News and Announcements
In Memoriam
Congratulations
• To Kim and Sven Olsen on the birth of their second daughter, Elva, born on Tuesday, October 22.
Special Thanks
• To Joe Rychtik for directing the unloading of the Christmas trees and for organizing the lot.
• To Joe and Bev Mueller for completing a number of fix-it projects throughout the church.
• To Tessa Yandry and her family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, November 24.
• To Dave and Julie Eslinger and Jon and Sandy Crain for hosting Fellowship Hour after the 10:00 service on Sunday morning, November 24.
• To Joshua Jacque and his family for providing Nursery Care on Sunday morning, November 17.
• To Jim Clements and Jeanne Mantsch for making a pot of chili, and to Sherrie Dimmer and Pastor Jim for baking cookies, for our Confirmation Class Adventure to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity.
• To Julie Eslinger, Sandy Crain, Jim and Brook Holmes and Julie Schlehlein for serving as Parent Drivers and Helpers for our Confirmation Class Adventure to Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity. Special thanks to Savannah Anderson for being the group leader.
• To everyone who helped set up our Christmas Tree Lot: Bill Bond, John Karrels, Angelo Lopez, Jeanne Mantsch, Ralph Perez, Joe Rychtik, Matt Schlehein, Scott Symes and Chris Wach.
• To everyone who purchased pans of Mac and Cheese from the Church School kids. Over $400 was raised for Lighthouse Youth Ministry!
• To Tom and Shandy Roehrig for coordinating the Mac and Cheese Sale for our November Church School Service Project, and to Savannah Anderson, Sarah Bloemer, Jennifer Dimmer, Ella Gilhooly, Tina Olson, Dawn Rychtik and Joe and Grace Wilsnack for helping out.
• To John and Christa Karrels and Ralph and Beckie Perez for hosting Fellowship Hour after the 10:00 service on Sunday morning, November 10.
• To the following folks for their service either through meals or overnight accompaniment for our Family Promise guests the first week of November:
Dave and Jeanne Mantsch, Terry McManus, Mark and Terry Sdun and Jane Spalding.
• To Mike and Sherrie Dimmer for hosting Fellowship Hour after the 8:00 service on Sunday morning, November 3.
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34th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
Our annual Christmas tree sale begins the Friday following Thanksgiving and runs through Christmas Eve. We sell the finest quality trees all grown in Wisconsin! Once again, everyone is invited to help sell trees. Please sign-up online.
GIVING TUESDAY DINNER TO BENEFIT LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH MINISTRY
Lighthouse Youth Ministry has a goal to raise $25,000 in one day, on Giving Tuesday, December 3, to purchase furnishings for their newly renovated Lighthouse Headquarters. They are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner that evening at Grand Avenue United Methodist Church (505 W. Grand Avenue) here in Port Washington from 5:00 to 8:00. Click here to view the flyer. If you aren't able to attend the dinner, please consider supporting Lighthouse by purchasing something from their new Amazon Wishlist!
A WARM WELCOME TO PASTOR JIM
Our Interim Minister, Rev. James McKenzie, began serving the church the first week of November. Jim has enjoyed meeting each of you, and invites you to call or stop by anytime. Welcome, Jim!
ADVENT REFLECTION AND COMMUNION
Each Thursday evening during the church season of Advent, December 5, 12 and 19, you are invited to join Jim for an Advent experience and Communion. We gather in the church sanctuary at 6:00 and are on our way by 6:30. Please help spread the word!
CHURCH SCHOOL AND FAMILY SERVICE SUNDAYS
Church School meets on the second Sunday of each month at 10:00. All children 4K through 7th grade are invited to participate. Our next Church School Sunday is Sunday morning, December 8. The kids will be making Advent Candle Table Wreaths.
We celebrate a Family Service on the fourth Sunday of each month at 10:00. The service includes the participation of our 8th Grade Confirmation Class and Children's Choirs. Our next Family Service is Sunday morning, December 22.
SEARCH COMMITTEE UPDATE
Rev. Franz Rigert, our Conference Minister, met with the Search Committee at the beginning of November. The Committee received the first set of Ministerial Profiles (sixteen to be exact!) at that time. They met on November 20 to discuss the first five candidates. They plan to meet on December 1 to discuss five more candidates.
Our Completed Church Profile
Meet the Search Committee
JEFF'S RETIREMENT
As many of you know, Jeff retired at the end of October. His last Sunday was October 27. He will be missed beyond words!
Jeff's Farewell Letter
LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH MINISTRY
Our church partners with four other churches in Port Washington and Saukville to support the Lighthouse Youth Ministry for middle and high schoolers. To learn more about the group, visit their website and check out Lighthouse - Port Washington Saukville Ecumenical Youth Ministry on Facebook. Click here for their calendar of events.
NURSERY
Every Sunday morning during the 10:00 service we provide a nursery for children newborn through 4-years-old. Care is provided by our 8th grade Confirmation students and their families. Parents are required to register their children, and to sign their children in and out of the nursery. We want to do our very best to make the nursery safe and secure.
FELLOWSHIP HOUR ON SUNDAY MORNINGS
We host a Fellowship Hour following our 8:00 service on the first Sunday of each month, and following our 10:00 services on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
WEDNESDAY LUNCH AT CHURCH
Every Wednesday at Noon, you are invited to meet with our Interim Minister, Jim, at church for lunch and Bible study. The group always takes time to visit before reflecting upon the lectionary reading for the upcoming Sunday. Coffee is provided, but please bring your own lunch. There will be no Lunch on November 27.
MEN’S BREAKFAST
Men in the church are invited to gather for breakfast every Thursday morning, at 8:00. The group meets at The Beacon restaurant in The Harborview hotel in downtown Port Washington. There will be no Breakfast on November 28.
SNOW CANCELLATION POLICY
With winter upon us, we want to remind you of the snow cancellation policy for our Sunday services. If it should be necessary to cancel one or both of our Sunday services, we will put a message on the church answering machine by 7:00 on Sunday morning. Please call the church office, 284-2022, if you have any doubts about the weather.
YOGA AT CHURCH
A yoga class is held in Fellowship Hall every Wednesday evening from 5:15 - 6:15. The cost is $10 per class. For more information, please contact Susan Niederfrank at susanniederfrank@gmail.com.
MEDITATION AT CHURCH
A meditation class is held in Fellowship Hall every Wednesday evening from 7:00 - 8:00. The cost is $10 per class. For more information, please contact Kierstin Cira at kierstincira@msn.com.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
An AA Group meets at our church every Sunday afternoon at 3:00. For more information, please contact the church office.
