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2013 Newsletter
ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
The Reverend Linda Lennon – Pastor 4 North Main Street, P.O. Box 356
Richlandtown, PA 18955
215-538-0875 [email protected]
WWW.STJOHNSUCC.ORG
ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
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The Reverend Linda Lennon--(home) 610-691-5769
Pastor Linda’s [email protected] Donald Deily-Council President--215-679-3443
Larry Benner - Organist Choir Director--215-536-2791 David Williams–Custodian--267-377-5610
Office Telephone Brenda Kucharik, Secretary--215-538-0875
Church [email protected] Church Website--www.stjohnsucc.org
Church Office Hours: 10:00AM to 3:00PM Monday through Thursday
September 1 22
nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Labor Day—Office Closed
3 9AM WFS Mtg.
4 9AM Quilters
7PM Senior Choir Rehearsal
5 6:30PM NA Mtg.
8 23rd
Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:15AM Worship at Church Picnic
At Keller Memorial Park
10 9AM WFS Mtg.
11 9AM Quilters
7:30PM Council
12 12:00PM Quakertown Ministerium
6:30PM NA Mtg.
7PM Senior Choir Rehearsal
15 9:00AM Rally Day
17 9AM WFS Mtg.
18 9AM Quilters
7PM Senior Choir Rehearsal
19 6:30PM NA Mtg.
21 Richlandtown Community Day
22 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
24 9AM WFS Mtg.
25 9AM Quilters
7PM Senior Choir Rehearsal
Blood Drive at St. John’s Lutheran Activities Center
26 Quakertown Food Pantry
6:30PM NA Mtg.
29 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Bread for the World Sunday (Pasta for Food Pantry)
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Worship begins again at 10:15AM on
September 8th at the Church Picnic.
Rally Day is September 15 at 9:00AM
September Worship September 1 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Luke 14:1, 7-14
8 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Church Picnic Keller Memorial Park
Worship at 10:15AM
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Luke 14:25-33
15 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rally Day
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
Luke 15:1-10
22 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
Luke 16:1-13
29 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Bread for the World Sunday
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Luke 16:19-31
Have you remembered
St. John’s U.C.C. in your will?
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Dear Friends,
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, generosity,
faithfulness, gentleness and self- control.
Galatians 5: 22-23
In the same way we seek to have productive gardens, we
strive to cultivate and nurture productive traits growing in
our lives. As we follow Jesus’ example in our daily living,
the fruits of the Spirit will grow in us and overflow into our
dealing with others.
Recently, the back of a UCC bulletin cover had an
excellent article entitled, “Seniors, too”. As a senior, has
this happened to you? When you go the Doctor and
sign in for the appointment, the receptionist speaks only
to your daughter who was kind enough to drive you.
Same thing with the nurse, who ushers the two of you into
the consulting room. Finally, your physician appears and
asks your daughter about your condition. You want to
scream talk to me! I’m not so old that I can’t still explain
how I feel. It is not only physicians, but pharmacists,
hairdressers, store clerks and bank tellers.
Many are guilty of ignoring the older person and paying
attention only to their younger companion, even if they
are not the actual patient or customer. This leads older
people to feel as if they have lost some of their identity
and standing in our society. Let us all remember this
helpful piece in our dealings with the older generation or
the younger generation, for that matter. Identity was
important to Jesus, as he was inclusive and we should
strive to do the same!
On the journey with you, Pastor Linda
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During the month of September, we ask you to focus on
the needs beyond the Church family. We have three
giving opportunities:
1 Bread for the World, Sunday, September 29th. We
request everyone bring in some Pasta product to
be donated to the Quakertown Food Pantry.
2 We will support Neighbors In Need, a special
mission for the United Church of Christ.
3 Support our walkers in the Crop Walk in October.
http://www.bread.org/ September 29
th St. John’s will be celebrating Bread For the
World Sunday. Today and in the weeks ahead we strive to
turn our Faith into action when we pray for:
Pray for all those who struggle with hunger, poverty,
and disease.
Learn more about the causes of and solutions to
hunger.
Use your time and financial resources to support
local and international efforts that provide food for
hungry people.
Speak up for hungry people by signing the petition to
the president at the website above, asking him to set a
goal and work with Congress on a plan to end hunger
in the United States and aboard.
We ask you to please bring at least one Pasta food item for
the Quakertown Food Pantry on September 29.
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Thank you for all the cards and kind
expressions sympathy following the
passing of our Dad—Floyd Bless, Sr. His
church membership and fellowship meant the
world to him. From the Bless Family.
Senior Choir started August 28th
at
7PM. All are welcome!
Cozy Mountain Retreat!
October 4 & 5 in Jim Thorpe. Cost $60.00. Please sign
up on the bulletin board by September 15. Please ask
Pastor Linda if you have questions.
Thank you to all who helped make the
Peach Festival another successful year!
The best part of the Peach Festival is the St.
John’s community working together to
make it happen. From the Monday night
set up, to the peach peelers, to those baking cakes and
pies, to the food prep crew, the ice cream scoopers, to
the games and any other job, large or small, Thank
You. Also, a HUGE Thank You to Kerry Thompson who
takes the day off from work to volunteer her time
setting up and being sure everything is in shape for
the evening’s activities!
Pizza orders are due by September 15th.
The Pizza Sale sponsored by the WOW Group to support a community service
project! Please see Linda Lindsay, Mary Gillen or LuAnn Kramer.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church American Red Cross Blood Drive is Wednesday, September 25th 9:30AM to 7:30PM in the Activity
Center. Please sign up in the narthex.
Cash Register Tape Fundraiser The WOW group collects cash register tapes from Redner’s
Warehouse Markets. Please register for a Shopper’s Card at the courtesy counter and tell them it is for St. John’s UCC.
With the closing of Boyer’s we can use all the tapes we can
get, so please try to remember when you grocery shop. Thank you.
Prayer Prayer pushes us through life’s slumps, propels us over the humps
and pulls us out of the dumps. Prayer is the oomph we need to get the answers we seek. Max Lucado
If you need our Prayer Chain, we’re here for you. The
information you give will be kept confidential.
Please contact Marcella Kulp at 215-536-5625.
The Quakertown Food Pantry Serving God by serving those in need
Join the St. John’s Food Pantry Team Every fourth Thursday of the month we will be volunteering at the Pantry from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. If you would like to join the ‘FOOD
PANTRY TEAM’ speak with Pastor Linda.
Thank you to all who volunteered at Kingdom Rock in our
joint Vacation Bible School with St. John’s Lutheran
Church as we learned many ways to ‘Stand Strong for
God’.
Following VBS St. John’s hosted Two Terrific Wednesdays
of story time on the lawn. We thank Courtney Weeks for
choosing the books, and Dave Williams for the
Richlandtown Fire Truck and equipment and Isabella King
on her animal presentation.
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Richlandtown Borough’s annual Community Day will be held on Saturday, September, 21st. The day’s events will begin with a
borough-wide Yard Sale from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The festivities will continue at Benner Memorial Hall and Park from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM with food, fun and live entertainment for the entire family! Stop by
and visit St. John’s table!
Council Minutes will hang on the bulletin board for those who wish to read them.
Our Daily Bread devotional for September,
October & November is available for pickup in the narthex.
Address for Jason Horton at college is
233 College Avenue, D111, Williamsport,
PA 17701.
Any other college student addresses to list, please contact
the office. Thank you.
Peach Festival Raffle Winners 1. Hannah Yerger—Don Shula’s Steakhouse
2. Mindy & Pat—American Girl Doll
3. Leiter—Springfield Meat Co./Captain Bob’
4. Gina Nert—Ferndale Inn/Regal Cinema
5. Robert Piatt—Richlandtown Inn/Regal Cinema
6. Carla Spotts—Five Guys Burger/Melody Lakes Golf
7. Betty Zuch—Richland Feed
8. Roy Fetterman—Richland Feed
9. Marge Schaffer—Dave’s Tree & Lawn Service
10. Samantha Hesse—Grida’s Soft Ice Cream/Melody Lakes Golf
11. Rick Garger—Sal’s Pizza/Melody Lakes Golf
12. Jim Bowen—Kathy’s Country Diner
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SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS 2 Debbie Salomon 3 Joan Kelly
5 Shana Farber
7 Barbara Fehnel
9 Jessie Sechriest 12 William Haigh
14 Dennis Hardcastle
16 Ronald Kratz
19 Marge Schaffer 22 Michael Lennard
23 Mary Musselman
26 David Bilger
26 Charles Mundy
26 Sarah Harle 28 Romaine Thrapp
30 Judy Guise
Is your birthday missing from the list, please call the church office at
215-538-0875. We will be glad to add it to the birthday list.
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Save the Date for St.
John’s Picnic
September 8th at
Keller Park on
California Road at
the Richland Township building.
Worship Service at 10:15AM is at the Robert O.
Keller Memorial Park adjacent to the Township
Building at 1328 California Rd. There is a covered
Pavilion for your dining pleasure and the picnic site
has plenty of room for games including: bean bags,
ladder ball, Kubb, and Pickle Ball and a cake walk.
The menu will include: Turkey and Hamburger
Barbecue , drinks, and pickled cabbage.
Please bring a side dish or dessert to share
and a cake for the cake walk.
Bible Jeopardy is back. Following
worship, we will play Bible Jeopardy—so study
your trivia and join us for some fun. Prizes
of course!
Hope to see you there!
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Remember our Shut-ins with your prayers and cards.
For:
Mrs. Jeanette Kade
Phoebe Richland Healthcare Center 108 South Main Street
Richlandtown, PA 18955
Mr. Richard Schenkel
280 Middle Holland Road #915 Holland, PA 18966
Mrs. Myrtle Stoneback
950 Front Street, Apt 413
Hellertown, PA 18055
Mr. Charles Mundy 304 East Montgomery Avenue
North Wales, PA 19454-2950
Scheduled to Serve this Month
Lectors September 1 Katie Yerger
8 Picnic
15 Carla Spotts
22 Dorothy Ewer
29 Kerry Thompson
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Greeters September 1 Roy & Lori Fetterman
8 Picnic
15 Jade Scholl, Courtney Weeks
22 Mark & Bernadette Fournier
29 Gerard & Carole Freed
Ushers September 1 George Schaffer & Larry Roberts
8 Picnic
15 Shannon King & Jason Horton
22 Gerard Freed & Steven Sechriest
29 Dorothy & Lloyd Ewer
Nursery September 1 Dorothy Ewer, Judy Roberts
8 Picnic
15 Karen King, Jade/Emily Scholl
22 Kerry Thompson, Mary Hardcastle
29 Shannon Plunkett, Carol Leiter
Offering Processing September 1 Courtney Weeks, Judy Guise, Kerry Thompson
8 Jade Scholl, Kerry Thompson, Joe Horton
15 Courtney Weeks, Judy Guise
22 Jade Scholl, Courtney Weeks
29 Debbie Salomon, Judy Guise
Visitation Committee—Mary Musselman
Altar Guild—Judy Ziegenfus, Mary Musselman