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Calling Parents Prayer Walk of the Passion Wis. Center for Academically Talented Youth

Calling All Young Parents!

Are you, or someone in your family or neighborhood, a parent of young children? How can Emmaus best serve you and your children? How do we keep the promises made on behalf of your child at the time of his or her baptism?

Pastor Mary is hoping to listen to your needs, as well as to your dreams and ideas. Give her a call at 633-3059 or send an e-mail. Some ideas are percolating, and we need the input of young parents and families as we move ahead!

Wednesday Kids to Reënact Prayer Walk of the Passion

During Holy Week, the Wednesday kids will step back in time and walk with Christ as they experience the final days of Jesus' life. Dinner will be served at 5:15 p.m. The Prayer Walk of the Passion will begin at 6:15 p.m. All are invited.

The kids will dress in costume and act out the emotional days of Holy Week: Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, foot washing, the Last Supper, the Garden of Gethsemane, the trial, the crucifixion and the tomb. The church will be transformed into the various stations. We encourage you to come and see and experience this most moving presentation on Wednesday, March 31.

Emmaus to Host WCATY

Emmaus will open our doors to the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) on Tuesday, February 2; Tuesday, February 23; and Tuesday, March 23. WCATY will conduct classes for academically talented middle schoolers from Starbuck, Walden, Jerstad-Agerholm, the Real School, and McKinley. This year, some fifth graders will be participating from Wind Point and Jefferson Lighthouse. There may be other area school districts participating as well.

WCATY will offer four online courses for these gifted, talented, and high achieving students. A part of the coursework includes the opportunity to meet together with their instructors and their classmates in face to face meetings.

Cindi Larsen, Gifted and Talented Coordinator for RUSD, has worked with David Metzger at McKinley and the other middle school counselors to arrange the classes for this year. RUSD would like to express its thanks for the cooperation of Emmaus in permitting us the use of the church facility. The face to face meetings will be conducted from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Pastor Walter as the prophet Isaiah: the serpent shall lie with the bunny.

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Matt & Lucy's Version Births


Two kings and... baggage?

We three kings

Joseph and Mary

Lucy reads

Matt reads


Pastor Walter and the cast

Photos by Nancy Smith



Preschool VBS Had Whale of Good Time

by Nancy Smith

Wow! How big will it get? Do we get to go inside? Can we stand up? Can we have snack in there? All questions asked by our preschool Vacation Bible School kids who stood wide-eyed as they watched a life sized whale made out of plastic being inflated.

Can you imagine being in the belly of a whale? Yes, it would probably be smelly with all those sea creatures flopping around. The kids learned about the Creation story, Joseph and the Amazing Colored Robe, Jonah and the Whale, the Three Wise Men and Zacchaeus. A fun time was had by all. Thanks to RyAnn, Yesenia, Jen and Lydia for your help!





Kids Tell Story of Joseph

Joseph's coat of many colors

Reporter interviews Potiphar's wife

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First Bibles were presented to Sunday Schoolers

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