SESSION



March

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

2 (Wed.) 10:30 am – Our Home K Care Service

3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups

3 (Thurs.) 9:30 am – Guild- Bible Study

1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

4 (Fri.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*

6 (Sun.) 9:30 am – Full Service LENT

Holy Communion

11:00 am – Adult Study Class

9 (Wed.) 3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Group

10 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

11 (Fri.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*

13 (Sun.) 9:30 am – Full Service LENT

Day Light saving time begins

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

16 (Wed.) 9:30 am – Session Meeting

3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups

17 (Thurs.) St. Patrick’s Day

9:30 am - Guild – work session

1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

Chit Chat articles due

18 (Fri.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*

Beginning of Holy Week

20 (Sun.) 9:30 am – Full Service

Palm Sunday

11:00 am – Adult Study Class

23 (Wed.) NO – Youth Groups

24 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

7:30 pm – Maundy Thursday Service

25 (Fri.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study*

Good Friday

27 (Sun.) 9:30 am – Full Service

EASTER

after the service – Easter Brunch

30 (Wed.) 3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups

31 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

*- meets at Little Bohemia

“He is not here, but is risen!”

Duties

Ushers

March 6 Deane & Joan Galloway

March 13 Parker & Mid Sharpe

March 20 Deane & Joan Galloway

March 27 Parker & Mid Sharpe

Liturgist:

March 6 & 13 Margo Perkins

March 20 & 27 Nan Bloch

Communion Person

March 6 John Suffron

March 24 Dale Ekdahl

Lay Leader:

March 6 Margo Perkins

March 13 Kay Suffron

March 20 Mid Sharpe

March 27 Kay Suffron

Counters

March 6 David Foster and Carol Bohlin

March 13 Dave Lukas and Mary Koster

March 20 Mid Sharpe and Sharon Lukas

March 27 Joan Dioszegi

Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”

SESSION MEMBERS 2016

Clerk Carol Bohlin-715-356-4060

Eric Koster – 715-686-7300

Joan Ouimette- 715-476-3887

Deane Galloway-715-543-8010

Dave Lukas-715-686-7697

Mark Schuelke-715-686-7223

Helyn Woolf-715-686-7173

DuWayne Schumacher-715-686-2074

Dale Ekdahl - 715-686-2244

Margo Perkins – 715-686-2035

Nan Bloch – 715-356-9410

John Suffron – 715-686-2668

Session meets the third Wednesday of the month

DEACONS 2016

Susan Schroeter, Sharon Lukas, Carmen Farwell,

Jan Schumacher, Manny Markham, Dick Smith

Feel free to contact a Session or Deacon member with any concerns or questions.

Membership

Please make these

Corrections/Changes

and/or Additions to your

2015 Church Directory

Corrections/Changes

1. Stephen & Nancy Russell’s

e-mail address is: revnjr2@

2. Dan & Nan Bloch’s

Address is Arbor Vitae (not Woodruff)

3. William & Janie Williams

PO Box 64

Marenisco, MI 49947

Additions

1. Angie Loiselle 715-892-2402

1157 Harris Lake Road

Winchester, WI 54557

2. Paul & Jessie Chaney 715-776-7870

(Kadence Knipp, Kacee Chaney,

Kinslee Jae Audrey Chaney)

PO Box 314

Mercer, WI 54547

3. Bailee McClintock 920-642-0920

8796 Frank Drive Lower

Minocqua, WI 54548

MISSIONS

On Feb. 17, our first meeting of the New Year, we welcomed our new members, Pat Pohl, and

Sharon Lukas to the Mission Committee.  The main focus of the meeting was “One Great Hour of Sharing" which will begin on Feb. 28, and end on  March 20.

Around the world, people lack access to many of the things we take for granted:  food, clean water, sanitation, education, and opportunity.  Giving to "One Great Hour of Sharing", will be our ministry to give hope, food, clean water and opportunity to people in need. Three programs supported include

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - Presbyterian Hunger Program - and Self-Development of People.  There will be weekly announcements, bulletin inserts, envelopes, and a display in the Narthex. Your generous gift will strengthen and re-enforce sustainable development and food security.

Funds approved this month will go out to Pura Vida and SERRV.  Pura Vida funds will be used to construct two homes in Guatemala.  Janie Williams will leave for Guatemala on Feb. 26 to help with this mission and we pray for her safe return.  SERRV is a non profit organization with a mission to eliminate poverty by providing opportunities and support to artisans, and farmers worldwide. The display in the Fellowship Hall clearly shows the talent and determination of these artisans and farmers.  It is a great way for us to support them.

On March 12, there will be a fund-raiser, sponsored by the Lions and Lionesses at the Boulder Junction Community Center for a little boy named Lelyn who lives in Mercer.  Lelyn was born without eyes, is 5 years old, and I’m told, "an absolute delight".  To defray the continuing medical expenses, there will be a "Polish Festival". It will be a meal featuring Polish sausage, sauerkraut, pirogies, cabbage, kolaches and more. All homemade. The meal will be held between 4:00 and 7:00 P.M.  Besides a great meal, you can polka the night away to a Polka Band, which will begin playing at 4:00. A great night it will be: food, fun and all proceeds will go to a little boy named Lelyn.  For more information and tickets: call Joyce Brundage at 715-476-0345.

Another discussion was held on "the Scholl Foundation". It is "horse therapy" that not only helps autistic children, but physically and mentally challenged children, located in Winchester.  Due to time constraints, we will discuss this further at our next meeting, which is March 23 at 1:00 P.M. in church.

Thank you for all your support for our existing missions and the new ones. It truly is a blessing to be able to help those in need.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Joan Ouimette

FLEAZAAR

Furniture Frenzy

The furniture barn, you say is a mystery

There are so many pieces that surely have a history.

They may be ugly, they may be pretty

They may have come from the woods or even the city.

The pieces are piled so high to the rafters,

That it takes many men to remove with some laughter.

Sometimes you wonder what may be the price

Just give us some time while we roll the dice.

The “sit test” is done by Nancy and John

Who, on Tuesday will arrive at the crack of the dawn.

If we fall to the ground and can’t get out

We may yell for help with a very loud shout.

The end tables and nightstands might look like a mess

Are stacked, taped and priced with our very best guess.

Some years the tables may come as a set

But then again often it is anyone’s bet.

The men work so hard, they are truly the best

They sell things, they lift things, at the end they must rest.

I love that my sister and I get to work together

With furniture made of plastic, wood and leather.

I hope that you learned the thing that I see

That the Furniture Barn is the best to be.

By Nancy Engels

Fleazaar sale day

for 2016 is July 20.

The barns will be open to receive donations from 9:00am-noon every Saturday beginning on April 16.

Please put the dates on your calendars.

Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

Deane Galloway

FLEAZAAR 2016

July 20th

Last month we discussed the post Christmas season as being the ideal time to sort and toss to get rid of all of the stuff we seem to collect in our basements, garages, and closets. Now, since you have these piles, bags and boxes, you will be eager to move them to the Fleazaar Barns as soon as they open! The next step is to make sure we really can use your treasures before you load them into your vehicle. Check the Church's website: to see if the items are acceptable. Sometimes items within the not acceptable category are taken. The list states, "no vacuums" when we do accept most shop vacs and pricier floor vacuums like Dyson or Oreck. Several portable sewing machines in working order will be accepted and definitely antique peddle machines will be gleefully taken.

The reason we are being selective is to keep items from being put in the dumpsters. We know what gets sold and what gets trashed! If you have something in the Non accepted list and you think there is still a lot of good use in it, give us a call. Sometimes we hear of someone looking for that item and we can get you together.

We do accept clothing for other groups and it is helpful if it is truly clean and wearable as is. We do expect it to be packaged separately from the Fleazaar donations. In other words, don't wrap gramma's crock-pot in Billy's blue jeans!

Again, give us a call if you are wondering if something is acceptable.

Dan and Nan Bloch

WESTMINSTER GUILD

Westminster Guild met on Thursday, February 18, for our Bible Study, having cancelled the February 4 meeting due to weather and illness. This year's study is called "Come to the Waters," and our lesson on this day focused on "Waters of Justice and Righteousness." Our scripture basis was Amos 5:21-24 where Amos calls the waters of justice and righteousness to roll down on the Israelites because of their shallow worship and sinful living. Specifically, this lesson moves us to "walking the talk" or acting out our faith in our daily lives. The author of our study, Judy Record, describes righteousness as "right living," -- "living according to God's wishes." Justice is the "framework for our living" and has to do with equitable treatment and an adherence to an ideal of what is right. To do justice means to act as an advocate for the powerless and marginalized. Helping people directly is part of our righteous work; naming and working to solve the root causes of hunger or homelessness is part of our justice work.

We will continue with our study at our next meeting, Thursday, March 3, at 9:30 AM, with a lesson titled "Streams of Mercy -- Forgiveness." All women of the church are warmly invited to attend. Each lesson is self-contained and meaningful on its own.

The annual meeting of the Presbyterian Women of the Northern Waters Presbytery will be held on Thursday, April 28, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Duluth. Everyone is invited to join us -- we will be carpooling from the church. The guest speaker, Rebecca Barnes-Davies will address the theme of "Tending the Whole of Creation;" we will enjoy worship, lunch, and great fellowship. Please plan to join us!

Kay Suffron

Moderator

Mid Sharpe was our hostess for the February 18 meeting, and she served a delicious chiffon cake, which she shares below.

Golden Chiffon Cake

2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup salad oil

5 egg yolks

3/4 cup water

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup (8) egg whites

Sift together first 4 ingredients into a bowl, and make a well in the center.

Add, in order, the next 5 ingredients, and beat until satin smooth.

Add cream of tartar to the egg whites, and beat until VERY STIFF PEAKS form.

Pour batter in a thin stream over the entire surface of egg whites and fold in gently.

Bake in an UNgreased 10-inch tube pan at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Invert the pan and cool.

Frost with a seven-minute or a cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with coconut.

Note: Mid only needed 5 eggs to get the 1 cup of egg whites. She also noted that the addition of 4 tsp. instant coffee powder and 3 oz. of grated semi-sweet chocolate would make a delicious MOCHA chiffon cake!!!

Please join us:

Annual Easter Brunch

right after the

Easter Worship Service

Everyone is invited!

Christian Education

Joan Dioszegi

In a nutshell………

In December we celebrate the birth of a baby, a very special baby indeed! We believe He is the only begotten son of God. In fact, he is God himself, “with skin on”. After His first few years, we really don’t know much about how he grew up.

The next we know is just before He began His ministry. He was, by then, a grown man. People either loved or hated Him. No one really understood who He was. Are we any different today? We say the words, “He died for our sins”. What does that mean?

In the first books of the Bible, the Laws were written, telling us how we should love and honor God, and how we should treat one another. Payments were required for breaking those laws. Often, these were to be payments of sacrifice. “I’m sorry” just wasn’t enough. In those days the most meaningful sacrifice was that of one of their animals. It had to be perfect, not lame or sick, which wouldn’t be missed, but the best, strongest and healthiest.

When Jesus died, He became the sacrifice for all of us. He was the spotless one.

The laws haven’t changed, the payment has. We are no longer required to pay for our sins from what we have; we are required to believe in His “once for all” sacrifice. He suffered persecution, abandonment and physical torture. He was then crucified, the most painful and lingering death known.

But, that wasn’t the end of it. We know that Jesus lives today; He lives an everlasting life. He is waiting for us to know, believe and trust in Him, so that we may receive forgiveness for all of our sins.

Then He will be with us to guide our ways and give us new life, both now and into the forever with Him. This is why we celebrate Easter. In His service and yours,

HE IS RISEN.

HE IS RISEN INDEED!

ALLELUIAH!

In His service and yours,

Joan Dioszegi

March

Birthdays:

3rd Jack Jacobs, Nancy Bilder, Cody Meier, Jay Williams, 4th Sue Patterson, Jeff Krans, Kerry Kost, 8th Chuck DeCarlo, 10th Jean Rein, Nathaniel McFarland, 11th Judy Strauser, 12th Sharon Bridges, 13th John Wilson, David Frandy, 14th Leslie Cervenka, Mikayla Cayo, 15th Leslie Sullivan, 16th William Perkins, Freda Masar, Sean Gardner, 18th Robert Nickerson, Cathy Breitholtz, 21st Grayson Johnson, 22nd Mary Monroe, Kelsey Backlund, 23rd Sheila Klagos, 24th Matthew Nelson, 26th Carole Berglin, Susan Rueger, 29th Bill Kauffman, 30th Chuck Behnke

March Anniversaries:

24th Jack & Lynn Majewski

Manitowish Waters Community

Presbyterian Church

PO Box 69

Manitowish Waters, WI 54545

March

2016

Bible Trivia

…check your Bible knowledge

The Company of Apostles

1. Who was the only one of the twelve apostles not from Galilee?

2. Who was called the beloved disciple?

3. Who was not one of the original twelve, though he probably labored harder for the gospel than anyone else?

4. Which of the apostles were fishermen?

5. Of all the apostles, which is the only one who is supposed to have died a natural death?

6. What hard-working companion of Paul was called an apostle?

7. By what other name was Matthew known?

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday = 9:00 am till noon

715-543-2998

Rev. Chips 715-776-2998

manwtrschurch@



1. Judas Iscariot, 2. John. 3. Paul, 4. Peter, Andrew, James, John, 5. John, 6. Barnabas (Acts 13:1-3; 14:4), 7. Levi

Chit Chat

February second Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog meteorologist of central Pennsylvania, failed to see his shadow, meaning spring is right around the corner, or so the folklore says. The fuzzy meteorologist does not have a particularly good track record, so we’ll see. I return, however, to “seeing ones shadow”. How many of you are afraid of your own shadow? I think we’ve all been afraid of our shadow at some time. Sometimes that means we feel almost crippled when we’re confronted with making a particular decision which we would rather put-off, or when we don’t address something, which we prefer to keep far away. Sometimes there are relational issues, from which we simply and repeatedly turn. In one of the political debates recently, one of the candidates said something that struck me. This person began to talk about those who live in the shadows. He was speaking not only of the poor, but of those who struggle with mental illness, and those who battle with addictions … those who live in the shadows of our society. This candidate did not do particularly well in the voting, but the imagery is provacative. We don’t necessarily have to be concerned about being afraid of our shadow, but our spiritual health may require we don’t become too comfortable living in our shadows

We argue that, “I’ve got something to do, but I just don’t want to do it right now,” or we snap, “just back-off, I’m just not ready right now.” Or perhaps we just say, “I don’t want to talk about it.” So we push it aside and hunker down in the shadow. Shadow living doesn’t happen all at once, it creeps in slowly, incrementally, “No, I’ll deal with it later,” and we push it to the side like an emotional martial artist blocking punches from an opponent. Eventually, some of us earn a brown or even a black belt in the martial art of emotional self-defense. The black-belt says to his partner, “I know we need to talk about it, but this just isn’t a good day,” Gradually, in gentle steps, we move the relationship back into the shadowlands. It’s like a relational labotomy in stages. We have these topics that we just stay away from until they’re lost in the shadows, only to come out later with the ferocity of a rabid dog.

We’ve withdrawn into the shadows in the broader culture as well. A friend recently made this rather astute observation about the old addage, “At dinner parties there are two topics you stay away from: politics and religion.” “Here’s what we’ve done,” says my friend. “Rather than avoiding politics and religion, we’ve just changed our dinner parties.” So we now just have dinner with those who agree with us, at least on politics. We can sometimes still disagree sensitively on religion, but not on politics. So, we withdraw back in the shadows and we begin living in a shadowy arena where we speak authoritatively and assertively to those who agree with us.

We create a straw man of anothers’ position, and then in the company of our like-minded friends, we nod our heads in agreement, and tisk and hurumph at the right times. In our shadow, we preach to the choir and in the shadow the choir preaches to us. We love our shadow boxes which echo wonderfully. We argue as though the opposing position was the most idiotic thing in the world, and, within a deeper shadow we begin

thinking of those with other opinions as either naïve fools, or arrogant baffoons. We snub them and withdraw into the comfort of our grey shadow, where we mumble and grumble. We have to be wary, however, because mumbles and grumbles have a way of building in both volume and intensity until, growling and howling, they finally drive us out of hiding into an explosive, no-holds-barred, Zero Sum Game where we battle to win it all, and, as a counterbalance, to cause our oponent to lose it all. There’s no middle ground.

We shout and we rant, and we cloak our arguments with a robe of light. We don’t listen. We don’t know how to respect the processes through which others have come to their opinions. We’ve lost the ability to compromise. We’re trying to expand our shadow until it eclipses the sunlight of any position, opinion, or conviction, other than our own, and that of our like-minded tribe.

From our frenzied fever we fail to notice the one slowly walking toward the shadows cast from the massive blocks of an old walled city. The journey he’s on will bring him right through the middle of our Zero Sum Game. In a perfect world, the ranting and raving grow silent with his passing; a somber stillness settles in the pregnant dust of his wake; and a holy hush quells the fire of unclean lips. In a perfect world, the swords of derision shift into plowshares of peace, and the spears of spite bend into pruning shears of hope.

In a perfect world that’s how I see it, and one day I’m convinced that’s how it will be. Ours, though, for now, is a world filled with shadows, and is groaning in travail. It will take more than the slow somber stride of this solitary soul to bring order to our chaos, and peace to our rage. It will take more than sacred words to crack open the granite casing of our hearts. It will take more than a halo of light to penetrate the shadows of our souls. The solitary silent soldier of our fortune steps toward a blood-stained tree, shadowed atop a hillock with a ghastly, gapping maw. It’s there the living altar waits for the sacrifice that will finally bring the fullness of light to us all. This Lenten season, may each of us step from the shadows, bow our heads, and simply be silent as the Passion Play unfolds. Hushed, and humbled, and silent we wait and we watch.

From the Shadows, Chips

Please join us for special worship on:

Palm Sunday March 20 @ 9:30 am

Maundy Thursday March 24 @ 7:30 pm

Easter Sunday March 27 @ 9:30 am

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