W i n d o w s I n t o Z i o n Z i o n M e n n o n i t e C h u r c h , B r o a d w a y , V i r g i n i a June 8 , 2014

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The 1929 Dodge Coupe --Marvin L. Kaufman Once a month my Grandfather, S.G. Shetler, invited me, an eight year old, to accompany him to Scottdale, Pennsylvania. He lived with my biological parents (Calvin & Mar-garet Kaufman) and family, near Da-vidsville, Pennsylvania. How I looked forward to my monthly trip in the "Dodge Coupe" to the Mennonite Publishing House Bookstore! Since Grandpa Shetler was a teacher-preacher, books were important to him and he granted me the privilege of selecting a book each month and he paid for it! Good memories -- great relationship! Grandpa Kaufman (John N.), a Lutheran, died a year before I was born. I un-derstand he was a big man with a deep bass voice. He was a businessman who had a buggy agency. While the auto was coming to the market, Grandpa thought it was just a fad that would quickly pass. When he was wrong, however, he conse-quently had to take out bankruptcy because he was left with a large inventory of buggies. I understand he later paid all his indebtedness to his creditors.

I sometimes wonder and ask myself, was it be-cause of the influence of my two grandfathers, that I became a businessman and later a pastor? I love life and enjoyed both professions, serving those who were entrusted to me. I also enjoy being a father, grandfather, and yes, a great-grandfather! Wow! How quickly that all hap-pened. No, I can't invite my grandchildren to accom-pany me in a "1929 Dodge Coupe" to Scottdale, Pennsylvania, nor can I leave the legacy of a changing

market and being caught with a large inventory of bug-gies that wouldn't sell. But I must con-fess that because of the influence of my grandfathers, I love the Lutheran church--and I love the

Mennonite church. I love being married. I love my three daughters and their hus-bands--and also my eleven grandchildren--and yes, one great-grandchild and two more soon to arrive. I say as Bob Prince (past coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates) said, when one of his players hit a home run, "How sweet it is". Yes, how sweet it is!

F forever with his family

A always there for you no matter what

T the only one who’s there

H he’s my hero till the end

E encouraging in everything I do

R really the only one…no one can beat him he’s the best!

Walk With Me, Daddy

--Haen Bush

Walk alongside me, Daddy

And hold my little hand.

I have so many things to learn

That I don’t yet understand.

Teach me things to keep me safe

From dangers every day.

Show me how to do my best

At home, at school at play.

Every child needs a gentle hand

To guide them as they grow.

So walk alongside me, Daddy.

We have a long way to go.

Marvin with one of his

granddaughters, Emily

Myers (above) and his

great-grandson, Levi Gant

(right)

Proverbs 23:24

The father of a righteous man has great joy;

he who has a wise son delights in him. (NIV)

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May 25 ~ Bike to Church Sunday, Communion and Picnic

Seventeen energetic bikers peddled to church on May 25. Jackson and Katie Maust, her sister , and parents (from Ohio and North Carolina); Ken and Judy Nafziger, Jamey and Sam Groff, Steve and Zach Halteman, Mike Metzler, Clay Showalter, Glenn Nofziger, Grant Stoltzfus, Jeremy Beach and Sharon Showalter.

Communion and Picnic

The worship service included gathering under the oak tree, where we shared communion in small groups. The perfect weather also provided a beautiful setting for the picnic. Thanks to the hospitality committee, Carlene and Steve Lantz, Judy Nafziger, and Grant Stoltzfus, for the extra work in carrying tables, chairs, and organizing food.

"Roses are red, Violets are blue; But they don't get around Like the dandelions do." --Slim Acres

"The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in his Heaven— All's right with the world!" --Robert Browning, The Year's at the Spring

"It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, when pleasant sights salute the eyes and pleasant scents the noses." --Nathaniel Parker Willis, The Month of June

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Wee Wonder and

Preschool Classes

E T K A N G A B E M

U K G A S O J C I C

E B U Q I I R Y U K

B E X L P D R A A A

T T E R E V E A A Y

B E N J A M I N M L

E L I J A H L E C A

R E P R A H E R P E

L Y D I A A O A K L

R E H S A F J M W V

AARON

AMARISA

ASHER

BENJAMIN

ELIJAH

EVERETT

GABE

HARPER

JOEL

KAIDENCE

LUKE

LYDIA

MAREN

MCKAYLA

Find Your Name! Pre K and Kindergarten E F L R F C H W S M

M I R I A M W E E R

H P T Y L E O S D E Y A D T H Y N L A H

A E N T A A K E N C

N M T N L M E Y E T

A A C O A O S S I A

M R N E I H P O S H

E B N O R A H H X T

F A L W C H C A Z G

ABRAM

CAYDEN

DANE

HANNAH

LILY

MATTHEW

MATTIE

MIRIAM

NOLAN

NORAH

SOPHIE

THATCHER

WESLEY

ZACH

Grades 1-5 Z E H Z J K R J R V X

A C I S S E J O U Y K

P H U N B U S N J D B M R P E E I S A D I E

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L G N L A M X Q D O U

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ALLEN

DAVIS

EMILY

EMMA

EVAN

ISAAC

JESSICA

JONATHAN

JOSEPH

KATE

LUCAS

MARIN

REBEKAH

SADIE

SAM

SIMON

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Congratulations to…

…Isaac Deavers, Mountain View Elementary School, and Isaac Alderfer, J Frank Hillyard Middle School, for receiving the Rotary Club of 2014 Code of Ethics Award. Two students from each school are selected on the basis of truthfulness, fairness, con-sistency, dependability, integ-rity, service to others, concern for others, friendliness, depth of commitments and reverence.

…Zion’s graduating high school seniors: Noah Miller from Broadway High School and Daniel Nyce from Eastern Mennonite High School.

…Brenda Fairweather grad-uating with a Certificate in Ministry Studies from Eastern Mennonite Seminary

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My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he be-lieved in me.

--Jim Valvano

Small boy’s definition of Father’s Day: “It’s just like Mother’s Day only you don’t spend so much.”

--Unknown

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We’re on the web!

http://www.zmcva.org/

Nurse’s Niche --Matt Nafziger

Everyone needs the contact of other humans. From hand-shaking to hugs, con-nection is a vital piece of relationships. I became inspired to learn the ancient and most noble art of massage by reading about how excellent it is for the body, mind and spirit. I’ve always liked giving massages during Touring Choir and theatre productions at EMHS, and as my mother often says whenever I give her a back massage, there exists the “healing power of touch.” So, massage therapy--a good way to relax, or something more significant? Massage has been a vehicle for physical well-being in many ancient cultures, but it has largely fallen out of practice until recently. This is unfortunate, because a common misconception is that massage is simply a luxury that helps decrease stress. While this is true, the benefits are much deeper. Emotionally, massage helps us to release old patterns of stress and tension that we store in our muscles. We all have certain areas of the body where we tend to carry stress, whether we raise our upper shoulders or clench the jaw. Allowing ourselves to relax and becoming aware of our bodies through massage is a wonderful tool for promoting clear and lucid thinking, as if a weight is lifted off our shoulders. Doesn’t that phrase point to how we feel emotions through our bodies? Though we are spiritual, God created us with physical forms. Massage can relax the emotions, as well as the body. But as far as physical benefits go, massage is second to almost none. Toxins and waste products that our body naturally secretes throughout the day are broken down and metabolized. Lymph, fluid in our body outside our circulatory system, is flushed through our system. Blood circulation is improved, and the heart is benefitted. Deep muscular work can fix muscle imbalances, lingering pains and stiffness, promoting a sense of freedom of movement and flexibility in the one thing we can truly control in this world, our bodies. One of the aspects of massage that interests me the most are trigger points, tiny, tiny, parts of muscles that carry a tremendous amount of tension. Found all over the body, these sinister points can cause pain and tension in another part of your body entirely; for exam-ple, one in your neck may cause pain in your chest. Also, akin to acupuncture, there are Eastern massage techniques that lead to a wonderful sense of well-being and wholeness. A number of fascinating modalities for massage are being used by massage therapists all over town. If price is a barrier, then there are student clinics that offer nearly the same experi-ence for half the cost. There have been studies that showed that touch is necessary for life. Newborns that are fed and cared for, but not held, will lose their will to live. This under-scores the social nature of humanity--we live, work, play and talk together, we should touch and heal one another as well. Massage has been a key aspect of nearly every healing tradition around the world, from China to Persia, the Americas to ancient Rome. One of the most significant impacts of massage is on the breath. Breath is inherently linked to God through the Holy Spirit, so important to the Lord that some translations of Genesis mentions breath in the first line instead of “the Spirit.” It is also inherent in the creation of man, as God breathed the breath of life into what had been naught but dust. Massage leads to deeper and more full breathing by allowing a full expansion of the diaphragm and better posture. Deeper breathing, in turn, is an incredible gift, saturating our bodies with oxygen and nutrients that it needs in greater amounts than we commonly give it through the way most humans breathe, shallow breathing through the chest. Take a mo-ment and watch one of the many children that are running around Zion next time church is in session. If you look closely, children breathe through their abdomen, allowing for the

greatest amount of relaxation and energy-utilization. As we age, we begin to breathe up the body. First, in the stomach, then the chest. This actually uses more energy than it produc-es, but we persist because we don’t know differently. Deep breathing can pack a whopping seven times more oxygen than an average breath. Take a moment and become aware of your breath, and you may find the deep benefits that surround this natural phenomenon: a sense of calm, tranquility and peace as the Spirit of God enters your form.

Windows Into Zion is published monthly

Deadline for the next issue is July 6, 2014

Editors: Sharon Showalter Myrna Piper

Layout: Marci Myers

Contributors: Marvin Kaufman Matt Nafziger Elwood Yoder

Windows Logo: Olivia Resto

Photo Credits: Marci Myers Sharon Showalter Elwood Yoder

"In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people's feet Still going past me in the street. And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day?" --Robert Louis Steven-son, Bed in Summer

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Tim and Rebecca Roadcap with Pastor Mike dedicating Lia Jane.

Congratulations Nate and Maggie! --Elwood Yoder

Nathaniel and Margaret Yoder graduated from the Edward Via Col-lege of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 10. VCOM is a medical school located on the campus of Virginia Tech, and the graduation exercise took place in the large Burruss Hall at the univer-sity. VCOM holds values of service and care for the needy that are quite similar to Nate and Maggie's under-graduate alma mater, EMU, and in fact VCOM holds a number of spots open each year for graduates from EMU. Nate and Maggie were the first to take advantage of this articulation agreement. Nate grew up at Zion and is a member of the church. Maggie grew up in Wichi-ta, Kansas. After Nate attended Hesston College for his first two years of under-graduate work, Nate and Maggie met at EMU, where they were both enrolled as biology/pre-med majors. Nate and Maggie were the first couple to get married at Zion and use the recently finished fellowship hall for their reception, in August, 2008. Those who attended their wedding at Zion remember the violent thunder-storm that struck during their ceremony, with lightening knocking down a tree right outside the church building. On Memorial Day weekend, 2014, Joy, Philip, and I helped move Nate and Maggie to Bethlehem, PA. Maggie will work in Family Medicine at St. Luke's Hospital, in Bethlehem, PA. Nate will do a four year residency in Emergency Med-icine at Lehigh Valley Health Network, in Allentown. You may remember the very large hospital located right along interstate 78 as you travel to New York--that's the one where Nate will work. Lehigh Valley has start-of-the-art equipment and tech-nology in the ER and Nate is excited about learning in such a context. VCOM trains their graduates to give back to their communities and especially encourages service in the Appalachian region. Nate and Maggie lived in the moun-tains of Appalachia when they studied for one year during medical school in Blue-field, WV. They hope to use their training in the future to help and serve patients in underprivileged areas, perhaps in an overseas setting. Their new address is 2720 Linden Court, Unit #8, Bethlehem, PA, 18017.

What Is A Dad? A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again. A dad is someone who wants to keep you from making mistakes but in-stead lets you find your own way, even though his heart breaks in silence when you get hurt. A dad is someone who holds you when you cry, scolds you when you break the rules, shines with pride when you succeed, and has faith in you even when you fail... --Unknown

"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays: Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten." --James Russell Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal

Let the little children

come to Me and do not

hinder them, for the

kingdom of Heaven be-

longs to such as these.

Matthew 19:14

Birthdays June

10 Miriam Moyer-Groff 10 Ron Piper 13 Susan Stoltzfus 14 Marvin Kaufman 16 Dave King 19 Ellis Detwiler 20 Clay Showalter 21 Carlene Lantz 23 Mattea Nofziger 24 Daryl Brubaker 25 Olivia Resto 27 Clyde Kratz 28 Gen Moyer-Groff 28 Dawn Nyce 29 Rebecca Hess 30 Sharisa Zook

July

3 Joanna Showalter 7 David Kauffman 8 Bobby Fairweather 9 Philip Yoder 13 Everett Brubaker

Anniversaries

June

9 Wayne & Joanne Showalter 41st 14 Wes & Jennifer Showalter 17th 15 Doug & Kathy Alderfer 18th 16 Eric & Peggy Brubaker 13th 16 Kendal & Kelsey Swartzentruber 7th 18 Rob & Celah Pence 26th 18 Josh & Hanna Reinford 9th 18 Darrell & Hanna Wenger 9th 20 Jesse & Monica Compagnari 22nd 22 Stuart & Helen Shank 46th 23 Bobby & Brenda Fairweather 35th 26 Ray & Shirley Kuykendall 64th

July

6 Mark & Tammy Gray 14th 11 Daryl & Carrie Bert 16th 11 Dwayne & Dorothy Hartman 44th

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Mike Metzler with Joel

and Tobias

Davis Bert and

Jeremy Beach

Monica Compagnari entertaining Tobias Metzler, Miriam Groff and Everett Brubaker

Scenes from the Barn Party

Special thanks to the Special Program Committee (Monica Compa-gnari, Peggy Brubaker, Diann Beach, and Joanna Showalter) for arranging the Barn Party at Welby and Sharon Showalter’s barn on May 17. Smiles were bountiful during the square dance, called by Janna and Jerry Zirkle.