March 2017

VOLUME 47 ISSUE 3 MARCH 2017

EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA

Please visit us on the web! www.faithchurchemmaus.org Our website is a great resource! Also check us out on Facebook!

Contact Us! Phone: 610-967-5600 Fax: 610-928-5600 office@faithchurchemmaus.org

Church Staff Pastor

Clerk of Session Lynn Ingram

Organist/Director—Senior Choir Brian Snyder

Director—Children’s & Youth Choir, Tammi Howorth Handbell Choirs

Administrative Assistant, Faith Flyer Editor Lynda Scheirer

Custodian Scott MacKenzie

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Elders Rob Clark, Jack Decker, Jim DePhillips III, Lisa Heineman, Tim Melnick, Diane Millick, Richard Smith, Michelle Somishka, Erik Walker, Chuck Waters Lynn Ingram, Clerk of Session

Deacons Eleanor DePhillips, Terry Eck, Deb Ferguson, Toni Fernandez, Luana Graber, Ann Greenwood, Joanne Herring, Donna Hill, Mark Ingram, Elaine Smits; Jana Masenheimer, Co-Moderator Melanie Shimer, Co-Moderator

Church Officers

Contents Regular features

Committees & Groups Communications 18 Deacons 15 Discipleship 8 Mission 10 Worship 5 Youth Group 8

Birthdays 19

Ministry/Mission Leaders 21 Pastoral Care Information 9 SCRIP Program 17 Session Highlights 20 Thanks 14

Financials 17

Special features

Easter Egg Hunt 6

Easter Flowers 7

Temporary Pastor 3

Yard Sale 16

Easter Breakfast 6

March 2017

Meet our Temporary Pastor- Reverend William Schram

M y journey to ministry reads like Jonah’s – I ran from it for a while.

My father was a Presbyterian pastor and I grew up with people asking if I was going to be a pastor like him. So I said no. In college, I connected with a student-led Bible Study/Fellowship group. I didn’t tell my background right away and was able to interact as a Christian as me, not a lineage. After college I served in a City/County Ombudsman’s office. I was politically liberal. Helping people in complaints against bureaucracy felt fulfilling. I also got involved in a local church where I was drafted to help with the youth group.

I soon found that it was the Gospel that added meaning to my weekly work and renewed my spirit after dealing with complaints. My teaching with the youth group drew positive response from students and other teachers. Others in the church asked if I’d considered ministry. They asked on the basis of who I was, not who my father was. I made the decision to go to seminary realizing that I wasn’t going to be a minister exactly like my father any more than he could be one exactly like me. And that’s how God liked it. With that realization, it became a joy to talk ministry with Dad.

I attended McCormick seminary in Chicago, where I met my wife Jenny. We got married just before the start of our senior year at seminary. From there we went to a co-pastor position, each ½ time, at a redevelopment church in

Detroit Presbytery. After the birth of our first daughter, we realized that: 1. One small church salary and a child made things financially tight; 2. We each needed to grow in ministry beyond what we did ½ time, and do so without stepping on the other’s areas of responsibilities. I went full time at the church and Jenny did some part-time interims, and then became the stated clerk of the presbytery.

I have served churches, in seminary and since, in urban, near suburb, small town, county seat towns. I have served as pastor, associate pastor, interim pastor, and have served as a chaplain at a hospital.

In Detroit and Lehigh presbyteries I have been on and chaired Committee on Ministry. I served on the Committee on Preparation for Ministry in Detroit and Scioto Valley presbyteries. I have completed interim training and was trained as a consultant for the visioning process that Lehigh Presbytery provided for congregations in partnership with the Center for Parish Development.

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Worship

Between work times, I enjoy walking outdoors while humming the first verses of songs that I know at least the first verse of. My musical tastes are varied from the popular music of my younger days, to hymns, to contemporary

Christian songs and to jazz. After being told by my doctor to go on a heart healthy diet, I have gotten interested in cooking and figuring out how to make food taste interesting without salt.

We have two natural and one foster daughter. Delightfully, we have now a granddaughter to enjoy.

Pastor Schram will begin his time with us on April 19th.

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Worship Focus Group - Update

L ast Fall the Worship Focus Group completed a year of reflection and analysis of possible adjustments and improvements to our worship structure. The effort was

an outgrowth of the recognized importance of ensuring our worship service remains meaningful for both our current congregation as well as those whom we have not yet reached. Though the process will likely resume once our next pastor is installed, it is perhaps worth noting the highlights.

Consideration was given primarily to (1) what makes for an ideal worship service, (2) what technological enhancements might prove effective, and (3) whether to create a second service. Though some ideas from the Membership Committee survey have been successfully incorporated, they underscore the difficulty of discerning a clear answer to #1. Technology is everywhere, but what is appropriate for Faith? While we may not be headed toward a live twitter feed during worship like some congregations, could there be merit in streaming our worship service? A second service continues to be viewed primarily as a potential means of more inclusively spreading the good news. This could take the form of a shorter service on a different day and possibly target those with little or no church experience.

Retaining relevance and meaning in worship is a challenging pursuit for every faith. To this end, crafters of the new Presbyterian Hymnal have demonstrated how we can purposefully extract key elements from our past and include fresh expressions from the present, all while remaining true to our faith. Please continue to share your thoughts on this important subject!

–Jack Decker, Lisa Heineman, Dan Hemberger, Bill Herring, Tammi Howorth, Andy Ingram, and Amanda Miller.

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Lenten Worship Services

T he first day of March this year also brings with it the start of Lent. This season is a time

of prayer and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. To provide continuity in our worship during this time, Rev. Cynthia Simmons will be leading the Lenten services at Faith.

Please note that there will not be Wednesday Soup Suppers during Lent this year.

In addition to our regular Sunday worship services, the following special services will be held:

Ash Wednesday (imposition of ashes offered) - March 1, 7:30 p.m.

Maundy Thursday (communion service) - April 13, 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday (Tenebrae service) - April 14, 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday - April 16, 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.

Please note that the second worship service on Easter Sunday will be half an hour later than our usual Sunday morning services. This is to allow a little extra time for the breakfast in Fellowship Hall, and also for preparations of the special music offerings that will be shared during worship.

About Rev. Simmons: Rev. Cynthia Simmons is Pastor Emerita of the First Presbyterian Church of

Easton, having retired from that congregation at the end of June, 2016. Prior to serving in Easton, Cindy served pastorates in Allentown (PA); Elmhurst, Naperville, and Wheaton (IL); and Medford (OR). A native of the Chicago area, Cindy is a graduate of the University of Illinois and of the San Francisco Theological Seminary (Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.)

Cindy is married to the Rev. Dr. Stephen Simmons, a Presbyterian minister who serves as professor of theology at Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem. Cindy and Steve have two sons, Mark and Ben, both graduates of Emmaus High School.

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Easter Breakfast Fellowship Sunday, April 16 — 9:00 to 10:30 AM

Menu: Scrambled Eggs, Pancakes, Ham, Sausage, Potatoes, Toast, Bagels, Oranges, Bananas, Yogurt, Coffee, Tea, Orange Juice.

Bring the whole family and then some! Why cook when the men of Faith Church will do it for you?! Your servers will be the youth participating in Work Camp. Proceeds to benefit the Work Camp Mission Trip this summer. The breakfast is being hosted by assorted Christian men of Faith Church.

If you would like to help in the kitchen, please contact Larry Hemberger—lhemberger@peakconsults.com or 610-745-8133.

Suggested donation: $6.00—Adults $4.00—Children under 12

Easter Egg HuntSunday, April 9, at 11:20 am

A t the beginning of the Sunday School hour on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017 the Discipleship Committee will hold sponsor the annual Easter Egg Hunt for our

youngest children through elementary school age. When the hunt is complete, we will finish up in the Sunday School classrooms.

Donations of treats that will fit inside the plastic eggs will be greatly appreciated. Those donations can be placed in the marked box in Fellowship Hall. Please keep in mind there are children with food allergies and sensitivities.

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Easter Flowers 

Be sure to order your Easter Flowers!

A  variety of flowers are available to order to beautify the sanctuary on Easter morning. Your order must be placed by Thursday, March 10. Envelopes with the

following details and ordering instructions will be placed in the pews in mid-February. Orders can be left in the offering plate, or placed in the secretary’s mailbox. In the meantime, think of who you might want to remember or honor with your flowers on Easter morning.

_____ 6” pot White Lilies (6+blooms) @ $7.00 ea. $________

_____ 6” pot Daffodil @ $6.00 ea. $________

_____ 6” pot Hyacinths (3 giant blooms) @ $6.00 ea. $________ Circle your color: White Blue Pink (color & amt.)

_____ 6” pot Tulips (5 blooms) @ $6.00 ea. $________ Circle your color: Pink Purple (color & amt.)

Absolute Deadline for Orders—Sunday, March 19

Name: In Memory or In Honor of (circle one)

Please make checks out to Faith Presbyterian Church. Write “Easter Flowers” on the memo line.

$ ________ Total contributed

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T he Discipleship Committee, through the dedication and passion of it’s volunteers, is able to offer these programs to the church. However,

we are never finished, in our effort to better serve the needs of our members. We are always open to new ideas and ways to further the Discipleship of Faith Presbyterian Church.

The Discipleship Committee meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM in the Parlor. All are welcome to join us.

Discipleship

Youth Group News In March, we have planned an interfaith gardening event with Keneseth Israel, Temple Beth El, The Muslim Association of the Lehigh Valley, and the Alburtis Muslim Community. Please mark your calendars and RSVP as soon as possible for this first event. We must have our final RSVP by March 5th.

We will meet at Keneseth Israel at 12:15pm after worship, so we’ll need 1 or 2 parents as volunteers to carpool our youth

to the event from Faith. We will not have a regular evening youth group meeting. We will have this event which will be from 12:15-2:00pm at Keneseth Israel, and parents can pick up youth from Faith at 2:15pm. All the youth are invited to bring a potluck dish from their religious/ethnic background. We will also plant seedlings from the garden, have interfaith conversations and games.

Important Youth Gardening Event and Pot Luck Lunch KI (Keneseth Israel) Sunday, March 19

Come meet our youth partners of other faiths!

Bring food from your religious/ethnic back round to share Discuss holidays, religious/ethnic traditions in a non-threatening way  Plant a seedling to be used in one of our community gardens

On March 26, the youth groups will gather at the 412 for a Movie Night. For information on all of our Discipleship classes:

http://faithchurchemmaus.org/ministry/christian-education/

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Contact Information—Pastoral Care Needs For pastoral care needs between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, and Thursday, contact the church office—610-967-5600. After hours, please contact either of the Co-Moderators of Deacons...Jana

Masenheimer — 610-737-0984 or Melanie Shimer—610-965-8764; or Lynn Ingram, Clerk of Session—484-695-9073, who will make the appropriate connections.

Egg Hunt on Palm Sunday

W e are looking for leadership for the children’s egg hunt on Palm Sunday, April 9. Please contact

Chuck Waters if interested.

Operation Rescued

2017 Vacation Bible School

June 25 to June 29 6pm-8pm

P lease plan on joining us in our 2017 VBS program, OPERATION RESCUED. Learn bible stories with Pastor Joanne Marchetto and sing songs with Miss Tammi. Our

mission focus will be THE SANCTUARY at HAAFSVILLE, a local animal shelter, led by Rebecca Cachiguango. Sarah Leister will lead the crafts.

We are looking for a leader for games, a helper in the craft department, team leaders for the groups and a photographer. If you are interested, please see Sally Heimbach or Chuck Waters.

VBS is for children ages 3 through graduating fifth graders.

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Mission 10

Mission Opportunity!

Y ou may have seen postings on social media that people are building "care kits" of toiletries and other necessities for the homeless in their area. Alicia White

Shussett has shared how volunteers at Steve's church, St. Paul’s Lutheran, are working with Crossroads (a day shelter) in putting together bags like shown in the photo. Alicia carries some in her car and hands them out to folks she encounters along the roads and by-ways of the valley. Interested? Speak to Jack Decker.

Faith to Faith Update!

P lease read the screenshot of the message Jack Decker received

from our mission church in Baton Rouge. It's a reminder to us all (maybe) that churches are carrying more burdens than just money and budgets. They are currently meeting in homes and have also lost their Hispanic congregation partners when they were flooded out.

“I pray we choose to continue to partner with them and provide assistance while they rebuild, as we too face our challenges at Faith.”

Jack Decker, Elder

!!Thank you to ALL!! $376.00 was collected for

SOUPER BOWL. All monies will go to Second

Harvest Food Bank

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A Community Space

T he 412 continues to schedule dates! Check the calendar for starting times. www.412emmaus.com.

Details will be shared as they are made available!

Mar. 4— A 412 Community Arts FREE Workshop This is a FREE workshop. There is limited capacity for this workshop. It will be open to the first 12 participants to register by emailing Joanne Marchetto at joanne@thebarnlv.org. Ebru is traditional Turkish painting art. Marbling is the art of creating colorful patterns by sprinkling and brushing color pigments on a pan of oily water and then transforming this pattern to paper. The special tools of the trade are brushes of horsehair bound to straight rose twigs, a deep tray made of unknotted pinewood, natural earth pigments, cattle gall and tragacanth. It is believed to be invented in the thirteenth century Turkistan. This decorative art then spread to China, India and Persia and Anatolia. Seljuk and Ottoman calligraphers and artists used marbling to decorate books, imperial decrees, official correspondence and documents. New forms and techniques were perfected in the process and Turkey remained the center of marbling for many centuries. Up until the 1920's, marblers had workshops in the Beyazit district of Istanbul, creating for both the local and European market, where it is known as Turkish marble paper.

Mar. 5— Emmaus Youth Association Travel Basketball: Coaches/Parents Mar. 11— Sing ‘N Move: 9:00 AM Mar. 11— Sugar So Sweet: 1:00 PM—Cupcake Decorating Mar. 15— Conquering Fibromyalgia Together: 10:00 AM Mar. 19— Fresh Air Fund: 1:00 PM Mar. 25— Sugar So Sweet: 1:00 PM—Cupcake Decorating Mar. 26— Youth Group Movie Night: 4:30 PM

Many applications are pending for mentoring and support groups, fun activities

and much more! There is still plenty of room for YOU to do something in this space and invite the friends and neighbors with whom God is calling you to connect. Contact the 412 to check availability.

How will YOU use the space?!

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One Great Hour of Sharing: SHARING RESOURCES AND CHANGING LIVES

S tarted in 1949, OGHS is one of the oldest ecumenical efforts in raising funds for the betterment of communities. What started as an hour-long radio appeal has

evolved into the most participated Special Offering in the PCUSA. 60% of the congregations participate and projects supported by the OGHS reach more than 100 countries.

A gift to One Great Hour of Sharing enables the church to share God’s love with our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief to those affected by natural disasters, provide food to the hungry, and helping to empower the poor and oppressed.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (32% of offering)

With our OGHS offerings, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is able to support our Lehigh Presbytery Helping Hands team, refugees in Syria, earthquake victims in Ecuador and other groups in bringing hope and healing to disaster-torn communities from the shores of NJ, SC, and the Gulf Coast to the West Coast and throughout our nation and world.

Presbyterian Hunger Program (36% of offering)

The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) is able to help groups establish community gardens in food deserts like downtown Detroit and New Orleans.

Self-Development of People (32% of offering)

The Self-Development of People (SDOP) partners with people and communities with tools for development and education to alleviate poverty, oppression and injustice.

Faith Presbyterian Church will receive the One Great Hour of Sharing offering on Palm Sunday, April 9.

In 2016 we received $6069.00, with 51 people/families (41% of our giving units) participating. Do we think we can increase our percentage to 50% in 2017?

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Westminster Village News

T he Auxiliary of Westminster Village memberships are being collected through March. The Auxiliary members help to raise money for special projects that

directly benefit the residents of Westminster Village, as well as help secure donations for the purchase of equipment and furnishings outside of Westminster Village budget.

Please consider becoming an auxiliary member and become part of the extended Westminster Village family.

Basket Bingo @ Westminster Village

O n Saturday, April 29th in the Common Room! $20 tickets will be for sale in the Gift Shop from April 10-28. Tickets purchased at the door are $25. Doors open

at 11:00 AM, and lunch will be available. The game starts at 12:30 PM. Tickets for Auction Baskets will be available. Door Prizes!

Lehigh Conference of Churches

T he excerpt below comes from a letter received in January, which included a personalized note from the Director.

Dear Friends, We received and are grateful for your gift of $5,300 directed to the Daybreak program. Your contribution and support are much appreciated. The Conference of Churches is most grateful for your support and looks forward to continuing and deepening our partnership in ministry. Together we do make a difference for God and for good!

Sincerely, Dr. Jack Felch Executive Director

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Give thanks in all circumstances

I Thessalonians 5:18

T he words Thank You are two very powerful and motivating words. They let us know when we are doing things right and that we are appreciated. They can never

be overused! Whenever notes are received, we try to make sure that our church members get to read them.

Dear Faith Family,

Thank you to everyone for all your prayers, cards and support during this difficult journey. I truly appreciate every one of them. I am so very thankful to God and my donor for this miracle of a new life. It is such a blessing to feel good and be able to live again.

God bless each of you. Lois Staack

Reminder—Use of Faith Church Facilities

Mission Statement: Use of Buildings and Grounds of Faith Presbyterian Church, Emmaus PA: In faithful stewardship, we will offer the gifts of our time, our building and our grounds to our neighbors in love, and to those with whom God calls us into partnership for the purposes of God’s work.

Use of Facilities (UFC) Policy, 2013

T he Use of Facilities Committee (UFC) oversees all requests for partnership or one-time use. Members of the committee are Sally Heimbach (current Chair),

Lisa Decker and Kris Melnick.

The policy and forms can be found on the church website under About Us/Building and Grounds (bottom of the web page).

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Chancel Table Flowers

T raditionally, Faith Church offers the congregation the opportunity to place bouquets on the chancel table in honor or in memory of someone or something,

along with the option of taking them following worship, or having them taken to a member who is homebound or otherwise in need of cheer.

Please see the new flower chart for 2017, hanging on the bulletin board outside of Fellowship Hall. Two donors of bouquets are needed for each Sunday. Please sign up for dates that have a special meaning to you and indicate either an honor or a memorial purpose.

With delivery, these bouquets are less than $20. Bills for these will come directly to you from Flowers by Georges. Thank you very much for helping the church defray the cost of weekly flowers.

Do you have an Extra Minute?

T he Board of Deacons has identified the following members who are either confined to their homes, at a nursing facility, or sometimes unable to attend

Sunday worship services:

Bunny Ashcraft ---------------------- Devon House Kay Cole ------------------------------ Home Mitch Connor ------------------------- Devon House Taffy Connor ------------------------- Home Leon Cummings --------------------- Home Marion Forrest ----------------------- Westminster Village Donna Kastner ----------------------- Home Sandy Missmer ---------------------- Home Theodore Rogal --------------------- Brookview Independent Living George Smits ------------------------ Brookview Independent Living

If you have an extra minute, perhaps you could call, send a card or even visit one of these members. Their phone numbers and addresses are located in the Faith Directory. Be a Deacon in your own right and help make someone’s day a little brighter.

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Annual spring YARD SALE Friday & Saturday—June 2 & 3, 2017

7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

N ow is a good time to start thinking about Spring cleaning, and getting rid of things that you don’t need

anymore. Donations to the church’s Yard Sale cannot be dropped off at the church until May, but you can certainly start getting them together.

Items needed: Appliances, small & large in working order Books Craft items of all kinds Decorations: Candles, Frames, Holiday, Knick Knacks, Pictures, Rugs, Vases etc. Furniture, Indoor or Outdoor House hold items such as: Cookware, Dishes, Glasses, Pans, Pots & Utensils Linens, Sheets, Tablecloths, Towels, Sporting Goods Toys Other items: if unsure just ask!

Items not accepted: broken items, clothing, computer monitors, Encyclopedias, Mattress /Box Springs, Televisions, VCR Tapes

We are opening up the grounds of the church for others to use to sell their items during the Church Yard Sale. Limited spaces are available. We provide only the space. You need to bring your own tables and canopy. Set up starts at 6 AM with the sale starting at 8 AM and going until approximately 2:30 PM. If you would like to reserve a space, please check next month’s flyer for instructions.

All proceeds will be divided equally between Westminster Village (for Elder Care) and Riamukurwe Parish of the Nyeri, Kenya (in support of the Orphanage & School). Any questions please contact Laurie Murray Payea @ (610)393-0000 or faithchurchyardsale@gmail.com

Yard Sale

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SCRIP Program

T hank you to all the participants in the Great Lakes SCRIP and Weis gift card programs. Profits for the year 2017 will continue to be designated as additional

income toward the Operating Budget. Please help this program continue to provide funds to the church by checking the order due dates in the Faith Flyer each month, and weekly Faith Life insert on Sundays.

The total amount raised in 2017 is $193.10 The next deadline is March 12. Faith Church uses the scrip fundraising program, allowing church members to

raise money for the church. Scrip is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks, and credit cards.

You simply purchase gift cards from the church at face value. The cards are then ordered by the church’s Scrip coordinator at a reduced price. The difference is an instant rebate for the church, which is then used to defray the costs of items that Session has approved of in advance. In the past, the rebates have helped to pay for blacktop repair and lighting improvement.

Help the church make this program a bigger success!! For a complete list of retailers or for more information check the table in the Fellowship Hall or www.glscrip.com. Contact Lynda Scheirer at adnyl510@gmail.com if you have any logistical questions.

Operating Fund Financial Report Below is the 2017 report of operating income vs. expenses through Jan. 31.

Date YTD: 201

OPERATING INCOME: $ 20,287.00 $ 20,287.00 OPERATING EXPENSES: $ 14,241.00 $ 14,241.00

Misc. Expenses: 11.00 11.00

ANNUAL RESERVE (DEFICIT): $ 6,035.00 $ 6,035.00

Blessings, Sue Vitale

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Communications

Have it? Need it?

D o you Have something that you are trying to get rid of, or that you can offer? Are you in Need of something? If so, please use the new “I have:/

I need:” bulletin board by the parlor to communicate your desires. Let’s help each other out! Items posted do NOT have to be free. We just ask that you remove your “ad” if your need has been met. Need help creating an “ad”? Please contact Lynda in the church office for assistance.

Attention iPhone Users!

D id you know that our mobile friendly church website can be accessed like an app on your phone? Open the site through Safari and click on the box with the

upward arrow at the bottom of the screen. Tap “Add to Home Screen” and you should see the icon opening on your home screen.

Did you know about this? Our monthly newsletter (The Faith Flyer) is available electronically, posted to our

website each month. If you are receiving a printed copy, and would prefer the electronic, simply let the church secretary know and she will make sure your preference is noted. Those who choose the electronic version are notified by email when the new issue has been uploaded. Go paperless!!!

Important information and updates are shared on Facebook and via “alert” emails. If you aren’t in the loop already, you can change that by asking the church secretary to add you to the alert list, or you can go to our Facebook group page and ask to be added.

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Online Giving

G iving to our church just got easier! You can now donate via credit card or a direct transfer from

your bank. Just click the green GIVE NOW button on the church website (or scan the QR code below), and fill out the form (all payments are managed by the Presbyterian Foundation).

For more information about this option, please read the details about electronic giving on the Donate page of the church website (http://faithchurchemmaus.org/donate/). If you need help understanding how to use a QR code, please contact the church office. Lynda is willing to provide guidance.

3/1 Sadie Kennedy Jeff Shreck 3/2 Katelyn Gilpatrick Mike Yen 3/3 Helen Perry Louise Schaefer, Amy Waters 3/4 Steve Eck 3/5 Dottie Nicholas 3/8 Nelson Comoglio 3/10 Matthew Carney 3/12 Jayme Ingram Beth Mitchell

3/13 Andy Ingram 3/14 Sam Scott 3/15 Katie Smits John Krissinger 3/16 Luana Graber Todd Greb 3/18 Gwen Osterwald 3/20 Sophia DePhillips 3/21 Jack Hillman Philip Martin Pat Rinehart Janie Slamon 3/22 Sandra Krissinger 3/24 Bill Bender Bill Kennington 3/26 Jack Melnick 3/28 Richard Hulbert 3/29 Robin Mathias 3/30 Maxwell Kennedy 3/31 Anthony Howorth

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Session Highlights

Highlights of the February 14, 2017 Session Meeting Deacon’s Report:

The Deacons continue to stay in contact with their care groups and are in discussions about updating the photo tree and a new location. $200 in gift cards were handed out.

Report of Personnel Committee: Reviewed the personnel manual with Session to discuss any modifications. Also, reviewed the audit for Mutual Expectation Reviews (MER) and the audit for the compliance of background checks as stated in the Child/Youth Protection Policy.

Clerk’s Report: Approval of Minutes from January 10, 2017 Session; Minutes from February 5, 2017 Annual Congregational Meeting.

Report of Treasurer: The receipts came in about $6,000 in the plus for the month, however, this is due to not having a pastor salary.

Motions Approved:

1. Women of Faith will hold a Bread and Meat Pie sale on February 26th to raise funds for supplies to make their crafts.

2. Women of Faith will have their next Craft Fair on December 2, 2017 as a fundraiser. The money

raised will be donated to two mission endeavors.

3. To accept the interim pastor’s contract as presented. The clerk will make an announcement on Sunday, February 19th 2017 at church and place an article in the bulletin. The interim pastors first day will be April 19th.

4. Heidi Muller-Zuzzolo to hold a used book sale fundraiser in the church Fellowship Hall on April 1, with set-up on March 31. This fundraiser will benefit the Middle School aged children attending the 20 day PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE International event in Australia in June. Samantha Zuzzolo and Rowan Winch, who attends our youth group, have been invited to be STUDENT AMBASSADORS, along with eight other students in the area. All the families would be participating in the fundraiser.

5. Worship services were approved for the following dates and times:

a. Wednesday, March 1 7:30pm

b. Thursday, April 13 7:30pm

c. Friday, April 14 7:30pm, Sunday, April 16 8:00am and 10:30am

Committee Highlights: Special Projects:

The Amazon Drive subscription has

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been paid for the year. This service provides the storage for the images on the Narthex screens.

Worship: There are no Lenten suppers planned for this year. Rev. Cindi Simmons will be leading us in worship during the

Easter season until our temporary pastor starts on April 19th.

The meeting was closed with prayer. The next Session meeting will be March 14, 2017.

Respectfully Submitted, Michele Somishka, Elder

Session Highlights (Continued from page 20)

Faith Church Ministry & Mission Leadership

CONGREGATIONAL LIFE Discipleship ......................................... Chuck Waters Fellowship ........................................... Diane Millick Membership ........................................ Jim DePhillips Worship ............................................... Lisa Heineman

EVANGELISM

Mission ............................................... Jack Decker, Rob Clark

STEWARDSHIP Administration ..................................... Richard Smith Building & Grounds ............................. Erik Walker Finance ............................................... Chuck Waters Nominating .......................................... Tim Melnick Special Projects .................................. Michele Somishka

DEACONS

Co-Moderators .................................... Jana Masenheimer, Melanie Shimer

Eleanor DePhillips, Terry Eck, Deb Ferguson, Toni Fernandez, Luana Graber, Ann Greenwood, Joanne Herring, Donna Hill, Mark Ingram, Elaine Smits

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Did You Know?

The church recycles plastic, glass bottles, tin & aluminum cans. We do not recycle aluminum foil, paper cups or foam products. Please put only appropriate items in recycling bin by the kitchen sink.

If you need cleaning supplies, the janitor’s closet is always open and available. “Someone else” never takes home the kitchen towels for laundering. Feel

encouraged to do so when you are involved in clean-up. Did you know that our big field is part of the Lehigh County Emergency

Management Plan? The field is large enough for helicopters to land on for evacuations or transporting people from an evacuation site to Emmaus. Very interesting!

The counter in the church office is a work space. When you place baskets, boxes and bags on the counter, they are in the way of the weekly work flow. Please find other places for their placement, and let those who are picking them up know where to look.

If you call the church early on a Sunday morning, your message may not be retrieved until Monday.

When Fellowship Hall and/or the kitchen are not in use, all of their doors should be kept closed to contain a fire, should one occur.

Putting liquid in the trash often results in trickling stains as trash bags are carried through the church to be placed outside. Please dump liquids in a sink before discarding your cups.

There is a lost and found box in the narthex, by the coat rack, where there is also a collection of coats, hats, etc. that have been forgotten.

Daylight Savings begins Sunday, March 12, 2017

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Deadline for the April 2017 issue of The Faith Flyer March 19, 2016 12:00 noon

OFFICE@FAITHCHURCHEMMAUS.ORG

Kindly leave any printed materials in the church secretary’s mailbox, submitted with your name and best contact number. Thank you.

The Faith Flyer Crew will meet on Thursday, March 23 @ 9:30 AM for collating. Electronic copies are available Friday, March 24! Go paperless!

You can quickly get your hard copy at church on Sunday, March 26.

Requirements for Flyer & Bulletin Submissions When submitting material for The Flyer or the Sunday bulletin…

Submissions asked to be in Arial 11 pt.

When a special font is desired, email it to the church office, along with a note as to its intended use.

Send only articles created by word processing programs like Microsoft Word. Do not use spreadsheets.

Do not use borders or other fancy formatting.

Keep the flyer deadline in mind when you are holding an event. You must publicize far enough in advance to assure timely notification.

Running an announcement in the bulletin for too many weeks causes loss of interest. Three weeks is a good rule of thumb.

DEADLINES ARE STRICTLY OBSERVED.

Production Schedules & Deadlines To help those making submissions to our regularly scheduled printed material,

please use this information. Keep in mind, these are deadlines, not guidelines.

Bulletin Faith Flyer Production: Begins Monday mornings Begins a week prior to the deadline. Deadline: Wednesdays by 2:00 PM Third Sunday of each month. Printed: Thursday mornings, promptly Tuesday after deadline. Collated: Thursday, late morning. Thursday after the 3rd Sunday, 10 AM

Worship Assistant materials are emailed, or if preferred, placed in the mailbox outside the main entrance door, and are available after 2:00 PM on Thursday.

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