Peace Matters

PEACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2300 Wisconsin Ave., Kaukauna, WI 54130 June/July 2018

Inside this issue: A Word from Pastor Lucretia As you read this newsletter carefully you will discover that we have some significant repairs to make on our church in the very near future. We have shared them in this newsletter because one of the things we learned in our work with A Word from 2 the consultant Don Greer is that members and friends of our congregation want Pastor Lucretia us to be more transparent with what is going on in the church. continued Life is always a series of ups and down – days of joy and days of struggle. As I look back on the past few months, we had a baptism and five youth join the Parish & 3-4 church through Confirmation. We celebrated a Mortgage Burning and had a Community Jazz worship service. We shared in a potluck and a spaghetti dinner. Fellowship Announcements time is giving us an opportunity to get to know each other better and catch up with news of family and friends.

Trustees 5 We just celebrated Pentecost Sunday, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples – including us- and have been given God’s Spirit to see us through whatever comes our way. You have heard me say more than once that I wonder Mission News/ 6 what our church, or I for that matter, would be like if that Spirit power was re- Youth Scoop ally set loose. Recently when we were singing the closing hymn, “Spirit Song” I felt myself tempted to lift my hands to heaven as we sang the refrain, “Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs. Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs.” I 50 Reasons to 7-8 Celebrate the know! United Methodists don’t do that kind of thing. We have enough of a chal- United Methodist lenge to get people to clap along with The Praise Team when they sing that kind Church of song. The same is true for me about kneeling – or standing – at the altar during communion. Somehow if I really take time to think about what I am doing,

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Dates to Remember: Stewardship 10 News/Treasurer’s June 2 UMW Executive meeting @ 9:30 am Report June 9 Brat Fry @ Piggly Wiggly—Little Chute, 7:00 am—5:00 pm Church Clean Up Day, 8:00 am—12:00 pm

Calendars/ 11-12 June 17 Father’s Day Birthdays/ June 19 Don Greer meeting @ 6:00 pm Anniversaries June 23 PUMC @ Kaukauna Farmer’s Market July 4 Independence Day, church office closed Peace Pictures 13 July 15 Worship in the Park at Riverside Park @ 9:00 am July 21 Brat Fry @ Piggly Wiggly—Kaukauna, 7:00 am—5:00 pm July 23-27 UMW Mission u @ Wisconsin Rapids Page 2

…..A Word continued from page 1 I make room for the Spirit to remind me of the depth of Jesus’ love for me. One of my current struggles is watching the declining attendance and wondering what this is all about. I know that we are not the only church where this is happening, but it concerns me anyway. There are some who are not coming because their children have athletic activities on Sunday morning. Some people have to work and just can’t be present. It is one of the pastor’s vul- nerabilities to assume that he or she is the reason why people are staying away. I ad- mit I fall into that trap at times. Here it is the Holy Spirit that keeps me going and challenges me to reach out and find out why this is happening. I would like to hear from people by phone or email or in a home visit why you are no longer in worship with us. We miss you! Again, one of the things we are working with in our process with the consultant Don Greer is discover- ing the answer to this question. At the same time we are discerning ways we can reach out into the community and become involved in things that do not happen within the four walls of the church building. It is an exciting process for me, and I hope you will read the arti- cle below on our work with Don. Plan to come to our meeting with him on June 19 at 6 p.m. to hear some recommendations for the present and future vision of our church.

Meeting with Don Greer ~ All Invited Join us for Worship in the Park Tuesday, June 19, 2018 @ 6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 15, 2018 9:00 a.m. As you have heard or read, we have been working with Don Greer, who is the Coordinator of Cir- cuit Ministry for the Wisconsin Conference, on the future of Peace Church. We began this process in January and divided into five study groups to look at Community and Missional Opportunities (including demographics), Ministries of the Con- gregation, Leadership, Financial and Material As- sets, and Position Among other Churches. These groups brought their reports back to a second meeting with Don in April and the results were compiled into an informational document (minutes taken by Pastor Lu). A small group of volunteers took this information and are working on setting recommendations for a mission and vision for Peace Church. These recommendations, along with some demographic data for our geographic area, will be shared at an very important meeting on Tuesday, June 19 at 6:00 p.m. All members and friends of the church are invited to attend this gathering. We will meet in the Narthex to hear where we are and where we can go in the life of Peace Church. Please make it a priority to be pre- Riverside Park ~ Riverside Dr., Kaukauna sent to hear and share in this goal setting process. See page 9 for more details Page 3 Parish Announcements Brat Frys! We will be having 2 brat frys this summer to raise money for our church. Volunteers will be needed to help make and sell food on Saturday, June 9 at the Piggly Wiggly in Little Chute and Saturday, July 21 at the Piggly Wiggly in Kaukauna from 7a.m. - 5 p.m. The Church Clean Up Day is also being held on Saturday, June 9 from 8 a.m. to noon (so you could still help with the brat fry before or after ☺). We will be filling in holes around the church with dirt, taking down some bushes, trimming trees, picking up sticks and whatever else we can get done outside the church during that time. Some tools will be provided but if you have a hedge clipper, a lopper, a dirt shovel, rakes or other outside tools please bring them with you. There will be something for every age to do! Help us make the outside of the church look great for the summer. Wisconsin Annual Conference – Bill Palmer preaching: The Wisconsin Annual Conference, the yearly meeting of all the churches in Wisconsin, will take place Friday through Sunday, June 15-17 at the Marriott Hotel in Middleton (Madison), WI. Pastor Lu and Wendy, Junemann, our Lay Member to Annual Conference, will attend. In the case of any urgent needs, please call Pastor Lu’s cell phone at 920-538- 0538. Bill Palmer will be bringing the message for Sunday, June 17. He always has very good things to say as he shares his faith so I hope you will plan to be in worship. Pastor Lu’s Bible Study will continue throughout the summer on Wednesday mornings from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. with the exception of the third Wednesday, July 18, when we will meet at 8:30 a.m. We are currently studying the Book of Acts. No Biblical knowledge is necessary and all are welcome. We often have spirited discussions (no pun intended with the Holy Spirit) and questions are always welcome. Food Pantry to be discontinued: Some years ago Peace United Methodist Church established a small food pantry to be used primarily by members and friends of the church that needed a helping hand. It has been a good ministry and one members of the congregation have supported with donations of food and hygiene items. In the past several years there has been very minimal use of the pantry, other than by unknown people who walk in looking for help. Unfortunately we have generally had the same few people coming in over and over, each time with a different story of why they are in the situation they are. Some of the recipients have expressed complaints that we do not have the foods they were hoping to get. Others come in when Sheila or Pastor Lu are here alone and present an uncomfortable security issue. Church Council discussed this at their last meeting in May and moved to discontinue the Food Pantry effective June 1, 2018. Any items left in the pantry will be donated to Loaves and Fishes. The church office will have cards which list all the many places people can go for help of any kind. These will be given to those who come in to the church office. Of course, when we do sense a genuine need, we will always do our best to see that help is received. For members or friends of members who are in need, we encourage them to come confidentially to Pastor Lu and she will see they receive food or gas SCRIP card. If you know of someone who is genu- inely in need you may come to Pastor Lu as well and we will respond to the need. If you are someone who has been supporting the food pantry and wish to continue to do so in some way, you may contribute to a “pastor’s emergency fund” from time to time by placing your gift in a pew envelope and label- ing it for this need. Thank you. Newsletter deadline: The next Peace Matters newsletter will be in August. Please have all articles for the August newsletter submitted by Wednesday, July 25. Page 4 Parish & Community Announcements Vacation Bible School will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 18 this summer. The theme for the day is Jesus' parable of The Good Samaritan. We will be learning about loving, caring for and serving one another. The Bible verse is "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and strength and mind, and love your neighbor as much as you love yourself." Activities will include putting on a play of the story, craft ideas, singing, playing outside and eating lunch. Our project for loving our neighbor will be collecting school supplies and packing them up for children who need them. The congregation is asked to help collect these over the summer months. A box will be available in the narthex for this collection. Vacation Bible School is open to ages 3 through Grade 5 with the older children and youth who might be available serving as helpers. Lunch will be served and the event is free. Invite your children, grandchildren and neighborhood children to come. Gretchen Hammen and Pastor Lu are sharing the leadership and are looking for more adults and youth to help for the morning. Please speak to either Lucretia or Gretchen. 82nd Annual AAUW Book Sale: The American Association of University Women is in need of your used books for their book sale, which will be held October 18-21 & 25-28, 2018 at the Northland Mall. Please donate the following: hardback books, paperback books, children’s books, books on CD, large print books, sheet music, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and games (please no magazines, textbooks or condensed books). Any questions, please contact Grace Fuller at 766-5378 or [email protected] or drop off books in the church office. Help others enjoy the wonderful world of books. Attention Church Key Holders: We are in the process of gathering keys from people who no longer have a need to have one. If you checked out a key for a particular event and still have it, could you please return it to the church office. Thank you in advance.

Don’t forget to purchase your SCRIP CARDS Sunday mornings in the narthex!

Congratulation Graduates!

Alex Jansen, Kimberly High School graduate going to UW Madison, grandson of Orlando & Janice Jansen.

Melanie Van Asten graduated from UW Oshkosh with a social work degree and will be attending UW Milwaukee in the fall to become a school social worker.

Josh Schroeder will be graduating from Kaukauna High School on June 6, 2018. In the fall he will be attending Winona State University, Winona, MN, in the Nursing Program.

Isabel Fuller, granddaughter of Grace and Charles Fuller, will be graduating from Kaukauna High School on June 6. She has been accepted at the University of Utah.

Kayleigh Petrie will be graduating from Kaukauna High School. Page 5

Bell Tower Must Come Down: have it displayed on some kind of small monument Several weeks ago the Trustees in front of the church. The work is scheduled to were in touch with two roofing begin as soon as possible. companies to get bids for re- The total cost of this project, excluding the electrical pairing the roof. We frequently work, is approximately $9,500 - $11,500. We are have major leaks in the men’s fortunate that we have money in our Capital Im- bathroom closest to the Sanctu- provement Fund to cover these expenses. We are ary and occasionally inside the double glass doors by also giving members of the congregation the oppor- the front entrance. In the process of inspecting the tunity to give a special gift to the work so we do not roof it was noted that there are significant cracks in have to deplete the entire amount in the fund. If the bell tower/chimney. this is something that you would like to contribute The Trustees contacted two different masonry com- to, please place your check or cash in a pew enve- panies to come and look at the problem. Both com- lope and mark it “bell tower.” Your extra giving will panies informed us that they would not consider re- be greatly appreciated. pairing the bell tower/chimney and strongly recom- mended it come down for safety reasons. The Trus- Church Sewer Repair: The Trustees want to inform tees agreed. The Finance Committee has given its the congregation that we will be in need of sewer approval assuming the costs will be as estimated. repairs in the very near future. The issue is that at This was discussed at the most recent Church Council least once a year we have a major sewer back-up meeting and approval was given to go ahead with the that floods the lower level kitchen. The problem is project. that we have cast iron pipes from Bids were solicited and Miller Masonry has been cho- the church to Wisconsin Avenue sen to take the bell tower/chimney down to the that are disintegrating and eventu- roofline at a cost between $6500 and $8500, depend- ally block the flow of sewage. ent upon what they find as they do the work. Before we have a major concern in When they have completed their part of the project, which we would have to dig down Security Roofing will come and repair the roof which five feet from the church to the street to replace the will take care of the leaks - pipes, we are exploring a very good, and less expen- hopefully forever. The sive – although expensive – alternative. We can cost for this job will be have PVC pipe pulled through the cast iron pipes as approximately $2500. a liner that will keep the pipes from collapsing. The chimney will then We are in the process of getting bids for this work. need to be extended Again, as with the bell tower/chimney project, we above the roofline so the have money in our Capital Improvements Fund that exhaust from the furnaces we anticipate will cover these repairs. It will likely and hot water heaters have a place to get outside. deplete that line item. When we know the costs we Accurate Heating is being retained to do this work will invite anyone who wishes to give a special gift to with an initial verbal bid of $500 or less. this fund to do so. Kampo Electric will come and care for taking the As you can see, we are facing some major repairs, lights off of the bell tower and remounting them in a before they become serious problems. We are shar- new place. An amount has not yet been received, but ing this now so that the congregation is totally they have done all the original work on the new front aware of what is going on in the “building” needs of lighting so we will use them again for this project. the church. As you can see much time and energy has gone into If you have any questions about either of these pro- this project by our Trustees and particularly Dan Per- jects, you can refer them to any member of the ronne as the Chair of Trustees. No one wants to see Trustees: Dan Perronne, Chair; Ron Schreiber, Ed the bell tower come down, but this is not an option. Duncan, Bill Koester, Kathy Schreiber or Pastor Lu. The bell will be preserved and eventually we hope to Page 6

This past year in youth If anyone is doing any group we have done sev- kind of mission work over eral different and fun ac- the summer, please let the tivities and fundraisers office know so that infor- for the church. One of mation can be included in these activities was go- future newsletter articles. Got a picture to share ing to Quake in Wisconsin Dells. One of the - even better! fundraisers we did for the church was the spaghetti dinner in which we served coffee, Our May mission offering on the 27th will go spaghetti, and many other delicious things. toward the Annual Conference Ingathering. Another fundraiser that we did was the Palm June's mission offering will go to support our Sunday Brunch in which we received lots of neighborhood Vacation Bible School in August. wonderful dishes from the church members. Our July offering will go toward our Mission We'd like to thank everyone from the congre- Aviation speaker's project and August is to be gation that supported us. determined. Here are some of the things we're looking Prayers and Blessings to our guest mission forward to as we head into summer (see full speaker, Collins Etchi Ako, who will present on calendar below); helping with the church brat May 30 in Pastor Lu's Bible Study Class. As al- fry and clean-up day on June 9th and Lifefest ways, we are looking for interested individuals in July. to join the Mission Committee, please let Julie, Have a wonderful summer! Pastor Lu or Sheila know if you are interested! Thanks for your Youth Group member, continued support. Cassie Wait Julie Schubring, Mission Committee Chairperson

“Prayer is where the action is.” On the calendar for the YOUTH GROUP: - John Wesley

June - Brat Fry and Clean Up Day on June 9 “Always be a little July - Lifest – one day TBD, runs from July 11-14; Brat Fry on July 21 kinder than necessary.”

August - Dollevoet family cabin on Bear Lake (date could change) - J.M. Barrie

September - Lock-In at the church (date could change)

October - Pumpkin carving and corn maze on October 13, bring a friend!

November - Shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child

December - Cookie frosting

January - Quake is January 18-20, mark your calendars!

February - Souper Bowl pizza making on February 2

March - Spaghetti Dinner & Dessert Auction on March 3

April - Palm Sunday Brunch is on April 14 May - We will work with the church to put together a Clean Up Day Page 7 50 Reasons to Celebrate the United Methodist Church By Fran Coode Walsh*

Five decades is always an important milestone, and 2018 marks the Big 5-0 for The United Methodist Church. That’s the reason we’ve compiled a quick list of 50 reasons the world is a better place thanks to the witness and work of the people of the UMC. There are so many more we could list and you surely have your own reasons. We encourage you to share them using #UMC50. Our people 1. John Wesley, who was called to create a movement, that grew into a church. He could’ve been a Jedi, really. 2. Susanna Wesley, whose steadfast faith and bold witness inspired her children and made her the true “Mother of Methodism.” 3. The 750,000 members of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and 10.3 million members of the Methodist Church who came together in the tumultuous year of 1968 and created a new church. 4. More than 300 missionaries who serve across the world. 5. So many amazing kids, doing so many acts of kindness for their neighbors. 6. Leaders and trailblazers like Bishop Joaquina Filipe Nhanala of Mozambique, who is the first female United Methodist bishop in Africa. 7. Young adults sharing their gifts, like blind artist Jeff Hanson who has raised millions for charity. 8. Our bishops, past and present. You can get to know more about their personal faith journeys in podcasts, like the one with Bishop Harald Rückert of Germany who had a previous career in food technology. 9. The Methodist mother-daughter team who created a holiday for moms. 10. Members of the two United Methodist churches that were the first to host Father’s Day celebrations. Our places 11. The Philippines, where United Methodists care deeply about climate change and planted more than 3,000 trees on Mindanao. 12. Washington, DC, where we have the only non-governmental bldg. on Capitol Hill and it has a green roof! 13. Honduras, where the only United Methodist church in Latin America is found. 14. Kansas, where a United Methodist Church houses the world’s largest stained glass window. 15. Congo, where ministries like the Goma Orphanage offer job skills and education to those struggling after wars. 16. China, where United Methodists continue to support Chinese Christians and promote ecumenical dialogue. 17. Côte d’Ivoire, where The Voice of Hope radio station transmits to more than 1 million people in 18 languages daily. 18. Alaska, where United Methodists preserve Native culture and share God’s message no matter the weather. 19. New Jersey, where “God’s Square Mile” can be found on the beach at Ocean Grove. 20. Sierra Leone, where the United Methodist University of Sierra Leone opened in Freetown in 2017. Our musicians 21. Charles Wesley, whose hymns were considered as influential in the Methodist movement as his brother John’s sermons. 22. Fanny Crosby, a blind, musical visionary who penned "Blessed Assurance" and more than 8,000 songs in her lifetime. 23. Choir members the world over, who use their talents to praise God and grow their own faith while inspiring others with their music. 24. The Amazing Grace Guitar Ministry in Dallas, that offers young people lessons and rewards them with a guitar as part of a mentorship program. 25. The Africa University Choir, who sang for South Carolina United Methodists in the wake of the 2015 shoot- ings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. continued on page 8….. Page 8

…..50 Reasons continued from page 7 26. Composer, conductor and teacher Jane Marshall who debuted in a big way with the anthem "My Eternal King." 27. Ukelele choirs like the one from Frisco, Texas with musicians aged 8 to 60, who performed at the 2016 Gen- eral Conference. 28. Betty Trotter, who has played the piano for Spring Creek United Methodist Church in Tennessee for more than 70 years. 29. Beyoncé, who sang her first solo at her home church, St. John’s UMC in Houston. In 2017, she teamed with her pastor Rudy Rasmus and the congregation to help survivors of Hurricane Harvey. 30. The Steel Pan Ministry at Westchester UMC in the Bronx, which combines the influences of many cultures to create a unique orchestra that serves the church and the community. Our mission 31. To alleviate human suffering and advance hope and healing. Since 1940, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has been providing aid to families like those hurt by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. 32. To focus on ministries with women, children and youth. 800,00 United Methodist Women work across the globe, including in Liberia where UMW offered meals and lifesaving information during the Ebola outbreak of 2014. 33. “To empower the ministry of Jesus Christ through men within the congregations of the UMC.” United Meth- odist Men offers spiritual resources, like Strength for Service devotionals for the U.S. military. 34. To volunteer in relief efforts around the world. Volunteers in Mission do construction, teach, conduct medi- cal clinics, lead Bible study, and more. 35. To plant new churches and encourage congregations to “see all the people.” One vibrant example is Embrace Church in northern California, which launched in July 2015. 36. To discern God’s call in our lives and use our spiritual gifts. 37. To address the mental, physical and spiritual well-being of all. The church’s Abundant Health initiative encour- ages members to embrace healthy living and hula-hoops. 38. To support the rights of workers and fight for a living wage. Learn ways you can support worker justice. 39. To remember our role as stewards of God’s earth and care for Creation. 40. To recognize the sin of racism and seek racial justice. Learn ways you can take a stand against racism. Our method 41. Core spiritual practices, which led to the nicknames for early Methodists. 42. Our Wesleyan heritage, which put an emphasis on “practical divinity.” 43. A history of disciple-shaping groups, the foundation of the movement. 44. The Articles of Religion and other foundational documents. 45. Four theological guidelines. 46. Sacraments and sacramental acts, which are part of our life’s journey. 47. Prayer, which comforts and connects us. 48. Our Social Principles and Social Creed, which guide our thinking and acting. 49. General Conference, which is the only body that speaks officially for the church. 50. Our history, which gives us roots and can inspire us today.

*Fran Coode Walsh is Director, Member Communications at United Methodist Communications. Contact her at 615-742-5458. Page 9

Rita Wuyts or Annette Porter.) Four women – United Methodist Women Grace Zurovitch, Annette Porter, Yvonne Rusk by Mary Trettin and Sharon Buxton will be heading for Wisconsin Rapids on July 27 for the Overview Day for Mis- United Methodist Women do not sion u. This is a short version of what I am learn- have Circle meetings in the sum- ing during my four days at Mission u. mer. But the Executive Committee, For your information: Mission u, formerly which includes all officers plus the known as School of Christian Mission, has been chair and co-chair of the two circles, will meet on going on for years and years, as long as I can Saturday, June 2, at 9:30am at the home of Rita remember. It is a time for United Methodist Wuyts. We will review the first 6 months of the Women (and men) to come together each year year and look at the months to come. to learn, discuss, worship, sing and fellowship. Are you ready for some fellowship? For years If you see my happy face in worship on July the United Methodist Women have coordinated a 29 be sure and ask me how my week went! Worship Service at one of the parks in Kaukauna in the summer months. We get the park reserved Mary Trettin, United Methodist Women President for our use and ask the Praise Team to help with music. So mark Sunday, July 15, on your calendar and plan to attend a worship service at River- Pushout, The Criminalization of Black Girls in side Park led by Pastor Lu, start- Schools by Monique W. Morris is on the UMW ing at 9:00am with members of Reading List for 2018 under the Praise Team leading the mu- the category Social Action. sical part of the program. First of all, I will be Following worship we will all enjoy a finger completely honest and tell food brunch. Everyone is asked to bring food that you that I had a hard time can be eaten with the fingers, so no utensils getting through this book, but that is just me. would be needed. You should bring your own I was looking forward to reading this book, plates, napkins and beverage. Also bring lawn hoping to better understand issues faced by chairs to sit on if you have some. We are hoping girls of color and potential solutions to better for sunny weather. In case of rain (if the rain is serve them in education environments. How- just a light rain) we would still meet at the park. ever, it seems like this book has more anecdotes We have the pavilion reserved for our use. But if than solutions, but even more--it is written like it should be a terrible driving rain, then we would someone's thesis for a degree. For a book trying meet at the church and have our finger food to offer understanding and insight into a truly brunch in fellowship hall or the new narthex. horrible situation in our public school systems, July 23-26 Mary Trettin will be attending Mis- this book is anything but approachable. I did sion u at the Mead Hotel in Wisconsin Rapids. come away with a better understanding of spe- She will be taking two studies –“What About Our cific experiences, but no idea whatsoever of Money? A Faith Response” and “Embracing how to make a difference. I was taught to Wholeness: An Earth Perspective For come, not just with questions, but with poten- Covental Living.” This is always a tial solutions, and this book seems sadly bereft great time of learning, meeting old of them. friends, and making new ones. One of I remember one of the books on last year’s the perks of this time is that there is no reading list was hard for me to get through, but cooking, cleaning, etc., so it is a real Mary loved it. So take my review with a grain vacation (for me), but a learning vaca- of salt, read it and form your own opinion. tion. (Any prayer chain requests dur- Reviewed by Rita Wuyts ing this time should be directed to Page 10

A Stewardship Message For Your Church from Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation GIVING Questions for a Money Autobiography, Pt 3 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ (Matthew 25:23) From Writing a Money Autobiography by Dan Dick A money autobiography is a reflection process on the role and influence of money and material possessions in our life. It challenges us to explore the past to see how our attitudes, assumptions, and values concerning money and wealth were formed. Management Questions concerning money and wealth • In what ways are you a good manager of money? In what ways are you a poor manager of money? • How do you feel about talking about your finances with other people? Why do you feel this way? • Do you use credit cards? Do you pay the monthly balances in full? How does buying on credit make you feel? Why? • How much money do you wish you had in the bank/invested? How did you arrive at this figure? How close is this to what you have? • How much money do you give to church and charity? Do you tithe? How do you decide how much to give? Where to give? • Do you have a personal budget? Why? How do you make decisions about what to spend, what to save, and what to give? • What are your greatest financial concerns? How have you made decisions concerning retirement, insurance, drafting a will, etc? If you have not done so, why not? It is useful to create a money autobiography journal to record your thoughts, reflections, and feelings. Then, you can return to the money autobiography journal months and years afterward. Jim Wells, Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation

Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation 750 Windsor Street Ste 305 Sun Prairie, WI 53590-0620 1-888-903-9863 or [email protected]

Treasurer’s Report

End of the month Income Expenses Difference Operating Fund Balance

January $22,313.86 $20,096.05 $2,217.81 $10,428.50

February $14,314.46 $12,507.38 $1,807.08 $14,592.97

March $14,783.73 $18,304.44 ($3,520.71) $9,630.58

April $11,620.16 $13,479.43 ($1,859.27) $9,375.47

We appreciate your gifts! J U N E

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6/12 Janice Jansen 6/12 Andrew Schroeder 6/05 Nathan & Dana Fuhrmann 8 years 6/14 Joseph Norred 6/06 Charles & Grace Fuller 52 years 6/15 Jackson Gibbs 6/07 Tom & Pat Mooney 38 years 6/16 Jeff VanDeLeygraaf 6/07 William & Nancy Bassett Sr. 32 years 6/20 Debra Hartjes 6/09 Jim & Beverly Pynenberg 45 years 6/01 Rita Wuyts 6/20 Karleen Birzer 6/15 Bill & Tammy Stumpf 22 years 6/02 June Kemp 6/25 Julie Schubring 6/16 Ken & Millie Brighum 62 years 6/06 Daryl Gerritts 6/26 Josh VanDeLeygraaf 6/20 Robert & VerLea Doro 32 years 6/07 Tracy Dollevoet 6/27 Marjory Hull 6/21 Ron & Kathy Schreiber 44 years 6/07 Joyce Sheppard 6/27 Mary Franzke 6/22 Ray & Joann Sweeney 50 years 6/09 Ken Cummings 6/27 Don Ketels 6/25 Gerald & Mary Trettin 58 years 6/09 Kevin Lisowe 6/27 Natalie Wait 6/25 Don & Ruth Ketels 7 years 6/10 Keith Franzke 6/28 Donna Kott 6/27 Orlando & Janice Jansen 59 years 6/29 Brielle Birzer J U L Y SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 9:00am 2 3 4 5 6 7 Worship AA 8:30pm AA 8:00pm 10:00am Fellowship/ Adult Sunday School

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JULY BIRTHDAYS JULY ANNIVERSARIES

7/05 Jolie Gartzke 7/09 Keith & Sandie Frederickson ~ 24 years 7/07 Ronald Nerison 7/20 Dan & Jane Glasheen ~ 22 years 7/08 Marilyn Bloy 7/20 Dan & Seong Graham ~ 16 years 7/09 Clarissa Hinz 7/22 Josh & Bobbi Fulcer ~ 12 years 7/10 Alayna Rodriguez 7/26 Steve & Leah Novak ~ 10 years 7/11 Sian Carr 7/21 Bill Zurovitch 7/30 Keith & Mary Franzke ~ 25 years 7/15 Bailey Russell 7/21 Alfred Johnson 7/17 Sara Dart 7/28 Aubrey Norred 7/19 Ann Carrell 7/29 Faye Binsfeld 7/20 James Fuhrmann 7/29 Donna Frederickson 7/29 Jean Schroeder Page 13

Farewell to Margaret with the Praise team!

Last day of Sunday School fun! Peace United Methodist Church 2300 Wisconsin Avenue Kaukauna, WI 54130

Summer Sundays at Peace United Methodist Church 9:00 am Contemporary/Traditional Worship 10:00 am Fellowship

Summer Office Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 am-2:00 pm May 27 through September 2, 2018

Lucretia Fehrmann, Pastor Church phone: (920)766-3311 Church fax: (920)759-0468 Sheila VanRooy, Administrative Assistant Pastor cell phone: (920)538-0538 Wendy Dearborn, Organist Pastor home phone: (920)462-4503

Melissa Lisowe, Youth Ministry

Richard Tucker, Custodian Website: www.peaceunitedmethodist.com Mary Trettin, Sunday Singers Church email: [email protected] Pastor email: [email protected] Joyce Olson, Peace Bells Peace United Methodist Church, “Like” us on Facebook