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The Word Around Zion
 Property Committee Spring Work Day, Thursday, April 14
beginning at 3:00 p.m. Come when you can, leave when you
must. Tasks will include cleaning, edging and mulching
beds, picking up sticks and downed branches in preparation
for lawn mowing. Pizza and beverages will be served for
supper. Rain date will be Thursday, April 21.
 Is your child interested is attending summer camp this year?
Remember Zion will pay half tuition if you choose to go to
Spruce Lake or to Camp Men-O-Lan. See Nicole
Musselman for details.
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Zion’s AnnuAl Golf outinG
is scheduled
for Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Butter Valley Golf Port,
Bally, Pa. All levels of golfers, both men and women are
invited and encouraged to play. A better-ball format will be
played. A light lunch will be provided after your round of
golf.
The Joyful Noiz is published monthly by Zion Mennonite Church. The editor is Jennifer Moyer.
Contributors this month included: Scott Benner, Alice Green, Tim Groff, Suzanne Gunden, Art
Landis, Laura Martin, Eric Musselman, Klaudia Smucker. Stories and information for the newsletter
can be submitted to Jennifer via email <[email protected]> or left in the mailbox marked
“Joyful Noiz” in the church office.
Next Deadline: April 10, 2016
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April 2016
Live like it matters!
By the time you get this newsletter, Easter will be upon us, and
spring break will be a memory with a few family pictures to record the
event. But I hope that we don’t just close the chapter on Easter until
next year.
Easter reminds us that we are people of the resurrection;
people who have been given the tools we need for life and death. This
is something to celebrate everyday. Even when times get hard, the
life-giving spirit of Jesus is still with us. This Easter season, I am
filled with gratitude for all the ways God has walked with me through
this past year. For some reason, in my pondering, I thought of a
woman I knew a long time ago who demonstrated the Easter spirit like
no other. My 95 year old friend Clara would pray daily, “Lord, show
me how I can live for you today. Help me to see what I am supposed
to see, and love the way you want me to love; and in all things, give
you thanks.” Every day was difficult for Clara because every day the
osteoporosis that racked her body put her in incredible pain. But this
didn’t stop her from seeking God and being grateful. When I’d walk
into her apartment, she would say, “Give me a word from God today!
I wonder what God wants me to learn today?”
When she went into skilled nursing care, I sat by her bedside
as I would watch nurse’s aides, activities directors, housekeepers, and
even other residents come in, sometimes sharing deeply about their
difficult lives. Clara was a person who understood herself as a sinner
but immensely enjoyed God’s grace. Clara extended that same grace
she enjoyed, to each person who cared and shared with her. She’d look
right at the young woman getting ready to turn her and say, “First tell
me how your daughter is.” When the activities director would come in
she’d say, “How is your husband?” With each loss of bodily mobility
and ability, I learned from her that it was possible to continue to “in
everything give thanks, ” and to care about others. She is one of the
few people I know who did this consistently through constant pain and
suffering.
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Live like it Matters!, continued from front page,
I long for an attitude of gratitude like Clara had. I hope that in
sunshine and rain, that I will look for and notice God’s life-giving surprises all around me. Most of all, my hope is that I can live as courageously as Clara who showed that courage by worshiping, loving, and
giving thanks in the midst of difficult circumstances. She was a woman who lived with peace in her heart, while her body was dying, and
she still managed to make every moment count.
It takes courage to live like Easter people. This Easter season,
once again, we are reminded of the great courage that Jesus had; not
just in his walk toward crucifixion, but in the way he lived his life.
Like he did, I hope that we will live like what we do really
matters.
As we continue to grow more like him, may the courage of Jesus be in
our speaking even if it is risky. Words from two songs in Sing The
Journey help me remember this, reminding me that God doesn’t leave
us hanging all alone, but walks with us. I leave the words from these
two songs, “Here I am,” and “Don’t Be Afraid,” with you. May they
give you courage and strength as you continue to live as people of the
resurrection!
“Here I Am” STJ 100
“Here I am, standing right beside you. Here I am; do not be
afraid. Here I am, waiting like a lover, I am here; here I am.
Do not fear when the tempter calls you, Do not fear even
though you fall. Do not fear, I have conquered evil. Do not fear; never
be afraid.
I am here in the face of every child. I am here in every warm
embrace. I am here with tenderness and mercy. Here I am. I am here.
I am here in the midst of every trial. I am here in the face of
despair. I am here when pardoning your brother. Here I am; I am
here.”
“Don’t be afraid” STJ 105
Don’t be afraid, my love is stronger; my love is stronger than
your fear. Don’t be afraid. My love is stronger and I have promised,
promised to be always near.”
* STJ - Sing the Journey
~Klaudia Smucker
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May Children’s Ministries
Bible Mania
Children’s Church
May 1
Heidi Borisow
Sherry & Ben Russell
Brad & Susan Schanz
May 8
Enjoy Time in Worship
Tim & Julie Wallace
May 15
Heidi Borisow
Sherry & Ben Russell
Eric & Katie Musselman
May 22
Enjoy Time in Worship
Chelsea Picon &
Gail Grim
May 29
Enjoy Time in Worship
Andy & Erin Constanzer
Sunday Morning Child Care
Nursery Attendant: Tammy Smith
Infant &
Toddler
Nursery
Worship Service
Sunday School
May 1
Andy & Erin Constanzer
Amy Leight &
Wendy Levins
May 8
Matt & Laura Musselman
Barb Schanz &
Judy McVaugh
May 15
Mike & Stef Helfrich
Amanda Evans &
Ashlen Godshall
May 22
Lori Groff &
Katie Musselman
Donna Halteman &
Eric Musselman
May 29
Nathan & Bekki Dibble
No Sunday School Today
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Women’s Tea Party
Bible Mania
Children’s Church
April 3
Enjoy Time in Worship
Erin & Andy Constanzer
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Fellowship Hall
April 10
Heidi Borisow
Sherry & Ben Russell
Laura & Matt Musselman
Look for a sign up sheet to be posted soon. There will
be a charge of $5.00, children under 10 are free.
Bring your favorite tea cup and invite your friends!
April 17
Enjoy Time in Worship
Lori Groff &
Dawn Repsher
The Late Night Youth Event
April 24
Heidi Borisow
Sherry & Ben Russell
Amy & Dan McDonough
Sunday Morning Child Care
Nursery Attendant: Tammy Smith
Infant &
Toddler
Nursery
Worship Service
Sunday School
April 3
Nancy Detwiler &
Tina Rhoads
Donna Halteman &
Eric Musselman
April 10
Betty Bergstresser &
Edie Landis
Suzanne Gunden &
Eric Musselman
April 17
Amy Bergstresser &
Chelsea Picon
Carrie & Mike Dennis
April 24
Sue High &
Terri Musselman
Trish & Mark Watkins
The Christopher Dock Lock-in was always one of the biggest
events Junior High students could participate in during the year. It was
an all-night event that was held in the gymnasiums, chapel and lobbies
of the Longacre Center. While students loved this event, it was not so
much loved by the adults that had to attend as advisors or the parents
that had to deal with their kids the next day! After hearing complaints
for a number of years, last year it was decided to change this event to a
late night event. It runs from 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm. This allows
students and advisor to head home and get some rest before heading
off to sporting events and school plays.
This year’s event was not too different from ones in the past.
Basically, we compressed an all-night event into 5 hours. We play the
regular games like gaga, basketball, soccer, walleyball and spike ball.
Some of the special add-ons for this year were, nerf target games and
life-size hungry hippos. The only major thing that was missing were
the sick and twisted games, along with the crafts that were accidentally
left behind by those leading that part of the event.
Along with the games we also enjoyed a time of worship. We
played a few games and each group was asked to do a cheer to introduce what church they were from. Following this time of checking in
and games, was followed up by praise music, lead by Philadelphia
Praise Center’s worship team. We then listened to a challenging talk
by Marcus Brunstetter, who has spoken as a Bible teacher at both
Spruce Lake and Camp Men-o-lan.
Since we have so many things going on through out the night,
the 5 hours spent at CD go by in the blink of an eye!
~ Scott Benner
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March Church Board Highlights
 2016 year-to-date giving totals through February are $7,500
ahead of budget.
On a very mild weekend in February our Senior High students
headed up to Great Bend, Pennsylvania for their annual winter retreat at
The Loft. This year’s trip was a bit different from ones in the past. This
year we opened up the retreat to young adults, as well. Our current youth
group is made up of a larger number of younger students that have never
experienced a retreat at the Loft. It was nice to have some young adults to
help them to know what to expect and get them excited for the food and
events that would take place.
This year we invited Darrell Pearson, professor at Eastern
University in St. David, Pennsylvania to be our speaker for the weekend.
Darrell did a really nice job to melt together stories from his past with Bible
stories to teach us the importance of sharing the story of Jesus’ love for us.
Beyond these times of teaching, Darrell was good at engaging folks during
our times of fellowship and games.
When we weren’t gathered for worship, which was most of the
time, we enjoyed a bunch of games. Some of the games were planned and
others just happened spontaneously. We played a lot of spike ball,
basketball, Polish ping-pong, pool and board games. Since the weather was
super mild some folks went for hikes or even played Frisbee outside in
t-shirts and shorts.
One of the highlights of the weekend was the Saturday night
lip-syncing challenge. Of course, those with really extraverted personalities
excel at this fun activity! After the
lip-syncing, Pastor Scott became a
DJ for 10-15 minutes, offering a
mash-up of a bunch of different
songs that everyone danced and
sang along with.
As with years in the past,
we had a great time being together
and deepening our faith. It would be
great to have the entire church
experience an event like this
together!
 Board discussed the process of storing and filing Church records,
including meeting minutes, etc. Intent is to provide complete
records keeping as to be available in the future as needed.
 Board affirmed creating a Gift Discernment Committee of 4-5
persons, one of which would be a Board member, who would
work throughout the year at discerning persons to fill ministry
rep positions when terms expire.
 Bathroom project on track to be completed in April.
 Ongoing work on the Policy and Procedure Handbook continues
with much progress being made.
~Tim Groff
Church Directory Updates 
Please add to your directory:
Betty Zendt
207 W. Summit Street
Apt. 3226
Souderton, Pa. 18964
215-723-3573
Elizabeth M. Sell
235 Washington Street
Apt. 104
Telford, Pa. 18969
Please remember to contact the church office with any
changes to your address, phone or email address.
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April Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays
1- Scott Heckler
1 - Chadd Ziegler
2 - Nicole Yoder
3 - Betty Musselman
3 - Edna Scholl
4– Jim Grasse
4 - Phil Schanz
5 - Sarah Bergstresser
5 - Erica Robbins
6 - Isaac Martin
6 - Brad Schanz
7 - Abe Landes
7 - Cheri Ziegler
8– Kyler Mannon
9 - Tallon Dalbey
9 - Gail Grim
10 - Angela Borisow
11 - Pat Kratz
12 - Ben Russell
12 - Jed Slagel
13 - Betty Sell
14 - Bryn Constanzer
14 - Bob Kershaw
14 - Trisha Watkins
Anniversary
4 - Scott & Darlene Humphrey
6 - Christopher & Rebekah Solt
7 - Ray & Linda Landis
8 - Aaron & Megan Baum
8 - Lito & Lisa Reinoso
10 - Bill & Donna Baum
10 - Dave & Bonnie Moyer
15 - Amy McDonough
15 - Bryce Reinoso
16 - Leah High
16 - Victor Reinoso
17 - Emily Freed
17 - Barb Schanz
18 - Sandi Hershey
20 - Millie Linsinbigler
21 - Jonathan Landis
21 - Katie Musselman
22 - Sarah Gerjovich
23 - Liam Musselman
24 - George Gaugler
24 - Peg Lauderback
24 - Larraine Moyer
25 - Wyatt Dalbey
25 - Tim Groff
26 - Brenda Huggins
26 - Barb Musselman
27 - Kerry Mannon
30 - Juliana Borisow
30 - Nate Dibble
30 - Priscilla Newman
11 - Willis & Jeannette Delp
15 - Barry & Jackie Murphy
16 - Jim & Suzanne Gunden
17 - Dennis & Nancy Detwiler
21 - Randy & Nancy Hartzel
24 - Glenn & Lee Ann Esbenshade
24 - Kurt & Andrea Keller
30 - Donald & Jean Shelly
If your birthday or anniversary is incorrect or missing, please notify the office.
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Zion Mennonite Nursery School
is holding a
Used Clothing Collection Drive!
Saturday, April 23
10:00 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
 Clothing - men’s, women’s, children’s
 Shoes – children’s, men’s & women’s
(We prefer all clothing & shoes to be in tied bags)
 Soft Toys - stuffed animals, dolls, etc
 Hard Toys like mini figures, all kinds of dolls, blocks, loose
Legos, small cars, beach toys, dolls, strollers, play dough
sets, etc. (We prefer them in boxes because in bags toys
could break easily.)
 Household items - sheets, quilts, pillows, linens
 Bicycles
 Accessories - hats, scarves, purses, belts
Just a note of Thanks…
Thank you to my church family for the cards, visits, phone calls
and prayers during my illness. It was greatly appreciated. God
Bless You.
Irma Scheetz
Thank you, Zion Mennonite Church for giving $32,675.00 to
Mennonite Mission Network for 2015! Your donations, prayers,
participation and enthusiasm for mission are deeply felt across
the street and around the world.
Marissa Smucker
Thank you for the many shared remembrances and expressions of
sympathy at the passing of our mom, Anna M. Moyer. We are
grateful for our Zion family!
Dave and Bonnie Moyer
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Creatin Care Tidbits
Trees for the Earth
Many of my childhood memories involve fond experiences
with trees. I am sure you also can picture specific trees that were
part of the fabric of your environment throughout the years, almost
like old friends or at least a constant, unchanging presence in your
life.
As a child growing
up on Diamond Street in
Souderton,
I
especially
remember our sour cherry
tree in our backyard. It was
the only tree on our small
property, but every spring it
flowered beautifully below
my bedroom window and
what excitement to climb it
and pick every cherry for
mom's delicious pies! It is
no longer there, having long
ago died from disease. Likewise, a neighbor's cherry tree fell down
in a snowstorm.
Down the street was a maple tree at the corner at Wile
Avenue. Often we kids would congregate there and hang from the
branches - before it was cut down to build an apartment building.
Up at Souderton Park, there were many big oak trees that shaded
us as we rode our bikes on the paths or played in the big old
sandboxes or later as teenagers, shaded us from the summer heat
after swimming at the pool across the street. Many of the majestic
street trees along Wile and Reliance still stand, but many of them
are reaching the end of their lifespans and being taken down one
by one.
My brother Eric recalls picking black walnuts under trees
near Zwingli Church with my great grandmother, who was our
childhood babysitter. He also remembers planting 2 trees with his
elementary school teacher, Mr. Fox, at Franconia Elementary
School. Those trees are now quite large.
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Recipes Worth Sharing
Cheeseburger Soup
1 pound ground beef
¾ cup chopped onion
¾ cup shredded carrots
¾ cup diced celery
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley flakes
4 tablespoons butter, divided
3 cups chicken broth
4 cups diced, peeled potatoes (1 ¾ pound)
¼ cup flour
2 cups (9 ounces) VELVEETA cheese
1 ½ cups milk
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ to ½ teaspoon pepper
In 3-qt saucepan brown beef, drain and set
aside. In the same saucepan sauté onion, carrot,
celery, basil and parsley in 1 tablespoon butter until
vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add broth,
potatoes and beef, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover
and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes till potatoes are
tender.
In small skillet melt remaining butter, add flour,
cook and stir and slowly add milk. Add to soup. Cook
and stir 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
Add cheese, salt and pepper. Cook until cheese
melts.
~ Alice Green
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Trees for the Earth, continued from page 6.
The Pinewood Derby races were held on Tuesday night, March
15, 2016. This event is something the children look forward to
all year. The excitement begins in January when everyone is
given the opportunity to choose a car. Sanding the car and
priming it in white paint follows. Then plans and many
discussions of painting the car multiple colors or just one color.
Finally, it is race night. The track has been set up by three men
the night before with test runs completed to make sure the computer lights worked correctly.
The night of the races arrived and everyone was excited.
This year there were 34 participants and cars.
All 34 participants raced a minimum of three races
each. Racers were awarded 0 points for a win, 1 point for
second place and 2 points for third place. The less points the
better. Racers were eliminated after reaching 5
points.
The winners were: Julia Smith – 1st
place, Ana Picon – 2nd place, Addison Iannetta
– 3rd, place, Kate Repsher – 4th A place and
Brayden Helfrich – 4th B place.
Thank you to all who participated and supported this exciting
evening.
~
Each spring, Eric and I would go down the alley to pick
pussy willows from the tree near the Bell Telephone Building.
At Nana and Pop Pop's house, we fondly remember the birch tree
on the corner of their house. Next door at Great Grammy's
house, we picked yummy Lodi apples from her tree, near the
garage. These trees have since died a natural death.
So too, are many of our trees here on our Zion campus
being lost to old age, disease or storms. Replacing trees that
have been lost at Zion is a topic that Creation Care has been
discussing. Our group is excited to be partnering with the
Property Committee and a landscape architect to create an
overall tree replacement plan for our grounds. Proper planning
will ensure that the trees that are planted will look great aesthetically and will provide the shade needed at the appropriate places.
By planting native trees, we will provide a friendly environment
for wildlife and will save costs using trees that grow well with
little maintenance.
The 2016 Earth Day theme is "Trees for the Earth". On
Creation Care Sunday, tree saplings will be given to the children
at the cross to take home to plant (heads up parents!)
"And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the
ground - trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for
food." (Genesis 2:9)
The story of creation teaches us that we need to get a
balance between making use of and caring for what God has
given us in creation, including trees. We need to work with
rather than against creation. This is a challenge we need to work
through.
"The LORD God took man and put him in the Garden of
Eden to work it and take care of it."
(REAP - A Biblical View of Trees- God's Gift to Us for
our Provision bible study)
Creation Care Committee
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The Daily Positive
There's good in every situation
When I was little my mom told me that there were pots
of gold at the end of every rainbow. After it rained I would run
outside and try to find them. I never did. But even now I see a
rainbow and wonder if I'll be
able to find that gold.
It wasn't until I was old
enough to understand what a
metaphor was until I realized
the pot of gold was a metaphor.
I was waiting for the
storm to pass so I could go
play outside, and my mom
wanted me to know that good
things were coming.
When we're in a storm, we can rest assured it will pass.
Good things are coming, at the end of the rainbow.
Even in storms, let’s train ourselves to look on the bright
side. That's something I need a lot of training in. So I look to the
stars.
The stars are always in the sky. It's not until it gets dark
out that we can actually see them. It often takes a dark time in
life for us to notice the blessings we have, as well. When it gets
dark they shine the brightest, because we can look to those
things for comfort and joy. It's hard to remember they're there
even in the day, too. But wouldn't remembering that make the
bright times that much brighter?
Here's to counting our blessings, through the good, the
bad, and the ugly. Maybe even carve some time out of each day
to write some of your blessings on paper. They're the real pots of
gold in our lives.
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The Young Peoples Union volleyball tournament has been
held for over 30 years. The number of players and spectators has
decreased since the heydays of the tournament during the 80’s and
90’s, but the goal of the event has not changed. It is the hope of
the planners to get high school and college students together for a
fun day of fellowship and worship. This event brings together
churches from the Eastern District Conference (EDC), and those
that used to be a part of the EDC before the merger of the
Mennonite Church. What is also great about this event is that it
also gathers students that enjoy Camp Men-o-lan’s summer
programs for what seems like a mini-reunion.
This year we only had eight teams involved in the event,
but we still had a great time. Beyond a round robin time, teams
played in a double elimination tournament in the latter part of the
day. Between the two styles of play, Deep Run West Mennonite’s
youth group led everyone in a time of singing. Following the singing of a number of praise songs, Mark Hagar from Butter Valley
Community Church (formerly Hereford Mennonite) led us in a
time of study. Mark used an improvisational skit, which included
Pastor Scott, to remind us of some truths of the Bible and being
faithful followers of Christ.
Zion had one team at this
event that was made up of both high
school and college students. They
ended up having a lot of fun and managed to end up in third place in the
double elimination tournament.
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Library News
Youth News
Volleyball Tournament
April 2016
Children's Picture Books:
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14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy - Kimeli Naiyomah
returned home to his Maasai village from New York City with
news of 9/11 terrorist attacks. His story prompted the villagers to
give a heartfelt gift to help America heal.
Children's Chapter Books:
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Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (Age 7+) - Clementine, is a
precocious third-grader who frequently gets into mischief, though
with the good intention to solve problems.
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Portraits of Little Women (Meg's Story, Jo's Story, Beth's Story, &
Amy's Story) by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Age 8+) - Original stories,
inspired by the timeless classic Little Women, which capture
each of the March sisters at age 10, as they experience the joys
and sorrows of sisterhood, family life, and a changing America.
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (Age 10+) - In this celebration of nonconformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense,
emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and inspiration of first love.

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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by
Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda (Age 12+) - The true story of
an all-American girl from Hatfield, PA and a boy from Zimbabwe
and the pen-pal letter that changed both of their lives forever.
Adult Titles:
 Joseph's Dilemma by Ervin Stutzman (sequel to Jacob's Choice)
- Amish teen Joseph Hochstetler is taken into captivity by Native
Americans during the French and Indian War.
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Love Finds You in Nazareth, PA by Melanie Dobson - Christian
and Susanna had never met when they were chosen by lot to
marry in a Moravian community in Germany. But in 1755, they
traveled with a dozen other newly married couples to Nazareth,
Pennsylvania, to help establish a Moravian borough and share
their faith with the surrounding Indian nations.

Still Alice by Lisa Genova - An accomplished professor diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease learns that her worth is comprised of more than her ability to remember.
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