News and Announcements
Congratulations
• To Svea Rose Olsen, daughter of Kim and Sven, who was baptized into the Christian faith on Sunday, September 29.
• To Addison Ann Mae Zausch, daughter of Melissa and Josh, who was baptized into the Christian faith on Sunday, September 22.
• To the 2020 Confirmation Class which was officially dedicated on Sunday, September 22: Hailey Bergin, Isaac Daevel, Macy Eslinger, Kyle Guschl, Lainey Holmes, Josh Jacque, Elyse Karrels, Reese Kasza-James, Austin Lemke, Brynn Nelson, Madeline Schlehlein and Tessa Yandry.
Special Thanks
• To Austin Lemke and his family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, October 6.
• To Tracy Bretl and Phil Stepanski for providing Special Music on Sunday morning, September 29.
• To Hailey Bergin and her family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, September 29.
• To Cathy Jones, who travelled to Germany with the Wisconsin Conference Gospellers this past summer, for giving a show and tell about her trip after both services on September 29.
• To Jane Spalding for creating a Sacrament of Baptism arrangement for the church sanctuary.
• To Joy Bloemer for handwriting names in all of the Confirmation Class Bibles.
• To Savannah Anderson, Sarah Bloemer, Jennifer Dimmer, Tina Olson, Shandy Roehrig, Dawn Rychtik and Grace Wilsnack, members of our Church School Team, who helped with our Church School Sunday in September. Special thanks to Jane Spalding for coordinating the mini "seasons of the church" calendar project!
• To Bruce Laabs, Sr. for faithfully cleaning and organizing the church pews for the past decade, and to Dawn Guschl and Bill Bond for offering to take over the job.
• To Claude Zimmerman for offering to assist Joe Mueller with many of the ongoing repair and maintenance projects throughout the church.
• To Dawn Guschl and Bill Bond for faithfully preparing Communion on the first Sunday of each month.
• To Jim Schmit for faithfully delivering our weekly contributions to the Port Washington Food Pantry.
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JEFF'S RETIREMENT
As many of you know, Jeff is retiring at the end of October. His last Sunday will be October 27.
OPEN HOUSE FOR JEFF
The church is hosting an Open House Celebration for Jeff on Sunday afternoon, October 27, from 1:00 to 4:00, at the church. Please help spread the word!
CHURCH SCHOOL AND FAMILY SERVICE SUNDAYS
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 this coming Sunday, October 13.
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 Sunday morning, October 27.
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.
NEIGHBORS IN NEED
On Sunday, October 6, we received our annual Neighbors in Need offering, which supports the outreach work of the United Church of Christ throughout the United States. For more information, go to ucc.org/nin. You may contribute through the end of the month.
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.
SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE
The Search Committee completed a final draft of our Local Church Profile a couple of weeks ago. Rev. Franz Rigert, our Conference Minister, reviewed it, and it was launched on the national UCC website on September 16. Candidates can now begin sending their Ministerial Profiles to the Conference office. The Search Committee will receive the first set of these profiles at the beginning of November.
Meet the Search Committee
INTERIM MINISTER UPDATE
The Church Council is responsible for selecting an Interim Minister, who will begin serving the church on the first Sunday in November. They are now in the process of reviewing several candidates.
LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH MINISTRY
Our church partners with four other churches in Port Washington and Saukville to support 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. Click here for a number of updates and announcements.
CAROL CHOIR AND CHAPEL CHOIRS
The Carol Choir is open to all children 4K through 2nd grade. They rehearse every Monday evening from 5:30 to 6:00, and they sing at the 10:00 Family Service on the fourth Sunday of each month. The Chapel Choir is open to all children 3rd grade through 8th grade. They rehearse every Monday evening from 6:00 to 6:30, and they also sing at the 10:00 Family Service each month.
CHANCEL CHOIR
The Chancel Choir is open to all senior high youth and adults. They rehearse every Monday evening from 6:30 to 7:30, and they sing at the 10:00 service on the second Sunday of each month, and on the fifth Sunday of each month.
HANDBELL CHOIR
The Handbell Choir is open to all senior high youth and adults. They rehearse every Monday evening from 7:30 to 8:30, and they play at the 10:00 service on the third Sunday of each month.
WEDNESDAY LUNCH AT CHURCH
Every Wednesday at Noon, you are invited to meet Jeff 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.
CHURCH TEAMS AND COMMITTEES
Our church has a whole variety of teams and committees that conduct and facilitate all of our church programs and activities. Members and friends of the church are not elected to serve on these teams, they simply volunteer! Serving on a team or committee is a great way of learning more about how our church works and a wonderful opportunity to meet other members of the church. If you would like to learn more about serving the church in this way, please speak to Amy, our Communications Director, or Ray Shupe, our Church Moderator.
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.
