GOOD JOB, KIND PEOPLE!

I got this wonderful note from a visitor

recently. It made me feel so good,

like… WOW, EMMANUEL! YOU WERE

ON THE BALL!!

The visitor wrote:

Hi Nansi, I enjoyed the service Sunday.

Your sermon story was powerful and

the woman who read the scriptures did

so in a very expressive and meaningful

manner. People at your church are

quite welcoming. I don't think I've

visited a church where so many

people came and introduced

themselves to me and then actually

stayed and interacted with me for a

few minutes. Quite amazing.

FYI, The woman who read the

scriptures was our very own Sarah

Erickson-Bhatt. Good job, Sarah!

And good job to the kind and

hospitable people who took the time

to reach out to someone you didn’t

know, and make them feel at home. It

is our hospitality and kindness which

shall mark us; as the old camp song

goes, “and they’ll know we are

Christians by our love.”

Good job, friends! And keep it up!

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Hawkins

June 2

Acts 8:26-40

The Ethiopian Eunich Prayers for Nancie & Dick Gryske &

Leanne Harmann

Holy Communion

Food Pantry Sunday

Order SCRIP

Monday, June 3, 5:30 PM

Confirmation Rehearsal

June 9

PENTECOST! CONFIRMATION!

GRADUATE SUNDAY! Our Confirmands are the Preachers!

Prayers for the Hawkins and

Peggy/Pete Hazelberg families

after worship: Confirmation &

Graduate Celebration in

Fellowship Hall!

June 16

Guest Preacher: Jeanne Phelan Prayers for Shirlene & Bob Hazelberg

and Sandie Horne

10:45am- Council

June 23

Acts 9:36-43

Just Like Jesus Prayers for Sandy & Gregg Jarrett &

the Jondle family

General Synod at the Wisconsin

Center in downtown Milwaukee…

FREE!

2:30- WORSHIP WITH THE WHOLE

UCC! Incredible music, powerful

preaching by our Minister of

Justice, Traci Blackmon

4:30-8:30pm- PARTY WITH THE

WHOLE UCC! Street fair at nearby

Zeidler Union Square Park (301 W

Michigan St), with live music, art,

and food trucks. Visit with UCC

folks from around the country as

they get a taste of Wisconsin.

June 30

Psalm 133

How Good and Pleasant Prayers for the Kerr & Kinney families

July 7

Guest Preacher: Jim Langreder Prayers for Kristen & Jared Kramer and

Sherri & Bob Krantz

Holy Communion

Food Pantry Sunday

Order SCRIP

July 14

Luke 10:25-37

Caring Neighbors Prayers for Christine Lang and the

Langreder family

Coffee Hour

Set up fellowship hall after coffee

hour for Monday’s Blood Drive

Monday, July 15, 1:30-5:30 PM

Blood Drive in fellowship hall.

July 21

Luke 10:38-42

It Cannot Be Taken From You Prayers for the Laur family and Sharon

Logemann

Family Promise Set-up after

Worship

Sunday PM through Sunday, July

28 AM Family Promise Hosting

July 28

Luke 11:1-13

Shaped by Prayer Prayers for the Lui family and Lorna &

Jere Marheine

Monday, July 29 - August 16

Pastor Nansi will be on vacation

36821 SUNSET DRIVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066

PO BOX 216, DOUSMAN, WI 53118

REV. NANSI HAWKINS, PASTOR (262) 965-2429

The Messenger

JUNE / JULY 2019

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR JUNE & JULY

GENERAL SYNOD IS IN MILWAUKEE

JUNE 21-25! Mark your calendars especially for Sunday, June 23!

For the first time since the beginning of the UCC in 1957,

our biennial National Gathering of General Synod is going

to be held HERE! IN MILWAUKEE!!!

After worship, head over to Milwaukee and our biannual

meeting of the national UCC! Sunday, everything (except

food) is free to visitors!.

Afternoon worship features the extraordinary Justice

and Local Church Ministries executive minister, Rev.

Traci Blackmon at the Wisconsin Center

Street fair at nearby Zeidler Union Square Park (301

W Michigan St), with live music, art, and food trucks.

Visit with UCC folks from around the country as they

get a taste of Wisconsin.

Browse through the exhibit hall with hundreds of

exhibitors (and lots of free stuff!)

PARKING: There are going to be a LOT of people from all

over the country, so if you can, please carpool. Nearby

parking lots:

Convention Center Ramp: 615 Vel R. Phillips Ave

Wisconsin Center: 400 W. Wisconsin Ave

Library Lot: 801 W. Wisconsin Ave

6th & Wells Lot: 601 W. Wells

Isaac’s Parking Garage: 330 W. Wells St

June Committees Communion Preparation for June 2:

Communion Assistants: Olivia Obenberger & Adam Langreder

Coffee Hour Committee for June 9: Nancy Edwards, Mary

Edwards, Carol & John Pfalz, Fran & Ken Pike, Lorna & Jere

Marheine.

Church Cleaning Team: Kris Davidson, Carol Pfalz & our friends

from the Easter Seals Adult Day Center

Greeters

Ushers

Scripture Readers

2 Connie

Motelet

Shirlene Hazelberg

& Sarah Erickson-

Bhatt

Adam Langreder

9 Carol Pfalz Nancie Gryske &

Debbie Morgan

ALL READERS

16 Mary Branson Carol Pfalz &

Charlotte Voigt

Sarah Erickson-

Bhatt

23 Mary Edwards Linda Berlin &

Sharon Logemann

Michael Phelps

30 Mary Branson Donna Newland &

Kris Davidson

Adam Langreder

July Committees Communion Preparation for July 7:

Communion Assistants: Emily Pakula & Egann Stack-Vaughn

Coffee Hour Committee for July 14: Kristen Voskuil, Jim/Alex

Langreder, Christy/John Lui, Tammie/Kirk Bonestroo, Ann/Bill

Carpenter, Wendy Geier

Church Cleaning Team: Kristen Voskuil, Joanne Szymanski & our

friends from the Easter Seals Adult Day Center

Greeters

Ushers

Scripture Readers

7 Laurie Buckett &

Connie Motelet

Emily Pakula

14 Kristen Voskuil Sue & Tom Stelling Adam Langreder

21 Laurie Buckett Shirlene Hazelberg

& Kris Davidson

Egann Stack-

Vaughn

28 Nancie Gryske &

Debbie Morgan

Michael Phelps

Emmanuel has been generous in giving monetary support

to the United Church of Christ’s five wider missions. The

first offering, One Great Hour of Sharing, was collected in

March. June 9, Pentecost Sunday, which is the birth of

the church, the second collection will be taken. With

these funds we will be investing in the vision of our greater

body. This special offering is called Strengthen the

Church.

Strengthen the Church supports the expansion of ministry

and growth of UCC local congregations. Your

contribution will help the UCC fulfill its commitment to

creating a just world for all. 50 percent of your offering

stays in our local Conference, and 50 percent is sent to

the national work of strengthening the church universal.

Grants are given towards new church starts, inspiring

youth and young adults into leadership, and equipping

pastors for ministry in the 21st century.

In 2018, your support increased church vitality by

awarding 12 grants totaling $350,000 through the New

and Renewing Spiritual Communities program.

As God calls our congregations to be the church in new

ways, your generosity will plant new churches, awaken

new ideas in existing churches and develop the spiritual

life in our youth and young adults.

Please use the envelope provided in the fellowship pads

to make a contribution to Strengthen the Church, June 9.

Thank you. Board of Stewards

Show your SPIRIT

with

RED Geraniums!

June 9th is Pentecost

Sunday as well as

Confirmation &

Graduate Sunday!

Our custom is to decorate the Sanctuary with RED

geraniums for Pentecost, red being one of the colors of

FIRE, which is a symbol of Pentecost.

Please bring in donations of nice RED geraniums for June

9th. Unless you wish to take them back home with you, the

plants will be used for our outdoor planters this

summer....thank you!

BIRTHDAYS

Kristen Kramer 1 Corrine Mayer 18

Roger Nathan 1 Colton Schultz 20

Jay Obenberger 1 Jessie Brinkmann 21

Bob Krantz 6 Jared Kramer 24

Connie Motelet 8 John Brinkmann 28

Judy Stanek 15 Eliza Kerr 28

Lorna Marheine 17 Steve Thompson 29

Izaiah LaPrade 18

ANNIVERSARIES

Melanie & Mike Laur 6 Sue & Tom Stelling 13

Jim & Alex

Langreder

9 Nansi & Dick Hawkins 17

Kristen & Jared

Kramer

13 Renee & Jay

Obenberger

20

MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES:

Mary Edwards 2 56 yrs.

Wesley Hazelberg 8 5 yrs.

Ben Lui 8 5 yrs.

Ben Obenberger 8 5 yrs.

Emma Phelps 8 5 yrs.

Kris Davidson 9 28 yrs.

Xavier Hazelberg 10 7 yrs.

TJ Lui 10 7 yrs.

Judy Stanek 12 36 yrs.

Betsy & Bill Welch 17 12 yrs.

Jan Wilson 17 12 yrs.

Jeanette Collins 18 19 yrs.

Sandie Horne 25 13 yrs.

BIRTHDAYS

Marjore Thompson 3 Jack Newland 16

Sammie Bensing 7 Julia Starbuck 21

Wesley Hazelberg 8 Jim Langreder 23

Alex Langreder 8 Bill Carpenter 26

Nancy Edwards 14 TJ Lui 27

Carole Milos 14 Ben Obenberger 30

ANNIVERSARIES

Karen & John Quaden 7 Becky & Nick

Stenson

20

Marian Speerless &

Stephen Turley

7 Christy & John Lui 27

Lorna & Jere Marheine 12 Francine Langlais &

Ron Blaschuk

30

Wendy & Jeff Geier 16 Nicole & Josh Kerr 31

MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES:

Laurie Buckett 12 27 yrs.

Carol & John Pfalz 12 27 yrs.

Congratulations Amanda & Tyler! Amanda Puerzer and Tyler Walczak were married in a

ceremony held at Emmanuel on April 27th!! We wish you

well!

Order SCRIP June 2nd & July 7th

Coming up...graduation parties, Father’s

Day, birthdays, anniversaries, summer weddings.....make

your lift a little simpler, .purchase SCRIP gift cards for all of

these occasions!

Your participation in the SCRIP program benefits

Emmanuel. There are hundreds of retailers to choose from

in the Great Lakes Scrip Program. You pay face value for

each card and Emmanuel earns a percentage of each

card purchased. Use Scrip to purchase groceries, gas,

eat at restaurants, etc. Orders are taken the first Sunday

of the month and delivered to you the following Sunday.

Check the kiosk in the Gathering Area for a list of Scrip

retailers.

Precious Metals

aluminum (cans and

other), brass, copper

Place your donations (in plastic

bags) in front of the garage. Ron Blaschuk and Tom

Stelling are kind enough to take them in for recycling,

which benefits Emmanuel.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE FORMING!! Melanie Laur and Jim Langreder are forming a

committee to focus on fundraising activities and events. If

you have experience and/or interest, PLEASE attend the

first meeting at 8:30 AM on Sunday, June 2.

Young Disciples

Church School is on hiatus until Rally Day Sunday,

September 15th!

During the summer months, kids can either attend

worship or if they are too young to sit for that length of

time, go to the Nursery with Gabs.

Confirmation CONFIRMANDS!

Monday, June 3 at 5:30 PM

Confirmation Rehearsal!

Confirmation Class pictures will be taken at 8:45AM

on June 9.

Sunday, June 9th , 6 of our youth, having completed their

studies, will take the vows of Confirmation.

Come and support

Katelyn Alaimo, Adam Langreder,

Olivia Obenberger, Emily Pakula,

Michael Phelps, Egann Stack Vaughn Coffee Hour in celebration of our Confirmands and High

School Graduates will be held in fellowship hall following

the service.

Adult Opportunity

TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY

will resume September 17.

Xavier Hazelberg graduated from UW-Madison with a

Bachelor of Science Degree,

majoring in BioChemistry. His

immediate plan is to find

employment to give him time to

determine what specialty field he

wants to get into before going for his Masters Degree in

that area of study. Xavier is especially interested in

virology, genetics and immunology!!

Robert Colon will graduate from Kettle Moraine

Performance and Arts High School on Sunday, June

9. He was in Drama all four years of high school and

acted and/or worked on the stage and wings in

over 15 of their productions! He went to the State

theater competition and received honors for their

performance. Robert has been accepted at UW-

Milwaukee where he will study the Arts.

Emma Phelps is graduating

from Kettle Moraine School for

Arts and Performance. During

her time in high school, she

was a highly active member in

the Kettle Moraine Band

Program. She served as the

Leadership Coordinator and

Marching Assistant for the

marching program and was the flautist for six pit

orchestras. Emma was also a member of the

Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO)

Chamber Flute Ensemble for two years, and she

was a member of the National Honors Society and

Tri-M Music Honors Society. Emma will be attending

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the fall and will

major in Flute Performance.

We will be honoring all of our graduates during the

June 9th worship service.

The Ladies Fellowship will be going

out for lunch at Chen’s in

Mukwonago on Wednesday,

June 12. Meet at church at 11 AM

to carpool. If you will NOT be able

to join us, please let Corrine Mayer or Donna Newland

know.

The next gathering of the group will be the annual

potluck picnic on Wednesday, August 14.

ADVERTISE YOUR CHURCH FOR FREE!

Have you LIKED Emmanuel’s FB page? By doing this,

information posted will appear on your timeline.

You can help our church become better known

by hitting the SHARE button when you see

Emmanuel posts. Share to your own timeline

and this will enable all of your FB friends to see our posts,

thus increasing our visibility! The more people will know

about our church....so Like and Share away!!

You can write a positive review of

Emmanuel on Facebook, Google

or other search engine sites. This

improves our placement when people are doing

searches for churches in our area!

Also, each Sunday we ask everyone with a smart phone

to turn on their phone and check in on Facebook with

your location (Emmanuel). This helps increase our

exposure in the community!!

Pastor Nansi’s sermons are available on

Facebook Live!

Check it out AND tell your friends!!

This n That...

our Dousman Meals drivers for

May: Sue Stelling, Kris Davidson, Mary

Opiela, Shirlene Hazelberg, Kathy

Zebrowski, Charlotte Voigt, Lorna & Jere

Marheine.

Sue & Tom Stelling, Francine

Langlais & Ron Blaschuk, Kerry & Megan Alaimo

& our friends from the Easter Seals Adult Care

Center for cleaning the church in May.

Tom Stelling & Michael Clark for mowing the lawn

and sprucing things up!

Peggy Hazelberg, the Sunday School Teaching

Team and our kids for producing another

wonderful movie!

Everyone who has helped with advertising, sold

tickets and worked for the May 18th Elvis Tribute

Show fundraising event...AND special thanks to

Jim Langreder, Ryan Dockstader and ElleBelle

Salon for all they did for the event.

Nancy Edwards is

recovering from knee surgery.

Mary Fran Roberts is

now in hospice care (in her

home).

Marian Speerless & Stephen Turley

Sharon Logemann

Jeanette Collins

Wendy Geier

Julia Starbuck

the Laur family

Erin Harmann

those dealing with cancer: Fran Szymkowski, Leanne

Harmann’s father, Bob Granzow, Rev. Dick Hawkins’

brother-in-law, Arthur; Steve Thompson’s brother,

Wayne; Pastor Nansi’s friend Bonnie.

...to Kristen Voskuil and her

husband, Adam Brandes.

Adam’s mother, Diane passed

away in April.

Singing Bowl for the SUMMER... Our loose change offerings in June, July and

August will benefit the Blessings in a Backpack

project in preparation for the 2019/20 school

season.

The Waukesha County Blessings chapter was

founded in 2012 to bring this mission to life in

our own back yard. They are a local chapter of a national

organization — which serves over 83,000 students in 900

schools, spread throughout 46 states and the District of

Colombia.

The weekend “gap” is a time when many children go

hungry in our communities. They started bridging the gap

by serving 25 students at Hadfield elementary school in

Waukesha, and now serve over 1,200 students at five

elementary schools.

They help bridge the gap for these children every week

during the school year by filling their backpacks with food

for the weekend. Their local chapter is fully responsible for

securing funds to support their local mission and they

need our help. It’s a heart breaking fact that 4,600

children in Waukesha are hungry over the weekend.

Singing Bowl Thank Yous From Church World Service....Thank you for your

generosity! (The loose change donations in January and

February went to provide training toward women’s

literacy and the establishment of women’s businesses in

Serbia... $188.22 was collected).

From Water for South Sudan...The money that you have

graciously donated to this water project will make an

enormous difference to the people of South Sudan. (The

loose change donations in March went to aid the effort

to provide wells in South Sudan...$101.77 was collected).

MISSIONS OF EMMANUEL

FAMILY NEWS: Heather is working full-time. Derek is looking

for employment. Heather and Derek signed a lease and

moved into their apartment in early May. Tanya started a

new job at a daycare facility in Hartland on May 6.

DAY CENTER NEWS: Our new case manager, Christina

Perkins, started on Monday, May 6. Christina is a certified

Wisconsin social worker who earned her Bachelor's Degree

in Social Work from Indiana State University. She comes to us

with a wealth of case management/social work

experience, including 12 years working with abused and

neglected children and 7 years working with the elderly and

developmentally disabled. She is looking for an opportunity

to utilize her extensive case management experience in a

more independent setting where she can focus on quality

over quantity. We're very glad to have her on board!

Katie Eigner is returning to Family Promise as one of our

Weekend Day Center Managers. Katie has worked in this

role for us in the past and has always done a great job.

She will be working every other weekend. We're glad to

have her back!

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Family Promise is looking for others

who might be interested in serving as part-time Weekend

Day Center Managers. This is a great opportunity for

persons wanting to earn some extra money while making

sure our day center is properly managed during

weekends and holidays. The primary role in this position is

simply being present at the day center to provide basic

assistance to our guests, greet the occasional visitor

dropping off donated items and oversee the facility. Pay

is $11/hour. Call David Tennyck, Executive Director, 414-

587-2476 for further information.

SAVE THE DATES:

July 13, Saturday, - A Fun Golf Outing to benefit Family

Promise

July 21 – 28, Family Promise host week at Emmanuel UCC

The kiosk in the church foyer has drawers labeled for

different things we collect on an ongoing basis. It’s a

great way to get rid of unneeded items and help out at

the same time:

Grocery receipts from Albrecht’s Sentry store in

Delafield. We receive a rebate of the total receipts

we submit. Those rebates help our bottom line!

Empty printer ink cartridges are turned in at Office

Max to earn credit for Emmanuel purchases.

First Aid items/new toothbrushes/OTC pain meds

(unopened) are given to the Free Clinic in

Oconomowoc.

Used cellphones and chargers are sold on eBay with

proceeds benefiting our bottom line.

Used eye glasses are given to the Dousman Lions

Club: throughout the year, Lions, Leos and other

volunteers collect used eyeglasses and deliver them

to regional Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers (LERCs).

LERC volunteers clean, sort by prescription strength

and package the glasses. Recycled glasses are

distributed to people in need in low and middle

income communities where they will have the

greatest impact.

Donate Blood at Emmanuel on

Monday, July 15th, 1:30-5:30 PM

In as little as one hour, you

can become someone’s

unnamed, unknown, but

all-important hero. Saving

a life is noble work that

starts very simply and

easily with blood

donation.

Countless fellow church

family members have benefited from the generosity of

others who regularly share their valuable resource of

blood through donation. Won’t you consider joining the

ranks....it’s the easiest way possible to be a super hero.

As Emmanuel strives to become a church known for its

mission outreach and care for the community, what a

perfect way to walk the walk! Please mark your calendar

for July 15th. Information on how to make an appointment

will be shared as the time grows closer, but it’s not too

early to make the decision....thousands are counting on

you. If you do not want a long wait, make an

appointment....they are given first preference.

After coffee hour on Sunday, July 14, we will ask for

volunteers to ready fellowship hall for the blood drive.

Adult Fellowship Corrine Mayer Donna Newland

431-4046 965-4022

Christian Education/Church School Peggy Hazelberg 470-2181 Council Kristen Voskuil 608-698-3777 Deacons Kristen Voskuil 608-698-3777 Financial Secretary (counts offering & keeps records)

Laurie Buckett

965-2545

Family Promise Charlotte Voigt Sue Stelling

646-2701 965-3498

Pastor/Parish Relations Committee

Marian Speerless Kerry Alaimo Robert Zondag

262-593-8087 608-432-8253 414-218-3254

Prayer Requests Pastor Hawkins Donna Newland

965-2429 965-4022

Programming ideas (at church- check calendar) ($$ needed- check w/Council)

GO FOR IT! Donna Newland

965-4022

Rummage Sale Kristen Voskuil Ken Pike

608-698-3777 965-3226

SCRIP program Laurie Buckett 965-2545

Singing Bowl- same info as Social Concerns

Social Concerns Pastor Hawkins 965-2429

Stewards Sherri Krantz 968-5504

Treasurer (issues checks) Kathy Zebrowski 646-8882

Trustees Jere Marheine 361-2942

Ushering Team- same info as Deacons

Tom Stelling needs lawn

mowers! Please speak to

him if you can be on the

mowing team. Emmanuel

furnishes the mowers and

gas.

Have you signed up to be a Sunday Greeter lately?

Greeters arrive by 9 AM and stand in the Gathering Area,

just inside the front entry doors welcoming worshipers as

they arrive.

Our church building is also cleaned by volunteer labor

each month. Have you volunteered this year? 2 or 3 hours

twice a year is all we need from you! Please help keep

the church looking nice.

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that

part of you that knows that life is far more than

anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep

part of you that allows you to stand for those things

without which humankind cannot survive. Love that

conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war,

and justice that proves more powerful than greed.”

― Fred Rogers

Emmanuel’s Directory of Services

If you have a service to be published, please contact

Donna, 262-965-4022 or office@seeyouonsunday.org.

Service

Emmanuel

Contact

Company

Name

Telephone Number &

Website

Automobile sales & service

John Quaden Sr. & Jr.

Quaden Motors 262-367-2646 262-567-4408 quadenmotors.com

Gluten-free Bakery Mary Branson Wheat Free Treats

567-1493

Marketing Christy Lui Marketing on Demand

262-567-5662 modinternetmarketing.com

Massage Therapy Mary Branson 4 Rivers Center for Well Being

567-1493

Nursing Services (dressing changes, BP & vital sign checks, injections, set up of meds, calling drs., etc.)

Francine Langlais (registered nurse)

262-965-5509

Tree Service Pat & Mike Doering

Bark River Tree Service

262-646-3735 barkrivertree.com

Worship each Sunday at

9:30am

(except August 18)

Nursery Care Provided

Sunday School resumes in

September!

Pastor Nansi will be on vacation from July 29 until August 18.

Sun 4 Guest Preacher: Jim Langreder

Holy Communion/Food Pantry Sunday/Place

SCRIP orders

M-F 5-9 Emmanuel delivers the Dousman Area Home

Meals

Sun 11 9 AM Trustees meeting

Guest Preacher: Jeanne Phelan

Council meeting after worship

Thurs. 15 Deadline for September newsletter articles

Sun 18 Blessing of the Animals Service on the Patio

10:30 AM

Sun-Fri 18-23 Rummage Sale Set Up

Sat 24 Rummage Sale 8 AM – 4 PM

Sun 25 Rummage Bag Sale

Mon 26 Rummage Sale Clean-up Day

Remember....

The FIRST Sunday of each month is

designated as FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY!

We invite you to bring non-perishable food

and paper donations for the Kettle Moraine

Food Pantry. You may place them in the

bin designated for donations in the foyer.

THANK YOU to Sharon Perez who faithfully

takes your donations in each month!

Interested in Nature: Here Comes Summer

It was windy, cold and rainy on Wednesday, May 8.

THERE WAS NO ONE AT THE DOUSMAN FARMER’S MARKET.

The soil has been too wet for some of our farm friends to

get their equipment safely out on their fields. None of the

Redbud trees near us are in bloom yet. Our Forsythia may

not bloom at all this year but go straight to green leaf.

What an odd spring…..

Nevertheless, we celebrated Mother’s Day with a

remarkable film about the power of one mother, the

strength of a child’s mind, the discipline of a game called

chess. If you’ve not seen the Queen of Katwe, we highly

recommend it. Also in May, we scheduled the prominent

conservationist, “Prairie Bob” Ahrenhoerster of North Lake

to come and talk to us on Insect Folklore of the Prairie.

Have you ever heard of Thatching Ants? What do you

know about Solitary Bees?

You might ask “Why is A New Common Ground so

interested in nature and seasons?” Here are a few

reasons from great minds through the ages:

“The initial step for a soul to come to knowledge of God is

contemplation of nature” Irenaeus (120-202)

“I want creation to penetrate you with so much

admiration that wherever you go, the least plant may

bring you the clear remembrance of the Creator.” Basil

the Great (329=379)

“The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.”

John of Damascus (575-749)

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar, in Wisconsin by

Linda Weichelt and it’s winged self…..

“If I spend enough time with the tiniest creature—even a

caterpillar—I would never have to prepare a sermon. So

full of God is every creature.” Meister Eckhart (1260-1327)

“God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on

trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.” Martin

Luther (1483-1546)

“God owns and loves every creature; therefore those who

love God will show justice and goodness toward all that

lives and breathes.” Sallie McFague (1933-----

AMEN

Pastor Simone and A New Common Ground Community

Treasurer's Report for April 2019

PLEDGED Income received (April 2019) $12,020.00

(April 2018) $8,662.00

Difference $3,358.00

NON-PLEDGES & PLATE Income Received

(April 2019) $1,185.00

(April 2018) $2,348.00

Difference -$1,163.00

Total INCOME for (April 2019) * $15,862.02

Total INCOME for (April 2018) $12,288.39

Difference $3,573.63

Total EXPENSE for (April 2019) $11,601.71

Total EXPENSE for (April 2018) $10,927.63

Difference $674.08

Checking Account Balance as of 4-30-2019 $925.41

Checking Account Balance as of 4-30-2018 $2,298.28

Difference -$1,372.87

*TOTAL INCOME includes funds received that are designated funds for:

Singing Bowl $146.35

WI Conference offering income (OCWM, Christmas Fund, etc) $547.00

SCRIP sales $0.00

RBC Investment Account Balance for April 2019 $170,573.89

A New Common Ground $ 10,384.33

Income $ 22.00

Expenses $ -

Interest $ 0.40

TOTAL $ 10,406.73

Capital Funds Campaign $ 4,309.17

Income $ 1,895.00

Expenses $ -

Interest $ 0.23

TOTAL $ 6,204.40

Please direct questions or comments to Kathy Zebrowski (262-646-8882).

I imagine God to be like my father.

My father was always the voice of certainty in my life.

Certainty in the wisdom, certainty in the path,

certainty always in God.

For me God is certainty in everything.

Certainty that everything is good and everything is God.

-Yehuda Berg

Pentecost, also called Whitsunday, (Pentecost from Greek pentecostē, “50th day”), is a

major festival in the Christian church, celebrated on the Sunday that falls on the 50th day

of Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and

other disciples following the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ (Acts of

the Apostles, chapter 2), and it marks the beginning of the Christian church’s mission to the

world.

The Jewish feast of Pentecost (Shavuot) was primarily a thanksgiving for the firstfruits of the

wheat harvest, but it was later associated with a remembrance of the Law given by God

to Moses on Mount Sinai. The church’s transformation of the Jewish feast to a Christian

festival was thus related to the belief that the gift of the Holy Spirit to the followers of Jesus

was the firstfruits of a new dispensation that fulfilled and succeeded the old dispensation of

the Law.

When the festival was first celebrated in the Christian church is not known, but it was

mentioned in a work from the Eastern church, the Epistola Apostolorum, in the 2nd century.

In the 3rd century it was mentioned by Origen, theologian and head of the catechetical

school in Alexandria, and by Tertullian, Christian priest and writer of Carthage.

In the early church, Christians often referred to the entire 50-day period beginning with Easter

as Pentecost. Baptism was administered both at the beginning (Easter) and end (the day of

Pentecost) of the Paschal season. Eventually, Pentecost became a more popular time for

baptism than Easter in northern Europe, and in England the feast was commonly called

White Sunday (Whitsunday) for the special white garments worn by the newly baptized.

In The First Prayer Book of Edward VI (1549), the feast was officially called Whitsunday, and

this name has continued in Anglican churches. In Catholic and other Western churches,

priests often wear red vestments during Pentecost to symbolize the “tongues of fire” that

descended on the disciples from the Holy Spirit; members of the congregation also wear red

in some traditions, and the altar is commonly dressed in a red frontal cloth.

Pastor Nansi on vacation June 12-19

June

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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8:30 AM Fundraising Committee Meeting

HOLY COMMUNION

Food Pantry Sunday Place SCRIP orders

Strengthen the Church Mission Moment

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5:30 PM Confirmation Rehearsal

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6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

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8:45 AM Confirmation Pictures

PENTECOST!

Confirmation Day Graduate Sunday

Special Strengthen the

Church Offering

COFFEE HOUR

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11 AM Ladies Fellowship meets at church to go to Chen’s for lunch.

6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

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9 AM Trustees meeting

Father’s Day Guest Preacher: Jim Langreder

10:45 AM Council meeting

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6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

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UCC General Synod in

Milwaukee (through June

25)

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2:30 PM Gneral Synod Worship followed by a

Street Festival (free admission)

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6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

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Emmanuel delivers the Dousman Area Home Meals

CLEAN THE CHURCH

Worship & Nursery Care 9:30 AM each Sunday

Sunday School will resume in September

CLEAN THE CHURCH

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

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HOLY COMMUNION

Guest Preacher: Jim Langreder

Place SCRIP orders

Food Pantry Sunday

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6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

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Family Promise Golf Outing

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COFFEE HOUR Set up for blood drive after Coffee Hour

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Emmanuel Blood Drive in

fellowship hall 1:30-5:30 PM

Deadline for

August Newsletter

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6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

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Family Promise set up after worship

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6:30 PM A New Common

Ground meets off-site- stay tuned for announcement of

location

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6:30 AM Family Promise clean up 11 AM Derby Days Parade

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Pastor Nansi on vacation returning August 18

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6:30 PM A New Common Ground meets in fellowship hall

Emmanuel delivers the Dousman Area Home Meals

CLEAN THE CHURCH

Worship & Nursery Care 9:30 AM each Sunday

Sunday School will resume in September

CLEAN THE CHURCH

EMMANUEL HOSTS FAMILY PROMISE GUESTS