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“Now Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen…Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.” --Hebrews 11:1, 12:1-2

I am looking forward with great excitement and faith to being in shared ministry with you at Sun Prairie United Methodist Church! We are in a season of ‘goodbyes’ and ‘hellos’ and I am anticipating our ‘hellos’ this summer. Following the example of Jesus as the ‘lead runner,’ I see my role as your lead pastor to intentionally guide, encourage, coach, mentor, teach, and support you and others in experiencing the transforming love of God. I will work to do that by consistently casting out our mission and vision to invite and welcome people to be committed and compassionate followers of Jesus Christ through worship, spiritual growth, fellowship and service to others as a Reconciling Congregation. I will work to draw upon one another’s gifts, to listen, to pay attention, and to add a dose of humor or laughter when and where appropriate. Someone once told me to get caught by the vision and get lost in the best we have to offer. When we are able to do that my expectation is that our lives will be transformed by the presence of God. There is no greater joy than to give ourselves away on behalf of the Gospel. There in we are promised the strength to run with perseverance the race that is set be-fore us. If you have ever seen the start of a race such as the Boston or Chicago Marathon, you know what a mass of humanity the start of a large race can be like, but eventually the runners find their pace, they spread out,

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July 4 & 5 “Come Home”

Luke 15: 11b – 32

July 11 & 12 "Pulled Ahead By the Promise"

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-10

July 18 & 19 "Meet You

at the Starting Line" Hebrews 12:1-2

July 25 & 26

"Enough to Go Around" John 6:1-14

July 2015 Vol. XII · No. 7

Our worship services are aired on KSUN-

12, digital channel 983 and basic cable

channel 98, Sundays at 11:00am.

The Mission of the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church is to invite and welcome peo-

ple to be committed and compassionate followers of Jesus Christ, through worship,

through spiritual growth, through fellowship, through service to others.

The Caller

SPUMC Welcomes Rev. Jenny Arneson

THE CALLER July, 2015

they run in smaller groups, they give the best they have to offer, and they are coached and encouraged by mentors, friends, and spectators along the course. Are we willing to put ourselves on the starting line? Are we willing to get caught by the vision and lost in the best we have to offer? Will we invite others into the race? Will we run together, following the example God has set before us in Jesus the Christ? I invite us to think about the race we are running and how together as a faith community, with God’s help, we can make the run easier for others along the way. Blessings,

Jenny

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In This Issue

Annual Conference Awards to SPUMC People!

The Wisconsin United Methodist Federation for Social Action annually presents an award (The Perry Saito Award) to someone who has demonstrated exemplary social action ministry. This year, the award was presented to Paul and Carol Esser in recog-nition of their leadership in ministry to the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Questioning community at SPUMC and in the greater Sun Prairie area by the development of a chapter of P-Flag and Proud Theater.

The Board of Discipleship annually presents a clergy and lay award in evangelism. It is the Harry Denman Award and the clergy award was presented to our new lead pastor: Jenny Arneson. Congratulations to Jenny, Paul and Carol!


SPUMC Women’s Retreat

September 25-27th, Pine Lake United Methodist Camp outside of Westfield, WI

Cost: $95.00 double occupancy, includes lodging meals, and materials for the weekend. If you need/want a room to yourself the cost will be $155.00. Deposit: $15.00 non-refundable, due September 1st.

The theme this year is “God’s Promises to a Woman’s Heart.”. We will be exploring the treasure in God’s promises to us, drawing us into scripture and learning to trust in Him. The weekend begins with dinner on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. and culminates with a brunch and worship service on Sunday morning. We finish Sunday about 12:00 p.m. Women are free to arrive anytime Friday afternoon after 4:00 pm. We are looking forward to a fabulous retreat, planned especially for you to connect with other women in the church, grow closer to God, and to leave feeling rested and rejuvenated.

To register for the retreat, go to Registration or email Lisa Wink at [email protected] or phone 837-5554 x109.

Meal Ministry

“Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” —Henry James

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Book Review

The Final Week of Jesus by Max Lucado I had never read anything by Max Lucado before, and found this at my favorite used book store in Milwau-kee. Since it was cheap and only a little over 100 pag-es, it seemed a good way to try a new (to me) au-thor. The book is actually a shortened version of And the Angels Were Silent, and goes day by day through what Jesus' last week of life might have been like. This is a nice little book with some lovely artwork and very clear messages. Basically, the author highlights what Jesus' messages for his last days were, focusing primarily on the words of Matthew. He emphasizes three primary, last mes-sages of Jesus: Compassion for the forgotten, Con-tempt for the fake, and Concern for our readiness for his return. The author talks a lot about the passage from Matthew 25 -- "I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink...." I love this chapter and its challenge to us to care for the forgotten, unloved and lost. I liked this book for its combination of historical and biblical perspectives, and how it helped to clarify those final, all-important days of Jesus' life and ministry. I liked the author's writing style and found this to a satis-fying, challenging, and thoughtful book to read. Patricia Harrington 1-608-825-6332

Thank you to the anonymous Good Samari-tan who hauled the brush away. – Mary and Penny (we created the very large pile of brush)

Special thanks to the following people who helped spread 20 yards of bark mulch Saturday, June 6: Jeanne Mawbey, Penny Finn, Mary Polenske, Jo Mainwood, Jan Thompson, Tom & Paula Gray, Kath-leen Thornton, Jim Gren-zow, Bob Kott and Bill We-ber. –Errol Polenske, Trustee

In memory of Glen Callin, Mary Lou Callin and family have planted two trees on our church property. A crab purple prince is located on the south side near our new main narthex/sanctuary en-trance. A Crab Candymint is located on the east side of the building (new Sanctu-ary window side).

Glen Callin Memorial Trees

IT HAPPENED IN THE U.S. ON JULY 4th

1636 - City of Providence, Rhode Island forms 1754 - George Washington gives Ft Necessity to France 1776 - According to popular legend the Liberty Bell rings for the 2nd Continental Congress 1776 - US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Britain 1796 - 1st Independence Day celebration is held 1802 - US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY) 1803 - The Louisiana Purchase announced to the American people. 1817 - Chief Engineer James Geddes begins construction on the Erie Canal, one of the first great engineering works in North America 1827 - Slavery abolished in NY 1828 - Construction begins on B & O (Baltimore-Ohio) first US pas- senger RR 1831 - "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is first sung in Boston 1836 - Wisconsin Territory forms 1845 - Texas Congress votes for annexation to US 1861 - In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops 1861 - Skirmish at Harper's Ferry, WV 1863 - General Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg 1884 - Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris 1895 - Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1898 - US flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War) 1910 - The US Congress pass the Mann-Elkins Act, an important piece of railroad reform legislation 1942 - 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II) 1942 - US air offensive against Nazi-Germany begins 1944 - 1,100 US guns fire 4th of July salute at German lines in Nor- mandy 1959 - America's 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 1960 - America's 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled 2004 - The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. (Largely sym- bolic event; actual construction would not start for sev- eral weeks) 2009 - The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Trade Center attacks.

For more, go to http://www.historyorb.com/events/july/4


Happy Birthday to our Members who are 80+

Happy Birthday all day long! From sunrise to sunset,

may every minute of your birthday anniversary be filled with joy!

Helen Royle July 8 Joyce Wellman July 13 Dee Pogue July 17 Clay Davis July 19 Mary Lou Schneiter July 20 Carroll Holtz July 27 Gordy Golz July 30

The dining out group will meet for breakfast at Gus's Diner, 630 North West-mont in Sun Prairie on Saturday morning, July 18, at 9 am. Please call reser-vations to the church office no later than Wednesday, July 15. All adults are welcome.


Please remember these Members and Friends by praying for them and sending a card, a note of remem-brance or just a friendly hello. Dorothy Duerst, Sharon Peters, Esther Gerber: Hyland Park of Sun Prairie, 881 Liberty Blvd, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Carol & Eunice Holtz: The Arboretum, W180 N7890 Town

Hall Road, #B210, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-3050

Jeanette Livie: Oakwood Seasons Assisted Living, 5565 Tan-

cho Drive, Madison, WI 53718

Bonnie Laviron, Ursula Kauppinen: Prairie Gardens, 900

O’Keeffe Avenue, Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Pete & Dottie Pohlman, Joe Syty, Florence Murphy: Sun Prairie Health Care Center, 228 W. Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Eleanor Campbell: Marla Vista Manor, 1006 N. Military Ave., Green Bay, 54303 Nancee Trowbridge: Belmont Nursing & Rehabilitation Cen-ter, 110 Belmont Road, Madison, WI 53714 Ed and Norma Swanson, Leona Nichols, Peg Janke, Cecil & Bernadine Smith, Doris Johnson, John & Mary Lou Schneiter: The Lighthouse of Sun Prairie, 222 S. Bristol Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Helen Stoiber: Kindred Hearts Memory Care, Room 2, 505 W. Lawn Drive, Cottage Grove Road, Cottage Grove, WI 53527 Mary Jordan: Highland House, 161 Goehl Road, Waterloo, WI 53594 Don Thompson, Bob Stutzman: Clare Bridge, 650 Broadway Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Jeanne Putnam, Carol Jensen: Faith Garden, 35 Tower Drive, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 Homebound: Maurice & Gerald-ine Cooper, 6456 Portage Road, DeForest 53532; Sue Setterlund, 1301 School St., #101, Sun Prai-rie, WI 53590; Floyd Schmidt, 169 Amber Trail, Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Learn, Grow, and Serve by Becoming a Stephen Minister Would you like to be part of a ministry that gives people care and support when they need it most – while making a difference in your own life? Consider becoming a Stephen Minister!

Stephen Minis- ters are mem-bers of our congregation who provide one-to-one car-ing ministry to people experi-encing grief, divorce, loneli-ness, job loss, hospitalization and many other life difficulties.

As a Stephen Minister, you’ll be equipped to pro-vide a very high level of care. After your training, our Stephen Leaders will match you with some-one in need of care – men are matched with men, women with women. You’ll meet with that per-son once a week to listen, care, pray, encourage and reflect Christ’s presence in his or her life. Stephen Ministry is life-changing for both the care receiver and the Stephen Minister. As an added bonus, your Stephen Minister skills can enhance relationships in other areas of your life as well.

Visit www.stephenministries.org/SM to learn about others’ experiences in serving as a Stephen Minister.

If you’d like to learn more about becoming a Ste-phen Minister contact Frank Gaylord at [email protected] or at 608-443-6361. During the month of July we will be receiving ap-plications from persons interested in participating in the 50 hour training class which will begin in September. Application forms are available in the periodical racks in the narthex or from Frank Gaylord. Applicants will be asked to interview with Stephen Leaders in August.

http://www.stephenministries.org/SM

mailto:[email protected]



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Scrip Sales This summer we will be taking the Scrip sales for the youth online. All the usual cards will be there except

Dairy Queen, Woodman’s and Culvers. Follow the instructions below to start shopping today. The youth will

still receive a portion of the sales that will be used for the summer trips. There are still cards available at the

church, and those can be purchased during office hours or by contacting Lisa Wink at [email protected]

or at 837-5554 x109.

“Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” —Charles M. Schulz


Dear Scholarship Committee, Thank you for awarding me with the Alden Britton Memori-al Scholarship. The money will be extremely helpful in funding my education next year at UW-Madison. I look forward to fur-thering my knowledge and ob-taining a degree in Actuarial Science. Thanks again for the support! Sincerely, Paul Da-vis

Dear SPUMC Scholarship Committee, Thank you so much for awarding me the Frank Brown Education Schol-arship. This scholarship gets me one step closer to further-ing my education and my dream of becoming an ele-mentary education teacher. Thank you again and many blessings! Makayla Allan

Dear Scott Carlson, Amanda Stein, Terry Twedell and all the Scholarship Committee mem-bers: I thank you very much for choosing me for the Sun Prai-rie United Methodist Church scholarship. I am so happy to receive this award and I appre-ciate each and every one of you for making me feel wel-come and loved at the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church. I will work hard in my academics, choir and swim team at Luther. This step is a whole new journey for me and this scholarship keeps me fo-cused now more than ever. I will think of you all as I ap-proach this new chapter. Thank you again! Sincerely, Mimi Finger

Dear SPUMC Scholarship Committee, Thank you so much for awarding me the Alden Britton Scholarship for this school year. It means a lot that I was selected for this. I am extremely excited for col-lege this upcoming school year and this scholarship will cer-tainly make the financial stress of college not be quite as daunting. Thank you again! Sincerely, Laura Kline

Dear SPUMC Scholarship Committee, Thank you so much for your support. I ap-preciate how that support is manifested in receiving the Stan Strosahl Scholarship. Beyond that manifestation, however, thank you all for your support through prayer, words of affirmation, and encourage-ment as I prepare to enter seminary and the discernment process of candidacy. This committee and the entire con-gregation has so generously invested in me and has been faithful to God’s call to support and encourage the next gener-ation of leaders in the Church. For that I am humbled and grateful. I look forward to keeping up my end of the scholarship and being an am-bassador at Duke on behalf of the wonderful folks at Sun Prairie UMC. Thanks, Adam Woods

To the members of the Schol-arship Committee and the El-sie Czehno Family, that you so much for choosing me to re-ceive this scholarship. It means so much to me and will really help me continue to pur-sue a degree in therapeutic recreation at Grand Valley State University. Thank you again, Taylor Bass

Dear SPUMC Scholarship Committee and Alden Britton Family, I would like to sincere-ly thank you for awarding me the Alden Britton Memorial Scholarship for the academic year of 2015-2016, where I will be continuing my education at University of Wisconsin—Madison. I am extremely grateful to have been awarded this amazing scholarship, which will greatly help me to afford to go to such a great school as UW-Madison and achieve an education that will allow me to pursue my dreams. In Gratitude, Claire Vavrus

Dear Church Scholarship Committee: Thank you for the Alden Britton Scholarship. It is truly a blessing and honor to receive this award. I look for-ward to using it towards my 2015-2016 tuition. Thank you, Tyler Paulson


Calling All Church School Teachers It is hard to believe how fast summer is going. It is once again time to start praying and planning about church school for this fall. We will have training for all church school teachers on Sunday, August 23rd from 2-4pm. If you taught last year you should have received an email from Director of Christian Education Amanda Hinthorn with information about joining our teaching team for this fall. Please respond soon so we know where we will need more teachers.

We LOVE new teachers. Have you ever thought about teaching church school? We have programs on both Saturday night and Sunday morning. Email [email protected] to ask questions and join us for church school.

Church Wide Playdate Join us August 12th at the Fireman’s Park in DeForest from 6-8pm. We will play and fellowship there. If you would like to bring a picnic dinner for your family, please feel free to do so as well. If you have questions, please contact Director of Christian Education Amanda Hinthorn.

Get Ready for the 18th year of LOGOS at Sun Prairie United Methodist Church It is hard to believe we are already making plans for LOGOS this fall. If you have helped with LOGOS in any-way this past year, please look for an email or listen for a phone call from Amanda Hinthorn sometime this month asking you what your plans are for this fall. In fact, if you already know you want to help again just let her know. We are excited to see all our LOGOS fami-lies on Wednesday nights starting in late September.

Backpack Blessing Students of all ages and teachers are invited to bring their backpacks to worship the weekend of August 29th and 30th. We will take time as a church family to pray for you as you head back to school the following week. Each person will also receive a small reminder they can attach to their backpack for the year.

Participants: Children enter 4k-5th grade can still register for VBS. VBS takes place August 3-7th from 9-11:30am each morning. Please visit https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/sunprairieumc/gpgs/Home.aspx and click on participant registration. Early Bird Discounts for registration expire Sunday, July 12th. Youth Mentors: Have you turned in your paper registration form yet? We need it before training on Sunday, August 2nd. We are still look for a number of youth mentors to help with Vacation Bible School this year. If you have questions please contact Director of Christian Education Amanda Hinthorn Adult Volunteers: It takes a lot of adult help to get to the top of a mountain. We are still looking for volun-teers for a number of roles. Please consider helping even if you can’t be here all week. Stop by https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/sunprairieumc/gpgs/Home.aspx and sign up under the volunteer tab. You can enter your availability in the registration area. Training for Adult Leaders and Volunteers will be Sunday, July 19th from 11:30am-12:30pm.


https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/sunprairieumc/gpgs/Home.aspx




May Giving Table General Fund 53,273.91

1st Mile Giving 3,359.00

Missions 1,228.74

May Attendance Date Saturday 8:30 10:45 Total

May 2 & 3 83 119 137 339

May 9 & 10 101 169 131 401

May 16 & 17 112 117 153 382

May 23 & 24 70 137 126 333

May 30 & 31 131 162 138 431

May Average Attendance: 377

CHURCH RECORDS

Birth:

Baptisms:

Weddings:

Deaths:

“Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.” —Corrie ten Boom

In summer 2003, I received news that my 95-year-old grandmother, a faithful follower of Jesus, had died. Right afterward, my husband and I took our two young girls outside to catch our breath — only to find a special symbol of new life waiting for us.

On the porch railing sat a strange-looking, wriggling lump. Upon closer investigation, we saw a tiger swal-lowtail emerging from its cocoon — body still plump and wings still wet. Before the huge butterfly tried out its wings and flew away, we had a few moments to take photos of it with our daughters.

We still marvel at the timing. We had named our baby after Grandma, but they hadn’t yet met. A stunning creature, sent just when we needed it, reminded us that “baby Carrie” would meet Grandma Carrie some-day in heaven, where we’ll all be made new.

—Stephanie Martin

Pastor Jenny’s arrival!

3:00 Church Softball Team Game

5:30 Vespers

6:00 Proud Theater

Monday, July 13

10:00am Coffee Connection

6:30 PFLAG Planning

Tuesday, July 14

1:00 Red Cross Blood Drive

Thursday, July 16

6:30 Thirsty Thursdays

6:30 Praise Band rehearsal

Friday, July 17

6:00am Men’s Group

Church Office Closed today

Saturday, July 18

Newsletter Deadline

9:00am Dining Out Group (Gus’ Diner)

5:00 Worship

LOGOS Summer Youth Trip returns to-

day!

Sunday, July 19

8:30am Worship

10:00am Worship

10:00am Youth Group Meet up

11:30am VBS Staff Training


6:00 Proud Theater

Monday, July 20

5:30 We serve Sunshine Supper

Thursday, July 2

6:30 Grace Café

6:30 Thursday Thursdays (Young

Adult Group)

6:30 Reconciling Ministries


Friday, July 3

CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED IN OB-

SERVANCE OF JULY 4 HOLIDAY


Saturday, July 4

5:00 Worship

Sunday, July 5

8:30am Worship

10:00am Worship

10:00am Youth Group Meet-up

5:00 Reconciling Ministries Potluck

6:00 Proud Theater

Wednesday, July 8

6:30 Mission Trip Meeting

6:30 Safe Sanctuaries Training

Thursday, July 9

Pizza Hut fund raiser today!

6:30 M & M Bible Study



Friday, July 10



Saturday, July 11

LOGOS Summer Youth Trip departs

today for Colorado!

5:00 Worship

6:00 Cake & Punch to celebrate Pas-

tor Jenny’s arrival!

Sunday, July 12

8:30am Worship

9:30am Blood Pressure Screening

9:30am Cake & Punch to celebrate

Pastor Jenny’s arrival!

10:00am Worship

11:00am Cake & Punch to celebrate

Tuesday, July 21

11:00am XYZ (Xtra Years of Zest!)

Thursday, July 23

6:30 M & M Bible Study


6:30 Reconciling Ministries


Friday, July 24



Saturday, July 25

Mission Summer Youth Trip departs

for Rosebud Reservation

5:00 Worship

Sunday, July 26

8:30am Worship

10:00am Worship


5:30 Vespers

6:00 Proud Theater

Stephen Ministry applications accept-

ed through August 8

Monday, July 27

10:00am Knit~Crochet~Pray

Thursday, July 30



Friday, July 31



THE CALLER, Vol. XII No. 7– July, 2015 is the monthly publication of THE SUN PRAIRIE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,

702 North Street, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, 53590-1433 † Telephone: 608-837-5554 · Fax: 608-825-8474

Office Hours: September through May, Monday-Friday, 8-4; June-August, Monday-Thursday, 8-4 and closed on Fridays

Membership is voluntary.

Our welcome knows no boundaries. The people of the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church open our doors and our hearts to all

God’s children. We celebrate the diversity of God’s creation. We answer Jesus’s call to “love your neighbor” by embracing every person as a full participant in our church family, including people

of all ages, nations, races, sexual orientations and gender identities. We proclaim this statement of welcome especially to anyone who has known the pain of exclusion or discrimination through religion or in society. The people of the Sun Prairie United Methodist

Church strive to love as God loves and welcome all to grow in their relationship with God. We invite you to make our church part of your faith journey.

July 2015 Summer

Pastor Jenny Arneson

Administrative Secretary Laura Meixner, [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer Carey Adkins, [email protected]

Director of LOGOS and Equipping Ministries Deb Mulhern, [email protected]

Director of Christian Education Amanda Hinthorn, [email protected]

Co-Director of Youth Ministries Lisa Wink, [email protected]

Director of Caring Ministries Rev. Frank Gaylord, [email protected]

Director of Creative Ministries Jen Southworth, [email protected]

Organist & Singing Churchmen Director Pam Girard, [email protected]

Director of Youth and Music Ministries Matt Starika-Jolivet

Youth Intern Autumn Hartman

Organist Deirdre Abbott, [email protected]

Chancel Choir Director Julie Stalheim, [email protected]

Radiance Co-Director Geb Lefeber, [email protected]

Radiance Co-Director; RiversEdge Director Livvia Goff, [email protected]

Hand Bell Choir & Treble Tones Director Mary Hartkopf, [email protected]

Chancel Choir & Singing Churchmen Accompanist Marilyn Silvester

Treble Tones Accompanist Susan Frey

Financial Secretary Pam Rush, [email protected]

Custodian George Kaminski, [email protected]

Nursery Beth Grainger, [email protected]

Nursery Janet Slaughter, [email protected]

Nursery Tracy Dom, [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Barbara Nelson, [email protected]

Webpage www.sunprairieumc.org

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