VIEWS AND VISTAS The Newsletter of the WEST GRANVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6935 North 107 th Street Milwaukee, WI 53224-4316 414-353-8680 Web-site = www.westgranville.org E-mail Pastor Anderson at [email protected]Vol. 41, No. 4 April 2018 From the Minister HALLELUJAH HARVEST ~ a year of engagement in Food, Faith & Farm Mission We will seek to connect international farm mission, with our Sunday School and local farmer’s market through the Food, Faith & Farming Network ministry. Acts of the Apostles 2:46-47: “Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” Special Mission Seed Donation received: $5,000 International: Togo https://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/ global/togo/ Presbyterian Church (USA) World Mission (Togo Agricultural Ministry) Appointed as a PC(USA) mission co-worker in October 2009, the Rev. Josh Hekkila is regional liaison for West Africa. He facilitates support for the programs, relationships and activities of PC(USA) partners. He also provides support to PC(USA) mission personnel and helps connect partner churches with PC(USA) churches that want to be involved in ministry in the region. Our Togo mission project is to honor our connection with Togo members in our congregation by supporting agricultural ministry of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo which has its offices in the capital Lomé. We will donate $4,000 in support of the Notsé’ agricultural facility: aquaculture, vegetable farming, and pineapple farming. Our support will be used to expand these projects. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Togo has its agricultural development office and a large agricultural facility in Notsé. Notsé is a town in the Plateau Region of Togo. It is the capital of Haho Prefecture and is situated 95 km north of the capital Lomé. The town was formed around 1600 by the Ewe people. Today it is the center of agriculture for the region. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo was begun in 1893 by German Reformed missionaries of the Bremen Mission. Later it was supported by the Paris Missionary Society. Today it includes English-speaking and French- speaking congregations. In Togo, as in almost all the countries of West Africa, Christians are a minority. In Togo, for example, those who practice African traditional religion are about 40 percent of the population, and Muslims 20 percent. The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo has 200,000–300,000 members, 516 congregations, and 516 house fellowships, as well as hospitals, clinics and schools. The church is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. West Granville Sunday School Year-Long Initiative $500 will be used to support these activities Pentecost Sunday, May 20, 2018 Member Care & Landscape Committees & Sunday School Acts of the Apostles 2:17 “In the last days it will be, God declares, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Hallelujah Harvest: Our Food, Faith and Farm Mission will become a year-long theme for the West Granville Sunday School. Pentecost
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VIEWS AND VISTAS The Newsletter of the
WEST GRANVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6935 North 107th Street Milwaukee, WI 53224-4316
414-353-8680
Web-site = www.westgranville.org E-mail Pastor Anderson at [email protected]
Vol. 41, No. 4 April 2018
From the Minister
HALLELUJAH HARVEST ~ a year of
engagement in Food, Faith & Farm Mission
We will seek to connect international farm
mission, with our Sunday School and local farmer’s market through the Food, Faith &
Farming Network ministry.
Acts of the Apostles 2:46-47: “Day by day, as
they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food
with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day
May 19, 2019 Luke 10:2 “"The harvest is plentiful, but the
workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest
field.”
Our year-long Faith and Farming theme will be
celebrated and concluded on May 19, 2019. Pictures, stories, a possible second mission gift
can all be part of our celebration. It ends with a life-long mission commission to “Go out into the
fields”.
Peace, Pastor Dee
WORSHIP IN LENT
March 25 Palm Sunday!
Church Mice & Children’s Processional: All Glory Laud and Honor Hymn 88
Adult Choir
Reader, Barb Fischer Scripture: Mark 11:1-11
Procession into Jerusalem-Gospel in Two Voices Sermon Palm Sunday
Bible study Six: Don’t Forget…Pass it On
March 29 Maundy Thursday 7:00 PM at West Granville
Service of Holy Communion
March 30 Good Friday
March 31 Holy Saturday
9:00 AM Senior High Youth Prepare for Church Breakfast
WORSHIP IN APRIL April 1 EASTER (No Church School) * Early Service - 7:30
Musician: Steve Hufnal Church Mice - Children’s Choir Sing for
Time with Children
Led by Youth, Followed by Hearty Breakfast
* Holy Communion -- 10: 30
Adult Choir Scripture: John 20:1-18
Mary’s Witness-The Resurrection
Sermon: Surprised by Joy - Divine Comedy
April 8 2nd Sunday of Easter Scripture: John 20: 19-31
Sermon: Risen Hope
April 13-14 Open Circle Women’s Retreat April 15 3rd Sunday of Easter
Baptism of Mackenzie Ntaba Elder, Ben Anderson
Adult Choir
Scripture: I Corinthians 15: 35-58 Resurrection of the Dead
Sermon: Easter Theology-Life in the Flesh
April 22 4th Sunday of Easter Bell Choir
Guest Preacher the Reverend Barbara Jordan Reverend Anderson on trip to Israel and
Palestinian Territories
April 29 5th Sunday of Easter Scripture: Luke 18: 1-8 Widow’s Justice
Sermon: God Who Does Not Give Up
WORSHIP IN MAY May 6 6th Sunday of Easter Holy Communion, Adult Choir
Scripture & Sermon: Sharing from trip to Israel and Palestinian Territories
Rev. Anderson invited on Peacemaking
Trip to Israel and Palestinian Territories April 16-25, 2018
Many of you know that I have been involved
for over 30 years in interfaith dialogue. I have
served two terms on the Greater Milwaukee Interfaith Conference and have chaired the
Urban/Suburban dialogue committee. Over the years we have been dedicated and privileged to
forge interfaith friends in the community like Masjid Al-Quran and Congregation Emanu-El
B’ne Jeshurun.
Whenever we talk about Israel and Palestine, two themes repeatedly arise: hopes for peace
and justice. Rabbi Marc Berkson of Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun has
invited me as a partner and guest clergy on a
Peacemaking Tour of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The trip is sponsored by Interfaith
Partners for Peace. Interfaith Partners for Peace journeys to the
Holy Land with Jewish and Christian clergy to experience the land and its people as they do
themselves. We will open our hearts and minds
to one another and to the amazing people we will meet along the way, including Christian,
Jewish, and Muslim religious leaders, Israeli and Palestinian officials, journalists, scholars, civic
leaders, and next-generation social
entrepreneurs. We will encounter the many narratives of
Israelis and Palestinians and we will hear from partners there who are working to build a more
peaceful and secure future for both peoples.
We will travel to both Christian and Jewish holy sites within the Holy Land. We make sure to
travel both sides of the Green Zone in order to get all sides of the narrative. Along the way we
will study the sacred texts that make the land so special.
I am grateful for this remarkable opportunity.
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING The One Great Hour of Sharing is one of the most popular offerings of the Presbyterian
Church. It began over a half century ago, in response to war-torn Europe and Asia.
Protestant churches had gotten together to
sponsor a nationwide hour-long broadcast on Saturday, March 26, 1949. During the recent
disasters around the world, your gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing from last Easter have
allowed mission and aid workers to rapidly respond to the need.
Today ten denominations continue to
cooperate in this wider witness. Ministry is carried out in over 60 countries around the
world. Through this sense of partnership, we know that our gifts will continue to be used
effectively and efficiently.
We will be receiving the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering on Easter Sunday, April 1.
Please give generously.
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING On Easter Sunday we will collect for the One
Great Hour of Sharing. Sunday School children will be collecting with their fish boxes. In this
generous way we respond to a world of need in
the name of Jesus Christ. Our gifts will support those who are hungry, victims of natural
disasters and people learning to help themselves.
Since 1949 Presbyterians have joined with
millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God’s love with those
in need. Your generous gifts assist those affected by natural disasters, provide food to the
hungry, and help build strong communities.
Thank you for your generosity!
WORSHIP ATTENDANCE February 25 - 90 March 4 - 113 March 11 - 75 March 18 - 110
Christ's Pond Women's Retreat ALL women of the church are invited to the Open Circle Women's Retreat at Christ's Pond starting Friday, April 13 to Saturday afternoon, April 14. We will gather for food, fellowship, and fun. We will be discussing the book, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy, by Anne Lamott. The food is all homemade and the price is only $35. Please sign up with Deb Bascom at [email protected] .
LUNCH BUNCH The Lunch Bunch will dine together on Friday,
April 13 at 1:00 p.m. and on the second
Friday of each month. See Nancy Baum for details.
STRONGHOLD SUMMER CAMP It’s not too early to begin planning for
Stronghold Summer Camp. It IS spring now, after all! Remember that West Granville offers a
scholarship for each camper going to
Stronghold.
Perseverance Scholarships Available
West Granville is pleased to announce the
Annual Perseverance Scholarship.
The application and instructions are on the
church website at Youth Education
Scholarships as well as in the church office.
All applications are due to the office no later
than April 15, 2018.
CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
Military
Kali Grogan, United States Navy Evan Reiss, United States Air Force
Jacob Roy, United Sates Marine Corp. Reserves John Lorbiecki, Wisconsin Air Guard
Prayers Rev. Judi Holmes-Jensen, recovering from back
surgery Madison Ford, recovering from surgery
Barb Terpstra Troka, continuing treatment Linda Ryan, shoulder
Long Term Prayers June Herman, rehabilitation in Sheboygan
Nicki Rupke, special care Ruby Tylenda-Emmons, special care
Lil Sullivan's mother, Lois Spangle
Congratulations
Craig and Anna Snowden on the birth of Linkin Dale born March 14, 2018, 8 lbs 6 oz., 21.5”.
The Worship Committee has scheduled the discussion series Waking Up White, to be
offered for 4 consecutive Sundays, April 15, 22, 28, and May 6, time to be determined. If
you are interested in participating in this
interesting series, please let Noel Adams or Lois Pearson know. For more info about the series
and/or the book, visit: https://www.pcusa.org/...oga/pdf/waking_up_w
hite_study_english.pdf. The book is available through Amazon.smile [credit WGPC!] in hard
cover or Kindle, or your favorite bookstore.
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DIRECTORY UPDATES Tom DeBuhr 4535 N. 92nd St., #209, Wauwatosa 53225
June Herman, 414.380.2817
3505 Cty Rd. Y, #414, Sheboygan 53083
John & Alex Lorbiecki
1137 Red Oak Circle, Johnson Creek 53094
Consolidated General Fund 28-Feb-18
Operating Statement
Income
YTD pledged receipts $22,121
YTD prepaid pledged receipts
YTD non-pledged receipts 4,005
YTD per capita 3,011
YTD other income 216
2015 balance forward 9,393
TOTAL $38,746
Expenditures
Payroll $19,524
Programs 911
Mission 4,653
Operations 11,485
TOTAL $36,573
Balance on hand $2,173
As a reminder your Per Capita is $34.00 this
year. Your continued financial commitment helps
keep our church programs running. Thank you!
The Finance Committee
COLLECTING PULL TABS Save the pull-tabs from your pop-tops and
bring them to Joan Schroeder or Sue Heiser or
deposit them in the cardboard Ronald McDonald House in the church office under the window.
COMMUNION GROUP: Pat Grogan, Tony Anderson, Jo Olson, Tammy & Patrick Wood USHER / GREETER TEAM: Marcie Mangas-Prill and Scott Prill, Dorothy Harris, Eric Stone, Liz Tylenda and Arnie Gutkowski
Dee M. Anderson, Pastor Sara Nygaard, Administrative Associate Carol Buck, Newsletter Editor [email protected] Please submit May newsletter articles by 4.22.18.