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vvvNews & Eventsvvv YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND Official Campaign Ends – Our official campaign ended Wednesday, June 30, 2010. I want to
thank everyone for your support and generous contributions. We will have the results of our fund drive
in the next several weeks. Kroger Fund Raising Gift Cards – Please see the white binders at the church entrances, or in the
church office, for information and order forms. Every time you load your card, 4% of the amount is automatically
credited to our account. Cards are also good for gas purchases at
Kroger. The total we have received
from Kroger, since we started the program at the end of January is $960.
We have a supply of $1.00 Kroger cards available for immediate
purchase. Please see the Scrip
representative at church or contact me to purchase one. Scrip Program – The Scrip program
will be an ongoing fund raiser! When we have reached our goal for the Youth
Endowment Fund, the Scrip program and Kroger monies will be applied to the
next designated project. Your
purchases have raised $1700 since
we started using the SCRIP program! Please see the white binders at the
church entrances or office for order forms, information and available
retailer coupons (there are no coupons at the moment). Turn your order in at the office during the
week, or you can hand them in after church to the Scrip representative at the
back of the sanctuary. Look for the
new online ordering information in the white binders! You can now order
online and even pay online if you choose. There are no retailers offering bonuses at this time. Please call me or e-mail with
any questions you have about these programs – Deb Kramer 419-629-2335 (Home), 419-202-3451 (Cell
– quickest way to reach me) or dlkramer@watchtv.net. Thank You! Deb
Kramer Chair, Youth HOMECOMING SUNDAY September 12th St. Paul UCC After a bit of a hiatus from many
of the activities during the summer months, we’re gearing up and moving into
the season ahead with renewed energy. Spirit Safari begins its new
season at 9:00 a.m. with classes for children of all ages. The Chancel Choir returns to
the 10:15 a.m. worship service, followed by special refreshments and
fellowship. Come and find out what’s
happening at WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS If St. Paul UCC
has become your spiritual home, you are invited to consider taking the step
of membership. A New Member Orientation Session will be held on Sunday,
September 26, in the Assembly Room from 11:30 to 12:30 following worship. Members will be
received during worship on Sunday, October 10. Please contact
Sandy Thieman, Membership Chair, or Pastor Becky if you have any questions. TUESDAY
MORNING BIBLE STUDY—GOSPEL OF MATTHEW All are welcome to join the Pastor’s Bible Study.
Throughout the school year, Bible Study will rotate in four week blocks
between mornings and evenings in order to accommodate a variety of schedules.
During the month of September, we will meet on Tuesday mornings (Sept. 7, 14,
21, 28) from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the library to study the Gospel of
Matthew. CONFIRMATION CLASS 2010-2011 All incoming students eighth
grade and older who have not been confirmed are invited to take part in the
upcoming confirmation class.
Confirmation classes begin on Wednesday, September 15, from 6:00 to
7:00 p.m. in the Assembly Room. Please
feel free to contact Pastor Becky if you have any questions. QUILTS FROM 1987 FOUND—SILENT AUCTION PLANNED Matthew 6: 20 “Do not lay up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in
and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” Peg Schemmel, wife of the then-pastor of our church, Wade Schemmel,
chaired a program called a “Quilt-O-Rama.”
She asked that anyone with a quilt that they would like to show,
display it in the auditorium for a program on April 4, 1987. Interest was so
great that soon after, Peg led a program in which each family was given a cotton
square with the instructions to decorate it in any way that they wished. The
squares were to show the life of the church influencing or leading their
life, what the church meant to their life, their involvement in the church,
some aspect of the teachings found in the Bible, or a Bible story. They could
sign the squares. Response was very good and ten beautiful quilts were made
using the squares decorated by the ladies of the church. These quilts were found lying in
a cupboard in the There will be a silent auction held during the month of September.
Quilts will be displayed outside each door of the sanctuary and the chapel.
There will also be some quilts in the auditorium. Attached to each quilt will
be a number and within the auditorium will be a table with an identical
numbered folder. If you are interested in obtaining one of these quilts,
write your name and the amount you wish to bid on the sheet within this
folder. The last highest bid will receive the quilt. All monies raised with this project will go to the Youth Endowment
Fund. If you have any questions,
contact Keith May, James Mullins, or Joyce Gilberg. MUSICAL PROGRAM AVAILABLE ON CD A CD of a
program of musical favorites played by Ethel Mesloh and Edith Wissman is
available for a donation to the Busy 12 church organization. Please contact Ethel (419-629-2453) or
Edith (419-629-2513) if you would like a CD. Thank
you. We hope you enjoy! Ethel
and Edith SENIOR-RETIREE LUNCH After taking the summer off, the cooks are busy preparing the menus as
the senior lunch program begins. This program of fellowship and food is
open to all senior and retired members and their friends. There is no
cost for the meals but a donation can be made to help offset the cost of
preparing the meals. So there is enough food for all, reservations are
appreciated and can be made by calling the church office
(419-629-2502). Help with transportation can also be provided by
calling the church office. Join us at noon on Sept. 16th as we bid farewell to summer. Senior Luncheon Committee PAGE TURNERS BOOK CLUB Page Turners meet the third Monday of each month at 1:00 in the church
library. The book selection for September is “Eat, Pray, Love”, a 2006
memoir by American author, Elizabeth Gilbert. This readable, sometimes
funny, memoir chronicles the author’s year long travels across the world in
search of pleasure and balance. Recently released in local theaters,
the group has decided to view the film as well as read the book and then
discuss both at the September meeting. Books chosen for future review include the following: ·
October—“Hotel on the Corner of
Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford ·
November—“House Rules” by Jodie
Picoult ·
December—one of Richard Paul Evens’
Christmas books ·
January—“The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo” by Stieg Larson ·
February—“A Thousand Splendid Suns”
by Khaled Hosseini Listing the book selections ahead gives everyone the opportunity to
pick and choose the books that interest them, plenty of time to read the book
and then participate in the review. If reading is one of your favorite
pastimes, plan to come Sept. 20th and be part of the discussion. Sandy Thieman BEACON FUND The Beacon Fund is still
running low on money. It costs about
$200 a month to print and mail The
Beacon. I would appreciate
contributions to replenish this fund.
Approximately 625 Beacons
are mailed out each month to church members and friends of Tom Braun, Bookkeeper NEW
HISTORICAL DISPLAY The first Beacon edition, January 1948, and the 1951 Sunday
School dedication program may be viewed in the east hallway of the Rev. Bassler
began The Beacon and was the pastor
when our Sunday school building was built.
The Beacon still
exists today, more than sixty years later, keeping our congregation informed
about the news of
Dr. Bassler’s farewell message printed in the February
1968 Beacon has also been preserved
and framed and can be viewed in the display case. Thank you to
Evelyn Baur and Tom Bassler for their generosity and thoughtfulness that made
possible the preservation of these important historical
REV. REBECCA ERB STRANG INSTALLED AS PASTOR OF ST. PAUL CHURCH On Sunday afternoon, November
22, Rev. Rebecca Erb Strang was installed as pastor and teacher of St. Paul
United Church of Christ, New Bremen.
The installation service began with an impressive processional of
clergy participants wearing their robes and red stoles. John Voress,
congregational president, welcomed those in attendance. Rev. Bill Youngkin, former interim pastor
at The sanctuary was filled with
beautiful sunlight and the melodious sounds of the congregation singing
familiar hymns. A reception for all
was held in the Assembly Room following the installation service. Rev. Erb Strang began her
pastorate at
Rev. Dan Busch installs Rev. Rebecca
Erb Strang as pastor of
Rev. Rebecca Erb Strang stands with
her mother, Rev. Jean H. Erb (retired), and her brother, Rev. Norman
Erb-White
Early in January of 1909, the
congregation of Construction of the third parsonage began in the spring
of 1909. Herman Schaefer, a local
contractor, received the contract for $5,100.00. The parsonage was near completion by August
20, 1909. The The 1909 parsonage is a Sears home. Sears began selling home kits in the early
1900s. Everything needed to build a
home— timbers, hardware, even the
nails—could be purchased from Sears
and included in the kit. The materials were shipped to the buyer in about two
weeks time via the railroad. The buyer
was responsible for moving the materials to the building site and assembling
the house. An advantage of a Sears home kit was the use of the
newest building materials available at that time and the ability to include
electricity, indoor plumbing and central heating in the structure. Sear’s homes could be modified with the
owner’s own design with blue prints submitted to Sears. Sears would then ship the appropriate
materials needed to build the house. The 1909
parsonage has been well maintained by HISTORICAL DISPLAY CASE
Check out the historical
display case in the east hall of the Thanks to Delores Stienecker
for donating her time and talents to mat and frame the pictures and to
Delores and Joyce Holdren for arranging the display. [Historical note]: The dedication of this display case with
storage cabinets below took place on March 21, 1982. This was made possible through the Project
of the Year and a bequest from Lina Brucken who taught Sunday School for 42
years and was the Sunday School Superintendent for 25 years, from
1922-1947. Roettger Hardwood of |
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