In Memoriam: Marguerite “Peg” Ebenreiter

April 10, 2010

Obituary for MARGUERITE C. EBENREITER (printed in the Sheboygan Press, Sunday April 11th)
Peg Ebenreiter played her last round Wednesday April 7, 2010 at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, finally succumbing at age 87 to a resurgence of the breast cancer she had beaten 20 years ago.
A grand lady of “The Greatest Generation”, Peg left this [...]

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Good Friday and Easter schedule

April 2, 2010

Good Friday service – 5:00 p.m on April 2nd – in the sanctuary. Led by pastors, with music by Dr. Martin Ulrich (oboe), we’ll read the scriptures describing the events of this day, as we extinguish candles.
Easter Morning – two services: 8am and 10am. Both in the sanctuary. There is bus transportation for the 10 [...]

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In Memoriam: Duwane H. Grube, Oct. 27, 1927-March 18, 2010

March 22, 2010

Duwane H. Grube, 82, of 1910 Northwood Ct., died Thursday, March 18, 2010 at St. Nicholas Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
Born October 27, 1927, in Sheboygan,  Duwane was a son of the late August and Ida Richter Grube.  On March 7, 1948,  he was united in marriage to Alyda Hissink in Ottumwa, [...]

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In Memoriam: Henriette Scheele Kneevers Henning, 1913-2010

March 19, 2010

HENRIETTE (SCHEELE) KNEEVERS HENNING
Henriette Anne (Scheele) Kneevers Henning, a resident of the Sheboygan Senior Community, 630 North 6th Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, died there Tuesday, March 02, 2010.  Henriette was born March 21, 1913, to Henriette Franzesca (Braband) and Henry Scheele, Jr.  Her paternal grandfather was an 1848 pioneer settler to this area, sponsor of many [...]

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Organ Concert – R. Ben Dobey – a success!

March 15, 2010

We had a great crowd – over 190 music lovers – for the organ concert we hosted on March 14, 2010. Robert Benjamin Dobey, organist at Grace Episcopal Church in Sheboygan, played a fantastic 80-minute concert mixed with teaching about the various types of pieces that he selected. A lovely reception followed in Lucas Hall.
Here [...]

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“One Great Hour of Sharing” – March 14th

March 12, 2010

Our pastors received this in an email recently. Our annual OGHS offering will be received this weekend.
Dear Julia & Rev. Jim,
You can change thousands of lives this Sunday by generously supporting the One Great Hour of Sharing offering.
Your previous giving to OGHS made it possible for the United Church of Christ to immediately [...]

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Vacation Bible School: “Hero Headquarters” March 29-April 2

March 3, 2010

Vacation Bible School will be held during school spring break, Monday-Friday, March 29-April 2nd, from 8:30am–11:30am each morning.  Open to 3-year-olds thru 5th graders (anyone can attend – invite your friends!). The theme is “Hero Headquarters” and we’ll be looking at various heroes in the Bible.

Cost is $12 for the week. Register by March [...]

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Taize service Sunday 2/14/10

February 15, 2010

Thanks to the Bach Choir members and various instrumentalists led by Martin Ulrich, and Dan Ognavic (organ), the many singers who led with their hearts to create beautiful music.
You can listen to the recording of the service here: Part 1, Part 2, and/or Part 3 [it's in 3 parts because we edited out the more [...]

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Water

February 5, 2010

Pastor Jim writes:
I recently learned about Edge Outreach – a ministry that brings fresh, clean water to those who don’t have any. Thinking about the people of Haiti especially. If we can’t have clean water to drink, there is nothing else that will do us any good. I will pray more about this issue. You [...]

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Food for Body, Mind & Spirit – a great success!

January 27, 2010

We enjoyed three Weds. evenings – Jan. 13th, 20th and 27th – with catered suppers followed by special programming for all ages from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.

For Younger Children (4 year olds through 4th Grade)
Jan. 13th – Mary Tooley’s  “Art in a Suitcase.”
Jan. 20th – Crafts for Kids. Cindy Bartol and [...]

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