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HILLTOP HERALD-JANUARY 2016
MONONA UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH & IGLESIA METODISTA
UNIDA EL LIBERTADOR
JANUARY MISSION
EL LIBERTADOR – Homeless Meal Project
The MUMC Men's Group is working with Pastor Rafael Cubliette and El Libertador's project
to Feed the Homeless. They are looking for donations, volunteers, and supplies for this
ministry. It's cold out there! Please help us give our neighbors a warm meal, a friendly face,
and the blessings of Christ. For more information, please contact Pastor Rafael, 225-8899.
To contribute funds toward this important ministry, please mark your envelopes or checks
with "Homeless Meals".
ALL CHURCH READ
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson
You are invited to participate, early in the New Year, in the discussion of a book by a most
remarkable person. Uniquely inspired, his personal profile according to TED Talk reads as
follows:
“Bryan Stevenson is a public-interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor,
the incarcerated and the condemned. He's the founder and executive director of the Equal
Justice Initiative (EJI), an Alabama-based group that has won major legal challenges
eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners on death row,
confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as
adults. EJI recently won an historic ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court holding that mandatory
life-without-parole sentences for all children 17 or younger are unconstitutional.”
In the book, Bryan Stevenson, describes his own journey into mission, becoming an attorney,
answering the call to serve prisoners in the South on death row, discovering the injustice of
life sentences awarded to children often for a minor offense, and exposing community leaders
of falsely accusing innocent mostly Black individuals to cover up their own criminal
activities.
The discussions will be held on three Sundays after the worship service starting January 24,
2016. The discussion will be led by Pastor Brad and members of the UMC Reading Group
and the Church and Society Work Area. To order book, ($10.00) please sign up in Church
office.
NEW UPPER ROOMS ARE HERE!
The Upper Room is a great little devotional book that you can use for daily reading. The new
issue has arrived and is in the Narthex Information Center. Feel free to take one home.
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PASTOR’S COLUMN
Dear Friends,
A quote, a thought, and a prayer for the New Year as we head into 2016. The quote is from
the late Yogi Berra who died this past September. He once said “The future ain’t what it used
to be.” Berra was not always a beacon of clarity. So ponder that and let me know what you
come up with.
The thought is a thought about the church’s future. Not only ours, but the church in
general. Though it is hard to know what the church’s future will look like, we can say
something about what its agenda ought to be. When Jesus is saying farewell to his disciples
in the Gospel of John, chapters 14-16, he includes a special emphasis in the first part of
chapter 15—a description that will hopefully always characterize the church of Jesus Christ.
He uses the analogy of the branch remaining in the vine to receive its nutrition and continue
to bear fruit. “Abide in me as I abide in you,” he tells the disciples. That is, “Continue to turn
to me for all your understanding, nourishment, and direction, and I will continue to bless
you with all of these things.”
Is it too simplistic to say that the church in every age is built around the person of Jesus
Christ? Her checkered history shows she hasn’t always been living proof of being in
communion with the humble Galilean. It is as challenging for us today as it was for previous
generations of Christians. That is why Jesus constantly invites us, “Abide in me—continue in
me—and I will continue in you.” Which means listening to him, listening to him instead of to
every other voice around us. It isn’t easy, abiding in Jesus, attending only to his voice. But it
really is the only way we will be the church.
The prayer is a prayer-poem titled “New Year,” and it comes from the Catholic spiritual writer
Joyce Rupp. May it be a blessing to you as we turn the calendar page together.
Faithful Companion,
in this new year I pray:
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
live
live
live
live
live
live
live
live
deeply, with purpose,
freely, with detachment
wisely, with humility,
justly, with compassion.
lovingly, with fidelity,
mindfully, with awareness,
gratefully, with generosity,
fully, with enthusiasm.
Help me to hold this vision
and to daily renew it in my heart,
becoming ever more one with you,
my truest Self.
Grace & peace,
Pastor Brad
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BIBLE PASSAGES & SERMON THEMES 10:00AM SERVICE
January 3 – Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12
“What Is Different Because of Christmas”
January 10 – Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
“Hear Your Name Called”
January 17 – Micah 6:6-8; 1 Samuel 3:1-10
“Remembering Rosa Parks
January 24 – Luke 4:14-21; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
“One Body, Many Members”
January 31 – Jeremiah 1:4-10; Luke 4:21-30; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
“Love’s Embodiment”
ESCRITURAS Y TÍTULOS DE SERMONES 5PM SERVICIO
Enero 3 - Isaías 60:1-6; Efesios 3:1-12 & Mateo 2:1-12
Por Hna. Elena González
Enero 10 - Lucas 3:15-17, 21-22, Hechos 8:14-17, Isaías 43:1-7
Por Hno. Onofre Velazco
Enero 17 - Amós 5:7, 10, 12, 15, 24, Miqueas 6:6-8, Lucas 4:18-19
“Fluya la Justicia Como las Aguas”
Enero 24 - Nehemías 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Lucas 4:14-21, 1 Corintios 12:12-31
“¿Y Tú Quién Eres?”
Enero 31 - Jeremías 1:4-10, 1 Corintios 13:1-13, Lucas 4:21-30
“El Poder del Rey”
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PASTOR RAFAEL
“Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. Watch for
the new thing I am going to do.”
Isaiah 43:18-19a
Yea! Year 2016! It’s a New Year! It’s a time for new beginnings & new opportunities!
It is well known that January is the time of year when many of us take inventory of the past
and make a new resolution for the future. For New Year’s we make resolutions such as
eating in a healthier way, exercising more, being nicer to others, follow the Three Simple Rule
written by John Wesley for the people of United Methodist Church and to fulfilling the God's
Purpose! Thus, we deceive everybody, including ourselves, while the real resolutions that
would lead us into a significant new beginning never cross our minds. Does that sound like
anybody you know? How do you think I know about these interesting avenues of escape from
reality? Well, because I have been there.
Personally, I believe that there are two essential steps to a successful new beginning:
Remembering and Forgetting plus to know well the way for Happiness. Of course it is
important to remember our own past through which we have lived, but it is equally
important to remember the past of those who came before and the way for Happiness. These
influence our lives today and the world in which we live right now.
Then, the beginning of the year is an appropriate time for us to remember that:
PRAY. It is the greatest power on earth.
LOVE. It is a God-given privilege.
READ. It is the fountain of wisdom.
THINK. It is the source of power.
BE FRIENDLY. It is the road to happiness.
LAUGH. It is the music of the soul.
WORK. It is the price of success.
SAVE. It is a good secret of security.
GIVE. Our life in this world is but a single drop in the ‘ocean of eternity’ and it is too short a
day to selfish.
As good Methodists we are called to remember the John Wesley, when he said in his sermon
50 about the use of money: “First, gain all you can, and, secondly save all you can, then
"give all you can."
Now, thinking over in the New Year, what are your plans for 2016? Are you placing God first
as part of your plans, as you begin? Because, according to the Prophet Jeremiah you are an
important part in God’s plan! See Jeremiah 29:11 “For surely I know the plans I have for you,
says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” And
Jesus said, according to John 10:10a “I came that they may have life, and that they may have
it more abundantly.” And the Apostle Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians 5:17b that “Look, all
things have become new.” This news is a major element of our Christian faith – to start fresh
and have a new beginning with God.
Friends, Sisters and Brothers of El Libertador United Methodist Church, I pray that 2016 will
be full of blessings for you and your families!
Happy New Year! Pastor Rafael
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PASTOR RAFAEL
«Olviden las cosas de antaño; ya no vivan en el pasado. ¡Voy a hacer algo nuevo!”
Isaías 43: 18-19a
¡Sí! El Año 2016! Es un año nuevo! Es un tiempo de nuevos comienzos y nuevas
oportunidades!
Es bien sabido que Enero es la época del año en que muchos de nosotros hacemos un
inventario del pasado y formulamos nuevas resoluciones para el futuro. Así que al inicio de
nuevo año hacemos resoluciones tales como: comer de manera más saludable, hacer más
ejercicio, ser más agradable a los demás, seguir las Tres Simples Reglas escritas por John
Wesley para la gente de la Iglesia Metodista Unida y nos proponemos cumplir con el
propósito de Dios! Así que, engañamos a todos, incluidos nosotros mismos, porque las
resoluciones reales que nos llevarían a un nuevo comienzo significativo nunca se cruzan
nuestras mentes. ¿Suena como que nadie te conoce? ¿Cómo crees que esto se asemeja a
nuestra realidad? Bueno, porque he estado allí.
Personalmente, creo que hay dos pasos esenciales para un nuevo comienzo exitoso: recordar
y olvidar además de conocer bien el camino a la felicidad. Por supuesto, es importante
recordar el pasado a través del cual hemos vivido, pero es igualmente importante recordar el
pasado de los que vinieron antes que nosotros y por sobre todas las cosas conocer el camino
a la felicidad. Estos influyen en nuestras vidas hoy en día y el mundo en que vivimos ahora.
Entonces, el comienzo del año es un momento adecuado para nosotros:
ORAR. Es mayor poder que tiene en sus manos el mundo.
AMAR. Es un privilegio dado por Dios.
LEER. En ella radica la fuente de la sabiduría.
PENSAR. Es la fuente de poder.
SER AMABLE. Es el camino de la felicidad.
REIR. Es la música del alma.
TRABAJAR ARDUAMENTE. Es el precio del éxito.
AHORRAR. Es una buen secreto de para seguridad terrenal.
DAR. Nuestra vida en este mundo no es más que una gota en el "océano de la eternidad 'y es
demasiado corto un día para ser egoísta.
Creo que, como buenos metodistas, somos llamados a recordar a John Wesley, cuando dijo
en su sermón 50 sobre el uso del dinero: "En primer lugar, gana todo lo que pueda, en
segundo lugar ahorra todo lo que pueda, y luego" da todo lo que pueda".
Ahora, pensando en el Nuevo Año, ¿cuáles son tus planes para el 2016? ¿Estás poniendo a
Dios primero como parte de tus planes, a medida que inicia esta nueva jornada? Porque, de
acuerdo con el profeta Jeremías usted es una parte importante en el plan de Dios! ver
Jeremías 29:11 "Porque he aquí yo sé los pensamientos que tengo acerca de vosotros, dice
Jehová, pensamientos de paz, y no de daño, para darle un futuro con esperanza." Y Jesús
dijo, según Juan 10: 10a " He venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en
abundancia" en tanto que el Apóstol Pablo nos recuerda en 2 Corintios 5: 17b: “Mira, todas
las cosas son hechas nuevas" Esta noticia es un elemento esencial de nuestra fe cristiana,
para empezar de nuevo y tener un nuevo comienzo con Dios.
Amigos, hermanos y hermanas de la Iglesia Metodista Unida El Libertador, ruego a Dios para
que el 2016 esté lleno de bendiciones para usted y sus familiares!
¡Feliz Año Nuevo! Pastor Rafael
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BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING
There will be Blood Pressure Screening on Sunday, January 10 at 9:30am in Pastor Brad's
office.
READ ‘EM & MEET BOOK CLUB
The “Read ‘Em & Meet” book club will meet at the home of Betty Kruska on
Sunday, January 10, at 2:00 pm. The group will discuss the book The
Boston Girl, by Anita Diamant. Dessert will be provided by Kara Roisum.
FLOWER CALENDAR
The new 2016 flower calendar is on the kiosk in the Fellowship Hall. If you would
like to give flowers on a particular Sunday, please sign up on the calendar.
FAT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Save the Date for a special celebration including, dinner and music from our
Adult Choir and some minstrel groups. Volunteers are needed to help with
the Mardi Gras type meal. Watch for more details and a signup sheet soon.
HILLTOPPERS
The Hilltoppers will be meeting on Monday, January 11 at 5:45 PM in fellowship hall for a
potluck dinner. Please bring your own table service and a dish to pass. The program will be
provided by Heather Stertz who will talk to us about her job as social worker with the Dane
Co. Department of Human Services. She will discuss the problems she is presented with on a
daily basis as well as the type of client she serves and the funding available from the county.
It should be a very informative and interesting program.
OUR SYMPATHY GOES TO
--To Josh Dietsche and his family, upon the death of his mother.
--To Amy Babula and her family, upon the death of her sister, Mary Babula.
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ADULT SUNDAY MORNING CLASS ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS
The Adult Sunday Morning Class will begin a study of Jesus’ parables on Sunday, January
10, using as a resource Amy-Jill Levine’s book Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic
Parables of a Controversial Rabbi. Professor Levine is Professor of New Testament Studies
and Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School. To this study she will bring
her Orthodox Jewish heritage as well as the latest biblical scholarship on the parables. The
cost of the book is $11.50. The class meets from 8:30-9:30 am in the Church library,
Sundays, January 10-April 10 (no class on Easter, March 27). You may sign up in the
church office. Most of the time Jim and Siv Goulding will be facilitating class discussion.
BAPTISM
Congratulations to Peter Eric Compuesto, son of Heidi & Gian Compuesto,
who was baptized on December 13.
SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS
Our Wisconsin United Methodist camps are now recruiting post-high school young adults to
work on staff this summer. Summer staff not only have the chance to have fun and to impact
campers, they also grow their resumes and deepen their own faith. WI camp staff alumni
have gone on to be ordained clergy, full-time lay staff in congregations, delegates to General
Conference, and leaders of non-profit organizations. Check out the website:
wiumcamps.campbrainstaff.com or contact Collin Grooms, Program Director of Summer
Camps (920-293-4488, [email protected]).
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM THANK YOUS
Thank you to the children, Sunday school teachers, parents, and congregation members who
helped with our musical and to the Middle School class for making the yummy treat bags for
all the children!
A special thank you to Shirley Robinson, our director, Dianne Totten, our accompanist, and
Rick and Marie Siferd, soloists. Well done everyone!
THANK YOU!
This year’s Giving Tree program supplied gifts and food for 86 children in 33 families! Our
church contributed generously along with the Monona school community. You also provided
a warm, conveniently located place to distribute the gifts. Thank you so much for helping our
community. A special thanks to Walmart for providing a grant to cover most of the food cost.
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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
Quilters – Mondays at 1pm in the Fellowship Hall. This year we will be working
on quilts to donate to DAIS and other organizations. It is a great place to learn
the art of quiltmaking. Newcomers are warmly invited to participate.
Yarncrafters – Mondays at 1-3pm in the Fellowship Hall. Knitters and
crocheters of all ability levels are welcome! If you are a beginner we will be happy
to provide yarn and needles or hooks to help you learn! For more information call Marjorie
Kaukl at 222-4243 or Polly Brandes at 222-6709.
Friendship Circle - will meet on Tuesday, January 5 at 6:45pm at the home of Carla Fears.
Guests and visitors are warmly welcomed.
Executive Committee – will meet on Monday, January 11 at 1:30pm.
Faith Circle - is not meeting in January.
Reading Circle - Thursday, January 21, 1:30pm at the home of Marjorie Kaukl. The
selection for January is Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
JAVA JIVE—WOW!!
Your purchases and gifts for JUSTICE, EQUALITY and SUSTAINABILITY totaled $1,500 in
the months of November and December. Together we are making a huge difference for small
farmers to have a market place for their excellent products. That is GOOD NEWS. As when
this happens they can provide for their families, improve basics like water and education in
their communities, and their farming practices do not contribute to pollutants in God's
planet. Thanks for your participation in this Mission.
FYI: The following chocolate bars are being discontinued by Equal Exchange as slow sellers:
Chocolate espresso bean
Dark chocolate raspberry
Dark chocolate coconut
Sorry if one is a favorite of yours, one is my favorite too, but perhaps we can find another.
Authentic Fair Trade Products will be sold January 24. Suggestions and questions always
welcomed.
Kay Mackie- AFT team coordinator for UMW
ONLINE NEWSLETTER
Our church website has a copy of the current month’s newsletter. If you misplace your paper
copy, you can go there to read it: www.mononaunitedmethodistchurch.org.
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BASIC LAY SERVANT CLASS
Dates: Saturdays, January 23 & 30, February 6 & 13, 2016, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Place: Dodgeville United Methodist Church, 327 N. Iowa St., Dodgeville, WI 53533
Teacher: Rev. Dawn Jeffers Ramstad
Prerequisites: This course is open to anyone interested in becoming a Local Lay Servant.
Suggested Text: Students should purchase and read “The Lay Servant Ministries Basic Course –
Participants Book” by Sandy Jackson. This can be purchased online at:
http://bookstore.upperroom.org/Products/BDR634/lay-servant-ministries-basic-courseparticipants-book.aspx
The registration fee for this class is $20. The fee can be paid on the first day of class. To register
or with questions send an email to: [email protected]
Deadline for Registration January 15, 2016
AGRACE HOSPICECARE
Orientation for Prospective Volunteers
Thursday, January 7, from 5 - 9 pm and Tuesday, January 19, from 1 - 5 pm at Agrace, 5395
E. Cheryl Parkway. Prior to attending orientation, prospective volunteers will complete an
application and an interview process with Agrace’s Volunteer Services staff to identify the
volunteer’s skills and interests. Call 327-7163 to begin the pre-orientation process.
Grief Support Opportunities
Open to the public and provided without charge. All groups are held at Agrace.
• Bridges Weekly Support Group is held every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Preregistration is not required.
• Family Support Group, held January 26 – March 8, (Tuesdays), 5:30 – 7 p.m is for
elementary through high-school aged children and their parents who are grieving a death. For
more information please call Jessie Shiveler at 327-7135 or Jody Haak-Reuter at 327-7118 to
register, or complete online registration at agrace.org/griefgroups.
• Journey Through Grief Support Group (Madison) - January 12 through February 16
(Tuesdays), from 10:00am - noon is for adults who are grieving a death. Call Jody HaakReuter at (608) 327-7118 to register, or at agrace.org/griefgroups.
• Journey Through Grief Support Group (Sun Prairie) - January 5 through February 9
(Tuesdays), from 6:30-8:30pm at St. Albert the Great Church (2420 St. Albert the Great
Drive, Sun Prairie) is for adults who are grieving a death. Call Jody Haak-Reuter at 327-7118
to register, or complete online registration at agrace.org/griefgroups.
• Spouse/Partner Loss Support Group is held January 14 – February 18, (Thursdays), 4
p.m. – 6 p.m. The five-week grief support group is for adults who are grieving the death of a
spouse or partner. Call Jody Haak-Reuter at (608) 327-7118 to register, or complete online
registration at agrace.org/griefgroups.
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Cash Flow
November 30, 2015
General Fund
Income
General Operating Expenses
Net Surplus (Shortfall)
Month
$
$
9
21,980
22,643
(663)
Year to Date
$
$
241,202
234,210
6,992
2016 Committee on Lay Leadership Report
Please take a look at this report, to see if we have listed you in the correct spot. If not, call
the church office at 222-1633. The blank lines indicate that we are still looking for
volunteers. If you could fill a vacant position, please contact the office.
As this newsletter goes to press, there have been some meetings already established for
January. There may be other committees which will be meeting, but the dates aren’t all set
yet. If you are on a committee, please watch your email for a meeting notice, or check the
calendar in the weekly bulletin. Please save this report and place it in your church directory
binder.
Administrative Council:
Ad Council Chair: Jim Jacobus
Lay Members to Annual Conference - Serves as delegate for Monona UMC at Annual
Conference sharing our beliefs and works with others in the Conference.
Jim Jacobus – 2016
_____________ – 2017
_____________ – 2018
Alternate: ____________________; ____________________
Member at Large: Siv Goulding
Recording Secretary: Kay Cowing
Membership Secretary: Anna Skiles
Treasurer: Phyllis Stertz
Financial Secretary: Mary Lou Byers
SPRC Chair: Carolyn Bennett
Finance Chair: Alan Birch
Trustees Co-Chairs: Committee will vote in January
Lay Leaders: Anna Siferd
Youth Representative: __________________
Passionate Worship Directional Leader: Barb Larson
Intentional Faith Development Directional Leader: Jim Jacobus
Radical Hospitality Directional Leader: _________________________
Risk-Taking Missions Directional Leader: Becky Halstead
Extravagant Generosity Directional Leader: ____________________
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Teams by Ministry Area
Passionate Worship:
Passionate Worship Chair: Barb Larson
Liturgists Coordinator: Sally Buffat
Ushers Coordinator: Anna Mae Wilken
Communion Steward: Marcia Hansen
Acolytes Coordinator: Carol Johnson
Flower Calendar Coordinator: _________________________
Sacristy Coordinator: Sally Weidemann
Joy Newman (flower displays), Cheryl Sullivan (helper), Marie Siferd (helper), Chuck
Mitchell (on call), Chris Whelley (on call), Phyllis Stertz (on call), Rick Siferd (on call), Jim
Gundersen (on call)
Wedding Coordinators:
Worship Arts:
Cathy Hurless
Dan Grady
-Barb Larson
-Julie Larson
Shirley Robinson
Jack Fitzgerald
-Kay Cowing
Dianne Totten
Carol Johnson
Barb Larson-chair
Intentional Faith Development:
Adult Education Team (Dedicated to providing adults with opportunities for spiritual growth
through learning, service and fellowship):
Jim Goulding
Alan Birch
Mark Bancroft
Siv Goulding
Church and Society (Concerned with contemporary ethical and social justice issues and how
Christians can respond to them from the perspective of Christian faith):
Siv Goulding
Sandra Gaylord
Laura Roeth
Marilyn Hearden
Native American CP Rep: Hillary Whitehorse
Hilltoppers: Elgin Waugh
Carol Waugh
Camping Coordinator (Promotes Wisconsin United Methodist Church Camps):
Heather Stertz
UMW: Lynn Hovey
Historians:
Shirley Anderson
Carol Johnson
Marilyn Rowin
Children’s Ministry Team (Plans and implements ministry with and for children and their
families):
John Phillips– co-chair
Linnea Phillips – co-chair
Jodi Schmitt
Jeanna Freeman
Heather Stertz
Tracy Rott
Mary Legler
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Risk-Taking Mission:
Caring Ministries Team (Creates and coordinates the opportunity to provide care, comfort and
kindness to our congregational members and friends):
Winston Hopkins
Siv Goulding
Kayla Patrick
Pat Jacobus
Carolyn Taubenheim
Missions (Lifts up and interprets the mission outreach of the church on a local and global
basis):
Dick Van Dreel (2016)
Mike Bennett - chair (2017)
Kathie Baxter (2018)
Heidi Compuesto (2016)
Chris Remington (2017)
Diane Crooks (2018)
_________________ (2016)
________________ (2017)
_________________ (2018)
Food Pantry Ministries (Serves as a liaison between Monona UMC and St. Stephen’s Food
Pantry):
Barb Helsel (2016)
Jeanette Williams
The Road Home Ministry Team (Coordinates congregation’s support of homeless ministry in
nearby churches):
Karelyn Hopkins
Marcia Hansen
UMW Fair Trade Equal Exchange Ministry (Coordinates the Fair Trade coffee/chocolate
mission)
Kay Mackie
Radical Hospitality:
Kitchen Coordinator: Barb Larson (primarily cleaning 3-4 times/yr)
Mary Murphy
Gail Poser
Dottie Rodgers
Marnina Rivera
Hospitality:
Julie Larson
Heidi Compuesto
Fellowship Hour Coordinator: __________________________
Greeters Coordinator: Polly Brandes
Dishwasher Coordinator: __________________________
Outreach:
Anna Siferd
Jean Van Dreel
Kendi Parvin-Chair
Barb Pearson
Kevin Lucius
Trustees (Responsible for the supervision, care, maintenance, and protection of the church
and other buildings and all personal property contained therein):
David Kinsler (2016)
Oscar Diaz (2017)
A. J. Feucht (2018)
John Edward Diaz (2016)
Edwin Hernández (2017)
Maribeth Witzel-Behl (2018)
Linda Huffer (2016)
Dan DeBraal (2017)
Perla Villalpando (2016)
Clyde Drake, custodial advisor
Community Garden Outreach (Coordinates congregation’s on-site community garden):
Clyde Drake-Coordinator
Karelyn Hopkins-Plot Assignments
Laura Roeth-Giving Garden Distribution
Reconciling Ministry (Oversees the congregation’s efforts toward being an inclusive church):
Jean Van Dreel
Jim Goulding
Jeanna Freeman
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Extravagant Generosity:
Stewardship (Assists the church in raising funds for ministry and mission and promotes
ongoing stewardship through gifts of talent, time, service and prayer):
Kay Cowing (2016)
Lynn Hovey-chair (2017)
________________ (2018)
Doreen Peterson (2016)
_________________ (2017)
________________ (2018)
Carolyn Bennett (2016)
Resource Teams:
SPRC (Staff Parish Relations Committee) (Acts as a liaison for the paid staff of Monona UMC
with the congregation):
Carolyn Bennett - chair (2016)
Linda Jackson (2017)
Jan Wanek (2018)
De’Kendrea Stamps (2016)
Leah Bancroft (2017)
________________ (2018)
Dick Van Dreel (2016)
Dan Medenblik (2017)
________________ (2018)
Lay Member to Annual Conference: Jim Jacobus
Wills, Memorials and Estates:
Peg McDonald
Polly Brandes
Roger Becker
Finance (Monitors church budget and cash flow throughout the year and provides guidance
for spending and investing of church funds):
Mark Bancroft (2016)
Alan Birch-chair (2017)
Josh Dietsche (2018)
Jim Jackson (2016)
Scott Schmitt (2017)
Louise Belk (2018)
Julie Whitehorse (2016)
______________ (2017)
Mark Buffat (2018)
Treasurer: Phyllis Stertz
Financial Secretary: Mary Lou Byers
2015 SPRC Rep: ________________
Committee on Lay Leadership (Identifies, develops, deploys, evaluates, and monitors
Christian spiritual leadership for the church):
Elgin Waugh (2016)
Marie Siferd (2017)
Sheila Becker (2018)
Carol Waugh (2016)
Mary Lou Byers (2017)
________________ (2018)
Lay Leader (Functions as the primary representative of the laity of the church):
Anna Siferd (2016)
Office Helpers:
Substitute Secretary & On Call: Donna Olson
Bulletins: Shirley Dalton, Milly Pearson
Newsletters & On Call: Polly Brandes, Mary Gordon, Carol Johnson, Phyllis Stertz, Anna
Mae Wilken, Marie Siferd, Doreen Peterson, Barb Larson
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The Life and Ministry of God’s People In
Monona United Methodist Church
January 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
3
4
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00pm Quilters/
Yarn Crafters
5
6
6:30-8 Spanish
Family Prog.
7
See schedule below
10
See schedule below
8:30-9:30 Adult
Class- Parables
9:30 Blood
Pressure Screen
2:00 Read ‘Em
& Meet-
11
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00pm Quilters/
Yarn Crafters
1:30 UMW Exec.
Comm. Meeting
5:45 Hilltoppers
6:45 Friendship
Circle
Friday
1
Office Closed
Pastor Brad
vacation thru
January 2
Pastor Rafael
vacation thru
January 14
8
9am-noon Church
Women United
6:30 Trustees
Sanctuary & hall
7:00 Confirmation
Class with Mentor
7:00 Adult Choir
12
13
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5:00 Church &
Society
6:30-8 Spanish
Family Prog.
6:00 SPRC
10am English
15
10am English
7:00 Adult Choir
Saturday
2
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9:00 English
16
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
8am Men’s Grp
9:00 English
9:30am-2:30pm
Confirmation
retreat at MUMC
10-12 SPRC traing
Dodgeville UMC
17
See schedule below
8:30-9:30 Adult
Class- Parables
11:15 American
Muslims Fact
vs. Fiction
24
See schedule below
Newsletter
Deadline
Coffee Sales
8:30-9:30 Adult
Class- Parables
11:15 Just Mercy
Book Discussion
18
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00pm Quilters/
Yarncrafters
19
6:30 Finance
20
12:30-2 CircuitSP UMC
6:30-8 Spanish
Family Prog.
21
1:30 Reading
Circle
6:30 Bell Choir
7:00 Adult Choir
22
10am English
28
9:00 Newsletter
Helpers
6:30 Bell Choir
7:00 Adult Choir
29
10am English
7:00 Confirmation
Class
25
Pastors’ Day Off
1:00 Quilters/
Yarncrafters
26
6:30 Ad Council
27
6:30-8 Spanish
Family Prog.
7:00 Confirmation
Class
23
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9:00 English
10am-noon
SPRC training
at Verona Sugar
River
30
7am-9am
Prayer Vigil
9:00 English
31
See schedule below
8:30-9:30 Adult
Class- Parables
11:15 Just Mercy
Book Discussion
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
9:00 Sunday School
10:00 Worship
11:00 Fellowship
5:00 Worship in Spanish
Newsletter Deadline is January 24.
Information arriving after the above
date may not be in the February
newsletter. Remember you can FAX
your article to 222-2395 or email to
[email protected].
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MONONA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
606 NICHOLS ROAD
MONONA, WI 53716
NON PROFIT ORG.
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PERMIT 969
MADISON WI
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
The HILLTOP HERALD is produced monthly for distribution to
the members and friends of Monona United Methodist Church &
Iglesia Metodista Unida El Libertador.
Editors:
Pastor Brad Van Fossen 414-534-8791 (cell)
Pastor Rafael Cubilette 225-8899 (cell)
Kay DeBraal – Administrative Assistant 222-1633
Monona UMC Church office 222-1633 (Fax 222-2395)
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Homepage www.mononaunitedmethodistchurch.org
Pastor Brad – [email protected]
Kay – [email protected]
Worship 10:00am
Iglesia Metodista Unida El Libertador 514-9470
Pastor Rafael – [email protected]
Spanish Worship 5:00pm
JANUARY 2016
AMERICAN MUSLIMS – FACT VS. FICTION
A New Film by Unity Productions Foundation
UPF has conducted dozens of trainings, engagements, film screenings, and interviews in
the past few years at various government agencies and community forums. Over and over,
ordinary Americans ask us a set of questions about their American Muslim neighbors that
reveal a pattern of expectations framed by the mainstream media. This pattern doesn’t
match up with the facts on the ground—who American Muslims are, what they represent,
or how they live their lives here.
This 11-minute film provides poll-based answers to the most frequent questions Americans
ask about their Muslim neighbors. "American Muslims: Facts vs. Fiction," is designed to
reach a broad cross-section, to set the record straight, and to correct the most prevalent
misunderstandings about Muslims today. It presents data collected from reputable polling
agencies and think-tanks like the Gallup Organization, the Pew Forum, the Institute for
Social Policy and Understanding, and the U.S. Counterterrorism Center.
Join us for a screening and discussion following the Sunday, January 17 worship service
around 11:15am in the church library.
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