FriedensNotes
Week of October 24, 2004
Trick or Treat: Christians and Halloween
Are you wondering this Halloween how you might address this "dark" holiday from a spiritual perspective? We have some suggestions. Attend Friedens Fall Fest from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31. There'll be games, food and fun for children up 5th grade. Kids should be accompanied by an adult. Stay for part of the fun or the whole thing. Invite your friends. Back home, turn on your porch lights and welcome trick-or-treaters with candy and an eternal treat, a Halloween-themed Gospel tract that can serve as an introduction to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pick up a Halloween Tract Pack in the Friedens lobby or in the office. Also, Gospelcom.net has a number of resources to help you survive Oct. 31 without surrendering the night to the ghosts and goblins. Go here.
Getting You Ready for The Holidays
Friedens Women's Ministries will offer a special pre-holiday gathering for women called "Getting YOU Ready for the Holidays" at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Friedens Church, 454 N. Milwaukee St., Port Washington. Meet new friends, learn new tips and tricks and relax while enjoying desserts, snacks, beverages. Special guests will include a massage therapist, a clothier from Barbara's Boutique, hair and nail stylists from Nail Artist and Studio 231 and other representatives from Stampin' Up, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Cookie Lee Jewelry Co., Mary Kay Cosmetics, Goosey's Gallery and Heart and Home. Invite a friend to join in the fun. A donation of $5 is requested to assist foster parents in the Port Washington area. Please pre-register by calling Deb Bendt at (262) 284-5499.
Get With the Guys
Friedens Men's Group will head up to a cabin near Crivitz on Friday, Oct. 29 and returning on Saturday, Oct. 30 to relax and get refreshed with some like-minded men. Bring your sons, if you like. Call Gary Schlenvogt at 692-6446 for more information. Space is limited.
Small Groups, Big Ideas
A number of Friedens family members get together on a regular basis through a variety of small groups that meet for discussion and fun. There are groups for young families, 20-somethings, men, women and groups that focus on topics like terrorism, the Old Testament and more. Check out the complete list of groups at the information table in Fellowship Hall or call Pastor Don at (262) 284-2471.
Bush and Kerry Discuss Faith, Religion
At their third and final debate, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry responded to questions about the role their faith plays in their personal and public life. Read and compare.
Speaking of the Election
Trying to sift through the candidates' claims and counter claims, the attacks and counter attacks in this election season? One thorough source of information is found at http://www.factcheck.org.. Also, if you need a ride to the polls, give the church a call.
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Don't forget to turn your clock back one hour on Saturday, Oct. 30, before you go to bed.
Where Are You When He's Not There
What do you do when you know you're supposed to worship and yet you feel like something is missing...and that something is God? You sing to an empty room. You pray to the ceiling tiles. You sacrifice praise -- to nothing. What do you do?.
An Unpredictable God, A Short Story
"It strikes me, that all of my life I have been waiting for the coming of what I have expected, and I wonder, Lord, if what I have expected is different than what you've planned." Read, "Keeping the Faith, a retelling of a biblical side note," based on Matthew 11:3.
This Week's Bible Reading Plan
Oct. 24 Luke 6, 7, 8 Oct. 25 Luke 9, 10, 11 Oct. 26 Luke 12, 13, 14 Oct. 27 Luke 15, 16, 17 Oct. 28 Luke 18, 19, 20 Oct. 29 Luke 21, 22, 23 Oct. 30 Luke 24 and John 1, 2 Go online to see the complete plan. To see other reading plans, devotional and Bible study tools at this web site, visit our "Resources" page.
Mark Your Calendars
- Tuesday: High School Discipleship night, 7 to 9 p.m., at Ferrells', 375-1009.
- Tuesday: Discipleship Groups, 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Pastor Don, 284-2471.
- Tuesday: Friedens Recovery, 8 p.m. Call Lee and Dyane Sloane, 387-1526 or Nick Benson, (414) 745-6430
- Wednesday: Awana, 6:30-8 p.m. Geralynn Esselman, 284-9598.
- Wednesday: 6th-8th grade guys Bible study, 6:30-8 p.m. at Schuettes', 284-1072.
- Wednesday: Men's Growth Group, 6:30 p.m. Mike Bendt, 284-5499.
- Thursday: Prayer group, 6:30 a.m. in Pastor Mark's office.
- Thursday: Discipleship Group, 6:30 p.m. Pastor Don.
- Thursday: Choir practice, 6:30 p.m.; worship team, 7:15 p.m.
- Thursday: 20-Somethings, 6:30-8 p.m. at Roxanne Fay's in Fredonia. Call Bridget Huston, (262) 573-6472
- Sunday morning worship at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Growth Groups for children and adults at 9:15 a.m.
- Sunday: Blaze, 6th-8th grades, 5 to 6:30 p.m.; 9th-12th grades, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- Nov. 6: Crafters gathering following the 5 p.m. worship. Kathy Kato, 268-6999.
- Nov. 7: Fall All-Church Fellowship Dinner.
- Nov. 21: Pastor Luke Bocher, a "Son of Friedens," from New London, Wis., will lead worship.
- Nov. 26: Blood donations being taken at Friedens by the Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin. Call Alice Rabenhorst, 285-3525, or Sue Blick, 285-3909, for more information.
Helps and Hollers
- The Food Pantry special needs this week include cereal, soup, canned dinners, peanut butter, tuna, dish detergent and cash. Drop items off in the shopping cart in the north entry at church. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact the church at (262) 284-2471.
- Pray for Friedens family members enduring cancer and other health problems, including Dawn Uselding, Jeff Starr and Brandon Novack.
- Pray for these Friedens family members, and their families, living in care facilities or who find it difficult to get out much anymore: Violet Schmidt, Dolly Schwengel, Betty Altendorf, Trevor Mingaye, Erv Schlenvogt, Delores Leppla, Helene Kruke, Lorraine Kendall, Francis Swatek, Hazel Watry, Edna Guenther, Arno Gunther and William Duman.
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