February 2020

THE BEACON

Our Miss ion

To celebrate and share God’s Love

through dynamic worship experiences,

meaningful spiritual programs,

and nurturing leadership opportunities

as an inclusive Christian church

serving the urban and

global community.

Dear Church Family,

I’ve been thinking about the meaning of the word “Gospel.” It comes from the Greek, euangelion, which you might notice looks like two other words we have in the English language. There’s the word “angel,” which is someone who proclaims, and from euangelion we also get the word “evangelism.” In its most literal sense, euangelion—gospel—is a “Good Proclamation,” or “Good News.”

Mark starts his account of Jesus’ life by writing: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus Christ is good news for us and for our world, and we—along with our world—are hungering for good news. In the season of epiphany, we look for the Christ Light shining among us and we look to see the incarnated presence of God enacting God’s ways in the world. We ask where the good news is breaking in.

Where are you seeing good news amidst the flurry of other types of news?

How can you be a bringer of good news?

What message can we proclaim as good news to each other and to those around us?

This, dear friends, is the work of the Gospel. This is what we’re called to. I’m grateful to be partners in proclamation of good news.

Peace,

Pastor Thad

Ash Wednesday Worship

February 26

7:00 pm

Worship with Imposition of Ashes

COUNCIL GOALS PG 2

Council Goals for 2019

Council has started creating yearly goals at the first meeting in February, and then checking in at the following January meeting to see what we accomplished. Here is a look at what Council accomplished in the last year. Our new council will be creating a new set of goals at this month’s meeting.

Goals accomplished this year:

Welcome and get to know our new Pastor, supporting, encouraging and praying with him

Work together with the New Pastor to set goals for 2019. Provide him with information about our current processes, and be open to changes that will increase effectiveness.

Continue to communicate with Lisa in office as a point person to the Pastor and the Congregation.

Develop a Calendar of Giving Opportunities

Stabilize budget deficit and spending from endowment funds

Continue updating of Safe Sanctuary Policy for approval in Autumn of 2019

Keep official documents - including Committee Meeting Minutes - updated on the B-B Google Drive AND in binders in office for ready access by staff, Council and committees

Goals in process this year:

Stewardship Committee - Develop a plan to Identify funding streams - Donations, Grants, Partnerships, Programs

Sort and Store Historical Documents in TCH office

Continue streamlining Office file cabinets

Identify ongoing maintenance projects

Clean Basement at TCH

Handrail to Altar

Continue to Identify and Develop Mission in the Community

Uncompleted goals to reconsider for 2020:

Write Job Descriptions for volunteer positions and Committee Projects

Financial Review Committee- Complete the review and development of financial processes, including process for an annual Financial Review of the books

Next step of Capital Campaign to retire the building debt

Form Green Team to care for Gardens and Grounds

Carpet Repair in Fellowship Hall

Floor repair in back of Sanctuary

Sun Mon Tues Wed Th Fri Sat

26

10:00 Worship , Kids’

Rock

11:15 Annual Meeting -

with Luncheon

27 28

29

Office: 8-12

7:00 Choir

30

Office: 8-4

31

Pastor Thad

Sabbath day

1

2

10:00 Worship with

Communion

11:15 Fellowship

3 4

5

Office: 8-12

7:00 Choir

6

Office: 8-4

6:30 Racial

Justice

Consortium -

TCH

7

Pastor Thad

Sabbath day

8

10 am CE meet-

ing - FH

11 am Cookie

Packing -

Kitchen and

FH

9

10:00 Worship, Kids’ Rock

11:15 Fellowship, Second

Sunday

10

6:45 E&M Meeting

- TCH

11

6:30 pm Council -

TCH

12

Office: 8-12

9:00 am Great

Courses—CC

7:00 Choir

13

Office: 8-4

14

Pastor Thad

Sabbath day

15

8:00 am Men’s Breakfast

16

10:00 Worship, Kids’ Rock

11:15 Fellowship

17

5:30 Community

House Meeting

18

6:00 Pastoral Care

Team- TCH

19

Office: 8-12

10:00 am Bible/

Book Study - CC

7:00 Choir

20

Office: 8-4

21

Pastor Thad

Sabbath day

22

23

10:00 Worship, Kids’

Rock

11:15 Fellowship

24 25

26

Office: 8-12

9:00 am Great

Courses—CC

7:00 Choir

27

Office: 8-4

28

Pastor Thad

Sabbath day

29

CALENDAR PG 3

TCH= The Community House FH= Fellowship Hall CC= Church Classroom

Worship Serving at B-B

If we’ve missed your birthday, please contact the Church Office

so we can update our Database.

February 2

Micah 6:1-8

Psalm 15

I Corinthians 1:18-31

Matthew 5:1-12

February 9

Isaiah 58:1-9a

Psalm 112:1-9

I Corinthians 2:1-12

Matthew 5:13-20

February 16

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Psalm 119:1-8

I Corinthians 3:1-9

Matthew 5:21-37

February 23

Exodus 24:12-18

Psalm 2

2 Peter 1:16-21

Matthew 17:1-9

February 26 Ash

Wednesday

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Psalm 51:1-17

2 Corinthians 5:20b-

6:10

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Lectionary Readings

Feb 2 Feb 9 Feb 16 Feb 23

Reader Cindy Krahenbuhl Joan Kutter Brian Klabunde Carolyn Pauls

Ushers

Cindy Krause Carol Darrington

Fran Hadley Sara Smith

Charlie Smith

Theresa Dawson

Cindy Krahenbuhl Thomas Foersterling

Steve Komes Nealy Rothe

Rich Pine Sherry Pearce

Charles Pauls Carolyn Pauls

Beth Horstmeyer Robert Zimmermann

Recording

Engineer Cindy Krause Dave Redemann Cindy Krause Charles Pauls

Nursery Care Kids in Church Cindy Krause Diane Warner Amy Lingard

Kids’ Rock Kids in Church Liz Shickles

Lynne Woehrle Nathan McMillen

Gr K-2: Nathan McMillen Gr 3-6: Scott Bennett

Gr K-2: Lynne Woehrle Gr 3-6: Scott Bennett

Fellowship

Host

Foersterling/Woehrle Family

Karin Haug Cindy Krause, Sherry

Pearce

OUR LIVES TOGETHER AND SERVING AT B-B PG 4

BOOK DISCUSSION PG 5

PG 6

Bethel-Bethany UCC

2866 N. 54th Street

Milwaukee, WI 53210

Return Address Requested Church Leaders

President Chris Chance

Vice Pres. Caryn Redemann

Secretary Karin Haug

*Treasurer Kevin Wolf

*Finance Sec. Jeanne Fehr

*Finance Asst. Brian Klabunde

Council–at-large

Carol Darrington Thomas Derenne

Holger Foersterling

Steve Komes Chris Shickles

Sherry Dismuke Susan Stuermer

Church Staff

Pastor Rev. Thad Winkle Ministers All Members Music Director Deborah Cincotta Admin. Asst. Lisa Quinn

Council, Committees, Teams and Delegates for 2020

Council - Chris Chance (President), Caryn Redemann (Vice-Pres.), Karin Haug (Sect.) Thomas Derenne, Chris Shickles,

Holger Foersterling, Carol Darrington, Sherry Dismuke, Steve Komes, Susan Stuermer, Pastor Thad

SE Assoc. Delegates: Meredith Anderson and Sherry Pearce

WI Conference Delegates: Ruth Russell, Jeanne Fehr

Properties: Mark Plumb, Paul Fried, Kas Whitmore

Finance: Steve Komes, Steve Grabow, Kevin Wolf (Treas.), Jeanne Fehr (Finance Sect), Pastor Thad (Endowment)

Endowment: Pastor Thad - chair, Sara Smith, Glenn Grunewald, Robert Zimmermann, Bart Versteegh,

Cindy Krahenbuhl, Fred Waddell, Carolyn Pauls (Thank you Cards)

Christian Ed: Scott Bennett (Superintendent), Patricia Obluck, Sydney Plumb, Evan Finger, Sherry Pearce, Lynne

Woehrle, Meredith Anderson, Pastor Thad

Worship: Lisa Quinn - chair, Ta’Tanisha Ducksworth, Betty Haas, Meredith Anderson, Marsha Poulsen, Nealy Rothe,

Debbie Cincotta (music director), Charles Pauls (head usher), Pastor Thad

Evangelism and Mission: Pastor Thad - chair, Chris Chance, Maris Fried, Theresa Dawson, Steve Coleman, Ta’Tanisha

Ducksworth, Dave Redemann, Karin Haug

Pastoral Care Team: Pastor Thad, Kathy Reed - Lay Chair, Carol Darrington, Cindy Krahenbuhl, Carolyn Pauls, Sara

Smith, Meredith Anderson