September 2007

Come One, Come All to the Great

ICE CREAM SOCIAL & VARIETY SHOW

October 7 at 6p.m.

Mt. Joy Parish House

You Scream, I Scream,

We All Scream for Ice Cream!

Call Fred & Shirley Kehne to sign up to come:717 337-3830

To be in Variety Show, Call Parish Office 717 334-8585

CONGRATULATIONS!

Jessica Lynn White and Simon Patrick Bennett were united in marriage on Saturday, the 25th of August. The ceremony took place at St. Mary, Our Lady of the Isle in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Jessica is the daughter of Deb White of Elkton, Virginia and Creed White of Hanover, Pennsylvania. Maternal grandparents are Mary Jean Lambert and George Lambert.

Congratulations, Jessie and Simon as you begin your new life together as husband and wife.

Levi Erich Grossnickle Hohenstein was baptized on August 26 at St. Paul’s. Born to Michael Hohenstein and Angela Hahn on May 30, Levi’s sponsors are Ronald and Mary Hohenstein. We thank God for new life and praise God as the Holy Spirit is poured out on this son of our congregation.

Prayer Chain Requests

*Call Janet Maring (334-6439) or

Shirley Staley (334-1737)

*When calling in a new request, please be ready to give address information as a prayer card is sent. We welcome your prayer requests.

Thank you,

Janet and Shirley

If you or your loved one are admitted to the hospital, please call the church office (717-334-8585) to let Pastor Faye know. Please call, also, upon discharge. Thank you.

CORRECTION TO ADDRESS IN AUGUST MASON-DIXON LINE

Dorothy Sprigg

Lutheran Village,

1801 Folkemer Drive, York, PA 17404

Biblically speaking, to repent doesn't mean to feel sorry about, to regret. It means to turn, to turn around 180 degrees. It means to undergo a complete change of mind, heart, direction. Turn away from madness, cruelty, shallowness, blindness. Turn toward the tolerance, compassion, sanity, hope, justice that we all have in us at our best. ~ Frederick Buechner

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Did you take a vacation this summer? The church never goes on vacation. We are always here to serve. Please remember to catch up your offering when you return. God will bless you for it!

St. Paul’s Sub Sale order forms will be available Sept 9. Call Barb Six (756-6322) for orders and information by Sept. 23. Delivery is Oct. 4.

CHRISTMAS CHILD: At Christmas our hearts go out to needy children. At St. Paul's, we are now collecting gifts, which we will put into wrapped shoe boxes on Oct. 9 and Nov. 13.  Gauge gift sizes accordingly. Items needed: school supplies, hygiene items, small toys (incl. batteries if necessary), hard candy, gum, T-shirts, socks, sun glasses, hair clips, toy jewelry -- DO NOT include war related items, medicines or glass/aerosol cans. Call Betty Ridinger 624-5254.

Purchase beautiful sun catchers at Mt. Joy.  Fish, angels and doves were created from stained glass removed from Mt. Joy windows.  Each sun catcher costs $20 and is displayed on Mt. Joy narthex bulletin board.  Contact Betsy Reisinger at 410-756-1669 or see her after church to purchase ornaments.  Please make your checks payable to Mt. Joy Lutheran Church and mark Evangelism on bottom left.

St. Paul's Greeters: Please sign up on the narthex bulletin board.

St. Paul’s Second Annual Basket Bingo Oct. 20. List of baskets posted in narthex. Sign up to donate, sponsor, or help fill a basket, donate money for the event or share with someone on a basket. Donation may be in memory, or in honor of a loved one. Checks payable to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Give checks or cash to Brenda or Dan Keeney. Tickets are now available – see center fold. (410)-756-2613

St. Paul’s Ham and Oyster Dinner. Saturday, November 4 at 6pm. Memorial Park in Taneytown. Reservations by October 22

Our brothers and sisters from Mt. Joy are warmly invited to join us.

We’ll enjoy good food followed by entertainment.

Call Betty Ridinger for reservations – 717-624-5254

"7 days without God makes one weak."

Men’s Westminster Conference Fall Dinner Meeting, Monday October 29

St. Luke, (Winters’), Lutheran Church, near New Windsor. Family-style Roast Turkey and Ham dinner with all the trimmings at 7:00 P.M. Free-will offering , with $10.00 expected. Please mark your calendars - more information to come.

Like to sponsor our Sunday Worship Bulletins?

Cost- only $10 per week, may be given in honor or in memory of loved ones. Call church office 334-8585 to schedule.

Mark Your Calendars:

* Mt. Joy Sunday School Association meeting October 1 - 7 p.m.

* Ice Cream Social - October 7 at 6 p.m.

* St. Paul’s Basket Bingo – October 20

* Mt. Joy Halloween Party at Parish House October 27 - 7 p.m.

* Free Ride for Middle School Youth – October 19 - 21

* Hymn Sing at St. Paul's  Harney, October 28, 2007, 2 - 4 pm. 

Note:Time Change from previous years.

Contact Maud Weant (410-756-6586). All are welcome!!

*Confirmation on Reformation Sunday – Oct. 28

*Mt. Joy’s Chicken Barbeque on Nov. 3

* St. Paul’s Oyster and Ham Dinner on Nov. 3

*Martin Luther’s Birthday party at Mar Lu Ridge on Nov. 10.

Copies of the past month's council minutes are available for you in the narthex. At Mt. Joy, please let Bonnie Brown know of your desire to receive them in the future (in the interest of saving paper and ink).

Thank You to the people of Mt. Joy and St. Paul’s for the cards, prayers, visits and telephone calls.

Margaret Sentz

Schedule for 1pm

Holy Communion Service

At St. Paul’s

1^st Sundays of

January, April, July, October

Bishop Hanson re-elected

“I accept this reaffirmation of your call with deep gratitude and truly expectant hopefulness for the next six years,” said ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson, acknowledging his reelection to a second term. After missing reelection on the first ballot by a mere two votes out of more than 1,000 cast, Hanson was elected on the second ballot with 888 votes. 1,029 ballots were cast, with 772 (75%) needed to win.

Following a prolonged standing ovation that resounded through the cavernous plenary hall, Hanson introduced his wife Ione and youngest of six daughters, saying that he’s even more convinced, having been bishop for six years, that this is a shared calling. Obviously moved, he spoke of the sacrifices his family has made. He also asked the assembly to affirm the work of the churchwide staff, who share this call with him. In speaking of the “deep wellspring of faith” from which he draws daily, he noted the impact his parents and in-laws as well as his sisters had on developing that faith. He also noted how humbling it is “to know how frequently one is prayed for.”

In one of the many lighter moments from the podium of the assembly, ELCA Vice President Carlos Peña, who had assumed the chair during both ballots for bishop, quite formally turned the chair back to Bishop Hanson – all the while grinning broadly, loosening his tie and unbuttoning the top button of his shirt.

Book of Faith initiative adopted

In what may well be one of the most significant, long-lasting, far-reaching actions of this assembly, voting members just adopted the proposed initiative on the “Book of Faith: Lutherans Read the Bible.” According to an ELCA news release of June 8, this is “a renewal initiative for the church aimed at helping members to engage the Scriptures.” It also supports the “intentional teaching, understanding and use of Lutheran approaches to Scripture.”

The Rev. Diane Jacobson, professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary, will serve as the initiative’s director. In her brief presentation to voting members, she invited people to consider becoming a Book of Faith congregation, synod or organization this fall. That’s just one of the items that will be available on the Book of Faith website.

View from the Pastor’s Window

The assignment below is not new to those of you who have been worshiping in the parish this past month. I have asked you to hold these powerful questions in your hearts and prayers diligently and daily. Ponder them…ask yourself if we are being the best church we can be. How does what we do inside our church buildings and out in the world glorify God? Do we glorify God? What IS our purpose?

As the Church of Jesus Christ, we have an awesome responsibility to represent Christ to the world…that’s what these questions are all about. To some people, we are the only Gospel they will ever read. What does it say to them when they see our lives? God takes us seriously, not just on Sunday mornings, but every day of the week; whether we are involved in church work, our communities, or in our homes. In the weeks and months ahead, we at Mt. Joy - St. Paul’s will continue to explore what God is calling us to do, how God would like us to be God’s Church.

As I look out my window, night time is falling. The orange sun is slowing sinking in a blaze of glory behind the layers of blue-green hills. Puffs of clouds in the blue shaded, darkening September sky are back-lit by its silvery-pink rays. Another awesome sunset presented just for us by a loving, creative, awesome God. Let’s be excellent for God. Has God done any less for us?

Please take the assignment below to heart. This is serious work. Pray boldly for our parish, that we can be all that God is calling us to be. Oh – and See you in church.

Pastor Faye

ASSIGNMENT: Keep these questions on your heart and in your prayers.

What Does God want us to look like in 5 years?

What does MJSP stand for?

An acronym, but it should describe what happens/will happen here.

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2nd Annual Basket Bingo

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Harney, MD

October 20, 2007

Held at the Harney VFW Post Pavilion 5801,

Conover Road, Taneytown, MD

Doors open at 3:30 pm - First game starts at 5:00 pm

For tickets please call

410-756-2613 Brenda Keeney or 717-359-7919 Ellen Rodgers

$12.00 in advance (cut off date for advance tickets will be 10/20/07)

$15.00 at the door

All current/retired baskets & items and baskets will be filled!

Door prizes to be given out and

in Addition 3 Basket Raffles and a 50/50.

Refreshments will be available for purchase.

“Longaberger® and the other basket and collection names are the property of The Longaberger Company: This fundraiser is not sponsored by The Longaberger Company.” Permit #429

Mt. Joy Council Highlights

June 2007

Attending: Pastor Faye, Bonnie Brown, Mike Henry, Pat Johnson, Fred Kehne, Judy Stock, Michele Weikert and Karen Dutterer. Absent: Karen Nicholson. Pastor led council in reading Athanasian Creed

Cemetery: Amendment to "Additions to Rules and By Laws Governing the Cemetery," addresses concern about cremains being buried at Mt. Joy Cemetery as follows: (a) No more than three (3) cremains on an existing vault, (b) No vaults can be buried under existing cremains, (c) Non-members cremains buried over existing vault will pay a fee of $200, and (d) Every burial, regardless of member or non-member, will pay a one-time maintenance fee of $50 payable at the time of burial.

Christian Ed: 4 students ready to be confirmed, two moving up to second year, 1 new student. 10 students in the 1^st Communion Class, 3 took the sacrament at Mt. Joy.

Evangelism:Changing postal procedures necessitate newsletter adjustment. Moved/S/C to print condensed version of approved Mt. Joy Council minutes in Mason-Dixon Line.

Stewardship: Chicken Barbeque Nov. 3, profits for Parish House renovations.

Shared Ministry – Martin Luther’s Birthday Party at Mar-Lu-Ridge rescheduled for Saturday, November 10.

Youth: Mike Henry will help Ruth Miller organize Apple Harvest booth.

Next Council Meeting: August 14, 2007 at 7p.m.

Don’t miss Mt. Joy-St. Paul’s

Ice Cream Social

& Variety Show

October 7 at 6p.m.

Mt. Joy Parish House

St. Paul’s Council Highlights

June 20, 2007

Present: Pastor Faye, Guy Kump, Evelyn Parrish, Dan Keeney, Marlin Six, Betty Ridinger, Kristina Rodgers, Jeff Yingling, Bonnie Little.

Cemetery: Carroll Hively presented a Sunrise Cemetery map, in very poor condition, asking for help to create a better map. Council agreed.

Christian Education: 7 children took their first communion. 2 will take their first communion following baptism. Bible School July 30 through August 3.

Evangelism/Stewardship Committee: Strawberry Festival attended by 30, with Iron Bridge Boys entertaining. Basket Bingo scheduled for October 20, 2007.

Social Ministry: Home Department delivered plants to shut-ins in April.

Worship and Music: Ideas to promote our 1pm Holy Communion service: signs, transport attendees, check cost of new sign for church front.

Postage doubled. Need decision on action to save postage. Motion/S/C to tri-fold the newsletter to letter size, on a one-time basis.

Next Meeting: Thursday, August 9 at 7:00 pm

Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

~ Romans 14:19

At our best, we become Sabbath for one another. We are the emptiness, the day of rest. We become space, that our loved ones, the lost and sorrowful, may find rest in us. ~ Wayne Muller

September 2007

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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2	3	4	5	6	7	8
■ Holy Comm 9am SP 10:30 MJ	Labor Day	■ Ladies' Aid 6:30pm	■ LCW 7pm
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
■ Worship 9am SP 10:30am MJ		■ MJ Council 7pm	■ SP Council 7pm
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
■ Worship 9am SP 10:30am MJ						■ Shared Min 9:30 - 11:30am Jerusalem
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
■ Worship 9am SP 10:30am MJ		■ MJ Evang Comm 7pm		■ Mutual Min 7pm		■ PIF/PIV
30
■ Worship 9am SP 10:30am MJ

■ Personal Events

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Jay Hartman Sept 1

Shirley Waybright Sept 4

Michele Weikert Sept 5

Morgan Miller Sept 5

Lily Mae Arnold Sept 7

Amanda Bowers Sept 9

Richard Yingling Sept 12

Rodney Yingling Sept 12

Louise Strickhouser Sept 14

Ray Hager Sept 15

Chad Gulden Sept 16

Susan Lehigh Sept 16

Wilbur Waybright Sept 16

Jennifer Pittinger Sept 18

Bonnie Brown Sept 19

Ruth Hoffman Sept 19

Kevin Servant Sept 23

Ray Cool Sept 25

Donald Yingling Jr. Sept 26

Carol Kump Sept 28

Ed Weikert Jr. Sept 30

Tony Nichols Oct 7

Jerry Stevens Oct 7

Nancy Stambaugh Oct 8

Bill Tawney Oct 8

Steve Shriver Oct 10

Guy Kump Jr. Oct 12

Earl Welty Oct 13

Elsie Forney Oct 15

Margaret Sentz Oct 17

Beverly Stevens Oct 18

Dorothy Wortz Oct 18

Ross Maring Oct 19

Mike Slaybaugh Oct 19

Mary Jane Waybright Oct 20

Carolyn Weikert Oct 21

Colin Arnold Oct 22

Kendall Bowers Oct 23

Leonard Bowers Oct 23

Stephanie Yingling Oct 23

Amy Yingling Oct 25

Judy Bruchey Oct 26

Grace Witherow Oct 28

Shawn Tawney Oct 29

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Scott & Amy Compton Oct 9

Jerry & Bev Stevens Oct 10

Craig & Lisa Lambert Oct 16

Tom & Jean Niner Oct 16

David & Donna Maring Oct 20

Dan & Brenda Keeney Oct 23