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The Community Church
P.O. Box 14
Boulder Junction, WI-54512-0014
Phone 715-385-2146
Non Profit Organization
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Permit No. 2
Community Church News
June 2015
Be persistent in prayer
And keep alert as you pray,
Giving thanks to God.
Colossians 4:2
Come Worship With Us
Community Church of Boulder Jct.
10445 Main St
P O Box 14
Boulder Jct WI 54512-0014
Telephone: 715-385-2146
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.commchbj.org
Service: Sundays at 9:30am
Church Staff
Organist
Helen Townsend
Choir Director
Glen Wildenberg
E-mail [email protected]
Treasurer
Bruce Greenhill
E-mail:
[email protected]
Council Chair
Mary Congdon
Telephone:
906-358-4302
Youth Director Matt Loew
Telephone:
715-385-2310
E-mail: [email protected]
CE Coordinator Leah Loew
Telephone:
715-385-2310
E-mail: [email protected]
Custodian
Jim Kassien
Grounds
Raphael Moraczewski
Office Manager
office Tues
Wed
Thu
Fri
Mary Anderson
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Pastor Tim Hawkinson
office by Appointment
Tues 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Wed 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Fri 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
GOD IS LARGER
THAN YOU AND ME
When we speak of God, do we speak with awe and wonder and with the fullness
of the biblical narrative before us, or do we speak of God in defined (doctrinal) terms?
In other words, when you are looking at a painting do you use a telescope to focus in
on the bottom left corner? Is that enough to see what has been painted? Of course
not! But, as these last few years seem to suggest, as Christians we seem to spend a lot
of time reading the Bible with telescopic eyes. As we seek to understand certain issues
that can divide (sexual orientation: divorce/re-marriage: evolution vs. creationism), we
hone in on particular verses of scripture, cut and paste and then come up with a
definitive response that we are comfortable with defending. Though the Bible is
definitive about certain matters, can the larger arch of the scriptures have an influence
on how we trust and live our faith?
Michael Walzer, author and philosopher said this about the Bible. “The Bible is a
radical book, but radicalism of that sort, a literary sort, can always be repressed
through interpretation, overwhelmed by erudition, constrained by legal enactment.” I
have never read the Bible as a legal contract between God and his people. (I would
make a lousy lawyer.) It has always been covenant with me, it has been about
relationship. Covenant is rooted in grace and the author of grace is God. The
fulfillment of grace is Christ. If I follow Christ, I must follow the full picture of him as
represented in the gospels. This includes his teachings, many of which were radical
statements made to secular and religious authority. It includes his wondrous healings
that were for the benefit of the ill but also the larger community. If I follow Christ, I
must seek to help those in need, even when it goes against my traditional grains.
Serving the kingdom of God through Christ is not easy and it is not meant to be
easy. I must open my eyes to the larger narrative so that I can see as best as I am able
all of the characters in the picture. That includes me, this by the grace of God. As my
friend would often say, “We are people of the book.” To that I say a hearty amen. And
if we are people of the book, we need to see and study as much as possible. How sad it
would be if we might content ourselves with seeing such a small fraction of the good
news, believing that we are getting the whole picture. Friends, be in awe and wonder
and let that be the foundation of our conversations.
Shalom Pastor Tim
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June 7th
Don and Stephanie Meisbauer
Gracee Vickerstaff
Joni Hensley
June 14th
Bruce and Shirley Meriwether
Paul and Karen Newberg
June 21st
Harold and Joanne Eick
Pat and Sue Patterson
June 28th
Roger and Penny Samuelson
Pete and Ruth Johnson
June 7th
Carol Rowe-Zaeske
June 14th
Pat or Sue Patterson
June 21st
Harold Eick
June 28th
Pete Johnson
June 2015
Sam Christgau
Danny Simeone
Paul & Audrae Kulas
John & Laura Logan
Sharon Iltis
Nathan Iltis
Jay & Joan Christgau
Betty Forster
Emily Sanderson
Lloyd & Judy Giles
Randy & Dawn Bassuener
Tim & Cindy Hawkinson
Stephen Hawkinson
Marylyne Haag
Amy Ondracek
Ron & Lorine Walters
Gil & Lois Jung
Judy Giles
Robert & Mary Anderson
Jay & Nikki Kassien
Bill Gabert Sr.
Jay & Gina Pounds
Allyson Duwe
Troy Beda
Ray & LeeAnn Ondracek
Raphael & Kendra Moraczewski
Betty Clough
Bob & Terry Simeone
Vivian Hunt
Shannon Lippke
Peter & Ann Koester
Luise Eisenbraun
Jay Pounds
Troy & Jen Beda
From the
Church Office . . .
COMMUNION
The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be
observed at the worship service June 7.
COUNCIL MEETING
Church Council meets Tuesday, June 9th, at
7:00 p.m. Your input is important to the life of our
church, so if you are a member of the Council,
please plan to attend. Watch the bulletin for
announcements of Department meetings.
FELLOWSHIP
Thanks to all who have signed up for hosting coffee
hour. There are still Sundays available. Find a
friend to help and bake or buy. Coffee will be
prepared for you if you wish.
A Special thank you to Ray Ondracek, the Bunn
coffee maker is now working. It is no longer
necessary to lift the pots of water from the sink to
the counter. The instructions for operation are
posted by the coffee maker. One word of caution –
do not hold the starter button - merely press and
release. It takes a short time before you will see
coffee filling the carafe. You can fill the carafes
before service time as they keep the coffee hot for a
long time.
A GREAT RECYCLE OPPORTUNITY
Wondering what to do with the beautiful cards you received for
Christmas, Easter, Birthday, Thinking of You? They can be
recycled. Headwaters in Rhinelander and St. Jude’s Children’s
Ranch both recycle them. Stamps also can be recycled. Both
stamps and cards can be left at church with my name on them
and I will deliver them to the proper charity. The whole card is
useable.
Josie Allen
TREASURER’S REPORT
Income
Expense
April
$ 14,325
$ 19,250
Fiscal Year to Date $211,193
$191,062
Nehemiah 9:5b-6
Stand up and praise the Lord your God, who is from everlasting
to everlasting.
“Blessed be your glorious name, and may
it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens,
even the highest heavens, and all their starry
host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and
all that is in them. You give life to everything, and
the multitudes of heaven worship you.”
ANNUAL REPORTS DUE
The Annual Meeting will be held July 26, 2015,
following worship and coffee hour. Department
Chairmen please remember to prepare your annual
reports and turn them into the office by July 10.
This sounds like a lot of time to prepare – but it is
sooner than you think! Committee reports are due at
Can we do any less?
the same time.
Some weeks are still available for providing flowers
for the worship service. Altar flowers may be given
in memory, in celebration or for any other reason!
Sign up chart is on the bulletin board next to the
office.
Please deposit your suggested donation for
Upper Room and Our Daily Bread devotional
books in the office mail slot next to the office
door. I will assume any cash found there will be
for devotional books, unless marked otherwise.
GOODWILL SOCIETY
STRAWBERRY SOCIAL
JULY 21, 2015
"Serve Him with all your heart and all your soul"
June is here and we are really gearing up for a great Strawberry Social in July so I hope you
have all marked your calendars for TUESDAY, JULY 21st. All funds will support college
scholarships for our youth and mission projects across the globe.
WHITE ELEPHANT SALE: We need GOOD, CLEAN ITEMS. Tools, fishing equipment,
bicycles, household items, dishes, pictures, books, games, CD and DVD's, children's toys,
jewelry, seasonal items. NO APPLIANCES OR MICROWAVES, FURNITURE, TV's,
ELECTRONICS, EXERCISE EQUIPMENT OR CLOTHING. Items may be delivered to the
annex garage anytime. Questions regarding suitable items, please call Anita Hornbrook at
385-3379.
Each year our BAKERY area gets better because of all the wonderful contributions! We are in
need of your fantastic cooking and baking talents again this year!! Your donations of cakes,
coffee cakes, pies, breads, bars, cookies, cupcakes, muffins, cinnamon rolls, jams, jellies,
pickles, dilly beans, snack mixes and candy will be appreciated. You can even prepare items
ahead of time and freeze them. Please consider donating your delicious items. The more we
have to sell the more successful our Strawberry Social will be.
We reget to tell you that we will not have a Bazaar area this year. Volunteer sign up sheets will
be posted in Fellowship Hall starting July 5.
OUR MANAGERS FOR 2015
KITCHEN:
PETE & RUTH JOHNSON
JIM & NANCY NAYLOR
ADVERTISING:
LEE ANN ONDRACEK
TICKETS:
MARY ANDERSON
BEVERAGE/DINING ROOM:
JOYCE MARQUARDT
JAN EVANS
BAKERY:
SUE URICK
CLAUDIA RUSSELL
DESSERT
MARY CONGDON
WHITE ELEPHANT:
ANITA HORNBROOK
OUTDOOR SIGNS:
TARI, LARRY MCGRIFF
SHIRLEY MERIWETHER, SUE FEHLANDT, NANCY VON DER OSTEN, CHAIRS.
YES and confirmation have come to an end for the 2014-’15 season. On May 10th,
Dillon Duwe and Jacob Loew were confirmed. It was also the last Youth Sunday.
Our last night of YES was May 13th. This was an eventful evening. Jen Beda, along with
the Buddies, helped the children create cupcakes for the potluck. This was the last YES
store so the youngsters purchased many items. Our lesson for the evening was the
“Wordless Book”. At 5:30 pm, we held an end-of-the- year program. Rebekah created
a fun video of the YES year for everyone to watch. Then all of the helpers were
recognized with special bags the kids had decorated. We also acknowledged our
Buddies, and thanked the parents and congregation. After the program, we had an all
church potluck. Thank you to all who attended.
Our last Family Fun Activity was an ice cream party with water games at the Loew’s
house. God kindly held off the rain long enough for us to get in the games. Then it was
all out wetness with squirt guns and rain. The sundaes were delicious and it was fun to
discuss everyone’s highs/lows of the year as we sat crammed around the dining room
table.
We have announced our resignation. We have enjoyed the two years we had with the
YES kids and families. But, we feel we need to dedicate more time to our family and
the resort. Along with CE, we would like to have a meeting with anyone who is
interested in the youth programs of our church. At that time, the future of YES will be
discussed, and there will be brainstorming of goals and ideas to make the programs
more successful.
Many of our youth will be attending camp this summer. Here is a list of names, camps
and dates. Please pray for these youngsters: for safety, enjoyment, personal growth,
and spiritual growth.
Sarah Poisson: June 14-20 Wilderness Camp
Covenant Point
Marshall, Karson, Mason Thomas: June 14-20 Wilderness Camp
Lauren Gardner: June 12-18 Junior High Camp
Jacob Loew: June 21-27 Boys Camp
Covenant Point
Covenant Point
Living Waters Bible Camp
Hannah Loew: July 26-29 Horse Trainers Camp Living Waters Bible Camp
Rebekah Loew: June 27- July 4, July 26-28 Living Waters Bible Camp
** Rebekah is working at these two camps-not going as a camper.
Dillon Duwe:
June 24-July 13
Camp Manitowish
MISSIONS:
The Missions Department has been busy planning where to send your dollars to support important
causes and organizations to finish out our fiscal year in May and June. The Lakeland Sharing
Foundation is a local charity that provides backpacks full of school supplies at the beginning of the
school year and Christmas gifts a few months later to children in the LUHS area. You might remember
several years ago, Ben Westphal went on a mission trip to Latin America. Sr. Miguel Aguirre is the
man Ben met who builds houses there for families who need housing. Family House is located in
Milwaukee, administered by Cordelia Taylor, a very dedicated woman who provides housing for
homeless children. Koinonia Residential Treatment Facility is located in Rhinelander, providing
rehabilitation services for people with addiction problems. May's funding will go towards supporting
these organizations.
In June, your donations will support Feed the Children, Bread for the World, Covenant Point Bible
Camp, and Vision of Hope Ministries. Feed the Children's mission is easy to figure out from its name;
it does exactly what it says in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Bread for the World works with our
government to help solve hunger problems at home and abroad. Covenant Point Bible Camp provides
scholarships to children who need financial help in order to come to camp. This donation will go
directly to the scholarship fund. Vision of Hope Ministries supports a mission in Cap Haitien, Haiti.
The College Susan Schoenke, a part of that mission, is a pre-k-13 school named after a teacher from
Eagle River. Sue passed away in 2000; the fund is administered by her husband, Greg Schoenke.
Thanks for a year of generosity on your part. Your dollars are doing important work in the furthering of
God's kingdom all around the world.
PROPERTIES:
UPDATED WISH LIST
Gutters for church front entrance area
Gutter guards for Annex
New light/Outside post by parking lot
New Hallway light to coordinate with front entrance
$200
$1,200
$100
$1,300