october 2017 chips - united methodist church of the pines
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At Church of the
Pines, we offer
everyone an
opportunity to
come
to know the Lord
Jesus Christ and
to grow in a com-
mitted relation-
ship with God.
We are
Living Christ’s
Love NOW
through
Nurture,
Outreach, and
Worship.
Chips United Methodist
Of Church of the Pines
OCTOBER 2017
Live Christ’s Love
Nurture Outreach Worship
Sunday Worship 10:00am
Wednesday Worship 6:00pm
Pastor’s Pen 2
World Communion Sun-
day, Charge Confer-
ence, Thank You Notes
3
Prayer List & Birthdays 4
Missions & Charge Con-
ference
5
Movie Night & Art in
the Church
6
Church News 7
Stephen Ministry, Trus-
tees Report & Bible
Study
8
Upcoming Activities 9
Lay Leader & Ministry
Council
10
Rummage & Bake Sale 11
Finance 12
Calendar 13
Inside this issue:
Trust in the Lord with all
your heart; do not depend
on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do
and he will show you which
path to take.
– Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
Pastor’s Pen
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Peter, the most outspoken disciple, voted most likely to put his foot in his mouth, bold
and brash Peter makes just as many mistakes as he does getting things right. It is a
wonder, at times, why Jesus says Peter is the rock that Jesus will build his Church up-
on. Yet, Peter is. You are reading this because of people like Peter. People who God
used to share the promise of hope and life through Jesus.
There are many reasons why Jesus liked Peter so much and used him to start building
the Church. One of the reasons is that Peter had a sense of wonder, a sense of longing
in his faith. Peter was not content with the status quo, he wanted more, he longed to
see God do great things and Peter wanted to be a part of it. In fact, we hear in the gos-
pel how, when Peter’s brother Andrew met Jesus, he went to his brother and told him
that he had found the one they were looking for. For Peter was already looking for
more. His faith...his life, was a journey of going deeper with God.
This sense of longing is what in Luke 5:4-6 leads Peter, who made his living fishing, to
listen to Jesus, a carpenter, let out his fishing nets one more time after a long hard night
of work. Luke tells us that Peter and his partners had caught no fish that night, but Je-
sus said to go out deeper and cast their nets. Jesus stirred something inside of Peter.
Jesus spoke to that sense of wonder and longing in Peter. Jesus touched Peter’s desire
to be a part of the great things of God.
Peter wasn’t sure, but, he was willing to try to take one more step on a journey. So he
went deeper, cast his nets, and God did great things. This is what it means to be a
Christian, a disciple, a follower of Christ; to be willing to go deeper with God. During
worship in October, this is what we will be focusing on.
We start the month celebrating World Communion. Then we will hear three times that
Jesus asks Peter, asks us, to go deeper. I pray that during this time that your sense of
wonder, your sense of longing, your desire to go deeper with God will be stirred just like
Peter. We will have a chance to say “yes” together with Peter, and to cast out our nets
and be a part of the great things God is doing here and now.
Blessings
Pastor Mark
World Communion Sunday & Thank You Notes
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United Methodist Church Charge Conference
Sunday, November 5th
4:00 p.m. - Meeting followed by a potluck dinner
Our Annual Congregational Meeting
Location: First United Methodist Church
724 Arbutus Street Rhinelander, WI 54501
For carpooling, contact the church
office at 715-356-3041 or email [email protected]
October 1, 2017
World Communion Sunday is a celebra-tion observed by several Christian
denominations, taking place on the first Sunday of every October, that
promotes Christian unity and ecumeni-cal cooperation. It focuses on an ob-
servance of the Eucharist.
World Communion Sunday is one of
the six church-wide Special Sundays of the United Methodist Church. The
World Communion Offering provides scholarships for US and international
students. Students who receive schol-arships study in a wide variety of fields: family pastoral care, Christian
and Muslim relations, clinical psychol-ogy, peace and governance, crop
production, law, health and more. www.umcgiving.org
“Our thanks to everyone at the Church
of the Pines. There are no words to ex-
press our gratitude for all you’ve done.
Thank you so much for the beautiful
organ, speakers and installation. We
will always be grateful to you for your
generous,thoughtful gift.”
Love and prayers from everyone
at the Woodruff Baptist Church.
“Thank you for a great 90th birthday celebration at
Coffee Hour and for so many lovely cards!! ‘Tis
said that inside every 90-year-old is a bewildered
35-year-old wondering “What happened?!” What
happened to me is some adventures and a whole lot
of good friends, really high quality people! A rich
blessing! Again, thank you!
Chomee (Chomingwen D. Pond)
Note: Chomee now uses CapTel, so to call her, dial 1-877-243-2823 and you will be directed to then dial 715-358-9998.
A huge THANK YOU to all of our Church
members who supported the Community Ta-
ble at St. Matthias Church on Tuesday, Sep-tember 19th. We served nearly 100 guests
and volunteers! There was an abundance of
food for all, and we received many com-ments on how delicious and enjoyable it
was. What a wonderful community outreach
for our church, along with the Unitarian Uni-
versalist and Faith Evangelical Free church-es. A job well done! Again, thanks to
all...and be ready for the third Tuesday in
January.
Nancy and James Young; Susan Teichmiller; Donna Lie-
benstein; Hedy Blank; Jim and Nell Goetz; Diane Treu; Beverly
Kramer; Howard and Alice Fager; Michele Alexander; Marion
Burmeister; Jim Bollwinkle; Doretta Strasburg; Mary Ellen McEwen; Peggy Drehmel; Betty Jones; Barb Saving; Irene Bou-
dreaux; Sandi Rexroade; Gary Binette; Jack Peterson Family;
Family of Don Strasburg; Garland Cramer Family.
Prayers are needed for our missionaries Mateus Francisco
and Dan and Rachel Gabler, and for their families. Please
also pray for our church and leaders, our pastor, our youth program, and our Stephen Ministers.
Please Pray For...
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Church News
October 4 - Nicholas Blank
October 6 - Susan Street October 7 - Peggy Eberwein
October 8 - Jon Treu October 9 - Leana Schlecht
October 10 - Jim Kranpitz
October 10 - James Luder October 10 - Mary Ellen McEwen
October 12 - Daniel Congdon
October 12 - Peggy Garoutte October 12 - Emmit Gee
October 12 - Jacob Rexroade October 14 - Dennis Harrison
October 16 - Jeanne Heck
October 16 - Donna Liebenstein October 18 - Brandon Reed
October 20 - Bonnie Anschuetz October 22 - Tyson Coy
October 22 - Bill Hilgart
October 25 - Sue Altschwager October 28 - Mack Fitzpatrick
Church Staff & Leadership
Pastor Mark D. Gilbert, ext. 4 [email protected]
Administrative Assistant: Merry Jorgensen, ext 2
Director of Rocking Horse Childcare Center:
Mary Kollath, ext. 5 [email protected]
Custodian: Rudy Vlosak
(715) 892-2949
Organist: Sue Meyers
Choir Director: Lisa Hernandez
Lay Leader: Holly Nash , [email protected]
Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair:
Ted Voigt, [email protected]
Ministry Council Chair: Noah Lottig, [email protected]
Trustees Chair: Bill Remien
Finance Chair: Bob Schuld, [email protected]
Treasurer: Cherie’ Hein, [email protected]
Stephen Ministry Leaders: Dennis Harrison,
[email protected] Holly Nash, [email protected]
Happy Birthday!
If you are celebrating your birthday in October and your
name is not listed below, please contact the church
office so that we can update our records.
Missions & Charge Conference Page 5
Senegal Mission Initiative
The leadership of the United Methodist Church in Senegal requires a constant re-
production of fully qualified Ordained
Pastors. This requires a clear path to ordi-
nation for those called for the Ordained Ministry. Also, continued training and de-
velopment for all laity will provide a
greater sense of connection, understand-ing and unity for the United Methodist
Church in Senegal. Finally, Ordained Pas-
tors and their cost of living needs supple-
ments. (www.umcmission.org)
Mujila Falls Agriculture Center
The goal is to help farm families increase their farm incomes and become less de-
pendent upon scavenging for rats and
mice. This is to be done with sustainable
agriculture and leadership training. They are working with the Lunda people of ex-
treme Northwest Zambia. The greatest
need is to improve protein, vitamin and mineral content in the local diet and
help families increase incomes so they
can provide for schooling, medical care,
clothing, additional food and other es-sentials. Paul Webster is a United Meth-
odist Missionary serving as the economic
development specialist at Mujila Falls. Paul grew up in Wisconsin and also
served as a local pastor in Wisconsin.
(www.umcmission.org)
UMCOR US Disaster Response
When disaster strikes, it is local churches that provide the first response to their
communities. The basic understanding
that disaster response is local, forms the foundation for UMCOR’s US disaster train-
ing and response.
When responding to a disaster in the Unit-
ed States, UMCOR provides the following
things: Financial Assistance. If the bish-op of affected conference contacts
UMCOR, an emergency grant may be sent.
Expertise. UMCOR’s disaster response ex-perience and knowledge are made availa-
ble to those in need. Networking. Getting
connected with NGO’s, volunteers, ex-
perts, local government and other organi-zations can help communities recover
from disaster. To make a contribution, go
to www.umcor.org and click on US Disas-ter Response, Advance #901670. This ap-
plies to both Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
If you give through UMCOP, our church will get credit for your response.
All Saints Sunday - November 5, 2017
10:00 am Worship Service
If you have a loved one who has passed on, please contact the church
office by October 30th so that their name(s) can be placed in our bulle-
tin insert. A candle will be lit in their memory on All Saints Sunday
at our 10:00 am Worship Service.
Movie Night & Art in the Church
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FRIDAY MOVIE NIGHT
October 13th - 6:00 pm
at Church of the Pines
Feature Movie:
PETE’S DRAGON
Children & adults of all ages are
invited to attend! Children can bring a sleeping bag or blanket and pillow.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
FREE food (snacks)...FREE movie…
FREE fellowship...FREE fun!
Art in the Church
We at the United Methodist Church of the Pines (UMCOP) wish to bring
more art into the church; and to begin this effort, we are encouraging all
kinds of artists to share their talents with fellow UMCOP members. To begin
this process, we are seeking two dimensional art work to be exhibited in the
Ministry Center. The art will be displayed from October 8 to November 12,
2017. If you are interested and need more information contact Rich Klatt at
715-892-3720 or [email protected].
Church News
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Jesus welcomed all
who came into His presence. Let us
reflect that same
spirit through our Ministry of Hospital-
ity. As people enter this Church to wor-
ship and praise the Lord, may they hear
His voice in our words and see His love in our actions. May our “welcome” re-
flect our joy at their presence and our
“good-bye” encourage them to return soon. Offering food and fellowship on
Sunday mornings is an important part of our Hospitality Ministry. Your help is
needed in order to keep this extremely
important ministry “alive and vibrant at Church of the Pines” by signing up
to serve as a host for Sunday Hospitali-
ty. Individuals, families, and church
groups are asked to serve, ensuring our
Sunday morning Hospitality continues. There is a sign-up sheet on the counter
in the Ministry Center. Please stop in
and volunteer to be a Hospitality Host!
You are invited
Mark and Anna
Gilbert will be finaliz-
ing Cody’s adoption on
October 11th, and invite you to join
them on October 15th during
Coffee Fellowship to celebrate
Cody Jeremiah Gilbert.
“‘For I know the plans I have for you’
says the Lord.”
THE UPPER ROOM
There are still copies of the September-October edition of The Upper Room on the counter of our Information Center in the Pine Room.
The Upper Room mag-azine’s mission is to provide a model of practical Christianity, accessible in var-ied formats, to help people feel invited and welcomed into God’s presence.
Communion Stewards
Coffee Hospitality Hosts
Hosts for Friday Movie Nights
Ushers
Greeters
Ride/Drive Connection - drive people to & from worship
Kitchen Crew members for Wednesday
evening LOGOS meals - help set tables,
prepare & serve food, and clean up
Please prayerfully consider how you
might be able to assist with these or
other of our church ministries and con-tact the church office at 715-356-3041
to volunteer or to receive
additional information.
People ask, “What does a Stephen Minister do?” A beautiful poem by Ann
Weems, in her book Searching for Shalom,
describes how a Stephen Minister can help:
I See Your Pain
I see your pain and want to banish it with the wave of a star, but have no star.
I see your tears and want to dry them with the hem of an angel’s gown, but have no angel.
I see your heart fallen to the ground and want to return it wrapped in cloths woven of rainbow, but have no rainbow.
God is the One who has stars, and angels and rainbows and I am the one God sends to sit beside you until the stars come out and the angels dry your tears and your heart is back in place, rainbow blessed.
Stephen Ministry, Trustees’ Report & New Bible Study
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If you need someone to sit beside
you, contact one of our Stephen Leaders,
Holly Nash 715-356-6861) or Dennis Harrison at 715-358-0419.
Trustees’ Report for September 2017
The parsonage repairs remain undone. We are having trouble scheduling. The
parsonage piano sill needs to be tuned. After the Trustees and SPRC develop the
new parsonage inspection list we will set
a date for inspection of the parson-age...hopefully, by early November.
We continue to try to work with the
property owner of the building at 319 Milwaukee to resolve the ice/water ac-
cumulation on the Rocking Horse Child-
care Center playground. The Rocking Horse kitchen needs a significant up-
grade. Cabinets are falling apart, coun-
ter tops are in bad shape, and appliances need to be replaced. We are working
with a contractor to develop plans.
The south sidewalk repair/replacement is still in process. We will be set-
ting a date for the Fall cleanup within
the next week. The snow blower has been inspected and is ready for winter
use. Slip guards on the steps at the south entrance will be replaced.
Bill Remien, chairman
New Bible Study
to Begin
The Book of Acts
Wednesdays in the Library October 4th - November 25th
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Led by Pastor Mark
Upcoming Activities
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United Methodist Women Circle
Schedule
Esther Circle: Wednesday, October 4th, at 12:00 noon in the Pine Room. Bring a
sandwich.
Martha Circle: Thursday, October 5th, at 1:00 p.m. at Milestone. Sara Kozeluh will
host.
Deborah Circle: Tuesday, October 10th at 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Pat-
ty Frandy hosts.
Dawn Circle will not meet in October. They
will work at the Rummage/Bake Sale in-stead.
Ruth Circle will meet Wednesday, October
11th, at 1:00 p.m. in the Pine Room. Susan Street and Florence Melka are hosting.
Lydia Circle: Thursday, October 12th at
9:30 a.m. in the Ministry Center. We will be
starting our new study: “A Grace-Full Life” by Jorge Acevedo & Wes Olds. Sue McDou-
gal is leading the study. Host is Sue Claflin. We will work at the Rummage/Bake Sale
United Methodist Women
Luncheon & Meeting October 25th
12:00 noon - Lunch Hostess: Martha & Deborah Circles
Program: UMW World Thank Offering and Corie Zelazoski, Community Health Spe-
cialist, Oneida County Health Department. “E-cigarettes: A growing concern.”
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Reservations to:
Patty Frandy at 715-356-2172 or
Sara Kozeluh at 715-356-4089.
Between Friends is a group that meets the 4th Tuesday of each
month in the Ministry Center from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
We do hand work — quilting, knitting, sewing machine work, etc. or just en-
joy conversation!
Bring a sandwich and join our circle of
friends. For more information, call Lynn Tosch for information at
715-356-6656.
Keenagers The Keenagers will meet for potluck on Wednesday, October 18th, at noon. Gregg and Kay Guthrie from the Lake-land Gem Club will be giving our pro-gram. Everyone is welcome to attend. Just bring a dish to pass. If you’d like to attend the program only, arrive about 12:30 p.m. We hope you’ll join us—this program really rocks!
Odd Couples
Odd Couples will gather at Minocqua Brewing Company on Friday, October at 5:50. Dessert will be served at the church following the meal. Please RSVP to the Harrison’s if you plan to attend at 715-358-0419.
UMW Sunday is October 29th.
Plan on helping to make this happen!
Stoke ‘er Up
Bob and I were up in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in northern Minnesota again for two weeks. On some nights we built a campfire; sometimes for the warmth, sometimes to keep the mosquitoes at bay, and sometimes just for the wonder of watching the embers.
I love to sit and watch a fire - how the flames change as new wood is added, how the hot coals get the new tinder started, how the fire burns warmer and brighter as the wood and coals are brought together. Adding more fuel to the fire is called stoking. I don’t know if “destoking” is a word or not, but I do know a fire soon goes out as the coals are spread out and no longer have contact with each other.
You may have heard of the story of the pastor who used a fire to show a parishioner how important it was to be an active part of the church. Without saying a word, the pastor simply removed a coal from the fire in the fire place the two men were sitting by. Both he and the parishioner watched the coal grow cold when removed from the other burning coals. It was evident the piece of coal needed the others to burn brightly and warmly.
The same is true of people in a church family. We need each other. When I looked up the word “stoke” in the dictionary, I found it also means m “encourage.” By being together we can burn so much more brightly, giving light and warmth to those around us. In addition, by being together we encourage one another to live the Chris-tian faith and provide support to those going through a difficult time. The people of the Church of the Pines have shown time and again how much we can get done and how much we can help by serving together.
I encourage you to keep - Holly Nash stoking the fire and fanning the flame at the Church of the Pines.
Lay Leader & Ministry Council Page 10
Council members in attendance: Pastor Mark Gilbert, Noah Lottig - chairman, Tom Frandy, June Westphal, Holly Nash, Sue Claflin, Bob Schuld, Chomee Pond, Ted Voigt. The Trustees, Finance, United Methodist Women and Missions Reports are included in this issue of Pine Chips 2.0. Lay Leader’s report reminds us of the All Church Breakfast on September 24th. There was also discussion of a new ministry called Meal Train Plus which is an email-based program used to schedule services to people in need (meals, childcare, transportation, shopping, etc.). Holly Nash will continue to research this program. UMCOP’s Stewardship Program will be held in October, with a letter and pledge card to be mailed to church members on August 9th. The annual United Methodist Charge Conference will be held on November 5th. Details will be forthcoming. SPRC is currently working on identifying church staffing needs. The Council ap-proved a severance package for the prior Ministry Coordinator. The next Ministry Council meet-ing will be held on Tuesday, October 17th, at 7:00 p.m.
Highlights from the September 17th Ministry Council meeting
Rummage & Bake Sale
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The women of the
United Methodist Church of the Pines
will be holding their
Fall Rummage & Bake Sale Thursday, October 12, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
&
Friday, October 13, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
at the
American Legion Hall across from the Minocqua Post Office
Donations of clean clothing, shoes, jewelry, books, antiques, household
goods, outdoor/garage/sport items, crafts, small furniture, and collectibles will
be accepted from the general public at the American Legion Hall.
(Please NO old electronics of any kind, microwaves, coffee makers, or other old appliances).
Drop-off: Tuesday, October 10, noon - 6 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sneak Peek Sale, Wednesday, 5 - 7 p.m.
Early drop-offs or questions call Sue at (715) 356-3135
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO MISSIONS
Finance
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Income
August
Actual
Year
Actual
Incr (Decr) Vs.
Year Budget
Church 19,622 173,555 3,873
Rocking Horse 27,582 208,482 (5,111)
Total Income 47,204 382,037 (1,238)
Expenditures
Rocking Horse 27,041 193,792 5.939
Pastor* 8,328 63,744 1,494
Worship 823 8,291 (736)
Nurture 3,624 20,546 (2,818)
Outreach (2,829) (10,391) (11,091)
Finance & Administration 3,134 19.696 852
Facilities Operation & Maintenance (1,231) 18,042 (9,476)
Capital Improvements Fund 23,820 30,500 950
Youth Fund 0 1,500 1,500
Missions Fund** 39 6,251 (177)
Reserve Fund 2,990 3,953 648
Conference Apportionment 0 19,152 0
Total Expenditures 68,201 375,076 (12,915)
Net Cash Excess (Deficiency) (20,997) 6,961 11,677
Total Available Funds 8-31-17 297,056
* Includes Salary, Benefits, Expenses
** Includes Special Sundays
FINANCE REPORT
As of August 31, 2017
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
9:00a Choir Re-
hearsal
10:00a Worship -
World Communion
Sunday
11:00a Coffee
Fellowship
2
5:30p Missions
6:30p Trustees
3
9:00a MOPS
4
12:00p Esther
Circle
3:50p LOGOS
6:00p Worship
7:00p Bible
Study
5
1:00p Martha
Circle
6:00p Choir Re-
hearsal
6:30p Circuit
Laity Meeting
6 7
8
9:00a Choir Re-
hearsal
10:00a Worship
11:00a Coffee
Fellowship
9 Columbus Day
1:00p Prayer
Shawl Group
10
12:00p Rum-
mage Sale
Drop-off
6:00p Deborah
Circle
11
7:00am Rum-
mage Sale Drop
-off
1:00p Ruth Cir-
cle
3:50p LOGOS
5:00p Rum-
mage Sale
Sneak Peek
6:00p Worship
7:00p Bible
12
9:00a Rummage
& Bake Sale
9:30a Lydia Cir-
cle
6:00p Choir
Rehearsal
13
9:00a Rum-
mage & Bake
Sale
6:00p Movie
Night -Pete’s
Dragon
14
15 Pine Chips 2.0
deadline for Nov.
9:00a Choir
Rehearsal
10:00a Worship
11:00a Coffee
Fellowship
16
1:00 Stephen
Ministry
7:00p SPRC Mtg.
17
9:00a MOPS
7:00p Ministry
Council Mtg.
18
10:00a UMW
Executive Mtg.
12:00p Keenag-
ers
3:50p LOGOS
6:00p Worship
7:00p Bible
Study
19
20
5:30p Odd
Couples
21
22
10:00a Worship
11:00a Coffee
Fellowship
23 24
10:00a Be-
tween Friends
25
12:00p UMW
Luncheon
3:50 p LOGOS
6:00p Worship
7:00p Bible
Study
26
9:00a Men’s
Breakfast at Per-
kins
6:00p Choir
Rehearsal
(women only)
27 28
29
9:00a Choir Re-
hearsal (women
only)
10:00a Worship—
UMW Sunday
11:00a Coffee
30 31 Halloween
9:00a MOPS
The purpose of Faith Formation Ministries at the Church of the Pines is that everyone grows to love, know and to serve God in their everyday
lives no matter what time of season.
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Contact Us
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Office Phone: 715-356-3041
www.umchurchofthepines.org
LOGOS Volunteer Director, Sue Altschwager
Email: [email protected] (Available Oct-April in the Office)