APOSTLE

PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

1509 S 76th St

West Allis, WI 53214

414-476-2043

Apostle

Welcomes you

“For inquire now of bygone generations, and consider what

their ancestors have found; for we are but of yesterday, and

we know nothing, for our days on earth are but a shadow.

Will they not teach you and tell you and utter words out of

their understanding” Job 8: 8-10

This is always an exciting time of year for me—I LOVE having folks

back in church after they have been away for the summer. I love the new

programming year; Sunday School back in full swing; WOW ready to

begin with an exciting PRE WOW program on September 25! The 3

Score and Ten Dinner –Senior Moments—and of course all kinds of other

events that come with this fall season. I love it ALL.

I am doing a sermon series based on the recently released Mission

Study of Apostle. Yesterday I used the scripture I quote above (found on

page 4 of the mission study, OUR HISTORY). Many have asked me to

sum up my sermon in the newsletter so here it is!

Job had 3 friends who came to him during the worst time of his life.

These friends ASSUMED they knew what Job had done wrong and what

he needed to do to get back into the righteousness of God. They couldn’t

have been any more off target if they tried NOR could they have been

worse friends!! So where are the false assumptions that you have made?

Where do you see that Apostle has made false assumptions in the past?

How can we build a healthy future without using these false assumptions

that might still be lingering?

I am blessed to spend some time out in the community and I think I have

seen where ONE of our false assumptions might be. I hear from many in

our congregation that “no one wants to go to church” but that is a false

assumption. I hear young moms wanting to find a place where life can

slow down for them a bit—I hear young men asking RICH questions

about life that could certainly be kicked around at church a bit—I hear

older folks who are frightened in the big world, feeling alone and they

certainly could be part of a church who would minister to them in a lov-

ing, life affirming way. What stops these folks from just FLOCKING IN?

We do. We don’t invite folks in (and if you want to talk about HOW to

invite folks to church, I have just taken a course on that—would love to

share!!) We don’t talk about our faith in terms that folks can hear.

Special points of interest:Special points of interest:

This newsletter is pub-

lished monthly by Apos-

tle Presbyterian

Church .

Newsletter deadline is

the 3rd Monday of the

month.

Notify the church if you

move, change your

phone number or email

address

Pastor’s Message 1-2

Facebook 2

Music Notes 4

Senior Moments 5

Invites 2, 3, 4, 3, 6

7, 9, 1 0

Clerks Corner 9

Prayer & Praise 10

Inside this issue:

A Message from our Pastor

ACTS OF APOSTLE

October 2013

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PASTOR’S MESSAGE CONTINUED

We DO talk about the “work” that we need to do to keep the church going and we use tones of

voice that indicate that “work” is pure drudgery and hell. Who would want to come then?

I am spending this week looking at the false assumptions I have made. I hope you too can take

some time to reflect. And what better way to get to know someone than to ask a clarifying ques-

tion?

God makes a way for each of us to be in relationship if we only see the opportunity. Indeed we

serve a God who longs to be in relationship with us. Why not start a conversation with someone

who doesn’t come to church and invite them in to learn to play drums with us on September 25. I

ASSUME everyone will want to do that!!

In Gratitude

Cathy

PLEASE BEWARE OF THIS INFORMATION!

In an attempt to make certain medications don’t end up in the wrong hands the

West Allis Police Department is sponsoring Drug Take Back Day on Saturday Octo-ber 26 from 10 AM to 2 PM. If you have medications that you are no longer taking but have some left in your home, take them to the police department at 11301 W. Lincoln Avenue. They work with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to destroy these medications. Last year West Allis collected almost 700 pounds of medications to be de-stroyed. This is a great way to help keep our kids safe from drugs!!!

Apostle will celebrate TRICK OR TREAT at WOW on Wednesday

October 30. If you would like to have a “household” represented, please contact

Cathy so she can make appropriate arrangements. Then all you need to do is

COME to WOW and be ready to hand out treats to our kids from your

“household”!! It is as easy as that!! Showing God’s love in different ways

is INDEED what we are about. Questions? Contact Cathy at crecathy-

manthei@aol.com Or call her in the church office.

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We would love to get some more LIKES

on our Facebook page—look for APOSTLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, West Al-

lis, WI and hit LIKE.

Friends:

Have you heard the news? THE STAGE ( see the picture) and THE THEATRE have both been CLEANED

and are ready for use. We are very excited to be able to use these two amazing areas of our church to enhance

ministry!!

HOWEVER we need your help!!! Many areas of our building have become, for lack of better wording, a

dumping ground. I have had MANY people come to me complaining that someone has taken something to use

and then rather than RETURN IT TO WHERE THEY HAD FOUND IT, they leave it wherever they feel they

want!! This is not going to continue. If you take something to use, please return it to the exact place where

you found it. Please do NOT leave things wherever you please. We are working very hard to get our building

cleaned up and presentable. It is more than discouraging to turn around and find someone has left things in the

newly cleaned space--and things that clearly belong in the trash OR need to be put back where they were taken

from. We need your help to make this a place where ministry can be done well.

As always if you have questions or comments, I welcome them!!!

Cathy

PS Please join me in thanking the following for helping this clean up effort-- Joyce LaConte, Theresa

LaMott, Brenda and Mark Thomas, Gail Rogers, Adelle Sanford, and Judy Puschnig. These folks deserve

a huge round a applause for all of the hard work they have put in!!!!

MUSIC NOTES

CHURCH MUSIC IS STILL CHANGING

Last Sunday I introduced a new hymn by singing it during the offertory. The song was “In Christ Alone” and is

probably the most popular of the “new” hymns in our churches. It was introduced and will be used the next two

weeks in our Sunday service. This hymn reflects a time of change in an interesting way toward a new music skill;

the writing of contemporary hymns. We have seen about thirty years of the “praise song” as part of our service

liturgy. These songs were basically written to stir an audience’s emotion toward a positive worship experience and

many times would be a repetitive phrase that signaled a building reverence and spirit in the worshipper.

Many times they are led by a worship leader whose voice was carefully crafted to sound beautiful and profession-

al. Many times, also, the participation of the audience was just to follow along, sometimes with difficulty, as the

musical lines grew more complex rhythmically and note range.

With the advent of new hymn writers Keith and Krystyn Getty, the search for more meaningful hymns has begun.

“In Christ Alone” is one of the new hymns now used in worship. Rev. Jeremy Rose writes: “Many new songs used

in worship focus on how worshippers feel about God but doesn’t contain much theology. Older hymns often have

good theology but lack a personal touch. “In Christ Alone” has both.

This hymn takes theology and attaches it to my day-in and day-out life and practice. It has such depth and truth put

to music. “ Similar to “Amazing Grace” and “Be Thou My Vision” the song makes people want to sing along.

It is my hope that our congregation will enjoy being introduced to some of the new hymns by the Gettys, Stuart

Townsend and Rueben Morgan and others and the words and music will enhance your faith and your worship ex-

perience.

Blessings,

Carl

THREE SCORE AND TEN DINNER

Please join the Deacons as we take pride in honoring our members that are 70 and

over, on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Fellowship will begin at 4:30 pm with dinner at

5:00 pm. At 6:00 pm, we will welcome the Christian music trio, Saved By One, of

which Nancy Haessly's cousin is a member. The cost for adults will be $7.00 and

the cost for children 12 and under will be $3.00. Those 70 and over will be free,

but they will still need to make reservations. The Deacons will begin taking reserva-

tions and selling tickets on Sunday, September 29, after the worship service. Mark

your calendars and make plans to enjoy a pleasant evening with your Apostle family.

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Synod School, is an annual midsum-

mer ministry of the Synod of Lakes

and Prairies of the Presbyterian-

Church (USA)

July 22-27, 2012

Buena Vista University, Storm

Lake, Iowa

www.lakesandprairies.org/

school.html

Join us for a week of:

Worship for all ages, with spirited

music and singing:

Daily convocation on the theme

Classes for youth and adults of all

ages’

Bookstore and global fair-trade gift

shop

Sing-a-longs and nightly coffee-

houses with live music

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SENIOR MOMENTS

1-800-328-1880,ext 207

Synod School 2012

OCTOBER 6—WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY—USHER REGOGNITION & THANK YOU LUNCH GIVEN BY RICH & MARIANNE CARUS OCTOBER 8—SENIOR MOMENTS OCTOBER 8— PW PROGRAM OCTOBER 19—THREE SCORE & TEN DINNER OCTOBER 22—SUPPORT GROUP/SPECIAL NEEDS CHIL-DREN OCTOBER 23—CHURCH WOMEN UNITED AT APOSTLE CHURCH OCTOBER 25 & 26—PW PRESBYTERY RETREAT AT SCHOENSTATT RE TREAT CENTER IN WAUKESHA OCTOBER 26—HALLOWEEN MEET & GREET WEST ALLIS OCTOBER 30—WOW TRICK OR TREAT

“UPCOMING EVENTS“

TUESDAY, October 8, 2013 WCTC CLASSIC CAFE

(Pewaukee) LOBSTERFEST

(our seating is at 12:15 p.m.)

We are planning to reserve a limited number of places for this very special lunch-eon. The meal includes soup or salad, a variety of entrees, sides, dessert, coffee tea, milk and a special beverage of your choice. The cost will be $18.00 plus tax and tip

(18%) and each person will need to have exact cash as we get only one bill. It will be approximately $22.35.

We will carpool from Apostle at about 11:30 a.m.

One of the following will be happy to take your reservation as soon as possible --

no later than September 29:

Vera Bernhardt....................414-543-0835 Jane Pagel...........................414-541-1375 Bonnie Rosen .....................414-543-9585

It’s CROP Hunger Walk Time

You can make a difference!

The 2013 Greater Milwaukee CROP Hunger Walk will be held Sunday, October 13th at 1:30 PM

beginning at the McKinley Marina. Apostle congregation will participate and we invite everyone to

take part! The Greater Milwaukee CROP Hunger Walk raises funds for global and local disaster

relief, hunger relief, and development. 25% of the funds collected remain in the local area. It also

collects food for Hunger Task Force which is distributed to food pantries and meal programs

throughout the Milwaukee area. Starting September 22nd you can place your food items in the Mis-

sion Basket at the rear of the Sanctuary anytime before October 13th. Let’s all contribute and help

make a difference in someone’s life! Help by walking or sponsoring a walker. If you would like to

participate, please see Adelle or Al Sanford 1-414-421-1705 starting September 22, 2013.

The Family Resource Center located in the lower level of the Christian Education

Building, is now open for the new school year. However, the days have changed.

They are now open only on Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00

noon. Funding has become an issue and the financial resources are not available at

this time to keep it open the four days it had previously been open.

The Resource staff is trying to get this new information out to the families to save

them a trip here when it is not open. Should any Apostle member be in the

building on days that the center is not open ( Tuesday, Wednesday or Fri-

day), please be aware that families are not allowed the use of the resource

room without a resource teacher present.

If any resource family member or church member has any questions regarding this

policy, please contact the church office at 414-476-2043.

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W OW will be held October 2nd thru November 6th from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. WOW is a

six week Intergenerational Dinner/Study experience for children, teens and

adults. The cost for dinner is $2.00 per child, $3.00 per adult with a limit of $6.00 per

family each night. (Scholarships are available.)

Y outh Night is a monthly get together for all school age kids, 1st thru 12th graders.

Youth night will be held the first Sunday of the month, starting October 6th.

More details will be coming soon.

Apostle PW Covenant Circle Spaghetti Dinner Come dine with us or take carryout. after church on Sunday, November 3rd Our fundraisers support our mission projects. We hope you will join us. Adults $8.50 Children 10 - 4 years $4.50 Children 3 years and under free Tickets can be purchased after church each Sunday or by calling: Adelle Sanford at 1-414-421-1705 or Gail Rogers at 1-414-327-6855

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TThank you for all the prayers, love and concern that you have shown us during my mother’s

illness and death. They have been of great comfort to us and we appreciate all that you have

done. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful church family, especially when our families

are so far away. We were blessed to have her with us almost 82 years and now she is celebrating

her eternal life in heaven.

Mark and Brenda Thomas and family

I I wish to thank my church family for all the thoughtful sympathy cards, prayers and phone

calls that I and my family received when my very dear son-in-law Wally died unexpectedly. It is

very comforting to know that so many extend their support at a time like this. Once again,

thank you all and may God Bless You.

Joyce LaConte and The Walter Wrobbel Family

TThank you for the loving cards, flowers from church, phone calls and visits. Special visits

from Cathy and Heidi and the Deacons. Thank you especially for the many prayers from my

Apostle family. I am improving each day in rehab.

With Love,

Ginny Treviranus and family

Thank YOU!

Apostle’s caring and supportive family has truly blessed us in so many ways! We are immensely

grateful for all the acts of kindness we’ve experienced during Mike’s neck surgeries and serious

infection. “Thank you” seems so trite however it comes from our hearts. Your continued prayers

are appreciated.

Mike and Marilyn Stone

AAs many of you know our BUNN coffee maker is no longer working. This machine gets plen-

ty of use and would have been a big loss. Then came the Apostle Pals who said, “why don’t you

use the money we collect from the aluminum cans to pay for a new coffee maker”. Well this was

a wonderful gesture on their part and it saved the church from having to go without this coffee

maker. The coffee maker cost several hundred dollars and it cost almost another two hundred

dollars to have the wiring that was needed, changed. Thank you to the Apostle Pals for the work

they do in collecting and transporting those cans. Their work was not in vain and their generosi-

ty was very much appreciated.

PS: To all Apostle members who use aluminum cans of any sort, the containers for the alumi-

num cans are located in the hall by the handicap door entrance. You can help to bring that alu-

minum can account back up to a useful dollar amount by bringing in your rinsed out aluminum

cans. The Apostle Pals would appreciate your contributions and so does the rest of Apostle.

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A SPECIAL MEETING WITH A SPECIAL MISSION REPORT

One of the most important aspects of being an Elder is the understand-

ing that the decisions that are to be made, are based on the thought of

what God would want us to do, not what we personally want to do.

This is the basis of what it means to being a Christian. It is all about

what God would have us do and intentionally acting in that manner.

Your Elders are very dedicated to this aspect of their role as an Elder.

They are a wonderful caring group of individuals who, for the good of

this church, work hard to ensure that the word of God is captured in all they do and that the

best interest of Apostle and it’s members, is always in the front of their thoughts.

As you know, the Session is comprised of several committees. These committees are as-

signed the various tasks that keep the operation of Apostle functioning as necessary. Each

committee is dedicated to a certain function that may or may not be visible to the eye. You are

always welcome to join any one of the committees which would allow you to have a part in seeing

that the needs of your church are being met. This does not mean a huge commitment but it does

mean that you care enough to help serve your God and your church in some meaningful way.

Staff /Administration - Responsible for all Staff

Building & Grounds - Responsible for building usage and maintenance

Christian Education - Responsible for church school education and programs

Evangelism - Responsible for church rolls and community outreach

Budget & Finance - Responsible for church budget and stewardship

Mission - Responsible for helping others home and abroad

Nominating - Responsible for ensuring appropriate membership on Session & Deacons

If you see an area where your skills would be helpful, please search your heart and open your

mind. We would love to hear from you and offer you the fellowship of this community.

Linda Hoon, Clerk of Session

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 7:00 p.m.

Mary Paull Chapel Please join us for a very informative report from two of our "in-house" missionaries, Mike and Marilyn Stone, as they share with us their experience working with the PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE NATIONAL CENTER in Arkansas. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR EVERYONE - Men, Women, and Children. You'll want to be present and please bring a guest. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Tom Gruber who continues

cancer treatments

Hazel Meh’s sister Millie

who had a concussion

Mike & Marilyn Stone for

successful treatments

Alice Solik who is in hos-

pice care

Don Leaman bleeding on

the brain after a fall

Ginny Treviranus in rehab

Lillian McGough’s son af-

ter back surgery

Charmaine Wargolet’s

friend Don who had sur-

gery for bladder CA

Peggy Schicantek’s brother

in law Joe who has esopha-

gus CA

Jean Maerchlein knee pain

& successful rehab

Peace & stability in Syria

Joyce LaConte & family on

the death of her son in law

Wally

CONTINUE PRAYERS FOR

HEALING OF MANY KINDS:

Lois & LaVerne Anderson,

Vera & Roy Bernhardt

Bob & Dora Reimer

Audrey & Karen Schicantek

Betty Weger

Holmbeck family

Lillian McGough who is

healing after foot surgery

JOYS:

Thankful prayers for the

Mission Study Team & for

Wisdom & strength for the

PNC

Hazel & Greg Johnson’s

daughter Becky on her mar-

riage

Chancel Choir is back on

Sunday mornings

Roy & Vera Bernhardt’s

granddaughter Rannon’s

marriage

Thanks to the members

who cleaned up the stage

and the Theater Room:

Mark & Brenda Thom-

as,Joyce LaConte, Theresa

LaMott, Gail Rogers, Judy

Puschnig, Adelle Sanford

and Cathy Manthei

Children in worship

PRAYER AND PRAISE SECTION CON’T

Women’s Retreat ALL women are invited to a Women’s Retreat to be held on October 25-26, at Schoenstatt Retreat

Center in Waukesha. This event begins at 4 p.m. on Friday and concludes at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

With the theme, Being the Beloved Child of God: Its gifts and responsibilities, the event will be

lead by Rev. Julie Craig. Julie looks forward to exploring the ways we are called to live a fierce

and fabulous faith throughout all the ages and stages of our life as Beloved Children of God.

Registration fee of $65 includes overnight lodging (with roommate), linens, three meals (dinner,

breakfast, and lunch) and speaker expenses. What a deal! Registration deadline is October 15th.

Additional information and registration forms are available on the table in the back of the sanc-

tuary or by contacting Marilyn Stone. This event is sponsored and partially subsidized by Pres-

byterian Women of the Presbytery of Milwaukee. Please consider attending this faith-filled, fun

event!

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CROP WALK

Sunday October

13th

10-25 Joe Jagielski

10-25 Judy Riebow

10-27 Millie DeCamara

10-27 Hazel Johnson

10-27 David Reimer

10-29 Carol Thompto

10-30 Melissa Manthei

NOVEMBER

11-2 Alexys Befus

11-3 Jean Stickley

11-8 Violet LaMott

11-15 Sharon Petrus

11-17 Terry Sweek

11-17 Mark Thomas

11-20 Bill Kromraj

11-22 Barbara King

11-29 Tamara Kaddatz

OCTOBER

10-2 Bob King

10-3 Jeanne Anderson

10-3 Evan Rogers

10-3 Tristan Thomas

10-7 Steven Alt

10-13 Bob Spangenberg

10-14 Thomas Couillard

10-14 Judy Puschnig

10-17 Josephine Fidler

10-17 Mike Stone

10-18 Theresa LaMott

10-18 Nick Puschnig

10-20 Esther Sweek

10-24 Mark Manthei

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPECIAL AUGUST –SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY FRIENDS

PASTOR Cathy Manthei

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Carl Hoon

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Hazel Johnson

TREASURER Tony Brzonkala

HEAD USHER Rich Carus

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Linda Hoon

JANITORIAL SERVICE David Jaeger

Peacemaking

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