Congregation Town Hall Meeting, Dec. 18, 2011
On Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, there was a Congregational Town Hall meeting to discuss (1) Building Renovation project and (2) Pastoral Transition. The Town Hall was led by Kristen Charlson, president of the Congregation, and Ray Eismann of the Building Renovation Project Committee.

At the Town Hall, Pastor Fran Odden was introduced. He will lead the MET team. More information on the MET process will be available soon. More information on Pastor Odden is online [here].

A video of the Dec. 18 Town Hall Meeting is below [here].

Handout and related documents, Town Hall, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 [here]

Information about the Sept. 25 Town Hall meeting is below [here]

 

Video: Town Hall Meeting, Dec. 18, 2011

Thanks to Randy Suchy for providing this video.

NOTE: This video is joined right after the Opening Prayer and Agenda. A PDF of the Town Hall meeting handout will be available soon.

If the volume is low, adjust the speakers on your computer.

 

Christmas decorating - Dec. 2, 2011
Adults, children and youth gathered on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, to decorate the church for Christmas. Church “un-decorating” will take place on Sunday, January 1st right after 11:00 worship. Come and join the fun.

Thanks to our Council member in the area of worship and décor, Brian Smith, for his organization of these events.

Some photos of the event are below. Click image to enlarge.

Lois Bross, left, stands with Abby and Sarah Gifford and Tessa Schmidt.	Decorating the tree in the Upper Room are (left to right) Edie Paust, standing next to her grandson J.P. Swenson, Rita Reinke and Dee Birschel.	Megan Daniels climbs a step ladder to hang the Chrismons on the tree.

 

Sunday activities - Oct. 9, 2011
On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, we were pleased to welcome the Repairers of the Breach Choir. Also pictured below is Pastor Gary Erickson leading worship. Phtos of the Adult Forum are online [here]. (Click photo to enlarge.)

 

Sunday activities - Oct. 2, 2011
On a wonderful fall Sunday there were many activities at St. Matt's. Among the event on Oct. 2, 2011, was the Adult Forum ("The After-Life") led by Dan Bice, Sunday School for all children and youth (pictured here are some of our younger children), and a meeting of those thinking about participating in the Youth Mission Trip in 2012. (Click photo to enlarge.)

 

Congregation Town Hall meeting, Sept. 25
On Sunday, Sept. 25, there was an important Congregation Town Hall meeting. The topics on the agenda were:

1. Building Renovation Committee progress report
2. Overview of the pastoral transition process

The Building Renovation Committee has been making steading progress with their work and they reported on where we are with this process. They have prepared a "Request for Proposals" (RFP) which has been distributed to nine arhictectural firms and is be available to the conregation and is online [here].

A web page focusing on the Building Renovation project [here]

Kristen Charlson, president of the Congregation, gave an overview of the upcoming transition process and shared plans for Pastor Gary's retirement celebration. There are several steps to this process; the Executive Committee of the Church Council is working with the Synod Office on this transition.

The Executive Committee is made up of Kristen Charlson, President of the Congregation; Thad Murrah, Vice President; Juliey Schmidt, Secretary; Rob Wedel, Treasurer; Cathy Shaw, chair, Personnel Committee; and Pastor Chris and Pastor Margaret.

Information about Pastor Gary's retirement and the pastoral transition process is online [here].

The Town Hall meeting Agenda/Handout is online to view, download or print (in PDF format) [here]

Town Hall meeting video online [here]

Town Hall meeting podcast online [here]

 

Video: Town Hall Meeting, Sept. 25, 2011

On Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, there was a Congregational Town Hall meeting to discuss (1) Building Renovation project and (2) Pastoral Transition. The Town Hall was led by Kristen Charlson, president of the Congregation, and Ray Eismann of the Building Renovation Project Committee. Thanks to Randy Suchy for providing this video.

If the volume is low, adjust the speakers on your computer.

 

Photos: Rally Day 2011
There were lots of exciting events on Rally Sunday 2011: The Youth Drama Group presented the day's Gospel in dramatic form, the Adult Forum featured Yair on Israel, and there was a special Rally Day event at the 8:30 a.m. worship service. Some photos of the day are below. (Click on thumbnail for larger version.)

 

Sunday activities - June 5, 2011
A beautiful June day saw a myriad of activities at St. Matt's. Among the activities June 5, 2011, were an Adult Forum with Will Allen of Milwaukee's Growing Power, a pancake breakfast to raise funds for the Hoop House project that is being sponsored by St. Matt's, and worship with Holy Communion. Graduating seniors 2011 were also recognized.
(Click photo to enlarge.)

More about Will Allen's visit to St. Matt's is online [here].
A video of the Adult Forum with Will Allen is online [here].
List and bios of 2011 graduating seniors is online [here].

 

Sunday activities - May 8, 2011
Mother's Day was celebrated on May 8, 2011. Among the activities at St. Matthew's that day were the annual Quilt Blessing and Sunday worship, with musical anthem by the combined Praise Kids!, New Creation and Fallen Angels Choirs. Additional Quilt Blessing photos are online [here]. (Click photo to enlarge.)

 

New Lenten paraments dedicated March 6, 2011
The paraments woven for the Lenten season for St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin during the Fall of 2010 were a collaborative effort of many. This project could not have started without the donation of a large floor loom by David Watry, brother-in-law of member Sandy Cristan. Paperwork found with the loom indicated it had been purchased for David’s mother in 1951.

Weavers in the church were encouraged by Pastor Margaret Schoewe. Sandy Cristan and Marge Crawford formed the leadership team for this project. Bill and Georganne Gielow were identified by the ABK Weaving Center at Gaenslen School in Milwaukee as people who could assemble and “tune” the loom. Church tradition limits the colors appropriate to Lent. Barb Chappell, owner of Fiberwood Studio in Milwaukee, assisted with fiber selection and calculations to generate fabric for the paraments using one warp with three separate wefts. The Weaving Center and members of the Wisconsin Handweavers Guild identified resources for patterns and examples of weaving for worship spaces.

More information about the weaving and parament information is online [here]

Photos of the Lenten Paraments, Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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Photos of the Lenten Paraments dedication March 6, 2011
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Photos of parament weaving, October 2010
Roylee Pflughoeft and Sandy Cristan work to begin the weaving project shortly after the loom was assembled, as seen in the first two photos below. On Sunday, Oct. 17, a weaving demonstration was underway. Photos below also show visits (and weaving assistance) by members of the 6th, 7th. and 8th grade Sunday School classes. (Click photo to enlarge.)

 

St. Matthew's 2010

The photos below were taken in the Spring of 2010. (Click photo to enlarge.)

 

The photos below are from a Wauwatosa neighbor, taken from the east side of Wauwatosa Ave. and Milwaukee Street. They were taken in the winter of 2010.

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