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Engaging Enthusiastic Followers of Jesus
In this issue…
Health Ministry…………..…….….....…..…...….....Pg. 2
Music Ministry/Italy…...............…….…...…...........Pg. 3
Outreach………………...…...……………………...Pg. 4
Youth/Children’s Ministry….…………….…….…..Pg. 5
Pilgrimage to Israel/Serving…...……………...……Pg. 6
Family Fun Event!.....………………………………Pg. 7
All in the Family……………………………………Pg. 8
July 19, 2013
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Whatever happened to spring and summer? Fall is nearer than we think, and we are gearing up for the
2013 Holiday Boutique—a time for fun, fellowship, and raising funds for our important Outreach and
Inreach projects. We’ll be open to the public this year on Friday and Saturday, November 8 and 9 and to
church members on two Sundays—the 10th and 17th.The results continue to amaze us… from $1194 raised
the first year to sales of more than $17,000 last year!
It’s not too early to get involved. Beryl Mulhern has already finished her ever-popular child’s quilt for the
auction—along with a dozen other items!
There are lots of ways you can help make the Boutique a success.
Love being creative? We welcome quality arts and crafts—beadwork, pottery, children’s items,
woodworking, sewing, art, photography, greeting cards, candles, gifts for pets—let us know your
specialty!
Join us starting in September for any one of our weekly workshops—meet new friends and help make
interesting gifts. Ideas—yours or from Pinterest—welcome! Sign up to oversee one workshop.
Donate items for the Boutique—24-ounce spaghetti jars; pint-size canning jars, and Bonne Maman
jars—all with lids; pretty baskets; classy costume jewelry, new gifts you would love to “recycle;” tall
Christmas mugs (think garage and estate sales).
Share your skills—at home and on your own timetable. We need people who can sew, crochet, or
knit, woodworkers, skilled artists, jam and jelly makers (now is the time!).
Enjoy cooking? Contribute to the Bake Sale...or help put together soup mixes and cocoa cones on
Saturday, October 12 from 8 to noon. Let Sue Jurack know if you can help or contribute food items
Work the sale—plant ahead to help with set-up, the sale itself, and clean-up afterward.
Questions or ideas? Contact Bunny at [email protected] or 414-352-8802.
You can also sign up in the Welcome Area.
Health Ministry
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Living Healthy Is A Prayer
Time Well Spent
Have you ever stopped and examined how you use your time? As I grow older I am much more aware of how
quickly time passes. It seems like in a blink of an eye, my children have grown up, my dog is over one
hundred dog years old, and I have been a nurse for over thirty-five years…it is amazing!
Do you reflect on times in your life when you felt the most fulfilled or the most at peace with your life? As
many of us reach retirement age, do you ponder new possibilities to not just fill your time but to make the most
of your time? Perhaps it is a chance to give back and help others who are less fortunate than we are. It is
proven that people who volunteer feel their life is much richer --not in a financial sense but in more important
ways. They feel a sense of purpose and pride when they help others.
Oftentimes many of us spend too much time dwelling in the past. Pastor Bill mentioned in his sermon recently
that we can’t go back. The past is over. All we can do is move forward and appreciate our family and friends
at this moment. Don’t harbor resentment and anger for past mistakes or wrongdoings, but take the high road
and forgive and move on. We must surrender our will to God and ask that He search our hearts and
remove unhealthy attitudes that steal our peace. Pray that He fills you with a sense of gratitude and love for
life itself.
A dear friend passed on this thoughtful poem. Take a moment to reflect on how you spend your time and ask
if it is pleasing to God. If today were your last day on earth, would you have lived it to the fullest?
Killing Time
By Leo Rock
How do I kill time? Let me count the ways.
By worrying about things over which I have no control.
Like the past. Like the future.
By harboring resentment and anger
Over hurts real or imagined.
By disdaining the ordinary
Or, rather, what I so mindlessly call ordinary.
By concern over what’s in it for me,
Rather than what’s in me for it.
By failing to appreciate what is because of might-have-beens,
Should-have-beens, could-have-beens.
These are some of the ways I kill time.
Jesus did not kill time. He gave life to it.
His own.
Peace, health, and healing in Christ,
Joni Ledzian
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Music Ministry
Rome! Florence! Venice!
Our Chancel Choir is traveling to Italy in 2014 for a choral festival. We'll join forces with other choirs from around the country for a joint concert, sing at a mass at St. Peter's Basilica, and see the sights of Rome, Vatican City, Tuscany, Florence, and Venice. We depart the U.S. on June 14, and return home June 23. Dr. Eric Stark of Butler University is our conductor for these special performances, and he is a rising star in the choral conducting world. An opportunity to work with him is not to be missed! KI Concerts sponsors such concerts and festivals all over the world, and they have arranged this program with groups such as ours in mind. We'll be singing Vivaldi's Gloria, a well-known cantata which we performed in 2011, with other church and school choirs. If we have enough voices in the proper distribution of parts, we'll even be able to sing a set of our pieces on the program. Singers and non-singers are invited to join us for this incredible experience. Joanne Ginster is our trip coordinator. She can be reached at 414-540-0953. Brochures that outline the details of the trip are available at the Welcome Kiosk and at the church office. Come sing with us! Don't wish to sing, but would love to see the sights? Join us!
Summer Choir
Our Chancel Choir and other music ensembles are on hiatus for the summer, but there is still a way you can
come and make a joyful noise. Our Summer Choir will meet before worship to rehearse, and will share a
piece of music during the 9:00 service two more times this summer:
July 28 and August 18: Men and women - meet at 8:30, choir room
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Outreach
An Opportunity to Serve
at The Gathering!
Saturday, August 3
We need 15-20 volunteers on Saturday, August 3, to help prepare, serve and clean up after the meal at The Gathering at St. James Episcopal Church, 833 W. Wisconsin Ave. We need to be there by 9:45am, and will be finished around 1:30pm. This is a great opportunity for Youth volunteer hours and for families to serve together! Please sign up at the Outreach Kiosk or online at foxpointchurch.org.
Been Putting off That Opportunity
to Volunteer?
Consider taking dinner to Serenity Inn. Three times
a month our members prepare a meal at home, take
it warm to the Inn, and have dinner and fellowship
with the residents, men in recovery for alcohol and/
or drug abuse. The conversation over dinner is
edifying, especially for our young people.
Our assigned dates are the second Thursday, the
third Friday, and the fourth Wednesday of each
month. Open 2013 dates are these: Thursdays: Sept.
12 & Dec. 12, Fridays: Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15,
& Dec. 20, and Wednesdays: July 24—assist
another family, Oct. 23, & Dec. 25.
Because the number of residents is now likely to be
8 -12, the commitment can be a bit daunting for one
family. You may want to consider signing up with
another family to lighten the shopping/cooking load.
See the signup at the Outreach Kiosk, contact
Lorraine Buehler at 414-964-8933,
[email protected], or go to our website:
http://foxpointchurch.org, click on the link
volunteerwiz.com/calendar/foxpointlutheran
Another Service Day Thank You!
Below is a letter from Shoreline Interfaith client
C. June Johnson
I wanted to express my sincere appreciation for the
yard work that was done for me by the volunteers
from the Fox Point Lutheran Church on May 18th,
2013. They were Eric, Scott and Randy Lorenz, along
with Paula, Mathew and Brogan Krukar. They all
had a cheerful, cooperative attitude as they went
about their work. I truly enjoyed meeting all of them
and am grateful for their willing help. With
appreciation. C. June Johnson
Youth/Children’s Ministry
To All Interested Babysitters (Age 11 and older)
The church office is often asked if we have a list of
babysitters from our congregation. We are currently in
the process of updating and adding to this list. If you
would be interested in babysitting, please complete and
turn in a babysitter form. Forms are available in the
Welcome Area or email Linda Cole
([email protected]) and she will send one to you.
These contact numbers and address information will then
be included on the list which will be distributed to
interested church families.
Parents who need babysitters…we will let you know
when the list is ready or email Linda at the above address
and she will send you one when it is available.
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Don’t Miss Out on
Summer Fun and Faith!
It’s not too late to register for our children’s summer programs.
VBS
August 5-9/9:00-noon
Learning to be a Super Friend!
This summer’s VBS is filling quickly! Please don’t
be super late—sign up now! If you are entering K5
through 4th grade, join us as we have fun while
learning from Jesus how to be a SUPER FRIEND.
Little Lambs Preschool VBS: August 5-9, 9:15-11:45, for those who are 3 through those who will be entering K4 in the fall Registration forms are available online or at the kiosks at church. Contact Julie with questions at [email protected].
Parents: Sunday School Needs You!
A huge thank-you to everyone who has already
signed up to teach Sunday school next year!
We still have lots of unfilled spots. Please check
below and let me know if you can help with any of
these:
December 1--22: One 10:30 rotation opening
January 5--26: One 10:30 opening
March 16--April 6: Two 9:00 openings and two
10:30 openings
(Note: you would not teach on Easter or Palm
Sunday.)
April 27—May 18: Three (!) 10:30 openings and one
9:00 opening
If you have children entering K5 through 6th grade,
we ask that you help teach one rotation (4 Sundays).
If you can help with any of these unfilled openings,
please email me at [email protected].
Thanks again!
Serving
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Israel Trip
SERVING:
Lectors
Ushers
Coffee
Hour Hosts
Welcome
Kiosk
Communion
Aides
Worship
Assistant
Super
Greeters
9:00 Colleen Ashenden
10:30 Paul Benson
9:00 Deb Schwendel
10:30 Peter Klug
9:00 Janik Team
10:30 Gebel Team
9:00 Keehn Team
10:30 Harland Team
9:00 Tom & Sue Weickardt
10:30 Mark & Minna Smith
9:00 Gerald & Sandra Osborne
10:30 Guy & Ellen Schaefer
Kathy Sauer TBD
Brenda Hinkens, Sharon Byrne,
Lynn Poelzer
Michelle Kornitz Michelle Kornitz
9:00 Jim Severin, Dolores Stops
10:30 Nancy & Paul Rosenheimer
9:00 June Bell, George Hinkens
10:30 Andy & Lori Barrieau
PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL 2014
Pastor Bill and Diane are hosting a Holy Land Pilgrimage next year April 27– May 7, 2014.
You are invited to join them in an opportunity of a lifetime to tour Israel and the Holy Land.
OUR TOUR WILL BE LED BY YAIR MAZUR/CHIEF TOUR GUIDE IN ISRAEL
His knowledge of Jewish history and archeology is exceptional in every aspect of the Holy Land.
You will enjoy his humor and knowledge.
With the skillful guidance of Yair as our tour leader the dream of a Holy Land pilgrimage can become a reality and
we will be blessed.
Using AMI Travel Company and their vast 30 years of experience in the Holy Lands, you will see and experience the most
holy of Biblical locations. See and walk the very ground that Jesus walked.
Let the Bible Stories come alive in you in a whole new way!
Reservations are highly recommended as space is limited…
a deposit of $350 p.p. will secure your trip reservation.
Please join us on this “moving and powerful unforgettable journey” that will impact your life forever.
Please call or email Jo Ann, 414-352-8990 or [email protected]
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Family Fun Event!
Friends, Family, Fellowship and Floats
Come join us for a splashing great time at the Fox Point Pool Saturday,
August 3rd from 8:30pm to 10pm.
Bring your suit, a pool float and dive on in to this fun event for all. Root beer floats will be
available. Bring pj's for the kids to change into and tuck them in bed afterwards.
The Fox Point Pool is located just south of the church at 7100 N. Santa Monica Blvd.
Please help us anticipate the number of attendees by signing up at the Welcome Kiosk.
Prayer List
Steve Heronemus (brother of L. Barrieau)
Bob Lynch Helen Lynch Sheila Dlugi
Nikki Etheridge Verlie Keehn Pam Fuhry
Audrey Holly Beard
(sister of Wendy Randazzo) Marion Pohlmann
Lee Nelson Ellen B.
Marcia Kaye Ellen M.
Shirlee Rosendahl Bette Poelzer
Odelle Leonard Kathy Dietrle
Susie Art Baumgarten
Carol Larson Helen
Sue Keehn Michael
Dan Jones Tom Scharf Tim Lynch
Gary Laura
Jan Andrew Mittnacht
Al Szopinski Logan & Katherine
Lance Joni Christensen
Maurice Diane Rick
Sharon Abel Sue Wolf (sister of Janet Quail)
Cowper Harley Sarah Bednarek
Patty Werner
Jean Sebastian Leiselletta
Gwen Elaine Zarse
Our thoughts and prayers are with John Imse and family upon the death of his
wife, Dorothy, who passed away peacefully July 2.
Military
Samantha Ben
Parker David Eric
Fox Point Lutheran Messenger (USPS 207-560) Volume 60 Number 14 published semi-monthly, by Fox Point Ev. Lutheran Church, 7510 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53217. PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fox Point Lutheran Messenger, 7510 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53217. (414) 352-8990. -- Dated Material -- Please deliver by Friday, July 19, 2013
All in the Family
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In case of urgent pastoral care, call the
church office at 414-352-8990.
Pastors’ cell phone numbers
Pr. Knapp 414-704-7070
Pr. Cheever 414-573-4138
We encourage you to keep these people in your prayers during the week.
STAFF D. William Knapp Senior Pastor [email protected] Bruce Cheever Associate Pastor [email protected] Dan Thurmer Pastoral Care [email protected] Kevin Bailey Director of Worship & Music [email protected] Jana Larson Handbell Director [email protected] Julie Schlifske Director of Children’s Ministries [email protected] Joni Ledzian Parish Nurse [email protected] Jo Ann Berdelman Director of Administration [email protected] Linda Cole Office Assistant [email protected] Sharon Moore Publications Editor [email protected] Mary Altstiel Office Assistant [email protected] Morgan Oldenburg Director of Youth Ministry [email protected]
Next Messenger: dated August 2; deadline July 25
