August| 2016 - Advent Lutheran Church

1516 Edison Street
Uniontown, Ohio 44685
Phone: 330.877.3951
E-mail: [email protected]
Web:// www.adventuniontown.org
BringingChristtoothersthroughloveandservice.
August| 2016
Inside this issue:
Pastor’s Report
4
Book Club
5
Women’s Bible
Study
5
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
7
Special Points of Interest:
 Mark your calendars for
Rally Day (p. 3)
 Attention 6th grade &
up...join us for Movie Night
(p.3)
 It’s soap collection time
again (p.4)
 Kid’s Page (p. 6)
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Thankyoutoeveryoneinvolvedinmakingthissummer’sVBSsuchagreatexperienceforallthechildren!
Thesupportandgenerosityofthecongregationnever
goesunnoticedandisgreatlyappreciated!
Thankyouforyoursnackdonationsandthe46volunteerswhowereheretohelpinsomanydifferent
ways!
Youth Notes
Wehad174children(includingcrewleaders)registeredthisyeartocomelearnaboutGodinsuchafunwayandwecertainlycould
nothavedoneitwithoutallyourhelp!
DuringVBS,wecollectedschoolsuppliestosharewithchildreninthearea,thank
youtoeveryonethatbroughtsuppliesinthroughouttheweek.
AveryspecialthanksgoestoNatalieKendallfordirectingVBSonceagainandfor
sharinghertalentofpaintingtheprops!
VBSwasagreatweek…thanksbetoGod!
Rally Day
RallyDayiscomingsoon...markyourcalendarsforthekickoffofSundayschoolon:
Sunday,September11that10:15a.m.
Moredetailswillbeinnextmonth’snewsletter!
Allyouth6thgradeandupareinvitedtoamovie&popcorn
nightatthechurchon:
Friday,August12thfrom7:00p.m.until9:30p.m.
(Sincethemovie“TheYoungMessiah”wascancelledfrom
theboxof icebeforewewereabletogotothetheater,we
boughttheDVDtoshowinthechurchlibrary.)
Friendsarewelcometojoinus!Thereisnochargeforthisactivity!
Lookingforwardtoseeingyouthere!
WearelookingforwardtoanotherfunVBSweek
nextsummer!Markyourcalendarsnowforthe
weekofJuly17‐21asweenjoy"MakersFunFac‐
tory‐CreatedbyGod,builtforapurpose!"
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Pastor’s Report
DeepTransformation
News & Notes
Inabout4months,we'llbegoingtothepollstoelectanewpresident.Anditseems
asthoughnobodyishappyaboutit.Ourcountryaswellasourworldispolarized
overpolitics,race,genderandreligion.Weliveinanincreasinglyoppositional
climateinwhichfewofuscanviewsomeonefavorableiftheyarenotinourown
tribe.EvenChristianscan'tseemtoagree.
Thetransformationthatourcountry,world,thateachofusdeeplyneedsthough
won'tcomefromapoliticalleader.It'salltooeasytoforget,butI'mremindedofSt
Paul'swords;"youmustputasideyouroldselfwhichhasbeencorruptedbyfollowingillusorydesires.Yourmindmustberenewedaspiritualrevolution."Ephesians
4:22-23
ThechangewillultimatelyonlycomethrougharelationshipwithGodinChrist
Jesus.ThroughtherenewingofourmindthatStPaulspeaksabout,webecome
followersofChristandchangeournarrativethatthepersonwithwhomIdisagreeis
notmyenemy,butabrotherorsisterinChrist.Thenwecangoaboutthebusiness
oflovingothersasChristlovedus.
ThedeeptransformationweallneedcomesonlythroughChristJesusandmodeling
hislove.
Prayerfully,
Soap Collection for Lutheran World Relief
It'sAugustagainandtimeforourannualcollectionofbarsof
SOAPforLutheranWorldRelief.Thisorganizationhelpshundredsofthousandsofpeoplearoundtheworldevery
year.Andwecanhelp!LWRacceptsnewbarsofanybrand,
initsoriginalwrapping.Bath-sizebars(4.5oz.)arehighly
preferred.Donationscanbeplacedinthecontainerlocated
inthecoatroom.
FISH Food Pantry
TheFISHcupboardislowonmanyitems.Pleaseconsiderdonatingone
ormoreofthefollowingitemsinAugust:
• shampoo • soup • pasta sauce ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH | Page 5
Annual FISH Benefit Dinner | Tuesday, September 20
This year marks the 9th Annual FISH Bene it Dinner. It will be held at Hartville
KitchenonTuesday,September20at6:00p.m.(Doorsopenat5:30p.m.).Ticketsare
still $25 and will be available in August from Ginny Kamerer, Ed Ody or Andy
Pressler. Entertainment will feature Harry “Canary” Arble, a local vocalist. This is
FISH’slargestfund-raiserandtheyhopetoonceagainhaveasell-outcrowd.
Fellowship
September 10th - 3rd Annual FISH Old-Fashioned Pie Contest at
Historic Downtown Hartville - Second Saturday Event
Getyourfavoritepierecipesoutandplantoenterthepiecontestand
competeforawonder-fulprize.Besurealsotojoininthefunofbuying
slicesoftheseyummypies.AllproceedsgotoLakeTownshipFISH.
Friday, August 26, Saturday, August 27 , Sunday,
August 28 - Macy’s Shop For A Cause
Purchasea$5ShoppingPassanduseittoget25%offthroughout
thestoreonanassortmentofregular,saleandclearancemerchandiseand10%offonelectrics/electronics,watches,furniture,
mattressesandrugs/ loorcoveringsonthosethreedays.Savings
Passholdersarealsoeligibletowina$500giftcard,nopurchase
necessary.
Every$5fromthepurchasesoftheSavingsPasseswillgodirectly
tosupportoureffortstostockourfoodpantryandprovideemergencyassistance
forthoseinneed.
Book Club | August 
Women’s Bible Study 
BookClubwillmeetonTuesday,
August30,at6:30p.m.attheFront
PorchCafetodiscuss
FindHerbyLisa
Gardner.Can’tmake
BookClubinAugust?
Thebookselection
forSeptemberis
LightonSnowby
AnitaShreve.
Come meet us in the church library on
Monday mornings beginning at
10:30 a.m.
Duringthe
monthofAugustwewill
continuewithoursixweekBibleStudy
series,“SetApart“,astudyon1stand2nd
KingsbyJessicaLaGrone.
Ifyouwouldliketoorderabookforthis
studyfor$14,pleasecontactBecky
Popio.
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Celebrations & Thanks
August Birthdays 
Thank You Notes 
01 Ma hew Crago, Clyde McGee DearAdventLutheranChurch,
02 Kendal Batchik, Nathan Wagner 04 Megan Eichler, Haleigh Poe ThankyouforyourkindnessinsupportingLakeTownshipFISH,
05 Janet Brooks, Andy Fritz, Samuel Smerglia, Phyllis Wise 06 Sco Chlebina, Tim Poe 10 Bonnie Schaadt 11 Tom Allchin, Be y Olinger 13 Danielle Joestlein 14 Shawn Donaldson, Nancy Montecalvo MayGodblessyouforyourcontinued
kindnessandsensitivitytotheneedsof
others.
15 Jessica Cheyney, Sofia Oberhauser Sincerely,
16 Rick Reed Kathleen Schenck
18 Robin Just, Diane Papadeonise LakeTownshipFISH
19 Bridget Smerglia 20 Benjamin Keller, David (Chris an) McCauley 21 Mary Amick, Christopher Nehlen 23 Adam Benne 25 Noah Schaub 26 Kevin Myers, Jim Popio 27 Myla Lukes, Jill Pressler 28 Kaedance Wright 29 Rhian Kendall 31 Brandon Campbell, Stephen Crano, Chris na Jindra, Jim Lawrence, David McCauley, DeeDee Mulqueen, Kelvin Rogers August Anniversaries 
01 Ma & Billie Jean Montecalvo 05 Nicholas & Erin Lucchesi 11 Shawn & Ali Donaldson Yourgenerouscontributionof$295.00
permitsustopurchasefoodandto
providenecessaryassistancetoour
neighborsinneed.
DearAdventLutheranChurch,
YoursupportoftheHartvilleMigrantMinistryistrulyappreciatedbythosewho
needitmost,themigrantfamiliesworking
inourcommunitywhootherwisewould
havefounddailylifemoredif iculttonavigatehaditnotbeenforyourgenerosity.
Youcanbesureyourdonationof$150.00
hasbeenatremendousassetintheful illmentofthismission.
ThankyouforhelpingtheHartville
MigrantMinistryprovideourfamilieswith
thebestpossibleexperiencehere.Youare
apartoftheirlivestoo.
Sincerely,
Liz Behrend
FinancialCoordinator
12 Jim & Mary Rogers 14 Cur s & Jennifer Clevinger 15 Christopher & Mandy Gulle 19 Joshua & Amanda Simms 20 Stuart & Kris Breitens ne 29 Dennis & Connie Kincaid 30 Art & Mary Hensler Ourdeepestsympathy
tothefamilyand
friendsofBettyNicol
atthedeathofherson,
RaymondNicol.
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OUR VISION
To be a vital presence and asset to the community. A DV E N T C H U RC H S TA F F
Robert D. Cheyney, Jr., Pastor
John Lauby, organist & choir director
Steve Etherton, music leader - The Lighted Path
Becky Popio, children's ministry coordinator
Terri Leymon, secretary
Sara Kantorik, Adventure Place - director