"Our mission is to be a caring community of God's people
who live by Christ's teachings,
reach out to others to share the love of God,
and celebrate the good news of Jesus Christ
through worship, prayer, thought, and action."
January 2, 2021
Dear friends,
As you know only too well, worship has been different this year. We have had a new and innovative model of worship leadership that we continue to fine tune. The pandemic added another layer of complication, but one that we seem to have weathered quite nicely. Here comes another one.
Our Session voted to invite Peace Presbyterian Church in Mauston to join us in worshipping together. They too are without a pastor right now. They are worshipping with pulpit supply pastors as they search for a more permanent solution. We have many connections between us. Dave King and Linda Kuhn are there. Terry and Donna McGinley are there. We found Bill Dow and Paul Francis through the folks at Peace Church. I served there as their bridge pastor for nearly a year. There are a lot of life lines running between our churches.
Nothing will really change for you and how you access our worship. You will continue to receive an invitation from Elaine, and log in either by phone or via the internet. They have their fellowship time before worship, so we will continue to simply remain on the line and enjoy our time together as we have. The only real difference you will experience is that they do a couple of things that we don't, and vice versa. We will share our worship experiences, and hopefully each be enriched by the practices of the other. We will review and evaluate the experience on a monthly basis. This will begin Sunday, January 31.
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to call me. 608-617-7056.
Peace, David
Pastoral Care
David Butler
Worship Leaders
Bill Dow -- December-January
Julie Waterdu -- February - April
Paul Francis -- February - May
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A Journey of Discernment
We spent about 16 months during 2018-2019 searching for a new pastor. Our process led us to the realization that we needed a new model of ministry for our church.
As we pondered this, we identified two essential elements: worship, and taking care of our members and others. We decided to explore a model that has these as two separate roles. We would search for someone to assume pastoral care responsibilities, and others to lead us in worship. We have found ministers to fill both of these roles.
Pastoral Care -- David Butler assumed this role on July 15, 2019. His responsibilities are as follows:
The Worship Leader's responsibilities are as follows:
Beginning in February, both Julie Waterdu and Paul Francis will be returning as worship leaders. The new piece is that they will be serving in that position for both us and Peace Presbyterian Church - Mauston. We are delighted to have them back, and are looking forward to partnering with Peace Presbyterian.
Jan. 17 -- Judy Skaar
Jan. 24 -- Lila Waldman
Jan. 31 -- Trudy Burkert
For February, Peace Presbyterian will be hosting worship and supplying liturgists.
It's simple. Just mail it to either the church (105 S. Main St., Pardeeville, WI 53954 or PO Box 660, Pardeeville, WI 53949) or to Judy Skaar. Thanks to all for your continuing support. Peace to you.
In the comfort of your own home! We will have the opportunity to spend a little time after worship catching up on how everyone's doing. So grab a cup and stick around. It's nice to see folks' faces.
To be determined. Please call the church office for an update.