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Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ January 2012

The New Years Day service will have Communion. On January 3rd Sawyer Circle meets at 1:30 p.m. The choir will meet at 7:00 p.m. on the 4th, the 11th, the 18th and the 25th.

The Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Supper (sponsored by Sawyer Circle) will take place on January 15th after the service. There will be a Wii night for the middle school and high school kids after that. The Standing Committee will meet on January 17th at 7:00 pm. Dont forget there is no Wacky Wednesday this month at all. The next time it meets is February 15th at 5:30 pm.

Plymouth Circle meets at 7:00 pm. on the 5th.

The Feast of the Epiphany is on Friday January 6th.

The Trustees will meet on January 10th at 7:00 pm. The Christian Ed board meets at 6:45 pm. on January 11th.

Calling all enthusiasts!! Scrapbooking is back! There is a scrapbooking and crafting session on January 21st from 9:00 am. till 5:00 pm. Cash, the son of Lindy and Scott Blanchard was baptized on December 18, 2011. He was born on December 17, 2010.

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Greetings, Ahhh, January, the time of resolutions and remembrance. It is during this month that we look back on the previous year and the changes it brought, both positive and negative. It is also the time that we look forward to all that may lie before us, both positive and negative. Over the past year, there have been a great number of changes in Denmark Congregationals community. We have celebrated relationships and unions in marriage. We have witnessed babies being baptized and fussing because of the water. We have also buried some dear friends and loved ones. A friend of mine lost his grandmother this year after she had a debilitating stroke. In the week and a half between the stroke and her death, he was trapped in that place of waiting. He didnt want to make plans, but he didnt want to put his life on hold waiting either. I told him, Life Occureth. Everyone knows about the bumper sticker that refers to excrement happening, but I think that my saying comes closer to the real heart of the matter. Life, with all of its messiness and unexpected joys and concerns, triumphs and trials, occurs. Its easy to focus on the negative and see only the poo, but if we look a little closer, we can also see the roses. As of writing this, there are 4 days until Christmas and 11 days until the New Year. Its hard to know what to expect in the coming 12 months. Heres a short list of things that I think will happen

Over the next 12 months We will continue to faithfully proclaim the word of our Lord, We will preach his message of forgiveness and love. People will be born and will die. Some will come into this church as guests and desire to be members We will sing songs that are familiar and some that are new. Someone will complain about what we are singing. New groups will form to better serve the needs of our membership and the community. New ideas will surface, some to be discarded and some to be implemented. A group will be formed to plan the churchs 175th anniversary celebration. There are dozens more things that are going to start happening in this community. Why? Because Denmark Congregational UCC is a living, growing community that is working to be a vital part of the body of Christ we will keep moving forward. Some of the changes will be hard, and some will have to fight to gain a foothold, but over the course of this year, I expect great things out of all of you. I hope that you expect great things from yourselves and from me. Now is the time that all of us should be pulling together to do something great in this community. Happy New Year! Sincerely,

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Sylvia Harvey Jared Heckart Jennifer Peitz Gerald Anderson Marvin Newton Virginia Riddle Sandra Parrish Ron Mahoney Tim Houston Renae Hardin Sandra Lozano Amanda Houston Pat Ealy Matthew Meierotto Gary Helt Hannah Heckart

The Twin Oaks Manor residents would like to thank you, for the plate of cookies delivered to them by Maria Hardin and the church ladies. They were delicious and a joy to eat!

Our heartfelt thanks to all who extended comfort, sympathy and help in our recent sorrow. We are deeply grateful for the beautiful service, floral offerings and other kindnesses. The family of Mildred C. Miller

January 1stIsa 61:10-62:3; Ps 148; Gal 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 January 8thGen 1:1-5; Ps 29; Acts 19;1-7; Mark 1:4-11

A BIG Thank you to all who helped make the Christmas Pageant a SUCCESS!! Also, we give an enormous thank you to the parents who allowed us to work with their children in preparation for this event.

January 15th1 Sam 3:1-10 (11-20); Ps 139:1-6, 13-18; 1 Cor 6:12-20; John 1:43-51 January 22ndJonah 3:1-5,10; Ps 62:5-12; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 January 29thDeut 18:15-20; Ps 111; 1 Cor 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28

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Trustee Meeting Minutes November 8, 2011 The trustees met on November 8th, 2011 at 7:00pm. Those in attendance were Joel Bobb, Ben Heckart, David Houston, Scott Weisinger, David Fincher, Laurel Klopfenstein, Sylvia Harvey and Rev. Chad Savage. Mary Weisinger and Lori Hasenclever, representing the Christian Education Committee, reported on the future needs of that committee. A balance of $4778.53 is in the Christian Education Fund. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved on a motion by Ben, seconded by Dave. The Financial reports were approved on a motion by Ben, seconded by Scott. There were no other reports. Old Business: A bill from Mt. Hamill Lumber in the amount of $4731.08 for the roofing materials for the parsonage was presented. The bill will be paid from the Capital Improvement Fund. It was decided the Investment Fund would remain the same. Ben recommended leaving the insurance the same. Joel spoke with Laura Merschman about doing quarterly tax forms for payroll. The cost will be $50.00 a quarter. Joel, Bob Hasenclever, Sylvia, Kathy Houston and Ben will meet with Laura to discuss accounting procedures for churches on November 23rd at 3:00 pm. New Business: The canning of meat can no longer be done due to State regulations.

A bid from Brandon Barnes for snow removal was reviewed. Additional bids will be gotten before the next meeting. Angie Stein has resigned as Financial Secretary. Ben will look into fixing the sign in front of the church. There was a long discussion about new programs for the community to be offered by the church. The next meeting will be December 13th at 7:00 pm. Meeting was adjourned. Pastor Chad led us in the Lords Prayer. Respectfully submitted, Laurel Klopfenstein

Prayer changes things: Please call Sue Watson at 528-4494 or the church office at 5284465 with any prayer concerns. We are praying for: Patty Dochterman Tony Haeffner Sandra Parrish Chris Jackson Clayton Whitmarsh Eva Beach Mike Horn The Family of Jim Burk Bob & Helen Mapes Merle Hasenclever The Family of Mildred Miller Mike & Carol Smith