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Special Thanks

• To Joshua Jacque and his family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, February 16.

• To Dawn Rychtik, and Chloe and Claire, for delivering all of the paper goods that were collected to Family Promise.

• To the Search Committee for providing an Italian feast, and to the folks who brought a dish to pass, for our second Lunch and Holy Conversations on Sunday, February 9.

• To Peter Muehleis for sharpening many of the dull knives in the church kitchen.

• To Madeline Schlehlein and her family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, February 9.

• To everyone who donated paper goods for the Church School's February Project to support Family Promise of Ozaukee.

• To Savannah AndersonSarah Bloemer, Jennifer DimmerTina OlsonDawn Rychtik, Shandy and Tom Roehrig and Joe and Grace Wilsnack, members of our Church School Team, who conducted our Church School Sunday in February. The kids collected paper goods to be delivered to Family Promise along with a Valentine wall hanging, and made conversation hearts for our Holy Conversations!

• To Lorraine Halls and Peter Muehleis for serving as Counters on the first Sunday of each month.

• To Rev. Don Niederfrank, our Minister of Visitation, for joining Pastor Jim in serving Communion at the 10:00 service on the first Sunday of each month.

• To Gary and Joyce Bria for hosting Fellowship Hour after the 10:00 service on Sunday morning, February 2.

• To Claude Zimmerman and Joe Mueller for installing a wooden bumper on the back of the piano in Fellowship Hall to protect the wall.

• To the Fellowship Team for providing sub sandwiches, salads and desserts (all delicious!), and to the folks who brought a dish to pass, for our first Lunch and Holy Conversations on Sunday, January 26.

• To Isaac Daevel and his family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, January 26.

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

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LUNCH AND HOLY CONVERSATIONS

Pastor Jim is facilitating a three-part lunch series called Holy Conversations on Sundays January 26, February 9 and February 23, immediately following the 10:00 service.The Church Council will be hosting a Soup and Salad lunch for the last scheduled Conversation on February 23, so all you need to do is plan to stay after church and join the lively dialogue! You are welcome to bring a pot of soup, a dish to pass, or a dessert if you'd like.

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE

The church season of Lent officially begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26. Pastor Jim will be conducting a special service to be held at 7:00 in the evening. The service will include the imposition of ashes. Please come join us.

"COOKIES WITH KUSHNER" - LENTEN BOOK STUDY

Pastor Jim will be hosting a Lenten Book Study during the five Sunday evenings of March, from 5:00 to 6:00, in the church Library. We will be discussing Harold Kushner's book "Nine Essential Things I've Learned About Life". Please contact the Church Office to arrange a copy of the book, or you can order on sites such as Amazon or Alibris. Please consider baking your favorite cookies and bring them to share. We'll provide the coffee!

STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Thank you to those of you who have made a financial pledge to support the church this year! As of February 13, there have been 114 individuals/families who have pledged a total of $162,173. The current budget totals $208,500. For those of you who have yet to turn in your pledge, please do so as soon as possible.
Stewardship Page

SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE

The Committee held short video conversations with twelve candidates during the month of January. They narrowed down their search to five candidates. They are meeting on February 16, 23 and March 1 to hold longer and more in depth video interviews. 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, February 23.

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, March 8.

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.

STILLSPEAKING DAILY DEVOTIONAL

The United Church of Christ offers a free Daily Devotional as part of the national UCC website. If you are interested in a short but inspiring message to begin your day, you may register to have the devotional sent right to your email or mobile device. Just click here to register!

WINTER CONGREGATIONAL MEETING UPDATE

Thank you to the almost fifty folks who stayed after church for our annual Winter Congregational Meeting on January 26. If you were unable to attend, please take a look at the Meeting Report prepared by Ray Shupe, our Church Moderator.

SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING – MARCH 15

A Special Congregational Meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, March 15, immediately following the 10:00 service. There are two important items of business: a review of our 2020 Church Budget, both income and expenses, and a report from the Search Committee.

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, Pastor 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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