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St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
The Northern Light
January 2017 The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac:
Being Communi�es of God’s Mercy
and Delight
Advent Wreath & Lectern
Hanging
Le�: one of our newer mem-
bers helps Deacon Joy by
ligh�ng the Advent Candles.
Right: our new Advent hang-
ing beau�fully created by
Diana Wallace. Thank you to
both for invi�ng us into the
wonder and mystery of God.
St. Luke’s Hosts Annual Christmas Tea at Scandia
Each year the residents and staff at Scandia look forward to our
Christmas Tea and this year we again offered a deligh)ul �me to
gather together and enjoy the gi� of Christmas. The abundance
of food was amazing, the hospitality and care offered to the resi-
dents and staff was a blessing. Thank you to all who chose to
share your gi�s and joined us in this ministry. Those who baked,
served, sat with, set-up and
cleaned up and those who
organized.
The Vestry
Betsy Rogers, Sr. Warden
Doug Schwartz, Jr. Warden
Judy Bush (2017)
Ray Osinski (2017)
Norma Bramsen (2018)
David Skidmore (2018)
Ralph Blankenburg (2019)
Steve Ellio8 (2019)
Vestry minutes appear
monthly on our website at
h�p://stlukes-
sisterbay.org/
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Please don’t wait to be asked if you want to get involved. We invite you to pray
about serving and see what you discover. You can let any vestry member or
Mother Barb know you are interested. Training is provided.
• Counters for Sunday Offering.
• Reading the lessons and/or the Prayers of the People during Sunday worship.
• Serve as a chalice bearer -- they offer the cup of wine, the blood of Jesus Christ.
Some also assist at the table during communion.
• Altar Guild — they prepare for worship services including communion bread and
wine as well as flowers. Added bonus, great gatherings with scrump�ous food.
• Lay Eucharis�c Visitor (LEV) – they take communion to parish members at Scandia.
• Providing transporta�on to church for members
who live at Scandia. Speak with Gwynne Schultz,
Deacon Joy or Mother Barb.
• Assist with recycling following worship. Speak
with Gwynne Schultz or Mike Eischen.
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Learn more about the New Testament and/or Theology
Mother Barb is leading the New Testament course
The diocese is offering two courses on the 2nd Saturdays of January through May and
September through December at St. Anne's, De Pere. Theology is 9a -12n by the Rev.
Chris Arnold and New Testament is 1p—4p by the Rev. Barb Sajna. Contact the Diocesan
Office if you are interested in audi�ng. Diocesan phone is (920) 830-8866; email
From the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac
Bishop Matt’s Blog:
Becoming People of God’s Mercy and Delight
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – Jesus (John 15:13)
Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person
someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we s�ll
were sinners Christ died for us. – Paul (Romans 5:8)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is wri8en,
‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’ No, ‘if your enemies are hungry, feed them;
if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning
coals on their heads.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
– Paul (Romans 12:19-21)
The following story is famous among Mennonites. It comes from the scandalous era when Chris�ans were killing Chris-
�ans. Even so, it demonstrates what it looks like to take Jesus seriously on the way to mercy. Dirk Willems was captured and imprisoned in his home town of Asperen in the Netherlands. Knowing that his fate
would be death if he remained in prison, Dirk made a rope of strips of cloth and slid down it over the prison wall. A
guard chased him. Con$nue page 3
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Thanks to our faithful stewards! The Stewardship Team extends grateful thanks to all who pledged in our 2017 parish canvass. We have concluded a suc-
cessful annual campaign, yielding 42 pledges totaling $82,599, and the Budget Commi8ee submi8ed a balanced budget
for the vestry’s considera�on and approval at its Dec. 11 mee�ng. The vestry will present the budget to the parish at the
annual mee�ng Jan. 15.
We also extend thanks to all who gave to our emergency capital campaign in October to fund reconstruc�on of the
church’s front wall. Your generous response enabled us to raise $25,701.84 to date, well more than our $20,000 goal.
With matching funds from St. Luke’s Legacy Fund and – deligh)ul surprise! – a total construc�on cost about $8,000 un-
der budget, we were able to pay the bill in full before Christmas.
As always, the vestry is deeply grateful for your generosity and your faithfulness. Thank you!
St. Luke’s Stewardship Team
Annual Meeting of St. Luke’s Sunday, January 15
The annual mee�ng will be held at the church a�er the service on Sunday, Janu-
ary 15th. The parish will elect new vestry members and conven�on delegates and
approve the choices for Sr. and Jr. Wardens. In addi�on, we'll consider and pass
the budget for 2017 and receive reports from the various commi8ees. Ray Osin-
ski has completed his term on the vestry; George Hughes has been nominated to
fill that seat. Judy Bush, who was filling out Anne Egan's term on the vestry, has
been nominated to a term in her own right.
Photo: Mother Barb addressing an earlier Annual Mee$ng
Frost had covered a nearby pond with a thin layer of ice. Dirk risked a dash across it. He made it to safety, but the ice
broke under his pursuer who cried for help. Dirk believed the Scripture that a man should help his enemies. He immedi-
ately turned back and pulled the floundering man from the frigid water.
In gra�tude for his life, the man would have let Dirk escape, but a Burgomaster (chief magistrate) standing on the shore
sternly ordered him to arrest Dirk and bring him back, reminding him of the oath he had sworn as an officer of the
peace.
Back to prison went Dirk. He was condemned to death for being re-bap�zed, allowing secret church services in his
home and leSng others be bap�zed there.
Dirk was burned to death on May 16, 1569. The wind blew the flame away from him so that his death was long and
miserable. Time and again Dirk cried out to God. Finally, one of the authori�es could not bear to see him suffer any
longer and ordered an underling to end his torment with a quick death.
(adapted from DirkWillem Burned a*er Rescuing Pursuer by Dan Graves)
One thing to note is that Dirk Willems did try to escape. The way of mercy dose not require
that one seek martyrdom. One need not stay in an abusive rela�onship, for example.
But following Jesus does mean being prepared to forgive even those who wish us harm. It re-
quires risking our own safety to help those in need, including those who we perceive to be a
threat.
Would I go back over the ice to rescue my enemy? Would you? Are we willing to risk our own
safety by prac�cing the radical mercy of God (Ma8hew 5:43-48)? Who might be in need of
that mercy now?
Follow the Bishop’s blog at h-p://anoddworkofgrace.blogspot.com/ or by going to the dioce-
san website: h-p://diofdl.org/
Bishop Matt’s Blog continued from page 2
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Epiphany Outreach The Outreach Commi8ee will spearhead a book drive for
children during the Epiphany season. The idea came from
Nicholas Kristof's book, "A Path Appears" in which he talked
about a program in which books were donated to pediatri-
cians' offices. Children who come for an appointment are
encouraged to take home a
book of their choice. It's a pro-
gram designed to get books in
the hands of children who might
not otherwise have them and to
alert mothers to the importance
of reading. More on this later.
Book Group
The book selected for January
is "Jewelweed", by David Rhodes. We
will meet in the Canterbury Room
on Thursday, January 19 at noon.
Adult Education Lec$onary Bible Study: a conversa�on about the upcom-
ing Sunday lessons. Wednesdays, 2p. Talk with Jane Weis
to learn more. Sundays readings will take on a new di-
mension.
Occasional Sunday Transportation Needed: If you have a sedan or a wagon, would you consider being
a backup driver for two people at Woodview? It involves
going into Woodview to find your passengers, loading a
walker (or maybe two) into your trunk and helping your
passenger into your car. Most Sundays I (Gwynne) pro-
vide this service, but there are occasional Sundays when I
can't be here. It would be wonderful if I had a backup list
upon which I could call. If you would be willing, please
call (854-3031) or e-mail ([email protected])
me. I, and they, will be most grateful!
Military Honor Court From the Liberty Grove Historical Society They are planning to construct a Military Honor Circle to
honor veterans buried in church or area cemeter-
ies. They are selling bricks for the circle and a walk-
way. Informa�on, a list of veterans currently buried in
area cemeteries, an order sheet and envelopes are on
the bulle�n board in the narthex.
Canterbury Cinema
Wednesday, January 11, 5p
Never Cry Wolf - PG 1 hour 45
minutes
Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 Ameri-
can drama film directed by Carroll
Ballard. The film is an adapta�on of Farley Mowat's 1963
autobiography Never Cry Wolf and stars Charles Mar�n
Smith as a government biologist sent into the wilderness to
study the caribou popula�on, whose decline is believed to
be caused by wolves, even though no one has seen a wolf kill
a caribou. The film also features Brian Dennehy and Zachary
ISmangnaq.
Please sign-up so we know how many to expect for a sim-
ple supper and the film and indicate if you plan to bring
something. Looking forward to being with you.
Adopt a Family Here are just a few
of the gi�s we at
St. Luke’s collect-
ed for our Christ-
mas family of 7. In
addi�on to gi�s, a
number of gi�
cards and financial
dona�ons were
received. Thank
you to all who
helped make this
family’s Christmas
wonderful.
Coffee Hour News Did you know that the coffee consumed at our Coffee
Hour supports Fair Trade? Recently the
Kitchen Commi8ee has started ordering
coffee from Equal Exchange. We found
their policies suppor�ng Fair Trade,
small farms and economic jus�ce con-
sistent with the values we espouse at
St. Luke’s. An added bonus is that Equal
Exchange will donate 15 cents to Epis-
copal Relief and Development for each
pound of coffee we purchase. Drink up!
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Vestry Member David Skidmore selected as Editor of The Historiographer Following a na�onal search, David Skidmore has been selected to serve as Editor of The Historiographer, a joint publica-
�on of the Na�onal Episcopal Historians and Archivists (NEHA) and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church (HSEC).
Skidmore is a self-employed communica�on consultant living in Door County, Wisconsin and was formerly Director of
Communica�on for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.
The Historiographer is published quarterly to promote preserving of church records and wri�ng of parochial and diocesan
history in the Episcopal Church with feature-focused content including biographical sketches on important church figures,
historical sketches of churches, reports of church or diocesan Archival Commi8ee ac�vi�es, helpful "how-to" ar�cles, and
promo�on and reports of NEHA / HSEC projects, ac�vi�es and mee�ngs. With a circula�on of approximately 900, it is pro-
vided to members of both organiza�ons, bishops and diocesan offices across the globe.
Gibraltar High School Choir Visits
On Sunday, December 11, the Gibraltar High School choir included St.
Luke’s in their visit to local churches. They sang a number of songs and
invited everyone to their upcoming concert. Thanks to Sue Raye
Hughes, for geSng us on their tour. What a treat it was to be included.
Lessons and Carols with
Christ the King / Holy Nativity
Early in December, we gathered at Holy Na�vity for Lessons and Carols.
The Fes�val of Nine Lessons and Carols is a service celebra�ng the birth
of Jesus that is tradi�onally followed at Christmas. The story of the fall of
humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus is told in
nine short Bible readings from Genesis, the prophe�c books and the
Gospels, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols, hymns and
choir music. Sue Raye Hughes accompanied the joint churches choir.
They were joined by the New Day singers. St. Luke’s will host in 2017. Mother Barb and Pastor Olin led worship.
Above: the combined choir. Right: Steve El-
lio- reading a lesson. Far Right: the recep-
$on following worship.
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You can print out only what you need plus enjoy a more
vibrant newsle8er. Send an email to:
Please include your name and email ad-
dress. Sign-up for E-News list as well.
Want to be in the Know? Sign-up for E-News to get weekly and special updates on
what is happening in our faith community. This is our
primary means of ge6ng news out to people in the most
$mely manner. All we need is your email
address and you will be ‘in the know.’
Send Carol Ann Osinski an email at
St. Luke’s Offers Episcopal Pamphlets
A rack in the Canterbury Room ves�bule offers a variety of
pamphlets on subjects ranging from the Episcopal Church
to spiritual life to pastoral care and Bible study. These pam-
phlets, well wri8en and reliable sources of informa�on,
instruc�on and inspira�on, come from Forward Move-
ment, a na�onal Episcopal publishing company. St. Luke’s
offers them free for your learning and use.
Clipboard Alley Clipboard Alley is where a number of things
are posted on clipboards including sign-up
sheets for serving, Sunday flowers and
other events.
Clipboard Alley is located along the hallway
that leads to the stairs. When entering St. Luke’s, the
hallway is immediately to your right as you walk towards
the worship space.
Outreach: S-(/,+B O)C-(. D'EFDDG, (-B,'+FDDG F+H BD'IFDDG
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Outreach Ministries selected Northern Door Childcare Center
and Secret Santa to each receive a $1000 gi�. Tradi-
�onally, the church gives over 5% of its opera�ng
budget to local, regional and global ministries that
serve others. This is in response to one of our prom-
ises we make, “to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as
yourself.” Northern Door Children’s Center is a not-for-profit organiza�on dedi-
cated to providing quality primary care in a safe, secure environment that en-
hances personal growth and educa�onal development for the young ci�zens of
northern Door County, in partnership with parents and the community. Secret
Santa helps people in need to stay warm by paying their hea�ng bills.
Top Photo: Pete Thelen, Chair of St. Luke’s Outreach Ministries, presents the
$1,000 check to Jane Lee of Secret Santa. Lower Photo: Doug Schwartz, Junior
Warden, presen$ng the Outreach gi* to the Cindy Peot-Trinker at the Northern
Door Childcare Center.
St. Luke’s Altar Guild gathered the end of November
for their annual mee�ng and brunch. These dedicated
members of St. Luke’s faithfully provide the ‘behind
the scenes’ work that allows us to gather weekly for
worship and Eucharist. And while it is work, they have
a great �me as they serve. If you are interested in
learning more please speak to Norma Bramsen or Car-
ol Ann Osinski .
Altar Guild
RECTOR: The Rev. Barbara Sajna,
2100 Ridges Road
Baileys Harbor, WI 54202
Home: 920-839-9392
Cell: 920-421-2028
Church Phone: (920) 854-9600
Deacon:
The Rev. Joy Zakrzewski
920-905-0259
Parish Staff:
Treasurer: Karen Schwartz
920-421-1688
Secretary: Jane Weis
[email protected] 920-854-1185
E-News Editor: Carol Ann Osinski
920-746-9946
Newsle�er Editor:
Joanne Skidmore
920-854-7159
Website Editor: Norma Bramsen
312-405-4199
Parish Nurse: Roberta Thelen
920-495-0890
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Are we missing your birthday or
anniversary? Have we given
you a new one by mistake? If
so, please call the church office
and let us know.
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Pat Diemer, widow of Dick Diemer
Barry Teicher, husband of Jude
We thank you God for giving them to us, their family and friends, to know and to love as a compan-ion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before.
Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with your saints, where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
The Book of Common Prayer
Changes to St. Luke’s Directory
Tom and Sue Murray
Tom's email: [email protected]
Tom's cell: 773/852-0751
Sue's cell: 773/573-8547
Jan 1 Bud Gaston
Jan 1 Jenna Riley
Jan 3 Emiliano Marvin
Jan 7 Ralph Blankenburg
Jan 12 Hilary Ford
Jan 14 Carol Reince
Jan 15 Nicholas Cramer
Jan 15 Nancy Noel
Jan 16 Robert Jischke
Jan 18 Ray Osinski
Jan 23 Doug Schwartz
Jan 25 Skip Cole
Jan 25 Salli Eley
A Prayer for the New Year
We make excuses to walk away from the presence of God. Turn our steps
toward your grace.
Lord in your mercy --- Hear our prayer.
You have invited us all to the feast of All Saints. Some in chairs, some in beds,
some in rags, some in tuxedos, and a thousand languages from across the
planet. Strengthen us to welcome all and carry those around us so they may
partake in the feast of your grace.
Lord in your mercy --- Hear our prayer.
We have surrounded ourselves with shimmering curtains of light and walls of
thunder. Drag us out from behind them with your s�ll small voice.
Lord in your mercy --- Hear our prayer.
Lead us with the light of the angels and the music spheres to the feast of the
presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the stable.
Lord in your mercy --- Hear our prayer.
Jeff Lorch, provided by Judy Bush
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 2336 Canterbury Lane
PO Box 559, Sister Bay, WI 54234
Church Phone: (920) 854-9600
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: h8p://stlukes-sisterbay.org/
Bishop Ma8hew Gunter,
The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac
Mother Barb Sajna, Rector
Deacon Joy Zakrzewski
Celebra�ng, Deepening and Sharing
our Commitment to Christ
Preparing for Sunday:
Sunday Readings with Commentary
Go to our website at
h�p://stlukes-
sisterbay.org/ and click
on the icon.
Just a few things in this issue: Scandia Tea, front page
Mother Barb teaching the New Testament and you are invited to
audit, p. 2
Bishop Ma8’s Blog, p. 2
Outreach Ministry Epiphany Opportuni�es, p. 3
Stewardship and Capital Campaign Update, p. 3
Dinner and Movie; Book Club, p 4
Outreach Gi�s, p. 6
A Prayer for the New Year, p. 7
And, much more.
Annual Meeting
St. Luke’s Annual Mee�ng is Sunday, January 15, following wor-
ship and fellowship. This is a �me for the parish to come togeth-
er to hear and discuss plans for the coming year as well as elect
new vestry members, wardens and diocesan conven�on dele-
gates.