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The weekly electronic newsletter of Joy Lutheran Church, Prescott WI www.joy-church.org 715-262-5800 [email protected] Stay Connected In This Issue 2016 Joy January Calendar JWELCA Looking Ahead Thank you Annivesary and Birthday Pastor's Message Faith Education Women of Joy Bold Cafe Joyful Quilters JWELCA Thank You's Worship Service January Menu Wednesday Night Supper 5:15 -6:30pm 6th- Hungarian Goulash 13th- Spaghetti 20th- Chicken ala King 27th- Chili and Cornbread January 1, 2016 Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday, February 14th at 11:30 a.m. The 2016 Giving Envelopes are available in the narthex. If you don't find one for yourself please let Sue Hood, Joy Bookkeeper, know by calling the office on Mondays at 715-262- 5800. Those who not enrolled in Simply Giving will not receive an envelope. Pastor Steve Meyer [email protected] Our new webpage is up and running. The address is the (same www.joy-church.org) but the look is quite different. For one it is more mobile friendly so you should be able to view it on any device. We are still developing the site and plan on making this a
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The weekly electronic newsletter of Joy Lutheran Church, Prescott WI www.joy-church.org 715-262-5800 [email protected]
Stay Connected
In This Issue2016 Joy January Calendar
JWELCA Looking Ahead
Thank you
Annivesary and Birthday
Pastor's Message
Faith Education
Women of Joy
Bold Cafe
Joyful Quilters
JWELCA Thank You's
Worship
Service
January Menu Wednesday Night Supper5:15 -6:30pm6th- Hungarian Goulash13th- Spaghetti20th- Chicken ala King27th- Chili and Cornbread
January 1, 2016
Annual Congregational MeetingSunday, February 14th at 11:30 a.m.
The 2016 Giving Envelopes areavailable in the narthex. If you don't find onefor yourself please let Sue Hood, Joy Bookkeeper,know by calling the office on Mondays at 715-262-5800. Those who not enrolled in Simply Giving will notreceive an envelope.
Pastor Steve [email protected]
Our new webpage is up and running. The address is the (same www.joy-church.org) but thelook is quite different. For one it is more mobile friendlyso you should be able to view it on any device. We arestill developing the site and plan on making this a
dynamic site with
Quick Links
Joy's New Website
ELCA
Bold Cafe
Joy's Goggle Calendar
1 Friday Happy New YearJoy Office Closed 2 Saturday 7:30am Men's Bible
Study 3 Sunday No Sunday School 8:15am
Traditional CommunionWorship Service
10:00am Contemporary Communion WorshipService
4 Monday9:00am Sharing and Caring Hands
Food Preparation 5:30pm Sing4Joy 6:00pmJoy Unlimited 7:00pm Spirit of Joy7:00pm Joyful Bells 5 Tuesday9:30am Leave for Sharing and Caring Hands 6 Wednesday# 7:30am High School
Prayer Breakfast
dynamic site withregularlyupdatedinformation, asource you cantrust for the latestword. If youhavesuggestions about what you would like to see on thepage, let the office know. Right now the site is prettytext heavy and we would like to make it more imagerich, but we need good pictures of the ministry ofJoy to do that. So keep your phones and camerashandy and look in your archives and send picturesour way. If you haven't been to our facebook pagelately or ever, please visit and "like" us. If you aretraveling on the weekend, you can now catch up byviewing our YouTube channel. We also would like to get an updated photo directory,but instead of hiring an outside company to do that wewould like to self-publish a piece. But in order for us todo that we need everyone to submit updated photos.So if you took a family photo for your Christmas cardthis year, please send a copy to the office so we cancompile them.
For many of us in the congregation, electroniccommunication is becoming more common than printand mail. So we will be experimenting this next monthwith an electronic newsletter (a beefed up "Sharing OurJoy") so you always will have current information. Forthose of you who don't have or use computers orphones to get your information, we will still have aprinted version available to pick up at church or it canbe mailed to you by request.
2016 is upon us and we are busy with plans for the newyear. Our annual meeting will be coming up Feb. 14and as part of the process we will be electing people toleadership positions. I invite you to start thinking about
it now, because we are in the nominating process for
Prayer Breakfast at Twisted Oak Coffee House9:00am Joyful Quilters5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Supper: Hungarian Goulash 5:45pm Guitar Camp 5:45pm High School Praise Band 6:30pm Worship Service 7:00pm Confirmation Class 7:00pm Joy Choir7:00pm Shift 6/7
10 Sunday8:00am Bold Café8:15am Traditional Communion Worship Service
10:00am Contemporary Communion Worship Service 10:00am Sunday School
11 Monday5:30pm Sing4Joy6:00pm Joy Unlimited 7:00pm Joyful Bells7:00pm Spirit of Joy 12 Tuesday1:30pm Women's Bible Study6:00pm Team Leaders' Meeting7:00pm Women's Bible Study8:00pm Executive Team
Meeting
it now, because we are in the nominating process forthose positions. This is a new day and a great time tobe the church and we are in need of people withpassion and vision to be part of the leadership team. Ifyou have an interest or know of someone you thinkwould be good, please forward contact information tothe office. Pastor Steve MeyerJoy Lutheran Church
Christy [email protected]
High School Prayer Group Meets WednesdayMornings (during the School year) at Twisted Oak CoffeeHouse 7:30am-8:15am.
Summer Mission Trip June 20th - June 29, 2016 Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario Canada. Youth and adults are invited to participate inthis wilderness service event! We will beenjoying the great outdoors and servingGods creation as we care for theenvironment. Trip cost is $365. This includestransportation, camping, canoes, and mealsat camp. Fundraising opportunities are TBA.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is June 13th-17th at Joy Church!
Time is tentatively set for 12noon-5pm
Meeting 13 Wednesday # 7:30am High School Prayer Breakfast at Twisted Oak Coffee House9:00am Joyful Quilters1:00pm PACA Meeting5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Supper: Spaghetti5:45pm Guitar Camp5:45pm High School Praise Band6:30pm Worship Service7:00pm Confirmation Class 7:00pm Joy Choir7:00pm Shift 6/7 14 Thursday7:00pm Worship & Music Team Meeting 16 Saturday 7:30am Men's Bible Study 17 Sunday 8:15am Traditional Communion Worship Service 10:00am Contemporary Communion Worship Service 10:00am Sunday School
18 Monday10:00am Joyful Seniors5:30pm Sing4Joy 6:00pm Joy Unlimited
7:00pm Spirit of Joy
Time is tentatively set for 12noon-5pm(please note we are inthe process oforganizingtransportation fromsummer school classes.)More details are TBA.
Sunday School Christmas Worship wasDecember 13. Kids 3 years - 5thgrade participated at 10am worship service. This eventtook the support of many parents, students, teachers,classroom helpers, musicians...and many more. Aspecial thanks to Kristen Gray and her family for all thework they did!! What a great job!!!! We had wonderfulturnout of kids and families. The kids had a great timesharing the Christmas story with the congregation! Joy's Christmas Program
7:00pm Spirit of Joy 7:00pm Joyful Bells
19 Tuesday 7:00pm Council Meeting 20 Wednesday # 7:30am High School Prayer Breakfast at Twisted Oak Coffee House9:00am Joyful Quilters5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Supper: Chicken ala King5:45pm Guitar Camp5:45pm High School Praise Band6:30pm Worship Service7:00pm Confirmation Class 7:00pm Joy Choir 24 Sunday8:15am Traditional Communion Worship Service10:00am Contemporary Communion Worship Service 10:00am Sunday School 26 Monday 5:30pm Sing4Joy6:00pm Joy Unlimited7:00pm Spirit of Joy 7:00pm Joyful Bells 27 Wednesday # 7:30am High School Prayer Breakfast at Twisted Oak
Coffee House
Marcia [email protected]
All Women are Invited to the January Bible StudyChristian Citizenship 101 - Paul's Letter to the PhilippiansIn January, we will begin a four part study on the Bookof Philippians. In this study we'll discover more aboutthe church in Philippi and its founding, the challenges itfaced and the context of some of its most belovedpassages. We'll also explore ways in which Philippiansrelates to our lives today and invites us to engage infuller service to the world around us. The title of thisstudy, Christian Citizenship, comes from two verses inPhilippians - Philippians 1:27 and Philippians 3:20. Amajor emphasis of this letter is what it means toconduct our lives as citizens of the commonwealth ofJesus Christ, where the gospel reigns. Theme versesfor January's study are Philippians 1:1-26. The studycan be found in the Gather magazine. This four-part study is written by Phyllis Kersten, anassociate pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in RiverForest, Illinois from 1996-2008. Since that time, she hasserved several interim ministry appointments and hasco-authored two Bible studies for women. Each month, all women are welcome to join us for Biblestudy on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, in the FiresideRoom at the church, at either of the following times: Tuesday, January 12 1:30 pm Wilma Timm, Leader Tuesday, January 12 7:00 pm Marcia Lindseth, Leader
Coffee House9:00am Joyful Quilters5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Supper: Chiliand Cornbread5:45pm Guitar Camp5:45pm High School Praise Band6:30pm Worship Service7:00pm Confirmation Class 7:00pm Joy Choir7:00pm Shift 6/7
30 Saturday 7:30am Men's Bible Study
31 Sunday8:15am Traditional Communion Worship Service 10:00am Contemporary Communion Worship Service 10:00am Sunday School # 2:00pm Prescott's Got Talent at Prescott High School*4:00pm Piano Recital
Please visit Bold Cafe
7:00 pm Marcia Lindseth, Leader
Young Adult Women Invited to Bold Café GroupJoin us on Sunday, January 10th for discussionand fellowship!All young adult women are invited to join a Bold CaféGroup that begins again in January! It will meet on thefollowing Sundays in the church Fireside Room:January 10, February 7, March 6, and April 10. BoldCafé will meet from 8:00 - 9:30 am. The group will beled by Kathy Sommer and Mandy Bernick. They willguide women through Bold Café discussions. Pleasevisit www.BoldCafe.org to learn more about thisawesome opportunity to grow your faith and connectwith other women at Joy. For more information, contactKathy Sommer at 715-262-4352 or 651-492-5567 (cell)or [email protected] or contact Mandy Bernickat 715-262-5641, 715-497-4398 (cell) [email protected].
Joyful Quilters to Begin Quilting AgainThe Joyful Quilters will begin making quilts again onWednesday, January 13, 9:00 A.M. in the FellowshipHall. They will meet every Wednesday through March.During the fall quilting months, almost 30 quilts weremade and given to Lutheran World Relief fordistribution to people in need throughout the world. Allwomen are invited to join the Joyful Quilters. Noexperience necessary! Come every Wednesdaymorning to make quilts and enjoy the fellowship of thequilters. For more information, contact KarenLundgaard at 715-273-5848 or Joan Schaack at 715-262-5476, co-chairs of the Joyful Quilters. Everyone isalso invited to donate 3-5 yard pieces of fabric for ourquilters.
THANK YOU . . . . . .
Looking Ahead . . . Mark Your Calendars:Sunday, February 28, 2016 - BoldWomen Sunday/Thankoffering Service,Barbara Solsaa, Speaker
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 7:00 PM -JWELCA General Meeting
Friday, March 4, 2016, 11:00 AM - WorldDay of Prayer, Joy Lutheran Church,(Written by the women of Cuba)
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8:30 AM - St.Croix Conference Morning of Renewal,Bethel Lutheran Church, Hudson
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - JWELCA SpringBanquet
THANK YOU . . . . . .
To all who helped with JWELCA's DecemberAdvent Dinner and Program by decorating,setting up and cleaning up, and preparingdelicious hot dishes and desserts: Emilie andDick Horken, Marcia and Marv Lindseth, Ken andDeanna Roen, Charlotte Burgeson, PhyllisHoffmann, Sue Hood, Hope Olson, Cathy Martin,and Wilma Timm. Thanks to everyone who tooktime to attend this event and hear theSummerTime Quartet of the St. Croix ValleyChordsmen present a beautiful Advent program.To all who are donating jello and cakes andhelping make food and serve at "Sharing andCaring Hands" in Minneapolis on January 5th.To all who supported the Alternative Gift Fair for2015. (See article elsewhere in this newsletter formore information about the Gift Fair!)
Thank you Sunday Worship Helpers, forkeeping Sundays at Joy running smoothlyand for creating a superb worshipenvironment.
January 3rd
8:15
January 3rd
8:15
January 3rd
8:15
Friday & Saturday, April 29-30, 2016 -Synod Women's OrganizationConvention, Plaza Hotel, Eau Claire
Sharing and Caring
Joy will be preparing andserving a noon meal for 250 -300 homeless people inMinneapolis on Tuesday,January 5th.We need volunteers to help with transportingand serving food - driving to downtownMinneapolis, making Jell-O in ice cream pails(10 buckets, each made from 3 large boxes)and making cakes (15 to 20). Also, help isneeded on Monday, January 4th to help Kellyprepare the food. All food donations need tobe at the church by 9:00 a.m. on serving day(Tuesday, January 5th). Joy volunteers willbe leaving Joy at 9:30 a.m. and returning by2:00 p.m. Please contact Kelly Poff at 715-262-4281 with any questions.
Journey House
Dear Friends of Journey House,Thank you for your support of JourneyHouse Campus Ministry. Through the
8:15 Betty & Jerry Pederson
10:00 Vicki & Emily Bowen
January 10th8:15 Phyllis & Dick Hoffmann 10:00 Wilma Timm January 17th8:15 Craig & Tammy Orf10:00 Paul & Jenny Shelstad andFamily
January 24th8:15 Pete & Lynda French
10:00
8:15 Laurie Fetzner
10:00 Ken Johnson
January 10th8:15 Marv Lindseth
10:00 Diane Meyer
January 17th8:15 Andrea Barstad-Aase
10:00 Tom & Julie Gujer January 24th8:15 Mary Jonikas
10:00 Scott Halverson
8:15 Jim & Bobbie FlatzLaurie Fetzner
10:00 Selah Stockwell Mark & Anita Huber January 10th8:15 Phyllis HoffmannMarv & Marcia Lindseth10:00 Kristin and Sophie TibayanSusan Metcalf January 17th8:15 Lee & Joan Northouse Dick Horken
10:00 AnitaFaulhuberHenry GrayDiane Meyer January 24th8:15 Ken RoenJim & Bobbie Flatz
10:00
House Campus Ministry. Through thegenerosity of our donors, like you,Journey House has been able to offerministries and fellowship opportunitiesthat meet the needs of students on theUWRF campus. We will be holding our4th Annual Quilt Auction & Chili Feed onFriday, Feb. 26, 2016. Your help isneeded! We are requesting donations ofquilts, scarves and other hand-madeitems to be used in our auction. Yoursupport will help us carry on the work thatwe are doing in our community. Pleasecontact the Journey House office at 715-425-2391 or email us [email protected] you would like to make a donation.Donations will need to be collected btFeb. 17th. Once again I thank you for yoursupport.Teresa Ginn, Administrative Director
Thank youto thefollowingpersonswhodecorated our church so beautifullyfor Advent and Christmas: Bobbieand Jim Flatz, Carol and TomPeterson, Tammy and Craig Orf,Joan and Lee Northouse.
Thank you to everyone who
donated poinsettias for ourChristmas Garden.
10:00 Sommer Family January 31st8:15 Jack & KarlaReichert 10:00 Donna, Jacob, and Erin Boatman
January 31st8:15 Gene & Dorothy Meier
10:00 Paul Steger
10:00 Susan MetcalfHenry GrayDiane Meyer January 31st8:15 Jim & Bobbie FlatzDick Horken
10:00 Susan MetcalfHenry GrayDiane Meyer
Thank you to all who supported the 2015Alternative Gift Fair
A total of $3631 was given by 32 people to "purchase"gifts that will make a real, life -changing difference inthe lives of many people throughout the world. Thesegifts grow the church, fight hunger, and transform lives.The gifts this year included $1000 from the 2015 PlantMarket receipts, $200 from JWELCA, and $50 from theWomen's Afternoon Bible Study Group. Gifts purchasedinclude the following: ELCA Good Gifts- $2971 (6 pigs, 13 goats, 2 honeybee hives, 21 chicks, 1 latrine, 30 sets of waterpurification tablets, 2 irrigation canals, 11 health/dentalcare clinic visits, 1 one month supply of food to feed achild orphaned by HIV or AIDS, 8 mosquitoe nets, 4
sets of farming tools and training, 21 fruit-treeseedlings, 2 community vegetable gardens, 7 sets of
Christmas Garden.
Thank you to Sophie Tibayan whomade the lovely angel out of abook. It adorned the organ in thesanctuary during theAdvent/Christmas season.
Thank you to all the musical groups,directors, and accompanists whoprovided such inspiring music at ourAdvent and Christmas Eveservices.
Thank you to all the ushers,greeters, communion servers, andreaders who helped make ourAdvent and Christmas Eve servicesso special, and to Pastor Steve forwonderfully inspiring messages.
Thank you to Christy Canfield,Kristen Gary and family, the SundaySchool Teachers, and all theSunday School children for ameaningful Christmas program. Well done!
Thank you to Lynn and WandaJohnson for donating a piano to ourchurch and to Jim Flatz, ScottHalverson, and Lee Northouse whomoved it into our church.
seedlings, 2 community vegetable gardens, 7 sets ofschool supplies for a child, 3 uniform and school feesfor a child, 4 backpacks filled with food for a weekend,20 meals at a food kitchen, and 1 one week supply offood for refugee families.
Operation Bootstrap Africa: $430 (School shoes,flash drives, text books, and desks)Stuffed animals for Salvation Army Toy Shop: $30 St. Croix Valley Habitat For Humanity: $200 Thank you to Sophia and Maddie Tibayan, Julia andMacy Cleasby and Marv & Marcia Lindseth for theirvolunteer efforts for the 2015 Alternative Gift Fair.
Bold Cafe
Bold Café
What is Bold Cafe?It is a Biblical discussion opportunity for women inconnection with their lives today. Goal?A chance for young adult women to share, connect andlearn from each other. Provide?Fellowship among women in connection with our localJoy Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church ofAmerica (JWELCA).
When?The first session is Sunday, January 10th, 8:00am in
Thank you to members of theBuilding and Grounds Committee --Ernie Schultz, Jeff Doyle, and MarvLindseth -- for replacing the stainedceiling tiles in the church narthex.Thank you to the Tuesday andThursday cleaning crews forkeeping our church looking sogood.
Hometown Holidays Thank you to Dick & Em Horken,Ken & Loretta Knight, Phyllis & DickHoffmann, Wayne & KarenLundgaard, and Paul & JenniferShelstad for kindly donatingChristmas gifts to Prescott familiesin need. Joy Lutheran Church, Thank you forthe amazing day at the Habitat Eco-Village. Your congregationscommitment to helping others is sowonderful. Each of you show upwith a warm smile and a willingnessto help. We could not have donethis without each of you.Blessing to you all,John Levi, Thrivent
Happy AnniversaryJanuary 2nd Warren and Barbara Lee 58 years
January 10th Bradley and Lana Wallin 16 years
January 28th
Darrell and Rosemary Alexander 49years
The first session is Sunday, January 10th, 8:00am inJoy's Fireside Room.
Happy BirthdayJanuary 1stJungwirth, Cathy Stanton, Brent Stuart, Ryan
January 3rd Regenhard, Andrew
January 4th Murphy, Andrew Shelstad, Brittany January 6th Bjurquist, Alec Durhman, Paige Flatz, James January 7th Swanson, Patrick
January 9th Poff, Mark Sebion, Reid
January 10th Timmins, Melissa
January 11th Dewitz, Maggi
January 12th Timm, Casey
January 20th Frappier, Jody Hoffmann, Richard Reichert, Karla January 21st Rifleman, Alyssa January 22nd Aadalen, Joanne Hanson, Jeff
January 24th Hoffmann, Phyllis
January 25th Prindle, Jessica Rifleman, Nancy
January 27th Holst, Adriana Koehler, Melissa
January 28th Rohl, Jenna Swanson, Tom
January 29th Christenson, River
January 30th
Wazlawik, James
years
Staff EmailPastor Steve [email protected]
Christy Canfield, Director of Education &Youth Ministry [email protected]
Cassie Swoboda, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Sue Hood, [email protected]
Timm, Casey
January 13th Peterson, Carol
January 15th Palmer, Jesse January 16th Shields, Tessa
January 17th Berg, Jesse Grabow, Sari
January 31st Allen, BrianJensen, RobynKlein, AlanMunsen, DerrickNorthouse, Lee
What do you think of this newsletter? Let me know at [email protected] or calling the church office715-262-5800. Your options matter!
Sincerely,
Cassie SwobodaAdministrative AssistantJoy Lutheran Church
Joy Lutheran Church | (715) 262-5800 | [email protected] | http://www.joy-church.org1435 Saint Croix Street
Prescott, WI 54021
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