne Oelke
Dec 13
G: Elton & Shirley Scherbert
L: Jen Shier
Dec 20
G: Matt & Louan Friend
L: Sharon Wade
Dec 24
Virtual Service
L: Cheri Gibeaut
Dec 27
G: John & Lori Kampen
L: Linda Krueger
Just hoping everyone is still saving their change, (if you're not shopping you probably don't have any!), even though we don't have offering plates to put it in. I have a baggie and put any change--however small--into it. Loose Change:
January thru March - Pine Lake Camp
April thru June - Marquette County Canine Unit
July thru September - Budda Box
October thru December - Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 Communion Sunday
Giving Tree gifts due
7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 First day of
winter 22 23 24 Virtual Christ-
mas Eve Service 7pm Face-
book/Website
25 Christ-
mas 26
27 28 29 30 31 New Years
Eve
Briggsville UMC Budget 2019
Moundville UMC Budget 2019
Yearly Budget total: $68,953.29 Yearly Budget total: $57,113.13
Monthly needs: $6,551.35 Monthly needs: $5,797.05
BUMC BUMC MUMC MUMC
DATE Offering Attendance Offering Attendance
10/4/2020 790.00 19 821.00 21
10/11/2020 6245.00 15 1020.00 20
10/18/2020 485.00 20 1500.00 18
10/25/2020 440.00 20 915.00 30
Grand Totals $7960.00 64 $4256.00 89
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