January 2016

Volume 23, Issue 1

The eFree Press Sheboygan Evangelical Free Church

Missionaries Serving

Around the World Avant Cru Ryan and Holly Menzer The Evangelical Alliance Mission Fellowship International Mission Global Serve International InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Bob and Deb Wolniak Literacy and Evangelism Int’l Bob and Mary Emily Mulloy New Tribes Mission Rich and Karen Brown Derrick and LaShawn Dobbs Lloyd and Mary Wapp ReachGlobal Ed and Janet Pollasch Nubako and Claudine Selenga Lonnie and Debbie Smith Wycliffe Bible Translators Jon and Stephanie Weiss

Check the church directory for

contact info on all missionaries

and their sending agencies.

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Ways to Get 2016 off to a Great Start . . .

Join us for an evening communion service on January 3 at 6pm as we commit the

coming year to the Lord! What better way to usher in the new year than to reflect

upon what Jesus came to do for us! (As a reminder, all communion crackers are

gluten-free!)

As we multiply disciples, it is our heart to teach Jesus' financial principles and help

each other put them into practice. Whether you are in a huge financial hole, doing

okay or pretty financially healthy, Financial Peace University (FPU) will get you on

track and help you go where God wants you to go with money. FPU is a proven,

9-week course which helps the typical family to an $8,000 turnaround (paying off

$5,300 in debt and putting $2,700 into savings) in the first 90 days. Nationally

recognized financial expert Dave Ramsey will inspire you, using humor, passion

and Bible principles to help you to a new financial life. Classes will cover topics

from "Dumping Debt" to "Super Saving" and everything in between.

The 9-week course will begin Tuesday, January 19 at 6:30pm and will be led by

Pastor Jon and Nikki MacDonald. Childcare will be provided by screened,

experienced and loving church members (but it is really important for you to let us

know how many and the ages of the children that will require childcare). Each

couple must acquire an "FPU Membership" which can be purchased at

DaveRamsey.com for about $100. Contact Pastor Jon MacDonald (class

coordinator) at jon.m@e-free-family.com if you have any questions about the

class.

In closing, we are aiming at FUN in this class! You will not have to publicly reveal

your financial circumstances. All of us need help! And this class will offer help for

people who want to grow or heal in the area of their finances. It is fun to grow. And

it hurts. So come join us for a 9-week class that will absolutely change your life!

Not everyone who wants to come to church can make it . . . But the church can go

to them! Come and "bring the church" to various nursing homes on Sunday, Jan-

uary 24. Meet at church at 2pm for a brief training/overview and prayer. At 3pm,

we’ll head over to our locations in caravans — plan to drive your own vehicle.

Once there, we'll fan out throughout our sites and invite people to come sing and

hear a brief devotional, and socialize. What a great activity for the whole family!

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Happy Birthday/Anniversary in January

Forever Young

Extra! Extra! Get the inside scoop on Pastor Aaron Brown and his wife Kirsten, at the Thursday, Jan-

uary 21 Forever Young potluck. They’ll be sharing personal anecdotes and testimonies as we get to

know them more deeply. Dave and Lyn Neave will again be providing inspirational songs to lift our

hearts to the Lord. Sign up on the bulletin board in the Welcome Center or in your 55+ ABF to bring

your favorite casserole, salad or dessert. Bring a friend!

Winter Weather Procedures

Even though this winter is predicted to be the mildest

on record, church leadership has reviewed and put into

practice its Winter Weather

Procedures – when to plow/

haul snow, how frequently to

blow and salt, when to cancel

activities and how to notify the

congregation and community

of schedule changes.

Decisions about Sunday morning services will be made

at 6am, while decisions about Sunday/Wednesday

evening activities will be made by 3:30pm. All schedule

changes due to weather will be given to the following

media as soon as the decision is made: WHBL 1330

AM radio/website, WTMJ Ch. 4 TV and 620TMJ radio/

website, and WSTM 91.3 FM radio.

Changes will be posted on the church website, www.e-

free-family.com, and placed on the church answering

machine. The staff will also call their respective

ministry leaders, who will in turn notify their volunteers,

regarding any pertinent Sunday/Wednesday changes.

In light of Dr. Hylander's recently-shared vision for Full

Spectrum Discipleship and the practical way it's carried

out through our congregation, leadership will begin

budgeting this month with a view toward meeting that

on-going goal.

The Elder and Deacon Boards, as well as program staff

and ministry leaders, will review how our programs,

facility and finances can best facilitate moving people

further along on the discipleship line toward increasing

maturity in Christ. Please be in prayer for our leaders

through this process.

Budgeting Begins for FY2017

Birthdays 1: John Hochrein, Heather Mueller,

Candy Chrisman, Jordie Parfait

3: Rebekah Smith

4: Jessica Glazunova, Sue Mohr,

Isaiah Richardson, Jon Weiss

5: Rachel Rice, Kristie Ahlborg

6: Yvonne Combs, Drew Vaszily,

Alex Wolniak

7: Erica Brahan, Derrick Dobbs

8: Emily Glewen, Kayla Olson

9: Jessica Huenink, Ben Kirchstein,

Charleen Peterson, Caleb

TenHaken

10: Alexandria Abel, Christopher

Colon, Ryan Menzer

11: Jeanne Rondeau

12: Jim Cowdy, Johnathan Harmelink,

Lauri Tempas

13 Lois Felten, Belle Manula, Nancy

Veldboom, Julia Vorpahl

14: Celine Gilbert, Randy Schwartz,

Wanda Spurry

15: Bill Ashworth, William Felten,

Marlene Georgia, Amanda Herr,

Vicki Markham, Heidi Rahn

16: Julia Glazunova

17: Sharon Abel, Kaidence Arriens,

Doug Rice

18: Alma Junker, Erin Miller, Cheryl

Mobley, Andrew Stecker

19: Kay Borth, Brandon Thuemmler

20: Butch Dora, Dale Engstrom, Brielle

Koenig, Maddy Tempas, Michael

Vaszily

21: Cindy Seider, Travis Rutta

22: Sally Kretchmer, Alyssa Mork,

Griffin Otte, Carol Rautmann

23: Dick MacDonald

24: Mikayla Mork, Dave Schouten,

Daniel Sieber, Julia Unruh

25: Maria Houthuys

26: Abby Gross, Niles Klaves, Josiah

Stecker

27: Linda Kraemer, Samuel Lampe

28: Andrew Eckwielen, Brian Lilyquist

29: Matthew Rahn

30: Harvey Mohr, Ilona Szeifert

31: Kailyana Fears, Lawrence Felten

Anniversaries

12: Ben & Connie Kirchstein

16: Martin & Tony Gonzalez

29: Brian & Barbara Lilyquist

Is your special day not here? Let us

know at 452.6520 or secretary@e-free-

family.com.

Please note the following changes in

church office hours due to the New

Year: the office will be closed all day

on January 1. Normal business

hours (9am-5pm) will resume on

Friday, January 2.

As you get ready to prepare your

2015 taxes, please note that 2015

giving statements will be mailed by

the third week in January.

January 6

Inside Out & Backwards Night

January 13

Parents Night*

January20

100% Dues Night

January 27

A Soup-er Night

Men—at this year’s Lake Lundgren retreat on January 29-31, you can look

forward to being challenged from God’s Word, hearing testimonies of God’s

faithfulness and enjoying times of worship as well as

broomball, cross-country skiing, tubing, and the annual ice

cream sundae bar. This year’s guest speaker is Jeff Don-

aldson, who was a camper and Summer Staff Team

member who gave his heart to the Lord at LLBC, and is

now a pastor in the Chicago area.

The cost is $90, which includes 2 nights lodging, 5 meals,

chapel program and use of all activity areas (plus all the coffee and hot

cocoa you desire!). A bathroom cabin upgrade is available for an additional

$14. Sign-ups will begin Sunday, December 27. Forms are due to the church

office by January 24 with the $30 pre-registration fee. The balance of $60 is

due upon arrival. Questions? Call Rob Ringel at 457.3076.

LLBC Men’s Winter Retreat

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*Moms and dads are invited to

come to Awana Parents Night

with their children on Wed.,

January 13 from 6:30-8pm. Get

acquainted with your child’s

leader, demonstrate your sup-

port, and enjoy being a clubber

for a night through participation

in the flag ceremony, game

time, handbook time and council

time.

When you attend, your clubber

will receive 100 points (100

point maximum). Your clubber

can receive an additional 100

points if you say a memory

verse during Handbook Time

(100 points maximum). The

verse must be from the section

on which the clubber is working.

Districts 2016 A group of our middle and high school

students will be attending the District Youth

Conference on January 8-10! Please pray

that this will be a formative and impactful

weekend! Here is a list of attendees:

Students:

Ty Bender

Chase Bolden

Lance Bolden

Jason Brahan

Isabel Buhr

Micah Chrisman

Emmie Christensen

Meredith Denning

Andrew Eckwielen

Joy Fears

Natalie Fears

Brooklyn Gesch

Matthew Gesch

Michael Gesch

Megan Glewen

Jacob Gross

Peter Gross

Megan Held

Breanna Isken

Ian Kanz

Cobe Kelley

Ben Kisow

Luke MacDonald

Miranda Markham

Genesis Meyer

JoJo Mork

Kayla Olsen

Griffin Otte

Caleb Rahn

Isabel Rahn

Naomi Rahn

Hannah Rice

Rachel Rice

Isaiah Richardson

Isaiah Rondeau

Josiah Rondeau

Luke Rondeau

Emma Schmideler

Marcella Senti

Alicia Stecker

Michaela Tempas

Brandon Thuemmler

Evan Thuemmler

Ari Vorpahl

Ben Vorpahl

Natalie Vorpahl

Alex Wolniak

Darya Wolniak

Lydia Zimmerman

Leaders:

Pastor Aaron Brown

Linda Carriveau

Aaron Gross

Kent Markham

Karla Schmideler

Susan Senti

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Sheboygan Evangelical Free Church: 1710 N. 15th St., Sheboygan, WI 53081 ▪ 920.452.6520 ▪ www.e-free-family.com ▪ secretary@e-free-family.com

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Last month, Pastor Jon MacDonald spoke on 1 Chronicles 29:6-20, noting that 15% of Jesus' recorded words deal with

money and possessions; more than 2,300 verses in the Bible address those topics. "God loves to talk about money, and

we should, too."

Pastor Jon reminded us that, when we are honoring God with our money, we have numerous opportunities to share in

God's kingdom work. How do we honor Him? By tithing, and by gladly giving generous free-will gifts! How can we tithe

and give generously? By freeing ourselves from debt.

Being debt-free – yes, we can! – means we can make a difference for the kingdom. It means we will have money to give

to ministry, ministry that flows from our leadership vision of "multiplying committed followers of Jesus Christ." In some

cases, ministry may be stifled due to physical building constraints. "There's not enough space" is a frequently-heard cry

of frustration, especially when it comes to meeting space or storage. In other cases, ministries are either unfunded (i.e.

a part-time parish nurse, part-time internet technology staffer) or under-funded (i.e. BabyCare, facility needs).

A big “thank you” to all who helped make the

Ladies Christmas Brunch possible!

And thanks to Lora Lynds for a wonderful message!

Men’s Canada Fishing Trip

Enjoy a wonderful week of fishing in Ontario, Canada

May 20-27. The week includes all-you-can-eat fish,

great fellowship, times for

spiritual growth, and great

fishing! The cost of the trip is

only $705, which includes all

meals with the exception of

travel days.

For more information, check out the Lake Lundgren

Bible Camp website (www.llbc.org) or call Bill Horsch.

2016 Offering Envelopes

Boxes of 2016 offering envelopes will be available in

the church library through mid-January. As of January

1, please DO NOT USE any leftover 2015 envelopes,

as many of the family account numbers are being

changed. We would not want to designate anyone’s

giving to the wrong account!

If you have not used offering envelopes in the past but

would like to start, just contact the church office

(452.6520 or ann.t@e-free-family.com).