Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Church

06/03/2026

Middle C**n Valley Lutheran Church News and Notes
Sunday June 7, 2026

If you don’t have Facebook use the following link to view our posted videos: https://www.facebook.com/mcvlc/videos:

News and notes will continue to be sent out via e-mail and posted on Middle's page. Please contact the church office if you would like to receive a hard copy.

Thank-you to everyone who helped with our Spring Cleaning and deck redo. It smells & looks great inside and outside too :) Special shout-out to Steve. H., Duke, Dawn & Michelle for their work on getting the back ramp redone - done.
Last Sunday, May 31st, Middle approved a bid of $15,000 for 2 Twinned furnaces and duct cleaning. This was a needed capital improvement and your support is appreciated. If you would like to donate to Middle's furnace fund, note “Furnace Fund” in the memo line of any checks or gifts made out to Middle C**n Valley. If you are willing to help with other ways to financially support or fundraise for this venture, talk with President Teresa, or any church council member.

NO worship at Middle on June 7th. Instead join us and our neighbors at Riverside Park for worship. Middle members will sit opposite the river toward the front - where we have sat previous years. Join us!


Join us June 9th from 5 to 7 at Share Night at Culver's on Mormon Coulee Rd!! Stop in for a meal or a cold custard treat and support us. A Place for Angels appreciates you!!

Join your friends, neighbors, and fellow synod members at the "Lumberyard" on July 12 for a fun-filled Synod Night Out of food, fellowship, and La Crosse Loggers baseball! Sign-up and more information to come.

Movie & Conversation - "Wake-up Deadman: a Knives Out Mystery" - rated PG 13 offers opportunities to ponder what it means to be faithful and to extend grace in a world that offers us anything but grace. Detective Benoit Blanc teams up with an earnest young priest to investigate a perfectly impossible crime at a small-town church with a dark history. Sunday, June 28th , 2pm – 5pm at Westby C**n Prairie. Snacks will be provided and a short discussion will follow the viewing of this suspenseful movie which portrays themes of faith and community. For those who want to do a bit of research prior to the viewing, read Christian Century's December 2025 article on "Wake-Up Deadman" (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/wake-up-dead-man-christian-review/).

Thrivent members: remember to take advantage of Thrivent Choice, a program that allows you to contribute to over 40,000 organizations that align with your values and interests. Middle is one of those organizations. This program is a wonderful way to make your financial gifts stretch further and have a significant impact. It's not just about giving; it's about making a difference in a way that's meaningful to you, so keep Middle in mind as you use Thrivent Choice dollars.

Cards and Shawls as prayers: If you know of someone who needs a prayer shawl - just take one from one of the tubs above the coat rack in the entryway. Be sure to add your name to the list inside the container who you are taking it for. There are also half sheets with a short prayer to use if you wish.

If you know of someone who could benefit from a card of encouragement from our Middle community because of on-going illness or death let SueAnn know.

We are collecting Pop Can Tabs in the narthex to go to the Ronald McDonald House. We are also collecting any clean plastic: Walmart type bags, zip lock bags, the plastic wrapping on paper towels or toilet paper. This plastic is recycled into benches. It takes 5000 pounds to make a bench. There will be a container for these items in the narthex as well.

Creative ways to financially support Middle's Ministry:
· Sign up for Simply Giving - an automatic bank withdraw program
· Give your Thrivent Choice Dollars to Middle
· Give a gift to Middle endowment and support long-term ministry
· Remember Middle in your estate planning

The Kwik Trip Card Fundraiser supports our Middle ministry! The funds raised from the sale of Kwik Trip Gas Cards go to the general operating fund. Money raised from Kwik Trip Car Wash Cards are deposited in the Youth Fund which also supports the Intergenerational trips. Please contact Marie for Kwik Trip gas and Lynn for car wash needs.

To support our ministry together we invite you to: Mail a check on a consistent basis. Offering can be sent to: Middle C**n Valley Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 75; Chaseburg, WI 54621

06/02/2026

It passed! We will have heat this winter. A good meeting, a celebration of Pentecost and flowers that honor and remember love - all a part of Sunday morning worship.

06/01/2026

Pentecost at Middle is a celebration of the Spirit and community and fun. Thank you to all who came and all who helped make the morning memorable - especially those willing to get wet.

05/31/2026

Help yourself! All free, including 3 boxes of glass squares, a white picket fence, a hose, two ticket booths and miscellaneous other wood and metal items.

05/31/2026

5-31-2026 Worship for Middle C**n Valley Lutheran Church

05/29/2026

A full weekend at MIddle. We hope you can join us!
Saturday, May 30th for Spring Cleaning, 8:00 - noon.
Sunday, May 31st at 9:00 a.m. for a short Congregational meeting, followed by our Pentecost worship & party!!!
It is a good weekend to be in the valley and part of our Middle community.

05/27/2026

If you don’t have Facebook use the following link to view our posted videos: https://www.facebook.com/mcvlc/videos:

News and notes will continue to be sent out via e-mail and posted on Middle's page. Please contact the church office if you would like to receive a hard copy.

SPRING CLEANING TO-DO LIST
Saturday, May 30st, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Join us for all or part of the day. If you see a project – feel free to do it. There will be cleaning supplies available, but feel free to bring your own as well.

Outside Projects
· Ramp replacement in back
· Add grass / hay to side of blacktop driveway
· Replace lights on outside cross on the hillside

Indoor Projects
· Move and clean behind appliances in the kitchen
· Paint the walls by the basement door & behind the new wiggle room sign
· Move the couch in the Wiggle room to clean baseboard and vacuum
· Wash pews
· Clean basement lights & window-wells

NOTICE: Because our constitution states: “The Congregation Council may enter into contracts
of up to 5% of the estimated receipts for items not included in the budget.” Council is calling a
special meeting to approve a bid of $11,582 from Schneider Heating and Cooling for 2 Twinned furnaces and a bid of $2,000 for duct cleaning from Lappins LLC.
The meeting will be held at the beginning of worship on May 31st.
A few other things of note:
· A down payment of 25% is needed to before the furnace installation, with a payment within 30 days of completion.
· These furnaces are 120,000 BTU, 97% efficient, 1 stage with a 10 year warranty and 1 year labor, lifetime heat exchanger.
· The goal is to have furnaces installed in September and duct cleaning prior to installment.
· Air conditioning was considered but the bid of $39,428 did not seem worth the expense.
· We currently have around $4,500 in our Buildings and Grounds Fund, as well around $5,000 in our Undesignated Fund. We have also established a separate Furnace Fund that members will be encouraged to contribute money too. Other options for funding are being considered.
· FYI: Council has approved entering into a yearly furnace maintenance agreement for 3 years with Schneider ($550 per year / can be serviced 2X a year)
REGISTERING FOR CAMP JUST GOT EASIER! Sign your child up for Explorer Day, June 15 or for an overnight adventure at Sugar Creek at: https://www.sugarcreekbiblecamp.org/
Middle & C**n Valley Explorer Day at Sugar Creek, June 15th. This is for kids entering grades K-3. Cost for this one day is FREE!! Camperships will cover half the cost. MCV permission & SC forms (same as VBS) are needed. Explorer day can be a one or three day adventure. The program includes: fun games, nature time, swimming, crafts, pony ride, and Bible story time. Middle plans to attend as a group the first day. If your child(ren) would like to attend additional days, you will need to arrange transportation on your own. Sign-up by May 31st with Pastor Meg or in the church office. Let Pastor Meg know if you would like to drive or chaperone.
For other on-site programs, Middle will pay HALF of the cost & the ENTIRE cost if it is a senior high program. To collect on our campership money, just note that Middle C**n Valley Lutheran Church will be covering the cost (entire cost for Explorer & senior high programs; half the cost for all other programming). If you have questions, talk with Pastor Meg

NO worship at Middle on June 7th. Instead join us and our neighbors at Riverside Park for worship. Middle members will sit opposite the river toward the front - where we have sat previous years. Join us!

Thrivent members: remember to take advantage of Thrivent Choice, a program that allows you to contribute to over 40,000 organizations that align with your values and interests. Middle is one of those organizations. This program is a wonderful way to make your financial gifts stretch further and have a significant impact. It's not just about giving; it's about making a difference in a way that's meaningful to you, so keep Middle in mind as you use Thrivent Choice dollars.

Cards and Shawls as prayers: If you know of someone who needs a prayer shawl - just take one from one of the tubs above the coat rack in the entryway. Be sure to add your name to the list inside the container who you are taking it for. There are also half sheets with a short prayer to use if you wish.

If you know of someone who could benefit from a card of encouragement from our Middle community because of on-going illness or death let SueAnn H. know. You can reach her at: (920) 400-7246 or leave her a note in her church mailbox with the person's name, address and reason for the card.

We are collecting Pop Can Tabs in the narthex to go to the Ronald McDonald House. We are also collecting any clean plastic: Walmart type bags, zip lock bags, the plastic wrapping on paper towels or toilet paper. This plastic is recycled into benches. It takes 5000 pounds to make a bench. There will be a container for these items in the narthex as well.

Creative ways to financially support Middle's Ministry:
· Sign up for Simply Giving - an automatic bank withdraw program
· Give your Thrivent Choice Dollars to Middle
· Give a gift to Middle endowment and support long-term ministry
· Remember Middle in your estate planning

The Kwik Trip Card Fundraiser supports our Middle ministry! The funds raised from the sale of Kwik Trip Gas Cards go to the general operating fund. Money raised from Kwik Trip Car Wash Cards are deposited in the Youth Fund which also supports the Intergenerational trips. Please contact Marie H. for Kwik Trip gas and Lynn J. for car wash needs.
To support our ministry together we invite you to: Mail a check on a consistent basis. Offering can be sent to: Middle C**n Valley Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 75; Chaseburg, WI 54621
Sign up for Simply Giving. If you need a Simply Giving form, call the church office at 608-483-2454. This is a simple process. Fill out the form and return it to the church.

Collecting through Sunday morning, May 31st.

05/24/2026

To watch worship this Sunday, May 24th. We recommend tuning into C**n Valley Lutheran at: https://www.facebook.com/cvlcministry

We are a family of God, striving to enrich the lives of all from the love of Christ.
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