The Tidings Underwood Memorial Baptist Church

1916 Wauwatosa Avenue

Wauwatosa, WI 53213
(414) 258-4246
Rev. Jamie P. Washam, Pastor
underwoodchurchoffice@gmail.com
“We are living proof that Jesus Christ is our peace who makes March 2010
strangers into friends, breaks down dividing walls and builds up real persons.”

From the Pastor

Many of you have responded generously to help our sisters in brothers in Haiti, following the last month’s
earthquake. Underwood has contributed $3530.07 to the efforts so far. Below is an update of work being done
through our American Baptist partners on the ground.1

Contributions totaling $328,454 have been received so far by International Ministries for Haiti earthquake relief. A
draft proposal identifying $1 million in needs over the short and medium term has been received from our partner,
the Convention of Baptists in Haiti.

Kristy Engel, a pediatric nurse practitioner and IM missionary in the Dominican Republic (DR), leads weeklong
rotating volunteer medical teams to Port-au-Prince. During one four-day rotation period they treated nearly 1,000
patients. Ketly and Vital Pierre, IM missionaries in Nicaragua, and Dr. Adalia Schellinger-Gutiérrez, IM
missionary in Mexico, have joined these teams.

Madeline Flores-López, IM missionary in the DR, works with her colleagues to

provide medical care to Haitian victims being brought to the Contreras Hospital in Santo Domingo.

Dr. Steve and nurse Nancy James, IM missionaries in Haiti are working with earthquake victims in clinics in the
north and coordinating the response with our partners.

Note: The ten people arrested for child trafficking in Haiti are not members of churches affiliated with American
Baptist Churches USA or International Ministries.

Volunteer medical personnel, especially doctors, are needed to form rotating teams. These teams gather in La
Romana each Sunday this month, travel to Haiti on Mondays, work for the week and return to the DR on Saturdays.
Medical volunteers should email BIMvolunteers@abc-usa.org .

Financial gifts through the One Great Hour of Sharing are still urgently needed to purchase, transport and
distribute relief supplies including food, water, tarps and medical supplies. Give toward ongoing earthquake
recovery by going online to: http://www.internationalministries.org/topics/haiti_earthquake and following the
links OR mail checks to: International Ministries – Haiti Relief; P.O. Box 851; Valley Forge, PA 19482 OR make
checks payable to your American Baptist Church and write “Haiti Earthquake Relief” in the memo section.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support.


  

         



 BULLETIN BOARD
THANK YOU
Thank you to Ken and Sandy Sherry for their
recent gift of several upholstered blue chairs
for the Fireside Room.
THANK YOU
Project Focal Point thanks Underwood
Church for the generous Christmas Eve
donation. Monies received will be used to
enrich the lives of their senior citizens and
the neighborhood youth.
CONGRATULATIONS
to new Grandparents Jan and Jim
Schneider. Balkiran James Singh Rehal
was born to Cameran and Balpreet on
Friday, January 29th.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
The Underwood Church family welcomes
new members Rebekah Sneed and Mary
Helminski.
BON VOYAGE, SHARI
Longtime member, Shari West will be moving this
month. If you would like to stay in contact with
Shari or wish her well in her new home, you can
find her new contact information on the updated
address sheet in the office.
MILWAUKEE
CHRISTIAN CENTER PROJECT
As part of their White Cross quota,
Underwood’s women’s group is collecting
items for the Milwaukee Christian Center.
Please sign up on the easel in the narthex
and bring those items by March 15th.
Thanks for your assistance.
VOLUNTEERS WHO LOVE KIDS
Volunteers are needed to staff the Nursery
on Sundays from 8:45 to 12:30 p.m. (9:45 –
11:45 am – during summer months). Two
adults or one adult and one middle school or
older teen is required. Contact Pat Ransom.
Starts March 7th.
DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBIT
Interested in going to the Public Museum to
see the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit? Join with
a group from our neighboring congregation,
Wauwatosa Ave United Methodist Church
on Sunday, March 21st. Those attending will
meet at the Methodist church at 1:30 to
share rides. Group rates require a minimum
of 15 people. The group rates are: adults
$24; seniors (60+), teens, college students
$22; children under 12 $17. (Museum
admission is included in the price.) IMAX or
planetarium tickets are an additional $5. If
you would like to be a part of this group,
contact Kristen at Tosa Ave UMC at (414)
453-0700 by February 28th.
CHILDREN TO SING
PALM SUNDAY
The children of Underwood will be singing in
worship on Palm Sunday, March 28th. Mark
your calendars, as this is not something you
want to miss! Rehearsals are taking place
during the Sunday School hour before
church.
Pat Ransom hopes that children will make
an extra effort to be present, so that they
can practice and participate.
FEED
YOUR
BELLY
& YOUR
SOUL
Join us each Wednesday during Lent for a
simple meal and discussion on
going Beneath the Skin: Baptists and
Racism. Using a study produced by
EthicsDaily.com, we will consider past
mistakes and future challenges regarding
racial unity and social justice. From the
trans-Atlantic slave trade to the current
immigration debate, we will peel back
prejudices and confront them with biblical
mandates. Come prepared for a lively and
honest conversation. See you there.
 THE WITH WILLING HANDS
LIBRARY CO NNECT. CARE. CELEBRATE

CORNER March is the month when American Baptist

Churches collect the America for Christ
Offering. Underwood’s goal this year is

The Rev. Dr. Arlo

$800
Our gifts will support Christ-centered
Reichter, Executive Minister of American
ministries that are transforming lives across
Baptist Churches in Wisconsin, spoke to
the United States and Puerto Rico – from
Underwood February 7, providing a concise
addressing Children in Poverty initiatives
history of Baptists and explaining our
and resettling refugees violently driven from
American Baptist mission. He donated
their homelands to providing evangelism
copies of three booklets that will enrich our
training, developing discipleship resources
knowledge about Baptist history and
and leading ministry workshops and
theology. A set will be processed for the
conferences. Whew! Those are powerful
library collection soon. Personal copies are
objectives.
available on the Mission Table.
We’ve been talking more about missions at
Suggestions Underwood lately, to become aware of what
Because of the budget shortfall, we have no we are doing outside of our home base.
library budget this year. It is important to be Underwood’s annual $12,144 contribution to
creative so we will have new books to offer American Baptist Churches Mission equals
you. One suggestion is that you honor or seven percent of our 2010 budget. If all four
memorialize a friend or loved one with a of the special offerings taken in March,
book, perhaps for a birthday or holiday. June, September and December meets the
$3,500 total goal, our 2010 mission giving
The children’s section needs refreshing, so
will nearly reach 10 percent. We can be
my goal is to research new children’s books
proud if we accomplish that.
and make a list available for you to choose
from. During the March campaign, please watch
for and read the bulletin inserts. Then plan
Secret Heart Sisters, you could buy a book
to give as generously as you can. Use the
in your SHS’s honor. As a confidential go-
envelope included with this Tidings.
between, I’ll process the book and then give
Envelopes will be available also in the pew
it to your SHS to read before it is made
pockets.
available to other Underwood readers.
Do you have willing hands? We hope so.
We do accept used books, as long as they
Follow our progress on the mission board
meet our acceptance rules. Copies of the
America for Christ poster.
rules are on the library desk.
Together we can touch and change lives for
A “new” book this month
the cause of Christ. Together we can make
Thank you, Letha Taylor, for donating the a difference. “For the love of Christ urges us
beautiful book, Destination America. on...” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15).
Through pictures, art and text, It tells the
story of the people who have come from The Underwood Mission Committee
every corner of our planet to make their
home in America. The book was a
companion volume to the 2005 PBS
television series by David Grubin.
Carolyn Sanders, Librarian

Following the devastating earthquake in
Haiti, Underwood collected more than
$3,500 to assist the victims.
All the collected Haiti funds are channeled
through ABC’s One Great Hour of Sharing
Fund. Every penny, dime and dollar goes to
Haiti, with no administrative costs subtracted
from the donation.
Thank you to everyone who gave to this
worthwhile project.
ALTAR FLOWERS
Are you interested in ordering altar flowers
in memory of someone or in honor of
someone or an event? If so, sign up on the
sheet posted on the bulletin board adjacent
to Pastor Jamie's office. There, you can
choose the date, and print what you would
like the bulletin to state regarding the
flowers.
You may bring flowers that you purchase
that Sunday morning (in the summer and
spring, some members like to cut them from
their gardens). Alternately, you can contact
ALFA flowers, a nearby florist that we have
an agreement with. Their number is (414)
475-7080, and they are located at 7001 W.
North Ave in Wauwatosa,
www.alfaflowershop.com. After you sign
up on the altar flower sheet, you can contact
ALFA, and they will deliver the flowers
directly to the church on the Saturday before
your chosen Sunday. (You do not need to
be present for the delivery.)
SILENT AUCTION
COMING VERY SOON!
We are seeking items suitable for our Silent
Auction that will take place in the Fireside
Room, March 14 & March 21. All monies
received become Camp Tamarack
Scholarships for campers in our church.
Below is a list of ideas of items that would
do well at an auction. For more information
or to arrange for a pick up, contact Sarah
Torbenson at 414-333-3144 or
sarahtorbenson@hotmail.com
Trips and Getaways
Use of vacation home, Bed & Breakfast,
Hotels and resorts, Airline tickets, Hot air
balloon ride, Sailing or boat cruise
Sports and Sporting Events
Pro Game tickets, Rounds of golf or tennis,
Pro instruction, Skiing lessons, Sports
memorabilia
Gift Certificates
Restaurants, Books and CD’s, Clothing and
accessories, Beauty salon, Car wash
Cultural Events
Concert tickets, Theater tickets, Movie
tickets, Personal museum tour
Special Events
Hosted dinner, Hosted kid’s party, Catering,
Music for a party
Electronics
I-Pod, Digital camera, Laptop computer
Food and Drink
Bottles of wine or spirits, Gourmet foods,
Cooking lessons
Arts and Crafts
Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Ceramics, Fine
jewelry, Quilts and hangings, Handmade
clothing, Art classes
House and Garden
Antiques, Oriental carpets, Garden
equipment, Appliances, Kitchen equipment
Professional Services
Accountant, Personal trainer, Photographer,
Interior designer, Landscape designer,
Computer consultant, Massage therapist
Put your thinking cap on!
 PRAYER CONCERNS
Members: Eva Berry, Jim Christenson, Carole Elizabeth, Marge Gaeth, Steve Glodoski,
Margaret Jeske, Joyce Johnson, Marilyn Mee, Janice Melcher, Eugene Pramenko, Pat Ransom,
Neil Rosenow, Carolyn and Joe Sanders, Dee Schowalter, Eileen Seeger, Ken Smith, Adina
Tarpley, Sarah Torbenson, Pat and Llew Walker, Shari West, Wyla Wong, Millie Youngquist.
Friends and Others Known to the Church Family: Joe Gleesing’s brother, Dan; Linda
Landis’ mother, Kathy Hink; James Ingbretson; Grace Morgan’s son, David; Sandy Sherry’s
sister, Jan; John & Bonnie Sorenson’s daughter-in-law, Jennifer; Colleen Sprague’s brother,
Mark Ashworth; Walker family; Jamie Washam’s grandparents, Weldon & Virginia Fikes; and all
soldiers on active duty.
Sympathy: Sandy Sherry’ father, Floyd Harbold passed away on January 21, 2010. Her
Underwood Church family surrounds Sandy and her family, with love and sympathy.
Sympathy: Underwood Church extends sympathy to Duane Hand and his family upon the
death of his mother. Mrs. Hand passed away on February 4, 2010. No service is planned at
this time.

EASTER LILIES
Lilies are a beautiful part of our celebration of
Easter. We invite everyone to make a donation
for the plants which may be given as a memorial,
or in honor of someone or some occasion. If you
would like to make a donation, please complete
the form below, place it in an envelope along
with your donation, and return it to the
church office NO LATER THAN MARCH 28 . th

THE COST OF EACH LILY IS $12.

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AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION_________________________________________
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NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR(S) _______________________________________________
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NAME (OR NAMES) OF THOSE YOU WISH TO REMEMBER WITH YOUR GIFT:
(in Memory) OR (in Honor)
____________________________________________________________________________________
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YOUR LILY MAY BE TAKEN HOME AFTER THE EASTER SERVICE, OR YOU MAY WISH TO HAVE
YOUR PLANT GIVEN TO A SHUT-IN. PLEASE CHECK ONE: LILY TAKEN HOME________ LILY
GIVEN TO A SHUT-IN __________