The MESSENGEROctober 2015

To glorify God, we invite all to grow as faithful disciples and to share in the love,grace and ministry of Jesus Christ by serving the church, community and world.

Bruce’s BabblingsBrothers and Sisters in Christ: The fall programming season is in full swing. We have celebrated “Welcome Back to Worship” weekend, the choir has been rehearsing for a while now, Sunday School is up and running, and discipleship classes have begun. It is wonderful to see all of the activity in and surrounding our building. I have noticed a couple of things in terms of communication with the church recently. I have been made aware of individuals who had been hospitalized several days after they had already returned home. Now, in some cases that hospitalization is just for day surgery and I have had folks tell me that I don’t need to come and see them just for one day. But in other cases, there have been folks hospitalized for a few days and I had no idea that they were hospitalized. I would have visited them had I known they were there. So, can I ask a favor? If you know of one of the members or friends of our congregation who is in the hospital or will be going in for surgery, could you let me or the church office know? I would rather have 10 people tell me rather than everyone assume that someone else has not told me. Thank you in advance for your help in this. The second thing I noticed is actually something that myself as well as many of the members of the Board of Elders have noticed. When the Elders made phone calls to all of our local members in-viting them to “Welcome Back to Worship” weekend, many of the Elders encountered disconnected numbers in trying to reach out to members. We used the most recent congregational directory which had been printed at the end of July of this year. In spite of that, we were not able to connect with several people. If you have recently switched phone numbers, or perhaps have given up your land line at home, could you call the church and give us the most current number so that we may be able to contact you in the future? Thank you in advance for your help in both of these endeavors. Serving Christ with you, Pastor Bruce J. Nelson

Sunday Morning Adult Bible Study We will be using the book “Practicing Our Faith” by Dorothy Bass. There will be books available in the church office. Sunday, October 4, will be the first session.

Annual Pig Roast Our annual pig roast will take place on Saturday, Octo-ber 10, with serving from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Menu items will include a pork sandwich dinner for $9.00, hot dog dinner for $4.00, and ice cream sundaes for $3.00. Once again entertainment will be provided by David Drake, a Wisconsin troubadour who believes that we need to gather family and friends and take time to share a tune. Folk music has always had deep roots in faith and gives voice to the joy of life for all generations. If you’ve missed him in the past, you won’t want to miss him again!

Opportunities forHoly Communion We will gather with Christians throughout the world on October 3 & 4 to celebrate Worldwide Communion weekend. Looking forward, we also gather for communion on November 14 & 15 as we celebrate Christ as our Chief Elder and on November 28 & 29 as we celebrate the first weekend in Advent. We hope you are able to join us for these special worship opportunities.

Men’s Fellowship Our next breakfast is Saturday, October 10, at 7:30 a.m.

COLLEGE & MILITARY ADDRESSES Parents – we need your help. Please let the church office know what the address is of your college student and/or military son/daughter. Our CEC will be packing goodie boxes for the students and military again this fall. This time we would like to send them out in November so they get them before their Christmas/semester break. The office would also appreciate their email address so we can keep in touch by sending them the Messenger online.

STICKY FUN TIME!! Mark your calendars for Satur-day, October 17 & Sunday, October 18 for a sticky fun time!! It’s our annual Caramel Bee again!! We will work on Saturday from 9 a.m. to around 2:30-3ish. On Sunday, we will work following 10 a.m. worship until 2-3ish. Lunch will be provided!! Check the Fellowship Hall bulletin board for the usual supplies we will need for this. Also, please bring a non-stick 13x9 pan and/or a candy thermometer if you have one. See you then!! Camp youth – get a head start on your camp credits for 2016!! ALL ARE WELCOME – EVEN GUYS!!!!!!!!

Upcoming Sermon Series Pastor Bruce will be doing a sermon series from the weekend of October 10 & 11 until Oc-tober 31 & November 1. The title of the series is “Building Bridges.” The weekly themes will be: The Bridge of Learning The Bridge of Care and Compassion The Bridge of Denial The Bridge of Sacrificial GivingAt these services we look forward to anthems by our choir on Sundays, dramas as a part of the worship on both Saturday and Sunday, hymns or songs, prayers, and a message from Pastor Bruce. The series will culminate on October 31 and November 1 as we celebrate Consecration Sunday. On this weekend we will be asked to turn in our faith promise or estimate of giving cards. These are very important as we use them to craft a budget for the following year. We hope you can join us for this series as we seek to build bridges!

Elections OnlyChurch Council We will have an elections-only Church Council meeting on Sunday, November 15. The purpose of this meeting is to elect two Trustees, two Elders, and one member of the Christian Education Committee. Please plan to join us for this very important meeting as we elect some of our future leaders.

USHERSDate Service USHERS10/3 6:00 P.M. Stewart Masche10/4 10:00 A.M. Paul Crossman10/10 6:00 P.M. Dan Piper10/11 10:00 A.M. Bob Hoyt10/17 6:00 P.M. Todd Messmer10/18 10:00 A.M. Mike Denzin10/24 6:00 P.M. Bob Hinzmann10/25 10:00 A.M. Ken Manske10/31 6:00 P.M. Dave Wendt11/1 10:00 A.M. Stewart Masche

October ServantsDIENERS: Bob & Anna Hoyt (648-5559) SORTERS: Mary Bade & Erich Wollin

LAY READERSDate Service Readers10/3 6:00 P.M. Marylin Meyer10/4 10:00 A.M. Chris Frey10/10 6:00 P.M. Donna Hinzmann10/11 10:00 A.M. Sue Conrad10/17 6:00 P.M. Wendy Brockert10/18 10:00 A.M. Rich Fronek10/24 6:00 P.M. Steve Brockert10/25 10:00 A.M. Mary Bade10/31 6:00 P.M. Anna Hoyt11/1 10:00 A.M. Pam Streich

GREETERSDate Service Front Entrance Fellowship Hall Bell Tower Ent Lower Level10/3 6:00 P.M. Cindy Fahney Larry Fahney Student

10/4 10:00 A.M. Barb Zastrow Glenn Zastrow Nancy Schultz Scott Schultz10/10 6:00 P.M. Anna Hoyt Mary Cromey Bob Hoyt

10/11 10:00 A.M. Barb Sanft Dorothy Hartwig Bill Hartwig Kip Engsberg

10/17 6:00 P.M. Carl Kutzke Linda Kutzke Jane Berg

10/18 10:00 A.M. Teresa Holzhueter Kathy Wollin Barb Wendt Ed Wollin10/24 6:00 P.M. Shirley Hofer Marilyn Bielke Carol Maas10/25 10:00 A.M. Mike Miller Bill Kiessling Erna Kiessling Cindy Miller10/31 6:00 P.M. Cindy Fahney Abbey Voight Larry Fahney11/1 10:00 A.M. Tom Kasten Kathy Kasten Carole Wolfgram Pam Krueger

NURSERY SCHEDULEDate Saturday, 6:00 P.M. Sunday, 10:00 A.M.

3 & 4 Need volunteer Kay Frey Katelyn Frey10 & 11 Melissa Hafenstein Julie Renz Teresa Holzhueter17 & 18 Cindy Wolff Ashley Nebel Alexis Schultz24 & 25 Nikki Lawson Kim Peterson Ryan Peterson31 & 1 Theresa Palmer Jim Williams Tara Williams

FUNERAL: We extend our sympathy to the family of Les Michel who passed away Septem-ber 10; to the family of William “Bill” Haberman who passed away September 18.THANK YOU’s: To our Messenger helpers – Jerry Bartel, Carole Wolfgram, Barb Sanft, Kathy Anderson, Jean Osborne, & Mary Bade; to our bulletin helpers – Linda Kutzke, Sue Trumpf, Pam Krueger, Diane Franks & Barb Sanft; to our Monday morning helpers – Barb Wendt, Laurie Albrecht, Tom Pirwitz; to our Prayer Chain contacts – Todd Messmer & Carole Wolfgram.SPECIAL BIRTHDAY WISHES: October 3 – Dolly Martin, October 11 – Lucille Nadler, Donald Schwager, October 22 – Gordon Kottwitz

In the Life of the Congregation

Shelter for The Homeless On Tuesday, October 13, our church will have another oppor-tunity to serve the guests at the Men’s Homeless Shelter in Madison. Please take a look at the sign-up sheet on the bulle-tin board near Fellowship Hall. Providing the meal is possible when everyone takes a part in the collecting of food stuffs, making the meal, delivering and serving the meal. Please have your food donations in the church kitchen on Sunday, October 11.

God bless all of you!!!

Meeting Our Financial

ResponsibilitiesAugust 31, 2015 (Actual)

Budget Needed as of August 31: $217,003.76Actual Income as of August 31: $180,073.45 Actual Expenses as of August 31: 206,960.11 Difference YTD ($ 26,886.66) Mary Bade, Treasurer

Discipleship News The discipleship program has begun for this year. We have had our parent and student meeting and have already had our first class. This year we will have somewhere between 13 and 15 students. Please hold our discipleship program and the students in your prayers as they learn and grow together.

We had a FANTASTIC RALLY DAY on September 13 as we enjoyed a great breakfast and enjoyed fellowship time after registration. Then at the 10:00 worship service, the Sunday School staff was installed and the children sang a favorite song. Bibles were presented the following Sunday to Parker Blomgren, Aaron Dehnert, Brock Levake, Haley Walters and Tera Walters. This year we are studying a new curriculum.

During the month of October, the children will be working on our project to sell on October 24 at the church Market Day. The Sunday School Moravian Market will once again be available periodically throughout the year. The children will earn their “Moravian dollars” during our Sunday School hour and for attending worship services to “purchase” items from the Moravian Market. As a “heads-up,” during the month of November we will begin practices for our annual Christmas program to be held on December 19, 2015, during our regularly scheduled worship service at 6:00 p.m. More information will be shared in the November Messenger. We are looking forward to another awesome year! Each Sunday morning begins at 8:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary unless otherwise noted and concludes at 9:45 a.m. Please pick up your child at his/her classroom at that time. If you haven’t had the opportunity to register your child(ren) for this Sunday School year, or have any questions or concerns regarding registration, please contact Sue Trumpf. She will be available most Sundays, or you may call her at 920-723-9386. God’s blessings to everyone as we enter into another school year.

Czech Brethren & Moravian Fellowship As denominational family trees go, we are connected to the Czech Brethren by John Hus. On Sunday, October 11, at 4:00 p.m. at the Lake Mills Moravian Church you will have the opportunity to hear more about how we are connected in the past and how we may be connected today. You will hear a presentation by John Duss, who is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, about who they are and their ministries. Their work goes around the world in missions working on relief and development. The ECCB began ministry in Milwaukee about three years ago. Come and hear more about how we might serve our Lord together. You can check out the ECCB at www.diaconiacrd.org.

Book Club This month the book club will be held on Thursday, October 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the Gathering Room. The book this month is “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry” by Fredrik Backman. All are welcome!

The Work of our BoardsThe Board of Elders met on August 20 for their regular monthly meeting. Following are high-lights of that meeting:• in terms of youth ministry, it was noted that the numbers for people attending summer church

camps this year were down across our region from previous years. • the mission trip to Pittsburgh was very successful. We look forward to having the group share

their experiences with us on September 26 & 27.• it was noted that Mia Wollin and Heidi Wendorf were wanting to step down from being leaders of

Mini-Moravians. A list of possible leaders was talked about and Bruce was going to ask someone to lead this group.

• as we discussed recent worship services, it was suggested that on the really hot days in the summer perhaps we could worship in the air-conditioned music room, particularly for Saturday night worship and possibly even on Sundays. This will be taken under advisement.

• Bruce distributed the plans for this school year’s discipleship program. He also noted that he thought there could be anywhere from 12 to 18 students in the program this year.

• it was noted that the Southern Wisconsin Moravian Churches are planning a Concert for Missions to be held at LMMC on Sunday, September 27 at 4 p.m. Money will be split between the Trick-lebee Café in Milwaukee and the water project for Ahaus, Honduras.

• the Elders approved the baptism of Levi James Schroeder, which will take place on September 26. He is the son of Scott and Angela Masche-Schroeder.

• they also approved a release of membership for Samantha Austin who is currently attending a church in Minnesota where she is living.

The Board of Elders also met on September 17 for their regular monthly meeting. Following are highlights of that meeting:

• it was noted that Anna Hoyt has agreed to take over the leadership of Mini-Moravians. She will be assisted by Sue Trumpf.

• we look forward to hearing the mission presentation from the Pittsburgh mission team on Sep-tember 26 & 27.

• we shared our experiences of the phone calls we made for “welcome back to worship” weekend. Overall, it was a very positive experience but we as a group were surprised at how many numbers had been disconnected.

• it was noted that Bruce will be doing a fall stewardship series beginning the weekend of October 10 & 11 and culminating on consecration weekend on October 31 and November 1. Please see more information about this series in this edition of the Messenger.

• we talked about recent worship services and plans for upcoming worship services.• the Pastor’s report and various committee reports were shared and approved.The Board of Trustees met on September 10 for their regular monthly meeting. Following are highlights of that meeting:• the treasurer’s report was shared and it was noted that giving is down significantly from previous

years but that all of our bills and financial obligations are paid in full. • various committee reports and the Pastor’s report were accepted• it was noted that the windows in the Luke Room need a new outer combination window. We will

seek a bid to have these replaced. • a bid was accepted to have the stained glass windows repaired or replaced. They are able to do

the work this fall with no disruption in our worship schedule. • it was noted that Aaron and Paul Crossman repaired the parking lot drainage man hole. Thanks

to them for taking care of this. • it was noted that the tuck pointing is done and that the work came in under the price that was bid. • we are looking into new gutters on certain sections of the church.• it was noted that the “No firearms allowed” signs are here; some have been put up and the rest

will be put up in the very near future. • it was decided to explore upgrading the Fellowship Hall ceiling fans.• there is a stump from an evergreen tree by the bell tower entrance that needs to be removed. The

Trustees are looking for bids to have that work done. • it was noted that it would be good to place gutter guards on the parsonage gutters.

Market Day “To market, to market, to buy a fresh pig….. “ I know I’m dating myself with this old nursery rhyme,

but some things are just too good to let go of. One of those things is Market Day. This year marks our 55th annual Market Day--an event that showcases the talents, skills and abilities of our Moravian women. This year’s Market Day will be held on Saturday, October 24, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event is open to the public. Friends and family are welcome! We are bringing back many of the things the Lake Mills community has come to love. A Silent Auction will be held throughout the day and winners will be announced at the end of the event. The Craft Room will show off the crafting talents of our women, including items like embroidered towels, mittens, scarves, quilts and blankets, hot pads, seasonal decorations and much more. Our Bakery will have cookies, breads, pies, bars and butter horns for sale. The New-to-You room will have slightly used items that will be new and exciting to you at GREAT prices. Our Produce room will feature home-canned goods, fresh produce, herbs, dried flowers and gourds. The Baubles, Bags and Bling room will highlight stylish gems like jewelry, handbags, jackets, gloves and hats. Stop by the Moravian Room for merchandise with a Moravian flair - Advent stars, ornaments, jewelry, and cookbooks, among other things. The Sunday School children will be selling their recipes in a jar - always a favorite! And the famous Candy Booth will have the ultimate in caramels and other candies to please your sweet tooth. New this year, Nancy Schultz will offer instruction on how to assemble beautiful orna-mental pumpkins that you can use in a centerpiece or display. Pumpkins are made from flannel and other materials, filled with rice and topped off with a real pumpkin stem. They are beautiful and look great in a fall display! Nancy will offer these lessons throughout the day in the Produce Room and you will be able to take home your finished product. Learn how to make a Moravian star! Su-zanne Becker will be in the Craft Room offering Moravian star lessons throughout the day. Stop by to learn this Moravian tradition. Make your own star to take home with you. Our fabulous Moravian luncheon will begin serving at 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Bring an appetite. The ladies will be serving our traditional Swiss steak dinner with delicious sides. Always plenty to eat. Meals are $10 for adults and $5 for children 11 and under. Can’t stay for lunch? We will also be taking orders to carry-out the same delicious meal. Bring the kids too! If they get tired of shop-ping, let them play in the nursery. Our fabulous volunteers will be on-hand to keep them enter-tained and safe. It takes a lot of willing hands to make Market Day a success. We can always use more help. Consider donating a gift basket or items to the silent auction, baked goods for the bakery, slightly used items for the New-to-You room (no clothes or shoes, please), help serve in the

kitchen or dining room, or help with clean up. If you are willing to help, please call or text Deb at 608-628-3235 or email to debvano@yahoo.com. Donated items may be brought to church any time before October 24. This is the Moravian Women’s big fundraiser for the year. Proceeds from this event go to support local, national and international missions as well as many other church-based ministries. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Kitchen/Dining Room help is always needed!! SETUP is on Friday, October 23 at 4 p.m. WAITSTAFF HELP is needed on Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The dinner is served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids….need to earn some CAMP CREDITS? Please say “YES”

if asked to help! If you can help during any of these times, please contact Jackie Frey at 608-513-6237 or djfreyfamily@gmail.com (call, text or email works).

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 2015 The Lake Mills Moravi-an Church will once again be participating in this wonderful ministry by accepting donations & filled boxes. Our collection will run from Sunday, November 1, through Sunday, November 15. The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child, uses gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Since 1993, the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, has collected and delivered more than 124 million gift-filled shoe-boxes to children in more than 150 countries and territories. In 2015, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoebox gifts to reach another 11 million children. Shoebox gifts are collected in the U.S., Australia, Finland, Germa-ny, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Spain, and the U.K. More than 500,000 volunteers worldwide, with more than 100,000 of those in the United States, are involved in collecting, shipping, and distributing shoebox gifts. Individuals, families, churches and groups fill empty shoeboxes with a “wow” item—like a doll or soccer ball—and other fun toys, school supplies, hygiene items, and notes of encourage-ment. During National Collection Week, Samari-tan’s Purse collects the gift-filled shoeboxes at more than 4,000 drop-off sites in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. More information about the national organization can be found at www.Samaritanspurse.org/occ. Information about OCC, gift boxes to be filled and the collection boxes for donations will be in the entranceway by the church office. Thank you in advance!

Jackie Frey, OCC Coordinator608-513-6237 / djfreyfamily@gmail.com

Hot Cocoa Mix from the Stewardship CommitteeThe crisp fall air is soon approaching. Warm your belly with some hot cocoa, warm your heart by sharing with a friend. Recipe below makes 4 cups of dry mix.

• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar• 1 teaspoon salt• 1 tablespoon cornstarch• Combine and keep in an air proof jar, like a mason jar

To make hot cocoa add the following to a mug and heat to desired temperature• 2 tablespoons hot cocoa mix• 1 cup milk

Optional: To make pumkin spice cocoa mix add to the dry ingredients• 1 teaspoon cinnamon• 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Have You Noticed…? how wonderful it is to have the choir leading

us in worship on Sunday morning?? how dedicated our Sunday School teachers

are?? that we have been hosting the last several

Western District Board meetings? ? that we continue to support our local Food

Pantry with continuous Harvest of Hope food offerings?

Several of our pastors from the Western District, Eastern District, and Canadian District gathered in the Pocono Mountains for a clergy Cup of Covenant retreat. Pastor Bruce and Pastor Jane Harberg from our congregation were a part of that retreat. The Western District now has four students enrolled at Moravian Theological Seminary. Our very own Ben Lippert is in his second year and our very own Dan Miller is in his third and final year. In addition, Greg Behrend is also in his second year and James Heroux from the Sturgeon Bay congregation is in his first year. It was recently announced that Rev. Kurt Liebenow has accepted the call to serve the Watertown Moravian Church. Kurt currently serves the Christian Faith Moravian Church in DeForest. He will conclude his work in DeFor-est on November 1 and will begin his work at Watertown on November 16. Please keep Kurt, his wife Kathy, and her son Jared in your prayers as they make this transition. Please also hold the Christian Faith Moravian Church in your prayers as they enter the call process. We also encourage your prayers for Downey Moravian in California, Grace Moravian in Michigan, and Main Street Moravian in Northfield, Minnesota.

News AroundThe District

Mt. Morris Woodcutter’s Day October 31 The 10th Woodcutter’s Day at Mt. Morris will take place Saturday, October 31. Mt. Morris will have lodging available Friday night and will provide Saturday breakfast and lunch. We have a number of dead trees to cut down, block and split for firewood. We welcome and encourage anyone who is interested to join us. We ask that you bring/use your own chainsaw and that you bring gloves. To register, please email Mt. Morris at mtmorris@bugnet.net.

Scrip Cards $25 cards for Kwik Trip are available in the church office. The next orders will go in Octo-ber 4 and cards will be available the following weekend.

Sanctuary Revitalization Committee Updates Your Sanctuary revitalization committee continues to work very hard to get projects done to update our worship space. The first contract has been approved. You soon ought to be able to see some repairs and replacement of some of our stained glass windows, which is scheduled to begin in September. The rest of the work will be done after the first of January. We ask for your patience and cooperative spirit as we will need to be flexible during the first several weekends of the New Year while work is being done in our Sanctuary. Members of the committee are Mike Denzin, Diane Fronek, Tammy Messmer, Jay Meister, Mike Miller, and Pastor Bruce. If you have questions or concerns about the project please speak to these folks.

Looking Ahead to Christmas Eve It is not too early to be looking ahead to Christmas Eve. Please note that we are going to tweak our schedule a little bit for Christmas Eve this year. We will have three Christmas Eve services at 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The reason for the change is that in the past couple of years we have actually had to turn some people away from our earlier service. We hope you can join us for one of these services and be thinking now of who you would like to invite to join you for the service.

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Thank you to everyone who filled in while I was on vacation September 14-18 – Laurie Albrecht, Marylin Meyer, Mary Bade, Sue Trumpf, Barb Sanft, Pam Krueger and Diane Franks!!!! Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has a lot to see and do!!!!

Tree Removed You may have noticed that an evergreen tree near the bell tower entrance has been removed. It was decided that the tree had to be removed because it was hampering the drying in the bricks following any kind of moisture. The lack of drying caused problems with our tuck pointing. So, to be good stewards of the building it was decided to remove the tree.

STAFFHours - Monday - Friday: 9-12 & 1-4

Bruce Nelson - Pastor (Friday Off) Cell 920-253-9030 Email bruce-lmmc@hotmail.comJohn Baumann - Visitation Pastor Home 920-648-2943

Teresa Holzhueter - Business Administrator Office 920-648-5412 Email tholzhue@frontier.com

Stewart McElroy - Organist Home 608-222-4178 Email stewart.mcelroy@sbcglobal.netJerry Jenkins - Senior Choir Director Home 414-281-9151Wendy Beckman - Praise Band Director Home 920-648-8621Mia Wollin/Heidi Wendorf - Sunday School Superintendents Home 920-253-5430/920-988-1825

Sue Trumpf - Sunday School Secretary Home 920-723-9386

Jo Stokes - Parish Nurse 608-513-2335Mary Bade - Editor Home 920-648-3267

Non-Profit Org.U.S. POSTAGE

PAIDLake Mills, WI 53551

Permit No. 61

The MESSENGERLake Mills Moravian Church

301 College StreetLake Mills, WI 53551

(920) 648-5412email: lmmc3@frontier.com

website: www.lakemillsmoravianchurch.org

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Coming in November, 2015November 7 & 8 – Moravian Women WeekendNovember 14 & 15 – Holy CommunionNovember 26 – Thanksgiving (office closed)November 27 – Office closedNovember 28 & 29 – Holy Communion

Our Worship Services may be seen on Analog Channel 98

or Digital Channel 994 on Wednesdays at 7:20 a.m.,

12:20 & 5:40 p.m.Thursdays at 12:20 & 5:40 p.m.

Board MembersELDERS:Tom Pirwitz (2015) ..............920-650-3232Carolyn Wey (2015).................... 648-2150Laurie Albrecht (2016) ........920-945-0346Mike Denzin (2016) ....................648-2497Shirley Hofer (2017) ...................648-2776Barb Sanft (2017) ........................648-8136Mary Behm-Spiegler (2017) 920-650-7159

TRUSTEES:Tammy Messmer (2015) .............648-3726Terry Streich (2015)............. 608-333-4015Steve Brockert (2016) .................648-3028Jay Meister (2016) ...............414-719-6729Aaron Crossman (2017) .......920-650-0224Dawn Klecker (2017) .................699-3144Erich Wollin (2017)............. 920-253-5430

Meals on Wheels We have recently delivered Meals on Wheels to the Lake Mills area. We appreciate the services of the following volunteers: Kay Behling, Jean Glasser, Beverly Stelse, Erna Kiessling, Jane Harberg, Donna Hinzmann, Lucille Engsberg, Shirley Metzker, Anna Hoyt and Barbara Sanft. Our next delivery dates are November 27 to De-cember 11. If you are available to participate in this service, please call Laura Dresen at 648-2076.

WorshipFALL SCHEDULE

Saturday – 6:00 p.m.Sunday – 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School 8:45 a.m.

Fellowship Hour9 a.m.

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