The “VISITOR Ebenezer United Church of Christ November 2014

Ebenezer United Church of Christ
The “VISITOR”
November 2014
Are We There Yet?
EBENEZER
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
3215 SAEMANN AVE.
SHEBOYGAN, WI 53081
Phone
920-452-9766
Website
www.ebenezerucc.org
FaceBook
EbenezerUCCSheboygan
Email addresses
Church office
ebucc@ebenezerucc.org
Rev. Dr. Roger Mealiff
revrog@ebenezerucc.org
Rev. Lorri Steward
revlorri@yahoo.com
Beth Petzke Student Pastor
bethpetzke@sbcglobal.net
Church Secretary
Cassie Hogue
Worship Schedule
Sundays; 8:00 & 10:30am Worship
9:00 Sunday School
9:15 JR/SR High Sunday School
No matter
who you are
or
where you are
on life’s journey,
YOU ARE
WELCOME HERE
An Open and Affirming
United Church of Christ Congregation
God is still speaking ,
We enjoyed many family road trips when our children were little. A part of the planning was communicating to the kids where we were going, about how long it would take to get there, what we would see
along the way and what we would likely be doing when we got “there.” Inevitably, no matter how much
we talked to the kids about the ‘journey’, no matter how much we communicated to them about the
drive and the length of the trip; we still had to repeatedly answer the question, “Are we there yet?” with
updated information…all along the way.
Our church family is on a journey and effectively communicating with you …all along the way is important. As you are keenly aware, Ebenezer UCC has ventured into some ‘unknown’ territory with
Rev. Roger’s ½ time status as of August 1, 2014. We, as a congregation, have approved deficit budgets for several years. While we have grown as a congregation and have made strides toward decreasing the amount of that deficit each year, we have not ‘closed the gap’, enough, to be able to responsibly sustain the employment of two full-time pastors and financially sustain the ministries of our congregation. ALL of these financial issues/concerns have been clearly communicated, all along the way, for
a couple of years. After months and months of ‘stressing the details’, Rev. Roger prayerfully discerned
a solution that would alleviate some of the pressure for congregation and the staff. For his wisdom,
commitment and faithful discernment, I am so very grateful.
While the ominous and omnipresent budget issues and constraints have been somewhat alleviated, for
the moment, by Rev. Roger’s move from full-time to half-time; a whole host of other questions, anxious
concerns, and ‘wondering’ have now risen for a number of you…and for Rev. Roger and me. While we
don’t have any ‘answers’ right now, we certainly want to communicate as much information as we have
and will continue to do so as our journey continues.
With two full-time pastors, we expanded the ministry and ministries of the congregation. With one and
½ pastors, we need to discern: the priorities of the pastors’ time, which areas of ministry/responsibility
can be assumed by members of the congregation, what may not be able to be done at the moment,
and how we move forward. Please know and be assured that pastoral care IS a priority. When you
and/or your family members are hospitalized, PLEASE make sure you communicate this to us.
With all of the renewal and growth Ebenezer UCC has experienced as a gift of the Spirit through the
commitment of our members, we DO NOT want to become a ‘maintenance ministry’ congregation.
God is always calling us into the future and equipping us for the ministry to which we are called. This
we know. Nonetheless, HOW we live into this call and future is not completely clear and evident at this
time. We are NOT there yet…but God is certainly with us as we journey together as the church, the
body of Christ.
At the present time, Rev. Roger and I are seeking to discern what “living” this new configuration is /will
be like. We don’t feel the full effects of it as our student Pastor, Beth Petzke, has been an incredible
gift and presence ‘in such a time as this.’ She has wonderful gifts that she generously shares as a part
of her internship. Still, in the midst of the busyness of the new programming year, we have made time
for conversation about this transition.
For now, we respectfully ask for a little time to discern what this staffing configuration means. If you
have questions/concerns, we--in addition to the Consistory members and the Pastoral Relations Committee members—are all available to speak with you. We will be planning some congregational discussion opportunities, perhaps during the Lent Soup and Sandwich Suppers, and we encourage all of you
to plan to participate, sharing your hopes and insights for the ministry of Ebenezer. We will develop a
long range planning team that will work with facilitators to envision, discern and clarify the ministry and
needs of Ebenezer as we look to the next 5-10 years…and how we might best ‘staff’ for that.
When Rev. Roger first talked to me about moving to ½ time, I could only hear and ‘see’ the down-side
of not having him here full-time. As the initial shock has worn off and the Spirit has made it clear that
we are capable of so much more than we envision or imagine for ourselves, I recognize more and
more that this transition really can be seen and understood as a blessing. We have been given the
opportunity to think and pray about the ministries and future of our congregation WHILE we have the
wisdom, experience and leadership of Rev. Roger among us. I pray we can see what a blessing, what
a gift this is!
Thus far God has helped us…and God will still be with us and help us. We know this. I pray that we
will remember this as we continue to journey through these unknown times. We will encounter difficulty and hardship…but we will also know celebration and much joy! We will definitely feel like we are
wandering and wondering sometimes…but we will also be reminded that the Jesus, the Head of the
Church, journey’s with us—so even though we may feel a little lost sometimes, we are always safe and
‘found.’
Peace be with you in this season of Thanksgiving and Abundance.
Blessings,
Rev. Lorri
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EXPLORE, SERVE, PLAY
Youth Ministry at Ebenezer UCC
Youth Ministry at Ebenezer UCC
Explore (exploring our faith): Jr. & Sr. High Sunday School Class 9:15 – 10:15 am on Sunday mornings
in the Jr. & Sr. High Sunday School Classroom, which is the room with the couches next to Rev. Lorri’s office
Confirmation Retreat at Pilgrim Center: November 21-23, 2014
Serve (serving others):
Spaghetti Dinner: Saturday, November 15th (see article)
Delivering Thanksgiving Baskets: Sunday, November 23rd after the 10:30 service
Advent Decorating Day: Saturday, November 29th: see article in newsletter
Care Packages for College Students: we are assembling them in Fellowship
Hall, Sunday, November 30th, 9:15 – 9:45 am
Play (fun, fellowship, getting to know one another): JUST FOR FUN!!
With an exceptionally busy November, we had some conversations about doing an overnight the week of
Christmas break. Talk to Rev. Lorri about your Christmas Break schedule so we can come up with a date
that works best for the most people
SPAGHETTI DINNER
Saturday, November 15th
Serving 11:30 am – 1pm AND 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Tickets are available ($8.50 for adults, $4 for kids ages 5-12) and the sign up sheets are out for those who are willing to help will also be out that day. Shifts are available throughout the day so that everyone is able to help and
enjoy the meal. The funds raised through the youth sponsored spaghetti dinner help to supplement the youth ministry programming at Ebenezer AND help with scholarships that we are able to offer youth who participate in Youth
Programming through the National Church and the mission trips.
Tickets are available through the church office (Monday – Friday, 8 am – noon) and on Sunday Mornings. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact
Rev. Lorri (627-4450).
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CARE PACKAGES
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
We are, again, reaching out to connect with our college students and let them know that we care and that they are
in our thoughts and prayers as they study for finals!
Parents/Grandparents…we need to know that your child is or “still” is a student. And, we need updated addresses!!! Please contact the church office or Rev. Lorri (revlorri@yahoo.com) with the above information.
We are collecting items for the care packages in November and will be assembling during the Comma Café time
on Sunday, November 30th.
Items needed for the Care Packages for College Students include:
Hot Chocolate
Gum
Life Savers (or other hard candy) – good for nervous test takers
Chewy Candy (Starbursts, Skittles, etc)
Suckers
Homemade Cookies!!! (they LOVE these…
but please don’t bring them til November 30th so they’re fresh!)
Breakfast & Granola Bars
Rice Krispie Bars
Individual bags of chips
Microwave popcorn
Because shipping is quite expensive…we are also seeking donations for shipping. All info and donations can be
labeled and left on Rev. Lorri’s desk.
The Sunday School Christmas program is just around the corner! ALL children are welcome to participate and ALL
children who participate will be featured in either a solo or small ensemble part. There are a very limited number of
speaking parts in this program; and. we will be holding informal auditions to assign them, and to help identify how best
to organize the solo and small ensemble singing parts. Auditions will be held on Sunday November 2 directly following 10:30am worship in the Music Room/Library lounge. Children will be asked to read or recite a couple of
lines from the program and to sing a familiar song (Happy Birthday, Jesus Loves Me, etc.). If your child does not wish
to have a speaking part, they do not need to come to auditions - we will make sure that they have a solo or small ensemble singing part that they are comfortable with. If you have any questions please see Donna Roblee or Kristal
Klemme
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EDUCATE UPDATE
Our children have chosen a mission that they would like to support this Sunday School year! They have selected the Oasis for Orphans mission which helps to rescue orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya and to
develop them physically, spiritually, economically, and socially, enabling these children to one day be contributing members of their community and future leaders in their country. The offerings your children bring each
Sunday help to support this mission. For additional information go to http://www.oasisfororphans.org.
*A big THANK YOU to all the children and families that participated in the Children’s Sabbath Service. It was
great to see all the children that could participate by being in the skit and/or singing so beautifully! Keep up
the great work!!!
*The next Christian Education Meeting will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 6:30 pm. Anyone is
welcome to attend!
Dawn Rousse
Reading Changes Lives. Imagine a world where literacy is no longer a concern … now
imagine if we could begin here in our community!
The Inmate Library is in need of gently-used books.
The kinds of books needed are: Current or recent reference books such as dictionaries (both English
and Spanish/English), inspiring stories of resilience, biographies, autobiographies, popular titles and authors,
classic titles and authors, mysteries, and poetry.
No romance novels.
Soft cover or paperback only!
There will be a bin in the Gathering Area to deposit your book donations.
The Inmate Library is located in the Sheboygan County Detention Center, 2923 S. 31st Street. Sharon Abel,
the Correctional Education Instructor through Lakeshore Technical College, is requesting the books to supplement their library. She works with students at the Detention Center ranging in age from 18 to 58 with most in
their 20s and 30s. The library is facilitated through the Eastern Shores Library System to provide books to the
inmates (adult and juvenile, male and female) in Sheboygan County.
After reading Hot Dogs and Hamburgers, a book about adult literacy education, the Sunday evening book study
group discussed what could be done locally. We thought this was a good place to start.
Any questions, contact Grace Rindfleisch, Invite Ministry Coordinator, or Student Pastor Beth Petzke.
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"Nuns on the Bus" Leader to Speak at Lakeland College
Sister Simone Campbell, a provocative and sometimes controversial awardwinning religious leader, attorney and poet, will deliver Lakeland College’s Mission House Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 11 am
The free lecture, which will be held in the Bradley Theatre, is open to the public.
Her talk is entitled,
"The Burning Bush – Faith and Advocacy for the 100%."
Simone has often been featured in the national and international media, including
appearances on 60 Minutes, The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She is also the
author of "A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community,"
THANKSGIVING BASKETS
In this season of thanksgiving, we have a very tangible way to express our
gratitude for the abundant presence of God and the many ways we are able to
see the living Christ working in our lives.
On Sunday, November 2nd, 2014, we will again provide the baskets, shopping
lists and prayers. We are asking that members, families, organizations within
our congregation, etc., work together to fill these baskets with a Thanksgiving
Meal for families in our area. Two or Three families can work together to do
this, 2 individuals and a family, an organization and a family…however we
want to connect and partner with one another to provide a meal for a family! Last year we delivered 34
complete baskets! By the grace of God, I pray that we will be able to meet that goal this year.
Sample prayers will be placed in each empty basket. We ask that those who are working to fill this basket
pray for the family who will receive it when you take the basket. We also ask that you pray before you go
shopping. While you are actually doing your shopping, you are encouraged to keep this family in your
thoughts and prayers. There will also be a prayer for assembling the basket. THEN, on Sunday, November 24th, we ask that all assembled baskets be brought to the church. All baskets will be placed
near the communion table and be dedicated during the worship service. Following the service, these baskets will be delivered to families in our area.
Again, the empty baskets will be available on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014. As we are nourished by
the sacrament of Holy Communion, may we be encouraged to reach out and nourish and be a blessing for others. If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Lorri.
Peace,
Rev. Lorri
THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP SERVICE
AT EBENEZER UCC
7:00 PM, November 26th, 2014
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come…and we do! We look forward to celebrating God’s abundance in this harvest
season as we HOST our extended church family from St. John’s UCC on Wednesday, November 26, at 7:00 pm for
the Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service.
Part of being the host church is offering tortes and pies immediately following the service. SO…a sign up sheet is
on the table underneath the bulletin board near the Sunday School Hallway for you to let us know that you will be
bring pie(s) and/or torte(s) for the event.
At Ebenezer UCC, we do food and extravagant hospitality very well!!! Please take a moment to consider the ways
you are willing to help others feel welcome as they Come to begin the holiday season with worship.
If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to Kristal Klemme (Embracing Ministry Area Coordinator) or Rev.
Lorri
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“Remember to contact Cassie, church secretary, if you have a change of address, phone number, cell number, or
email address change. Or, if you want to verify what she has on record. It is very important that all of this information is up-to-date, so that information from the church can get to you timely, and so that you can keep up
with the many good things that continue to happen at Ebenezer United Church of Christ. Contact information is
as follows: church phone is 920-452-9766, email at ebucc@ebenezerucc.org, or send a note in the mail to 3215
Saemann Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081.
3215 Saemann Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Reading Changes Lives. Imagine a world where literacy is no longer a concern … now imagine if we could begin here in our community!
The Literacy Council needs volunteers to serve as One-On-One Tutors for adults in Sheboygan.
Help adults who would like to improve their basic literacy skills, or who would like to learn to speak, read, and
write English. The Literacy Council provides all training and instructional materials for tutors. After two evenings
of training, new volunteers are matched with adult learners from its waiting list. Tutoring schedules are flexible to
suit tutor and student availability. On average, a tutor spends two hours a week tutoring their student. Students
and teachers meet at mutually agreeable times and places, such as the public library. No prior tutoring or teaching background is needed to become a tutor – just patience, a high school diploma, and a desire to help an adult
improve his or her English literacy. The next training sessions will be held in January. Please call 920-892-6706
or email literacy@frc-sc.org to register or to learn more.
The Sheboygan County Detention Center is looking for volunteer tutors in its classroom.
Tutors are needed to help in the classroom at the southside jail facility (Sheboygan County Detention Center,
2923 S. 31st Street). Volunteers would be working with Sharon Abel, Correctional Education Instructor through
LTC. Students range in age from 18 to 58 with most in their 20s and 30s. You can work in a subject you are comfortable tutoring: reading, writing, mathematics, science, or social studies with an emphasis on civics. She is also
looking for individual(s) with experience in manufacturing, particularly industrial maintenance. The main times
available for tutoring within the Detention Center classroom are Tues. and/or Wed. and/or Thurs. afternoons. If a
potential tutor wants to visit once and see what it's like that would be fine.
Background checks are necessary for all volunteers. See Grace Rindfleisch, Invite Ministry Coordinator, if you
have questions or are interested (457-9235 or ronandgrace47@gmail.com).
Some Facts about Literacy and Adults in the U.S.
20 % of adults in the U.S. lack basic reading skills. That means that one in five lacks the
basic skills beyond the fourth-grade reading level. (Proliteracy.com)
75% of today’s jobs require a ninth-grade reading level.
The School-to-Prison Pipeline: The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading. (The Department of Justice)
More than 70% of prison inmates cannot read above a fourth-grade level.
(Begintoread.com)
85% of those who enter the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate.
(Begintoread.com)
Inmates who receive no literacy help have a 70% chance of returning to prison - the
risk decreases to 16% for those who receive help while incarcerated.
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BRAT FRY
The Consistory has scheduled the Fall Brat Fry & Bake Sale for November
8, from 9AM to 2PM, to be held at the Pick n Save on 25th Street in Sheboygan.
We have been selling out of the north exit the last several years.
We need helpers to sell food and bakery items. And we need help from all
of great cookie and baked treat cooks for goodies to sell . For baked goodies, we would need them delivered to church on Nov.6 and 7 , to pack them up.
We also need all consistory members and other volunteers, (like the recycling volunteers) to join us on Saturday
morning, Nov. 8, to help cook , wrap and sell sandwiches and the baked goods at the Pick n Save.
We are looking forward to a great fundraiser for the church. There is a need to replace the aged lighting above the
alter area ( installed in 1974).
If you cannot work or cook, mark your calendar to stop down to the Brat Fry and Bake Sale.
The menu has brats, hamburgers, veggie burgers and chicken sandwiches on Sheboygan hard rolls.
We will also plan on selling remaining sandwiches and baked goods on Sunday Nov. 9, for take home .
If you have a team of folks that wants to help, or if you can help for 3-4 hours (or longer), please give me (Jim
Race) a call at 920-889-4560, we'll work you in the schedule.
We are looking at a fun day for a great project.
Thanks for your support.
Ebenezer United Churh of Christ Consistory Brat Fry Team
Four “God Is Still Speaking,” Shirts Available
Two size XXL “God Is Still Speaking,” men’s shirts are available at no cost. Both are red and have printing that reads
God Is Still Speaking. One is a golf shirt with a collar and three buttons at the neck. The other is a t-shirt that also includes the words Ebenezer United Church of Christ. If interested, contact Grace Rindfleisch (457-9235 or
ronandgrace47@gmail.com). If more than one person is interested, I’ll let the first person who contacts me choose one.
And the second person would get the other one.
Two women’s golf shirts are also available at no cost. Both have printing that reads Ebenezer and God Is Still Speaking.
One is white, size medium. The other is yellow, size large.
I also have two plain red t-shirts in size small. (You could take it to O’Callahan’s in the Mill Road Shoppes to have it
embroidered with God Is Still Speaking,)
Grace Rindfleisch, Invite Ministry Coordinator
Ebenezer United Church of Christ Identity Statement
We are Ebenezer United Church of Christ. Our name, from I Samuel 7:12, means: “Thus far, God has helped us.” Building
on that solid rock, we reach forward in faith on the growing edge of our community. We offer to all people meaningful worship and education, and an open invitation to share in Holy Communion. Ebenezer demonstrates a welcoming openness
that helps people feel “at home”, fortifying us to live out our faith on a daily basis. Following Christ’s example, we reach out
to bring hope and justice to all of God’s family. We affirm the gifts and cherish the image of God in each person. We welcome into the full life and ministry of the church all persons of every race, culture, age, gender identity, sexual orientation,
ability, economic status, and family structure. In partnership with God and each other, in traditional yet progressive ways,
we are ordinary people working hard to accomplish extraordinary things.
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Embracing Ministry: Mission Outreach
Food Pantry A Special thanks to all the volunteers
and the donations that make this Ministry possible
The third Sunday of every month is Food Pantry Collection Sunday at Ebenezer UCC
so November 16 is our next collection date. Your donations of non-perishable food
items play a vital role in keeping the Sheboygan Area Food Pantry stocked for those
in need of this service.
A pantry shelf for your donations is located in Gathering Area.
Volunteers Thank you for all your help.
Donated items for October
117
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS: Richard Hermann, Joan Grosshuesch,
Ray VanSluys, Vera Zenk, ,Kristin Kositzke, (granddaughter of Jane Reseburg)) David
Boykin, Jane Reseburg(Terrace Park), Mark Heffernan (Nephew of Kaisers), Mary Lavey
(grandmother of Stephanie Winkelhake), Mary Voigt’s friend Timmer (heart transplant), Herman Mayer (Dorothy’s Husband), Alexander Dodds (Alan & Cheryl’s grandson,) Lallensack’s
friends Kathy & Jim (cancer), Jamie Ottman (Tina Boykin’s brother), Jared Luebke (friend of
Janice Schmitz), Clayton Meinolf, Sue Thiel, Robert Platz (June’s brother), Lu Zehfus, Luke Peters
(Harold & Shirley Henning’s grandson), Allen and Jeanette Wangemann (Terrace Park), Zona
Ziegler, Tom Fredricks, Jerry & Betty Richards, Vern & Irene Feldt, Andrew Vreeke, Dorothy Free,
Zach Samz (Fort Stewart), and persons with cancer and other health concern.
Comma Café
November
2nd
9th
16th
23rd
30th
Loaves & Fishes
2 Consistory Members
Ron Albrecht /Mike Daane
Inviting Ministry
Involve Ministry
Embrace Ministry
Advent Decorating Day
It’s that time of year again . . . Christmas
Decorating! We will be gathering at
9:00am on Saturday November 29th to
share a pot-luck breakfast and then decorate Ebenezer for the Christmas season.
There will be activities for all ages, including child care for our littlest helpers! We
will have an area set up for cookie decorating, ornament making and games for children while the adults work together to
decorate the church. We will end the
morning, as a family, singing Christmas
carols and sharing a special treat at
11:30am. We’d LOVE to see you there! If
you have any questions, please contact
Kristal Klemme at 920-627-0401 or
1blessedmom@live.com.
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
November Bible Readings
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Book
Matthew
James
2 Samuel
2 Kings
Acts
1 Kings
Acts
Mark
1 Kings
Nehemiah
Acts
Job
1 Samuel
Daniel
Mark
Acts
Acts
Psalm
Isaiah
Psalm
Acts
Luke
Psalm
Acts
Proverbs
Psalm
Isaiah
Psalm
Luke
Psalm
Chapter
6:1-15
5:1-20
7:1-29
19:14-37
12:6-19
8:22-53
4:23-37
11:12-25
9:1-14
1:1-11
16:16-40
42:1-9
2:1-10
9:1-19
9:14-29
14:2115:21
15:22-41
17
56:1-8
6
9: 1-19
6:1-26
84
17:16-34
15:1-33
65
38:1-22
39
1:5-2:5
68
1
1
2
3
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
13
13
14
14
16
16
Elsey Kohlmann
Kingston Steward
Alex Greuel
John Zehfus
Chuck Adamavich
Kayden Bruggink
Travis Klingbeil
Gregory Manz
Becky Theis
Margaret Ahrnsbrak
Margene Meyer
Debbie Kreif
June Mueller
Brian Reichert
Virginia Bailey
Annika Marie Monte
Keely Sipiorski
Tyler Buehler
Armin Lukaszewski
Chase Ploetz
Kaidyn Heinen
Laura Henning-Lorenz
Trevin Mueller
Diane Zimmerman
17
17
18
19
19
20
21
21
22
24
24
24
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
29
30
30
Marie Schwinn
Hannah TeStroete-Reese
Lyn Schlink
Steve Hanusa
Sharol Schoneman
Mila Goetsch
Richard Aaholm
Anthony Kober
Reina Scharl
Justin Athorp
Ashira Michele Campell
Brooke Mathias
Jason Kasten
Jeni Reinwand
Rick. Bohman Jr.
Lucille Zehfus
Jordan Fern
Judith Kliejunas
Stefanie Sipiorski
Noah Wingender
Jeremy Gregoire
Roxanne Klingbeil
10:30 AM
8:00 AM
10:30 AM
8:00 AM
10:30 AM
8:00 AM
10:30 AM
7:00 PM
8:00 AM
Sunday,
November 2,
Sunday,
November 9,
Sunday,
November 9,
Sunday,
November 16,
Sunday,
November 16,
Sunday,
November 23,
Sunday,
November 23,
Wednesday,
November 26,
Sunday,
November 30,
Sunday,
November 30,
10:30 AM
Time
8:00 AM
Date
Sunday,
November 2,
DARRYL
GUMM
Communion Clean
Mary Kohl
Dawn
Foshag
Dawn
Rousse
Cheryl
Magruder
Mary Kohl
Rebecca
Sewacki
Beth
Williams
Lori Albrecht,
Sharon Eberhardy,
Mary Kohl Kim Radder
E/C Lucchesi,
E and R
C Oehldrich,
Wangeman Gert Rindfleisch
Child Care
Armin
E and R
Lukaszewski Wangeman
AJ Kober
Allison
Klemme
Sirena
Eberhardy
Kyra
Albrecht
Camaile
Gort
Caleb
Bremer
Noah
Wingender
Cassandra
Albrecht
Hannah
TeStroeteReese
DARRYL
GUMM
Acolyte
A/V
Jack Schaap
Jean Dean
Tom Ott
Jan Free
Ron
Rindfleisch
Jim Kasten
Dar Ott
Karen
Kasten
Bob
Albrecht
Sue
Dolgner
Ushers
Sharol
Scott Mealiff Schoneman
Cheryl
Dodds
Martha Hill
Sue
Dolgner
Janice Hill
Steve
Shircel
Sue Kaiser
Joan
Shircel
Sharol
Schoneman
Cathy
Lucchesi
Liturgist
NOVEMBER WORSHIP SUPPORT SCHEDULE
Mary Voigt
Cheryl Dodds
Jan Free
Martha Hill
Sue Dolgner
Janice Hill
Julie Manz
Tina Boykin
Jan Free
Tina Boykin
Cheryl Dodds
Worship Deacon
Grace
Rindfleisch
Ray/Nancy
DeLisle
Welcomer
Ray/Nancy
DeLisle
Ray/Nancy
DeLisle
Grace
Rindfleisch
Charlie
Schwinn
Grace
Rindfleisch
Ray/Nancy
Jim Kasten DeLisle
Grace
Rindfleisch
Karen
Kasten
Cheryl
Dodds
Grace
Ruth Pierce Rindfleisch
Cheryl
Dodds
Ray/Nancy
Jean Dean DeLisle
Grace
Tom Ott
Rindfleisch
Sharon
Eberhardy
Joanie
Shircel
Greeter
Nove m b er 2 0 1 4
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
8:00/10:30 am.
Worship/Communion
9:00 Sunday School
9:20 Gospel Singers
9:15 Jr/Sr Sunday
School
Thanksgiving Baskets
Provided
3
4
5
6
4:30 Music for Tots 9:00 Music for Tots
12:30 Foot Clinic
4:30 Music for Tots
7:00 Handbells
7:00 Line Dancing
9:oo Bible Study
12:30 Foot Clinic
6:30 Confirmation
9
10
12
8:oo/10:30 am
Worship
9:00 Sunday School
9:20 Gospel Singers
9:15 Jr/Sr Sunday
School
4:30 Music for Tots 8:30 Men’s Breakfast 9:oo Bible Study
9:00 Music for Tots
12:30 Foot Clinic
12:30 Foot Clinic
6:30 Confirmation
4:30 Music for Tots
7:00 Handbells
7:00 Line Dancing
16
17
8:oo/10:30 am
Worship
9:00 Sunday School
9:20 Gospel Singers
9:15 Jr/Sr Sunday
School
4:30 Music for Tots 9:00 Music for Tots
12:30 Foot Clinic
4:30 Music for Tots
7:00 Handbells
7:00 Line Dancing
9:oo Bible Study
12:30 Foot Clinic
6:30 Confirmation
23
24
26
27
8:oo/10:30 am
Worship
9:00 Sunday School
9:20 Gospel Singers
9:15 Jr/Sr Sunday
School
Thanksgiving basket
Delivery
4:30 Music for Tots 8:30 Men’s Breakfast
9:00 Music for Tots
12:30 Foot Clinic
4:30 Music for Tots
7:00 Handbells
7:00 Line Dancing
9:oo Bible Study
6:30 Confirmation
7pm Thanksgiving
Service
Happy
Thanksgiving
30
8:oo/10:30 am
Worship
9:00 Sunday School
9:20 Gospel Singers
9:15 Jr/Sr Sunday
School
Care Packages
College Kids
11
18
25
7
8
9-2 Consistory
Brat Fry
9:00 Quilters
Fellowship Hall
19
13
6:30 Christian Ed
14
11:30 –1:00 &
5:00—6:30
Spaghetti
Dinner
Mtg
20
Office Closed
15
21
22
Confirmation
Retreat at
Pilgrims Center
8:00 –5:00
Sonshine
Stitchers
28
29
9-11:30 am
Advent Day
Decorating
E B E N E Z E R U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I ST
3215 Saemann Ave.
Sheboygan, WI 53081
920-452-9766
ebucc@ebenezerucc.org
Rev. Dr. Roger Mealiff
Rev. Lorri Steward
Address Services Requested
November 2014
Newsworthy
November
2nd
Worship with Communion,
All Saints Day, Thanksgiving Baskets handed out
15th Spaghetti Dinner
21st Confirmation Retreat at Pilgrims Center
23rd Thanksgiving Baskets Delivered
26th 7:00 pm Thanksgiving Service,
27th Thanksgiving Day — Office is Closed
29th Advent Decorating Day
30 th Care Packages for the College Kids