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Contact
Information
CHURCH TELEPHONE NUMBER: 608 378-3233
ENDERLE FAMILY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 608 378-3234
PASTOR ENDERLE'S E-MAIL ADDRESS: enderle.p@gmail.com
REMINDER:
Hospital Visits
If you are sick and in the hospital
and would like the pastor to visit, please call the church office. The
recent HIPPA laws prohibit hospitals from contacting churches. So if you
don't call, the pastor won't know.
Bowlers
Are you interested in participating in
the 86th Annual Lutheran Bowlers Association held in Baraboo?
April 20 - 25, 2010
Please contact Gail Rudesel at (608)
427-6834.
Book
Discussion Group
A new Internet book discussion
group will begin following Easter. The group will read and discuss a
book by Max Lucado, Hearing God through the Storm: A Gentle Thunder.
This book is about ten years old, but certainly quite current in its
content and relevancy to our life.
Each week we will read about 40
pages by ourselves. Then that week questions will be sent out via e-mail
so that anyone participating may respond. You may add your thoughts or
respond to what others have said or asked.
It's a good way to be encouraged
in one's faith, but also very accommodating to different schedules.
The book discussion will last
about six weeks, then we will decide amongst ourselves if we will get
together once as a group and discuss it. If you are interested in
participating, drop an e-mail to Pastor Enderle (enderle.p@gmail.com).
I will order the books at the end of March. Starting date is Monday,
April 12, 2010.
Camp
Whitewater
Registration forms for campers and
counselors are available in the Narthex.
For those not familiar, Camp
Whitewater is a two-week camp for youth from grades 3-8. Camp Whitewater is
located in Minnesota at Whitewater State Park. Pastor Enderle serves as
director of Week Two, July 11-16, 2010. Deadline for counselor
applications is April 15, 2010. To date, there are already about 35
people who have expressed interest in filling one of the 24 counselor
positions.
For more information about Camp
Whitewater, click
HERE.
Christian
Skate Night
Tuesday,
March 9, 2010 from 6:00PM
to 8:30PM at Flying Wheels
Roller Rink in Oakdale. (second Tuesday of every month)
For more information
and for photos from a previous Skate Night , click
HERE.
Confirmation
Classes
Confirmation classes for all children
in 7th and 8th grade.
7th Grade -
Wednesday evenings at
7:15PM - 8:00PM
8th Grade - Sunday mornings at
10:30AM - 11:15AM
Click
HERE
for more information regarding Confirmation.
Nursery Care
Staffed nursery is now available
during the Sunday worship service. The nursery is located to your right as
you walk into the facility.
NURSERY HELPERS: Anyone interested in
staffing the nursery for worship, please see the sign-up sheet in the cafe.
All young people are invited to serve in this area.
|
DATE |
NURSERY
STAFF |
| March 14, 2010 |
Hannah Statz |
| March 21, 2010 |
Damon and Trey
Gnewikow |
Sunday
School
Sunday from 10:00-10:30AM
for children from Pre-K through 6th grade.
Youth
Group
Wednesdays 6:30PM to 7:15PM 7th
graders
Wednesdays 7:15PM to 8:30PM - 8th and 9th graders
Jason and Amanda Burkhalter are heading up this group. Several
events are already planned. If you are in the ages of 12-15, stop on by
or give Jason and Amanda a call at 343-5713.
Children's
Handbell Choir
The Children's
Handbell Choir will play for the Sunday, March 14, 2010 Praise
Now! Worship Service.
The group is also
invited to play again for the Warrens Easter Breakfast on Saturday,
April 3, 2010.
The Children's Handbell Choir will play on
Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010.
For more information
about Children's Handbell Choir, click
HERE.
Choir
Choir
meets every Sunday in the sanctuary by the piano following the
service.
Choir
sings on Sunday, March 14, 2010.
Choir practice on Wednesday,
March 10, 2010 following the evening worship service.
For more information regarding
upcoming rehearsal dates or worship services choir will sing in, click
HERE.
AN
OPEN INVITATION:
"O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a
joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!" - Psalm 95:1
The psalmist invites all of us to lift up our voices in praise and worship
to God. What better way to follow this advice than to join St. Matthew
Choir! It's easy: there is no experience required.
Just bring yourself and a
desire to learn, to make music together and to serve the Lord!
Do you play an instrument?
If
you are good with a violin, flute, clarinet oboe or guitar, and would like
to be involved in one or more of the worship services, please contact Mary Jo Hill or
Pastor Enderle.
Please keep in mind that if you would like to sing
or play an instrument, you are not required to be at every rehearsal or
service. Even if you only want to play or sing for one song, you are
more than welcome here at St. Matts!
HANDEL'S
MESSIAH
Thank you to everyone who participated
in the December 20, 2009 performance of Handel's Messiah here at St.
Matthew Church. What a joy it was to hear St. Matthew voices joined with
those from various participating sister congregations! A special thank you
to Mary Jo Hill for her dedication and commitment to making this event
possible.
To see the selected pieces sung and a
photo of the group with the accompanists, click
HERE and scroll down.
Cookbook
Project
ST. MATTHEW
COOKBOOK PROJECT
~~ 80% of the recipes must be made some way with cranberries. This will
allow us to sell them year around at the Cranberry Expo in Warrens and
possibly at other Cranberry events as well as at our own events or
sights.….BIG PLUS
~~ It is best if the recipes do not have more than 5 or 6 ingredients.
Simple recipes in this busy time are the best.
~~ Ingredients in the recipes should easily be purchased at a local
grocery store and fresh
Fruit/vegetable market. Many of your recipes can be modified to include
cranberries or craisins.
~~ Recipes are to be typed and (if possible) e-mailed in a Word Document
to: Kristi Holthaus at jkholthaus@centurytel.net
** If e-mail is not your thing:
Type the recipes and drop them off at State Farm OR will be available at
church to drop them off in.
OR
** If you do not type or have a computer or typewriter available, PLEASE
handwrite your recipe so it is easily read and there are volunteers who
will be happy to type your recipe.
Please submit as many recipes as you can and be sure to put your name on
each recipe. Recipes do not have to all be submitted by just St. Matthew
church members. (Grandma, Aunts, Cousins, Friends….just good, simple
recipes)
DEADLINE TO HAVE RECIPES IN IS APRIL 30, 2010
Please e-mail Kristi Holthaus or drop your ideas in the box at church
for the name of the Cook Book. "Cranberry" needs to be in the name and
St. Matthew’s will be used some where on the cover because church cook
books sell. Vicki will help us with ideas for the best name also, but
she would like “ideas”. Vicki will also have “cover” ideas. THE COVER
SELLS THE BOOK.
Vicki Nemitz is familiar with the process of creating a cook book and
has an Adobe computer program in which to assemble and get this ready
for the printing company. Having it ”printer ready” saves a lot of
money. Vicki and her daughter are eager do this part of the process if
we do the leg work and get the material to her. We will sell it.
If you have any questions, please call Kristi Holthaus at 372-2475 work
or 378-5552 home.
Church Council
Next Church Council Meeting: TBA
|
DATE |
CHURCH
COUNCIL |
| March 14, 2010 |
Don Kortbein |
| March 21, 2010 |
Bob Pearson |
Greeters and Treats
GREETERS: We are looking for
individuals who would be interested in serving as Sunday Morning Greeters.
The job is pretty simple - hand out bulletins and say a warm welcome as
people come to worship.
TREATS: For those that enjoy
something sweet in the morning, we are looking for Sunday Morning Treat
Bringers.
If
interested in either, there is a signup calendar in the cafe area. You may
still sign up for both, of course!
|
DATE |
GREETER |
TREAT |
| March 14, 2010 |
Tim and
Joan Kortbein |
Tim and Joan Kortbein |
| March 21, 2010 |
Michael and
Tonya Gnewikow and family |
Michael and Tonya
Gnewikow and family |
Serving
Committee
If you are interested in helping with
serving or baking for funerals, please sign up in the Fellowship Hall.
GOT
E-MAIL ???
Sign up to receive church information via
e-mail. It's free!
In an effort to keep everyone informed, communication
about church events and activities are now being sent out via e-mail.
FYI:
E-mail addresses will remain confidential. All e-mails will be sent BCC
Definition of BCC: In the context of
e-mail,
blind
carbon copy (abbreviated
BCC and sometimes referred to as Blind Courtesy Copy)
refers to the practice of sending a message to multiple recipients in
such a way that what they receive does not contain the complete list of
recipients.
WEEKLY
E-MAILS - If
you have any information you'd like to pass along or know of someone who
would like to be added to our weekly e-mail list, please e-mail
Kristi Holthaus at
jkholthaus@centurytel.net
or call her at 372-2475(work)
or 378-5552(home).
Ladies Aid
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at
1:00PM in the Fellowship Hall
Ladies Aid is usually held on the
second Thursday of the month.
Ladies Night Out
The next Ladies Night Out will be held on
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 6:00PM at Perkins Restaurant.
Ladies Night Out is usually
held on the third Monday of the month.
Click
HERE
for more information about LNO.
Bible
Study
Morning
Bible Study every Thursday at 9:00am in the Fellowship Hall.
Coming
soon! EVENING Bible Study!
Church
Picture from St. Luke
The
painting that hung in the front of St. Luke Church is now hanging at the
front of the sanctuary at St. Matthew Church. The date on the picture is
1911 and according to tradition was commissioned by the congregation. It is
a beautiful picture of the Ascending Christ. The picture will remain in the
front of the church for the time being. To view a photo of the painting,
click
HERE
Communion
Communion is usually held on the first Sunday and Wednesday of the month.
For the month of April, communion will be
held on the second Sunday, April 11, 2010.
Easter
Worship Services
For
Easter Worship Services schedule, please click
HERE.
Praise
Now!
Praise
Now! is a worship and praise service with contemporary songs and
traditional hymns arranged in a contemporary style. The message does not
change - the truth of Jesus Christ and his atonement for our sins - it just
comes in a bit of a different package.
Mark your calendar for
March
14th - in the Sunday Morning Worship.
This worship format will be used occasionally.
If
anyone is interested in participating in the Praise Choir or would like to
play an instrument or sing in the service, speak to Pastor, Mary Jo Hill or
Marna Matthews.
Card
Center and Book Nook
There is something new at St. Matts -
our Card Center and Book Nook. It's a place to pick up some Christian cards,
Bible study material, Bibles and other items. It's not designed to make a
profit - rather just to make some Christian material available. Would you
like to see it stocked with something? Or would you like a special Bible or
hymnal ordered? Just let Pastor Enderle know and hopefully we can get it for
you.
Flower
Chart
A flower chart is now posted in the
kitchen. If you would like to donate garden flowers or floral arrangements
for the altar, please sign up there.
Lilies
for Easter
Easter Lilies and spring flowers
will be placed on the alter to beautify our church for Easter.
The cost per plant is $11.00.
If you are interested in donating for a plant or two, please put the
money in an envelope marked "Lilies" and place it in the offering
basket.
Deadline is Sunday, March 21, 2010.
Kitchen
Supplies
To help
furnish the new church kitchen with supplies, click
HERE.
SUGGESTION:
Print off the list of items which are used on a regular basis, such as styrofoam cups or garbage bags, and take the list with you when you go
shopping! To download the list, click
HERE,
then scroll down and click on the shopping cart.
For a
list of larger items needed, click
HERE.
Publications
Available
The new
Forward in Christ is available in the narthex, as well of new copies
of the daily devotional booklet Meditations. Large print Meditations
are also available.
Wanted:
Ancestry Information
From
time to time, we receive requests for information about relatives who served
or attended St. Matthew Church. Those requests are now being posted on the
"Wanted" page of this website. Click
HERE to view or click on "Wanted" on
the menu bar to the left.
Blood
Drive
Tomah Memorial Hospital Blood
Drive
March 17, 2010
Noon – 6:00 p.m.
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Area residents are encouraged to
give blood during a drive in the lower level classrooms at Tomah
Memorial Hospital, 321 Butts Avenue. To donate blood, a person must
be in good health, at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds
and have photo identification. Sixteen-year-olds may donate with
parental consent. Forms are available at TMH, and on line with the
Blood Center of Wisconsin. (www.bcw.edu) Donors can call Tomah
Memorial Hospital at 374-6605 to schedule an appointment, although
walk-ins are welcome.
Neighbor to Neighbor Food
Pantry
St.
Matthews is
still collecting financial gifts for the Neighbor to Neighbor Food Pantry. An
anonymous member of the Tomah community is matching any financial gifts to
the Food Pantry up to $10,000. This project will run until May 1, 2010. If you would
like to make a gift to this project, just mark your donation and put it in
the offering basket.
Rummage
Sale
For dates and times of the
upcoming St. Matts Rummage Sale, click
HERE.
HELP
NEEDED!
Help
is needed for the St. Matts Rummage Sale.
For more information, contact Patti Eckelberg at 372-2013 or
343-5570.
Tractor
Pull
Once again St. Matthew Church will
be participating in Tractor Pull Clean-Up. The dates for this years pull
are June 24-27, 2010. A Thursday night pull is new this year, so
we will need a crew on Friday morning. This is really a nice opportunity
for fellowship as well as doing something good for the community.
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