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First United Methodist Church Canton United Methodist Church 1221 Wesley Drive, Rice Lake, WI 54868 Address Service Requested August 2014 The Circuit Writer NON-PROFIT ORGAN. U.S. POSTAGE PAID RICE LAKE, WI PERMIT NO. 17 First United Methodist Church 1221 Wesley Dr., Rice Lake, WI 54868 (715) 234-3919 Fax: (715) 434-5848 Email: [email protected] Website: www.RiceLakeUMC.org Saturday Summer Service: 5:30 pm (ends Aug. 9th) Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:00 am (restarts in September) All our Rice Lake worship services can be heard on your telephone by dialing (715) 458-3604. Canton United Methodist Church 2408 15 3/8 Ave., Rice Lake, WI 54868 Office: 1221 Wesley Dr., Rice Lake, WI (715) 234-3919 Email: [email protected] Sunday School: 9:00 am (2nd & 4th Sundays) Worship Service: 9:00 am PastorJames Altman Cell#- 715-864-6165 In Case of Emergency Office Manager- Stephanie Byrnes-Hampton Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm August Volunteers Ushers 3 The Wille Family 10 Neil & Sue Tollander // John & Lorie Rae 17 Cecil & Sally Deutsch // Paul & Shirley Toft 24 Russ & Karen Rindsig // Mike & Dawn O’Brien 31 Bill & Nancy Zabel // Bob & Joyce Foster Counters Fran Drabek Greeters Liturgists 3 Betty O’Flanagan 3 Rachel Madison 10 Candy Bandli 10 Karen Rindsig 17 Margaret Maust 17 Rev. Jim 24 Mary Pautsch 24 Russell Rindsig 31 Helen Anonich 31 Pat Asuma Committee of the Month *Dee Maki *Ron & Jeanne Parker Pat Krall Matthew Hanaman Bill & Cheryl Aune Natalie Robarge Dave Bandli

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First United Methodist Church

Canton United Methodist Church

1221 Wesley Drive, Rice Lake, WI 54868

Address Service Requested

August 2014

The Circuit Writer

NON-PROFIT ORGAN.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

RICE LAKE, WI

PERMIT NO. 17

First United Methodist Church

1221 Wesley Dr., Rice Lake, WI 54868

(715) 234-3919

Fax: (715) 434-5848

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.RiceLakeUMC.org

Saturday Summer Service: 5:30 pm (ends Aug. 9th)

Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am

Sunday School: 9:00 am (restarts in September)

All our Rice Lake worship services can be heard on

your telephone by dialing (715) 458-3604.

Canton United Methodist Church

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

Office: 1221 Wesley Dr., Rice Lake, WI

(715) 234-3919

Email: [email protected]

Sunday School: 9:00 am (2nd & 4th Sundays)

Worship Service: 9:00 am

Pastor– James Altman

Cell#- 715-864-6165 In Case of Emergency

Office Manager- Stephanie Byrnes-Hampton

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm

August Volunteers

Ushers

3 The Wille Family

10 Neil & Sue Tollander // John & Lorie Rae

17 Cecil & Sally Deutsch // Paul & Shirley Toft

24 Russ & Karen Rindsig // Mike & Dawn O’Brien

31 Bill & Nancy Zabel // Bob & Joyce Foster

Counters Fran Drabek

Greeters Liturgists 3 Betty O’Flanagan 3 Rachel Madison

10 Candy Bandli 10 Karen Rindsig

17 Margaret Maust 17 Rev. Jim

24 Mary Pautsch 24 Russell Rindsig

31 Helen Anonich 31 Pat Asuma

Committee of the Month *Dee Maki *Ron & Jeanne Parker

Pat Krall Matthew Hanaman

Bill & Cheryl Aune Natalie Robarge

Dave Bandli

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 Reverend Jim Altman August 2014

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Scriptures & Sermon

Titles

August 2nd/3rd

Psalm 17:1–7, 15

Matthew 14:13–21

“Compassion”

August 9th/10th

Russ Rindsig Preaching

Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28

Psalm 105:1–6, 16–22, 45b

Romans 10:5–15

Matthew 14:22–33

August 17th

Revival at the Rice Lake

Bandshell

Dr. Arvid Moin, Preaching

The Singing Borstad Family

Genesis 45:1–15

Psalm 133

Romans 11:1–2a, 29–32

Matthew 15: (10–20) 21–28

August 24th

Romans 12:1–8

Matthew 16:13–20

“Whatever We Bind, What-

ever We Loose”

August 31st

Exodus 3:1–15

Romans 12:9–21

“But Who Are We?”

In “Bankmules,” a 2003 memoir of life in Van Lear

Kentucky, James Vaughan noted, “Much of the litera-

ture on life in the coal towns of southern Appalachia

tends to focus on poverty and ignorance.” A recent arti-

cle in the New York Times confirms: “Eastern Kentucky

— land of storybook hills and drawls ­ — just might be the

hardest place to live in the United States.” Yet, James Vaughan, the son of a Kentucky

coal miner, raised in the heart of coal country, wants us to know there is another side

to the story of Appalachia.

In a few days, a group of us will be heading down to the hollers of southeast-

ern Kentucky again, to the Red Bird Mission; for a few it may be their tenth trip or

more. There’s no denying the visible hardships of the many who are helped by the

Mission, but there’s a curious phenomena that attends the work of Red Bird. People

in poverty are helped, many learn useful life-skills, and still others go on beyond the

hollers to pursue higher education. Author Vaughan graduated from Van Lear High

School to earn degrees from Michigan State and Oklahoma and led a full life in public

service. But, curiously, many holler people who do go on to greater things, nonethe-

less return to this “hardest place to live in the United States.” The fact of it raises the

question, “Why?”

Why would anyone choose to live in such place? Why, if one had a chance at

life in a little “softer” place, why not take it, knock the dust from one’s sandals and

never look back? Well, for one thing, perhaps wealth and education are not all they’re

cracked up to be. There are things in life more valuable than money and there are life

lessons that cannot be taught in universities and graduate schools. Another is that

when one doesn’t have much, one tends to value what one has all the more. A slice of

watermelon might have a greater value than a porterhouse steak. A tin of potted meat

might be worth more than a container of pate de foie grois. A toothless old woman

rocking on a porch with her tin of snuff and a styrofoam cup may feel more royal than

the queen of England. Value is relative to appreciation and there is more to them-there

hollers to appreciate than what meets the eye.

My prayer, as we prepare to travel, is for safe travel and return and for a good

and positive experience for all who go, on the jobsite as well as in the camp. May the

sundaes at the Cow Palace be as good as we remember them. May we find the First

United Methodist Church of Shelbyville, Indiana happy and contented. May all we

who set out on these roads less travelled remain happy wanderers, especially on our

adventure day. May each of us meet Jesus somewhere along the road to Kentucky and

back like disciples on the road to Emmaus. And, perhaps most of all, may God bless

us with a deeper experience of the place and the people than just the testimony of our

eyes and calluses; for all of creation indeed is very good.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

3 4

1:00 Mis-

sions

5

9:00 Pastors

6

1:00 UMW

Executive

7 8

2:00 Wood-

land Village

House

Church

9

Red Bird Leaves

Last Sat. Service

featuring Russ

Rindsig

10 11 12

9:00 Pastors

13 14 15 16

Red Bird Group

Returns

17 Both

churches- Re-

vival at the Rice

Lake Bandshell;

The Borstad

Family singing

and Arvid Moin

preaching

18 19

9:00 Pastors

8:00 Trustees

20

8:00 Finance

21

7:00 Waking

in Oak Creek

Documentary

22 23

24 Canton

church– Lake-

side Service at

Mary BQ’s

31

Loud Offering

for PPP

25 26

9:00 Pastors

27

7:00 Ad

Council

28 29 30

4:00-7:00 pm Vacation Bible School

Stephanie on vacation.

Red Bird Group Gone

<<<<<<<< Sanctuary and narthex floors being done. >>>>>>>

<<<<<<< Sanctuary and narthex floors being done. >>>>>>>

Learn to live in the present moment: Within a two week period, our son has had a heart attack

and heart surgery, we've traveled 2700 plus miles, suffered the loss of a special family member, and witnessed

the marriage of our Grand-daughter.

To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined how much we are able to live in the

present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen to-

morrow, the present moment is where you are...always! We worry about a variety of things...all, at once. We

allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments, so much so that we wind up anx-

ious, frustrated, depressed and hopeless! On the other side, we also postpone our gratification, our priorities

and our happiness, often convincing ourselves that "someday" will be better than today. Unfortunately, that

someday never actually arrives. John Lennon once said; "Life is what is happening while we are busy making

other plans". When we are busy making "other plans", our children are busy growing up. The people we love

are moving away and dying and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss out on life. Many people live

as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date. It is not! In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will

be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have any control over. When our attention is in the present mo-

ment, we push fear from our minds. To combat fear, the best

strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the pre-

sent. Mark Twain said, "I have been through some terrible things

in my life, some of which actually happened." Practice keeping

your attention on the here and now. Recall Jesus' words in Mat-

thew 6:25-34 about worry and that last verse, "So don't worry

about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own wor-

ries. Each day has trouble of its own".

By the time this goes to press, so to speak, the Pie and Ice

Cream Social will be over, Paul Webster's visit will be over, the

Golf Fun will be over....and my prayers are that all have been

well attended!! Be a Blessing...

August Birthdays 25- Bev Berger

25- Barb Jahnke

27- Kim Stoeberl

28- Sierra Tatroe

August Anniversaries 11- Dick & Gail Gifford

14- Jim & Bonnie Pannier

21- Craig & Debby Healy

Canton United Methodist Church News

Five Gifts from God

Love makes our friends a little dearer.

Joy makes our hearts a little lighter.

Faith makes our paths a little clearer.

Hope makes our lives a little brighter.

Peace brings us all a little nearer.

—Author unknown

T.H.I.N.K. First

British evangelist Alan Redpath

suggested these five helpful ques-

tions to ask yourself before you

speak:

T — Is it True?

H — Is it Helpful?

I — Is it Inspiring?

N — Is it Necessary?

K — Is it Kind?

Strawberry Festival

The Strawberry Festival has come and gone and thanks to

the dedicated help of so many of you we had a very success-

ful event. The weather was perfect, the strawberries were

sweet and flavorful and the barbeque was delicious as usual.

We had many comments from people who thanked us for

the super barbeques, the delicious strawberry shortcakes and

for hosting such a wonderful event. I sat in the sanctuary

for a while and listened to the sounds from fellowship hall –

people talking, laughing and having a great time. I had peo-

ple tell me that it was the first time that they had been to our

church and what a nice festival it was and how pretty it was

up here on the top of the hill, but there were even more peo-

ple who looked forward to coming year after year. The

strawberry festival is such a wonderful way to reach out in

friendship and love to visitors in our area and to the people

of Rice Lake and the surrounding towns. All of this, how-

ever, would not have been possible without the help of so

many of you. Some of you picked berries and then came to

hull them, some of you worked both Monday and Tuesday,

some of you came for the first shift on Tuesday and stayed

on through the second shift and some of you were first time

workers that we were delighted to have and certainly could-

n’t have done without. You are all awesome! It takes many

people to pull off this project from your donations, to pub-

licity, buying, food preparation, strawberry pickers and hull-

ers, servers, cashiers, greeters, an outstanding wait staff and

clean-up crew. And, of course, the “Strawberry Festival”

itself would not have been possible at all without the gra-

cious generosity of the Mommsen family. We served over

300 people and the proceeds will be split between local and

global mission projects. The projects that we will support

will be determined by the Administrative Council.

Thank you everyone. You are truly a wonderful group of

people to know and work with. This is a church with a big

heart that is filled with much love.

Karen & Russell Rindsig

Please Join Us in Celebrating

“D” & Steph Byrnes-Hampton’s

15th Wedding Anniversary

And

Art & Cindy Gustafson’s

30th Wedding Anniversary

Saturday, August 30th, 2014

4 O’clock in the evening

At the

Blue Hills Masonic Lodge

225 West South Street

Rice Lake, WI 54868

There will be dinner and music.

August Birthdays

1- Doris Smith

2- James Campbell

3- Darlene Johnecheck

5- Gladys Daniels

5- Ron Turgeson

8- Clarissa Clingenpeel

8- Becki George

8- Michelle Kilcoyne

8- Bev Taft

8- James Wallin

8- Morgan West

9- Cecil Deutsch

9- Trenton Kohel

11- William Aune

14- Harold Quarderer

15- Gregory Aune

15- Ginny Swanson

16- Dianne Barkley

16- Donna Cook

19- Betsy Gerland

23- Cecil Kippenhan

24- Kaylie Kraczek

24- Margie Haines

29- Chris Buergi

31- Maria Ross

August Anniversaries

1- Mike & Heather Madison

3- Bill & Nancy Zabel

6- Jerry & Shirley Olson

12- Rebecca & Jim Wallin

15- Brian & Kyra Larson

29- Larry & Michelle

Kilcoyne

29- Neil & Sue Tollander

If your birthday or anniversary is

not listed then please call the office

to update your info. ~Steph

Haiti School Supplies

Here is a list of school supplies that we need to send to Haiti. With all

the back to school sales coming soon, this would be the time to get them.

Thank you so much for your support!

All items must be new. Spiral notebooks need to be plain covered notebooks.

(ok if they say made in US with flag in the bottom corner- please do not tape

over anything)-was verified. No glue please.

*Spiral notes books 70-80 pages

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)

“WAKING IN OAK CREEK” Documentary

It is show time for “WAKING IN OAK CREEK” on August 21st! Due to a spe-

cial arrangement with the production company, Not in Our Town (NIOT.org),

First United Methodist Church of Rice Lake has an opportunity to screen this

film with our congregation and as many other people as we can pack into our

building. I talk like we will have a crowd because it is such an important

movie. It tells how Oak Creek Wisconsin citizens respond after a man with a

rifle enters a Sikh gurdwana and kills 6 worshippers.

We plan to show the DVD at 7:00 and have a bit of discussion afterward.

Please come, bring your friends and neighbors. Perhaps viewers who see this

movie will be motivated to be actively involved in gun control, or support local

law enforcement, or study world religions, or just be kind to others.

If we had a professional critic, you would probably read that this movie does

not have professional actors, but the skill of those who made the movie shows

the humanity of the people involved and the strength of spirit in a community

that resolves to learn more about the people who live in the area to understand

and support each other instead of being led by suspicion and fear. See you on

Thursday night August 21st.

Congratulations to Russell & Karen Rind-

sig on the birth of their great-grandson

Liam James. Liam was born on July 19th

and was 7lbs 6ozs, 21” long.