Volume 5, Issue 3 July-August 2016

The Friendly Flyer Ac k e r m a n v i l l e U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h

INSIDE: Community Meals 2

Acolyte 3

Anniversaries 3

Birthdays 3

Commandment 3

Ushers 3

Calendar 4

Thank You 6

Baptism 6

UMCOR 6

Liturgists 8

From the Pastor’s Desk ~

God Bless and Keep You,

Pastor Alice Ann

In our Methodist tradition we follow in the footsteps of our founding fathers, John and Charles Wesley. During their time at Oxford they, along with others, formed the Holy Club. Its purpose was to live out Jesus’ teaching as listed in Matthew 25:34-36:

Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ (NRSV)

The members of the Holy Club started soup kitchens, visited those who were imprisoned, and even walked with them to the gallows. They did all that they could to take care of the widows and orphans. They started Sunday Schools to teach people to read and write, and introduced people to the Bible by using it as the reading primer.

In deciding what tasks to take on, Wesley and the others used four standards. The first and most important was the bible. What does the bible say or not say about a particular topic? Next they looked at Church tradition. How has the church understood and dealt with a particular issue in the past? Next on the list was their own reason. What did their God-given intellect tell them, and then how had they themselves experienced the circumstances? Today we call these four things (Bible, Tradition, Reason and Experience) the Quadrilateral. Methodists should continue to use this same tool when determining their actions for all of life’s circumstances. The Quadrilateral helps create balance. Tradition helps provide foundation for our experience and reason, while experience and reason help keep tradition from being a barrier to new ideas. The Bible of course is what binds us to God through all phases of our lives.

It may be helpful to also know that we don’t have to rely solely on our own experiences, traditions, or reason. When trying to understand something, we are also able to read and talk with other people and appreciate someone else’s perspective. It is because of this that I own more books than I will probably ever have time to read in their entirety. Because I have come to trust some authors more than others, I have more of their books on my shelf. Some of my favorite authors are: C.S. Lewis, Philip Yancey, and Henri Nouwen. While I have a number of their books on my shelves, not every book I own and find helpful, is written by someone with whom I agree. It’s important to understand the experience and reason of people who have ideas with which I disagree. My disagreement does not make their experience or belief any less valid.

In future editions of the Friendly Flyer I will introduce you to some of my favorite and least favorite authors and their books. I, and I’m sure others, would also appreciate the sharing of other’s favorite authors and books. If a particular book generates enough interest, a book study group could be formed. As we share more and more of the people and ideas that inspire or challenge us, we become better able to talk honestly about difficult topics. At the same time, the more we talk about difficult things, the easier it is to continue to do so. We are living in a time of great disagreement on any and all areas of life and lifestyle. We who claim Christ must learn to accept people as they come, just like Jesus did. Acceptance does not mean agreement. It is also important that we who claim Christ, learn to disagree agreeably. We are perfectly positioned to help our community and to set that exact example. It is and will continue to be a work in progress.

In the meantime, enjoy the Summer and sink into some great Summer reading.

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Cruise With Us!

January 6-14, 2017

Southern Caribbean

8 Night Cruise from Miami aboard MSC Divina

Deposit of $250.00 pp will guarantee

you space on this cruise.

Ports of Call:

Oranjestad, Aruba ~ Willemstad, Curacao

La Romana, Dominican Republic

For More Information Contact:

Sharon Herman 484-554-7447 or

Dave & Cindy Doll 610-588-6111

Sponsoring

Flowers and Bulletins 2016 Flower and Bulletin sponsorship charts are now in the narthex. Sponsoring altar flowers is a simple way to glorify God and beautify the altar. They can be placed in honor of someone, in memory of someone, in celebration of a birthday, anniversary, or other milestone, or just to give thanks for God's blessings. Your sponsorship and dedication will be printed in the bulletin for that Sunday. The same goes for sponsoring bulletins. The cost for sponsoring altar flowers is $40 (quoted recently by Albanese Florist) and the cost for sponsoring bulletins is $10. Please consider signing up. First, write your name and dedication on the chart. Second, if sponsoring flowers, call Albanese Florist (610-588-0441) or J.C. Bloom Designs (610-588-3855) and place an order with them under the Ackermanville UMC account. Third, place the cost of flowers (or bulletins) in the offering plate on Sunday in a separate envelope, designating that it is for the cost of the flowers or bulletins. Thank you.

Slate Belt

Free Community

Meals

1st Sunday of every month:

East Bangor United Methodist

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

610-588-4453

2nd Sunday of every month:

Crossroad Baptist

S. 2nd St., Bangor

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

610-588-3966

3rd Sunday of every month:

Ackermanville United Methodist

1410 Ackermanville Rd., Bangor

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

610-588-7818

4th Sunday of every month:

First United Methodist

3rd St., Bangor

12:30 pm - ?

610-588-4673

Last Saturday of every month—

Hospitality Luncheon:

Faith United Presbyterian Church

218 W. Penna. Ave., Pen Argyl

11:30 am – 1:30 pm

610-863-4447

Please share this information so that those

who are in need can find a free meal.

If there is any doubt, please call the respective

churches.

Mission Statement

Growing in Faith

by Sharing God’s Love.

More dates to

remember:

September 7 7:30 pm - First choir practice. (held every Wednesday)

All are welcome!

September 11 - Rally Day

September 18 - 9:00 am -

Sunday School classes for all ages resume

Mr. Z's/Weis Markets slips:

Thank you everybody!! You're the best! Because you

saved your Weis Markets receipts and brought them to the

church, we have now received a rebate check to the church

for $504.36. Keep bringing them in! Thank you Joan

Mutton and Janet Crafa for tabulating them.

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Postage Stamps

Birthday and Anniversary

cards to be sent out

E-Mail Change: holly.sussick@foxroach.com

Phone: 610-588-8235

Publicity If you have an event that

you would like publicized,

please contact Holly

Sussick.

Ink Cartridges

Weis Receipts

Campbells Soup Labels

Box Tops for Education

Old Prescription Glasses

Toilet Paper

Paper Towels

Greeters & Ushers July 3 Danielle Rambo & Girls

July 10 Carol Berger & Don Rafferty

July 17 Holly Sussick & Meagan Ackerman

July 24 Sharon & Maci Herman

July 31 Tonia Overfield & Kids

August 7 Bob and Jess Bonham

August 14 Beverly &Donna Hopstetter

August 21 Janice & Del Roberts

August 28 Kay & Pete Nell

The Commandment Corner No. 10

Thou shalt greet someone you don’t know. Yes,

it’s risky. They may actually be members you

don’t know. And you may get caught in a 45-

second conversation. You’ll be okay: We

promise.

Keep Them Coming

1 Cheryl Pagotto 3 Bruce Castle 4 Viola Davies 5 Stormie Jones Ann Scagliotta Brandon Allen 6 Suzanne Mason 8 Renee Zengulis 10 Richard Lane 11 Linda Osborne 12 Jeremy Lutz 13 Hailey White 15 Ruth Ann Mueller 21 Khloe Overfield Jane Williams James Sandt Adriana Kurtz 22 Adaline Smale

22 Christine Speer 23 Kelsey Pagotto 24 Bonnie Commins 24 Desiree Tarr 26 Donald Butz, Jr. 28 Chad Roberts Brian Johnson Brenda Sanders

July Birthdays

July Anniversaries

5 Jane & Sherwin Williams 6 Jane & Bill Ruggiero 12 Becky & Damon Kopp 13 Ann & Pat Nicoletti 20 Bonnie & Jim Commins 21 Cheryl & Ray Pagotto 25 Linda & Bill Zellner 28 Jennifer & Kyle Nikituk

August Anniversaries

3 Chimene & Mark Reids

Shannon & Sean Davis

7 Lori & Josh Riggs

11 Kay & Peter Nell

11 Mary Kay & Greg Ratzman

Dave & Lora Tarr

17 Charlotte & Lee Loccarini

24 Wade & Sue Traviss

31 Rob & Kimberly Kurtz

2 Braden Davis

3 Ernest Bartholomew

Caitlyn Lessig

4 Damon Kopp

Terri Brescancine

5 Suzanne Hawes

7 Tom Mutton

10 Shannon Davis

Lori Riggs

14 James Rundle

15 Serena DeAngelis

Jared Zengulis

16 Zelda Dorney

Lenora Rutt

17 Sue Martin

18 Abbey Robertson

21 Jim Commins

21 Celeste Castle

Tammy Ackerman

22 Ed Vroom

22 Brianna Ratzman

23 Dave Jones

23 Herbert Rutt

27 Tanner Brescancine

27 Liviana Roberts

28 Jeff Sandercock

30 Kolin Overfield

August Birthdays

Upper Room The July-August Upper Rooms are also in the Narthex.

Prayer Chain We are blessed here at AUMC with a prayer

chain. You can submit prayer requests

through Pastor Alice Ann and receive prayer

requests through email or phone. If you are

not a part of the prayer chain and would like

to be, please contact Pastor Alice Ann for the email

portion and Janice Roberts for the phone portion.

July 3 Kolin Overfield

July 10 Jayla Parry

July 17 Porter Sussick

July 24 Mia Herman

July 31

August 7 Khloe Overfield

August 14

August 21 Kolin Overfield

August 28 Jayla Parry

Acolytes

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 VBS Closing

First, UMC Bangor

2

3 Worship 10:00

SB Medical Center 2:15

4 Holiday

No Office Hours

5

6 Office Hours 9 am-Noon

7 Office Hours 9 am-Noon

8 9

10 Worship 10:00 Jim Hendricks Concert Prince of Peace Church 7:00pm

11 Office Hours

9 am-Noon

12

13 Office Hours 9 am-Noon

14 Office Hours 9:00 am-Noon

15

16

17 Worship 10:00 Community Meal 4:00-6PM

18 Office Hours 9 am-Noon

19

20 Office Hours

9 am-Noon

21 Office Hours 9 am-Noon

22

23

24 Worship 10:00

25

Office Hours 9 am-Noon

26

27

Office Hours 9 am-Noon

28

Office Hours 9 am-Noon

29 30

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July 2016

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

Office Hours 9am-Noon

2 3

Office Hours

9am-Noon

4

Office Hours

9am-Noon

5 6

7 Worship 10:00 SB Medical Center 2:15

8 Office Hours 9am-Noon

9

10

Office Hours 9am-Noon

11 Office Hours 9am-Noon

12

13

14 Worship 10:00

15 Office Hours

9am-Noon

16

17 Office Hours 9am-Noon

18 Office Hours 9:00am-Noon

19

20

21 Worship 10:00 Community Meal 4-6pm

22 Office Hours 9am-Noon

23

24 Office Hours

9am-Noon

25 Office Hours 9:00am-Noon

26

27

28 Worship 10:00

29 Office Hours

9am-Noon

30 31 Office Hours

9am-Noon

August 2016

31 Worship 10:00

DATES TO REMEMBER: Sept. 7 - 7:30 pm - First choir practice. (held every Wednesday) All are welcome! Sept. 11 - Rally Day Sept. 18 - 9:00 am - Sunday School classes for all ages

Pastor Alice Ann on Vacation

Pastor Alice Ann on Vacation

Thanks to Tom Mutton for mulching

the flower bed. It looks great!

Continuing thanks for the guys who take

care of the lawns about the church, parsonage and the

cemetery: Tom Mutton, Ken Reto, Barry Mueller, and Del

Roberts.

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Please don’t forget those in need

of our prayers.

We will have an updated list in the

bulletins each Sunday.

Items Wanted Our Sunday School Classes are collecting painting projects

and/or painting supplies for 8 yr old Madison who has been

diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, which is a cancerous tumor on

her adrenal gland. Madison enjoys painting! Our children will

be sending her monthly packages filled with these items and

Love to help her during her chemo treatments.

Ideas for items: acrylic paint tubes/bottles, paint brushes, Paper

paint-able items ex. wooden items, ceramic, window clings

(plastic)

NEW! DONATE TO ACKERMANVILLE UMC by

using our new “On-Line Giving” link on our

website. You can make a one-time donation, or set

up regular (“recurring”) giving with this link.

Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and American Express

are accepted. Click on the “Welcome” tab in the

upper left, then click on the “on-line giving” tab

on the lower left. Then click on “Click Here”.

Thank you for our faithful giving! Dear Ackermanville United Methodist Church, and the

BLAST Youth Group

Thank you for your generous food donation, and thank you

to BLAST for the money donation. Please be assured Your

donations will be put to good use in providing food and other necessities to hundreds of families in the Slate Belt. The

need for these services continues to grow every month.

With the assistance of our many dedicated volunteers and

graciousness of Pastor Phil Karasiewicz and Steve Frei, we

consider it a privilege to continue this mission in which we

provide services to 400+ families a month. This service

would not have been possible without the late Sherma

LaBarre Godshalk, who started this food pantry due to her

endless desire to help those in need. We also want to thank

the individuals who have passed on who dedicated their lives

to helping others. However, it wouldn't be possible to

continue without your support. Thank you again for donating to the Portland-Upper Mt. Bethel Food Pantry, Inc.

Your friends at PUMP

Board of Directors: Sherman LaBarre, Elwood Seas,

Fondren "Snookie" Fulwood, Margie Bush, Lauren

Lebkuecher, Beverly Biasi, and Harry Leamon.

Thank you all at Ackermanville Church,

Your card was great. So nice to hear from everyone. It's

been a long slow process but we're improving.

Love always,

Doris & Ed Vroom--working our way back slowly.

Dear Ackermanville Congregation,

All my precious thanks for prayers and cards during my

illness. It is very comforting to know so many others care.

Thank you,

Mel Rasley

to Sue Traviss for providing inspirational special music for

the July 3rd worship service.

to everyone who donated to, helped out with, or attended

VBS.

to our AUMC Men's Group and all the work they do

around church.

to everyone who helped out in any way to make our

Community Meals a successful outreach ministry.

for your generous donations of food, goods, or money to PUMP (Portland Upper Mt. Bethel Food Pantry).

A Sunday School teacher began her lesson with a question,

“Boys and girls, what do we know about God?”

A hand shot up in the air. “He is an artist!” said the

kindergarten boy.

“Really? How do you know?” the teacher asked. “You know - Our Father, who does art in Heaven...”

NEWS: FOOD RELIEF IN ETHIOPIA Ethiopia is experiencing one of the worst droughts in decades. The El Niño weather

event continues to wreak havoc on communities and families in numerous parts of the world.

As a result of the drought, malnutrition rates have greatly increased — 450,000 children are expected to be treated for severe malnutrition, and a further 2.2 million children and pregnant and lactating women will be treated for moderate acute malnutrition.

The latest 2016 Humanitarian Requirements Document released in December 2015, estimates that this year, 6 million children are at risk from hunger, disease, and lack of water.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) recently approved a grant to support partner International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) in providing a three-month supply of nutritious food, a corn-soya blend, to about 7,080 people in the Kewet Woreda, North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Food supplies will go to malnourished children under 5 years of age, pregnant and lactating mothers, and those living with HIV and AIDS.

Your gifts to International Disaster Response, Advance #982450 supports UMCOR’s response to emergency needs like this one around the world.

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Prayer List

Please help us keep the prayer list, printed in the

bulletin, up to date.

If you would like someone to go on the prayer list, or

removed from it, please use a prayer request card found in

t h e p e w s o r e m a i l t h e c h u r c h a t

www.ackermanvilleumc@gmail.com.

Thank You

Mission Statement Compelled by Christ to be a voice of conscience on behalf of the people called Methodist, UMCOR works globally to alleviate human suffering and advance hope and healing.

PRAYER: WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS Late last week, West Virginia experienced one of its worst flood

disasters ever. The floods and severe weather claimed the lives of at least 23 people, left thousands of West Virginia residents without power, and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. UMCOR is in contact with the disaster response team of the West Virginia Annual Conference, and 1,500 cleaning buckets and 1,500 health kits are on their way to the conference. West Virginia Annual Conference Bishop Sandra L. Steiner Ball, offered this prayer of support:

"I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the storm — I will come to you." —John 14:18 (The Living Bible) Oh God, hold your children of West Virginia in your strong arms once again. You know the loss, the crisis, the chaos, the pain that is being experienced by those affected by storm and flood. In the midst of this adversity, please be very present with the families and the communities who have been devastated and are searching for things and for answers. Remind them that you are present and reveal yourself to them in ways and through people which bring them comfort, strength, and hope. Assure them and us that you are in control, no matter what. We thank you Lord, for your love that will not let us go. Wrap your arms of love around those who are in shock and pain; those who are in the midst of fear and doubt. Help us to both experience your presence and resurrection power, and to be the body of Christ, the light and life of Christ, to those who feel lost. It is in the name of Christ, Your Son, our Savior, that we pray this simple prayer believing in Your power to bring all Your people through the storm, into recovery, new life, healing, hope, and peace. Amen!

Gifts to U.S. Disaster Response, Advance #901670 supports UMCOR’s response to emergencies like this one in the United States.

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Enjoying the

Ladies Tea

VBS

BIG SUCCESS!!!!

Thanks to Cindy Doll and everyone else who

helped out with the

Ladies Tea. It was

great, and delicious!

Join us on the web at: www.ackermanvilleumc.org

Ackermanville United Methodist Church 1410 Ackermanville Road · Bangor PA 18013

The Rev. Alice Ann Bonham

Church Phone: 610-588-7818

Parsonage Phone: 610-452-2699

aabonham@gmail.com

www.ackermanvilleumc.org

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Liturgists July 3 Sue Traviss

July 10 Jeff Sandercock

July 17 Meagan Ackerman

July 24 Rill Ruggiero

July 31 Sandy Collins

August 7 Brittany D’Alessio

August 14 Lauranette Grubb

August 21 Donna Bright

August 28 Pete Nell

Please let Pastor Alice Ann know if you or a loved one is in the hospital. She would love to support you and your family with a visit. She depends on you to share the information of which hospital the loved one is in. Please also let Pastor Alice Ann

know of any other pastoral needs. She is available in the Church Office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9am-noon. The church phone number is 610-588-7818. You can reach her by email: aabonham@gmail.com. The parsonage number is 610-452-2699 for pastoral emergencies. If you do not reach her, please leave a message. Thank you!

Bulletin Information

Weekly announcements for the worship bulletin can be sent to Lauranette at Lauranette@gmail.com.

Thank You!!!!

Remember our members in Nursing Homes or

Assisted Living Facilities

Ernest Bartholomew, Rm 135, 4100 Freemansburg Ave., Easton, PA 18045

Bernice Bettini

Walden III, Unit 122, 325 N. Broadway, Wind Gap, PA 18091

Evelyn Jennings Apt. 414B

175 W. North Street, Nazareth, PA 18064 Lorraine LaBarre

Alexandria Monor, Rm. 312 7 S. New St., Nazareth PA 18064

Zelda Dorney

Gracedale 2 Gracedale Avenue, Nazareth, PA 18064

Clara Schweitzer

Gracedale 2 Gracedale Avenue, Nazareth, PA 18064

Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation On the first Sunday of the month, we offer worship at

Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation at 2:15pm. We

have been blessed by getting to know folks and develop

relationships with them. Consider joining us to share

the love of Christ with the folks at Slate Belt.

During worship, we have BLAST bags available for children in the sanctuary. These bags are changed regularly and coordinate with the sermon series. Please help your children see the connections!

Special Envelopes

If you have a special offering/donation (Love Fund,

Community Meal, Memorial Fund, etc.) please put it in an

envelope (blue & white envelopes available in pews), and list

your name and what you are donating to, on the envelope, so

we can give you credit at the end of the year. Thank you.

Please contact someone on the list

if you need to switch dates, and contact

Lauranette with the change at

lauranette@gmail.com or 610-588-1611