October1 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups Our Home Changed to Oct. 8th 6:00 pm – Madams & Sirs Potluck & Program 2 (Thurs.) 9:30 am - Guild 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

5 (Sun.) Holy Communion 9:30 am -Full Service

6 (Mon.) 4:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir8 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study** 10:30 am – Our Home K Care Service

3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups9 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

12 (Sun.) 9:30 am -Full Service

13 (Mon.) 4:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir15 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups 9:30 am– Session Meeting 16 (Thurs.) 9:30 am - Guild 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

19 (Sun.) 9:30 am -Full Service CHIT CHAT articles due

after church – Deacons Meeting20 (Mon.) 4:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir21 (Tues.) 10:30 am – Grief Support Group22 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups23 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir

26 (Sun.) 9:30 am -Full Service

27 (Mon.) 4:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir29 (Wed.) 8:00 am – Men’s Bible Study**

3:45 pm – Elementary Youth Groups30 (Thurs.) 1:00 pm – Hand Bell Choir31 (Fri.) Halloween

* - meets at Little Bohemia

Manitowish Waters Community Presbyterian Church

Office Hours:Monday through Friday = 9:00 am till noon

715-543-2998Rev. Chips 715-776-2998

manwtrschurch@centurytel.net

Duties UshersOct. 5 Bob & Judy RuchOct. 12 Bob & Judy RuchOct. 19 Dave & Sharon LukasOct. 26 Parker & Mid Sharpe

Liturgist: Rose King

Lay Leader: Oct. 5 & 12 Margo Perkins Oct. 19 & 26 Dale Ekdahl

Communion Person: Deane Galloway

CountersOct. 5 DuWayne Schumacher and Carol BohlinOct. 12 Bob Schmidt and Glenn WildenbergOct. 19 Joan Dioszegi and Sharon BridgesOct. 26 Bob Bridges and Mid Sharpe

God is one who cares when no one else cares,

who says with each new day’s light,“you are somebody, you are mine.”

---Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen

SESSION MEMBERS 2014Clerk Carol Bohlin-715-356-4060 Janie Williams Sharon Bridges-715-686-2489 Sarah Becklund-715-686-2907Tom Erickson-715-543-8046David Foster-715-385-2217 Deane Galloway-715-543-8010 Ron King-715-583-9979 Dave Lukas-715-686-7697 Mark Schuelke-715-686-7223 DuWayne Schumacher-715-686-2074 Helyn Woolf-715-686-7173

Session meets the third Wednesday of the month.

DEACONSCathy Breitholtz, Mark Suckow, Dale Ekdahl,

Ruth Stober, Hope Dougherty, Jan Schumacher,Manny Markham

Feel free to contact a Session or Deacon member with any concerns or questions.

www.mwcpc.org

The Pastor’s Page is the final page below.

MissionsThe Mission committee now covers all bases of mission giving by our church. The following is a snapshot of Presbyterian Women giving.

“Presbyterian Women advocate for justice and peace, to nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study, to support the mission of the church worldwide, and to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and to witness to the promise of God’s kingdom.”

We live out our PW purpose through shared faith and our gifts of time, talent and treasure—these are the building blocks of PW. And it’s Mission Pledge, which supports each and every PW mission and ministry program and project that holds the foundation together. The following listed are just some of our projects; pillowcase dresses for African girls, shorts for the boys, SERRV, selling fair-trade coffee and candy, health and hygiene kits for flood victims, sewing quilts for DOVE (Domestic Violence Escape) and Tri-County Abuse Centers. Leadership development, antiracism training and scholarships are available because of our gifts. PW has built partnerships with women from S. Dakota, India, Sudan, Ukraine and Appalachia through Global Exchange and U.S.A. Mission Experience trips.

Besides the Mission Pledge additional offerings through the year are the Birthday Offering in February/March, which will fund 1-5 mission projects. This year’s offering funded the Blue Corn Mothers Alliance in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Alliance provides a range of services for Albuquerque’s Native American women who experience domestic violence. This multifaceted program offers advocacy; crisis intervention; health, counseling and education services; and referrals for legal and shelter services to Native American women and children who have suffered domestic violence.

The 2013 Thank Offering taken in September for funding in 2014: 17 of

the projects are ministries serving people in need in the United States and 13 are international projects. More than 40% of the projects funded are health ministries. Look for the listing on our church bulletin board.

The Fellowship of the Least Coin links prayer and “least coins” in a

very significant way, as the least coin becomes the symbol of prayer for

peace and reconciliation. Fellowship of the Least Coin, an ecumenical prayer movement, was begun in 1956 by Shanti Solomon of India who believed that women anywhere could have a sense of being part of a worldwide family of faith as they prayed for peace and reconciliation and set aside the least coin of their country as a symbol of that prayer. As coins are gathered from around the world, they become a sign of our oneness in the common quest for peace, justice and reconciliation. May Friendship Day is the traditional day for collecting the Least Coin Offering. Grants are made by an international committee for special projects of evangelism, service, ecumenical solidarity, awareness-building among women and relief throughout the world.

Resources: PW magazine, Horizons and the PW web site.

Don’t be overwhelmed…take it one day and one prayer at a time.

---Stormie Omartion

We are saddened by the passing of a lovely

woman Mary Hanson

saw her maker peacefully on September 23, 2014

Sincere, Heartfelt Sympathy

goes out to her husband, John

and Family

A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you today,

just the way you are.

DEACONSThe Board of Deacons continues our work to fulfill

our mission as the “caring arm” of the church, to be the helping liaison between church members, the

Pastor, and the community.

We appreciate your help, and ask that you please let any Deacon know if you are aware of someone who could use some support.

Members of the Board of Deacons are:Dale Ekdahl, Mark Suckow, Cathy Breitholtz, Ruth Stober,  Manny Markham, Janis Schumacher and myself.**the board of deacons will be meeting the third Sunday in the choir room** 

*Did you know?*There is a Letter Lab in the Fellowship Hall with cards and a list of people to send cards? Or, send one to someone you feel could use a hug?*There is an informational hutch next to the cards with various information on organizations.*In the narthex, by the fireside room, there is a collection of “Care Notes”, booklets designed to help you thru various journeys in your life. 

Below is some information for transportation that you may not know that we have in our area: 

Transportation:Vilas County Commission on Aging-

Mary  715-470-3726 or 800-374-1123Oneida County  Commission on Aging –

Mary 715-369-6170 or 800-379-7499 

If you live in Arbor Vitae, Woodruff or Minocqua, call the Senior Center at 715-356-9118, ask for Sharon. The Senior Center will help you get a ride to Rhinelander or outside of Minocqua, Woodruff, and Arbor Vitae. Also, if you are going local and live in these towns, Senior Center has a bus that picks up and takes you locally, and sometimes on errands. 

For all of these, you must be able to take care of yourself, and by that I mean that they cannot assist wheelchair ridden people. Most of the volunteers are older themselves and they cannot put away wheelchairs or lift you in and out of them. They require filling out a form or calling and verbally giving information to them, and require 48 hour notice. 

Respectfully submitted,Hope Dougherty

Manitowish Waters CommunityPresbyterian churchPO Box 69Manitowish Waters, WI 54545

October2014

Bible Trivia…check your Bible knowledge

The Runners1. What belligerent man ran to meet his

brother and kissed him after a long time of separation?

2. Who outran a team of horses?3. What disciple outran Peter to Jesus’

tomb?4. When the man of Benjamin saw the ark

of the covenant captured by the Philistines, what Israelite did he run to tell?

5. What judge’s mother ran to tell her husband Manoah that an angel had appeared to her?

6. What did a man at Jesus’ crucificion run to find for the dying Jesus?

7. What two women ran from Jesus’ empty tomb to tell the disciples what had happened?

1. Esau (Genesis 33:4), 2. Elijah (1 Kings 18:46), 3. John (John 20:4), 4. The priest Eli (1 Samuel 4:12-18), 5. Samson’s (Judges 13:10), 6. A sponge (Matthew 27:46-48), 7. Mary and Mary Magdalene (Matthew 28:8).

Fall CleanupIt’s that time of year again when the building and grounds committee is looking for volunteers to help get the outside of our church ready for winter. We’ll be doing some raking and just general cleanup. If you have a couple of hours available in your busy schedule on Tuesday

October 21 at 9:00 am, we’d be glad to see you! Rain date is Wednesday October 22 also at 9:00 am. Please bring your own rake and/or back pack blower. Also, if anyone has a gas operated brush cutter, it would be greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions, please callMark Schuelke at 715-686-7223.

Madams & Sirs

October 1, 20146:00 pm - Potluck

Program - Mike Biszak will tell about Veterans’ Benefits

SAVE THE DATE of:   July 15th for Fleazaar 2015! 

We had a busy Fall with several major contributions.  After closing for good, The Cottage at Cardinal's gave us their remaining stock for Fleazaar.  The Fall drop off day, September 20th went extremely well with many contributions from Church and community members.  This was the only scheduled opening of the Barns this Fall.  If you have contributions for Fleazaar, arrange with us for a mutually convenient time for drop off by calling us at 714.356.9410. We ask that you not leave things outside as it looks unsightly and may get wet. 

Again, thanks for a wonderful season.Dan and Nan Bloch

Christian Education

 

 Listening… the perfect way of showing that you care.

Wonderful Youth Group!!

Lots of Kids!!

The Christian Education Department is asking for donations of snacks and goodies for this coming season. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex. “We thank you and the Kids thank you.”

 In His service and yours,Joan Dioszegi

(715) 892-4390

Mission QuiltersBelow is a picture from the Mission Quilters trip to DOVE on Friday, September 12th.

Three of the personnel at DOVE met the quilters and took some photos of the group and the quilts.

They were very appreciative and said they were sending the photo to the Ironwood newspaper (Globe).

October Birthdays:

3rd Brian Woolf, 4th Dawn Halliburton, 5th

Sarah Fox, 6th Henry Bauers, 10th Dick Henske, 12th Dick Newton, 13th Barbara Bartling, Miles Danielson, 15th Betty Koller, 16th Don Trimble, Melody Wilson, 19th Joyce Pierce, Yvonne Trommer, Mid Sharpe, Helen Goosby, 21st

Cindy Lawton, Jeremiah Haas, 22nd Jerry Glashagel, 23rd Skylar Frandy, 24th Jim Caldwell, 26th Nancy Dybvad, 27th Janie Williams, 30th John Hanson, 31st Mary Bowlus, Callie Johnson

Six large quilts and four crib size quilts were delivered this year, plus assorted knitted hats, gloves and even a large knitted blanket that someone had donated.

Mission Quilter participants this year were: Winnie Carlson, Nancy Dybvad, Thelma Fairbanks, Elaine Newton and Ann Jacobucci (Ann was absent for the photo as well as Ruth Horner and Yvonne Trommer) on the day of the delivery to DOVE.

Anniversaries:5th Henry & Lois Bauers, 10th Keith & Beth Kost, Steve & Angie Jacobs, 14th Michael & Barbara Bartling, 17th Rian Danielson & Tammy Trapp, 19th Randy & Pat Entler, 22nd Galen & Julie Brownewell, 23rd Glen & Cindy Wildenberg, 27th Steve & Cassie Lee, 29th Keith & Carol Bohlin, 31st Vince & Joyce Hoehn

WESTMINSTER GUILD

Westminster Guild met on September 4 for our first Bible Study of the year. Entitled "Reconciling Paul: A Contemporary Study of 2 Corinthians," our first lesson was led by Kay Suffron in the absence of our beloved study leader, Father Bill Radant, who is recovering from surgery. This year's study seeks to answer the question, "Can a letter written by Paul to a particular congregation in the first century help Christians today wrestle with what it means to be faithful followers of Christ in the twenty-first century?" It promises to be a most interesting study, as Paul is a very complex man of many contradictions, and the term "reconciliation" can be thought of in several contexts.

Our second September meeting, on the 18th, included both a business meeting and work bee (for which we are famous!), followed by dessert (for which we are also famous!) -- this time Tiramisu.

In October we will meet on the 2nd (for Lesson 2 of our Bible Study) and the 16th. Westminster Guild is open to all women of the church, and we hope you will consider joining us -- we meet at 9:30 AM.

Remember the wonderful spaghetti pie, which was served for lunch on Monday of Fleazaar week? Well, here is that great recipe from Bobbie Behnke.

Respectfully submitted,Kay Suffron, Moderator

Bobbie's Spaghetti Pie (16 Servings)

12 oz. spaghetti, broken in half4 beaten eggs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese4 Tablespoons butter2/3 cup chopped onion2 cups sour cream2 lbs. Italian sausage12 oz. tomato paste2 cups water8 oz. grated mozzarella cheese

1) Spray sides and bottom of 10 x 14 pan with Pam. (Cut 4 x 4 for 16 servings)2) Beat eggs, and set aside.3) Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until done, but not too soft.4) Drain spaghetti, and while warm, combine with beaten eggs and

Parmesan cheese.5) Pour in pan; pat mixture down on

bottom and a bit up the sides. Set aside.6) Melt butter, and sauté the chopped onions.7) Stir in sour cream and spoon over spaghetti. Set aside.8) Remove casing from sausage.

Crumble and cook in skillet until done. DRAIN FAT.9) Add tomato paste and water; simmer

10 minutes.10) Remove from heat, and spoon sausage mixture over sour cream and

spaghetti.11) Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly

over the top.12) Bake (covered) for 25 minutes at 350

degrees. Remove cover and bake until cheese melts.

Note: This freezes well -- thaw in refrigerator before baking.

The thin edge of the seven ounce blade slices forward beneath the surface, sweeping at the apex into a figure eight before powerfully pulling backward. The patternrepeats again and again in a steady rhythmic cadence. The smooth ash rails frame the thin shell as it is propelled forward. The fiery amber, glowing orange,and irredescent green patches of living tapestry both rise

above and sweep beneath the flawless mirror. The soft billows float by in the arching azure expanse overhead, and are reflected back in the sapphire surface below. Filmy whisps dance lateraly and then dissolve into the blaze arising from the east. The hull of the canoe parts the caleidscopic palet of autumn colors and moves forward as if it is suspended between two worlds. The giant White Pines hang downward on the glass from their terrestrial counterparts, connected and supported by some unseen power. The craft slides forward with the comptrail of ripples spreading behind as the panarama unfolds in front. The past slips back and the future opens ahead. The summer gives way to the autumn, and we slide forward toward the new seasonal horizon.

The writer of Ecclesiastes tells us in the famous passage in the third chapter that “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to … God has made everything suitable for its time; moreover God has put a sense of past and future into their minds …” and as we read the passage (and I encourage you to read all of it) we’re transported into the passage of our own lives, and the times within our own lives. There are times when we try to do something, and it doesn’t work-out, and all that’s wrong, is that it is the wrong time. Then there are times when things just come together, and it all just fits, simply because it’s just the right time. What is your own sense of your past, and your future? Where is your sense of where you’ve come from, and where you’re heading now? Is there a sense of futility for you in the words of Ecclesiastes, or is it a sense of hope that your time will indeed come? We are all on spiritual journey, and as I write, in two days the church will have a celebration of my twenty years with you. For me, all of that is wrapped up in relationships and with people. Gazing upon the congregation, faces have changed. Many are gone, leaving behind their own legacies of love, and laughter, and labor and tears. Many new faces fill our sanctuary, and with them is a sense of a hope and a future. The images of the ones above the glassy calm, and the images of the others beneath. And yet, both are connected, and by God’s graces held together with us in the great congregation of all the saints, both here, and those beyond at rest.

Pastor’s Page OCTOBER 2014

Eternal God, you call us to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with courage, not know where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gratefully yours,

Chips