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Volume 190 6 June, 2018

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St. Paul United Methodist Church

The Reminder

Pastor’s -2

Visitation Pastor’s Page 2

C & Y Pastor’s Page 3

Stewardship Report 4

Tithes & Offerings 5

Announcements 6-8

Sunday School Schedule 9

Calendar 10

Birthdays & Anniversaries 11

St. Paul U.M. Church Mission Statement:

To share Christ’s love

through Worship, Ministry, Mission

and Fellowship

A Line from Jesus’s Prayer for You

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved

me before the creation of the world.”

I’m Praying for You by S. O’Maley Cluff I have a Father; to me He has given A hope for eternity, blessed and true; And soon He will call me to meet Him in heaven, But, oh, that He’d let me bring you with me, too! Refrain: For you I am praying, For you I am praying, For you I am praying, I’m praying for you.

My Prayer for You Ephesians 1:15-19 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe…. Amen.

Good Advice from Our Heavenly Father

…be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Ephesians 6:18

Prayer Wimp

“Lord teach us to pray.” Luke 11:1 Hello, my name is Max. I’m a recovering prayer wimp. I doze off when I pray. My thoughts zig, then zag, then zig again. Distractions swarm like gnats on a summer night. If attention deficit disorder ap-plies to prayer, I am afflicted. When I pray, I think of a thousand things I need to do. I forget the one thing I set out to do: pray. Can you relate? It’s not that we don’t pray at all. We pray some. But wouldn’t we all like to pray … More? Better? Deeper? Stronger? With more fire, faith, or fervency?

Pastor’s Page Rev. James O. Parker


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Copyright © 2017 by St. Paul United Methodist Church. All rights reserved. The Reminder is published monthly by St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4360 Board Road, Manchester, PA 17345. Phone: 717-266-2506 E-mail: [email protected]

Editor: Karen Heath Special thanks to our volunteer Reminder assembly helpers: Shirley Harris, Caroline & Bruce Long, Roma Schriver, Erma Schaffner, Alicia Bailets, Karen & Ben Binkley, Charlotte Lease, Judy Anderson, Theda Reed,

Katie Royston, Carolyn Zeigler, Brenda Frigm, Joyce Basom and Delores Sheffer. If you would be interested in joining our newsletter assembly team, please contact the church office.

Pastor’s Page Cont’d From Our We aren’t the first to struggle. The sign-up sheet for prayer 101 contains some familiar names: the apostles John, James, Andrew and Peter. When one of Jesus’ disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1), none of the others objected. No one walked away saying, “Hey, I have prayer figured out.” The first followers of Jesus needed prayer guidance. When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he gave them a prayer. Not a lecture on pray-er. Not the doctrine of prayer. He gave them a quota-ble, repeatable, portable prayer (Luke 11:1-4). Could you use the same? It seems to me that the prayers of the Bible can be distilled into one. The result is a sim-ple, easy-to-remember, pocket-size prayer;

Father, you’re good. I need help. Heal me and forgive me.

They need help. Thank you. In Jesus name, amen.

Let this prayer punctuate your day. As you begin your morning, Father, you are good. As you commute to work or walk the hallways at school, I need help. As you wait in the grocery line, they need help. Keep this prayer in your pocket as you pass through the day. Don’t think for a minute that he is glar-ing at you from a distance with crossed arms and a scowl, waiting for you to get your prayer life together. Just the opposite. Here I am! “I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in and eat with you, and you will eat with me.” (Rev.3:20). He is changing me. Yes, I am a prayer wimp, but a recovering prayer wimp. Not where I long to be, but not where I was. My time in prayer has become my time of power. The Pocket Prayer has become a cher-ished friend. Its phrases linger in my thoughts like a favorite melody. My friend, he wants to talk with you. Even now, as you read these words, he taps at the door. Open it. Welcome him in. Let the conversation begin.

from Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer

by Max Lucado

We serve a God of Love, creator of the uni-verse, and yet we have a difficult time seeing it rampant in God’s world. In 1 Jon 4:7-12, we are instructed to love one another because God loves us! Over the years, June has been one of the months associated with love be-cause of weddings often taking place during that month! John is not talking about the spe-cial love a couple have for one another, but rather agape love! Although 1 Corinthians 13 has been used often in gatherings at churches to teach the principles of love, it seems we need to take it off the page and put it into our hearts! The Apostle Paul never stayed in one place very long. It was more important to take the gospel of love into prisons, villages, syna-gogues, before rulers and non-believers. He did all this although he knew there would be a price for obeying God to be faithful in the midst of suffering. He set the stage for the current church to be present in the world preaching, teaching and living out “love” wherever God puts us. St. Paul Church is where God has put many of us who read this. Faithfulness is “scary” because our curriculum is often set up by God when we have accepted Him as our personal Lord and Savior. For Christ, for Paul and for many other believers, the cost of discipleship has been a total self-giving! The call to ministry both challenges and con-firms our faith! The answer from us needs to be, “Here am I, use me!” Watch what we do and receive with His love as you share yours with others. Yours In Christ, Pastor Eddie


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Children & Youth Pastor’s Page

Come to Game On! VBS June 18-22 from 6:00—8:15 p.m.!

Early registration is encouraged, so please fill out a registration form (found in your Sun-day worship bulletin) and place it in the box

in the narthex. If you need a registration form, please call the church office.

SPARK (A Preteen Ministry for grades 4-

6)

Sunday, June 10th

1:30—3:30 p.m.

S.P.Y. (St. Paul

Youth, Grades 7-12)

Sunday, June 3rd and Sunday,

June 10th 6:00—8:00 p.m.

Congratulations to the following members of

SPY who are graduating from high school this year:

Carl Carbaugh—Eastern York HS

KJ Davis—Northeastern York HS

Bree Foster—Commonwealth Charter Academy

Kyle Hartzel—West York HS

Youth Whitewater Rafting Trip

Sunday, June 24th—Monday, June 25th

Leave church at 8:00 a.m. Sunday

Return at Noon Monday


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Stewardship Report

GENERAL FUND

BUILDING FUND

INCOME: All Giving, Specials, Interest, Misc. EXPENSES: Dues, Payroll, Committee Expenses DIFFERENCE OF: Current Month Ending Cash Balance LESS: Restricted Designated Funds Bazaar, Building Fund, Memorials, Music Fund, Missions, etc. Total Non-Designated Funds

ACTUAL $ 40,148.16 $ 40,366.98 $ (218.82) $ 63,087.11 $ (91,619.06) $ (28,531.95)

BUDGET $ 39,499.26 $ 43,941.96 $ (4,442.70)

DIFFERENCE $ 648.90 $ (3,574.98) $ 4,223.88

Current Month Beginning Cash Balance $ 83,305.93 (Per M&T)

INCOME: PAID ON LAND LOAN: Current Month Ending Cash Balance Land Loan Beginning Principal Balance minus $0 paid in April, 2018 = remaining principal:

ACTUAL $ 2,053.50 $ — $ 9,381.94 $ 67,475.04 $ 67,475.04

BUDGET $ 2,165.00 $ (2,166.00) $ (1.00)

DIFFERENCE $ (111.50) $ (2,166.00) $ 9,382.94

Current Month Beginning Cash Balance $ 7,328.44

GENERAL FUND - YEAR TO DATE FUNDS SUMMARY, JAN.–APRIL. 2018

YTD INCOME: All Giving, Specials, Interest, Misc. YTD EXPENSES: Dues, Payroll, Committee Expenses DIFFERENCE OF:

ACTUAL $ 145,177.96 $ 164,979.87 $ (19,801.91)

BUDGET $ 157,963.83 $ 171,709.96 $ (13,746.13)

DIFFERENCE $ (12,785.87) $ (6,730.09)

APRIL, 2018 FUNDS SUMMARY


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Attendance for APRIL, 2018

8:45 AM Worship

4/1 — 25 Sunrise 4/1 — 315 Easter 4/8 — 229 4/15 — 216

4/22 — 218 4/29 — 181

Contemporary Service

4/1 — 14 Easter 4/8 — 10 4/15 — 8

4/22 — 4 4/29 — 3

Sunday School

4/1 — 46 Easter 4/8 — 82 4/15 — 74

4/22 — 72 4/29 — 64

SERVICE DATE SUNDAY SCHOOL WORSHIP April 1 - First Svc. Easter Building Fund Memorials, Sandy Hannigan Missions Lenten Coin Flowers Contemporary Svc. Maundy Thursday April 8 - First Svc. Building Fund Missions Lenten Coin Native American Awareness Plant Sale Maundy Thursday Contemporary Svc. Building Fund April 15- First Svc. Building Fund Memorials, Jeanie Rife Initial Offering Church Facilities Native American Awareness Sunbeam Station Paper Refund Clothing Bank Contemporary Svc. Native American Awareness April 22 - First Svc. Building Fund Missions Native American Awareness Plant Sale Clothing Bank Sun Coke Stock Contemporary Svc. Missions April 29 - First Svc. Building Fund Missions E-Giving Native American Awareness Lenten Coin Flowers Sunday School Books Contemporary Svc. Building Fund Missions

$51.00

$91.50

$85.75

$77.25

$79.00

$7,183.50 95.00 32.97

169.00 855.50 97.00

$481.25 20.00

$6,131.00 717.50 25.00 50.25 27.00

2,459.00 25.00

$38.00 20.00

$7,030.00 121.00 25.00 5.00

50.00 155.00

1,250.00 45.95

160.00 $48.34

20.00 $7,136.00

290.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 60.00

113.88 $20.00

20.00 $6,084.75

25.00 81.00

$788.80 30.00 9.50

40.00 194.75

$145.00 25.00 40.00

Offerings & Tithes for APRIL, 2018

Tithes & Offerings


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Announcements

Electronic Giving at St. Paul St. Paul UMC is excited to announce that you can now manage your giving online! Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the In-ternet. Simply follow these easy steps: 1. Visit the church website at www.stpaulmanchester.org 2. Click on the words “GIVE ONLINE” at the right hand bottom corner of the homepage 3. A new webpage will open 4. Click on the Create Profile button on the right side of the webpage 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring con-tributions from your checking, savings, credit card, or debit account If you do not have internet access and would like to give electronically, please pick up an Authoriza-tion Form from the signup table in the Narthex. Once the form is complete, return it to the church office to be processed. Please contact Marsha Sharp at [email protected] or Nate Manning at [email protected] for as-sistance or with any questions.

Our Church Softball League is already in full swing! Come out and support your church friends. Watch for scheduled game listings in your June bul-letins.

United Methodist Women’s

Father’s Day Fundraiser Honor or memorialize your father this Father’s Day by donating $1.00 for each name you list on the sheets provided on the signup table for this annual UMW fundraiser. Separate lists for honoring or me-morializing are there with envelopes for the money attached to them. The list of names will appear in the bulletin on Father’s Day.

United Methodist Women MISSION CENTRAL WORK DAY

On Thursday, June 14, the U.M. Women will carpool at 8:15 AM from the church, to work at Mission Central in Mechanicsburg from 9:00-Noon. They will stop at Hoss’s for lunch before returning home. Please sign up in the Narthex.

Piano to Donate A couple is planning to move to a retire-ment community and is looking to donate a Wurlitzer Spinet piano. If you have an interest or know of someone or an organi-zation that would be interested, please contact the church office at 266-2506.


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Announcements

Northeastern Food Pantry 4832 N. Sherman St. Ext.

Mt. Wolf, Pennsylvania 17347

May, 2018 e-Newsletter

With your support, the Northeastern Food Pantry pro-vided supplemental groceries and personal care items for 233 people during the month of April, 2018. There were 95 families which included 55 children, 114 adults, and 64 seniors. Fighting hunger begins with those who serve. If you are inter-ested in serving as a volunteer at the Northeastern Food Pan-try, we would be delighted to hear from you. The Northeastern Food Pantry relies 100% on volunteers to serve our clients. The time you spend with clients will be meaningful and you will be making a positive contribution to our community. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to help those in need. No experience is necessary. We have a team of welcoming trainers to answer your questions and help you get start-ed. We ask volunteers to sign up for at least one shift per month. And, to sign up for an extra shift or two during the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, when we tempo-rarily add extra Pantry hours to our schedule. Each shift is approximately 4 hours and we are open Monday through Fri-day. You can sign-up to volunteer on the day and shift that meets your schedule. We ask that you sign-up to volunteer 3-4 weeks in advance of the shift you will be working. This allows us to make sure we have volunteers signed-up to work before we begin to fill in our schedule with clients. Our clients schedule an appointment to visit the Pantry, so you will be serving only one family at a time. This allows us to maintain the privacy and dignity of our clients. Volunteers must be 18 years or older. All of our volunteers work in teams of two. So if you have a friend who would like to volunteer with you, we would be happy to train them, too. If not, we will partner you with another volunteer from our team. If you are interested in helping us serve clients, please call Emily Dayhoff at 266-4851 or email your contact information to [email protected]. Thank you for everything you are doing to help the hungry in our community. The work we do could not happen without the support of people like you. Kim Weigle [email protected]

May / June Upper Rooms If you are wishing to sign up to have the Upper Room issues placed in your mailbox, please contact the church office. Upper Rooms are available on the table next to the mailboxes, at church entrances and in the holder on the signup table for your use. The Outreach Committee continues its collection of supplies for the Northeastern Food Pantry. In the month of June, they will be collecting Peanut Butter & Jelly. Place your items in the grocery cart located in the Narthex. Ellen Farcht went home to live with Je-sus on Wednesday, May 16. Ellen has been a member here for 69 years. Our thoughts and prayers are with her fam-ily at this time. A memorial service was held here at St. Paul for her on Fri-day, May 25 at 11:00 AM. Burial was private.


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We would like to thank the congregation for the sup-port, prayers and cards that we have received these last several weeks with the passing of my mother, Mary Lou Kudelko. St. Paul has been my church for the last 7 years and I truly treasure the support of a loving, car-ing, friendly and deeply faith-based congregation. It is very comforting to know the church-family is always there no matter what needs a family has. Our sincerest gratitude, Linda and Kim Krotzer and family Thank you to all who remembered Tony and me on our wedding anniversary on May 9 with cards and well-wishes. Thanks also to Pastor Tiffany for remembering me on Administrative Professionals Day. I also want to thank Carolyn Zeigler and Martha Da Cunha for cover-ing the office on Friday, May 18th while I traveled to Seven Springs with Tony so he could accept an award. I’m still trying to use vacation days before they are lost so I also want to thank Shirley Harris and Marsha Sharp for covering the office on Friday, May 25 so that I can have a longer Memorial Day weekend. Love to all, Tony & Karen Heath Thank you to St. Paul U.M. Church for giving 100% for shares of ministry in 2017. By this support, you enable the Denomination and the Susquehanna Conference to present the Gospel and minister to the needs of people in the name of Jesus Christ. Bishop Jeremiah Park

Graduation Recognition Sunday On June 10 during the service, we are planning to recognize our students who are graduating from high school or college. If you have students gradu-ating this spring from high school or college, please notify the church office as to what school, when, degree earned and future plans so that we may recognize them.

Wow!! What an amazing kitchen crew that came to set up, cook the meal ( it was deli-cious), serve and clean up for the annual Mother/Daughter Banquet. Greg Hileman, Ben Binkley, Renny Witmer, Bruce Long, Curt Bleacher, Pastor Jim, Lloyd Douglas, Al Trim-mer, Pastor Eddie, Deron Schriver, Jim Sabo, Garrett Staub, Kyle Hartzel, Aaron Kenawell, Seth Eck, Art Kasper, Mike Kenawell and Ken Anderson and Bruce Johnston for coordinat-ing everything. Curt and Deron for also being sound technicians and Jim Sabo for parking lot assistance. The UMW really appreciates how everyone responds to Ken Anderson's re-quest for help. Also, thank you to Marsha Sharp for the pocket cross party favors, Sonie Nace, Claire Jordan, Joyce Basom, Caroline Long for the games, centerpieces, door prizes and party favors and Kim Perone for assis-tance. Thank you to all men for helping make the banquet a success for us each year and we are very grateful and appreciate your contin-ued support every year. Thanks so much, UMW Executive Committee

During January, February and March, the Northeastern Food Pantry has provided sup-plemental groceries and personal care items to 703 people from 258 families. This would not be possible without donors like you. We appreciate your support and want to thank you for fighting hunger with us. Together we are changing lives by making sure everyone has enough to eat. Thank you, Northeastern Food Pantry Thank you again for your constant donations of sheets, tablecloths, fabric and quilting sup-plies for the Samaritans Sewing Group. We made our 4o,ooth blanket in April! (it was blessed at a special service on May 6. All of our blankets are blessed before we deliver them.) Because of the generosity of folks like you, we are able to continue our ministry of providing blankets for the needy in this coun-try and abroad. Many thanks and God Bless! Katie Royston


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Sunday School Schedule

Bible Buddies (3 yrs. Thru Kindergarten) Teachers: Lori Bradley, Roberta Rohrbaugh &

Connie Aldinger

June 3 Jacob’s Ladder June 10 The Battle of Jericho June 17 Jesus Calms the Storm June 24 The Good Samaritan

Brother’s Keepers (Adults) Teacher: Evelyn Rider

This class will continue study in their book, “Living Faithfully - Human Sexuality and the

United Methodist Church, during the month of June.

Faith & Film Sunday School Class Various Facilitators

This class, which meets in the Library, bases their lessons on DVD series and movies. All adults are welcome to attend. The class will be taking a break during the months of June, July and August and will resume studies in September.

Youth Sunday School (Junior & Senior High)

Teachers: Barbara Heilman and Kirk Wisler The Teen Sunday School Class continues to study Biblical lessons and apply them to their daily lives. One of the major resources for the content of the lessons is a website specif-ically for teen lessons. The seasons of the church calendar are reviewed and discussed as they occur. A weekly objective is for the students to use the Bible to locate books and chapters appropriate for the day’s lessons. Students are encouraged to take turns read-ing aloud. Discussion is held. Students also take turns each week to close the class in prayer.

Double Ring Class (Adults) Teachers: Mike & Lori Dudney,

Linda Morningstar This class bases the weekly presentations on a quarterly lesson plan developed by the Cokesbury Publishing Company. There are four different teachers that present the les-sons on a rotating basis. Our goal is to pro-vide insight on a scriptural topic while explor-ing ways that we can incorporate the teaching into our daily lives. A study guide is provided for each attendee.

JUSTICE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

Unit 1: God Is Just and Merciful June 3 Justice and Sabbath Laws June 10 Parables of God’s Just Kingdom June 17 Jesus Teaches About Justice June 24 Reaping God’s Justice

Stars and Eagles (Grades 1-6) Teachers:

Pat Smith & Shelly Blanchette (Stars) Kelly Walters & John Rode (Eagles)

These two classes will be combined for the summer months of June, July and August and will be taking part in a study entitled, “Heaven Is For Real” based on the book and movie.


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LEAD PASTOR James Parker 4350 Board Road, Manchester, PA 17345 Phone: 717-329-7332 E-mail: [email protected] CHILDREN & YOUTH PASTOR Tiffany Manning, 90 Shalimar Drive, York Haven, PA 17370 Phone: (717) 881-0475 E-mail: [email protected] VISITATION PASTOR Eddie Miller, 809 East 10th Ave., York, PA 17402 Home: 717-600-1707 Cell: 991-1594 E-mail: [email protected] CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP LEADER Tony Heath [email protected] ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Karen Heath E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM CUSTODIAN Greg Hileman - 717-501-4835

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GREETERS 6/3 Kim, Carl, Kerri & C.J. Carbaugh 6/10 Bob & Marian Lippy, Barry & Donna Throne 6/17 Father’s Day: United Methodist Women 6/24 Pastor Darby & Sonia Nace, Beverly Harrold USHERS - Head Ushers: Craig Schaffner & Greg Beshore Jill Schaffner, Deb Beshore, Alysse Smith, Janetta Douglas, Lloyd Douglas, Nolan Smith LAY READERS 6/3 Susan Barto 6/17 Charlotte Lease 6/10 Beth Dunbar 6/24 Mike Jacobs ACOLYTES 6/3 C.J. Carbaugh 6/17 Austin Turner 6/10 Grant Walters 6/24 Kara Loych CHILDREN’S SERMON 6/3 6/17 Sharon Allen 6/10 6/24 SOUND BOARD 6/3 Curt Bleacher 6/17 Deron Schriver 6/10 Trent Wisler 6/24 Jill Beck INFORMATION PERSONS Seth & LeAnne Eck COUNTERS Seth & LeAnne Eck FELLOWSHIP TIME 6/3 6/17 6/10 6/24 ALTAR FLOWERS 6/3 Susan Barto 6/17 Duane & Eileen Close 6/10 Barb & Al Trimmer 6/24 Pastor Jim & Vonnie Parker Nursery (both services) and Kindergarten volunteers will be listed in your Sunday bulletins.

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