June 2019

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY OF FAITH IN MEDFORD AND RIB LAKE WISCONSIN

What is inside?

Monthly Volunteers 2 Birthdays/Anniversaries Prayer List Church Information 3 Committee News 4 Community 5 SALT Board News 6 Calendar 7

Attendance

Numbers

Date Rib Lake Medford

4/28 18 44

5/5 19 40

5/12 17 49

5/19 20 42

5/26 20 32

June 5th and 19th @ 6:30 pm

Medford Campus

This is a time of prayer, Bible Study, and song.

All are welcome!

ANNUAL SPRING

RUMMAGE SALE

Sponsored by Afternoon Circle

We were able to raise

over $1,000!

Thank you to everyone who helped make the

rummage sale a success.

Beds From Christ

Annual Brat Fry Fundraiser

Friday, June 14

@ Medford County Market

Join us for Vacation Bible School!

August 9th and 10th

Medford UMC

Praise in the Park

Annual Charge Picnic

Sunday, July 28 Hosted by Rib Lake UMC

Save the date!

Weekly Volunteer Schedule

Worship Greeters June (M) Barb Schief June 9 (M) Cheryl Ketelhut / Marla Hemke June 16 (M) Steve & Eunice Mayer June 23 (M) Lee & Jean Nuernberger June 30 (M) Herman Pernsteiner & Janis Liske

Worship Leaders/Liturgists June 2 (M) John DeBruyne (R) Carol Punzel June 9 (M) Hannah Horenberger (R) Dorathy Nelson June 16 (M) Steve Mayer (R) Deb Polacek June 23 (M) Sandy Breth (R) Carol Punzel June 30 (M) Cheryl Ketelhut (R) Deb Lind

Coffee Fellowship June 2 (M) Jerry Hubbard / Jean Wimmer (R) Ray Parks June 9 (M) John & Kristi DeBruyne June 16 (M) ALIVE Youth Group June 23 (M) Pete & Diane Loniello June 30 (M) Potluck

Counting Committee June Financial Secretary: (M) Jim Flood June 2 (M) Kelley Isola June 9 (M) Eunice Mayer June 16 (M) Brad Kalmon June 23 (M) Pete Loniello June 30 (M) Shawn McDonnell

Children’s Ministry June 2 (M) Cheryl / Davian June 9 (M) Wendy June 16 (M) Cheryl June 23 (M) Wendy June 30 (M) Cheryl

*You are responsible for finding a replacement if you are unavailable on your day. **Please contact the office with any changes.

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

June 4 (M) Stan/Patsy Schmidt (A) (M) Grace Ingersoll (B) June 6 (M) Brenda Clark (B) June 7 (M) Marlene Schwartz (B) June 8 (M) Ron/Brenda Bengtson (A) (M) Diane Horenberger (B) (R) Howard Troyk (B) June 10 (M) LeRoy/Patty Zittlow (A) June 11 (R) Kenneth/Ruth Mannel (A) June 12 (R) Jolene Kennedy (B) June 13 (M) Ethan Kirkeeng (B) (R) Gary Nelson (B) June 14 (M) Darci McDonnell (B) June 17 (R) Hollie Harvey (B) June 21 (M) Eunice Mayer (B) June 25 (M) Steve/Eunice Mayer (A)

*Please submit corrections to the church office by calling 715-748-2165 or emailing mcumc@tds.net

PEOPLE SERVING, LEADING, PRAYING, LISTENING, & CELEBRATING 2

(M) Afternoon Circle

Afternoon Circle meets the first Wednesday of every month at Medford UMC fellowship hall. All women are welcome. Open your Bible and find a

verse that includes the word “eye.” Come and share it during fellowship and enjoy refreshments.

Please come and join us!

June 5th: Hostess: Connie Devotions: Jill Scripture Word: “eye”

The May/June edition of The Upper Room is now available, made possible by Afternoon Circle.

Prayer Requests

Health Concerns: Ruth Smith, Brenda Clark, Craig Butor, Dennis Lind, Deloris Lansing, Hal Swenson, Paul Johnson, Pamela Schwippert Mission/Missionary/Community: “Beds From Christ” volunteers and recipients; ALIVE youth group and parents; the Medford Charge as we reach out to our communities Others: Bishop Jung and the Cabinet; DS Tsuker Yang, The Rosario family; victims of violence and their families; those affected by flooding; those affected by tornadoes and severe storms

CHURCH INFO 3

Jean Wimmer, Lay Servant of Medford UMC

phone: 715-748-2804 email: jeanwimmer@gmail.com

Dear Church Family,

It’s been warm and wet this season; it’s great to see the sunshine. Oh, how the grass is growing, moving

from brown to green - a new season to grow. Do you have spiritual growth to nurture?

Did you pick up a baby bottle to throw some change in? Father’s Day is the day to return, no matter

what has accumulated. The Abiding Care program is well worth the donation.

June is Central District Conference held in Green Bay this year. I am looking forward to attending,

listening to speakers and seeing new presentations. Familiar faces and new ones are always exciting, and

exchanging ideas is soul lifting.

Dear Lord,

Thank you for the sunshine and new growth. May we find the path you have chosen for us to grow in

spiritual ways. In this new season, may we be as the warm breeze and say what others need to hear. May

we all become stronger disciples for you. In Jesus name I ask for this. Amen.

Amount Due in 2019: $13,308 Amount Paid in April: $225

Total Paid YTD: $2,618

Remaining Balance: $10,465

One of the SALT board’s goals is to be more transparent to the

congregation of the church. This means that they want everyone to be able

to know important things about the church, including the finances.

In April, the money received from tithes and offerings was $6,396.01. The

amount of the April expenses was $8,965.82. As you can see, the outgoing

amount was more than the incoming amount, which left a deficit of

$2,569.81. This deficit was avoided by transferring $3,000 from savings

into the checking.

If we continue down this path, the outlook does not look good for the

future of our church. If you have an idea for a fundraiser or a community

event to raise awareness of our church in the Medford Area, please contact

Jean Wimmer who is the Community Connection chairperson and also the

Special Event Coordinator.

Crystal Ludwig, Connectional Ministry Coordinator

715-965-4006 connection@medfordchargeumc.com

COMMITTEE NEWS WHAT’S HAPPENING? 4

Rib Lake

Food Pantry: 3rd Wednesday of each month, 9:00-11:00am. Contact: Karon Dallmann 714-427-3563

Medford

SALT Board: Meeting 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm. Contact: Jean N. 715-748-4217

Afternoon Circle: Meetings 1st Weds each month, 1:30pm, Fellowship Hall. Open to all women, just show up. This group will assemble Welcome Bags as needed. Contact: Jill P. 715-678-2418 ALIVE Youth Group: meet monthly, Contact: Emily Holub or Pastor Angel

Building Maintenance Team: Meet every other month. Contact: John D. 715-748-5765 Church Directory: Tentative Fall 2020 Contact: Jean W. 715-748-2804

Community Connection: Outreach: Beds From Christ Information/application on church web site. Annual Brat Fry fundraiser scheduled Friday, June 14. Volunteers are needed. Contact: Jerry H. 715-965-3046 Other community activities please contact Jean W. 715.748.2804 Finance Department: Contact: Kristi D. 715-748-5765, or SALT for over-budget planning requests.

Food Donations: Non-perishables, egg cartons, clean bread bags. Put in basket/box under table in lobby. Thank you. Contact: Glatha S. 715-748-3355

Keenagers: Meet 2nd Wednesday of each month for activity followed by a meal. Open to all 50 years and older. Contact: Barb S. 715.748.6001

Lay Member to Annual Conference: Dates: June 14-17, 2019 Green Bay Contact: Jean W. 715-748-2804

Lay Servants: Meet monthly with Pastor to plan sermon series, Life Groups, and currently planning Intentional Faith Development. Leadership Development: Contact: Pastor Angel 414-400-3486

Library: Meet every other month. Contact: Jean W. 715-748-2804

Life Groups: Watch for information about upcoming classes. Contact: Jean N. 715-965-4403

Membership: Those interested in becoming a member attend “Coffee with the Pastor” Contact: Pastor Angel 414-400-3486. For Membership Records: Contact: Eunice M. 715-748-3835.

Memorial: Contact: Mary Lou C. 715-748-2154

Special Events Coordinator: Do you have something planned or an idea for an event? Contact: Jean W. 715-748-2804

SonShine Kids: children’s ministry program during Sunday Service. Contact: Wendy Bockin 715-560-8020

Worship Design Team: plans and coordinates Sunday services. Contact: Crystal Ludwig. 715-965-4006

Submitted by: Jean Wimmer, Medford Lay Member - please contact with corrections, additions, or comments

COMMUNITY REACHING BEYOND OUR WALLS

Rib Lake UMC Community Food Pantry (open every third Wednesday at 9 a.m.)

1. Dry cereal 2. Canned fruit 3. Juice - frozen/canned 4. Canned tuna - preferably “in water” 5. Jelly 6. Canned vegetables 7. Spaghetti sauce 8. Hamburger Helper - Tuna Helper 9. Peanut Butter - Creamy / Crunchy 10. Chef Boyardee/Franco canned pasta dinners 11. Canned soups: Cream soups, chicken, tomato 12. Toilet tissue & Paper towels Please do not donate damaged or expired food.

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Ruby’s Pantry is brought to Medford by our friends at the River of Hope Church. This once-a-month pop-up pantry grocery distribution will be held at the National Guard Armory at 10am to 12pm on June 22nd, or on the 4th Saturday of each month. For a cash donation of $20, you will receive a generous amount of groceries. Bring your own containers to carry your groceries (two 18oz totes or two banana boxes per share). There are no income requirements - everyone is welcome! For more information or to register as a volunteer, please phone 715-965-8768.

Please come and help us prepare the monthly

newsletter for mailing.

Wednesday, June 26th 3:00 pm @ Medford UMC

Thank you to the AnnMarie Foundation

for the grant awarded to Beds From

Christ in the amount of $1,905.

POTLUCK LUNCH AFTER SUNDAY SERVICE | JUNE 30

MEDFORD

(M) Keenagers

Keenagers is a social group for members and friends of the Medford congregation

who are 50+ years old.

This month we will be learning about the truths and myths of CBD oil with a presentation given by

local resident Misty P. The presentation will be followed by a potluck lunch.

See you there, and bring a friend!

Wednesday, June 12th

11:00 am @ Medford Fellowship Hall

SALT BOARD NEWS FROM THE LEADERS OF MEDFORD UMC 6

Our Mission: To make new disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our Vision: By the grace of God we reach out to all those who need hope, comfort,

support, and the love of Jesus Christ.

The S.A.L.T. Board will have their May meeting with Kay Kotan, HCI Coach through video conferencing. That meeting was on May 28th, too late for this newsletter. As mentioned previously, one of the prescriptions from the Healthy Church Initiative is “Intentional Faith Development.” When you hear the word intentional, what do you think of? For me it brings to mind purposeful, action, movement. Those words require that we are going to do something to move in our faith. We are not all in the same spot with our faith development. Some of us might be new to faith, some may be lifelong believers and some may be somewhere in between. Wherever you are on your faith journey, you have discovered that the journey is not always an easy or smooth path. There may have been road blocks, detours, setbacks, dead ends….But if we want to build our faith, grow in our trust in God, we must be intentional by continuing the journey. Pray, read the Bible, attend church, participate in a Life Group, join a ministry team, volunteer are just a few actions we can take to be intentional in our faith development.

If you have questions, observations, concerns, please let us know. Our next meeting June 18

@ 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. You are welcome to attend and observe the work of this

team. We appreciate your input as we work to fulfill the Mission and Vision of the Medford

UMC.

Your S.A.L.T. members are:

Submitted by: Jean Nuernberger, SALT Board Chair

Sandy Breth (715) 748-6760 Shane Ludwig (715) 560-2439

srbreth@gmail.com sludwig98@yahoo.com

Jim Flood (715) 748-4531 Steve Mayer (715) 482-1313 or

jflood@tds.net (715) 748-3825

Brad Kalmon (715) 785-8043 seamayer@tds.net

bbkalmon@tds.net Jean Nuernberger (715) 748-4217 or

Cheryl Ketelhut (608) 485-2459 (715) 965-4403

c_ketelhut@yahoo.com jnuerny@charter.net

Dean Lietzow (715) 965-6489 Gwen Thomas (715) 965-9113

c-dacres@msn.com gwen.thomas@co.taylor.wi.us

MEDFORD and RIB LAKE EVENTS of JUNE 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Office closed

1

2 7th Sunday of Easter

Holy Communion

(R) 8:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am SonShine Kids

3 Office closed

4

(M) 6:00pm

Lay Servants

5

(M) 1:30pm

Afternoon Circle

(M) 6:30pm

Prayer Service

6

(M) 9:00 - 10:30am

Life Group -

“Called”

(M) 6:30 - 8:00pm

Life Group -

“Called”

7 Office closed

8

9 Pentecost

(R) 8:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am SonShine Kids

10 Office closed

11

12

(M) 11:00am

Keenagers

13

14 Office Closed

Beds from Christ

Brat Fry

@ County Market

15

16 Trinity Sunday

Peace with Justice Sunday

(R) 8:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am SonShine Kids

17 Office closed

18

(M) 6:30pm

SALT

19

(R) 9:00am

Food Pantry

(M) 6:30pm

Prayer Service

20

21 Office Closed

22

23 2nd Sunday after

Pentecost

(R) 8:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am SonShine Kids

24 Office closed

25

26

(M) 2:00pm

Nursing Home

Service @ Aspirus

(M) 3:00pm

Sticker Day

Please help prepare the newsletter

for mailing

27

28 Office Closed 29

30 3rd Sunday after

Pentecost

(R) 8:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am Worship

(M) 10:15am SonShine Kids

(M) Potluck after Service

1 Office closed 2

3

(M) 1:30pm

Afternoon Circle

4

5 Office closed 6

7

The Medford Charge Schedule is subject to change

July

Newsletter

Pictures and

Articles Due

Charge Office Hours:

Tuesday - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Wednesday - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Thursday - 1:00pm - 4:00pm

The Charge Office is located at the Medford Campus.

Pastor’s Vacation

Annual Conference In Green Bay

Address label

THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 287 E ALLMAN STREET MEDFORD WI 54451-1122

Medford Charge Office Phone 715-748-2165 Fax 715-748-9719 mcumc@tds.net www.medfordchargeumc.com www.facebook.com/medfordwisconsinumc

Rib Lake UMC, Sunday Worship / Children’s Church at 8:15am 1300 Church Street Rib Lake, WI 54470 Phone 715-427-3670

Medford UMC, Sunday Worship / SonShine Kids at 10:15am 287 E Allman Street Medford, WI 54451

Angel Gabriel Rosario, Pastor 414-400-3486 Crystal Ludwig, Connectional Ministry Coordinator 715-965-4006 Dawn Kasper-Harder, Charge Treasurer / Office Manager

The mission of Medford UMC is to make new disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

By the grace of God we reach out to all those who need hope, comfort, support, and the love of Jesus Christ.

The mission of Rib Lake UMC is to help all people to know and grow in Jesus.

Our vision is to build a church family by providing opportunities to worship God, connect with others, and serve the community.