Sep2016 - ELCHome.org

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Sep2016 - ELCHome.org
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Table Talk
Inside
this issue:
Pastor’s Page
2
Congregational
Information
3
Stewardship Notes
4
Worship & Music
News
5
Family Ministry &
Christian Ed News
6
Calendar
7
Worship Assistants 8
Financial Reports
9
Mark Your Calendar 10
Social Ministry
News
11
Member to Member 12
Youth & Young
Adult News
13
Church Picnic & Rally Day Sunday
School Fall Kick Off
Sunday, September 11th at 10:45 AM
Come join us for worship at 10:45 AM at
the Zullinger Community Center. The
service with Donkey will be followed by
lunch and Rally Day activities. Just like last year the Christian Ed Committee will be organizing all kind of fun games for
kids. There will be Bean Bag Toss, Ladder Golf, Face Painting
and other fun games. Since the bounce house was such a
great hit, we’re ordering it again! Stay, play and eat! It will
be fun for all ages! This is a great opportunity for an outreach! Join us and invite your family, friends and neighbors.
Meat, drinks, and table settings will be provided; we ask that
you’ll bring a dish to share.
A service of Holy Communion will be held at ELC at 8:00 AM
that morning.
Come and join us this year as we explore God’s word in Sunday School. There
are classes available for all ages. There is also a Nursery provided for parents
with small children who wish to attend a Sunday School class.
Children from Preschool through Grade 5 will be learning about how God is our
help and we do not need to worry or fear if we trust Him. It’s an exciting program full of songs, games, crafts, activities and Bible stories. They will begin in
Fellowship Hall this year because of the construction, but will move into their new rooms as
soon the rooms are completed. Youth from Grades 6 through 8 will be meeting on the second
floor of the church for their time together. Youth in High School will be also meeting. Stay
tuned for where they will be meeting.
The adults have 4 different classes available . They are: The Augsburg Class, The Discovers
Class, The Book Study Class, and The Women’s Class
Please look in the bulletin, in the Welcome Center and on the bulletin board near the Nursery
for more information about where each class will be meeting and what they will be studying
this fall. Classes begin on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 9:30 am. Please join us for coffee
and donuts in the Welcome Center before going to your class. We look forward to exploring
God’s word with you this fall.
2016
43 S. Church St Waynesboro PA 17268
(717) 762-9151 www.elchome.org
Pastor’s Page
While watching the Olympics I was reminded of an
article I had read some time ago. The following is that
article.
Pastor:
Rev. Dennis Beaver
Associate Pastor:
Rev. Drahus Oslik
Treasurer:
Andy Rovelstad
Financial Secretary:
Verna Lutz
Contemporary Worship
Team Leader
Karen Walker
Organist:
Deborah L. Zacher
Housekeeper:
Tammy Ditch
Nursery Attendant:
Cassandra Reed
Substitute Nursery
Attendant:
Katrina Reed
-- When you think about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, you
probably don't think about Paula Barila Bolopa. Paula was the women's 50 meter freestyle swimmer from Equatorial Guinea. She had
also never been in a 50 meter swimming pool until she arrived in
Sydney to compete.
How did Paula qualify for the Olympics?? She can barely swim
across the pool and doesn't even get her face wet when she swims
freestyle. She had never stood on a starting block before the Olympics. In fact, Paula didn't even have a swimsuit when she arrived in
Sydney. She was invited to participate in the competition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC has a program that
reaches out to athletes from developing nations who might not otherwise have the opportunity to join in the world-famous games. Why in
the world would Paula travel to Sydney to compete in an event she
had no possible chance of winning? It took Paula more than three
times longer than it took the women's freestyle gold medalist, Inge
de Bruijn of the Netherlands to finish the 50m.
Perhaps sometimes it isn't about winning. When Paula finished her
heat in 1 minute and 3.97 seconds, the crowd gave her a deafening
round of applause. "I got very tired at the end, but the crowd urged
me on," Paula confessed in a
recent Sports Illustrated article.
Personnel Committee
Rachel Moritz, Chair
Virginia Hair
Dick Hersh
Vivian Hickman
Harold Moritz
Alan Smith
Darla Tornow
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I love that little story. Paula wasn't the most gifted or talented, but
she finished the swim because of the crowd. She also was obviously willing to take the risk of embarrassing herself even competing in
the event.
So often we aren't willing to step out and try something new because
we may fail or worse yet, embarrass ourselves. Maybe if we take
the risk and jump in, we will realize that the "crowd", our bothers and
sisters in the faith will be there to cheer us on!
What are you afraid to do? Is God inviting you to jump in? I am
sure Paula never regretted her decision.
In Our Lord
Pastor Dennis
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Congregational Council Meeting Summary
Roll Call: Mary Heefner, Bill Conrad, Sandy Toomey, Andy
Rovelstad, Bob Cave, Jeff Geesaman, Vic Hughes, Bobbi Kelso,
Chris Kopco , Rachel Moritz, Chuck Morningstar, Drew Reed,
Donna Rock, Austin Shemon, Brian Walker
Absent —Chris Kopco and Chuck Morningstar
ELC Congregation Council
Mary Heefner-President
Bill Conrad-Vice President
Sandy Toomey-Secretary
Andy Rovelstad-Treasurer
Bob Cave
Jeff Geesaman
Vic Hughes
Bobbi Kelso
Chris Kopco
Rachel Moritz
Chuck Morningstar
Drew Reed
Donna Rock
Austin Shemon
Brian Walker
Pastor Dennis advised a COOP of churches from Lebanon
will visit this fall. They are interested to see our church and
talk to members about how we are growing our congregation
in a downtown environment.
Pastor Dennis shouted out a big thank you to all of the many
volunteers at ELC. Council, build team, personnel, altar
guild, ushers, praise team and choirs, and many others.
Family Ministry committee shared that the summer pool
party was a huge success and very well attended. Again,
many volunteers make this event possible!
ELC OFFICE HOURS: Rachel Moritz is the interim secretary
until a new one can be hired. Until further notice, the office
hours have changed and are now from Monday to Thursday
8:30 am to 1:30 pm and on Friday 8:30 to Noon.
Construction Committee
John Doub, Chair
Pastor Dennis
Pastor Drahus
Herb Sandifer
Jim Rock
Andy Rovelstad
Brian Shook
Sandy Toomey
Property Committee
John Doub, Chair
Jeff Geesaman
Mark McDannell
Denny Minnich
Chuck Morningstar
Lamar Sease
Randy Sprenkle
Roy Tressler
Interior Design Committee
Evangelism Committee
Sandy Toomey, Chair
Cookie Beck
Teresa Morningstar
Kathie Sandifer
Cindy Smith
Karen Walker
Donna Rock, Chair
Cookie Beck
Roxanna Cecco
Jeff Rock
Kathie Sandifer
Peg Spangler
Hospitalized??? Unless you or someone you designate
contacts the church office we may not know of your
illness. Privacy laws have changed—the best way we
learn of your health issues is when you tell us.
Thank you and please pass the word. The same is
true for nursing homes.
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Moving??? We
want to stay in
touch! Please let
the church office
know of your
new address as
soon as possible.
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Stewardship Notes
Stewardship Committee
Austin Shemon, Chair
Pastor Dennis
Bill Conrad
Jim Rock
Don Turley
Brian Walker
Simple Definition of stewardship
Definition: Stewardship is managing
somebody else’s stuff.
A “steward” is a manager of resources that belong to
another. The essential idea of stewardship is trust. Not that the steward
trusts the owner or king, but that the owner or king trusts the steward. In
Christian stewardship, God entrusts the creation to people. In Genesis, Adam was trusted to care for and protect the Garden. Tragically, Adam failed,
resulting in shame, fear, alienation, ruin and death. In the redemption of
humanity, God not only forgives and restores people to life, but to their role
as the stewards of God over creation. In other words, Christian stewardship
is at the very center of our identity as human beings and as Christians.
Stewardship is not peripheral, but central. We are created and called, not to
be served but to serve, to give ourselves to the world, for the glory of God,
just as Jesus gave himself. Stewardship is who we are, and why we are
here. The most common word in Scripture for steward is “servant.” “For we
are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” We are the servants of
the Lord, entrusted to manage God’s resources for God’s purposes.
Christianity does not have stewardship, it is stewardship.
Calling all knitters, crocheters and anyone who would like to learn.
Interested in belonging to an ELC Prayer Shawl Ministry? If so,
please contact Barb Carroll either at 717-401-0269 or
[email protected].
THANK YOU — To the Pastors, Council and Congregation of ELC
Susan and I wish to thank all those that
were involved in our farewell reception last Sunday. The
paintings we received were excellent and a special treat
since they were painted by members of the congregation.
We also much appreciated the kind comments and
cards about our music ministry over the last decades.
Thank you again and may the ELC music ministry
continue to flourish.
Dan Deatrich Susan Gift
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Worship& Music Committee
Andy Rovelstad, Chair
Dennis Beaver, Pastor
Drahus Oslik, Assoc. Pastor
Debbie Zacher, Organist
Roxanna Cecco
Betty Emery
Anna Nelson
Sandy Toomey
Pam Wagaman
The Cathedral Choir and Bells are starting up for the fall.
Cathedral Choir Cathedral Choir is for high school through adult singers. Practices
are held each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. If you enjoy singing, we have a chair for you!
Male voices are especially needed.
Cathedral Bells Cathedral Bells is for experienced ringers. Practices are held each
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Come and join us as we sing praises to our Lord.
Confirmation Prayer
Partners
This year we 6 ELC confirmands in our Head to the
Heart confirmation program. God has blessed us
with wonderful group of youth that are eager to grow in their wisdom and faith.
This process is not an easy one; it requires time and commitment on their part
but also support of the congregation. We’d like for each of our confirmands to
have a prayer partner that would pray for them, check in with them every once
in a while via note, card or a phone call, and be there for them as spiritual support and guide. Please consider this wonderful opportunity to be there for our
confirmands and make a difference in their lives. The sign-up sheet is in the
parlor lobby. If you were a prayer partner for one of our confirmands previous
year and you’d like to continue to be their prayer partner, please indicate that
on the sign-up sheet. Each year we try to start with a fresh list, so whether
you’ve been a prayer partner or you’re just thinking about being one for the first
time, you’re committing only for a year at a time. Thank you.
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Family Ministry & Christian Education News
Family Ministry
Committee
Church Picnic
Holly Carey, Chair
Linda Beaver
September 11
Libby Cool
Mary Heefner
at 10:45 AM
Carol Hughes
Janey Jenkins
Anna Nelson
Come join us for worship at 10:45 AM at the Zullinger
Sherry Newcomer
Community Center. The service with Donkey will be followed
Jennifer Rowney
by lunch and activities. The Christian Ed Committee will be
Kathie Sandifer
organizing all kind of fun games for kids. Stay, play and eat! It Linda Zimmerman
will be fun for all ages! This is a great opportunity for an
outreach! Join us and invite your family, friends and
neighbors. Meat, drinks, and table settings will be provided;
we ask that you’ll bring a dish to share. A service of Holy
Communion will be held at ELC at 8:00 AM that morning.
ELC Fall Halloween Party at
Misty Meadows Farm Creamery
Come and join us for a family fellowship afternoon at Misty
Meadows Farm Creamery on Sunday, October 23rd, at 4:00
PM. You can enjoy: 2 different corn mazes to accommodate
all ages; a large spider web maze; duck races; an animal visitation area with small farm animals; the Berg pedal tractors
Christian Ed
Committee
Cathy Robinson, Chair
Cookie Beck
Roxanna Cecco
Andrea Oslikova
Bob Patrick, Librarian
Amy Pitts
Drew Reed
Alicia Shemon
Debbie Zacher
build for all ages 3-99; ice cream; hayride; campfire; hotdogs and delicious
s’mores; also you will get a small pumpkin to take home. All this fun is open
to all members of ELC at an incredible cost of only $4 for adults and the 1st
child. The second child is $3, third child $2 etc. (1 and 2 year olds are free).
This year we’re combining the Misty Meadows event with the Halloween Party
and Pumpkin Carving. Please come dressed up in your favorite costume.
You’ll be able to pick up a harvest home pumpkin after church that Sunday
and bring it with you to Misty Meadows. There will be tables set up for carving. Since we’re combining these two events, we’re asking people to bring a
side dish or a snack to share. We’ll provide hotdogs, s’mores, and drinks.
Our hope is to have a family friendly fellowship afternoon with a great opportunity to visit and to get to know each other better. Please invite a friend. The
address is: 14325 Misty Meadow Road, Smithsburg, Maryland 21783
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Our Time, Talents, and Treasures: Financial Reports
Portfolio Committee
Finance Committee
Dick Hersh, Chair
Andy Rovelstad, Treasurer
Jim Folk
Kim Morrow
Larry Stoops
Andy Rovelstad, Treasurer
Bob Brown
Jim Folk
Dick Hersh
Dennis Koons
Bill Martz
Harold Moritz
Kim Morrow
Doug Tengler
Financial data unavailable at this time.
Worship Readings
(Lectionary Year C)
September 4
September 11
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Exodus 32:7-14
Psalm 1
Psalm 51:1-10
Philemon 1-21
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 14:25-33
Luke 15:1-10
September 18
September 25
Amos 8:4-7
Amos 6:1a, 4-7
Psalm 113
Psalm 146
1 Timothy 2:1-7
1 Timothy 6: 6-19
Luke 16:1-13
Luke 16:19-31
WOMEN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS—Do you sometimes find it difficult to understand all
the bad things in life that happen not only to you personally, but in the world? Did you
see the little boy on the news with the bloody head in Aleppo? There are events in life that
we simply cannot understand, but God understands. Come join the Women’s Sunday
School Class (formerly Bad Girls of the Bible) in the downstairs Community Room for a video study One Thousand Gifts (A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are) by Ann Voskamp.
This study is based on Ann’s book by the same name that was on the New York Times best
seller list for 60 weeks and has sold more than a million copies. Because the Voskamp
family believes that joy is always in giving the gift back, they have donated all the royalty
income to charity. Ann believes we should count our blessings even when life is hard and
mundane. Hurt and heartache are truly unavoidable but, when we respond to these inevitable and unavoidable moments with a heart of gratitude, she believes “we can face these
moments with grace, strength, and even what seems impossible: joy.” She shows us how to
look for and find the gifts of God every day of our lives, even in times of adversity. Linda
Beaver and Judy Reed teach this class.
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Mark Your Calendars
ELC Reach Mission Trips Golf Outing
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Come and join this May for our second ELC Golf Outing. This event is organized by
the ELC Youth as a Reach Mission Trips fundraiser. It will be a 9 Hole Golf Outing
played as a 4 person scramble. The outing will include different contests. There
will be gift bags for players and of course prizes for the winners. The event will also
include fun games for kids and family members. Our hope is this can be an annual
fundraiser for Reach, but also a wonderful time of outreach and fellowship for our
ELC faith family. Mark your calendars and join us on May 21, 2017. More
information will be provided in the coming months.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Our Tuesday Morning Bible Study has been a
phenomenal success. We have had up to 30
people attending this amazing time of fellowship
and study. And there is room for more! There is no biblical knowledge
needed! You will not be embarrassed! If you like to discuss news headlines
and look at them from Biblical perspective, Tuesday Morning Bible Study is
a place for you. Just ask someone who’s already attending. We’ll regroup on
Tuesday, September 13th at 8:30 AM at the Parlor House. We’ll continue
with our usual format; first we have breakfast and time for fellowship, and
then we study the Wired Word Bible Study. Each study is on a different
topic so you can join anytime. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity
Tuesday Morning Bible Study Soup Ministry
Often
times we know people in our lives that go through a difficult
time. In situations like these we want to be there for them and we
want to do something that will show them that we really care.
People from Tuesday Morning Bible Study have made some more
soup that is stored in the quart containers down in the kitchen
freezers. This soup is available for any of ELC members to take to their
friends and neighbors in the time of need, whether they belong to our
church or they don’t. Stop by the kitchen and spread Christ’s love with a
quart of soup.
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Social Ministry News
COME TO CELEBRATION DAY
Everyone is invited to the annual Celebration Day
Flea Market which will be held on the campus of
The Village at Luther Ridge on Saturday, September 24 from 8AM to 2PM. There will be activities
and entertainment for children and adults as well
as many flea market tables, craft vendors and of
course delicious, homemade food under the tent! Come and
bring your friends for a day of fun as we celebrate the arrival of
fall. This special day is sponsored by the SpiriTrust Lutheran
Chambersburg Auxiliary and all proceeds benefit programs in
Franklin and Fulton counties.
VENDORS WANTED
Flea Market, craft and party vendors are needed to
participate in the 27th annual Celebration Day at
The Village at Luther Ridge. Outdoor spaces are
available at $10.00. To reserve your place, please
contact Anna Nelson at 762-6621 or [email protected]. Celebration Day is sponsored by the
SpiriTrust Lutheran Chambersburg Auxiliary.
DONATIONS NEEDED
Cleaning out your garage or other storage area?
What do you do with your unwanted stuff? Bring it
to Evangelical and we will price it, store it, and sell it
at the annual Celebration Day event at Luther Ridge.
Just remember items should be in good condition.
No old TV’s or clothing please. Jewelry is always a big seller. If
you have extra-large items, please call Anna Nelson before
bringing them to the church.
Social Ministry Committee
Mary Heefner, Chair
Cookie Beck
Polly Cave
Anne Conrad
Vivian Hickman
Joyce Manges
Doris Minnich
Gretchen Minnich
Anna Nelson
Lena Rowe
June Shindle
Phyllis Shindle
Vicki Sprenkle
Ruth Taylor
Sub-committees & coordinators
Fellowship—
Friendly Visitors—Judy Reed
Blood Pressure Screening—Pam
Wagaman
Sewing Belles— Joyce Manges
Monthly BP
Screening
Blood Pressure
Screening,
by
registered
nurses, is offered on the
first Sunday of each
month. Tables are set up
in
the
Welcome
Center/Lobby and Choir
Hallway.
CELEBRATION DAY VOLUNTEERS BAKE
GOODS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed to help with many different activities on Celebration Day at The Village
at Luther Ridge which will be held on Saturday,
September 24. Please let Anna Nelson know if
you would be able to help with setting up, serving food, helping
in the kitchen, working as a cashier or with cleaning up at the
Baked goods are needed to sell at Celebration Day at Luther
Ridge. Pies, cakes, cookies, fudge and other baked goods,
home or bought, are always welcome. Let Phyllis Shindle
know if you would like her to take the food donations to Luther Ridge. Please have the food donations at the church by
11:00 am on September 23rd. You can reach Phyllis at 7623097.
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Please consider becoming
a part of the Friendly
Visitor ministry. Contact
Judy Reed (717-7493452) or email
[email protected]
if you wish to join or
know of someone who
could benefit from visits.
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Member to Member
USED BOOKS NEEDED: Used books are needed for the annual Used Book
Sale at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jason Drive, Greencastle, PA to benefit Habitat
for Humanity and other local Charitable organizations. Please note they cannot
accept Reader’s Digest Books, encyclopedias, or books that are musty or smell
smoky. Collection Box Locations that are in our area:
Food Lion — 11105 Buchanan Trail East
Office of Charles Strausbaugh — 45 Walnut Street
MEN’S MINISTRY : Our ELC Men’s Ministry “Monday Night Football (MNF)”
program will begin on Monday, September 12th at 6PM with the annual
“Kick-Off” dinner in ELC’s Fellowship Hall. The sign up sheets for the
dinner are located in the Choir Hallway and in the Welcome Center on the
counter. We want to invite all men to join our “band of brothers-in-Christ”
each Monday night at 8:00 PM (location to be determined). Please join us as
we continue our journey to create God’s presence in men so that they can
become Disciples of Christ!
CONFIRMATION CAMP FUND – THANK YOU
for Your Support!
In June of this summer our confirmands attended the All
Saint’s Confirmation Camp. It has been an amazing week of
learning, worship, fellowship, making new friends, and growing in love for Christ. Confirmation Camp is an annual, week
-long retreat that takes place at Camp Nawakwa and it plays
a crucial role in the faith growth of our confirmands. It not only provides
additional learning opportunities, but it also helps them to meet and get to
know other confirmands from around our synod.
This is a tremendous ministry that happens thanks to your financial support. Thank you! This year we’ll need to replenish the Confirmation Camp
Fund again so that this year’s confirmands can benefit from All Saint’s
Confirmation Camp ministry. We will continue to collect the loose plate
offering from the 5th Sunday of every month that is designated to this
fund. (This school year’s months with 5 Sundays are October, January,
April and July.) You’re also welcome to contribute to this fund at any
time. A special envelope for this purpose is also included in your monthly
offering envelope packet. Thank you once again for your support!
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Youth Committee
Bobbi Kelso, Chair
Pastor Drahus
Linda Beaver
Stacy Beck
Rachel Moritz
Wendy Musser
Laura Oslik
Miro Oslik
Jennifer Rowney
Youth & Young Adults News
ELC Youth Group
It seems like every time you turn around, teenagers are often
portrayed as troublemakers and problems. We believe teens are
not only the future, but also have great value today. We have a
dedicated Youth Committee that meets to vision, plan and
organize exiting youth events, retreats and mission trips for our youth. Between
Labor Day and Memorial Day, we have many Youth Group meetings, events, retreats and service projects. You might already know this, but in case you didn’t,
our Youth Room is being expanded and renovated and once finished it will be
equipped with new comfy couches, big screen TVs, Internet, air-hockey, fuzzball,
and ping pong tables, Play Station many other amenities that enhance the ultimate youth group experience. In addition as a part of renovations we’re adding a
new coffee shop style area with round tables and chairs for our youth to hang out.
Our confirmation and youth calendar is not complete yet, but once it’s done it will
be posted on the ELC’s Youth Webpage. If you have any questions concerning
ELC Youth Ministry or if you’d like to get involved with it, please talk to Pastor
CAR WASH: The youth are doing a car wash on September 25th
during both worship services. This will be their first fundraiser for
Reach Work Camp next year. They will be heading to Tennessee
and will need to raise approximately $8,000 to $10,000. Thank you
in advance for all of your support for this youth mission trip
Young Adults Picnic @ Pastor Drahus’ House
This fall we’re resuming as usual with a picnic at Pastor Drahus’
house. The picnic will be on Thursday, September 15th at 6:00
PM. All young adults are welcome to come! Even if you haven’t
joined us yet, don’t hesitate and come this fall! We will continue
to meet every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month (most likely upstairs in the newly renovated youth room.) We will continue with
the discipleship series Building a Discipling Culture. Even if you
haven’t joined us last year, don’t hesitate and come! Young Adults are a great
place for the young members of ELC to connect, get to know each other and
together grow in relationships and faith. If you’d like to connect with young
families, this is a place for you. Every time young adults meet, there is also
Kids Bible Club that is led by Roxanne Cecco and nursery for the little ones
led by Cassandra Reed. If you have any questions about Young Adults,
please talk to Pastor Drahus.
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