St. John’s United Church of Christ Lighthouse Newsletter

July 2020 St. John’s on Madeline Island

Annual Meeting – July 26, 11 am

Join us for a brief, informative and joyful annual meeting

hosted by Rev. Rachel and Council President Debbie

Knopf. We will celebrate highlights from the past year

(yes there have been many! Even in the midst of a

pandemic) and share

exciting plans for the fall

and 2021 (our

Centennial!). We will vote

on the proposed 2021

budget as well as our new

slate of Council members.

Rob Karwath will serve as our technology host for the

meeting helping us navigate voting, comments,

participation, etc in our Zoom format.

Please join us for this important annual event in the life of

our church. Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87807447164?pwd=OE91M3F

OYnJVNWZDRDAvLy9mRmFjUT09

Password (now required by Zoom): 50700

Curious About Membership at St. John’s?

While there are many ways to be part of the

community at St. John’s, both formal and informal, for

some people the commitment of membership is a

powerful path of the spirit.

If you are curious about the United

Church of Christ, would like to learn

more about St. John's and what membership might

mean, please join Rev. Rachel on a Zoom call at 1pm

on Sunday, July 12. Zoom

link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87015820200 Please

RSVP to pastor@stjohnsmadelineisland.org

Keeping Track of Web Links

We know it’s hard to keep track

of the links for so many virtual

events. To make it easy, we are

including all the web links on

our calendar.

Go to https://stjohnsmadelineisland.org/events/ and click

on an event to find the web link!

Madeline Island Blood Drive

By Becky Hogan

Wednesday, July 22, 11 am - 5 pm

La Pointe School

Donating blood is essential to community health and the

need for blood is constant. The Red Cross urgently

needs blood drives to run as planned. Healthy

individuals are encouraged to book an appointment. At

each blood drive, the Red Cross follows the highest

standards of safety

and infection control,

plus additional

precautions are being

implemented as well.

Volunteer donors are

the only source of

blood for those in need.

There is no known end date in this fight against

coronavirus and the Red Cross needs the help of blood

donors to maintain a sufficient blood supply for weeks to

come. In times of crisis, the Red Cross is fortunate to

witness the best of humanity as people roll up a sleeve to

help those in need.

Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or

visit redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment.

We greatly

appreciate the

generosity of the

public to keep

hospital shelves

stocked during

these uncertain

times.

If you are available

to volunteer to help

out with the blood

drive, please call

Becky Hogan at

218-310-6092.

Reflections from Rachel and Debbie

Dear friends,

As people of faith, we are

hearing and responding to the

call for racial justice in our

country and in our world. St.

John’s has a long history of

standing in solidarity with the

native peoples of this place

which we all love, and of

participating in activities for

social justice. We have

recently witnessed this to be

particularly true in the

extensive activities at St.

John’s to support the resolution of the Wisconsin

Conference of the United Church of Christ to repudiate

the Doctrine of Discovery.

We are fortunate to

be part of a larger

community that

shares our

commitment to racial

justice. Within the

UCC Wisconsin

Conference, that

commitment begins

at the very top, with Conference Minister Franz Rigert

and his colleagues. I invite you to read the letter Franz

shared with the 200+ UCC congregations in Wisconsin

earlier this week. We add our names, as your Pastor and

Council President, to our colleagues in their commitment

to the work of anti-racism and building the Beloved

Community.

We are also fortunate to see the fruits of our work in the

past year. The Alliance for Justice, Inc., was formed

under the leadership of

Larry Littlegeorge (Ho-

Chunk Congregation)

over the past 12 months

as an outgrowth of the

work of the Wisconsin

Conference of the UCC

to repudiate the

Doctrine of Discovery.

Larry Littlegeorge

The mission statement of the Alliance for Justice reads,

in part, “The Alliance will support the efforts of UCC

congregations, especially in Wisconsin, in advocating for

improved conditions for people impacted by injustices

stemming from the Doctrine of Discovery. The Alliance

for Justice will use education and faith to create

community and heal the wounds inflicted by the Doctrine

of Discovery.” Regina Laroche and Joe Scarry were both

involved in getting the Alliance

for Justice up and running and

Joe is serving on the Alliance

Board of Directors. We invite

you to read the most recent

statement from the Alliance,

reproduced on the next page.

Let us prayerfully consider how

we are called, individually and as a congregation, to

commit to join in anti-racism work. We look forward to

being in conversation with you as we continue to move

forward together.

Peace, Rachel and Debbie

Rev Rachel Bauman, Pastor St. John’s

Debbie Knopf, Council President

United Against Racism

St. John’s is joining with Bayfield communities of faith in

co-sponsoring this silent march on Saturday, July 4 at

11:00 am. We are committed to doing this in a safe and

socially-distanced manner and so there are four different

starting locations (see flyer for details). Rev. Rachel will

be leading a prayer at the Coast Guard Park. Please

wear a mask!

Alliance for Justice Promotes Racial Justice

The Alliance for Justice, Inc., is grateful to the leadership

of the Wisconsin Conference of the UCC in calling on all

congregations to work for racial justice.

Wisconsin is home to one of the largest populations of

native people in the United States.

Image above reproduced from interactive map at

https://wisconsinfirstnations.org/map/

“Explore whose treaty lands and which nations are

located closest to your school using this map.

Try turning on the county and city layer to help you

find the correct location.”

As Wisconsin congregations respond to the call of

conference leadership to work for racial justice, we ask

that you include in your work attention to the justice on

behalf of the native people of this place.

We recommend three ways to do this:

● Learn the true history – Refer to

https://wisconsinfirstnations.org and your local library

to begin a project of learning that includes your

entire congregation. In 2019, Wisconsin

congregations voted to repudiate the Doctrine of

Discovery. In 2020, congregations should move from

the general to the specific, understanding how the

Doctrine of Discovery affected people in the places

you now occupy.

● Advocate for civil rights – There are ways your

congregation can support civil rights for native

people, starting today. Familiarize yourself with

some possible areas for advocacy on the Services

and Programs page of the Indian Law Office page of

Wisconsin Judicare:

http://www.judicare.org/Content/ILO-Services-and-

Programs.cfm Dive deeper into the legal background

in Wisconsin on the Wisconsin Bar page on Indian

Law:

https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Wisconsin

Lawyer/Pages/Article.aspx?Volume=88&Issue=5&Ar

ticleID=24068

● Protect the environment – Support the leadership

of native people in efforts to save this place

according to the traditions and worldview of

Wisconsin’s native people. Groups include:

o Inter-tribal Water Walkers of Wisconsin

https://www.facebook.com/Intertribalwaterwalkers

o Stop Line 3: https://www.stopline3.org/

o Frac Sand Mining:

https://www.fractracker.org/2018/10/living-with-

silica-sand-mines/

o Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

https://www.glifwc.org/

In the weeks ahead, the Alliance for Justice, Inc., will

reach out to all UCC Wisconsin Conference

congregations to learn more about how you are

undertaking this work, and to determine how we can best

assist you.

Background Materials on Repudiating the Doctrine of

Discovery:

Wisconsin Conference resolution repudiating the Doctrine

of Discovery:

https://www.wcucc.org/wp-

content/uploads/2018/05/Doctrine-of-Discovery-

Resolution-rev.pdf

Video: Mark Charles explains the Doctrine of Discovery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRRDuInkgrI

Letter to the congregations

and clergy of the

Wisconsin Conference:

"Do not rock the boat."

"Color inside the lines."

"This country has not been good to us."

Pay attention to the "apparitions, phantoms and ghosts"

that lie behind the founding values and principles of this

nation.

These words of challenge along with a call to confession

were shared in this statement from the Alliance for

Justice of the Hocak UCC. They describe the

experiences and the reality of the HoChunk people and

all people of color in our nation. The voices of our

HoChunk siblings join the voices raised all over our

country as the Black Lives Matter

movement gains momentum

following the brutal murder of

George Floyd.

As members of the Wisconsin

Conference pastoral staff, we hear

the voices calling for racial justice and

the dismantling of the racist systems and structures that

keep all of us from living in the Beloved Community

envisioned by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We stand

in solidarity with the Alliance for Justice, the HoChunk

Nation and all people of color. We acknowledge our

complicity in the systems and structures that have

perpetuated injustice in this nation for so long.

In particular, we listened to the Alliance for Justice call for

confession. We confess...

• This country is built on racism.

• Racism is alive and well in this country and not

letting up.

• Demands for justice for people of color will be likely

met with more laws and policies against them.

We ask God's forgiveness and grace as we commit to

these actions in response to this confession:

1. To do anti-racism work as a staff

2. To embrace anti-racist practices within our work to

the best of our ability

3. To educate ourselves about the impacts and

effects of racism and white privilege on us, our

work and within the structures, programs and

policies of our conference

Most of all, we commit to listening to our siblings of color.

We decided to share our commitments publicly with you

as pastors, leaders, and friends of the conference

because we hear God speaking through the movements

for racial justice. Can you listen with us? Can you make

a commitment to join in anti-racism work?

We acknowledge that we are

not experts. We admit that we

all have work to do and we

pledge that as a staff we are

committed to walking with

people who are in the

movement for justice and peace

both within and beyond the

church. We will stand with every person in the Wisconsin

Conference who is walking on the path toward justice and

peace and we will raise our voices and not be silent.

Just as Jesus overturned the tables in the temple, we

heard the call to overturn the tables of white privilege and

racism. We need to upturn systems and structures that

divide us from one another and cause harm to our

beloveds.

We are calling congregations and pastors to join us in

doing this much needed hard work. We as a staff are

here to support you, challenge you and encourage you in

this work. We are all implicated in the pain and suffering

of our world. We are called together to see this, to

respond to it and to heal it.

In addition to the commitment we have made to each

other, as staff, to understand our own implicit racial

biases, we are convening a conversation with the racial

justice task force as an umbrella group for various

working groups (e.g.

the immigration

working group) and

will be paying

attention to the

recommendations

that emerge from

this group.

We understand the work before us will be long and

painstaking. Together we will work to create the space

where mutual understanding and healing can begin and

the hope for the Beloved Community can be ushered in.

In his recent sermon "When Is Someday?" the Rev. Otis

Moss III focused on the words from the spiritual, "We

shall overcome someday." He asked, "When is

someday?" More than once in the march for racial justice

people of faith have responded, "Someday must be

now!" We join our voices with so many others who feel

the urgency of the moment, proclaiming again: Someday

must be now!

In ministry together,

Rev. Jane Anderson, Associate Conference

Minister, Northeast and Southeast Associations

Rev. Tisha Brown, Associate Conference Minister

for Leadership Development

Rev. Lorraine Ceniceros, Associate Conference

Minister, Southwest and Southeast Associations

Ms. Lisa Hart, Commissioned Minister, Associate

Conference Minister for Faith Formation and Justice

Ministries

Rev. Rob MacDougall, Associate Conference

Minister, Northwest Association

Rev. Franz Rigert, Conference Minister

Rev. Andrew Warner, Director of Development

Woods Hall Features New Art and Crafts

WOW! Enjoy the newly created weaving, ceramics,

jewelry, paintings and other crafts at Woods Hall Gallery.

Click on this video for a tour of the creations in the Gallery

https://www.facebook.com/WoodsHallGallery/videos/2387

904984849676/

Hours: Monday – Saturday

10 am – 5 pm

Come in and shop or contact the

Gallery to make a personal

appointment. Woods Hall Gallery

& Studios is happy to announce

that our Gift Certificates are ready for purchase. They

make a great present for your loved ones or friends.

Please contact us at woodshallgallery@gmail.com or

715-747-3943.

The purpose of Woods Hall is to nurture creativity and community on Madeline

Island. We do this by providing opportunities for creation of crafts in our well-equipped

facility, selling crafts in the Woods Hall Gallery and learning hand-craft skills.

Full Moon Circle for Women

By Julie Stryker

Our Full Moon Circle for Women is on

Sunday, July 5. Women’s Full Moon

Circle is Sunday July 5th. It is called

Full Buck moon or Thunder Moon. In

Ojibwe it is Berry Moon or Miin-Giizis.

We will gather in spirit at 8pm to light a candle for

ourselves, our country and the world.

Any questions, email me or message me. Contact Julie at

strykerjf@yahoo.com for more information. Thank you,

Miigwetch

Serenity on the Rock AlAnon Meetings

All are welcome to AlAnon meetings.

AlAnon is a mutual support organization

for the families and friends of alcoholics.

All are welcome. Questions? Contact

Rachel.

We gather every Tuesday from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. Until we

are able to meet again in person, we will be on this

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/256780222

Stories of Our Hearts

A circle of conversation, Stories of Our Hearts, is

continuing to gather at 5:00 pm on Thursdays. Because

we are meeting via Zoom, we now have some seasonal

residents able to join us. We

welcome newcomers, even if

you just want to drop in and say

hello. Email facilitator Penny Gill

(pgill@mtholyoke.edu) to get the

Zoom link for Stories of Our Hearts.

Stories of Our Hearts is a time to share stories and

conversation about life journeys and reflect on what

gives meaning to our lives and how we come to

recognize the shape and direction of our lives. Come!

Bible Study – Fridays, 10:30 am via Zoom

All are invited to join our weekly Bible

Study fellowship as we continue a new

series based on The Universal Christ by

Richard Rohr. We will be using Fr.

Rohr’s insights, questions, and

reflections about the Universal Christ as

a lens through which to engage the Christ of scripture.

All are welcome! For more information, contact Rachel.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/486508665

Weekly Prayer Circle – Sundays at 8:30 am

All are invited to join Rachel at 8:30am

on Sunday mornings in a weekly circle

of prayer via Zoom. Because we will be

sharing confidential prayer concerns

and hoping to create connections within

the group, those interested in

participating are asked to make a commitment to weekly

participation if at all possible through June and July.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81974714345

Prayer Requests

Have a prayer request? It’s easy – and confidential.

Hover over the Contact page on our website to see the

link to PRAYER REQUEST.

https://stjohnsmadelineisland.org/prayer/

Enter and send your message. Prayer requests only go

to Pastor Rachel’s private inbox. Nobody else has access

to this information. And, you can ask Rachel to keep your

prayer request private or have a

name added to the list of people

we keep in our prayers during

worship every Sunday.

St. John’s to Discuss “Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America”

As we protest and mourn the murder of George Floyd

and so many other fellow Americans, the opportunity

to learn (and unlearn) calls.

Structural racism, unconscious bias,

police reform, anti-racism and more

are all deeply important issues.

You are invited to join Sarah Ross

Caruso and Rev Rachel Bauman for

the inaugural meeting of the St. John’s Book Club

from 5 - 6pm on Wednesday, July 1.

We will be discussing Stamped From the Beginning:

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America in

which award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi

chronicles the entire story of anti-Black racist ideas

and their staggering power over the course of

American history. Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83486283738

Worship theme for June and July:

Unraveled: Seeking God When Our Plans Fall Apart *

“What happens when our world falls apart? How do we

press on when our tightly-knit plans unravel into loose

threads? What do we become when our identity – or the

path we’re on – comes undone? What if all of this is not

the end we fear it will be?”

In our unraveling, sometimes life surprises us with

unexpected joy, love, and hope – with a new beginning

we couldn’t have imagined. Sometimes we need God to

unravel us, for we long to be changed. Join us for online

worship in June and July as we explore stories of where

and how God meets us in the spiraling; unraveling our

plans – and us – into something new.

* from A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org

Try to Remember…. And If You Remember…

Tell us your favorite stories about St.

John’s. A team of writers is working on a

book for the Centennial. Send your

stories, your memories, your vignettes

to mdlachecki@gmail.com. Send along

a picture too!

2021 Centennial Celebration Events

Mark your calendar for these exciting

Centennial celebration events when

we commemorate the 100th

anniversary of our church’s founding:

• Kick Off Event – Sunday January 10, 2021

• St John’s Parade Participation - Sunday, July 4, 2021

• Main Event Celebrations on August 13, 14, 15, 2021

• Thanksgiving for the past and Blessing St. John’s into

the future — Sunday, November 14, 2021

Grateful for Your Gifts

Have some spare change because there’s no Bazaar this

year? Consider making a contribution to St. John’s ~

perhaps in the amount you would have spent at the

Bazaar buying incredible treasures, bidding at the silent

auction, and indulging in a yummy ice cream sundae!

Your financial support is especially

appreciated right now when we are

increasing our outreach. You can support

the financial health of our church by:

• Mailing a check payable to St. John’s to PO Box 14,

La Pointe, WI 54850

• Making a secure payment with credit or debit card or

PayPal through our website:

https://stjohnsmadelineisland.org/give/

Thanks to your generosity, St. John’s remains

a vital resource for our beloved community.

Follow St. John’s

Find all the latest news, events and announcements on

our website: https://stjohnsmadelineisland.org/

Website: www.stjohnsmadelineisland.org

Instagram: @stjohnschurchmi

Twitter: @stjohnschurchmi

Facebook: facebook.com/stjohnsonmadelineisland

Worship Streaming:

youtube.com/channel/UCFaKJNLiLrkmu8CSzreNt7g

Website: www.woodshall.com

Pastor Rachel Bauman

pastor@stjohnsmadelineisland.org

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St. John’s United Church of Christ

P. O. Box 14

Madeline Island

La Pointe, Wisconsin 54850

(715) 747-3945

St. John’s on Madeline Island ~ Celebrating 100 years in 2021

Photo credit: Bill Green

No matter where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.

St. John’s is a Christ-centered church and a spiritual center that welcomes all.

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