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PEACE LUTHERAN WOMEN


(PLW)
January – December 2018

Officers
Mary Jane Sedin 715-364-2502- - - President
Sherry Jacobson 218-428-2899 - - - Vice President
- - - Secretary
Gloria Olson 715-364-2817 - - - Treasurer
Audrey Hakkila 715-364-2673 - - - Historian

PLW general meetings


Dates for meetings to be announced.

Peace Lutheran Church


P.O. Box 345, Poplar, WI 54864
715-364-2593, email: peacepoplar@gmail.com

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Table of Contents Peace Lutheran Church Youth Special Events
Dale Johnson is in charge of the youth special events.
Events will be announced/posted as they occur.
Statement of Purpose Page 3
Mission Page 3
Goal Page 3
Funeral Committees Page 3 Decorating Committee for Advent and Christmas
Funeral Policy Page 4 December 7-13, 2018.
Altar Guild Committees Page 5
Altar Guild Schedule for 2016 Page 5 All members assist on the 3th of December to set up
Prayer Chain Page 5 decorations and decorate the trees during coffee time.
Harvest Dinner Page 6 Carole and Rusty Levine coordinate this event.
Evening Circle Page 6
Ruth Circle Page 7
Exercise Group Page 7
Women’s Choir Page 7 Synod Women’s Conference
PLW Calendar Page 8 & 9 Date: April , 2018
Peace Lutheran Women Projects: Quilting Page 10 Location: Plaza Hotel, Eau Claire, WI
Rural Care and Share Food Shelf Page 10
PLW Sponsor Child Page 11 We will need a delegate and a sub. Contact Mary J Sedin
Holiday Bazaar Page 11 if you are interested. Mary J. Sedin is the representative
Soap Project Page 11 for the Lake Superior Conference and our Peace Lutheran
Shiny/Glossy Paper Project Page 11 Church President.
RADA Project Page 12
Baptismal Showers Page 12
Prayer Shawl Ministry Page 12
School Kits Page 12 Synod Assembly
Parish Nurses Ministry Page 13 Date: April , 2018
Epiphany Tea Page 13 Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, WI
Outline of Church Activities for the Year Page 14
(Lent Schedule also) We will need one female and one mail delegate.
Youth Special Events Page 15 Contact Pastor Donna or the Council President if you are
Decorating Committee Page 15 interested in representing Peace Lutheran Church.
Synod Women’s Conference Page 15
Synod Assembly Page 15

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OUTLINE OF CHURCH ACTIVITIES 2018
January 3 Epiphany Tea 7:00pm
Statement of Purpose
February 25 Bold Women Day As a community of women Created in the image of God, Called
February 13 Shrove Pancake Supper 4:30pm to discipleship in Jesus Christ and Empowered by the Holy
Spirit. We commit ourselves to Grow in faith, Affirm our gifts,
February 14 Ash Wednesday Service 7:00pm
Support one another in our calling, Engaging in ministry and
February 16 Lenten Fish Fry 4:00 to 6:30pm action, and Promote healing and wholeness in the church, the
society and the world.
February 21 Lenten Soup/Service, 6:15 & 7:00pm

February 23 Lenten Fish Fry 4:00 to 6:30pm


Mission
The mission of Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
February 28 Lenten Soup/Service, 6:15 & 7:00pm America is to mobilize women to Act Boldly on their faith in
Christ Jesus.
March 2 Lenten Fish Fry 4:00 to 6:30pm

March 7 Lenten Soup/Service 6:15 & 7:00pm


Goal for Peace Lutheran Women (PLW)
To unite the women of Peace, and the community in which we
March 9 Lenten Fish Fry 4:00 to 6:30pm live and provide support in all aspects of our lives. We are to
reach out to one another with confidence and knowing that we
March 14 Lenten Soup/Service 6:15 & 7:00pm are on a journey together.
March 16 Lenten Fish Fry 4:00 to 6:30pm
Bold Women Day is in February
March 21 Lenten Fish Fry 6:15 & 7:00pm Observed on the 4th Sunday of February, celebrates all Lutheran
Women who have acted boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ.
March 23 Lenten Fish Fry 4:00 to 6:30pm Check out the website: www.womenofelca.org/bwd
March 25 Palm Sunday Funeral Committees
Extra Help is always appreciated and needed.
April 1 Easter Sunday 7:00 & 9:00am

May 25 Northwestern High School Grad 8:00pm Team #1 Team #2


Carole Levine Bette Hanson
August TBA Vacation Bible School TBA
Lois Burger Jan Stevens
September 9 Rally Sunday 10:00am Carol Kittelson Betty Henry
Arlene Erickson Gail Saari
September 19 Harvest Dinner 4:30pm—6:30pm
Yvonne Kalin Melba Felker
November 10 Holiday Bazaar 9am-1:00pm

November TBA Church Budget Meeting TBA


If you need help moving tables, call the office so the men’s group
can be contacted to assist. The church office phone number is
December 3-9 Decorate trees and church 10:30am 715-364-2593. If someone does not answer, please leave a
December TBA Sunday School Program/Soup 9:00am
message with your name, number, and a message and
someone will call you back as soon as possible.
December TBA Christmas Caroling 11am-3:00pm 3
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Peace Lutheran Church Funeral Policy
Parish Nurses Ministry
There are 3 hot meals to choose from; choose only one (1) hot meal We assist parishioners to achieve their highest level of physical, emotional,
plan; a light lunch can be served; or just dessert with coffee and and spiritual health. Parish nurses give information and counseling on health
punch. The funeral home will inform the church women how many topics, hold blood pressure clinics, lead exercise classes, and participate in
plates to plan/prepare for. The number that you give us to prepare healing services, assist food shelf families and provide fresh produce from
for, is what you will be charged. If gluten free is needed, let the fu- the Peace ―Garden of Eatin‖. They are available to go to doctor appoint-
neral team know (how many if you can). ments as needed. We make visits to parishioners home, hospitals and to
nursing homes. Comfort and Care Baskets are given to those who are
Meal: $6.00 per plate Light Lunch: $4.00 per plate seriously ill. Nurses do not do medical procedures and do not take the place
of regular health care services. Contact the church office if you would like a
Choice #1 Sandwiches Parish Nurse to visit .
Poultry casserole Jell-O or fruit salad (our choice)
Hot vegetable (our choice) Dessert—cake/bars
Cole slaw , Jell-O & buns Coffee & punch Epiphany Tea A Program of Lessons and Carols
Dessert – cake/bars Was held on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Coffee & punch. Dessert : $2.00 per plate Join us again in 2019 on January 2, 2019 at 7:00 pm.
Enjoying local entertainment, coffee, tea, and cookies and
Choice #2 Cake and bars
Spaghetti Hotdish (short noodles) breads.
Coffee & punch
Hot vegetable (our choice) Chairs are Lin Helenius, Beth Pflug, and Jan Swenson.
Cole slaw, Jell-O & buns Others are encouraged to assist and provide desserts.
Dessert – cake/bars Families can donate any other
Coffee & punch. items they wish. An example: Don’t forget the Guardian Angel project for those who wish to
condiments, meat or whatever they participate.
Choice #3 desire to add to the meal at their This is a special thing we have done at Peace Lutheran Church
Scalloped or Au gratin potatoes own expense. Please let the for years. On the evening of the Epiphany Tea people can sign
3 bean casserole with hamburger women know ahead of time to up their name on a slip to put into the drawing. You put your
OR Ham Slices plan ahead for the meal. There name in and take one out on the way out of the sanctuary from
Hot vegetable (our choice) needs to be room to serve it. If an
the basket.
Cole slaw, Jell-O & buns outside business is working in the
Dessert – cake/bars church kitchen or supplying the Throughout the year (special occasions, birthday, anniversary, holidays) you
Coffee & punch. food the Funeral committees keep your person in your prayers, give them notes, small gifts and such to let
must still be made aware and the them know you are thinking & praying for them. You remain anonymous until
business or persons must speak the fellowship tea after the program the following January. That night you
with someone regarding the use reveal to your person you have been their guardian angel all year long with a
of the kitchen and specific in- simple gift and or card.
structions. There have been This is a wonderful experience to partake in. It is great fun for the whole year.
Please bring empty containers instances that the food is catered You may get to know another person of the congregation a little better also.
So you can take home leftovers. and the women just assist in Try and figure out who your guardian angel is...maybe you will figure it out or
serving and setting up. maybe you will be very surprised in January of 2019
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ALTAR GUILD COMMITTEES
RADA Project Team #1 – Arlene Erickson, 715-398-6648
Gloria Olson is the contact person. There is a selection of kitchen utensils, Gloria Olson, Carol Lindahl, Yvonne Kalin
dips, and soups, etc. Check out the selection. They make great gift items! Team #2 – Carole Levine, 715-398-6929
We may have a taste testing during fellowship time in the fall of the year, with Blanche Jacobson, Betty Henry
products available for you to purchase. Orders ill be taken at various times Team #3 – Jan Stevens, 715-363-2513
of the year. Nancy Grauer, Cindy Sapik, Kristie McCuskey
Team #4 — Carol Kittelson, 715-398-5488
Baptismal Showers Gail Saari, Amy
Team #5 – Lin Helenius, 218-348-9298
Showers are given for baptized infant’s birth through 1 year. Committee will Julie Malinoski, Jennifer Larson
be designated as needed. . A wonderful way to welcome the youngest of
God’s precious children. This event is held at coffee hour in the fellowship If you can serve on the Altar Guild, contact the church office
hall after worship. Watch the bulletin board for announcements. Arlene is in at 715-364-2593 or one of the team leaders listed above.
charge of ordering the cake. Training will be available.

Prayer Shawl Ministry


Symbolic of an inclusive, unconditionally loving God. ALTER GUILD SCHEDULE FOR 2017
The knitter begins each shawl with prayers and
blessings for the recipient. Shawls can also JANUARY: Team #5– Lin JULY: Team #4– Carol
be quilted, woven, or machine knitted as well. FEBRUARY: Team #4– Carol AUGUST: Team #3– Jan
Contact Gail Saari, Arlene Erickson, or Mary Jane MARCH: Team #3– Jan SEPTEMBER: Team #1– Arlene
Sedin. If you would like to learn how to knit or APRIL: Team #1– Arlene OCTOBER: Team #2– Carole
crochet, we would be willing to show you how. MAY: Team #2– Carole NOVEMBER: Team #5– Lin
Those who have received these shawls have JUNE: Team #5– Lin DECEMBER: Team #4– Carol
been uplifted and feel God’s loving care in the
times of trouble. If you know someone who
could use a shawl, contact Arlene or Gail or call PRAYER CHAIN
715-364-2593 to leave a message.
PRAYER REQUEST When a call comes into the office via
School Kits phone or email, it is being requested that a message be left with
Items for the local schools are welcome anytime of the year. Items like details regarding a prayer chain request. The secretary will do a
notebooks, scissors, rulers, pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, mass email to the members on the prayer chain to be notified
crayons, calculators, etc. Sometimes backpacks are needed you are in need for prayer. The office will keep a log of the calls
too. Contact Arlene Erickson or Carol Kittelson if you know of and will send out a card to the person if information is provided.
a student that needs school supplies. Any questions, call Pastor Donna at 715-815-0897 or email the
office at pastorpeacepoplar@gmail.com.

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Harvest Dinner PLW sponsor a child, Samwel Kulwa Chaula.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Chairing the event He lives in Tanzania, Africa. Samwel’s birthday is
will be Jon and Loretta Kopetzky. Many women and men join together to June 18. He is 13 years old. We have
work on this event. We need people willing to do advertising, prepare and correspondences’ on the bulletin board in the
cook food as well as serve, wash dishes and clean up, set up, etc. The PLW fellowship hall for you to read. Here is a picture of
will be helping to clean tables and serve. The Youth and confirmation Samwel. We sponsor for $38 a month, through
students also help. Sign up sheets will be posted prior to this dinner. Compassion International, Colorado.
We ask you to pray for Samwel and his family. You
can write a letter to him! Contact Mary Jane Sedin
for the formal stationary and address.

Holiday Bazaar

Date is Saturday, November 10, 2018 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.


Evening Circle chairs this event and ask all persons of the congregation to
join in to make items to sell. If you can sew, bake or do woodwork! We need
your help. Cookie Walk is always a huge success with a variety of Christmas
cookies. Start working on your craft projects now, so they are ready for
November. For more information contact Jan Stevens, Luann Teige,

Evening Circle

Meetings are the 3st Sunday of the month at 10:30 am after Fellowship.
Contact Luann Teige 715-364-8457 or Jan Stevens 715-363-2513.
Studying Women of the Bible. Project is the Holiday Bazaar in November. Personal Items Collected
Group members are Jan Stevens, Luann Teige, Lois Burger, Contact Carol Kittelson. Collect new bars of soap for the local projects, like
Arlene Erickson, Cindy Sapik, Bette Hanson. Food Shelf and CASDA, and Seafarers.
New soaps, shampoos, lotions from your hotel stays are greatly appreciated.

Shiny/Glossy Paper Project


Contact Lois Burger. Collect all shiny paper from inserts to magazines and
bring in to the church room across the hall from the kitchen. Please remove
all non-shiny paper and postcards prior to dropping off. Questions, please
see Lois. The coating off the paper gets recycled and we get $ for it.
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Peace Lutheran Women Projects Ruth Circle
Quilting Meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.
No Quilting in July, August, or December Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. “Gather”
is the study For Faith in Action. Special Projects are, school kits, and
soap project. We have a lite snack during our study, small talk and
laughter. For lunch we go to a local restaurant. Contact Carol
Sew quilts for Lutheran World Relief, ABC quilts for sick babies and for local Kittelson 715-398-5488. All women of Peace Lutheran Church are
community. Anyone willing to machine sew quilt covers, sort and cut fabric, pin welcome to join the Circles.
quilts together, or tie with yarn, are welcome to spend as little time as a hour or Group members are Carol Kittelson, Gloria Olson, Rosa Lee Jones,
more to help with this project. Usually start at 9:30 a.m. to about 2 p.m. Bring a Carol Lindahl, Mary Jane Sedin, Carole Levine, Alice Christensen.
sack lunch and goodies for coffee time.
In 2016, 9 quilts were sold at the Harvest Dinner in September; and Home
For the Holidays Bazaar in November. One quilt raffle won by Gail Leffel. 10
quilts were sent to CASDA, 30 quilts were brought to Rice Lake the second week
of October to be shipped by Lutheran World Relief, and they will send them to
the Missions. The Amnicon Fire Department received two quilts. Two quilts
went to the Poplar Fire Department, 3 quilts to Foster Grandparents, Free Store
in Superior received 3 quilts/sleeping bags, and 3 quilts went to our high school
graduates. Exercise Group

Any questions regarding exercising programs in the


community, contact Jan Stevens at 715-363-2513.

Rural Care and Share Food Shelf


The Food Shelf consists of two sites, Poplar (Peace Lutheran Church) and
Iron River (Our Saviors Lutheran Church). The Shelf has 13 supporting
churches. Women’s Choir & Choir
Each church provides volunteers 2 months a year for set up—distribution and
produce truck days. Distribution being the 3rd Saturday of the month, hours are
9am to 11am. Many donations through the year come from the Boy and Cub The choir practices on Sunday mornings before worship and
Scouts, Lions Clubs, mail carrier collection, Northwestern grade school and high sometimes on Wednesday evenings and dates to be an-
school, fire departments, supporting churches and many personal, both monetary nounced.
and grocery items.
Barb High (from Mission Covenant) is coordinator; Bette Hanson & If you would like to join or if you have questions please contact
Sherry Jacobson assisting at Peace, Joan Jamiola from Our Savior’s Rob Calhoon (director) or Jan Stevens (she plays the
in Iron River is coordinator, Debbie Landgren assisting at Iron River Clavinova for the woman’s choir).
Shelf.

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