APOSTLE

PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

1509 S 76th St

West Allis, WI

53214

414-476-2043

Apostle

Welcomes you

“If we want hell, if we want heaven, they are ours. That's how love works. It can't be forced,

manipulated, or coerced. It always leaves room for the other to decide. God says yes, we can

have what we want, because love wins.” ― Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate

of Every Person Who Ever Lived

Friends:

Welcome to this odd edition of our newsletter. THANKS BE TO GOD that Linda Hoon is back in the office!!! To say I missed her

deeply would be the understatement of the year—the century

even!!!

Tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma---Tornadoes in Oklahoma City—The Mississippi River has flooded in various places—there are

wild fires burning in all parts of our country but the one a few weeks ago in Northern Wisconsin captured my attention. Bomb-

ings in Boston. WOW there has been a lot of bad stuff happen-ing in our world!!!

Above I have given you a quote from a book by Rev. Rob Bell called LOVE WINS: A BOOK ABOUT HEAVEN, HELL AND THE

FATE OF EVERY PERSON WHO EVER LIVED. It has become a very controversial book because Rev. Bell seems to be support-

ing a Universalist theme—one in which everyone goes to heav-en—that God would never be a God to send anyone to hell .

However, the law of Election is the act of God whereby in eterni-ty past He chose those who will be saved. Rob’s book seems to

say that isn’t so and it lit up quite a bit of conversation in the

world—so much conversation AND controversy that Rob was forced to step down from his pastoral position at his church.

Now how do world events and Rob Bell come together you may be asking? Well, they don’t. What does come together is LOVE

WINS—and I didn’t want to steal that title without giving some

Special points of inter-Special points of inter-

est:est:

This newsletter is pub-

lished monthly by

Apostle Presbyterian

Church .

Newsletter deadline is

the 3rd Monday of the

month.

Notify the church if you

move, change your

phone number or email

address

Pastor’s Message 1-2

Music Notes 3

Senior Moments 4

All Church Picnic 5

Camp & VBS 6

Prayer & Praise 8

Birthdays 9

Inside this issue:

A Message from our Pastor

ACTS OF APOSTLE

June 2013

Friends, On behalf of Mark and myself as well as my sister Ka-

ren, niece Jessica and great niece Katelyn, I want to thank you

deeply for the prayers, cards, phone calls and prayers sent when

my family was attacked. This has been an awful event to say the

least. However, the comfort I saw in the eyes of my family

when I would share your messages is something I will treasure

forever. The only time Karen cried (so far!) during this entire mess was when she was reading messages sent

to us from Apostle folks. She couldn’t believe you would all care so deeply. We even got a yummy rhubarb

cake!!!

Things are MUCH better than they were on April 26 to say the least. Things seem to be returning to how they

had been. They have returned to their own home and seem to be doing okay with that emotionally, although

Mark and I don’t stay too far away!!

THANK YOU again!!! Your love and care certainly shined !

Cathy

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 2

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR CON’T:

background as to how I came upon it. I have read the book LOVE WINS and would

LOVE to have a discussion sometime about it.

HOWEVER the point I want to make here is LOVE INDEED WINS---when all of these

tragedies have befallen communities, it is the stories of pure love that shine thru---not the destruction and heartache and utter chaos!! What shines thru for me is the Boy

Scout Troop who was delivering water to residents struck by the tornado in Moore, OK—the nurse who left her job in Wyoming, drove straight thru to give medical aid in

Oklahoma City---the countless people who helped those injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. Long after these events, I hope we will remember LOVE WINS!! Things

sometimes seem bleak in the world but REMEMBER we have read the end of the story and LOVE WINS. We serve a God who promises that love indeed wins and He never will

go back on that promise.

Keep Praying—see you in church!!!

Cathy

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 3

MUSIC NOTES JUNE 2013

The church year ended way too quickly and that left the choir room dark on Thurs-

day nights and, alas, no New Beginning rehearsals to prepare for sing-outs. And, on

top of that, not much time to thank everyone that participated in the music pro-

grams for the year.

On our trip to Florida in May, one thing that I wanted to do was to see my old Col-

lege in Lakeland. I had lots of good memories about that school. It was a beautiful

campus on a lake; there were orange groves on the campus where we could pick a

fresh orange or grapefruit on the way to class; my fraternity buddies and I enjoyed

awesome days and nights; the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture was phenomenal

and I did study (maybe not as hard as I could) and those years at FSC have given

me lots of great memories.

Linda and I drove around the campus very quickly and I could hardly recognize any-

thing. Different buildings, and the ones that were beautiful when I attended were

old and in disrepair. It was not the campus I remembered. I quickly realized that it

was better to live with a memory thank to try to re-create the past.

I am sure that many people have had this same experience, where they have cher-

ished past experiences but when they re-visited the place that these experiences

have taken place, they felt an emptiness because everything has changed so much.

So it is with the musical years as they pass. Although each part of the musical year

has had an impact on us these moments become a pre-curser for even better mo-

ments throughout the next musical year.

I am so proud and grateful for those who have been involved in the music of Apostle

and I am looking forward to the fall – by the way, the first choir rehearsal is on Au-

gust 29 – when we will explore new ways of praising God and serving Christ with

our musical offerings.

My thanks go out especially to those who are sharing their musical talents this

summer.

Peace and joy be with all…. Carl

THIS TUESDAY, June 11th

The Senior Moments will be Tuesday, June 11 at 11:45 in Fellowship

Hall--featured will be a picnic style lunch and a program presented by Dale Kuntz enti-

tled "Remembering WWII: Songs and Movie Stars of the War Years."

There will be a nominal fee to cover expenses. Reservations are due by today, June 9th

Please call for your reservation: Vera Bernhardt 414-543-0835

Jane Pagel 414-541-1375

Jean Maercklein 414-257-1162

Bonnie Rosen 414-543-9585

Apostle Presbyterian Church is planning to take part in the JULY 2nd parade here

in West Allis. Plans are being made now for kids to come decorate their bikes at

church on June 30. There are RUMORS of a Mustang Convertible being in the pa-

rade with a CHANCE for some lucky members to be riding in the Mustang!!! Stay

tuned for more updates!!! You won’t want to miss this I am sure!!

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 4

Synod School, is an annual midsum-

mer ministry of the Synod of Lakes

and Prairies of the Presbyterian-

Church (USA)

July 22-27, 2012

Buena Vista University, Storm

Lake, Iowa

www.lakesandprairies.org/

school.html

Join us for a week of:

Worship for all ages, with spirited

music and singing:

Daily convocation on the theme

Classes for youth and adults of all

ages’

Bookstore and global fair-trade gift

shop

Sing-a-longs and nightly coffee-

houses with live music

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 5

ALL CHURCH PICNIC—JULY 20TH

1-800-328-1880,ext 207

Synod School 2012

JUNE 11TH - SENIOR MOMENTS JUNE 11TH - COVENANT CIRCLE JUNE 13TH - WARM CLUB JUNE 13TH, 14TH, 15TH - CATHY AT CRE CONFERENCE AT DUBUQUE SEMINARY JUNE 18TH - MARY PAULL CIRCLE JUNE 20TH - FAITH CIRCLE JUNE 23RD - GIFTS OF WOMEN SUNDAY JUNE 24TH—28TH—CATHY AT WASHINGTON ISLAND FORUM BY REV. DR. BRIAN MCLAREN JUNE 27TH - HOPE CIRCLE

“UPCOMING EVENTS“

AN ALL CHURCH picnic is planned for Saturday July 20—noon to 6 PM-- at the

home of Mark and Cathy Manthei, 7808 S. Rogers Road, Clinton WI. You can’t miss

this!!! Bring a dish to pass—there will be BBQ and hot dogs. Earl will be back with

us this year to do karaoke!! He wants to make certain our kids will be there to sing!!

The pool is open and so is the hot tub. Come and join in the fun as a church as we

say THANKS BE TO GOD it is summer!!! THANKS BE TO GOD we can be togeth-

er!!! RSVP to Cathy by July 10. 262-949-6750 OR crecathymanthei@aol.com.

Summer Camping Opportunities at Stronghold Camp and Retreat Center

Stronghold is a year-around retreat and camping center operated by the Blackhawk Presbytery in Ore-

gon IL. (about two hours from Milwaukee). Each summer they offer a variety of summer camps, in-

cluding M.A.D. (music, art and drama), eco-explorers camp, adventure camp, night owl camp, climb

high camp and several others. The camps are for kids who have completed grades 3 thru 12. To learn

more about Stronghold Summer Camps or to get a brochure, see Hazel Johnson or Cathy Manthei.

“Read the Bible in a Year”

Are you up to date with your daily reading or are you running a little behind? If your reading is on

schedule you have already read about a fourth of the Bible. We had our first get together on

Wednesday, May 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the church library. It was a great way to share and explore.

Keep reading! There is a lot more to learn as we move ahead in this exciting journey………………….

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is coming to Apostle Presbyterian Church. Save the week of August 12-16. We will meet from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We need kids to come but also need VOLUNTEERS!!! If you can volunteer, please let Judy Puschnig know as she will be so excited to hear from you!!!

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 6

Synod School, is an annual midsum-

mer ministry of the Synod of Lakes

and Prairies of the Presbyterian-

Church (USA)

July 22-27, 2012

Buena Vista University, Storm

Lake, Iowa

www.lakesandprairies.org/

school.html

Join us for a week of:

Worship for all ages, with spirited

music and singing:

Daily convocation on the theme

Classes for youth and adults of all

ages’

Bookstore and global fair-trade gift

shop

Sing-a-longs and nightly coffee-

houses with live music

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 7

1-800-328-1880,ext 207

Synod School 2012

Jean Wargolet

Born

September 19, 1931

Joined the Church Triumphant

June 3, 2013

Nancy K. Anderson

Born

July 15, 1958

Joined the Church Triumphant

April 25, 2013

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Vera & Roy as they contin-

ue their healing

A child at Children’s Hos-

pital needing prayers

Bonnie Casper, Bern-

hardts friend who is still

not doing very well

Tris and Karen, members

of Ginny’s family who are

ill

Charmaine’s friend who’s

has brain cancer

Joyce LaConte’s friend

who now has lung cancer.

Mo Philip who is strug-

gling with arthtitis

CONTINUE PRAYERS FOR

HEALING OF MANY KINDS:

Ginger Reimer’s mother

Laverne

Lois/ and Laverne Ander-

son

Rich & Marianne Carus

Bob & Dora Reimer

Alice Solik

Audrey & Karen Schicantek

Betty Weger

Don Leaman in Colorado

Jason Letizia, Kathy

Estlund’s nephew

Justin & Joan Van Able.

Mildred Anderson, Jeanne’s

mother

Stacia Treece, Brenda Thom-

as’s mother who is now in a

nursing home

Paula, Charmaine’s friend

Chris Kimpel, JoAnna’s son

Ben, JoAnna Kimpel’s neph-

ew

Carol Westphal-Mike’s sis-

ter who has brain cancer

Makayla, friend of Gracie

Yanny who is the hospital

but is continuing to get bet-

ter every day

Ginny Treviranus who is

feeling better and getting

help at home

Betty & Jim Baumann

Karen & Dick Cushing as

Karen still struggles with

foot pain

Linda Hoon as she search-

es for results

SYMPATHY TO:

Monica Rahn in the death of

her friends son, Scott Grapat-

in 43 yrs old from cancer.

Laverne & Lois Anderson in

the death of their daughter

Nancy

Charmaine Wargolet and Lin-

da Hoon in the death of Char-

maine’s mother in law and

Linda’s sister Jean Wargolet.

PRAYER AND PRAISE SECTION CON’T

To My Apostle Family,

T hank You seems so easy to say but the love and support that has

been felt is indescribable. This has been a difficult time for me and for my family, but this is when

the prayers, cards, calls, love and faith keep it all together. I don’t have

answers yet but am working with the doctors to find the problem and

solve it. You have no idea how the outpouring of love has helped to make

this tolerable. Thank you for your prayers as you keep them coming.

I also want to thank you for your love for my sister Jean. Her death was unexpected and that

makes it harder to accept. She is with God and safe in his arms. I couldn’t ask for her to be in

any better place. Please keep her children and grandchildren in your prayers as they feel the

loss of this beautiful lady in their every day lives.

Love, Linda

ACTS OF APOSTLE Page 8

June 23rd

Gifts of Women Sunday

Join us for this special

service!

6-19 John Rogers

6-20 McKenna Beau-

lieu

6-23 Mary Collins

6-25 Lois Anderson

6-25 June Schwartz

6-28 Jane Ellingen

6-28 Emma Kangas

6-28 Bill Warwick

JULY

7-1 Laura Vu

7-5 Robert Reimer

7-8 Jane Pagel

7-9 Anastasia Laz-

arides

7-11 Samantha Beaulieu

7-14 Evan Beaulieu

7-14 Kristin Provencher

7-14 Ethan Vu

7-15 David Eddy

7-17 Mattie Brandos

7-17 Molly Brandos

7-18 Matthew Shotton

7-22 Sandra Shotton

7-23 Russell Provencher

7-26 Melody Kempfer

7-28 Charmaine Wargo-

let

7-30 Robert Udhardt

JUNE

6-3 Carolyn Jagielski

6-3 Jake Puschnig

6-3 Lexi Westphal

6-6 Ed Goggins

6-7 Cathy Manthei

6-7 Nancy Milbrath

6-8 Bonita Rosen

6-10 Millie Megonigle

6-11 Sue Udhardt

6-12 Janice Brandos

6-12 Hilary Schwarz-

Mueller

6-13 Michael Lempke

6-16 Betty Baumann

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPECIAL JUNE –JULY BIRTHDAY FRIENDS

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