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Bethel-Tulpehocken Council of Churches 31st
August 26, 2017
Benefits—
*CROP-(Christian Rural Overseas Program)
*World Hunger and the many ministries of
*Council of Churches in our community
There will be fun booths of all kinds, and plenty of food-soups,
hot dogs, sausage sandwiches, BBQ’s, ice cream, pastries, had-
dock fillets, French fries, etc. and music too!
We will have a MERCHANT’S BONANZA, a CHINESE AUCTION,
and a CAKE WALK!
BAKING CONTEST. Bring in your best made recipes of: Ages 8-
12 cookies. Ages 13-16 cup cakes, 17 and up make sheet cakes
and layer cakes to be judged. There will be a category for fruit
and shoo fly pies. Please bring your entries in non-returnable
containers.
CRAFT CONTEST. 3 categories: woodworking, textiles and
miscellaneous. No division of ages. 1st prize received $5,
2nd=$3 and 3rd=$2. Registration begins at 4pm. ALL ENTRIES
MUST BE REGISTERED BY 5PM. The auction will begin at 7pm.
Volume LXVII August 6, 2017 Number 32 LITTLE SWATARA CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
31 Rehrersburg Rd, PO Box 437, Bethel, PA 19507 Church Web Page - www.LittleSwatara.org/ phone: 717-933-4723
www.facebook.com/LittleSwataraCOB/Wi-Fi-LSCOB Guest/pw: brethren
Outreach: The Gathering Place Café, 8490 Lancaster Ave, Bethel Contact: gatheringplacecafe.com / Phone:717 -933-5958
GIVING LAST SUNDAY
General Fund 4,628.00$
Building Fund 230.00$
Family Assistance 290.00$
Maintenance 520.00$
Sunday School 114.00$
A/C Fund 810.00$
Food Pantry -$
Women's Fellowship 35.00$
Gathering Place Café -$
Mission of the Month 60.00$
Global Food Crisis 195.00$
TOTAL 6,882.00$
Last Sunday’s Attendance Worship 75 + 115 = 190
Sunday School = 89
GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2017
$283,688.00
Prayer Concerns
Remember in your prayers ...All those who, because of illness or in-firmity, are unable to be with us for worship. Your prayers, cards and visits to them are invited so that Christ may be glorified by the man-ner in which His people care for each other.
Rufus & Dorothy Merkey
Ruth and John Hoover
Carl & Faye Balsbaugh
Earl & Grace Miller
Carol & Pete Sanchez
Eugene & Mary Stump
Eric Stupp-healing
The Repperts’
Dorothy Renninger
Jean Smith
Ruthe Conover
Harvey Zimmerman
Brethren Disaster Ministry Group/SC
******************************** Invitation for Widow’s—there will be a Widow’s Luncheon, Tuesday, August 8 at 11:30am to meet/eat at Country Fare. Please join us. MEMBERSHIP CLASS next class will be at the parsonage Tuesday, August 8 at 7pm with Pastor Matt.
Pastor Matt and family will be
on vacation this coming week,
so if you need assistance,
please contact your DEACON.
He will however, be available
for membership class on
Tuesday evening.
Pastor MATTHEW S. CHRIST e-mail - [email protected] Office Hours: by appointment, Monday-day off and at Café-Wednesdays
PASTOR MATT: 570-246-8196 Church Office: 717-933-4723 For Counseling or Appointments, contact the pastor or church office. Facebook: Matt Christ ; Instagram & Snapchat: mdchrist99
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Secretary—Charlene K. Anspach OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am-12 noon Substitutes: Dianne Younker, Denise Christ E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer—Dianne Younker, 717-269-0803. E-mail: [email protected].
Volunteers for August 6,13,20 and 27, 2017
VIDEO PROJECTION Glenn Riegel/ Mark Myers -CVLI#502613280; CCLI#157691
ORGANIST Marlene Blatt AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT Carl and Miles Kauffman **PRAISE TEAM—2nd Sun. @ 10:30am, & 4th Sun @ 8:15am. CHORISTER 1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday 4th Sunday
8:15 Pam Gerberich Richard Frantz Kara Henning PRAISE TEAM 10:30 Dianne H PRAISE TEAM Allen R Pam Gerberich PIANIST Diane Duell Christine Doig Sarah Wise PRAISE TEAM AUDIO Alan Bashore Jayne Diamond Kauffman Bros Tod Rebman
WORSHIP CENTER Charlene A1,2 wks Sandra Keeney 3 Jen Speraw 4
EXTENDED SESSION (age 2 to grade K) Denise Bohn Deb Yordy Tanya and Bonnie Behney Ashley Koch Diane Long Diane Feathers Deneen Ebling WELCOME CENTER
8:15 Sharon Dosch Louise Graby Michelle Snyder
10:30 Ruthe C./Pat T Sandy Manbeck Dorothy Gensemer Barbara Batz USHERS 8:15 10:30
1st Sunday, Marvin Luckenbill Robert and Wendy Lingle Andy Wise Sam Forry, Matt Blatt 2nd Sunday, Andrew Brubaker (1 Svc) Richard Dundore, Jeremy Platchek Christopher Brubaker Gerald and James Bowman 3rd Sunday, Daniel Landis Kenneth Duell, Dakota Himmelberger Jason Schwalm Buddy and Debbie Seigfried 4th Sunday, Dorinda Kauffman Richard, Derek Carl M. Kauffman J.R. and Kyle Yenser
NURSERY (Infants & up to age 2) Nursery Coordinator Becky Rebman 933-8810 1st Sunday, 8:15 - Becky Rebman 9:15 - Carol Peace & Becky R 10:15 - Becky Rebman
2nd Sunday, 8:15 - Mike & Carol Peace (1 Svc) 9:15 - Dianne High, Wendy Lingle 10:15 - Jim & Karen Weinhold
3rd Sunday, 8:15 - Shelley & Alexis Wise 9:15 - Debbie Seigfried & Chris DeMille 10:15 - Jonathan & Tiffany Bicksler
4th Sunday, 8:15 - Becky Rebman 9:15 - Becky & Allen 10:15 - Deb Yordy
*TOPS Meets weekly, Thurs. 5 to 6:30pm Oak Rm
August Events
6, 11am Pav Res/Ebling Reunion
Noon, Spiritual Nurture Mtg @ Jean Myers home
5:30pm Scout Den Mtg
6pm Café, Christian Poetry Fellowship
7, 7pm Women’s Fellowship Mtg
8, 1130am Widow’s Luncheon/Ctry Fare
6:30pm Den Mtg
7pm Parsonage, Membership Class
9, 9:15am 50 Plus Bus Trip
10, 7pm Christian Ed Mtg
12, Pav Res/J&D High
13, 8:15 and 10:30am Anointing Services
Food Pantry Collection
Pav Res/Tilden Edris Picnic
14, 7:30pm EVERY MEMBER COUNCIL MTG
15, 7pm Music & Worship Mtg
18, 2-6pm Bethel Food Pantry
19, 12-7pm FH Reserved
6pm Young Family Fellowship
20, 9:30am, NYC Info Mtg with parents
12n-7pm FH Res/Pam
20, -22, ANE Women’s Camp @ Camp Swatara
22, Ministry Team minutes due (to church secretary)
6:30pm Den Mtg
23, 5:30pm Preschool “Meet the Teacher” Night
25, 7pm Pav Res/FRIENDS by the FIRE event
26, 7am Men’s Ministry Prayer Breakfast
5pm Lions Den, (Council of Churches) COUNTRY FAIR
27, Baptisms
Newsletter Deadline
Pav Res/R Keeney
30, Preschool Begins
Mission of the Month for AUGUST 2017
Have you considered becoming a member of Little Swatara?
Wondering how? It's simple. You can reaffirm your faith,
transfer membership and/or be baptized. If interested, please let Pastor
Matt know. Text or call 570-246-8196. Or talk to him personally. 31 Rehrersburg Road, Bethel, PA 19507 www.littleswatara.org 717-933-4723
Lit t le Swatara Church o f the Brethren
Pastor , Matthew S . Chri st
August 6, 2017 ~ 8:15 & 10:30am
GATHERING MUSIC please sign the friendship register and pass to your neighbor.
*(sheet music is available by the sound board for those who read music)
WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: Together we lift our voices!
People: To proclaim God’s greatness!
Leader: We sing with overwhelming joy!!
People: of your love and faithfulness!!
All: Let all we do praise the Lord. HYMN “Morning has broken” #648 JOYS & CONCERNS/PASTORAL PRAYER HYMN “How Great Thou Art ” *insert OFFERTORY PRAYER CHILDREN’S MOMENT HYMN “Holy, holy, holy” #400 MESSAGE every last detail Pastor Matt
Scripture: Genesis 2: 4-6 CLOSING HYMN “When the Roll is Called up Yonder” *insert
SENDING OUT MUSIC FOR THE JOURNEY
Please slip today’s insert into the pocket in the back of the hymnal.
IN THE NEWS BULLETIN BOARD– in the Narthex features people of Little Swatara. Suggest-ed by the Spiritual Nurture Team, it is meant to highlight “Happenings” in the lives of our church friends near and far. The news is updated regularly. If you have articles or news, please put in Pauline Seilers’ mailbox #133 or inform a team member.
There are Children’s Bulletins on the table in the back of the sanctuary for two age groups. Please help yourself.
THE PRAYER ROOM is in the back of the sanctuary. If anyone is in need of prayer, a deacon will be there to assist you.
Something to Look Forward to early fall… Friends by the Fire—Starting August 25th, the fourth Friday at 7pm near the pavilion. Bring a chair, a snack if able, and a smile. Hot dogs provided. All ages welcome!
121st Cleona Camp Meeting—August 6, 12-18, 2017 held at 3854 Hill Church Rd, Lebanon, PA 17046. theme: “Believing the Truth.” Camp meetings hold many wonderful memories for those who have attended over the years and serves as a constant remind-er of God’s blessings to his people and his church. It is a time of singing, praise, fellowship, worship, revival and evangelism in a fami-ly environment enjoyable for children and seniors alike. Join us this year to renew old friendships or to begin making your own Camp meeting memories, at CLEONA CAMP GROVE. See the bulletin board for more info. COBYS BIKE & HIKE—the 21st annual event will be held at
Lititz Church of the Brethren, Sun. Sept. 10th. See fly-ers on the narthex table for more information and sign up forms. Support our Youth in this event!
Council of Churches “COUNTRY FAIR” to benefit CROP will be held August 26th 5pm at the Rehrersburg Lion’s Grounds with lots to see, hear and do! Flyers with details are on the narthex table or check your newsletter. The Mission & Evangelism Team is looking to do a Sport, Dance and Equipment/ Uniform SWAP. Anyone with sport shoes, dance shoes, active wear or equipment (i.e. spikes, tap shoes, shin guards) to donate for re-use, would be greatly appreciated. The SWAP is rescheduled from August to March of next year, but items can be donated starting now. A donation box will be in the Lobby downstairs. Thanks!
JR/SR HIGH YOUTH NEWS
WE NEED YOUR HELP! National Youth Conference is in 2018! Fundraising has begun. We will need approximately $1,000 for each youth to attend. (Eligible youth: those that have completed grade 9 through one year beyond
grade 12) Youth interested in NYC will need to attend an Information-al Meeting Sunday, August 20th. At 9:30am Participants in National Youth Conference (NYC) 2018 will focus on the theme “Bound Together: Clothed in Christ.” The scriptural theme is from Colossians 3:12-15: “As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe your-selves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.” +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Christian Ed is looking for a “Nursery Coordinator” to organize the schedule for the care of children ages 0-2 during Sunday services. Please contact Wendy Lingle if interested.
Announcing an upcoming Children’s Disaster Services Workshop!
November 17-18, 2017 at Little Swatara Church of the Brethren,
contact, Jean Myers, at (610) 678-5247 or [email protected]
Since 1980, Children's Disaster Services trained and certified volunteers have been providing nurturing care for children in shelters or assistance cen-ters following disasters. The training is an overnight experience, simulating a shelter situation, and includes an overview of our work, understanding phases of disaster and how we fit in, working with disaster partners, children and family needs follow-ing disaster, supporting resilience in children, setting up a children's center with a Kit of Comfort, ethical guidelines, and the certification process. Anyone 18 or over is welcome to attend this 2 - day training (27 hours) and become a certified CDS caregiver. References and background checks are also required for certification. Once caregivers complete certification, all expenses are paid for disaster responses. The website link for registrations is www.brethren.org/cds/training/dates.html