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St. Peter's Good News

Lutheran Church Newsletter

Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania (610) 863-6859 May 2018

This month we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus and the festival

of Pentecost. I love the story of Jesus’ ascension as it is told in

the book of Acts. The disciples had the chance to spend 40 days

with Jesus after he rose from the dead and yet it seems like they

still don’t get it. They are asking him if this is the time that he will

restore the kingdom to Israel and Jesus tells them that it is not for

them to know such things, but that they will be given power from the Holy Spirit to go

out into the world to be his witnesses to all the ends of the earth.

And then Jesus rises up into the clouds and he is gone. And as the disciples

stand there looking upward, kind of with their mouths hanging open, two angels

stand before them and ask them, basically, what they are doing just standing around

looking up. Ten days later, the disciples are in the upper room when the Holy Spirit

descends on them and they start speaking in different languages and proclaim that

Jesus is the Messiah so that everyone in Jerusalem hears the message in their own

native tongue.

Some days I think we are like the disciples at Jesus’ ascension, standing

around and looking up, waiting for something to happen, waiting for God to reveal

his power. The truth is, we are on the other side of Pentecost. We have been given

the gift of the Holy Spirit so that we can go out into the world and proclaim

the wonder of Jesus’ resurrection to the ends of the earth, but sometimes we don’t

even get as far as the end of the block.

We have been given a gift of incredible power, the Holy Spirit, which enables

us to do far more than we think possible in reaching out to others to share the Good

News. Like the disciples, we need to stop looking up and act on Jesus’ commission

to go into all the world. That’s the power of the Holy Spirit, acting through us, in this

Pentecost season and beyond.

Pastor Chris

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Please say a

prayer for...

May 1 – Dean Sanders family

May 2 – Duane & Barb Sanders

May 3 – James & Eileen Sandt

May 4 – Mark Sandt family

May 5 – Phil Sandt family

May 6 – Scott & Karen Sandt

May 7 – Jennie Schank

May 8 – Donald Schreck family

May 9 – Donna Schreck

May 10 – Jill & McKenna Schreck

May 11 – Milford Schreck

May 12 – Harry Schwartz

May 13 – John Schwartz family

May 14 – Karl & Sheryl Sellers

May 15 – Thomas & Beverly Shoup

May 16 – Scott Silvoy family

May 17 – Esther Smith

May 18 – Steve & Phyllis Smith

May 19 – Drew & Brenda Smolenyak

May 20 – Jay & Donna Snyder

May 21 – Dolores Sprague

May 22 – Ralph & Kay Stampone

May 23 – Benjamin Steadman family

May 24 – AJ & Corinne Steinlage

May 25 – Brenda Steinmetz

May 26 – Craig Stocker

May 27 – Grace Stocker

May 28 – Daniel & Vickie Stockman

May 29 – Marc Sullivan family

May 30 – Dave & Ann Super

May 31 – Ramona Swope

If your name has been omitted,

please contact the church office.

St. Peter’s Treasurer’s Report

03/31/2018—25.0% of YEAR

General Fund Contributions so far this year: $45,092

* 23.3% of our Annual Budget * $5,054 or 12.6% above last year General Fund Expenses so far this year: $48,698

* 21.2% of our Annual Budget * $11,671 or 31.5% above last year Average Weekly Attendance

so far this year: 197 * 45 or 29.6% above last year

WEEKLY GIVING REPORT… We need $4,418 a week to meet our “general operations expenses”. * On March 4 our offering was $0 (church canceled due to inclement weather). * On March 11 our offering was $6,866 * On March 18 our offering was $5,382 * On March 25 our offering was $3,840 * Monthly Average per week $4,022 *Year to date average per week $3,758 Note: The offering we get from our envelopes (Initial, weekly, communion, & special days), along with our loose offering, Sunday school offering, and from bulletins is the money we use to operate the church on a day by day ba-sis.

Scholarship Committee

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Student Recognition and Graduate Sunday will be held on Sunday, June 3 to congratulate all of our 2018 high school and college graduates. If you have a son or daughter graduating this year, or know of a church member who is graduating, please contact Linda Heller at 610.253.7561 by Sunday May 19.

We will be contacting all graduates for specific information, such as name of high school or college, interests, and future plans.

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

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Judy Kessler Avery Lohman Scott Werner

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Danielle Aquiles

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Joe Free Matthew Miller

Brenda Smolenyak Annamay Zipf

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Jamie Sullivan

6 Lori-Lynn Predmore

Hannah Tollinger

7 8 Marty Eichner Jason Hahn

Braiden Pysher

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10 Stacey Dishman

Payton Ramaley

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12 Ronald Gubich

13 Josh Golden

14 Dawn Gares

Ryan Predmore

15 Brooke Silvoy

16 Keith Fairall Joshua Field

17 Joe Barabas Vicki Diorio

Kristen Voigt

18 Allison Frable

Erin Free Jennifer Kavcak

Ryan Lobb Linda Paynter Serena Veazey

19 Amanda Larsen

20 Matthew Kavcak

21 Emma Lohman

22 Lilly Batha

23 Tim Manieri

24 Ella Roberts

25 Justin Heller Russell Miller Lorene Paulus Kay Stampone

26 Earl Brewer

27 Jonathan Biggs

28 Shane Black Joan Pysher

29 Rachel Capozzolo

John Kleinle Justin Ott

30 Rachel Blasco

John Capozzolo Stephanie Smith Jason Wilgus

31 Chris Lawson Tim Mellert Fae Randall David Taylor

May 2018

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SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

Praise Band

7:00PM

5:30PM Children’s 6PM Youth

6:30PM Bells 7PM Adult Choir

6 8 & 10:15AM 7 8 9 10 11 12 6th Sunday/Easter Holy Communion Ministry Recognition New Members 9AM Coffee Hr./SS Conf. Class

Social Ministries

6:30PM Finance 7:30PM

Girl Scouts 6:30PM

11:30AM LCW 7PM Council

Praise Band

7:00PM Girl Scout 6:30PM

Adult Choir

7:00PM

13 8 & 10:15AM 14 15 16 17 18 19

7th Sunday/Easter 9AM Coffee Hr./SS Conf. Class

God’s Love Board Mtg.

6:30PM

10AM God’s Love

Closing Program 6PM Scholarship

7PM Praise Band

6PM God’s Love

Closing Program 5:30PM Children’s

6PM Youth 6:30PM Bells

7PM Worship / Music

Adult Choir

7:00PM Plant/Yard and

Bake sale 9AM-1PM

20 8 & 10:15AM 21 22 23 24 25 26 Holy Communion Day of Pentecost Confirmation Sunday 9AM Coffee Hour Last Day of Sunday School

6PM Property

Girl Scouts 6:30PM

6:00PM VBS Planning Mtg.

@ Detzi’s Girl Scouts

6:30PM Praise Band

7:00PM

5:30PM Children’s

6PM Youth 6:30PM Bells

God’s Love last

day of preschool

Adult Choir 7:00PM

God’s Love last day of preschool

27 8 & 10:15AM Holy Trinity Holy Communion 9AM Memorial Day service @ Flagpole 9AM Coffee Hour 10:15AM Holy Baptism

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29 Praise Band

7:00PM

30 5:30PM Children’s

6PM Youth 6:30PM Bells

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May 2018

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May 2018

Acolytes and Crucifers

May 6 8:00AM – Abigail Faulkner 10:15AM – Mattey Boyer May 13 8:00AM – Ryan Bonser 10:15AM – Bethany Druckenmiller May 20 8:00AM – Jacob Wolf 10:15AM – OPEN May 27 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Bethany Druckenmiller

Altar Flower Committee Lynette Chaszar & Audrey McAbee

Altar Flower Sponsors May 6 – Carol Free May 13 – DiTaranto family May 20 – Joe & Carol Free May 27 – Jill Ott

Altar Guild May 6 8:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt 10:15AM – Sarah Brewer, Micki Houser, Linda Heller, Barb Sanders May 20 8:00AM – Barb Hampton, Robin Hahn Cindy Witkowski, Kelly Woolley 10:15AM – Kathleen Cambell, Tammy Lawson, Patti Williams May 27 8:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt 10:15AM – Sarah Brewer, Micki Houser, Linda Heller, Barb Sanders

In Service of St. Peter's

Announcements

May 6 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN May 13 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Erin Curtolo May 20 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Erin Curtolo May 27 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell

Coffee Hour Set-Up/Bakers

May 6 – Erin Fraser Baker – Judy Kessler May 13 – Bernie & Jackie & Brinker Baker – Doris Faulds May 20 – Joe Free Baker – Kathleen Campbell May 27 – Joe Barabas Baker – Dana Goffredo

Church Office Volunteers May 4 – Kim Manieri May 11 – Cindy Witkowski May 18 – Jennie Schank May 25 – Gladys Wagner Girl Friday – Judy Kessler

Communion Bread May 6 – Linda Heller May 20 – Lynn Fairall May 27 – Judy Houck

Bulletin Sponsors May 6 – OPEN May 13 – OPEN May 20 – OPEN May 27 – OPEN

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In service of cont’d

Communion Team

May 6 8:00AM – Judy Houck, Debbie Weeast, Cindy Witkowski, Kent Larsen 10:15AM – Tammy Lawson, Amy Rotzell, Pete & Rosalyn Pennington May 20 8:00AM – Ruthann Vough, Dave Hampton Bernie & Jackie Brinker 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell, Karin Gallagher Roger & Laura Brunner May 27 8:00AM – Patti Bickert, Lynn Fairall, Roxanne Rutt, Fred Broadbent 10:15AM – Bill Kessler, Dean Sanders, Duane & Barb Sanders

Greeters May 6 8:00AM – Dave & Mary Jo Heyne 10:15AM – Tim & Judy Mellert May 13 8:00AM – Susan Blasco, Judy Houck 10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller May 20 8:00AM – Gerri Itterly 10:15AM – Fran Eckert, Linda Oswald May 27 8:00AM – Sharon Lohman, Linda Paynter 10:15AM – John & Kathleen Campbell

Head Ushers May 6 8:00AM – Dave & Barb Hampton 10:15AM – Erin Curtolo May 13 8:00AM – Jessica Batha & Dean Pysher 10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller May 20 8:00AM – Lynn Fairall, Terry Albert 10:15AM – Fran Eckert, Linda Paynter May 27 8:00AM – Joe Barabas 10:15AM – Scott Sandt

Lectors May 6 8:00AM – Blaine Reimer 10:15AM – Pete Pennington May 13 8:00AM – Debbie Sandt 10:15AM – Ryan Rotzell May 20 8:00AM – Kerri Tollinger 10:15AM – Duane Sanders May 27 8:00AM – Joe Barabas 10:15AM – Scott Sandt

Prayers of the Church May 6 8:00AM – Marty Eichner 10:15AM – Jill Ott May 13 8:00AM – Debbie Weeast 10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller May 20 8:00AM – Christine Larsen 10:15AM – Art Paulus May 27 8:00AM – Sharon Lohman 10:15AM – Diane Lobb

Counting Team Duane Sanders (captain) Lynn Fairall, Leon Heller

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Bell and

Choir Practice

Wednesday: 5:30PM Children’s Choir

6:00PM Youth Choir

6:30PM Bell Choir

Thursday: 7:00PM Adult Choir

The deadline date for

the articles for the

“Good News” Newsletter

is the 1st of the month.

Articles must be received in

the church office by that date.

Any item received after that

date will be held for the

following month.

GOOD NEWS The Monthly Newsletter of

St. Peter's Evangelical

Lutheran Church

Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania Web site: StPetersPlainfield.com

Phone/Fax: 610-863-6859 E-Mail: stpetersplainfield@ptd.net

The Rev. Chris Druckenmiller, Pastor

Kelly Woolley, Administrative Assistant

Erin Curtolo, Director of Christian Ed

Linda Kern, Organist, Director of Music

Stacy Hageman, Director of Bell Choir/Youth Music

Ken & Vivian Dawe, Sextons

Council Officers

President: Mary DeHaven

Vice President: Brian Olzinski

Secretary: Ann Super

Treasurer: John Campbell

Financial Secretary: Debbie Sandt

Sunday Church School

9:00AM Good News Newsletter

Kelly Woolley, layout

Worship Services 8:00AM & 10:15AM

Please Join Us!

The Confirmation Class will be holding a service project on Sunday April 29 to clean up the Grove area and spruce up the rest of the grounds. Anyone is welcome to join us...lunch will be served! Please bring rakes, wheel bar-rows, blowers, gloves, etc... St. Peter's will be sponsoring a St. Pete's Week at Bear Creek Camp on June 24th - 30th. Children in grades 1 through 12 are invited to attend. Scholarships will be given for interested youth members of our congregation. Please see Erin Curtolo by April 29 if your child is inter-ested!

Sunday School will be holding a Mother's Day workshop on Sunday, May 13th.

Single begonias will be sold by the Youth during the Worship Services. Cost per plant is $2. Pro-ceeds to benefit the Youth Trip Fund.

A VBS Planning meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 6:00PM at Detzi's Tavern.

Anyone interested in helping please let Erin Curtolo know! This year's VBS, River Rampage will be held Sunday, July 8 through Thursday, July 12 from 6:00-8:00PM. Ages 3 through 6 graders are welcome! Our last day of Sunday School will be held on Sunday, May 20.

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The ELCW will once again sponsor a special Father’s Day Bulletin. This special bulletin offers members and friends of the congregation the opportunity to remember and honor the special men in their lives. The cost is $1 an entry. (We reserve the right to make minor changes to entries in order that they fit our established bulletin format.) The proceeds will be given to the Slater Family Network of Bangor, which helps the needy families in the Slate Belt Area. The deadline for all entries is Sunday, June 10. To alleviate some of the problems we have encountered in recent years, we ask the following: All entries must be written or printed. “Just put my entries in just as they were last year” will no longer be accepted. Payment must accompany all entries. Entries handed in without payment will not be printed. 1) Make all checks payable to St. Peter’s LCW; mail to 1422 Church Road, Pen Argyl, PA 18072 2) Entries and payment should be given to: a) RuthAnn Vough b) placed in the box on the table in the back of the church or in the mailbox in the Friendship Room Entries will no longer be accepted over the internet. All questions concerning the Mother’s Day Bulletin should be directed to RuthAnn Vough at 610.863.9357. Contact name and phone number in case of any questions: ____________________________________

CATEGORY Father, Son, IN HONOR NAME OF PERSON PRESENTED Grandfather OR TO BE HONORED BY Brother, Uncle etc.. IN MEMORY OR REMEMBERED

# of entries ____________ Total Enclosed _________________

Geranium Sale

You are invited to help

decorate our sanctuary in honor of Pentecost

and Confirmation Sunday on Sunday, May 20, 2018

Cost $6.00

Order deadline is May 13th

Proceeds to benefit the St. Peter’s Youth Trip fund

You may take your plant home after the 10:15 service

Please place order in box on Community Table or see

Erin Curtolo (610-739-2800) with questions

Name: _______________________________

Phone number: _________________________

Number of red geraniums ($6 each) ________

Donation to Youth Trip Fund $ _________

Total enclosed: $ _________

Placed in memory or honor of:

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

_______ Yes, please give my flower to a shut-in

member or plant outside of church

Deadline is May 13

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Dear St. Peter’s Family:

A special “thank you” to Pastor

Chris for all his visits to me during

my hospitalization. I am recovering at home

now. Also, “thank you” for all the get well cards.

They were greatly appreciated.

Thanks again.

Lewis C. Ponnett, Jr.

Dear Church Family:

We want to give a special thank you to Fran

Eckert for giving the flowers for Stan on Easter

Sunday.

Also thank you for all the prayers and well wishes

for Stan’s full recovery from this cancer.

Sincerely,

Alvera Lilly

Dear St. Peter’s:

I would like to thank the St. Peter’s family for all

the prayers, cards, text messages and calls.

They were so nice to receive them at a time like

this.

Also, the visits from Pastor Chris and the

prayers we had together. This helped so much

for my recovery.

I want to thank everyone for the help through

this operation.

Sincerely,

Vern Walker

St. Peter’s Family:

We would like to thank everyone for your

thoughts and prayers, cards, text messages,

meals, cookies from LCW, Patty and Debbie

while in the hospital and recovery at home.

Also, to Pastor Chris for your visit. It was greatly

appreciated.

With the Grace of God and therapy, Charles will

be back to church, and helping in the kitchen.

We also thank friends and family for helping

with my mother, Erma Miller at Gracedale.

God Bless,

Marilyn & Charles Hart

Dear St. Peter’s Lutheran Church:

Thank you so much for your hat ministry

through Lehigh Valley Hospital. We were fortu-

nate enough to receive one when our daughter

was born, and we were touched by the love and

generosity of the ministry. As the pastor of a

local church, we appreciate your service.

In God’s Love,

Ricky, Kim and Ella Brown

Dear St. Peter’s Church:

I am a cancer patient at Lehigh Valley

Muhlenburg. I recently became the owner of a

beautiful triangular shaped scarf in shades of

blue, orange, purple and yellow. I also acquired

two beautiful hats for which I have received

several compliments. Each hat has a bit of the

hat gathered at the side. One hat is turquoise

blue and the other is white, blue and orange.

These garments had a tag that stated

“Blessings from St. Peter’s Lutheran Church”.

Thank you so much to your church members

who took the time make this beautiful scarf and

hats and delivered them to the hospital.

I wanted you to know your caring and kindness

is appreciated.

My hair is nearly gone, and I was looking for a

hat style that was cute and comfortable. The

hats from your church are exactly what I was

looking for.

The scarf goes well with so many colors. I wore

it to my church and several members have

complimented it. I made sure to tell them where

I got it from.

Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Wendy J. Keim

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Attention All Mothers!

Our special Mother's Day service is on Sunday, May 13. Thanks to Kathleen Campbell and RuthAnn Vough, the Worship & Music Committee is able to continue the tradition of raffling handmade gifts! Four lucky mothers will win beautifully unique, hand crocheted doilies. It's easy to win... as you enter the church, be sure pick up your raffle ticket from the greeters. During each service, a member of the Worship and Music committee will pull two raffle ticket and if your number matches, you win! So, mark your calendar to attend either the 8am or 10:15am service on May 13th!

God’s Love Preschool has openings for the

2018-2019 school year for both the 2-day and

the 3-day classes. Children need to be 3 years

of age for the 2-day class and 4 years old for

the 3-day class by September 1. Please call

Kim Eckert at 610.762-5704 or the church of-

fice at 610.863.6859 for more information.

Among the items that are appropriate for the column are announcements of births, deaths, engagements, marriages, milestone birthdays and anniversaries, interesting vacations, promotions, awards and relocations out of the area. If you have an item you would like included in

the June 2018 edition of the newsletter, please

return the form below to the church office or place

it in the collection plate.

Name:________________________________

Address:______________________________

_____________________________________

Phone: ______________________________

I would like to recognize the following:

(Include date, if relevant.)

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

From the Property Committee Thank you to the following people for helping clean up the playground and spreading new mulch on Saturday, April 14:

Victoria Black, Donald Bortz, Brooke Bowie,

Ken and Vivian Dawe, Aryn Gipp, Dave Hampton, Reagan Heard, Dean Pysher, Payton, Paige, Zoey, & Betty Ramaley, Douglas, Emma and Madison Toth and Gary Vough.

Congratulations to Eric Flyte who has been awarded a scholarship to attend the AIMS six-week intensive summer opera program in Graz, Austria; he will continue his study of operatic repertoire while working with European and American opera coaches. On May 7, Eric will graduate Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a Master of Music Degree with a concentration in opera performance. Upon his return from Austria, he will begin his doctoral studies at ASU along with assuming the role of teaching assistant.

First Communion class took place

on March 24 and our Congregation

welcomed 11 youth to receive their

First Communion at the 7:00PM

Maundy Thursday Service on March 29:

Talia Curtolo, Keegan Hettel, Claire Mamana,

Gianna Martini, Jacob Martini, Owen Moyer,

Jordan Ott, Ryan Predmore, Payton Ramaley,

Charlie Rotzell and Eli Tuliszewski.

We joyfully welcome them to this new stage in

their journey of faith.

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St. Peter’s Social Ministry Annual Plant, Yard, Craft & Bake Sale Saturday, May 19, 2018

9:00AM – 1:00PM

Take advantage of this opportunity to set up a table and sell some of those “unwanted items”. Crafters will be able to showcase their special talents and share with others.

There will be shared plants from our gardens as well as many plants and hanging baskets that we purchase at local nurseries.

When you are doing your spring cleaning and wish to get rid of those unwanted items you no longer have room for please consider joining our yard sale.

We have a lot of fun and you will go home with less stuff and some extra cash.

The cost of a spot is $10 for 10 feet of space

Our bake sale is always a great success with lots of delicious pies, cakes and other goodies. Also available will be hot dogs, BBQ, chips, coffee, tea, and water.

Consider joining us for a good time, good food and lots of wonderful plants while helping us raise funds for our local food pantries. For questions or to reserve a space, please contact Melissa Koehler at 610-498-2280. Application is due by May 18, 2018 Name: ______________________________

Phone # ______________________

Yard Sale: Craft Sale: ___ _____

Payment of $10.00 is due with application. Cash: Check: (Made out to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church) Please submit application and fee to Melissa Koehler or turn in to the church office. Do not place in the offering plate.

What is the Special Memorial Day Service at St. Peter’s?

The Special Memorial Day Service at St. Peter’s is a way for the congregation to recognize and pay tribute to the service men and women that have passed and pray for those that continue to fight for our freedom. The service is 15 minutes long. We gather around the Memorial stone by the flag pole, the Praise Band leads us in a hymn and provides special music as St. Peter’s Veterans ready passages or poems. The Roseto VFW Bugle Corp will play taps in the distance as veterans place American flags around the stone to symbolize the following wars: American Revolutionary, War of 1812, Mexican-American, Civil War, Spanish American, WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), Iraqi. A 21 gun salute will conclude our service. On May 27th, please plan on joining us in paying tribute and praying for the St. Peter’s veterans who have served and who are currently serving to keep us all safe. If you’d like to participate by sharing a story or reading a passage, please contact Amy Rotzell at 610.365.8474. All veterans are encouraged to contact the Church office to be sure your name is listed in the bulletin. During the last hymn of the 8am service, the congregation will process out and gather around the stone. If you regularly attend the 10:15am service, please plan on gathering around the stone at 8:45am. When: Sunday, May 27 Time: 9:00AM Location: Memorial Stone by flag pole

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Inside this Issue

Pastor’s Message Page 1

Scholarship/Treas. Report Page 2

Birthday Calendar Page 3

Calendar of events Page 4

Participant listing Page 5

Participant listing Page 6

Sunday School News Page 7

Mother’s Day/Geranium Sale Page 8

Thank you’s Page 9

Grapevine Page 10

Plant Sale/Memorial Day Page 11

A Poem for Memorial Day

Lord, let me not in service lag,

Let me be worthy of our flag.

Let me remember, when I’m tried,

The sons heroic who have died

In freedom’s name, and in my way

Teach me to be as brave as they.

In all I am, in all I do,

Unto our flag, I would be true;

For God and country let me stand.

Unstained of soul and clean of hand,

Teach me to serve and guard and love

The Starry Flag which flies above.

— Edgar A. Guest