SESSION - Clover Sites



June

1 (Mon.) 3:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

2 (Tues.) 10:30 am – The Healing Circle

3 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

10:30 am – Our Home K Care Service

6:00 pm – Madams & Sirs

4 (Thurs.) 9:30 am - Guild

1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

6 (Sat.) 9:00 – Noon – Fleazaar Barn Open

7 (Sun.) Holy Communion

8:00 am – Mini Service

9:30 am – Full Service

“Angelus”

11:00 – 12:00 = Adult Study Class

8 (Mon.) 3:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

10 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

11 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

13 (Sat.) 9:00 – Noon – Fleazaar Barn Open

14 (Sun.) 8:00 am – Mini Service

9:30 am -Full Service

after church – Deacons Meeting

6:00 pm - Organ Concert

15 (Mon.) 3:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

16 (Tues.) 10:30 am – The Healing Circle

17 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

18 (Thurs.) 9:30 am - Guild

1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

Chit Chat Articles Due

20 Sat.) 9:00 – Noon – Fleazaar Barn Open

21 (Sun.) 8:00 am – Mini Worship

9:30 am – Full Service

Father’s Day

11:00 – 12:00 – Adult Study Class

22 (Mon.) 3:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

24 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

9:30 am – Session Meeting

25 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

27 (Sat.) 9:00 – Noon – Fleazaar Barn Open

28 (Sun.) 8:00 am – Mini Worship

9:30 am – Full Service

29 (Mon.) 3:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

*- meets at Little Bohemia

Duties

Ushers

June 7 Chuck & Bobbie Behnke

June 14 Bob & Sharon Bridges

June 21 Parker & Mid Sharpe

June 28 Stephen & Nancy Russell

Liturgist:

June Eilene Dybvad

Lay Leader:

June 7 Sharon Bridges

June 14 Dave Vogt

June 21 Mid Sharpe

June 28 Deane Galloway

Counters

June 7 Vince Hoehn and Dick Smith

June 14 Mid Sharpe and Sharon Bridges

June 21 Bob Bridges and Jean Eales

June 28 Bob Schmidt and Carol Bohlin

Lawn Maintenance

May 28 – June 10 Mick McKindles

June 11 – June 24 John Hanson

June 25 – DuWayne Schumacher

Peace and repose may come for us as we entrust ourselves and those we love to our generous and loving God.

SESSION MEMBERS 2015

Clerk Carol Bohlin-715-356-4060

Janie Williams – 218-969-7118

Joan Ouimette- 715-476-3887

Mary Koster- 715-686-7300

Tom Erickson-715-543-8046

David Foster-715-385-2217

Deane Galloway-715-543-8010

Ron King-715-583-9979

Dave Lukas-715-686-7697

Mark Schuelke-715-686-7223

DuWayne Schumacher-715-686-2074

Helyn Woolf-715-686-7173

Session meets the third Wednesday of the month.

DEACONS

Cathy Breitholtz, Susan Schroeter, Sharon Lukas,

Hope Dougherty, Jan Schumacher, Manny Markham

Feel free to contact a Session or

Deacon member with any concerns or questions.

Madams & Sirs

June 3, 2015

6:00 pm

Potluck & Program

Program:

Janie Williams will tell about her

most recent Guatemala trip.

Please note:

July: NO Madams & Sirs

Due to Fleazaar Involvements

Fleazaar News

There will be an open Fleazaar meeting on June 28, 2015 in the Fireside Room following the 9:30 service. This is an opportunity to update everyone on Fleazaar activities and to respond to questions participants have. If you have a topic to discuss, please send it to us so we can put on the published agenda. Fleazaar sale day is WEDNESDAY JULY 15, 2015.

The

Fleazaar barns are open for

drop-offs

every Saturday

from

9:00 am till noon

Fleazaar Early Shopping Procedure

Volunteers who work for Fleazaar for a minimum of 10 hours are eligible to Shop Early, that is at 2 pm on Tuesday, preceding the Wednesday sale day. This procedure was established for two major reasons: 1) to encourage volunteers to work for Fleazaar and 2) to thank them for their efforts.

Over the past several years, enforcement of who can Shop Early has been difficult. However, it is necessary to restate the Shop Early policy so everyone is aware of the procedure, as it will be enforced this year.

• Only those volunteers who work for at least 10 hours by 12 pm on Tuesday, Shop Early day, will be eligible to shop.

• Members of the volunteer’s family (spouse, significant other, children, parents, etc.) or other friends are not eligible for early shopping nor are they able to accompany the eligible volunteer when early shopping.

• Volunteers who work multiple of 10 hours, e.g., 20 hours, cannot give the additional 10 hours to another individual to Shop Early.

• Those eligible to Shop Early must obtain a form at the Registration Table that will be used to record items that will be purchased.

There are many opportunities to earn 10 hours. Working Saturday mornings in the barns, making pickups, helping during Fleazaar setup, etc.

This Procedure was endorsed by the Session Fleazaar Steering Committee. If you have any questions, we will be glad to discuss your concerns with you.

Dan and Nan Bloch

Co-directors

Missions

Your Mission Committee has two new co-chairs, Joan Ouimette and Mary Koster

The following are members on the committee: Ramona Kubica, Carol Bohlin, Eula Bender, Janie Williams, Helyn Woolf, Eileen Dybvad, Nan Block, John Suffron, Mid Sharp, Ries Behling and Dennis Breitholtz.

We will schedule a meeting at the end of May when co-chair Mary Koster returns from vacation. This will be a chance for the committee members to get to know each other, share ideas, and establish our goals for 2015. We are looking forward to an exciting year.

The loose change offering will go to the Boulder Food Pantry through June.

Thanks to all of you for your generous donations to the Mercer Food Pantry this last quarter. A very full cart of foodstuffs was delivered to them on May 15th.

Respectfully submitted,

Joan Ouimette, Co-Chair

Concert!!!

On Sunday, June 14th at 6:00 pm the Manitowish Waters Community Presbyterian Church will present a concert to feature our newly purchased organ. The concert will feature guest organist, featured soloists, and selections from our church choir. We are also planning to have the audience sing along on some hymns. Dessert snacks will follow the concert. It will give everyone a chance to socialize with the musicians.

Please plan to attend this fun event…

invite friends!!

June

Birthdays:

1st Elaine Newton, 2nd Gayle Strand, John Stahl, Kelsy Kost, 3rd Judi Arnold, 5th Donna Stahl, 6th Ruth Stober, 7th Barb Novak, Mick McKindles, 9th Jesse Schroeter, 10th Doreen Ahonen, 11th Carl Johnson, 12th Justin Chamberlin, 13th Ron Hine, John Farwell, 14th Missy Drake, Nan Bloch, 15th Ramona Kubica, 16th Eula Bender, 17th Tom Schroeter, Nathan Kingstad, 18th Judy Denton, Bowen Slone, 19th Hester Rayala, Keaton Brewer/Crownhart, 20th Judy Peterson, 21st Sarah Becklund, Margo Perkins, 22nd Elmer (Spec) Krambs, 24th Keewin Wilson, 25th Cindy Wildenberg, Alicia McElroy/Lee, 26th James Patterson, Eleanor Olesen, 27th Jean DeCarlo, 28th Lauren Patterson, 30th Marjean Schuelke

Anniversaries:

1st Michael & Christine Hayes, 3rd Mike & Gail Speer, 4th Dave & Beverly Kebrdle, 5th Roger & Sarah Becklund, Jeff & Kay Krans, 8th Chuz & Kath Wilson, 9th John & Jo Reichling, Richard & Freda Masar, 11th Tom & Betty Larum, 13th Don & Carol Berglin, Tom & Judy Erickson, 17th Dick & Becky Kayser, 18th Stephen & Nancy Russell, 20th John & Donna Stahl, Lloyd & Susan Glynn, 22nd Ed & Mary Monroe, 24th Don & Jean Trimble, 28th Rick & Peggy Eble, Glenn & Aggie Ripley, Andy & Julie Detling, 29th Bob & Judy Strauser

Manitowish Waters Community

Presbyterian Church

PO Box 69

Manitowish Waters, WI 54545

June

2015

Bible Trivia

…check your Bible knowledge

Threads and Ropes and Chains

1. What hyperactive person broke all the chains that had been used to bind him?

2. Who dropped a scarlet cord from her window to aid the Israelite spies?

3. Who put a chain of gold around Daniel’s neck?

4. What apostle had his chains removed by an angel?

5. Who gave birth to twins, one of which had a scarlet thread tied around it by the midwife?

6. What figure in the New Testament is bound up for a thousand years by a chain?

7. What apostle was on a ship where the ropes holding the lifeboat were deliberately cut?

Happy

Father’s Day

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday = 9:00 am till noon

715-543-2998

Rev. Chips 715-776-2998

manwtrschurch@



1. The Gadarene demoniac (Mark 5:3-4), 2. Rahab the harlot (Joshua 2:15-19), 3.Belshazzar (Daniel 5:29), 4. Peter (Acts 12:6-7), 5. Tamar (Genesis 38:28), 6. Satan (Revelation 20:1-2), 7. Paul (Acts 27:30-32).

Westminster GUILD

Westminster Guild met on Thursday, May 7, for a business and work meeting. We accomplished a great deal on our mission projects, especially the hygiene kits for young African girls, and we are ramping up efforts for Fleazaar on many fronts. Mid Sharpe and Kathy Vogt are working on the menus for the "worker bee" lunches during Fleazaar set-up, and several wonderful raffle items have been received -- original paintings by Maren Moll and Lois Hine, a lovely quilt by Betty Larum, a beautiful wrap basket by Mary Koster, and a wonderful (and huge) gift basket filled with SERRV and Equal Exchange items and two beautiful decorative pieces with pyrography by Rose King. How blessed we are to have these very special items for our raffle. Ticket sales began with the Lions Pancake Breakfast on May 24 and will continue at church each Sunday through July 12, as well as at the Manitowish Waters weekly flea market. Please stop to see these great raffle items -- you will want to buy lots of tickets! At this meeting we also finalized plans for Women's Sunday on May 17, celebrating the bond between young and senior women. This special Sunday was a true blessing, with participation by many of our members and a very inspirational homily by Janie Williams. Bobbi Behnke was our hostess for this meeting, treating us to a delicious dessert -- Toffee Bit Torte.

Our second meeting of the month, on May 21, was our final Bible study of the year. The main focus of this lesson was "A Call to Apostleship in the Twenty-first Century." An awareness of God's grace does not allow people of faith to remain content or to rest easily as long as the creation, God's people and the planet earth, groan from the burden of suffering, injustice, and exploitation caused by human hands. God is still sending us out to explore and engage the sharp and broken places in our world. Our hostess for this meeting was Eilene Dyvbad, and she had made a delicious lemon dessert for all of us.

Hopefully, some of these recipes will be available in a future issue.

Last month I told you about the "Least Coin" offering, which is given by our guild to the Northern Waters Presbytery. Another offering we make is our Birthday Offering. Begun in 1922, the Birthday Offering challenged members to give a penny for each year of their lives (or a dollar if a woman preferred not to reveal her age). Over the years it has grown and launched nearly 100 major mission projects that continue to improve the lives of women and children around the world today. Our 2015 offering will go toward building a new community center in Barranquilla, Colombia, to minister to women and children fleeing the brutality associated with the drug trade and promote social change in the lives of residents through tutoring programs, Bible study, sports, and cultural programs. Another project dependent on this year's offering is a two-year residential community in Memphis, TN, created to address the needs of women seeking to learn a new way of life after surviving prostitution, human trafficking, and addiction.

Westminster Guild continues to meet throughout the summer, with most of our efforts directed toward Fleazaar and our mission projects. We meet on the first and third Thursday of each month in the Fellowship Hall at 9:30 AM, and we would love to have you join us!

Kay Suffron, Moderator

For FLEAZAAR

The Guild is asking for donations of:

PIE Filling (to make those delicious pies)

Jewelry

Collectables

Seasonal décor

Cook Books

(Thank you!)

Membership

In this Chit Chat greeting, we have the unique opportunity to welcome back a long time, former member.  Pat Pohl has a long history in our community and church.  

She was born in Tomahawk and lived her young life in Abor Vitae.  Her father and uncle owned a chicken farm where she had lots of fun, enriching and learning experiences.  She had a brother and a sister and, eventually, her parents moved the family to the Milwaukee area.  Their hearts were still in the country with the woods and lakes where they had a great love for fishing.  Their summer vacations were always beloved fishing trips.  Looking for a new destination to visit, her dad researched where a good fishing spot might take them, and they settled on a resort on Rest Lake in the Manitowish Waters chain of lakes.

Pat was married to Tom Pohl in 1963.  Their daughter, Lorrie, was born in 1964 and son, Steve, came along in 1967.  He was 4 weeks old when he made his first trip to Manitowish Waters and has been a full time resident since he was 5.  Their desire to spend more time in Manitowish Waters brought them to purchase the Rod 'N Reel Bait Shop in 1966, located in the bustling downtown area.  Pat and her mother, Maxine, operated the business all summer while staying in the living quarters at the back of the shop.  On Sundays, she and her mother would take turns attending the Community Church while the other tended the store. In 1972, they remodeled and added to the living quarters of the shop and made Manitowish Waters their permanent home.  Pat continued to run the bait shop while Tom worked for Tri-State homes in Mercer.  They sold the Rod 'N Reel in 1974 but their hearts told them to stay on Rest Lake. They built their home on Rest Lake, practically around the corner where Pat's mother continued to live with them.

They remained active in our "Little Brown Church" where they loved to attend Madam & Sirs.  Tom always said that this was the best dinner anywhere! 

Pat's mom was very active in the Westminster Guild and is one of the first friends I had when I became a member.  I have very fond memories of Maxine and can still picture us, sitting at the table in our old fellowship hall, making crafts for Fleazaar.  Maxine's responsibility was the Guild "store" and she took me under her wing and I worked with her at my first Fleazaar.  This is the area where you purchase knives, dish cloths, etc.  Today, you are making your transactions with Eula Bender.  She will eventually be intertwined with this family later in the story.  Maxine "mothered" me and still sits in my heart.

Tom became ill in 1984 and by 1992, it became necessary for them to move back to Milwaukee for his health care.  Pat was working in a clothing store but managed to continue to go back and forth for visits to Manitowish Waters as her son Steve was living here.  One day, while visiting Steve, she was rocking in his screen porch, reading the newspaper and saw a house for rent in Manitowish Waters.  Since this is where she felt she belonged, she thought, "I can do this"!  She decided to pursue the possibility of relocating Tom to a north woods housing facility.  Tom has made a comfortable transition to a living facility in Rhinelander where Pat is able to see him often.  In looking for a house to rent for herself, she found just the right place.  Immediately upon entering the front door, she recognized this as a Tri-State home. This was a clear message to her that this is what she was meant to do.

Pat has settled in nicely to her new, but so familiar, life.  Their daughter, Lorrie, lives in Jackson, WI with her husband, Warren.  She works as an Assistant Property Manager.  Son, Steve, has lived his life in Manitowish Waters and runs his own Lawn Care business.  An interesting side story:  he purchased Bill and Eula Bender's home.  A friend told him that Eula wanted to sell and he should look at that adorable house.  He knocked on her door and the rest is history.  This was a blessing for Eula and Steve.

Membership Continued…

Pat is now retired and enjoying her "new" north woods home and life and is back with us at the "Big Brown Church".  Her passion is gardening and is in her glory now that Spring has Sprung!  She is happily building rock gardens and digging in the dirt.  Please say "hi" and visit with her after church.  Pat will be included in our new church directory, along with others that we are missing.  If you want to contact her, she is at (414)779-0343.

Speaking of the new directory, we will soon be getting into high gear with final plans.  Our committee will be meeting with our Life Touch representative in early June.  You will be receiving instructions to schedule the day and time for your photo shoot, You will have an opportunity to sign up on-line and receive a $10 certificate towards the purchase of pictures.  If you are uncomfortable with the computer, we will provide help.  Speaking of help, we will need volunteers to help with sign up and to assist people on the days of the photo shoots. Remember to put aside a day between July 28 and August 1 for your picture taking.  

We have a few potential new members on the horizon.  Chips and I are trying to coordinate a Sunday that we will both be in town and can work around other events.  We will plan an Inquirer's Gathering to welcome them, along with others who would like to learn more about our church.  If you know someone who may be interested in joining us, please give Lois a call at the office--(715)543-2998.  She will make sure we invite them.  Enjoy the sunshine and flowers!

Respectfully submitted,

Helyn Woolf, Membership Chairlady

Christian Education

We have wrapped up another school year. I want to give a HUGE THANK YOU! to all of our volunteer helpers. Lois Bauers, our “principal” and snack coordinator; Helyn Woolf and Stacey Pearce, K-2nd grade; Nan Bloch and David Foster, 4th – 6th grade; Sharon Bridges and Margo Perkins, substitutes; Chips Paulson and Mark Orlowski, 7th – 8th grade confirmation; and Debby Patterson, Nursery. I also want to thank everyone who provided snacks throughout the year. You have all been wonderful this year and I thank you for your dedicated time and efforts to help make this a good program for our youth.

I would like to introduce you to our

two newest members;

Grayson Johnson

and

Tristin Woolf.

They have both been Confirmed this year. Most of you have met these boys before; their families have been a part of our church for several years. Tristin’s parents are Brian and Kim Woolf from Mercer. Grayson’s parents are Adam and Danna Johnson from Presque Isle. Congratulations to both of you on your Confirmation and Graduation from 8th grade.

June and July will be Fleazaar preparation time. The Christian Education department runs the food tent. There are some things that need to be done ahead, such as baking shortcake, ordering and picking up of supplies. And we always need lots of helpers on July 14th for set up and 15th for serving and clean up. Please let me know when and how you are willing to help.

Our adult lecture series continues to meet the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. We meet from 11:00 – 12:00, starting with a video and end with discussion moderated by Chips. They are each stand-alone sessions, so it doesn’t matter if you have missed any or all of the previous classes. Everyone is welcome to join us.

In His service and yours,

Joan Dioszegi

THE CELTIC DESIGN

On May 24th, we honored member Jonathan Erickson for his dedication to our church, and recognition of the many little ways he helps out and shows his love for others. He was presented with a Celtic cross.

This years’ confirmands, Tristin Woolf and Grayson Johnson also received Celtic crosses as a gift from the church. Many people ask the question, “What is a Celtic cross and what does it signify?” so I did a little research on them.

This is some of what I learned:

The Celtic cross represents the passage between heaven and earth, with the ringed cross symbolizing eternal spiritual love.

There is actually very little known about the Ancient Celtic people. One of the few things that have survived them is the symbols they used. Over the many centuries, people have tried to understand the meanings of their designs, but most of it is guesswork.

Most people are familiar with some of their designs, one is the Eternity knot. As its name suggests, there is no beginning and no end. This knot is generally accepted as a symbol for God. It is also known as the Love knot for never ending love.

The Triquetra or Trinity design is also easily recognized for its three sides or points. Christians attribute the meaning of the Trinity to it, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

The knots can take on varied shapes and can have more than one unending thread. Sometimes you’ll see a four sided design, called a Quaternary or Shield. It can symbolize protection, the four directions; north, south, east and west, or the four elements; earth, air, fire and water.

Many times they have creatures or animals entwined in the design called Zoomorphs. Each animal may have its own meaning, but in general it symbolizes the connection between man and animal. Spirals and trees are also common.

Submitted by,

Joan Dioszegi

When I first visited Hawaii, as a midwesterner, I had no comprehension of the power of the surf in the ocean. I went out with a rather cavalier attitude to try body surfing for the first time. Unfortunately, the beach I chose, was one into which no surfing neophyte should ever have ventured. I made my way out during a series of gently undulating waves, only to suddenly find myself lifted into a maelstrom of froth and raw power. I was then thrown to the bottom with such force, if I not had one arm above my head, I think my neck would have been broken. The wave ground me across the bottom for what seemed like an interminable amount of time. Finally, it released me enough to claw to the surface. I barely had time to suck half a breath before I was tossed like a rag doll by a second wave and driven again to the bottom. I don’t know how long the process was repeated, but when it was over, I was dragging myself from the water like a refugee from the titanic.

“Life is difficult.” That is how Scott Peck opens his spiritual/psychological classic, “The Road Less Travelled.” What he does not say in that opening three word sentence is that the difficulty will come in waves … sometimes seemingly unmangeable, overwhelming waves. And when the problems and affliction begin crashing over you in an unrelenting barrage, his word, “difficult,” seems an understatment bordering on ironic abusurdity if it were not so tragically painful. Sometimes, in the midst of the whirling chaos of confusing affliction, it is tempting to acknowledge that others do indeed have it far worse than you yourself do. After all, you probably have food enough to eat on your table, you probably don’t have kidnapping religious radicals hanging like an ambush predators over your commuting pathway, and you probably do not have the grim-reaper holding his scythe directly over your neck at this moment. Such comparissons, have limitations, however, and it is unfair to oneself to refuse to acknowledge those limitations. “Oh, but others have it far worse than I do … I shouldn’t even complain,” someone will tell me. I counter by saying, “Yes, but that is ‘their story,’ and this is yours.”

Each of us have different challenges facing us, and as I’ve said, the helpfulness of comparissons with others is of limited value. On the other hand, the Christian faith teaches we worship a God who is intimately engaged with each of us. God knows the precise nature of the challenges each of us face. God knows the individual, and very particular pain each of us experience. God knows how each of our minds operate. God knows the particular constellation of gifts each of us receive, and the limitations which hobble us.

This past month, during the service on “Women’s Sunday,” Elder Janie Williams eloquently and insightfully preached on some of the particular experiences, challenges and opportunities women have faced and continue to face in our evolving culture. Kay Suffron set the tone earlier in the service when she read Psalm 139. It beautifully states:

“Where can I go from your Spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast. If I say, ‘surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me turn to night’, even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you. For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret,intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed substance. In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed. How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I tried to count them –– they are more than the sand; I come to the end–– I am still with you.”

Theologians use large words describing the realities of faith emphasized in Psalm 139. They say God is Omniscient (i.e. all-knowing, all-wise, all-seeing), and Omnipresent (i.e. ubiquitous, present every where at the same time, present in all places at all times). What this means in layperson’s terms is that regardless of what we are experiencing … whether it is joyful, and filled with delight, or painful, and filled with anguish … God knows our experience. God knows what you are going through. The promise of the Gospel is attached to this omniscience and omnipresence, and is stated simply by the writers of the gospels when they put on the lips of Jesus such wonderful words as, “I will not abandon you,” “I will not leave you orphaned,” “I am with you, even to the end of the age.” Such is the Gospel’s promise--whether we bask in the beautiful vesper light on a quiet summer evening, or we feel the full weight of the world smashing us across the sea floor of our lives. God is with us. Thanks be to God. Amen.

Chips

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Pastor’s Page

JUNE 2015

Adult Education June 7th & 21st Sunday Mornings 11 am – 12 pm The Experience of the Divine in Early Christianity

Youth Canoe Trip June 8th-17th Mtngs May 24 6-7:30 pm & June 6, 9:30-11 am Depart June 8, 8 am

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