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AWARE February 2018

St James United Methodist Church

~~~~~~~~~~~~PASTOR~~~~~~~~~~~

Dongsu Lee dongsulee1211gmailcom

~~~~~~~LAY LEADERSHIP~~~~~~~

Lay LeaderLay Member Ann Conf

Larry Gyrion larrygyriongmailcom

Staff Parish Relation Chairperson

Gary Linstad garylinstadaolcom

Administrative Board Chairperson

Tom Schemm tschemmatcllccom

Council Secretary

Deb Kraemer dkraemernewrrcom

Treasurer

Deb Ebben debben1960gmailcom

Finance Chair

Chris Bahr chrisbahr2gmailcom

Financial Secretary

LuAnn Van Handel LVanhandel26gmailcom

Trustees Chair

Bill Kraemer billebob57newrrcom

Christian Education

Sherri Gyrion sherrigyriongmailcom

Missions Committee

Kay amp Charlie Christenson

christenson4livecom

Member Care Lead

Dongsu Lee dongsulee1211gmailcom

Website

Bill Kraemer billebob57newrrcom

~~~~~~~~~~~~~STAFF~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Administrative Assistant

Deb Kraemer officeumcsjorg

Organist

Linda Lee wicookie214gmailcom

Custodian

Kari Sturm mama0509ymailcom

Please note If you are receiving this electronically

all links in this publication are active

(indicated as blue and underlined) You

just need to hover over it and click on the link

with your mouse

There are a few things to emphasize as

we move into February First I am going

to re-start the yoga class on February 1st

with some winter exercises in our spa-

cious sanctuary My class will include

tiger-walk before and after movement

of breathing and breathing with con-

centration on the lower abdomen Will

yoga help us with our holistic health I

would like to answer like Jesus ldquoyour faith has you made

wellrdquo With faith it will and with doubt people will drop out

Like Jesus I would like to say ldquocome and seerdquo My yoga class

will give you time for body mind and soul

Second our church will go through the process of revitali-

zation with of a conference recommended consultant It will

take several months to half a year to get an assessment of

which you will play a vital role According to our statistics our

church has declined in diverse ways such as service attend-

ance activities finances and spirits When we donrsquot feel so

good we seek help from friends or doctors

Likewise I believe that ldquoThe time is fulfilled and the King-

dom of God has come nearrdquo (Mark 115) The time has come

for us to consider maintenance survival either growth or

continued gradual decline The kingdom of St James needs

to compare and contrast with the kingdom of God which

was is and will be forever and ever The Kingdom of God is

where God is our king leader master savior CEO Every-

thing As a part of Godrsquos kingdom we need to evaluate re-

flect and repent

There are so many verbs which start with re re-start re-

juvenate re-create re-new re-form re-view and so on and

so forth Repent includes all the above lsquorersquo verbs We need

to look at ourselves from the mirror of God Its core is in the

interpretation or decoding of the Kingdom of God that Jesus

proclaimed taught and lived During this revitalization pro-

cess we need to pray to the Lord ldquoCome and open us to

your kingdom and help us to repent and re-build your king-

dom at St James not a kingdom for our satisfaction fame

and entertainmentrdquo

Third time hasnrsquot stop for a minute The earth continues to

roll around the sun We will soon be into the season of Lent

Ash Wednesday is February 14 I am planning to have a joint

service with Zion Korean UMC and Oneida UMC on Ash

Wednesday here at St James This will begin with our tradi-

tional pot luck meal at 6 pm and worship at 7 pm We will

experience a varied menu including Korean kimchi and

Oneida tacos Mid-week services will be available during

lent for you to attend in Oneida on Wednesday evenings

from Feb 21 to March 21 at 6 pm

Pastorrsquos letter is continued on page 2

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February Celebrations

Birthdays

22 Lillian Cozzolino

23 Kay Christenson

23 Karen DuFrane

28 Diane DeGrand

29 Peggie Zepplin

210 Arianna Davies

213 Hailey Van Linn

214 Carlyn Davis

217 Bev Stewart

223 Mark DuFrane

224 Tyler Milbach

228 Ann Harris

228 Sydney Davis

Anniversaries

214 Kurry amp Melissa Van Linn (14)

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Lunch Bunch 1215 pm on Monday Feb 12

at Bamboo 2230 E Northland Ave

Menrsquos Breakfast 800 am Tuesday Feb 13

at Maryrsquos Family Rest 2312 N Richmond St

Ladies Nite Out Monday Feb 19 at Draft

Gastro Pub 664 W Ridgeview Dr Grand

Chute

Wednesday Bible Study amp Support Group

Meets at 100 pm on Wednesdays

SAVE THE DATE For updates umcsjorg Feb 10 9 am - 2 pm Pie amp Used Book Sale

Feb 10 4-7 pm Emergency Shelter

Feb 14 Ash Wednesday Service at St James

600 pm Pot-luck with Zion UMC

700 pm Worship

Feb 24 Laity Days Apart with Bishop Jung

Scripture Readings for February

Sermon titles will be given closer to each week

Pastor Leersquos Office Hours

St James Monday amp Wednesday 9 am -12 pm

Oneida Tuesday amp Thursday 9 am -12 pm

Pastor Leersquos phone number 715-254-5328

Cell 715-254-5328

Feb 4 Isaiah 4021-31 Psalm 1471-11 20c

1 Corinthians 916-23 Mark 129-39

Feb 11 2 Kings 21-12 Psalm 501-6

2 Corinthians 43-6 Mark 92-9

Feb 18 Genesis 98-17 Psalm 251-10

1 Peter 318-22 Mark 19-15

Feb 25 Genesis 171-7 15-16 Psalm 2223-31

Romans 413-25 Mark 831-38

Looking ahead Maundy Thursday we are invited to

attend the service in Oneida We will have a finger food

pot-luck at 6 pm followed by worship On Good Friday

we will continue our tradition of joining Zion for 7 pm

worship

I wish you to join me in praying to the Lord ldquoLead us

Lord lead us in thy righteousness and make thy way

known before our facerdquo

Pastor Dongsu

Pastorrsquos letter Continued from page 1

A ldquoSouperrdquo Fundraiser Sunday March 4th

Thank you to our St James youth for years of hosting

the Chili cook-offtalent show annually each March

This year the finance committee has been given an

opportunity to host the event We will open it up for all

soup makers of any kind of soup We are calling it a

Souper Fundraiser and a Hidden Talent talent show

Surprise us with your lsquohiddenrsquo talent It can be serious

or silly This is a great way to break up the winter blues

Funds raised will go toward

making our entrance area

more appealing

Prizes will be awarded for

the soups

Watch yoursquore the weekly

publications for more de-

tails to come

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Thursday April 26 to Sunday April 29

Thursday April 19 to Sunday April 22

Are you looking for a gift for someone

who seems to have everything Consider

the gift that keeps on giving a weekend

with God

The Walk to Emmaus is an experience of

Christian spiritual renewal and for-

mation

It is an opportunity to meet Jesus Christ

in a new way as Godrsquos grace and love is

revealed to you through other believers It

begins with a 3-day short course in

Christianity Christ will meet you where

you are no matter where you are on your

Christian journey

For more information contact the church of-

fice by clinking on the link or call 734-5371

Imago Dei Camp Clintonville WI

Sign up sheets are now available at the

Connection Center

Pie makers are needed

We are currently collecting used books CDs

videos DVDs and audio cassettes

We are in great need of Childrenrsquos books

You may leave them in the coat room

(No magazines please)

Here is how it works at St James

1 Enable WiFi on your wireless

device(s)

2 Select one of the following network names

TWCWiFi

SpectrumWiFi Plus T

WCWiFi-Passpoint

SpectrumWiFi or

CableWiFi

3 Sign in using your existing username and pass-

word or your Spectrum MyAccount username

and password (if you have a spectrum account

at home)

Once you have signed in for the first time you

will be automatically connected the next time

your are near a WiFi access point

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We are in need of people to

help serve a meal every even

numbered month on the sec-

ond Saturday from 4-7 pm If

you can assist contact Paul

and Deb Countney or the church office (the next

need is for Feb 10th

Sunday Morning Mission offerings from

January to March will go tohellip

UMCOR

(United Methodist Committee on Relief)

Click on the link above to find out more

ADVANCED LAY SERVANT COURSE

LEADING WORSHIP

March 3 and March 24 2018

900 am ndash 230 pm

Oshkosh Wesley United Methodist Church 761 Florida Ave Oshkosh

This course focuses on the ministry of the Lay Serv-

ant who either regularly or occasionally leads a

group class organization or the congregation in

worship Participants will practice leading worship in

a variety of formats throughout this course in order

to lead with more competence and grace

Rev Mary Balson and Ann Bullis will be leading the

class Participants are asked to register with Wesley

UMC at wesleyumc761yahoocom or 920-235-3070

by February 21st

Participants can bring a bag lunch or place Sub-

way order upon arrival

Worshiping with United Methodists - Revised Edition

by author Hoyt L Hickman will be the primary text-

book for the class Students must order their own

book It is available at Cokesburycom The text

should be ordered in advance of the class so that

the student has time to read it before the first class

Basic Lay Servant Class February 10 and February 17 2018

900 am to 300 pm

New Hope UMC

1950 Dickinson Road De Pere WI 54115

The book for this class

ldquoLay Servant Ministries Basic Courserdquo by Sandy Ziegler

Jackson and Brian Jackson can be ordered

here httpswwwcokesburycom

product9780881776263lay-servant-ministries-basic-

course-participants-book

Lunch will be provided and donations accepted

Please contact Pastor Rebecca Voss at

pastorrebeccavossgmailcom or at the church

address above to register for the class or if you have

any questions Instructions for the first class will be

e-mailed to the participants Please register early -

the deadline is Monday February 5 2018

Mid-January Update from ESTHER

In this issue Challenge Campaign Succeeds - Thank

You bull 27th Annual Dr Martin Luther King Jr Celebra-

tion bull The Seven Habits of Highly Depolarizing Peo-

ple bull The Power of Grace Play and Discussion bull For

the soul of a nation NO deportation

Want to be More Involved in ESTHERrsquos work

Come and See

Prison Reform1st Mondays 600 PM

St Markrsquos Lutheran Church Neenah

Immigration 2nd Tuesdays 630 PM

Fox Valley UU Fellowship Appleton

Public Transit 3rd Tuesdays 630 PM

First United Methodist Church Appleton

Our Lenten Schedule

Ash Wednesday worship is here at

St James This will be a joint ser-

vice with Zion Korean UMC and

Oneida UMC This will begin with

our traditional pot luck meal at

6 pm We will experience a

varied menu including Korean kimchi and Onei-

da tacos This will be followed by worship at 7 pm

Where our choirs will lift praise to God by each

offering some music

Mid-week worship services will be available in

Oneida on Wednesdays evenings from Feb 21 to

March 21 at 6 pm

Maundy Thursday we are invited to attend the ser-

vice in Oneida We will have a finger food pot-luck

beginning at 6 pm which will be followed by wor-

ship

Good Friday worship will be at Zion UMC at 7 pm

worship Where we will again share our gifts of mu-

sic

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Below is the updated list of commit-

tee leaders at St James If you would

like a complete list of each of the

committees please contact the office

and Deb will print one off you

St James UMC 2018 Staff amp Lay Leadership Directory Paid Staff

Pastor Pastor Dongsu Lee 715-254-5328 dongsulee1211gmailcom cell

Organist Linda Lee 920-202-3090 wicookie214gmailcom home

Administrative Assistant Deb Kraemer 734-5371 officeumcsjorg church

Custodian Kari Sturm 732-6108 mama0509ymailcom cell

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

Pastor Pastor Dongsu Lee 734-5371 dongsulee1211gmailcom church

Admin Board Chair Tom Schemm 739-6279 tschemmatcllccom 2019

Vice Chair Gary Linstad 731-5645 garylinstadaolcom 2019

Council Secretary Deb Kraemer 540-0190 dkraemernewrrcom 2019

Lay Leader Larry Gyrion 209-2608 larrygyriongmailcom na

Treasurer Deb Ebben 268-5390 debben11newrrcom na

Finance Chair Chris Bahr 739-6759 chrisbahr2gmailcom 2020

Financial Secretary LuAnn Van Handel 733-6056 LVanhandel26gmailcom na

SPRC Chair Gary Linstad 731-5645 garylinstadaolcom 2019

Trustee President Bill Kraemer 858-8025 billebob57newrrcom 2018

Christian Edu Team Ldr Sherri Gyrion 850-0566 sherrigyriongmailcom 2019

Lay MemberAnn Conf Larry Gyrion 209-2608 larrygyriongmailcom na

Alt - Lay Mem AC Kay Christenson 984-3834 christenson4livecom na

Worship Ministry Team LSM Group 734-5371 officeumcsjorg 2020

Missions amp Evangelism Charlie amp Kay Christenson

984-3834 christenson4livecom 2018

Membership Care Lead Office ndash Deb 734-5371 officeumcsjorg na

Youth Rep Sierra Gyrion larrygyriongmailcom 2020

Web Bill Kraemer 858-8025 billebob57newrrcom na

IT Larry Gyrion 209-2608 larrygyriongmailcom na

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Administrative Council Meeting

January 24 2018 19 were in attendance

Committee reports where given

Trustees Bill Kraemer

It was reported that some minor issues with the plowing company have been addressed such as plowing in the

wrong direction and too soon or prematurely

There is a mysterious intermittent leak near one of the urinals in menrsquos bathroom that needs monitoring to deter-

mine the cause Possible slow drain that might be solved by reducing the ldquogallons per flushrdquo setting

Considering investigating possible replacement of all sanctuary lights to dimmable LEDs to determine possible

savings vs cost of replacement bulbs Checking on ldquoDealsrdquo or subsidy programs from FOE etc

Checking on price of matching MENsWOMENs bathroom signs making them more visible to visitors

Discussing possible video monitors for the praise team to be able to see what is on the screen

Change sodium vapor bulb in sign over the main entrance door

Repair floor strip in coat room

Missions Kay Christenson

The same mission offering schedule as last year will be used Jan-Mar UMCOR Apr-Jun Henderson Settlement

July -Sept VIM Oct-Dec Salvation Army

Kay also listed many VIM opportunities that are available that can be found on the conference website

Care Committee Deb Kraemer

Deb reported that we have not yet met in 2018 and that we continue to send cards to members and constituents

for birthdays (all ages) anniversaries thinking of you and get well This is in addition to visitations at home nursing

home and the hospital

WebIT Bill Kraemer

Bill mentioned again to let him know if there are any events that need promoting Music and recent sermons are

posted for listening

Finance Chris Bahr

Chris Bahr has agreed to be the Finance Chair and Deb Ebben will be the treasurer

The bathroom remodel balance is $5887076 road improvement $1342841

The capital fund balance is $1946375

2017 pledged giving was $82857 (8498 of budgeted)

2017 unpledged giving was $1668299 (10197 of budgeted)

2017 total giving was $11537434 (8843 of budgeted)

Total 2017 expenses $11926620 (7543 of budgeted)

$2000 of the $27504 of our shared mission giving (apportionments) was paid in 2017

Letters have gone out recently for the 2018 pledge campaign (Be the Change) and for 2018-2020 capital

campaign Consecration Sunday is set for Feb 4th

Chris Deb and LuAnn attended conference finance training in January

Pastors report Dongsu Lee

Dongsu has spent the last 6 months listening and learning He has been in prayer and is studying how we can revi-

talize and renew He is happy to be a part of the process

SPRC Gary Linstad

Gary reported that the organist position has been filled by Linda Lee They are still actively seeking a choir director

Consultant Jim Hicks explained a bit about his background and the process involved in beginning our revitalization

process This process will begin by involving the entire congregation participating in an on-line assessment (not a

survey) For those who do not have access to a computer one will be provided for use at the church or a paper

copy will be provided for them All information will be kept confidential This process with tell us where we are on

the map and help us to figure out what direction we need to go next so we may continue our journey He will al-

so be doing extensive interviews with about 10 people

The committee voted to bless this process More information will be sent to members soon

The meeting adjourned at 750 pm

Respectfully Submitted

Deb Kraemer Ad board secretary

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4 11 18 25

GREETER Julie Remmel Rose Ann and Chet

Luce Carol Carlson Jill Featherwolf

SOUND amp

PROJECTION Bill Kraemer Bill Kraemer

Ed Ramsaroop

Cal Christenson Bill Kraemer

USHER

CAPTAIN

Bonnie Budreau

Carol Carlson

Bonnie Budreau

Carol Carlson Mike Shepard Wayne DeGrand

FELLOWSHIP

HOSPITALITY

Tom and Mary

Schemm Jill Featherwolf

ACOLYTE Cheyanne Pierce Avery Lang Ashlynn Gyrion Lili Gyrion

LITURGIST Ed Ramsaroop Jayne Lang Sherri Gyrion Nancy Adkins

NURSERY Michelle Price TBA Carrie Walters Jill Featherwolf

COUNTERS Julie Remmel

Carol Carlson

Chris Bahr

Deb Ebben

Mike Shepard

Julie Remmel

Gary Linstad

Mike Shepard

COMMUNION

SERVERS

Ed amp Sharon

Ramsaroop

Deb Ebben

Pastor Lee

See UMCSJorg for updates amp

additional info

Please contact the church office if you can fill in any TBA

spots

Volunteers needed Volunteers needed

Consecration Sunday

7

4 11 18 25

GREETER Julie Remmel Rose Ann and Chet

Luce Carol Carlson Jill Featherwolf

SOUND amp

PROJECTION Bill Kraemer Bill Kraemer

Ed Ramsaroop

Cal Christenson Bill Kraemer

USHER

CAPTAIN

Bonnie Budreau

Carol Carlson

Bonnie Budreau

Carol Carlson Mike Shepard Wayne DeGrand

FELLOWSHIP

HOSPITALITY

Tom and Mary

Schemm Jill Featherwolf

ACOLYTE Cheyanne Pierce Avery Lang Ashlynn Gyrion Lili Gyrion

LITURGIST Ed Ramsaroop Jayne Lang Sherri Gyrion Nancy Adkins

NURSERY Michelle Price TBA Carrie Walters Jill Featherwolf

COUNTERS Julie Remmel

Carol Carlson

Chris Bahr

Deb Ebben

Mike Shepard

Julie Remmel

Gary Linstad

Mike Shepard

COMMUNION

SERVERS

Ed amp Sharon

Ramsaroop

Deb Ebben

Pastor Lee

See UMCSJorg for updates amp

additional info

Please contact the church office if you can fill in any TBA

spots

Volunteers needed Volunteers needed

Consecration Sunday

8

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 930 am

1130 am Valley VNA Foot

Care Clinic

500 pm Yoga

600 pm Care

Committee

700 pm

LSM amp Worship

Committee

2

Office

Closed

3

4 Communion

Consecration Sunday [Hand in your pledge cards]

800 am Choir Practice

815 am Praise Practice

845 am Worship

900 am Sunday School

945 am Fellowship Time

5

1-5 pm

Book set up

430 pm

Girl Scouts

6

600 pm

Book set up

600 pm

Account

Group

730 pm

Praise Team

7

600 pm

Book set up

100 pm

Bible Study amp

Support Group

8

1-5 pm

Book set up

500 pm Yoga

9

Office

Closed

430 pm

Girl

Scouts

10 9-2pm

Used

Book amp

Pie Sale

4-7 pm

Emergency

Shelter Meal

11 Communion

810 am Praise Practice

845 am Worship

900 am Sunday School

945 am Fellowship Time

12

1215 pm

Lunch Bunch

at Bamboo

430 pm

Girl Scouts

13

800 am

Menrsquos

Breakfast

600 pm

Acct Group

730 pm

Praise Team

14

100 pm

Bible Study amp

Support Group

15

500 pm Yoga

16

Office

Closed

430 pm

Girl

Scouts

17

18

815 am Praise Practice

845 am Worship

900 am Sunday School

945 am Fellowship Time

19

600 pm

Ladies Nite Out

Draft Gastro

Pub

20

600 pm

Acct Group

730 pm

Praise Team

21

100 pm

Bible Study amp

Support Group

630 pm

Finance

600 pm

Lenten worship

in Oneida

22

500 pm Yoga

23

Office

Closed

24

25

745 am Choir Practice

820 am Praise Practice

845 am Worship -

900 am Sunday School

945 am Fellowship Time

26

430 pm

Girl Scouts

27

600 pm

Acct Group

630 pm

Choir

730 pm

Praise Team

28

100 pm

Bible Study amp

Support Group

600 pm

Lenten worship

in Oneida

AWARE ARTICLES

DUE

Call

727-5555

9

For the Kids

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Affix

Postage

Here

St James United Methodist Church

100 W Capitol Drive

Appleton WI 54911-1021

Return Service Requested

Mailing Label

St James United

Methodist Church

Pastor Dongsu Lee

Home 920-202-3090

Cell 715-254-5328

dongsulee1211gmailcom

Deb Kraemer

Administrative Assistant

officeumcsjorg

Office phone number 920-734-5371

Aware is published monthly by St James UMC

100 W Capitol Drive Appleton WI 54911

Office Hours

9 amndash1 pm MondayndashThursday

Bulletin Information amp Announcements Due

Monday of each week

Newsletter Submissions Due

20th of each month

For more information go to

umcsjorg

To receive this newsletter through email and to receive weekly e-news from St James UMC

please send your email address to officeumcsjorg

10

Affix

Postage

Here

St James United Methodist Church

100 W Capitol Drive

Appleton WI 54911-1021

Return Service Requested

Mailing Label

St James United

Methodist Church

Pastor Dongsu Lee

Home 920-202-3090

Cell 715-254-5328

dongsulee1211gmailcom

Deb Kraemer

Administrative Assistant

officeumcsjorg

Office phone number 920-734-5371

Aware is published monthly by St James UMC

100 W Capitol Drive Appleton WI 54911

Office Hours

9 amndash1 pm MondayndashThursday

Bulletin Information amp Announcements Due

Monday of each week

Newsletter Submissions Due

20th of each month

For more information go to

umcsjorg

To receive this newsletter through email and to receive weekly e-news from St James UMC

please send your email address to officeumcsjorg