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Evangelical United Methodist Church
212 11th St., Racine, WI 53403 January 2012
Fellowship Hall All church leaders and volunteers are invited for this strategic planning session where we review highlights from 2011 and cast vision for 2012. Every ministry meets in breakout sessions. The timeline for the day is: 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Forever Friends, Youth, & Sages 9:30 to 9:45 a.m. Refreshments 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. General Session 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Ministry Group & Committee Break-out Sessions
Please mark your calendars!
WWINTERINTER W WEATHEREATHER P POLICYOLICY�� Winter weather is on it’s way. So, as a reminder, the following policies should provide you some guidance: During the week: If Racine Unified closes, the church will be closed. Evening activities also follow the school; if Unified cancels evening activities, so does EUM.
On Sundays: Check the website before leaving your home. We have only canceled church one time in ten years and that was due to power failure brought on by the snow.
It’s always a good idea to check the website!
DOOR-TO-DOOR
SERVICE!!
With the cold, snowy, winter months drawing near, what could be better than a warm ride from your car to the church on Sun-
days? The shuttle service is running from both the up-per and lower Gateway parking lots to the church. Service continues through Easter Sunday.
SUNDAY MORNING
SHORT-TERM CLASSES
Faith Alive consists of short-term classes offered at the 9 a.m.
hour in the chapel during the 2011-2012 school year.
Our next class begins on January 8th
Boundaries in Marriage January 8—February 26
facilitated by Jeff & Cheryl Buenger
DVD-based Study: Henry Cloud & John Townsend
Only when a husband and wife know and respect each other’s
needs, choices, and freedom can they give themselves freely
and lovingly to one another. Boundaries in Marriage will pay
huge dividends wherever couples desire to understand the fric-
tion points or serious hurts in their marriages—so they can
move beyond them to better understanding.
Remaining 2011-2012 classes include:
Detours in Christian Belief:
Ancient Heresies & How to Avoid Them Today
March 4—April 22
Making Room for Neighbors
April 29—May 27
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND!
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Dear EUM Family,
Heartfelt thanks to the Congre-gation, O & H Bakery on Du-rand, Sheryl Meyer, Sue Bush and the volunteers who made the "Wassail and Cookie" event
a wonderful time of fellowship. Over 700 people
were served that day! With our united EUM family we are able to carry on our traditions and blessings of the Christmas Season and other ministries. The leftover cookies, juice and Wassail were shared with HALO participants.
Merry Christmas and may you all have a healthy, happy New Year in 2012.
Blessings, Carol Haider, Fellowship Chairperson
Join the Book & Lunch Bunch
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 10th, at 11:30 a.m. at San Francisco Grill. The book we will be discussing is Cutting For Stone by
Abraham Verghese. Please plan to join us! If you have questions, please
call Karen Stevenson at 886-9547.
The EUM Trading Post
Each month members and friends of EUM offer those things they no longer need as well as request items they now have use for. What do you have that's in your way or hasn't been used in 15 years? Are you wondering what to do with the old TV set you no longer need, the garden tools you no longer use? This is the place to offer such items for FREE to those in our congregation who could use them. All you need to do is let us know what you need or what you no longer need and we'll post it HERE along with the FREE Sign. Call Judy at 634-7616 for more information and listings. AVAILABLE: Is there a child in your family who might have fun collecting miniatures? I have an assortment of inexpensive ones and several printer’s type trays. Call Grandma Jean at 598-1065.
Our Church Family
Happy New Year! Faith & Fit-ness is back for a new year in 2012, and we look forward to seeing everyone at one of our events this year. Below is a
list of events occurring in the area this year. You will hear more about these events in the coming months. 2012 Schedule to Date: April 14: Run to Spring (5K Walk/Run) May 19: RUUD Rush 5K (walk/run) June 16: Lighthouse (2, 4, 10mi walk/run) July 15: Ironman 70.5 Triathlon July 29: Iron Girl Sprint Triathlon September (Date TBD): Graham Cracker Bike ride October (Date TBD): Skeleton Skamper Dec. 1: Jingle Bell 5K Walk Run
The Faith & Fitness committee is looking for addi-tional volunteers to help organize the team for some of the events. Please contact Pam Oksiuta at (262)498-2702 or [email protected].
Those who hope in the LORD will renew their
strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk
and not be faint. – Isaiah 40:31
New Member’s ClassesNew Member’s ClassesNew Member’s ClassesNew Member’s Classes
We are offering this class in two different formats: 1) Sunday mornings The class takes place during the 9:00 a.m. on three consecutive Sunday mornings: January 22nd, January 29th, & February 5th Attendance in all three classes is required. If you cannot make a Sunday, you can make that week up the next time the class is offered and join at that time.
2) One-day Saturday Seminar — February 4th from 2 to 5 p.m.
Can’t make it Sunday mornings? Then, attend this 3-hour seminar on one Saturday afternoon. Please pick one format and stick with that one!
Register in one of the following ways: • Send an email to: [email protected] • Sign up online (click on “Adults” then “Starting Point”)
• Call the church office at 632-8381
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MISSION UPDATE Corinne Haase
Thirsty Land - Turkey
The Lord is bringing thirsty stu-dents to us! He is revealing him-self to students and He allows you
and me to be a part of it. Usually, we are initia-tors with our friends – in relationships and in spiritual conversations. But lately, it has been sweet to see God’s power as friends have pur-sued us and asked us questions about Jesus.
Dalia* invited me to drink muzlu süt (banana milk, which is one of my favorite drinks here!) at a café with her. She brought friends and we had a great time talking and laughing. In the middle of a conversation about shop-ping, they asked me if I go to church in this city because they want to go to a church. I told them about church, but I was so interested as to why they wanted to come to church. Some said they just wanted to learn about church and my religion. Emily* saw The Passion of the Christ a week earlier. She was troubled by how Jesus was treated and wants to learn why that happened to Jesus.
Dalia, Emily and their friend Isabelle* came to our weekly meet-ing where we watched The Gospel of John. The mira-cles Jesus did, like walking on water and feeding the five thou-sand, amazed them.
In Luke 5, Jesus forgave the sins of a paralytic and then healed the man. Please join with me in praying that the awe that these three have of Je-sus’ miracles would become faith in Jesus – who He claims to be and His authority to forgive.
As we prepare for and celebrate Christmas, let’s remember the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the earthquake in the East.
Many are living in tent villages without proper food and warmth. The Church in this area has been providing for both the physical and spiritual needs of the people. Since the earthquake, the number of believers has doubled! If you are in-terested in giving financially to help the Church serve the people around them, please let me know! With love and thanks, Corinne Haase [email protected]
*Names changed
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He
who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who
believes in me will never be thirsty.” – John 6:35
Corinne (back row, 3rd from left) and her
fellow Mission Team members.
“But that you may know
that the Son of Man has
authority on earth to for-give sins…” He said to
the paralyzed man, “I tell
you, get up, take your
mat and go home.” (Luke 5:24)
How you can pray:
� December 9-11 is our Christmas Celebra-
tion. University students from all over the country are coming to hear about the hope
we have in Jesus. Dalia, Emily, Isabelle,
and Nathan are coming with us. Please pray
that God would open their minds to under-stand the Gospel.
� Eva is taking many of the same science
classes I took last year. Pray for opportuni-
ties to share about Jesus and the Gospel through studying biochemistry with her.
� Pray for our team: for health and that God
would speak to us through Scripture and the
Spirit.
Mission News
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January TEACHERS Babies Bible Teachers 9:00 - Shelley Cookman 10:30 - Peggy Eichelberger CritterLand Teachers 9:00 – Milinda/Dawn 10:30 – 4’s Bonita Knoch & Alida Trocke, Re- becca Siler, Nicole Jonas, Jodie Bochinski 3’s Betty Bonczkowski & Susan Wodicka M & M’s Staff 9:00 – Ann Hutler, Dawn Pachniak, Laura Heried, Jim Vass, Marion Dow-Vass SHOUT Shepherds K/1st – Sonja Honore & Diane Chu 2/3rd – Sharon Van Thiel & Nikki/Brittany 4/5th – Kimberly Strike & Nick Falaschi Nursery Staff Go to www.eumchurch.com Click on: Children/Volunteer Schedules
PARENT RESOURCES
Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is
good; And what does the LORD require of
you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to
walk humbly with your God
Check out our church website www.eumchurch.com. The Parents page has a link for Raising Up Spiritual Champions each month. You may also want to visit these web-sites for Christian parenting guidance and ideas:
focusonlinecommunities.com www.homeword.com www.intentionalmoms.org
THE PARENT PIECE
What will your child learn about this month? Who will be their teacher? Check out this area for details of what’s happening in your child’s Sunday and Wednesday ministry pro-
grams. Call the Forever Friends office with any questions. 632-8381
BABIES BIBLE – Sunday Toddlers/2’s
January Theme: Jesus is my friend
CRITTERLAND – Sunday preschool classes for ages 3 and 4. January Theme: Jesus is my friend Please pick up your parent handouts each week with ideas for home!
M & M’s – Sunday 9:00 program for K-5th We will be preparing and going on a trip to the nursing home to share music and Jesus with residents in January.
SHOUT – Sunday 10:30 program for K-5th January Theme: Daniel Bible reference: Daniel 6:22-23 Weekly workshops include: Bible movie, cooking, games and art
Dear EUM Parents,
The year, 2012, promises to be an excit-
ing and full year! Saturday, January 21 at
8:00 a.m. will be a great start to it with our
EUM Vision Meeting. This important vision
casting meeting will show the direction for
2012, and be the introduction of our new Fel-
lowship One check-in system. This system will
be used for all of our EUM babies, children, and teenagers. This system will help ensure
the safety of our children, and will be a quick
and easy way for parents to check their chil-
dren in to nursery, classes, and children's
programs. Older students will be able to
check themselves in for small groups and classes. It will also help accurately track our
numbers for classroom utilization. Training
will be held for our leaders, so a smooth tran-
sition will follow. All EUM teachers and lead-
ers should plan to be there. Please be sure to
save the date now for this important Saturday morning!
It is exciting to think about all that God will
do through EUM in 2012! Have happy and
blessed New Year!
Miss Sherry
Forever Friends Children’s Ministry
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TALK ABOUT THIS
• In the coming new year, what is one thing you would like to do to help you grow in your relationship with God?
• What is one thing you would like to
commit to doing this year? • What is something you are dreaming
about for this coming year? • What is something we can do as a
family to improve our communication together?
• Parents ask your teen: What is some-
thing I can do to parent you better this year?
Winter Retreats are Coming! During the months of January and February both our middle school and high school groups leave Racine for a weekend getaway known as Winter Retreat.
Our 6-8th graders will head off to Green Lake January 27-29 while the 9-12th graders will be gone Feb. 24-26 for Lake Geneva Youth Camp. Both groups will experience a weekend filled with lots of fun as they are also challenged to grow deeper in their relation-ship with the Lord.
The theme for Winter Retreat is “Catalyst.” Isaiah 26:8 says, “Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your truth, we wait eagerly for you. For your name and your re-nown is the desire of our souls.” We’ll explore this verse and it’s implications for our lives as we seek to know and trust Christ more.
Students can register today for Winter Retreat at www.eumchurch.com. The cost for winter retreats is $160 per person, but due to our Dessert Derby fund-raiser, students are able to go for $110 if they did not participate in the DD and only $80 each if they did participate in the DD.
Thank you to all of you who gave so generously at the Dessert Derby to enable us to reduce the cost of these retreats for so many of our EUM students.
Month Day Time Event Place
Jan 11 6-8 pm Merge Resumes & MS Winter
Retreat Deadline EUM Church
Jan 27-29 Meet 3:30 MS Winter Retreat Green Lake
THE VIEW
• One in five teens says they’ve purposely in-jured themselves at some time.
• An estimated one in every 200 teenage girls
cuts themselves regularly. Without treatment, this behavior often contin-ues into adulthood.
• In a study, most chronic
self-mutilators described their families as “full of angerQin which they were told to always be strong and prevented from ex-pressing their feelings.”
Merge Student Ministry
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Standing on a Glass Faith There is an e-mail floating around called “Amazing Photos”. Some of them truly are! In this article are a couple of pics from a balcony on the 103rd floor of a building in Chicago. What makes it interesting, is that the
ENTIRE balcony is glass – even the floor.
Wow! How safe would you feel standing on that bal-cony? I love the picture of the little girl laying on it in complete safety. Her posture shows no trace of fear – only fascination. That is the essence of faith. Me? I could probably stand on it for a little while. However, if you stood next to me and jumped up and down I would be out of there so fast your head would spin! I have faithQ To a pointQ And if the little girl’s picture shows the es-
sence of faith, my fear shows the essence of doubt. Together, these two things show the es-sence of our struggle as Christians. We trust God to deliver us from pain and suffering, but we sometimes doubt when things get too scary. We trust him to love us, but doubt that love when life gets too hard. But Jesus calls us to stand on him. He calls us to trust him no matter what’s happening around him. How? We can remember the times he came through for us in past. We can listen to the sto-ries of others who God has delivered. We can talk to God about our fears. We can read his word and focus on his promises. However, it works best when we do all this before we step out onto the glass. We prepare for the tests of faith now. Then we can rest in him like this little girl when our trials come. God is good. He will never let you fall. Director of Congregational Care, John Fleming
Sages Ministry
HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Purl Girls and Guy. We are ea-ger to get back to our weekly gatheringsQand have adopted the following mission partners for 2012:
1. RUSD Homeless kids program 2. Red Bird Mission 3. Seafarers Center 4. Care Net 5. Chemo Hats for - Children's Hospital in Milwau-
kee and Dr. Mullane 6. Women’s Resource Center
We are researching other UM sponsored mission projects and we will continue to make lapghans for the Zablocki Veterans Hospital in Milwaukee. These are made on an as needed basis.
We welcome new members who, like us, are eager to serve Him thru this ministry. We meet each Wednesday morning from 9-11 AM in the Memorial Lounge. Come for the joyful fellowship, we can help teach you to knit or crochet and for the treats!
We are grateful for the ongoing support of the EUM staff and congregation. May 2012 be a year of peace, joy and hope for all.
Purl Girls and a Guy
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Ongoing Kaleidoscope Activities
Lydia Circle Monday mornings, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
in Memorial Lounge Breaking Free, that’s what we want to beQbreaking free of the old person and welcoming our new life in Christ. Join us on Mondays from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in Memorial Lounge. All women are welcome to come for great fellowship and prayer time, dynamic video of Beth Moore and good discussion. Join us!
W.O.W. (Women on Wednesdays)
Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Chapel
On January 11, W.O.W. will begin a new study on the gospel written by Mark. Join us as we look closely at the person, work, and teachings of Jesus. The Bible itself will be our study book; no other book is neces-sary. You will learn ways to study the Bible on your own and you will discover timeless truths that apply to your life today. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Mommy & Me 2nd & 4th Tuesday; 9:30-11 am
in Memorial Lounge Mommy & Me is a small group for babies and their moms. We’d love to have you join us! Call Ann at 632-8381 or email [email protected] for more information.
Kaleidoscope Women’s Ministry
Women of EUM, come and join us on the third Fri-day of each month for fellowship and fun! (Watch the newsletters and bulletins for more information)
January Game Night
February Learn Sign Language Basics
March Movie Night
April Basket weaving
May Game Night
June Fish Fry
July Golf Outing
August Game Night
September Women's R and R Weekend 9/21/12 thru 9/23/12
October Hot Shop Glass
November Day Trip (Destination to be determined)
December No 3rd Friday Fellowship
Where did you grow up? I grew up during the Great Depression in Zion, IL, second of six siblings in a divided Christian family – Mom being a
Lutheran, Dad a Methodist. Widespread influence of the Moody Bible Institute sprouted many non-denominational churches, and it was here that I ac-cepted Jesus Christ as my Savior at age thirteen.
Tell us about your family. I met my husband in Zion where he had relocated from his family’s ancestral farm in beautiful south central Missouri Ozarks, finding em-ployment at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station which was gearing up for entry into WW II. We had four children, two of whom live in Racine with their spouses (Barbara and Bill Pucci are members of EUM), a daugh-ter I lost five years ago, and a son. I have four adult grandchildren and they have seven children (Annelise and Will Pucci are two of these exceptional great-grandchildren). Before joining EUM in 2003 I had been a Baptist (SBC) for fifty-plus years. When an evangelis-tic outreach was launched with the slogan “a million more in ‘54” (Romans 10:14,15a) we responded. This took us to seminary (NOBTS), founding of Immanuel
Baptist Church (Racine), across the Pacific Ocean to Australia and across the Atlantic to Germany. When this military division (or regiment) was shipped out over-night we remained six months longer, touring Western Europe and British Isles in a retrofitted 15-passenger van. Returning to the US, we retired from the ministry, living and working in Toledo, OH, and eventually retiring to Springfield, MO, from where I moved to Racine in 1999.
Which service do you usually attend? I attend the 9:00 service and Crossbearers’ Sunday School Class.
What ministries are you involved in at EUM? I deliver altar flowers to our homebound, help Allison with the bulletins, and prepare and deliver a home-cooked meal for the Helping Hands ministry when asked. I attend Purl Girls and hope soon to be a “baby rocker” in the nursery.
What are your hobbies/interests/sports? I enjoy reading, knitting, walking and grubbing in the dirt (yard work). What don’t you know about me?
What else should we know about you? Hmmm, I was baptized in Lake Michigan in May (and oh, yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone in County Cork, Ire-land).
CELEBRATE RECOVERY is a Christ-centered, bibli-
cally-based, 12-step program designed to offer a time-tested and effective tool for recovery from our hurts, hab-its, compulsions, and addictions. It is a safe place where all who come can grow stronger in their personal relation-
ship with God and others by removing their masks, and by sharing their experiences, strengths, weaknesses, and hopes. Beginning February 9, 2012, EUM will be offering Celebrate Recovery every Thursday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Meetings begin with worship and teaching/testimonies in a large group set-ting, and then break into small gender-specific groups. If you would like more information, or
would like to volunteer in this ministry, please contact Mike or Bethany Topel at 619-1948 or [email protected].
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Synergy’s Regular Activities
Wednesday Night Study Group 6:30-8:00 pm in the Lower Lounge. Chris Reu-wer is leading a study on the book Disciplines of a Godly Man by R. Kent Hughes.
Men’s Prayer Group 1st Wednesday of each month 5:30 pm in the Crossbearers Room Men of EUM, join us for an hour as we dedicate our-selves in prayer to pray for God’s continued guidance and blessing on the men of this church. Everyone is welcome; feel free to invite a friend!
Men’s Breakfast— 2nd Saturday of the month 7:45 – 9:00 am, Fellowship Hall Great food & fellowship! See you there!
Friday Night Euchre & Cribbage 4th Friday of the month 8:00-11:00 pm in Fellowship Hall Novice? Life-Long Player? All are welcome for snacks & a little healthy competition!
Friday Morning Fusion Friday Mornings, 6:00 a.m., 3rd Floor Men’s prayer and study group. Current study: Radical Together by David Platt.
Synergy Men’s Ministry
Mark your calendars
Saturday, February 4th, 2012!
This year’s theme, Unleashed, will feature keynote speaker Dr. Tony Evans, along with live worship and breakout seminars.
Elmbrook Church is the host of this annual event and has added national host sites for this widely attended conference. This year, we will attend at one of the national sites located in Kenosha at the First Assembly of God.
EUM’s men’s ministry has purchased a block of tickets for this one-day conference. The tickets cost $20.00, which includes live HD Stream of the keynote speaker Tony Evans, Break Out Semi-nars, and lunch.
This is the fourth year that our men will be attend-ing. Tickets will go fast as they have in past years.
To place your order: • Email [email protected] with your
name and number of tickets that you are re-questing OR�
• Place your order with a member of the men’s ministry after church in Memorial Lounge.
Celebrate Recovery
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Book Reviews
Prayer has been a focus in my de-votional life during January for a number of years now. It took a per-sonal crisis for me to “get serious” about prayer. I began to wonder how it is we get God’s attention. Is
it better if we pray on our knees, in church, with the pastor, or some other way? It has been one of my most challenging goals to study prayer as well as actually practicing prayer. Several weeks ago Pas-tor handed out a format for practicing praying in the ACTS method: A (adoration) C (confession) T (thanksgiving) S (supplication). (If you missed the handout grab one from the information booth.)
My review is of a book with the acronym PAPA. It is the P (present), A (attend), P (purge), A (approach) method of praying. I would not say one method is better or best but I would say if you are interested in a deeper prayer life, if you are ready for a challenge, and if you are committed to praying every dayQthen try:
The PAPA Prayer by Larry Crabb. This book has
transformed my prayer life. Crabb challenges you to build a relationship with God in your prayer life. He states that this method of praying you will:
“Experience new power in petitionary prayer, receive unmistakable guidance from God, and discover that your soul has “ears” that can hear the voice of God.” AND MORE (page 79)
Eileen’s January Picks:
Daily Devotional - With Open Hands, by Henri Nouwen Spiritual Formation – Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster Marriage/Couples – Night Light, by James Dobson & Shirley Dobson Teens/Children 7-12 – The Power of a Praying Kid; by Stormie Omartian If you have a suggestion of a good book; or would like to discuss one of my selectionsQfeel free to email me at: [email protected].
From the Finance Committee
A STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE FROM THE UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION
The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped. Proverbs 11:26-27 The Message
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me. - Author Unknown January is the season for New Year’s resolutions. We want to start out the New Year on the “right foot,” taking care to improve ourselves and our habits. Getting out of debt and saving money are generally two of the top ten resolutions made each year. Cuts in income seem to be the norm these days, so how do we remain faithful and generous as we set priorities in the New Year? It seems counter-intuitive but it begins by giving. Generosity breeds a positive, “can-do” attitude in us. It’s good to say thank you, even in tough times. Therefore as you make moves toward financial freedom from debt, consider: Making the first payment from your check every week or month a “thank you” gift for the many blessings you’ve received. Save an equal amount in an emergency savings account you can use when you truly need to overspend your regular budget for medical needs, car repairs, house repairs or emergency family travel. Some folks find that giving 5% of their income to the church and saving another 5% each week or month in an emergency fund can be a helpful spiritual tool as they take responsibility for their finances. If you’d like help in meeting your financial New Year’s resolution, sign up today to attend the two-hour Freed Up From Debt Workshop sponsored by the Foundation on January 29th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm or Janu-ary 30th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm in Room 305 of the Conference Center in Sun Prairie. Cost is $8.00. Everyone is welcome! Call us to register and to get more information:
Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation 750 Windsor Street Ste 305, P.O. Box 620
Sun Prairie, WI 53590-0620 1-888-903-9863 or [email protected]
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January, 2012 Finance Update
These figures reflect finances as of 11/30/11:
Year to date budget giving: $714,045, 89.4% of our $799,000 annual budget Year to date budget expenses: $711,408, 89.0% of the total budget Difference: $ (2,637)
November average weekly attendance: 574, a substantial new record (beating our previous November re-cord of 533)
Check out the bulletin for weekly updates under the “Stewardship” portion. The 2012 EUM budget ap-proved at Charge Conference is $908,846. The 2012 budget reflects a need to minister to the growing EUM community by increasing staff. As EUM has continued to grow in attendance (see attendance figures above), our staffing and program costs have continued to grow in relation.
We need you to be praying about your personal financial commitment to EUM and the ongoing ministries that money supports. As a member of the EUM family, the challenge for you in 2012 will be to strike a deli-cate balance between supporting existing ministries (budget giving) and growth for the future (Share the Dream). “Give him the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come to worship him.” (Psalm 96:8)
Please pick up your 2012 giving envelopes, if you have not already done so. Do you know that by using the envelopes that have been assigned to you (instead of grabbing a pew envelope) you make it easier for our counting teams? These faithful volunteers stay after service every Sunday to count the tithes and offer-ings. When you use your assigned giving envelope, it takes them less time to count and gets them home to their families faster. If you are regularly giving online, you were not assigned giving envelopes. If you would like envelopes assigned to you, please call the office at 632-8381 or email Allison at [email protected].
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR COUNTING TEAM MEMBERS FOR A GREAT JOB IN 2011: Mark Amborn, Polly Amborn, Judy Brochhausen, Sue Bush, Dianne Drefahl, Dan Dunker, Terri Eppinger, Bob Haider, Carol Haider, Sonja Honore, Sandy Langenfeld, Amanda Meyers, Linda Meyers, Patricia Morrill, Dick Nielsen, Gloria Nielsen, !!!
I would like to thank two Finance members for their service through December, 2011: Kristen Chapman and Dan Dunker. Dan Dunker will continue to serve on one of our counting teams. Please join me in thanking them as they move on to other ministries.
I would like to welcome new chair Steve Palmer, as well as Jim Andreucci, Loren Sparks and Jason Von Bergen to the Finance committee, beginning this January. Thanks for joining the Finance Team!
Online giving is a great way to remain faithful to your financial commitment to EUM when you are away. Go to www.eumchurch.com/#/giving and give it a try!
EUM now offers a mobile version of our online giving page to make it easy for you to give any-time from your smart phone. Simply scan the image you see here using your phone’s Quick Response (QR) code reader!
Once you’ve decided to give electronically, continue to be part of the worship service by grabbing one of the “ONLINE GIVING” cards from the pew pocket and placing it in the offering plate.
We praise God for all of the financial blessings he has gifted EUM with!
About His work, Kathy Priem Finance Chair
More from the Finance Committee
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Running Totals
2011 Giving Expenses
January 57,037 59,778
February 122,406 128,810
2011 Budget $799,000
Giving Total % 89.4%
Expense Total % 89.0%
March 181,670 186,616
April 240,231 257,523
May 304,541 323,331
June 378,649 391,493
July 434,898 456,057
August 500,597 517,017
September 563,265 575,409
October 640,714 647,615
November 714,045 711,408
Weekly: Sunday (Beginning January 8): Worship @ 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Faith Alive, 9:00 a.m. Middle School Small Groups, 9 a.m. High School Small Groups, 9 a.m. Discipleship 101, 9 a.m. FUELED Practice, 11:45 - 1:15
Monday: Lydia Circle, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Tuesday: Staff Meeting, 1:00 pm
Weds: Purl Girls Knitting Group, 9-11 a.m. Beginning January 11: Merge, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice, 6:15 p.m. Men’s Study Group, 6:30-8:00 pm Bible Blast, 6:30-7:45 p.m. W.O.W., 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Friday: Men’s Fusion, 6-7 a.m.
Other Events:
1 One Service at 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion served 4 Men’s Prayer Group, 5:30 p.m. 5 SAGES Small Group, 1:00 p.m. 8 Student Leader Mtg. at Tharp’s, 6:00-8:00 p.m. 10 Mommy & Me, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 11 Trustees Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m. 12 SAGES Breakfast at London Broil, 8:30 a.m. Finance Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m. 13 Scrapbooking/Craft Night, 6:00-11:00 p.m. 14 Men’s Breakfast, 7:45—9:00 a.m. Quilting Group, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 15 Forever Friends Green Team Lunch 19 SAGES Small Group, 1:00 p.m. Technology Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m. 21 Vision Meeting 2012, 8:00 a.m.-noon (See pg. 1) 22 Starting Point New Member Class, 9:00 a.m. 24 Mommy & Me, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 27 Middle School Winter Retreat begins Men’s Euchre & Cribbage Night, 8:00-11:00 p.m. 29 Starting Point New Member Class, 9:00 a.m. Middle School Winter Retreat ends
January Calendar
Finance Committee Graphs
Staff and Program ContactsStaff and Program ContactsStaff and Program ContactsStaff and Program Contacts Senior Pastor: Dr. Creighton Kaye Associate Pastor: Rev. Karin Kaye Director of Forever Friends Children’s Ministries: Sherry Nygaard Associate Director of Children’s Ministries: Amy Oestreich Children’s Ministry Assistant: Ann Hutler Youth & Family Director: Devin Tharp Director of Young Adult Ministry: Mitch Buenger Youth Ministry Assistant: Katie Steiner Director of Congregational Care: John Fleming Nursery Coordinator: Suzanne Kurtz Facility Supervisor: Jeff Wendt Mothers Day Out Director: Michelle Halstead, 632-7311 Financial Secretary: Kathy Priem Church Secretary: Allison Chernouski
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