Trinity United Parish P. O. Box 36 Briggsville, WI 53920March 5 marks the beginning of lent. Please...

March 2014

P. O. Box 36

Briggsville, WI 53920

Postcard from the Holy Land

How to Contact the

Church Staff

Pastor Julie Wilson

Office (608) 981-2500

Cell (608) 438-7186

Email [email protected]

Office hours

Monday noon—4

Tues 10—3.

Thurs 10—2:30

Email [email protected]

P.O. Box 36


www.trinityunitedparish.org

Inside this issue:

Parish News 2, 3,

Greeters, liturgists 3

Prayer Circle

February Birthdays

& Anniversaries

4

Lifetouch information 5

Photo session

schedule

6

Calendar of Events 7

Lenten schedule 8

Trinity United Parish

Briggsville UMC, Moundville UMC, Trinity Endeavor UCC

Deadline to submit

articles for the April

newsletter is March 28

As most of you probably know I have just returned from a ten day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Here are just a few pictures from this amazing experience. Over the next few weeks, months and years I will share more with you about the experience. To say I was blessed to be part of such an amazing trip is a gross understatement. It truly was a time of learning and spiritual renew-al. Our group (right) included clergy and lay from Wisconsin, Tennessee, Ari-

zona and California. Our own Bishop Hee Soo Jung (below) was one of the leader s and his spiritual guidance along with the intellectual knowledge shared by our guide truly made this ex-

perience one of a kind.

Wednesday,

March 5

marks the

beginning of lent. Please join us for Ash Wednesday

service, 7pm at Endeavor UCC. Lent is the perfect

time to reflect on Jesus’ life and ministry. During our

midweek Lenten worship services I plan to share

some of the experiences (and pictures) from my trip.

Please join us March 12, 19 and April 2 & 9 at 6pm

at Moundville

UMC.

God’s Blessings to you,

Pastor Julie


Lay Eucharist Minister Training Mar 13 Since the earliest Christian times, communion has been brought as an extension of the table to

those unable to attend congregational worship. Our Book of Discipline urges pastors to train laity to distribute Com-munion elements to sick or homebound per-sons. If you are inter-ested in becoming a

part of this new and important ministry, please join us for this training on March 13 at 2 pm at Briggsville UMC. If you have questions or if you like to sign up contact the church office or Pastor Julie.

If you know of a church member or friend who would like to have communion delivered to them, please contact Pastor Julie.

Special day for Moundville UMC There will be cause for real joy on Sunday, Mar. 9 at Moundville UMC when the congregation has its monthly Celebration Sunday and burns its mortgage following the early payoff of a $97,230 mortgage taken out in January 2007. A recep-tion and luncheon is planned and members and friends are invited to bring salads and desserts to share. The theme for Celebration Sunday is Commun-ion and students will learn about what it means to participate in Communion. It will be a special day for the congregation. Join us! Moundville collecting donations

for River Haven homeless shelter The Missions Committee at MUMC is spear-heading a drive to collect household items for residents at River Haven homeless shelter in Portage. The deadline for collecting is March 30. Items needed include: laundry detergent, paper products, cleaning products, foil, wrap, sandwich bags, TracFone cards, cab vouchers, slippers, travel-size and full-size toiletry products.

Classes for lay leaders offered Two classes in March are intended to provide tools to lay leaders as they prepare to serve in the ministry at their church. The first one, Basic Lay Service Ministry Course, is required for those who wish to pursue certification as a lay servant or a lay speaker. The class will be held for four Sundays (March 16, 23, 30 and April 6) at Stoughton United Methodist Church. The registration fee is $20 and can be paid on the first day of class. For more information contact Pastor Stu Allen at 608-752-0548.

Another two week class will explore the con-nectional system of the global United Method-ist Church. The course, United Methodist Poli-ty, will be held at Sugar River United Methodist Church in Verona, from 9-2 on March 22 and 29. District Superintendent Sam Royappa will facilitate both sessions. The registration fee is $20 and must be paid by March. 14. Call Sher-ry Malone at 608-837-0056 for information.

Begin Lenten season with music, meditation and salad luncheon Speaker Bonnie Fallabeck will share her journey of breast cancer, from discovery to treatment and her future at the ecumenical meditation and salad lunch-eon on March 5 at 11:30 at Pardeeville United Meth-odist Church at 101 Wisconsin St. . Call your reser-vation to 608-429-2514.

You can help reduce the cost of postage and paper for Trinity United Parish by agreeing to receive your monthly newsletter via email. The advantage for you is that you’ll receive your newsletter the day it’s completed . If you would like to receive your newsletter via email, please send your request to [email protected]


March Greeters & Liturgists

Briggsville

Mar. 2 (G) Gail & Ben Brancel

(L) Karren Watson

Mar. 9 (G) Jim & Carol Brancel (L) Marci Walker

Mar. 16 (G) Lindners (L) Lindners

Mar. 23 (G) Jerry Moore & boys (L)

Mar. 30 (G) Lenny & Karren Watson

(L) Linda Krejchik

Moundville

Mar. 2

(G) Jennifer Shier & Family (L) Roxie Novak

Mar. 9 (G) Emma & Leah Harvey (L) Children’s Sunday School

Mar. 16 (G) Katy Trachsler & Jeff Molketin

(L) Jen Shier

Mar. 23 (G) Hal & Lois Gerkens (L) Jennifer Loveland

Mar. 30 (G) Sonny & Pat Barron (L) Natalie Bretsch

Endeavor

Mar. 2

(G) Judy Johnson

(L) Joanie Ingram

Mar. 9

(G) Tiffanie and Victoria Timme (L) Joanie Ingram

Mar. 16

(G) Kathie and Candie Prate

(L) Joanie Ingram

Mar. 23 (G) Lynette Schehr

(L) Joanie Ingram

Mar. 30 (G) Brian and Paula Smith (L) Joanie Ingram

Post Office launching effort

to “Adopt a Service Person” The US Postal Service is encouraging individ-uals and groups to spread the holiday cheer by collecting needed items to send overseas to a local service person or friend or family member of the church. The postal service will provide all the packaging products, forms and tape, and the large flat rate prior mailbox will receive a $2 discount for this project. Sug-gested items for a package are candy (not chocolate), snacks (such as beef jerky, chips, nuts) dried fruit, juice boxes, apple cider pack-ets, toiletries, playing cards, puzzles, new or used DVDs, new or used magazines, socks, t-shirts, and items that service people can give to needy children: match box cars, small stuffed toys, coloring books, adhesive tape, pens and notepads, Frisbees, etc. If you have questions contact the local post office.

Retreat April 4 & 5 brings

“The Healing Hands of God”

Our two-day Women’s retreat will begin Friday, April 4 at 6:30pm, and run until 4pm Saturday afternoon. We will gather at the Sharon Rader Retreat Center at the Pine Lake United Meth-odist Church camp near Westfield. Our theme for this year’s winter retreat is “The Healing Hands of God”. We will renew, refresh and heal our souls. We will also enjoy plenty of time to relax and experience the beauty of Pine Lake, plus some wonderful (and mostly healthy) food.

The cost is $65, and registration forms are available in the church or at the church office. Please register by March 16.

Joint Missions selects recipients for loose change offering The Joint Missions committee for Trinity United Parish has selected the recipients of the loose change offering for 2014. They are January River Haven Shelter February Hope House March Pastor’s Discretionary Fund April Big Springs Food Bank May Troop Care Package June Marquette Co. Canine Unitt July Eye of Hope August Budda Box September Local Fire Department October Marquette Co. Food Pantry November Guardian Angel Fund

December Salvation Army

Loose Change Mission for March:

Pastor’s Discretionary Fund


Prayer Circle

Those who have health concerns: Joyce Schutz, Delores Schehr, Brenda Scheher, Cathy Radtke, Helen Mork, Dennis Weyh, Patti Alexander

Those mourning a loss: Ingrid Hallanger on the loss her husband Harold on February 15; family of Angie Gratz who passed away on January 28; and family of Rev. Amos Shimko, a former pastor at Trinity United Parish who passed away on February 17

Please send us the names of those whom you’d like

included in the Prayer Circle.

Barbara Maley 3/1

Errin Watson 3/2

Vickie Goetsch 3/3

Sally McGwin 3/3

Al Gibeaut 3/3

Russ Hinze 3/6

Carter Richmond 3/6

Elijah Harvey 3/7

Doug Pate 3/7

Jeaneen Goetsch 3/10

Brenda Scherbert 3/10

Terri Deming 3/11

Deborah Brancel 3/12

Taylor Bretsch 3/12

Joe Mueller 3/12

Gina Lindner 3/14

Delores Schehr 3/15

Joyce Schutz 3/20

Carol Stewart 3/20

Ike Jensen 3/25

Christopher Pulver 3/24

Pat Parrott 3/29

Ron Wade 3/29

Brett Walker 3/25

Henry Timme 3/30

Mary Summers 3/31

March anniversaries

Henry & Shari Timme 3/2 Gary & Jeanne Kleist 31/2 Dale & Wanda Cottine 3/15 Doug & Debbie Thome 3/20 Roger & Edith Kuhn 3/31 Lonny & Linda Kutina 3/31

March Birthdays

The Sharing Supper on February 26 at Endeavor School was another congenial intergenerational event. Also 140 meals were served. Grants from United Methodist Church and United Church of Christ support the ef-fort. The next Sharing Supper will be March 26. Trecek Automo-tive is the March sponsor.

It’s time to schedule photo session

for new church directory

You can now make your own appointment for the new church

directory by going to the homepage for Trinity United Parish and

clicking on the button (see image below) on the bottom of the

page.

You will then be able to access the Lifetouch scheduling system

and select a time that works for you and your family,.

You can also schedule by calling the church office on Monday

from noon—4, and Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 –3.

You can also schedule after worship services on Sunday by talk-

ing to Joanie Ingram at Endeavor UCC, Sharon Trecek at

Moundville UMC, or Gina Lindner at Briggsville UMC.

Photo sessions are

Wed, Mar. 26, 2-9 pm at EUCC

Thurs, Mar. 27, 2-9 pm. at MUMC

Friday, Mar. 28, 2–9 pm at BUMC

Sat, Mar 29, 9 am—4 pm at BUMC

You may have your photo taken at any church regardless of

which one you normally attend.

If you plan to be traveling when the photo sessions are scheduled, or if you are a “snowbird” currently out of state, you may be able to have your photo session at a church in another location, even another state, where Lifetouch photo sessions are sched-uled. Call the church office to dis-cuss.


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 EUCC Helping Hands Guild, 9:30

3

4 5 Ash Wednesday Service @ EUCC, 7 pm

6 Our House Service, 1 pm

7

8

9 Celebration Sunday MUMC Mortgage Burning MUMC

10 11 SPRC BUMC, 6 pm

12 TUP youth choir 6:30 MUMC adult choir, 7 Lenten Service, 6 pm, MUMC

13 Eucharistic Minister Training BUMC, 2 pm

14 15

16 Celebration Sunday MUMC

17

18 19 TUP youth choir 6:30 MUMC adult choir, 7

Lenten Service 6 pm MUMC

20 Heritage House service 1 pm

21 22

23 24 25 26 TUP youth choir 6:30 MUMC adult choir, 7

Sharing Supper Endeavor School , 5:00 Photo session 2-9,EUCC

27 Photo Session 2-9, MUMC

28 Photo Session 2-9, BUMC

29 Photo Session 9-4, BUMC

30 31

March 2014

Worship with us on Sunday! Briggsville United Methodist Church, 8:30 AM Moundville United Methodist Church, 9:30 AM

Ash Wednesday March 5

Easter April 20

United Methodist Church

of Briggsville

P. O. Box 36


Non-Profit Organization

Permit #1


Address Service Requested

Lenten services, study scheduled The Ash Wednesday service will be at En-deavor UCC on Wednesday, March 5 at 7 pm. Join us as we begin for the Lenten Journey.

This year we introduce a midweek Lenten ser-vice to help prepare spiritually for Holy Week and Easter Sunday. The brief service at 6 pm will be hosted by Moundville UMC on Wednes-days March 12 and 19, and April 2,9 and 16. There will be no midweek service on March 26.

Each of the three churches will also be provid-ing a Lenten study during Adult Sunday School. The book Give Up Something Bad for Lent will be used for the seven week course which started March 2. The author, James Moore, challenges us to give up something spiritually that we would be better off not doing, and seek God’s help to focus on one habit or attitude that is destructive.

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