Mother’s Day:  Art Bawden has flowers for all mothers.  Please take one home to enjoy!

50th Anniversary:  Loranne & Scott Schmidt will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on May 17th.  

Change of Address:  Effective 5/13/2025, Rick Syre’s new address is:

Veteran’s Home – Union Grove

21425 G Spring Street

Union Grove, WI 53182

Synod Assembly:  Synod Assembly is May 15-17.  If you would like to provide more World Hunger gifts for this year, please mark an envelope & drop it off by May 11.

Worship in the Wild:  Saturday, May 10 at 2 PM at Clear Lake State Forest Campground, 8282 Woodruff Rd in Woodruff.  Enjoy nature, conversation, and spiritual reflection and you ride bikes on the rolling paved trail.  Bring your own bike!  Snacks will be provided, but please bring your own drinks.  For questions, contact Matthew Johnson at 715-360-2747 or mjjhodag@gmail.com

Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Upcoming Events:

1. Wednesday, May 9, 10am to 12pm – Memory Check Up (Is it normal aging…or something else? Held at Boulder Jct Public Library.  Call 715-479-3625 to reserve a time slot.
2. Respite Care Resources, May 13, 1-2pm – Explore support and resources available in Wisconsin.
3. ADRC Vilas County Overview – Thursday, May 22, 1-2:30pm.  Info on Medicare/Medicaid resources, long term care, nutrition, transport, caregiver support, dementia care, health and wellness programs and more.  Call 715-479-3625 to RSVP.
4. Caregiver Roadmap Resource Event – Wednesday, June 4, 1-3pm at Boulder Jct Public Library.  Experts on Caregiving will be represented and will answer questions.  Call 715-479-3625.

Portrait Board:  Take a self-portrait for our picture board or have someone take it for you with your cell phone.  Mail the small size to the church email at celc2@calvaryelc.org or celc2calvary@gmail.com.  With some computer magic, we can get a great display.  We want your smiling face (head and shoulders) in an individual shot.

Women of the ELCA:  We are still in need of salads to serve for Faith Wilde’s memorial luncheon on May 3rd.  

Check Mail Slots:  Chimes and Home Touch documents were put in your mail slots this week.

Synod Assembly:  Synod Assembly is May 15-17.  If you would like to provide more World Hunger gifts for this year, please mark an envelope & drop it off by May 11th.

Emergency Handled:  It is Easter and from the ashes comes new life, that is our faith. We have an example from our own kitchen. On Wednesday we had an electrical snafu [a technical term for a malfunction] in the ceiling light.  It began a small fire that a Hazelhurst fireman, who was here, put out with our extinguisher.  The AA group was meeting at the time and they quickly moved themselves outside for their gathering. When Pastor returned from a visit the fire was out but there was extinguisher dust throughout the kitchen and fellowship hall and lots of excitement.  After a phone call to Dave C., who contacted an electrician and to Penny, who came to begin the cleaning, the work began.  Pastor contacted our insurance company and will have our Cintas man refill our fire extinguisher. Arbor Vitae Electric worked throughout the afternoon restoring ‘new light’ to our kitchen. Confirmation class was moved to the Boisvert home. We have some other safety arrangements to make and the cleaning continues. We are blessed with many who have pitched in with our latest emergency.

Portrait Board:  Take a self-portrait for our picture board or have someone take it for you with your cell phone.  Mail the small size to the church email at celc2@calvaryelc.org or celc2calvary@gmail.com.  With some computer magic, we can get a great display.  We want your smiling face (head and shoulders) in an individual shot.

Women of the ELCA:  Please sign up for bringing a salad or dessert or to serve for Faith Wilde’s memorial luncheon on May 3rd.

The church office is closed on Easter Monday.

PORTRAIT BOARD:  Take a self-portrait for our picture board or have someone take it of you with your cell phone.  Mail the small size to the church email at celc2@calvaryelc.org or celc2calvary@gmail.com with some computer magic we can get a great display.  We want your smiling face (head and shoulders) in an individual shot.

EASTER is next week, April 20th.  Celebrate with each other at Fellowship time.  Sign-up is on the kiosk to bring a treat to share with the coffee.

FAITH WILDE Memorial Service:  A luncheon is to be served after the Memorial service for Faith on May 3rd.  We need salads and desserts for the meal and also servers.  Sign up on the kiosk if you can help with this caring task. 

CALLING ALL GARDENERS!  Sow a Row of Veggies for Lakeland Pantry.  While the Pantry receives no direct Government funding, some of their suppliers do.  Government cuts have impacted our suppliers’ ability to provide fresh produce.  Since our clients depend on the Pantry for fresh produce, you can help by sowing an extra row of the vegetable of your choice.    When your crop is ready to harvest, bring it to Lakeland Pantry on Tuesday mornings (8-11:30 am) or Thursday afternoons (3-6 pm).  Lakeland Pantry is located at 1707 Hwy. 51 N Arbor Vitae, across from the Harley Davidson dealership and next to Krist Gas.   Questions?  email Lorna Springate at lakelandpantry@hyfinc.org.  Thank you!

• WORLD HUNGER:  Since worship was canceled on March 31, we will take the collection for World Hunger this week.
• Lenten Services Reminder:  Soup Supper begins at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. Soup is needed; sign-up sheet for this is on the kiosk.  Following that, we offer our Prayers Around the Cross as part of our midweek Wednesday worship service at 5:45.  There is one Lenten service remaining on April 9th.  The following week, there will be no Lenten service on Wednesday and no Saturday service on 4/19.  The Saturday services will resume April 26 at 5 PM.
• Roof Donations may be placed in the “Check the Leaks” envelopes.
• Christ in Our Home devotions are now available for the next quarter.  Take one home.
• WELCA:  Since WELCA had to be canceled last week due to the weather, they will meet this week at 9:30 AM.