St. Peter's Good News

Lutheran Church Newsletter Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania (610) 863-6859 January 2018

A NEW YEAR,

A NEW BEGINING

Introducing Our Pastor:

Rev. Chris Druckenmiller called by the congregation!!

By unanimous vote on Sunday, December 3, the members of the church extended, and Pastor Chris accepted, the call to be the new Pastor of St. Peter’s Church. Pastor Chris' first official worship will be on Sunday, January 7, 2018.

He and his wife, Stephanie, and their two children, Jordan and Bethany, reside in Bath, PA.

The congregation is truly excited about working together in this ministry and the opportunities that lie ahead.

We thank you and are grateful for all the hard work, time and the Spirit's leading of the Call Committee involved: Ryan Rotzell, Chair; Joe Barabas, Karin Breitlauch, Melissa Koehler, Scott Sandt, Dave Super, Cindy Witkowski.

We look forward to a new beginning at St. Peter’s.

This month we pray for...

January 1 - William Hill Jr.

January 2 - Jessica Hinton family

January 3 - Chris Hoagland family

January 4 - Carl Holmqvist family

January 5 - Gary Hordendorf

January 6 - Nancy Hornick family

January 7 - Charles Houck

January 8 - Judy Houck

January 9 - Dave & Micki Houser

January 10 - Lee Houser

January 11 - Dave Ianni family

January 12 - Vince Irwin family

January 13 - John & Gerri Itterly

January 14 - Matt Itterly family

January 15 - Dean Jacoby

January 16 - Keith & Jeannie Johansen

January 17 - Charles Kandl family

January 18 - Lila Kelly

January 19 - Velma Kemmerer

January 20 - Joyce Kercsmar

January 21 - Jim & Linda Kern

January 22 - Bill and Judy Kessler

January 23 - Brian Kessler

January 24 - Kathleen Kessler

January 25 - Ruth Kessler

January 26 - Scott Kessler family

January 27 - Ralph & Deanna Keyser

January 28 - John & Susan Kleinle

January 29 - Dana & Linda Kloiber

January 30 - John & Millie Kmetz

January 31 - Roy Knapp family

If your name has been omitted, please contact the church office.

Scholarship Committee Corner

St. Peter's

Annual Oldies Dance Sponsored by

St. Peter's Scholarship Committee

Valentine

Sweetheart

Theme

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Time: 6:00PM - 10:30PM

Cost: $23.00 per person - BYOB

Place: Blue Valley Farm Show Bldg.,

Bangor, PA

Doors open at 5:00PM.

Includes: *Ham, Turkey, Filling, Sides *Veggies-Desserts *Non-Alcoholic Beverages For Tickets call *Bernie & Jackie Brinker 610.588.2101 *Church Office 610.863.6859 Sponsors: *Dotta Chrysler-Jeep *Thrivent of Northampton County

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Happy

New Year!

2 3 Finance 7:00PM

4 5 6

7 8 & 10:15AM

Baptism of Our Lord

Council Installation

Holy Communion

9AM Coffee Hr.

S.S./Confirmation Class

8

Girls Scouts

6:00PM

Social Ministries

6:30PM

9

ELCW 11:30AM

Praise Band

7:00PM

Council 7:00PM

10

11

Choir

Rehearsals

6:00PM Youth

6:30PM Bells

7:30PM Adult

12

13

14 8 & 10:15AM

2nd Sunday of Epiphany

9AM Coffee Hr.

S.S./Confirmation Class

Scholarship Meeting

15

Girls Scouts

6:00PM

16

Praise Band

7:00PM

17

18

Choir

Rehearsals

6:00PM Youth

6:30PM Bells

7:30PM Adult

19

20

21 8 & 10:15AM

3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Holy Communion

9AM Coffee Hour

Sunday School

Confirmation Class

22

Property

6:00PM

Girls Scouts

6:00PM

23

Praise Band

7:00PM

24

25

Choir

Rehearsals

6:00PM Youth

6:30PM Bells

7:30PM Adult

26

27

Garden

Luncheon

Party &

Planning

11:00AM

28 8 & 10:15AM

4th Sunday of Epiphany

9AM Coffee Hour

Sunday School

Confirmation Class

Soup & Hoagie orders

deadline

29

30

Praise Band

7:00PM

31

January 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Donna Bruch

Madison Keller Gwendolyn Miller

2

3 Cecilia Bachman Brian Kessler

Drew Smolenyak

4 Karl Sellers

5 Betty Miller Ryan Munch

6

7

8 Brittany Heyne Emma Trone

9 Bryan Barabas

Richard Chaszar Abigail Faulkner Daniel Rissmiller

10

11 Derrick Lynch Kelly Mennell Eileen Sandt

Sheryl Sellers Marc Sullivan Taffet Szakacs

12

13 Leia Hoagland Matthew Itterly Dolores Sprague

14

15 Irene Dech

Jena Hagerty Robert Rutt

16 Amy Bachman Tonya Heller

Nancy Hornick Lila Kelly

Faith Weeast

17 Mattey Boyer Brendan Buss Amy Hettel

18

19 Dawson Frable Diane Giavanni

Kyle Hettel John Roberts Calia Wilgus

20 Max Lawson

21 Karen Evans

Ruth Getz

22 Tricia Getz Dolly Rufe

Phyllis Smith Katie Wilgus

23 Sandra Groller Jamie Itterly Jill Machose

24

25 Kelly DeHaven

John Fairall Brenton Jacobsen

26

27 Eliana Koehler

28 Vivian Berhel

Bill Bonatz James Mammana

29 Donald Bortz Roxanne Rutt

30 Diane Flyte

31

2018 January Happy Birthday

In Service of St. Peter's January 2018

Acolytes and Crucifers January 7 8:00AM – Jacob Wolf 10:15AM – OPEN January 14 8:00AM – Jacob Wolf 10:15AM – OPEN January 21 8:00AM – Abigail Faulkner 10:15AM – OPEN January 28 8:00AM – Robert Tollinger 10:15AM – OPEN

Altar Flower Committee Doris Brewer & Fran Eckert

Altar Flower Sponsors January 7 – OPEN January 14 – OPEN January 21 – OPEN January 28 – OPEN

Altar Guild January 7 8:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt 10:15AM – Sarah Brewer, Linda Heller, Micki Houser, Barb Sanders January 21 8:00AM – Robin Hahn, Barb Hampton, Cindy Witkowski, Kelly Woolley 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell, Tammy Lawson, Patti Williams

Announcements January 7 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN January 14 8:00AM – Buddy Batha 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell January 21 8:00AM – Debbie Sandt 10:15AM – OPEN January 28 8:00AM – Mary DeHaven 10:15AM – OPEN

Bulletin Sponsors

January 7 – OPEN January 14 – OPEN January 21 – OPEN January 28 – OPEN

Church Office Volunteers January 5 – Kim Manieri January 12 – Linda Paynter January 19 – Jennie Schank January 26 – Gladys Wagner Girl Friday – Judy Kessler

Coffee Hour Set-Up/Bakers January 7 – Erin Fraser Baker – Roxanne Rutt January 14 – Bernie & Jackie Brinker Baker – Harry Erhardt January 21 – Joe Free Baker – Jean Temos January 28 – Joe Barabas Baker – Susan Long

Communion Bread January 7 – Marlene Weeast January 21 – Joanne Bortz

In Service of St. Peter's

Cont’d

Communion Team January 7 8:00AM – Joe & Randa Barabas, Dean Pysher, Jim Sandt 10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller Fran Eckert, Bill Kessler January 21 8:00AM – Mary DeHaven Carol Free, Terry Albert, Marty Eichner 10:15AM – Ann & Dave Super, Micki Houser, Shawn Mennell

Counting Team Trudie Pepe (captain) Peter & Rosalyn Pennington

Greeters January 7 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Joy Bennett family January 14 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Jason Koehler family January 21 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Tim & Judy Mellert January 28 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Pete & Rosalyn Pennington

Hospital Visitation

January 1 ~ 6 – OPEN January 7 ~ 13 – OPEN January 14 ~ 20 – OPEN January 21 ~ 27 – OPEN

Head Ushers January 7 8:00AM – Marty Eichner 10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller January 14 8:00AM – Dave & Barb Hampton 10:15AM – Erin Curtolo January 21 8:00AM – Dean Pysher 10:15AM – OPEN January 28 8:00AM – Lynn Fairall, Terry Albert 10:15AM – Scott Sandt

Lectors January 7 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN January 14 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN January 21 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN January 28 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN

Prayers of the Church January 7 8:00AM – Gerri Itterly 10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller January 14 8:00AM – Debbie Weeast 10:15AM – Art Paulus January 21 8:00AM – Carol Free 10:15AM – Diane Lobb January 28 8:00AM – Marlene Weeast 10:15AM – Kevin Ramaley

On February 4, 2018, St. Peter's Lutheran Church women will be sponsoring a "Soup Sale" once again for Souper Bowl Sunday. Homemade vegetable beef soup, chicken pot pie and ham and bean soup will be available for purchase. The cost is $5.00 per one quart jar. All proceeds will go to the 4 local food pantries. The deadline for orders is Sunday, January 28, 2018. Orders may be placed in the box marked soup orders on the community table in the overflow area of the church, the Church office, or given to Kathleen Campbell.

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE ORDER FORMS IN THE OFFERING PLATE.

You may use the form below or call the church office at 610-863-6859, 9:00AM to 2:30PM daily. Soup orders may be picked up after either of the worship services on Sunday, February 4. Thank you to everyone for your continued support. NAME: ________________________________PHONE:_____________________

_____Qt.(s) Vegetable Beef Soup @ $5.00________

_____Qt.(s) Chicken Pot Pie @ $5.00_________

_____Qt.(s) Ham and Bean Soup @ $5.00___________

TOTAL due with order____________________

Please make checks payable to E.L.C.W.

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HOAGIE SALE…The Scholarship Team is selling Italian Hoagies (with

or w/out onions) for Souper Bowl Sunday, February 4, 2018. Hoagies can

be picked up and paid for on Sunday, February 4.

Deadline for ordering is Sunday, January 28. A collection box

for orders is on the community table in the overflow area of the church. Proceeds from the sale

will go to the St. Peter's Scholarship Fund. If you should have any questions, please see any

Scholarship Team member.

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE ORDER FORMS IN THE OFFERING PLATE.

>>> Italian Hoagies <<<<

NAME________________________________ Phone Number____________________

Number with onions_______________ Number w/out onions________________

TOTAL_______________________________ @ 4.50ea.=________________________

In case of inclement weather,

please watch WFMZ Channel 69 news; or our

website - stpetersplainfield.com

or our facebook page for church

cancellations. Our listing for

Channel 69 is St. Peter’s

Lutheran Church, Plainfield.

A BIG THANK YOU to the participants

in this year’s Christmas musical,

“The Christmas Chronicles”

Also thank you to Stacy Hageman, Linda

Kern, Kevin Ramaley, Lucy Hahn, Parents

of the Cast Members, and the Sunday

School Teachers: Jessica Batha, Amanda

Taylor, Melissa Hahn, Lexi Zegafuse &

Kallie Manieri for he lp ing wi th th is

en joyable event .

Sunday school classes will resume

on January 7, 2018 at 9:00AM.

Blessings for a

Happy and Healthy

2018 Erin Curtolo and Melissa Koehler

Sunday School Directors

GOOD NEWS The Monthly Newsletter of

St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania Web site: StPetersPlainfield.com

Phone/Fax: 610-863-6859 E-Mail: stpetersplainfield@ptd.net

The Reverend Chris Druckenmiller, Pastor

Kelly Woolley, Parish Administrator Linda Kern, Organist, Sr. Choir Director

Stacy Hageman, Bell Choir Director Ken & Vivian Dawe, Sextons

Council Officers President: Brian Olzinski

Vice President: Tim Hageman Secretary: Ann Super

Treasurer: John Campbell Financial Secretary: Debbie Sandt

Sunday Church School

9:00AM

Good News Newsletter Kelly Woolley, layout

Worship Services 8:00AM & 10:15AM

Please Join Us!

The deadline date for the

articles for the “Good News”

Newsletter is the 1st of the

month. Articles must be

received in the church

office by that date. Any

item received after that date will be held

for the following month.

All Choir Rehearsals and Bell Choir will

practice:

Tuesday - Praise Band 7:00PM

Thursday - Youth Choir 6:00PM

Thursday - Bell Choir 6:30PM

Thursday - Adult Choir 7:30PM

From Social Ministries…

Reminder, if you normally just dis-

pose of your Christmas gift bags,

we ask that you instead to please

donate them to our committee, so

we can reuse them for our resi-

dents gifts next year. This will help us reduce

our costs so we can in turn use it for items that

will make a difference. We accept all sizes of

gift bags. Also we are collecting used

Christmas cards for our residents. Please do

not tear them apart, as this is therapy for

them. Thank you.

If anyone has any of those old afghans

that they don ’t use anymore and would

like to donate it to the Social Ministry

Committee, they may leave them in the

yellow bin at the bottom of the steps by

the church office.

Also, we could also make use of a

throw. This is a great gift item anymore. If

you have replaced an old one, we can

find a good home for the used

one. Please keep us in mind.

St. Peters One Stitch at a Time Ministry is

again asking for your continued support with

our stitching ministry. Because of your help,

hundreds of lap robes, afghan style lap robes,

walker bags, neck pillows and chemotherapy

hats have been given to residents of Grace-

dale, New Eastwood, Slate Belt Medical Cen-

ter, Chandler Estates, Pathway to Santa, Wal-

den III, Pleasant Valley Manor, William Manor

and the Alexandra Manors in Bath, Bethlehem

and Nazareth. If we are blessed with more in-

terested stitchers, we would then be able to in-

crease the number of nursing homes we

serve. Anyone who enjoys crocheting, knitting

or sewing is welcome to help us with these pro-

jects.

Yarn and material is provided for you. The yarn

is located in the coffee hour area along with

some patterns (but you may use your own pat-

terns if you wish).

If you have any questions, you can talk to

Marilyn Hart or Kathleen Campbell.

11/30/2017 — 91.7% of YEAR

General Fund Contribution so far this year: $155,480 * 72.6% of our Annual Budget

* -$7,182 or -4.4% below last year

General Fund Expenses so far this year: $141,253 * 64.3% of our Annual Budget

* - $34,115 or -19.5% below last year

Average Weekly Attendance so far this year: 154 * - 7 or –4.3% below last year

It’s that time of year again for Year-end reports.

All year-end reports and financial reports, will be

prepared and distributed at the February Budget Meeting. All committees and persons responsible for their committee’s activities are asked to submit their reports by the deadline date listed: Any changes not received, a copy of the last report given will be used.

All financial reports and year end reports are due by January 14, 2018.

Reports are preferred by email to:

stpetersplainfield@ptd.net or may be dropped off at the church office. In addition, please submit any changes or updates for our membership directory. Thank you.

Among the items that are appropriate for the column are announcements of births, deaths, engagements, marriages, milestone birthdays and anniversaries, interesting vacations, promo-tions, awards and relocations out of the area.

If you have an item you would like included in the February 2018 edition of the newsletter, please return the form below to the church office or place it in the collection plate. Name:________________________________ Address:______________________________ _____________________________________ Phone: ______________________________ I would like to recognize the following: (Include date, if relevant.) _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________________

Reminder…

Please remember to pick up

your 2018 church

envelopes in the back

of the church. If you do

not see your name there,

please contact Kelly in the church office at

610.863.6859.

The LCW is selling RADA

knives. There are many items,

such as paring knives, vegetable

peelers and their excellent knife

sharpener, and many other types

of cutlery available through their catalog. Please

contact Kathleen Campbell at 570-242-3200,

for more information.

The catalogs are available in the back of the

church.

Dear Judy Kessler

and the St. Peter’s Family;

This note is coming to you with a big heartfelt

thank you for the most beautiful card, with all

the signatures upon it. The card and signatures

were such a very kind and heart warming

thought. I am doing somewhat better because

of the praying you folks did for me.

God Bless you all!

Love, Blessings and Thankfulness,

Ken B. Sigafoos, Jr.

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A reminder to all Scheduling Coordinators…

Anyone that has not submitted your 2018 schedule to the church office please do so as soon as possible.

Any members that would like to help out with being a greeter, prayer readers, hospital visitation, lector, etc… and your name is not on the list, please contact the church office at 610.863.6859 and we will forward your name to the coordinator. There is no experience necessary.

Altar Guild - Barb Sanders

Altar Flower Committee - Kathleen Campbell

Baker - Jackie Brinker

Church Office Volunteer - Debbie Weeast

Communion Bread - Debbie Cornman

Communion Team - 8:00AM RuthAnn Vough

Communion Team - 10:15AM Linda Kern

Grass Mowers - Randa Barabas

Greeters - 8:00AM Carol Free

Greeters - 10:15AM Linda Heller

Head Ushers - Linda Paynter

Hospital Visitation - Amy Rotzell

Lectors - Carol Free

Prayer Readers - 8:00AM Judy Houck

Prayer Readers - 10:15AM Tammy Lawson

Dear Members of St. Peter’s:

We at God’s Garden of Grace would like to say

thank you for being partners in our community

mission of feeding the hungry of the Slate Belt.

We would not have been as successful without

your support.

Network in

Monroe County. For every dollar we spent

for the garden, we delivered over 10lbs., of

fresh produce to people in need. We are proud

to have you as partners and look forward to

working together in the future. We can always

use extra hands during the growing season and

invite any willing hearts to join us.

On January 27, 2018, we are having a Garden

Party, a luncheon and planning meeting for

the upcoming 2018 season.

We will be reviewing 2017 and start the

process for next year. The meeting starts at

11:00AM. I t is in formal and wi l l be in

St . Peter ’s Fe l lowship Hal l .

We hope you will join us for the celebration

as we meet and share fellowship together.

Jim Sandt

Garden Coordinator

Dear God’s Helpers:

Hope UCC Food Pantry

Participants and volunteers

want to thank you for a l l

your hard work and thoughtfu lness.

Your f resh vegetab les and f ru i ts are

great ly apprec ia ted.

May God Bless you and one and a l l .

Carol ine, Glenn and Kyle

1422 Church Road Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania 18072-9747

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In This Issue. . .

Page 1 Welcome our New Pastor

Page 2 Prayer Calendar/Valentine Dance

Page 3 Calendar of Events

Page 4 Birthday Calendar

Page 5 Participant Listing

Page 6 Participant Listing

Page 7 Soup/Hoagie Order forms

Page 8 Sunday School

Page 9 Treasurer Report/Social Ministry

Page 10 RADA Cutlery/Annual Reports

Page 11 Garden Party/Thank You’s

The New Year

Dear Master, for this coming year,

Just one request I bring.

I do not pray for happiness

Or any earthly thing;

I do not understand

The way Thou leadest me;

But this I ask—Teach me to do

the thing that pleaseth Thee.

I want to know Thy guiding Voice,

To walk with Thee each day.

Dear Master, make me swift to hear

And ready to obey;

And thus the year I now begin

A happy year will be,

If I am seeking just to do

The thing that pleaseth Thee.

Author Unknown