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Relevant + Hopeful + Generous January 27-February 3, 2019
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Upcoming Events at a glance (and quick links)
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Joy Lutheran Annual Report
Joy's Annual Report is now available on Joy's Web Page,
www.joy-church.org, or by clicking the link below or, we also have printed copies at the Information Center. Please feel free to look it over before the Annual Party this Sunday after Worship!
Join us at the Party/meeting
this Sunday at noon
simple meal provided starting at 11:15
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Annual Meeting Forum
If you have questions or concerns about the annual report of our congregation please join us for an open forum during the Faith Formation time (Sunday morning at 9:30 in the Fireside Room). This is the time to raise questions and look at more detailed reports if you have specific questions.
By having more conversation here we will be able to move through our Annual Meeting more efficiently.
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Official Notice...
Our
A
nnual Meeting/Party
is scheduled for Sunday, Jan 27 at noon. There will be simple meal served starting at 11:15 and childcare will not be provided but the nursery will be available for your use.
Join us as we celebrate the past year and talk about our hopes and dreams for the coming year. We will have the video premiere of the 2018 movie, and live music as well as some elections and more.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you
A big word of thanks to those members of our Vision Council that are finishing their terms.
Bobbie Flatz, Phyllis Hoffman, Wayne Lundgaard, and Joan Northouse. Your leadership has been much appreciated!
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Loaves of Love
February 17th and 24th. Bake your muffins, rolls, and bread and bring to the Fireside Room to be sold after services. Money raised will go toward the immediate needs of our sister church for Empowering Women and Girls in Malawi.
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Sharing and Caring Hands Event
Joy will be preparing and serving a noon meal for 250 - 300 homeless people in Minneapolis on Tuesday, February 26th.
We need volunteers to sign-up for the following activities:
- Help Kelly prepare the food on Mon. Feb. 25th - 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at Joy.
- Transporting and serving food on Tue. Feb 26th in downtown Minneapolis - leaving Joy at 9:30 a.m. and returning by 2:00 p.m.
- Making Jell-O in ice cream pails (10 pails needed, each made from 3 large boxes - pails available at Joy if you need them).
- Making cakes (15 to 20 cakes needed - cake pans available at Joy if you need them).
All food donations need to be at the church by 9:00 a.m. on serving day (Tue. Feb. 26th).
Please contact Kelly Poff at 715-262-4281 with any questions.
A love offering donation will be collected on February 17th.
Please sign-up on the clipboards in the narthex. Thank you!
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Annual Giving Statements
The Annual Giving Statements will be available for pick up in the Narthex. Please help Joy save money in postage and pick yours up!
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Thank you to all the volunteers who helped pack 54,864 meals at Feed My Starving Children January 21st!
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Welcome (BACK!) To Joy:
Allen & Sue Nelson
"We are not strangers to Joy Lutheran as we left in the 1990's but have very much felt welcomed on our return.
Here is a little about us...We have been married for 51 years and have 4 married daughters: Laurel Anfinson, Kirsten Imrie, Amy Holt and Beth Kinneman. We are blessed with 9 Grandchildren, most of who live in the area.
Allen was a Prescott teacher his entire career. He started here in 1969 and retired in 2002 after teaching 4th and 5th grade, as well as coaching middle school football and track.
I met Allen while spending a nursing rotation at the previous State Hospital (now Vets home) in Hastings. We were married in 1967 and I started working at the then St. Joseph's Hospital (later River Falls Are Hospital) in River Falls while Allen finished school. I worked as a Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, Supervisor, Infection Control and Employee Health and lastly Care Manager before retiring in 2013.
We have enjoyed our retirement. Allen has many interests including hunting, fishing, and woodworking. We both love to travel and have taken many wonderful trips that include the Mediterranean (Spain and Italy), a river cruise down the Rhine (Amsterdam, Germany and France) and staying in Switzerland and lastly, visiting the Baltic including Russia, Northern Europe and the Scandinavian countries, ending in a stay in Iceland. Much of our time is spent watching the sports in which our Grandchildren participate."
*Next week, we welcome and introduce Elaine Most!*
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Joyful Quilters Begin Again!
The Joyful Quilters started meeting again on Wednesday, January 9th, from 9 am to Noon, in the Fellowship Hall. The women quilt from January through March and again from September through November. The completed quilts are donated to Lutheran World Relief. All women are invited to join in the fellowship and joy of making quilts. No experience is needed!! Quilting is a way of celebrating and giving God thanks that is "Tied in Faith, Sent in Hope, and Wrapped in Love."
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2019 Joy Picture Directory
~ We will be printing a new picture directory in 2019. If you have not already done so, please submit your pictures to the office.
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Wednesday Night Supper
Bring your friends and neighbors to Joy for a new year of Wednesday Night Suppers!
A vegetarian option or hot dogs and chips are also offered. We appreciate a free will donation. All are welcome at Joy's table. Suppertime is 5:15 to 6:30.
January Menu
30th ~ Spaghetti and Garlic Toast
February Menu
6th ~ Fajita Chicken
13th ~ Hungarian Goulash
20th ~ Ham Potato Chowder
27th ~ Chicken Ala King
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Offering Envelope Changes
In an effort to be better stewards of the resources you entrust to Joy, we making a change to the way we use offering envelopes in 2019. We can save hundreds of dollars by not having to buy envelopes that don't get used.
We will be "recycling" unused envelopes (we have blocked out the date and number so they can be used by anyone, on any date. Because it will not be restricted to any one envelope number, it will be important that you
put your name on the envelope to ensure that you get credit for your gift (especially if you give cash).
Just pick up envelopes from the information desk as you need them. If you have questions or concerns about this, visit with the office and we can customize envelopes for you or if you would like assistance with moving to electronic giving we can help with that as well. Thank you for your generous support of our ministry.
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Amazon Smile
If you shop on Amazon, please consider supporting Joy Lutheran Church by shopping at Amazon Smile! When you shop at
smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates to your favorite charitable organization!
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Smartphone?
If you enjoy the convenience of a smartphone there are a couple of apps you may want to consider;
One is the
Give+
app (which is a free download wherever to get your downloads) w
hich allows you to make a electronic gift from your bank account instead of swiping a credit card (the handlin
g charges are significantly less, so more of your gifts gets to us). You can us it for one time gifts or managed giving, and it is all integrated into your regular electronic
giving to Joy. click here for instructions.
You also now have the ability to set up a
member portal
with our church database. This portal can be made into an app so you can have instant access to your data (with the ability to make changes and give permissions, view the church photo directory, and
see and print your giving statement whenever you want). To create a portal, click
here. If you want to make your login into an app just check with the office.
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WELCOME TO JOY!
Oh Look! The chair is empty at the Information Center! We would love to have folks volunteer to staff the Center at each service. It's easy! There is a sign up sheet at the desk. If you have questions, check with Pastor Steve or Hope Olson.
Thank You!!
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Joy Vision Council Meeting Minutes
To read the minutes from the latest Vision Council Meeting, please
CLICK HERE. The minutes can also be found in Joy's web page under 'Leadership'.
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Who is that?
It continues to be important that we wear name tags to help us get to know each other.
We have disposable stick on name tags available, or sign up to have a more permanent name tag made for you.
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2020 Passion Play Tour
Join Elizabeth Bartsch, Assistant to the Bishop of the NW Synod, and travel to Germany and Austria. See Martin Luther sites, concentration camp, Sound or Music sites and the Passion Play. To see the complete itinerary and more info go to Joy's information desk or click
here. (This 11 day incredible trip has a March deposit deadline.)
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JOY YOUTH
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**LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP!!**
9th Grade retreat is March 21-23, 2019 at the Roen's cabin near Rice Lake, WI.
NOTE: (Prescott School District students have no School Friday March 22nd)
We will be meeting at Joy Church at 3:30pm for departure. Students can ride the bus from the High school to the intermediate and walk across the street to the Church. Parents may arrange to drop off students belongings at the church. We will return to Joy Church on Saturday March 23rd around 12noon.
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CANADA MISSION TRIP, JUNE 17-24
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SUMMER MISSION TRIP
Thunder Bay, Canada June 17th - 24th
Cost $300 includes transportation, camping fees, meals, service sites, and entrance fees.
(Passport or Pass card fees not included..Students 18 and under only need a birth certificate)
Deposit due at sign up.
We will do 2 fundraisers to help with the cost.
Several students last year were able pay for their entire trip with fundraisers.
If assistance is needed please let Christy know ASAP.
We will be camping at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park near Thunder Bay Canada.
While at Sleeping Giant we will be spending time helping the park rangers care for God's creation. This may include painting tables, clearing brush,
trimming trees, breaking trails, digging trails, or hauling fire wood.
We will also have some FUN hiking, swimming, campfires, visiting tourist attractions, fishing, canoeing, learning about God's creation and much more.
This trip is for students going into 9th grade to adult.
Space is limited so sign up online or text Christy at 715-441-6366.
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Church Directory
**Updated as of August 2018, directories (both picture and address) are ready to pick up...they are also available on the church web page on a password protected page (please call the office for the password).
If you have corrections please let the office know.
**If you would like to
update or add your picture, please send it to the office at any time. It will be included in the next print!**
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Did You Know...
Joy's Worship Services are broadcast live on 88.7 FM??? If you are having trouble hearing the service as it happens or just want to listen along, you can bring in a small radio with a headset or ear buds. Or, please feel free to speak with Lee Northouse, we have them available for use at Joy!
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If you miss a sermon...
and want to catch up or share it with someone who might appreciate it. We record our worship each week and post it on our web page as well as the bottom of this weekly electronic newsletter. Just click on the
YouTube button.
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Worship Attendance
Date
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8:15 AM Traditional
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10:15 AM Contemporary
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10:15 AM Sunday School
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TOTAL
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December 24
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187 (3:00)
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104 (5:00)
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52 (9:00)
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343
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December 30
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71 (9:30)
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71
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January 6
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54
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56
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19
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110
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January 13
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48
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71
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18
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119
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January 20
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49
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67
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22
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116
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Week Of
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Regular
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Electronic
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Total
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Other
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December 23
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$11,094.49
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$1,254.00
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$12,348.49
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$598.65
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December 30
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$1,860.00
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$1,007.00
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$2,867.00
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$111.00
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January 6
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$973.44
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$7,569.00
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$8,542.44
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$578.00
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January 13
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$1,822.00
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$1,107.00
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$2,929.00
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$472.18
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January 20
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$1,368.01
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$3,875.00
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$5,243.01
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$394.00
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N/A=Not Available *=Updated Information
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Updated Thrivent Numbers...Year End Thrivent TOTALS!...
Action Teams-65 projects, totaling $16,500 and Choice Dollars-$4,018
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ELCA Estate Planning & Giving
Mr. Tim Knutson, of the ELCA Gift Planning Foundation, was here at Joy and gave an informational program on Gift Giving & Estate Planning. He is still available for any questions or information you may want. He can be reached by mail, email or phone:
Tim Knutson, 2625 N. 65th St., Wauwatosa, WI, 53213. (414) 477-9979. Email: Timothy.Knutson@elca.org
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If you have a QR reader on your phone you can also access the page by scanning here
If you don't have a QR reader and still would like the convenience of working from your phone.
We also have a church giving app called Give+ available as a free download.
How it works
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WiFi Joy Guest Password: WelcomeToJoy!73
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Worship Leaders for January/February 8:15 & 10:15 AM Worship Services
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GREETERS
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READERS
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COFFEE CUPS
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WELCOME DESK
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USHERS-All Month
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January 27
8:15 AM
Jayne Parmeter
10:15 AM
The Nawrocki Family
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January 27
8:15 AM
Marv Lindseth
10:15 AM
Tom Peterson
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January 27
Krista Mitzuk
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January 27
OPEN
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8:15 AM
Norm Johnson
10:15 AM
The Kleinschmidt Family
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February 3
8:15 AM
Craig & Tammy Orf
10:15 AM
OPEN
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February 3
8:15 AM
Tom Peterson
10:15 AM
Tom Peterson
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February 3
Lana Craft
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February 3
Hope Olson
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8:15 AM
Bill Satchell & Family
10:15 AM
The Kleinschmidt Family
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Weekly Calendar
27 Sunday
ANNUAL PARTY/Congregational Meeting
8:15am Traditional Worship Service
9:25-10:10am Annual Meeting Open Forum
10:15am Contemporary Worship Service
10:15am Sunday School
11:15am-12 Noon Soup & Sandwiches
12-1pm Congregational Meeting
28 Monday
6:30-7:30 pm Joyful Bells Rehearsal
29 Tuesday
2:00-3:00pm Prescott HS Cleaning Crew
30 Wednesday
9-12 Noon Joyful Quilters
3:45-4:30pm Guitar Camp
4:45-5:45pm Guitar Camp
5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Night Supper-Spaghetti
6:30-7:45pm Confirmation
6:30-7:45pm Shift 6/7
6:30-7:30pm Joy Choir Rehearsal
31 Thursday
1:30-2:30 Joy Cleaning Crew
7-8:00pm Spirit of Joy Band Practice
1 Friday
2 Saturday
7:30-8:30 Men's Bible Study
3 Sunday
8:15am Traditional Worship Service
9:25-10:10am Faith Formation
10:15am Contemporary Worship Service
10:15am Sunday School
11:15am-12:15pm Fellowship Time
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