Church News
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…
What’s a Holiday Bazaar without green decorations? We will be gathering boughs and making wreaths to sell at the Holiday Bazaar coming in November. Gathering boughs will take place on Saturday, November 8, meeting at the church at 9 a.m. If the weather is prohibitive, we will move this event to Sunday, November 9, at…
I just can’t seem to kick the habit of the school year calendar. Most of my life has been dictated by the school year! As a student myself for many, many years and now my kids are in school, every year falls into a rhythm of school starting in September after a long summer of…
Sunday Brunches Are Coming Back! Starting Sunday, September 14 our popular Sunday Brunch will be returning. Each first and third Sunday we will serve brunch at 11 a.m. right after worship. Yes, the 14th of September is the second Sunday of the month, but we will begin our brunches that day as we celebrate a…
Adopt A Basket Our church is the grateful recipient of several baskets made by Sharon Schroeder. Sharon is truly an artist in her quality design and construction of baskets. We would like to fill the baskets and offer them for raffle at the Christmas Fair planned for November 22, 2025. If you would like to…
It’s Time to Think “Bazaar” Thoughts!! Our Christmas Bazaar, scheduled for November 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be here before we know it. So start creating beautiful items for our craft table, and gather those gently-used Christmas decorations for the Christmas Past table. There will be green wreaths and baked goods for sale…
In November of 2023, as our congregation anticipated the retirement of the Rev. Myles Alexander, more than one congregant asked, “Who will the minister be if I get sick or die while our church doesn’t have a minister??” At the workshop after the Sunday worship-service, a work-group was formed to address Lay Pastoral Care on…
Hello Friends, Change is underway. Like tossing a stone into still water, ripples have been set in motion. Movement has begun—and it hasn’t yet reached its final destination. As I’m writing this, we’re packing boxes in Colorado, and hopefully by the time you’re reading it, those same boxes have arrived in Rhinelander. And let’s be…
Hello members and friends of First Congregational UCC, Rhinelander, If there are icy or dangerous roads on Sunday morning and the National Weather Service has said not to travel in our area, we will cancel our Sunday service. If the service is cancelled, we will have announcements broadcast on both WJFW and WXPR. So listen…
It’s time to plan for our Lenten/Easter season. Pastor Dale Bishop will be leading worship with us on Sundays through Lent and Easter as well as our special services during this time. Here is the schedule for the Lenten season: Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m. in our sanctuary with Immanuel Lutheran…