OCTOBERWednesday, 3rd

1:00 pm Praying with Jesus6:30 pm Men of St. Paul’s7:30 pm Confirmation Class

Thursday, 4th

7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, 6th

9:00 am Praise Team RehearsalMilltown Day

Sunday, 7th World Communion Day8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Choir Rehearsal10:00 am Worship Service/Communion

Sunday School11:30 am Children’s Choir6:00 pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Groups

Wednesday, 10th

9am-2 pm Scrappers

Thursday, 11th

7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, 13th

9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Wine & Beer set up5:30 pm Childcare – Social Hall6-10 pm Wine & Beer Tasting Fundraiser

Sunday, 14th St. Paul’s 146th Anniversary8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Choir Rehearsal10:00 am Worship Service

Sunday School 11:30 am Children’s Choir

Monday, 15th

7:30 pm Consistory

Wednesday, 17th

12:00 noon Senior Luncheon1:00 pm Praying with Jesus – Confirmation

Room7:30 pm Confirmation Class

Thursday, 18th

7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal****TIDINGS DEADLINE****

Saturday, 20th

9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal

Sunday, 21st

8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Choir Rehearsal10:00 am Worship Service

Sunday School11:30 am Children’s Choir6:00 pm Junior & Senior Youth Groups

Wednesday, 24th

9am-2 pm Scrappers

Thursday, 25th

7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

Saturday, 27th

9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal

Sunday, 28th

8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Choir Rehearsal10:00 am Worship Service

Sunday School11:30 am Children’s Choir

Monday, 29th

7:30 pm Transition Team Meeting

Wednesday, 31st

1:00 pm Praying with Jesus7:30 pm Confirmation Class

Pastor Rich takes Friday Off.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

October 13 – Wine & Beer EventDecember 8 – Santa Run

OCTOBER 2018GREETINGS

*Why is it important to go to church?

*How would your life be different if you couldn’t go to church?

Sometimes it’s a struggle to get ourselves up and going for church. But God wants us to go into his house with joy. This doesn’t mean that we will always be excited when the alarm clock goes off. But it does mean that we need to work to prepare our hearts and minds for what God has in store for us.

God wants us to gather together with other believers. He wants us to study the Bible, to hear the Word, to sing praises together and to bless others. All of this should happen in church. If you find yourself dragging, ask God to replace your lack of enthusiasm with his joy.

Many believers in this world are being persecuted for gathering together. Some people are even being killed. That’s how important it is to gather. For those of us who have easy access to a church, it can be easy to take it for granted. But we shouldn’t.

If you find yourself bored with church, ask God what you could do to make it more exciting. If you find church a difficult place to be due to problems with fellow believers, pray that God will heal those relationships and restore your joy.

Dear God, thank you that we can gather together in your name. Please help us to have nothing but joy in our hearts as we step into your house. Amen.

Wish St. Paul’s Happy 146th Anniversary!

In honor of our 146th Anniversary, you are invited to purchase a special candle to benefit St. Paul’s and honor all volunteers, past and present who have brought the love of God to thousands!

We will be celebrating our anniversary on Sunday, October 14. The candles will be placed on our anniversary cake for fellowship hour after worship.

What a great way to honor or memorialize a special person in your life. There are two giving opportunity levels. Donations for a $100 candle on the top tier, while donations of $25 place a candle on the remaining tiers.

Please reserve:______$100 or ____$25 candle(s). Total donation amount _______ Donor Name:____________________________ Address:__________________________

Name of honoree:__________________________

Name of person to be remembered:_______________________

Names will be placed in the November Tidings and the October 14 Sunday bulletin. Please send form and check to St. Paul’s Church 62 So. Main St., Milltown, NJ

08850 by Sept. 30, 2018. Thank you for your support.

WORSHIP OCTOBER7 – COMMUNIONMatthew 15:29-39, Luke 22:14-23Breaking Bread

14 - 146 Anniversary1 Corinthians 3:16-23Drugs, Sex & Jesus

21Matthew 7:1-5Are Christians Judgmental

28 -

PRAYER of the MONTHBe joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer...Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. - Romans 12:12,15, NIV

Lord our God, we thank you for your gospel, the great, good tidings we may carry in our hearts to give us joy in this present time, even though on all sides people are in anguish and agony. We thank you that your gospel fills our hearts with compassion, enabling us to help carry what many have to suffer. Show us our need of you so that we can receive your help. If we must be the first to suffer all kinds of pain and distress, may we do so joyfully because we have been promised blessing in the midst of all the pain. May we continually honor your name, praising you for the good news of your kingdom, for the promise that everything must work together for good through Jesus Christ the Savior. Amen.

COMMUNION OFFERINGOctober’s communion offering will benefit Toys-For-Tots. Toys for Tots is a program run by the US Marine Corps Reserve which distribute toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts.

Jr. & Sr. YOUTH GROUPSunday night meetingsOctober 7th and 21st @ 6:00PM

PRAYING WITH JESUSWednesday’s @ 1PM

Prayer isn’t easy, using Biblical examples from prayers of praise to wrestling prayer you will see how you can pray without ceasing and build up your faith.

SR. CITIZEN LUNCHEONWed. Oct. 17 @ 12pm

Good food, Good Friend, Good God lets meet.Join us in the social hall on Wednesday, October 17 for an afternoon out.CALL the church office: # 732-828-0020to let us know you are coming and bringing a friend and if you need a ride.

SCRAP BOOKINGDo you have photos you don’t know what to do with? Join our Scrapbooking Club.We meet every other Wednesday (10/10 & 10/24) in the social hall from 9am – 2pm, cost is $5.00, bring your lunch. Call Donna Lucid to RSVP or with any questions at 908-331-1758

COLLEGE STUDENTS – once you are settled into your dorm/apartment, take a moment and let us know your new address.We will be sending you encouragement and prayers throughout the school year.

GIVINGHave you ever heard anyone say: “My church is always asking for money. I wish I could belong to a church that never needed any money.”Surely they don’t mean that. Any church that is alive needs money. Only dead churches do not call on their members for support. If anyone should accuse your church of always needing and calling for money, regard it as a compliment. Invite this person to rejoice with you that you both belong to something that is living and productive for Jesus Christ rather than a dead, stagnant organization from which glory of Christ has departed.A church that is alive needs the generous, sacrificial support of those who love it. Only a dead church demands no sacrifice.

FINANCIAL Aug YR to DATE

Income $ 16,973.32 $153,357.84Expense $ 25,054.98 $196,807.84Gain/(Loss)($ 8,081.66) ($ 43,449.83)Previous year ($51,180.80)

Letters…

Dear Pastor Rich,Thank you to you and your community for the wonderful pencil boxes. They will come in handy!Thanks again!

Sincerely,Rachel SoGotoParkview Art

Consistory,Thank you again for the scholarship! Here is my new address at college!

Isabella Ciccone

Pastor Rich and St. Paul’s Family,Thank you for your thoughtfulness during these past months of my illness.I am very appreciative of your visits, the many cards I received and your many thoughts and prayers.

Thank you,Margaret Schmidt

Pastor Rich and St. Paul’s ChurchOn behalf of the whole PTA Executive Board, thank you! Your donation was not only unexpected and extremely generous, but also heartwarming and touching Those that know me know that I am never speechless. When I opened the donation in front of the board – speechless I was. We will put the money to great use. I have the board thinking of how to give to the kids. From the bottom of my heart – thank you!

Jenn Spisso, President

Consistory MinutesSeptember 10, 2018

In Attendance: Nikki Wesen, Tracy Rucinski, Dave Hastings, Matt Park, Karen Gourley, Nick Bamond, Rob Ramsen, Lois Jessen, Greg Reeves, Debbie Kovacs, John Garback, Beckie Rumen, Debbie Paley, Sean Sullivan, Pastor Rich

Meeting called to order at 7:38pm by Pastor Rich who opened the meeting with a devotion on a “Dose of Cheer.” A home should be a place filled with laughter, where people get along, and simply love each other. This also holds true for our church family. “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” – Prov 17:22June’s meeting minutes were approved without change. Motioned by Debbie K./seconded by Karen G.

Correspondence- Thank you and $100 check received from Milltown Fire Department for First Responders Night- Notice of a rate increase from Falgi- Thank you note received from Milltown Education Foundation- Thank you note from Margaret Schmidt for the prayers and encouragement during rehab

Finances- Our YTD loss for 2018 is $43,449.83 compared to $51,180.80 in 2017.- We are approximately $20,000 under budget with our current envelopes.- We have $140,862.23 in our Capital Improvement Fund but still need to pay balance for window repair. Approximately $33,000 of this amount is earmarked for social hall floor repair.- Pastor Rich’s medical expenses have gone over budget this year. Consistory approved an overage of $3,200 with the possibility of revisiting this if necessary. Motioned by Lois J./seconded by Debbie K.- August finances approved by Consistory. Motioned by Dave H./seconded by Rob R.

ConsistoryCommunion- October 7 – Team 4

Communion Offering/BenevolenceUpcoming Distributions:- September’s Distribution (includes August’s Communion Offering) – School Supplies- October’s Distribution (includes September’s Communion Offering) – Milltown Fire Department- November’s Distribution (includes October’s Communion Offering) – Toys for Tots- December’s Distribution (includes November’s Communion Offering) – Embrace KidsWe discussed ways in which we can make these causes more clear to encourage the congregation to give.Worship - September 30 – Bruce Anglin will be preaching- October 6 – Lois Jessen will be preaching

Ministry TeamsChurch & Family- Church picnic was a success although we had to move indoors due to rain. - We have two upcoming Senior Luncheons on 10/17 and 12/12.Spiritual Life- We will host a Veteran’s Day Service/Luncheon on November 11th. Pastor Rich will reach out to VFW & American LegionEducation- Sunday School kicks off on 9/16. We will have three classes: 3 year old-Kindergarten, 1st/2nd grade, and 3rd/4th/5th grade- Jr/Sr Youth Group is meeting on 9/23. The first meeting for the Mission Trip will take place at 7:30pm.- Confirmation class is meeting on 9/26.- Adult Study begins on 9/19 (Praying with Jesus); will meet every Wednesday at 1:00. Pastor Rich would like to make congregation aware of the videos available on Right Now Media.Property- The cost for removing the floor in the Social Hall would be $40,000 due to asbestos. This does not include replacing the floor. We will

instead have the floor professionally stripped and sealed. We can use the $33,684.82 from insurance to cover this cost as well as repair some damage on walls/floorboards. Consistory approved decision to NOT replace social hall floor. Motioned by John G./seconded by Greg R.- Thank you to Rob Ramsen for finding a clog in the drain system in one of AC units. We do need to replace both condensing units as they are almost 60 years old.- John G. offered to trim back brush in parking lot and pick up leaves.- We plan to have a fall clean-up day.- Robin and Amanda Sullivan are maintaining a garden by the church signOld Business- First Responders Night was a success. Kudos to Tracy Rucinski and all others who made this possible.- Wine and Beer Fundraiser is October 13. Set-up will begin at 9:30am and should take approximately 2 hours. The Sr. Youth Group will assist with childcare. - Anniversary weekend is October 14. Window was going to be dedicated at this service however it will most likely not be completed in time. The wood is all completed and will be disassembled/assembled into 3 pieces. We are aiming to have the window project fully completed before the winter season.- A Transition Team is being formed to begin the process of finding an interim minister and ultimately a settled minister for St. Paul’s. We have a deadline of October 1st to have our Transition Team in place. Pastor Rich will share the questionnaire that was given out at the recent Senior Luncheon. He will also work on putting together a “job description” that will be helpful for our Transition Team.

New Business- We will discuss the 2019 Budget at our next Consistory Meeting on 10/15.- We will hold a Transition Team Meeting on 9/24. Pastor Rich will send out an e-mail to the congregation.- There was a discussion about a possible 50/50 for the church in the beginning of the new year.- Milltown Day is 10/6. We will have a table run by Nikki Wesen. We plan to get registrants for our Santa Ran, sell Wine & Beer Fundraiser

tickets, have a Dunk Tank, face painting by Maryann Redler, sell remaining bucket hats, and distribute cookies, Santa Rocks, St. Paul’s flyers/brochures, and pens.

Future Dates- FISH Week – September 23-30- Transition Team Meeting – September 24- Milltown Day – October 6- Wine and Beer Fundraiser – October 13- Consistory – October 15- Transition Teams – October 29th

Meeting adjourned at 9:17pm, Pastor Rich closed the meeting with Prayer Concerns and the Lord’s Prayer. Motioned by Sean S./Lois J.

FELLOWSHIP HOURHOSTS NEEDED:You are responsible for providing treats and milk for coffee. Sunny D generously provides juice for kids.Coffee, cups, plates, napkins, plastic utensils and sweeteners are provided.SIGN UP TO HOST@ coffee hour or contact:Julie Park 732-545-4266 mj1park@optonline.net or Tracy Rucinski 732-545-6982 traysee7413@yahoo.com.

HEAD USHERS FORSEPTEMBER7 Consistory Team #1

Communion14 Melanie Dwyer 21 Grace Kothari28 John Garback

GREETERS FOROCTOBER7 Ken Skalla14 Lorraine Fisezi21 Debbie Hosten & Gary Hosten Jr.28 Gregory Reeves

Greeters are asked to arrive at church by 9:20 a.m.

GREETER COORDINATOR Judy Skalla

Music at St. Paul’s

World Communion Sunday

The first Sunday in October, this year Oct. 7 is World Communion Sunday. The United Church of Christ, along with the 38 other denominations in the National Coun-cil of Churches, celebrates on this day the fellowship with have with other Christians around the world.

At St. Paul’s the morning’s worship will include hymns and special music from Nigeria, India, South Africa, Finland, Wales, Spain, and the United States.

Praise band

Thanks be to God for our band for its lead-ership in the Sept. 9th “picnic.”

Choirs

Both our Adult and Children’s Choirs are now up and running for the 2018-19 year. We still have room for more singers though, so speak to Emily if you would like to join us regularly or for a season!

RESURRECTION WINDOWLOUISE HIPKO

Bruna BacchettiCraig & Jennifer PoulsonVan Liew Cemetery Assoc.Angie & Victor BarusPat HipkoMontgomery Mavericks Girls Softball

FamiliesGeri LizardiCharles & Beverly RucinskiBevereley JamesMilltown Fire Dept.Catherine Hurley

RAY OSMAN AND ALBERT & ELVERIA YOST

Jane Osman

RESURECTION WINDOW/SR. YOUTH GROUP

MICHAEL HORVATHCarol SidorickHelen HuangRobert NemethSchearf FamilyMichael HudsonDonna LucidCharles & Beverly RucinskiSandra BucciBayhead by the Sea Condo Assoc.Rosina FotiNatoriElaine & Andrew SatoriusJoanne & John WilsonMarvin GolsteinLouis & Mary Triandafilou

FISH

Linda Borsuk

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ST. PAUL’S CHURCHFounded in 1872

So. Main St. & W. Lakewood Ave.

Rev. Richard H. Weyer, Pastor

Emily Sensenbach-Gopal, Director of Music

Church Office 732 828-0020FAX # 732 828-0027

stpaulschurch@optonline.netwww.stpaulsmilltownnj.org

Please leave a message if no one is available.

Church Secretary Mrs. Carol LagowskiOffice hours: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Financial Secretary Mrs. Debbie Paley (address inquiries to church office)

Please address all financial inquiries to the Church Office.

NEXT TIDINGS DEADLINE – Thursday, September 20th

2018 CONSISTORYElders:

Melanie DwyerKaren GourleyDavid Hasting

Lois JessenRebecca Jones

Matt ParkGreg ReevesNikki Wesen

Deacons:Nicholas Bamond

John GarbackDebbie KovacsRobert RamsenTracy RucinskiBeckie Rumen

Kathy ShanabrookSean Sullivan

********************************Save time and prevent mistakes by writing your parishioner number on your checks and envelopes. Example: 002W********************************Please notify the church office if any of the following changes occur in your household: address change, phone number change, email change, marriage, separation/divorce, death, birth, adoption, adult child(ren) moving out, or a family member being moved to a rehab. or nursing home.We would like to keep our membership list up-to-date, but we need YOUR cooperation to do so!

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH62 South Main StreetMilltown, NJ 08850(732) 828-0020

OCTOBER 2018

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

DATES TO REMEMBER:

October 3 – Men of St. Paul’sOctober 7 – World Communion DayOctober 13 – Wine & Beer tasting fundraiserOctober 14 – 146th AnniversaryOctober 15 – ConsistoryOctober 17 – Senior LuncheonOctober 22 – Transition Team Meeting

TIDINGSWorship Service 10:00 a.m.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Rev. Richard H. Weyer, Pastor

DATED MATERIALSeptember 21, 2018