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JUMPING IN TO FALL
Yep, it’s that time again when the kids go
back to school, the weather cools down, the leaves begin
their colorful change and the Fall schedule begins at
church! But, Fall isn’t just about a worship time change.
The Fall schedule brings with it a new season of TAP
(September 5), Sunday’s Cool (September 9), Joyful
Sounds Handbells (9/5), Senior Choir (9/5), Workshop
(9/5), Senior Fellowship (9/11), and more!
It’s a time when we, as a congregation, celebrate our
church family with a Rally Day Bar-B-Que (yummy,
yummy on 9/9). The Fall schedule gives us the
opportunity to get back into the swing of things if we
have been away from worship and allows us to try new
things: different avenues of worship, new learning
opportunities and new ways of loving and serving God
and our neighbors (wherever they may be!).
We encourage you to jump in to Fall with both feet!
Come and feel not only the love of your church family but
experience the very real presence of God!
See you in church!
Pastor Jeff
The Lantern September, 2012
“Reaching Upward and Reaching Outward”
First Lutheran Church 109 West Third Avenue
814-723-6450 www.firstlutheranwarren.com
Senior Fellowship meets the 2nd Tuesday of
every month (September to May) beginning
at 11:00 a.m. for a Eucharist Worship
service and hymn sing, followed by a
wonderful luncheon at noon with a program
sometimes following the meal! Join us on
Tuesday, September 11th for our annual
“Joke A Thon” - bring a joke to share or one will be provided for
you!!! Remember, worship begins at 11:00! We look forward to
seeing you!!
YOU MIGHT BE LUTHERAN IF….
you actually think the pastor's jokes are
funny.
you pronounce the word Lutheran "Lutern."
you carry silverware in your pocket to church just in case
there's a potluck.
you have an uncontollable urge to sit in the back of any room.
your house is a mess because you're "saved by Grace," not by
works. your mother reminds you often that she wishes you'd studied
the organ.
LMM meets the third Tuesday of the month at
7:03 p.m. We are usually busy serving our
church family and community or participating
in a Bible Study. Add this to a lot of humor
and great fellowship and you get a pretty good
idea of who we are and what we do! Join us
on Tuesday, September 18th for a B.S. (that’s Bible Study)
session in Hansen Parlor! We’ll also be planning our Annual
Sauerkraut Supper, so it’s all hands on deck that night!!
“ ‘I must do something’ always solves more problems than
‘Something must be done.’ ”
—Unknown
CELEBRATE!
CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE!
25 YEARS AS WOMEN OF THE ELCA
September 14, 15, 16, 2012
Camp Lutherlyn
We look forward to a weekend of celebrating with you through
worship, bible study, prayer, fellowship, fun and laughter.
Please check the kiosk for more information.
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EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN
CONFERENCE TWO FALL MEETING
GOD’S CREATION
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012
ELK VISITOR CENTER-
WINSLOW HILL ROAD, BENEZETTE
HOST CHURCH IS MARIA LUTHERAN
DAGUS MINES
Deadline for registration is September 14, 2012
SEE KIOSK FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Church Council met Monday
August20,2012
Council members want to encourage everyone to pledge during the
Bearing Fruit for Jesus campaign that begins the first week of Octo-
ber. By pledging to current and benevolence, you can help take the
guess work out of creating a working budget for our church. Money
given to current and benevolence goes toward paying our pastors and
church staff, the light and heating bills and other necessary expenses
of our church. We are looking forward to seeing more of Toby Hol-
land as he works with our pastors toward completing his Identity and
Formation Program here at First and St. John’s. Council is pleased
that there are 13 people beginning preparation to become Stephen
Ministers. Stephen Ministers offer prayerful companionship to peo-
ple going through turbulent times in their lives. First Lutheran
Church received a large bequest recently and Council is looking for
input from the congregation for use of this money
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
9/1 Carol Anthony
Ciara Whipp
9/2 Adam Frederick
Ed Shaffer
Lynn Williams
9/3 Walt Griesbach
9/4 Swede Backhus, IV
9/6 Barry Keller
Trevor Rodgers
9/7 Patrick Kavinski
Leif Stevenson
Colleen Witmer
9/8 Dee Frederick
Jack Holland
9/9 Kate Reed
9/10 Blanche Jenkins (90)
9/11 Rob Buerkle
Theo Forney
Jack Jones
Haley Justice
9/12 Barb Campbell
9/13 Jacoby Passmore
Shawn Ristau
9/14 Tammy Koerselman
Dale McNett
9/15 Sharon Collman
Denny Crandall
Allen McIntosh
Beverly Moore
9/16 Randy Baughman
Sorren Check
Mary McNett
9/17 Cheri Kellogg
Dorthea Lucas
Bob Uhr
9/18 Betty Knupp
9/19 Sydney Cronmiller
9/20 Dana Clever
9/21 Stacy Cronmiller
9/23 Jan Peterson
Erica Smith
September Birthdays continued
9/24 Elnora Franklin
Darren Trubic
9/26 Heidi Colosimo
Whitney Colosimo
9/27 Pete Carlson
Kim Ewing
Lou Rich
Jake Turbic
9/28 Lori Eaton
Bill Mickle
Erin Williams
9/29 Courtney Baughman
Chris Wenzel
9/30 Doris Sadler
SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
9/4 Butch & Cathy Southwell (25)
9/5 Tom & Melody Traub (20)
9/9 Jim & Demeyer Pearson(62)
9/11 Scott & Tammy Koerselman(13)
9/13 Ryan & Emily Hecei (4)
9/14 Andy & Jane Beardsley (27)
9/15 Bill & Karen Caldwell (39)
9/16 Dick & Janet Hause (56)
Anthony & Sandy Ponick (34)
9/17 Jon & Stephanie Ferrie (1)
9/27 George & Carol Means (58)
Robert & Joan Reist (32)
Leif & Marjie Stevenson (15)
If your name has been inadvertently
left off of our birthday and/or anniver-
sary list, please call the church office
and let us know. After all, we want
everyone to know when your special
day(s) are!!
Sept. 10th is Blanche Jenkins 90th
birthday. Mail birthday wishes to:
Colonial Manor, Apt. 207, 1212
Chestnut St., Franklin, PA 16323
Labor Day, September 3, 2012
• National Grandparents Day, Sept. 9
• Patriot Day, September 11
• Hispanic Heritage Month, September
15–October 15
• First Day of Autumn, September 22
Bearing Fruit for Jesus! Here we are moving quickly into
September and closing in on the beginning
of another Stewardship season. As the new
year rolls around we find ourselves
searching within our own beings as to how we can best serve
our parish through a combination of time, talents and financial
resources. This year we will be trying something a little differ-
ent by “Bearing Fruit for Jesus”.
Coming at the beginning of September, we will gather for
Rally Sunday with a kick-off of our Sunday’s Cool program
and a look at all of our activities at First Lutheran that we may
all take part in. It is always amazing the number of people it
takes to produce the Sunday morning services alone as well as
all of the time and talents that go into making the services so
successful and meaningful.
It takes an equal balance of people’s time, people’s talents
and people’s financial backing in order for those services to
continue. In the beginning of October you will receive your
Stewardship materials. Please thoughtfully review those
materials and determine in your mind and heart “am I really
doing all I can, or is there room that I can do just a little
more?” Perhaps with those thoughts in mind we all may bear
fruit for Jesus with his grace and power at work within you.
FOOD FOR THE POOR PASTOR AT
FIRST AND ST. JOHN’S
Sunday, September 16, the Rev. Chuck Robertson from Food for
the Poor will be with us to share the Food for the Poor’s minis-
tries. He is an ordained ELCA pastor who attended George
Washington University and the Lutheran Theological Seminary
at Philadelphia. He also served in the US Navy, 1951-55. Pastor
Robertson organized three mission congregations in Virginia and
Maryland Synods. He served as a missionary in Peru and was
pastor at St. Peter’s and St. Mark’s Lutheran Churches, Miami,
FL. He and his wife, Leah are retired and now reside near Orlan-
do, FL. They have six grown children.
Food for the Poor provides emergency international relief to Lat-
in America and the Caribbean and takes swift action wherever
people need help. Food For The Poor, named by The Chronicle
of Philanthropy as the largest international relief and develop-
ment organization in the nation, feeds millions of hungry people
throughout the countries served. Their Christian relief programs
and projects are helping children and the poorest of the poor by
providing food, housing, health care, education, water projects,
emergency relief and micro-enterprise assistance in the
Caribbean and Latin America.
100 Wells Challenge: We did it!
This year, young people of the ELCA set out to raise $250,000 to
support the water projects of ELCA World Hunger where they
are needed most. Thanks to the generosity of youth across the
nation, more than $400,000 has been received in support of this
effort to date. See www.ELCA.org/100wells and be sure to click
the link on the left to learn about the 100 Wells Tour concerts
with Agape, Rachel Kurtz and Lost and Found.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY FOR ALLOWING THE STUDENTS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL GATHERING!
Our MISSION STATEMENT...
The congregation of First Lutheran Church is a community of
caring individuals brought together around the cross of
Christ Jesus.
First Lutheran is a place of healing where the broken are helped in
finding wholeness. Once whole again, that person of faith reaches
out instinctively to others. This is God's gift of community in the
church.
Fed by Word and Sacrament, this community strives to live out the
baptismal faith in daily living. In other words, "What does God
have in store for me in my life today?"
Our weekly bible study continues at
noon on Wednesdays—We continue our
study in the Gospel of Matthew. We
hope you can join us!
YOUR 2012 COUNCIL MEMBERS
Pastor Dave, Pastor Jeff, Andy Beardsley, Randy Britton,
Denny Crandall, Marilyn Dahlgren, Kevin Downey, Barb
Kersey, Nancy Lindblad, Meredith McIntosh, Shawn Ristau,
Ken Rowland, Denise Whipp, and Colleen Witmer
If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions regarding our
church family, please let them know!
The deadline for the next edition of the October
Lantern is September 15th. Please drop them off
at the office or e-mail (preferred) any articles to
[email protected] Thanks!
SUNDAY’S COOL IS ON THE WAY!
Sunday’s Cool will begin on September 9th at 9:31
(9:30 for the adults). We have classes available for
pre-school through elder age and look forward to
seeing you! One thing the editor has learned over
many years is that there is always more to learn
about the Bible and God’s deep love for us!!
September Altar Guild: (8 a.m. ) Jan Peterson & one
other (10 a.m.)Dot Boekeloo, Lynne Rich, Amy
Downey Ushers: (8a.m.) Irene & Barry Keller, Jan
Peterson (10a.m.)Harry Boekeloo, Ed Carr, Joe
Colosimo, Al Dennis , Jack Elder, Jim Moore, Orren Wood
Greeters: 8:00 a.m.
9/2 Craig & Kris Whitaker 10:00 Charles & Rita Cox
9/9 Becky Yeager 11:00 Jack & Mary Donaldson
9/16 Andy Beardsley Denny & Vonda Hedges
9/23 Anne Benson Keith & Heidi Hedges
9/30 Cathy Bertch Phil Howard
Visitor Greeters:
9/2 Joan Loree 10:00 Phil Howard
9/9 Doris Sadler 11:00 Gail & Ruth Cobb
9/16 Randy & Sandy Britton Jim & Velma Zock
9/23 Andy & Jane Beardsley Bonnie Abplanalp
9/30 Joan Loree Charles & Rita Cox
Acolytes:
9/2 Kayla Kuppertz 10:00Abbey Koebley/Claire Abplanalp
9/9 Taige Honhart 11:00 Jared & Nathan Labowski
9/16 Christie Hillard Emily Koebley/Erica Littlefield
9/23 Liam Stevenson Katelyn Hecei/Elyse Hedges
9/30 Jackson Knupp Curtis Royek/Zackary Ballard
Assisting Ministers:
9/2 Katie Koerselman 10:00 Linda Ross
9/9 Kris Whitaker 11:00 Donna Trubic
9/16 Elizabeth Beardsley Roger Tubbs
9/23 Randy Britton Meredith McIntosh
9/30 Marilyn Dahlgren Colleen Witmer
Cantors:
9/2 Carolyn Worley 10:00 Denny Crandall
9/9 John Beard 11:00 Bob Engstrom
9/16 Carolyn Worley Jen Koebley
9/23 John Beard Joan Griesbaach
9/30 Carolyn Worley Linda Ross
Nursery Crucifer
9/2 10 Victoria Brooks/Jean Ballard
9/9 11 Amy & Kevin Downey
9/16 Denise & Joe Whipp
9/23 Sherrie & Shane Flannery
9/30 Joyce Rowland
Singing in the Choir
Some of you sitting in the congregation Sunday
after Sunday may enjoy singing beyond partici-
pating in hymns and sung liturgy. You may
even acknowledge an interest in joining the
choir, but aren’t sure if you could find the time
to commit to rehearsals from September through May. Perhaps
you lack assurance regarding your ability to sing. If this notion is
giving you pause to think, here are some guidelines to consider;
-Reading music is certainly beneficial, but not re-
quired. Rehearsals help everyone learn the music in whatever
ways work for them.
-Regular participation in rehearsals and services is terrific,
but singing every Sunday is not required. The assumption is that
individuals will be there as often as they can, and every contribu-
tion is appreciated. Several of our choir members are also away
seasonally or for extended periods.
-You can still sit with your family, friends or guests during
services and join us only for the choir anthem.
The Senior Choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7:30
PM to 9:00 PM. Regular rehearsals will begin on September 5.
On Sunday mornings, we get together at 10:30 for additional re-
hearsal of the anthem and review of hymns for the service. Please
let the church office know if you are interested in joining us or
have any questions.
Thanks,
Jack Hemink, Music Director
You may have noticed LOTS of small but signif-
icant upgrades to our building: the baby grand
piano (and the platform it’s on), the completion
of the kitchen downstairs, the automatic door,
the floors down in Old Fellowship Hall, and (my favorite) a new
toggle switch in the kitchen to control the air conditioning.
Special thanks to our awesome Property committee!
Precision-crafted God engineered the human body so our 206 bones, the heaviest
part of us, make up only one-fifth of our weight. Yet bones are
strong enough to protect and support every other cell, bearing the
compression and tension we exert through ordinary activities
such as walking and lifting heavy items.
By comparison, wood snaps at such impact. And steel, strong
enough to bear such force, weighs three times what bone does
and would hinder our movements. No other matter strikes such a
perfect balance between strength and weight.
Furthermore, our bones are hollow — a big part of what reduces
their weight — and the interior efficiently produces a trillion red
blood cells each day.
“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm
139:14, NRSV).
Join us for a special 3 week Sunday’s Cool class on Stewardship
beginning on September 16th in anticipation of our “Bearing
Fruit for Jesus” Stewardshsip Campaign! We will meet in
Niewoehner Hall.
WEEKLY MEETING TIMES:
WEIGHT WATCHERS MEET
Mondays 9, 4, & 5:30 Wed. 12:15Thursdays 5:00 & 6:30
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Friday 7:30 p.m. Sat. 6:30 p.m.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Mondays NOON
WE BELIEVE MEETING Thursdays 6:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE Continued
9/18 Life Line Screening Tests
7:03PM LMM Bible Study
9/19 9:00AM House of Hope
Board Meeting
9:00AM Workshop
Noon Bible Study
3:45PM TAP
5:15PM Bell Choir
7:30PM Senior Choir
9/20 10 & 7 Prayer Shawl
6:30PM Stewardship
9/23 8:00AM Holy Communion
9:31AM Sunday’s Cool
9:30AM Adult Classes
11:00AM Holy Communion
6:00PM Stephen Ministry
Training 9/24 1:00PM Joan Nabert Circle
7:00PM Worship & Music
7:00PM Genealogy
9/25 9:00AM Beacon Light
6:00PM Stephen Ministry
9/26 9:00AM Beacon Light
9:00AM Workshop
Noon Bible Study
3:45PM TAP
5:15PM Bell Choir
7:30PM Senior Choir
9/27 9:00AM Beacon Light
10 & 7 Prayer Shawl
9/28 9:00AM Beacon Light
9/30 8:00AM Holy Communion
9:31AM Sunday’s Cool
9:30AM Adult Class
11:00AM Holy Communion
6:00PM Stephen Ministry
Training
FIRST LUTHERAN
9/1 9:00AM Property
9/2 8:00AM Holy Communion
10:00AM Holy Communion
9/3 Labor Day-office closed
9/5 9:00AM Workshop
Noon Bible Study
3:45PM TAP Kick-off
5:15PM Bell Choir
7:30PM Senior Choir
9/6 10 & 7 Prayer Shawl
6:00PM Wrn. Art League
9/8 Noon Ewing Bridal
Shower
9/9 8:00AM Holy Communion
9:31AM Sunday’s Cool
9:30AM Adult Class
11:00AM Holy Communion
Rally Day Picnic!
1:30PM Losers to Youngs-
ville swim to swim
9/10 6:30PM Witness
9/11 11:00AM Senior Fellowship
6:00PM Stephen Ministry
6:30PM Social Ministry
9/12 9:00AM Workshop
Noon Bible Study
3:45PM TAP
5:15PM Bell Choir
7:00PM Welcome Club
7:30PM Senior Choir
9/13 10 & 7 Prayer Shawl
9/16 8:00AM Holy Communion
9:31AM Sunday’s Cool
9:30AM Adult Class
11:00AM Holy Communion
6:00PM Stephen Ministry
Training 9/17 6:00PM Christian Ed
7 00PM Church Council
Two events in September:
“Jump into Fall” event—bring your swimsuit
and a snack to share as we head to Youngsville to
take the Plunge! We’ll meet at the church right
after our Rally Day Picnic (come to that, too!) on
September 9th around 1:30 p.m.
5th QUARTER FOOTBALL PARTY (New event) Each
month we will pick a local game to go to (either home or away
depending on who’s playing) and then go out afterwards for a bite
to eat! Our first event will be posted in the bulletin and on the
Loser Board and facebook.
As part of our church family’s
baptismal promise to parents and
children to help them grow in their
faith and learn more deeply how
much God loves them, we are en-
couraging families to take advantage of The Alleluia Pro-
gram here at First Lutheran.
This Wednesday after-school program begins at 3:45 with
a fun opening worship and then moves on to crafts and
recreation, class time and dinner. We have a fun table game
each week and special theme nights, too!
Most students come to church straight from school on
Wednesdays and we provide a bus for students to ride who
go to South Street and WAEC! We even have snacks for
them before our program begins!
We are getting revved up for another great TAP season
and we want all of our families and friends to be part of it!
TAP is designed for students in 1st through 12th grade
and goes from 3:45 until 6:00 p.m. This year we begin on
September 5th and we are always looking for new staff
members! If you can spare a couple of hours (or even 1
hour!) a week, please contact pastor Jeff at the church office!
Starting in September!
THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
Sundays (beginning 9/9)
8:00 and 11:00 a.m. Worship
9:31 a.m. Sunday’s Cool (Preschool
through 12th )
9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School
4th Monday of Month 1:00 p.m. Women of the ELCA Joan
Nabert Circle
2nd Tuesday of Month 11:00 a.m. Senior Fellowship
3rd Tuesday of Month 7:30 p.m. Lutheran Men in Mission
Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Ladies Workshop
(Quilt making)
Noon Bible Study
3:45 p.m. TAP
5:15 p.m. Joyful Sounds Handbell
Choir practice
7:30 p.m. Senior Choir
(We welcome new singers!)
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
7:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
We also have several standing committees that meet on a
regular basis who would love to have new members join them
in their work:
Christian Education 3rd Monday of Month (6:00)
Social Ministry 2nd Tuesday of Month (6:30)
Property 1st Saturday of month (9:00AM)
Witness 1st Monday of month (6:30)
Stewardship 2nd Thursday of month (6:30)
Worship and Music 4th Monday of month (7:00)
Finger Lickin’ Good! What better way to start the Fall season at
First Lutheran than a good old-fashioned
bar-b-que! The annual Rally Day Picnic
will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2012,
immediately following the 11:00am service.
Following the incredible success of the
bar-b-que chicken grilled by our own John Beard last year, we
are hoping to increase our attendance and break the “100” mark
this year. John, who is most known to us as one of our cantors
for the 8am services, will be grilling right outside our church
doors. Please use the sign-up sheet in the narthex, so that we will
be able to properly plan for the number of chickens. You are
asked to bring a dish to share, as well as your own table service.
Beverages will be provided. You can be sure there may be a few
surprises that day, so you won’t want to miss this picnic! We
hope to see you there!
(p.s. Wear your picnic attire to church—it will make it more fun
for everyone!)
Remember our Prayer Shawl Group gets together
each Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to knit
and pray. If you would like to join in this
incredible ministry, just show up—they’ll even teach
you how to knit and Carolyn will help guide the
prayer time together. “Pray without ceasing” is an
admonition this group takes seriously!!
On Sunday, September 16th, our third graders
will receive their Good News Bible at the
11:00 a.m. worship: Nicky Brooks, Sydney
Cronmiller, Hunter Feeny, Kaelah Knupp,
and Elizabeth Koebley. If you have a third
grader we inadvertently missed, please call
the church office so we can update our
records.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”
NEW STEPHEN MINISTER TRAINING
CLASS SET TO BEGIN
Caring ministry at First and St. John’s Lutheran
Churches will be expanding soon as 13 members are
set to begin Stephen Minister training in September.
At the completion of their training in February, the 13 will be
commissioned as Stephen Ministers. They will then join the six
active Stephen Ministers in providing one to one care to individ-
uals experiencing difficulties in life.
Stephen Ministry training combines sound theological principles
with contemporary psychology. Stephen Leaders who will be
providing the training are Pastor Dave and Sue Reinke. Barb
Kersey, another Stephen Leader will continue to coordinate and
lead the first class of Stephen Ministers who are presently meet-
ing on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month for peer review.
The skills the Stephen Ministers learn and practice prepare them
to provide a very high level of Christian caregiving. The training
is intense because it explores some serious life issues, but it is
also a growth-producing and enjoyable experience.
The 50 hours of Stephen Ministry training is broken down into
twenty 2 1/2 hour sessions that will be held on Sunday evenings.
Among the training topics are:
● Feelings, Yours, Mine and Ours ● The Art of Listening
● Distinctively Christian Caring
● Assertiveness: Relating Gently and Firmly
● Maintaining Boundaries in Caregiving ● Confidentiality
● Ministering to Those Experiencing Grief
● Caring for People before, during, and after Hospitalization
Members of the new training class are: Sharon Albrecht,
Jennifer Barrett, Barry Keller, DeAnna Frederick, Gary Landrio,
Joan Madigan, Meredith McIntosh, Marjorie Palmer, Jeanne B.
Reinard, Karen Schumacher, Dottye Tipton, Cindy Wiedmaier
and Carolyn Worley.
Please lift up the training class in your prayers over the coming
months and watch for regular updates in the newsletter and
Sunday bulletin.