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The Chimes October 2017

Worship Schedule

Sunday

9:00 & 10:30 am: Holy Communion First Sunday of month: Family Worship at 9:00 am

(service designed with children in mind); Remaining Sundays: 9:00 am service concurrent with Sunday School

Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

415 E. Athens Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003 The Rev. Laura Tancredi, Pastor

610-642-3211 610-658-3262 (fax) www.stpaulsardmore.com

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stpaulsardmore Pastor Laura’s blog: pastortancredi.wordpress.com

http://www.stpaulsardmore.com/

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Reformation Sunday

Sunday, October 29

9:30 am One Service Only

The Chimes, the newsletter of Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, is published for the inspiration, education and entertainment of its members and friends. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Just mail, e-mail or deliver them to the church office. The next issue of The Chimes will be published on Tuesday, October 31. Your articles are due in the office no later than Tuesday, October 24.

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Pastor’s Letter Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This October we join Lutherans around the world in commemorating the 500th anniversary of the

Reformation. It was October 31, 1517 that Martin Luther, a monk and pastor, posted his “95

Theses” in Wittenberg, Germany. He intended to start a debate, hoping to provoke change in the

church to which he had dedicated his life.

What he actually started was so much more. The debate over indulgences—over how –split the

church, and began the turbulent period of the Protestant Reformation. The divide between

Roman Catholic and Protestant has led to wars, to divisions in families, and to much heartache

over the centuries.

As we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we also celebrate that we have

come to new and renewed understandings of our Catholic brothers and sisters. Catholics and

Lutherans around the world are marking this anniversary together, as Pope Francis and Bishop

Younan of the Lutheran World Federation did in Sweden. We are closer today than we have

been in the past 500 years.

As we remember this important anniversary, we also remember that the act of reformation did

not start with Martin Luther and it did not end with him, either. The Reformation continues when

we seek ways to help the church live up to the ideals of the Gospel. The Reformation continues

when God’s love comes to us—unbidden, unearned—and changes us.

As we commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, I invite you to a few events:

“From Conflict to Communion: Together in Hope”—Join Lutheran and Roman Catholic

theologians, including the president of Villanova University for an ecumenical seminar

and worship—especially focused on lay people. October 21, Trinity Lutheran Church,

Lansdale. Register: community.ministrylink.org/togetherinhope

Reformation Vespers Service—St. John Lutheran Church, Blue Bell, featuring the St.

John’s and St. Paul’s choirs and orchestra. October 29, 7:30-9:00

St. Paul’s Reformation worship will be one service at 9:30, on October 29th. As we commemorate

this important anniversary, may we continue to re-form as the church, to be the body of Christ,

broken for the sake of the world.

In Christ,

Pastor Laura

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Prayers

Please pray for our men and women in the armed services, especially Shane Boston, Army ROTC (son of Kim Boston); Michael Burns, Army Reserves (son of Linda & Bob Burns); Sean Hopkins (son of Terry Hopkins); Justin Kolb (son of Melanie Kolb, grandson of Bill & Pat Miles) and Brandon Mader (grandson of Wendy Black).

Prayers are also requested for: Dick Ameisen (friend of the Burns’); Miranda Bagnet (friend of Beth McElvenney); Robin Billings (friend of Missy Perry); Nancy Blum (friend of Hazel Pelletreau); Amy Carafa (daughter of Judi DellaBadia); Charlotte Conybear; Candida Davis (friend of Missy Perry); Sara Dimitri, Daniel Dry, Sr. (father of Dan Dry); Steve Engh (father of Anita Engh); Charlotta Fisher (friend of Linda Burns); Bob Geyer (brother of Barb Keyser); Dante Grasso (godson of Lisa Tintera); Derek Huey (cousin of Lisa Tintera); Barbara Johnson (wife of Jack Johnson); Christin Jones (grandmother of Shafiq Hicks); Johanna Karén (granddaughter of Dorothy Linderman); Derek Lauffer (son of Gail Feustel); Gregg Martin (brother of Linda Martin); Kathleen & Dominick Martini (friends of Laurie DeWarf); Helen Moschella (mother of Lisa Tintera); Eric Muller (brother of Mark Muller); Stephanie Muller (mother of Mark Muller); Holly Notaro (friend of Missy Perry); Bob Perry, Walter Proschinger (brother of Christa Scheidly); Fred Risati (uncle of Pat Freestone); Claire Robinson, Norma Sands (sister of Bonnie Legreid); Alicia Sterling (friend of Missy Perry); Delores Stevenson (mother of Debbie Moran); Diane Wille Wenckebach (daughter of June Wille); Mary Ann Whalen (friend of Missy Perry); June Wille, Jan Williams (friend of Liz Cassidy); George Zucker (husband of Judi Zucker); Alyson (cousin of Jane Downing); Maya (friend of Debbie Keyser) and Paige (friend of Missy Perry).

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The Sunday school year has just begun!

We are looking for 2 additional

Sunday school teachers to teach

this year and someone to serve as a substitute.

Each class has 3 teachers, so the commitment is not

overbearing. Each week, one person prepares the lesson, one

person is the assistant, and one person is "off."

Also, there is no Sunday School on the first Sunday of every

month, so it's really only 3-4 Sundays a month.

Contact Melissa Krissinger at [email protected]

or 610-283-1004 or Mary Lynn Kennedy at

[email protected] or 610-761-7095

if you are interested in teaching!

mailto:[email protected]


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Lutheran Charities will honor

Carol Hammarberg at a ceremony beginning

at 1:00 pm

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Rally Day 2017

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We’ll be celebrating our Stephen Ministry

Program on Sunday, Oct. 15

Stephen Ministers will be helping with many of the

volunteer activities that day including coffee hour to answer

any questions you may have about the ministry.

Please plan to attend to thank these dedicated folks who

give so much to share God’s love with our members

For more information, please feel free to ask: Beth McElvenney, Hazel

Pelletreau, or Pastor Laura

What is Stephen Ministry?

Stephen Ministry is a system through which lay members of our church,

St. Paul’s are trained and organized to help provide Christian caregiving

to members of our congregation and community. This multiplies the

amount of caring ministry St. Paul’s can provide by giving us a whole

team of skilled caregivers who are equipped to bring Christ’s healing

love to people who are grieving, in crisis, or experiencing other stresses

in life.

Why Lay Ministry?

Stephen Ministry is based on the idea that all Christians are ministers.

The responsibility for passing on God’s love is for all Christian’s. God

has given us all gifts for this ministry. It’s these gifts along with training

that bring Christ’s love to people in need.

Why Stephen Ministry?

We have many needs for care in our congregation and community:

people experiencing divorce, grief, a terminal illness, loss of a job,

relocation, an empty nest, retirement, hospitalization, loneliness and

many other stresses or challenges. Often people with needs suffer

silently or do not request or receive the level of care they really need.

Stephen Ministry expands on the care St. Paul’s can offer by equipping

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and organizing members to provide Christian care. This gives us a larger

pool of people with gifts, skills and calling to bring Christ’s love and

care to those who need it most.

Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry?

Everyone benefits from Stephen Ministry. Those receiving care from

Stephen Ministers benefit because they receive prayer and support

throughout the crisis they face. Stephen Ministers benefit through the

spiritual growth they experience from being involved in meaningful

ministry. Our pastor benefits because the caring ministry is expanded,

which supports and supplements her ongoing ministry of pastoral care.

Most of all you, as members of St. Paul’s will benefit from the

knowledge that special care is available to you should you need it. This

ministry makes St. Paul’s an even more caring place!

Reformation Vespers Sunday, October 29, 7:30 pm

Johann Sebastian Bach’s majestic Reformation

cantata “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott” led by

the choirs of St. John Lutheran Blue Bell and

St. Paul’s Lutheran. Lawrence Baker and

Andrew Heller, Directors. Held at St. John Lutheran Church.

St. John Lutheran Church

1802 Skippack Pike

Blue Bell, PA 19422

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Women’s Dinner

When: Wednesday, October 18 at 6 pm

Where: St. Paul’s Fellowship Hall

In addition to food, fun and fellowship, we will be decorating clay bowls for the Social Ministry Committee’s Empty Bowls luncheon in January. The dinner will be catered and the cost is $20.00 per person and includes a bowl to decorate.

The Social Ministry’s mission for the last few years has been to increase awareness of food insecurity in our community and to contribute toward ending hunger in our world. The Committee’s projects include Aid for Friends, the Chick March for the ELCA Good Gifts program, the St. Paul’s community garden, the Rise Against Hunger Rally Day event, and the upcoming Empty Bowls luncheon. The Empty Bowls Project is an international grassroots effort to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end hunger.

The bowls decorated at the dinner on October 18th will be added to the bowls decorated by the children during VBS. On the day of the St. Paul’s Empty Bowls luncheon, guests will choose a bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. In exchange for the meal, and the bowl, guests contribute a suggested monetary donation. One hundred percent of each meal's proceeds are devoted to hunger-fighting organizations.

We hope you will join us on Wednesday, October 18th for dinner and bowl decorating. All are welcome!

Please RSVP to the church office or Helene Roth at [email protected].


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St. Paul’s Member Directory

Photo Session

Help us create the new St. Paul's Photo Directory! Bring your loved

ones and furry friends! Photographers are available on the following

dates:

October 19 from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm



November 3 from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm

November 4 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

November 5 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Online sign-up is available at: https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-

plus.com/y6rhygzs/

If you need help signing up, call Stephenie Yeung at 267-974-1183.

https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y6rhygzs/

https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y6rhygzs/

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2017 St. Paul’s Men’s Tail-Gate and

Game Night

Join the men of St. Paul’s at the home of Jason & Vicki Sack

to watch Penn State take on Ohio State

Saturday, October 28

Tailgate at 3:00pm, 3:30pm Kick-Off

800 Waverley Road, Bryn Mawr, PA.

Please RSVP to Bill Henderson, Jason Sack or Carisa Cantor

2016 Men’s Oktoberfest Event

(Bill & Jason are ready for the big game)

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Families with Young Children

Halloween Party

Sunday, October 29, 5-7:00 pm

Come join us and enjoy trick or treating in your costume and fun games

Lasagna will be served

Families with last names: A-M bring fruits or vegetables

N-Z dessert An offering will be collected

RSVP to the church office by Friday, October 27

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OCTOBER CALENDAR

Sunday, October 1

9:00 am Holy Communion (Family Worship Service)

10:30 am Holy Communion

11:45 am New Member’s Class/Kugler Room

Monday, October 2

12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room

6:30 pm Greater Phila. Paper Pholders/Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, October 3

8:30 am Community Bible Study Leaders/Meeting Room

7:00 pm AA/Kugler Room

Thursday, October 5

9:00 am Community Bible Study

1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room

6:30 pm Social Ministry Meeting/Kugler Room

6:30 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room

7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room

Sunday, October 8

9:00 am Sunday School



6:00 pm Confirmation Class/Kugler Room

Monday, October 9

10:00 am AGO Meeting/Fellowship Hall


Tuesday, October 10



Wednesday, October 11

7:15 pm Church Council Meeting

7:30 pm Evening Christian Fellowship/home of Nan Dormans

Thursday, October 12


1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship




9:30 am We All Have Questions/Kugler Room

1:00 pm AGO Organ Class/Sanctuary

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Sunday, October 15 Cooking for the hungry/Stephen Ministry Sunday

9:00 am Sunday school

9:00 am Holy Communion & New Member’s Received



Monday, October 16


Tuesday, October 17




6:00 pm Women’s Dinner/Fellowship Hall




2:00 pm-9:00 pm Lifetouch Photo Sessions/Fellowship Hall



Friday, October 20


Sunday, October 22

9:00 am Sunday school





Monday, October 23


7:00 pm Pub Theology/Iron Hill Brewery


7:30 pm Evening Christian Fellowship/home of Nan Dormans

Tuesday, October 24




6:00 pm IHN/St. Mary’s Ardmore







3:00 pm Men’s Fellowship Event/home of Jason & Vicki Sack

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Sunday, October 29 Reformation Sunday

9:30 am Holy Communion w/ Baptisms (One Service Only)

5:00 pm FwYC Halloween Party/Fellowship Hall

7:30 pm Reformation Vespers (St. John Lutheran Church)

Blue Bell, St. Paul’s Choir sings

Monday, October 30


Tuesday, October 31



OCTOBER Birthdays

2 Colin Cox, Stephen Soung 4 Rolf Hoyer 5 Judith Harkins 7 Bobbie King, Jack Trombello 8 John Berry, Randy Claney, Graci Gill, Jessica Soung 9 R. Lynn McCall, Fred Schramm 10 Jane Marshall, Bob Penne 11 Connor Crowell 12 Anna McGuire 13 Bernhard Dietzschold, Robert Ertner 14 Earl Pendergrass 15 Laura Naydock 16 Jennifer Luistro 17 Kellyn Wilkes 18 Wesley Bozman, Torgny Gustafsson, Andy Horn 20 Sydney Moritz 21 Michael Ashburn 22 Kathryn Santilli 25 Christine Faust, Brian Heller 26 Judi Zucker 28 Jacob Aleardi, Roger Bjorkquist, Nancy Marlin 29 Linda Burns 30 Kari Legreid 31 Ruth DeLomba

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IHN – Interfaith Hospitality

Network

On Wednesday, Oct. 25, there will be families

spending the night at St. Mary’s Church in Ardmore who are in the

IHN program. Members of St. Paul’s will provide dinner for the

parents and children that night.

If you’d like to help with hosting or dinner, we’d love to have your

assistance. Many hands make light work.

6:00 – 6:15 We need people to bring dinner (beverages,

salad, dessert, side and main dish)

6:15 – 8:30 Hosting (just a responsible adult to be there till

the overnight person comes in)

Contact Ingrid Gustafsson or Beth McElvenney for more info

or to be added to the sign up email list.

Gifts of Flowers for the Altar Consider becoming a weekly sponsor of altar flowers for Sunday morning worship.

The cost of the flowers is $35 per week. A sign-up chart for sponsoring altar flowers is available in Fellowship Hall, or you may call Dottie Buchanan at 484-420-4969. The

dedication(s) for your flowers will be published in the appropriate Sunday bulletin(s).

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