The Community Church

P.O. Box 14 U.S. Postage PAID

Boulder Junction, WI-54512-0014

Phone 715-385-2146

Community Church News

August 2019

I will lie down and sleep in peace,

For you alone, O Lord,

Make me dwell in safety.

Psalms 4:8

Come Worship With Us

Community Church of Boulder Jct.

10445 Main St

P O Box 14

Boulder Jct., WI 54512-0014

Telephone: 715-385-2146

E-mail: commchbj@centurytel.net

Website: www.commchbj.org

Services: Sundays at 9:30am and 7pm

Church Staff

Organist Lorine Walters

Telephone: 715-686-2725

Choir Director Glen Wildenberg

E-mail choirdirector@commchbj.org

Treasurer Bruce Greenhill

E-mail: treasurer@commchbj.org

Council Chair Betty Clough

Telephone: 715-385-9215

Christian Ed Coordinator: Jamie Zogata

Youth Director: Adam Zogata

Telephone: 715-385-0255

Custodian Cindy Wildenberg

Telephone 920-323-2728

Grounds Ryan Adams

Telephone 414-539-1591

Office Manager Rhonda Sybeldon

Tues 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wed 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Thu 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Fri 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Pastor Scott Jorgenson

Mon 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tues 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Wed 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Thu 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. other by Appointment

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Permit No. 2

August 2019

Pastor Scott’s Issue: Earthquake!

I felt the earth…move…under my feet…literally. While vacationing in Las Vegas, Nevada last month the

family was gathered around the breakfast table when someone complained that my leg shaking was shaking

the table. Then my mother became dizzy and thought she was having a stroke. Then we noticed the hanging

dining room light was swaying…EARTHQUAKE!

If you have never experienced an earthquake it is quite unnerving. My first experience of an earthquake was

in the mid 1980’s in Anaheim…6.2 magnitude. God’s great sense of humor had me on the 7th

floor of a

hotel high-rise in the shower at the time. My initial thought that the rumble was the sound of a large 18-

wheeler soon turned to the realization that this was an earthquake. This realization came because I needed to

brace myself against the shower wall to keep from falling down. Unnerving to say the least.

I hope you never have to experience a life-threatening event, but many of you have: cancer diagnosis,

chronic untreatable disease, tornado, earthquake. And these events are not limited to physical events. Life as

we know it can become shattered due to family turmoil, loss of job, friend abandonment, a failed test and

the list goes on and on. Each of these situations leaves us feeling helpless. We are literally at the mercy of

God.

And during those times when we are not unnerved by our circumstances we can be deceived that we are in

control: that our tomorrow on this earth is assured and our plans for today will all fall in place and that

nothing untoward will come our way. When in actuality we are standing on a proverbially fault line in our

life where at any moment the ground upon which we stand can fail us.

Seven stories up, holding on to shower walls, my physical world was rocked but my spiritual world became

so very real. I was at peace. I was making survival plans should I survive the potential of the building

collapsing…but my spiritual plans were already set. I knew I would see the Lord should my physical world

come to an end. I knew that God had called me by name before the world was created. I knew that God was

there in the midst of the earthquake.

May we draw near to the Lord in the midst of our earthquakes. May we draw near to the Lord in the absence

of calamities. May we know that peace that passes understanding: that peace that pervades even the most

mightiest of earthquakes in our lives…that peace that comes from knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus!

Peace,

Pastor Scott

Birthdays & Anniversaries

August 2019

8/1 Jody Wilsie

8/3 Pat & Sue Patterson

Dick & Moe Nelson 8/8 Bruce Greenhill

John Logan

8/11 Duane Marquardt

8/14 Richard & Chris Calder

8/15 Duane & Joyce Marquardt

Lloyd Giles

8/19 Dave & Prudy Sullivan

8/21 Donna Richardson

8/24 Gladys Olson

8/26 John Koester

Champ Ruffner

8/27 Sydney Hayashi-Rondello

8/28 Dennis Westphal

8/30 Bob & Mary Zahn

August 4h Darrell and Betty Clough

Bob and Mary Anderson

August 11th

Glen and Cindy Wildenberg

Mike Duwe

Allison Duwe

August 18th

Harold and Joanne Eick

Jim and Anita Hornbrook

August 25th

Paul and Karen Newberg

Rodger and Penny Samuelson

August 4th

Linda Sterba

August 11th

Dave Geraldson

August 18th

Don Pollard

August 25th

Bonnie Pollard

From the

Church Office . . .

COMMUNION

The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be observed

August 4, 2019.

COUNCIL MEETING

Church Council meets Tuesday, August 13, at

7:00 p.m. Prior to the Council meeting, the Elders

will meet at 6 p.m. Watch the Sunday bulletin for

announcements of when other Departments or

committees meet.

Remember, the church is locked on Musky Day

following the worship service and coffee hour.

It will be open as usual on Monday morning.

The church mailing list is updated as changes are

reported to the office, often several times a month. If

your copy is old, you are welcome to ask for an up-

to-date copy. Drop a note in the office mail slot and a

copy will be placed in your mail folder in Fellowship

Hall.

Enjoying coffee hour following the morning worship

service is a great chance to share conversation with

friends and new acquaintances. As always, hosts and

hostesses are needed!

Special Music for August

9:30AM Service

August 4th - Community Church Choir

August 11th - The Zogata Family

August 18th - Community Church Choir

August 25th - Susan Paulsen & Bud Fitzgerald

Joyful Sound Handbell Choir

7:00PM Services - Praise Band

TREASURER’S REPORT

Income Expense

June $ 31,528.25 $ 21,261.36

Fiscal Year to Date $382,964.98 $251,795.97

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Jim Rennhack was born and raised in Illinois, and was

baptized and confirmed in the Missouri Synod Lutheran

Church. After graduating from North Park College in

1970, he served in the U.S. Airforce. Besides Illinois, Jim

has lived in Texas, California, Colorado, and

Maryland. He returned to the Chicago, Illinois, area in

1976, where he worked as a biologist for the U.S.

Government until his retirement in 2002. After spending

most of his life vacationing in the Boulder Junction area,

he moved full-time to Armour Lake in Presque Isle in

August of 2002. Jim has 2 married daughters and 5

grandchildren, one of which was baptized by Pastor Tim

in this church 25 years ago.

Vicki Gillett was born and raised in Eau Claire,

Wisconsin, and was baptized and confirmed at First

Congregational Church United Church of Christ in Eau

Claire where she was a member until adulthood. She is a

graduate of U.W. Madison and has lived in Madison;

Rockford, Illinois; Green Bay, and fourteen years in

Milwaukee prior to moving full-time to the Sayner/Star

Lake area in 1997. She has worked for a variety of

companies and in a variety of capacities during her

working life.

Jim and Vicki met through mutual friends in 2013 and

have been a couple since then. They enjoy outdoor sports

and have a variety of shared interests in addition to their

own distinct hobbies and activities. They are happy to

have found a church home at the Community Church of

Boulder Junction where they have been made to feel

welcome by a caring congregation and pastor.

Christian Education / Youth

Boulder Junction Community Parade

We had a great time decorating our “Fishers of Men” boat for the July 4th Independence Day Parade!

Special thanks to Ken and Karshan Carlson for allowing us to use their boat, and hosting the decorating and

dinner party afterwards. Thanks to Jim Stober for being our responsible driver with a really sweet truck,

and to Luella Doss for the incredible supply of decorations. Also to the kids, parents, and helpers who

pitched in to make this day memorable. Many came together to celebrate our freedoms in America, but also

our Liberty and Grace through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

John 8 (NKJV) 36 “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed!”

Boys to Christian Men – Flying Day!

They did it! The boys and men collaborated with enough friends and community members to

complete enough work, earning enough money to spend a day “in the air.” CCBJ is blessed to have

multiple current and former pilots in the congregation, and put together an incredible opportuntiy for the

boys. They were taught the fundamentals of airplane controls and functions, and the basic nature of flight.

Several planes were on site to discuss differences and appreciate the history and diversity of aircraft. But as

you might guess, the highlight was flying. For most, this was their first time in the air and they were even

allowed to fly the plane. Their instructor was amazing and thrilled the boys to no end. One of them said he

felt like an eagle…just soaring through the sky looking down on our magnificent Wisconsin Northwoods!

It reminded me of a beautiful chorus which reflects Isaiah 40:31.

They that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength.

They shall mount up with wings like eagles.

They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.

Teach me Lord, teach me Lord, to wait!

Upcoming C.E. events – Please watch bulletin for additional details August 10 – Boys to Christian Men canoe/kayak trip (Contact Adam if interested)

August 11 – Youth picnic / Camp testimonies/offering

August 29 – Astro Party (Star and Sky gazing)

September 18 – First day of fall classes

Love and Abundant Blessings to each and every one of you!!!

Strawberry Social Update: Another successful social is over and it’s time to relax! A BIG THANK YOU to

everyone who had a hand in this year’s social! We asked and you volunteered to help! We all worked very hard to

make this event come together. Remember with the monies earned, we support our kids, our young adults, and our

missions. Thanks to All, Sue Fehlandt

2019-07-16

Co-Chairs, Dorinda Jensen,

Sue Fehlandt

Jim Hornbrook

Hanging Signs

Joyce Marquardt,

Bonnie Spear

Getting Tables Setup

Karshon Carlson Working On

Main Street Delivereies

Ken Carlson, Ruth & Pete

Johnson, BBQ Cooks

Steve, Deb, Kristin Halverson

Ready To Work

Testing Some

Baked Goods

Bob&Judy Prentis,

Mary Anderson BBQ Servers

Bonnie Spear,

Shirley Meriwether - Tickets

Debra Schoenike

Fun At White Elephant Sale

Diana Dunker

White Elephant Cashier

Don Gatzke

Showing Off Jewelry For Sale

Ellie Orbison, Betty Clough,

Mary Congdon Ready To

Serve

Emilie Bierke, Sarah

Jorgenson, Ray Ondracek

Joyce Marquardt, Deb

Halverson, Serving Beverages

Anita Pierce, Sue Niemuth

Bakery Cashiers

Luella Doss

White Elephant Chairperson

Maggie Wolf

Bakery Chairperson

Mary & Bob Zahn

Ready To Work

Boys Enjoying Their Fudge

From The Bakery

Jim Rennhack, Kristin

Halvereson, Jeff Lucas

Clean Up Time!

Lorine Walters - Almost

Finished With Cleanup

Lots Of Things For Sale

Nate Zogata

Clean Up Crew

Total Income to date; $9,038

before expenses. Sold 263 drinks tickets, 358

Strawberry desserts, 325 BBQ sandwiches. A

complete report will be in the September

newsletter.

Thank you to everyone who helped and attended.