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Birthdays & Anniversaries:
Birthdays:
Barbara Whenal (Tues.), Erin Bossenbroek (Wed.) Anniversaries:
Mara & Mike Patterson (Tues.)
Today!
Parish Meeting
Scrip for Sale
Photo directory in Nursery
NOTES FROM YOUR SENIOR WARDEN
PARISH PICNIC
The
sign up sheets are in the parish hall. Sign up early and often.
Picnics are always more fun if everyone has at least one job to do.
CHURCH NURSERY
Did
you see the partially painted nursery?
If not, stop by and check it out.
It looks
so good,
it makes you want to have more kids so you can bring them there.
Ahhhh, wait let me re-think that one! Big thanks to Amy, Jenn and
Jesse.
Vacation Bible
School
Time
to fall on my sword here. We have had really good schools in the
past,
and we
should have
had
one this summer too.
All of a sudden
it
was the end of July,
and I noticed we forgot
to have VBS.
If you need to yell at someone,
you can reach me at 715-204-9078, preferably before 10pm.
Parish Meeting
on the 1st of August
Let
me put my serious hat on for a minute. The parish meeting
on
Sunday, Aug. 1
after the service is a Must Attend.
Important
information will be presented
and
you will have
much
to think about after the meeting.
Jim Sachs,
Senior Warden
Lunch
Bunch
Bring your own lunch to the parish hall on Mondays at
noon and have lunch with Fr. Ed. This informal gathering is
for you to enjoy lunch and discuss whatever is on your mind. We
hope to see you on Monday!
Search Committee Information
Our objective was
to identify 4 out of 20 major ministry skill sets that
Intercession is looking for in a rector. These specialties are
based on the parish survey results with consideration given to not
only what we look to improve on, but what programs and mainstays
we pride ourselves in that keep us motivated and unified. The
following categories were chosen: 1. Church Growth and
Development 2. Spiritual Guidance 3. Stewardship 4. Preaching.
Within each of these categories there are multiple
sub-groups and disciplines that will require further review and
selection prior to our submission to the Church Deployment Office.
Our final review of this task will take place at our next meeting
scheduled for Aug. 4.
Parish Profile: An
integral part of the search for a new rector involves the
creation of a Parish Profile. What do we want applicants and
people in general to know about our community, our culture, and
our parish? A great way to jump start the process is to reach
out to all of YOU for assistance. We are asking for a one
sentence response to the question, "Name one thing you want the
next rector to know about us?" This question was placed on a
small piece of paper and handed out in attendance following last
Sunday's service. Thank you to all that have already responded.
We will do so again following the service on Aug. 1, and ask
that you place these either in the basket in the front of the
church, or in Bob Suehring's mailbox. Responses are anonymous.
Further development of the parish profile is currently being
undertaken by the Search Committee.
Roseanne Bossenbroek, Secretary
Smile!
To make it easier for a new priest to get to know us, Fr Ed
suggested that we take current photos of our members. Marla
Cummings will be taking pictures on Sunday, Aug. 1 after
the parish meeting and on Sunday, Aug. 8 after the church
service. Please come to the nursery where she will be set up to
take your picture. For a donation to the church, Marla will make
you a copy of your photo for your own use.
Acolyte Training
Acolyte training will be held on Aug. 8 and Aug. 29
beginning immediately after Mass. Please plan on attending one or
both sessions.
Grow Hansen Visit
You are invited
to attend a special event at Trinity on Monday, August
2. Peter and Sarah Grow-Hanson, ELCA missionaries living
in Senegal, will participate in the 6:30 p.m. worship
service. Following the service a reception will be held in the
Narthex. The Grow-Hanson’s will discuss current developments in
the Lutheran Church in Senegal, and share a PowerPoint. All are
welcome to attend.
The Prophets
On Wednesdays following Evening Prayer and the potluck, Rev. Sue
will lead a discussion of the prophets. We will begin on
Wednesday, Sept. 8 with an Introduction and Overview of the
Prophets. We will continue through Oct. discussing each prophet
individually. In Nov. we will prepare for Advent by reading the
Advent Prophets. Each session will stand on its own. Come for any
part of the evening or the whole time.
Book Group
Rev. Sue’s book group will continue to meet in August. We are
reading Amazing Grace by Kathleen Norris. The next meeting
is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 3. This one time we will
meet at 10:30 a.m. to accommodate summer schedules. We will
meet at our regular meeting time of 11 a.m. on Tuesday,
Aug. 17. The book has very short chapters which stand on
their own so it is easy to jump in at any time. Please come join
us!
Volunteers needed
We are looking for volunteers to come insulate the pipes. No
previous experience is needed, we will provide on the job
training. We are waiting for the insulation to arrive so we do not
have a date, Ron will call you when the date/time is set. There is
a sign up sheet in the parish hall. Contact Ron Sutheimer
715-340-0962, for more information.
Parish
Picnic
Reserve the date! This year’s Parish picnic will be held,
Sunday, Aug. 22 at the Boy Scout Lodge in Iverson Park.
More details will follow in future editions of The Intercession
News.
Project Fresh Start
Project Fresh Start is a program of the United Way which
distributes school supplies to Portage County children in need.
Since the response was so wonderful last year, Church of the
Intercession is going to be a collection site for Project Fresh
Start again this year. There is a box in the parish hall with a
list of things that are needed. We will be taking supplies from
now until August 13. Please give generously!
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