September Newsletter - Friedens United Church of Christ

September Newsletter
F R I E D E N S
2015
U C C
The summer heat is disappearing and the air will be drier, the breezes cooler and the rain less
stormy. I do love autumn on the east coast. It will be my first one in eight years. I’m looking forward to the day when I can walk up the cemetery hill behind the church, look back, and see the
trees on the hills all splendid in their fall colors. If you see me up there some day in October that’s
what I’m doing; breathing in the crisp air and loving the reds and gold and yellows of the season.
Other changes are blowing in besides the weather. Sunday School begins again, Youth group gets
geared up, our worship times change and our attendance grows. We’ll be singing hymns on September 6, rallying on September 13 and blessing school backpacks on September 20th. And, it will
be my first Oley Fair!
Also, October 4th is celebrated in many traditions as the Feast of St. Francis Sunday. We’ll hear
about his story in worship and we’ll be blessing the animals. The next thing you know it will be Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas! Yikes! Time does fly by doesn’t it?
So, since November is really just around the corner I want you all to be mindful that the Regional
Youth Event for the United Church of Christ is happening the second week in November and it’s
happening right in our backyard (Wernersville). The event includes youth from UCC churches all
over the east coast mid-Atlantic region. There will be attendees from the states of Pennsylvania,
Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. It will be an opportunity for our youth (ages 13
and up) to meet other kids, hear great music, go to youth oriented worship services, play games,
have small group discussions, eat, and be together in ways that will energize and engage them.
There is an announcement about the event elsewhere in the Newsletter and I’ll be talking about it
in Worship.
One more important note: I ordered two of our awesome hoagies for a friend in Allentown. She
and her husband have pronounced them so good that they have placed a standing order. I’m so
proud to be pastor at the best hoagie making church in all of Berks (and maybe Lehigh) County.
Love each other and love the grace of this world in the name of Jesus, yours with affection,
Pastor Anne
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P r a i s e s & P r ay e r s
*Praises for Aviella Elizabeth
Miller, born on July 23rd. Aviella
is the granddaughter of Lee &
Carol Miller.
* Praises for a fun-filled VBS!
Thank you everyone who helped
make this year’s VBS successful!
* Thank you Sandy & Cindy for
covering the office when I was out
on vacation!
*Praises for Lynn &
Lexi having a safe, uplifting mission trip!
*Praises for a wonderful music filled
Young at Heart!
*Prayers for the Levengood family on the death of Butch.
*Prayers for our Search Committee.
*Prayers for the Miller family on
the death of Willard Fisher.
Friedens News
October
Deadline
The deadline for the
October newsletter is
September 9h .
September 10th
10:30—11:30 am
Come out for a morning of entertainment with Bertie Witman!
Hoagie Sales
Thursday, September 3rd
Ordering deadline is August 30th
October 15th
10:30 – 11:30 am
Keystone Villa, Seniors Helping
Seniors & Berks & Encore Grocery
Program
Do you need an occasional helping
hand, but don’t want to “bother” your
family? Do you have a little time on
your hands, and would like to help
others? Or maybe you are looking to
explore future options for you or a
loved one; then today is your day! Join
us to see a few of the many options
that are available for you in Berks
Thursday, October 1st
To place your
order, call
610-987-3536
ext. #3
Ordering deadline is September 27th
Thursday, November 5th
Ordering deadline is November 1st
**Please note: there has been a
price increase from $5.00 to $6.00
Choir starts Sept. 2 : 7 pm
September Schedule:
November
Don’t forget, there is NO Young at
Heart Meeting in November due to
the Bazaar &Thanksgiving Day!
2nd
9th
No choir on the 16th—due to the Fair
23rd
30th
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Sunday School
Sunday School
Teachers Needed!
We are still in need of 1
teacher for the upcoming
Sunday School year. Our
1st & 2nd Grade Class is in
need of a teacher.
Please contact Kerri Hipple
for additional information or
to
volunteer!
Christian Ed is looking
for Substitute Sunday
School Teachers!
Help us teach our kids
the Bible, on an
as-needed basis.
Call Kerri Hipple or
Kelly Samuelsen to
volunteer!
Rally Day~ September 13th
Blessing of the Backpacks~
September 20th
Kindergarten Bible Presentation ~
October 25th
Christmas Pageant Rehearsals ~
Nov. 29th, Dec. 6th, Dec. 13th
NURSERY TEACHER
Friedens is seeking a Nursery Teacher
& this PAID position is open
immediately for the upcoming Sunday
School Year!
Sunday, September 13 ~ 9am!
In Weidner Hall!
Nursery is held during the 10:15 worship service. Please contact:
Kerri Hipple at 610-944-8710 or
[email protected]
OR
DATE CHANGE!
Dave Wolfe at 610-987-9110 or
[email protected]
Blessing of the Backpacks
will take place on Sunday, Sept. 20th.
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Youth Group
September 25th—27th
Join us at Camp Swatara for a
camping weekend!
Please let Lynn or Tonya know
as soon as possible if you will
be attending!
Calling all teens!
Past acolytes, confirmed teens, youth
group members….!
Friedens is in need of acolytes this year.
Pleas email Lynn ASAP with any
Sunday, or Holiday, that you are willing
& able to acolyte this school year!
October 17th - 2:30 set up!
The Youth Group’s 3rd annual
Trunk and Treat & Halloween Party!
Bring your friends, your cars, & candy!
Join the other youth group members &
adult members of the church, to throw
a safe fun-filled trick or treating
Halloween party for the kids.
Christmas Breakfast
Sunday, December 6th
This year, the youth group is hosting their first
Christmas Breakfast! (This is to replace the
Women’s Guild annual Christmas party! )
Please mark your calendar & plan on arriving early
to make & serve this Christmas Breakfast!
MidAtlantic Regional Youth Event UCC
Location: Camp Conrad Weiser
Wernersville, Pa
Dates: November 6th through 8th
Cost: Approximately $90
Age: 13 through 18
Activities: workshops, large gatherings, worship (in outdoor
chapel), Dance w/ DJ, campfire, hiking,
rock climbing, gaga ball, zorb ball, grass sledding
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Christian Ed News
Come and join us as we begin our
Fall Sunday School program with
the brand new
Deep Blue curriculum!
Puppets
Join us
Sunday, September 20th
6 pm - 7 pm
For our Puppet Kickoff!
This awe-inspiring resource for children includes adventure,
exciting stories, science experiments, arts and crafts, animated
video storytelling, and active games - all combined into a living
–faith experience that will help children discover what it
means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ today! AND it is based
on the award-winning Deep Blue Kids Bible that all third
grade students will receive in the spring.
We are looking for all our “old”
puppeteers, and if you know of a new
puppeteer, bring them along!
This will be a planning meeting for the
upcoming years’ schedule!
So come on out on September 13, at 9am!
Sunday, September 20
10:15 am
September is here! School has started & shopping for school supplies, books, and fall clothes is a part of
everyone's schedule. Here at Friedens UCC, on Sunday, September 20, we want to celebrate and bless the
beginning of another school year. Students, preschool through adult, bring your backpacks or lunch boxes
to worship services at 10:15. The services will lift up children and students of all ages, dedicating them to
God's glory as we begin a new school year. Teachers, aides, principals, administrators, secretaries, cooks,
librarians, janitors, bus drivers, volunteers, anyone involved with school,…come to church to be blessed,
affirmed in your vocation, and encouraged as you serve children and families in your daily work!
for this Celebration Sunday!
Join us
Friedens Special Event
October 2 ~ 11am - 3:30pm
Your Help is Needed!:
Friedens is co-hosting a dementia workshop on
October 2nd and we need your help!
1. We need people to serve the luncheon
Tina Kegerise Hess, owner of Good News Consulting,
along with many other sponsoring companies, will be at
Friedens to hold a FREE workshop, with lunch! This is
open to the public, and will be advertised in MANY
publications, and websites.
Friedens is providing some of the lunch: our Hoagie
Team is providing hoagies; Golden Oaks Golf Club is
providing soups, Clover Farm providing some drinks,
Skyline Orchards providing apples, & Boyer’s will help
provide desserts & snacks
Please call Jill to volunteer!
2. We need a “clean up the luncheon” crew
3. We need desserts! Individually
wrapped… cupcakes, brownies, blondies,
cookie etc.
4. We could use individually packaged
pretzels/chips. (think Sams Club)
We are planning anywhere from
75-150 people!
Volunteering also means you get to
hear / participate in the workshop!
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Women’s Guild
Mission Team
Oley Valley Food Pantry
September
We resume our meetings on September 21st with guest
speaker Linda Conrad. She will guide us through the
steps of pressing flowers and creating beautiful pictures.
Contact Loretta Rizzo to RSVP for the September meeting so we are sure to have enough supplies on hand for
everyone to participate.
September - Healthy snacks
October - Canned fruits and Veggies
*In addition to Friedens monthly specials, the Food
Pantry is in need of the following, Every Month!
Toiletries & paper products— always needed! shampoo,
toothpaste, deodorant, paper towels, toilet tissue…
Canned Meats— tuna, ham, chicken, ….
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What is Trunk or Treat?
Trunk or Treat, is a fun and safe
way to celebrate Halloween. It is
usually a church or communitysponsored event held in a large
parking lot. The sponsors of the
Trunk or Treat event park their cars
together and open their trunks to
reveal Halloween-themed decorations. Children can walk from trunk
to trunk to look at the decorations
and receive candy and treats. These
events provide a controlled and safe
family environment for trick-ortreaters of all ages.
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Altar Flowers
Thank you to everyone who sponsors
the altar flowers! They make our worship services beautiful!
Something to keep in mind: If you are unable to attend the worship service when you have sponsored
the altar flowers, please remember to ask a friend to
take them home for you, or ask another member to
deliver them to a someone in need of a smile!
It’s a shame to let the flowers sit on the altar all week,
they get lonely!
TRUNK OR TREAT is not just a Youth Group
Event
In fact, everyone in Friedens can help take part.
It’s a prefect way for families in the community to
experience our church!
We need LOTS of people (Friedens members &
why not invite your neighbors and friends too! ) to
bring their cars, park in the parking lot & and decorate their trunks. Don’t forget the candy! (or other
goodies you may want instead)
Then, when it’s time, the kids will come trick or
treating to your car for their candy or treats! It’s
Friedens way of
keeping Trick or Treating safe!
Trunk or Treat happens to fall on the day of the
Oley Halloween Parade - which means that the
opportunities would be huge to extend a warm
Friedens Welcome to potential new members!
Please call Lynn or Tonya for details!
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Beyond Friedens
OLEY FAIR
Berks Encore News
Calling all Hoagie Heroes!
Join us in the Hoagie Stand at
the Oley Fair on Sept. 17,18,
and 19th for fun, friendship,
and yes...a bit of hoagie making.
Sign up sheets are available in
Weidner Hall. If you have any
questions, please contact
Melinda at 610-914-6226 or at
[email protected].
OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, September 2
All six of Berks Encore’s centers will be
hosting an Open House! There will be
special events & programs - and lunch for visitors! As always, the Encore Centers
are open to everyone over the age of 50
and most events & programs are free!
(Friedens is a member of Berks Encore
- Our Young at
Heart is a registered
group with Berks
Encore) Stop by
and see what fun
things their centers
offer DAILY!
Berks Encore– Reading Center
Library Corner
We are back to our fall schedule now...
Tuesday evening craft night 6pm
Wednesday Lego club 6pm
Thursday knitters are knitty and adult book club
10:30 am
Friday morning storytime 1030 am
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Noel Christman : 484-491-1278
Thursday
[email protected]
1 - 3 pm
The Memory Café provides a welcoming
environment for people with dementia
and their caregivers to share ideas, tips
and conversation.
The relaxed atmosphere will allow both
people with memory loss and their caregivers to “recharge” themselves and speak
to others in a similar situation.
If you have any questions about
Memory Café, please contact:
Lisa Lorah, Directory of Center
Operations @ 610-374-3195 x214
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Friedens Review
July 2015
FINANCIAL SUMMARY REPORT
CURRENT FUND–THIS MONTH: Income $ 8,263.75
Expense$ 19,528.06
Deficit: $ -11,264.31
CURRENT FUND – YTD, Jul 31, 2015:
Income $ 87,303.65
Expense $ 96,967.46
Deficit: $ -9,663.81
June 2015
FINANCIAL SUMMARY REPORT
CURRENT FUND–THIS MONTH: Income $ 13,909.25
Expense$ 11,602.29
Surplus: $ 2,306.96
CURRENT FUND – YTD, Jun 30, 2015:
Income $ 79,039.90
Expense $ 77,439.40
Surplus: $ 1,600.50
Current Fund 2015
Current Fund 2015
OTHER FUNDS:
Contributions
This Month
BUILDING FUND
OCWM
OCWM- Nepal
One Great HR
St. the church
$ 359
$ 237
$ 100
$ 346
$111
YTD
Contrib.
$ 3,738
$ 2,528
$100
$ 356
$221
OTHER FUNDS:
Contributions
This Month
Annual
Goal
BUILDING FUND
OCWM
OCWM- Nepal
One Great HR
St. the church
$ 10,000
$ 5,000
COMMENTS: THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
OUR CHURCH. YOUR CONTINUED GIVING TO COVER
CURRENT EXPENSES IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
$ 418
$ 392
$ 100
$ 346
$110
YTD
Contrib.
$ 3,379
$ 2,291
$100
$ 356
$221
Annual
Goal
$ 10,000
$ 5,000
COMMENTS: THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
OF OUR CHURCH. YOUR CONTINUED GIVING TO COVER CURRENT EXPENSES IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Friedens needs your help!
A smile, and handshake or hug & a Hello! Are all you
need to volunteer as a Sunday morning greeter!
Don’t mind reading? Why not try your hand at
scripture reading?
Please stop by the sign-up sheets on the bulletin board
and put your name down!
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Friedens UCC
337 Main Street
Oley, Pa 19547
Friedens
Upcoming events
United Church of Christ
337 Main Street, Oley, Pa 19547
610-987-3536
friedensuccoley.org
Church Office Hours
Monday—Thursday
9am—12pm
Worship ~ 10:15 am
Summer Worship - 9 am
(starts June 14th )
Rev. Anne Hoffmann, Interim Pastor
[email protected]
Jill Robertson, Office Administrator
[email protected]
Sept. 1st ~ Elders Meeting: 7pm
Sept. 3rd ~ Hoagie Sale : 3-5 pm
Sept. 6th ~ Hymn Sing & Communion: 9am
Sept. 7th ~ Labor Day : Office Closed
Sept. 10th ~ Young at Heart : 10:30 am
Sept. 12th ~ Opportunity House : 8am - 12 pm
Sept. 13th ~ Rally Day! 10:15 Worship Service
Worship back in the Sanctuary!
Sept. 15th ~ Consistory Meeting : 7pm
Sept. 17th - 19th ~ Oley Fair - Friedens Hoagie Stand
Sept. 20th ~ Blessing of the backpacks : 10:15 am
Sept. 23rd ~ Fall Starts
Sept. 25th - 27th ~ Youth Camping Trip
Sept. 27th ~ Hoagie orders due @ 12 pm
Oct. 2nd ~ Making a Difference in the lives of people
Dr. Norman E. Taylor, Director of Music
Elizabeth Newpher, Custodian
with Dementia workshop: 11am - 3:30 pm