MULTIGENERATIONAL CHOIR SPECIAL MUSIC JUST BAKERY...MULTIGENERATIONAL CHOIR SPECIAL MUSIC . Join us at 9:30am on August 4 to practice so we can share special music during the worship

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HILLTOP HERALD - AUGUST 2019 MONONA UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH & IGLESIA METODISTA UNIDA EL LIBERTADOR

MULTIGENERATIONAL CHOIR SPECIAL MUSIC Join us at 9:30am on August 4 to practice so we can share special music during the worship service that day. Shirley Robinson will direct our Multigenerational choir.

JUST BAKERY Just Bakery (a Madison-area Urban Ministry Program) will sell bakery items on Sunday, August 4. The Just Bakery program provides classroom and hands on vocational training for formerly incarcerated individuals who are interested in food service careers. The three month program has four modules: 1) job readiness/life skills; 2) baking products and methods; 3) baking production; and 4) job internship/placement and mentoring. Our church is lovingly supporting this local program.

FAMILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL For VBS this year, we are going “parking”--visiting parks near the church--so we can explore God's good creation up close and personal. Invite your friends and family to join us Tuesday through Thursday, August 6-8 from 6pm-8pm. Tuesday, August 6 - Winnequah Park Shelter, near Dream Park "Creation Observation" - Dinner & Scavenger Hunt Wednesday, August 7 - Ahuska Park Shelter "Creation Sings" - Dinner & Music-Making Thursday, August 8 – Schluter Beach Park "Creation Care" - Dinner & Beach Sprucing-Up We begin each night with a community meal. Meat, buns, condiments, paper plates/napkins/silverware, serving utensils, cups, lemonade, and table coverings will be provided. Families bring salad, chips, fruit, veggies to share. Enjoy a whole lot of active learning together,and share what you learn with the rest of us. And there may be some surprise dessert treats!

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PASTOR’S COLUMN The movie Life Is Beautiful takes place in the 1930's and tells the story of an Italian Jew who, along with his wife and young son, is imprisoned in a concentration camp. In an attempt to keep his son from realizing the horror of their circumstances, he chooses to portray a positive attitude, actually making a game out of the various situations that occur. His playful ways don't change the reality of their condition but do make it possible for them to ride the surface of its inhumaneness. The story illustrates an attitude of playfulness that's possible even if what we're doing is difficult. Summer is a natural time to think about play and playfulness. It seems to me that the ability to be playful is too often a casualty of the aging process. Many of us have lost this art that came so easily in childhood. We know it's important for our physical, mental, and emotional well-being to have a little fun now and then, but we're serious and logical people, responsible grown-ups. When we do try to play--as I have with my extended family in volleyball games on the Fourth of July--we often do it so competitively and with an intensity that begets tenseness. It's fun only if we win. Isn't it possible, as singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet says, to "grow old but not up," to stay playful and young at heart even as our physical hearts weaken? Spiritual growth presents a particular challenge for playfulness. It's so easy to be overly serious about it. Who can fault someone intent on becoming more holy, more prayerful, more constantly in touch with God? And yet, unless those goals are held lightly--with a certain playfulness--they'll never be realized. The Buddhist tradition knows the wisdom of this approach, which is related in the story about a student who asked the master, "How long will it take me to reach enlightenment?" "Five years," was the reply. "Well, what if I try harder?" the student responded. "Ten years," replied the master." It's strange. In every other area of our lives we learn that we must put forth effort to attain our goals. But spiritual growth is different. Yes, there's discipline involved, and steps to be taken, but for the most part we have to learn to stay out of God's way. A spiritual director and retreat leader named Tom Stella puts it like this: "Spiritual growth is about transformation…. [It's] not about altering our ways, but being open to the playful, creative ways of the Spirit that brings us to new places in our lives almost without our knowing it. Transformation requires that we relax in our skin and accept the fact that being who we are is enough. It requires the willingness to loosen our grip and to let God lead. Seriousness is a barrier to this process, but a playful spirit enables it." Consider the fact, as odd as it sounds, that we could be at our playful-spiritual best when we're engaged in our hobbies, those things we do just for fun or for the love of it. Isn't that when we're least bothered by the self-consciousness that interferes with our ability to be playful? What if we could see all of life and live all of life like a hobby, without the burden of self-consciousness, our hearts lost in what we're doing and therefore more vulnerable to being taken by the Mystery that lies hidden in our day-to-day endeavors? What if? God's Peace, Pastor Brad

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BIBLE PASSAGES & SERMON THEMES 10AM SERVICE August 4 – Hosea 11:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 “The Rich Fool: Looking for Something Where It Doesn’t Exist” August 11 – Isaiah 1:1, 10-20; Luke 12:32-40; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 “On the Road with Jesus” August 18 – Isaiah 5:1-7; Luke 12:49-56 “Jesus, Disturber of the Peace” August 25–Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Luke 11:10-17 “Jesus, the Bent-Over Woman, and a God of Mercy”

APPORTIONMENT DISCUSSION On Sunday, August 25 after worship, the representatives of the Ad Council and Finance Committee will lead a discussion regarding our option to pay all or some of our apportionments to the Wisconsin Conference, Jurisdictional Conference and General Conference as a way to protest the General Conference's vote of exclusion of the LGBTQ community. MUMC has always taken great pride in full payment of our annual apportionment, but as a Reconciling Church we feel strongly a protest must be sent to the General Conference. One way to effectively do that is to withhold all or a portion of our payments. We invite you to participate in this discussion and provide your prayerful recommendation and/or agreement with our Ad Council's recommendation as we represent our Congregation.

AUGUST MISSION OFFERING The River Food Pantry

The River Food Pantry is Dane County’s busiest food pantry, offering free groceries, meals, mobile lunches and clothing to anyone who comes for help. Located in a warehouse just off Northport Drive and Packers Avenue, The River is surrounded by low-income neighborhoods and subsidized senior housing—exactly where we’re needed the most. We also provide a mobile lunch program for children and teens in low income neighborhoods surrounding the food pantry. Nutritious packed lunches are distributed in the neighborhoods on weekends and other non-school days. More than just meals, The River provides a warm and welcoming family atmosphere where everyone is treated with respect, encouraged to find the support they need, and given the opportunity to share what they can with others. The River serves over 1,000 Dane County families per week, sharing over 50 thousand pounds of food every seven days, or about 2.7 million pounds of food each year. Over $1 million worth of clothing, furniture and household items are distributed annually. We also serve nearly 800 hot meals each week and currently distribute over 400 mobile packed lunches on each non-school day. In 2018, The River received 30,025 family visits. Approximately 34% of those served by The River are children and 9% are seniors. In 2018, The River provided 81,904 packed lunches to children and teens with MUNCH, The River’s mobile lunch program. Thank you for your generous support of this mission.

The Mission Team

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CARING COORDINATOR COLUMN Our 4th of July community outreach gathering was great fun! The parking lot was filled to the brim, our grassy north-facing hill was covered with blankets, and excited families and kids! Hundreds of passersby enjoyed popsicles, popcorn, water, and lemonade. Free-will donations brought in $789! Volunteers from Monona UMC along with four other Seeds of Peace (SOP) churches enjoyed fellowship and meaningful community interactions all while promoting our school partnerships and backpack meal programs. The children, families, and staff of Henry Schenk, Frank Allis & Nuestro Mundo elementary schools greatly appreciate the community support. Thank you Monona UMC for your continued support of these vital relationships and programs! The 3rd annual “Tunes on the Triangle” is set for Thursday, August 29, from 5 – 9:30 pm. Mark your calendars for this SOP fundraising event! The city street between Lakeview Moravian Community Church and Henry Schenk Elementary will be closed to traffic and filled with food carts and back to school activities. The grassy triangle church property will feature live music, kid’s activities, pie by the slice sales, and the popular Pie Auction! Sales and free-will donations benefit the school nutrition programs! Pie bakers, setup & teardown volunteers, and event workers needed. Please contact me if you can help. Caring & Coordinating, Mark Buffat

STEPHEN MINISTRY Walking out of the doctor’s office, we were both devastated. That was not the news we hoped for. Surgery was going to be necessary. That in itself was not what we expected. But even though she was very gentle and caring, Dr. Smith said the prognosis was not good. Our heads were swimming!

“Let’s call the pastor to talk about this.” Those were the first words my husband said, as we got into the car. We did. It was good to share our news with someone. Just speaking it out loud seemed to be good. Sharing it with someone else seemed to lift the burden a little. The days went on. We thought and prayed. We talked with our children. We talked with each other. Still, it was stressful. My husband said he wanted to talk to the pastor again. He made an appointment and had a helpful conversation with the pastor. And when he came home, he told me that upon the advice of our pastor, he was going to have a Stephen Minister to visit with once a week. They would be one-on-one conversations. Confidentiality was assured. The Stephen Minister would not be someone to tell him what to think or do. Rather he would listen, support and encourage. He could help my husband think through this new reality. We knew that even as it had been helpful to talk to our pastor, so it would also be a comforting relief to share regularly with his Stephen Minister. There was now one more caring person to share our burden. In our congregation, similar care is available. Pastor Brad, Mark Buffat or Frank Gaylord would be happy to arrange for a Stephen Minister for you or someone you know who would benefit from such care.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL We will be using Seasons of the Spirit again this year for the morning children’s Sunday School program, which will start on September 8. Just a quick reminder that Sunday School for children starts at 9:00am and goes until 9:50am. We will have a meeting of parents to help coordinate our Sunday School program on Sunday, August 18 at 11:15am. We would like to create a strong team of teachers in order to provide flexibility for all volunteers. Prep work for lessons will be minimal. Please consider joining the team!

CONFIRMATION CLASS FOR FALL Our Confirmation Class for 2019/2020 will be made up of incoming 7th Graders, 8th Graders and 9th Graders. Parents and Students will meet with Pastor Brad on Wednesday, August 14 at 6:30pm to review the confirmation plan that includes a schedule to help you plan your family’s calendar. It's important that both a parent and the student attend this meeting. We would also like the mentors to participate in the meeting, so if you have thought of someone you would like as a mentor, please contact the church office as soon as possible. Also let the office know if you can attend this meeting 222-1633, ([email protected])

SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED Please help the Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona Neighborhood Community Center furnish school supplies to kids of all ages who attend the schools found in our own neighborhood. Please bring in your donations by Sunday, August 18, so that the children will have their supplies before school starts. Any questions, feel free to contact Kay in the office. Thanks for your generosity. *Notebooks *Tape *Folders *Pencils *Markers *Crayons *Colored Pencils *Lined Paper (of any kind) *Glue (of any kind) You may support this mission with your funds as well; please mark your checks or offering envelopes with “School Supplies.”

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BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING Our next Blood Pressure Screening will be Sunday, August 11, 9:30-10:00 am in the Cry Room. These screenings are staffed by medical volunteers from the congregation. Keep Healthy - have your blood pressure checked!!

MEN’S GROUP BREAKFAST Join the men of Monona UMC for fellowship and breakfast at Monona Garden Family Restaurant (6501 Bridge Rd) on Saturday, August 17 at 9:00 am.

Dear Pastor Brad I would like to express my gratitude to you and anyone involved in the decision to award me the Czerenpinksi Scholarship. This scholarship really does go a long way towards supporting my education, and it is an honor to have received it once again. Thank you! Sincerely, Lindsey Medenblik

SEEDS OF PEACE BLOOD DRIVE Register for our local blood drive to be held at Lake Edge Lutheran Church (4032 Monona Drive, Madison) on Tuesday, August 20 from 1-6pm. Go to redcrossblood.org to register (enter sponsor code: EastMadisonSofP). Monona UMC is part of the Eastside Ecumenical Churches group hosting blood drives in their churches throughout the year. Drop-ins are also welcome. American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage and has issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donations. Please support this critical need. Our generous supporter, Amazon, would like to offer all donors, who come to donate blood at blood drives between July 29 and August 29, a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email.

BBQ BASH Lynn Hovey will be our BBQ Bash coordinator again this year. We scheduled this fundraiser for Friday, August 23, serving from 4:30 until 7:00pm. It features BBQ, potato salad, beans, homemade pies, ice cream, and beverages. You are encouraged to join in the fun of working alongside your church friends. Watch for the sign-up poster on the kiosk in Fellowship Hall. If you would like more information, please contact the church office ([email protected], 222-1633). We will be raising funds for our Human Welfare Fund which helps people in our community with emergency needs of rent, utilities and food.

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NEW BABIES -- Brodhi Throckmorton was born on June 20, the son of Julie & Edmond and little brother of Ruby. -- Ruthie Stertz was born on June 22, the daughter of Chuck & Sara, little sister of Izola and granddaughter of Phyllis & Joe.

Congratulations to all!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES There are so many different ways that you can serve Monona United Methodist Church. Check out the signup sheet on the table in fellowship hall to find other openings. • The liturgist schedule is online. Use the link to signup: https://bit.ly/2QtMiYq • The flower schedule is online also: https://bit.ly/2Q1Do5h

OUR SYMPATHY --Goes to the family of Janice Briggs, a former charter member who passed away on June 25. --Goes to The Jacobus family, friends of Joe Cowan, who passed away on July 8.

WEEDS

If you see a weed along the way,

God will smile down on you and say,

“Please pluck it for the bucket!”

Please consider “adopting” a couple of the 106 sidewalk squares along Nichols Road, the 16 squares of connector sidewalk to our upper entrance or one of the parking lot islands nearest the building. The weeds are getting out of control and this is not a project for one person. Contact Doreen Peterson or the church office if you have any questions.

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UNITED METHODIST WOMEN INFORMATION Quilters – will meet Mondays during the summer at 1pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Executive Committee Meeting – Monday, August 12 @ 1:30pm in the church library to plan for fall activities.

Yarncrafters – will meet again regularly starting in September but will join the RSVP group “Monona Knit ‘N Stitch” on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, August 21, from 9:30 – 11:30am. There is lots of yarn in the back room so it you would like to start a project, go ahead and take some. Java Jive – Coffee and fair trade items are available for sale this summer in Fellowship Hall at the Fair Trade table.

UMW READING REPORTS DUE Everyone who participates in the UMW Reading Program is asked to complete the report form. Please turn them into the church office by Sunday, August 25. Report forms for 2018-19 are available on the UMW bookshelf.

ATTENTION LADIES…YOUNG, OLD AND IN-BETWEEN!!! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 10 at 6:15pm, for the United Methodist Women’s Fall Potluck. There is no charge and you need not be a member to attend. Invite a friend to join you or come alone, either way you will be warmly welcomed. (Bring an item or two for the Food Pantry Cart; it would be a great way to start our UMW Fall season).

FOOD PANTRY There is always a need for food pantry items, especially during the summer months. Next time you are shopping, add a couple things to your cart for the St. Stephen’s Food Pantry. Donations of food, personal items, paper products, and diapers (larger sizes) are all gratefully received. Please be sure to check the expiration date on the food. Also bring in your extra pper grocery bags for St Stephen’s.

READ ‘EM & MEET The book club will next meet on Sunday, September 15 @ 2pm to discuss, The Stolen Marriage, by Diane Chamberlain at the home of Doreen Peterson. Judy Acheson will provide dessert. Visitors and new members are always welcome to attend. Just a heads up: the book for October is The Handmaid’s Tale by

Margaret Atwood.

NEW WEBSITE Coming Soon!

Monona UMC's new website will launch in mid-August! Same domain name with a fresh new look!

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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD’S CREATION …MUMC IS NOW GREENER THAN EVER…

As of the month of July, MUMC has been enrolled in the MG&E GREEN POWER TOMORROW program.

It all began with the generous gift of LED bulbs that now light up a good part of our building. With a sizeable cut in electricity use, our Church & Society group started to explore what going green would cost us. Not so much, it turned out, just around $35- per month. If we could recruit enough families to give a few dollars extra each month to their pledge, the Ad Council gave its approval. And so, we did. Thank you to all who now are participating. With regard to the Green Power Tomorrow program, the more participation, the more wind and solar energy MGE can purchase, and the less coal it will have to procure. Through the Green Power Tomorrow program customers can choose to participate 100% or at a lower percentage level. One hundred percent participation costs one additional cent per KWH usage, amounting to $6 to $7 increase per average household per month. For more information check out this web site: https://www.mge.com/environment/green-power/gpt Imagine if everybody would choose to buy electricity from renewable energy sources. It could make a lot of difference in the green-house gas we emit. Church & Society, Siv Goulding

SEEDS OF PEACE 3RD ANNUAL “TUNES ON THE TRIANGLE” OUTDOOR BENEFIT CONCERT

Thursday, August 29 / 5-9pm Working to Alleviate Food Insecurity for School Children on the East Side

“Tunes on the Triangle” is a fundraiser benefiting the school nutrition programs at Schenk, Frank Allis and Nuestro Mundo elementary schools, coordinated by the Seeds of Peace congregations of the east side of Madison and Monona. The evening will include:

• Food Carts • Kids’ Activities • Pie Auction • Live Music by Local Bands:

Join the fun, and invite your friends, to Lakeview Moravian Community Church, 3565 Tulane Ave., and make a difference in the lives of our community children! Watch for other details in upcoming newsletters and bulletins, if you are interested in helping with the event or participating in the “pie clinic” at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

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SEEDS OF PEACE WORSHIP SUNDAY On September 1st, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (4011 Major Ave) will be hosting members from the Seeds of Peace congregations for worship at 10am. This will be the third annual Seeds of Peace joint worship service. Seeds of Peace Madison is a coalition of progressive faith communities on the east side of Madison working together to help alleviate suffering, injustice and poverty on the east side.

LAITY PILGRIMAGE TO SOUTH KOREA, SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 4 Bishop Jung invites you to the Laity Pilgrimage to South Korea. The Wisconsin Conference has strong ties to the Dongbu (East) Conference of the Korean United Methodist Church and to Korea. The only expense to you will be the flight and a monetary donation, totaling approximately $1400. Please contact Becky Halstead at [email protected] for more information or to reserve you spot.

ONLINE NEWSLETTER Our church website has a copy of the current month’s newsletter. If you misplace your paper copy, you can go there to read it: www.mononaunitedmethodistchurch.org

AGRACE HOSPICECARE

Grief Support In August, adults who are grieving can find hope and healing at the Agrace Grief Support Center, 2906 Marketplace Drive, Fitchburg, with three grief support programs.

Bridges Grief Support Group, for grieving adults, meets August 7 and 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., and August 14 and 28, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Participants do not need to register in advance.

Spouse/Partner Loss Support Group series. August meetings are Tuesday, August 13 and 27, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Participants do not need to register in advance. LGBTQ Spouse/Partner Loss Group, a six-week grief support group, is for anyone in the LGBTQ community who is grieving the death of their life partner. It meets Wednesdays, August 21 through September 25, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pre-register by August 5 by calling (608) 327-7118. New Volunteer Orientation Agrace HospiceCare is seeking volunteers across Dane County. Two new-volunteer trainings are scheduled at Agrace’s Madison campus: August 19, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., for those who want to work directly with hospice patients, and August 22, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for all other volunteer roles. Pre-registration is required. Call (608) 327-7163 to complete an application and interview.

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FINANCE COMMITTEE NEWS Thank you! You have blessed us. Your extra dollar, or five, or ten in the offering plate each week of June has helped us reduce the year-to-date deficit we have been experiencing this year. Still, we have more ground to make up, so please prayerfully consider continuing your financial blessings each week. Together we continue to be blessed and a blessing to each other, our Community, and our world.

General Fund Month Year to Date

Income 23,796$ 129,896$ General Operating Expenses 19,852 147,222 Net Surplus (Shortfall) 3,944$ (17,326)$

Cash FlowJune 30, 2019

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A STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE The Impact of Our Giving

Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For … those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing. (James 1: 22-23; 25) Much of what we read about stewardship is exhortation to give to the church and to missions. It often answers how and what without answering why. What is the impact of our giving on the mission of the church? Often, the church describes how it uses our gifts like this. In the table, we see that across all our Wisconsin United Methodist churches a third of our giving pays for clergy, 19% for other staff, 27% for building and utilities, and so on.

Clergy Staff Bldg Apport Prog Mission Loans Annual Conf 33% 19% 27% 9% 4% 4% 4% Main St UMC 50% 9% 22% 14% 1% 4% 0%

Bldg=Building Costs; Apport=Apportionment Costs; Prog=Program Costs A second line shows these same costs for “Main St” UMC. Clergy costs are a higher percent of budget, while staff, programs, and loans are less. The table below, in contrast, shows MSUMC’s costs by areas of ministry. Worship receives the greater proportion of gifts given to the church, while missions is second and spiritual formation is third.

Worship Spiritual Formation

Congregational Care

Hospitality +Outreach

Missions

Main St 38% 21% 11% 8% 23% Do you love to give for loan principle and interest, or for worship? For staff benefits, or for congregational care? Ask your finance team to produce an impact budget, so you can see the good your giving is doing Jim Wells

Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation 1-608-837-9582, [email protected]

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The Life and Ministry of God’s People In

Monona United Methodist Church August 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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6:30 Trustees 2

3 6-7:30am E.L. Prayer Vg 10am English

4 See schedule below Just Bakery Sale 11:15 Church & Society

5 Pastors’ Day Off 1:00 Quilters

6 9:30 Staff Meeting 6-8pm Family Vacation Bible School- Winnequah Park

7 7:15-9:15am Hall in use 2-4pm Library-use 6-8pm Family Vacation Bible School – Ahuska Park

8 6-8pm Family Vacation Bible School- Schluter Park

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10 6-7:30am E.L. Prayer Vg 10am English

11 See schedule below 9:30-10:00 Blood Pressure 11:15 Stewardship

12 Pastors’ Day Off 1:00 Quilters 1:30 UMW Executive Committee 6:00 Worship 6:30 Stephen Ministry -library

13 9:30 Staff Meeting 6:30 Finance

14 7:15-9:15am Hall in use 6:30 Incoming Confirmation Meeting

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17 6-7:30am E.L. Prayer Vg 9am Men’s Group breakfast 10am English -

18 See schedule below School Supplies Deadline 11:15 Children’s Sunday School Meeting

19 Pastors’ Day Off 1:00 Quilters

20 9:30 Staff Meeting 1-6pm Blood Drive at Lake Edge Lutheran

21 7:15-9:15am Hall in use 10-11:30am Knit ‘N Stitch-Hall 12-4 New Bridge Foot clinic Hall

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23 4:30-7:00 BBQ Bash

24 6-7:30am E.L. Prayer Vg 10am English

25 See schedule below NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 11:15 Congreg. Meeting about Apportionments

26 Pastors’ Day Off 1:00 Quilters 6:30 Stephen Ministry -library

27 9:30 Staff Meeting 6:30 Ad Council

28 7:15-9:15am Hall in use 12-4 New Bridge Foot clinic Hall

29 8:30 Newsletter Helpers 5-9pm Seeds of Peace Tunes in The Triangle Fundraiser

30 Pastor Brad Vacation thru Sept 2

31 6-7:30am E.L. Prayer Vg 9-5 Learner Leader-wksp Mark & Patsy 10am English

SUNDAY SCHEDULE 10:00 Worship 11:00 Fellowship 5:00 El Libertador Worship in Spanish

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Newsletter Deadline August 25. Information arriving after the above date may not be in the September newsletter. Remember, you can FAX your article to 222-2395 or email to [email protected]

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MONONA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 NICHOLS ROAD MONONA, WI 53716 NON PROFIT ORG. U S POSTAGE PAID ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED PERMIT 969 MADISON WI The HILLTOP HERALD is produced monthly for distribution to the members and friends of Monona United Methodist Church & Iglesia Metodista Unida El Libertador. Editors: Pastor Brad Van Fossen 414-534-8791 (cell) Pastora Estrella Benitez 414-736-9521 (cell) Kay DeBraal – Administrative Assistant 222-1633 Mark Buffat – Caring Coordinator 222-1633 Monona UMC Church office 222-1633 (Fax 222-2395) Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Homepage www.mononaunitedmethodistchurch.org Pastor Brad – [email protected] Kay – [email protected] Mark – [email protected] Worship 10:00am Iglesia Metodista Unida El Libertador 514-9470 Pastora Estrella – [email protected] Spanish Worship 5:00pm Spanish Bible Study 4:00pm AUGUST 2019

END-OF-SUMMER BBQ BASH

Friday, August 23, 2019 4:30 - 7:00 pm

MEAL DEAL $12.00; $10.00 for Seniors & Kids 12 and under

BBQ, Beans, Potato Salad, Chips, Cole Slaw, Carrots, Homemade Pie with Ice Cream, Lemonade or Coffee

A la carte items are also available.