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SEPTEMBER 2018

September at a glance...

Sept.2 James 1:17-27

Doers of the Word

Prayers for Evelyn Faircloth & the

Fritsch family

Holy Communion

Food Pantry Sunday / Place

SCRIP orders

Sept. 9 Mark 7:24-37

Don’t Give Up Hope

Prayers for Frieda Goetsch & the

Gryske family

8:15am- Confirmation mission

trip orientation meeting

9am Trustees meeting

10:45am Council meeting

Friday 9/14 3pm- Confirmands

meet at church to leave for

Milwaukee

Sept. 16 Mark 8:27-38

Who Do You Say I Am?

Prayers for Leanne Harmann & the

Hawkins family

Sunday- Dedication of the

Confirmands

RALLY DAY! Church school starts!

Fun and games after worship…

and even a bouncy house! AND

Coffee Hour!!

Tues 9/18 Adult Study begins 10-

11am

Thurs 9/20 7pm- TED Talks return

Sat. 9/22- 8am-2pm Emmanuel

Work Day- PLEASE HELP!

Sept. 23

WORSHIP BRUNCH

IN FELLOWSHIP HALL!

Prayers for the Hazelberg families

Tues 9/25-Oct 4 Pastor Nansi on

vacation (Jeannie Phelan will be

covering for her)

Sept. 30

Guest Preacher: Jeanne Phelan

Prayers for Sandie Horne & the

Jarrett family

Mission Moment: Neighbors in

Need

10:45am Family Promise Set-up

36821 SUNSET DRIVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066

PO BOX 216, DOUSMAN, WI 53118

REV. NANSI HAWKINS, PASTOR (262) 965-2429

It’s The Coffee, Not The Cup

I ran across this story awhile back;

it makes me want to start off the

‘real’ year (that is, September-

August) on the right foot! Here it

is:

A group of alumni, well

established in their careers, got

together to visit their former

university professor at her home.

Conversation soon turned to stress

in work and life. Offering her

guests coffee, the professor went

to the kitchen and returned with

a large pot of coffee and an

assortment of cups that were

porcelain, glass, some plain

looking, some expensive. She

then invited them to help

themselves to the coffee.

When each of them had a cup of

coffee in hand, the professor said:

"If you noticed, all the nice

looking, expensive cups were

taken up, leaving behind the

plain ones. While it is normal for

you to want only the best for

yourselves, that is the source of

your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself

adds no quality to the coffee."

What all of you really wanted

was coffee, not the cup, but

you consciously went for the

best cups. And then you began

eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the

coffee; the jobs, money and

position in society are the cups.

They are just tools to hold and

contain Life, and the type of

cup we have does not define,

nor change the quality of Life

we live." Sometimes, when we

concentrate on the cup, we

fail to enjoy the coffee.

God brews the coffee. As your

new year kicks off, enjoy your

coffee… and be sure to give

thanks to the One who brews it!

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Hawkins

Communion Preparation for September 2: Julia Starbuck

Communion Assistants: Katelyn Alaimo & Max Bonestroo

Coffee Hour Committee for Sept. 16: Connie Motelet, Sherri/Bob

Krantz, Laurie Buckett, Alaimo family, Bonestroo family

Church Cleaning Team: Connie Motelet, Sherri Krantz, Laurie

Buckett, Kerry Alaimo, Tammie Bonestroo

Greeters

Ushers

Scripture

Readers

2 Sharon Perez Shirlene Hazelberg/

Kristen Voskuil

Sarah Erickson-

Bhatt

9 Sarah

Erickson-Bhatt

Laurie Buckett/

Connie Motelet

Adam

Langreder

16 Kathy

Zebrowski

Debbie Morgan/

Kristen Voskuil

Emily Pakula

23 Carol Pfalz Mary Branson/

Michael Clark

Michael Phelps

30 Kris Davidson Sue & Tom Stelling Egann Stack

Vaughn

BIRTHDAYS

Allie Brisk 1 Sal Tamez 22

Ashley Kinney 1 Beau Murray 24

Christy Lui 2 Ron Blaschuk 25

Egann Stack-Vaughn 3 Debbie Morgan 26

Christine Lang 5 Mary Fran Roberts 26

Ruchir Bhatt 20 Katie Brisk 27

Vivian Hazelberg 20 Mary Branson 30

ANNIVERSARIES

Amanda & Joel Lashley 7 Vera & Don Ortmann 23

Samantha & Tim Murray 17 Kerry & Mike Alaimo 26

MEMBERSHIP ANNIVERSARIES:

Jeannie Phelan September 17, 2006

New voices are welcomed!

Speak to Jim Langreder if

you have questions or want

more info!! SUN, SEPT 16 IS RALLYDAY!!!

CHURCH SCHOOL STARTS UP

AGAIN!

Invite a bunch of your friends and

neighbors to all the fun of Rally

Day!! We’ll have Coffee Hour & the

Bouncy House for the kids!

FRI-SUN, SEPT. 14-16,

CONFIRMATION FOR TEENS KICKS IN with our first mission

experience, “Milwaukee Urban Immersion.” Confirmands

meet at the church on Friday, Sept. 14 at 3pm; the

weekend ends Sun, Sept. 16 at 10:30am.

TUES, SEPT. 18- ADULT BIBLE STUDY RESUMES 10:00-11:00am.

Sept. 18 and 25, Barbara Phelan will be leading a book

study of Pope Joan. If you can, pick it up and read it

beforehand. It’s a good book and a quick read!

Starting Oct. 9 through the fall, we’ll be exploring Amy

Levine’s work on Jesus’ parables in a video-discussion

study called “Short Stories By Jesus”

THURS, SEPT. 20, 7PM- TED TALKS RESUME as we watch and

discuss Joshua Prager’s “In Search Of The Man Who Broke

My Neck.” Coffee and goodies and a juicy discussion!

Order SCRIP September 2nd

Don’t forget to put in your monthly

SCRIP order on September 2nd. Since this

is Labor Day weekend, you can place

your order the Sunday before and leave

it in the office for Laurie Buckett if you

are going to be out of town on the 2nd.

When ordering, remember our initiative for the Laur

family. Walmart and Kwiktrip cards would be

appreciated OR Visa 5 Back cards. Pastor Nansi’s supply

of gas & grocery cards for the Congregational Care Fund

is completely gone. Aldi, Walmart & Kwik Trip $25 cards

would be appreciated!

It’s back to regular monthly

meetings beginning

Wednesday, September 12, 1-3

PM in fellowship hall. ALL ladies

of Emmanuel are welcome to

attend! We begin with dessert

and coffee, then go on to a

short business meeting and discussion time.

Frieda Goetsch and Vera Ortmann are September’s

hostesses. Remember to bring donations for the Lake

Country Free Clinic in Oconomowoc!

Our Board of Trustees is holding an

Emmanuel Work Day on Saturday,

September 22 from 8 AM – 2 PM.

Projects that need attention include

painting the ceiling of the drive-

through at the main entrance,

replacing rotten siding and window

trim on the north side of the church,

cutting down the 2 large pines in

front of the sanctuary and cleaning/organizing the

garage. We need LOTS of viable human bodies to

accomplish all these tasks. Trustees is hoping you will be

able to free up your schedules and help! A sign-up sheet

has been posted in the gathering area.

Treasurer's Report for July 2018 PLEDGED Income received

(July 2018) $7,222.00

(July 2017) $7,106.82

Difference $115.18

NON-PLEDGES & PLATE Income Received

(July 2018) $1,323.87

(July 2017) $1,961.00

Difference -$637.13

Total INCOME for (July 2018) * $9,525.92

Total INCOME for (July 2017) $11,724.95

Difference -$2,199.03

Total EXPENSE for (July 2018) $14,458.85

Total EXPENSE for (July 2017) $8,552.41

Difference $5,906.44

Checking Account Balance as of 7-31, 2018 -$619.79

Checking Account Balance as of 7-31, 2017 $1,954.69

Difference -$2,574.48

*TOTAL INCOME includes funds received that are designated funds for:

Singing Bowl $126.55

WI Conference offering income (OCWM, Christmas Fund, etc) $339.00

SCRIP sales $370.00

Campital Campaign $0.00

RBC Investment Account Growth for July 2018 $2,553.14

A New Common Ground $15,119.35

Income $67.00

Expenses - $247.75

Interest $0.00

TOTAL $14,938.60

Please direct questions or comments to Kathy Zebrowski (262-646-8882).

Singing Bowl FOR SEPTEMBER The September Singing Bowl will go to help

out the Laur family. You have several options:

donate disposable diapers (size 1 and 4 are

needed); gift cards: Walmart, Aldi, KwikTrip or

Visa 5 Back (all available through SCRIP

except Aldi which must be purchased at one of their

stores); money.

Mike’s addiction got the better of him, and he is in

extraordinary mental pain. Cards would be welcomed:

Mike Laur, Jefferson County Jail, 411 S. Center Street,

Jefferson, WI 53549

MISSIONS OF EMMANUEL We had a busy week hosting

five different families the last

of July and the beginning of

August. They were good

eaters for the most part and all the meals were delicious.

One family left during the week but we quickly filled their

spot with a mother and her three children. Our volunteers

know the need for flexibility and kindness and that is just

what was shown. Thanks to all of you that worked

together to make our guests feel welcomed.

Our support church, St. Mary’s of Dousman, is going

through some changes since Father Scott has relocated

to serve an Episcopal church in Greendale and the

volunteer coordinator has moved. Hopefully, we will not

feel too much of the effects of these changes and will

continue to build our base of trained volunteers. If you

wish to work with Family Promise and need training,

please talk to Sue Stelling or Charlotte Voigt.

Our next rotation is in six weeks – the first week in October!

The quick return of our host week was due to scheduling

needs of several other churches. This will be our last turn

for 2018. Your hours of service are greatly appreciated

by your fellow volunteers (many hands make light work)

and the guests of Family Promise.

Kiosk Collections The kiosk in the church foyer has drawers labeled for

different things we collect on an ongoing basis. It’s a

great way to get rid of unneeded items and help out at

the same time:

Grocery receipts from Albrecht’s Sentry store in

Delafield. We receive a rebate of the total receipts

we submit. Those rebates help our bottom line!

Empty printer ink cartridges are turned in at Office

Max to earn credit for Emmanuel purchases.

First Aid items/new toothbrushes/OTC pain meds

(unopened) are given to the Free Clinic in

Oconomowoc.

Used cell phones and chargers are sold on eBay with

proceeds benefiting our bottom line.

Used eye glasses are given to the Dousman Lions

Club: throughout the year, Lions, Leos and other

volunteers collect used eyeglasses and deliver them

to regional Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers (LERCs).

LERC volunteers clean, sort by prescription strength

and package the glasses. Recycled glasses are

distributed to people in need in low and middle

income communities where they will have the

greatest impact.

Please place them in the

kiosk drawer (in the foyer)

marked for cell phone

collection. THANK YOU Bill

Welch who turns those old

phones into dollars for

Emmanuel by selling them

on Ebay.

God’s Gifts.

The Gift of Our Presence be a gift.

When we pledge to support the

church with our presence, we may

think of it as more of a commitment, a

requirement, but our presence can be

a gift to others. We never really know

the effect our presence has on others,

but it is real. We may not even need

to say a word for our presence to be

felt by another. This phenomenon is

often know among clergy as “the

ministry of presence.” During my

lifetime, I have been privileged to be

in the presence of church folks whose lives gave

testimony to their faith. Their presence (knowing them)

was a gift that fostered faith development in others. Our

presence encourages each other, we become rooted in

a community of faith. Some of us may have been called

to this place seeking answers to life’s questions. Then

surprisingly we may discover that somewhere along the

path of interconnection, the answers once sought have

become less important than our growing awareness that

we can live with the questions and still remain faithful and

able to call life precious. Our presence, the sharing of our

lives in even the simplest of ways, is a gift that can touch

others beyond measure. That is something for which we

can be forever grateful.

Thank you’s & Prayers...

our August Dousman Meals drivers:

Kris Davidson, Mary Opiela, Sue

Stelling, Shirlene Hazelberg, Francine

Langlais & Ron Blaschuk, Lorna &

Jere Marheine, Jo Quaden, and

Charlotte Voigt.

Our church cleaners for August: the

Family Promise Clean-up Crew,

Sarah Erickson-Bhatt & Mary Branson.

Everyone who is helping with our August 25th Rummage

Sale: organizing, sign making, advertising, donating

treasures, donating food, setting up, pricing, cleaning up,

etc. etc.!!

Ongoing: Marian Speerless, Judy Stanek,

Jeanette Collins,; Erin Harmann; those

dealing with cancer: Laurie Buckett’s

niece, Sharon; Charlotte Voigt’s sister,

Marguerite; Rev. Dick Hawkins’ brother-in-

law, Arthur; Steve Thompson’s brother,

Wayne; Pastor Nansi’s friend Bonnie.

Recovering from illness and surgery:

Pastor Nansi, who was recently hospitalized with atrial

fibrillation.

Nancie Gryske’s husband, Dick who is receovering from

quadruple heart bypass surgery.

Mary Fran Roberts (shoulder fracture from a fall)

Jack Newland (shingles)

Grieving the loss of a loved one:

Fran and Ken Pike who are mourning the passing of their

beloved brother-in-law, John.

It came to me

That every time

I lose a dog

They take a piece

Of my heart with them.

And every new dog

Who comes into my life

Gifts me with a piece

Of their heart.

If I live long enough

All the contents

Of my heart

WILL BE DOG.

And I will become

As generous and

Loving as they are.

-Anonymous

THANK YOU

everyone who

helped with the

Aug. 25th Rummage

Sale!

Total profit as of

Aug. 27th is $3,754.27...our highest sales

total to date!! This includes $750 in food

sales, so THANK YOU to all the Ladies

Fellowship members and others who

donated food and bakery!!

Thank you for your expressions

of sympathy with cards and

hugs. Stephen and I so

appreciated them.

Regards,

Marian Speerless

ADVERTISE YOUR CHURCH

FOR FREE!

Have you LIKED Emmanuel’s FB

page? By doing this, information

posted will appear on your

timeline. You can help our church become better known

by hitting the SHARE button when you see Emmanuel

posts. Share to your own timeline and this will enable all of

your FB friends to see our posts, thus increasing our

visibility! The more people will know about our church....so

Like and Share away!!

You can write a positive review of Emmanuel on

Facebook, Google or other search engine sites. This

improves our placement when people are doing

searches for churches in our area!

Also, each Sunday we ask everyone with a smart

phone to turn on their phone and check in on

Facebook with your location (Emmanuel). This helps

increase our exposure in the community!!

Pastor Nansi’s sermons are

available on

Facebook Live!

Check it out AND tell your friends!!

Worship each Sunday at 9:30am

M-F 1-5

29-Nov. 2

Emmanuel delivers the Dousman

Area Home Meals

M-W 1-3 Pastor Nansi on vacation

Wed. Each A New Common Ground 6:30 PM

Sun. 7 Guest Preacher: Jim Langreder

Holy Communion

Food Pantry & SCRIP Sunday

Tues. 9, 16, 23, 30 Adult Bible Study, 10-11 AM

Mon. 15 Deadline for November

newsletter articles

Thurs. 18 TED Talk, 7 PM

Sun. 21 Tentative: Blue Jean Sunday (fall

clean-up of the highway &

grounds)

Fri-

Sun

26-28 Confirmation Mission Trip to

Chicago

Sun. 28 Guest Preacher/Worship Leader:

Jeannie Phelan

A New Common Ground (Wednesday night farm-to-table

gatherings)

Pastor Simone Nathan 262-497-0784

Adult Fellowship Corrine Mayer

Donna Newland

431-4046

965-4022

Christian Education/Church School Peggy Hazelberg 470-2181

Council Christy Lui 337-1646

Deacons Kristen Voskuil 608-698-3777

Financial Secretary (for any questions about your Giving

Statement and/or Pledge))

Laurie Buckett

965-2545

Family Promise Charlotte Voigt

Sue Stelling

646-2701

965-3498

Pastor/Parish Relations Committee Marian Speerless

Kerry Alaimo

Robert Zondag

262-593-8087

608-432-8253

414-218-3254

Prayer Requests Pastor Hawkins

Donna Newland

965-2429

965-4022

Programming ideas

(at church- check calendar)

($$ needed- check w/

Council)

Social/Fellowship Planners

GO FOR IT!

Donna Newland

Christy Lui

Robert Zondag

Kerry Alaimo

Sherri Krantz

Leanne Harmann

Mary Branson

965-4022

337-1646

414-218-3254

608-432-8253

968-5504

853-5577

567-1493

SCRIP program Laurie Buckett 965-2545

Singing Bowl- same info as Social Concerns

Social Concerns Pastor Hawkins 965-2429

Stewards Sherri Krantz 968-5504

Treasurer (pays the bills!) Kathy Zebrowski

Shirlene Hazelberg

646-8882

392-2818

Trustees Jere Marheine 361-2942

Ushering Team- same info as Deacons

Emmanuel’s Directory of Services

If you have a service to be published, please contact Donna, 262-965-4022 or office@seeyouonsunday.org.

Service Emmanuel Contact Company Name Telephone Number & Website

Automobile sales & service John Quaden Sr. & Jr. Quaden Motors 262-367-2646

262-567-4408

quadenmotors.com

CPR & First Aid Training Adam & Nikki Fritsch APHE LLC 414-791-5018

www.aphed.com

info@aphed.com

Gluten-free Bakery Mary Branson Wheat Free Treats 567-1493

Marketing Christy Lui Marketing on Demand 262-567-5662

modinternetmarketing.com

Massage Therapy Mary Branson 4 Rivers Center for Well Being 567-1493

Nursing Services (dressing

changes, BP & vital sign

checks, injections, set up of

meds, calling drs., etc.)

Francine Langlais

(registered nurse)

262-965-5509

Teaching Tools & Anti-

Bullying Products

Marian Speerless Mmm-Read, LLC 262-493-8087

mmmread.com

Tree Service Pat & Mike Doering Bark River Tree Service 262-646-3735

barkrivertree.com

DERBY DAYS PARADE

THANK YOU Jim Langreder, Ann & Bill Carpenter,

Pete Hazelberg, Christy Lui, Ryan Dockstader, Vera

Dockstader, John Quaden

AND everyone who walked in the parade and donated

candy or $$ to purchase candy!

Emmanuel won another 1st place trophy for bands!!

Blessing of the Pets Service!! 85+ attended the August 12th service, not including pets (alive, stuffed and pictured!!). Thank

you to Kris Davidson & Litla for the after-worship pony rides.

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

2

HOLY COMMUNION Food Pantry Sunday Place SCRIP orders

3

4 5

6:30 PM Common Ground

Farm-to-Table Gathering in fellowship hall

6 7 8

9

8:15 AM Confirmation mission trip meeting

9 AM Trustees mtg.

10:45 AM Council meeting

2 PM PFLAG meeting at Ocono. Mem. Hospital

10

5:30 PM Choir rehearsal 1:30-6:30 PM Blood Drive at Dousman Community Center

11

12

1-3 PM Ladies Fellowship meeting in fellowship hall

6:30 PM Common Ground

Farm-to-Table Gathering in fellowship hall

13

14

Confirmands meet at church at 3 PM for the Mission Trip

15

16

RALLY DAY! CHURCH SCHOOL KICKOFF!

Coffee Hour Dedication of the new Confirmation Class

17

5:30 PM Choir rehearsal

18

10-11 AM Adult Study begins

19

6:30 PM Common Ground

Farm-to-Table Gathering in fellowship hall

20

7 PM TED Talk in the Library

21 22

8 AM – 2 PM EMMANUEL WORK DAY

PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP!!

23

9:30 AM Worship Brunch

24

5:30 PM Choir rehearsal

25

10-11 AM Adult Study

26

6:30 PM Common Ground

Farm-to-Table Gathering in fellowship hall

27 28 29

30

Mission Moment: Neighbors in Need

Family Promise Hosting Week begins- set up after worship

Emmanuel delivers the Dousman Area Home Meals (Tues.-Fri.)

CLEAN THE CHURCH

Worship & Nursery Care 9:30 AM each Sunday Sunday School resumes with KICKOFF DAY

September 16th and meets during Worship each Sunday thereafter (kids begin in Worship before going to classes).

CLEAN THE CHURCH

Confirmation Mission Trip to

Milwaukee (ends Sunday)