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Relevant + Hopeful + Generous March 31-April 7, 2019
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Upcoming Events at a glance (and quick links)
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The code for the side door by the kitchen has been changed. Please contact the office if you need it.
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Heavy Rains & Tropical Cyclone Idai Contribute to Large-Scale Flooding and Displacement in Malawi
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Dear Friends In Christ,
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In February and early March, our brothers and sisters in Malawi experienced torrential rains, resulting in massive flooding through the country, with the most severe impact in 14 central and southern districts. The damaging waters, and the high volume of wind and rain from tropical storm Idai have caused 57 deaths, hundreds of injuries, and have displaced over 125,000 people, requiring them to seek alternative shelter until the water recedes and they can assess and repair or rebuild.
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If you want to contribute to the
Lutheran Disaster Relief Fund you can click
here
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Special Holy Week Opportunities
Thur. April 18
Maundy Thursday Seder 6:30pm
The Seder is a Passover observance that our Jewish brothers and sisters have observed for centuries. We will use it for worship to share our common heritage and because we find in it the origins of our Lord' Supper.
The worship takes place around the table with symbolic samplings of foods (it is not a full meal, so eat supper before you join us) We do need you to sign up ahead of time in order to prepare the food and set the tables. This is a great intergenerational learning/worship event. Sign up at the welcome desk or call the church office.
Fri. April 19
Good Friday Tenebrae & Vigil 6:30pm
The Tenebrae (Latin for "darkness") is a service of quiet reflection on the passion of our Lord where the sanctuary is slowly darkened. We will use music, scripture and candles to help us focus on the power of the cross.
Following the Tenebrae we will have a prayer vigil in the sanctuary until midnight. You are invited to sign up for a 15 minute periods of time for prayer. Pastor Steve will be available with devotional guides during this time.
There will not be a Wednesday night meal or regular youth activities during Holy Week ...please plan to join us for these special worship opportunities
Holy Week is just two weeks away!
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Meet the members of your 2019
Joy Visison Council
President-Peter Gray, Vice President-Chris Stanke, Secretary-Bobbie Flatz, Treasurer-Kristin Tibayan, Faith Ed-Renee Braun, Fellowship-Phil Wawra, Giving/JWELCA-Hope Olson, Outreach-Krista Mitzuk and Stefanie Brantner, Service-Connie Booth, Worship-Lana Craft
Starting in April members of the Vision Council will be attending the Welcome Desk on Sunday mornings...stop by and introduce yourself
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Pictured L to R, First Row: Lana Craft, Hope Olson, Stefanie Brantner, Bobbie Flatz.
Second Row: Christy Canfield, Chris Stanke, Renee Braun, Kristin Tibayan, Krista Mitzuk.
Third Row: Peter Gray, Phil Wawra, Pastor Steve Meyer. Not Pictured: Connie Booth.
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Mom's Group this Sunday, March 31st
9:15 to 10:00 am in the Fireside Room
Chapter 4, Video Chapters 4 & 5
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Do you struggle with making or maintaining friendships with other moms? Are you new in town and would like to meet other moms just like you? JOY Church is starting up a new mom's group with a book/bible study just for you! The first book we study will be "Better Together: Because You're Not Meant to Mom Alone" by Jill Savage. With this study you will be encouraged to cultivate existing friendships, make new ones and be the friend you wish you had. Come be renewed and refreshed with other moms just like you!
Whether you are the mom of a little one, tween, teen or even adult (after all, parenting doesn't end when your kids are grown, it just evolves, right?) this group is for you. Stay-at-home mom? Working mom? Work-from-home mom? It doesn't matter, this group is for ALL moms.
This group started Sunday March 3rd at 9:15am and runs for 10 weeks. Child care will be provided. If you can't make some of the dates no worries, we would love to see you when you can make it.
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Join us for supper starting at 5:15
Lenten Worship Services are Wednesdays,
6:30-7:15pm through April 10th.
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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.
April Menu
3rd ~ Beef Stroganoff over Noodles
10th ~ Chow Mein and Rice
17th ~ NO WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPER - Holy Week
24th ~ Spaghetti and Garlic Toast
Wednesday Night Supper Crew
April 3rd ~ Early (4:30-6) Hope Olson, Late (6-7:30) Tim Booth, Krista Mitzuk
April 10th ~ Early (4:30-6) Hope Olson, Jana Lawton, Late (6-7:30) Krista Mitzuk
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TOM SWANSON RECEIVING TREATMENT
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YOUR PRAYERS AND HELP ARE NEEDED!
Greetings to everyone. I have a need that I'm hoping you can help with.
I learned I had Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) in my early 30's. It has never really caused me any problems throughout the years, we just monitored it's progress and hoped for the best. On December 18th my life changed. My left PKD infected kidney started to hemorrhage and I went into renal failure. On January 4th I had my first dialysis treatment, which I now must attend every M/W/F morning.
There is no cure for PKD, once your kidneys fail with this disease you have one immediate choice and that is dialysis. The only other additional treatment is to receive a donor kidney, which is what I now need to return to a more normal life.
I have been evaluated and accepted into the kidney transplant program at Mayo in Rochester and am on the current transplant waiting list. To receive a deceased donor's kidney, the national average wait time is 5-7 years. To receive a living donor kidney, I must have a "match" and then it is just a matter or scheduling the surgery.
All 4 of my sons immediately wanted to donate a kidney to me. However, we have sadly learned that PKD is rampant within my family and no kidneys are available from my sons. PKD is prevalent with my siblings and also my wife Karen was denied as a donor due to her own health issues. So kidney donations are hard to come by in the Swanson family.
The national kidney donor list has ~100,000 people waiting in line, and 75% of those people will die before receiving a kidney. So you can see there is nothing attractive about waiting and hoping on a deceased kidney. My prayer is to connect with a living match and receive a gift of life kidney from that generous person.
Interesting information:
A healthy person can live a long normal life with one kidney. Once recovered from the surgery, there are no lasting negative effects from the donation.
My insurance (and this is the case with all insurance companies) will pay for all medical costs associated with the transplant donor. This includes all medical/surgery/testing expenses related to the kidney donation.
The Paired donors program is designed to help when someone wants to donate but is not a match with a specific person. That persons kidney can be matched with someone else who has a donor that doesn't match them. This can sometimes include over a dozen kidneys being transplanted, and getting hard to match patients a kidney.
Please prayerfully consider being tested by Mayo Clinic as a living kidney donor. If kidney donation is not an option for you, please consider sharing this letter with your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, etc. Feel free to forward this email.
If you have questions or would like to discuss further, please contact:
Tom - 715-441-1973 or
Karen - 715-441-8691
Thank you
Tom Swanson
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Easter Flowers
Please consider purchasing flowers for Easter! Envelopes are available at the welcome center in the narthex. Please place checks in the slot in the Information Center, Offering plate or return to the office. Thank You!
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New JWELCA Mission Project: Our Neighbors' Place
**Please have your donations to Joy by March 31st, where they will be blessed and delivered to Our Neighbors' Place.**
During all of March, all people in our congregation are invited to help donate supplies for Our Neighbors Place in River Falls, WI.
Since 2009, Our Neighbors' Place has been a leading social service provider in St. Croix and Pierce Counties, delivering positive outcomes for clients in need of shelter, food, security, housing, and a variety of other services.
At Joy, we will be collecting these much needed supplies for Our Neighbors' Place: Women's panties, men's boxers, fuel only gas cards ($20), food for backpacks; small boxes of cereal, fruit cups, soup with pop-tops, peanut butter, crackers, ramen noodles, ravioli, and other items such as: Hand warmers, baby wipes, laundry soap, diapers (sizes 4-5-6).
Please donate any of these items by placing your donations in the container provided in the narthex. Thank you for helping with this special mission project that reaches beyond the walls of our Joy church!
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All Women are Invited to the April Bible Study
All women are invited to the monthly Bible Study on Tuesday, April 9 at 1:30 PM. We will conclude our four-month study called
"The Gospel of John: Meetings with Jesus."
Throughout John's Gospel, Jesus engages people in honest and sometimes difficult conversations that lead to faith, renewal and transformation. Over the course of this four session study by Julie A. Kanarr, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Belfair, Washington, we are meeting Jesus through his interactions with various characters within the gospel of John. Their conversations beckon us to explore and grow in faith. In our fourth and final session of this study, "
Seeing the Risen Christ, Coming to Faith,"
we encounter the Risen Christ through his appearances to Mary Magdalene, Thomas, Peter, the Beloved Disciple, and others. Through their stories, we reflect on how the Risen Christ remains present among us, blessing us and inviting us to live in his name. This month's study will be led by Diane Meyer. Do join us on
Tuesday, April 9, 1:30 PM in the Fireside Room at Church.
All are welcome!
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Women of the ELCA
St. Croix Valley Conference 2019 Morning of Renewal
Peanuts Gang "With age comes wisdom . . . of a sort!"
All women are invited to the St. Croix Conference Morning of Renewal on Saturday, April 13th at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1097 Scott Road, Burkhardt, WI. Registration and coffee are from 8:15 - 8:45 A.M. and the session begins at 8:45 A.M. Lunch is included, An offering will be taken to support the NW Wisconsin Synod Women's Organization, the Starts with Socks program, and the ELCA Project Comfort. Women are asked to donate Socks (Women's, Children's, and Men's), and also hats and mittens.
The speaker is Moira Kneer, retired Chaplain at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, and presently the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Spiritual Care and the Healing Place of Sacred Heart Hospital. Moira has over 30 years' experience in pastoral ministry including youth ministry, parish ministry and stewardship development. She is a frequent speaker to a wide variety of audiences including caregiver groups, churches, business groups, women's groups, Alzheimer's Conventions, and Caring for the Caregiver Conferences. She has also authored two books.
Please talk to Marcia Lindseth, Emilie Horken, or Cathy Martin if you'd like to car pool to Burkhardt. All women are welcome to attend this special Conference Morning of Renewal!
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Important Thrivent Information
Choice Dollars:
If you are a benefit member with choice dollars available, you must direct 2018 dollars before March 31 of this year or lose them. Please check your account online or by phone to see what you have available to contribute to a charitable organization of your choice (including Joy Lutheran).
Action Teams:
Associate members now have the capability to apply for 1 Action Team project each year, every year, not having a 3 year limit. If you have membership and have used your previous 3 year limit you can apply again in 2019. If your associate membership has expired, or anyone wishing to apply, you can make a family application for $19.95/year and have an opportunity for husband and wife to each qualify for $250 to lead a project every year.
More Action Team information: All projects that are available for Thrivent members to lead and receive the $250 seed money are listed on a clipboard at the Information Center in the Narthex. You can sign-up directly on the clipboard
OR you can sign-up online with a new application created by Christy. All this along with a new Action Team Guidelines sheet is available (and highly recommended) for reference to anyone making an application for a project.
Sign-up for Thrivent Action Teams projects online in 3 easy steps:
- Click Here ...... to go to our invitation page
- Enter your email address (you do not need to register an account)
- Sign-up for any of the projects that are labeled" SIGN UP" (labeled "FULL" projects are taken)
This process is a notification to Joy that you plan to lead a project and you still must make the application to Thrivent. To view and print the updated copy of Thrivent Action Teams Information and Guidelines, click here ......They are also available at Joy in the narthex wall rack along with Thrivent membership application forms.
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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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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.
Amendments to 2019 Annual Report
Page 1-The 2018 Nominating Committee has been updated to show the following: Hope Olson, Mandy Bernick, Tammy Orf, Karen Lehman, Tom
Gujer
, and Tom Peterson.
Page 2-Michael Jacob
Dosdoll
has been removed from Confirmation 5/6/18.
Page 30-Bobbie
Flatz
was added to Worship & Music Team Members.
Page 30-Point "Continued one Sunday worship service...", Second sentence updated to read, "Wednesday Campfire Worship centered on the various areas of the Bible
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From Joy's Library Committee
Members of Joy are kindly asked to please return any books, movies, CD's, etc. that have been checked out over 2 months.
Check out the bulletin board and Young Readers shelf for amazing books and devotions for Young Readers of all ages. No one is ever too old for these great reads. Anyone know Debi Carney? Ms. Carney checked out several books that have not been returned.
Thank You!
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Thank You to the Card Ministry!
On Saturday, March 16, our Joy Card Ministry met for a day of making approximately 250 greeting cards! We are so grateful to these women who diligently make cards to give to people who are ill or grieving or celebrating special occasions. The beautiful cards they make are also for sale for $2.00 - a
great bargain - to anyone who'd like to purchase them from the card rack in the narthex. If you need an Easter card, or a birthday, thank-you, or anniversary card, be sure to check out the card rack! More cards will be for sale at the May Plant Market, including Mother's and Father's Day cards and Graduation cards. Thanks to the following women who made cards on March 16: Sue Hood, Deanna Roen, Sharyn Calton, Emilie Horken, Charlotte Burgeson, Diane Meyer, Hope Olson, Mary Glaubitz, Jean Setering and her daughter, Christine, Sue Metcalf, Shirley Johnson, and Caitlyn Sparer.
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News from the Prayer Shawl Ministry
Thanks to the women who make knitted or crocheted shawls that are on the "Shawl Ladder" in the narthex. Recently, shawls have been made by Chris Stanke, Linda Wilson, Charlotte Burgeson, and Wilma Timm. Thanks, too, to Linda Wilson for making some crosses that can be given to people who'd like to carry them in a pocket as a reminder of Jesus' love for them. They can be found on the Prayer Shawl Ladder also. If you, or someone you know, is in need of a prayer shawl because of illness or other condition, please feel free to just take a prayer shawl from the ladder.
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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!
Meet your Joy Council Members!!
Joy's Vision Council members will be staffing the Information Center, so stop by and say Hello! Also - any Joy member is welcome to staff the desk (no experience necessary
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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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JOY YOUTH
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Vacation Bible School at Joy!
Vacation Bible School will take place at Joy Lutheran Church in Prescott, WI June 24-28. This event is offered in partnership with Luther Park Bible Camp. Luther Park Counselors will essentially bring the camp program to us. All children from the community are invited to participate in this great event!
The Luther Park Staff will be leading the program along with some volunteers from Prescott. The children will be involved in crafts, games, singing, recreational activities, Bible study, and MORE!
June 24-28, 2019
Transportation will be provided from summer school for those that request in their registration.
Monday - Friday 12 noon -5pm for children going into 1st-6th grade,
Monday-Friday 12noon -3pm for children going into Kindergarten.
All children are asked to bring a sack lunch.
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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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6:30 PM
Wednesday Lent
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February 24
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Cancelled
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46
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46
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March 3
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37
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72
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109
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6th ~ 80
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March 10
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21
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47
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68
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13th ~ 103
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March 17
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47
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67
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17
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114
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20th ~ 101
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March 24
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53
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85
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19
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138
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27th ~ 82
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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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February 24
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$622.73
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$2,419.00
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$3,041.73
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$572.00
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March 3
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$1,965.99
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$7,969.00
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$9,934.99
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$337.05
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March 10
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$1,923.01
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$1,538.00
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$3,461.01
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$432.50
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March 17
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$1,690.63
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$5,292.00
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$6,982.63
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$817.00
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March 24
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$2,062.10
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$1,127.00
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$3,189.10
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$760.90
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N/A=Not Available *=Updated Information
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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 March/April 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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March 31
8:15 AM
Dave & Karen Gunnes
10:15 AM
Dick & Em Horken
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March 31
8:15 AM
Joan Northouse
10:15 AM
Tim Booth
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March 31
Tim Booth
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March 31
OPEN
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8:15 AM
Barry Heltne & Family
10:15 AM
The Kleinschmidt Family
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April 7
8:15 AM
Jayne Parmeter
10:15 AM
Jean Setering & Susan Metcalf
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April 7
8:15 AM
10:15 AM
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April 7
Noah & Lana Craft
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April 7
OPEN
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8:15 AM
Mike 7 Pauline Volkman
10:15 AM
The Kleinschmidt Family
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Weekly Calendar
31 Sunday
Blessing of the Items for Our Neighbor's Place
8:15-9:15am Traditional Worship Service
9:15-10am Mom's Group-Chapter 4, Video Chapters 4 & 5-Fireside Room
9:25-10:10am Faith Formation
10:15-11:15am Contemporary Worship Service
10:15am Sunday School
11:15-12:15pm Fellowship Time
7-8pm Vespers Worship Service
1 Monday
2-3pm Prescott HS Cleaning Crew
6:30-7:30pm Joyful Bells Rehearsal
2 Tuesday
Shannon-Off April 2-16?
2:00pm Staff Meeting
3 Wednesday
3:45-4:30pm & 4:45-5:45pm Guitar Camp
5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Night Supper-Hamburger Stroganoff & Egg Noodles
6:30-7:15pm Wednesday Worship Service
7:15-7:30 Shift 6/7 & Confirmation Meet with Group
7:30 Joy Choir Rehearsal
4 Thursday
9-11am Joy Cleaning Crew
7pm Spirit of Joy Band Rehearsal
5 Friday
7:30-8:30am Men's Breakfast & Bible Study
7 Sunday
8:15-9:15am Traditional Worship Service
9:15-10am Mom's Group-Chapter 5, Video & Discussion-Fireside Room
9:25-10:10am Faith Formation
10:15am Contemporary Worship Service
11:15-12:15pm Fellowship Time
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