PRAYERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAYERS: Jon Cook; Millie Mutka; Kathy Mayo; Barb Zima’s friends Dave Butschli, Mick, Steven and Marilyn Hummel; Gregory Bowens; Laurie Nelson; Amber Ross’s daughter Linda; Sandy Bishop’s brother Larry Barber; Randy & Diane Niemczyk’s daughter Julia VanAvery, niece Sarah Joda, and their dear friends, 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 and Natalie Madine; Strong’s friend Erin Molle; Debbie Cyrtmus’ mother, Rose Wicker and sister, Corrie Trittin; the Ebert’s friend Patricia Kulzick and Gary’s son Matthew; Joyce Leander’s cousin Laurie Nelson; Ashley Clark’s friends Michael Loomis, Keith & Becky Hernandez; the Waggoner’s sister-in-law Cheryl Busse; Karen Engels and her niece Lisa and friends Bob and Dawn; Ann Carlson’s people Enid, Stacy, Dana, Julie, Michael, Denny, Richard and Troy; and peace for all nations and comfort for those in distress.
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.
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
WORSHIP LIVESTREAM – Our Sunday 9:00 am worship is posted weekly on YouTube and Facebook.
DON SCHIESL – Mary Akins invites all of you to join her in celebrating the well-lived life of Don Schiesl. A Celebration of Life will be held Jun 21st at the Veteran’s Resource Center, 418 W. Pine, Eagle River from 3:00 – 7:00 PM. There will be a repast. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the VRC.
QUILTERS –Tie one on with the quilting group as they assemble quilts. Next gathering is June 18th from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK TODAY – Thank you Mark & Catherine!
Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center – In Arbor Vitae – has a LOT of interesting classes this summer. Please look at the bulletin board in the main hallway to learn more about their upcoming offerings or at www.marywoodsc.org. Our church council will be having a retreat at Marywood on Jun 21st.
CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S LUNCHEON – Mary Kunau is this month’s “Hostess with the Mostest”. She has made reservations at Riverstone for June 19th at 11:30 am. Please RSVP to Mary only if you are coming at mlkunau456@gmail.com. No boys allowed.
POP up at POP for POPS! We will be handing out popsicles – free for the taking – donations welcome – out on the pier for anyone boating past. Still have not had a good weather/boating day to try out our idea. Will report back once we have had the opportunity.
FATHER’S DAY/BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY JUN 15th – We have a lot to celebrate next Sunday. Please join us after worship in the Fellowship Hall where not only will we be celebrating all of the great Dads in our midst and in our memories – we will be celebrating the following people: Judy Hess, Fred Young, Terry Nordine, Jim Moravec and Gary Ebert – all who have birthdays in June. And then – we have the following anniversaries: Grant & Sherry Van Lishout (20 years); Todd & Shayne Wilfer (19 years); Dave & Chris Roberts (52 years); Tim & Betty Wright (54 years); PJ & Lisa Kohlman (30 years) and Don & Pepper Bauer, who will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary!
PRAISE IN THE PINES – On Saturday, July 19th, 2025, Eagle River, WI, will host the second annual Praise in the Pines Music Festival. This full-day event features a free Worship Experience, food trucks, a Christian ministry faire, inspiration from Taylor Hughes and a headline concert by the Newsboys. They are asking for prayers, donations, and hands-on help. Visit www.praiseinthepines.org today to donate or volunteer.
GODS WORK – OUR HANDS – SUMMER FUN – Mark your calendars:
June 29th – PIE DAY Bring your favorite pie to share, at fellowship, following the service. Ice cream will be provided.
July 27th – POTLUCK PICNIC Bring your favorite dish to pass! Ham & Buns will be provided. Picnic here after worship.
Aug 24th – MINI GOLF Tee-time will be at 11am, following fellowship hour.
Sept 7th – GWOHs DAY Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Our Backpack Program.
MOVIE NIGHT – our first Movie Night will be June 24 at 6:00 pm. If you would like to sponsor a movie night – please contact Ann Carlson in the Front Office. The movie will be Peanut Butter Falcon – PG13. Open to all at no cost. Popcorn, water and candy will be on hand.
LOST & FOUND – If someone picked up a black jacket a couple of Sundays ago and realized it wasn’t theirs – please contact Diane Niemczyk 715-347-8866 to swap out jackets. She would like to get her jacket returned.
EGGS UPDATE – Moving forward – eggs will be brought in on a request basis. Please let Ann know when you need a dozen eggs and depending on egg production – eggs will be provided.
ALZHEIMERS MONTH – there is a lot going on via the ARDC in recognition of June being Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Please check out the bulletin board in the main hallway for information on the upcoming events.
FUN FACTS: Pentecost is one of the great festivals of the Church. It is profoundly significant. It marks the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples and their transformation from frightened and confused people to men who would face martyrdom for what they believed.
Pentecost is from the Greek word ‘Pentekostos’, which means ‘fifty’. It’s the 50th day after the Sabbath of Passover week. It’s traditionally celebrated as Whitsun – ‘White Sunday’. It’s believed that it was a day for baptisms and those being baptised would wear white.
Pentecost is the fulfilment of two promises. One promise is in the Old Testament – Joel 2:28, which says “I will pour out my Spirit on all people”, and one in the New, where Jesus says he will send another Counsellor, the Spirit of truth (John 16: 5-15).
Luke tells of three distinct experiences
There was wind…. A violent wind filled the house: breath or wind is a symbol of the Spirit of God. Ezekiel 37 tells the story of the prophet’s vision of a valley of dry bones which come together: when the ‘breath’ of God enters them, they come to life and stand on their feet. The Pentecost wind represents the power of God to bring life to the ‘dry bones’ of faith.
…and tongues of fire…Tongues of fire separate and come to rest on each of them. Jesus told his disciples, “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). In John 8:12 he says, “I am the light of the world.” The picture in Acts seems to be of a single flame that separates and symbolically rests on each of them; the disciples will do what Jesus did.
..and other languages. The nature of the original experience has been queried, but in Luke’s telling of it the point is that it breaks down barriers between people. The story links back to one of the earliest of the Old Testament stories, in Genesis 11, when the people begin to build the huge Tower of Babel. God confuses their language so they can no longer understand each other. At Pentecost, this Babel confusion is reversed.
Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. It marks the beginning of Christianity as a purposeful movement and a new community. HEARTS ON FIRE!!!
NOTES FROM ANN: I’m beyond disappointed that there isn’t a Pentecostal “something”. Christmas we have Santa. Easter we have the Bunny. Pastor Grant suggested “Fire” and I said, “Well – Canada is getting a whole bunch of Pentecost right now.” This is the THIRD most important time of the Church year. I think we – as Prince of Peace – should come up with something. It was neat what Fortune Lake did with the bonfires last Sunday. We need more than that. Outside fires don’t always work for us in the Northwoods. (…Canada…) When I did a search for images of the Holy Spirit – the majority of the images were of a dove with some sort of flame imagery around it. Hmmm – our logo is a dove. We have our Hearts on Fire shirts. I’m not suggesting we create a Hallmark holiday – but it does seem the Holy Spirit gets shortchanged with Pentecost. Perhaps next year we could have a kite-flying day to celebrate? Kites of fire and doves filling the sky – could be pretty awesome!
June 8th is also National Best Friends day. A good time to reach out to your BFF and let them know how much you appreciate them in your life.
Pictures – I was out and about this morning and initially thought – what the heck is blooming out there? Nope – wasn’t flowers. A bunch of webs capturing the morning dew.
