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The Messenger MAY 2018 May at a glance... May 6 CHURCH SCHOOL FILM DEBUT: Daniel & the Lion’s Den Prayers for the Scherpers & Julia Starbuck Holy Communion Food Pantry Sunday / Place SCRIP orders Tues, May 8, 10am- Adult Study May 13 Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1- And They Understood! Prayers for Stellings & Stenson/Bensings Mother’s Day Tues, May15, 10am- Adult Study Thurs, May 17, 7pm- TED Talk May 20 BOBBY JO VALENTINE PENTECOST CONCERT! Prayers for Szymanskis & Fran Szymankowski 9:30AM- Worship concert with Bobby Jo Valentine. Free will offering gratefully accepted. Strengthen the Church Special Mission Offering Final Sunday School session until September. Coffee Hour 11am- Council Tues, May 22, 10am- Adult Study Fri., May 25, 6:30 PM MOVIE NIGHT!! Come to see “The Greatest Showman” May 27 John 3:11-17 Rebirth Prayers for Tamez’s & Marjore/Mark Thompson Mon, May 28- Memorial Day; Church offices are closed. Tues, May 29, 10am- Adult Study 36821 SUNSET DRIVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066 PO BOX 216, DOUSMAN, WI 53118 REV. NANSI HAWKINS, PASTOR (262) 965-2429 “Different Kinds of Seed” Back in the 1910’s and 1920’s, a Congregational minister names William E. Barton delighted thousands of readers with a news-paper column he wrote under the name of Safed the Sage. Safed, with his Ever-Sensible Wife Keturah, spoke with wit and wisdom on this life. In this season of planting, I share this delightful tidbit with you… We made a garden, I and Keturah. And we made a Place for Flowers, and a Place for Vegetables. And wherever there was Room, there I did plant an Hollyhock. And we made a Bed, with Straight Rows across it, three hand-breadths apart, which is two parts of a Cubit. And in the Rows I planted Seed which I had bought from the Vendor. And when the Envelope wherein the Seed came was Empty, then I did drive a Stake at the end of the Row, and thereon I Stuck the Envelope. And Keturah asked me, saying, Canst thou not remember that there be Three Rows of Radishes, and Two of Lettuce, and One of Onions, and the Rest? And I said, The Seeds are many and they are very Small. We must not expect Too Much of them. How can each Seen know what it is to be? But now it shall know. For if it cannot Read English, then may it look on the Envelope and say, Behold! I am to be like unto that Picture, and my name is Turnip. And Keturah said, It is for thyself thou dost place the Envelope so, that thou mayest know the Plants from the Label and conceal thine own Ignorance. And I said, O Keturah, What is all the Wisdom in the World save this, that by some Tag or Label placed here and there at the end of the Row, they that are Wise conceal their Ignorance? So I entered into mine House, and I sat me down, for I was weary, and I meditated that God needeth not the Labels to remind Him what each seed shall produce. And I marveled at the Miracle of Life that, that every Seed doth bring forth after its Kind, so that even the Grain of Mustard Seed hath in it a Great Tree, and every package of Seed doth contain the Memory of God, yea, and every tiniest Seed the Veracity of God. Now this Human Life is an Envelope, containing the Seed of a Nature which though it be mine own I understand but little. And I dimly Comprehend the Implications of Mine Own Soul when it seeketh to rise a little space above the Ground, and put forth Blossoms and Fruit. But I have felt within me Strong Impulses which Lift me Upward, and fashion Better Hope in ways Higher than mine own Understanding. And it doth not appear what I shall be, but some things I know. …What shall we become- as individuals, as a community of faith? We don’t know, and even our most studied forecast will, no doubt, be off- mark. But God knows. It is God’s life that gives us life, and God’s growth that gives us change. And what we shall become is in the Hands of a Love greater than our wildest imagining. Can we trust God for the fruit that shall arise from our humble seed? Can you trust God with your life? You might as well, for the Envelope is in God’s back pocket! In Christ’s love, Pastor Hawkins

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Page 1: The Messenger - Emmanuel UCC...MAY 2018 PO BOX 216, DOUSMAN, WI 53118 Holy Communion “Different Kinds of Seed” Prayers for Stellings & May 20 Fran Szymankowski One of Onions, and

The Messenger

MAY 2018

May at a glance...

May 6

CHURCH SCHOOL FILM DEBUT:

Daniel & the Lion’s Den

Prayers for the Scherpers &

Julia Starbuck

Holy Communion

Food Pantry Sunday / Place SCRIP

orders

Tues, May 8, 10am- Adult Study

May 13

Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1- And

They Understood!

Prayers for Stellings &

Stenson/Bensings

Mother’s Day

Tues, May15, 10am- Adult Study

Thurs, May 17, 7pm- TED Talk

May 20

BOBBY JO VALENTINE PENTECOST

CONCERT!

Prayers for Szymanskis &

Fran Szymankowski

9:30AM- Worship concert with

Bobby Jo Valentine. Free will

offering gratefully accepted.

Strengthen the Church Special

Mission Offering

Final Sunday School session until

September.

Coffee Hour

11am- Council

Tues, May 22, 10am- Adult Study

Fri., May 25, 6:30 PM MOVIE

NIGHT!! Come to see “The

Greatest Showman”

May 27

John 3:11-17 Rebirth

Prayers for Tamez’s &

Marjore/Mark Thompson

Mon, May 28- Memorial Day;

Church offices are closed.

Tues, May 29, 10am- Adult Study

36821 SUNSET DRIVE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066

PO BOX 216, DOUSMAN, WI 53118

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

“Different Kinds of Seed”

Back in the 1910’s and 1920’s, a

Congregational minister names William E.

Barton delighted thousands of readers

with a news-paper column he wrote under

the name of Safed the Sage. Safed, with

his Ever-Sensible Wife Keturah, spoke with

wit and wisdom on this life. In this season of

planting, I share this delightful tidbit with

you…

We made a garden, I and Keturah.

And we made a Place for Flowers, and a

Place for Vegetables. And wherever there

was Room, there I did plant an Hollyhock.

And we made a Bed, with Straight

Rows across it, three hand-breadths apart,

which is two parts of a Cubit. And in the

Rows I planted Seed which I had bought

from the Vendor. And when the Envelope

wherein the Seed came was Empty, then I

did drive a Stake at the end of the Row,

and thereon I Stuck the Envelope.

And Keturah asked me, saying, Canst

thou not remember that there be Three

Rows of Radishes, and Two of Lettuce, and

One of Onions, and the Rest?

And I said, The Seeds are many and

they are very Small. We must not expect

Too Much of them. How can each Seen

know what it is to be? But now it shall

know. For if it cannot Read English, then

may it look on the Envelope and say,

Behold! I am to be like unto that Picture,

and my name is Turnip.

And Keturah said, It is for thyself thou

dost place the Envelope so, that thou

mayest know the Plants from the Label

and conceal thine own Ignorance.

And I said, O Keturah, What is all the

Wisdom in the World save this, that by

some Tag or Label placed here and there

at the end of the Row, they that are

Wise conceal their Ignorance?

So I entered into mine House, and I

sat me down, for I was weary, and I

meditated that God needeth not the

Labels to remind Him what each seed

shall produce. And I marveled at the

Miracle of Life that, that every Seed

doth bring forth after its Kind, so that

even the Grain of Mustard Seed hath in

it a Great Tree, and every package of

Seed doth contain the Memory of God,

yea, and every tiniest Seed the

Veracity of God.

Now this Human Life is an Envelope,

containing the Seed of a Nature which

though it be mine own I understand but

little. And I dimly Comprehend the

Implications of Mine Own Soul when it

seeketh to rise a little space above the

Ground, and put forth Blossoms and

Fruit. But I have felt within me Strong

Impulses which Lift me Upward, and

fashion Better Hope in ways Higher

than mine own Understanding. And it

doth not appear what I shall be, but

some things I know.

…What shall we become- as

individuals, as a community of faith?

We don’t know, and even our most

studied forecast will, no doubt, be off-

mark. But God knows. It is God’s life

that gives us life, and God’s growth

that gives us change. And what we

shall become is in the Hands of a Love

greater than our wildest imagining.

Can we trust God for the fruit that shall

arise from our humble seed? Can you

trust God with your life? You might as

well, for the Envelope is in God’s back

pocket!

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Hawkins

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May Committees Communion Preparation for May 6: Kristen Voskuil

Communion Assistants: Kristen Voskuil & Stephen Turley

Coffee Hour Committee for May 20: Fran/Ken Pike, Nancy

Edwards, Mary Edwards, Lorna/Jere Marheine, Mary Fran Roberts

Church Cleaning Team: Francine Langlais/Ron Blaschuk,

Sue/Tom Stelling....other volunteers would be appreciated!

Greeters

Ushers

Scripture

Readers

6 Kristen Voskuil Kris Davidson/

Charlotte Voigt

Kristen Voskuil

13 Francine

Langlais & Ron

Blaschuk

Laurie Buckett/

Connie Motelet

Gary Phelps

20 Don Boychuk &

Robert Zondag

Auk Bearda/

Shirlene

Hazelberg

Marian Speerless

27 Kris Davidson Deb Morgan/

Kristen Voskuil

Ashley Bonestroo

BIRTHDAYS:

Evelyn Faircloth 2 Elliot Langreder 23

Becky Stenson 3 Kris Davidson 25

Nick Stenson 6 Loey Erickson 26

Michael Doering 11 Vera Ortmann 28

Gail Tamez 17 Ann Carpenter 30

ANNIVERSARIES:

Kris & Dick Davidson 2 Don Boychuk &

Robert Zondag

24

Peggy & Pete Hazelberg 17 Pat & Mike

Doering

24

Terese Leonhard & Mike Birch 20 Fran & Ken Pike 26

Kristen Voskuil & Adam Brandes 21 Carol & John Pfalz 31

ANNIVERSARIES OF MEMBERSHIP (we love you!)

Joined

EUCC

Joined

EUCC

Jessie Brinkmann 5-5-1996 Sawyer Bensing 5-15-2016

Francine Langlais &

Ron Blaschuk

5-12-2002 Ashley

Bonestroo

5-15-2016

Sandy Jarrett 5-12-2013 Rob Colon 5-15-2016

Gail Tamez 5-12-2013 Donna Newland 5-15-1988

Megan Alaimo 5-15-2016 Tina Mericle 5-26-1987

Back by popular

demand…

BOBBY JO

VALENTINE

PENTECOST

CONCERT!

Sun, May 20

9:30am

Invite your friends and

neighbors to this wonderful

concert during worship with

talented San Francisco-

based Christian musician,

Bobby Jo Valentine. It’s a perfect opportunity to share our

church with our community!

If you are unable to participate in this fundraising

walk benefiting

Prader-Willi, you may make a donation online:

www.pwsaofwi.org

MOVIE NIGHT! 6:30 PM Friday, May 25th! Kick off the Memorial Day holiday weekend by coming to

see “The Greatest Showman” !! (Jim Langreder says this is

a “MUST SEE!!”)

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The next Adult Fellowship meeting will be a potluck lunch

on Wednesday, May 9 at 12:00 noon in fellowship hall.

Francine Langlais will share information about the work of

the Oconomowoc Free Clinic where she is a volunteer

nurse.

We’d like to invite all the ladies of the church to attend as

our guests. Please RSVP to Donna by May 2nd: 262-965-

4022 or office @seeyouonsunday.org.

Order SCRIP May 6th!

Your participation in the SCRIP program

benefits Emmanuel. There are hundreds

of retailers to choose from in the Great

Lakes Scrip Program. You pay face value

for each card and Emmanuel earns a percentage of

each card purchased. Use Scrip to purchase groceries,

gas, eat at restaurants, etc. Orders are taken the first

Sunday of the month and delivered to you the following

Sunday. Check the kiosk in the Gathering Area for a list of

Scrip retailers.

Young Disciples

MAY winds up our 2017/18 Sunday

School season...weekly classes will resume in

September.

6 Daniel In The Lions’ Den movie premiere, 9:30

AM!!

13: Mothers of the Bible (Mother’s Day)

20: Final day of Sunday School....year-end party!!

Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the

past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns

as they go. –Mr. Rogers

Adult Opportunities

Adult Study every Tues, 10am! This term

we’re reading Homebrewed Christianity: A

Guide To Church History by Bill Leonard. It’s a

funny, clear, and concise guide to Christianity

through the ages. Support your local

independent bookstore, and order your copy

from Book & Co in Oconomowoc. All are

welcome- No experience needed- just curiosity!

SOMETHING NEW FOR ADULTS-

TED Talk Discussion,

Thursday, May 17 at 7pm. Looking for an opportunity to get to

know people and have a great

conversation? Join our monthly TED

Talk (Technology, Education &

Design). Coffee & cookies & great

people- so invite some friends to come for the fun!

Singing Bowl for MAY and JUNE... On a Sunday morning in January Cheryl

and Jeffrey Coopman of Pleasant Prairie,

WI where shopping at Festival Foods in

Racine. They were walking to their car

when a young person who had stolen a

car, resulting in a high-speed police

chase turned into the parking lot of

Festival Food, striking Cheryl and Jeffrey

as they were walking to their vehicle. Cheryl lost her leg

and hand and both have had numerous surgeries and

will continue to need future surgeries. If this isn’t bad

enough, the Coopmans lost their only daughter in

September 2017 and are raising her 3 year old child..

Cheryl and Jeffery are facing extreme financial hardship

with all of their medical expenses, past, current and

future plus the inability to work while raising a 3-year-old

toddler.

Our loose change offerings in May and June will go to the

Coopmans. If you have a desire to contribute directly to

their Go Fund Me account (set up by their niece), the link

is https://www.gofundme.com/50g549k.

MISSIONS OF EMMANUEL

We successfully completed

our second host week in

2018 for four families,

totaling 14 people, April 15. One family moved to an

awaiting home in Louisiana in the middle of the week.

The parents were busy during the week working, getting

their children to school and looking for suitable housing.

Finding affordable housing often is the most challenging

piece of the puzzle. One of the fathers stated that Family

Promise helps take the edge off the many pressures they

face at this time in their lives. All our guests expressed

gratitude for all we do for them. “Thank you” to the many

people who contributed to the success of that host week.

(Side note: It would help if all the cooks would share their

menu plans prior to the host week so that our guests will

not be eating the same entrée twice that week.)

Mark your calendars:

Next host week: July 29 – August 5.

Family Promise Golf Outing – July 14, 2018

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Emmanuel U.C.C.and the greater church: Who are we?

Find out by taking this quiz!

What is church?

a) Worship on Sunday mornings

b) Protests and rallies in support of the least of these

c) Helping to feed the hungry, support the addicted,

house the homeless

d) All of the above!

Where is church?

a) In the sanctuary and fellowship hall

b) At the store, coffee shop, at work, the ball field and

pubs

c) Around a dinner table

d) All of the above!

Why church?

a) To love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength

and to love

our neighbor as ourselves

b) To be united in Spirit and inspired by God's grace to

welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all

c) To vision a just world for all, united in Christ’s love

d) All of the above!

How can we help strengthen our church?

a) Provide funds to establish new churches that bring

hope to people on the

margins who wouldn’t set foot in church otherwise

b) To fund projects in existing churches who wish to work

with refugees and immigrants

c) Support creative ideas experimenting with new ways

Christian millennials are gathering

d) All of the above

The correct answers: “d) All of the above”

One last question: How can I show my support:

a) Take time to pray for these ideas to become a

reality

b) Share with others the works of our church

c) Donate towards the mission offering, “Strengthen

the Church” May 20

d) All of the above

You will find special offering envelopes for the UCC

special mission offering Strengthen the Church in the front

of the fellowship pads.

Your Board of Stewards

Lawn mowing season is right

around the corner! The church

lawn is mowed by volunteer

labor each year....won’t you

help?? The church provides the

mower and gas. Please speak to Tom Stelling to

volunteer.

Have you signed up to be a Sunday Greeter lately?

Greeters arrive by 9 AM and stand in the Gathering Area,

just inside the front entry doors welcoming worshipers as

they arrive.

Our church building is also cleaned by volunteer labor

each month. Have you volunteered this year? 2 or 3 hours

once a year is all we need from you! Please help keep

the church looking nice.

Precious Metals: aluminum

(cans and other), brass, copper

Place your donations (in plastic bags)

in front of the garage. Ron Blaschuk

and Tom Stelling are kind enough to

take them in for recycling, which

benefits Emmanuel.

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 either go to Dousman

Elementary or are turned in at Office Max to earn

credit for any Emmanuel purchases.

First Aid items/new toothbrushes/OTC pain meds

(unopened) are given to the Free Clinic in

Oconomowoc.

Used cellphones 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.

Also located in the foyer is our Food Pantry Bin. The first

Sunday of each month is the designated day to bring

donations of non-perishables & paper products for the

Kettle Moraine Food Pantry. THANK YOU to Sharon Perez

who faithfully loads your donations into her vehicle each

month and takes them to the Pantry.

You can dance in a hurricane but only if

you’re standing in the eye. - Brandi Carlile

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Treasurer's Report for March 2018 PLEDGED Income received

(March 2018) $9,196.00

(March 2017) $10,648.34

Difference ($1,452.34)

NON-PLEDGES & PLATE Income Received

(March 2018) $1,381.00

(March 2017) $1,787.00

Difference ($406.00)

Total INCOME for (March 2018) * $11,909.28

Total INCOME for (March 2017) $14,837.49

Difference ($2,928.21)

Total EXPENSE for (March 2018) $15,626.92

Total EXPENSE for (March 2017) $15,873.74

Difference ($246.82)

Checking Account Balance as of March 31, 2018 $2,121.65

Checking Account Balance as of March 31, 2017 $3,158.50

Difference ($1,036.85)

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

Singing Bowl $144.28

WI Conference offering income (OCWM, Christmas Fund, etc) $823.00

SCRIP sales $200.00

Campital Campaign $0.00

RBC Investment Account Growth for March 2018 ($2,048.16)

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

ATTENTION GOLFERS! Interested in joining a Men’s

Senior (age 50+) golf league on

Wednesdays, May through

September? Contact Ron Blaschuk, 262-965-5509, fran-

[email protected].

Please remember Emmanuel has gone

nut-free. Make sure when you bring

cookies for Sunday Hospitality Time or food

for Coffee Hour.....anytime the food will be for general

congregational consumption,

NO NUTS OR PEANUTS! THANK YOU!

The WI Conference UCC Annual Meeting June 8-10 at Green Lake Conference Center

Emmanuel needs 2 delegates. Please speak to

Pastor Nansi if you are able to attend!

Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

What are we to do when social and political storm waves

break across the bow of our church, threatening to

swamp not only our peace and tranquility but also our

vitality as a faith community?

Should we dive under the pews and hope the storm

passes quickly by? Or, are we called to a different

response? If the latter, how do we engage in dialogue

with one another to discern the proper response without

adding to the division and chaos that threatens to engulf

us?

The 2018 Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Conference of

the United Church of Christ will seek to address these very

questions. With the theme, "Why are we afraid? The Winds

and Waves of Race and Privilege," our guiding scripture

is:

But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they

woke him up and said to him, 'Teacher, do you not care

that we are perishing?' He woke up and rebuked the

wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' Then the wind

ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them,

'Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?' And they

were filled with great awe and said to one another, 'Who

then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?'

Mark 4: 38-41

It is my privilege to invite you to gather as the Wisconsin

Conference at the Green Lake Conference Center on

June 8-10, 2018. Our Keynote Speaker will be Rev. Traci

Blackmon, who is the Executive Minister of Justice & Local

Church Ministries for The United Church of Christ and

Senior Pastor of Christ the King United Church of Christ in

Florissant, MO. She will preach Friday night and deliver her

keynote address on Saturday.

Hope to see you on the beautiful shore of Green Lake in

June!

Dave Deininger, Moderator

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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

Does Facebook scare you? We will provide

instruction on the safe use of Facebook (proper

privacy settings, etc.), how to ‘Like’ and ‘Share’

Emmanuel’s posts and answer any questions you

may have. Speak to Peggy Hazelberg if you would

like to take advantage of this service.

Positive Reviews Needed Please!

You can write a 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!!

Pastor Nansi, Auk Bearda, Sharon

Logemann and Sandy Jarrett for

creating the beautiful Easter

banner.

the Saints who delivered

Dousman Meals in April: Kathy

Zebrowski, Auk Bearda, Francine Langlais/Ron

Blaschuk, Shirlene Hazelberg, Lorna/Jere Marheine,

Charlotte Voigt and Mary Opiela.

Our church cleaners for April: Charlotte Voigt, Nancie

Gryske, Shirlene Hazelberg & the set-up/clean-up

crews for Family Promise.

Everyone who will be helping on Blue Jean Sunday with

either the yard or highway clean-up.

Tom Stelling & Ron Blaschuk for clearing the sidewalks in

April.

Ongoing: Marian Speerless, Judy

Stanek, Jeanette Collins, Ann & Bill

Carpenter; Gregg Jarrett; Erin

Harmann; those dealing with

cancer: Marian & Stephen’s dog,

Lily; Jan Wilson, Sam Murray’s aunt,

Char; Laurie Buckett’s niece, Sharon;

Jeannie Phelan’s brother-in-law, Connie; 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:

Judy Stanek who was hospitalized with pneumonia.

Sandie Horne’s daughter Megan.

Dorothy Berlin, Linda’s mother, who was hospitalized

with pneumonia.

ALL ABOUT LEARNING OCONOMOWOC

TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT Wednesday, June 13 from 5:00-7:00p.m. This is a free

event and open to the community. If you have a

company, we would love to have you participate. Your

company will have the opportunity to display a truck and

educate the community about your services. It is also a

wonderful marketing opportunity for your company.

Set up 3:30-5:00 (You may arrive anytime during set up)

Event 5:00-7:00p.m. (You may stay as long as you like)

List of other operations that are participating (as of April

5):

Western Lakes Fire District

Ixonia Fire and EMS

Oconomowoc Transport

Oconomowoc Police Dept.

First Bank

Emmanuel United Church of Christ

Bulldog Towing

Oconomowoc Utilities

Kona Ice

Advanced Disposal

Mudtech

and more

Ryan is also looking for a few Emmanuel UCC volunteers

to help out. You could run a game, work concessions,

supervise the bounce house, help with parking. or staff

our own EUCC booth. A few members from our church

are interested, but more would be welcomed. We all

could wear our blue EUCC shirts to help with advertising. If

you’re interested or need more information, please

contact Ryan: 262-719-8246 or

[email protected].

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Worship each Sunday at 9:30am

Nursery Care Provided

(Sunday School

will resume in September)

JUNE

Sun. 3 Worship Brunch, 9:30 AM

Grad Day!

Holy Communion/Food Pantry Sunday /Place

SCRIP orders

Sun.. 10 Confirmation Parents’ meeting after worship

M-F 11-15 Emmanuel delivers the Dousman Area Home

Meals

Wed. 13 Touch-a-Truck event 5-7 PM

Sun. 17 Father’s Day

10:45 AM Council meeting

Sun. 20 Special UCC Mission Offering for Strengthen

the Church

Final day of Sunday School

Council meeting, 10:45 AM

Mon. 25 Pastor Nansi leaves for the week.

JULY Sun. 1 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dick Hawkins (Pastor

Nansi will be the worship leader)

Holy Communion/Food Pantry Sunday/Place

SCRIP orders

M-F 9-13 Emmanuel delivers the Dousman Area Home

Meals

Mon. 9-24 Pastor Nansi gone on vacation.

Sat. 14 Golf Outing to benefit Family Promise

Sun. 15 Guest Preacher/Worship Leader: Jeannie

Phelan

After worship: set up fellowship hall for

Monday’s Blood Drive

Mon. 16 Blood Drive in fellowship hall, 1:30-5:30 PM

Sun. 22 Guest Preacher/Worship Leader: Jeannie

Phelan

Wed. 25 Pastor Nansi will be back in the office.

Sun. 29 Family Promise set up for host week 7/29-8/4

The purpose of life is to discover your gift;

the work of life is to develop it; and the

meaning of life is to give your gift away. –

David Viscott

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 (counts

offering & keeps records)

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)

GO FOR IT!

Donna Newland

965-4022

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 (issues checks) Kathy Zebrowski 646-8882

Trustees Jere Marheine 361-2942

Ushering Team- same info as Deacons

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Ryan Dockstader Invites You!

to a party celebrating his graduation from

Carroll University in May!!

(please bring your own chairs)

Congregational Care Gift Cards

SCRIP ordering day (first Sunday of each month), is a

GREAT time to help Pastor Nansi bolster her

Congregational Care supply of gas and grocery gift

cards. For grocery cards, we suggest purchasing them at

Aldi. The grocery dollar goes father there than anywhere

else. Unfortunately, Aldi cards are not available through

the SCRIP program, so if it’s SCRIP you’re choosing, we

suggest Walmart cards. We ask that all cards purchased

for Congregational Care use be in increments of $25.

THANK YOU!

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Emmanuel’s Directory of Services

If you have a service to be published, please contact Donna, 262-965-4022 or [email protected].

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

[email protected]

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

The two weeks prior to Easter Sunday, Auk Bearda,

Sharon Logemann, Pastor Nansi, Sandy Jarrett

& Jeannie Phelan worked HOURS

creating this beautiful Easter banner

(finishing it up and hanging it on GOOD FRIDAY)!!

Auk and Pastor Nansi

are the creative designers!!

Thank you!!

THANK YOU everyone who donated

flowers for our Easter display...it was lovely!!

Some of you also get a hard-copy newsletter.

If you wish to discontinue that version and only get it via email,

please contact Donna

[email protected]

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Worship & Nursery Care

each Sunday at 9:30 AM

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

10-11 AM Book Study

2 3

4

5

6

SUNDAY SCHOOL MOVIE PREMIERE: Daniel in the Lions’

Den!! HOLY COMMUNION Food Pantry Sunday Order SCRIP

7

5:30 PM Choir rehearsal

8

10-11 AM Book Study

9

12 noon Adult Fellowship potluck/meeting

10

11

12

PRADER WILLI WALK

Oconomowoc

13

Mother’s Day

Covenanting Sunday

14

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

15

10-11 AM Book Study

DEADLINE FOR JUNE/JULY

NEWSLETTER

16

17

7 PM TED Talk

18

19

20 PENTECOST

Strengthen the Church Offering

BOBBY JO VALENTINE

CONCERT 9:30 AM Final Day of Sunday

School

COFFEE HOUR 10:45 AM Council mtg.

21

5:30 PM Choir rehearsal

22

10-11 AM Book Study

23 24

25 26

27

MEMORIAL SUNDAY (remembering those who sacrificed their lives in service to their country and/or community)

28

MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY

29

10-11 AM Book Study

30 31

CLEAN THE CHURCH

EMMANUEL DELIVERS THE DOUSMAN AREA HOME MEALS

CLEAN THE CHURCH