1. The weekly electronic newsletter of Joy Lutheran Church, Prescott WI
www.joy-church.org 715-262-5800 office@joy-church.org
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In This Issue
2016 Joy January Calendar
JWELCA Looking Ahead
Thank you
Annivesary and Birthday
Pastor's Message
Faith Education
Women of Joy
Bold Cafe
Joyful Quilters
JWELCA Thank You's
Worship
Service
January Menu
Wednesday Night Supper
5:15 -6:30pm
6th- Hungarian Goulash
13th- Spaghetti
20th- Chicken ala King
27th- Chili and
Cornbread
January 1, 2016
Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday, February 14th at 11:30 a.m.
The 2016 Giving Envelopes are
available in the narthex. If you don't find one
for yourself please let Sue Hood, Joy Bookkeeper,
know by calling the office on Mondays at 715-262-
5800. Those who not enrolled in Simply Giving will not
receive an envelope.
Pastor Steve Meyer
pastor@joy-church.org
Our new webpage is up and running.
The address is the (same www.joy-church.org) but the
look is quite different. For one it is more mobile friendly
so you should be able to view it on any device. We are
still developing the site and plan on making this a

2. Quick Links
Joy's New Website
ELCA
Bold Cafe
Joy's Goggle Calendar
1 Friday
Happy New Year
Joy Office Closed
2 Saturday
7:30am Men's Bible
Study
3 Sunday
No Sunday School
8:15am
Traditional Communion
Worship Service
10:00am
Contemporary Communion Worship
Service
4 Monday
9:00am Sharing and
Caring Hands
Food Preparation
5:30pm Sing4Joy
6:00pmJoy Unlimited
7:00pm Spirit of Joy
7:00pm Joyful Bells
5 Tuesday
9:30am Leave for Sharing
and Caring Hands
6 Wednesday
# 7:30am High School
dynamic site with
regularly
updated
information, a
source you can
trust for the latest
word. If you
have
suggestions about what you would like to see on the
page, let the office know. Right now the site is pretty
text heavy and we would like to make it more image
rich, but we need good pictures of the ministry of
Joy to do that. So keep your phones and cameras
handy and look in your archives and send pictures
our way. If you haven't been to our facebook page
lately or ever, please visit and "like" us. If you are
traveling on the weekend, you can now catch up by
viewing our YouTube channel.
We also would like to get an updated photo directory,
but instead of hiring an outside company to do that we
would like to self-publish a piece. But in order for us to
do that we need everyone to submit updated photos.
So if you took a family photo for your Christmas card
this year, please send a copy to the office so we can
compile them.
For many of us in the congregation, electronic
communication is becoming more common than print
and mail. So we will be experimenting this next month
with an electronic newsletter (a beefed up "Sharing Our
Joy") so you always will have current information. For
those of you who don't have or use computers or
phones to get your information, we will still have a
printed version available to pick up at church or it can
be mailed to you by request.
2016 is upon us and we are busy with plans for the new
year. Our annual meeting will be coming up Feb. 14
and as part of the process we will be electing people to
leadership positions. I invite you to start thinking about

3. Prayer Breakfast
at Twisted Oak
Coffee House
9:00am Joyful Quilters
5:15-6:30pm Wednesday
Supper:
Hungarian Goulash
5:45pm Guitar Camp
5:45pm High School
Praise Band
6:30pm Worship Service
7:00pm Confirmation
Class
7:00pm Joy Choir
7:00pm Shift 6/7
10 Sunday
8:00am Bold Café
8:15am Traditional
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Contemporary
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Sunday School
11 Monday
5:30pm Sing4Joy
6:00pm Joy Unlimited
7:00pm Joyful Bells
7:00pm Spirit of Joy
12 Tuesday
1:30pm Women's Bible
Study
6:00pm Team Leaders'
Meeting
7:00pm Women's Bible
Study
8:00pm Executive Team
it now, because we are in the nominating process for
those positions. This is a new day and a great time to
be the church and we are in need of people with
passion and vision to be part of the leadership team. If
you have an interest or know of someone you think
would be good, please forward contact information to
the office.
Pastor Steve Meyer
Joy Lutheran Church
Christy Canfield
joyyouth@joy-church.org
High School Prayer Group Meets Wednesday
Mornings (during the School year) at Twisted Oak Coffee
House 7:30am-8:15am.
Summer Mission Trip
June 20th - June 29, 2016
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park,
Ontario Canada.
Youth and adults are invited to participate in
this wilderness service event! We will be
enjoying the great outdoors and serving
Gods creation as we care for the
environment. Trip cost is $365. This includes
transportation, camping, canoes, and meals
at camp. Fundraising opportunities are TBA.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
is June 13th-17th at
Joy Church!

4. Meeting
13 Wednesday
# 7:30am High School
Prayer Breakfast at
Twisted Oak Coffee
House
9:00am Joyful Quilters
1:00pm PACA Meeting
5:15-6:30pm Wednesday
Supper: Spaghetti
5:45pm Guitar Camp
5:45pm High School
Praise Band
6:30pm Worship Service
7:00pm Confirmation
Class
7:00pm Joy Choir
7:00pm Shift 6/7
14 Thursday
7:00pm Worship & Music
Team Meeting
16 Saturday
7:30am Men's Bible
Study
17 Sunday
8:15am Traditional
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Contemporary
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Sunday School
18 Monday
10:00am Joyful Seniors
5:30pm Sing4Joy
6:00pm Joy Unlimited
Time is tentatively set for 12noon-5pm
(please note we are in
the process of
organizing
transportation from
summer school classes.)
More details are TBA.
Sunday School Christmas Worship was
December 13.
Kids 3 years - 5th
grade participated at 10am worship service. This event
took the support of many parents, students, teachers,
classroom helpers, musicians...and many more. A
special thanks to Kristen Gray and her family for all the
work they did!! What a great job!!!! We had wonderful
turnout of kids and families. The kids had a great time
sharing the Christmas story with the congregation!
Joy's Christmas Program

5. 7:00pm Spirit of Joy
7:00pm Joyful Bells
19 Tuesday
7:00pm Council Meeting
20 Wednesday
# 7:30am High School
Prayer Breakfast at
Twisted Oak Coffee
House
9:00am Joyful Quilters
5:15-6:30pm Wednesday
Supper:
Chicken ala King
5:45pm Guitar Camp
5:45pm High School
Praise Band
6:30pm Worship Service
7:00pm Confirmation
Class
7:00pm Joy Choir
24 Sunday
8:15am Traditional
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Contemporary
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Sunday School
26 Monday
5:30pm Sing4Joy
6:00pm Joy Unlimited
7:00pm Spirit of Joy
7:00pm Joyful Bells
27 Wednesday
# 7:30am High School
Prayer Breakfast at
Twisted Oak
Marcia Lindseth
mlindseth@centurytel.net
All Women are Invited to the January
Bible Study
Christian Citizenship 101 - Paul's Letter to the
Philippians
In January, we will begin a four part study on the Book
of Philippians. In this study we'll discover more about
the church in Philippi and its founding, the challenges it
faced and the context of some of its most beloved
passages. We'll also explore ways in which Philippians
relates to our lives today and invites us to engage in
fuller service to the world around us. The title of this
study, Christian Citizenship, comes from two verses in
Philippians - Philippians 1:27 and Philippians 3:20. A
major emphasis of this letter is what it means to
conduct our lives as citizens of the commonwealth of
Jesus Christ, where the gospel reigns. Theme verses
for January's study are Philippians 1:1-26. The study
can be found in the Gather magazine.
This four-part study is written by Phyllis Kersten, an
associate pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in River
Forest, Illinois from 1996-2008. Since that time, she has
served several interim ministry appointments and has
co-authored two Bible studies for women.
Each month, all women are welcome to join us for Bible
study on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, in the Fireside
Room at the church, at either of the following times:
Tuesday, January 12
1:30 pm Wilma Timm, Leader
Tuesday, January 12

6. Coffee House
9:00am Joyful Quilters
5:15-6:30pm Wednesday Supper: Chili
and
Cornbread
5:45pm Guitar Camp
5:45pm High School
Praise Band
6:30pm Worship Service
7:00pm Confirmation
Class
7:00pm Joy Choir
7:00pm Shift 6/7
30 Saturday
7:30am Men's Bible
Study
31 Sunday
8:15am Traditional
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Contemporary
Communion
Worship Service
10:00am Sunday School
# 2:00pm Prescott's Got
Talent at Prescott
High School
*4:00pm Piano Recital
Please visit Bold Cafe
7:00 pm Marcia Lindseth, Leader
Young Adult Women Invited to
Bold Café Group
Join us on Sunday, January 10th for discussion
and fellowship!
All young adult women are invited to join a Bold Café
Group that begins again in January! It will meet on the
following Sundays in the church Fireside Room:
January 10, February 7, March 6, and April 10. Bold
Café will meet from 8:00 - 9:30 am. The group will be
led by Kathy Sommer and Mandy Bernick. They will
guide women through Bold Café discussions. Please
visit www.BoldCafe.org to learn more about this
awesome opportunity to grow your faith and connect
with other women at Joy. For more information, contact
Kathy Sommer at 715-262-4352 or 651-492-5567 (cell)
or k2sommer@centurytel.net or contact Mandy Bernick
at 715-262-5641, 715-497-4398 (cell) or
bernickmo276@gmail.com.
Joyful Quilters to Begin Quilting Again
The Joyful Quilters will begin making quilts again on
Wednesday, January 13, 9:00 A.M. in the Fellowship
Hall. They will meet every Wednesday through March.
During the fall quilting months, almost 30 quilts were
made and given to Lutheran World Relief for
distribution to people in need throughout the world. All
women are invited to join the Joyful Quilters. No
experience necessary! Come every Wednesday
morning to make quilts and enjoy the fellowship of the
quilters. For more information, contact Karen
Lundgaard at 715-273-5848 or Joan Schaack at 715-
262-5476, co-chairs of the Joyful Quilters. Everyone is
also invited to donate 3-5 yard pieces of fabric for our
quilters.

7. Looking Ahead . . .
Mark Your Calendars:
Sunday, February 28, 2016 - Bold
Women Sunday/Thankoffering Service,
Barbara Solsaa, Speaker
Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 7:00 PM -
JWELCA General Meeting
Friday, March 4, 2016, 11:00 AM - World
Day of Prayer, Joy Lutheran Church,
(Written by the women of Cuba)
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8:30 AM - St.
Croix Conference Morning of Renewal,
Bethel Lutheran Church, Hudson
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - JWELCA Spring
Banquet
THANK YOU . . . . . .
To all who helped with JWELCA's December
Advent Dinner and Program by decorating,
setting up and cleaning up, and preparing
delicious hot dishes and desserts: Emilie and
Dick Horken, Marcia and Marv Lindseth, Ken and
Deanna Roen, Charlotte Burgeson, Phyllis
Hoffmann, Sue Hood, Hope Olson, Cathy Martin,
and Wilma Timm. Thanks to everyone who took
time to attend this event and hear the
SummerTime Quartet of the St. Croix Valley
Chordsmen present a beautiful Advent program.
To all who are donating jello and cakes and
helping make food and serve at "Sharing and
Caring Hands" in Minneapolis on January 5th.
To all who supported the Alternative Gift Fair for
2015. (See article elsewhere in this newsletter for
more information about the Gift Fair!)
Thank you Sunday Worship Helpers, for
keeping Sundays at Joy running smoothly
and for creating a superb worship
environment.
January 3rd
8:15
January 3rd
8:15
January 3rd
8:15

8. Friday & Saturday, April 29-30, 2016 -
Synod Women's Organization
Convention, Plaza Hotel,
Eau Claire
Sharing and Caring
Joy will be preparing and
serving a noon meal for 250 -
300 homeless people in
Minneapolis on Tuesday,
January 5th.
We need volunteers to help with transporting
and serving food - driving to downtown
Minneapolis, making Jell-O in ice cream pails
(10 buckets, each made from 3 large boxes)
and making cakes (15 to 20). Also, help is
needed on Monday, January 4th to help Kelly
prepare the food. All food donations need to
be at the church by 9:00 a.m. on serving day
(Tuesday, January 5th). Joy volunteers will
be leaving Joy at 9:30 a.m. and returning by
2:00 p.m. Please contact Kelly Poff at 715-
262-4281 with any questions.
Journey House
Dear Friends of Journey House,
Thank you for your support of Journey
House Campus Ministry. Through the
Betty & Jerry
Pederson
10:00
Vicki & Emily
Bowen
January 10th
8:15
Phyllis & Dick
Hoffmann
10:00
Wilma Timm
January 17th
8:15
Craig & Tammy
Orf
10:00 Paul &
Jenny
Shelstad
and
Family
January 24th
8:15
Pete & Lynda
French
10:00
Laurie Fetzner
10:00
Ken Johnson
January 10th
8:15
Marv Lindseth
10:00
Diane Meyer
January 17th
8:15
Andrea
Barstad-Aase
10:00
Tom & Julie
Gujer
January 24th
8:15
Mary Jonikas
10:00
Scott Halverson
Jim & Bobbie
Flatz
Laurie Fetzner
10:00
Selah Stockwell
Mark & Anita
Huber
January 10th
8:15
Phyllis
Hoffmann
Marv & Marcia
Lindseth
10:00
Kristin and
Sophie
Tibayan
Susan Metcalf
January 17th
8:15
Lee & Joan
Northouse
Dick Horken
10:00
Anita
Faulhuber
Henry Gray
Diane Meyer
January 24th
8:15
Ken Roen
Jim & Bobbie
Flatz
10:00

9. generosity of our donors, like you,
Journey House has been able to offer
ministries and fellowship opportunities
that meet the needs of students on the
UWRF campus. We will be holding our
4th Annual Quilt Auction & Chili Feed on
Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Your help is
needed! We are requesting donations of
quilts, scarves and other hand-made
items to be used in our auction. Your
support will help us carry on the work that
we are doing in our community. Please
contact the Journey House office at 715-
425-2391 or email us at
journeyhousecampusministry@gmail.com
if you would like to make a donation.
Donations will need to be collected bt
Feb. 17th. Once again I thank you for your
support.
Teresa Ginn, Administrative Director
Thank you
to the
following
persons
who
decorated our church so beautifully
for Advent and Christmas: Bobbie
and Jim Flatz, Carol and Tom
Peterson, Tammy and Craig Orf,
Joan and Lee Northouse.
Thank you to everyone who
donated poinsettias for our
Sommer Family
January 31st
8:15
Jack & Karla
Reichert
10:00
Donna, Jacob,
and Erin
Boatman
January 31st
8:15
Gene & Dorothy
Meier
10:00 Paul
Steger
Susan Metcalf
Henry Gray
Diane Meyer
January 31st
8:15 Jim & Bobbie
Flatz
Dick Horken
10:00
Susan Metcalf
Henry Gray
Diane Meyer
Thank you to all who supported the 2015
Alternative Gift Fair
A total of $3631 was given by 32 people to "purchase"
gifts that will make a real, life -changing difference in
the lives of many people throughout the world. These
gifts grow the church, fight hunger, and transform lives.
The gifts this year included $1000 from the 2015 Plant
Market receipts, $200 from JWELCA, and $50 from the
Women's Afternoon Bible Study Group. Gifts purchased
include the following:
ELCA Good Gifts- $2971 (6 pigs, 13 goats, 2 honey
bee hives, 21 chicks, 1 latrine, 30 sets of water
purification tablets, 2 irrigation canals, 11 health/dental
care clinic visits, 1 one month supply of food to feed a
child orphaned by HIV or AIDS, 8 mosquitoe nets, 4
sets of farming tools and training, 21 fruit-tree

10. Christmas Garden.
Thank you to Sophie Tibayan who
made the lovely angel out of a
book. It adorned the organ in the
sanctuary during the
Advent/Christmas season.
Thank you to all the musical groups,
directors, and accompanists who
provided such inspiring music at our
Advent and Christmas Eve
services.
Thank you to all the ushers,
greeters, communion servers, and
readers who helped make our
Advent and Christmas Eve services
so special, and to Pastor Steve for
wonderfully inspiring messages.
Thank you to Christy Canfield,
Kristen Gary and family, the Sunday
School Teachers, and all the
Sunday School children for a
meaningful Christmas program.
Well done!
Thank you to Lynn and Wanda
Johnson for donating a piano to our
church and to Jim Flatz, Scott
Halverson, and Lee Northouse who
moved it into our church.
seedlings, 2 community vegetable gardens, 7 sets of
school supplies for a child, 3 uniform and school fees
for a child, 4 backpacks filled with food for a weekend,
20 meals at a food kitchen, and 1 one week supply of
food for refugee families.
Operation Bootstrap Africa: $430 (School shoes,
flash drives, text books, and desks)
Stuffed animals for Salvation Army Toy Shop: $30
St. Croix Valley Habitat For Humanity: $200
Thank you to Sophia and Maddie Tibayan, Julia and
Macy Cleasby and Marv & Marcia Lindseth for their
volunteer efforts for the 2015 Alternative Gift Fair.
Bold Cafe
Bold Café
What is Bold Cafe?
It is a Biblical discussion opportunity for women in
connection with their lives today.
Goal?
A chance for young adult women to share, connect and
learn from each other.
Provide?
Fellowship among women in connection with our local
Joy Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
America (JWELCA).
When?

11. Thank you to members of the
Building and Grounds Committee --
Ernie Schultz, Jeff Doyle, and Marv
Lindseth -- for replacing the stained
ceiling tiles in the church narthex.
Thank you to the Tuesday and
Thursday cleaning crews for
keeping our church looking so
good.
Hometown Holidays
Thank you to Dick & Em Horken,
Ken & Loretta Knight, Phyllis & Dick
Hoffmann, Wayne & Karen
Lundgaard, and Paul & Jennifer
Shelstad for kindly donating
Christmas gifts to Prescott families
in need.
Joy Lutheran Church, Thank you for
the amazing day at the Habitat Eco-
Village. Your congregations
commitment to helping others is so
wonderful. Each of you show up
with a warm smile and a willingness
to help. We could not have done
this without each of you.
Blessing to you all,
John Levi, Thrivent
Happy Anniversary
January 2nd
Warren and Barbara Lee 58 years
January 10th
Bradley and Lana Wallin 16 years
January 28th
Darrell and Rosemary Alexander 49
The first session is Sunday, January 10th, 8:00am in
Joy's Fireside Room.
Happy Birthday
January 1st
Jungwirth, Cathy
Stanton, Brent
Stuart, Ryan
January 3rd
Regenhard, Andrew
January 4th
Murphy, Andrew
Shelstad, Brittany
January 6th
Bjurquist, Alec
Durhman, Paige
Flatz, James
January 7th
Swanson, Patrick
January 9th
Poff, Mark
Sebion, Reid
January 10th
Timmins, Melissa
January 11th
Dewitz, Maggi
January 12th
January 20th
Frappier, Jody
Hoffmann, Richard
Reichert, Karla
January 21st
Rifleman, Alyssa
January 22nd
Aadalen, Joanne
Hanson, Jeff
January 24th
Hoffmann, Phyllis
January 25th
Prindle, Jessica
Rifleman, Nancy
January 27th
Holst, Adriana
Koehler, Melissa
January 28th
Rohl, Jenna
Swanson, Tom
January 29th
Christenson, River
January 30th
Wazlawik, James

12. years
Staff Email
Pastor Steve
pastor@joy-church.org
Christy Canfield, Director of Education &
Youth Ministry
joyyouth@joy-church.org
Cassie Swoboda,
Administrative Assistant
office@joy-church.org
Sue Hood, Bookkeeper
bookkeeper@joy-church.org
Timm, Casey
January 13th
Peterson, Carol
January 15th
Palmer, Jesse
January 16th
Shields, Tessa
January 17th
Berg, Jesse
Grabow, Sari
January 31st
Allen, Brian
Jensen, Robyn
Klein, Alan
Munsen, Derrick
Northouse, Lee
What do you think of this newsletter? Let me know at office@joy-church.org or calling the church office
715-262-5800. Your options matter!
Sincerely,
Cassie Swoboda
Administrative Assistant
Joy Lutheran Church
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1435 Saint Croix Street
Prescott, WI 54021
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