July August Shenkel Newsletter

Shenkel United

Church of Christ

SHARINGS AND CONCERNS

July & August 2011

SHENKEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

1580 Shenkel Road

Pottstown PA 19465

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Shenkel United Church of Christ’s “The NEWSLETTER” is a monthly publication prepared, edited, and mailed by the leadership and staff to all members and friends of the church. It communicates news about our life, purpose, and mission as a Church of Jesus Christ. Information related to our partnership as a member of the United Church of Christ and wider church/community out-reach is included on a regular basis. The Church is located at Unionville & Shenkel Roads in North Coventry Township.

July 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

General Synod begins

2

3 Outside wor-

ship begins

Communion

4 5 6

Agape 7 PM

7 Cluster

Luncheon 12:15 PM

8 9 Family

Campout in the Grove 7 PM

10

Healing Prayers

11 12 Quilters

9:30 AM Tuesday Talking 7-8 PM

13 14 15 16

17

Open House at the parsonage 10:30 AM

18 19 Young at

Heart Supper Club 5:30 PM

Tuesday Talking 7-8 PM

20 21 Healing

Prayers 9:15

Card Making Class 10 AM

22 23

24

Peace Service 7 PM

25

Community Meal at Noon

26 Quilters

9:30 AM


27 28 29 30

31

August 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2


3 Agape 7 PM

BOCE Meeting 7 PM

4

Reading Phillies 5:15 PM

5 6

7

Communion

8 9 Tuesday

Talking 7-8 PM

Consistory 7 PM

10 11 12 13

14

Healing Prayers

15 16 Young at

Heart Supper Club 5:30 PM


17

18

Healing Prayers 9:15 AM

Card Making Class 10 AM

19 20

21 22

Community Meal at Noon

23


24 25 26 27

28

Peace Service 7 PM

29 30 31

1580 Shenkel Road, Pottstown PA 19465 610.326.3535

Email: [email protected] www.shenkelucc.org

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The Pastor’s Pen Pastor Bonnie L. Moore

484.524.8280

Office Hours:

Tues., Wed., Thurs

CONSISTORY

OFFICERS

President

Kimberly Yocom

Vice President

Glen Hoff

Secretary

Sandy Rowe

Treasurer

Ken Bevan

Financial Secretary

Barry Miller

Assistant Financial

Secretaries

Doug Allen and

Lori Scharneck

Director of

Music Ministry

Joan Valentine Johnson

Elders

Glen Hoff

Carol Lykens

Connie Armbruster

Sandy Rowe

Wayne Klein

Deacons

Barbara Burhans

Barry Miller

Mark Dushanko

Kim Yocom

James White Newsletter Editor: Judy Embriani Assistant Editor: Jody Sweinhart Assistant Editor: Bill Baseley

“And suddenly from the heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind…”

- Acts 2:2

Shortly before Pentecost Sunday, my son Michael set out on a 44 foot sailboat to sail from Cabo,

Mexico, to San Diego, California. The day after he set sail, the National Hurricane Center reported

that Tropical Storm Adrian had become a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds of 140 mph.

Hurricane Adrian was the first Pacific Hurricane of the 2011 season, and it was located 240 miles

southwest of Cabo, traveling in a northeasterly direction.

Fortunately, the storm quickly lost strength over the next 24 hours, and turned to the west, moving

away from the Mexican coast. However… my son reported that the first half of their trip included

20-25 foot swells and winds of 20+ knots. It was an interesting journey, to say the least!

When the Holy Spirit blew into the room where Jesus’ disciples were staying on that first Pentecost,

they, too, were quite surprised by the arrival, and the power, of a mighty wind. God’s presence, they

discovered, is not always benign and comforting. Sometimes it pushes us out of our comfort zones,

causes us to discover strengths and skills we didn’t realize we had, or even blows us “off course” to

experiences and places that we might not have chosen on our own.

The disciples could have shut the windows and the doors to block out the Spirit, but instead, like my

son, they chose to let the Spirit/wind fill their sails, and lead them on an adventure beyond their

wildest imaginings – read the book of Acts if you want to learn more about what happened!

In the Church Year, the season after Pentecost Sunday is known as Ordinary Time, but if we wel-

come God’s Spirit, it will be by no means ordinary! There may be no major festivals until Advent –

the word “ordinary” actually comes from the word “ordinal,” making Ordinary Time the “counted

time” after Pentecost – but… the wind of the Spirit has been loosed among us!

Raise your sails this summer and discover what God has in store for you! I can’t wait to hear your

stories!

Be God’s.

Pastor Bonnie

SHENKEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

7/3

Carol & Stan

Stubbe

Sponsor

Needed

Tootie Hine

7/10

Ron & Carol

Pearson

Ron & Carol

Pearson

Lori Scharneck

7/17

Ann Baccari

Ethel Miller

Barb Burhans

7/24

Bob and

Barbara

Brown

Bob and

Barbara

Brown

Louise Hine

7/31

Lynne Moyer

Virginia

Johnson

Carol Pearson

“Flours” is a collection of pantry items or a monetary dona-tions to the pantry. If a cash donation to the pantry is made, a wheat arrangement will be placed on the altar. Altar flowers are $30.00 and bulletin dedications are $6.50. Food Sculp-tures are also gladly accepted. The are many dates open for sponsorship and dedica-tion during this and the upcoming months. Please com-plete one of the special flower/bulletin envelopes below the sign-up chart, enclose your payment, and either put it in the collection plate or in the Secretary’s box by the office door. You should then sign your name on the chart in the narthex by the appropriate date. Thank you.

Shenkel UCC celebrates the sacra-

ment of Holy Communion at both

services on the first Sunday of each

month. Each time communion is

served, some of the bread and non-

alcoholic wine that has been conse-

crated at the altar will be saved in a traveling communion

kit, ready to go to the homes or hospital rooms of mem-

bers who were unable to be present, and would like to

receive the sacrament. Please let Pastor Bonnie know if

you, or someone you know, would appreciate “distance-

communing” with their Shenkel Church family!

COMMUNION AT SHENKEL….

8/7

Carol

Stubbe

Gary & Sue

Stultz

Betty Kreiger

8/14

Ann Baccari

Virginia

Johnson

Tootie Hine

8/21

Sponsor

Needed

Sponsor

Needed

Barb Burhans

8/28

Sponsor

Needed

Dave & Diane

Reinert

Louise Hine

Dear Shenkel Community,

I want to thank all of you for the wonderful

gifts you presented to me on my last Sunday at

Shenkel. As I write this, I am warmed by the

beautiful prayer shawl and memories of all of

you!

I pray that the future holds many blessings as you continue

and grow in the mission work you have undertaken in and for

your community.

Yours in Christ,

JoAnne McGee

FOR YOUR INFORMATION….

SHENKEL

QUILTERS

In the month of July, we will

meet on Tuesday the 12th and

26th at 9:30 in the Church So-

cial Hall. As always, we wel-

come anyone interested in learning the art of quilt-

ing. No experience is needed, just bring your scissors,

needle and thread and a willing heart.

We will not meet during the month of August..

Have a great summer!

Margie Allen

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Beginning on July 3rd, we will worship at 9:30 a.m. in the Grove, weather permitting. Summer worship is informal – lawn chairs and beach blankets are welcome!

Summer Peace Services

During the summer, our monthly Peace Service will move outside to the Grove, weather per-

mitting, and will continue to be held on the fourth Sunday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

If you’ve never attended this contemplative service of worship, plan to take a break from

your busy schedule and join us over the summer. There is plenty of time for quiet meditation

and prayer; the repetitive Taizé style chants and candle light (along with the bird songs and

wind rustling through the trees) help create a peaceful and reflective setting for worship.

Communion is offered to everyone at every Peace Service. Hope you can join us.

Parsonage Open House!

Fellowship time after worship on Sun-day, July 17, will take place at Shenkel’s

parsonage. Please stop down and enjoy some light refreshments, and take a tour

of a very special piece of Shenkel’s property!

Save the Date!

We will once again be hosting a community

inter- faith service on the first Sunday of Sep-

tember! The service will be held at 10 am on

September 4 in the Grove (weather permitting.)

FAMILY CAMP-OUT

Come join us for campfire snacks, games and late-night chatter at the Annual Camp-Out in the grove! When? Satur-day, July 9th beginning at 7pm. Bring your tents and sleeping gear, a breakfast item to share with friends and don't forget your church clothes for services in the morning!! Smores, drinks and snacks will be provided. Please contact Christine Durham or Julie Zachesky with any questions. We will see you there!!!

We thank Sheree

Scheler for her years of

service as our Service

Committee Chair, and

have reluctantly ac-

cepted her recent resignation. This

committee provides an opportunity for

families of our deceased members to

have fellowship on the day of their loved

one’s funeral. We are in need of some-

one to step up and fill Sheree’s shoes.

Sheree has been kind enough to provide

written and detailed information on how

to provide this important service. Can

you help? If you are interested in being

part of this much appreciated ministry,

please contact the church office.

June Consistory Highlights….

Received a thank-you from Lancaster Theological Seminary for our contribu-

tion to their Annual Fund

Approved the continued use of the church facilities by the Home School Co-

op

Accepted with regret Sheree Scheler’s resignation as chair of the Service

Committee

Decided to postpone September’s communion to September 11, as we will be hosting an inter-faith ser-

vice of worship on September 4

Decided to recruit a committee, rather than a single person, to share the responsibility of Cemetery Su-

perintendent

Learned that the repairs of the downstairs bathroom are underway

Learned that Glen Hoff and Barry Miller have agreed to serve on a task force to review the proposals for

the stained-glass window restoration and make a proposal for funding – still need one additional person!

Learned that we collected $401.01 for the Church Change offering

Complete copies of Consistory Minutes are available from the church office upon request.

ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS….

SAVE-A-TAPE

PROGRAM

GREAT NEWS! We just received a check

from Redner’s for $222 as a result of the

register tapes you all brought into church.

Keep up the good work! Just ask for a Save-A-Tape card at

the customer service spot at your local Redner’s store,

show your card at the register when you check out, then

bring your register tapes to church and deposit them in the

box in the Narthex. These tapes are collected routinely,

presented to the store, and Redner’s donates a percentage

of your total purchase to the church. Be careful to bring

your tapes in regularly instead of saving them at home, as

they do expire if not redeemed within a certain time period.

Also, please return the entire register tape. Redner’s will

not accept any register receipt that has any part of it re-

moved.

YTD Current Fund O.C.W.M

Budget 63,431.02 4,583.33

Actual 57,664.80 4,865.5

Difference (6,766.42) 282.17

DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR THE BULLETIN OR THE NEWSLETTER?

Just a reminder that all bulletin announcements should be at the church office by each Tuesday at

noon to be included in that week’s bulletin. Newsletter articles must be submitted by the 15th of

each month to be included in the next issue. Remember, this is a combined issue, so information

for the September Newsletter will be due by August 15th. Have a great summer!

. Thank you!

as of May 31, 2011

Recycling Reminder…. Please remember that we collect only aluminum cans here at the church for recycling. But please continue to recy-cle all your other recyclables at home.

SHENKEL LOVES TO GIVE….

REMEMBER TOO…. The Pottstown Cluster Food Bank

collection at Shenkel is the 1st Sun-

day of each month. Please place

your items in the large plastic bins

in the narthex.

AND...Please bring in your used cell phones and

empty ink cartridges and place them in the box

across from the nursery, or in the box located on the

coat rack shelf across from the office.

These cartridges are re-cycled to Sta-

ples, and the church receives credits

toward the purchase of office supplies.

The used cell phones are given to the po-

lice department to be distributed to abused

women.

Pottstown Cluster News

The Pottstown Cluster will have their last day of service at the Walnut Street address on Friday, June 17th. They will take the last two weeks in June to move from Walnut Street to 57 N. Franklin Street and the offi-cial first day for client services will be Tues-day, July 5th. The grand opening and rib-bon cutting celebration will be held on

Thursday, July 14th from 3 – 5 PM. The event is open to the pub-lic and they encourage anyone interested in attending to come and celebrate with them. Thank you to the members of Shenkel for your generous support in helping to make the new building possible.

Emergency Food Pantry Needs: peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, pasta of any kind, canned stew, instant potatoes, juice, soup, oatmeal, canned meat, jelly, canned vegetables, canned dinners (Chef-Boy-Ardee, etc.), canned tuna, toilet paper, egg cartons, paper towels, baby wipes & diapers, (size 4,5,6), dish & laundry detergent and all-purpose cleaners. Please contact Sherrie at 610 970-5995 with ques-tions.

Clothes Closet and Housewares: suit-cases with wheels, shopping carts, sleeping bags & tents, toilet-ries- (personal hygiene wipes, toothbrush/ toothpaste, soap, de-odorants, combs, shampoo), uniforms for Pottstown School Dis-trict, summer clothing & shoes, junior size clothing, fans & air conditioners. Please contact Vicki at 610 970-5995 for more in-formation.

In July, our special of-

fering benefits North

Coventry Meals on

Wheels.

This wonderful program provides

regular meals to the elderly, sick

or shut-in.

In August, all proceeds will go to

Mensch Mill to assist with their

ongoing operating expenses.

Please be as generous as you can.

Thank you!

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CAN YOU GIVE A LITTLE TIME?

We are in need of a group of 3-5 people willing to

serve as co-superintendents for the Cemetery. This

is not a difficult job, especially when shared by a

group. It may prove to be very interesting for any-

one interested in the rich history associated with

Shenkel UCC.

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED INGATHERING

As in the past, new articles collected will be given to eleven local agencies in the Pottstown

area on October 3, 2011. Some of the nursing homes need craft items such as construction pa-

per, markers, glue sticks, paint brushes, quilting fabric, beads and jumbo puzzles. Also

needed are toiletries as toothpaste, tooth brushes, lotion (no perfume), shampoo, body wash

and conditioner.

Other items as sweat shirts, and pants, underwear, socks, gloves, wheel chair and walker bags

are always needed and appreciated.

During the summer you might find some of these items on sale and wish to contribute. Items will be collected in September.

BULLETIN BOARD….

COMMUNITY LUNCH

BUNCH

Another year has passed for the Com-munity Lunch Bunch. We have had lots

of good fellowship and good times, with 28-48 people attending each month.

We learned a lot from the electric company about how to best conserve energy and save money. We also learned about organic farming, the Johnstown flood, and was en-tertained by a bagpiper and enjoyed our annual auction. Guest speakers enlightened us on the life of Rosalyn Carter, taught us about chair yoga and nostalgic Christ-mases.

We had two projects this year that enabled us to donate $400 to the Pottstown Cluster.

Most enjoyed our food including our closing annual in-door picnic and games.

We will be back in September with more fun and sur-prises! As we start our 5th season, I hope you will make a point to come and enjoy our monthly get-togethers.

Ruth Klein

CARD MAKING CLASS

The card making class will continue to

meet this summer on Thursday, July

21st and Thursday, August 18th at

10 AM. The cost of the class is $8.00

which will provide each of us with

three beautiful cards. To insure there

will be enough materials prepared for

everyone, please call Ann Baccari at 610-323-5525, or

Connie Armbruster at 610-326-6516 if you plan to at-

tend. Come join the fun!

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PHILLIES PHEVER…. COME ROOT FOR THE READING PHILS!

There’s still time to sign up for

our fun night at the Reading

Phillies. The date is Thursday,

August 4th - Fireworks, of

course! Tickets cost $9.00 each. Children able to

share your seat are free. 40 tickets have been re-

served. First come, first served! Look for the sign up

chart in the Narthex. Transportation by bus is pro-

vided, leaving the church at 5:15 PM. More informa-

tion will follow, or contact Ann Baccari.

Young at Heart

Supper Club

The first group ate out on Tues-

day, June 21 – were you there?

If not – you can still sign up!

Shenkel's Young at Heart Supper

Club will meet on the third

Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm, including on July 19 and

August 16.

Here's the way it works -- you submit, to the church office,

your name (or names if you'd like to be assigned with a part-

ner or spouse) AND the name of at least one restaurant you'd

enjoy dining at. The names and restaurant names are placed

in a box. On the Sunday before the third Tuesday, 5-7 names

will be drawn randomly, along with a restaurant name, and

posted in the narthex. Everyone who does not put a check

next to their name on that Sunday (indicating that they have

seen the assignment) will receive a phone call informing

them of the others in their group, and the name of the restau-

rant their group will be dining at. Everyone is responsible

for their own transportation to and from the restaurant (feel

free to arrange a carpool with someone else in your group!)

and for the cost of their own dinner.

ALL submitted names will be included in a group, and all

names will go back in the box and be re-shuffled and re-

assigned each month. New folks can join the “club” at any

time; if you have submitted your name as a “member” of the

“club,” please let the church office know if you will not be

available on any given month.

BETHANY CHILDREN’S HOME

COMMUNITY FESTIVAL &

148TH ANNIVERSARY DAY

CELEBRATION

On Friday, August 19, 2011, Beth-

any will host its Community Festi-

val & 147th Anniversary Day Cele-

bration and share its rich history of service to over 8,000

kids with the local community. A free event, Bethany will

provide live music in the afternoon by The Ringgold Band

and an evening concert by The Uptown Band. There will

be crafts, children’s games, a car show, food and much

more. The evening will conclude with an incredible fire-

works display. Bethany is asking for support, both finan-

cially and for volunteers to help at the festival. Please

see the flyer on the bulletin board in the social hall. Addi-

tional volunteer registration forms are available by call-

ing the church office.

STEWARD’S CORNER

I just learned about something called “GPS”???

The letters stand for Global Positioning System.

I found out that this is a piece of equipment

that you take with you in your car or truck, and

tell it where you want to go! Well, you don’t just

say it..you have to type in the address and town.

Then you just start driving, and this piece of amazing equipment

knows where you are all the time! And it tells you where to go….

“Turn right at the next intersection,” and so forth. Then, if you

don’t do what it told you to do, it says, “Recalculate” and it gives

you new instructions.

I was listening in one Sunday when the adult class was having fun

giving new meaning to “GPS.” “God’s Prayer Service,” “God’s Pro-

tection Saves,” “God’s Perfect Students,” and so on.

As I thought about this, I realized that we all do have a kind of

spiritual GPS. God does know where we are all the time and gives

us instruction to how to achieve our goals. If we “get off track,”

we need to “Recalculate.”

You can probably come up to more words to apply to “GPS”…..so

go ahead, “God’s People, Start!”

Love,

Steward

Tuesday Talking

“Jesus lived with the awareness that God is doing something, right here, right now, and anybody can

be a part of it. He encouraged his listeners to search, to question, to wrestle with the implications of

what he was saying and doing. He inspired, challenged, provoked, comforted, and invited people to

be open to God’s work in this world. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Jesus started discussions

about what matters most, because for Jesus, God is always inviting us to open our eyes and join in.

NOOMA is a series of short films that explore our world from a perspective of Jesus.” (excerpted from

Nooma.com)

You are invited to view these films and join the discussion on Tuesday evenings, July 12 - August 23, from 7 – 8 pm.

Weather (and bugs) permitting we’ll meet in the pavilion (otherwise, we’ll meet in the Social Hall), watch a 10 minute film

together, and spend the remainder of the hour discussing its implications for our lives as followers of

Jesus.

Come for one week, or every week – your spiritual life is sure to be stimulated by these thought-provoking evenings!

Speak with Dave Derman or Pastor Bonnie for more information.

Candlelight Labyrinth Walk and

Prayer Experience

If you are yearning for a time to

re-connect with God in a quiet

way in nature, you may want to

come to a Candlelight Walk and

Meditative Prayer Experience at

the Shenkel Labyrinth, following

the 7 PM Peace Service on Au-

gust 28. In addition to walking the labyrinth,

there will be a time of sharing among partici-

pants. The experience will be led by Rev.

Wanda D. Craner, Minister of Spiritual Nur-

ture, Pennsylvania Southeast Conference of

the United Church of Christ.

OUR CHURCH FAMILY AND FRIENDS….

08/01 Gaul, Dillon

08/03 BADE, STEVEN

08/04 Klein, Ruth

08/04 Gray, Ted

08/07 Hardy, Sarah

08/08 Rohrbach, Maryln

08/09 Derman, Katherine

08/10 Sweinhart, Barbara

08/10 Bevan, Allen

08/10 Rice, Alyssa

08/10 Apgar, Hannah

08/12 Bevan, Elaine

08/12 MAJOR, Grace

08/14 Stubbe, Carol

08/15 Brewer, Miranda

08/16 Martin, Lindsey

08/16 Scharneck, Morgan

08/17 Rowe, Ray

08/17 Dyott, Jennifer

08/17 SWEISFORD, DANIEL

08/17 GALE, CAROLYN

08/18 Pearson, Carol

08/21 Kulp, Sue

08/21 LLOYD, RONALD

08/21 AUGUSTINE, ASHLYN

08/27 INGRAM, HORACE

08/27 SKULSKI, KAYA

08/28 HUDICK, KARL

08/28 Scharneck, Lori

08/28 SABO, JACOB

08/28 YANNICK, JOSEPH

08/28 Dyott, Jeffrey

08/29 Heidenreich, Jennifer

08/29 ELLIS, MELISSA

08/30 BRADLEY, Noah

08/31 KLEIN, WAYNE

08/31 GOLDEN, CHRISTIAN[V]

07/01 LAURA GOLDEN

07/01 Derek Painter

07/02 Lucas Gray

07/02 TYLAR MOSER

07/05 Jessica Knauer

07/06 Mike Kline

07/08 DANIEL SNYDER

07/09 Barbara Burhans

07/09 ERIKA AUGUSTINE

07/10 Stacey Keim

07/11 Leroy Heimbach

07/12 Joel Sweinhart

07/12 Leslie Hauze

07/12 Laura Hauze

07/13 REBECCA MAJOR

07/13 MARISSA MATTHEWS

07/14 Franklin Hartung

07/16 Anna Baccari

07/16 Evelyn Rodriguez

07/17 Olivia Body

07/18 Jess Miller

07/20 Sheree Scheler

07/20 LORI KLEIN

07/21 MAX MCCULLAGH

07/22 William Baseley

07/23 William Burhans

07/23 Robert Brown

07/23 JOSEPH,JR YANNICK

07/23 Bonnie Moore

07/24 JULIE ZACHESKY

07/24 Tammy Graef

07/24 Rachel Berriker

07/24 Jim Nye

07/24 COLIN DEVINE

07/24 Jordan Caplan

07/26 Cody Moyer

07/26 LUCAS ZACHESKY

07/28 Betty Kreiger

07/28 LINDSAY HOFF

07/29 NATHAN GERBER

07/31 Dottie McCann

07/31 Cole Bevan

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NEW BABY BOY!

Shenkel members, Heather and Tom Coyne, welcomed their new baby boy, Jaxson Thomas Coyne, on Saturday, June 11th. Jaxson was a healthy 9 lb., 15 oz. and 22 inches long. Jaxson is also Lois and Tony Iezzi’s great-grandson. Congratulations to all!

SHARINGS….

Shenkel will be praying for these randomly selected members and

friends of our congregation this summer:

7/3 Barbara Luckenbach

Sara Helmers

Melissa and Jason Mellinger

Marie and Carl Bade

Tyler Rogers

7/10 Mary Lou and Harold Smith

Tracy, Larry and Abby Dise

Taylor Baker

Jennifer Hauze

Robin and Mike Martin

7/19 Jacob Sabo

Charlotte White

Tootie Hine

Sue and Gary Stultz

Nancy Weaver

7/24 Tammy, Keith and Logan Baker

Chris, Ted and Lucas Gray

Dawn and Joe Yannick Jr.

Karen, Randy, Christian and

Nathan Gerber

Stephanie, Angeline and Jaden Viti

7/31 Elaine and Pattie Hughes

Nicole Christman

Bob Miller

Clair and Jim Faust

Marie and Stauffer Kutz

8/7 Mike Kline

Lori and Frank Brewer

Rebecca Painter

Faye and Ed Pedrick

Jared Reid

8/14 Kim and Steven Bade

Richard, Ryan and Ricky Golden

Kailyn Painter

Debbie and Nicole Smith and

Tom Davis

Cara Bevan

8/21 Miranda Brewer

Tami and David Bade

Horace Ingram

Josh Rice

Matt Terrell

8/28 Brenda and Randy Berriker

Sue and Jim Nye

Karl Metka

Jessica, Alexis and Tylar Moser

Judy and Steven Comishock

Healing Prayers We have healing prayers during the worship service on the

second Sunday of each month. It is our hope that you will use

this opportunity to participate. During the collection of the

offering, anyone who desires prayer for themselves or on be-

half of another is invited to go to come to the front of the

grove, where a prayer team will join you for prayer. A prayer

team will also be available in the grove at the conclusion of the

service. Healing prayers are also offered the third Thursday of

every month at 9:15 a.m. in the sanctu-

ary.

Anyone in need of prayers for them-

selves ,or on behalf of another, is welcome !

God is like

GENERAL ELECTRIC …. He brings good things to life.

COME WORSHIP WITH US IN THE PICNIC GROVE Every Sunday morning at 9:30, weather permitting.

COOKIES FOR JOSIE

I started an online bake sale to help raise money for my neighbor’s daugh-

ter, Josie, who is waiting for a heart transplant at the age of 7! I wanted to

find a way to help Josie and her family, and since I love to bake, it was a perfect recipe! I’m doing what I love

and helping a fellow neighbor at the same time.

If you are interested in purchasing any cookies, brownies or other bake sale items, or know of anyone that

would, please check out my website at www.shelleyssweettreats.com. Please feel free to forward this to any of

your friends or family that you think would be interested in helping raise money for Josie and enjoying some

fresh homemade cookies and other sweet treats! I'll keep this going for as long as there is interest.

Thank you,

Shelley McKinley (Sheree Scheler’s daughter)

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