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ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH P.O. Box 4596, 109 York Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325-4596
Phone: (717) 334-2012 Fax: (717) 334-3596
Web Page: www.stjamesgettysburg.org
E-mail: [email protected] “We respond to God’s abundant grace by being hearers, proclaimers and doers of the Word.”
Volume 59, No. 04 THE MESSENGER April 2014
Update on the Call Process
At its meeting on March 19, the Congregation Council voted to hire Deborah McClellan
to work as a member of our staff in the upcoming months. Deborah is a rostered
Deaconess in the Lutheran Church. Her duties will include pastoral visitation of the sick,
possible Bible study and opportunities for preaching. Her time is not to exceed 20
hours/week, with flexibility in her weekly schedule. Deborah also works part-time at Utz
Terrace Lutheran Village in Hanover as well as St Bartholomew Lutheran Church in
Hanover. Deborah brings gifts especially related to work as a Hospice chaplain and
bereavement counselor. We welcome Deaconess Deborah McClellan!
Following the forums on the weekend of March 22-23, the completion of
questionnaires by St. James members, as well as conversations at various Sunday
School classes, the Council is now working to compile this feedback as well as
finalize a Call Committee. The Call Committee will then complete the
Congregation Profile, the document used by the Synod to determine names of
persons presented to the congregation. Keep holding this process in your prayers!
Update on the Worship Renewal Work in the worship area and throughout the main floor continues. Painters, carpenters,
electricians, carpet installers and plumbers are moving quickly to complete the project.
Church furnishings should arrive on March 31, when a call for volunteers will be issued.
We anticipate using the worship area on April 5 and 6. Although a few areas will need to
be finished, we do anticipate a smooth transition back to our worship area. We thank our
worshippers for their patience while we worship in the basement dining room. The saying,
“Temporary inconvenience, permanent improvement” seems most fitting during this
Lenten season.
WORSHIP PREVIEWS
Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 pm Midweek Holy Communion “Unfailing Light” liturgy; Members of St. James will offer reflections on the theme: “Making Change”--change of season, circumstances, plans, habit, and heart to name a few.
April 5 & 6, Lent 5 Worship Services: Saturday at 5:30 pm and Sunday at 8:15 am and 10:45 am Readings: Ezekiel 37:1–14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6–11, John 11:1–45 First Sunday Fellowship at 9:15 am; hosted by Executive, Finance and Memorial Committees. Items collected at all three services to benefit food pantries; under the auspice of our Social Ministry. Sunday School for all ages from 9:30-10:30 am.
Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 pm Midweek Holy Communion “Unfailing Light” liturgy
April 12 & 13, Passion Sunday Worship Services: Saturday at 5:30 pm and Sunday at 8:15 am and 10:45 am Readings: Isaiah 50:4–9a, Psalm 31:9–16, Philippians 2:5–11, Matthew 21:1-11 Sunday School for all ages from 9:30-10:30 am.
Holy Monday, April 14, 7:00 pm Join us for a time of Intercessory Prayer.
Holy Tuesday, April 15, 7:00 pm Join us for a time of Intercessory Prayer.
Holy Wednesday, April 16, 7:00 pm Midweek Holy Communion “Unfailing Light” liturgy
April 17, Maundy Thursday, 7:00 pm Readings: Exodus 12:1-14, Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar
April 18, Good Friday 7:00 pm Tenebrae Service of Shadows
April 19 & 20, RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD - EASTER Worship Services: Saturday at 5:30 pm and Sunday at 8:15 am and 10:45 am Readings: Acts 10:34–43, Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24, Colossians 3:1–4, Matthew 28:1–10 Sunday School for all ages from 9:30-10:30 am. [NO New Day Worship]
April 26 & 27, Easter 2 Worship Services: Saturday at 5:30 pm and Sunday at 8:15 am and 10:45 am Readings: Acts 2:14a, 22–32, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:3–9, John 20:19–31 Prayers for Healing will be offered at the conclusion of all three worship services. Sunday School for all ages from 9:30-10:30 am.
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Let’s read a book during Lent!
Looking for Lenten Discipline? Here’s a suggestion: read a book! And on Passion/Palm Sunday, April 13, let’s get together at 5:00 pm in the Gathering Area and share our thoughts and ideas about the book, around a simple meal of soup and bread. Let’s read the book, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint, by Nadia Bolz-Weber. WARNING: this book is both sarcastically irreverent and beautifully honest! It is meant to be disturbing to one’s comfortable faith, yet never meant to damage one’s faith journey. I found it to be a stimulating and exciting book for one’s spiritual expedition! There is some language that can seem crude. Nadia is an ELCA pastor, but not the pastor most of us are used to seeing every Sunday morning. Some from our congregation heard her at the ELCA Youth Event in New Orleans. Others heard her at the Congregations Together In Mission Event (CTIM) in Hanover on March 15. As taken from her website: [This book is for] “...every thinking misfit who is as suspicious of institutional religion as they are of themselves, yet are still seeking some transcendence and mystery in their lives.” (There is a sign-up sheet in the gathering area if you plan to join us for soup and bread.)
THE ST. JAMES TROUBADOURS are back on Sunday, April 27 at 4:00 pm for
a BROADWAY EXTRAVAGANZA! Join vocalists Wayne Hill, Dwight Michael,
and pianists Tim Braband and Mike Matsinko for a program of music from
some of your favorite Broadway shows. A free-will offering will be
received for the worship area renewal project. This will be a wonderful
celebration in our newly renovated space. Join us and bring a friend!
PARISH RECORDS
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
March 30, 2014 Gavin S. Green – sponsor – Kathleen Kiick
March 30, 2014 Deanna J. Weatherly – sponsor –Kathy Smith
50+ WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
April 2, 1960 Waldo T. & Patricia V. Hartman 54 years
April 23, 1949 Harry A. & Doris M. Spangler 65 years
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CHURCH DIRECTORIES are now available in the church office, for those who had their pictures taken.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY began at St. James on
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 with a gathering of six women that
continues to grow in number. Some of the women crochet, others
knit. The time is shared in conversation, prayer, and hopes for those
who will receive the shawls. The group meets on Wednesdays at
10:30 am – 12:00 pm in the main floor gathering area and
welcomes newcomers! Since 2007, a total of 344 Prayer Shawls
have been distributed to those with various needs. If you have any
questions about our Prayer Shawl Ministry, please do not hesitate to
contact Pr. Mike or any of these 14 members: Roberta Anderson,
Jane Blocher, Rebecca Brown, Brenda Heberling, Glorianne
Hutchison, Linda Isenberger, Georgia Kuhn, Susan Laughman,
Barbara Neth, Kathleen Reider, Carol Widerman, Suzanne
Williams, Norma Wood, Anne Young.
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL FROM 9:30-10:30 AM
ADULT DISCUSSION CLASS meets in Room 200, end of the main hallway; Judy Leslie, contact. Join us:
April 6 “Last Child in the Woods: New Relationship Between Children & Nature” with general discussion
April 13 “Last Child in the Woods: Why the Young (And the Rest of Us) Need Nature” led by Margaret Swartz
April 20 NO CLASS – EASTER
April 27 “Last Child in the Woods: The Best of Intentions: Where Will Future Stewards of Nature Come From?”
led by Kathy Serfass
GOOD SAMARITAN CLASS meets in Room 303, upper level (an elevator is available); Nina Dolly, contact.
April 6 Ron Couchman (Isaiah 56 & Mark 11 -- Jesus Cleanses the Temple)
April 13 John Fisher (Jeremiah 23 & John 19 -- A Messianic Priest-King)
April 20 Nina Dolly (Hosea 6 & Luke 24 -- The Third Day)
April 27 Ron Couchman (Isaiah 53 & Luke 24 -- From Suffering to Glory)
Loving Jesus
All are welcome to join Thursday Morning Bible Study! We are currently reading Mark Allan
Powell’s book Loving Jesus. Gather for fellowship, coffee and refreshments at 9:45 am and stay
for discussion led by Lucinda Bringman, 10-11 am. The book is guiding us in meaningful
conversation about our faith and commitment to Jesus. What does it truly mean to love Jesus?
Here is one excerpt the group recently found helpful:
My faith is not always strong, my life is not always good, and I do not always think that I am
blessed. I don’t want to really love Jesus a lot some days and only a little on other days,
depending on what I think or how I feel at the time. I don’t know what will happen between today
and tomorrow. My faith could be shaken. All the things I’m grateful for could disappear. But I do
know that tomorrow morning I’m still going to be part of the church, and the church is still going
to love Jesus. So I know that I will love him too.
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MARCH COUNCIL REPORT Claire Anderson, Corresponding Secretary
Congregation Council held its monthly meeting on March 19, 2014.
UPDATES:
Council Input Survey:
Council is looking forward to receiving survey responses from members of the congregation; we have
received less than 10 thus far. We discussed the upcoming Adult Forums. Vice President Tom Young
will preside; most members will attend at least one session. Tom will present the various Call options and
open the discussion of leadership choices. We hope to receive enough input from the congregation to
provide direction for the Call Committee. Council will hold a Special Council Meeting on
Wednesday, March 26th
to choose Call Committee members and to review the surveys.
2014 Budget:
Office & Finance Manager Mella DeNoma reported that the meeting with Sturgill and Trostle
representatives was productive. Accounts were restructured from multiple accounts into one Giving
account. A Columbarium account was added to keep track of paid and partial payments for niches. Mella
is happy with the changes; they are easier to use and to read. Council approved the financial reports for
January and February. Mella reported a (-$3000) net loss for January and February; she believes that
weather and poor attendance are reasonable explanations for the deficit. Tom Young explained that the
deficit is larger than it looks because we have not paid the monthly salary for the associate pastor. The
deficit is closer to (-$20,000). Council hopes that the congregation will contribute generously between
March and June before the anticipated summer slump.
Worship Area Renewal Update:
Pastor Allwein reported that the renovations are proceeding as planned. Tim Braband and Tom Bender
are looking for volunteers to help on March 31st when the worship furniture is delivered.
Motions from the Personnel Committee: Council unanimously approved the following:
“A motion is hereby made to Council recommending the adoption and strict adherence
to procedures…for any policy changes or new policies enacted for the congregation,
effective January 2014.”
Pastor Allwein asked Council to offer a Letter of Employment to Sister Deborah
McClellan for a part-time position at St. James. This position is temporary and will be
terminated in the event that we hire an interim or associate pastor. Deborah McClellan
is an ELCA lay roster Deaconess. She will serve St. James as a pastoral care/visitation
pastor, a weekly Bible study leader, and other tasks as needed--not to exceed 20 hours a
week. She will earn $20/hour with a mileage reimbursement of 56 cents/mi.
Committee Reports:
The Social Ministry Committee hosted a successful dinner for 36 seminary students this month. The
Stewardship Committee reported that they will have an Endowment Brochure ready in the near future.
Evangelism Committee is happy with the distribution of the new Church Directories.
New Business:
Pastor Allwein asked for volunteers to serve the final Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S. Sunday breakfast at the Soup
Kitchen on Sunday, March 30th
at 6:30 am. Shawn Abma and Jeff Snyder volunteered to cook. Three
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The World Outreach Committee would like to share with the congregation some excerpts from an
article from the January issue of The Lutheran magazine.
We Can Be Part of Ministry Anywhere by James Swanson
I love money. I know that the love of money is the base for all evil according to the Bible, but I love money
anyway. The evil of money, however, is not rooted in money itself, but in our attitude about it.
I am not in a position to be a major sponsor of anything, no matter how dear it might be to me. But I can still be
a part of ministry anywhere I choose, whether locally or nationally or anywhere in the world. My love of money
allows that. My money might become sacks of rice somewhere in the world, or part of the expense of drilling a well
in Africa, or earthquake recovery in Haiti. I can take satisfaction in that.
I can be a part of our church’s relief work following a major disaster, like hurricanes Katrina or Sandy or the
tornadoes in Oklahoma. I will be there when the trauma of these events sets in. I would not be much more than in
the way if I went to a disaster site, but I can help to empower someone who is more skilled and more capable than I
to make it all happen.
Far too many members of our congregations are ignorant about these wonderful programs and that all of the
money I give will go to the work I intend to help—every penny of it.
Ah, money. It lets me be a part of so many wonderful things that are happening in our world. And to think I
could so easily turn it into something evil. I like my way of loving it so much better.
Just like Jim Swanson, the folks at St. James like money and what it can accomplish. Our Faith
Commitment to the Synod and to special benevolence projects serve those in need here and throughout the world.
Thanks be to God!
Every year, millions of people around the globe observe World Malaria Day on April 25. The ELCA Malaria Campaign is turning this day into a special week. This is an opportunity for all of us to come together and do something big. With nearly 10,000 congregations and over 3.9 million baptized members, we are a church that rolls up its sleeves and gets to work. The goal is to raise $250,000 in one week, which is enough to kick-start malaria programming in Namibia. We can do more together than we ever could alone. Already, we have joined hands with our brothers and sisters in 12 African countries, and have seen great progress. Together, let’s help make it 13. Donations can be mailed directly to Lower Susquehanna Synod – ELCA, 900 South Arlington Avenue, Suite 220B, Harrisburg, PA 17109 or you can donate online at https://community.elca.org/malariadonate.
World Outreach Committee - Mission Scholarship Application
The mission of the World Outreach Committee at St. James is to engage every member in the global
mission of Christ's Church in the world through prayer, education, service and sharing of gifts. We would
like to encourage members to actively participate in mission projects. To accomplish this goal, the
congregation added a scholarship fund of $800.00 to the 2014 budget.
We invite you to tell us about you mission plans to see if we can help with some partial support from
this scholarship fund. Submit a statement to the St. James Church Office marked “Application World
Outreach Mission Scholarship.”
Please cover the following points with enough detail to help us to learn what you hope to accomplish
during your mission project.
1) Provide name, address, telephone and e-mail.
2) Describe where and when you want to go and what you want to do.
3) Tell us about the level of support you will need.
4) Explain how your mission project will support the mission goals of the
World Outreach Committee and the St. James Lutheran Church community.
5) Be sure to sign and date your statement.
The application deadline is May 11, 2014 with notification by June 1. The scholarship must be used
during 2014. If you have questions about this program contact Ron Couchman at [email protected] or
334-1847 or any member of the World Outreach Committee.
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FINANCIAL UPDATES….STREAMLINING! As progress continues on updates and construction in the Nave and various parts of the church, the Finance Committee has been making updates to the financial reporting and streamlining some procedures.
A review of some of these updates are:
1) Finance Chair Tom Young and Office & Finance Manager Mella DeNoma met with an outside accounting firm to discuss the present financial reporting for the church. Many great ideas and suggestions were made and are being put into place. The main change was combining unnecessary funds that needed to be balanced monthly.
2) There is now one main fund or contribution category called “GIVING”. It is no longer necessary to designate where your St. James contribution goes. According to the 2014 budget, every contribution gets reported to Giving, with the exception of a few funds such as Building, Worship Renewal and all the Christmas and Easter envelopes. This has streamlined the accounting process and financial reporting tremendously.
3) We ask that donations to charitable organizations and ministries, beyond St. James, that church members wish to support financially be done directly to those organizations. Cash given to St. James, or checks made payable to St. James, with specific direction to send the gift to an outside organization, creates additional, time consuming month end bookkeeping. This practice also complicates the financial reporting.
4) A list of names and addresses of all charities and outside ministries that church members have supported will be in the gathering area. If there is a ministry not listed, please see Mella and she will get the information for you.
5) The Finance Committee is also creating new Accounting Manuals & Procedures. ELCA guidelines are being referenced to help with this process to make sure everything is correct.
6) A laptop has been purchased using memorial gifts. This laptop will have the church’s software program installed and the process will only have to be done once.
As you can see, many new updates are being made. Change can be challenging, but we hope for the better. We look forward to your support as all these exciting updates continue to happen at St James.
A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who supported the fastnacht fundraiser! So many people donated their time and energy! Many people supported the youth by purchasing fastnachts! We raised enough money to send 15 youth to workcamp this summer! We would like to extend a special thank you to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans who is contributing $1,600! It is a blessing to have so much support for our children and youth ministry at St. James!
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April 2014
Children & Youth Ministry
We Are The Church!
You yourselves are like living stones used to build the temple! 1 Peter 2:5
What does it mean to be a living stone?
How does God use you to build the Church?
Service Saturday! Youth in grades 6 through
12 are invited to take part in a variety of service projects (including hiding Easter eggs) on the Saturday before Easter, April 19! We’ll begin at 10:00 am in the Youth House, have pizza together at 12:30, and conclude by 1:00 pm. What a great opportunity to thank Christ for His extraordinary sacrifice on our behalf!
Fastnachts! A HUGE thank you to everyone
involved in this fundraiser! We sold just over 1,200 dozen fastnachts to raise funds for summer workcamp and the 2015 National Youth Gathering! There were about 108 volunteers who donated time, energy and enthusiasm making fastnachts! Thank you to everyone who supported the youth by purchasing fastnachts! Special thanks to the planning team: Jamie Shaffer, Julie Keyser, Sally Abma and Sally Hoh! Special thanks to Brad Smith and Glenn Blocher who spent many hours transforming the Dining Room into a fastnacht factory! Thank you to Karen Hendricks (advertising) and Stacey Green (food supplier). We are especially grateful to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans who donated $1,600 in support of our youth! We raised about $7,400 which is enough to send 15 youth to workcamp! Thank you for your support of our children and youth ministries!
High School Reading Group with Pastor and
Mrs. Foltz will meet at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, April 9 and May 7!
Drawing by Emili Scavitto Grade 4
Youth Sunday is May 11! Our theme is
(wait for it) “We Are The Church!” Please support the children and youth with your attendance! Youth, please plan to attend both Sunday worship services!
Workcamp Fundraiser: You are invited to
eat at Hoss’s Steakhouse on Wednesday, April 23! 20% of the proceeds will be returned to St. James to support youth attending the ELCA Youth Gathering next summer! The green fundraiser cards are available on the youth bulletin board across from the church office.
REACH Workcamp! We are excited to have
so many youth attending workcamp this summer! Levi Baker, Chris Kemp, Matt Balas, Danny Stoner, Tyler Cole, Nathan Clapsaddle, Catherin Holmes, Lance Schneider, and Maddie Eckert will attend workcamp in Oliver Springs, TN from June 15 to 21! Ben Hines, Cory Bixler, Kelly Hendricks, Kyle Hendricks and Luke Keyser are headed to Cairo, NY from July 20 to 26! Thank you to the youth who have committed a week of their summer vacation to engage in this ministry! Thank you also to the many members who have supported this mission financially and through your prayers.
Holiday Schedule Changes:
NO Koinonia Choir on Sunday, April 13. (Youth Groups will meet!)
NO Elementary Youth Groups or Choirs on Wednesday, April 16 (Holy Week).
NO Middle School or High School Youth Groups or Koinonia Choir on Sunday, April 20 (Easter).
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
APRIL 2014
1 2:00 pm
Staff Meeting
6:00 pm
Mission Fund
7:00 pm
Cont. Prayer
7:00 pm
Child Care Gov.
7:30 pm
Worship & Music
NO Evangelism
2 6:45 am
MS/HS Breakfast
9:30 am STJCC Chapel
10:30 am Prayer Shawl
3:30 pm Elementary
Choirs & Youth Groups
7:00 pm Midweek
Communion Service
7:45 pm (time change)
Youth Ministry
3 9:30 am
VBS Meeting
at Christ Lutheran
9:45 am Bible Study
6:00 pm Chris. Ed.
7:00 pm Pack 79
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
4 Easter Flower
Orders & World
Hunger Donations
5 Lent 5 In Worship Area
Food Donations
Weekend 5:30 pm
Communion
6 Lent 5 In Worship Area
Food Donations Weekend 8:15 am Communion
9:00 am Fellowship
9:30 am Sunday School
10:45 am Communion
5:15 pm MS Youth Grp
6:30 pm Koinonia Choir
7:30 pm HS Youth Gp
7:30 pm
Martin Luther Choir
7 12:00 noon Lillie &
Bergeron Wedding
2:15 pm
LSS Bible Study
7:00 pm Troop 79
7:00 pm Property
8 2:00 pm
Staff Meeting
5:00 pm Finance
5:00 pm Child
Care Staff Training
4:00 pm
Executive
6:30 pm (change)
Evangelism
7:00 pm
Personnel
9 6:45 am
MS/HS Breakfast
9:30 am STJCC Chapel
10:30 am Prayer Shawl
3:30 pm Elementary
Choirs & Youth Groups
4:30 pm Endowment
5:30 pm HS Reading
Group
7:00 pm Midweek
Communion Service
10 9:45 am Bible Study
7:00 pm Pack 79
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
11
12 Palm
Sunday 5:30 pm
Communion
4:00 pm Keefer &
Eberhart Wedding
at the Seminary
13 Palm Sunday 8:15 am Communion
9:30 am Sunday School
10:45 am Communion
5:00 pm Book Discussion
5:00 pm New Day Wor-
ship Band Rehearsal
5:15 pm MS Youth Grp
7:30 pm HS Youth Grp
NO Koinonia Choir
14
7:00 pm Troop 79
7:00 pm Holy
Monday Service
15 1:30 pm Archives
2:00 pm
Staff Meeting
* 7:45 pm
Social Ministry
* 7:45 pm Library
The Messenger
DEADLINE
7:00 pm Holy
Tuesday Service
16 6:45 am
MS/HS Breakfast
9:30 am STJCC Chapel
10:00 am
Stephen Ministers
10:30 am Prayer Shawl
7:45 pm COUNCIL
NO Elementary Choirs
& Youth Groups &
Troop 79 Comm.
7:00 pm Holy
Wednesday Service
17 9:45 am Bible Study
NO Pack 79,
Pack 79 Comm.
7:00 pm Maundy
Thursday Service
18
Child Care
CLOSED
7:00 pm Good
Friday Service
19 EASTER 5:30 pm Holy
Saturday
Communion
10:00 am Service Saturday
20 EASTER 8:15 am Communion
9:30 am Sunday School
10:45 am Communion
NO New Day Worship,
Youth Groups &
Koinonia Choir
21 7:00 pm Troop 79
22 2:00 pm
Staff Meeting
7:00 pm
World Outreach
7:30 pm
Art & Design
NO IT &
Stewardship
23 Hoss’s Fundraiser 6:45 am
MS/HS Breakfast
8:00 am Messenger
9:30 am STJCC Chapel
10 am Stephen Ministers
10:30 am Prayer Shawl
2:15 pm
LSS Bible Study
3:30 pm Elementary
Choirs & Youth Groups
7:00 pm Mutual Ministry
24 9:45 am Bible Study
7:00 pm Pack 79
7:30 pm
Adult Choir
25 7:30 am
Bible Study Group
9:30 am
Cont. Prayer
Celebrating
60 years of AA
&
World Malaria Day
26 Easter 2 5:30 pm
Communion &
Prayers for Healing
27 Easter 2 8:15 am Communion
& Prayers for Healing
9:30 am Sunday School
10:45 am Communion,
Waterlife,
& Prayers for Healing
4:00 pm
Troubadours Concert
5:00 pm New Day Wor-
ship Band Rehearsal
5:15 pm MS Youth Grp
6:30 pm Koinonia Choir
7:30 pm HS Youth Grp
7:30 pm
Martin Luther Choir
28 11:30 am Volunteer
at Soup Kitchen
7:00 pm Troop 79
29 2:00 pm
Staff Meeting
5:00 pm Child
Care Staff Training
30 6:45 am
MS/HS Breakfast
9:30 am STJCC Chapel
10:30 am Prayer Shawl
3:30 pm Elementary
Choirs & Youth Groups
ST. JAMES
LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA
PO BOX 4596, GETTYSBURG, PA 17325-4596
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201 Mella DeNoma Office & Finance Manager
202 Debra L. Nimtz Administrative Assistant
203 Katherine A. Johnson Administrative Assistant
205 Pr. Michael E. Allwein Senior Pastor
207 Sally Hoh Youth Minister
209 Timothy E. Braband Minister of Music
215 G. Thomas Bender Building Superintendent