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Care
Baptisms: We rejoice in the baptism of Brady Ryan Dahl, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011. Brady is the son of Brent and Lisa Dahl, some of our newest members.
Deaths: As a church, we grieve with the Kuehn family - Bob, Ben, and Elena - in the death of Carolie on December 19. Continue to keep the Kuehns in your prayers.
Savvy Seniors will meet at 11:30am on Monday, January 2, at The Mandarin. Please call Beth Moss (845-3622) to make your reservation. You‟ll be back in plenty of time to watch the Rose Bowl.
Keeping Up on Pastor Karen’s Health through Caring Bridge
Karen Ebert keeps us posted on her health by way of a blog on the Caring Bridge website. You can read it by going to www.caringbridge.org. In the box for “visit a website”, type in without spaces, karenebert.
The Sunshine Gals like to spread their sunshine each month during the school year. This year they offer a program at Cedar Ridge Elder Services and Mount View Care Center on the first Wednesday mornings of the month with music, readings, humor, and shared memories on a variety of topics. The group is composed of Bernice Kohlman, Priscilla Cedar, Mary Ann Dykes, Nancy Flath, Grace Boelz, Yvonne Firary and Arlene Trull.
UMW, Making Mission Practical
Fair Trade - Equal Exchange Coffee. This is a small gesture you can make to provide fair wages to coffee, tea, and cocoa producers throughout the world. It can be your personal mission project! Tanzanian Jubilee Coffee and Café’ Salvador are regular drip grind coffee
and are the most popular. Decaf, drip grind, organic whole bean and flavored coffees are available also, as are organic hot cocoa mix and herbal/ organic tea. Supplies are in the cupboard next to the fireplace in the parlor.
Drip grind regular coffee and organic whole bean - $7.00
Decaf and flavored coffees - $8.00
Organic hot cocoa mix - $6.00
Organic/herbal tea - $4.00
To purchase take your product, place the money (check or cash) in a brown
envelope (in the cupboard) and put the envelope in the drop slot near the
church office.
Campbell’s Soup Labels. for Northcott Neighborhood Center in Milwaukee.
Place your labels in the box on the sink island in the church kitchen.
 Care through Prayer
Did you know that there are people in our church who are in prayer every week for the needs of our congregation? When you send a prayer request to the church, either through the office or by way of the blue prayer cards in the pews, those requests are sent by email to members who have promised to pray.
If you, too, wish for specific prayer requests to enhance your own prayer time, and if you are willing to commit yourself to absolute confidentiality and respect for the needs of others, contact Pastor Jerry at the church office to be placed on this list.
Lovely Weather for a
Sleigh Ride Together
With You
Save this Date! Sunday, February 25!
A Sleigh Ride and Lunch over the Fire after the 10:00am service.
At Starwood Farms in Hatley.
Cost $6:00 / person. ($20 family maximum)
A Funny Thing Happened . . .
Caring for People with Dementia
Providing care for the weak and heavy-laden is a part of the task of the church, but sometimes it's especially hard - as when you're caring for someone with Alzheimer's Disease or another form of dementia. How do you know what to do? What are you supposed to say to someone who doesn't reply? How do you know if you're making a difference?
Charles Schoenfeld of our church can help you think through these questions. After Charlie retired, he began a new career, as a CNA at North Central Health Care Center where he worked with dementia patients. In his new book, A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Dementia Ward, Charlie describes how to love and laugh and respect these children of God. If you are dealing with dementia in your family - or if you just want to read an inspiring story of love in action - you can find the book at Janke Book Store or get it directly from Charlie or Maggie.
Don’t Forget the Book Fair - Coming this May!
FUMC is hosting our second Community Book Fair in Spring 2012. We are looking for “gently used” books for all ages ranging from infants through adults to give away. In 2010, we gave over 5,000 books to our neighbors in Wausau. We would like to collect another 5,000 books by the spring. Please help us by donating books as well as encouraging your friends, family and clubs to share their books. You may drop the books off at church or contact us at (715) 297-2119 and we will coordinate a pick up.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Mary Ann Dykes
A group of 10 people meets together on the fourth Tuesday of each month to make Prayer Shawls. It is a time of reflection, knitting/crocheting, tea and fellowship. The shawls are available for anyone to take and give to family or friends. There are prayer cards to go with each shawl. Shawls have been given for occasions of joy or challenge to provide love and care from the church family.
You may be involved in supporting this ministry with your prayers, joining the group, monetary gifts, or gifts of Homespun yarn. It takes 3 skeins of Homespun to make one shawl. On Sunday, January 29, the Prayer Shawl Group will be hosting Coffee Hour. Join us for coffee and take a look at some of our work.
AS OF JANUARY 24, WE WILL BE MEETING FROM 1-2:30 PM.
Thank You from the UMW Cookie Walk
The United Methodist Women would like to thank the bakers, the decorators, the assemblers and the sellers who brought cookies, candies and breads to our Annual Cookie Walk. We are especially grateful to all the purchasers of our specialties. The profits go to our mission work throughout the year - locally, nationally and globally. The few cookies that are left always go to the Community Christmas Dinner. Over thirteen hundred dollars was raised for mission. Thanks again!!
We Welcome New Members
We welcomed Dan and Jen Marzu, and Mickey, to our church family on October 23. The Marzus moved to Wausau from Oregon, Illinois. They both work in agriculture, Jen as a Field Coordinator and Dan as an agronomist. Mickey likes tractors.
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Look for new members Brent and Lisa Dahl, and Brady and welcome them to our church. They came to us from Texas (most recently). Brent is an engineer and Lisa coaches figure skating.
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Franklyn and Gbemi Taylor, along with their daughters, Remi and Danielle, come to us from Flagstaff, Arizona. Franklyn is an administrator at UWMC. Gbemi has also been an administrator. The girls go to Stettin school.
After worshiping with us for some time, both on Sundays and in our Thursday Forest Park Chapel services, Elaine Peterson joined us officially last month. Elaine is a retired educator from California.
Are you having knee surgery? Expecting the visit of a frail relative? Have a short-term need for medical equipment? We have a lending closet that includes things such as shower benches,wheelchairs, walkers, commodes, and crutches. If you would like to borrow some of this equipment, call the office first so we can confirm it is available, and have it ready for you. Then all you have to do is sign it out, and sign it back in when it is returned.
Senior Parking Spots
Now that the snow and cold weather have arrived (in force!), we ask you to think twice when you parking at church Sunday mornings. We have many senior members who find it difficult and even unsafe to walk very far in this weather. A few years ago, the Trustees designated the row of parking spots closest to the building as “Senior Parking”, and marked this with signs. Out of concern for those who have a more difficult time, please park as far from the church building as you can, to allow others to park closer. Remember, we can park on the street, and in the Y lots across the street.
Assist with Funeral Meals
The United Methodist Women have, as a mission, provided funeral lunches. It is an honor to do this for the families. We are updating our volunteer list. We are inviting anyone to help set tables, prepare and serve lunch, and do the dishes. Any help is welcome. If you are interested, please contact Nancy Flath at 715-446-3252, Barb Ritchie at 715-843-7700, or let someone in the office know that you would like to be added to the updated list.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. In any case, it [is] kind of you to share in my distress.”
Philippians 4:13-14
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