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Our Mission: “We are a welcoming Christian Community where

all can experience the saving grace of Jesus Christ. We are

growing as disciples of Christ as we teach, support, and nurture

one another in ministry to our community and world.

Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church

Family Connections

Volume 23 No. 5 May, 2018

Sundays: 8:30am & 10:45am

May 6: 10am Worship

May 6 6th Sunday of Easter /Youth Sunday

10:00am Worship Service

Sacrament of Holy Communion

4:00pm Celebration for Rev. Deborah Thompson

May 13 7th Sunday of Easter

Mother’s Day

Choir Sings at 8:30am May 20 Day of Pentecost

Choir Sings/ at 10:45am

Handbell Choir plays at both services

May 27 1st Sunday after Pentecost

Memorial Day Weekend

Peace With Justice Offering

No Choir

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Summer Worship Hours Now that summer is upon us people will be

traveling. It’s a fact of life: There’s always a

drop in church attendance until school begins

in August. Therefore, in order to steward

God’s resources wisely and better focus our efforts, we will be

moving to a Summer Service Schedule for 2018 starting June 3,

2018 at 9:30am. All Summer Worship Services will be held

at 9:30am. The LAST SUMMER 9:30am service at the Fifth

Avenue United Methodist Church will be: Aug. 26, 2018. We

WILL resume regular church worship service on September 2,

2018. at 8:30am and 10:45am.

We know that changes like these affect some more than

others. We're sorry for any inconvenience the temporary change

in schedule might cause you or your family. But it is our

responsibility to steward God's resources in order to get the most

out of our Summer worship experiences. My sincere appreciation

for your attendance, understanding, and especially prayers.

God’s best to you! Pastor Clarissa

Beautification Saturday Dust, vacuum, recycle, organize, scrub,

downsize, donate. It's time for spring

cleaning of God’s House! The season has

arrived to get everything freshened up and

back in order.

We invite each of you to come out on Saturday, May 5th,

from 10:00am to 3:00pm The work is plentiful – we need YOU!

We will have a traditional United Methodist Potluck. Please

bring a covered dish to share for lunch. Contact the church

office (262.334.2059) with any questions.

A signup sheet is located in the north entrance. You are

needed and welcomed!

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Parish News Change of Address - Bobette Gibbons

125 Cedar Ridge Dr. #S149, WB 53095

- Janis Hayden

2611 E. Keystone Ct., Spokane, WA 99223

- Jerry Loebe

Dickson Hollow

W156 N4881 Pilgrim Rd. #347, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

- Doris Mohr

Cedar Bay East

5577 Home Dr. , #202, WB 53095

- Herbert Schreiber

Cedar Bay West

5555 Cedar Bay Dr.,#2163, WB 53095

- Michelle Thompson & Tony Harrington

612A Main St., Kewaskum WI 53040

Birth Madison Joyce Vollmer, born April 17, 2018.

Parents: Jacob & Megan Vollmer

Maternal Grandparents: Kathleen & Seven Rolf

Paternal Grandparents: Lynette and the Late Daniel

Vollmer

Maternal Great Grandparents: Joyce & Don Walters

Deaths - Leone Tilly on March 23. She has attended Fifth Avenue since

2001.

-Wesley Mulder, husband of Leona, passed away Apr il 12, 2018. He

was a member since 2015.

Reminder: Please turn in your 2018 Pledge/Commitment Card. If you misplaced

your card that was sent in the mail, please contact the church office or

pick up a card on the counter at either entrance.

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Two Sunday Morning

Adult Bible Studies

One of our Adult Bible Study series is

called Journey Through the Bible. This

series' focus is an examination of the Bible

from three dimensions.

Each week we will examine each of these avenues

of thought as we study the Bible book by book. The next in the

series is Matthew. We will be meeting in the Fireside Room at

9:45am every Sunday. Class is led by Jan & Mike Donahou.

Join us as we look deeply into God's Word.

On-going Adult Bible Class

Spring 2018 Acknowledging God - the lessons in our Adult Bible Studies

focus on ways God's people have acknowledged the greatness of

God.

Give Praise to God - The four lessons in this unit, from Exodus,

Leviticus and 2 Corinthians, emphasize the people's response by

bringing offerings and dedicating their lives to God's work.

Join us in the Disciple Room at 9:45am each Sunday to learn

more about the Bible. Our group uses a publication from

Cokesbury (United Methodist Publisher) for our discussions.

Bakeless Cookie Sale Month!

May is United Methodist Women’s Bakeless

Cookie Sale month. They are accepting donations

during the month of May, 2018. Checks can be made payable to

UMW.

Please place envelope:

1) Put in box in nor th entrance.

2) Place in offer ing plate.

3) Drop off in church office. All monies will be given to UMW mission projects. Thank you!

Special envelope included in this issue.

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Lunch Group At the Ridge! The Lunch Group will meet on Thursday, May 17, at

12:00 Noon at Top of the Ridge Restaurant. No

sign up necessary. Lunch will be the special of the

day. Join in for food and fellowship.

Breakfast Group will meet on Tuesday, May

1, at 8:30am at the Copper Penny, 1700 E.

Washington St., West Bend. No sign up is

necessary.

Family Promise

Apartment Sponsorship

Reminder!

Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church has been in

partnership with Family Promise of Washington County for

several years. In June of 2014, the Promise Center was opened

and our church members journeyed into sponsoring one of eight

supportive housing apartments at a cost of $6,300 per year.

Our contract runs from June 1 through May 31 of each year.

If you would like to make a donation to support Family Promise

for 2018-2019, please fill out the Pledge Form that was in your

April newsletter and return it to the church office. If you

need another form, please contact Alana and she will provide

one for you.

With Appreciation and Blessing.

Aimee Liepert, Church Council Chair

VBS will be July 24-27 from 5:30-8:00

pm and will be a Joint event with Trini-

ty Lutheran and hosted at Tr inity. At-

tendees and volunteers are needed. Contact

Kaonou Latham at 262-677-8875 or lathamka-

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Who Is Graduating? We would like to include the names of anyone

graduating from High School, Technical College,

College, or University in our bulletin on June 3.

Let us know either by calling the church office,

334-2059, or sending an email to: church@faumc.org.

Please include: the graduate’s name, where they are

graduating from, school name, degree or major, and any future

plans by Sunday, May 27th.

Serve the Hungry Fifth Avenue will be providing the meal for

Harvest House at St. James Episcopal Church in

West Bend on Saturday, May 19th. If you are

interested in helping, please sign up on the sheet

for Harvest House on the bulletin board in the lobby or call

Marolyn Kell at 334-5865. Thank you!

Let’s Go to the Movies! On Friday, May 18, meet at Paradise Cinema

in West Bend for the 7pm Movie.

Sign up will be in the Narthex, or just come.

The movie will likely be PG or PG13. Parents

please accompany children.

David and Amy Anderson will meet you in the lobby. Afterwards

we can get something to eat and discuss what we saw. Movie selection

to be announced later.

Thank you Liturgists, Communion Servers, Acolytes,

Greeters, Hosts and Hostesses for Fellowship Time, and

Welcome Hosts. Each one of you is an important part of

our worship experience. Thank you for your willingness

to serve! If anyone is interested in serving in these areas

or in any other way, please let me know. I did not list individual names

because I don't want to miss anyone. Thank you again everyone.

Jean Krell, Volunteer Coordinator

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Welcoming Words of Wisdom

When in conversation with a new guest, show

an attentive interest in what they are saying.

You can always catch up with your church

family during Fellowship Time. They will

understand your act of kindness to our visitor.

- The Welcome Team

Prayer Shawl Ministry Mark your calendar to join this group of knitters

and crocheters on Tuesdays, May 1 & 15 at 1pm in

the Fireside Room.

UMW Women's Retreat

ALL ladies of 5th Ave United Methodist church

are warmly invited to PAUSE...calm your busy

minds and join us in a day of reflection at the

peace filled at Cedar Valley Retreat Center on

Saturday, June 2 from 9am-3-ish pm. Price is $15.00 and

includes snacks and lunch.

The Retreat Center is located at 5349 County Rd D (just 8.3

Miles West of the Hwy 41 turn off.) We will be down stairs in

the Serenity room.

There will be time to walk on the nature trails and enjoy being

out in the fresh air. A sign-up sheet will be on the bulletin

board. Registration sheets are located in the office and on the

United Methodist Women’s bulletin board. (Make checks out to

UMW).

We need a final count and payment for registration by May

18th. (Scholarships are available.)

Any questions, see a UMW Board Member.

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Happy Birthday, Missionary! Joua Vang, mother of our own Kaonou

Latham, was a missionary in Laos. She is now a

member of the church in St. Paul and is active with

United Methodist Women but still keeps up with

her ministries in Southeast Asia where she

organized training for pastors and worked with women to go out

to help lift people out of poverty. She is an officer in a national

group of Hmong United Methodist Women.

Please sign the birthday card for her on May 6.

Church Camps for All Ages! Start thinking about church camp.

Brochures located at north entrance.

Scholarships available.

Thank you to all who helped in any way for the

Salad Luncheon, and to those who attended.

Your support is very much appreciated.

-UMW Board

Need a Card? If you need a last minute card for someone

(birthday get well, etc.), check the supply on the

counter in the north entrance.

Suggested donation is 50cents. Proceeds to

United Methodist Women’s pledge.

Can You Help? We need a list of people who can help with the funeral

meals. If you would like to help with serving,

cleaning up, baking, etc., please call Patti Conley, 262-

343-2882, Fay Lewis at 334-9357. or Barb Johnson 334-

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Fifth Avenue United

Methodist Church Needs Three

(3)

Stewardship Committee

Volunteers!

The Stewardship Challenge Grant

is a tool for United Methodist

churches in Wisconsin to develop an appropriate, intentional

stewardship plan for their congregation.

By providing a cash incentive, the Stewardship Challenge Grant

is intended to encourage churches to develop a comprehensive

stewardship program to help achieve the goals of the

congregation in the area of stewardship.

To participate in this challenge, FAUMC must have at least

three lay persons commit to working on this challenge.

FAUMC stewardship (Tithes, Talents, & Time) is

experiencing a steady decline, however our ministries,

community projects and commitments, and the growing needs

of the West Bend community are rapidly increasing. We need to

plan and prepare for our future stewardship requirements.

Participating in the Stewardship Challenge Grant will be a

vital tool in aiding our growth in Christian discipleship and

generosity through a growing relationship with God.

Please consider volunteering and contact Pastor Clarissa.

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Rev. Deborah

Thompson

Farewell

Celebration

After serving as a District Superintendent for six years, Rev.

Deborah Thompson will be retiring from her position as South

East District Superintendent.

Save the date for her Farewell Celebration on May 6 at 4 p.m.

The celebration will be held at Fifth Avenue UMC in West

Bend: 323 S. 5th Ave., West Bend, WI 53095. The celebration

will include dinner and a program.

Rev. Deb was Associate Pastor at Fifth Avenue in 2008.

YOUTH SUNDAY TAKE -2

Youth Sunday is a time when the

youth of the church “take over” the

church service and lead the local faith

community in worship. What a great

experience! Reading the scripture, serving communion

and reading a homily, is a WOW experience. Youth today

need to be an active part of the community of faith in

which they reside.

The church NEEDS Youth Sunday for all of us to be

reminded that the story of God is being passed to the next

generation - “youth are the right now.”

Youth Sunday Take-2 will be observed:

May 6, 2018 10:00 a.m.

(Because of the snow storm on April 15, Youth Sunday

has been rescheduled for this date.)

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“MAY THE WARMTH OF YOUR SMILE

BRIGHTEN SOMEONES DAY”

Walking with God Bible Study continues Tuesdays 11 am

through May 8th. We walk with God sometimes figuratively and

sometimes out in the community. Come and join us.

Breakfast is the most impor tant meal of the day. Copper

Penny Tues. May 1st, 8:30 amt. Good company and Good Food.

Have you suffered a recent loss or know someone who has? You

are invited to attend the Ecumenical Bereavement Support group held

at St. Frances Cabrini. The first Thursday of every month at 6:30pm

in the Education Center at SFC. Rev. Amy will be there for support

and for herself with the passing of her father Chet Towell. The next

meeting is Thursday, May 3rd.

Looking for a relaxing mid-day activity. Lunch at the Ridge

Thursday May 17th at noon. No reservations necessary. Come about

15 minutes early and meet the ladies in the lobby outside the

restaurant. Bring a friend.

Movie Night in May! Fr iday May 18th at 7pm. Sign up will be

in the Narthex with more details.

Who loves the Farmers Market? I do I do….. Fifth Ave. UMC

will have a booth this summer downtown West Bend beginning June

9th through October 27th. We will be selling Fellowship Blend Fair

Trade Coffee, meeting our neighbors and building community. Check

the sign up sheet in the Narthex. Text a friend and sign up together.

Shifts from 7-9 am, and 9am to 11am, or 7-11am. Summer fresh air

and time to slow down and be together in God’s Creation. Contact

person is Rev. Any Jo Anderson. 262-271-7575.

revamyjoanderson@gmail.com.

Peace My Friends,

Rev. Amy Jo Anderson

“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”

Psalm 37: 4