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WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAYOctober 7th
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RAPIDS RINGERSOur next handchime/bell practice will be on October 6th at 9 a.m.
We're hoping to play on November 18th before Thanksgiving and again for Christmas Eve. If anyone who was not at our initial workshop is interested in joining us, please let Judy know by October 2nd so that she can make sure we have music ready for everyone. |
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MORNING STAR SOLOISTWould your child be interested in learning and singing the “Morning Star” solo for the Christmas Eve Candle light Service? Please contact the church office to schedule a try-out with our choir director.
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COMMUNITY HYMN SINGWe invite you back to "Hymn Sing." There are a couple of changes that have been made. Our time has been moved to 3 p.m. and our date to gather is October 21st. We know this football season but by moving the time up, we have daylight to travel to and from church.
This is open to all. We encourage our sister church, Veedum Moravian, to join us as well as our community followers. If you need a ride, please contact the office or call Trudy at 715- 423-8858 and leave a message. Come and enjoy the fellowship and the singing of hymns of joy and comfort. - Trudy Knipple |
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SUNDAY SCHOOL9am - 10am. Come one, come all!
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JOIN US FOR GAMES AND FUN!GAME DAY
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WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST STUDYWe continue to study the book, Every Day Deserves a Chance, by Max Lucado, which we should finish by the end of October. Please feel free to join us. We hope to follow this with a study of scriptures that will be preached that coming Sunday.
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MORAVIAN WOMEN
Moravian Women will meet on Thursday, October 11th at 1 p.m. in the lounge. Jennifer Lukowicz will be hostess.
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CAMP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMThe Board of Trustees recently made changes to our camp scholarship program. This year as in past years, we provided scholarships to cover one-half of the cost of camp. We will continue to do so plus campers can earn points to cover the additional costs. If they earn four points, 100 percent of their cost to attend camp will be covered. Further information as well as how to earn credits will be available on the table at the back of the sanctuary.
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DUCT TAPE DATE NIGHT - COMEDY PROGRAM FOR COUPLES - OCT. 20thChristian comedian, Kenn Kington, will be performing at the Performing Arts Center on October 20th at 7:00 pm. This is a program sponsored by area congregations as an attempt to strengthen marriages. They also hope to offer in the near future a four-week marriage enrichment program. Advance sale tickets are $15 and we have some available in the church office for anyone who is interested.
Click here for more info: http://www.kennkington.com/event/wisconsin-rapids-wi/ |
November 2nd - 4th
Featuring:
Mt. Morris Camp & Conference Center - To register, contact Crystal at (920) 787-2861 or crystalabler@mt.morris.org
Featuring:
- Main Street Moravian sharing their journey toward becoming a lay lead church
- Mission workshop led by Justin Rabbach
- Identifying leadership gifts in your congregation
- Roles and responsibilities of a Joint Board member
- A panel discussion on lay worship leadership in the absence of a pastor or to just give the pastor a week off
Mt. Morris Camp & Conference Center - To register, contact Crystal at (920) 787-2861 or crystalabler@mt.morris.org
The Community Book Sale is upon us! In only a few days we'll open our doors to book-loving buyers of all ages!
First, let me say a huge thank you to all who have already put in so much time and effort into the Book Sale. This is most definitely a team effort. But we're not at the finish line yet! We still need volunteers to make this mission a complete success. We're in the final push to get the books in and sorted for the
sale. Also, the sign up sheet to work the sale is on the bulletin board, if you are able to help out, come on down! Shifts are 4 to 4.5 hours, and lunches will be provided on Thursday and Friday. We will also be looking for baked goods for our hospitality station, which was a big hit last year.
Finally, please remember that this event is a mission on both sides. The people who come to the sale are so genuinely appreciative of the work that our team does to make the sale happen and provide them the opportunity to purchase the books at such an outstanding price. It truly is a benefit to the community. On the other side we are raising funds to change lives through education and we are doing exactly that. It is so very important that we continue this work, to begin to equalize the playing field for people who might not be able to afford an education otherwise.
Thank you again!
- Jody Werth
First, let me say a huge thank you to all who have already put in so much time and effort into the Book Sale. This is most definitely a team effort. But we're not at the finish line yet! We still need volunteers to make this mission a complete success. We're in the final push to get the books in and sorted for the
sale. Also, the sign up sheet to work the sale is on the bulletin board, if you are able to help out, come on down! Shifts are 4 to 4.5 hours, and lunches will be provided on Thursday and Friday. We will also be looking for baked goods for our hospitality station, which was a big hit last year.
Finally, please remember that this event is a mission on both sides. The people who come to the sale are so genuinely appreciative of the work that our team does to make the sale happen and provide them the opportunity to purchase the books at such an outstanding price. It truly is a benefit to the community. On the other side we are raising funds to change lives through education and we are doing exactly that. It is so very important that we continue this work, to begin to equalize the playing field for people who might not be able to afford an education otherwise.
Thank you again!
- Jody Werth
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STORM DRAIN REPAIRThe storm drain project is moving forward. The work will be begin the week of October 8th and is scheduled for the entire week. This is the line that drains the water from our roof.
The storm drain line was installed when the original building was built about 65 years ago. Over the last several years we have had to clean out blockage and roots from this line, now there is a break in this pipe approximately under First Avenue. Since this unexpected expense is not part of our Building Discernment projects, a Storm Drain Fund has been started to pay for this project. We are asking for financial support for this project that has an estimated cost of $27,500. We are asking that contributions be made by using your envelopes and marking Storm Drain on the other line. The fund to date has received $2,415.00. Thank you for your continued support. -Mel Behrend |
BUILDING COMMITTEE UPDATE
We have received the second draft of the contract with the architect and hope to finalize it the first part of October so that the architect can begin to make the schematic diagrams for the different projects and begin to get bids.
PASS IT ON!
Pass on the word of encouragement in an honest
compliment ....
Pass on the look of encouragement in a generous
smile ....
Pass on the touch of encouragement in a hearty
handshake ....
Pass on the kindness of encouragement in a thoughtful
deed ....
And let the encouragement of Christ flow through you.
-Newsletter newsletter
compliment ....
Pass on the look of encouragement in a generous
smile ....
Pass on the touch of encouragement in a hearty
handshake ....
Pass on the kindness of encouragement in a thoughtful
deed ....
And let the encouragement of Christ flow through you.
-Newsletter newsletter
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PRAYER OF SERVANTHOODO God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come. We give you thanks for your constant presence.
Through seasons of constancy and change, you are with us, calling us out of ourselves into the world to serve others. Grant that we may be united in love for each other and for those we haven’t yet met. us wisdom, patience, and perseverance as we work through the details and challenges of the ministry you have placed before us. Continue, O Lord, to bless the work of our hands. Bless the work of our hands. Amen. |
FROM THE ECUMENICAL OFFICER - OCTOBER 2018
Every year, sometime close to September 16, Moravian pastors gather for Cup of Covenant, a time of renewing their commitment to their ministry. This is actually a clergy celebration of the November 13 festival of Jesus Christ as Chief Elder of the Moravian Church. It was on September 16, 1741, that a gathering in London of Moravian leaders felt led to that decision that Jesus Christ should be Chief Elder of the Moravian Church.
At the Cup of Covenant in my area this year, of course we ate. But two things made this year a little different.
First, the Provincial Elders’ Conference suggests that we invite clergy from other denominations, especially from groups with whom we have full communion relationships. (That includes United Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Lutherans [ELCA].) This year our convener invited the elders of the host congregation to meet with us. This was to remind us that pastors and lay members together are the church in the service of Jesus, our Lord and Chief Elder. Sometimes it is easy for pastors to think that they are the church.
Second, our time together focused on the promises made at a baptismal service, by the adult being baptized or by the parents or other nurturers in the case of baptism of a child, and the promises made at an ordination service by the pastor being ordained into the Moravian ministry. (The service of ordination is not in the Moravian Book of Worship, since the hymnal committee chose to print music for all communion hymns, limiting the number of pages for other liturgical services.) At Cup of Covenant we shared experiences when those promises had special significance or had spoken to us in our ministries. One pastor spoke of how the promise at ordination to care for souls was especially difficult and important when we dealt with people we had trouble liking.
It might be good for all of us to reflect on these promises—and on other promises we make when we gather for worship—so that we better understand the faith that we as Moravians bring to discussions with other Christians and to interfaith conversations.
Jesus, we have all made promises to love you and follow you. Help us more joyfully and faithfully to live those promises. Amen.
Hermann Weinlick
Ecumenical Officer
Moravian Church—Northern Province
At the Cup of Covenant in my area this year, of course we ate. But two things made this year a little different.
First, the Provincial Elders’ Conference suggests that we invite clergy from other denominations, especially from groups with whom we have full communion relationships. (That includes United Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Lutherans [ELCA].) This year our convener invited the elders of the host congregation to meet with us. This was to remind us that pastors and lay members together are the church in the service of Jesus, our Lord and Chief Elder. Sometimes it is easy for pastors to think that they are the church.
Second, our time together focused on the promises made at a baptismal service, by the adult being baptized or by the parents or other nurturers in the case of baptism of a child, and the promises made at an ordination service by the pastor being ordained into the Moravian ministry. (The service of ordination is not in the Moravian Book of Worship, since the hymnal committee chose to print music for all communion hymns, limiting the number of pages for other liturgical services.) At Cup of Covenant we shared experiences when those promises had special significance or had spoken to us in our ministries. One pastor spoke of how the promise at ordination to care for souls was especially difficult and important when we dealt with people we had trouble liking.
It might be good for all of us to reflect on these promises—and on other promises we make when we gather for worship—so that we better understand the faith that we as Moravians bring to discussions with other Christians and to interfaith conversations.
Jesus, we have all made promises to love you and follow you. Help us more joyfully and faithfully to live those promises. Amen.
Hermann Weinlick
Ecumenical Officer
Moravian Church—Northern Province