Church News
Sunday, May 3rd at 2:00 pm Please join us as we celebrate the 250th Birthday of the United States. Three choral groups – Northwoods Choraliers, Rhinelander Male Chorus, and Hyms & Hyrs will come together and present a concert to honor the birth of our nation. Each group will perform selections depicting various…
Dear First Congregational Family, We have something we want to share with you that may come as a surprise, and I hope you will feel our hearts of love for you in this message. Beginning June 15th, Susie will be handing over her half of the shared 3/4 – time pastor responsibilities to…
This is a time when we have concerns about basic human rights and powerful people taking advantage of others. These concerns spill over into our alarm about climate change, because powerful people and groups are taking advantage of the powerless in climate change issues, as well. The poorest people struggle with the worst effects, and…
Our word “Lent” comes from the Old English lencten, which simply means springtime. And if you’ve lived through enough Wisconsin springs, you know springtime is a gloriously messy season — never quite sure if it will offer hopeful sunny days with dripping snowmelt or arctic blasts with ten more inches of snow. Spring doesn’t apologize…
For as long as I can remember, whenever I spell it out I have to intentionally sound it out in my head: Feb-ru-ar-y — instead of how I normally say it out loud, Feb-yoo-air-ee. It just doesn’t come naturally. The quick explanation is that the word comes from the Latin Februarius, made its way through…
I don’t know how you would describe your 2025, but I think “moving” is a good word to describe my year. Perhaps you saw Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s choice of word for 2025, “Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen slop as the 2025 Word of the Year. We define slop as ‘digital content of low quality that is…
I remember Darlene and Sue inviting women from our congregation to join them in a United Women in Faith group at the Rhinelander United Methodist Church this past spring. It was something I was very interested in particularly for the ecumenical aspect of programs in Rhinelander. I am currently one for thirteen women who now…
This month our climate article was written by Nyombi Morris, a climate activist in Uganda. It appeared in a 2022 issue of Time magazine. It illustrates how poorer nations and people are having to deal with climate change which is mostly caused by wealthy nations. It also points out that wealthy nations have a role…
Mark your calendars now for the Christmas Candlelight Dinner, which will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Come at 5:00 pm for hors d’oeuvres and punch and to admire the beautifully decorated tables. Our favorite chef, Adam Dewing, will be providing a delicious meal, and we will follow with a time to sing your…
Have you made your Christmas list and mailed it to Santa yet? I imagine in houses all around Rhinelander this morning there are lists being made that include all sorts of things from iPad to Lexus cars with big red bows! I delight in my kids making their lists. They talk on and on about…