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Volume 46, No. 10

Save the date!

11/3 Cookie Packing

11/8 Fair Trade Event

11/15 Congregational Mtg

12/5 St. Nicholas Festival

1/31 Festival of Music

2/7 Congregational Annual

Mtg

2017 Luther 500

Pastor’s Paragraphs 2

Christian Education 3

Choir News 5

Youth 6

Bible Readings 7

Social Ministry 9

Committees 13

Inside this issue:

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under com-pulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Stewardship Sunday is October 11. Please remember to return your pledge cards.

October 2015

Christ Lutheran: a community of disciples called to receive and share the light of Christ

The C urier

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Registration 1:00PM (the

Lodge),

Walk 1:30 PM

(at the Square)

Worship Service Times

Holy Communion

Sunday

8:15 am and 11:00 am

9:45 Sunday School

Wednesday

8:30 Matins

Sunday October 18

in Celebration of

The Feast Day of St. Luke the Evangelist

Laying on of hands and anointing with oil will be available at

both liturgies.

Dear friends in Christ,

Sabbath-- God has woven it

into creation… God has spoken

it in His commandments. In

order that we may know, love

and serve Him above all

things, God calls us to cease

our “busyness.” In Psalm 46,

God prays in us—“Be still and

know that I am God.”

The policies and procedures of

our congregation include a

three-month sabbatical upon

the pastor’s completion of his/

her seventh year. This paid

time off is for rest, study and

rejuvenation. This month

marks my ninth year as your

pastor. Almost three years

past due, I will be taking a

Sabbatical from August 1

through October 31, 2016. I

have been in full time ministry

for more than 15 years now

and have never had a Sabbati-

cal. I am well aware that it is

time both for my health and

the health of this congregation.

Not all congregations give

their pastor(s) such an oppor-

tunity. This congregation is

very generous and affirming of

ministry and I want to make

the best use of the time given.

There are 4 basic reasons con-

gregations should give their

pastors a sabbatical:

1. Unlike other vocations, a

pastor experiences extreme

emotional highs and lows.

In the course of a day, I can

deal with a death, deep

spiritual issues, great en-

couragement, petty criti-

cisms, tragedy, illness and

celebrations of birth. The

emotional roller coaster is

draining!

2. Most of us pastors don’t

have an “off” switch. We

are on-call 24 hours a day.

Vacations and days off

rarely go uninterrupted.

This can be exhausting but

its affects are felt mostly by

my family.

3. Sermons and teaching

don’t fall out of the sky onto

my desk! A good pastor

needs time of uninter-

rupted study and prayer.

This never happens at the

church or home. There is

always a crisis or need of

the moment.

4. Pastors often move on to

other congregations be-

cause they are experiencing

“burn out.” The transition

to another parish provides

a break in constant minis-

try, but includes the stress

of moving, saying good-bye

and learning a new congre-

gation. Studies show that

pastors who are given a

sabbatical are more likely

to stay longer in parishes

because they are less likely

to experience “burn out.”

My vision for sabbatical in this

up-coming year is three-fold. I

want to renew my relation-

ships with my wife, my chil-

dren and God—all which have

been grossly neglected in defer-

ence to ministry. I will fulfill

this vision by spending time

during the month of August

going on a family vacation,

during September by spending

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Pastor’s Paragraphs

time alone at retreat centers

and monasteries, and in Octo-

ber, Celia and I will embark

upon a trip to the Mediterra-

nean to walk the steps of St.

Paul.

During this time Pastor Keller

will continue to serve as our

Assistant Pastor, visiting the

hospitalized and home-bound.

He will be assisted by Greg

Hitz, Sr. and Jodi Yorty who

will make visits when the min-

istry of an ordained pastor is

not required. Pastor Paddy

Rooney will fill in for me by

preaching and presiding every

Sunday, attending council

meetings, staff meetings, bap-

tisms, weddings, funerals and

teaching.

I want everyone to understand

that I love the work of minis-

try in this congregation. This

congregation is a vibrant place

that gives my family and me

great joy. This sabbatical is

not so that I can get away from

you all, nor give you a break

from me. It is about being obe-

dient to God’s Word, which

calls us first and fore-most into

a relationship with Himself. It

will be a time for you and me

to grow in our understanding

of ministry, life of prayer and

need for God’s grace.

In obedience to the Gospel,

Pastor A.J. Domines

Scripture Readings PSALM 51:7

For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother

bore me.

ROMANS 1:20-23

Ever since the creation of the world God’s eternal power and divine na-

ture, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through

the things he has made. So they are without excuse; for though they

knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but

they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were

darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools; and they exchanged

the glory of the immortal God for images resembling a mortal human

being or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

MATTHEW 9:10-13

Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold,

many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His

disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples,

“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

When Jesus hear that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no

need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this

means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the

righteous, but sinners, to repentance.


Parents’ Class

Sundays 9:45-10:45 AM

in the Parlor

Adult Forum

Sundays 9:45-10:45 AM in the Social Room

Exploring the Augsburg Confessional

Sunday School for Ages 2-High School

Sundays 9:45-10:45AM

Christian Learning

Augsburg Confession

Article II Original Sin

It is taught among us that since the fall of Adam all men who are born according to the

course of nature are conceived and born in sin. That is, all men are full of evil lust and inclinations

from their mother’s wombs and are unable by nature to have true fear of God and true faith in God.

Moreover this inborn sickness and hereditary sin is truly sin and condemns to the eternal wrath of God

all those who are not born again through Baptism and the Holy Spirit.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we have

to be told by your precious

Word that we are by na-

ture sinful and unclean.

From our first breath we

are far from what you cre-

ated us to be. We ask you

to forgive us our ever pre-

sent inclination to evil.

Birth us again through

Baptism and the Holy

Spirit that we may be

your children forever, for

the sake of him who died

for us, Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study

Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 AM in the Upper Room of Parish Life Center

St. Paul’s Letter to the Colossians

Adult Bible Study

“Enjoying the Old Testament”

Wednesday 6:45 PM

Fair Trade Event Sunday, November 8

During Sunday School &

Following 11am service until 1 pm

Start your Christmas Shopping Early

High quality, fairly traded items

Purchase empowers artisans & farmers

around the world to break the cycle of poverty,

funds health projects, education & more

Wednesdays, “Where in the World is Christ Lutheran

Church”

Each week the meal will feature a country or

area where we as a congregation or one of our

members has been involved in mission.

Sample some food and learn some interesting

facts about places around the world..

Join us every Wednesday evening and travel all

around the world without ever leaving the

Church basement!

6PM Meal

6;45 PM Children’s Choir

Adult Bible Study

Let's Take a

Hike - October 4

Governor Dick, Mt. Gretna 2PM Gather at church parking lot and carpool.

Enjoy an afternoon walk in the woods.

Weather permitting, it will be a great day to view the

changing leaves and get some exercise.

Don't sign up, just show up.

Hosted by Fellowship Committee


Fellowship Event Planning -

Thursday, Oct. 1, 7PM in the Parish Life

Center

The Fellowship Committee will be planning

events including a progressive dinner and other

future events.

We need your input!

Saturday, December 5

S t. Nicholas

Festival

Learn about St. Nick and get ready for his visit

with fun games, crafts, and food.

This event is for young and the young at heart.

Look for more details in next month’s courier.

Wednesdays

6:00 pm BasiX Meal

6:45– 7:45 pm Children’s Choirs/Bible Study

(ages 5 through 5th grade)

7:45 – 8:30 pm Youth Bell Choir

Sundays

5:45- 6:30 pm Youth Choir (grades 6 through 12)

6:30 – 7:15 pm Adult Bell Choir

7:15 pm Adult Choir

Purchase grocery cards at face

value for Darrenkamp’s,

Giant, and Weis Markets.

5% of the purchase price goes

directly to our youth program!

Please stop by our table in the

Narthex before and after both

Sunday services or stop by the church office dur-

ing office hours.


Financial Statement August YTD

Income $39,245 $287,851

Expenses 48,938 310,930

Net Income(Deficit) ($9,693) ($23,079)

Rebekah Balmer

340 S. College St.

Newark, DE 19711

Dennis and Katie Brown

24 Jackson Dr.

Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Grocery Card Fundraiser

F E STIV AL

OF MUSIC

January 31 at 4:00 PM

It’s time to sign up for the Festival of Music!

All youth who sing or play an instrument or

dance are invited to participate.

Sign up on the door at the

choir room by November 1. Mrs. Dillane will then be in contact with you

to make sure you have music picked with

rehearsals beginning immediately after

Christmas.

October 10-12

“Caring for God’s Creation”

Join us as we explore what the bible says about caring for God’s

creation. Through bible studies, games and activities we will grow

closer to each other and to our church family. In addition to camp

favorites such as gaga and a hike to Buzzards Rock, we will also

take part in some Christ Lutheran traditions of our own.

Sign-up deadline with money is October 4

Drop off at Kirchenwald 1:00pm on Saturday, Oct 10

Pick-up at Kirchenwald: 6:00pm on Monday,Oct.12

Family dinner at Kirchenwald: 5:00pm, followed by worship.

(Families, if you plan to come to dinner, please rsvp separately to

Colleen Sites )

Retreat cost is $50 per person.

Please put this money in the offering plate clearly labeled “LYO Fall

Retreat” and sign up for the retreat online.

Contact Colleen Sites at [email protected] for the

sign up link or with any questions.

Help support Yafet!

All Youth please bring $3 per

month or $36 for the year.

Want to get the latest updates

on Youth activities?

Want to have discussions about

the sermons?

Twitter: @EtownLYO

Instagram: EtownLYO

Grocery Card Sellers


October Early-Hitz

October Late-Handshew

November Early– Buettner

November Late– Freeman

LYO Upcoming Events

November 15

Congregational Meeting

&Chili cook-off

December 23-

Caroling & church decorating

December 28

LYO Christmas Party

January 2-3

Winterfest (Sr High)

January 22-24-

Youth Quake (Middle school)

Jewel David Ministries

Service Work

8am meet at Shoppes on Market

October 24

November 21

Contact Colleen Sites for more

details

LYO Parent

Chaperones

are still needed for many

events. Please see sign up

email for link to google docs to

sign up.

Maria Faiola

Louis Redding Hall

Room 123

306 S. Haines St.

Newark, DE 19717

Abbegayle Lutz

Wolf Hall

Room 305,

University Park, PA

16802

mailto:[email protected]

Oct 1: 1 Kings 22:29-45

1 Corinthians 4:1-7

Matthew 5:11-16

Oct 2: 2 Kings 1:2-17

1 Corinthians 3:16-23

Matthew 5:1-10

Oct 3: 2 Kings 2:1-18

1 Corinthians 4:1-7

Matthew 5:17-20

Oct 4: 2 Kings 4:8-37

Acts 9:10-31

Luke 3:7-18

Oct 5: 2 Kings 5:1-19


Matthew 5:21-26

Oct 6: 2 Kings5:19-27

1 Corinthians 5:1-8

Matthew 5:27-37

Oct 7: 2 Kings 6:1-23

1 Corinthians 5:9--6:11

Matthew 5:38-48

Oct 8: 2 Kings 9:1-16


Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

Oct 9: 2 Kings 9:17-37

1 Corinthians 7:1-9

Matthew 6:7-15

Oct 10: 2 Kings 11:1-20a


Matthew 6:19-24

Oct 11: 2 Kings 17:1-18

Acts 9:36-43

Luke 5:1-11

Oct 12: 2 Kings 17:24-41


Matthew 6:25-34

Oct 13: 2 Chronicles 29:1-3; 30:1

(2-9) 10-27


Matthew 7:1-12

Oct 14: 2 Kings 18:9-25


Matthew 7:13-21

Oct 15: 2 Kings 18:28-37


Matthew 7:22-29

Oct 16: 2 Kings 19:1-20


Matthew 8:1-17

Oct 17: 2 Kings 19:21-36


Matthew 8:18-27

Oct 18: 2 Kings 20:1-21

Acts 12:1-17

Luke 7:11-17

Oct 19: 2 Kings 21:1-18

1 Corinthians 10:14--11:1

Matthew 8:24-34

Oct 20: 2 Kings 22:1-13

1 Corinthians 11:2 (3-16) 17-

22

Matthew 9:1-8

Oct 21: 2 Kings 22:14-23:3


Matthew 9:9-17

Oct 22: 2 Kings 23:4-25


Matthew 9:18-26

Oct 23: 2 Kings 23:35-24:17


Matthew 9:27-34

Oct 24: Jeremiah 35:1-19

1 Corinthians 12:27- 13:3

Matthew 9:35-10:4


Acts 14:8-18

Luke 7:36-50


1 Corinthians 13 :(1-3) 4-13

Matthew 10:5-15

Oct 27: Jeremiah 36:27-37:2


Matthew 10:16-23



Matthew 10:24-33


1 Corinthians 14:26-33a (33b-

36) 37-40

Matthew 10:34-42



Matthew 11:1-6



Matthew 11:7-15

Daily Bible Readings


Read Like A Lutheran Results Congratulation to the following for completing the 2015 summer reading challenge at Christ Lu-

theran Church!

Children: Priscilla Domines, Caitlin Hofstetter, Alina Hofstetter, Luke Sites, Leah Sites, and Levi

Sites

Adults: Joan Leedom and Wendy Stahl

Great job everyone and thank you for exploring the Luther Library!

A big thank you goes to “That Bounce Place” general manager Debra Hatfield, for donating bounces

passes for all those who completed the summer reading challenge.

October Canned Fruit

&

Vegetables

Let’s fill the cart in the Narthex!


Socia l Ministr y

Blessing of the Animals

In commemoration of St. Francis of

Assisi, the Social Ministry committee will

host a Blessing of the Animals. Lay Assist-

ing Minister Jodi Yorty will perform the ser-

vice. Please plan to attend and bring your

pets.

Social Ministry is also collecting dona-

tion items for the Humane League. Needed

items include NON-clumping cat litter, cat/

dog food and treats, bed linens (used in ken-

nels for bedding) and paper products. Items

may be placed just inside the side door clos-

est to the handicap parking area and/or

brought to the service.

Ingathering Sunday – October 4th

Blankets & Soap

Our congregation partners with Lutheran World

Relief (LWR) to meet the needs of our brothers

and sisters throughout the world. We will be

collecting blankets and soap to send to those in

need. Please donate new or gently used, twin-

size blankets (not quilts). Blankets must be

~60” x 80”. New, wrapped bath size bars of

soap (4-6 oz.) are also being collected. Please

place items in the box in the narthex by Sun-

day, October 4th.

As an alternative to providing the items men-

tioned above, you may also make a monetary

donation to Project Comfort to help defray ship-

ping costs. LWR Project Comfort envelopes are

available at the in-

formation center

outside of the nar-

thex and should be

placed in the offer-

ing plate.

November 3

6:30PM Social Room

Attention

College Students

&

Parents of college

students

We need your school mailing

address & email! Please contact the office by

phone 717-367-2786

or

email: [email protected]

Saturday, Oct 3

9 AM

Church parking lot

VOLUME 46, NO. 10 PAGE 9

Mr. Joel Balmer is a Stephen

Minister from our most recent

installed class. When asked

about his pursuit of becoming

a Stephen Minister, he stated

“I thought it was something I

wanted to do because I had al-

ways wanted to be in ministry

and only now have been given

an opportunity; somewhat like

how I had the opportunity to

go into nursing.” Then he was

asked if the 50 hours of train-

ing was hard? His response

was “No, as a matter of fact I

thought it went by rather

quickly, not to say that some of

the training wasn’t challeng-

ing.” “And I feel like I learned

a lot about myself, and the oth-

ers in the class with me.”Joel

is hoping to be assigned a care

receiver in the near future.

Stephen Ministry Spotlight: Joel Balmer

Church Council Q& A

Brilliantly written, powerfully

observed, Still Life with Bread

Crumbs is a deeply moving and

often very funny story of unex-

pected love, and a stunningly

crafted journey into the life of

a woman, her heart, her mind,

her days, as she discovers that

life is a story with many levels,

a story that is longer and more

exciting than she ever imag-

ined.

RECEIVE AND SHARE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST

Help, Hope, Healing

Providing high-quality, confi-

dential, Christ centered care to

people who are hurting.

If you are in need of care,

please contact: Pastor Domines

at 717-449-2511 or Greg Hitz

at 717-319-9803

What are the responsibilities of

a church council member?

On Saturday, Oct. 3, council's

nominating committee will host

a brief meeting at 10 a.m. in

the sanctuary to answer ques-

tions for anyone considering

serving on council.

Please pray about serving and

consider attending this ques-

tion-and-answer session.

“Still Life with Bread Crumbs”,

by Anna Quindlen

“Still Life with Bread

Crumbs” begins with an imag-

ined gunshot and ends with a

new tin roof. Between the two

is a wry and knowing portrait

of Rebecca Winter, a photogra-

pher whose work made her an

unlikely heroine for many

women. Her career is now de-

scendent, her bank balance

shaky, and she has fled the city

for the middle of nowhere.

There she discovers, in a tree

stand with a roofer named Jim

Bates, that what she sees

through a camera lens is not all

there is to life.

Book Club Meets Saturday, October

17th 10AM in the Parlor

August ,19, 2015

To Christ Lutheran Church,

Many thanks for the

prayers, calls, cards, and

thoughts and concerns for Bob

during his recent procedure

and recovery.

Especially we wish to ex-

press our gratitude to Pastor

Domines and Pastor Keller for

visits and communion.

The flowers delivered by

Pastor and Mrs. Keller were

beautiful and greatly appreci-

ated and enjoyed.

Christ Lutheran church is

truly blessed to have such a

wonderful outreach team.

Sincerely,

Bob & Fran Gingrich

Pastors and Members of Christ

Lutheran,

We would like to thank the

Pastors for the hospital visits.

Pastor Keller for giving us

communion and for delivering

flowers.

The congregation for

phone calls and cards, and

prayers for us.

Christ Lutheran is truly a

caring church.

God Bless,

Dick & Carol Graden

Dear Pastors Domines &

Keller and friends & family at

Christ Church,

Although my husband, J.

Richard passed away more

than a year ago, I am certain

that he is aware of the extra-

ordinarily beautiful flower ar-

rangement delivered to our

apartment by Anna Mae Lev-

ering.

Thank you for your

thoughtfulness. It means a

great deal to be remembered.

With Christian Love & much

prayer,

Helen Myers

Dear Pastors Domines, Phil, &

Christ Lutheran Church,

Thanks again for the flow-

ers that were waiting for me

when I returned home on Au-

gust 30 after two trips to the

hospital for a kidney stone.

Thanks also to Pastor D for

bringing me back to Elizabeth-

town, twice, after I was dis-

charged, to Phil for calling and

directing the ambulance and

finally to the audit committee

for your patience as we re-

scheduled our annual audit.

Charlie Schreiber

Thank you for the calls

and prayers before and after

my eye surgeries.

Thanks to Pastor Domines

and Pastor Keller . A special

thanks to Sandy Shubert for

the offer of a ride to the doctor.

It is good to be part of a

caring Church family.

Ellen Goodhart

Notes of Appreciation


October 22

October 14

Remember those Barn Banks

we filled for Lutheran World

Hunger during Lent? We were

able to buy a sheep, a goat,

and some chicks! Great job!

RECEIVE AND SHARE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST VOLUME 46, NO. 10

October Birthdays and Baptisms

October Baptisms

Rachel (Caskey) Sweigert 10/1

Bill Schreffler 10/2

Tim Bitting 10/3

Missy Little 10/4

Kenneth Beard 10/5

Scott Bucher 10/7

Weston Horst 10/7

Jenna Waughen 10/7

Doris Koppenhaver 10/8

Earl Hummer 10/12

Kelsey Waughen 10/12

Geraldine Werner 10/14

Nicole Leedom 10/15

Joyce Zangari 10/17

Susan McDonald 10/19

Ken Burd 10/20

Emily Orner 10/20

Ryan Kishbaugh 10/24

Doris Bitting 10/26

David Brinkman 10/26

Nathaniel Prosser 10/26

Jon Garber 10/27

James Leonard 10/27

Cecile Madonna 10/27

Barb Eberly 10/29

Lukas Rebman 10/29

Tom Miller 10/31

October Birthdays

Daniel Baum 10/1

Adam Duh 10/1

Judy Gobrecht 10/2

Kelly Goodman 10/2

Wendy Kahler 10/4

Nancy Schreffler 10/4

Colleen Sites 10/4

Harold Kristensen 10/5

Sharon Gilbert 10/8

Helen Myers 10/8

Anita Reiser 10/9

Steven Kahler 10/10

Kenneth Lewis 10/11

Mahlon Ressel 10/11

Jeannette Thomas 10/11

Cheri Gingrich 10/12

Sofia Paine 10/12

Kelsey Olnick 10/14

Jessica Smith 10/14

Wendy Gitt 10/16

Michael Waughen 10/16

Karl Beard 10/17

Wendy Stahl 10/20

Eleanor Wynne 10/20

Ilona Williams 10/21

Virginia Moyer 10/22

Elise Hassinger 10/23

Christopher Good 10/25

Theia Hofstetter 10/28

Lucinda Hughes 10/28

Candee Sexton 10/28

Ethan Beck 10/29

Lukas Rebman 10/29

Ellen Goodhart 10/30

Carol Kishbaugh 10/30

Christopher Olnick 10/30

Walt Stoner 10/30

Those in need of healing

Bruce Dovey

Doris Dovey

Megan Dupes

Belinda Jackson

Donald Kreider

Anna Mae Levering

Allen Moyer

Carol Reed

Jay Stauffer

Terry Way

Robert Wieder

Mike Wynne

Forrest Watson

Todd Miller

Sharon Switzer

Bob Gingrich

Duane Smith

Connie Vass

Nancy Schreffler

Ruth Warburton

Jack Hughes

Carol Graden

Michelle Dixon

In their Homes

Doris Bitting

Tim Bitting

Pauline Bodman(FL)

Alma Brockhouse

Stanleyetta Longenecker(MI)

Ruby Nauman

Viola Raetz

At the Masonic Village

Bill Atherton Roosevelt Bldg. 3rd fl

Laura Dunkelberger Washington Bldg. 4th fl

Russell Fehr Buchanan Apts #2122

Tess Fetter Franklin Bldg. 3rd fl #3981

Bette Fischer Louis Eisenlohr Apts #264

Joan Mezoff Washington Bldg. 4th fl

Janis Sloka Washington Bldg. 4th fl

Rosemarie Snyder Washington Bldg. 4th fl #4974

Dolores Watson Washington Bldg. 4th fl #4911

Forrest Watson Freemason Bldg. 2nd fl

Pearl Wellmerling Freemason Bldg. 2nd fl

At Other Facilities

Doris Gutshall Manor Care, Elizabethtown

Doris Koppenhaver Frey Village, Middletown

Joan Puchaty Moravian Manor, Lititz

Brentwood Shunk St. John’s Herr Estate, Columbia

Dottie Sipling St. Anne’s Retirement Community,

Columbia


Our brother in Christ, Allen Moyer, is in need of a liver transplant. The donor needs to have A or O

blood type, be approximately 5' 7" tall, not overweight, and between 21-55 years of age. There is no

cost associated with the testing portion of being evaluated. If you are interested in donating or have

questions about the process, please call the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota toll-free at 1-866-227-7501,

Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time. You may also email the clinic @

[email protected].

Please pray about being Allen's donor. If you are unable to donate, please consider spreading the

news via word of mouth, Facebook or email to friends and family. You never know who might be an

eligible donor.

Albert Rhen

Joan Rios

Jay Snyder

Beatrice Troutman

Jay & Bonnie Walmer

tel:1-866-227-7501

mailto:[email protected]

RECEIVE AND SHARE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST VOLUME 46, NO. 10

Church Committees

Have you ever wondered how to get more involved in church activities? Here at Christ Lutheran, we

have many wonderful committees. Each one represents a facet of our Church’s mission. Over the

years, the committee structure has changed as our congregation has grown. Here we share with you

each committee’s mission statement and primary contact.

Social Ministry

Serve our neighbors

needs in faithful

obedience to Christ.

Contact: Jodi Yorty

Mutual Ministry

Support and strengthen the Pastors and

staff in their ministry for the

benefit of the Church.

Contact: Council

Vice President

Christian Education

Teach the Gospel of Christ to

make faithful disciples.

Contact: Celia Domines,

Bonnie Bibleheimer

Worship

Respond to God’s grace

with prayer, praise

and thanksgiving.

Contact: Harold Kristensen,

Deb Dillane

Property

Maintain and improve the

property entrusted to us to

accomplish the Church’s

mission.

Contact: Ken Burd, Phil Clark

Fellowship

Gather members to build godly relationships

and strengthen our

community of faith.

Contact: Scott Little

Evangelism

Share the Gospel so that all people may know God’s love.

Contact: John & Leslie Emrick

Stewardship

Encourage individuals/families to be gener-

ous stewards of the time, talent, and treas-

ure. entrusted to them.

Contact: Henrietta Ranck

Finance

Manage and invest the financial gifts en-

trusted to us to accomplish the Church’s mis-

sion.

Contact: Charlie Schreiber, Harold Kristensen

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes


Meeting Date September 14, 2015

Members in Attendance: Theia Hofstetter, John Em-

rick, Bonnie Bibleheimer, Barb Eberly, Pastor Domi-

nes, Harold Kristensen, Ken Burd, Ted Willoughby,

Scott Little

Members Absent with excuse: Tom Campbell, Han-

nah Kuntz

Guests: Bonnie Balmer

I Call to order/Devotions

Meeting was called to order at 7:01, we were led in

devotion by Pastor Domines re: feast of the Holy

Cross.

II Congregational Comment

None

III Committee Reports

•Youth Report

Friday September 18th -5th Quarter after the football

game. The youth group and friends are invited to a

fun time full of food and games following this Fri-

day’s football game.

Wednesday September 23rd 6:00 pm, LYO will share

with the BasiX , “what Christ Lutheran did in Mex-

ico this summer”

Sunday, September 27th LYO will share our mission

to Mexico with the congregation during the Sunday

school hour, in the Social room.

•Finance Committee

Approval of Bills: Harold Kristensen presented the

check register for August 2015. Harold Kristensen

made a motion to accept the check register for Au-

gust 2015 in the amount of $49,774.51, seconded by

Scott Little. Motion carries unanimously.

Approval of monthly Financial Reports: Harold Kris-

tensen presented the Financial report for August

2015. Harold Kristensen, seconded by John Emrick.

Motion carries unanimously.

Finance Committee recommended that the Council

approve transfer of funds to issue a check to Lori

Williams in the amount of $300.00 for the Global

Service Network (from line item “mission projects”).

Harold Kristensen made a motion to approve trans-

fer of funds to issue a check to Lori Williams in the

amount of $300.00 for the Global Service Network

(from line item “mission projects”), seconded by John

Emrick . Motion carries unanimously.

Finance Committee recommends moving $150,000

from T. Rowe Price unrestricted funds to the Health

Science fund. Harold Kristensen made a motion to

move $150,000 from T. Rowe Price unrestricted

funds to the T. Rowe Price Health Sciences fund, sec-

onded by Ted Willoughby. Motion carries unani-

mously.

•Parish Life Committee (Fellowship, Steward-

ship, Evangelism)

Fellowship Committee met 9/3/2015 Pastor Domines,

Celia Domines, Scott Little

Upcoming Events

October 4th (Sunday) leading a hike in Mt Gretna (to

Gov Dick), meeting @ Church at 2:00 pm. Next meet-

ing 10/1/2015, will be meeting the 1st Thursday of

each month. Will discuss plans for a Progressive din-

ner over the next few months. Looking for new mem-

bers.

Evangelism met 9/12/2015, discussed what Evangel-

ism is. Next meeting date to be established.

•Worship Committee

Has not met. A meeting date will be established.

•Property Committee met 9/1/2015

Nathan Fry (Funck and Sons) updated re: front en-

trance improvement projects. Will begin late Septem-

ber/early October.

Discussion : rear entrance improvement project, to be

considered in the Spring 2017.

July property meeting: no new business. Rollers for

conference room chairs will be in place for the Octo-

ber Council meeting.

New Business: AC in Croman Moyer room is over

cooling, to be assessed.

Carpet cleaned Nave, Sunday school and 2nd floor of

PLC

Glass table top in the Fetter conference room was bro-

ken during carpet cleaning. Cost to replace will be

split between The Carpet Company and Christ Lu-

theran Church.

The lane into Cassel Farm property was washed-out

in Summer storms; a load of stone was purchased.

Youtz Paving re-graded the lane at no charge. Thank-

you to Youtz Paving.

Use of Property

Person/Organization Date Requested

Time Location

Greg Hitz, E-town Boy’s 8/1-10/30/2015

5:30-8:00 PM Cassel Baseball field and

Club Fall Baseball bathrooms

•Social Ministry (Benevolence, Health & Well-

ness):

Blessing of the Animals October 3, 9:00 Am. In the

Church parking lot

Crop Walk October 18th. 1:00 registration at the

VOLUME 46, NO. 10 RECEIVE AND SHARE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST

Lodge. 1:30 walk begins

•Christian Education Committee

Met 9/10/2015

Rally Day 9/13/2015

VBS 2016 will be held June (Concordia’s Barnyard

Roundup: Jesus Gathers us Together)

Captive Free coming in January (will not perform, we

will be housing the team. Team will lead the Youth

bible study)

St. Nicholas Work-shop Saturday Dec 5, 2015

Fair Trade Event November 8th

In need of 4th grade Sunday School teacher

•Long Range Planning

No report

•Policies & Procedures

Updates to Constitution will be announced to the Con-

gregation on the 2 Sundays preceding the Congrega-

tional meeting and in writing 10 days prior to the meet-

ing.

• Child/Parishioner/Staff Protection Committee

No report

IV Old Business

Information re: mission statements and contact/

chairperson for each committee, will be formatted into a

Bulletin insert to provide information to the Congrega-

tion (Harold Kristensen will provide this information to

our Publications manager).

Nominating committee has met and developed a list of

candidates for serving on Council. 3-5 vacancies will

need to be filled. Committee is moving forward with

approaching these candidates re: service on Congrega-

tional Council. On Saturday October 3, 10:00 Nominat-

ing committee will host a brief Q&A session with those

who may be interested in serving on Congregational

Council; all Council members are welcome to attend.

Sabbatical: we did not receive the Lily foundation

grant. Pastor is continuing with plans for his Sabbati-

cal in 2016. Pastor Rooney is going to be hired as an

Assistant Pastor and will preside during Pastor Domi-

nes’ sabbatical (13 Sundays, 10-15 hours per week,

~$6,000.00 salary and ~$2,000.00 mileage reimburse-

ment). In October 2015, we will extend a contract to

Pastor Rooney to serve as Assistant Pastor during Pas-

tor Domines’ sabbatical, 2016.

V New Business

Mike Wynne has submitted his resignation as a mem-

ber of Congregational Council. Scott Little made a mo-

tion to accept Mike’s letter of resignation, with regrets.

The motion was seconded by Harold Kristensen.

We thank him for his service and we are praying

for him in his recovery. The motion carries unani-

mously.

This has created a vacancy on Church Council

which will need to be filled. This matter will be

taken up by Council at the October Council meet-

ing.

LYO has invited Council members attend their

annual retreat @Kirchenwald, October 11, 2015. 3-

6pm.

Reminders: Bank Tellers for October 2015 are

Tom Campbell and Bonnie Bibleheimer

Next meeting October 12, 2015 at 7:00 PM

To be discussed October, 2015: Council members

serve a term of 3 years and serve on 2 committees;

bring back all committee night, 2x per year; Com-

mittees to review Constitution for possible up-

dates to be presented at the Annual Congregation

meeting. Will request that Greg Hitz e-mail elec-

tronic copy of most recent version of Constitution;

consider proposing Constitutional updates at Win-

ter Congregational meeting (February 2016).

VI Pastor’s Report

Pastor requests that Council receive the member-

ships of Robert and Linda Church, transferred

from St. Peters in Middletown. Scott Little made

a motion to accept the transfer of Robert and

Linda Church, seconded by Barb Eberly. Motion

carries unanimously.

Very busy since returning from vacation, looking

forward to Pastor Keller returning 9/15/2015.

•Special Prayers: Barb Eberly, Tom Camp-

bell, Allen Moyer

VII Approval of Minutes

The minutes were read back. Scott Little mad a

motion to accept the minutes at read, seconded by

Barb Eberly. The motion carries unanimously.

VII Motion to Adjourn

Scott Little made a motion to adjourn, seconded by

John Emrick. The motion carries unani-

mously.The meeting was adjourned at 9:22 PM.

Respectfully Submitted by Bonnie Bibleheimer

125 East High Street

Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Address Service Requested

CHRIST EVANGELICAL L UTHERAN CHURCH

Congregational Council President/Mike Wynne; Vice-

President/Theia Hofstetter; Secretary/Bonnie Bibleheimer;

Treasurer/Bonnie Balmer, John Emrick, Scott Little, Ken Burd,

Ted Willoughby, Harold Kristensen, Tom Campbell,

Barb Eberly, Hannah Kuntz

Phone: 717-367-2786

www.christlutheran-etown.com

Email: [email protected]

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Mission Statement

Receive and Share the Light of Christ

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church

is a community of disciples called and empowered by the Holy Spirit

to receive and share the light of Christ,

through Liturgy, Fellowship, Education, Witness and Service.

Church Office: 125 E. High Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9AM to 3PM, Friday 9AM to 12PM

Phone: 717-367-2786 Fax: 717-367-4395

E-mail Address: [email protected]

Website: www.christlutheran-etown.com

Staff: The Rev. Albert J. Domines, Jr. STS, Senior Pastor

The Rev. Frederick Keller, Pastoral Assistant

Deborah A. Dillane, Music Director

Emily Szymanski, Administrative Assistant

Charles D. Schreiber, Financial Manager

Phillip P. Clark, Facilities Manager

Colleen Sites, Director of Youth Ministry

Celia Domines, Director of Christian Education

Michelle Pelna, Publications Manager

Theresa E. Fetter, Music Director Emerita

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