Love has been defined as sacrificial giving of one’s time, money, or energy while expecting nothing in return. C.K. Barrett writes, “Love is an activity, the essential activity of God Himself.” I John 4:7, “Love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows

MISSION OUTREACH JULY Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy Services, as a ministry of Jesus Christ, seeks to meet the spiritual, emotional and material needs of women and men unprepared for pregnancy. They provide limited medical services, counsel people affected by abortion, pregnancy loss and sexual abuse, educate the community regarding the sanctity of human life and sexual integrity, and motivate the church to compassionate pro-life involvement. Believing that all life is precious, SVPS does not perform abortions or refer people to others for abortions, but does do offer post-abortion counseling. AUGUST Postage for Christmas Shoeboxes for Samaritan Purse

God.” Paul in I Corinthians 13:4-7 lists the characteristics of love. Reading these verses helps us explore a deep love, one that is demonstrated through a heart yielded to God. What type of lover are you?

Full time? Some times?

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF JONESTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

JULY-AUGUST 2016

Church Events

July 8-22 – Pastor

Susan’s pilgrimage

in London

July – “Christmas in

July” Shoeboxes for

Samaritan Purse

August 5-12 – Pastor

Susan’s vacation

August 26, 6pm –

Shoebox Packing Party

JONESTOWN UNITED METHODIST PO BOX 750, 109 West Market Street,

Jonestown, Pa 17038 Phone: (717) 865-4369

Email: INFO@jonestownumc.org Web: www.jonestownumc.org

Facebook: Jonestown United Methodist

June 22nd -VBS Training

June 8th – Choir Practice

June 15th – Pastors

JUMC Happenings

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Finally summer is here!

Can you believe that summer is here? What do you have planned for the next 2 ½ months? Swim dates, family vacations, 4th of July festivities and more? As much as you have planned, and as much as your kids are looking forward to summer, you know there will come a time when you hear your child say, "Mom, I'm bored, what can I do?" 1. Have an old fashioned weenie roast—and make your own condiments. There are over 100 recipes for mustard in the below links: http://www.recipezaar.com/Dill-Pickle-Relish-124054 http://www.melborponsti.com/inxmtd.html http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/5/Best_Tomato_Catsup15315.shtml

2. Learn a new talent. What do you really wish you could do? Talk to your parents about it—they can help you achieve your goals. 3. Do yard work for an elderly neighbor. It will make you feel good and your neighbor will really appreciate it. 4. Lie outside at night and watch the sky for shooting stars. Find out why shooting stars aren't really stars at all. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question12.html 5. With your parent's permission, redecorate and rearrange your bedroom. You can get Oops paint for as little as a dollar a gallon at your local paint/hardware store. 6. Learn the alphabet in sign language. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_manual_alphabet Epsum factorial non deposit quid pro quo hic escorol. Marquee

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7. Plant an herb garden. Talk to your Mom about what herbs she likes to cook with. Then eventually, snip some herbs and make a recipe with her. http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-grow-an-herb-garden.htm 8. With your family, float down a slow river on an inner tube. Or maybe, not so slow of a river—tubing is a blast! 9. Bake a cake and decorate it. There are a number of cake decorating shows on television--watch a few and then see what you can do. Have fun with it. http://www.wilton.com/decorating/decorating-basics 10. Make a scrapbook of your summer activities. http://www.teachkidshow.com/teach-your-child-how-to-make-a-scrapbook 11. Learn to sew, embroider or crochet. Maybe your grandmother can teach you. 12. Learn to play chess. Chess is Fun.

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It is with great joy that I continue to serve at Jonestown UMC. As most of you know, I was ordained as an Elder into the Eastern Pennsylvanian Conference of the United Methodist Church at the June 2016 Annual Conference. Thank you to the many congregants from Jonestown UMC, Salem-Berne UMC, my home church, St. Clair-Wade UMC, family and friends who attended, and the reception at Jonestown UMC the following Sunday. This is a time of celebration, but it is also a humble time. This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of ordination and full clergy rights for women. In 1956, the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church voted to extend ordination to women. June 17th marks not only the day of my ordination, but would have been John Wesley’s 313th birthday. In July I will be a pilgrim traveling through England on the Wesley Pilgrimage, leaving on July 9 and returning on July 22. I am a recipient of one of the 20 Wesley Pilgrimage scholarships from the United Methodist Church in the USA for 2016. The scholarship is courtesy of Higher Education and Ministry and the General Commission on Archives and History. “The Wesley Pilgrimage has a track record of being a life-changing experience for United Methodist leaders. The goal is to deepen understanding of the practices of missional leadership in the Wesleyan tradition.”1 I have homework to do before I arrive at Sarum College to prepare myself for this pilgrimage.

I look forward to visiting “Epworth, the Wesley birthplace; Oxford, where John and Charles led the Holy Club; Bristol, the home of the Methodist societies and class meetings; London, where both Wesley brothers experience assurance of salvation and John Wesley built the center of British Methodism; and Salisbury, home to a vital Methodist congregation once served by Francis Asbury.” 2 The daily practices of Morning Prayer with Communion and Evening Prayer will greatly contribute to my pilgrimage experience. I am more than a tourist; I am a pilgrim walking in the footsteps of John and Charles Wesley and the people called Methodists who “profess to pursue holiness of heart and life…or universal love filling the heart, and governing the life.” 3 Please keep me in your prayers as I participate in this pilgrimage. See you all on Sunday, July 24 as we continue with our sermon series “Half Truths.” Blessings, Pastor Susan 1 Impact Statement: http://gbod-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/legacy/kintera-files/wesley-pilgrimage-england/WesleyPilgrimageProjectReport.pdf 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid.

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Pastor’s Notes

ACROSS

2 This “John” said "Behold, the lamb of God"

5 Set apart, becoming holy

7 Immersion in water

9 Forty days after Jesus’ resurrection

11 Jesus prayed in this garden

12 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

13 Made up of 66 books

14 Nailing to a cross, or tree, until death

15 Turning in obedience

18 Supernatural acts

DOWN 1 Jesus' last supper with his disciples 3 Jesus arose from the dead 4 Jesus became a man and lived among us 6 Verbal declaration of belief 8 Ten days after Jesus’ ascension 10 Acting with trust and love 16 Jesus foretold His coming trials and crucifixion 17 Christ’s bride Made online at http://my.puzzle-maker.com/crossword_FreePuzzle.cgi

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1

Jesus answered, ...“In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” “What is truth?” retorted Pilate. John 18:37b-38a

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1:23 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 1 Corinthians 15:19

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel. Philippians 1:27

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C. S. Lewis Answers: Gethsemane, Crucifixion, Prophecy, Passover, Miracles, Incarnation, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, Faith, Repentance, Confession, Sanctification, Church, Scriptures, Trinity, Baptist, Baptism

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Announcements

JUMC NEW WEBSITE AND EMAIL ADDRESS Email: info@jonestownumc.org

Website: www.jonestownumc.org

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Once again we will celebrate “Christmas in July” with our shoebox project for “Operation Christmas Child.” How can you help with this project?

1) Completely fill a shoebox 2) Buy items for the shoeboxes 3) Contribute money to purchase shoebox items

A display is in the narthex where you can get information about the project. Our goal this year is 100 shoeboxes. Please help us obtain this goal! See Norma Artz with any questions.

SHOEBOX PACKING PARTY Friday, August 26, 6:00pm

We will meet in fellowship hall to hopefully fill 100 shoeboxes, and then celebrate with a pizza party. Everyone is invited to participate. Hope you can join us!

CAN YOU HELP WITH THE LCCM NOON MEAL?

Friday, July 1, 10:00am Friday, August 5, 10:00am

Our church serves the Noon Meal at Lebanon County Christian Ministries the first Friday of each month. If you can help, please contact Amanda Robinson (865-7061) or Bob Hillegas (865-7478).

CRAFTING AND SCRAPBOOKING

Friday, July 1, 6:00pm Friday, August 5, 10:00am

Meet at the church for an informal gathering of fellowship and friendship. You may order take-out dinner (optional). Call Karen Bene (717-673-2833) for more information.

PRAYER BREAKFAST Friday, June 17, 8:30am Friday, Aug. 19, 8:30am

Farmer’s Wife Restaurant

PUPPETEERS & PROPATEERS

Resumes Wednesdays, 6:30pm beginning August 10

Would you like to be a script writer, set designer, sound, lighting, & video manager, seamstresses or crafters? If you are interested, contact Lori Jackson (717) 926-4572.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

Sunday, August 21 For the September newsletter, articles and information are due the third Sunday of August. Baskets with copies of the current newsletter are in the rear of the sanctuary, in the narthex, and on the JUMC website. The newsletter looks so much better in color on the website.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING OR PLAY? A sign-up sheet is in the narthex next to the flower chart for anyone willing to provide special music at the 8:30am worship service.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY Wednesdays, 7:30pm

The Wednesday night Bible study is at the residence of Lewis and Eleanor Artz, 201 Highland Drive, Jonestown and features a study of the book of Joshua. Hope to see you!

Earl Nick Furman’s address is 900 East King Street, Lancaster PA 17602. He enjoys cards and visits. Please keep him in your prayers.

See Karen Bene if you want to purchase a SCRIP card to benefit JOY. These can be used for local stores, or national chains. A listing of possible stores and restaurants is on the JOY table in the narthex. You have the full amount to spend, and JOY gets a percentage back. It's a WIN / WIN !

NEED EXERCISE?

Each Monday Kick/Punch is at 5:45pm, and Ripped at 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Announcements

A FEW MINUTES FOR FELLOWSHIP Sundays, 8:30-11:00am

Stop by the table in the narthex for light snacks and beverages and a few minutes of fellowship. To make this event a success, we need people to bake each week or provide a store-bought snack. Please contact Maria Shuey (865-4426) to sign up for a week!

WE NEED 11:00am NURSERY, LITURGISTS,

AND GREETERS You don’t have to be a second service attendee. If you are willing to give of your time for nursery, please see Claudia Clark; for liturgist see Dawn Miele; and for 11:00 greeters see Mary Grimes.

FLOWERS FOR THE SUNDAY SERVICES If you want to provide flowers, please sign up on the chart in the narthex, and use the envelopes next to the chart for payment and information about the flowers. If you plan to take your flowers, please put a star sticker next to your name on the chart. Cost is $25 per vase.

WANT A CD OF THE 8:30am WORSHIP SERVICE?

Audio CDs are available of the 8:30am service each Sunday. If you, or someone you know, has missed a Sunday and would like to have a CD, please call Jeff Reichl (865-0315).

CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK Log into Facebook and search for "Jonestown United Methodist Church." While on our Facebook page don’t forget to “Like” us.

WANT TO SUBMIT PICTURES OR INFORMATION FOR THE CHURCH WEBSITE?

If you would like to provide information or digital pictures, please submit items to Jeff Reichl (rike110@msn.com). Jeff, our webmaster, oversees changes and updates to the website.

ADULT FELLOWSHIP Look for future details of a fall get-together later in the summer. We will do a kick-off picnic open to all adults! Have a great summer!

MISSING A SUNDAY HERE OR THERE? We want to encourage you to support the ministries of this church even when you are unable to attend. This is one reason why Electronic giving is encouraged. Decide ahead of time the amount you want to give each Sunday, and your commitment is honored electronically, similar to what you may use for other financial payments. There is no fee for using this service. To use E-giving go to the church website:

www.jonestownchurch.com and click on the E-giving button at the top right. Follow the instructions to set up your account. If you have difficulty, contact the Financial Secretary, Carvel Keiser at carvelkeiser@comcast.net.

JUMC collects Redner’s tapes. To redeem the tapes, you must use your Save-a-Tape or gas card at the time of purchase. We need the entire tape with the portion showing the price-based points for that day at the bottom. The tape will display either “Today’s Contribution” or “Today’s total price-based points” or “Today’s Save-a-Tape Total.” If the tape doesn’t have one of these lines at the bottom, we cannot redeem them. Boxes are at each entryway. If you have questions, call Elaine Shuey (865-2523).

Friends and members of our church may activate the

prayer chain by calling the pastor or one of the team leaders indicated by a star (*).

Prayer Chain Teams Team 1

*Lewis & Eleanor Artz 865-3447 John & Nancy Rhen 865-4317

Teri Light 865-3849 Team 2

*Larry Major 865-3442 Jeff & Diana Waltermyer 865-5675

Rick & Wendy Kline 865-4363 Ernestine Fahler 865-4381

Team 3 *Doris Crouse 865-5554 Judy Mowry 279-0809 Kay Horner 865-5538

George & Nancy Rautzhan 865-3061 VERY IMPORTANT! Calls can be started by anyone by calling one of the following people: Pastor Susan 865-4369; 865-2883; 610-562-0902; Lewis Artz 865-3447; Larry Major 865-3442; Doris Crouse 865-5554

July 3 Greeters: 8:30am Jeff & Judy Reichl, Gail Anderson,

Colin Crouse

11:00am Ginger Krissinger, Bonnie Rickard,

Charles Rickard

Liturgist: 8:30am Jeff Reichl 11:00am Diana Waltermyer

Nursery: 8:30am Tish Baird 11:00am Dawn Miele

Flowers: Gray

Care Team: Karen Bene

July 10

Greeters: 8:30am Jim & Judy Mowry, Carol Luch,

Colin Crouse

11:00am Ginger Krissinger, Bonnie Rickard,

Charles Rickard

Liturgist: 8:30am Jim Mowry 11:00am Claudia Clark

Nursery: 8:30am Brenda Rudy 11:00am Katie/Ann

Rathmell

Flowers: B. Rickard

Care Team: Nancy Rautzhan

July 17

Greeters: 8:30am Ralph & Cheryl Major, Nancy Light,

Colin Crouse

11:00am Ginger Krissinger, Bonnie Rickard,

Charles Rickard

Liturgist: 8:30am Nancy Light 11:00am Gary Miele

Nursery: 8:30am Gail Anderson 11:00am Lori Jackson

Flowers:

Care Team: Pam Gray

July 24

Greeters: 8:30am Bob & Linda Fake, Will Major,

Colin Crouse

11:00am Ginger Krissinger, Bonnie Rickard,

Charles Rickard

Liturgist: 8:30 Cheryl Major 11:00am Dean Auchenbach

Nursery: 8:30am Lorna Sheehan 11:00am Jen Snader

Flowers: George Rautzhan

Care Team: Lauren Deiter

July 31

Greeters: 8:30am Joe, Karen, & Drew Bene,

Colin Crouse

11:00am Ginger Krissinger, Bonnie Rickard,

Charles Rickard

Liturgist: 8:30am Joe Bene 11:00am Sallie Meyer

Nursery: 8:30am Gail Anderson 11:00am Lori Baker

Flowers:

Care Team: Jim Mowry

August 7

Greeters: 8:30am Charles & Marilyn Kohr,

Dave & Pam Gray

11:00am Jeff & Diane Waltermyer, Dawn Miele

Liturgist: 8:30am Pam Gray 11:00am Jeff Waltermyer

Nursery: 8:30am Tish Baird 11:00am Lori Jackson

Flowers: Wolfe

Care Team: Ingrid Steiner

August 14

Greeters: 8:30am George & Nancy Rautzhan,

Ruth Winklebleck, Dave Gray

11:00am Jeff & Diane Waltermyer, Dawn Miele

Liturgist: 8:30am Nancy Rautzhan 11:00am Steve Clark

Nursery: 8:30am Lorna Sheehan 11:00am Dawn Miele

Flowers: Reichl / Sheehan

Care Team: Kay Horner

August 21

Greeters: 8:30am Rick & Wendy Kline, Deb Unger,

Dave Gray

11:00am Jeff & Diane Waltermyer, Dawn Miele

Liturgist: 8:30am Rick Kline 11:00am Dean Auchenbach

Nursery: 8:30am Brenda Rudy 11:00am Lori Baker

Flowers: Rickard

Care Team: Ralph & Cheryl Major

August 28

Greeters: 8:30am Mel & Deb Unger, Norma Artz, Dave

Gray

11:00am Jeff & Diane Waltermyer, Dawn Miele

Liturgist: 8:30am Norma Artz 11:00am Sallie Meyer

Nursery: 8:30am Gail Anderson 11:00am Jen Snader

Flowers:

Care Team: Karen Bene

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 11 Rally Day

September 11 Church Picnic

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1 Stephanie Major 1 Arina Zankey 2 Claudia Clark 4 Pam Gray 4 Bobbi Seyfert 5 Amelia Tinder 6 Bernie Showers, Jr. 7 Marilyn Kohr 8 Nancy Rhen 8 Camila Showers 10 Tom Robinson 15 Elaine Shuey 15 Heather Carnevale 16 Dakota Leonhard 17 Rob Light 18 Linda Fake 18 Natalie Hocker 20 Tina Yeagley 21 Nancy Lengle 21 Julian Zargoza 22 Carol Martin 24 Ron Brewer 25 Lori Jackson 25 Rick Light

1 Dan & Debbie Adams 2 Dennis & Linda Miller 11 Travis and Janelle (Adams) Storm 24 Jeff & Judy Reichl 24 George & Nancy Rautzhan 25 Phil & Karen Boltz

3 Ed Spittle 7 Lori Collins 8 Alxandria Leonhard 10 Joy Wolfe 11 Rachel Govelovich 14 Suzanne Dubeck 14 Rick Kline 14 Norie Kreiser 14 Bernadine Rickard 16 Bernie Showers III 17 Daymon Long 17 Erin Reichl 17 Victoria Baird 18 Amanda Wolfe 18 David Collins 18 Heather Lambrecht 20 Adam Lengle 26 Sherri Eisenhauer 26 Brittney LeMasters 27 Russ Horner 28 Cheryl Major 30 Mackenzie Fahler 30 William Hillegas 31 Katelyn Fahler

9 Dan & Sherri Eisenhauer 10 Kelley & Keith Rudy 11 Stephen & Stephanie Major 11 Mel & Deb Unger 21 Travis & Michelle Unger 24 Michael & Heather Carnevale 27 Tom & Amanda Robinson