Upcoming Events

Friday, July 8 –

Deadline to sign up for

August 4 Madison

Mallards Game.

Wed., July 13 – CE

meets at church at 5:45

PM to drive to HSJC.

Thursday, August 4 –

Madison Mallards

Church Night at

Warner Park. Picnic at

5:30 p.m.; Game at 7:05

p.m.

Saturday, August 6 –

Pancake Breakfast in

conjunction with

Maxwell Street Days.

Serving from 8 AM to

11 AM.

July 2016

Vol XXXIV No. 7

Pastor’s Page 2

Committee News 3

Deacons & Session 4

Announcements 5

Volunteers 6

Calendar 7

Miscellaneous 8

“Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

Presbyterian Night at the Mallards

August 4

Cost: $20

Game Time: 7:05 p.m. Tailgate Buffet: 5:30-7:00 p.m.

If you are interested in joining with other Presbyterians from around the Madison area

for a night of fun and fellowship at the Mallards game, please let the office know by

July 8. Checks should be made out to OCPC.

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Church Commemorative Plate The plate shown here was recently donated

to the church from the family of Janet Eisele

Heiliger. It is currently displayed in Fellowship

Hall. Can anyone tell us the history of this

plate? Please contact Judy Pearson or the

office with any details. Thank you!

“God shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into

plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they

learn war any more.” ~Isaiah 2:4

“Suddenly, one of those with Jesus put his hand on his sword, drew it, and struck the slave of the high priest,

cutting off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, ‘Put your sword back into its place; for all who live by the sword will

perish by the sword.’” ~Matthew 26:51-52

“If you, even you, had only known the ways that lead to peace….” Jesus ~Luke 19:42

On June 12, the news broke as we prepared to enter worship, 50 dead and 53 wounded. Shocked and angered, I

wondered how can this continue to happen in our country? How can we allow gun violence to continue? With

“sighs too deep for words” we prayed for the victims of yet another senseless mass shooting, this one the worse

in our nation’s history. I would love to believe this was the last one, though I fear it will not be. Every day, we

hear about multiple victim shootings that range from domestic violence to gang-related killings to shootings on

college and school campuses. And then there are the mass shootings, like the one in Orlando.

In light of Orlando, I wanted to share this prayer with you. It was written by the Rev. Laurie Ann Kraus, Associate

Mission Director for the Presbyterian Disaster Agency following the killings in Orlando. Personally and pastorally,

I feel it speaks to how many of us are feeling:

Once again, Holy One, we cry, how long, O Lord?

We wonder, when will it be enough?

We pray you will forgive our society which tolerates violence,

Our fearful xenophobia, and our willingness to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to words and

deeds of intolerance aimed at those “others” we fear are not like us.

The same lifeblood—the gift of a loving God—flows through all our veins, and spills out without

regard to difference, staining the floors our places of fellowship, community, and learning.

staining our lives with sorrow, fear and regret.

Let the same heart beat as one among us, that we will draw together across these false divides,

And rise up as one to breathe peace where there is no peace,

and heal our communities and our world.

God of life, whose presence sustains us in every circumstance,

As the sound of gunfire echoes across Orlando

we seek the grounding power of your love and compassion.

We open our hearts in anger, sorrow and hope:

For those who have been lost: brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends

Your children, enjoying an evening of music and friendship,

Whose lives were ended or maimed in a hail of hatred and gunfire

We pray for those who have been spared and those whose lives are changed forever

that they may find solace, sustenance, and strength in the hard days to come.

We give thanks for first responders:

who ran toward gunfire, rather than away

who dropped everything to save the wounded and comfort survivors

We pray for doctors and nurses and mental health providers

who repair what has been broken

who bring healing and hope in the face of the unchecked principalities and powers of violence.

God of the rainbow, once long ago, you stretched your light across the heavens to renew your

(continued on page 3)

Pastor’s Page

2

Worship/Theology

Notes

By Judy Pearson

The committee met on Tuesday,

June 14, 2016.

We reviewed the Book of

Order for communion services.

Discussed serving communion

every Sunday versus once per

month as we currently do.

We will discuss with CE how our youth are instructed in the

significance of The Lord’s

Supper. World Communion

Sunday is October 2 this year.

We will consider a

confirmation class when we

have youth of the appropriate

age.

For music during worship, we

will attempt to do a three

rotation schedule with our

current musicians.

A newsletter article will be

written to ask for choir

members and ask which Sunday

of the month is preferred.

On All Saints’ Sunday we will use the communion cloth.

We discussed adding

technology to our worship in

the form of a big screen/flat

screen in order to list hymns

and announcements. We will

bring this back to Session and the Building & Grounds

Committee.

(continued from page 2 – Pastor’s Page)

covenant of peace with your people, you promised not to destroy.

Help us in these days to believe that promise, and to participate in it, and

to treasure the life

which it treasures.

In the wake of an event that should be impossible to contemplate

but which has become all too common in our experience,

open our eyes, break our hearts,

and turn our hands to the movements of your Spirit,

that our anger and sorrow may unite in service to build a reign of peace,

where the lion and the lamb may dwell together,

and terror no longer hold sway over our common life.

In the name of Christ, our healer and our Light, we pray, Amen.

Pastor Scott

Youth Triennium 2016

Presbyterian Church (USA) and

the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Purdue University

July 19-23

Theme: Go – into the world to make disciples

This theme is as much about when they leave the Triennium as it is about the event itself. From the first worship service we will explore

what happens AFTER the Triennium.

“Going” is not busy work. “Going” is not escape. “Going is not running

away.” GOING has the most impact when the process of going

involves thoughtful and communal self-reflection. GOING is enabled by

God’s counsel, authority given to Jesus and shared with Jesus’ disciples.

GOING is risky. GOING is often a process. But sometimes GOING is

quick.

Like the shepherds we refuse to let our fear hold us back or stop us

from being present with Jesus. The biblical stories of “GOING” we will be exploring demonstrate the process of GOING. In each situation

there is a NO moment or posture, a TURNING POINT (we are calling

it a Turning Place) and a GO moment. We are human. This means that

our GOING is not perfect, or always carefully choreographed and

sometimes there is failure, sin or a problem. GO is a command. Go is a

directive. To go with GOD is to embark on a “worthy adventure.”

Pastor Scott will be volunteering at this year’s Triennium, serving as a

dorm supervisor/host for 500 youth and their adult leaders. This will be

his 4th Triennium and his third in this role.

THE SESSION: Class of 2016:

Cheryl Bettenhausen

Fellowship

Mission

Nominating

Judy Pearson

Clerk of Session

Memorial Hostess

Worship/Theology

Class of 2017:

Kay Lund

Fellowship

Worship/Theology

Charleen Janus

Fellowship

Nominating

Dick Trailer

Building and Grounds

Finance-Stewardship

Personnel

Class of 2018

Renee Roland Johnson

Christian Education

Mark Touhey

Building and Grounds

Finance-Stewardship

Personnel

Treasurer: Dick Trailer

BOARD OF DEACONS:

Class of 2016:

Al Bettenhausen

Building and Grounds

Worship/Theology

Linda Porter, Co-Moderator

Class of 2017:

Trent Bettenhausen

Nancy Kristiansen

Class of 2018

Julie Anderson

Ann Febock

Secretary

Mission

Judy Schroeder, Co-Moderator

Pastor / Moderator of Session:

Rev. Scott Marrese-Wheeler

(608) 417-0231 Cell

Pastor@OCPChurch.com

DEACONS CORNER By Deacon Judy Schroeder, Secretary pro tem

We met on Sunday. June 12 and spent most of our time planning for the

upcoming pancake breakfast that will be held on Saturday, August 6. Please

see the sign-up sheets posted in the Fellowship Hall to help us out with ingredient donations and with sharing your talents by helping us make and

serve the breakfast. We appreciate your help in making our fundraiser

successful so we can give to wonderful causes such as the local food pantry

and Heifer Fund International.

SESSION NOTES By Elder Judy Pearson, Clerk of Session

Stated meeting of the Session was held on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Pastor

Scott opened the meeting with prayer.

We reviewed Pastor Scott’s coming days off. Pulpit supply is in place.

Approved sending a $100 donation to the Youth Triennium which Pastor

Scott is attending as a volunteer.

The finance report was reviewed in all budget/expense items. The stock

market is up right now.

Pastor reviewed the 2017 Montreat Youth Conference in North Carolina. We do have three possible youth that could attend. Fund raising would be

needed.

Thank you to Cheryl Stitz who volunteered to serve on the Personnel

Committee.

The next Session meeting will be on Sunday, July 31, 2016 following worship service. This is to be a combined July/August meeting with a full

agenda.

While Pastor Scott is out of the area in June, Pastor Hugh Drennan will be

available for emergency contact only. Anyone in need of assistance is

encouraged to first contact a Session member or Deacon for assistance.

Budget Update:

Year-to date Income: $37,978.01

Year-to-date Spending: $37,877.10

Building Problem There is water in the basement. Again.

The good news is that this time leaks are

not related to our new roof, which seems

to be doing well. The problem this time is

actually connected to the driveway and

parking lot.

The problem is most serious on the east

side of the building, resulting in lots of water

in the Thronson room. Soil around the

building has settled over the years.

Gradually, this lowering has resulted in

water flowing toward the building, rather

than away, which compounds the problem.

The blacktop is pulling away from the

foundation, creating a gap where water

enters.

The really short term "solution" would be

to seal the gap with hot tar, which has been

done before. To do this along the east side

of the driveway by the Thronson room

would cost $600, with no guarantees.

Water would still settle along the

foundation, causing problems in the future.

The "ideal" solution would be to have the

entire parking lot redone. Eventually we

would all like to see this happen. There are

potholes and weeds, and the blacktop is

deteriorating. If the blacktop were redone,

it would be graded so that all water flowed

away from the building. This is the long term

solution to stopping the water in the

basement. However, the estimate to do the

entire project came in at $40,000, which

seems to be beyond our current

capabilities.

A third option would be to regrade and re-

blacktop the driveway from the highway to

beyond the side door. This would solve the

water issue and fix some of the worst

potholes, but would not address the rest of

the parking lot. One estimate for this job

came in at a more manageable $7,400.

Please discuss the issues with Session

members over the coming weeks so that

Session can make the best possible decision.

Building & Grounds,

Mark Touhey, Jerry Thiltgen, Dick Trailer

MEMBERS Ken Bilstad

Mary Trailer

FRIENDS Stacey Brandenburg (friend of OCPC & Julie Floyd Anderson)

Judy Brandt (choir director at Grace Lutheran Church)

Gretchen Burt and her family (cousin of Kay Lund)

Griffin Clark (grandson of Bill & Patty Strohbusch)

Nancy & Lori Davis (relatives of Kay Lund)

Don Dieter (Marilyn Schuster’s brother-in-law)

Marjorie Erickson (friend of Kay Lund)

Jane Feggestad

Jacque Freund (friend of Kay Lund)

Judy Hottman (friend of Judy Pearson)

Egil Kristiansen (Jan Kristiansen’s brother in Oslo, Norway)

Charlene “Charlie” Porter

Kodi Porter (son of Jeremy & Abby Porter)

Vicki Redford and her son, Ryan

Shawn Spack (son of Jenine & Jack Spack)

Our children and unchurched children and families, our military

around the world, our enemies, our church leaders, families and

individuals experiencing financial, job-hunting, health, or relationship

problems.

Families who are grieving the loss of loved ones.

If you would like to be added to our weekly prayer list, please leave

word in the church office or contact the pastor. Permission to be

included in this publicly posted list has been obtained from those listed

or their families.

Thank You By Mare Stewart, Strawberry Luncheon Chairman

Thank you to those who donated salads for the Strawberry Salad

Luncheon held on Saturday June 25, 2016. Thank you also to

those who worked to set up, serve and clean up on Saturday, and

serve at coffee hour on Sunday. Your help and donations were

greatly appreciated. We had wonderful attendance this year –

about 105 – and took in $900 before expenses.

The music, provided by The Promised Band, was enjoyed by all.

Thanks again for making this a welcoming event for our church

and community.

If you brought a salad to the luncheon, please remember

to pick up your bowl from the kitchen!

PLEASE HOLD THESE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN PRAYER

* Kay & Stub Lund JUL 3

* Judy Schroeder AUG 7

Cheryl & Al Bettenhausen JUL 3

Ann & Dale Febock

JUL 10

Al Bettenhausen; Mark Olson JUL 17

Cathy & Jerry Thiltgen JUL 24

Jo Kubina; Mare Stewart JUL 31

Judy Schroeder & Mark Touhey AUG 7

Trevor Leto JUL 3

Renee Roland Johnson JUL 10

Grace Leto JUL 17

Jenine Spack JUL 24

Judy Pearson JUL 31

Julie Anderson AUG 7

Deacons JUL 3

Deacons JUL 10

Deacons

JUL 17

Deacons JUL 24

Deacons JUL 31

4th of July Weekend – No Coffee Hour JUL 3

Kari & Trent Bettenhausen; Sue & Derek Bettenhausen JUL 17

Deacons JUL 10

Mare Stewart JUL 24

Judy Schroeder & Mark Touhey JUL 31

Nancy & Jan Kristiansen AUG 7

Jul 1-15: OPEN; Jul 16-31: OPEN; Aug 1-15: OPEN

JUL/AUG

If you are unable to serve Communion, as Usher/Greeter, or Lector, please try to find someone to

substitute for you. Or, contact Al Bettenhausen (608) 322-2932 or Judy Pearson (608) 764-8159.

AUG 14 Lori Peterson & Bruce Erickson

DATE BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES DATE BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES July 1 Nancy Kristiansen July 23 Michael & Linda Porter

July 12 Bud Rumpf July 25 Patty Strohbusch

July 14 Bobbi Rumpf July 28 Samuel Hanson

July 17 Staci Marrese-Wheeler July 30 Nancy Bowe Scanzello

July 18 Nancy Breitsprecher July 31 Sue Bettenhausen

July 19 Ann Febock Mark & Mary Olson July 31 Judy Pearson

July 20 Linda Porter

1

8:30 AM OA

2

8

8:30 AM OA

Deadline to sign

up for August 6

Madison Mallards

game

9

3

4

8:30 AM OA

Independence

Day

5

6 7

7:30 PM AA

10

11 AM CE

11

8:30 AM OA

12 13

5:45 PM CE

meets at church

to visit Humane

Society of

Jefferson County

14

7:30 PM AA

15

8:30 AM OA

16

17

18

8:30 AM OA

19

20

Newsletter

articles due

21

7:30 PM AA

Newsletter

articles due

22

8:30 AM OA

23

24 25

8:30 AM OA

26

27

28

7:30 PM AA

29

8:30 AM OA

30

Sunday Schedule Worship Service 10:00

Communion first Sunday of each

month Sunday School 10:00 from September

through May

Abbreviation Key

AA: Alcoholics Anonymous

CCA: Cambridge Clergy Assoc.

CC: Communications Committee

CE: Christian Education

FC: Fellowship Committee

GN: Good News

MG: Membership & Growth

OA: Overeaters Anonymous

SG: Support Group

WT: Worship & Theology

YG: Youth Group

July 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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11 AM Deacons

11 AM Session

National Presbyterian Youth Triennium at Purdue University

You're Invited

What: Pancake Breakfast

When: Saturday, August 6th

8:00 to 11:00 AM

(Maxwell Street Weekend)

Where: Fellowship Hall

Volunteers Needed!

(see Deacons Notes on page 4)

Kudos To: Thank you to all who set up, brought salads, worked at, and cleaned up at the Annual Strawberry

Luncheon, Saturday, June 25th from 11-1 p.m. A special thank you to The Promised Band who played

and entertained us during lunch, and a big thanks to Elder Mare Stewart who arranged their being

with us. See article in this newsletter about another successful luncheon this year.

All the people who have noticed tasks that needed to be done and, without fanfare, stepped up to

keep the church clean.

Sue Braden, Barb Brown, Sylvia Jensen, Bobbi Rumpf and Mare Stewart for providing special music

during our Sunday, June 26 worship.

Everyone who delivered Meals on Wheels—Kay Lund, Bud & Bobbi Rumpf, Ralph Spaulding, Patti

Strohbusch and Mark Touhey.

Pastor Scott for providing the bread every month for the Lord’s Supper.

The Building & Grounds Committee for keeping the lawn mowed.

CHURCH SCHEDULE

WORSHIP SERVICE & CHURCH SCHOOL: 10:00 a.m. Sunday

COMMUNION: First Sunday of each month

FELLOWSHIP & REFRESHMENTS: Following worship service

each week.

VIDEO OF WORSHIP: Cable Channel 98 or 987

Sun 5:30 PM; M-T 8 AM & Noon

(Link to video also available on our website or Facebook page)

OFFICE HOURS

PASTORAL OFFICE HOURS: Generally 9:00 - 12:00 Tue

BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 - 12:00 Mon – Thu

TELEPHONE/FAX: 608-423-3001

EMAIL: Office@OCPChurch.com or

Pastor@OCPChurch.com

WEB: www.OCPChurch.com

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