The Mission of the Edgeboro Moravian Church Family is to Love God, Grow in Christ and Share the Holy Spirit through worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry and

evangelism.

The Envoy

E d g e b o r o

M o r a v i a n

C o n g r e g a t i o n

September /October 2017

Volume 9 Issue 9/10

Dear Edgeboro Friends and Family, Camps, vacations, Musikfest, the eclipse, and many things that mark the summer are mostly in the rear-view mirror and fall is coming up quick. Are you ready to ramp up again? Schools and universities will start their year soon, and in many ways, so will we. On Sunday, September 3rd, we will have a camp-themed worship service looking back on this year’s camping season. On Sunday, September 10th, we are back to two services at 9:00am and 11:15am. Sunday School also returns at 10:15am with a “Rally Day” full of games, crafts, snacks, and fun. Later that afternoon from 4:00-7:00pm at Advent Moravian Church, the Bethlehem Area Moravians Picnic will take place. On Sunday, September 17th, it is Edgeboro’s turn to serve lunch at the Salvation Army from 10:00am-2:00pm. In addition to that, we will be having our Children’s Lovefeast during both worship services. Finally, on Sunday, September 24th, we will be beginning something new in worship. Together in worship, we will be reevaluating how we are doing in different areas in our lives as disciples of Christ and challenging ourselves to grow in those areas through an adaptation of a five-week worship program called Percentage Living, written by Rev. Gary Marsh. Here are the topics we look forward to exploring: September 24 Giving God a Percentage of My Day (Devotional Prayer) October 1 Giving God a Percentage of My Sabbath (Worship & Learning) October 8 Giving God a Percentage of My Time (Serving, Witnessing, & Inviting) October 15 Glorifying God in What I Earn (Percentage Saving & Spending) October 22 Giving God a Percentage of My Income (Generosity) This series will culminate on the final day of the series on Sunday, October 22nd. This particular Sunday is when we will celebrate our church family’s 103rd anniversary with a lovefeast and a potluck meal after a single worship service at 10:00am. In addition to these special events, we celebrate with our church family in another way as we will pledge together on that day to grow in the areas of life where God is calling us to grow and to support each other along the way. We are called to devote our entire being to God. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we know our commitments, relationships, and “life” can get in the way. Come join us as we take the time to support one another and to search for new ways of giving even more of ourselves to God. To God be the glory,

Pastor Dan

The Joyful Noise Offering for July was for Northeast Ministry program .

The amount collected was $138.28.

The Joyful Noise for August was for Esperanza—School program supplies .The

amount collected was $144.92.

The Joyful Noise for September is Allentown Rescue Mission and October is for Nepal

Ministry

Thank you for your generosity!

Joyful Noise Offering

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In this section you will find information about

special offerings, services and activities for the

communal worship of our congregation.

Annual BAM Picnic The annual BAM picnic will be held on Sunday, September 10th at 4:00PM—7:00PM at Advent Moravian Church. So please put the date on your calendar and be sure to join us as we gather with our Moravian brothers and sisters from around the city of Bethlehem. All the food is pro-vided, just bring a lawn chair and come ready to enjoy! Dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. and a worship service will follow.

Fall Schedule

We will resume our

fall schedule on Sunday

September 10th which is

9:00AM Worship, 10:15AM

Sunday School, 11:15AM

The EDGE. It will be a very

busy day. We will install the

Sunday School teachers at

the 9:00AM Service along

with the Rally Day. We will

have the Children’s Love-

feast on September 17th.

Reminder to All! Don’t miss the Council Meeting on

Wednesday, November 8th at

7:00PM.

Look for more information in the

upcoming Envoys.

All those who are in charge of

groups, please get your report in no

later than October 25th so the

Church Council Report can be put

together.

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Servants in September

Elders 9:00AM 3 Johanna Heft (9:30) 10 Val Hoff 17 Craig Neiman 24 Robyn Balsai Elders 11:15AM 10 Shannon Swingle 17 Michael Long 24 Johanna Heft Sacristans 3 Michael & Myra Jones (9:30) 10 Linda Lindemuth & David Bond 17 Tom & Gilda Pheiffer 24 Bob & Elley Silfies

Lay Readers

3 Rebecca Miller (9:30) 10 Rebekah Miller (9AM) TBA (11:15AM) 17 Karen Gehert (9AM) Charlie McDonald ( 11:15AM) 24 TBA(9AM)

Ushers 9:00AM 10 Earl Kunsman & Rod Sergent 17 LaRue Jones & Ruth Zaun 24 David Bond & Linda Lindemuth

Ushers 11:15AM 10 Kyle Sergent 17 Bob & Elley Silfies 24 Michael & Terri Long

Greeters 9:00AM 3 Cheryl Kindt ( 9:30) 10 Joyce LeWando 17 Marcia Horning 24 LaRue Jones

Greeters 11:15 AM 10 Scott & Jessica Sine 17 Nancy Remaly 24 John & Rosie Bauman

Sunday Worship Schedule

September 3

9:30AM Worship

10:30AM Adult Sunday School

September 10

Joyful Noise

( Install SS Teachers)

9:00AM Worship

10:15AM Rally Day

11:15AM The EDGE

September 17

Children’s Lovefeast

9:00AM Worship

10:15AM Sunday School

11:15AM The EDGE

September 24

9:00AM Worship

10:15AM Sunday School

11:15AM The EDGE

Date Toddler Room Infant Room

September 3 Season Pagano Carole Schachter

September 10 Justin & Jen Hoff Karen and Woody Werner

September 17 Gaye Eldridge Karen and Woody Werner

September 24 Cheryl Kindt Karen and Woody Werner

Our Worship Attendance

for July

2016 2017

122 (SS)

(C) (B)

Week 1 64 (SS)

89(SS) Week 2 108 (C)

(SS)

63( SS)

(OW)

Week 3 85 (SS)

(OW)

87(SS) Week 4 60 (SS)

90 (SS) Week 5 72 (SS)

(B)

B= Baptism

C = Communion

OW=Outdoor Worship

SS= Summer Service

Nursery Schedule

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Servants in October

Elders 9:00AM 1 Val Hoff 8 Craig Neiman 15 John Bauman 22 Robyn Balsai ( 10AM) 29 Craig Neiman Elders 11:15AM 1 Johanna Heft 8 Shannon Swingle 15 John Bauman 29 Shannon Swingle

Sacristans 1 Brad & Mary Williamson 8 Craig & Tammy Baer 15 John Bauman & Peggy Leith 22 David & Sharron Bond (10AM) 29 Glen & Perry Emig

Ushers 9:00AM

1 LaRue Jones & Ruth Zaun 8 Earl Kunsman & Rod Sergent 15 David Bond & Linda Lindemuth 29 LaRue Jones & Ruth Zaun

Ushers 11:15AM

1 Brent Sergent 8 John & Rosie Bauman 15 Arthur Sergent & Family 22 Bob & Elley Silfies 29 Kyle Sergent & Family Greeters 9:00AM 1 Ruth Zaun 8 Bucchin Family 15 Linda Lindemuth 22 Sally Abruzzese (10:00AM) 29 Jane Williamson

Greeters 11:15 AM 1 Holly Haines 8 Knox Family 15 Ryan & Becky Beller 29 Nancy Remaly

Sunday Worship Schedule

October 1

Holy Communion

Joyful Noise

9:00AM Worship

10:15 AM Sunday School

11:15 AM The EDGE

October 8

9:00AM Worship

10:15AM Sunday School

11:15AM The EDGE

October 15

9:00 AM Worship

10:15AM Sunday School

11:15AM The EDGE

October 22

Anniversary Lovefeast

10:00AM Worship

Pot Luck Lunch

October 29

9:00 AM Worship

10:15AM Sunday School

11:15AM The EDGE

Date Toddler Room Infant Room

October 1 Robyn Balsai Carole Schachter

October 8 Tim & Hope Harrell

Karen and Woody Werner

October 15 Lisa & Joe Courtade Karen and Woody Werner

October 22 Penny Sergent Karen and Woody Werner

October 29 Sherri Hoff Karen and Woody Werner

C = Communion

OW—Outdoor Worship

SS= Summer Service

Nursery Schedule

Our Worship Attendance

for August

2016 2017

78 (SS) Week 1 73 (SS)

108 (SS) (C)

Week 2 69 (C)

(SS)

102 (SS)

(OW)

Week 3 87 (SS)

79 (SS) Week 4 84 (SS)

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Birthdays

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

3) Myron Hahn

4) Nelson Hoff

Nicole Dotta

6) Thomas Balsai

LaRue Jones

Valerie Peters

7) Daniel Shaffer

Andrew Miller

9) Brent Sergent, II

10) Paul Messman

11) Nikole Raskovic

Elizabeth Pretti

12) William Burkhardt

Grace Fenner

Stephen Kish

Martin Talpas, Jr.

13) Barbara Peters

14) Meghan Long

15) Veronica Campanella

17) Rita Young

19) Anne Hosterman

22) Leah Henry

23) Andrew Schwepfinger

24) Todd Schwepfinger

27) Laurie Schwepfinger

28) Myra Jones

29) Renee Shelbo

30) Eric Smith

Children 7) Karlie Harrell

10) Thea Bannon

13) Asher Koren

23) Arianna Ditmar

24) Quinn Burkhardt-McGoff

Lachlan Burkhardt-McGoff

27) Joseph Scalise

30) Benjamin Miller

SEPTEMBER

ANNIVERSARIES

1) Jeremiah & Jessica Beller

4) Richard & Cynthia Grebs

5) Stephen & Sheryl Moller

8) John & Marcia Madison

19) Pat & Nancy Zulli

20) Christopher & Nicole Dotta

25) James & Jessie Bucchin

Gary & Sherrie Rohn

In this section you will find infor-

mation about fellowship events,

correspondence received during the

month and birthday and anniver-

sary dates!

SUGAR CAKES

The next time sugar cakes will be made is Friday, September

22nd. Make sure to put your order in.

Mark your Calendars! Sunday, October 8, 2017

Annual Bethlehem Crop Walk

The Walk starts at 1:15 p.m. under the Hill to Hill Bridge

Please plan to help us with this important event!

WALK WITH US Join with people around the world by finding sponsors and walking the 6 mile (10K) course with us, with shorter distances marked for

those who need it. It’s an easy pace with lots of companionship and support

SUPPORT OUR WALKERS If you can’t walk, please consider sponsoring one of our walkers.

Donations of any size are welcome. Please contact the church office if you’d like to participate in this

important event

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Birthdays

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 1) Kay Gariepy 2) Lacey Bacon 4) Joyce LeWando Arthur Sergent Brent Sergent Tamara Baer 5) James Buss Jennifer Minnich 6) Dennis Wilson 9) Jessica Beller 10) Helene Boyle 12) Claire Hahn Christopher Shelbo 13) Darlene Borst Spencer Smith 14) Michael Becker Erik Gross 16) Andrew Giesler 18) Donna Hendley Karen Werner 19) Scott Pretti 21) Harold (Kyle) Borowski Paula Horn Paulette Moll 22) Anita Fazakas Peter Raskovic Carole Schachter 23) Robert Frank Rachel Schachter 25)Joseph Courtade 26) Terry Smyser Craig Neiman 27) Bradley Miller Betty Stewart 28) Michelle Volkert Penny Sergent 29) Justin Peters Brittany Lilly 30) Jameson Gillen 31) Aleace Walrath

Children 2) Harmony Hoff

8) Robert Engelbrecht

Callen Walrath

Hailey Walrath

13) Dane Mohap

14) Aidan Fetcho

16) Toni Frank

18) Kaylee Wagner

20) Sophie Terry

21) Chase Dotta

23) Chase Hudson

27) Faith Batson

OCTOBER

ANNIVERSARIES

1) Thomas and Christine Shafer

2) John and Diane Knox

16) Michael and Betty Louie

Christopher and Amy Dreisbach

19) Scott and Anita Jones

22) Hope and Tim Harrell

26) Heather and Ryan James

Thomas and Gilda Pheiffer

30) David and Sharon Bond

In this section you will find infor-

mation about fellowship events,

correspondence received during the

month and birthday and anniver-

sary dates!

Moss collecting?! What????

We need 20-something crates of moss for our Putz.

Join us on Saturday, October 28th at 9 a.m. in the church

parking lot. The rain date is Oct 29th. We will carpool and

caravan to the secret moss collecting spot. The drive is

beautiful, the hotdogs taste better in the woods than

anywhere else, and you will discover how many types of

moss there are in Pennsylvania!

Make this a yearly tradition. You will not regret it!

Pastor Dan, Elders and member of Edgeboro,

Thank all for prayers and expressed recognition of my nephew, Todd MacMurtrie. Also, thank you for prayers for Jim Bowen, son-in-law, who continues with back pain and looking ahead to a nerve block. Also many thanks to certain individuals who helped me get started on my cluttered home and yard work. You are all quite unique and special. The Lord’s blessing on each and everyone of you. He has blessed me greatly through each one who has encouraged progress.

Lovingly in Christ’s Service Nancy Remaly

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Camp Hope 2017 by the Numbers

231 Campers in 2017 104 weekly staff in 2017 100 collapsible water bottles delivered to Camp Cuba 63.75 dollars collected and sent to MOD 44 non-Moravian campers and staff 29 congregations who sent campers (out of 41) 26 congregations who sent weekly staff 23 Moravian pastors on weekly staff (22 and 1 almost) 13 summer staff 8 Moravian camps 7 weeks of Moravian camp 6 sets of twins in camp 6 Moravian congregations represented by neither campers nor staff members 3 bishops on weekly staff 3 Southern Province members on weekly staff 2 new year-round staff 1 successful year!

Your congregation was represented this year by 7 campers, 11 weekly staff members, and 3 summer staff members: Campers: Nela Collier, Musical Theater Camp Namelia Duro, Primary Conference Jillian Emig, Jr. High Conference Gavin Hudson, Jr. High Conference Treyton Messman, Fishing Camp Andrew Miller, Sr. High Conference Keaton Zaun, Sr. High Conference Weekly Staff Members: Kylee Hudson, Pre-Primary Conference Shannon Swingle, Dean, Pre-Primary Conference; Jr. High Conference, Sr. High Conference Jameson Gillen, Primary Conference Julia Nagle, Middler and Jr. High Conferences Katy Hankins, Sr. High Conference Steve Kish, Sr. High Conference Dan Miller, Sr. High Conference Paul Messman, Fishing Camp Summer Staff Members: Gareth Messman, Maintenance Tayte Messman, Lifeguard Joan Swingle, Nurse

Cordially,

Susan M. Dreydoppel Center Director

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Bethlehem Area Moravians ANNUAL PICNIC

Sunday, September 10: 4 - 7 pm Advent Moravian Church

3730 Jacksonville Road

Bethlehem, PA 18017

Bring a chair, bring a friend!

Fellowship opportunities! Games for the kids!

Live music by The Edge Band! Worship with your BAM brothers

and sisters! Labyrinth walks!

Sponsored by the Bethlehem Area Mora-vians (BAM) Ministries Committee and BAM Congregations (Advent, Central,

College Hill, East Hills, Edgeboro, Esperanza for Bethlehem & West Side)

Each year, Bethlehem Area Moravian (BAM) congregations work together to plan the Annual BAM Picnic.

This opportunity to connect with brothers and sisters from other congregations is made possible by the leadership of the BAM Ministries Committee, a group of BAM clergy and lay leaders who meet regularly and work together to de-velop a sense of shared ministry among our congregations. Past fellowship events include the annual Knoebels trip and Snow Tubing at Blue Mountain. The BAM Ministries Committee also supports shared service ministry efforts, such as the March Mission Madness event held this spring, where nearly 300 members of Lehigh Valley congrega-tions packed 32,000 meals for those in need in Haiti; the Lehigh Valley Moravian Youth Network, working to connect Moravian youth for fellowship and service opportunities; the Backpacks of Hope program, organized by College Hill, to help feed the children of Esperanza for Bethlehem; and the Join We All Refugee Lovefeast held in February, con-necting people of various faith traditions in a spirit of hospitality and mutual fellowship.

Together, we remember and live into the words of our Moravian Covenant for Christian Living: “We are called into a Christian fellowship by the Lord Jesus Christ, according to the eternal purpose of God the Father (Ephesians 3:11) by the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:18-21), and as members of Christ’s Body, the Church, to serve all people byproclaiming the Gospel and witnessing to our faith by word and deed.”

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Ice Cream Festival 2017

Even though the Festival was on a Wednesday, PEOPLE STILL CAME!!! Thank you for changing tradition to accommodate the Messman’s desire to see the Great American Eclipse. (Which was awesome; ask us about the eclipse sometime.)

Sunny, 80 degrees, light breeze, no mosquitoes...the evening was idyllic. And many people donated their time or money:

Bakers and cookers Set up/prep group Clean up crew Ice cream man Tent providers Kitchen Queen Servers Cashiers Money counter Donators Sellers Flower arrangers Balloon blower uppers Sign pounder inners Sound system man Music man

Our Ice Cream Festival is a great tradition. Thank you for making it happen. See you next year! Bring a friend.

Moravian Mints

Imagine it is Christmastime again. It’s not hard as it seems to come faster every year. You want to get your neighbor a little something for helping you shovel that last wicked batch of snow. You think immediately of the delicious Moravian mints your church sells. How can you help, you ask?

Easy! We need stirrers, pourers, meal makers and those amazing ribbon tiers to make it happen. We need an earnest commitment from those wanting to keep this great tradition alive.

If you can commit to any amount of time please let Marcia Horning know through a phone call or email. Without a commitment from enough helpers, it cannot happen. Please prayerfully consider helping out to make it an amazing year for mints! Marcia Horning home phone 610.691.3209 or cell phone 610.657.0207

Or by email mdhorning@rcn.com

Commitment Dates for 2017 MAKING 1-9PM PACKING 9-11AM Mon. Oct 30 Tues. Oct. 31 Tues. Oct. 31 Wed. Nov 1 Wed. Nov 1 Thurs. Nov 2 Thurs. Nov 2 Fri. Nov 3

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Board of Trustees’ July Meeting Highlights The joint boards will be nominating individuals for both the Trustees and Elders as well as for synod.

Please see any board member if you may be interested in learning more about these opportunities to serve.

Treasurers report reviewed and approved by Trustees. Giving is down compared to last year.

Stage curtains need to be fireproofed per city inspector. Materials were obtained to do so.

New Look landscaping will be removing and trimming overgrown shrubs around the church and mulching. They will also landscape the parsonage and repair the deteriorated curbing.

Trustees will be performing a yearly walk through inspection of the parsonage to keep up with any repairs and maintenance needed Ask yourself – Are you a faithful giver? We understand that due to work, vacations, inclement

weather and sickness it may not be possible to attend church every Sunday. The work of the church continues even when you can’t be here. Thank you for considering becoming faithful in your giving. And if you are already a faithful giver – thanks!

Highlights of August Elders meeting

A motion was made and passed to approve the wedding of Stephen Kish and Katy Hankins on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Pastor Dan will officiate.

Elders planned the leadership of the August 20 service while Pastor Dan is away. They based the theme of the service, “Sharing Our Faith,” on the devotions for the evening led by Johanna Heft and the subsequent discussion by group members.

A motion was made and passed to approve the Nepal Ministry as the Joyful Noise offering on October 1. Joshua Pradhan, a Moravian college student from Nepal, will lead the Children’s Message.

Elders scheduled Elder of the Day for the month of October.

A motion was made and passed to approve the following new members: Ron and Carol Freyman, Christine Verrastro, Scott and Angela Rader, Dustin and Nancy Duro. Date of installation will be a Sunday in September to be determined.

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Putz Christmas Room Alert! 2017 As the chairperson of the Christmas Room, I would like to first send out a huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped in all stages of the Christmas Room before, during, and after the Putz season 2016!! The success of the Christmas Room is due to your efforts. Secondly, thank you to all the people who donated beautiful handmade items and also the attic treasure donations. We had a very busy and successful year!!! At this time I will again be asking for your help in making the operation of the Christmas Room donations go smoothly for 2017. I am limiting all attic treasure donations to be brought in the month of Oct only and placed on the stage with your name and labelled Attic treasures. Attic treasure donations will not be accepted after Oct. 31st. This will give myself and volunteers time to sort and price all items in a timely fashion for the Putz opening Dec. 1st. As for all handmade craft donations, these will be accepted up to and including the Putz Raising date Sat. Nov. 11th. At this time, we need your help in “raising the Putz,” helping with Christmas Room and Fellowship Hall set up, and making crafts. The day will begin at 10am and lunch will be provided. I look forward to a wonderful Putz season with our Edgeboro family and the community! Sincerely, Megan Weikert

Halloween Open House

At Edgeboro (Hundreds of people come each year)

We need:

food servers

craft helpers

greeters

clean up help

Friday October 27:

5:00—6:45PM; 6:45—8:30PM

Call the office, Blake, or sign up in the Narthex

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