July 2012 Newsletter

One More Time Band

At Senior Moments

Apostle

Presbyterian

Church

July,2012 "I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not." Chase, Chevy

Dear Friends:

I was blessed to spend

some time at Universi-

ty of Dubuque Theo-

logical Seminary stud-

ying in early June. I

attended a lecture by

Dr. Bradley Longfield

called “Presbyterian

Identity: Where Do

We Go From Here?” I

was FASCINATED by

the topic as the Pres-

bytery of Milwaukee

has just begun a

change process. A

group was formed al-

most two years ago

called WHAT’S NEXT.

They were charged

with taking a hard

look at the Presbytery

in terms of what need-

ed to be changed—

radically CHANGED –

to meet the changing

financial picture and

to meet the challenge

of following God

thru the next stretch

of years. Some

things were trou-

bling i.e. we had

closed 5 churches in 5

years, churches were

seeing attendance

and membership di-

minish. You can find

the entire report at

http://www.pbymilwa

ukee.org/uploads/Wh

at%27s%20Next%20F

inal%20Report%2004

-24-12.pdf or I have

a copy in the office.

At Apostle we have

begun our own mis-

sion study. This

group has been

charged with looking

at where we are as a

church now, what we

value, what we see as

our future and what

changes we need to

make to reflect how

our community has

changed so that we

can be of service to

God right where we

are planted. You will

hear more from this

group as the months

unfold; they just had

their first meeting in

June. There is

MUCH that needs to

be studied!! All of

this hard work they

are undertaking,

however, will be put

to good use when you

begin to look for a

new pastor—much of

that work can be

used on the church

information form

(CIF) that is used to

tell pastors who you

are and for them to

see if they might be

the perfect candi-

date!! It is exciting

work and I am anx-

ious to hear and see

what transpires.

As I sat in Dr. Long-

field’s lecture, I found

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Pastors Message 1-2

New Beginning 3

Senior Moments 4

Upcoming Events 5

Mission 6-9

News 16

Prayer & Praise 17

Inside this issue:

A Message from our Pastor

ACTS OF APOSTLE

July 2012 ACTS OF APOSTLE

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some of his remarks to really

hit home as to how I can help

not only the Presbytery of Mil-

waukee but also Apostle dur-

ing these changing times. The

point he made was that we are

unclear as a church who we

are. Reclaiming our identi-

ty has to begin in our con-

gregations. We have given

up many traditions that told

folks clearly who we were and

what we valued. We have

failed in replacing those tradi-

tions that we have given up.

For instance, we have let go of

Sabbath practice. He advocat-

ed that pastors ask their con-

gregations to try to reclaim the

practice of making the Sabbath

a totally unique day in our ex-

istence as secular pleasures

have won our affection. “The

Sabbath points us to God.” said

Dr. Longfield. What would it

look like if one Presbyterian

congregation decided to really

work on just this ONE aspect,

that of keeping the Sabbath

holy? was Dr. Longfield’s ques-

tion. Could we do it? Could

we get all of our errands done

prior to Sunday? Could we de-

cide we weren’t going out to

eat, not going to fill the car

with gas? Could we have that

kind of discipline?

There is really no compelling

reason to participate in church

if we don’t have a clear pur-

pose and direction. I have felt

for some time that we are just

treading water at Apostle, not

quite knowing who we are any

longer. We are complacent

and don’t have a distinct mes-

sage that makes others talk

about or think about faith out-

side our church walls.

As I listened to Dr. Longfield, I

wondered what IS next for the

Presbytery of Milwaukee—for

Apostle Presbyterian Church—

for what we call the big C

church, meaning all religious

entities? How can I help?

What is God calling for me to

do in this time and in this

place? Can I adopt a spiritual

practice that might help not

only others know me as a true

Christian but also help me bet-

ter define myself as a Chris-

tian? Can I ask Apostle to join

me on my journey of trying to

keep the Sabbath? Can I help

Apostle be CLEAR about who

they are and where they are

headed?? I came away obvi-

ously with more questions

than answers but I love that!!

As I ponder these things, I look

forward to hearing from you

how you see Apostle? The PC-

USA? How do you see that you

can help? What do you see

that needs to be changed and

what do we need to do to make

those changes? Where do you

see God is working in your life

and how can you use that to

further the cause of Christ?

I started this with a quote

from Chevy Chase—this quote

has ALWAYS made me laugh.

But today, I am not laughing

as we say “I am a Christian

and you are not” I wonder if

those folks who are not, have

seen my lack of identity, my

lack of a spiritual practice, my

lack of a clear purpose of direc-

tion and thought that they did-

n’t WANT to be a Christian if

that is what it means!!! A so-

bering thought to be sure!!

I ask to hold folks in prayer

who are tasked with studying

our identity and our changing

needs (mission study) —Penny

DeCamara (moderator), Laurie

Sether (Secretary), Sandy

Shotton, Nan Granrath, Larry

Petrus, Mike Lempke, Kari

Wegner and Judy Puschnig.

We are blessed that these folks

care enough about our church

to want to spend time search-

ing. THANK YOU from the

bottom of my heart goes out to

these folks!

The GOOD news is we are not

in this alone; many churches

around the globe are in the ex-

act same place. I see the Spirit

at work here daily. I know

that we are going to have to

“think outside the box” in or-

der to follow the Holy Spirit’s

leading. But we serve a God

who is walking next to us dur-

ing this changing time. I can’t

imagine anything better!!

See you in church!!!

Cathy

A Message From Our Pastor—Continued

New Beginning spent a wonderful weekend at Ky Simono and Jeanne Anderson’s lake home.

This is not a cottage but a beautiful home. The fellowship was wonderful and the food was

great. Relaxation was certainly on the menu the whole time. Ky’s brother in law drove his pon-

toon boat over to Ky’s to give us a tour of the lake and the beautiful landscape surrounding it.

Lots of deer, even little fawns, turkeys and lots of colorful birds. Jeanne even has a golf cart to

drive back and forth from the house to the lake. Doesn’t get better than that! Dave and Colton

gave the fish a little work out. A great time was had by all. New Beginning gives a heartfelt

thank you to both Ky and Jeanne for opening up their beautiful home to all of us..

SUMMER IS HERE—New Beginning Weekend at Ky & Jeanne’s

Inside Story Headline

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 3

Senior Moments ended its spring season with a wonderful program of music by the band “One More Time” Our own Terry Sweek plays trumpet with the band and has for many years. The music was enjoyable and made it difficult to sit still. You could look around the room and people were swaying back and forth, tapping their toes or just simply enjoying the sounds of music from the big band area.



SENIOR MOMENTS GRAND LAST SPRING

PROGRAM…..

I have missed coming to church a lot, but I have been quite busy. I have finished my 1st year of

college! I am attending University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. I am majoring in Secondary Math

Education, and double minoring in Secondary History Education and Theatre Education. It was a

pretty challenging freshman year, but am proud of the outcome. I made the dean's list with a 3.4

GPA my 1st semester, and am hoping to get on it again with a 3.5 GPA my 2nd semester. I am

glad to have a little break before year two. I have made many friends, but have also stayed

friends with people from high school!

This Summer I am working a lot at Peek-A-Pet Lodging. I am hoping to make enough money to

buy a new car. I am also planning to read all the books in my bookcase (which is a lot), and spend

a lot of time with my family. What I am most excited for is to see my dad racing again. I am hop-

ing to also spend a lot of time writing, since that is one thing that I love to do. I can't wait to see

everyone at church again! WAY TO GO BECKY

Synod School, is an annual midsum-

mer ministry of the Synod of Lakes

and Prairies of the Presbyterian-

Church (USA)

July 22-27, 2012

Buena Vista University, Storm

Lake, Iowa

www.lakesandprairies.org/

school.html

Join us for a week of:

Worship for all ages, with spirited

music and singing:

Daily convocation on the theme

Classes for youth and adults of all

ages’

Bookstore and global fair-trade gift

shop

Sing-a-longs and nightly coffee-

houses with live music

NEWS FROM Becky and Emily

1-800-328-1880,ext 207

Synod School 2012

Remember July 7 is our ALL CHURCH PICNIC at the home of Cathy and Mark Manthei, 7808 S Rogers

Road, Clinton, a simple hour trip!!! You can enjoy the pool and hot tub. We will have a DJ and there will

be a BOUNCY HOUSE for our little ones. Make sure you plan to attend!!!

New Beginning will present “SINGING HIS PRAISE” at Layton Ave Baptist Church on 91st

and Layton, on August 19th. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue Singing

God’s praises for others.

“WORSHIP IN THE PARK” at Greenfield Park Pavilion, Sunday August 5th at 10:00 am. A beautiful

place to worship. The potluck is also excellent.. Watch for details in the August Newsletter.

WORSHIP AT APOSTLE ON August 12th will be at 8:00am. This is fair week and the

earlier we worship the better.

“UPCOMING EVENTS“

Becky Schicantek will be a Sophomore in College…WOW

Emily Rogers now works in downtown Chicago…. Exciting

Emily was in church Sunday and looked wonderful. Emily is a Child Life Specialist in a large

Children’s Hospital. She shared that the hospital she works at “Ann and Robert H Lurie Chil-

dren’s Hospital” moved to downtown Chicago three weeks ago. It is a wonderful facility for

children, much like our Children’s Hospital in Wauwatosa.

This new facility was built next to “Prentice Hospital” where approximately 13,000 babies are

born every year. There is a bridgeway directly to the hospital which allows premature babies

or babies born with health concerns, to be transferred to the hospital in minutes. Emily is

lucky to be able to take a bus to work which takes about seven minutes. No daily driving to

downtown Chicago for Emily. Emily loves her job and is really good at it. Congratulations!!

Greetings from Africa! We truly appreciate your partnership with us and your commit-ment to sharing the gospel through international medical missions. In February I spent three weeks at Nkhona Hospital in Malawi covering the pediatric ward for PCUSA missionary Dr. Barbara Nagy. It was the height of the rainy season so they were inundated with malaria. Sadly malaria still kills 2 children per minute in sub-

Saharan Africa. The first day I arrived there were 148 children on the ward which was down from an average census over 200. Most children had malaria and most were under 5 years with little immuni-ty. Only the most ill are hospitalized, those needing IV medication, oxygen, a blood transfusion for severe anemia and heart failure or anticonvulsants for seizures and coma. The vast majority survive with rapid care. Besides malaria, pneumonia, malnutrition, diarrhea and dehydration, AID’s and TB are common. Sometimes people delay seeking care due to fear of witchcraft and attributing illness to curses. While at the hospital I prayed everyday with mothers asking for God’s wisdom and healing. Hospital chaplains also met with families to talk, pray and witness in Chichewa. The harvest is plentiful! There are preventions for malaria such as bednets and indoor spraying of huts but people live on $1/day so these are not always used. Take joy in knowing you have helped to restore many to life and health. May God bless you as you have blessed others. Isaiah 58:10-11 In Christ, Amy McAuly, MD

Thank YOU from Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF)



Presbyterian Women News: Hope Circle Update:

In June, 87 cool ties were mailed to The Ships Project for military men and women serving in places with sweltering temperatures! Thank you to all the women who helped make them.

The following thank you was received:

“We are sitting out here in a place even the good Lord has forsaken, and morale sucks despite the best efforts of the command. Then we got the boxes from The Ships Project and are all smil-ing comparing. . . those neck cooler things. It’s so cool to know some strangers care about us out here. If we would always get treatment like this I’d stay in the navy forever.”

Hope Circle will next meet on Thursday, August 2

nd at 10 a.m. NO July meeting!

Call Shirley Anderson (546-2476) or Marilyn Stone (1-262-763-0918) for additional information.

On Sunday, June 24th, the

many gifts of Apostle women were celebrated. Some Apos-tle women shared samples of their gifts of painting, stitchery, quilting, knitting, baking, can-ning, photography, crocheting, gardening, scrapbooking, and sewing which were are part of a wonderful display. There are also many gifts of Apostle wom-en that are not represented by a tangible item. These gifts of

service and ministry were also lifted up which include ushering, lay leadership, organizing cof-fee hours, providing funeral luncheons, preparing meals for shut-ins, providing leadership in Christian Education, serving as a ruling elder or deacon, provid-ing leadership for and serving on Session committees, provid-ing rides, praying, singing, play-ing the piano or organ and vol-unteering at the Guest House to

name a few. The women of Apostle are gifted in many amazing ways! Thank you to all the women who shared their gifts in wor-ship and those who brought items for display.

It is time to order the 2013 Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study!

This book is a daily devotional resource with 365 inspiring mission sto-

ries that come from next door and around the globe. It inspires many

Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian

Church (U.S.A.) in prayer. The cost per copy, $16.95 plus shipping

costs, reflects a significant increase since we are no longer able to or-

der through Presbytery. If you are interested in purchasing a copy,

please let Marilyn Stone know by July 8th.

Presbyterian Women News: Con’t Gifts of Apostle Women

Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study

A total of 21 pair of socks for men, women and children were collected on “Sock it to Poverty” Sunday, June 10th! These socks will be combined with those collected on July 8

th (our next “Sock it to Poverty” Sunday) and donated to homeless veterans shel-

tered at VETS Place Central. Thank you so much for your generosity! On any given night, reportedly there are about 200 to 250 homeless veterans in Milwaukee that can be docu-mented. Since 1994, VETS Place Central has provided

transitional housing for homeless vets. It has a 72-bed facility for homeless male vets located at 3330 W. Wells Street, and apartments for homeless female vets and their children. Additional services are provided to help these veterans who find themselves homeless, get past some of the stumbling blocks that might be in their way.

SOCK IT TO POVERTY SUNDAY

2nd Sunday of every month….

ACTS OF APOSTLE

Apostle’s Mission Committee is hosting a “Kitchen Shower” to help establish a working kitchen for San José Parish in Beloit. San José Parish is an ecumenical Latino ministry comprised mostly of first generation Latino families that is in partnership with the Presby-tery of Milwaukee and South-central Synod of WI Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev.

Neddy Astudillo, a Presbyterian pastor, serves this parish. Items needed for their kitchen include the following:

Cleaning supplies (dish soap, bleach, SOS pads, etc.) Sponges Long matches Paper products (napkins, plates, cups, towels) Electric can opener Condiments for cooking (curry, garlic salt, cumin, etc.) Pots – medium and large sizes (with lids) Large skillet for warming tortillas

A display board, located at the back of the sanctuary, contains slips for these needed items. To avoid duplication of items, please take a “slip” for the item(s) you wish to purchase. Boxes are locat-ed at the back of the sanctuary to collect items. A celebration of donated items will be held on Sun-day, August 5

th during “Worship in the Park”. Questions?? Contact Marilyn Stone at 262-

763-0918 or [email protected].

“Kitchen Shower” for San José Parish in Beloit



Pentecost Offering Update

Through your very generous donations, $627.00 was collected for the Pentecost Offering.

Apostle’s forty percent is $250.80, which will be donated to purchase food items needed to fill

Thanksgiving Food Baskets for West Allis families in need, which includes at-risk children and

youth, the focus of this offering. Thank YOU for your generosity in supporting programs that advo-

cate for children at risk.

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mailto:[email protected]

The next meeting of the WA/

WM Community Coalition will

be July 18th at St. Au-

gustine’s Catholic Church

(6762 W. Rogers Street), 5:00

- 6:30 p.m. The focus of this

meeting will be advocacy.

West Allis National Night Out is

July 23rd

.

At the May 16th meeting, several

youth from WA Central High,

James E. Dotke High, Nathan

Hale High, and the School Age

Parent Program gave updates on

programs occurring at their

schools. These programs included

SADD (Students Against Destructive

Decisions) Chapters, Peers with IM-

PACT, and Baby Basics and Beyond.

Presentations were informative and

well-articulated. Also an update was

provided on the Life of an Athlete Stu-

dent Training.

Tuesday, July 17, come with your family, friends, congregation, faith community, school or oth-

er organization for a celebratory evening at Miller Park with the Interfaith Conference of

Greater Milwaukee. Donate food for the Hunger Task Force, wear “Going to Bat for a Better

World” t-shirt and see an exciting Brewers-Cardinals game.

For the past two years, we also have been given the honor of having one of our participants

throw a symbolic first pitch on the playing field before the game. If we sell enough tickets to

qualify for that again, we’ll conduct a drawing and let a lucky boy or girl have the thrill of pitch-

ing from the mound to a Brewers catcher.

We handle all ticket and t-shirt sales online for individuals or groups.

This is a great opportunity for Apostle to have fun and work together with our larger communi-

ty for the good cause aided by the Hunger Task Force.

3rd Annual Interfaith Day at Miller Park July 17

May Income $7,467.18

May Expenses $14,641.23

Net loss of $7,154.05

It should be noted that our

investment portfolio value

lost $8,342.51 in May

While these months of April

and May showed losses, over-

all since January 1 to May 30

our investments grew by

$5,760.25

Tony is making great im-

provement each day. Praise

God!

April Income $9,008.69

April Expenses $10,051.33

Net loss of $1,042.64.

It should be noted that part of the

net loss included $522.36 in our

investment portfolio in April

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page

9

Financial update from our Treasurer and Finance Committee

West Allis West Milwaukee Community Coalition

http://wawmcc.org/index.php

Join us on Sunday July 22nd

when Carl Hoon will be giving

the message during worship.

Carl was a lay pastor serving a

small Methodist church in Mar-

tell Nebraska for several years

before making music his career.

Besides serving as the Director

of Music at Apostle, Carl is go-

ing to share another aspect of

his life. He is looking forward

to having the opportunity to

serve as our lay preacher on

this special day honoring the

men of our church.

We are lifting up the gifts of

men this Sunday. If you would

like to acknowledge a gift that

God has given you.... and we

encourage you to share a photo,

please contact Elayne Stover

at 414-750-2134 or by email:

[email protected]

“THE WIRED WORD” has provided us with many wonderful conversation starters since we began

using it in January. The topics are always current for the day, literally!!!

Everyone is welcome!!

We start at 8:45 a.m. and finish at 9:30 a.m. Plenty of time to prepare for worship at 10:00.

Sunday School for the kids is also going on from 8:45 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. as well.

We hope if you haven't joined us before, you will consider trying this out for the summer!!!

GIFTS OF MEN SUNDAY - JULY 22ND

“SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES……..

Every Sunday you will notice that

there are many individuals who participate in your worship.

Some volunteers you don’t even see. Contact the person listed

if you would like to serve in one of these areas:

Ushers - Rich Carus 414-321-4061

Greeters - Jane Pagel 414-541-1375

Lay Leaders - Elayne Stover 414-750-2134

Communion Servers - Elayne Stover 414-750-2134

Acolytes - Judy Puschnig 414-510-1946

Counters - Dean Puschnig 414-510-1946

Coffee Hour - Maureen Philip 414-476-3063

Choir/summer music - Carl Hoon 262-524-9699

Sunday School - Hazel Johnson 414-545-9125

Open/Close building - Mike Lempke 414-305-3790

Transportation - Larry Petrus 414-258-4044

On the 20th of June, about 20 members of Valley Community Presbyterian Church in Golden

Valley, MN stayed at our church while they were here participating in a service project in the City

of Milwaukee. There were about fifteen young teens and about five adults who worked on an

ecology project for the Urban League of Milwaukee.

These youth were delightful to meet and very

respectful of our building. Sarah Bigwood is the Youth

and Young Adult Director at Valley Community

Presbyterian Church and served as the leader of this

mission trip. She was as delightful as the youth.

Sarah was very grateful for our invitation to stay here

and thanks Apostle folks for being so welcoming.

ACTS

VALLEY COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MILWAUKEE MISSION PROJECT

June 11, 2012 Meeting

Presentation by Elder Keith Pierce from Brookfield Presbyterian Church:

“Session Structure and Size Study”

This was a very interesting presentation, which gave our session a lot to process, as we look to

the possibility of making changes to our structure as well.

The areas of discussion were:

Session Size, Terms, Committee Structure

Change Process

Training and Documentation

Session Focus and Communication

Received a call from a woman who left a message Thursday evening June 7th at 10:15 pm about

the sign on the front of our church. “When you are down to nothing, God is up to something”.

She left a 10 minute message on how true this statement is. She is Catholic and stated that

we don’t let God be God. She said the sign just hit her in her soul and was very uplifted by

it. She was almost in tears and said “ I hope your congregation continues to do good work,

you seemed to be very blessed”

The Clerk will take Session minutes to Presbytery for review, August 22nd at Faith Presbytery

The kids from Valley Church in Minnesota have a requested a suggestion of a project they could

do for us to thank us for allowing them to sleep at Apostle for four days June 20-24. Hazel

Johnson suggested they could clean the carpets in the Sunday school area. Great idea!

Motion to allow Angel Tree to use Apostle to give out back-packs on August 11 for one hour 10

AM to 11 AM. Approved

Motion to allow Crossroads Kids Club to use our building on September 14/15 for training

Christian Educators and Pastors and Pastors from all around Milwaukee. Approved

Cathy will attend and will bring more information about Apostles' possible involvement with

Crossroads Kids Club in West Allis.

Presbytery wide (and even FURTHER as all churches have been invited) workshop on change--

June 26 1 PM to 3 PM offered by the Presbytery of Milwaukee, will be held at Apostle.

Cathy will be starting another class with Dubuque Theological Seminary this August---12 week

class on preaching Advent-- In December she will start a class with Dubuque on church ad-

ministration.

Presbyterian Women decision on special events policy:

1. The PWCT affirmed that Presbyterian Women want to continue providing funeral lunch-

eons to grieving families.

2. The PWCT will strive to be a positive, supportive and inclusive group of women within

our church, that includes accepting different ways of providing ministry to others and

committed to carrying out the PW Purpose. Marilyn Stone, Moderator of PW

Tony Brzyonkala, Church Treasurer, is recuperating at home and doing well. He is able to per-

form his job functions while Dean Puschnig is still helping by taking church deposits to the

bank weekly.

The purposed dates for WOW are October 3 thru November 7th and February 13th thru March

20th, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Since this is promoted as an intergenerational event, our focus

SESSION HI-LIGHTS

this year will be to make it more intergenerational. Since the Cushing’s have retired from cook-

ing, instead of relying on just one or two people, this year we will be asking different people/

groups to cook each evening. Each dinner will have a theme and dinner will be served in fel-

lowship hall at the round tables, encouraging fellowship. The proposed cost is $2.00 per child

and $3.00 per adult each night, with a limit of $6.00 per family. Scholarships will be availa-

ble. We have curriculum for the teen class and are still reviewing curriculum choices for the

children and adult classes.

Youth night will be held on the 1st Sunday of each month from October thru May. It will be open

to all school aged children (1st thru 12th). The focus this year will be service projects within

Apostle and in the community.

A focus this year of the CE Committee is programs during the week for adults.

Motion to start January 2013, the “Reading the Bible in a Year” for all ages. This program in-

cludes a booklet that gives the daily Bible readings to keep everyone on track. Approved

The daily readings include scripture from the Old Testament, New Testament and the Book

of Psalms or Proverbs. Participants are also encouraged (but not required) to attend a

monthly class to talk about what they have read.

September 9th will be the fall Sunday school kick-off and Teacher/Sunday School Mission coordi-

nator dedication during worship. We will hand out Bibles to the 3rd graders during the Sep-

tember 16th worship service.

Motion to allow Mark and Brenda Thomas to remodel/repair one bathroom at this time, at a

cost of approximately $1000 and to make announcements to the congregation giving them the

opportunity to give monetary gifts towards this project if they desire. Approved

Five bathrooms have been identified as needing update and repair. The women’s bathroom

across from the library is the bathroom the session has requested they complete first. Finan-

cial support will determine how many bathrooms will be completed.

August 5th – Kitchen Shower for San José Parish in Beloit

The Mission Committee plans to host a “Kitchen Shower”, collecting specific items needed in the

church kitchen possibly in conjunction with the “Worship in the Park” (details are in the

works). This ecumenical Latino ministry located in Beloit is a partnership between the Pres-

bytery of Milwaukee and the South-Central Synod of WI Evangelical Lutheran Church.

August 28th, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – “Food Justice” educational event (Details to follow)

October 21st – Mission Fest (Details to follow)

November 4, 11, 18, 25th – Alternative Christmas Gift Giving opportunities (Detail to follow)

The Nominating Committee met Sunday, May 20th and confirmed the Mission Study members as follows: Pen-

ny Decamara, Sandy Shotton, Laurie Sether, Kari Wegner, Mike Lempke, Larry Petrus, Nan Granrath, Sha-

ron Reimer and Judy Puschnig.

SESSION HI-LIGHTS CON’T

Session Members & Committee responsibility

Mike Lempke-Moderator of Building/Grounds

Dean Puschnig-Moderator of Finance/Budget/Stewardship

Sue Udhardt-Mission (Marilyn Stone-Moderator-Mission)

Karen Schicantek-Evangelism

Maureen Philip-Moderator of Evangelism

Charmaine Wargolet-Moderator of Staff/Admin. & member of Bld/Grnds

Penny Decamara-Evangelism

Hazel Johnson-Moderator of Christian Education

Kari Wegner-Worship and Music and Nominating Committee

(Elayne Stover-Moderator of Worship/Music)

Bob Thompto-Finance/Budget/Stewardship

Linda Hoon-Clerk of Session and Moderator of Nominating Committee

Deacon Members

Larry Petrus-Moderator of Deacons/representative on Nominating Committee

Sheila Brehmer

Elaine Curtis-Sends cards and Correspondence

Laurie Pritzl-Deacon Secretary

Sharon Petrus

Greg Griswold

Aimee Griswold

Judy Puschnig

Lexi Westphal

Mike Westphal

Brenda Thomas

Jane Pagel-Signs up Greeters

Nan Granrath

Certain Deacons are assigned to handle specific jobs but every Deacon helps with all the Deacon respon-

sibilities including but not limited to: visiting shut-ins, making meals for homebound, Three Score and

Ten Dinner, Palm Sunday Brunch, coffee hours, Good Samaritan, providing transportation for those

who need rides (please try to call in advance) and supporting members of Apostle when needed.

Thank You! Thank you so much for the overwhelming support during Mike’s treatments. All your prayers have helped immensely as recent test results show his cancer is in remission! We have truly been blessed! The care and concern that has been ex-pressed in a variety of ways has been appreciated beyond measure. Mike and Marilyn Stone Thank you for allowing us to camp at your church while on our recent mission trip to Milwaukee. Because of

your support, we were able to find rest from our journey in which we helped The Urban Ecology Center contin-

ue their effort to restore the Riverside and Washington Parks. This was a life changing event for all of us in-

volved and you helped make it possible.

You have a wonderful church and we enjoyed connecting with your pastor Cathy Manthei. Please, thank your

janitor for his quiet but efficient ministry. Your kitchen was amazing and we hope that you will forgive the

misplacement of a few items, we tried to put everything back the way we found it.

In extending such hospitality, you became welcome stewards of our mission trip, providing us with gifts be-

yond measure. May God continue to bless your church and your ministry and if you are ever in the position to

send your youth on a mission trip, I hope you will consider visiting us in Minnesota.

Sincerely,

Sarah

A TIME FOR THANK S………………………..

THANK YOU!!

Thanks to everyone who made the Spring Luncheon, sponsored by Presbyterian Women, a

tremendous success:

Those Who prepared the dining room

Who planned decorations

Who worked in the kitchen

Who made the delicious salads

Who prepared dessert

Who provided quick breads and cookies

A very special thanks to the outstanding clean-up crew (members of Covenant Circle and their

husbands). Thanks to Linda Hoon who provided the tickets and to Marilyn Stone who printed

the song used for grace and the salad flags. Thanks to Carl Hoon who provided the PA system

and adjusted it.

Most of all, a big thank you to all who supported us and came to enjoy the luncheon and the

program.

MORE THANKS………….

The Mission Partnerships Team of the Presbytery of Milwaukee wants to

thank you and congratulate all of us. Working together has its rewards. Of

course, the work accomplished is the most important thing, but our work to-

gether as the Presbytery of Milwaukee has been recognized nationally. We are in the "top ten"

in two categories of mission giving: (1) total giving by average per member and (2) basic mission

support by average per member. Thanks for your generosity and outward vision. Let's keep up

the good work for the Kingdom of God!

Harold and Marilyn Kirby have moved to Steeple View on Janesville Rd in Mus-

kego. Please update your church directory with their new information:

Harold and Marilyn Kirby

12455 W Janesville Rd. Unit 406

Muskego, WI 53150

414-525-5555

The Family Resource Center will not have hours during July

and August. They will be holding field trips only. They will

be back in the building September 4th. We wish you all a

safe summer.

Cathy Manthei and Judy Puschnig will be attending Synod School in Storm Lake

Iowa from July 22nd through July 27th. Please keep them in your prayers as they

travel . They will have lots to share when they return……….

PLEASE PRAY

FOR:

Carla Alt-recovering from

a detached retina surgery

Dick, Greg & Nan’s broth-

er-in-law who had heart

surgery

Carol Landonski who had

surgery on both knees

Kendoll Norby, grandson

of Ginni T who had rotator

cuff surgery

Gordie Christianson who

has been moved to Ruth

Hospice

Laverne and Lois Ander-

son as Laverne receives

rehab at Linden Grove

Jane Van Dale as she has

been admitted to the rehab

center at Elmbrook

Hosptal

Alex Lazarides as he has

surgery on his tonsils to

remove a cancerous growth

The Treviranus Family in

the loss of Dick

The Reimer Family in the

loss of Sharon

Rhonda, daughter of Hazel

Meh who had knee surgery

PLEASE CONTINUE

PRAYERS FOR:

Greg & Nan Granrath—as

Greg continues his treat-

ments

Audrey & Karen Schi-

cantek as Audrey contin-

ues to weaken.

Mike Granrath as he con-

tinues chemo

Art Losey - give him

strength

Mike & Marilyn Stone as

Mike is now in remission

Don Leaman in Colorado

Jim Berghoefer who has

an artery blockage in his

leg

Paul Nagy-Lillian

McGough’s brother who

continues w/heart prob-

lems her

Betty Weger as she contin-

ues to weaken

Alice Solik

Kevin, friend of the Deca-

maras who has serious

health problems

Tony Brzonkala –for con-

tinued healing and

strength

Praise God that LeJean

Lempke is can-

cer free

PRAYER AND PRAISE SECTION CON’T

The Treviranus Family thank our Apostle Family and friends for showing

love in so many ways: Prayers, cards, calls, hugs, and by attending Dick’s memo-

rial service on June 14th.

Special thanks to Cathy Manthei, Carl Hoon, Presbyterian Women and

Marilyn Stone who prepared and served the delicious lunch,

We feel blessed!

Love,

Ginni T

ACTS OF APOSTLE

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Sharon K Reimer

Born

July 3, 1954

Joined the church triumphant

June 23, 2012

“I’ve been to church, I’ve read The Book.

I know He’s here but I don’t look near as often as I should.

His fingerprints are everywhere,

I just slowed down to stop and stare.

Opened my eyes and man I swear, I saw God today”

from the song “I SAW GOD TODAY” by country star George Strait.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Richard (Dick) Treviranus

Born

January 22, 1928

Joined the church triumphant

June 9, 2012

“It’s the spirit within, not the veneer without, that

makes a man.” Robert Baden Powell, Boy Scout Founder

7-17 Molly Brandos

7-17 Gordie Christianson

7-18 Matthew Shotton

7-22 Sandy Shotton

7-23 Russell Provencher

7-26 Melody Kempfer

7-27 Matthew Hack

7-28 Charmaine Wargolet

7-30 Robert Udhardt

Please make sure

your birthday is record-

ed in the office. 414-

476-2043

7-1 Gladnie Hilfiker

7-1 Laura Vu

7-2 Tony Couillard

7-5 Robert Reimer

7-8 Jane Pagel

7-9 Anastasia Lazarides

7-10 Joelle Millonzi

7-11 Samantha Beaulieu

7-14 Evan Beaulieu

7-14 Kristin Provencher

7-14 Ethan Vu

7-15 David Eddy

7-17 Mattie Brandos

Rooted in Christ,

Grounded in the Bible,

Growing in Faith,

Blossoming in Service

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SPECIAL JULY BIRTHDAYS

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