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HILLTOP HERALD-JANUARY 2015
MONONA UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH & IGLESIA METODISTA
UNIDA EL LIBERTADOR
JANUARY MISSION PROJECT
IGLESIA METODISTA UNIDA EL LIBERTADOR
The congregation of El Libertador needs our help. Much of their income has been received
through grants over the past several years, but those funds have now been greatly reduced.
Our financial assistance will help support this vibrant and faithful congregation grow
through the leadership of Pastor Rafael. Please mark your contribution envelopes or checks
with "El Libertador" this month.
READ ‘EM & MEET BOOK CLUB
The “Read ‘Em & Meet” book club will meet at the church Library on Sunday,
January 4, at 2:00 pm. The group will discuss the book Orphan Train, by
Christina Baker Kleine. Dessert will be provided by Jeanette Williams.
Please call Jeanette Williams at 222-4273 with questions.
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP ON KIOSK
The lists to sign-up for various Sunday volunteer jobs are now on a kiosk in Fellowship Hall.
We have openings for greeters, fellowship hour hosts, acolytes, and dishwashers. You can
also call the church office (222-1633) to sign up for a specific week.
WE NEED YOU!!!
THE ROAD HOME
The Road Home Dane County, celebrating their 15th Anniversary, serves homeless families
with children in collaboration with local faith communities. Volunteers from these
congregations provide overnight shelter, three meals per day and evening activities for the
families. Families staying in the shelter must work with a case manager to seek housing,
employment and other community services and attend educational workshops.
The Road Home is committed to the empowerment and long-term success of families, to
serving each family with dignity and respect and to achieving results in helping families
improve their lives. They welcome the entire community, in all its diversity, to participate in
the pursuit of safe, affordable housing for all.
Our church helps Lake Edge UCC (4200 Buckeye Rd), the host church, by cooking, planning
activities for the kids and staying overnight. Our next turn to help is on Friday, January 16.
Please let Karelyn Hopkins (577-3185) know if you are interested in assisting with this
wonderful volunteer activity.
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PASTOR’S COLUMN
Dear Friends,
If you were here on Christmas Eve and remember what it was like, we turned down all the
lights and started to light all our candles. At first the church is eerily dark, except for a
couple of fragile little lights on the altar and at the advent wreath.
But then the light gradually spread as each person lit the candle of the person seated next
to them. Pretty soon, as we finished singing “Silent Night,” the whole room was warmly
aglow.
This is a parable of the way Christ, Light of the world, illuminates one person at a time
until all of us lesser lights shine together and the whole world is full of Christ’s light.
It’s not happenstance that the Gospel readings in our January worship turn to the calling
of the disciples. In all the Gospels Jesus begins his work in the world by calling a group of 12
ordinary people to drop what they are doing and do what he wants them to do. As one writer
notes, “Something about Jesus made him choose, from the first, not to save the world by
himself. He wouldn’t be God alone. Seemingly uninterested in experience, character, gifts,
and skills of his disciples, something propelled Christ toward losers and knuckleheads.” The
apostle Paul picks up on this when he says that Christ chose what is foolish and worthless
in order to confound the world. In other words, ordinary people like us.
The Gospel of Mark says he chose the 12 so “that they might be with him and that he
might send them out to preach.” That’s how the candlelight spreads. What’s interesting to me
in the story of their calling is that it’s not about who they are, but who they became once
they met Jesus, once he enlisted them in his work.
The upshot is that Jesus enlists ordinary people like us to a much bigger project than our
own lives. He sweeps us into this pageant known as the Kingdom of God. Without that
summons, our lives are bound to seem small and without consequence—which we believe
our lives would be without Christ. Because of him our lives mean more than they ever could
have meant on our own.
I invite you to join me in this new year as we search out from Sunday to Sunday how
Christ is calling us together around himself, catching us up in the Kingdom of God, and
sending us out to illumine the world. Thank God, it really is a much bigger project than
ourselves!
In Christ,
Pastor Brad
BIBLE PASSAGES & SERMON THEMES FOR JANUARY
January 4 – Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12
“The Wonderment of the Wise”
January 11 – Mark 1:4-11
“Remember Your Baptism”
January 18 – Isaiah 2:1-4; Romans 12:1-2, 9-21
“Remembering Dr. King
January 25 – Mark 1:14-20
“Telling Our Stories”
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YEAR 2015
IT’S A NEW YEAR, IT’S A TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS &
NEW OPPORTUNITIES!
Many of us look the beginning of a new year as an opportunity to “starting over”. We also
look towards a new calendar year with new challenges, new taxes, new discoveries, new
inventions, and we wonder if we will be able to keep up with the quickly changing world
around us…
For many, part of the anxiety about the New Year surrounds our financial status. That’s the
reason we make New Year’s resolutions. Have you made any this year? Every year, in
January, we make new resolutions for a better life. We are very committed to the thought
“this is the year” that we’re going to get that start we need. As human beings we're full of
dreams, hope and anticipation. But, year after year, the same thing happens. Within a few
weeks, it's all gone, and we feel sad and guilty. I'm not a big fan in New Year's resolutions,
because I think we need to make new resolutions every day in our lives and I think that the
most important resolution for us every day is to put God in our life as our priority. That is
the reason I would like to invite you to start this New Year 2015 embracing and envisioning
the future with faith and hope, recognizing that our Father who is in Heaven is always with
us.
As we prepare the way to live this New Year 2015, let's put God in our life as our priority.
Through the ministries of our congregation, let's get involved in the beautiful work of God's
Kingdom and grow in God's knowledge!
I would like to invite you to pray with me as John Wesley did at the Covenant Service, 1780:
I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things
to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.
May the Lord bless and sustain you and your families in the year ahead.
Happy New Year!
Pastor Rafael
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SÍ 2015! ES UN AÑO NUEVO! ES UN TIEMPO DE NUEVOS INICIOS Y
NUEVAS OPORTUNIDADES!
Muchos de nosotros vemos el principio de un nuevo año como una oportunidad de "empezar
de nuevo". También miramos hacia el nuevo año calendario con nuevos retos, nuevos
impuestos, nuevos descubrimientos, nuevos inventos, y nos preguntamos si vamos a ser
capaces de mantenernos rodando en el mundo rápido y cambiante que nos rodea ...
Para muchos, parte de la ansiedad por el Año Nuevo circunda alrededor de nuestra situación
financiera. Esa es la razón por la que hacemos las resoluciones de Año Nuevo. ¿Has hecho
usted una lista de sus resoluciones para este año? Cada año, en Enero, hacemos nuevas
resoluciones para una vida mejor. Estamos muy comprometidos a pensar que "este es el año"
que vamos a conseguir ese comienzo que necesitamos. Ciertamente, como seres humanos
estamos llenos de sueños, de esperanza y de la anticipación. Pero, año tras año, nos sucede
lo mismo. En un par de semanas todo se ha ido, y nos sentimos tristes y culpables. Les
comparto que no soy un gran fanático de las listas de resoluciones de Año Nuevo, porque
creo que tenemos que hacer nuevas resoluciones cada día en nuestras vidas y creo que la
resolución más importante para nosotros cada día es la de poner a Dios en nuestra vida
como nuestra prioridad. Esa es la razón por la que me gustaría invitarle a comenzar este
nuevo año 2015 que abrazando e imaginando el futuro con fe y esperanza, reconociendo que
nuestro Padre que está en los cielos siempre está con nosotros, queriendo hacer algo nuevo
en nuestras vidas.
Mientras preparamos el camino para vivir este nuevo año 2015, vamos a poner a Dios en
nuestra vida como nuestra prioridad. A través de los ministerios de nuestra congregación,
vamos a participar en la hermosa obra del Reino de Dios y a crecer juntos en el conocimiento
de Dios.
Me gustaría invitarle a orar conmigo como lo hizo John Wesley en el Servicio de Pacto de
1780:
No me pertenezco, soy tuyo.
Ponme donde quieras, asóciame con quien quieras
Ponme a trabajar, ponme a sufrir
Sea yo empleado por ti, o desplazado por ti, exaltado para ti o rebajado por ti.
Haz que yo esté lleno, haz que esté vacío,
Haz que tenga todo, haz que no tenga nada.
Voluntariamente y de corazón cedo todas las cosas a Tu placer y disponibilidad.
Y ahora, glorioso y bendito Dios, Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo,
Tú eres mío y yo soy Tuyo. Así sea.
Y que este pacto que yo he hecho aquí en la tierra sea ratificado en los cielos. Amén.
Que el Señor le bendiga y le sostenga a usted y a sus familias en este nuevo año.
Feliz Año Nuevo!
Pastor Rafael
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ESCRITURAS Y TÍTULOS DE LOS SERMONES – ENERO
Enero 4 - Isaías 60:1-6; Efesios 3:1-12 & Mateo 2:1-12
Predicador invitado
Enero 11 - Génesis 1:1-5; Hechos 19:1-7 & Marcos 1:4-11
Agradar a Dios, Viviendo por fe, Estando preparado para cualquier cosa
Enero 18 - 1 Samuel 3:1-10; 1 Corintios 6:12-20 & Juan 1:43-51
Dios no llama a los capacitados, Dios Califica a los llamados
Enero 25 - Jonás 3:1-5, 10; 1 Corintios 7:29-31 & Marcos 1:14-20
Dios envió a Jesús, no por algunos pero por todos
FLOWER CALENDAR
The new 2015 flower calendar is on the kiosk in the Fellowship Hall. If you would
like to give flowers on a particular Sunday, please sign up on the calendar.
NEW UPPER ROOMS ARE HERE!
The Upper Room is a great little devotional book that you can use for daily reading to center
on a Bible verse or two, and read a short meditation and prayer as you start or finish your
day. The new issue has arrived and is in the Narthex Information Center. There are small
sized, large print and Spanish ones available. Feel free to take one home.
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING
There will be Blood Pressure Screening on Sunday, January 11 at 10-10:30am in Pastor
Brad's office.
HILLTOPPERS
The Hilltoppers will be holding their monthly meeting on Monday, January 12, 2015 in
fellowship hall at 5:45 PM with a potluck dinner. Everyone is asked to bring a dish to pass
and your own table service. Our program for the evening will be presented by Edward
Johnson who will show pictures and talk about their trip to Greece. It will be an interesting
presentation.
--To Jane & Frank Flynn and their family, upon the death of Jane’s mother on December 3.
--To Joan and Marcia Hansen and their family, upon the death of Marv on December 15.
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CHILDREN’S PROGRAM THANK YOUS
I want to thank the people who helped make this program special:
The children and their parents, Juli Huston, John & Linnea Phillips, Kay DeBraal, Haley
Parvin, Ainsley Parvin, The Middle School Students, Anna Mae Wilken, Peg McDonald, Jean
Van Dreel
Lori Stewart
Also a huge thank you to Lori Stewart for directing the program.
Well done everyone!
THANK YOU!
This year’s Giving Tree program supplied gifts and food for over 100 children in
40 families! Our church contributed generously along with the Monona school
community. Each child received a hat and mittens, a small gift and a large gift.
You also provided a warm, conveniently located place to distribute the gifts and
food baskets. Thank you so much for helping our community. A special thanks
to Walmart for providing a grant to cover the food cost.
Kay DeBraal
--Thank you! I wanted to just say thank you and send best wishes to all of you
that helped with the Monona Giving Tree Project! This year was our first year doing this and
you all have helped tremendously!! We will now have a GREAT HOLIDAY. We couldn’t be a
great community without you all. So thank you again, you are all Angels and deserved to be
recognized for that! I wish everyone’s holiday will be as good as ours will be! Thank you. God
Bless, Bri and Caedyn, a Giving Tree family
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT EDUCATION
During the coming weeks Adult Education at MUMC on Sunday morning will focus on three
of the world’s religions: Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism. The plan is to have some kind of
presentation about each religion before we visit its weekly worship service. The goal is to
enable us to better appreciate the different services and broaden our understanding of the
specific religion.
The first religion we will look at is Islam beginning on January 4. For three straight
Sundays we will watch and discuss a three part BBC film entitled “The Life of Muhammad”.
Then on Sunday, January 25, we have invited a Turkish Muslim couple who have lived in the
U.S. for number of years to speak to the class and answer questions about the practice of
Islam and Muhammad that may have been elicited by the BBC film. All of the sessions will
be held in the church library at 10:15 each Sunday morning. In early February we will
arrange a visit to the Orchard Street mosque for its weekly Friday prayer service at 12:30
p.m. If you have questions contact Jim Goulding at 839-3512 or at [email protected].
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BAPTISM
Congratulations to Molly Kate Schafer, daughter of Katie & Trent Schafer, who was baptized
on December 7.
ONLINE NEWSLETTER
Our church website has a copy of the current month’s newsletter. If you misplace your paper
copy, you can go there to read it: www.mononaunitedmethodistchurch.org.
SEEKING MORE DISHWASHERS
Church is Green and that is awesomely good! We need more willing & able dishwashers. No
experience necessary – you’ll be trained to run the industrial dishwasher. Call the office to
sign up. It would help if you could commitment to doing the dishes for one month a year or
one week a month on Sundays at around noon. Roll up your sleeves and join us in the
kitchen for some working fellowship!
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
Friendship Circle - will meet on Tuesday, January 5 at 6:45pm at the home of
Jeanette Williams. Guests and visitors are warmly welcomed.
Executive Committee – will meet on Monday, January 12 at 1:30pm.
Faith Circle - is not meeting in January.
Reading Circle - Thursday, January 22, 1:30pm at the home of Sandra Gaylord. The
selection for January is That Used to Be Us by Thomas Friedman.
QUILTERS AND YARNCRAFTERS
Our UMW quilting circle will meet on Mondays, January 4, 19 and 26 in
Fellowship Hall at 1 pm. Guests and newcomers are warmly invited to
participate. Contact Anna Mae Wilken (221-4234) with questions.
Everyone with an interest in knitting or crocheting is invited to meet on all the
Mondays in January.
JAVA JIVE—WOW!!
You are amazing. $970.00 of Authentic Fair Trade products were purchased in December.
Together with thousands of other congregations, we do make a difference in these lives of
small farmers and families in 15 countries including the United States. THANKS to all who
purchase and for all the volunteers who make this mission for Justice, Equality and
Sustainability possible.
Products will be sold again January 18.
Kay Mackie-- Team coordinator of UMW Mission Project
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AGRACE HOSPICECARE
Orientation for Prospective Volunteers
Tuesday, January 13, from 1 - 5 pm and Monday, January 26, from 5 - 9 pm at Agrace,
5395 E. Cheryl Parkway. Prior to attending orientation, prospective volunteers will complete
an application and an interview process with Agrace’s Volunteer Services staff to identify the
volunteer’s skills and interests. Call 327-7163 to begin the pre-orientation process.
Grief Support Opportunities
Open to the public and provided without charge. All groups are held at Agrace.
• Bridges Weekly Support Group is held every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Preregistration is not required.
• Journey Through Grief - January 6 through February 17 (Tuesdays), from 6:30 - 8:30
p.m. Call Jim Haefs-Flemming to register at 327-7146.
• Kids Support Group, Baraboo will be held January 22 – February 19, (Thursdays),
5:30 – 7 p.m. The five-week group is for elementary through high-school aged children
who are grieving a death. For more information please call Jessie Shiveler at 327-7135.
• Spouse/Partner Loss Support Group is held January 12 – February 9, (Mondays), 6
p.m. – 8 p.m. Call Timothy Jones to register at (608) 327-7418.
For details, visit agrace.org.
Care Navigation Service Helps People Manage a Serious Illness Better
Agrace Palliative Care offers a supportive “health coaching” service for chronically or
seriously ill people: Agrace Care Navigation. A registered nurse works with participants to
help them manage their pain and symptoms, learn about their medications, coordinate
health care appointments, better understand their condition and more. Phone support is
provided 24/7.
Cash Flow
November 30, 2014
Month
General Fund
$
Income
General Operating Expenses
Net Surplus (Shortfall)
$
8
25,523
21,045
4,478
Year to Date
$
$
284,338
283,273
1,065
A STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE
#15-1 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; Those who help others are helped.
Proverbs 11:26-27 The Message
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one
I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me. -Author Unknown
January is the season for New Year’s resolutions. We want to start out the New Year on the
“right foot,” taking care to improve ourselves and our habits. Getting out of debt and saving
money are generally two of the top ten resolutions made each year. Cuts in income seem to
be the norm these days, so how do we remain faithful and generous as we set priorities in
the New Year?
It seems counter-intuitive but it begins by giving. Generosity breeds a positive, “can-do”
attitude in us. It’s good to say thank you, even in tough times. Therefore as you make
moves toward financial freedom from debt, consider:
1. Making the first payment from your check every week or month a “thank you” gift for
the many blessings you’ve received.
2. Save an equal amount in an emergency savings account you can use when you truly
need to overspend your regular budget for medical needs, car repairs, house repairs
or emergency family travel.
Some folks find that giving 5% of their income to the church and saving another 5% each
week or month in an emergency fund can be a helpful spiritual tool as they take
responsibility for their finances.
If you’d like help in meeting your financial New Year’s resolution, sign up today to attend
the two-hour Freed Up From Debt Workshop sponsored by the Wisconsin United
Methodist Foundation on Monday, January 26th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in Room 305 of
the Conference Center in Sun Prairie. Cost is $8.00. Everyone is welcome! For more
information, visit us at wumf.org.
Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation 888-903-9863
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2015 Committee on Lay Leadership Report
Please take a look at this report, to see if we have listed you in the correct spot. If not, call
the church office at 222-1633.
As this newsletter goes to press, there have been some meetings already established for
January. There may be other committees which will be meeting, but the dates aren’t all set
yet. If you are on a committee, please watch your email for a meeting notice, or check the
calendar in the weekly bulletin. Please save this report and place it in your church
directory binder.
Administrative Council:
Ad Council Chair: Jim Jacobus
Lay Members to Annual Conference - Serves as delegate for Monona UMC at Annual
Conference sharing our beliefs and works with others in the Conference.
Linda Huffer – 2015
Jim Jacobus – 2016
_____________ – 2017
Alternate: ____________________; ____________________
Member at Large: Siv Goulding
Recording Secretary: Kay Cowing
Membership Secretary: Anna Skiles
Treasurer: Phyllis Stertz
Financial Secretary: Mary Lou Byers
SPRC Chair: Carolyn Bennett
Finance Chair: Alan Birch
Trustees Co-Chairs: Committee will vote in January
Lay Leaders: Anna Siferd
Youth Representative: __________________
Passionate Worship Directional Leader: Barb Larson
Intentional Faith Development Directional Leader: Jim Jacobus
Radical Hospitality Directional Leader: _________________________
Risk-Taking Missions Directional Leader: Becky Halstead
Extravagant Generosity Directional Leader: ____________________
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Teams by Ministry Area
Passionate Worship:
Passionate Worship Chair: Barb Larson
Liturgists Coordinator: _________________________
Ushers Coordinator: (9:00) ______________________
(10:30) Anna Mae Wilken
Communion Steward: Marcia Hansen, Jane Flynn
Acolytes Coordinator: ____________________________
Flower Calendar Coordinator: _________________________
Sacristy Coordinator: ____________________________
Joy Newman (flower displays), Vicki Ford (helper), Cheryl Sullivan (helper), Marie
Siferd (helper), Chuck Mitchell (on call), Sally Weidemann (on call), Chris Whelley
(on call), Phyllis Stertz (on call), Rick Siferd (on call), Jim Gundersen (on call)
Wedding Coordinators:
Worship Arts:
Cathy Hurless
Dan Grady
-Barb Larson
Shirley Robinson
Jack Fitzgerald
-Julie Larson
-Kay Cowing
Dianne Totten
Carol Johnson
Intentional Faith Development:
Adult Education Team (Dedicated to providing adults with opportunities for spiritual
growth through learning, service and fellowship):
Jim Goulding
Alan Birch
Mark Bancroft
Siv Goulding
Church and Society (Concerned with contemporary ethical and social justice issues
and how Christians can respond to them from the perspective of Christian faith):
Siv Goulding
Sandra Gaylord
Laura Roeth
Marilyn Hearden
Native American CP Rep: Hillary Whitehorse
Hilltoppers: Elgin Waugh Carol Waugh
Camping Coordinator (Promotes Wisconsin United Methodist Church Camps):
Heather Stertz
UMW: Jeanette Williams
Historians:
Shirley Anderson
Carol Johnson
Marilyn Rowin
Children’s Ministry Team (Plans and implements ministry with and for children and
their families):
John Phillips– co-chair
Linnea Phillips – co-chair
Cathy Hurless
Jodi Schmitt
Jeanna Freeman
Heather Stertz
Tracy Rott
Mary Legler
Kaye Kopplin
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Risk-Taking Mission:
Caring Ministries Team (Creates and coordinates the opportunity to provide care,
comfort and kindness to our congregational members and friends):
Winston Hopkins
Siv Goulding
Kayla Patrick
Pat Jacobus
Carolyn Taubenheim
Missions (Lifts up and interprets the mission outreach of the church on a local and
global basis):
Becky Halstead-chair (2015)
Dick Van Dreel (2016)
Mike Bennett (2017)
__________________ (2015)
Heidi Compuesto (2016) Chris Remington (2017)
__________________ (2015)
______________ (2016)
________________ (2017)
Food Pantry Ministries (Serves as a liaison between Monona UMC and St. Stephen’s
Food Pantry):
Barb Helsel (2016)
Jeanette Williams
The Road Home Ministry Team (Coordinates congregation’s support of homeless
ministry in nearby churches):
Karelyn Hopkins
Marcia Hansen
Radical Hospitality:
Kitchen Coordinator: Barb Larson (primarily cleaning 3-4 times/yr)
Mary Murphy
Gail Poser
Dottie Rodgers
Marnina Rivera
_______________ (El Libertador Rep.)
Hospitality:
Julie Larson
Heidi Compuesto
Fellowship Hour Coordinator: __________________________
Greeters Coordinator: __________________________
Dishwasher Coordinator: __________________________
Outreach:
Anna Siferd
Jean Van Dreel
Kendi Parvin-Chair
Barb Pearson
Kevin Lucius
Trustees (Responsible for the supervision, care, maintenance, and protection of the
church and other buildings and all personal property contained therein):
Oscar Garcia (2015) David Kinsler (2016)
Oscar Diaz (2017)
Louise Belk (2015)
John Edward Diaz (2016) Edwin Hernández (2017)
Linda Huffer (2016)
Dan DeBraal (2017)
Perla Villalpando (2016)
Clyde Drake, custodial advisor
Community Garden Outreach (Coordinates congregation’s on-site community garden):
Clyde Drake-Coordinator
Karelyn Hopkins-Plot Assignments
Chris Whelley-Giving Garden
Reconciling Ministry (Oversees the congregation’s efforts toward being an inclusive
church):
Jean Van Dreel
Jim Goulding
Jeanna Freeman
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Extravagant Generosity:
Stewardship (Assists the church in raising funds for ministry and mission and
promotes ongoing stewardship through gifts of talent, time, service and prayer):
Jamie Patrick (June 2015)
Kay Cowing (2016)
Lynn Hovey (2017)
Doreen Peterson (2015)
______________ (2016)
______________ (2017)
Resource Teams:
SPRC (Staff Parish Relations Committee) (Acts as a liaison for
Monona UMC with the congregation):
Frank Flynn (2015)
Carolyn Bennett (chair) (2016)
Marjorie Kaukl (2015)
De’Kendrea Stamps (2016)
Maribeth Witzel-Behl (2015) Dick Van Dreel (2016)
Lay Member to Annual Conference: Jim Jacobus
Wills, Memorials and Estates:
Peg McDonald
Polly Brandes
the paid staff of
Linda Jackson (2017)
Joan Hagedorn (2017)
______________ (2017)
Roger Becker
Finance (Monitors church budget and cash flow throughout the year and provides
guidance for spending and investing of church funds):
John Phillips (2015)
Mark Bancroft (2016)
Alan Birch-chair (2017)
Shirley Anderson (2015)
Jim Jackson (2016)
Scott Schmitt (2017)
_______________ (2015)
Julie Whitehorse (2016)
______________ (2017)
Treasurer: Phyllis Stertz
Financial Secretary: Mary Lou Byers
2015 SPRC Rep: ________________
Committee on Lay Leadership (Identifies, develops, deploys, evaluates, and monitors
Christian spiritual leadership for the church):
Peg McDonald (2015)
Elgin Waugh (2016)
Marie Siferd (2017)
Karen Kleinert (2015)
Carol Waugh (2016)
Mary Lou Byers (2017)
Capital Improvement Taskforce:
Alan Birch
Caroline Polster
Clyde Drake
Dave Kinsler
John Phillips
Kay Cowing
Lay Leader (Functions as the primary representative of the laity of the church):
Anna Siferd (2016)
Office Helpers:
Substitute Secretary & On Call: Donna Olson
Bulletins: Shirley Dalton, Milly Pearson
Newsletters & On Call: Polly Brandes, Mary Gordon, Carol Johnson, Phyllis Stertz,
Anna Mae Wilken, Marie Siferd, Doreen Peterson, Barb Larson
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The Life and Ministry of God’s People In
Monona United Methodist Church
January 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
Office Closed
Friday
3
Kay off
Saturday
3
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
4
5
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00pm Quilters/
Yarn Crafters
6
9:00am Staff
Meeting
1:00 Cry Room
in use
7
6:30-8 Spanish
Bible Study /
Children’s Prog.
8
9
6:45 Friendship
Circle
7:00 Confirmation
Class with Mentor
10
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9:00 English
9:30am-2:30pm
Confirmation
Retreat at
MUMC
12-1:15 Mentors
16
5pm Road Home
Volunteer Day
17
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9:00 English
22
1:30 Reading
Circle
6:00 Bell Choir
7:00 Adult Choir
23
24
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9:00 English
8:30-11:30
SPRC TrainingDelavan
29
9:00 Newsletter
Helpers
6:00 Bell Choir
7:00 Adult Choir
30
31
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9:00 English
8:30-11:30
SPRC TrainingBaraboo
See schedule below
10:15 Adult
Sunday School
11:40 Missions
Committee
2:00 Read ‘Em
& Meet-church
library
11
See schedule below
Art Auction
10-10:30 Blood
Pressure Screen
10:15 Adult
Sunday School
18
See schedule below
Coffee Sales
Art Auction
10:15 Adult
Sunday School
25
See schedule below
Newsletter
Deadline
Art Auction
10:15 Adult
Sunday School
7:00 Adult Choir
8-10pm Feed
Homeless
12
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00 Yarncrafters
1:30 UMW Exec.
Comm. Meeting
5:45 Hilltoppers
13
9:00am Staff
Meeting
1:00 Cry Room
in use
19
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00pm Quilters/
Yarncrafters
20
9:00am Staff
Meeting
1:00 Cry Room
in use
6:30 Finance
26
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00 Quilters/
Yarncrafters
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6:30-8 Spanish
Bible Study /
Children’s Prog.
15
6:00 Caring
Ministry
7:00 Adult Choir
8-10pm Feed
Homeless
27
9:00am Staff
Meeting
1:00 Cry Room
in use
21
6:30-8 Spanish
Bible Study /
Children’s Prog.
7:00 Confirmation
Class with Mentor
8-10pm Feed
Homeless
28
9am Circuit Mtg
at MUMC
6:30-8 Spanish
Bible Study /
Children’s Prog.
6:30 Ad Council
8-10pm Feed
Homeless
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
9:00 Worship
9:20 Sunday School
10:00 Fellowship
10:30 Worship
11:30 Fellowship
5:00 Worship in Spanish
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
Newsletter Deadline is January 25.
Information arriving after the above
date may not be in the February
newsletter. Remember you can FAX
your article to 222-2395 or email to
[email protected].
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MONONA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
606 NICHOLS ROAD
MONONA, WI 53716
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The HILLTOP HERALD is produced monthly for distribution to
the members and friends of Monona United Methodist Church &
Iglesia Metodista Unida El Libertador.
Editors:
Pastor Brad Van Fossen 414-534-8791 (cell)
Pastor Rafael Cubilette 225-8899 (cell)
Kay DeBraal – Administrative Assistant 222-1633
Monona UMC Church office 222-1633 (Fax 222-2395)
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Homepage www.mononaunitedmethodistchurch.org
Pastor Brad – [email protected]
Kay – [email protected]
Worship 9:00am and 10:30am
Iglesia Metodista Unida El Libertador 514-9470
Pastor Rafael – [email protected]
Spanish Worship 5:00pm
JANUARY 2015
IMAGINE NO MALARIA: FUNDRAISING ART AUCTION
Our church has committed to raise $5,000 toward the Imagine No Malaria
campaign. The Art Auction is one way you can participate in this life-changing, lifesaving effort.
Starting January 11, the Auction items will be
displayed/described in Fellowship Hall. You’ll find paintings,
photographs, sculptures, and other objects d’art; poetry
readings, piano lessons, and more. Please contact Becky
Halstead ([email protected]) as soon as possible
if you have an item that you would like to donate.
The Auction will run through Sunday, January 25 at 1pm.
Each item will have a bid sheet. You are welcome to bid
multiple times on your favorite things throughout that
time period. Winners will be notified.
Thank you, The Missions Committee.
BID EARLY, BID OFTEN!
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