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There is no nursery until Sept. 11. When we resume in the fall,

care is provided for children from birth through Kindergarten.

We are in need of some volunteers to complete our nursery

schedule. If you can serve in this most important role, Please

contact Dawn Geist at 484-619-4347 or

dawnrraber@gmail.com if you can help out. Thank to all

who have been volunteering their time to serve by loving

our little ones!

Your help is still needed each month.

Our donations have been overwhelmingly good,

but we still need willing workers to help with this project.

Ebenezer’s Closet is open

The second Thursday and Saturday of each month. The

next closet days will be Thursday, August 11, 6:00 to 8:00

p.m. and Saturday August 13, 10:00 a.m. to noon.

Pastor: Rev. Kevin Fruchtl Phone: 1-610-334-5130 e-mail: kfruchtl@ebuccnewtripoli.org

Church Administrator: Sharon Dorward Office Phone: 610-298-8000 e-mail: lrinker@ebuccnewtripoli.org

Newsletter Editor: Sharon Dorward Office Phone: 610-298-8000 e-mail: lrinker@ebuccnewtripoli.org

“Newsletter

Deadline:

The 15th of each

month”

Directors of Music: Brad & Barbara Lizotte Phone: 610-377-7553 Preschool Director Debi Wanamaker Phone: 484-223-9006 e-mail: dawwjw@aol.com

Christian Ed. Director Tammy Rex Phone: 610-737-3583 e-mail: tsrex@ptd.net

Ebenezer UCC Tidings Ebenezer United Church of Christ, 7293 Decatur St., New Tripoli, PA 18066

Phone: 610-298-8000 Fax: 610-298-8296 E-Mail:

lrinker@ebuccnewtripoli.org

Website: ebuccnewtripoli.org

AUGUST 2016

June 19 62

June 26 88 Baptism

July 3 100 Holy Communion

July 12 64

GREETERS & ACOLYTES

Greeters should report at 9:30 a.m. to their assigned location.

DATE ACOLYTE(S) GREETERS

August 7 NO ACOLYTES Edgar & Rose Hamm

AUGUST

August 14 Donald & Susan Christ

August 21 Ron & Vicki Moyer

August 28 Wayne & Ruth Frye

BUDGET INFORMATION

Financial information for the period of June 1 — June 30, 2016 .

Income current period $ 10,902 Operational Income

current period**

10,797

Income 2016YTD $ 104,392 Operational Income

2016YTD**

$ 104,537

Expenses current period $ 28,264

Expenses 2016YTD $ 138,710

Net Income current period $ (17,362) Net Operational Income

current period**

$ (17,467)

Net Income YTD $ (34,318) Net Operational Income

YTD**

$ (34,173)

Food bank donations current period $ 309

Food bank donations YTD $ 669

**From this point forward, Operational Income will also be included on all reports. Operational

Income shows the unrestricted funds – those actually able to be used to pay regular church

expenses

Aug 4 – Ruth Frey, 5749 Mountain Rd., Germansville, PA 18053

9 - Lillie George, 1024 Church St., Fogelsville, PA 18051

12 - Dolores Dengler, 3436 Main St., Emerald, PA 18080

22 - Ethel Hamm, 7396 Quarry Rd., New Tripoli, PA 18066

31 – Richard Held, P.O. Box 458, New Tripoli, PA 18066

If you are 80 years or older, or know of someone who is, we would like to include you on

our birthday list. We need your name, month and day (year is optional). Please contact

the office at 610-298-8000.

WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER

SEE YOU THEN!

ARE YOU DOING ALL YOU CAN TO ENRICH YOUR LIFE AND EMPOWER YOUR

INNER SPIRIT?

Do you know what Ebenezer’s adult Sunday School is all about? Take a look.

1. Discussions of Christian behaviors to live by

2. Learning Bible basics, and favorite Bible stories

3. Relating Bible experiences and teachings, to our everyday experiences

4. Voluntary group sharing of thoughts and experiences, and good Christian fellowship

5. Viewing of videos of current, articulate pastors, who share different ideas on

Christian theology

6. And these are just some of the things we talk and learn about in Sunday School.

Come join us Sunday mornings starting in September from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. in the

double rooms on the first floor of the church across from the restrooms.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2

AA 7-8:30 p.m.

3

4

CHOIR SUMMER

VACATION

5

6

7

WORSHIP 10:15 A.M.

In the Social Hall

8

9

AA 7-8:30 p.m.

10

11 EBENEZER’S

CLOSET 6 TO 8 P.M.

CHOIR SUMMER

VACATION

12

13

EBENEZER’S CLOSET

6 TO 8 P.M.

14

WORSHIP 10:15 A.M.

In the Social Hall

15

16

AA 7-8:30 p.m.

17

18

CHOIR SUMMER

VACATION

19

20

21

WORSHIP 10:15 A.M.

In the Social Hall

22

23

AA 7-8:30 p.m.

24

25

CHOIR SUMMER

VACATION

26

27

28

WORSHIP 10:15 A.M.

In the Social Hall

29

30

AA 7-8:30 p.m.

31

AT A GLANCE:

August 3—CE meeting; 7 pm

September 11—RALLY DAY BREAKFAST; 9 am

September 18—Sunday School Classes Begin; 9 am

September 25—SNL Youth Group; 6 to 8 pm

October 29—Trick or Treat Party; 6 to 8 pm

November 5—Sight and Sound trip—Samson!

November 20—Thanksgiving Priceless Bake Sale

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SUNDAY SCHOOL?

We are almost ready for the new Sunday School year! All of our volunteers and new ideas are in place to make this coming year great! Here’s what we are offering in the fall and the leaders in each area:

Preschool Class (3s & 4s)—Gina Serfass, Diane Christman, Georganne Seeley

Opening Elementary Lesson and Singing—Tammy Rex and Abbey Surman

Lower Elementary Class (K, 1 & 2) Shepherds—Adrianne Subjin and Stacy Knight

Upper Elementary Class (3, 4, 5) Shepherd—Mike Schock Video Workshop—Abbey Surman Cooking Workshop—Shawn Surman Science Workshop—Kelly Trexler-Wertman Games Workshop—Mike Wertman Computers Workshop—Kelly Rosenberger Music Workshop—Bambi Snyder Drama Workshop—Marissa Asparro Art Workshop—Cheryl Handler Pre-Confirmation Class (6th grade)—Sue Bentley and Emily

Surman Confirmation Class (7th & 8th grade)—Pastor Kevin and

consistory members Teen Class (confirmed youth and HS)—Josh Serfass and Brian

Surman Adult Discussion Group—Jan Maurer

ANNUAL RALLY DAY

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

9 TO 10 AM

IN FELLOWSHIP HALL

All are invited to help us kick off the new

Sunday School year with a bang!

Come, eat, and hear all of the good things

planned for the coming year!

**No cost to attend**

These groups visit different

workshops each week

CHRIST’S KIDS!

For Kindergarten through 5th graders!

Fall Dates Coming Soon!

SNL (Sunday Night LIVE!)

Middle and High School

Youth Group

September 25—Ice Cream

Sundae Ice Breaker Party; 6

to 8 pm

THANK YOU!

We had a wonderful week sharing God’s Word and Love with all

of the children!

Thank you for all of the donated supplies!

Thank you for allowing your children to spend the week

with us!

Thank you to all of the dedicated volunteers who gave up so

much of their time to make this week memorable!

Thank you for all of the donations for our Mission Project—

Operation Kid to Kid “Change a Home”.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

Bus pick up at church—8:30 am

“Samson”—11:00 am (we have the same great seats as other years!)

Lunch at Shady Maple—2:30 pm

Arrive back at church—6 pm

All are invited! Only 41 seats remain!!

$115—Adults

$55—children 3 to 12

Cost includes the bus, tickets to see “Samson”, and late lunch at Shady Maple.

Save the date and reserve your seat early by contacting Tammy at

tsrex@ptd.net or 610-737-3583.

Women of the Church News

NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING

There will be no regular monthly meeting in August. If anything comes up that

requires discussion, a special meeting will be called, probably after church.

ANNUAL QUILT RAFFLE!

Tickets on sale soon! We have MANY prizes this year! Thanks to the quilters for the

quilt which makes this whole thing possible every year. Thank you to everyone who sponsored prizes or helped to solicit prizes!

LOOKING TO SHARE YOUR GIFTS? We are looking for you to join us. We meet once a month for a time of

fellowship and to plan events for the church. Come and join us September 6 to find out all that’s happening.

WOMEN OF THE CHURCH MEETING DATES

January – No Meeting February – No Meeting March – No Meeting

April – Meeting 7:00 p.m. May – Meeting 7:00 p.m. June – Meeting 7:00 p.m.

July -- No Meeting August -- No Meeting September – Meeting 7:00 p.m.

October – Meeting 7:00 p.m. Nov. – Meeting 7:00 p.m. December – Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Meets 1st Tuesday of the month-(resuming in September)

M & M [Mission & Ministry] “Quarterly Quotas” Update

AFRICA HOPE CENTER We are wrapping up our M&M project with the Africa Hope Center. Ebenezer will have contributed $825.32 towards building an extra floor to the orphanage so (100) more children whose parents have died of AIDS will have the opportunity of a decent chance in life. THANK YOU for your support!!

We will not have an active project over the summer but will start up again in September or

October. Watch for details in the coming weeks.

Attic or Basement Full? Please consider donating some household

goods to the Fall Bazaar!

Starting Aug.1, you can bring donations and place them on the

stage. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!

Ebenezer UCC Car Show & Bazaar

September 24, 2016

10am to 3pm 7293 Decatur St

New Tripoli, PA 18066

Classes for: Import, Domestic, Street Rod,

Euro, Classics, Muscle Car, Kit/Custom, Truck Van and SUV, Motorcycle and

BEST OF SHOW

1st and 2nd place trophies in each class Registration fee $15

Vendors welcome $30

For more info contact Kevin Geist, 08KGeist@gmail.com and check out our Facebook page for updates. Search Ebenezer UCC Car Show.

FLEA MARKET & BAKE SALE TO BENEFIT WOMEN OF THE CHURCH

Coffee cans & mason jars (both Qt. & Pt.) are needed for the bazaar. Contact Pam or bring to the office. Thanks!

Empty Cartridges On The Loose

If found, please turn in to:

Ebenezer United Church of Christ

We have been searching far and wide for them.

Your reward will be a warm and fuzzy feeling in your heart for

Helping your local organization raise much needed funds.

For Questions, Contact

Nia Fratrik or nfratrik@gmail.com

Ebenezer Hits the Road!

Day trip or a trip around the world, would you share your summer fun pictures with us? The October newsletter will include submissions

from all that contribute. Looking forward to seeing all the places we have been this summer. Submit your picture by Sept 20th to

lrinker@ebuccnewtripoli.org. Thanks!

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