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Celebrating our lives together in Christ |
PRAYER CHAIN
All Saints’ faithful group of women in the Prayer Chain met recently to
update and reorganize. It is always hard to keep one’s list of
prayers up to date. The decision was made to clear off all existing
names and begin again. If, in the past, you have asked the prayers of
the Chain and you need those prayers to continue, please contact any
one of the following: Susan Allen, Nancy Aronson, Nancy Boll, Grace
Dale, Beth Moore, Mary Whitehead, Dolores Wiseman. They are looking to
begin a new list. It is also suggested that, when you know the prayers
are no longer needed, you call one of the above members to have the
name removed. And, of course, if you would like to join the Prayer
Chain, please just call one of the above.
FLOODING
AT THE CATHEDRAL
Not all may know tht the Fond du Lac cathedral and
Grafton Hall suffered major damage in the recent flooding. Canon
Matthew Payne writes: “All the physical structure of Grafton Hall needs
repair or replacement: flooring, carpeting, walls, doors, windows,
ceiling. The Archives suffered horrendous damage and the contents
of the repository are now in the capable hands of Restoration Services.
The waters rose so quickly in the middle of the night that by the time
the building supervisor made it to the building (wading through many
feet of water), he was unable to open the door to the repository
because of the weight of the water behind the door. There was no
opportunity to remove items, so pray that the restoration team is able
to preserve much of it. The first process used is to freeze-dry
everything, then the tedious task of going through each piece of paper.
The basement of the Bishop’s former residence had the loss of some
mechanical systems and typical flood damage, but did not go beyond
that.”
As to the Cathedral (the Church, Gulick and Trakel Halls, St. Ambrose,
the property, the Close and the Cloister), Fr.
Beno reports that they still have a horrible mess; two dumpsters
were delivered; the Health Dept. ordered the building closed; over
13,000 square feet of stinking mud, muck, and debris under the church
and 3,000 sq. ft. of same plus spoiled food from the Broken Bread food
program (stored under Gulick) were cleared out by contractors.
The positives are: the Broken Bread program is again up and running
(distributed outdoors), people have been heroic, inspirational, and
helpful in all areas. Fr. Beno’s closing paragraph follows: “Since
electric power to the church was cut off last Friday, we’re not sure
how it is that our tower bells continue to ring…but the sound of our
bells does clearly announce to all that St. Paul’s is very much alive
to God’s honor and glory, in service to God’s people in Fond du Lac and
the Diocese!
MOTHER
AND DAUGHTER GARDENING TEAM
Continuing thanks to Alyson and Elizabeth Chapman-Orr for also filling
the Drew St. entrance planters with a bright and cheerful array of
flowers. They make such a difference to those about to enter the
building.
ANGER
CONTROL
THE
SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER OF THE FOX VALLEY
Menasha,
Oshkosh, and New London
“Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody.
Never take revenge” (Rom. 12:18-19).
Izzy Kalman in Anger
Control Made Easy gives us Five Rules to prevent getting angry:
1. Refuse to give
others the power to get you mad. Allowing others to get you mad
is giving them a weapon to use against you which they often choose to
use. To help yourself with this, get rid of the attitude: “You have no
right to treat me that way!” This makes you a loser
automatically, because they’ll show you they do have the right to treat
you “that way.”
2. Treat everything
people tell you as the words of your best friend even if they sound
angry and hateful. This will actually make them your friends.
Tell yourself that whatever they are saying, no matter how angry or
insulting they may sound, is because they really love and care about
you. This does not mean that you have to believe what they tell you or
do what they ask.
3. Do not be afraid.
Fear is something we feel towards
enemies, not friends. We do not need to fear friends because friends
don’t want to hurt us.
4. Do not defend
yourself. We defend ourselves from enemies, not from friends.
The moment we defend ourselves, we are treating the other person as an
enemy. When one person is attacking and the other is defending, the
attacker is in the stronger position. Therefore, when I defend
myself, I am automatically the loser.
5. Do not attack.
Attacking is something we do to enemies, not friends. If you attack me
and I attack you back, I am treating you like an enemy. It takes two
people to create a fight.
LETTER
FROM LEAVEN
Leaven’s Executive Director,
Jennifer Wanke, writes:
“Thank you so much for your congregation’s $700 contribution for the
Needy Children’s Fund. We are helping so many families who face real
emergencies or tragedies that they cannot deal with alone. Thanks to
the generous support from you and others Leaven can
continue to make a real difference in the lives of people in need.”
LUNCHTIME
ORGAN RECITALS
July 9 (Wednesday at 12:15pm) First Congregational U.C.C., 724 E. South
River Street, Appleton; Nick Voermans, organist
July 16 (Wednesday at 12:15pm) First Congregational U.C.C., 724 E.
South River Street, Appleton; Mary Kay Easty, organist
July 23 (Wednesday at 12:15) First Presbyterian Church 200 Church St.,
Neenah; Blake Doss, organist
July 30 (Wednesday at 12:15) First Presbyterian Church 200 Church
Street, Neenah; Mark Paisar, organist.
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