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Parish Council
Northern Larger Parish
Of Marinette County
P.O. Box 7
Crivitz, WI 54114
Permit No. 1
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Crivitz, WI 54114
OR CURRENT RESIDENT
Permit No. 1
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage Paid
Crivitz, WI 54114
Parish Council
Northern Larger Parish
Of Marinette County
P.O. Box 7
Crivitz, WI 54114
I have noticed a popular graphic going around the past few days on social
media. The picture has the word “pastor” in a bubble in the middle, and then float-
ing around it are a whole bunch of other bubbles with quotations of people’s strong
opinions on what the church should or should not be doing right now. The graphic is
then used as a call to ask people to be praying for pastors. First off, I want to thank
each and every one of you that prays for me and for my family; we need your
prayers and they are so important to the work which we do. However, one of the
things that I am thankful about in our polity structure, is that it isn’t all about the pas-
tor. Our church is run by a plurality of elders of which the pastor is one of the elders.
So if I could step back to that graphic one more time, I would like to slightly adjust it,
to “the elders of the church.”
I bring this up because I recognize how powerful prayer is, and in the midst of
the many decisions we are facing, some of which are immensely difficult, we need
your prayers. We do not want to lead this church on our own wisdom and ideas, but
we want it to be God that is speaking to us and through us and leading us in which-
ever way he wants us to go. It is an immense responsibility and call for an elder to
step into that role, and I have tremendous respect for all of our elders who have
taken that call on.
Please, pray for us. Pray that God would be the one that is speaking to us.
Pray that we would be receptive to His voice and guidance. Pray that we would
continually be made to reflect Him better. And pray that we would have His wisdom
and power at work in everything we decide. Thank you in advance for your support!
Pastor David
Ephesians 6 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be
alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I
speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for
which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Pastor David
JUNE 2020 FAITH Evangelical
Presbyterian Church
806 Fritzie Ave. PO Box 7 Crivitz, WI 54114 715-854-2222
Pastor David's Office Hours: Tues. 1-5 pm | Wed. & Thurs. 9 am - 12 pm | Friday 9 - 12 & 1 - 5 pm | Pastor David's Phone: 906-290-3510
Worship with us
Sunday morning
at 10:00 am
Session News - Sunday Worship will be
outside whenever the
weather permits, chairs
will be set up ahead of
time with appropriate dis-
tancing (drive up is avail-
able). Many parts of the
service have been tem-
porarily modified.
- Communion will be on
the first Sunday of the
month, elements will be
pre-packed from the
company and placed on
chairs/pews prior to ser-
vice to avoid unneces-
sary contact.
- Sunday school for kids
will restart whenever ac-
ademic schools reopen
(kids are still welcome in
church, services are be-
ing kept to closer to an
hour)
- VBS has been canceled
for this summer, the mate-
rials that have been pur-
chased will be used next
Summer.
- Many of the small
groups are beginning to
meet again in outside or
other distanced contexts,
talk to the leader of the
small groups to find out
what they are planning
- We will have our Sunday
Service live-streamed and
we will have a midweek
devotional that is posted
to Facebook and
YouTube, emails of these
will be sent out. If you
aren't on our email list,
sign up at crivitzfaith.org.
- Finally, you all have an
amazing group of elders
that love you, and love
Jesus. I am thankful for
the tremendous work
which they have put in
during this time. If you
have a chance, thank
one of your elders for the
hard work which they
have been doing for the
Kingdom of God.
Missions Trip! Dear Family and Friends,
Derrick and I wanted
to share with you all an op-
portunity that God has led
us to this summer. In July we
are planning to travel to the
Island of Helene, which is a
small island off of the main-
land of Honduras. We will
be working alongside Mis-
sion Encounters Internation-
al which is an organization
whose mission is to disciple
others by pursuing relation-
ships that proclaim the gos-
pel and demonstrate the
kingdom of Jesus in all are-
as of life. In the past, I have
had to opportunity to work
with MEI in Helene helping
with their English school and
other work tasks on the mis-
sion base. This summer Der-
rick and I will be part of a
team going with members
from PA and WA. Our focus
will be on evangelism. We
are preparing for men’s
ministry opportunities as well
and women’s and chil-
dren’s ministry. The people
of Helene are warm and
welcoming and there is
much evidence of the Holy
Spirit on that Island, howev-
er, our hearts long for the
lost sheep that have yet to
accept Jesus as their savior.
Derrick and I will be
on the Island for 10 days
and they will be action
packed! As a team we
have begun meeting and
training via zoom to pre-
pare as best as we can to
serve the people of Helene.
My hope is to be able to
update you all as the plans
for those 10 days become
more concrete. Derrick and
I both know how important
it is to have a praying force
while we are doing the
Lord’s work and we ask that
you all would be that force
for us. We do have some
immediate prayer requests
as we continue preparing.
Covid 19 has directly af-
fected two key parts of our
travel: 1. Closure of airports
at this time and 2. The re-
newing of my passport. I am
reminded of the promise
God gives in Exodus 14:14 –
The Lord will fight for you;
you need only be still. I am
confident that the Lord will
work all things out for the
purpose of furthering His
kingdom. I do also know
that the Lord says in John
15:16 – You did not choose
me, but I chose you and
appointed you that you
should go and bear fruit
and that your fruit should
abide, so that whatever
you ask the Father in my
name, he may give it to
you. This promise helps me
to pray with confidence
that the Lord will provide all
the logistics for us to travel.
Thank you for your fu-
ture prayers and support as
we embark on this mission
opportunity. We will contin-
ue to be in touch on our
plans as they solidify. Bless-
ings to you all in the coming
days as we continue to stay
strong during the quaran-
tine.
Sincerely,
Derrick + Lauren McGee
If you would like to support
Derrick and Lauren on their
mission to spread the love of
Christ, please write a check
made out to Faith EPC with a
note "Helene Mission Trip"
I'm Listening My brain holds a jum-
ble of Christian songs, rang-
ing from Sunday School
children’s standards to
Handel’s “Messiah.” When
one pops to the front, I start
singing it. The voice I hear in
my head is much nicer than
the one that comes from
my mouth. Nonetheless I
love to sing, so if alone I
send it up to God aloud.
Christian songs ad-
dress many moods and life
situations. Hymns hundreds
of years old, like Martin Lu-
ther’s “How Great Thou
Art,” describe the beauty of
God’s world and the majes-
ty of his love that still sounds
fresh today. His words help
us understand the reach of
God’s love and the miracle
of Christ’s resurrection.
John Newton’s
“Amazing Grace,” reflects
his redeemed life. Newton
made the journey from
captain of a slave trading
ship to devoted Christian
after calling out to God dur-
ing a violent sea storm. He
became an ordained An-
glican minister in England
and wrote the lyrics to this
song for a 1773 New Year’s
Day sermon. In fact, many
hymns have a story behind
them, such as Tommy
Dorsey’s “Precious Lord,
Take My Hand,” written in
1932 when his wife and in-
fant son died in childbirth.
In the mood for
something lighter? Try, “Je-
sus loves me, this I know, for
the Bible tells me so. Little
ones to Him belong, they
are weak but He is strong.”
This song tells children that
they are living in God’s love.
Sometimes, I go to
the hymnal and select a
song. Other times, one steps
to the forefront. Often, the
theme is something I have
been pondering. The song
fits and I sing in hope of bet-
ter understanding my faith
life.
I suspect the Holy
Spirit helps select the song.
Wise men and women have
written musical notes and
lyrics that teach the heart
and soul how to believe,
and how to deal with al-
most any problem humans
encounter. Whether time-
honored or contemporary,
Christian music offers com-
fort and news of Christ’s
sacrifice and salvation and
of God’s love.
The selection stored in
me would fill several hym-
nals and many song sheets.
They stay also because of
the memorable music and
because they are tied to
memories. Singing “This Little
Light of Mine,” recalls
basement Sunday School
gatherings, “Children of the
Heavenly Father,” funerals
of lost children, and “Shout
to the Lord” and “Days of
Elijah” the joyous singing of
Faith EPC congregation.
I’m grateful to all who
have written these songs.
Their works inform me, sus-
tain me, and comfort me,
especially at this difficult
time of pandemic.
Thank you, God, for
those you have inspired to
write Christian songs. Their
gift of music will last forever.
-Nikki Stillman
GOD IS GOOD, ALL
THE TIME!
ELDERS ASSISTING COMMUNION
1. Tom White
2. Courtney Malke
3. Mike Zahn
4. Dave Glynn
COUNTING
June 7th Lynn Bauer
June 14th Gail Lesperance
June 21st Tom White
June 28th Erika Lesperance
*Assisting Elder for June - Rich Stillman
JUNE BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Hazel Weddel 4th
Martha Neitzer 5th
Sharon Swanson 7th
Reagan Wojcik 7th
AJ Bevier 9th
Leslyn Jacobs 13th
Jack Henry Bauer 14th
Richard Wieting 16th
Noah Cherry 17th
Amber Pelkin 20th
Emily Neitzer 23rd
Roger Greason 24th
Coen Kouski 24th
Todd Rogalski 26th
Olivia Cherry 26th
Agnes Guth 27th
Jori Casselbury 27th
Nora Swanson 29th
Bryon & Jolayne Boehmke 3rd
Bob & Jan Kaas 3rd
Dale & Judy Paust 6th
David & Erin Pleuss 7th
Thomas & Leslyn Jacobs 9th
Jim & Mary Pleuss 9th
Jim & Bonnie Eastman 22nd
Andy & Amy Kaufman 25th
If we missed your birthday or anniversary,
or got it wrong, please call the church of-
fice so that we (hopefully) don't make the
same mistake in the future!
KITCHEN CHAIRPERSON
Courtney Malke
VALET PARKING UPON REQUEST
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1
2
Worship Team
6:30 pm
3
Men's Group
6:30am
Youth Group
6:30pm The
Hub
4
Women's
Group 6:00
(outdoor
except in
inclement
weather)
5
6
7
Worship 10 am
(outdoor ex-
cept in in-
clement
weather)
8
9
Worship Team
6:30 pm
10
Men's Group
6:30am
Youth Group
6:30pm The
Hub
11
Women's
Group 6:00
(outdoor
except in
inclement
weather)
12
13
14
Worship 10 am
(outdoor ex-
cept in in-
clement weather)
15
16
Worship Team
6:30 pm
17
Men's Group
6:30am
Youth Group
6:30pm The
Hub
18
Women's
Group 6:00
(outdoor
except in
inclement
weather)
19
20
21
Worship 10 am
(outdoor ex-
cept in in-
clement
weather)
FATHER'S DAY
22
23
Worship Team
6:30 pm
24
Men's Group
6:30am
Youth Group
6:30pm The
Hub
25
Women's
Group 6:00
(outdoor
except in
inclement
weather)
26
27
28
Worship 10 am
(outdoor ex-
cept in in-
clement
weather)
29
30
Worship Team
6:30 pm