Volume LXV August 23, 2015 Number 34 Church Web Page - www.LittleSwatara.org

The Gathering Place Café Contact: gatheringplacecafe.com

Phone: 933-5958

Café Hours: Mon - Sat 7-11am

(Volunteers always appreciated)

GIVING LAST SUNDAY

General Fund 4,722.25$

Building Fund 1,040.00$

Family Assistance 615.00$

Maintenance 210.00$

Sunday School 71.20$

Global Food Crisis 50.00$

Women's Fellowship 25.00$

Mission of the Month 205.00$

TOTAL 6,938.45$

Last Sunday’s Attendance Worship 76 + 70 = 146

Sunday School = 87

GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2015

$251,797

Lebanon Valley Brethren Home Auxiliary Dues

Prayer Concerns

Please call or email the office if you know of someone having a need and they would like to be listed here. We will gladly add them to the list and prayer chain for all to remember in prayer.

Weekly Prayer Concerns

Nigerian brothers and sisters

Lloyd Moyer—guidance

Pete Sanchez—healing

Mike Mattson—guidance/discernment

John Hoover—heart issues

Jen Emerich—relief from pain

Denise Christ—MS

Anna Mary Myer—strength/recovery

Kathryn Wenger—health

Carl Graby—health concerns

Roberta Bashore—health concerns

Recent Prayer Concerns:

Gene Kemble and family, strength

Harold Myers-healing

James Mills Elmer Gockley

Carol Sholl Chelsee Uhrich ***************

ONE COMBINED SUNDAY SCHOOL TODAY—9:30AM IN SANCTUARY

Back to School

Blessing—Today Both services

Address Updates Jeff & Connie Copp PO Box 697 Columbia City, IN 46725

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~SUB SANDWICH SALE~ by the Women’s Fellowship

For Thursday, Sept. 10 Order now!

Deadline is August 30th. Make your choices on form

at narthex table Also,

There’s a form for Chow-Chow on the table.

PASTOR MATTHEW S. CHRIST e-mail - PastorMatt@littleswatara.org APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TUES AT CAFÉ (SAT. DAY OFF)

POINTS OF CONTACT: Cell: 570-246-8196 Church Office: 717-933-4723 Facebook: Matt Christ Twitter: @MatthewSChrist *in an emergency, contact the pastor on his cell *non-emergency, contact the office and leave a message *counseling is available by appointment Secretary—Charlene K. Anspach, OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am-12 noon E-mail: secretary@littleswatara.org. Substitutes- Dianne Younker & Denise Christ Treasurer—Dianne Younker, phone: 717-269-0803. E-mail: treasurer@littleswatara.org.

Volunteers for August 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2015.

AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT - Matthew Sanchez (717) 628-1141 VIDEO PROJECTION Glenn Riegel & Mark Myers -(CVLI#502613280; CCLI#157691) ORGANIST Marlene Blatt

CHORISTER 1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday 4th Sunday 5th Sunday

8:15 Pam Gerberich Richard Frantz Kara Henning Pam G Richard Frantz 10:30 Dianne High Praise Team Dianne High Pam G Kathryn Ziegler PIANIST Diane Duell Pam G Christine Doig Sarah Wise Pam G AUDIO Alan Bashore Jayne Diamond Todd Rebman Todd Rebman Alan Bashore

WORSHIP CENTER

Jennifer Speraw, 1 Charlene Anspach 2,3 Tanya/Diane Feathers 4,5

EXTENDED SESSION 10:30am (age 2-Grade K) Denise/Ashley Bohn Debra Y/Dianne L. Diane/Tanya F. Bonnie B/_____ Sue H/Chris D.

WELCOME CENTER

8:15 Sharon Dosch Louise Graby Rachel Graby Michelle Snyder Sally Emerich

10:30 Ruthe C./Pat T Sandy Manbeck Dorothy Gensemer Barbara Batz Connie Manbeck USHERS 8:15 10:30

1st Sunday, Marvin Luckenbill Robert and Wendy Lingle Mike Dosch Samuel Forry, Matt Blatt 2nd Sunday, Andrew Brubaker Matthew Sanchez, Jeremy Platchek Christopher Brubaker James and Gerald Bowman 3rd Sunday, Mike Graby Kenneth Duell, John Ziegler Rachel Graby Buddy and Debbie Seigfried 4th Sunday, Dorinda Kauffman Richard and Derek Yenser Carl M. Kauffman J.R. Yenser, Richard Dundore 5th Sunday, Mike Graby Kenneth Duell, John Ziegler Rachel Graby Buddy and Debbie Seigfried

NURSERY (Infants & up to age 2 ) Doris Keeney (717)933-4972

1st Sunday, 8:15 - Rachel Graby

9:15 - Carol Peace 10:15—Jody,Amanda,Lindsay Rhoads

2nd Sunday, 8:15 - Mike &Carol Peace

9:15 - Dianne High 10:15 - Jim & Karen Weinhold 3rd Sunday, 8:15 –Shelley & Alexis Yenser 9:15 - Debbie Seigfried/Chris DeMille 10:15 - Nolan/Doris Keeney 4th Sunday, 8:15 - Becky Rebman 9:15 - Nolan, Doris Keeney 10:15 - Nolan, Doris Keeney 5th Sunday, 8:15 Joe & Brenda Brubaker 9:15 - Nolan & Doris Keeney 10:15 - Sue Hartranft & Dianne High

AUGUST EVENTS

23, Newsletter Deadline PAV Res. Ray Keeney 24, School starts at Tulpehocken area 25, 12:30pm FH 50 Plus Meets

6:30pm Den Meeting

26, 5:30pm, Preschool “Meet the Teacher” Night

27, 6pm Café, “Feeding Trough” Bible Study

28, 9:15am 50 Plus Bus Trip

29, PAV 7-9am, Men’s Fellowship, Breakfast provided

30, Sub orders due today (for Sept 10 sale)

31, 1st Day of Little Swatara Preschool

SEPTEMBER

1, 7pm, Leadership Team Meeting

7pm Women’s Business Meeting

3, 6pm Café, Feeding Trough Bible Study

7pm, 50 Plus Meeting

6, Promotion Sunday

9:30am Annual Conference Report (combined SS classes)

6pm Scout Leader Meeting

7pm Café, Christian Poetry Fellowship (1st of month)

7, LABOR DAY—office closed

8, 12:30pm 50 Plus meeting

6:30pm Den meeting

9, 4pm, Sup Preparation

7pm, Christian Ed Mtg

7pm Choir Practice starts

10, 6am, WF SUB SANDWICH SALE

6pm Café, Feeding Trough Bible Study 12, FH, RES, Christian Ed preparations 13, 8:30am Teacher Appreciation Breakfast 10:30AM ONE SERVICE Food Pantry Collection Mission Emphasis Sunday PAV Res. Sandy Kauffman 12:45pm,COBY’S BIKE & HIKE EVENT 15, 7pm, Ministry Team Meetings 16, 9:45am 50 Plus Bus Trip 17, LVBH Golf Tournament @ Royal Oaks 6pm Café, Feeding Trough Bible Study 18, 2pm, Bethel Food Pantry 19, 7am Women’s Fellowship Breakfast 6pm Young Family Fellowship 20, Noon FH,K—Soup & Sandwich Youth Fundraiser 7pm Triple J @ Café (3rd of month) 21, PEACE DAY 22, Ministry Team Minutes Due 12:30pm 50 Plus Meets 6:30pm Den Meeting 23, K, Chow-Chow making 24, 6pm Café Bible Study 25, Lebanon Fairgrounds, DISASTER RELIEF AUCTION 26, DISASTER RELIEF AUCTION 27, Youth-Skillet Concert, Bloomsburg Newsletter Deadline 30, 8am K Chow-Chow making OCTOBER

1, 6pm Café “Feeding Trough” Bible Study 2, Youth Fall Festival 3, District Conference, Elizabethtown 8am K prepare for Love Feast Senior High Barn Party, Becker Farm 4, World Communion Sunday 9:30am Youth Yummies

11:45am Love Feast 6pm Scout Leader meeting 7pm Café Christian Poetry Fellowship 5, 7pm Women’s Business Meeting 6, 7pm, Leadership Team Meeting 7, 7am 50 Plus Bus Trip 4pm FH, Sub preparation 8, 6am Sub Sale 6pm Café, “Feeding Trough” Bible Study 9, 5:30pm 50 Plus Bus Trip return 11, Food Pantry Collection Mission Emphasis Sunday 13, LVBH Good Sam Fundraiser Dinner 12:30pm 50 Plus meets 6:30pm Den Meeting 14, 7pm Choir Practice 15, 8am, Quilting & Knotting 6pm Café, “Feeding Trough” Bible Study 16, 2-6pm, Bethel Food Pantry 17, 6pm Young Family Fellowship 18, 6pm Triple J @ Café 20, 7pm Ministry Team Meetings 21, Sr. Adult Fall Banquet, Yoder’s Restaurant 22, 6pm Café “Feeding Trough” Bible Study 23-25, 7pm Jr. High Retreat, Camp Swatara 24, 7-10am FH, WF Fundraiser Breakfast

8am-1pm, LVBH Fall Harvest & Christmas Bazaar, Palmyra 25, Newsletter Deadline 11:45am FH, Golden Age Dinner 27, Ministry Team Minutes Due 12:30pm 50 Plus Meets 6:30pm Den Meeting 29, 8am Quilting & Knotting

10:30am 50 Plus Bus Trip 6pm Café “Feeding Trough” Bible Study

Mission of the Month for August

TTAMU Uganda/Hait i Project Li t t le Swatara

Church of the Brethren

Pastor Matthew S. Christ

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

OPENING WORSHIP

HYMN “For the beauty of the earth” #89

JOYS AND CONCERNS

PASTORAL PRAYER

STUDENT/TEACHER BLESSING

HYMN “Seek ye first the kingdom of God” #324

TITHES AND OFFERINGS

HYMN “Crown him with many crowns” vv. 1,2,4 #116

CHILDREN’S MOMENT

SERMON VIDEO

MESSAGE “Don’t let go at any price”

Scripture: Matthew 13: 44-46

CLOSING HYMN “Blest are they” pamphlet #1 SENDING FORTH

MUSIC FOR THE JOURNEY

THANK YOU… The Jr. and Sr. High would like to thank every-

one who came out on short notice to support our fundraiser at the

Myerstown Twin Kiss. We raised $408.34 which will go towards

activities and a future mission trip next summer, as well as to help

start our next NYC fund. Thank you all again for coming out!! *****************************************

FREEBIES Bible School has some hula hoops and ac or furnace filters (used to make boxes) free for the asking. Pick

up yours in the foyer closet downstairs or see Dorinda Kauffman.

Little Swatara Church of the Brethren

Women’s Fellowship Prayer Chain Before placing a request for prayer on the Prayer Chain,

please ask the person if they want their name and request shared with our Prayer Chain people.

Also, ask the person how the request should be worded and if they would like to be listed in the bulletin for prayer.

We want to respect a person’s privacy and only share when and what they want us to share.

To request prayers, you may call or email Pastor Matt 570-246-8196 pastormatt@littleswatara.org

Church Secretary 717-933-4723 secretary@littleswatara.org Linda Ziegler 717-933-8840 lrz@lmf.net

Dianne Younker 717-270-6193 diyounk@verizon.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Trash to Treasure” It’s the theme for this year’s Christmas open house! We welcome

anyone to the craft class at the Lion’s Den in Rehrersburg at 1pm. Here’s the Schedule:

July 9 & 23

August 6 & 20

September 3 & 17

October 15 & 29

Colleen Hoch is the inspirational leader. It’s a fun few hours of get-

ting out, finding your creative side and enjoy some social time.

TODAY, AUGUST 23

Due to the downstairs floors being freshly waxed...

Combined Sunday School for Jr. High thru Adults will

be in the sanctuary. Grade School classes will be held outside or in

the pavilion.

Help is needed for setting furniture back in place. Please

contact Bob or Wendy Lingle for days and time.

Thank you for your understanding.

Todd Rebman ************************************************************************

Thank You

Thank you for the many get well cards and prayers for my cancer

surgery. A special thank you to Pastor Matt for his phone calls and

prayers while he was at annual conference.

Praise God, the Doctor’s are sure they got all of the cancer.

I really appreciate the caring of our Little Swatara Church family.

Barbara Batz

Ways to Stay Up to Date with Little Swatara Little Swatara maintains an active Facebook presence. “Friend” us on Face-book by searching “Little Swatara”. We also have an up to date web page featuring information on activities, and our on-line church calendar. Point your browser to www.LittleSwatara.org. We also send out weekly emails about upcoming events and other information. To join our email list—visit the “contact/Locate” page of our web site www.LittleSwatara.org and click

on “subscribe to our email list.”

COBYS BIKE & HIKE EVENT

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

COBYS Signature fund raising event is soon. There’s a three mile walk, two bicycle rides, and a 60 mile scenic

motorcycle ride. Last year more than 300 participants raised over $110,000. For

many years the Little Swatara YOUTH have been among the leading fund raising

groups... Let’s keep it going! Look for youth and their sponsorship forms to donate!

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MEN’S FELLOWSHIP Men are invited!

We will meet in the Pavilion August 29 from 7-9am .

Breakfast will be provided. Please join us!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Annual Conference Report

will be held on Sunday, September 6 during the Sun-

day School hour. All adult classes will meet upstairs

in the sanctuary. Thank you,

Delegates, John & Dianne High

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WOMEN’S RETREAT

Saturday, September 19, 8:30-12 noon At Wyomissing Church of the Brethren

2200 State Hill Rd, Wyomissing Phone: 610-374-8451 Wcotb2200@aol.com

This is a free event and is open to all women of any age. Sharon Mast, founder of Spark Solutions & Support Training and Facilitation, will be our Guest Speaker. Sharon is an international speaker and our time together will be a fun, inspiring and thought provoking celebration of wom-en.