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February 2010Libqty Pole dd Vimqua United Me&odi6t Chu ches

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Soup & Subs saleSun., Ieb. 7, 11:3oAMat Viroqua Church

IG-Nite

5r3oPM suppcr6:3oPM progrlms

Ash Wednesday

wo.shiP & commuion

7PM at Libeltr Pole

Taco Supper

4:3o-6:3o at viroquafolloweal by Lcnrcnvorship seFice at 7

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FROM IHE PASTOIIA new yearand a new de*de, and il does nol

.eal y *m thal ong ago thal @ staned the new ceniuryand now millennium. One of lhe nds magazines tbatLaverneand lsubscribeio is\ryllbl. il 3a n*smagazineqrtenfDm a Chrlst an p€rspecfve, end in the Januaryssue it had a secton on whai happened in the asl vearand what aelhings to ookfo.inthenewyea. HolspoislikeAfghanstan and 6q areaE of growing and pe6Ls|entch.isua. persecution econofric is*esthai m3y give hop€

They ree not acling as pophetsoldoom or hope,JUsl lookng at the €a itFs of tre wodd and heLping lheifreadeF b lookfoNard. Ther peBpecl!e ale takes inloscmunl that we need lo lrusil God no maner wtiat the

When we look atlhe news on w of in prnt med awh€nweheari tonlheradioorseei lonolrcomputerswe need to Ememberlhatwhile lheworld m8y seem onthe lerge ol dlsasterand de6iruction rea@inGodshands. Lke l_lananiah. Mishaeland Azariah (beltef knownas shadrach Meshach andAbedneso) +hen theyfa@d rhe cho e orwoEh pping Kng N€buchadnezarsgoden ihage or being lhrosn into the fiery funace -tfusted ood,saying lf weaEthrown inlolhebLazngfurnace, the God se serye ls able to save u6trom il andhe wlLlesde uslrom your hand, O kins Bulevenirhedoes not, we wantyou to know Oking thalwewllnoiserye yourqods orwoFhip lhe mage ol gold you have *l

These frEe men weE nol a one when they weethrown i othefurnam whiLethe guadslhatweeassigned lo hrow lhem into the blaze were klled bv iheh€al they suryivad and King Nebuchadnezar saw wiihlhem anolherperon who appeaed io the klng as "a son

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Leter in the eptivty, Daniel@dlhouqh a night with hunqry lions be€u* KingDa us had slgned a dec@e odering thatno one bealowed to p€y to any ma. orgodolhef ihan oarlusfor30 days Anyonelhaididwaslo belhrownlo the lons Theseoff cla s wanled to gel id oi Danle be€use he kept peopleiom sioa ing lrcmlh€ Kngand the empne and they wec usd to making a litte e)atra on the sde n the r rc es asgo@mmenl offcials. They knew that only by uslng Dafie s faithfulness againsl hlmcouldiheyqei . idof h im Danielknewwhal@uldhappenandddnottrytohldehsUme ofpEveri@m ihes tEacherols men. He went as was his costom and prayedbefoc the God of Ab6ham lsaac and Jamb He was atresled and lhrcM to the lionsoarius was angry wi$ himsefand his offcLa s when he ealized whal he had been aparl or andwhen Daniel Ms sull a ive the nenmomng hehadDanie liiied rom thelior s den and lhe consp EtoE thrcwn I

we a€ no ditferent than Da.iel Hananlah, Nlishaeland Aza ah They re.echildfen oflhe vngGod whom lhey knew they could trust. vvnen we fae prcblems,tdas,evennaturaldlsaslers ourGodcanseusthroughiotheothersde wewontalwavs be saved fiom the consequehcesof ouror smeone else s acllons nthis te bulGod has promised us hope for Btemib/ if we w|l jlstirustthe one who crcaled us and

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Ihe Vioqua chqEh rekondr iD Poi*into menbeEhip i i th. .onSE9al ion

his bDther Rev. Stan Pegam 'dB iknowledgEabte pe.M @ lsnelthatthat, he is ore of the best Bible teachPegEm, ourtrips hostand co-hosl, Il\,,lalcolm for over 30 yeaF. Considerls€el, they should k'iow

One thiag qe can gniMtee - ts th'

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The |rip v/ill cct appbximalely $3deposit oi $300 sves you a seat untlinal paymenl needs to be nade to M

J usi look al the places we wiLi see:Tev Aviv, Caesarea, Nazareth, the SJordan, Jerusalem, the Garden ofG€

'\,lasada, the Deed Sea, Jeicho and

To sigi-irp, o. ledrn norc oboui -Ethd oi 637-3551 or 508-606-hi'i ot ethdnlorson@msn.com.

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Soeclal DavsIO" - SACK LUIICH DAY

24O SACK LlJNCH DAY

.WEWILL BE GOING OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS

ra clothes in case they need a chargeundEisers durng February that willbenetl the'sala willbe held on Super Bowl Sunday -willtake place on February 24u. Watch for mo.e|alsec. Please consider pair c palng.

IIIIES THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS

Felrrir.a,t .Jr Ite-Nite

The nd lc-Nito is or the hodrcn ad jst in lime lor Valentine\ Dayi ftre will be a 1ol ofhciri pd ido the nexl IC'Nite, s ihde will bc a Vaknliics ihme lor thi! specirl nigbl

A ronamio dimer eill bc scr.d beginninC al 5 30 p m. on Wedn*dly, Iebd:ry 106 11)e me'uwi I i.clude Chiokcn & N mdl*, Sc.Iaped Ham & Potiros Rolls, S dlads, Pictlcs and evenChocolate Fondue lor ddsefrl

At 610 i.Jomarion.l bEsrmt kssioE wili begi4 in lu'lin8 $e folloving:

lookforCtucsilex,AreyoucunmtlylhccarcBiverioraloledoneordoyouanticiparevousoon {iI be o caeg]ver? \vo cu help yor Pd PeG6on of dr. Vemon Couty Unit on A9|rgsil be hsc 10 crons you quesliotr and suggesl r6ouc6lo h.)p you Bcin8!caEsirsrroiro ssy job, but You are rot 3rone.

Nac!EeLb!!a!!! !-j!l!a l?ri! - Arevou d detinsortudsd? Irso, L\is rideolccturc by D.. lohn Gollsan *ill gire you Cral advise/tips fd sLfnelhonine you rclatioshipqidr ym signinoant oiha. Wherbs you ve besn rogclhs for a lev dzys or a fs dozen vsn.evoyone {il1appEci.te lhose tmls io help you build a Srone R€latio6hlp fiouse"

Otriliiie--Lsn the bsics ofquihns *iih De eK;choff

C@Li+nakins--Tlc ki.b ee iovned io cut out, bake aid dsorare Valentire\ cookiF {hile thsadull s$siors aE soing on Thc oooki6 nill be seded witn colfec afto rhc cla$s i

Cone and joh us for s lritr-Generriidrl nignt of tuI! lood sd fellolrhip. Thert is no co{ lbradnission !o IG-N !ie, md fi @ childcdc wiu bo pEYided for thc htls$ oncs. Hoie ro see vou

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Je@y 19,2010 Adnitrist.ative CouncilViroqua UMC Mirntes

Memben Presni Kaiht Hmoq E$rn Ldsorl Char16 sblzH, Vorycl Cqd\ Orn Pimme.,csald Schmedd, CarmIuC, Hel Dach-Hend.ic*son, Jod WelcL Robdt SlldKathy opened lhe meetinE *in suiptuis redine fron Psalms and Tinolhr ud i pnvaTh: D*enb{ I5. 2009 heoling we.e 4pmyed .

Ii'r.e Connitte Chuck Stelr* repotud from thc rcccnt connirle noetile Ho .otod thltth,C Vimqua had prid 55% oftne apportionncnts due in 1009 Ile chuch plm b in$Bs lneDonihly payment for apponionmmis from s650 to $350 monihly 3nd is hoping foi 100% in2010. The inprovmd! is com.ndlble.New QuickBools h'le bea iBblled and iis use is bcjnB p:deced The Conninee is lookingfor a sore sece sa in Lhe churqh ld the fimncial €ddsTbc Sunb€m Dalcde n a milsion oflho chuch rqnms b lhc chEcThe Dsycre has a debt 10 thc oturch iom pan yca6 and is slririnc to elinimte lhal dobt in tne.ed tutue. Inoroved oolmDication boltrccn this connitte and rhs Suban Colmit* willbe acoDpl bhed h {s Mclu dcd thar if payment duE the chuoh exceds 12000 it will bebnught i. dE Firmce Comi{ee le ieview

$oBhip ConEitte: This Epod *6 prcleded by Cevd laneThe wosli, oomnifr.e md on Janudl 14.wc rFeived sood feedbick antho Blue cbriltMs {onltF sc ceo'Desembazl we6ti6atE about 40-45 p$ple atelded, dnd al l€sl hrlf of the roshitptuo consrelaid. Wc rcel dlis roEhip sdice dolnitdy nlkd a spnnual ncod fot ne.y

Feoplc, and ue hope 10 odinue ptotiding ihis {oNhip sm icc in the ntue

Theeducar ioncommit teewi l seryetheFoftneyhealonsun(Fr o erads, and ooka.

sonF and Jaiete wi makerhejelo, and Linda wil buy thethrough conseneus thatthe moneyJorthe mea wil come oui3 Ph thatdayio preparelhe meal.

sonF s in chargd olrhe Soup andsundays and prepaEt on wilnewdere. iw$ ndsd thatrhe $es shoud go torhe day

Ihe Taco supperis tent rively set fosetrorrura. The youth and confirmdion c *s wil help prepawho wanr ro help. weui

Eaner is on sunda, April4it on Paln sdnday. rinere

The Nomimtions cDmitee *ill uoenirc ourgoinc cofrdi{€ menbqs duing wonhip onF ebtudj I 4. Plc.* iell the Noninatios conm inee if you kno* of any mcmber o. liieod {hoshould be recosni4d fd siice 10 rhe cn$\ {hdbd lhc seflice xG

nsh Wednesday n lcbruetl7, Thse vill be a lpn s6 ice al Vioqua dd a 7pn srioe aiLibcq Pole, with conmunlon sned at born !trvices

This is lhe lenblive sshenrL for lsnlcn nidseek vonhiD:2/24 ecumcnical {oship d vnoqua ($ith lam suppet3/3 eundicd vonhi! at Sl Mary!3/10 smeni€l ronhip a1 l,'lr]rnuel Lulhdb3/17 joint *oship at ltoqurl,O4 joini *a6hit at Ljb€.9 PoleAll cvdiie sflice! nill be ai ?pm.

Ne*meeting: Monday, Ma.ch1 5J0pm (Poruc[)

Viroqua United Metho difWon1at

Our2010 Prog6n aooksare i. the processEreculjve Conhinee meeting, we d iscussed the idrGenera Meeilngs wilh Lydia Circle so we dont havrPrcgram Book wil et people kndw when ihe meel n

We wlldo Vemon lrano.devotons on Janu

February.ookies and c.ffee: Hospitality I

kar ?l/e!.4., UMw ca ptesident

tion Cornmittee Meenng Minutes1uary 18,2010

asF*os,K senPanor,roan^erornby,PasrorLiEon,

Wc arc alsrys lookjns for mts to praoii€ Bdrcal nolpiblili to slsls and tGito6i bul Ne wishL be speially relcomlng on lasla nordng. Hd e leol fico to sugge* {rts ro be h.sp ilable

We tre rhady stafting 10 plan tne mud Ouldoor Worhip md Sunfrd Picric, Plse let usls{ if you nlve uy sug€6tio6 for rhis ersl

Our ncxl neetirg {ill be Ihusday lebrur/ 4 al 6 p n,

Eislory Comnittee: No repd

Tru*.c comnittcs Oeis reponed rhat the kitchen slove iD the pesonagc }ad Jiriled and a rewM.ltag slove ws puohased md iBblled. Thc Cobmidee b haaing cdsiu of Lacrsse mkede finuce ofrhe pdsmge non cffrci.trl by dding anothd bne lor lhe up$ans

trdncriioo Conf,nlo.r Klthy rEpofiel ih'r Smday School is doi|8 fi'e. On Febmry ?t thdeqilbemother Soup{dSubnealpbddsdbyth.connihee This ir SupErBowlDayllOnFebruar! ?4r! lnotl.r Teco Supp* wilt be hsld, lhe nigh olihe le'ten lcumcnical Sqvhe ai

UMw: Jdcl prestud rhjr rcton sd ii is in the Neqs Leutr.

Missions Cobdihe: Pa$or Elhan rEoded 1bd a dedin! will bc hcld soon and r Chan_p{sonroi lhe comiiteo {ill be elded.

Wilk, Merorhlq rnd Ciltr: Vel el prsonled tnis Epod Bnd ir is in 0t Ncws ],eti*,

clrc rnd Nnrtue No Repon.

SPRC: Eihan repoded thai M.ry Che.v$ ias sepped dom as fic ch.ir of this .onnitte and aheeti4 of tho cmltce vil be held soon.

Thc Me.tiiC was clssd wilh ihe Lordt Phyd.

Rspettully subnined: Roberl A. S1d

eycoulddodi f ferentyortheofchrist ii ou. pmyeG dunng

fthe da$es K*hy willne€d arewnson asked f some iewsupp ies.thd w€ buysome new supplier, and sotria se.onded the

f( sren to ordersuppliesthrough th€.hu.h. sonF is

a rpe.iaLhmily asain thir year Tayorkeederhasshownd to rememberhlm whei we aie p

care on a parr ti0e basis.rned with it. \de Plan to

entichedule with the dayGra com

fi'mdion, aid thinss are soins well. They w lbe helpingout

re pijoyedrhe progFm, the chmes, and tlre fellowsh p tharchu.k M-Ktooksone trlce famiy ph.tos

Dse add pran to have a dirpay ofss fsmilj€s assin thisyear.rgiam lof the chu(h (cpbook. zlrrlr.zirzirzlr.

\.IjMC Filance Connitte. Oveniew - Janurry 2010

The VUMC linm€ Comlttso will medt on ThEsday Febdary I I t d 1:00 PM. Evd-yone his jtod 10 itrend. Copies of all fin.ic:il comn irice

' otesforns cd b e requened nod ma

Our cndirg balance in ou chaking aooounl lor Deembn wa $ 13.04?.16. Ou 2009 pcin$(Sr77.535.59)exceededdisbusemeib(Sl66.5tl.3l). Wnh this cuhion lft conmitee has€ised ou conbibution 10 confcrocc attodionmmb to $350/nonih. snU shy olrhe$1,655/fronth budgsi, As ihe yd gp* on {e vill $duh this ro daiflmine if it can be nncdViola aDd Nonn Chr'1on Fdsonage expense pa]mmb de sriU l.ggit3. Churcn dcbi to ihcddownenr and tru*H nnds shds al s]55,633.36. \r!e are hoping to elinimle thls debi with$e Vic Schnefd ena(o 6 thc ooud hs mled that nine chdiLbl. beneicini6 vill shne in thekusl lr n.y rrk. monih5 to finalize rhis and {. $ill ld tou knDw the outhme ! hn ir h.pps's

Stcsardsbip: SDne ofJou havc notiricd us L\ri )ou I ill nol ned qudtcly mlleotion envelopesmailed 1o yos, tl*nl you. A')thing *€ cm do to reduce tuiling collectim eNelops (e s, pickut in 0!nhd,

'oii! N Lhar yod only need rhm nonihlr, .tc.) will bElp b rduoo ou nailing

costs. Crog Cheryq has acrEd 10 cosditut stcw&dship effofrs in 2010. lhanl you Greg

Nen Sysledr: Cavan Fug h6 iB€lled the new acoouding sj*eq convaled lhe old dd. lo 6cne{ sy$m, updrtd tbe budgel inforrotioq 3nd ; lRitine thc tmsuer on the oes stslem Thissiu auon us to c.at moE aEurale raorls ror conmite* (eg , actual ve*us budge, andbdfl tacL our franciak He also sd up rristen\ ne{ conluler sydm Thaol lou Carm for

Beloved, I steh abovo .ll lhlng3 that thou mayesl pbsper andbe In h.allh, dven a3 lhy coul pbspeEtn.

3tory of 3Lu e\offeatt -b) rhe nq. sj

Chirlo Makosi lmd{. h in htr 50 s norY, Sne livs in Itho Affjm munty olzinbahwe For many yds Girccbome iix ofho orvn a'd doz* of"dunped" Uds.

'tdonlknowqboiheirpdds m," slyslaDdse Thepofiioo brings then hdc. The dtrnped'kidsvde dunp'p&mc or by !@m8es l ho couldn t cde for thm, qplebeed healthure work6 rnn Lhe Oryhns a.d Vdlncmb)Lrnivediv and de zinbabwc Ud&'l Mcliodisl chmh.Woliarc Ofice pulh kids ofalne sbd, ther lrf to 6nd !l

In Dsmb* of 2005, Fandsa said, 'I lhink God slall nC@lor d r prine ninisle-"

Fandem s *D,r dd ongoirg care for ltr! oahas is n..united Melhodisls a1l aound $e *o d, includitEU.it*ofl*ings [appofrionnenrs) suppon ine ] ork oflhe GeneAnic. U.ivffiiq and ni$ion $or)< in zimbrbwe

MissioMrics sdve as ranlibls ronncotioN betsdn the c

I sirc Lhats ihd Unfted Mdhodisa in WiscoGh pay I Iou nissios aroud the wold We are .dong liosc ihatdd forAirme$ to olhcd nc! md fai

II,ALLE LU JAI] MOMENTS

Palticildts in ihe firsr A]l-WoiGive R&ine Wona m 'ErLem(

TlHrk you for your conlinuing suppod

eta.4 Sdlr.*, Fi.tne chsitpsor

Th mombcrs oI $o uanen\ mini*ry at L\e !l ismnsin fBay r6Enll] enbdled o! the fti 211 wolla mission tilUniled Mothodist $ oneq they Bnre a trotun

'amed Im

*eler4 ihey buill m acccs mp, ohanod .nd or8oo'zchung ncw curtdro md a $.ll bm*. They also eoshipqKenosha md pr*ened her wilh a !ray* slarvl. tn a slatelof dll {e shded ou lore md or gito ofsedice sith hag.!e ud {e had a clal tinel '

rmmarv - December 2009

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for2009$cd paid intu lbJ ihe jdua4 due derc.

Libert! Pole

tr.tivc Board nceting:February 2, at 7:30PM

February2010A 5TTWARDSI] P MESSAGE FOR YOUR CIURCH

r vmother'sioster.ousin died recently and w€ attedded herfuneral attheBaptistciurch in Mtd Rose, Wisconsin. When weadved for h*flneratseryice on a coldJanuary morning, we wefe anazed to see the parkins lotfuil ofca6. Weknewwewere tie only on* arrlvlng fiom our side ol the iamily Oice idsidewewaited in tinefor over lO minutes !o connectwi& herson, Whowereatl these p6pLe? Laler welearned that manv were relanves on the othefside of her family, and a good numberwere members of herchurch and lhe comnunlty.

whllesheonlvhad oneson, we learned thatMickeywas known a5 "r om," "iia,""Grandma," dr "6randmalllickey" by m6t €veryone in town. lhe pastof told awonderful storyabout taklng theyouth group Chnstmas carctingjutta lew weeksDrior, whei thev ariived ather house, altof the teenageGjostted Jor position on theiittle oorch ofher trailerbecause th€y 6tl wantei to.ing the bell and get a craidmar,liLle? hJql We also tearned about the livora-v sudea f.or c1'aa w\o catled hehu iqn;r mon,'b{au'e he. veo wi!1lli.key ano 1et )or dJ ng hi sLln e'breaks frcm college.

Mickey was described by the congregalion gathered there 6a compa$ionate, non'r-oeniental Delieve.who alway\ _ad a sar.e fo'everyore. retr e hao beer'ouefi r ; rhe oeq'nlrq. tet i -steaoofber19oirrer d4o argry.5l 'e c_ose too' ferGod agiving heart thatwas hudbleand loving. she tlved as a steward ofaLLthe nFte esofGod. sheoiieren a oiwho she was, and all oiwhatshe had, in gratitude fortbe

i!I" Esthe. Cilcl.. Stacy tr{akon

Sometimes we think slewardehip h Jurtaboutmoney.again that it! norjusrabout money, Stewardship i3News of the love of Jesus Christ every day,

Mickey reminded me onceabout how we live the Good

WiscoNin Uniiedr.{ethodis! Fo3ndatioiTtowjndFr sk.et sle 305, P.g. Bor 620

9un Prliri., Wl 53590_05201.333-901-9353 or nmr@tumf .ore

16,116,261,488,801?7,585,5c166,5t1J1t3,n47J6

r8,120,008,8680010,tt0.00 3,363.00

5,6443) 916.00

rbcr thc food patrtrl!

February 2010

Liq!ci$:

!iq!ci!!:"M*sdSdsof theGdpol" latdEthan''ldiin€ You Ligt't Stine" Pa.tor Etbh

1?: "k An'4hing Evd Frec?" Paior Eihan''Ih€Crc$lnOuFsith' PasldEtbd'Ihe Jtuald Cro*" - lastoi llhd

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February 2010

Ushers - Libe aPoleFeb'rud1 7 SlEa & Amy HudyIebnEy 14 Shda & AEy llddyIebnay2l Steve & A4G Eomhyfe! dy 28 Steve & Angie Eomby

Litursist - LibertY PoIe

Ushen - Viroarhletruary 7 Jom€ qo6by & Miny Hi$chfieldFebruEy til VeryeL&Lomitu CsdlVed.,Fe6.17 Dm cdlerFebru.ry2l Jery Schoede! & Ds Cspdwed.,Ieb.24 Bd! & Do Calqle!ruay 28 Jin & Am Eudson

GreeteF - VimqutIebniryT Artbd Mcc"ryIebruary 14 Ij,te lld:onFebru&r 2t Jotue FlombyWsd., leb. 24 Cloria lieilingeiFebruarr28 Llm Wlitley

Acob'ts - viroamlebmry 7 Teil Hdsoafebrudy i4 l{ackeDie Stalsberslebtu ry2l TylqPiqceFebnDry28 MaIory Hason

litucilljJj&sr4.M6se4qs of tie Gospel'- Paslor Etbd"I-eting Your Lignt Shiff" - ?astor Elbo''li Anlaning Eq lree?'- ?astd E$a"The Cro$ In Ou FaiLh'- Patoi Elhu''Iho Jruold crss" Psrq Eihu

Financiz l Summ.rv - December 2009

16,146.t6 4,188.80

177,585.59

Year ro-dar€ dnburremenk 166,sr1,33Balan.e on hrnd: l2l-!1/:009 I ] ,n47.t6 2,314.3t

conlereD.erpnoriiobDeots 0r.d for th. )€,r 18,720,00

Coolcruoce !tI,orliDtrmeot! p.'id to dtic 10,]3n.00 r,868.00Missions/specinl gifts for thc icar 5,64112 9-16.00

\r ' | . . ryo " dppol oDel br l00o e . od r ' 'L l l bv b. rs f dIda.c.

Libet, Pole

Adninistrative Board mceiing:Tuelday, February 2, a1?:30PM

United Methodist Wone!

Tucsda), Icbrulry 10. at5:30PM

r.,artrmj 'ilray.r and Sclt-Dcnial" - Esthf Circlc. Sfacy MahoD,r,Jl4rsi i\trrlcnc Mellcn, Ranona T[oDDsor,a.rt A-itri llel€n Zi|zne., Bert.i.e Sodl

February?010A 9TEWARDSHIP $ES'{6E FOR

^iy mothers lostercousin died recenttt and we at

chu.ch id Wild Ro5e, Wsconsln, When weanivedJanlary morning, wewereamazed io see tlre parNwere the onLyon4 adving iiom ourside ofthefafor over l0 minutes to connect with herson- wh(learned rhat many were relativeson the other sidrwefe membere of her church and thecomnunity.

Whilesheonlyhad one soi, we learned that Mick("Grandma," or 'Grandma Mickey" by mosteveryowonderiulstory about lakingtheyouth group chnprior, when they a ved at her house, atLoftheliRte oorch of her trailer because they aLL wantedMickey hurl We aLso learned aboot the ni$ioiaqhis'!umme.nom," beause he ljvedwith i'{ickey

Mickey was described by theconsrqation gathei!iudcmental beti*erwho always had asnite rorefrom thebeginning, Yet instead olbelng bitter agiving hea.t thatwas humbteaid loving. she tivolGod. She oifered atl ofwho shewdt, and au c

Sometime5 we thlnk stewa.dship h just about moagain thatjt's notjust about mohey. StewardshiN*s of the love ofJesusch st everv dav.

wisosin united Methodl!750 Mnd5or Sker ste ro5

tun Pr:iri., w 535!1-a$-903"9353 d !4E

RemeDber tbe food paotr) !

mnittee OYeniew - Jaruary 2010

eet on l husday rebruary I l' .l l:00 PM Everyone isL conmidee ndes/foms can be reque$en iom De

ount fo. Decemhtr x?s $11,047.j6. ou2009iecejpb($166.511.33) Wilh thls cushlon the comihee b2sDoniomens to $350l6onth, $ill shy ofine.n \!c will c*luate ihG i. ddemioe ir ii cai bc rahcd.)ese palrerb re $ill laESin!. Chuch debl b the: $l55,638.36, We ee hopils io elisimte this deli wiibruled thal nine chxiLable bcncficidi* will shrc in the; anl re will lcr ym kno* the oubome when ir hrp!.trs

ien G lhar you will nor need qudaly colection envelops€n doto rcducc miilingoollootior crrclops (c.9, pick*d ihm molthly, dc.) Iill help 1d rcduce ou mdlingdinaie sieprdship aiotu in 2010, iha.l you GEg

d iho new aoc.uniinC at{em, corvefred nlre old datl 1o i}catioq .nd is r.ining dr r6us on thc ne{ sy*m Tblsporls fo! comnitees (e.c., actual r*us budEd) mdD KJisrd\ ne* conpuro sysrcm. Than* you Cavd for

Stcry of Shat elofferi,r t b) \. R.v. (,eve PoLkr

chi.po Mslo{i tsdea is in htr s0 s nou. She lives in Lbc Gldier F.Us soction ol Harde, indre ,{nien coNla ofzinbab{e. lor mn, y4* Gi.co I t9l ), die has cmd for children in hqhomo-six ofher o*n and doaN ol dunpcd ki.G.

'I do'l lTo* *ho lbet pEents eq says rodna. The policc bring thcn bsc. .the selJdeoffice bri4s then heie Tbe dunped'kid! sdEdunpcd onlhe*.dsty ibeir HIV pdsnivepd6s s by Gemg{s \ho couldnl cse fo. lnem, *plained Frdyi Tni*epi, a comunEbasd hedtncare nok* vith lhc OAnm and Vdrerable Childlen (OVC) prcject ol Africaunivdiq and tho Zinbabwe uniied Me$odisl Church. Vnsn lhc p.lics or lhc Haf@ smirlWelfee O6oe pllls kid! olr lnc slie! theJ lry 10 find pcople sho will cue Lr them

ln Dc.eEbe. of 2005, [dd6a said, "I tlink Cod sldl make one of $ese kids I n cariiS fo. rdodor d a princ nini*a."

Fandc6 s story md ongoing care for HIV orph$ is rade posible rbi.ls to the genercsily olunned Melhodisls .11 aroud ihe {ond, includins L'nited Methodiss in Wiscotrin. Ou sheedofading3 (apponi.mens) suppul the vork of ihc Ccn*el B.ard of Globd Mioktieq inchdDg,Anis Univcsjiy md mission rork i. Zimbabft

vr D 0 ie . aaE€6e.or.r .otube\-e ' hc.F. ' .h, pcook

I sive thdts L\ai lnired Merhod;ls in Wiscosin pay I00% olihe shreC oferinc suppdingou nisid aroMd lhe wo.1d we ft among ihose lna( convcy Lhc Good Ne*s ol Cod s loreud fo4lvone$ to othss near md far.

HALLELUJAH MOMENTS

Pa$icilgnts in the First All-Womar Mission TripGive R&ine WorrE o 'Eileme l_lone Makeover'

Ier nmb*s oflhe {odh! ninisllr .1 the Wiscodin Unitcd McL}odii Chu:ch in WhiiefishBay r@mdy embelcd on the fftt all {oman nission tip b Ricine, $1. with $500 niled byUnnen Me$odnl S o6e1! tbey Cane a qomn naned Irb m tnreno hone ksvd.' ln oneneekdd, they builr u acc*s rmp, Lleaned and qgaized, lainied ihe lihheo and bedroDn, mdbuns .ew cdaid and a mll ban0r. Thcy aho woGllipcd silh hor cl lnm.ud L C inKhosba .nd Gerted her with a p.ayer sna{L Ii a ddemed nom ihe {omen, they ei4 "Mo$of 211, we shred ou lov. dd ou gins of sefrice will her and she with us. We got more thm q.

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i christian Education Committee Meeting Minuteslanuary 18, 2010

Preseni: knhyrianson, Linda weinau,sonia Bierkos, Kist:n Pairot

op€nids some peoplesha.ed someihincrheycould do d fterent y or the same in odorto benenlchrislian educdion ii ourchurch. PastorLa60n asked to k!epthe church olchrid in ou. pGyec dur ng

We de d*ays lookirg lof woys 10 pmcticE rddical hospilato bc specially {elconins on E sl* noininE. Plse feel

We are alredy sariing to pla. ihe annual Outdoor \voshlkoo* if you hrve any susg*tioB for th! evet.

Our Rxt Deeti4 *il be Tnucdly fcbna.y 4 ar 6 p.m.

Httory Conmit !r |io repoil

Trnrter Comnitleer Orrk rcponed ihal lhe kitbm slcveMcltC *ove }6 puchased ad islaled The comnerthe fumc. oflhc ?dsonige Dore ef6cient by adding sot

Educ.tior ConEiits KaLhy repod€d Lhat S$d.y Soho!vi11 be anoih* Soup and Sub deal porided by ihe cdmIeb@ry 24" mtha Tam Suprer eill bo iold, ihe nisht ,

UM\\': Janet presenied rhis rcpd 3nd it is in thc Ncws 1-e

Micsions Connitiee: Pastor Ethan rcponed that a n..tinlor 6e somidee will bE eiecled

wil!, Memorirls, 'd

Citu. vofel prsented lbis repo.

C!.e !ndNurlur€: No Report.

SPRC: !!han icpoded lhal Mary cheever hu nepped do\meding ol the commite nill be held soon.

The Meding *as clGed wirh rhe Lord\ P.ryei.

Rerpeitully lubminedr Roben ^

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e.Dme Krisen Pairotl tothe comm te€. ludy Bal and E nabarhHarsoi h!ve aco shawed an inle16rlnroin ns.

el inal lof lhe.a$espranned on askinssome p€op e M2lo. / ts:nsonaskedi fsom€newsuppl ies.oudbeoderedfortheo der.hildren's room. !nda msde a motion thatwe bry$me new stpplles, aid soiia seconded themorjon Malory and Kathywil make a liiror Krid€n to order supplies throushilre.hurch sotrja i5going to donare 3 cD playpr/cdio torb0ss room

Youth: Theyouth boushichristmass frs for a 5pe. a ram 7as3 n thkyaar' Tavlor Keei erhas shownai inieren ln olryouth adtitie!, owe need to r:member him whei we are plannlng evenrs. Llnda isgoing tocheck on the popcan *drs downseir5

Daycare: Theday.areisveryfulat th ist ime. After: toubl lnst imewpleared io have HeatherbEonjo". erpd" withihe finan.ccomntee back itr odober, but som3 are *jl.onceried with it. we pran toask thefinan.e commnreeto form a.onsinEntschedu e with the dayorwhei the nnanciaLsbiuswil be revlewed

confirmation: The.e are sixstuderts in confimauon, and th ns5 are soins we L ftevwilbe help ns ouiwith the Taco supper, which isrentarivelY pL:nned ii F.b.

the chrktmai ptugran weotweL EverYone aiioyedthe prosram, the.hme5, and thelelowshlp thaifallowad. li isa nicetadftion and has had great atendan.e chu.k M Ktooksome nlcetumilv photor

th.t day. inete wil talk io h n about thoe and pan to have a dlssonja wou d like any etn pidrr€softhe program forthe clrunh s.Epbook

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e Council Viroqua UMC Mioutes

rGq Chdl* Slslhtr, Veryel Gadl, Odis }ilmfl,h dendrickso4lmel Weloh, Robe.t S1,r,sading fion Psalns ud Timoih] dd a p'ay*.

hed 6om the r$cit conminee meering, He 'oted

ih&tiomcnis doc i' 2009. fhe cnrch llatu b ircreme tnen $6s0 10 t350 bontbly sd is hopine lor 100% in

its u $ is bsing p sletcd. The c omnittee n looking

cburoh ?aynenrs to the ehucb for 2009 dc curcnlL pae yem and ; slririn3 to elimimie tlBi debt in ihe{ccn thh Commitee and the Su]lhen Comitee willpayment due the chuoh oxosds $2000 it rill be

hrisM{oshipsdvicconDecomba.2l, $ea! lc6l half of iiE s oEhippds rft ton ou$ide our

!*vice delinitely liued a spintuzl Deed for Ilmy

-1 this {o6hip serice in $e tuturc.

The educ*io. comditteewi sede the Fofrney meal on sunda, Febfuary 21. Ire menu i5 asrolows:jeli elads, and cookies mak€ the cookies,

sonia and raneha wirmake the je l-0, and Lrida wirrbuy the iigredients forlhe rcn. iNasapprovedth.ough conseEusthatthe moneyrorthe me6Lwilcome ouiorthe yolth rutrd. we platrto meptabodt

so^F ir ii charg.olthe soup and 5ub saes for5unday, February 7. odecwlllbe takan t5e ne}ltuoSundaysand prepa.aton wilbe o soiFwll ako pdr an announcement in thenews€fte'. t was nat€d thd ll'e $l.srhould go to the day.are, bu

IheTacosupper isrentat ivelysetfo La6onwi l le lusktrowwhenit issel lorsure Theyourhandconi i rmdionddiwl heLporepare: idsewho wanato heLp. we wi lbe in.

rc ouqoi$ connine menbeft duing sonbip oncomi$ee if yo tnor of my nmbs or liic.d vhoec1l, r'heiner lne rereica qas on { commLtee or n.t

ll be d lpd sflice a1 Viroqu dd a rpn seflice at

Eaner s on lunda, Apri ner brcakfri 3t a fulure meeling sorFasked ihe ss fthey pLan todo a s[it on Palm sdid.y laiene and Kathy wiLE]k ahotrt iisnd sei back to

Netmeedns: MoMay,M:rch L !l0pm (Pdud)

Viloqua Unitel Metlodist WonEn

Our2010 Pbqram Books a.e in the process ofbeng prnted InourJanuaryExecrdve Commlttee meeting wediscussed ihe ideaolcombnlng a @uple ofoufUMWGeneralMeetnqs with Lydia Circe so we dont have back-to-back meelngs ThePrcg.am Book wlllet peop e know when the meetnqs afe We hope I wilbe ready by

We willdo Vernon Manordevorions on Januarv2T

February moles and coffee fosprtalry

Execltive Comm tlee meeiinqGe.ec Meeung and Lydia cncbprogramr Prayer and Se f-Den alcookies ior aner Lenleh Ecume.Eal worship sedlce

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February 2010 NewsletterGood-bve

Sunbeam Daycare

Themes

Birthda

Febrsqar:tr IG-IYit

Thc n*1 IC-Niie is on the hdizon sd ju$ in lise ror vihd pui inlo the ndt lG Nnq d drerc vill bE a valonln

ArDMic ditrer 11 6e seflen besinning al 5:30 p.n.will includc Chicken & Nmdls, Sc.[opod Hifl & PoiaChocolale londle l0 dssenlSpecial Davs

10"-SACKLUNCH DAY12'" Va.nt i r . s Pady

24' SACK L!t.lCH DAY

ISIES' ff ng snow wed every day WEWILL BE Go NG ouTsLDE As IMUCH As

POSSIBLE. lvak€ sure yourchild has extra clothes ln case they need a change. The church is sponsonng 2 fundraisrs dunng February ihalwillbeneiit lhe

Day€re. A"Soup and Sub's.le willbe hed on Super Eowl Sunday -Fe6tuary 7. ATa;o supperwlliake place on February 24h. Watch lor morelnicrmatiof aboui th* fundraiseF. Ple4e consider pad clpal nq.

DONATIONSSUNBEAIIII DAYCARE WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING DONATIONS

al 630 inJornalion brskout sssio6 iill besi4 incb

Tooh for Cseqvss..Are you cutrmlly ihc ctrCiver 1is@r uill be a c&glvcr? We m heF yoL Pd Felesonwill bc hde lo m$* you questioN aD,l sugsesi r6ouan esy job, but yo! se not alone.

Nsftuniq Uic Iri.ndrhib in Your Relanoship-.Are torlehft by Dr. lobn GottDan nil Circ you sal advice/(s ilh you signjicai oths. Wlelner you've bccn logoihleveryo.e viu appreiatc these tools b help you build d'

Ouillins Ledn iho bsics of quihins xilh Doniss Kircl

Cmki+nakinq-.The kjds are inrited to out o!t, bake atadull s$sioc c g.ing on. Ths oookis xiU be seryed l

Core and join us rn an lnter Cenenlioml niSli ol nn!admission io 16 r.Iilq ud t€e childcee {ill be provide

QIJII,TING

went thrcLeh a night with hungry ions be€us Kingg thal no one be allowed to pEy to any man orgod)re thai d d waslo beihbwn lolhe lio.s. Thesere€ue he kepl psple fbh stea inQ ircm the Klfglo makng a litile exlE on the sde in then roles asai only by using Dahels la lhlu ness againsl him6w shal @uld happen and did notiry to hide hisusmen. He wenl as was hls cuslom and pEyedtnd Ja@b. He was arcslen and thrcwn lo lhe lionsiis oiicia s when he realized what he had been aive the next hom ns he had Danie ialed from the

nel, Nananiah Mishael End Azadah Theywe@)y knew lhey @uld 1rusl. When we lae pDb emsod can ee us throlgh 10 lhe olh6r side we wonl:nces 0touforsomeone ele's actons in thls ife, bLnrity if@ wil justtrusithe onewho created us and

Haw you .Er wonted to sdlk where Jesus wall€d.)

rlc$ wislot cnawC@ ta[joi' sJd a bi, to Inet

Jdtury &19,2011

love io have you join us as

The Fiery FurngFp

his bbther Rev. Sian Pegram . He is the n6tknowtedseable pe@n on lnel that we know, but besldeslhat, he is one 6tha best Bible leacrersr€kron.' Revs.PesEm, our trip s host and co host, have been iiends withMal@lm lor over 30 yeaF. Considenng iheir mar'y tEvels tolsEel, they shoLild knw.

One thing we cah g@rturee - is that this t@. qill charyeyour life forever!

The hip will c€t appbximatEly $3500 per p€.eon. Adeposit of $300 eves you a seai urlil Nov. 2010 trhen thennal payment needs to be made lc fitaranatha Touls Inc.

JLrsl look al the places re will se:Tev Aviv, Caesa.ea, Nazareth, ihe Sea of Galile, lhe RiverJordan, Jerusalem, ihe Garden oi Getismane, Bethlehem,l'/asada, the Dead Sea, Jencho and parls ofiheTemple.

To sign-up, o ledrn more oborl rhe rrip, coll Pclo.Ethon ot 637-3551 or 608-606-4637 (cell) d €noilhin dt ethahlqrson@msr.con,

ft€ UniLed MeilodisL ChKhcs

THE CR.OSs & TF|E

February 2010Lib..ra Polc and Viroqua Uniteal Mct

Brlcrr,ssar!! &!ss!cl9d

The cross &NITED ]\4ETHODIST CHURCHESThe Flame

LIBERTY POLEFebruary

Soup & Subs saleSun., Feb.7,1r:3oAMat Viroqua ChD.h

IG-Nite

5r3oPM supper

Ash Wednesday

soNhip & commmion

7PM at Libcrty Pole

Taco Supper

4:3o'6r3o atViIoquafolowed by LerterwoNhip senice at7*+;* i+* i+*+***

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