E-MAIL USReverend Kyle Carnes

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Pastoral Associate 2

Under the Bridge 2

Stillwater Concert 2

Eagle Scout Project 3

May Calendar 4

May Birthdays 5

Feed Your Spirit 6

Lock Up Reminder 6

Softball League 7

Mission Trip 7

Humor 7

Memorials 8National Volunteer

Week8

Open Sponsorships 8

Silent Auction 9

Weekly Calendar 10

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No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here.

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8-4:30 | Fri 8-4 Rev. Kyle Carnes, Senior Minister

The Interpreter Saint Stephens United Church of Christ

903 E 2nd St Merrill WI 54452

Office: 715-536-7322

Pastoral Care Needs:715.575.3191

BACK TO SOMETHING NEW

As I write this, I’m sitting in a hotel just outside of Chicago for a denominational gathering. I’m here as a part of my work as a member of the Division on Church and Ministry for our association to hear about and to provide feedback to our denomination’s new Manual on Ministry. The manual is our denomination’s guide of basics for how local associations should handle all things related to authorizing ministers for the UCC. The manual has not been substantially rewritten since 1986, and we know that the way we do church in the 21st century looks different than how church was done in the previous century. So, a group of diverse people from all across the country were nominated and selected to re-envision a document that better represents and prepares us for what ministry looks like today and might for some time into the future. So, that’s why I’m Chicago.

Prior to being in Chicago, though, I got to spend some time with Jamie’s family down in Dayton, Ohio, to celebrate Passover. We all went down there and enjoyed the hospitality of Jamie’s aunt and uncle. This was the twelfth trip we’ve made together. The first time we were still just dating and it was the weekend I graduated from Western Michigan University, so I didn’t even get to stay for the seder - the tradition meal and ritual that marks the Passover celebration.

This year obviously was much different. Since that first Passover, we’ve lived in three different states, and now have three children in tow. This was the first year that Allie was supposed to help light the festival candles to begin the seder. (She was too young last year, but snuck up there anyways.) The candles are always lit by the women and girls of the family.

I’m relatively new to the Passover traditions, but it was instantly meaningful to me the first time I participated in the seder. The purpose of the seder is to retell what God has done for God’s people by liberating them from slavery in Egypt. It’s meant to be a retelling and a remembering. But more specifically, it’s for the children. It’s a way that the stories of the ancestors are passed down from one generation to the next, so that the story is not forgotten, about what God has done.

I became acutely aware of the power of telling that story as I watched the next generation begin to take their place in a long and ancient line of people who told and tell the story of God’s liberation. Something was even more powerful this year after we spent so much time talking about Sabbath during Lent.

I’m grateful to Rev. Pat Tucker, Jennifer Porath, and Pastor Brad Main for their assistance to allow me to take this time away to be with family and to do the work of the larger church. Time away always affords a new perspective, and with all that I’ve seen and heard as I’ve been away this time, things feel new again.

I’m reminded that the seder is meant to be told as though the ones telling it were the ones who were liberated. It’s meant to be told as something new, every time it’s told. I wonder what stories we are telling today. Have we already moved on from Sabbath, or are we telling our stories in a way that is still new and working to remember the rhythm of rest? Easter is our grand celebration of newness as Christians. What possibilities are in front of us? What is new around us? Certainly spring is here. Let’s not forget the past in order to tell a new story, and let us not tell a new story as though we are the first ones here. But we do need to tell our story. It’s a story about new life, and it can be new each time we retell it. God is still speaking.

Blessings,

Kyle

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INTERIM PASTORAL ASSOCIATE JOINS STAFFPlease join us in welcoming Mary Pat Campbell to our staff as an interim Pastoral Associate who will assist Rev. Carnes in various capacities here pending the selection of a new Associate Minister for Saint Stephens.

Mary Pat Campbell was born and raised in Southwest Montana, the oldest of three children.

In her first career, Mary Pat was a registered nurse. She then “transitioned from care of the body to care of the soul as a board certified chaplain,” Mary Pat describes. She has ministered in hospitals, hospices, and assisted living facilities, and was most recently the Chaplain at Bell Tower Residence here in Merrill until her retirement the end of March.

Following a trip to Europe, Mary Pat will join us here at Saint Stephens two to three days per week, with her first day being May 1.

Mary Pat has “three children and three wonderful grandsons--Jason, Leo, and Sidney” who bring her great joy.

What else brings her joy? Her calling. “I am passionate and humbled when hearing another’s story and journeying with them for awhile,” Mary Pat says.

In her spare time, she likes to read, garden, travel, and volunteer.

CHOIR SCHEDULE CHANGEThere will be NO CHOIR practice on April 26. Please note this change. See you at choir ready to make a joyful noise on May 3 at 6:45 PM!

WELCOME TO ST. STEPHENS!Are you a frequent visitor to St. Stephens? Thinking of joining? Want to get our newsletter mailed or emailed to you? Would you like contribution envelopes? Looking for opportunities to get involved or volunteer? There are lots of opportunities to meet new people and get involved! Join us for any of our upcoming events. For any of the above, call the church office! 715.536.7322

Or ... Know someone who is searching for a church home? Invite them to worship with us ... or to an event here at St. Stephens. Reach out!

STILL WATER ... TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN GOSPEL WITH MODERN HARMONIES ... TO PERFORMDon’t miss Still Water in concert, here at Saint Stephens, Wednesday, April 26, beginning after worship at 7:00 PM. A free will offering will be accepted.

2017 CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES Boxes of contribution envelopes for 2017 are still available. Stop in the office if you would like a box.

UNDER THE BRIDGE RESUMESBeginning Wednesday, May 3, we will resume helping the homeless living under the bridge in the Wausau area. Can you donate loaves of bread, sandwich “fixings,” bottled water, or non-perishable foods to help with this project? Donations should be brought to the church office before 3:00 PM on Wednesdays. Volunteers (you’re invited to help!) will make the sandwiches in our commercial kitchen at 3:00 PM each Wednesday and food/beverages will be taken to Wausau for distribution at 4:00 PM. Any and all help is appreciated!

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WHY USE SCRIP?

• Scrip costs you no extra money!

• Scrip makes it easy to live on a budget.

• Scrip makes a great gift for any occasion.

• Scrip profit goes to our church.

Stop in the church office to pick up some Scrip before you head out shopping! We now have MANY vendors’ Scrip here in stock.

And the Scrip volunteers will be happy to special order other Scrip on Sunday for you, too!

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT UNDERWAYJacob Schnabl is embarking on an ambitious project to create 100 Health Kits to donate to the Merrill Food Pantry to earn his Eagle Scout award. He has placed a donation box at the back of church and is seeking donations of items to help him create the Health Kits. He will be collecting new, unopened and packaged hygiene items until mid-April. Can you help? Items needed include:

• Soap• Deodorant• Facial tissue• Toothbrush and toothpaste• Dental floss• Lotion• Hand sanitizer• Lip balm• Baby shampoo• Adult shampoo

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month!

PINE CRESTThe April Pine Crest worship service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 27. Members scheduled to assist residents to the service are Deloris Bauman, Renee Williams, and Penny Hommerding. Rev. Kyle Carnes will lead the worship service, and Darlene Johnson is the pianist.

Wausau Lyric Choir Spring Concert“Songs of Light and Life - A Spring Choral

Celebration”Saturday, April 29, at 7:30 PMSunday, April 30, at 3:00 PM

at First Presbyterian Church, 406 Grand Street, downtown Wausau

A free will donation will be accepted.

Tickets are available from Wausau Lyric Choir members, the Performing Arts Foundation in Wausau, and at the door.

The Wausau Lyric Choir is an ecumenical community choir of adults dedicated to excellence in the performance of sacred choral music and is a Performing Arts Foundation affiliate. The audition-only choir was founded in 1972 and has performed throughout Wisconsin and appeared natinoally and internationally.

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We want to acknowledge and celebrate your special days, and we’re starting with

birthdays! Send your church friends birthday wishes, whether in person, via email, or by

sending one of those wonderful cards you can hold in your hands by mail!

May 29 James RampartMay 29 Alisha ScantlinMay 29 Kelly WallaceMay 30 Leota DavisMay 30 Jennifer MathisMay 30 Carol WeberMay 31 Courtney AndersonMay 31 Eleanor FehlbergMay 31 Khloe RajekMay 31 Jill ReinhardtMay 31 Ryan Trumblay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

MAY BIRTHDAYS

May 1 James BadeauMay 1 Harriet HenrichMay 1 Sandy MosserMay 2 Amanda HoeftMay 2 Gavin LamkeMay 2 Gary MosserMay 2 Nila OestreichMay 2 Charles ReinhardtMay 2 Janice SchillerMay 2 Cheryl Ziemke- FischerMay 3 Lucas HoffmanMay 3 Kevin MootzMay 4 Sussie OsnessMay 4 Madisen WeixMay 4 Gary WolffMay 5 Cindy GeissMay 5 Bob GrulingMay 5 David ReistMay 5 Lavern SabatkeMay 6 Andy AmentMay 6 Amy DingesMay 6 Sarah JoergerMay 6 Britney RajekMay 6 Sara RajekMay 6 John RathkeMay 6 Michelle SalterMay 7 Mildred BurrowsMay 7 Wayne EricksonMay 7 David SchwartzmanMay 8 Joann SauerMay 10 Zach AndersonMay 11 Myria KludyMay 11 Kara TeskyMay 11 Leah ZastrowMay 12 Valerie AlftMay 12 Lorraine Plautz

May 13 Ruth HarbathMay 14 Anneliese BerndtMay 14 Alex GehrkeMay 14 Phyllis NeyMay 14 Dave PyanMay 15 Valerie AmelseMay 15 Izabella NelsonMay 15 Eugene RoweMay 16 Matthew BuckMay 16 Barbara GolischMay 16 Tiffany PetersonMay 17 Sheryl KnospeMay 17 Mae LuptonMay 17 Joseph RodemeierMay 18 Nicole TrumblayMay 19 Juanita ArndtMay 19 Teresa GarciaMay 19 Robert HoeftMay 20 Kathy BadeauMay 20 Garrett SchulzMay 21 Kaitlin BonnellMay 22 Hugh HanigMay 23 Steve Ament, Jr.May 24 Paul BuckMay 24 Delores BungeMay 24 Cory EisnerMay 24 Britney GableMay 24 William GrefeMay 24 Jillette HansonMay 25 Sandra BeaudryMay 25 Martha HaltinnerMay 25 Betty HansonMay 25 Mary K. PetersMay 27 Todd OsnessMay 27 Lincoln ZerbeMay 28 Mickayla KlothMay 29 Matt BrockMay 29 Jerry Cowart

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FEED YOUR SPIRIT . . .Why Don’t I Cry

“So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.” - Matthew 27:59-60

Joseph took the body and wrapped it.

Mary and the other Mary sat.

Joseph hewed the rock and laid the body in a tomb.

Mary and the other Mary sat.

Joseph rolled the stone in place.

Mary and the other Mary sat.

Joseph went away.

Mary and the other Mary still sat.

The workshop presenter—a grief counselor—tells a story

about a man whose daughter has died. Every day for weeks after the loss, the man’s wife cries in the living room, while the man goes to the garage and, tearless, works on a stone sculpture. Hearing from family and friends that he is “grieving wrong,” the man invites the counselor to his garage, and agrees to talk as he pounds rock into shape. “Why . . . don’t . . . I . . . cry?” he puffs between hammer blows. “Why . . . don’t . . . I . . . cry?”

There are approximately as many ways to grieve as there are people on the planet.

The Marys sit. Joseph takes, wraps, hews, lays, rolls, goes.

A mother weeps. A father chisels.

You hold a hand. I make a tuna casserole.

Someone else sits in a soft chair, tears on her face, repeating the name of her beloved over and over and over again.

Like Mary and Joseph, like a grieving man and his wife - some of us will sit still in moments of shock and sadness, and some of us will keep busy. Others of us will grieve in still other ways. One thing we have in common? We are, none of us, doing it “wrong.”

Prayer

Holy One, we are so very sad today. Some of us can’t move. Some of us can’t stop moving. Bless us all in our grief. .Amen

By Jennifer Brownell

2017 CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS/OFFICERS

President Bill McIntyreVice President Kent ReinhardtTreasurer Sara ZastrowSecretary Terry Krueger Kristine Bowe Tyler Drake Kevin Golisch Jennifer Oestreich Cliff Williams Michelle Roberge Beth Houle Marge JohnsonClergy: Rev. Kyle Carnes

LOCK UP REMINDERA friendly reminder to all who utilize our church building for any purpose. If you are the person who checked out the key, or the designated last person to leave from a particular meeting or building use function, please check all doors and windows to be sure they are closed and locked before leaving the building. Ideally, the last person to leave should take a walk around the outside of the building and check all of the doors from the outside. Also, please turn off all the lights, include bathroom lights.

The security of our building is important to all who work and worship here and enter our building for any activity held here. Your help in keeping it safe and secure is much appreciated!

Hargrave Appliance, Merrill Radio Shack, and VIP Office Products will send a percentage of your purchase of $100 or more by cash or check to Saint Stephens as a part of the

Scrip program. Miller Furniture also participates in the Scrip program in this same manner. Just tell whichever store you are shopping at that you belong to Saint Stephens when you pay!

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SHOWERS, FLOWERS, VEGETABLES & SCRIP

April showers bring May flowers. Spring is here at long last and so begins the season of yard work, plowing and tilling the soil, and preparing for planting season. Many people absolutely love having a beautifully groomed yard and/or a garden, whether it is filled with flowers or vegetables.

If you are one of those who loves to plant and hoe, seed and sow, then Scrip can help! From new gardening tools to seeds and fertilizer, you can use Scrip to make those purchases and help support Saint Stephens at the same time. Menards, Home Depot, Wal Mart, and Fleet Farm all participate in the Scrip program, and those merchants can certainly help you get everything you need to get your yard and garden in tip top shape in no time at all!

Even if you don’t have a green thumb and you prefer to buy your produce at the grocery store, Scrip can help you get what you need. Both Piggly Wiggly and Dave’s County Market participate in our Scrip program and have cards available in $25, $50, and $100 denominations, so you’ll have just the right amount on hand whether you’re just running in for a few things or filling your cart.

Stop by the Scrip table after worship services or stop in the office and let us help you get started with the Scrip program.

2017 RE-MEMBER MISSION TRIP IS SCHEDULED!This year’s Mission Trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota has been scheduled, and you’re invited to join us! We will leave very early on Saturday, June 10, and return late on Friday, June 16. The cost for the trip is $546.00 per person. This covers our costs since it is our intent to help the Oglala Lakota Oyate Nation, not to impose on them. Will you join us on this mission? It’s hard work, but it’s super rewarding! Let Rev. Carnes know if you’re interested in joining this year’s Mission Trip. It will be an experience to remember.

SAINT STEPHENS FAST PITCH SOFTBALL

LEAGUE TEAM ... IT’S NOT TOO LATE!

Some of you have expressed interest in playing on the Saint Stephens Softball Team, and it’s not too late! Contact Jerry Burnett, our team’s manager, to get signed up on the roster. Come on out and

play some softball this summer and have a lot of fun! Call Jerry at 715.536.6191 or email him at jburnettwi@frontier.com.

THANK YOU FROM ONE SPECIAL NIGHTBailee and Kenyon Golisch want to thank everyone for their generous donations of prom dresses, shoes, and makeup to help the kids in Tennessee have their annual

“One Special Night” prom. “The congregation of St Stephens [are] such giving people who never surprise me with their selflessness,” Kenyon says. Thank you!

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Remember: SCRIP costs you NOTHING

to use in place of cash!

Memorials will be printed with the dollar figures shown unless otherwise specified.

Memorial $20.00 in memory of deceased loved ones from LaVern Sabatke & Diana Huston $20.00 in memory of Dorothy Seidel from Dan & Patsy Pick $50.00 in loving memory of sister, Phyllis Belongia, from Melita & Roland Hall

Organ $25.00 in memory of Mike Mosser for his April 29th birthday from Jerry & Carol Plautz $50.00 in memory of Mike Mosser for his birthday from Gary & Jill Mosser

MEMORIALS

Come to Sunday School on Sunday mornings during the 9:00 AM worship service. If your children are not yet enrolled, we’d love for them to join us! Just call the office and we will get you the forms! Parents should drop children off at their classrooms prior to the service.

SUNDAY SCHOOLNOTES

April 23-29 isNational Volunteer Week

At 5 PM Monday

Chicken Dumpling Soup Egg Salad Sandwiches

Hot Vegie Dessert and Beverages

THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 30: Worship at 9:00 AM with Sunday School & Nursery; Worship at 10:30 AM; Coffee Hour between services.

DINNER @ FIVE Every Monday at 5:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall EVERY WEDNESDAY: Worship at 6:00 PM

UPCOMING EVENTS

OPEN SPONSORSHIP DATES

Flowers Sign up in Office June 4, 11, 18, 25

July 2, 23, 30

Radio Ministry Call the Office

June 4, 25 July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Coffee Hour May 14, 28

June 4, 11, 18

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SILENT AUCTIONWe are planning to dispose of some items at the church that are no longer used, and Council has approved making items available for “silent auction” type bids for anyone who wishes to purchase them. Photos of the items being offered each week will be included in the Interpreter beginning with this issue (items available this week are pictured below) and then placed in the office with a “silent auction” type bid sheet near each one. Anyone interested in acquiring any of these items should stop in the office during office hours this week or before/after worship on Sunday, April 30, to bid on the item. Bids will be accepted in even $1 increments.

Each item will be considered “sold” to whomever has the highest bid when the office opens Monday, May 1, at 8:00 AM. Items with no bids will be sold on Facebook or donated to St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores.

Above: Four porcelain angel figurines, each available for silent auction bid this week.

Above: Large framed print of girl with dog available for silent auction bid this week.

Above: Large framed print of children with ducks available for silent auction bid this week.

Above: Set of three flying birds available for silent auction bid this week.

ITEMS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK

SUNDAY, APRIL 30 ... Third Sunday of Easter

Rev. Kyle Carnes

Worship at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM, Sunday School & Nursery during 9:00 AM Worship

Musicians are Darlene Johnson and the Choir.Flowers on the altar are in honor of Cullen Ayer’s sixth month anniversary of his

heart transplant from his grandparents, Judy & Doug Ayer.Radio Ministry is in loving memory of my wife, Helen,

on her birthday from Norm Heckendorf.Coffee Hour is sponsored by Henrich, Schaefer, and Weber Families.

Nursery Volunteers are Beth Badeau, Sally Woller, and Bonnie Koelsch.

For subscriptions, removals or changes of address: 715-536-7322 or interpreter@ststephensucc.netE-MAIL PROVIDES THE BEST SERVICE.

WEEKLY CALENDARMONDAY, MAY 1 9:30 Former PALS 5:00 Dinner @ Five 5:00 Aerobics 6:00 Church & Ministry

TUESDAY, MAY 2 6:00 Cub Scouts 6:00 Zumba

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 9:30 Former PALS 6:00 Worship 6:30 Narcotics Anonymous (Open Meeting) 6:45 Choir

THURSDAY, MAY 4 9:30 Former PALS 12:00 Stepping On! 5:00 Aerobics 6:00 Chimes 6:30 Guitar

FRIDAY, MAY 5 12:00 Alcoholics Anonymous

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Pastoral Care Telephone Number: 715.575.3191.

Please add this number to the contacts in your cell phone or keep with your other important or emergency telephone numbers.

NURSERYNursery care is available during our 9:00 AM worship service. If your little ones would like to play and socialize with other little people their age, feel free to bring them to the nursery where our adult volunteers will be happy to care for them during the service. (If you have not already done so, please complete an enrollment form for your child.)