April 2015 - Ebenezer United Church of Christ

Ebenezer UCC Tidings
Ebenezer United Church of Christ, 7293 Decatur St., New Tripoli, PA 18066
Phone: 610-298-8000 Fax: 610-298-8296
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Website: ebuccnewtripoli.org
April 2015
Pastor:
Rev. Kevin Fruchtl
Phone: 1-610-334-5130
e-mail:
[email protected]
Church Administrator:
Linda Rinker
Office Phone: 610-298-8000
e-mail:
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor:
Linda Rinker
Office Phone: 610-298-8000
e-mail:
[email protected]
“Newsletter
Deadline:
The 15th of each
month”
Nursery Care is being provided every week, during the
worship service, for children from birth through and including
Kindergarten age [unless you are providing the Nursery Care,
then an older child/children may accompany you]. Thank
you to all who are volunteering their time in the Nursery.
There is no nursery on EASTER Sunday so all families can
worship together.
Directors of Music:
Brad & Barbara Lizotte
Phone: 610-377-7553
Preschool Director
Debi Wanamaker
Phone: 484-223-9006
e-mail: [email protected]
Christian Ed. Director
Tammy Rex
Phone: 610-737-3583
e-mail: [email protected]
Your help is still needed each month.
Our donations have been overwhelmingly good,
but we still need willing workers to help with this project.
Ebenezer’s Closet is open
The second Thursday and Saturday of each month. The
next closet days will be Thursday, April 9, 6:00 to 8:00
p.m. and Saturday April 11, 10:00 a.m. to noon.
February 22
20
March 1
138
March 8
106
March 15
113
GREETERS & ACOLYTES
Greeters should report at 9:30 a.m. to their assigned location.
DATE
ACOLYTE(S)
GREETERS
April 5
Ryan & Sean McCann
Scott & Linda Becker (U) Easter
Tom & Sue Creighton (L)
April 12
Matthew Keller
Ed & Jan Maurer (U)
Dwight & Helen Wanamaker (L)
April 19
Ben Fruchtl
Peter & Dana Christ (U)
Diane Christman (L)
April 26
Jovina Fager
Rosalie Wuchter (U)
Ken & Bev Kistler (L)
BUDGET INFORMATION
Financial information for the period of Feb. 1 — Feb. 28, 2015
.
Income current period
$ 12,432
Operational Income
current period**
$ 12,327
Income 2015YTD
$ 29,041
Operational Income
2015YTD**
$ 26,961
Expenses current period
$ 17,757
Expenses 2014YTD
$ 35,264
Net Income current period $ (5,325)
Net Operational Income
current period**
$ (5,430)
Net Income YTD
Net Operational Income
YTD**
$ (8,303)
$ (6,223)
Food bank donations current period
$ 20
Food bank donations YTD
$ 75
**From this point forward, Operational Income will also be included on all reports. Operational
Income shows the unrestricted funds – those actually able to be used to pay regular church
expenses.
APRIL 2 – Richard Snyder, PO Box 114, 6700 Madison St., New Tripoli, PA 18066
6 - Christine Smith, P O Box 97, New Tripoli, PA 18066
7 - Judy Vega, 8075 Kings Highway, New Tripoli, PA 18066
12 - Mrs. Berdelle M. Follweiler, 6733 Route 873, Slatington, PA 18080
16 - Gladys Held, P. O. Box 458, New Tripoli, PA 18066
If you are 80 years or older, or know of someone who is, we would like to include you on
our birthday list. We need your name, month and day (year is optional). Please contact
the office at 610-298-8000.
ARE YOU DOING ALL YOU CAN TO ENRICH YOUR LIFE AND EMPOWER YOUR
INNER SPIRIT?
Do you know what Ebenezer’s adult Sunday School is all about? Take a look.
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Discussions of Christian behaviors to live by
Learning Bible basics, and favorite Bible stories
Relating Bible experiences and teachings, to our everyday experiences
Voluntary group sharing of thoughts and experiences, and good Christian fellowship
Viewing of videos of current, articulate pastors, who share different ideas on
Christian theology
And these are just some of the things we talk and learn about in Sunday School. Come join us
Sunday mornings starting in September from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. in the double rooms on the
first floor of the church across from the restrooms.
2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
2
Girl Scouts
6:30 -8:00
5
WORSHIP
6:30 A.M. &
10:15 A.M.
12
WORSHIP
10:15 A.M.
19
WORSHIP
10:15 A.M.
26
WORSHIP
10:15 A.M.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TEACHER
APPRECIATION
DAY
6
7
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
Girl Scouts
6:30 -8:00 p.m.
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
God’s Handiworkers
9-11:45 a.m.
Cubs 7-8:30 p.m.
AA 7-8:30 p.m.
13
14
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
Girl Scouts
6:30 -8:00 p.m.
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
God’s Handiworkers
9-11:45 a.m.
Cubs 7-8:30 p.m.
AA 7-8:30 p.m.
20
21
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
Girl Scouts
6:30 -8:00 p.m.
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
God’s Handiworkers
9-11:45 a.m.
Cubs 7-8:30 p.m.
AA 7-8:30 p.m.
27
28
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
Girl Scouts
6:30 -8:00 p.m.
Quilters 1-4 p.m.
God’s Handiworkers
9-11:45 a.m.
Cubs 7-8:30 p.m.
AA 7-8:30 p.m.
Thu
8
MAUNDY
THURSDAY
SERVICE
7:30 P.M.
9
Fri
3
4
WALK WITH
THE CROSS
9:00 A.M.
10
Adult Choir
7p.m
Girl Scouts
6:30 -8:00
22
MUSIC &
WORSHIP
MTG. 6:00
P.M.
16
17
Adult Choir
7p.m
23
Adult Choir
7p.m
29
Girl Scouts
6:30 -8:00
30
Adult Choir
7p.m
EGG HUNT 1:00
P.M.
11
EBENEZER’S
CLOSET
10 to Noon
EBENEZER’S
CLOSET
6 TO 8 P.M.
15
Sat
24
18
PENNY PARTY
1:00 P.M.
25
AT A GLANCE:
April 4—Egg Hunt; 1 pm
April 5—Easter Fun Celebration; 9 am
April 12—Confirmation Class; 6 to 7 pm
April 12—SNL; 7 to 8 pm
April 19—Christ’s Kids; 6:30 to 7:30 pm
April 26—Sunday School Teacher Appreciation
Day and Luncheon; 10:15 am to 12 pm
May 3—Lunch & Mini Golfing for Youth Groups;
11:15 am to 3 pm
APRIL SCHEDULE
April 5—Whole Group Easter Celebration!!
May 6—CE meeting; 7 pm
April 12/19—Doubting Thomas
May 10—Confirmation Class; 6 to 7 pm
April 26/May 3—House on the Rock
May—Spring Camp Out; date TBA
May 17—VBS Promotion Day; 9 to 10 am
May 24—Confirmation Day!
May 24—Memorial Day Service; 9 am at the
cemetery
May 24—Last Day of Sunday School!
May 30—Ebenezer’s 275th Anniversary Picnic
June 3—VBS volunteer meeting; 7 pm
June 5—Iron Pigs Outing; 7 pm (RSVP by 4/26)
July 19 to 23—VBS Everest!; 6 to 8:30 pm
July 26—VBS closing
August 5—CE meeting; 7 pm
August—Night in the Country; date TBA
September 13—Rally Day; 9 to 10 am
September 20—First Week of Sunday School; 9
am
Confirmation will meet with Pastor Kevin in their
usual spot. There will NOT be class on Easter
Sunday.
The Adult Class meets each week for discussion
and coffee!
CHRIST’S KIDS!
SNL (Sunday Night LIVE!)
For Kindergarten through 5th
graders!
For Middle and High Schoolers
April 19—regular meeting; 6:30
March 28—help at Lowhill Food Pantry;
9 to 11 am
pm
April 12—regular meeting; 7 to 8 pm
May 3—lunch provided & mini-
May 3—lunch provided & mini-golfing
outing; 11:15 am to 3 pm
golfing outing; 11:15 am to 3 pm
CONFIRMATION
CLASS
April 12
6 to 7 pm
May 10
6 to 7 pm
May 24
CONFIRMATION DAY!
LUNCH AND MINI GOLFING
MAY 3
RSVP to Tammy by April 26
FREE for ALL!
Lunch will be provided for everyone in the social
hall after church. We will go to Bear Rock after
lunch.
SPRING CAMP OUT
May Date TBA
Don’t miss all the fun as we
camp out on the soccer
fields.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER
APPRECIATION DAY AND
LUNCHEON
APRIL 26
10:15 to 12:00
Join us as we honor our volunteers
who give so much of their time to our
Christian Ed. program.
A light lunch will be provided for all to
enjoy after worship.
EASTER EGG HUNT
APRIL 4
1 PM
Come for this annual Ebenezer tradition!
Hunt for eggs, win prizes, and enjoy
refreshments!
Visit with the Easter Bunny too!!
Take me out to the ball game . . .
Sign up to see the
IRON PIGS!
Friday, June 5, 2014
Game start at 7:05 pm
Coca-Cola Park, Allentown
Cost is $10/person to attend—payment
is due by April 26 **See Tammy to sign up and
make a payment
**One parent or guardian must accompany
children**
Cost includes—game ticket with field-level seating as
a whole group; $2 concession credit good toward
food, drink, or merchandise; “Pig in a Poke” raffle
cards for each person; group recognition on the
video board; one person from our group will be able
to throw out the first pitch (if we get 50 people!)
We will have a drawing to see who will be our lucky
representative to throw out the first pitch!
Don’t wait to reserve your seats!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR VBS!
For all kids 3 years old through 5th grade
Sunday, July 19 through Thursday, July 23
6 to 8:30 pm
Find the registration form in this newsletter or on CE bulletin boards
throughout the church.
To register online @
https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/EBUCC/gpgs/Home.aspx
**register by July 1 and receive a FREE music CD!**
SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICES
Maundy Thursday—April 2; 7:30 pm—please attend this moving service as we move from light into
darkness
Good Friday Walk—April 3; 9 am—help us bear the cross up the hill
Easter Day Sunrise Service—April 5; 6:30 am
Easter Day Communion Service—April 5; 10:15 am
Sunday School Teacher Appreciation—April 26; 10:15 am
VBS Everest Promo Day—May 17; 10:15 am
Memorial Day Service—May 24; approximately 9 am at the cemetery
Pentecost/Confirmation Day (Communion)—May 24; 10:15 am
VBS Everest Closing—July 26; 10:15 am in the social hall
Worship services will be in the social hall during July and August . . . out of the heat and into the cool!
In order for the full flavor of Ebenezer to shine through,
we need YOU to be part of the ‘STEW’!
Welcome to ‘Stew’ Corner where you can find information about the Stewardship Committee and our
thoughts and plans for opportunities to help flavor Ebenezer’s ‘stew’. We are excited about the
opportunities and resources we have available to us at Ebenezer and believe that truly great things are
in store for the kingdom of God!!
Stewardship Thought for the Month:
Give God what’s right, not what’s left!
Upcoming and on-going opportunities to serve God through Ebenezer include the following:
Ebenezer 275th Anniversary Picnic on Saturday, May 30th from 2-8 PM.
There will be games,
food, live music and we will bury a time capsule! Henry Long’s band from Lehighton will play from 58PM. Mark your calendars - you don’t want to miss the fun!! Plans are underway, see any Stewardship
Committee member for ways you can join in!
Anniversary Donations to help defray expenses for the picnic and other anniversary events can be
made through the colored envelopes found at each entrance to the Sanctuary and placing it in the
offering plate . Thank you in advance for your help!!
A Time Capsule will be dug up and a new one buried as part of Ebenezer’s Anniversary Celebration.
We would like YOUR ideas as to what should be put in this time capsule. Look for the opportunity to
make suggestions elsewhere in this newsletter and in the Sanctuary/bulletins on Sunday mornings.
On Saturday, September 26th, Ebenezer will be hosting a Car Show from 10 AM to 4 PM. If you have a
car you would like to enter see Kevin Geist or just plan to come out and look!
Dinner and a Movie brought in $816.00!!
Thank you to ALL who helped in any way from planning
to food and raffle basket donations to serving, attending and helping to clean up. The money will go
into the general fund and also be used as some ‘seed’ money for anniversary events.
Just a reminder that e-giving is a convenient way to regularly give to the church!
Don’t forget to save your inkjet cartridges and to shop on Amazon Smile!! We
received another $31.21 from Amazon, generated by those of you who have shopped
on Amazon Smile – thank you!
Please refer to other events listed in this newsletter for additional ways to flavor
Ebenezer’s stew!!
If you have any questions, suggestions or would like to become part of the Stewardship Committee
please contact any one of the members:
Mike Bagenstose – [email protected]; 610-780-1225
Pam and Roger Delligatti – Pam - [email protected]; Roger - [email protected]; 484-6330813Nia Fratrik – [email protected]
Jan and Ed Maurer – Jan – [email protected]; Ed - [email protected]; 610-298-2871
Janice Metzger – [email protected]; 610-298-2787
Denise Oxford – [email protected]; 610-298-8127
Look for the colored envelopes at the entrances to the Sanctuary if you would like to help
defray costs for Ebenezer’s 275th Anniversary celebration this year. Some of the planned
activities include, picnic on May 30th, digging up and reburying of a time capsule, hotdog
roast and softball game.
Ebenezer UCC Anniversary Time Capsule Ideas
We’re excited to be celebrating Ebenezer’s 275th Anniversary this year and hope you are too!
Part of our Anniversary celebration involves digging up a time capsule and then burying a new
one. We’d like your suggestions as to what you think would be appropriate to put in the capsule
that is indicative of 2015. Please give your ideas to a Stewardship Committee member or Linda.
There will be slips available at church for this purpose as well. Thanks for your participation!!
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-1377884, that’s the link to use!! When you do your shopping on
Amazon. PLEASE sign on with this link, and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible
purchases to Ebenezer. It’s the same products, prices and Amazon Prime benefits that you are
used to. It’s that easy!!! Keep this link handy when you go Amazon shopping!! We received an
additional $31.21 from Amazon since the beginning of the year. It only adds up if you use it and
it’s SO EASY!!
THANK YOU to all who helped and/or participated in ANY way with Dinner and a Movie. We were
able to raise $816 to be used in the general fund and as ‘seed’ money for Anniversary events.
Please note there will NOT be Nursery coverage on Easter Sunday so that all families can worship
together. Thank you to all who generously give of their time so that every other week is covered!
“EBENEZER CHURCH 275TH ANNIVERSARY
This year we celebrate the 275th anniversary of Ebenezer Church. The anniversary
committee is planning a celebration with a series of events throughout the year. A
brief sketch of our history follows, with more details to follow throughout the
coming months.
1740-1745
1761
1798
1824
1858
1890
1898
1904
1922
1925
1926
1936
1940
1946
1952
1962
1965
1969
1993
Union Congregations began
First Church Erected
Second Church Erected
Third Church Erected
Sunday School Organized
Present Church Constructed. The cost $21,111.23
Ladies Aid Society was organized. The group over
the years made generous donations to the Union
Church over the years.
Barckhoff Organ installed. Andrew Carnegie
Foundation contributed one half of the cost of
$2,500.00.
Stained glass windows installed.
Electricity installed throughout the building.
First daily vacation bible school organized.
Chancel in sanctuary rebuilt.
50th anniversary of present church building
celebrated.
Fritsche Organ installed.
Amplification system and carillonic bells
presented by Mr. & Mrs. Arthur D. Snyder in
memory of Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Snyder.
Sunday School area remodeled in what we now
call fellowship hall.
75th anniversary of our present church building
celebrated.
Yamaha Baby Grand Piano presented by Mrs.
Verna Mosser and Mr. & Mrs. William G. Kistler.
Two-story addition to our church and paving of
the parking lot.
Be on the Look Out!
Empty Cartridges On The Loose
If found, please turn in to:
Ebenezer United Church of Christ
We have been searching far and wide for them.
Your reward will be a warm and fuzzy feeling in your heart for
Helping your local organization raise much needed funds.
For Questions, Contact
Nia Fratrik or [email protected]
PENNY PARTY
SATURDAY – APRIL 18
1:00 P.M.
TH
EBENEZER
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
7293 DECATUR STREET
NEW TRIPOLI, PA
Doors open at 12:00 noon and play begins at
1:00 p.m.
Kitchen will be open for light lunch items.
Come out and join in the fun.
LOTS OF FUN FOR THE ENTIRE
FAMILY
WHAT IS A PENNY PARTY
MARK YOUR CALENDARS – THE WOMEN OF THE CHURCH
ARE HAVING A PENNY PARTY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH
Doors open at 12:00 noon and play begins at 1:00 p.m.
Kitchen will be open for light lunch items.
Come out and join in the fun.
 Purchase a bag of numbers for $1.00 at the door. Everyone in your family
will want to play, so we suggest buying a different bag of numbers for
each player.
 Select a seat at the maze of tables in our social hall.
 A tray will be passed around the tables. The tray will contain an item
marked with a price, a ticket container, and a money container.
DO I NEED TO BRING ANYTHING TO THE PARTY?
 The only thing you need to bring is your family and lots of pennies (or
purchase rolls of pennies at the door). If you wish, you can also bring
other change so you do not always have to count pennies. We’ll supply
the FUN!
HOW DO I WIN?
For example, a can of soup is marked two cents ($.02). If you would
like a chance to win the soup simply:
 Place one number ticket in the ticket container and two pennies in the
money container.
 If you would like 2 chances to win, simply put in 2 number tickets and 2
times the money or $.04.
 For 3 chances to win, use 3 tickets and 3 times the money, etc. Then pass
the tray to the next person.
 If you are not interested in an item, simply pass the tray along. Once the
tray has traveled through all the players, our staff will pull and
announce the winning ticket.
 Winning numbers will continue to be announced as the play continues.
Ebenezer United Church of Christ
7293 Decatur Street
New Tripoli, Pa 18066-0024
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