Help Our Youth Help Youth Around the World

Our young people will be assembling Church World Service Health Kits at Presbytery Camp in October. The need is great but the supply of kits is down.

Your church can help by donating the items for the health kits. Bring them to the September Presbytery meeting and we will take it from there. Items needed - exactly these please:

• hand towels
• washcloths
• combs
• metal nail files or nail clippers with file
• bath size bar soap in wrapper
• toothbrushes in orginal packaging
• 4-7 ounce tubes of toothpaste
• Band-Aids

Monetary donations are welcome as there is a $2 processing/shipping charge per kit.

We have great young people; please help them help other great young people facing the effects of disasters stay healthy.

“Celebrating the Patchwork of Life” is what we did at the recent Gathering of Presbyterian Women in the Synod of Lakes and Prairies. Anderson Auditorium, the location of the plenary sessions, was beautifully decorated with quilts from every Presbytery including the beautiful quilted banner from Winnebago Presbytery.

Our Bible Study leader was Sylvia Washer, the retired Executive Presbyter of Mission Presbytery in Texas. Her presentations were very thought provoking. We heard about happenings at Forbearance Church from Charlotte Johnston. Mary Tatem helped us look at our lives from God’s perspective. Danelle Crawford McKinney got us all moving and Louise Davidson brought us information from the CCT.

The workshops were as varied as the women attending the Gathering - - my personal selections included receiving information on our new mission program in PW - - “Mission Matters.” I also attended a workshop entitled “Quilts and the Underground Railroad.”

We were all asked to bring a yard of fleece for an on-site mission project. 111 Lap and Nap robes were finished during the Gathering and dedicated at Saturday morning’s plenary. The incoming officers of the Synod Coordinating Team were installed namely:Elizabeth Swee, Moderator; Linda “Kitch” Shatzer, Secretary; Joan Berglund, Historian; Virginia Dietz, Moderator of Search Committee; and Ann Rock, Search Committee.

The offering recipients were Denise England, a new mission worker to Egypt; Presbyterian Disaster Relief - Katrina; and Bicycles for workers in the Republic of the Congo. The total offering received was $4,490.00.

There was also areas for shopping: Soul Desires Bookstore - Hands Around the World Gift Shop and The Connecting Thread which offered resources for PW, Celebration Giving and many important tools for keeping us connected to the church worldwide.

Three women from Winnebago Presbytery attended the Gathering, Gert Walsh, Nancy Siewert, and Jan Nelson. Want to hear more? Ask us!

Submitted by,

Jan Nelson

It’s hard to believe, but it’s not too early to start thinking about Presbytery Camp. If you haven’t already heard, camp is

scheduled for October 24 - 27, 2007. Presbyterian youth (6th -12th grade) will gather for four days of worship, play, learning, and fellowship

Here are three great reasons to come to camp

LOCATION

GAMES (yes those are plungers you see…)

WORSHIP (this isn’t your regularly scheduled Sunday morning worship!)

You probably know that on Saturday April 28th, 6th -12th graders from around the presbytery gathered at First Presbyterian Church of Neenah for a day of play, workshops, worship and food. Hans Peterson of Dakota Roads Music was the musician for the day. The day was filled with music of all sorts - fun, serious, upbeat and mellow. If you’ve never seen 38 teenagers play monekey, elephant, palm tree then you’ve really been missing out! The event culminated in a time of worship that began outside, moved to an agape meal in fellowship hall and ended in the sanctuary…

Want to know what synod school is like? Get a flavor of the fun by clicking here. Now that you are interested, you should know that Winnebago Presbytery will be ROAD TRIPPING to Storm Lake, Iowa this summer. That’s right, we’re riding a bus (a nice bus with comfy seats and a bathroom). Not only are you invited to Synod School but you are invited to ride the bus! It’s a great deal — $50/adult round trip. Kids ride free.  There is no better deal.  If you haven’t registered for Synod School you can find all the information including a registration form here. Bus registration will be available soon!