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On the eve of Mother’s Day and graduations, here are
some thoughts for you: tattoos… blue hair… detention slips…
mini-skirts… broken curfews… baggy jeans. Let’s just put it
out there ~ being a mother is tough! You have to mediate,
motivate, and maturate. You laugh at the same silly joke for
the 100th time. You take an interest in snakes and frogs and
you have a working knowledge of hairstyling. As if that
weren’t enough, you are now called to understand the
dangers of technology when you can barely operate your cell
phone. But the most aggravating thing of all is knowing that
we put our parents through the same thing.
I once heard someone say that parenting is very little
happiness wrapped up in great joy. How does God do
it? How does God put up with our mood swings, our
stubbornness, and our risky behaviors? How do we fathom a
love that is ultimate patience and hope wrapped up in grace
and forgiveness?
This Mother’s Day, remember that God loves you. The
brokenness of your spirit is where God waits for you. The
stain of this life of flesh is what God will transform into
beauty. The dandelion prayers you bring God in your tightly
held fists are a joy to the One who nurtures you.
Children need patience and support. Turns out – so do
mothers.
God bless those who nurture and care for creation.
Blessings,
Pastor sue
29043 T Avenue P.O. Box 278
Phone: 515-987-4937 [email protected]
WaukeeChristianChurch.com
Summer Kick-off! The final Sunday School will be
May 17th. On May 24th, we will
worship at the shelter in Centennial
Park at 10 a.m. Bring a lawn chair
and your sunglasses for a leisurely
service to kick off the Summer!
Worship Time Change: Would
you like to have a little more of
your Sabbath to enjoy in God’s
creation this summer? We thought
so! Beginning May 31st, worship
time will move to 9:00 a.m.
Revitalize Campaign Update To date, cheerful givers have pledged
$109,000 for the Revitalize Campaign!
These pledges help us plan; the
contributions help us get things done.
Thank you for being part of this
ministry of love. Projects are
underway - beginning with the front
doors
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Stepping Up our Ministry Spring is just around the corner and for many that means NEW SHOES! WCC is collecting gently used
shoes to distribute overseas to those in need (Haiti, Honduras, and Tanzania). This will be our major mission and fundraiser this year. The shoes provide free inventory to people starting businesses in the developing world, and we will receive .40 cents for every pound we collect.
Please save your old shoes... ask your neighbors to donate theirs... and your kids and grandkids. Mention it to your hairstylist and coworkers. Post flyers in your apartment complex or at your gym. Ask them to set out a box where people can drop off their shoes. You can bring the donated shoes to the church or let someone from the church know and we will pick them up.
We will accept ANY size and ANY style. All that is required is that there is a sole and a mate. We hope to collect a ton of shoes - literally! This is a great way to be in ministry and help support our budget.
May God bless our efforts!
Stewardship Team
Stepping Up our Ministry Shoe Drive! Again this year Waukee Christian Church will be collecting shoes to send overseas
to developing nations. Remember, this mission reduces waste in our nation’s landfill while also
helping people become financially stable and self-supporting. Last year we collected just over 7,200
pairs of shoes! What a difference this makes in the lives of people who have far less than we have
been blessed with. This year, let’s break our own record! Clean your closets… tell your neighbors…
hang a poster… set out a box… do whatever you can to help out. Flyers and door hangers are
available in the narthex! Please recruit your neighbors and the businesses you patronize.
On May 17th, June 14th, and July 19th, we will again have a WORKSHIP services. This means a
shortened formal time in the sanctuary so we can gather in Fellowship Hall to bagshoes.
We will accept ANY size and ANY style. All that is required is that there is a sole and a mate.
We hope to collect a ton of shoes - literally! This is a great way to be in ministry and help support
our budget.
May God bless our efforts!
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Who Is Pastor Julie?
I come from a rural background. My parents Ivan and Rachel Gilmore (both deceased) were
farmers in the Linden, IA area. I grew up with two sisters, twin Joan and younger sister Janice.
I worked in communications starting at Northwestern Bell Telephone Co and then retiring after 34
plus years from Qwest.
I married Jerry Cornelius on Sept. 20, 1975. Jerry passed in November 2000 from the ALS. We
had one daughter, Jennifer Jo, who is married to Jeff Stanbrough (Yes, Jeff is Gene Stanbrough’s
grandson). I have two grandchildren Jase (9) and Jordana (4). They live in Urbandale.
I moved to the Waukee/Urbandale area about three years ago (from Bagley after more than 36).
This lets me be closer to my immediate family whom I love so much.
I came to the Christian church via the Church of Christ. Jerry and I transferred our membership
to Central Christian Church, Jefferson, IA in 1999. I was “called” into a more specialized ministry and
was accepted into the Licensed Ministry Education Program affiliated with the Christian Church in the
Upper Midwest (Disciples of Christ). I completed studies and received my Ministerial License in
October 2007. I am a Commissioned Minister with Standing in the CCUM.
From that time until November 2014, I also served as Visitation Minister at Central Christian
Church, Jefferson, IA.
I became a member of Waukee Christian Church, March 22, 2015.
Why Visitation Ministry?
I have had experience as an elder and board chair and on worship, stewardship and memorial
committees. I’ve also sponsored Chi Rho. BUT Visitation Ministry is my passion. I have a deep
understanding of and compassion for those struggling with health and becoming frail, lonely or
depressed, or lost. I have spent many hours in prayer, visiting and caring for the needs of others in
their homes, nursing or retirement facilities, and hospitals. I intentionally serve/visit those that
cannot attend services and events but still are an intricate part of the church community. We cannot
ignore those who love God and His church when their bodies are frail.
Please allow me to serve the “One who loves us most” in this capacity with this community of
believers. I trust the blessing will be two-fold!
Pastor Julie
Pastor Julie Cornelius - Visiting Ministry
Recently we were blessed to have Rev. Julie Cornelius join us at WCC.
Many of you have had the opportunity to meet and visit with Julie - which is
how she likes it. Pastor Julie has a passion for Visiting Ministry - and that’s
why the Board was so pleased to appoint her the WCC Visiting Minister. She
will be assisting Pastor Sue in calling on the sick and home bound. Please
welcome her in love. Who is Pastor Julie? We thought we would let her
introduce herself to you…
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Between the Covers
book club will be
meeting at 6:00 pm on
May 18th which is their
club anniversary! The
book for May is “And
the Mountains Echoed”
(fiction) by Khaled
Hosseini. See you there!
Christian Women’s Fellowship
CWF will hold their annual
breakfast brunch at the Cozy
Café in Waukee at 9:30 am on
Wednesday, May 6th. Any
women of Waukee Christian
Church are WELCOME to attend!
WOW will hold their
Annual Dinner &
Planning Meeting
on May 13th at the
Club Car at 5:00 pm.
Service Workship – Church Inside Out I wonder what it would be like if the rest of Waukee knew how
God has blessed us. I wonder if they would feel called to join us as
we try to walk in faith. Why don’t we tell them? What would happen
if we took our Worship outside the walls of this building? Let’s find
out!
On May 17th, we will turn our worship Inside-Out as we go out
into the community to spread love and minister to creation. We will
not have formal worship here that morning – but we will be doing
ministry! We will gather for a brief blessing and then go to various
locations. You can sign up to serve on one of the following:
AHeinz 57 Pet Shelter: groom animals, clean as needed, stock
shelves ( 4-5 people)
Bike path clean up: walk along the path next to our church and
pick up trash (10 people)
City park clean up: rake leaves, clean up litter, spruce up a flower
bed (10 people)
Legacy Point Care Facility: visit shut ins and take them a greeting
from the church (3-5 people)
Hope Ministries desserts: provide fresh homemade cookies or
bars and then deliver to Hope Ministries (Many bakers ahead of
time and 3 people to deliver that day)
Home-bound ministry: provide light yard work or inside
maintenance, such as changing light bulbs, to members of our
church family who request assistance (5-10 people needed. )
o Contact Pastor Julie Cornenlius at
(515) 370-3144 to request assistance
Brown Bag Brigade: a group to remain at the church to bag shoes
and prepare lunch. (Lorrie Grandgenett coordinating)
We will return to the church for a noon lunch and to share our
ministry experiences. Remember to wear your Church t-shirts!
(order one if you need it). We hope to make this a tradition by
turning our Worship Service into Service Worship – Inside Out – two
or three times a year!
Spring Clean Up will be the morning of
May 9th. Bring a rake, work gloves, and
some cleaning supplies. We’ll be polishing
things up and dusting things off! We
also would like to complete an inventory
of kitchen and bathroom paper products.
Hope you can join us!! Donut incentive
provided!
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Youth Group will be meeting on
Sunday, May 17th from 4:30 –
6:00 p.m.
Youth for their wonderful presentation of
the Passion story on Palm Sunday
Maundy Thursday worship leaders
Nancy Cross for organizing the Easter
Egg hunt and ordering lilies
Suzanne Koch and Cathy Phillips for all
their help with the Youth group
Revitalize Campaign Team for a successful
campaign! $109,000!!
WOW for serving at Ronald McDonald
House and hosting the 2nd Annual Garden
Party
Everyone who contributed to Celebration
Sundae and bagging shoes
Samantha, Sophia and John for providing
beautiful music on Easter
Office volunteers while Lanita was on
vacation
New Members! On Easter Sunday we received many new members into
the life of Waukee Christian Church. We are blessed to
have them in our lives! Please welcome
Holy Hugs to each of you!!
Samantha Hornback (daughter of
Cheri May and granddaughter of
Sheryl Keenan).
Amanda Christiansen (daughter of
Sue Baer) and her baby Gabriel.
Melanie and Clint Ruggles and their
children Sam, Alice, and Thomas.
(Melanie is the daughter of Cathy
Phillips).
Joe Younger and Austin Younger - Joe
is married to Robin Younger and the
father of Alayna Younger.
Tom and Sue Baer and their son Max.
Family Fun Fair Plans for the 3rd annual Family Fun Fair are underway. If you are interested in helping, please join us for the first organizational meeting on May 4th at 6:00 p.m. We are going to change things up a bit this year – so if you would like to be a part of this community outreach, please bring your ideas.
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March 23, 2015
Hi all Waukee Christians!
Wish I could be there to give you a big hug – but since that cannot be, I’ll
just send a piece of paper to tell you I have so-o-o-o many happy memories of my time with you all!
God Bless You all ~ and keep up the good work.
And if you’re ever in Peoria, IL
please come to Hillside Village for a week or two (at least!).
Love You, Ginny Thomas
The WoW (Women of Waukee) Garden Party held on
April 18, 2015 was a huge success. The second annual
community wide event had 72 attendees with
approximately half the attendees non-members of the
church. Fellowship hall was decorated with bird houses
from Evelyn Dowell’s collection and fresh flowers which
gave the space a spring atmosphere. WoW members served
a hash-brown casserole, fruit kabobs, a quick bread
assortment, and of course tea. Tammy Hardersen was the
master of ceremonies, Vicki Teas sang a solo about lilies,
and Jane Venard gave a presentation about growing lilies.
Jane is a member of the Waukee Garden Club. Discussions
are already underway about planning for next year. It will
be difficult to top this year’s event.
Join us on May 13th and 27th at
1:00 pm to make crafts to be sold
at the Quilt and Craft Show in the
fall.
Waukee Christian Church will be
hosting 2 vendor fairs in June
after worship: June 7th and 14th.
The vendors will be donating 100%
of the profits to the Youth Group.
Call the office if you would like a
to reserve a table and go to our
website or fb page to see a list of
vendors.
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May Anniversaries 05/15 Tammy & Ron Hardersen
05/30 Cimberly & Matt Hansen
Let us know if we missed your
special day!
May Birthdays 5/1 Bill VanCleave
5/4 Vivian Wilson
5/6 Dolores Brown
5/9 Sue MacRae
5/11 Isabella Spreacker
5/14 Haleigh Cross
5/15 Mike Keller
5/15 Dan Reed
5/16 Marilyn Smith
5/18 Chris Keller
5/23 Brad Neese
5/24 Jean Swallow
5/26 Ruby VanCleave
5/27 Audrey MacRae
5/28 Wayne Breckenridge
Disciples 101 Class
What’s up with Disciples? Have you
wondered about our denomination’s
roots? Or are you curious about what
we believe? Then join Pastor Sue on
May 3rd at 9 a.m. for Disciples 101.
We’ll explore Disciple history and
learn how we are different from other traditions.
There is no better day than Mother’s Day, May 10th, to
dedicate a child of God. Join us in worship as we welcome
Gabriel Christiansen, son of Eric and Amanda Christiansen,
into the family of God. Amanda and Gabriel joined the
congregation on Easter along with proud grandparents Tom
and Sue Baer and Cousin Max.
Easter Baskets of Love – THANK YOU This year was another successful year at Waukee Area
Christian Services 8th annual Easter Baskets of Love drive!
Because of your help we were able to bless 143 children. I have
always said it’s not about the baskets or what we give and to how
many; rather it’s how we can show God’s love in a small way.
The generous support of the families we serve and the care
for people in the community is evident through efforts like these
baskets. We could not have been so successful without
everyone’s kindness.
Thank you again to all who participated including our partner
churches, Waukee Family YMCA, and the many volunteers who
helped sort, assemble and distribute!
Smiles ~ Melissa Stimple,
Director
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Family Fun Fair volunteers
Everyone collecting and sorting shoes
Folks who worked the Pizza Ranch Tip Night
4th of July Parade Float Team
Those of you who brightened a day with a visit or card
Anyone who gave a hug to a young person
Long Range Planning Team
Youth Outing Chaperones
Theology on Tap participants
Ron & Tammy Hardersen for mentoring our Baptismal Candidates
Alan Finestead for filling in at the pulpit on June 29th!
Remember that VBS song, “I am the church! You are the church!
We are the church together!” All of us are given wonderful gifts by the
God who created us. And we can use those gifts to serve Waukee Christian Church together.
Can you count? Volunteers are needed to help count the morning offering. If you are an Elder or on the Board, can you help in the rotation? George Risinger and Jerry Woods have been serving for over a year, but it means they often miss fellowship time. Please consider taking your turn and visit with George or Jerry.
Can you click? We only have a couple of people who operate the slide show on Sunday morning. It’s very easy! Just push a button. Training is provided. Let Pastor Sue know if you can take a turn in the AV booth.
Respite Volunteers? Can you take a turn providing respite for Don & Evelyn Dowell on Friday mornings? Call the office for more details.
May Serving Schedule May 3rd 10th 17th 24th 31st
Communion Prep Cathy Phillips Beckie Myers Pat/Jack Carpe Jan De Jong Dave/Lorrie Grandgenett
A/V David Grandgenett Suzanne Koch Matt Hansen Jerry Woods
Greeter Matt Hansen Marlene Risinger Lorrie Grandgenett George Risinger Cimberly Hansen
Youth Greeter Austin Younger Zoey Koch Ximen Markway Alice Ruggles Sam Ruggles
Candle Lighter Sam Ruggles Alice Ruggles Zoey Koch Ximen Markway Jan De Jong
Children’s Moment George Risinger Kathy Dean Puppets Sue Woods Sue Woods
Reader Linda Wilcox George Risinger Cimberly Hansen Linda Wilcox Lee Foltz
Communion Invitation
Shari Burgus Shari Burgus Sue Woods Sue Woods Sue Woods
Elders Juanita McBeth
Jerry Woods Matt Hansen
Cimberly Hansen Shari Burgus
Cathy Conklin Cathy Phillips
Juanita McBeth Cimberly Hansen
Shari Burgus
Offering & Communion Servers
Jason Keller George Risinger
Marlene Risinger Audrey MacRae
Beckie Myers Linda Foltz
Jerry Woods Lee Foltz
Marc & Jan De Jong
Fellowship Cathy Conklin Beckie Myers Cathy Phillips Sue MacRae Linda Foltz
Nursery Attendant Abby Ellerman Cassie Hansen Abby Ellerman Cassie Hansen Abby Ellerman
Food Pantry Delivery Beckie Myers
Visiting Shepherds Cimberly & Matt Hansen
Community Garden needs Volunteers The Fruitful Vine Community Garden, a ministry of Waukee Area Christian Services, is now looking for
individuals, families, and groups of all ages to join the 2015 garden season.
Volunteers are needed to help plant, maintain and harvest all season long. Last year over 2000 pounds was harvested and given to families through the food pantry!! Shifts are available Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays. See you in the garden!
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6:30 pm Board Meeting
Knit Wits
9:30 am
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Knit Wits
9:30 am
Knit Wits 10 am Worship 9 am Sunday School
10 am Worship Inside Out
9 am Sunday School
WOW 5:00 pm
Newsletter
articles due
10 am Worship –
outdoors
4:30-6 pm Youth Group
Crafternoon 1 pm
9:30 am
CWF 9:30 am
Annual Dinner
6 pm
Crafternoon 1 pm
Knit Wits
9:30 am
10 am Worship 9 am Sunday School
9 am Summer
Worship Time
Spring Clean-Up
8:30 am
Wedding Church reserved
from noon - 5 pm
Wedding Rehearsal
Wedding Rehearsal Wedding
Annual Brunch Family Fun Fair
Planning Mtg.
6:00 pm 9 am Disciples 101 Class
Baby Dedication
at Cozy Cafe
At Club Car
Waukee Christian Church 29043 T Avenue P.O. Box 278 Waukee, Iowa 50263
Connecting people to each other and the world.
Growing spiritually through the renewing of our minds.
Honoring the Image of God in all people.
…OUR STAFF…
Pastor: Reverend Sue Woods Visiting Pastor: Julie Cornelius Admin. Assistant: Lanita Cavanaugh
… CHURCH OFFICE ... Office Hours
Monday-Wednesday-Thursday 8:30AM – 3:30PM
Phone (515) 987-4937
Email [email protected]
Website waukeechristianchurch.com
The Waukee Christian Church Newsletter is published monthly.
~ We are People of the Table ~ ~Living Faith on the Edge of Waukee ~
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
9:00 am Sunday School for all ages September through May
10:00 am
Worship Service NOTICE: If you no longer wish to receive the WCC newsletter, please
notify the office at 515-987-4937. If you would like to receive
this newsletter electronically, send your email address to
[email protected]. Thank you.
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