Family and friends of Mark Mayo.
Jon Cook; Millie Mutka, Zima family friends Stefan Sladek, Dave Butschli, Mick, Steven and Marilyn Hummel; Gregory Bowens; Laurie Nelson; Amber Ross’s daughter Linda; Randy & Diane Niemczyk’s niece Sarah Joda, and their dear friend Denise Hazel; Valeria Hesselberg; Chris Markussen; Mary Akins; Bev Epping’s friend Betty Rosenbaum; Anne Verona’s sister/brother-in-law Pat & Woody Woodworth; Pastor Grant’s father-in-law Mark Van Donsel; Bobbie Schmidt’s brother William and her step-daughter Cheryl; Dawn Gonitzke’s brother Scott Premo; Pastor Grant’s friend Jane Trasosech; the Eberts friends Patricia Kulzick and John Oliver; the Waggoner’s sister-in-law Cheryl Busse; Karen Engels’ niece Lisa and friends Bob and Dawn and Gail Wogsland; Ann Carlson’s people Dwight, Staci, Curt, and Troy; and the people of Israel, Russia, Palestine and Ukraine. And for those continuing to restore their communities after devastating floods around the world.
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.
WORSHIP ON FACEBOOK – Live on Facebook on Sundays at 9:00 am and posted for later viewing.
GUESTS – if you are visiting us today, please sign our book at the entrance to the sanctuary.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN – if you want to get announcements in the bulletin, please get your information to the Front Office Wednesday before noon.
PROTECT YOUR PEACE – when we share the peace at Prince of Peace – feel free to wave the peace sign; fist bump or avoid any sort of contact at all! We know you still share the love but want to protect YOUR peace and not get any cooties. Please feel free to do this during cold season or any time of the year when you are feeling ‘ick’ or don’t want the ‘ick’.
DECORATING THE CHURCH TODAY – today after worship – please stay and help us decorate the sanctuary for Christmas!
ENVELOPES – your giving envelopes are here. Check in the Narthex for your box. Any issues and/or need something in regards to the envelopes, please contact Mike Bishop.
ADVENT WEDNESDAYS – don’t forget – we have soup dinners on Wed. Dec 11 and 18th at 5:30 pm. To be followed by the Holden Evening Prayer at 6:00 pm.
NORTHWOODS SINGERS CONCERT SCHEDULE: Mark your calendars. They put on a great show. What better way to get into the holiday spirit?
Friday, December 6th, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Three Lakes Center for the Arts
Three Lakes, WI.
Sunday, December 8th, 2024, at 4:00 pm
Ely Memorial UCC Church
Land O Lakes, WI
Reception will follow.
Sunday, December 15th, 2024, at 4:00 pm
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Eagle River, WI
Reception will follow.
OH ENDOWMENT TREE! OH ENDOWMENT TREE! December is here, you may have noticed the POP Endowment Tree in the Narthex at church adorned with handmade ornaments contributed by members of our congregation. This year, we’d like to invite you to make a donation to our endowment fund. A portion of profits from the endowment fund is contributed back into our community for various programs–Caritas, Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, Praise in the Pines, Northwoods Shares, Worship in the Wild, Sunshine for Humanity & more! All donations are tax-deductible and can be included in your 2024 taxes if received at the church by end of day on 12/31/24.
Grab an ornament, make a donation and know your contribution is benefiting our community! Questions can be directed to Zach Braunel, Shayne Wilfer or Betty Wright.
A special thanks to Adelyn Braunel, Lily Van Lishout and Hope Van Lishout who have been contributing their creativity by filling up that tree with ornaments as part of our Sunday School program!
ANGELS! SHEPHERDS! JOSEPH & MARY, OH MY! – 12/15 CHRISTMAS PROGRAM:
Dust off your wings! Grab your headdress! Be a townsperson! Get ready for our 2nd Annual Non-Rehearsal Christmas program at POP! Again this year, we’ll be calling on the entire congregation to join us in the program. There will be a part (non-speaking) for everyone! The program will kick off at 9 AM during our regular service on Sunday, December 15. Fellowship will follow with a smattering of delicious Christmas cookies—bring a dozen cookies to share! This is a service you won’t want to miss!
Let the story of Jesus’ Birthday come alive before us and through us!
PS. Show up a bit earlier than normal so we can fit you for your favorite role in this year’s Christmas program! First come, first fitted for role of your choice!
NEW! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! PRINCE OF PEACE WOMEN’S CHRISTMAS!
Calling women of all ages to join us for the first-ever Prince of Peace Women’s Christmas! This special program is designed to bring women of our church—including friends and family—to share in food, fellowship & friendship! We’ll have men helping with the programming, cooking, serving, and cleaning. Registration form is available in the Narthex. You can also register by calling the church office. The cost of the dinner and special program is $40. What a wonderful gift to give to family & friends or yourself! Space will be limited to the first 35 who sign up! You won’t want to miss this first-ever event on Sunday, January 12! (Ten spots have already been filled)
Men—looking for a great gift for your wife, friends & family! OR…want to give of your time to this special event! We’re still looking for volunteers to help deliver this special evening!
Any questions can be directed to Rachel Strong, Shayne Wilfer, Barb Zima or Pastor Grant!
GOD’S WORK – OUR HANDS – actually needs a hand. They will continue to host the first Sunday of the month coffee hour, but they are asking for assistance. Asking members of the congregation to take turns bringing in homemade or purchased baked goods. Please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex or contact Betty Wright at basslakewrights@gmail.com.
FLAT LUTHER – Flat Luther has been traveling! Check out his adventures on the window to the Fellowship Hall!
CHRISTMAS CHOIR – practice continues for the Christmas Choir every Wed at 4:30 pm in the sanctuary. We will be singing at our Christmas Eve Service at 5:30 pm. Come one – come all! Contact Gary Ebert for questions – ebert@udel.edu or 302-766-0109.
LUTEFISK ANYONE? – Pioneer Lake Lutheran Church is having a Lutefisk/Meatball dinner on Sunday, December 8. There is one seating at 4:00 pm – please be prompt. Adults $20, Youth 7-12 $8, 6 and under are free! Meal includes lutefisk with melted butter and/or milk gravy, Swedish meatballs in brown gravy, boiled potatoes and all of the traditional fixins! All you can eat homemade desserts. Registering ahead is encouraged, but arriving at the door (promptly) is okay. Call the church at 715-479-4966 or Lori Moser at 262-210-4009. Leave your name, phone number, number of attendees and how you are going to pay.
DRESS A TURKEY? DRESS A TREE! – there is a tree in the Narthex. It is there to collect hats and gloves for the upcoming winter for people/children in our community. Items collected are currently designated for our local school district.
QUILTERS – quilters are still meeting the first and third Wednesdays of the month. 9:30 to 11:30 am. Don’t be shy – come by and give a stitch (or two).
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE – there are large plastic kitty litter containers in the front office. If you need a place to store salt or birdseed, come grab a container! Or use as a buoy.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Please pick up a copy of December’s calendar in the narthex.
FUN FACTS: Arthur Wynne (June 22, 1871 – January 14, 1945) was the British-born inventor of the modern crossword puzzle. Arthur Wynne was born on June 22, 1871, in Liverpool, England. He emigrated to the United States on June 6, 1891, at the age of 19, settling for a time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While in Pittsburgh, Wynne worked on the Pittsburgh Press newspaper and played the violin in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He later moved to New York City and worked on the New York World newspaper. He is best known for the invention of the crossword puzzle in 1913, when he was a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Wynne created the page of puzzles for the “Fun” section of the Sunday edition of the New York World. For the December 21, 1913, edition, he introduced a puzzle with a diamond shape and a hollow center, with the letters F-U-N already being filled in. He called it a “Word-Cross Puzzle.”
I’m going with the obvious tie-in to being a Lutheran. (Because my requirement on fun facts is that I have to be able to tie it back to being a Lutheran). This puzzle has the word “Cross” in it. Bam. Done. Mission accomplished.
You have to come to worship on Sunday in order to get the crossword puzzle.
NOTES: The picture at the top is a picture my neighbor/family (cousin-in-law’s wife) took. Kathie Turner is an amazing artist/photographer, she tends to hide her light under a bushel because she doesn’t think she is as good as she is. Happy to share this because of how beautiful it is! Next picture is one of the Northwoods Singers concert schedule.
Last week I didn’t finish my thought about new traditions and inspiring others. Our friends were at the house and we had the discussion of “loss” of traditions. And how I was trying to recreate our Coronado Holiday Pops tradition with going to different Christmas concerts here. Found out our friends will be going to Holiday Pops this year as a result of the conversation! How cool is that? Your ‘old’ tradition can become someone else’s ‘new’ tradition!
And – by the way – the Vienna Boy’s Choir was absolutely phenomenal. Burt was impressed. Enthralled even! There was one song that brought me to tears. Not sure which one it was – but it was gorgeous. The boys have a jam-packed educational experience through the age of 9. Not only do they have to perform, they have to perform well in the classroom AND be versed in music theory and an instrument besides their own voice. If you get a chance to hear them – we highly recommend doing so.
Seeing them perform and realizing they are singing in at least three languages – above and beyond their own – is humbling. There were children from South Korea, Japan, Ukraine, of course Austria, and Germany. (And I’m sure I’m missing a couple). I thought about the discipline these kids need to have to accomplish all that they have done – UNDER THE AGE OF 14! Academic, language, being away from home, traveling the world. They are just little boys. Seriously about a fourth of them looked like they had just rolled out of bed and really needed someone to comb their hair. (They were dressed in their uniforms and were professional) I wondered if any of them get bullied, how often do they get to call home, do they like hamburgers, does our food upset their stomach, what do they do for fun while they are the road, how do three adults wrangle that many kids, how many kids to a room, how does that work at a hotel – I wouldn’t want four boys in a room by themselves. The choir does travel with their director, a tutor and a nurse. What must they think of us? The majority of us only speak one language. They see more of a cross section of the United States then most of Americans. How does this experience set them up for the rest of their lives? Because – I don’t know about you – but I haven’t ever met or heard of anyone who has said, “I used to be in the VBC”. I hear about Eagle Scouts and the like, but not that. And you would think you would hear about someone with those set of skills since the VBC has been around since 1296! They go on tour for three months at a time. Since 1924, 2750 choristers have sung over 1000 tours in 100
different countries.
As you can tell – I am now a fan. Enjoy your day. When Burt got up this morning, I asked him how he was doing. He said he was enjoying another day in paradise. As I get ready to hit send, I am looking out the office window and it looks like we are in a snow globe. Paradise indeed. Welcome Winter! Glad you are here.
