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Building Use Form

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REQUEST FOR USE OF SPACE Memorial United Church of Christ, 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg WI 53711Name of Group____________________________________________Date(s) of proposed use____________________________________________________ Beginning time _________a.m.  _________ p.m. Ending time      _________a.m.  _________ p.m. Name of contact person____________________________________________________ Address of contact person __________________________________________________ Phone number(s) for contact person __________________________________________ E-mail of contact person ___...
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Generosity…Trust…Grace

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June 28 texts:  2 Corinthians 8: 7-15;  Mark 5: 21-43 Let’s travel back in history a bit this morning. Well, more than a little bit. Let’s travel back to the first century. And let’s imagine that we are living in the community of Corinth. That’s in what’s now Greece. It was a major city, a place even then with a rich history, a cosmopolitan area with a mix of Romans, Greeks and Jews. This was an important city in the early decades of Christianity. It was where Paul himself established its first Christian community, a place where Paul wrote letters to other communities. When he wa...
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Our Common Home

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Words from a saint, words from a pope and ways we can care for our earth and for one another. A new encyclical sets off a debate and offers challenges to us as followers of Jesus. A few thoughts from Sunday's reflection. June 21 texts: Psalm 107-1-3; 23-32 and Mark 4: 35-41 In the year 1225 – almost 800 years ago – a man named Francesco di Bernadone was nearing the end of his life. He was a poor man, living in a little hut made of reed mats. It was late in the winter, not a good season for someone in fragile health. His eyesight was failing. The mice had a great time running thro...
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Our Common Home

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  Today's texts: Psalm 107-1-3; 23-32; Mark 4: 35-41 In the year 1225 – almost 800 years ago – a man named Francesco di Bernadone was nearing the end of his life. He was a poor man, living in a little hut made of reed mats. It was late in the winter, not a good season for someone in fragile health. His eyesight was failing. The mice had a great time running through the drafty hut snacking on the man’s food. It was not a happy time. The world around him must have seemed awfully harsh and he knew his life was coming to a close. But Francesco di Bernadone – we know him better as...
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June – Sun Protection

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By Mary Ircink, parish nurse Are you ready for Summer Sun? While studies show that bright sunshine is important for vitamin D levels and our emotional health, we have to remember to stay safe in the sun. The time of day between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. is the time the sun is the most dangerous. Skin damage begins as soon as you go outside whether you are in bright sunshine or cloudy and cold wintry days. It is recommended to use sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or more and liberally apply at least 30 minutes prior to sun exposure. Keeping sunscreen lotion or spray in your bathroom and apply...
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On the Roller Coaster

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March 29 texts: Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29 and Mark 11:1-11 Can we have another “hosanna”? Hosanna! This day, this Palm Sunday, is the gateway to what we call Holy Week. And much like our everyday lives, it is a week filled with swirling emotions – joy today, frustration and anger tomorrow, confusion and confrontation on Tuesday, care and betrayal on Wednesday, comfort and anxiety on Thursday, pain, suffering, death and grief on Friday, despair on Saturday. And then, a week from today, as the sun rises on Easter morning, another swirl of emotions – grief, confusion, joy, fear a...
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Council minutes for May 12, 2015

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Approved minutes Present: Josh Gormley (President of Council), Phil Haslanger (Pastor), Rebecca Malke (Director of Faith Development), Dean Baumgardner (Building and Grounds Committee), Mikos Pitas (member), Jan Klawitter, Jacy Boldebuck, Jeanne Prueher, Betsy Robbins, Sarah Fritz, Damon Smith, Janine Bessemer (via Skype) Pastor Phil opened the meeting with “A Prayer for our Cities.” Josh Gormley asked for approval of the minutes from the last council meeting, held April 14, 2015. Jan Klawitter made the motion to approve the minutes, which was seconded by Jacy Boldebuck and passed. ...
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Council minutes for April 14, 2015

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Approved minutes Present: Josh Gormley (President of Council), Phil Haslanger (Pastor), Rebecca Malke (Director of Faith Development), John VanOverbeke (Financial Secretary), Janine Bessemer, Jeanne Prueher, Jacy Boldebuck, Jan Klawitter, Damon Smith, Sarah Fritz, Betsy Robbins. Pastor Phil opened the meeting with a prayer. Josh Gormley asked for approval of the minutes from the Council meeting held on March 10, 2015. Jan Klawitter made the motion for approval and seconded by Jeanne Prueher. Motion passed. Josh opened the meeting with a discussion of the Campital Campaign as per th...
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