The Lamplighter is a monthly publication of

Ohio United Presbyterian Church

1236 Longvue Ave., Aliquippa, PA 15001

Church Office Hours-Mon thru Thurs 9:00 am-3:00

Church phone (724) 378-3690

April 2016

Easter blessings to you and the

grace and peace from God through

Jesus Christ which surpasses all un-

derstanding! As we enter this Easter

season—the time between Easter and

Pentecost—we remember and we cel-

ebrate the cost of the cross’s life-giving

victory. The Easter season lasts 7

Sundays and culminates on Pentecost.

We celebrate and remember that we

worship the Living God. We prepare

and learn how to live resurrection lives.

We worship Christ, who was dead but

is risen. We worship Jesus Christ

who,

“is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven,”

(Colossians 1:18–23)

The Easter season is a season of

new life and celebration. And we have

much to celebrate this season. The

great and exciting news (besides the

resurrection, of course) is the lift is be-

ing installed in the church this month.

All of the schedules, permits, architec-

tural drawings are secured and work

will begin, at the earliest, the week af-

ter Easter and at the latest, the first

week of April. The installation should

take approximately 2 weeks, so we will

have much to celebrate during the Fel-

lowship time at the end of the month.

The installation of the lift serves as a

good reminder to all of us to make sure

we are keeping up with the building

fund pledge drive. As a reminder, our

hope is that each family is able to give

$32.50 over and above their regular

tithe to the church in order to help pay

for needed renovations to the church

building. We have already replace all

the non-stain glass windows in the en-

tire church and after the lift is installed

plan to expand the turn-around drive

beside the building to accommodate

more handicapped parking. We want

to ensure that our building is accessi-

ble to all, so all people can participate

in all aspects of the life of the church.

So I encourage you to keep up the

good work. And I thank all who have

faithfully given over the last year and a

half and encourage all of us to keep at

it for another year and a half.

Grace and peace,

Pastor Nick

A Word from Pastor Nick 2

Birthdays Volunteers VBS Supplies Needed!

3

News from the Pews 4

“New Eyes”-article submitted

by Kortney Marlatt

5

Deacon & Session Mtg.

highlights

6

Reader contributions 7

VBS Volunteer sign up form 8

Church Army-Aliquippa 9-10

Kid’s Page 11

April Calendar 12

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Birthdays 1 Holly DiCicco

2 Jeff Davis

Donna Craig

5 CR Shade

6 Carol Stuck

9 Kevin Hribar

Evelyn Lawson

Logan Palochak

11 Jason Arzberger

13 Janet Cronin

13 Janice Novacek

14 Dorothy Hoffmaster

17 Ceil George

18 Donna Olexick

19 Alex Nolte

20 Justin Tackac

Hannah Palochak

22 Annabelle Young

24 Nathan Burak

25 Donald Sanders

27 Paul Magee

28 Barbara Tackac

Anniversaries

4/14 John & Bonnie Martin

4/30 Ken & Patti Strominger

April Volunteers

April 3 Wendy Dameron

April 10 Kortney Marlatt

April 17 Sharon Neville

April 24 Barb Corsi

April Volunteers

April 3 Kristin Nan

April 10 Amy Muslin

April 17 Chris & Kristy Otto

April 24 Kristi Lucas

April Volunteers

April 3 Zbig Lachowicz

April 10 Patti Strominger

April 17 Jon Moss

April 24 Kristen Nan

We’re Fishing for Supplies for VBS!

Toilet paper tubes

Paper towel tubes

2 liter plastic pop bottles (clean)

Bright colored curly ribbon

Bright colored tissue paper

Bright colored pool noodles

Large boxes or pieces of cardboard or corrugated board

Bring supplies to church and place in the marked box in the narthex

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S DEBORAH CIRCLE

The Deborah Circle will meet at 6:30 pm at Ohio

UP Church on April 25th. Even if you have never

attended before, we encourage all women of the

church to come to study and fellowship with your

sisters in Christ. If you have any questions, contact

Kortney Marlatt.

THANK YOU FROM LIBBY

Wow! What a surprise. All those beautiful cards I received for my

birthday. Thanks to all of you wonderful friends who really made

my day. I'll see you in April if all goes as planned.

Thanks again,

Libby

THANK YOU FROM THE ADAMSKI FAMILY

The Adamski family would like to thank the congregation for all

your thoughts, calls, cards and especially your prayers after the

passing of Chuck’s brother. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreci-

ated.

OUTDOOR CLEANUP DAY

The Property Committee is hold-

ing an outdoor clean up day on

Saturday, April 23rd beginning

at 9:00 am. If it rains on the

23rd, the rain date will be Satur-

day, April 30th. There is plenty of

work for everyone so come lend a hand. If you have any ques-

tions, contact Zbig Lachowicz at 724-375-5358.

FRIENDSHIP GROUP

The Friendship Group will meet next on

Wednesday, April 27th, for a bus trip to

visit the Women’s Center in Beaver and

for lunch. The Friendship Group is a min-

istry of the Deacons for women of the

church and the community who are

widowed or who live alone. It was start-

ed back in 1974 as an outreach service.

HEAD START OF BEAVER COUNTY

Do you know someone with children ages 3-5, who

would qualify for the Head Start program this fall?

Then call 724-728-2110 to find out more about their

services. Locations are available throughout Beaver

County! Head Start offers a safe and healthy envi-

ronment where kids learn healthy social and emo-

tional development, have healthy and nutritious meals and get

prepared for kindergarten.

article shared by Kortney Marlatt

March 2016 DEACON MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Correspondence: 13 cards were sent out last month.

Lunch Bunch: Tuesday, May 3rd at the church. Menu: Baked Chicken Dijon

Friendship Group: Wednesday, March 30th at the church. Menu: Lasagna and salad.

Wednesday, April 27th Friendship Group will go to the Women’s Center in Beaver.

After Church Fellowship: Palm Sunday fellowship was well attended and many stayed

for Nick’s informative and enjoyable slideshow.

Next After Church Fellowship: April 24th-all invited!

Committee Reports: Deacons are involved in all committees. Property and Vision

Committee is renovating the 2 bathrooms on the main floor. Worship committee has

been charged with focusing on music in the future.

Deacons will deliver small loaves of banana bread to our Homebound Members for Easter.

Deacons are discussing modifying the way gift cards are distributed to those in need.

Ice Cream Social at the church Sunday, May 22nd at 6:00 pm.

Greeters for April: Gina Arzberger and Rudy Mihalik

SESSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS-MARCH

Brand new members of our church! The confirmation class of 2016 came in and talked to

Session about their reasons for wanting to join the church, what they want to continue on

learning, what they think of our church atmosphere. Let’s all welcome Josh Magee, Nicho-

las Barth, Mark Muslin, Chandler Dameron, Danny Palmer, Zac Verostek, Logan Gregory,

and Alexa Burak.

Maundy Thursday communion changed to passing of the plates.

Discussion of children’s activities with music being a focal point will be something to look

at in the future and will be further discussed.

TRIBUTES TO THE BIBLE

Submitted by Shirley Fluharty

This Book contains

The Mind of God,

The way of Salvation,

The doom of sinners,

And the Happiness of Believers.

Its Doctrine is Holy,

Its precepts are binding,

Its histories are true

And its decisions immutable.

Read it to be wise,

Believe it to be safe.

Practice it to be holy.

It contains light to direct you,

Food to support you,

And comfort to cheer you.

Christ is its subject,

Our good its design,

The Glory of God its end.

It should fill the memory,

Rule the heart and guide the feet.

Read it slowly, frequently, prayerfully.

It is a mine of wealth,

and a river of pleasure.

It is given to you here in this life,

Will be opened at the judgement

And is established forever.

It involves the highest responsibility,

Will reward the greatest labor,

And condemns all who trifle with its

Sacred Contents.

-Author Unknown

TREASURES

One by one he took them from me,

All the things I valued most,

Until I was empty-handed;

Every glittering toy was lost.

And I walked earth’s highways, grieving

In my rags and poverty

Till I heard his voice inviting,

“Lift your empty hands to me!”

So I held my hands toward heaven,

And he filled them with a store

Of his own transcendent riches,

Till they could contain no more.

And at last I comprehended

With my mind stupid and dull,

That God could not pour his riches

Into hands already full!

-Martha Snell Nicholson

AVOIDING TEMPTATION Our 10-year old loves playing on his father’s

tablet but may use only the touchscreen be-

cause he’s misused the keyboard and stylus.

One day, after receiving permission to play, he

detached and handed over the forbidden ob-

jects. His dad said, “Just leave them there,”

but our son replied, “No, I might be tempted to

use them.”

We routinely pray, “Lead us not into tempta-

tion”, hoping God will almost magically keep us

out of trouble even as we stray close to entice-

ments: we buy high-calorie treats while intend-

ing to “eat healthy”. We visit big-box stores and

spend money we don’t have. We gather with

gossipy friends, full aware that such talk is sin-

ful and harmful.

Perhaps we should be more proactive about

removing temptations. Perhaps “Lead me not

into temptation” means “God, help me keep

myself away from that which tempts me toward

poor choices.” Amen!

-Heidi Mann

DEEP SEA DISCOVERY

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

June 6-10, 2016

VBS Volunteers* Needed!

Vacation Bible School is an important ministry each year to the children in our church and in our community.

We are blessed by this opportunity to share the Love of God with these children. Many adult volunteers are

needed to make this program a success. Please take a few minutes and indicate below the area or areas in

which you can volunteer. This will enable us to recruit and staff VBS more effectively. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

(If you are only able to help on certain days, please indicate that)

_____I can help set up stations before VBS

_____I can help clean up the church after VBS closing at Noon on Friday

_____I can help clean up VBS decorations the week after VBS

_____I can help with the Registration Desk in the morning

_____I can help with snack preparation and serving

_____I can teach a class (Note age group preferred________________)

_____I can be a classroom helper

_____I can help with recreation

_____I can help with crafts

_____I can help preparing craft materials and decorations for VBS

_____I can help with the skit (promotional skit, opening day and closing day)

_____I can help with music

_____I can pick up supplies

_____I can drive the church van to pick up and/or drop off VBS students

Morning_____Afternoon_____Both_____

_____I can help with decorating the church on Saturday, May 28

*according to PA State Law, all volunteers will need to provide proof of their current PA Child Abuse

History Clearance and PA State Police Criminal Record Check to volunteer with children

Name___________________________________Phone Number________________________

Email address___________________________________

Best way/time to reach me_________________________________________________

Contact Kortney Marlatt (360) 927-3705

or Christina Palmer (724) 378-0754 if you have any questions.

KORTNEY AND CHRISTINA WILL NOT BE SERVING AS DIRECTORS NEXT YEAR, AND WOULD LOVE

TO TRAIN THEIR REPLACEMENTS. IF YOU HAVE A HEART FOR THIS, PLEASE SPEAK WITH THEM

SOON!

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