Capital Campaign

Celebration

Sunday , May 6 After Worship

Lunch will be served—sloppy joes, veggies, chips, beverages, desserts

Please come and celebrate!

May 2018

Open & Affirming Multicultural-Multiracial Accessible to All

THE BEACON

Sunday May 6: Love of Neighbor: Food and Shelter

Offering

Sunday, May 13 Love of Children: Mother’s day

Sunday, May 20—3 Great Loves - Teacher and Nursery Care Celebration, Pentecost

Sunday, May 27 Love of Children: questions, questions

"Three Great Loves" in May Our Miss ion

“To celebrate and share God’s Love

through dynamic worship experiences,

meaningful spiritual programs,

and nurturing leadership opportunities

as an inclusive Christian church serving

the urban and global community.”

Spring Cleaning at B-B—Saturday Work Day

Saturday, April 29 from 9-12

Can you give an hour –or two– or three to help with indoor work? Talk with Pastor Tim

(organizing, cleaning and other small projects)

Incoming Council Members Thomas Derenne, Steve Komes, Caryn Redemann, and Kas’ Whitmore were installed at the Worship Service on March 18.

Pastoral Search and Call

On Sunday, April 8, we took the next step in our Search and Call process when the Search Committee was formally commissioned. The Search Committee will review ministerial profiles (resumes), choosing which they will interview. They met together for the first time with Jane Anderson, Associate Conference Minister, and received the first 9 applications. The committee has nine members: Jeanne Fehr, Cindy Krahenbuhl, Joan Kutter, Mark Plumb, David Redemann, Ruth Russell, Val Sauvé, Sara Smith, and Robert Zimmermann. Val is the Chair, Jeanne will handle communication with applicants and Joan and Mark will keep the congregation updated about the progress of the search. If you ever have questions about the process, feel free to ask any of the Search Committee Members.

Urban Immersion

Bethel-Bethany’s Urban Immersion Program has been selected to take part in the Share Fair at the Wisconsin Conference 2018 Annual Meeting in Green Lake in June. An exhibit will be set up in the room with other Wiscon-sin congregations sharing their unique initiatives. We will bring brochures describing Urban Immersion, and B-B representatives will be present to answer questions.

Picture Directory

You will soon see the new B-B picture directory! It has been sent to the printer and will be made available to B-B members when they arrive. They will be available from the ushers at the back of church in a few weeks. A free will donation to help defray the cost will be appreciated, but is not required.

Capital Campaign Celebration

A celebration of the end of the Capital Campaign will be held on May 6 after Worship. Lunch will be served. Please come and celebrate! And mark May 20 on your calendars for a Congregational Conversation led by Steve Grabow to talk about our next steps in paying off the mortgage and continuing to prepare ourselves to move into the future. Bring your ideas for improvements you would like to see in the next ten years and beyond.

Common Ground and Parish House

The Common Ground B-B Core Team will host a Summit Meeting of Sherman Park Common Ground Core Teams on May 9. All are welcome! Come see what they all have been doing! The B-B Core Team has been hard at work rehabbing the Parish House which will soon begin its new purpose as a “neighborhood resource house”. New flooring was installed on April 23-24, new meeting tables were delivered April 19, and new security doors were installed April 20. Tours of the finished ground floor will be available May 6 at the Capital Campaign Party, May 9 at the Sherman Park Common Ground Summit, and at the Tri-Block Community Dinner May 16.

New Leaders—WELCOME

Worship Committee welcomes Charlie Pauls as our new Head Usher! Congratulations, Charlie, And Thank You! And finally, as usual the Evangelism Committee has been busy, as they have welcomed new members Ta'tanisha Duckworth, Dave Redemann, and Theresa Dawson.

Mission Projects

In March, through One Great Hour of Sharing, we supported children with a school supply collection, UWM Lunch Bunch served sandwiches and cookies to hungry college students April 11, and Second Sunday Service April 8 saw 150 sandwiches made for Guest House. Our Community Clean-Up Day was snowed-out—now May 19.

Thank you all for all you do to spread God’s Love in our world!

Chris Chance, Council President

The Council “Minute”… by Chris Chance, Council President

Parish House OPEN HOUSE May 6—After Worship

May 9—Common Ground Invite

COUNCIL “MINUTE” PG 2

Interested in

Serving on Sunday?

Contact the following

For Sunday Reader— Lisa Quinn -

church office

For Fellowship Host—Maris Fried or

Karin Haug

For Nursery Care —Val Sauvé

For Kids’ Rock Teacher—Val Sauvé

For Choir/Summer Music—

Debbie Cincotta

For Ushering—Charlie Pauls

For Counting—Jeanne Fehr

Interested in Serving

in other ways?

Properties—Bart Verteegh

or Paul Fried

Adult Education—Pastor Tim

Common Ground—Dave Redemann

or Lynne Woehrle

Urban Immersion—Pastor Tim

Evangelism (general) - Paul Fried

UWM Lunch Bunch—Katy Ferguson

Pastoral Care Team—Kathy Reed

GIVING OF TIME AND TALENTS PG 3

This year, instead of adding our Community Partners and

Partners in Mission to our annual budget as line items,

we have made them “pass-through” giving missions.

Which means, what you give SPECIFICALLY

to Food & Shelter goes

DIRECTLY to our mission partners.

Please use the green Food & Shelter envelopes

(in the pews each week, in your bulletins on First Sundays)

to support the following ministries:

Confirmation Update

Friday, May 4 into Saturday, May 5: our Confirmation Students will

participate in the Urban Immersion Program with

youth from Shawano, Slinger, and Hartford. A sep-

arate letter and permission slip will se sent

Sunday, May 20: Confirmation Class from 11:30 to 1:00 (Church as

Community)

Stay tuned for Summer Confirmation Schedule

For more info, please talk with Pastor Tim Perkins, Rev. Meredith

Anderson or Scott Bennett.

Evening Bible Study

New Day of the Week!

Now 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6:30-8 pm beginning May 15

(see below)

Several new classes have started—jump in at any time! Classes all use different materials—try one or more.

Great Courses 9:00 am classes Jesus and His Jewish Influences

2nd and 4th Wednesdays: May 9 last class (resumes in fall)

6:30 pm classes Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated

Person Should Know 1st and 3rd Weds: May 2—no class May 16

And coming up this summer—June: focus on Judaism,

July: focus on Islam. We are off in August.

Bible Study 9:00 am classes The Gospel of Mark by William Barclay

1st and 3rd Wednesdays: May 2 and 16

6:30 pm classes Learning to Love Ourselves - NEW NIGHT! Tuesday May 15 (moving

to 1st and 3rd Tuesday nights

8:30 am classes The Bible Jesus Read by Philip Yancey

Sundays May 6 and 13. Summer Study TBA.

Adult Learning Opportunities

FAITH FORMATION AND FELLOWSHIP PG 4

Kids’ Rock

We are off on May 6, then have a special

Mother’s Day class on May 13 and

Teacher Appreciation Day on May 20.

No Kids’ Rock on May 27 for Memorial

Day weekend.

If you have questions about Kids’ Rock

or would like to help lead classes, please

talk with Scott Bennett or Val Sauvé.

Men’s Breakfast

F a i t h , F o o d &

F e l l o w s h i p

8:00am – Sat., May 19

at El Greco Restaurant

(91st St. & Appleton) Ave.)

CALENDAR PG 5

Sun Mon Tues Wed Th Fri Sat

1 May

START Undy 500

2

9:00 Bible Study

6:30 Evening Great

Courses—next

class in JUNE

3

7:00 Choir

4

5

10:00 CE Meeting

6

8:30 Bible Study

10:00 Worship— Communion

Nursery

11:15 Capital Campaign

Celebration Lunch

7

8

6:30 Council

Meeting

9

9:00 Great Courses

—last class til fall

6-7:30 Common

Ground Summit

—Tour of Parish

House

10

7:00 Choir

11 12

13 MOTHER’S DAY

8:30 Bible Study– last class

10:00 Worship, Kids’ Rock,

Nursery

11:15 Fellowship

14

15

6:00 Pastoral Care

6:30 Evening Bible

Study ( NEW

NIGHT)

16

9:00 Bible Study

11:30 am Bylaw and

Constitution Mtg

6-8 pm Community

Dinner

17

7:00 Choir

18

19

8:00 Men’s

Breakfast

10-2 SP Earth

Day Clean up

20 PENTECOST

10:00 Worship—Teacher and

Nursery Celebration,

Nursery,

11:15 Fellowship—

Community

Brainstorming

11:30 Confirmation Class

21

22

5:30 Evangelism

Meeting

7:00 Worship

Planning Mtg

23

24

FINISH—Undy

500

7:00 Choir—last

one until fall

25

26

27

10:00 Worship– Nursery

11:15 Fellowship

28

29 30 31

1 June 2

Peace UCC,

Shawano, B-B

Confirmation and

Slinger/Hartford Confirmation

May 4-5

OUR LIVES TOGETHER PG 6

Condolence prayers to the families of Peter Neuenschwander, Linda

Stenglein (Agnes’ sister), Ed & Darci, Fred and Nikki, and Jenny

Neuenschwander and extended family as they mourn the death of

Agnes Neuenschwander.

Condolences to Maris Fried on the passing of her aunt.

Prayers of healing for Norm Hanson.

Prayers for Sandra Stuermer who is receiving hospice care in the final

days of her life

Prayers of healing for Charrie, friend of Carol Darrington

Prayers of healing for Norm Hanson’s brother Erv, who is recovering

from surgery for a cracked a vertebrae and hip.

Prayers of healing for Nervea, a friend of Carol Darrington.

Prayers of healing for: Roxanne Sanchez (surgery), Shirley Klumb (surgery),

Carol Darrington (broken arm), Henry Hahn—Diane Warner’s uncle,

Karen Kraft (surgery), John Lueck (surgery)

Recent Prayers

May Birthdays Becky Cincotta 1

Lorie Koehler 1

Julia Psicihulis 2

Cindy Reed 2

Fran Hadley 5

Diana Pine 5

Lynne Woehrle 6

Antonio Jarvis 7

Mark Plumb 13

Lauren Klabunde 14

Robin Silha (Brown) 15

Shirley Klumb 19

Linda Oleson 20

Rosemary Psicihulis 20

Carolyn Miles 25

Kathleen Kunkel 29

Fernando Calderon 31

If we’ve missed your birthday, please contact the Church Office

so we can update our Database.

May 6

Acts 10:44-48

Psalm 98

1 John 5:1-6

John 15:9-17

May 13

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

Psalm 1

1 John 5:9-13

John 17:6-19

May 20—Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

Romans 8:22-27

John 15:26-27;16:4b-15

May 27

Isaiah 6:1-8

Psalm 29

Romans 8:12-17

John 3:1-17

Lectionary Readings

Graduation News

Are you or a member of your family

graduating from high school or college

or a specialized program? We would like

to celebrate the accomplishments of

our church members in the June

Beacon. Please send information to Lisa

at the office or by e-mail at bethelbetha-

nyucc@gmail.com

Picture Directory

B-B Picture Directories are here—pick

one up. Suggested donations are $5 to

help offset the printing costs.

Sherman Park

Core Team Social

Wednesday, May 9th

from 6-7:30 pm

Once again, Bethel-Bethany will host a social for

Common Ground Core Teams in Sherman Park.

Area Core Team members are invited to join us

for this casual get-together, where we’ll continue

our discussion on the future of Common Ground

in Sherman Park. We’ll meet in Bethel-Bethany’s

freshly renovated Parish House, where you can

get a first look at what we hope will become a

vibrant, well-used community meeting space.

Join us for our next meeting—all are welcome!

Core Team Meeting

Monday, June 4 at 5:45 pm

Final Worship—May 20

Congregational UCC—Brown Deer

1:00 pm 6380 West Dean Road, Milwaukee, WI 53223

MISSION AND EVENTS PG 7

Join us every Second Sunday of the month after

worship for Intergenerational Service and Commu-

nity Opportunities—there is something for every-

one. Have an idea? Contact anyone on Evangelism.

May 13: Mother’s Day Appreciation.

Tri-Block Community

Dinner

May 16, 2018

6-8 pm in Fellowship Hall

Can you help make dinner, make desserts, and/or

help serve or clean up from the dinner?

Dates for 2018 Community Dinners:

Aug 8 Oct 24

Urban Immersion

May 4-5

B-B confirmation students will be joining youth

from Peace UCC—Shawano, WI with and Rev. Jim

Schleif’s churches in Hartford and Slinger.

Talk with Pastor Tim, Dave Redemann, Mark Plumb

or Robert Zimmermann about how you can partici-

pate in this life-changing weekend for youth

“SILENT AUCTION OF GIFTS & TALENTS”

starts May 13

Please consider a donation of items or services to the

Annual Silent Auction! Au t can include:

Useful things, new or gently used

Art Objects

Handmade Crafts

Gift Certificates

Hosting a Dinner or other Gathering

Special Talent or service you can provide (cooking,

baking, cl or

any that might

Please fill out the donation forms

(located at the back of the church or in Fellowship Hall )

MISSION AND EVENTS PG 8

SERVING AT BB PG 9

Camping 2018

When: July 27-29, 2018

Where: Koher-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan, WI

Mark your calendars—Camping with BB is switching things up! The

beaches are awesome, there is a teepee to camp in and the wilderness

walks are great!

Simply go to Reserve America at https://www.reserveamerica.com/,

go to “Plan Your Trip”, enter Kohler/Andrae, Camping, and your arrival

date (July 27) and the number of nights you'll be camping. If you don't

already have a Reserve America account, you'll need to create one.

We've decided on an area near the flush toilets and showers in the

south end of the campground. We have booked half of their sites

already—Sites better suited for tents are: 64, 66, 58, 56 and sites

better suited for trailers are: 204, 205, 207.

See you camping this summer!

Sunday Serving at B-B

May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27

Reader Marsha Poulsen Chris Chance Cindy Krahenbuhl Ta’tanisha Ducksworth

Fellowship Host Celebration Luncheon Men (see Pr Tim)

Nursery Care Sue Page Cindy Krause Diane Warner Amy Lingard

Ushers Keith and Paula Klabun-

de and friends

Steve Komes, Nealy

Rothe and Friends

Karen Kraft, Cindy Krause,

Barbara Brown, Ruth Kas-

ta,

Darlene Kasta

Beth Horstmeyer,

,

Charlie Pauls

Kids’ Rock

Teacher Kids in church Scott Bennett

Kids in church—Teacher

and Nursery Appreciation Kids in church

PG 10

Bethel-Bethany UCC

2866 N. 54th Street

Milwaukee, WI 53210

Return Address Requested Church Leaders

President Chris Chance

Vice Pres. Maris Fried

Secretary Karin Haug

*Treasurer Kevin Wolf

*Finance Sec. Jeanne Fehr

*Finance Asst. Brian Klabunde

Council–at-large

Thomas Derenne Steve Komes

Holger Foersterling Ric Kory-Krohn

Caryn Redemann Kathy Reed

Kas’ Whitmore

Church Staff

Pastor Rev. Dr. Tim Perkins Ministers All Members Music Director Deborah Cincotta Admin. Asst. Lisa Quinn

Earth Day Clean-Up

Saturday May 19

10am –12 pm Meet at St. Catherine’s Community Center

(51st Street Doors)

Lunch at 12:00

Visit and Gather Info Rain barrels—Composting—Urban Gardening—

cooking class info—vacant lots

Join us as we celebrate

ALL of the Mothers of the church

May 13

Fellowship hosted by Men Celebrating the Mothers of

the Church