Monthly Newsletter of Zion Lutheran Church, Shawano, WI August 2012

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John Holtz, Abby Nead, Emily Brei, Meghan Hoffman, Lan-

dan Holtz, Leigh Welander, Chris Holtz, and Stephanie

Swan gathered in the Zion parking lot Monday, July 16th

to start their week-long Youth Gathering experience.

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Dear Special Members of Zion,

I needed to write a special note to say Thank You for everything you have done to help me after my car accident. There have been too many good deeds to mention them all. Thank you so much for all the beautiful cards, wonderful well-wishes, and most importantly all your prayers. I wish to thank the Prayer Shawl Ministry for the lovely purple prayer shawl. It has been used so often. I feel so blessed to be a member of the Zion Con-gregation. Your kindness has helped me through some hard days, but with God’s help, I look forward to walking soon! ~ Noreen Christianson

2012 Financial Update

June contributions were somewhat less than expected and expenses were higher so our General Fund bal-ance dropped about $6,000 to a level of $9,000. A slight drop in contributions is typical during the sum-mer months. Higher expenses were related to the temporary increased need for guest pastors as well as the July National Youth Gathering. The first two weeks in July appear promising with higher weekly contributions and lower expenses… so the financial picture appears to look pretty good with the General Fund balance estimated to end the month at about $8,000. Thank you, Zion members. We continue to appreci-ate your loyal support.

In Christ’s Service,

Your Finance Committee: Scott Glysch, President Renee’ Elertson, Vice President Gordon Holten, Treasurer

Thank you !!!

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Bap�sm:

† July 22, 2012 Kenley Loue/a Gwen Wilson

Daughter of Roy D. & Lacey L. Wilson

Sponsors: Dus5n D. Leach

Darcy J. Petersen

Marriage:

† July 7, 2012 Melissa Gagner

& Bradley Moeller

Officiate: Rev. Lisa Ubbelode

Place: DePere, WI

Attention Expecting Parents!

Please remember to contact Leigh at the church office with information including your name, address, contact phone number, and due date of baby. This way we can be prepared for when the baby does arrive to “shower” you with some meals. 715-526-2017 or email famlife@shawanozion.org

Zion's Prayer Chain

If you have a request for the

Prayer Chain, please call

Ginny Vraney (715-799-3507) or

Kathy Bruhn (715-745-6603) with

your request.

What happened to that bowl? It might be here at Zion! Anyone who has dishes left at Zion please stop by to pick them up before the rummage sale or they could be included in the rummage sale! Please check the table downstairs for any dishes you may have left here. Thank you!

Zion Endowment Fund

Grant Applica�ons

Forms are available in the church

office to apply for scholarship/grant

funds.

Return completed forms by August 16

to the church office.

Incomplete or late applica5ons

Pastor Sherven’s May 20th Worship

Service is available on CD. There is a $3.00 charge.

Call the church office or stop in during office hours to

order a copy.

New Address! Pastor Peter Sherven 7517 Widgeon Way

Madison WI 53717

Health Ministry Dates At A Glance...

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5-6 p.m. – Evening Exercise Class Fellowship Hall. New comers always welcome! No need to pre-register. Nancy Schultz, Exercise Leader

Monday, August 6: Health Ministry Meeting 12 Noon

Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 18 & 19: Blood Pressure Checks

Monday, August 20: North Central Blood Drive 3 - 7p.m

Thursdays, Aug. 9 & 23: In-Stitches 1:00 p.m., Commons

From Your Parish Nurse...

Well, summer is upon us. The heat, the vacations, the kids, and for some, the gardens – we wait all winter for the fun. With the gardens then, the little pests that chew on our beloved plants that we’ve started from seeds, or on the special plants we bought because they looked the healthiest on the shelf at the time of pur-chase, are probably also upon us – or our plants any-way.

When we think about the wonderful part of going out to our gardens and bringing the fresh garden produce into the kitchen, the thought of chemicals used on the pests and our food can give a dim light to the whole process. So I’m offering a few recipes for an organic way to try to ward off those little critters and keep our garden delights chemical-free, so to speak. Here are a couple remedies that may be worth trying. Let us know if you have luck.

For a spray, use 1½ tsp. Dawn per 1 quart water. Put into a spray bottle and spray onto the leaves and stems.

Also, this one might work. For one gallon of insecti-cide, put a few cloves of garlic, 1 small onion, a fresh

hot pepper, and 1 cup of cooking oil (seems like a lot of cooking oil) into a blender. After blended, add to one gal-lon of water. Strain the mixture before pouring into a spray bottle to avoid clogging. Try it on your plants.

For slugs: Take a small clean used empty margarine container and fill it with beer – no special kind. Press it down close to the level of the dirt where you suspect trouble and check it out in the morning ! yuk, but it works. They got a little tipsy….

And last, supposedly cloves kill bothersome flying insects. Cabbage worms dislike oregano and thyme. You can use 1 part herbs to three parts of a filler, such as cornmeal. Mix together and use as a powder to apply on plants.

Either way – enjoy your outdoor garden adventure. Summer is passing along and we’re blessed with the fun. Happy pest free gardening ! (We hope!)

Georgia Stapleton, RN Parish Nurse

Thanks to those who have contacted Shawano County Public Health to make

appointments for FREE car seat safety checks. The checks are provided monthly.

Everyone in the community is invited. Certified car seat check staff perform the

safety checks.

To participate you will need the child that is to be transported in your vehicle and the

car seat. Unfortunately 80% of car seats are either improperly installed or are the

wrong seat for the child’s need. As a grandma transporting my grandkids, I was quite

dismayed to learn about this! Here is an opportunity for a sound piece of mind when

transporting our kids/grandkids in addition to providing their safety. The Public

Health office can be contacted at 526-4808. Happy safe travelling!

North Central Blood Center

Blood Drive at Zion

August 20 ~ 3 - 7 pm

Time reservation sign-

up sheet at the Information Desk

or call the church office

715-526-2017.

Building Memorial Fund By: Bernadine Wendt In memory of Todd & Gehardt

Wendt By: Bernard & Delores Paulson In memory of Victor Lund and Hazel Paulson

Missionary for a Day By: Lois Kruse In memory of Lawrence Kruse

Health Ministry By: Odena Kreklow In memory of Erna Fletcher By: Sharon Erickson In memory of Phil Erickson

Youth - Camp Scholarships By: Ted & Mary Ann Rudie In memory of Victor Lund and Hazel Paulson By: Yvonne Wolf In memory of Victor Lund and Hazel Paulson

National Youth Gathering By: James Yeakey

Endowment By: Steve & Sandra Rhode

Park Sound System Fund By: Ronald & Deiadra Cook In memory of Victor Lund

Undesignated By: Don & Marilee Eggert In memory of Erna Fletcher By: Herthal Larsen In memory of Ervin Larsen By: Eugene & Eleanora Peterson In memory of Victor Lund and Hazel Paulson By: Bernard & Delores Paulson In honor of Pastor Sherven’s Retirement

ZLCW—Faith Circle and the

Jerusalem Cemetery By: Wayne & Luann Tuma & family In memory of Donald & Betty Tuma

Gifts and Memorials July 2—15, 2012

Ascension Lutheran in Navarino

is hosting “Thee Big Event”

August 25 ~ 9am—9pm Musical guests, speakers, food, kid’s games,

& more! See flier on 4-sided display.

Area gardeners have an opportunity to share their extra produce with those in need this summer. We are all feeling the pinch of tighter budgets, and some families are struggling to put food on the table. Share the Bounty is a hun-ger program which allows gardeners to bring their excess produce to drop-off sites where it is distributed to families and individuals who can use it. There

is no paper work. And recipients get healthy food and garden-ers know their produce will not be wasted! Share the Bounty is coordinated through the Shawano Co. UW-Extension Office. Local drop-off sites:

SAFPARC—218 E. Richmond Street 9:00—11:30 am. Monday thru Friday.

Lutheran Counseling & Family Services Thrift Store

2324 E. Richmond Street 9:30 am—5:00 pm. Monday thru Thursday 9:30 am—6:00 pm Friday 9:30 am—3:00 pm Sat. Goodwill Industries—300 Lakeland Road 9:00 am—9:00 pm. Monday thru Saturday 10:00 am—6:00 pm Sunday Quantities of produce both large and small are accepted! We ask that it be reasonably clean and of good quality. Boxes will be provided at the site. Contact Linda Olson, UW-Extension Family Living Educator at

715-526-6136 with any questions.

The 2012/2013 Sunday school year is just around the corner and it is time to be gearing up for a fun year with all our Zion youth.

We will be having a meeting for all teachers on

August 22 at 6pm. Please note this in your cal-

endar and plan on attending. See you all then.

Thank you for welcoming me into the faith community of Zion; I have felt your care and concern already as many have expressed their support and pray-ers as I work through family tragedy. I have also enjoyed the fellowship, deli-cious food and kind words of welcome both at the potluck following worship at Jerusalem and at the church picnic at the lake - wonderful opportunities to enjoy the gift of community our faith gives us.

As I continue getting to know the community of Zion, I will be asking many questions in order to learn your reflections about life at Zion and also your hopes for the future.

In order to help with this process, we will be setting up a Transition Team. I will work with this group to help get feed-back from you, the members as we ask together where God is leading Zion's future minis-try. The transition team will help set up some meeting times for members to gather together to discuss the goals you would like to accomplish during this time of transition as you prepare for your future. The tran-sition team will report to the congregation council and together we will set our goals for the months ahead. This can be a very exciting time as the congregation opens itself to new possibilities for the future; this is a time for prayer and a time to imagine the things God can accomplish through the ministry of Zi-on.

I realize this is a new and unknown process to all of you. Please ask questions so you will understand what is happening and so you can be involved in this important time in the life of your congregation. God has blessed Zion with many committed leaders and staff. I have also appreciated the volunteers who have jumped in to help me in leading worship and the various ministry that happen here. Together we can help people feel welcomed and we can joyfully celebrate together God's living presence with us. Jesus is here and I see Jesus love and compassion in you. Thanks be to God! God’s Peace,

Pastor Gisele

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Youth and Family dates at a glance:

♦ Rally Sunday is September 9

♦ Kid’s Church begins September 9 during the 8am service

♦ Blessing of the Backpacks will be during the 10:30am service

September 9

♦ Teacher installation will be during the 10:30am service Sept 9

♦ 3rd

grade Bibles will be on September 16 during the 10:30am service

♦ 10th

grade Confirmation class will begin September 12

♦ KOZ after school program will begin September 12...

*.paperwork must be turned in!

♦ Acolyte training will be held on September 26

Please be watching your mail for details and times

Saturday, October 6 Waypost Camp on Mission Lake, Hatley

This is a bike tour through the scenic countryside that sur-rounds the camp and supports a camping ministry that im-pacts the faith lives of thousands!

Cyclists of all ability levels can ride any one of the routes, including 15-, 20-, or the 70-miles route (to celebrate the 70th Anniversary!). The finish line celebration will include a free Italian meal and the chance to swim in Mission Lake as you cool down!

Visit crosswayscamps.org

for more information

and to register.

New Books in Zion’s LibraryNew Books in Zion’s LibraryNew Books in Zion’s LibraryNew Books in Zion’s Library

Dating Do-Over by Wendy Lawton is Book Four in the Real TV series. Bailey’s senior prom is just weeks away, and all she wants is a date. Her best friend Jenn is determined to change Bai-ley’s brainiac image so that her secret crush, Trevor, will finally notice her. Thanks to Luke, Jenn’s twin brother, Bailey finds herself on the hit reality show, Dating Do-Over, and gets much more than the date she wanted. When the hip producers get her whole school involved, Bailey is thrust into the spotlight while the cameras roll, she discovers the value of real friendship.

TJ and the Time Stumblers, written by Bill Myers, is the story of TJ Finkelstein, Tuna and Herby. Join this unlikely trio as they stumble into one hilarious catastrophe after another while acci-dentally learning the importance of such core values as love, honesty, patience, and kindness. Lessons from a Sheep Dog - A True Story of Transforming Love by Phillip Keller is the story of those first tense weeks with Lass and allows us to see Lass’s dramatic transformation from a scrawny, enraged animal into the strong, vibrant worker she was bred to be. Lass learns the lessons of trust, obedience, faithfulness and discipline.

A Social Statement on

Criminal Justice

Hearing the Cries:

Faith and Criminal Justice

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is preparing a social statement that address-es issues in criminal justice. The 2013 Churchwide Assembly, it is anticipated, will consider the pro-posed social statement. Learn about the statement's development and find resources for thinking about the issues on the ELCA website at www.elca.org.

The ELCA released, Hearing the Cries: Faith and Criminal Justice, a study written by the Criminal Justice Task Force. The study was created to invite members of the church to engage in moral delibera-tion on this major social issue. The responses from the study were used by the task force as they wrote the draft social statement.

How to Get Involved Now that the Draft Social Statement on Criminal Justice has been released, synods will be hold-ing hearings to receive feedback on the docu-ment. Those who are not able to participate in a synodical hearing are invited to study the draft in a group and submit a form (available online) to provide feedback to the task force.

A copy is available in the church office.

Zion’s Annual

&

Bake

Please schedule

your calendars to

volunteer

the week of July

30 - August 4

for set-up, pric-

ing, selling, and

Direct any ques5ons

to Donna & Jerry

Milbauer.

Rummage Sale

August 2 - 3 - 4

● Thursday 8am - 4pm

● Friday 8am - 4pm

● Saturday 8am - Noon

Bake Sale - Aug 2 - 3

● Thursday 8am - 4pm

● Friday 8am - 4pm

Rummage

dona�ons

may be

brought to

Zion’s

fellowship

hall thru

August 1st.

Office Hours

July 30—August 3

Monday thru Thursday

9:00—12:00 1:00—4:00

Friday 9:00—12:00

Debbie will be on vaca on!

Women of the ELCA Fall Retreat

September 14—15 at Imago Dei Vil-

lage, Cloverleaf Lake Road, Clintonville.

Cost depends on days of a/endance,

meals, and lodging. A limited number of

scholarships are available (scholarship

applica5on deadline is August 15).

Retreat registra�on deadline is August 30th.

Registra5on forms available at the Informa5on Desk, in

the church office, via church email or downloadable

online at ecsw-women-of-the-elca/ecsw-women-of-the-

elca.html.

AUGUST FOCUS

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

1254 SOUTH UNION STREET

SHAWANO WI 54166-3461

Address Service Requested

FOCUS is published monthly by

Zion Lutheran Church.

1254 S. Union St., Shawano, WI 54166

Rev. Gisele Berninghaus, Interim Pastor

Leigh Welander, Minister of Family Life

Rev. Howard Buen5ng, Visita5on

Georgia Stapleton, Parish Nurse

Debbie Bernard, Admin. Assistant

Rev. James Sack, Missionary to Japan

Phone: 715-526-2017

e-mail: zion@shawanozion.org

People of Zion