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United Methodist Women
A community of women whose purpose is …
- to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ
- to develop a creative supportive fellowship
- to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church
November 6 9:30am Sunshine Gals
November 13 9:30am Mary Faith Circle
November 14 3:00pm Love Hope Circle
November 21 6:30pm Unit Mtg (7pm program)
November 24 8:30am Chili Sunday Fundraiser (During Education Hour & Coffee Hour)
Save the Dates
December 2 7:00pm Advent Gathering
December 12 9:00am Cookie Baking Day
December 14 Cookie Walk Set-Up (morning)
December 15 Cookie Walk
December 22 6:00pm Justa Circle
Mary Faith & Love Hope Circles will NOT meet in December, due to cookie baking.
If you would like to join us and take part in this ministry of our church, we would truly welcome you!!! Please call me if you have questions at 715.359.7756.
Arlene Trull
Downtown Memory Cafe 2019 Events
January 17: “Turnin’ Wood!” Join us as we meet “woodmaster” Bob Stavran for a wood turning demonstration!
February 21: “Antiques Roadshow!” Wondering about the value of something you own? Local expert appraiser Jim Schaefer will be here to entertain and help us figure it out!
March 21: “For Your Listening Pleasure…” Reminisce together over some Golden Age of Radio favorites like The Shadow…Roy Rogers…Tarzan and more!
April 18: “Our Story” Evoke memories at the downtown Wausau Library as we look at a history of Wausau on microfilm and in local books. Why not create a story of our own!?
May 16: “Happy 5th Birthday Downtown Memory Café!” Back by popular demand, welcome well-known ragtime piano entertainer, Jim Radloff. This promises to be a toe-tapping birthday party!
June 20 “Beauty in Sound” Local mother-daughter harpists Kirsten and Claire Hornby will melt our stress away at this Cafe!
July 18: “Picnic in the Park!” Hot dog! We will be back at River Street Park in Rothschild for a picnic under the shelter and perhaps a stroll along the river?
August 15: “Going to the Fair!” Peplin 4-H Club members will bring the fair to us with animals, vegetable judging and more!
September 19: “Little Red Schoolhouse” Anna Straub from the Marathon County Historical Society will take us on a trip back in time when we meet at Marathon Park’s one-room schoolhouse.
October 17: “Our Fine Feathered Friends” We take flight with help from The Raptor Education Group of Antigo, bringing 4 birds and what promises to be a wing-flapper of a program!
November 21: “The Apple of your Eye” Olivia Telschow from Helene’s Hilltop Orchard will provide bushels and pecks of apple fun!
December 19: “Ho Ho Ho, Who Wouldn’t Go?” Holiday-themed!
Message from Staff Parish Relations
The following words were shared in October during both worship services, but I wanted to share them with you in written form as well to reach more of our congregation and faith community. I am currently the chairperson of the Staff Parish Relations Committee for FUMC-Wausau. As the chairperson, as well as the current Lay Leader for our church, I, and other members of SPRC, have heard from many of you as you shared your concerns and thoughts about both the cur-rent and future situation for our church. Please recognize and know that what you’ve shared has been heard, and we are working very hard to improve relationships all around the church as best we can. These relationships continue to be something we all need to work on together.
As we work with Pastor Jayneann regarding her prob-able retirement in June of 2020, it is important that we continue to work in a positive way to move our church forward, demonstrating that we are a welcoming, car-ing, and empathetic congregation. The word “triangulation” has been mentioned numerous times in The Messenger, and it has been defined during church services as well. This practice is not a healthy one for us, and we all need to continue to work on curtailing its practice, as it is hurtful for everyone involved.
While the MCCI Express Day has been postponed, it has not been cancelled altogether, and many of us who have worked with this initiative for over a year now are very hopeful that it will help put our church on a forward-moving, positive path into the future. Rumors, possible gossip, and fear of expressing our thoughts to those who need to hear them are road-blocks to that positive future. I sincerely hope that when you approach a person with a concern or question, you are not shut down or left feeling frustrated by the response.
We all need to work together as a church and as God’s people to hear each other out, attend to each other’s needs, and support each other in a caring, Christian manner. I have been very humbled by those of you who have come to me with your concerns, your trust, and yes—sometimes your hurt feelings. But it is my sincere hope that through the remaining months of Pastor Jayneann’s time with us, and the future months with new pastoral leadership, that you find your voice when needed, and respectfully meet with the person you need to, in order to have your concerns and/or questions answered firsthand. And I pray that the per-son you approach will hear you respectfully and treat you respectfully.
A church’s strength comes from the people who call that church their faith home, and I strongly believe that we can all work together to ensure the strong future of FUMC-Wausau.
Growing Generous Givers
Betsy Duginski
Special Thanks to Lila, Ginny and Pat for their donation of paper for the Activity Bags used by children in church
Sara Roquemore
A Chance to Support Claire
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Equal Exchange Fair Trade New Product!
We are adding another product to our Equal Exchange inventory. It is a single serve coffee for use in Single Serve Machines. There are 12 cups per box and it is compatible with Keurig 2.0. The cost will be $8 per box.
(Equal Exchange single serve coffee cups are a greener alternative to traditional K-Cups.* Our organic single serve coffee is sourced directly from small-scale farmers and disadvantaged producers around the world. You get the same quality, organic coffee you know and love in a convenient, environmentally friendly coffee pod. Our Fair Trade organic single serve coffee cups are made from recyclable plastic and aluminum with a compostable filter. The conversation around waste from K-Cups is an important one, and we want to do our part to reduce waste with our single serve coffee cups. If you use a Keurig, make the switch to our environmentally friendly, organic coffee cups and do your part to reduce, re-use, and recycle. Equal Exchange is not affiliated with KEURIG, Inc.) www.equalexchange.coop
For the more than 20 years United Methodist Women have been offering Equal Exchange Fair Trade products to our congregation. This decision was made to introduce people to a way of supporting a more equitable alternative trade system that empowers small farm- ers worldwide while also providing support to United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) and the UMW mission projects.
Equal Exchange is a co-op business structure that has over 120 worker-owners, each with an equal stake and an equal vote – in the business. Their mission statement is “We believe that we should expect no less from ourselves and each other than we demand of our farmer partners. For that reason we have organized ourselves as a democratic worker co-operative, now one of the largest in the country.” Thank you for your continuing support of this work. Mary Ann Dykes
God’s Love Breaks Through
By Joan Stroyny
Even when my faith seems faded, Lord,
the blossoms of spring return alive and new;
And when in brokenness my heart appears,
it’s your love that always breaks through.
Even when my eyes don’t see, Lord,
the morning light is created by You;
with Christian love and care abiding,
it’s your love that always breaks through.
Even when I can’t find hope, Lord,
your spirit soars among the skies of blue;
and when my strength can not avail,
it’s your love that always breaks through.
Even when I don’t have peace, Lord,
your tranquility surrounds the misty dew;
and when other answers fail and fall,
it’s your love that always breaks through.
Even when my soul is sleeping, Lord,
show me the journey I must pursue;
and if my life is broken helplessly,
it’s your love that will break through.
This is the victory of Easter,
when Christ is risen to set us free;
so the brokenness of spirit and sin
brings salvation and peace eternally.
