DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Clerk of Session Update

As we close yet another year of service on Session, it is time to say Goodbye and Thank You to a few of our Session members.

Judy Warner, Barb Anstey, Emily Guderyon & Bruce Pfeiffer will be leaving the Session after December.  Each one of them has done an outstanding job, and were a pleasure to work with.  It was wonderful for me personally to get to know them better, and I hope they feel the same.  I hope that you will take the time and thank them for there volunteer time.

The month ahead will be an exciting time for our Church Family.  Not only do we have the privilege of a Reverend Kurt Walker joining us, we have the celebration of Advent. At this time of the year I hope that everyone will remember what is really important.  It's people, not things that matter.  Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

Blessing -

Kathy Lembke
Clerk of Session

Deacon’s Corner

Thank you for your generosity with the Thanksgiving Food Baskets. We collected a great amount of food which will be a blessing for many people.

Twice a year, the Deacons send a special package to our college students filled with cookies, granola bars and other treats. We send it at exam time to let them know that we are thinking about them and to give them a little energy boost to finish the semester strong. We ask that you all remember them in your prayers. Pray for success in their classes and in the decisions and choices they are making.

Next Deacons meeting December 14th 6:30 p.m.

Music Groups

Hand Bell Practice

The handbell choir meets on Wednesday

From 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.

Choir Practice

The Choir meets for practice from

7:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Pick’ n Save We Care Program

Our church is now participating in the Pick’ n Save Advantage® Program. WE CARE.

This program allows a non-profit organizations the opportunity to raise additional funds by encouraging their members to shop and Pick’ n Save food stores and use their Advantage® Saver’s Club card every time they shop. A percentage of the total WE CARE dollars spent at Pick’ n Save will be donated back to each participating non-profit organization by Roundy’s Foods Incorporated.

Any Advantage® Saver’s Club cardholder can be designate one authorized non-profit organization to which their purchase dollars can be credited. This is a great way to raise additional funds for our Deacon’s Missions without costing our members any money.

When you fill out an Advantage® Savers Club Card, please indicate our account number – 418400. You can also change your existing card to add our account number. You can use your card at any Pick’ n Save Store and the credit will be added to our account. There are applications in the Narthex which can be used for new accounts and also to change your existing card to designate our church for donations. Thanks for your help.

Any questions, please contact Kathy Lembke 367-8966.

Addresses so far received for College Students

Ericka Grimm

316B Reuter Hall

1824 La Crosse St

La Crosse, WI 54601

Email is grimm.eric@students.uwlax.edu

Ashley Mahaney
400 3^rd Ave. South
Room 212
W.W. Holes Hall
St. Cloud, MN 56301
Email: maas0803@stcloudstatestate,edu

Some Dates to Save For December

December 12th – PW Women Traveling Christmas Outing

December 24^th – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5:00 p.m.

LAKE COUNTRY BREAD OF LIFE COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM

 Lake Country Bread of Life Meal Program has resoundingly decided to continue its free monthly meal service to the lake country community.  With three meals completed to date, numbers served have doubled from 42 at the first meal to 82 at the September meal. 

Food will be served only during the first hour, followed by a half hour of social time The meal is free for all individuals and families, and no religious affiliation now or in the future is needed to attend. Lake Country Care Cab services will be available for transportation by calling 262-367-2439 before October 19th.

Future meal dates include Thursdays November 19^th and December 17^th at St. Anskar’s Episcopal Church from 5:30 to 7:00 pm .  The church is located north of Highway 16 on Highway 83 in Hartland. Meals have usually been held on the fourth Thursday of the month, but in November and December it will change to the third Thursday due to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.  In January 2010, meals will resume on the fourth Thursday of the month pending further notice. 

Called Congregational Meeting

There will be a called congregational meeting on Sunday, December 13th after service, for the purpose of electing officers to serve as Elders and Deacons.

Please mark your calendar and plan on attending.

Worship Committee News

At the monthly meeting of the worship committee we discussed the worship part ot the

budget for the coming year.

     We are thankful for so many talented leaders for our weekly services- the lectors, ushers,

musicians.  We also wish to thank Eilleen Peterson for continually creating beautiful floral

arrangements.

     New ideas are always welcome. If you see something at another church that would be

beneficial to our worship please share it with the committee.  Sue Frazer offered a visitor

nametag/info card which you will be seeing in the pews soon.  Please offer this red card to

someone new who may be seated near you during worship.

     During the Sundays in November we will be having supply pastors lead our worship.

On November 15, the PW of Kettle Moraine will be organizing the service with a speaker

representing the food pantry where we send our abundance. On November 22, the Wed-

nesday youth will present the Ten Commandments, a musical.

     November 29 marks the beginning of Advent.  The Hanging of the Greens will be done on

the morning of Saturday,November 28.  More details will be coming in the weekly bulletins.

Women of Faith

Women of Faith will meet Wednesday, November 18^th at 1:30 PM.

Please Donate Food Items For Thanksgiving Baskets

We are gathering non-perishable food items to be used to fill Thanksgiving baskets for the needy in our own community. We will collect until November 15^th. Please be generous. And there are many sales at this time of the year so “shop the sales”! Any food that isn’t used for the Thanksgiving baskets will be used to fill the Christmas baskets, which comes up pretty quickly. Let’s try to collect some holiday food items like cranberry sauce, pie filling and cake mixes, stuffing mix and boxed potatoes, as well as the usual canned fruit and vegetables, spaghetti sauce, tuna, mac and cheese, pancake mix and syrup and peanut butter. Any donation is appreciated! Thank you for your generosity!”

Session Meeting

November 12th at 6:30 p.m.

Adult Bible Classes meet at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday.

All adults are encouraged to participate. Anyone who might need

childcare in order to come, please contact either Sherry Edlhuber

(367-4634 or Phyllis Warden (646-3873) in advance.

8^th-12^th Grade Classes also meet at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday.