Family and Friends of Jim Finch
PRAYERS – Jon Cook; Karen Engels; Millie Mutka; Myria Strong; Kathy Mayo; Barb Zima’s friends Mick, Steven and Marilyn Hummel, Ryan Lauritzen; Nancy Ehlinger, Gregory Bowens; Laurie Nelson and new great-grandson Oliver; Amber Ross’s daughter Linda; Karen Stanton’s friends Don & Penny Waite and sister Pam Schweitzer; Jerrie Van Haverbeke’s niece Jolane Gervasi; Sandy Bishop’s friend Kelly Newman and brother Larry; Randy & Diane Niemczyk’s daughter Julia VanAvery, Randy’s mom Beverly and sister Karen, niece Sarah Joda, Denise Runde and Denise Hazel; Dick Volland; Valeria Hesselberg; Chris Markussen; Anne Verona’s sister/brother-in-law Pat & Woody Woodworth and friends Dennis Peterson, Natalie Madine, Eli Peters and Randy Ballard; Strong’s friend Erin Molle; Mark Lickteig’s daughter Missy; Debbie Cyrtmus’ mother, Rose Wicker and sister, Corrie Trittin; the Ebert’s friend Donna; Patricia Rasmussen’s sister Christine; Joyce Leander’s son Kevin Church; the Del Ponte’s nephew Gabriel Del Ponte; Ashley Clark’s friends Keith & Becky Hernandez and Kristie Dehart; the Waggoner’s sister-in-law Cheryl Busse, and friends Karla Zyhowski, Chris Sturgeon; Karen Engels niece Lisa and friend Bob; Kay Tupplo’s sister and mother; Ann Carlson’s people Jen, Christian and Darren; peace for all nations and comfort for those in distress.
WE GIVE THANKS FOR HEALING – as Patricia Rasmussen’s sister Christine is removed from our prayer list. We do this in gratitude for prayers offered and the healing that ensued.
PRAYER LIST PROCEDURE – Submit your prayer requests to the office in writing, by phone, by email or in person. If requesting prayers for someone other than yourself or an immediate family member, please obtain permission – unless the circumstances are public in nature.
MOTHER’S DAY CARNATIONS – were donated by Barb Zima in loving and fond memory of her mother Maria and her mother-in-law Elizabeth. Both amazing women who loved large!
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S LUNCHEON – is Tue, May 12, 11:30 at Agave Azul. Please RSVP to Karen Tobin tobinktt@gmail.com. As always, no boys allowed.
GUEST PREACHER TODAY – John McHugh is the Vice President of External Relations for Kwik Trip. Prior to joining Kwik Trip in 2004, John was an instructor and principal at Aquinas High School in La Crosse. He holds degrees from the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota and the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. John is a frequent presenter on the Sacred Scriptures at the Franciscan Spirituality Center and that is where he and Grant first met many years ago. He and his wife Maggie enjoy living at their log home near Sparta, Wisconsin.
҉ PRESENTATION AFTER WORSHIP ҉ – John McHugh will be presenting more stories of the text after worship. We invite you to join us in the Fellowship Hall. There will be coffee and treats available for you to enjoy while listening.
POUR MYSELF A CUP OF AMBITION – we need help! No stumbling to the kitchen required. But we could use people to ‘yawn and stretch’ their way to the Fellowship Hall to assist with coffee hour. You can tumble your way out of worship and help set up, serve and/or clean up. Your efforts would be greatly appreciated and you don’t have to work 9 to 5 to do it.
QUILTERS UNTIE! – I mean unite to tie. Tie one on with the quilting group as they assemble quilts. Meet every first and third Wed of the month 9:30 to 11:30 am.
MOVIE NIGHT – Movie nights are coming back for the summer! We are looking for sponsors for August and September. If you sponsor – you get to pick the movie! Please contact Ann if you are interested.
JULY MOVIE NIGHT – Wed, Jul 8 at 5:30 pm will be our first movie night for the summer! 1776 will be showing!
BIKE SWAP/FREE SAFETY RODEO – May 23, 11 am – 2 pm – Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction. See flyer on bulletin board.
HEARTS ON FIRE SHIRTS – if you requested a t-shirt – the shirts have arrived. And if you are in need of a Hearts on Fire shirt – we did order extra. Shirts are $20 each.
DOOR SIGNS – we recently acquired plastic sign frames for posting information on our doors. Please utilize these instead of taping signs. We’ve accumulated a bit of gunk on the doors and will be trying to minimize future gunk. Available in the Front Office.
FUNERAL PLANNING – can be an uncomfortable topic, but one that may be important to you. If this is something you would be interested in (I almost said “interested in undertaking”) please contact Pastor Grant for service-related planning and Ann for bulletin layouts.
BETTE MUNNS FELLOWSHIP HOUR – we will be having a special Fellowship Hour on June 14. Bette’s birthday was Jun 11. We will celebrate her life during Fellowship. Bring stories and a smile!
BIRTHDAY SUNDAY IS MAY 17 – We will be celebrating Diane Niemczyk, Millie Mutka, Daniel Laatsch, Bob Michaels, Richard Volland, Karen Engels, Noreen Copple, Sandy Smith, David Cyrtmus, Debbie Cyrtmus, Rhoda Sharpee, Hope Van Lishout, Pastor Grant Van Lishout, Darlene Van Lishout (late addition) and Evelyn Strong. And it is the Volland’s anniversary month. Please let us know if we missed your name. Whoopsie – almost forgot a very important birthday! Prince of Peace turns 33 on May 9th!
OTHER EVENTS COMING UP: Pie & Ice Cream Sunday – May 31. We will share more information next week.
FUN FACT – The first national Mother’s Day took place on May 10, 1914. Wilson’s Proclamation 1268 directed Americans to mark the second Sunday in May with displays of the U.S. flag “as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.”
Wilson’s national observance followed years of advocacy by women. Anna Jarvis, for one, organized early Mother’s Day services in West Virginia and Philadelphia. Julia Ward Howe, a Boston-based poet, suffragist and abolitionist, called for a post-Civil War “Mother’s Day for Peace” in her 1870 Mother’s Day Proclamation. Most states were already celebrating the holiday by the early 1910s but not always on the same day. President Wilson unified the celebration, officially setting the date as the second Sunday in May.
we proposed June as the timing for her proposed Mother’s Day for Peace, which gained traction in Boston and beyond in the late 19th century. Howe might have been inspired by Jarvis’ mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, the museum adds, whose 1868 “Mother’s Friendship Day” was organized to reunite families divided by the Civil War.
Another early advocate, a Kentucky teacher named Mary Towles Sasseen, promoted an observance in schools to honor mothers in 1887. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, she suggested April 20, her own mother’s birthday, and traveled nationally to promote the idea. Several schools adopted her proposal, and the Kentucky legislature declared her the “originator of the idea of the Celebration of Mother’s Day” in 1926, the almanac adds.
The second Sunday in May reflects Anna Jarvis’ choice. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Jarvis held a memorial service for her mother in May 1907, followed by a broader Mother’s Day service at a West Virginia church on May 10, 1908, the second Sunday of that May. “Thus was born the idea that the second Sunday in May be set aside to honor every mother, whether living or deceased,” the almanac reports.
NOTES FROM ANN – the picture at the top of the page is the inside of the Statue of Liberty’s face. You can see an eye, her nose and mouth. Burt and I had a great in NYC. The wedding was a story-book wedding. We had a lot of adventures and are glad we went. During the reception, the mother of the Bride came over to our table. She sat down to talk with me for just a few minutes. She is like so many of us – no longer has either of her parents. This was hitting her hard in the moment. Her parents missing out on such an important day in her life – in her daughter’s life. (My SIL is the one who gave me a devotional by Sarah Young after my Mom passed away. That gift saved me emotionally and reconnected me with God in a powerful way). Diana looked at me and said, “You don’t know how wonderful it was to sit in church today with a wall of family behind me.”
The importance of showing up. We all need to remember to show up for one another. It may not be easy. It may cost us in one form or another, but it means a lot.
May you be there for someone else this week. May someone be there for you.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms out there – whatever form of Mom you are – you are important.
Picture below is an itty-bitty milk containing the half and half for my coffee. I legit would get one of these to have at home and would pour my half and half into it and then pour it into my coffee because it is too darn cute!
