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Special Thanks

• To Rev. Don Niederfrank, our Minister of Visitation, for conducting the Sunday morning services on January 19.

• To Joshua Jacque and his family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, January 19.

• To Savannah AndersonSarah Bloemer, Jennifer Dimmer, Sydney Garthus, Tina Olson, Dawn Rychtik and Shandy Roehrig, members of our Church School Team, who conducted our Church School Sunday in January. The kids learned the Story of A visit from the magi and put together hot chocolate goodie bags to give as gifts to the congregation.

• To Jane Spalding for creating an Epiphany floral arrangement.

• To Mike and Jane Spalding for taking down our candleabras and for creating storage solutions for our advent decorations.

• To Brynn Nelson and her family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, January 12.

• To Emily Kapszukiewicz and Alex Funk and Nels Garthus and Kerry O'Brien and Sydney and Graham, for hosting Fellowship Hour after the 10:00 service on Sunday morning, January 12.

• To Tracy Bretl and Phil Stepanski for hosting Fellowship Hour after the 10:00 service on Sunday morning, January 5.

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WINTER CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

Our annual Winter Congregational Meeting has been scheduled for this coming Sunday morning, January 26, immediately following the 10:00 service, in Fellowship Hall. Some of our items of business are an end-of-the-year financial report, approval of a 2020 Church Budget and a Search Committee Update. All members of the church are encouraged to attend!

LUNCH AND HOLY CONVERSATIONS

Pastor Jim is planning to facilitate a three-part lunch series called Holy Conversations on Sundays January 26, February 9 and February 23, immediately following the 10:00 service. Lunch will be provided, so all you need to do is plan to stay after church and join the lively dialogue!

PAPERGOODS DRIVE TO SUPPORT FAMILY PROMISE

The Church School kids once again invite you to participate in their service project to support Family Promise of Ozaukee. Family Promise provides temporary housing to families and individuals who are homeless. They are in need of paper goods. Please consider donating toilet paper and paper towels. Monetary donations are also appreciated (checks can be made out to FCC). Donations can be dropped off in the church entryway through Sunday, February 9. To learn more about the work of Family Promise, please visit familypromiseoz.org.

ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN

We are now in the process of wrapping up our annual Stewardship Campaign. Members and friends of the church are asked to make a formal pledge to support the church financially in the year to come. Please visit our Stewardship Page for more information or to complete the online pledge form.

SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE

The Search Committee has narrowed down their search to ten candidates. The Committee will be conducting short video interviews on Thursday evenings during the month of January. If you have any general questions or input, please email the Committee at portuccsearch@gmail.com.
Our Completed Church Profile
Meet the Search Committee

FAMILY SERVICE AND CHURCH SCHOOL SUNDAYS

We celebrate a Family Service on the fourth Sunday of each month at 10:00. The service includes the participation of our 8th Grade Confirmation Class and Children's Choirs. Our next Family Service is this coming Sunday morning, January 26.

Church School meets on the second Sunday of each month at 10:00. All children 4K through 7th grade are invited to participate. Our next Church School Sunday is Sunday morning, February 9.

OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE SALE

Our annual church Christmas tree sale was, once again, a great success. We ended the sale with five trees left on the lot, out of more than 380! Special thanks to everyone who participated. We couldn’t have done it without your help!

OUR INTERIM MINISTER

Our Interim Minister, Rev. James McKenzie, began serving the church the first week of November. Jim has enjoyed meeting each of you, and invites you to call or stop by anytime.

JEFF'S RETIREMENT

As many of you know, Jeff retired at the end of October. His last Sunday was October 27. He will be missed beyond words!
Jeff's Farewell Letter

LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH MINISTRY

Our church partners with four other churches in Port Washington and Saukville to support the Lighthouse Youth Ministry for middle and high schoolers. To learn more about the group, visit their website and check out Lighthouse - Port Washington Saukville Ecumenical Youth Ministry on Facebook.

NURSERY

Every Sunday morning during the 10:00 service we provide a nursery for children newborn through 4-years-old. Care is provided by our 8th grade Confirmation students and their families. Parents are required to register their children, and to sign their children in and out of the nursery. We want to do our very best to make the nursery safe and secure.

FELLOWSHIP HOUR ON SUNDAY MORNINGS

We host a Fellowship Hour following our 8:00 service on the first Sunday of each month, and following our 10:00 services on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.

WEDNESDAY LUNCH AT CHURCH

Every Wednesday at Noon, you are invited to meet with our Interim Minister, Jim, at church for lunch and Bible study. The group always takes time to visit before reflecting upon the lectionary reading for the upcoming Sunday. Coffee is provided, but please bring your own lunch.

MEN’S BREAKFAST

Men in the church are invited to gather for breakfast every Thursday morning, at 8:00. The group meets at The Beacon restaurant in The Harborview hotel in downtown Port Washington.

SNOW CANCELLATION POLICY

With winter upon us, we want to remind you of the snow cancellation policy for our Sunday services. If it should be necessary to cancel one or both of our Sunday services, we will put a message on the church answering machine by 7:00 on Sunday morning. Please call the church office, 284-2022, if you have any doubts about the weather.

YOGA AT CHURCH

A yoga class is held in Fellowship Hall every Wednesday evening from 5:15 - 6:15. The cost is $10 per class. For more information, please contact Susan Niederfrank at susanniederfrank@gmail.com.

MEDITATION AT CHURCH

A meditation class is held in Fellowship Hall every Wednesday evening from 7:00 - 8:00. The cost is $10 per class. For more information, please contact Kierstin Cira at kierstincira@msn.com.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

An AA Group meets at our church every Sunday afternoon at 3:00. For more information, please contact the church office.

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