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The Joyful Noiz is published monthly by Zion Mennonite Church. The editor is Jennifer Moyer. Contributors this month included: Scott Benner, Alice Green, Tim Groff, Suzanne Gunden, Art Landis, Laura Martin, Eric Musselman, Klaudia Smucker. Stories and information for the newsletter can be submitted to Jennifer via email <[email protected]> or left in the mailbox marked “Joyful Noiz” in the church office.

Next Deadline: April 10, 2016

The Word Around Zion

Property Committee Spring Work Day, Thursday, April 14

beginning at 3:00 p.m. Come when you can, leave when you

must. Tasks will include cleaning, edging and mulching

beds, picking up sticks and downed branches in preparation

for lawn mowing. Pizza and beverages will be served for

supper. Rain date will be Thursday, April 21.

Is your child interested is attending summer camp this year?

Remember Zion will pay half tuition if you choose to go to

Spruce Lake or to Camp Men-O-Lan. See Nicole

Musselman for details.

Zion’s AnnuAl Golf outinG is scheduled

for Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Butter Valley Golf Port,

Bally, Pa. All levels of golfers, both men and women are

invited and encouraged to play. A better-ball format will be

played. A light lunch will be provided after your round of

golf.

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Live like it matters! By the time you get this newsletter, Easter will be upon us, and

spring break will be a memory with a few family pictures to record the

event. But I hope that we don’t just close the chapter on Easter until

next year.

Easter reminds us that we are people of the resurrection;

people who have been given the tools we need for life and death. This

is something to celebrate everyday. Even when times get hard, the

life-giving spirit of Jesus is still with us. This Easter season, I am

filled with gratitude for all the ways God has walked with me through

this past year. For some reason, in my pondering, I thought of a

woman I knew a long time ago who demonstrated the Easter spirit like

no other. My 95 year old friend Clara would pray daily, “Lord, show

me how I can live for you today. Help me to see what I am supposed

to see, and love the way you want me to love; and in all things, give

you thanks.” Every day was difficult for Clara because every day the

osteoporosis that racked her body put her in incredible pain. But this

didn’t stop her from seeking God and being grateful. When I’d walk

into her apartment, she would say, “Give me a word from God today!

I wonder what God wants me to learn today?”

When she went into skilled nursing care, I sat by her bedside

as I would watch nurse’s aides, activities directors, housekeepers, and

even other residents come in, sometimes sharing deeply about their

difficult lives. Clara was a person who understood herself as a sinner

but immensely enjoyed God’s grace. Clara extended that same grace

she enjoyed, to each person who cared and shared with her. She’d look

right at the young woman getting ready to turn her and say, “First tell

me how your daughter is.” When the activities director would come in

she’d say, “How is your husband?” With each loss of bodily mobility

and ability, I learned from her that it was possible to continue to “in

everything give thanks, ” and to care about others. She is one of the

few people I know who did this consistently through constant pain and

suffering.

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Live like it Matters!, continued from front page,

I long for an attitude of gratitude like Clara had. I hope that in

sunshine and rain, that I will look for and notice God’s life-giving sur-

prises all around me. Most of all, my hope is that I can live as coura-

geously as Clara who showed that courage by worshiping, loving, and

giving thanks in the midst of difficult circumstances. She was a wom-

an who lived with peace in her heart, while her body was dying, and

she still managed to make every moment count.

It takes courage to live like Easter people. This Easter season,

once again, we are reminded of the great courage that Jesus had; not

just in his walk toward crucifixion, but in the way he lived his life.

Like he did, I hope that we will live like what we do really matters.

As we continue to grow more like him, may the courage of Jesus be in

our speaking even if it is risky. Words from two songs in Sing The

Journey help me remember this, reminding me that God doesn’t leave

us hanging all alone, but walks with us. I leave the words from these

two songs, “Here I am,” and “Don’t Be Afraid,” with you. May they

give you courage and strength as you continue to live as people of the

resurrection!

“Here I Am” STJ 100

“Here I am, standing right beside you. Here I am; do not be

afraid. Here I am, waiting like a lover, I am here; here I am.

Do not fear when the tempter calls you, Do not fear even

though you fall. Do not fear, I have conquered evil. Do not fear; never

be afraid.

I am here in the face of every child. I am here in every warm

embrace. I am here with tenderness and mercy. Here I am. I am here.

I am here in the midst of every trial. I am here in the face of

despair. I am here when pardoning your brother. Here I am; I am

here.”

“Don’t be afraid” STJ 105

Don’t be afraid, my love is stronger; my love is stronger than

your fear. Don’t be afraid. My love is stronger and I have promised,

promised to be always near.”

* STJ - Sing the Journey

~Klaudia Smucker

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Bible Mania Children’s Church

May 1 Heidi Borisow

Sherry & Ben Russell Brad & Susan Schanz

May 8 Enjoy Time in Worship Tim & Julie Wallace

May 15 Heidi Borisow

Sherry & Ben Russell Eric & Katie Musselman

May 22 Enjoy Time in Worship Chelsea Picon &

Gail Grim

May 29 Enjoy Time in Worship Andy & Erin Constanzer

May Children’s Ministries

Sunday Morning Child Care Nursery Attendant: Tammy Smith

Infant &

Toddler

Nursery

Worship Service Sunday School

May 1 Andy & Erin Constanzer Amy Leight &

Wendy Levins

May 8 Matt & Laura Musselman Barb Schanz &

Judy McVaugh

May 15 Mike & Stef Helfrich Amanda Evans &

Ashlen Godshall

May 22 Lori Groff &

Katie Musselman

Donna Halteman &

Eric Musselman

May 29 Nathan & Bekki Dibble No Sunday School Today


Bible Mania Children’s Church

April 3 Enjoy Time in Worship Erin & Andy Constanzer

April 10 Heidi Borisow

Sherry & Ben Russell

Laura & Matt Musselman

April 17 Enjoy Time in Worship Lori Groff &

Dawn Repsher

April 24 Heidi Borisow

Sherry & Ben Russell

Amy & Dan McDonough

April Children’s Ministries

Sunday Morning Child Care Nursery Attendant: Tammy Smith

Infant &

Toddler

Nursery

Worship Service Sunday School

April 3 Nancy Detwiler &

Tina Rhoads

Donna Halteman &

Eric Musselman

April 10 Betty Bergstresser &

Edie Landis

Suzanne Gunden &

Eric Musselman

April 17 Amy Bergstresser &

Chelsea Picon Carrie & Mike Dennis

April 24 Sue High &

Terri Musselman Trish & Mark Watkins


Women’s Tea Party Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Place: Fellowship Hall

Look for a sign up sheet to be posted soon. There will be a charge of $5.00, children under 10 are free.

Bring your favorite tea cup and invite your friends!

The Late Night Youth Event

The Christopher Dock Lock-in was always one of the biggest

events Junior High students could participate in during the year. It was

an all-night event that was held in the gymnasiums, chapel and lobbies

of the Longacre Center. While students loved this event, it was not so

much loved by the adults that had to attend as advisors or the parents

that had to deal with their kids the next day! After hearing complaints

for a number of years, last year it was decided to change this event to a

late night event. It runs from 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm. This allows

students and advisor to head home and get some rest before heading

off to sporting events and school plays.

This year’s event was not too different from ones in the past.

Basically, we compressed an all-night event into 5 hours. We play the

regular games like gaga, basketball, soccer, walleyball and spike ball.

Some of the special add-ons for this year were, nerf target games and

life-size hungry hippos. The only major thing that was missing were

the sick and twisted games, along with the crafts that were accidentally

left behind by those leading that part of the event.

Along with the games we also enjoyed a time of worship. We

played a few games and each group was asked to do a cheer to intro-

duce what church they were from. Following this time of checking in

and games, was followed up by praise music, lead by Philadelphia

Praise Center’s worship team. We then listened to a challenging talk

by Marcus Brunstetter, who has spoken as a Bible teacher at both

Spruce Lake and Camp Men-o-lan.

Since we have so many things going on through out the night,

the 5 hours spent at CD go by in the blink of an eye!

~ Scott Benner


Youth News

On a very mild weekend in February our Senior High students

headed up to Great Bend, Pennsylvania for their annual winter retreat at

The Loft. This year’s trip was a bit different from ones in the past. This

year we opened up the retreat to young adults, as well. Our current youth

group is made up of a larger number of younger students that have never

experienced a retreat at the Loft. It was nice to have some young adults to

help them to know what to expect and get them excited for the food and

events that would take place.

This year we invited Darrell Pearson, professor at Eastern

University in St. David, Pennsylvania to be our speaker for the weekend.

Darrell did a really nice job to melt together stories from his past with Bible

stories to teach us the importance of sharing the story of Jesus’ love for us.

Beyond these times of teaching, Darrell was good at engaging folks during

our times of fellowship and games.

When we weren’t gathered for worship, which was most of the

time, we enjoyed a bunch of games. Some of the games were planned and

others just happened spontaneously. We played a lot of spike ball,

basketball, Polish ping-pong, pool and board games. Since the weather was

super mild some folks went for hikes or even played Frisbee outside in

t-shirts and shorts.

One of the highlights of the weekend was the Saturday night

lip-syncing challenge. Of course, those with really extraverted personalities

excel at this fun activity! After the

lip-syncing, Pastor Scott became a

DJ for 10-15 minutes, offering a

mash-up of a bunch of different

songs that everyone danced and

sang along with.

As with years in the past,

we had a great time being together

and deepening our faith. It would be

great to have the entire church

experience an event like this

together!


March Church Board Highlights

2016 year-to-date giving totals through February are $7,500

ahead of budget.

Board discussed the process of storing and filing Church records,

including meeting minutes, etc. Intent is to provide complete

records keeping as to be available in the future as needed.

Board affirmed creating a Gift Discernment Committee of 4-5

persons, one of which would be a Board member, who would

work throughout the year at discerning persons to fill ministry

rep positions when terms expire.

Bathroom project on track to be completed in April.

Ongoing work on the Policy and Procedure Handbook continues

with much progress being made.

~Tim Groff

Church Directory Updates Please add to your directory:

Betty Zendt Elizabeth M. Sell

207 W. Summit Street 235 Washington Street

Apt. 3226 Apt. 104

Souderton, Pa. 18964 Telford, Pa. 18969

215-723-3573

Please remember to contact the church office with any changes to your address, phone or email address.


If your birthday or anniversary is incorrect or missing, please notify the office.

April Birthdays & Anniversaries Birthdays

1- Scott Heckler

1 - Chadd Ziegler

2 - Nicole Yoder

3 - Betty Musselman

3 - Edna Scholl

4– Jim Grasse

4 - Phil Schanz

5 - Sarah Bergstresser

5 - Erica Robbins

6 - Isaac Martin

6 - Brad Schanz

7 - Abe Landes

7 - Cheri Ziegler

8– Kyler Mannon

9 - Tallon Dalbey

9 - Gail Grim

10 - Angela Borisow

11 - Pat Kratz

12 - Ben Russell

12 - Jed Slagel

13 - Betty Sell

14 - Bryn Constanzer

14 - Bob Kershaw

14 - Trisha Watkins

15 - Amy McDonough

15 - Bryce Reinoso

16 - Leah High

16 - Victor Reinoso

17 - Emily Freed

17 - Barb Schanz

18 - Sandi Hershey

20 - Millie Linsinbigler

21 - Jonathan Landis

21 - Katie Musselman

22 - Sarah Gerjovich

23 - Liam Musselman

24 - George Gaugler

24 - Peg Lauderback

24 - Larraine Moyer

25 - Wyatt Dalbey

25 - Tim Groff

26 - Brenda Huggins

26 - Barb Musselman

27 - Kerry Mannon

30 - Juliana Borisow

30 - Nate Dibble

30 - Priscilla Newman

Anniversary 4 - Scott & Darlene Humphrey

6 - Christopher & Rebekah Solt

7 - Ray & Linda Landis

8 - Aaron & Megan Baum

8 - Lito & Lisa Reinoso

10 - Bill & Donna Baum

10 - Dave & Bonnie Moyer

11 - Willis & Jeannette Delp

15 - Barry & Jackie Murphy

16 - Jim & Suzanne Gunden

17 - Dennis & Nancy Detwiler

21 - Randy & Nancy Hartzel

24 - Glenn & Lee Ann Esbenshade

24 - Kurt & Andrea Keller

30 - Donald & Jean Shelly


Just a note of Thanks…

Thank you to my church family for the cards, visits, phone calls and prayers during my illness. It was greatly appreciated. God Bless You. Irma Scheetz Thank you, Zion Mennonite Church for giving $32,675.00 to Mennonite Mission Network for 2015! Your donations, prayers, participation and enthusiasm for mission are deeply felt across the street and around the world. Marissa Smucker Thank you for the many shared remembrances and expressions of sympathy at the passing of our mom, Anna M. Moyer. We are grateful for our Zion family! Dave and Bonnie Moyer

Zion Mennonite Nursery School is holding a

Used Clothing Collection Drive!

Saturday, April 23

10:00 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.

Clothing - men’s, women’s, children’s Shoes – children’s, men’s & women’s (We prefer all clothing & shoes to be in tied bags)

Soft Toys - stuffed animals, dolls, etc

Hard Toys like mini figures, all kinds of dolls, blocks, loose Legos, small cars, beach toys, dolls, strollers, play dough sets, etc. (We prefer them in boxes because in bags toys could break easily.)

Household items - sheets, quilts, pillows, linens

Bicycles Accessories - hats, scarves, purses, belts


Creatin Care Tidbits

Trees for the Earth Many of my childhood memories involve fond experiences

with trees. I am sure you also can picture specific trees that were

part of the fabric of your environment throughout the years, almost

like old friends or at least a constant, unchanging presence in your

life.

As a child growing

up on Diamond Street in

Souderton, I especially

remember our sour cherry

tree in our backyard. It was

the only tree on our small

property, but every spring it

flowered beautifully below

my bedroom window and

what excitement to climb it

and pick every cherry for

mom's delicious pies! It is

no longer there, having long

ago died from disease. Likewise, a neighbor's cherry tree fell down

in a snowstorm.

Down the street was a maple tree at the corner at Wile

Avenue. Often we kids would congregate there and hang from the

branches - before it was cut down to build an apartment building.

Up at Souderton Park, there were many big oak trees that shaded

us as we rode our bikes on the paths or played in the big old

sandboxes or later as teenagers, shaded us from the summer heat

after swimming at the pool across the street. Many of the majestic

street trees along Wile and Reliance still stand, but many of them

are reaching the end of their lifespans and being taken down one

by one.

My brother Eric recalls picking black walnuts under trees

near Zwingli Church with my great grandmother, who was our

childhood babysitter. He also remembers planting 2 trees with his

elementary school teacher, Mr. Fox, at Franconia Elementary

School. Those trees are now quite large.

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Recipes Worth Sharing

Cheeseburger Soup

1 pound ground beef ¾ cup chopped onion ¾ cup shredded carrots ¾ cup diced celery 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley flakes 4 tablespoons butter, divided 3 cups chicken broth 4 cups diced, peeled potatoes (1 ¾ pound) ¼ cup flour 2 cups (9 ounces) VELVEETA cheese 1 ½ cups milk ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ to ½ teaspoon pepper In 3-qt saucepan brown beef, drain and set aside. In the same saucepan sauté onion, carrot, celery, basil and parsley in 1 tablespoon butter until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add broth, potatoes and beef, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes till potatoes are tender. In small skillet melt remaining butter, add flour, cook and stir and slowly add milk. Add to soup. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

Add cheese, salt and pepper. Cook until cheese melts.

~ Alice Green


The Pinewood Derby races were held on Tuesday night, March

15, 2016. This event is something the children look forward to

all year. The excitement begins in January when everyone is

given the opportunity to choose a car. Sanding the car and

priming it in white paint follows. Then plans and many

discussions of painting the car multiple colors or just one color.

Finally, it is race night. The track has been set up by three men

the night before with test runs completed to make sure the com-

puter lights worked correctly.

The night of the races arrived and everyone was excited.

This year there were 34 participants and cars.

All 34 participants raced a minimum of three races

each. Racers were awarded 0 points for a win, 1 point for

second place and 2 points for third place. The less points the

better. Racers were eliminated after reaching 5

points.

The winners were: Julia Smith – 1st

place, Ana Picon – 2nd place, Addison Iannetta

– 3rd, place, Kate Repsher – 4th A place and

Brayden Helfrich – 4th B place.

Thank you to all who participated and supported this exciting

evening.

~


Trees for the Earth, continued from page 6.

Each spring, Eric and I would go down the alley to pick

pussy willows from the tree near the Bell Telephone Building.

At Nana and Pop Pop's house, we fondly remember the birch tree

on the corner of their house. Next door at Great Grammy's

house, we picked yummy Lodi apples from her tree, near the

garage. These trees have since died a natural death.

So too, are many of our trees here on our Zion campus

being lost to old age, disease or storms. Replacing trees that

have been lost at Zion is a topic that Creation Care has been

discussing. Our group is excited to be partnering with the

Property Committee and a landscape architect to create an

overall tree replacement plan for our grounds. Proper planning

will ensure that the trees that are planted will look great aestheti-

cally and will provide the shade needed at the appropriate places.

By planting native trees, we will provide a friendly environment

for wildlife and will save costs using trees that grow well with

little maintenance.

The 2016 Earth Day theme is "Trees for the Earth". On

Creation Care Sunday, tree saplings will be given to the children

at the cross to take home to plant (heads up parents!)

"And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the

ground - trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for

food." (Genesis 2:9)

The story of creation teaches us that we need to get a

balance between making use of and caring for what God has

given us in creation, including trees. We need to work with

rather than against creation. This is a challenge we need to work

through.

"The LORD God took man and put him in the Garden of

Eden to work it and take care of it."

(REAP - A Biblical View of Trees- God's Gift to Us for

our Provision bible study)

Creation Care Committee


The Daily Positive

There's good in every situation When I was little my mom told me that there were pots of gold at the end of every rainbow. After it rained I would run outside and try to find them. I never did. But even now I see a rainbow and wonder if I'll be able to find that gold. It wasn't until I was old enough to understand what a metaphor was until I realized the pot of gold was a meta-phor. I was waiting for the storm to pass so I could go play outside, and my mom wanted me to know that good things were coming. When we're in a storm, we can rest assured it will pass. Good things are coming, at the end of the rainbow. Even in storms, let’s train ourselves to look on the bright side. That's something I need a lot of training in. So I look to the stars. The stars are always in the sky. It's not until it gets dark out that we can actually see them. It often takes a dark time in life for us to notice the blessings we have, as well. When it gets dark they shine the brightest, because we can look to those things for comfort and joy. It's hard to remember they're there even in the day, too. But wouldn't remembering that make the bright times that much brighter? Here's to counting our blessings, through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Maybe even carve some time out of each day to write some of your blessings on paper. They're the real pots of gold in our lives.



Youth News

Volleyball Tournament

The Young Peoples Union volleyball tournament has been

held for over 30 years. The number of players and spectators has

decreased since the heydays of the tournament during the 80’s and

90’s, but the goal of the event has not changed. It is the hope of

the planners to get high school and college students together for a

fun day of fellowship and worship. This event brings together

churches from the Eastern District Conference (EDC), and those

that used to be a part of the EDC before the merger of the

Mennonite Church. What is also great about this event is that it

also gathers students that enjoy Camp Men-o-lan’s summer

programs for what seems like a mini-reunion.

This year we only had eight teams involved in the event,

but we still had a great time. Beyond a round robin time, teams

played in a double elimination tournament in the latter part of the

day. Between the two styles of play, Deep Run West Mennonite’s

youth group led everyone in a time of singing. Following the sing-

ing of a number of praise songs, Mark Hagar from Butter Valley

Community Church (formerly Hereford Mennonite) led us in a

time of study. Mark used an improvisational skit, which included

Pastor Scott, to remind us of some truths of the Bible and being

faithful followers of Christ.

Zion had one team at this

event that was made up of both high

school and college students. They

ended up having a lot of fun and man-

aged to end up in third place in the

double elimination tournament.


Library News Children's Picture Books:

14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy - Kimeli Naiyomah

returned home to his Maasai village from New York City with news of 9/11 terrorist attacks. His story prompted the villagers to give a heartfelt gift to help America heal.

Children's Chapter Books:

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (Age 7+) - Clementine, is a

precocious third-grader who frequently gets into mischief, though with the good intention to solve problems.

Portraits of Little Women (Meg's Story, Jo's Story, Beth's Story, &

Amy's Story) by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Age 8+) - Original stories, inspired by the timeless classic Little Women, which capture each of the March sisters at age 10, as they experience the joys and sorrows of sisterhood, family life, and a changing America.

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (Age 10+) - In this celebration of non-

conformity, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the perils of popularity and the thrill and in-spiration of first love.

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by

Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda (Age 12+) - The true story of an all-American girl from Hatfield, PA and a boy from Zimbabwe and the pen-pal letter that changed both of their lives forever.

Adult Titles:

Joseph's Dilemma by Ervin Stutzman (sequel to Jacob's Choice)

- Amish teen Joseph Hochstetler is taken into captivity by Native Americans during the French and Indian War.

Love Finds You in Nazareth, PA by Melanie Dobson - Christian

and Susanna had never met when they were chosen by lot to marry in a Moravian community in Germany. But in 1755, they traveled with a dozen other newly married couples to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, to help establish a Moravian borough and share their faith with the surrounding Indian nations.

Still Alice by Lisa Genova - An accomplished professor diag-

nosed with Alzheimer’s disease learns that her worth is com-prised of more than her ability to remember.

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