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WORSHIP at
10:30 am
August 2019
Church Staff Reverend Allison
Spooner
Pastor
Caleb Flick
Director of Music
Ministries
Wanda Beaver
Associate of Music
Ministries
Debbie Kissinger
Office Administrator
Carolyn Frischkorn
Financial Secretary George Hope
Treasurer Joe Sponaugle
Custodian
Faith Immanuel
Presbyterian Church
1801 Colonial Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-545-4631
www.lifeinfaith.org
Life in Faith Faith Immanuel Presbyterian Church strives to share God’s love by
cultivating community, caring for creation, and fostering creativity.
-Proposed Mission Statement of Faith Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Outdoor Worship and Picnic
Wel-
FAITH IMMANUEL’S NIGHT AT THE SENATOR’S GAME
Friday, July 12 was Faith Immanuel Night at the Harrisburg Senators Baseball
Game on City Island. Some 60 members and friends of the church gathered in a
special section of the FNB Field ballpark to munch on a buffet of goodies before
settling into fabulous seats to watch the Senators beat the Richmond Squirrels.
Highlights of the perfect summer evening included watching Pastor Allison
Spooner throw out one of many first balls of the game, and listening to our own
Bob Dash sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame in a fine tenor voice during the 7th
inning stretch. Finally the evening was capped by a breathtaking fireworks display
right over the ballpark. Everyone who attended said they looked forward to
coming back next year and bringing even more friends.
SESSION
Class of 2020
Barb Dugan
Rose Jewell-Jordan
Jackie Webb
Class of 2021
Linda Graham
Mike Legg
Ginny Stimmel
Class of 2022
Shirley Cleaver
Gail Diefenderfer
Randy Knapp
Clerk of Session
Norm Diefenderfer
DEACONS
Class of 2020
Bob Dash
Barb Hablett
Anita Klaboe
Class of 2021
Carol Gangwish
Mickey Hoffman
SuAnn Tucci
Class of 2022
Wendell Jordan
Shirley McLaren
Gary Souders
MISSION COMMITTEE NEWS
Back to School Bash: As you know, we have been collecting pencil sharpen-
ers, erasers and hand sanitizer in July for the Susquehanna Back 2 School Bash.
These items will become part of free backpacks that will be available for the
students at the Bash to help them be ready for the first day of school. The Back
to School Bash will be held on Saturday, August 24 from 11:00 AM – 2 PM at
the Susquehanna Township High School, 3500 Elmerton Avenue. The Back 2
School Bash is a great opportunity to people in the community to meet faculty
and staff members and also key community partners to learn about the exciting
resources and services available.
Faith Immanuel will have a table located outside in the front lawn area of the
school where there is some shade available. We will display information about
our church and run a game for the kids. Members of the Mission Committee,
Outreach Committee, Food Pantry Steering Committee and members at large
will be on hand to help with the games and talk to folks about our church.
Pill Bottle Donations: The project to donate empty pill bottles to a local
missionary doctor who is helping to bring medical supplies to Papua New
Guinea has been a huge success! As of now, they have all they need. The
Mission Committee is currently looking for another organization who would be
interested in receiving donations of empty pill bottles and will let you know
when we are able to begin collecting again. Stay tuned!
Community Aid Donations: Don’t forget to donate your gently used cloth-
ing to the CommunityAid Donation Box located in the back parking lot. In 2019
we have received a total of $55.40 for the clothing you donated. It’s a great
way to help those in need in our community and to help our church.
Downtown Daily Bread: We still need volunteers for Downtown Daily
Bread on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 and Tuesday, December 31, 2019. If
interested, please sign up on the sheet in the Welcome Center.
Food Pantry Update: The transition of the Rockville Methodist Church
Food Pantry, (aka, Adopt-A-Family Food Pantry) to a new entity supported by
the HANNA Foundation, Tree of Life Church and Faith Immanuel Presbyterian
is well underway. The pantry has been available once a month in June and July
and the last pantry of the summer will be Saturday, August 24 at the Holtzman
Elementary School. After that, the pantry will move to the Susquehanna Town-
ship High School.
The steering committee, made up of members from the 3 organizations listed
are busy creating a mission statement, determining a new name for the pantry,
developing a Coordinating Committee to broaden involvement to more com-
munity organizations, determining days/hours of operation, identifying food pan-
try operational jobs and creating a list of job responsibilities, discussing possible
additions to the pantry such as elder-share boxes and weekend backpacks for
needy students, creating a procedural manual, finishing the necessary buildouts
for the new pantry located at the high school, and designing a plan to move the
MUSIC NOTES Caleb Flick
Music
At
Faith Immanuel
Chancel Choir
Wednesday evenings
at 6:30 pm beginning
September 11.
Bells of Faith
Immanuel
Wednesday evenings
at 8:00 pm beginning
September 18.
existing pantry from the elementary school to the high school. Whew, I don’t
know about you but that seems like a daunting list to me. I am so proud that Faith
Immanuel is involved in this wonderful community effort. Special thanks to mem-
bers of Faith Immanuel that are serving on the Pantry Steering Committee: Susan
Anthony, Lori Beamer, and Bonnie Hack.
There will be much more information to come in September, so please
stay tuned!
Please don’t forget about Faith Immanuel’s Ongoing Mission Projects!
See Anita Klaboe or Sue Dinges to buy Giant Gift Cards to support the
church. Bring in canned goods or packaged products to church and drop them in the bin
labeled for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
Donate personal care items for Downtown Daily Bread. To volunteer to
serve at DDB contact Barb Dugan at [email protected] or use the
sign-up sheet in the Welcome Center.
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The Mission Committee Welcomes Your Input! See any of the mission
members with your comments/questions. Mission Committee members include
Lori Beamer, Barb Dugan, Billie Hawk, Linda and Keith Graham, Bob MacIntyre,
and Ken Zimmerman.
As the summer winds down and we all begin planning for the year ahead, I en-
courage you to mark your calendars and begin speaking with interested family and
friends about the following slate of events which has been generously underwrit-
ten by the Stabler Foundation.
The Mendelssohn Piano Trio, which opens the series, hardly require an introduc-
tion. Violinist Peter Sirotin, the concertmaster of the Harrisburg Symphony, and
his wife, pianist Ya-Ting Chang, serve as co-directors of Market Square Concerts,
while Fiona Thompson is the Principal Cellist of the HSO.
Each subsequent concert will feature at least one musician known to us here at
Faith Immanuel. The Vintage Brass Consecration Day Celebration is now in its
sixth year. Pianist Maria Thompson Corley, of Duo Chiaroscuro, shared a moving
testimony and pieces by composers of African descent last February, and The
Hershey Handbell Ensemble performed at Hope in April. Pianist and Steinway
Representative Matthew Bachman shared his reflections and skills with us in May,
and I am extremely excited for all of you to experience his artistry again, this time
alongside a great tenor in concert this coming February. Our performer for April,
Lithuanian pianist Gintaras Januševičius, thanked us for our missions project to
benefit Eastern European music students and performed for us by video. Our sea-
of our friends from the State Street Academy of Music performing in a benefit
recital in May. So when considering which concerts to attend and in speaking to others, you
are truly in a wonderful position to speak from first hand knowledge about each
of these wonderful musicians, most of whom you have heard in our sanctuary.
Each month you can also expect me to provide some more detailed information
about the upcoming concerts, but for now, mark your calendars please!
MATAS KAZENAUSKAS Piano Recital
featuring works of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Chopin, Bartok
Sunday, August
25, 2019 3pm
Faith Immanuel Presbyterian Church 1801 Colonial Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-545-4631 | www.lifeinfaith.org
Music
At
Faith
Immanuel
Church
SUMMER CONCERT
Concerts on Colonial A Donald and Dorothy Stabler Memorial Series
Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 3 pm
The Mendelssohn Piano Trio (Ya-Ting Chang, piano • Peter Sirotin, violin • Fiona Thompson, cello)
Sturm und Drang: Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms
Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 3 pm Consecration Day Celebration
(The Vintage Brass Quintent • Tamara Black, soprano • Steve Christ, clarinet) Suites and Treats: Excerpts from suites of Bach, Poulenc, Gershwin and more!
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7pm
Silence Optional: Duo Chiaroscuro (Maria Thompson Corley, piano • Sara Male, cello) **in conjunction with Northwood Nursery School
Song and Dance The concert for EVERYONE! This 45-minute long program is especially geared towards people on the spectrum or others who might not otherwise
attend classical concerts due to difficulties sitting very still.
Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 3 pm Hershey Handbell Ensemble
Join the 15-member ensemble as it rings a concert of holiday and classical favorites arranged for 7 1/2 octaves of handbells, 6 octaves of chimes,
and other instruments.
Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 3 pm Voice Recital accompanied by Matthew Bachman, piano
A unique opportunity to hear one of the greatest voices of our time hailed in the media for possessing a unique set of skills in a recital of well known
songs, opera arias, and beloved spirituals.
Friday, April 3, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Gintaras Januševičius, piano The New Colossus: Works of Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin,
and Vladimir Horowitz Drawing inspiration from the Emma Lazarus program of the same, join the
internationally acclaimed pianist as he presents this program as a “musical mon-ument to all who work hard, follow their dreams, and contribute to a society
of welcome, opportunity, and appreciation for all."
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 3pm State Street Academy of Music Fundraiser
Join the faculty and students of the State Street Academy of Music, located at 110 State Street in downtown Harrisburg, in a concert to benefit its mission “to provide high-quality music instruction to the broadest constituency in Harrisburg and the surrounding areas, regardless of age, gender, race, color,
creed, national origin or ability to pay.”
~All concerts are free and open to the public.~
Concerts on
Colonial
WORSHIP SCHEDULES
Faith Immanuel
AUGUST 21AT 10:45 AM—PARLOR August’s book is Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredik Backman. SEPTEMBER 18AT 10:45 AM—PARLOR September’s book is Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts.
Questions, contact the church office at 717-545-4631.
WEDNESDAY FAITHFUL
“All meals seasoned with love”
See you September 18!
LAY LEADERS for August USHERS for August
4—Wendell and Rose Jewell-Jordan
11—Mickey Hoffman and Beamer
18—Joe and Ginny Stimmel
25—George Hope and Paulina Marshall
4—Barb Legg
11—Shirley Cleaver
18—Linda Graham
25—Bonnie Hack
THE FAITHFUL
STITCHERS led
by Jackie Webb...
Will resume in
September meet-
ing the second and
fourth Tuesdays of
the month at
1:00pm in the
Library.
August
4—Nurture
11—Deacons
18—Properties
25—Mission
September 1—Congregational
Life
8—Worship
15—Stewardship
22—Outreach
29—Nurture
LAY LEADERS for September USHERS for September
1—Randy Knapp
8—Rose Jewell-Jordan
15—Terry Hack
22—Marjorie Key
29—Carolyn Souders
1—Shirley Cleaver and Marge Barner
8—Randy Knapp and Sue Skelly
15—Fred and Jean Muncert
22—Gary Souders and Terry Hack
29—Wendell and Rose Jewell-Jordan
Northwood Nursery School
Over 50 years of ABCs,
123s, and TLC
See you in September.
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First Responders Worship Service
and Church Picnic and Concert
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Faith Immanuel Presbyterian Church will recognize community first responders at
our annual outdoor worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 8. The picnic and con-
cert will follow.
On duty and off duty police officers, firefighters, emergency responders and emer-
gency room personnel from Lower Paxton and Susquehanna townships are invited
along with their families. Members of the congregation as well as family members,
friends and neighbors who serve or who have served as first responders are also
encouraged to attend.
Many faith institutions honor first responders as hometown heroes near the anni-
versary of Sept. 11. Faith’s service will offer gratitude to those who serve with
courage, integrity and caring to keep the community safe.
Letters of invitations from Rev. Allison Spooner on behalf of the congregation to
the two public safety directors and emergency medical service providers in Lower
Paxton and Susquehanna townships and the director of the Community Osteo-
pathic Emergency Room are being mailed in early August. The Lower Paxton Twp.
Board of Supervisors and Susquehanna Twp. Board of Commissioners are also
being contacted. Terry Hack and Joe Stimmel are visiting a total of seven fire
stations to personally provide informational fliers in August.
THE PICNIC AND CONCERT will immediately follow the outdoor worship
service. Jim Milbrand and the Lower Paxton Township Variety Band will be
playing. Look for the (potluck) sign-up sheet in the Welcome Center. Walk-ins are wel-
come. Note: Drinks and a main meat will be provided. We look forward to our friends from Hope joining us as well! Everyone
is welcome! Bring your family, friends, and neighbors. See you on the 8th!
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ANIMAL BLESSINGS SERVICE TO BE HELD IN OCTOBER
A Blessings of the Animals service will be held at 2 p.m. on Oct. 12, at Faith Im-
manuel Presbyterian Church.
Individuals and families with companion, agricultural and service animals - bird,
mammal and amphibian - will be invited to gather on church grounds to cele-
brate kinship with creation. A worship service will include music, scripture, mes-
sage and individual blessings. The word “blessings” means imparting the power of
life.
In addition to living creatures - cats, dogs, hamsters, chickens, rabbits, canaries,
turtles and so on - children with allergies will be encouraged to bring favorite
stuffed animal toys. Individuals can bring photographs of endangered species. A
remembrance display area will be available for those who wish to bring photo-
graphs or tokens of departed pets.
Photographs with certificates of participation will be presented along with animal
bandanas and home-made treats. Working animals, rescue organizations, service
animals, maybe a zoo animal or two are being invited to attend. Dauphin County
Library System’s outreach van MARCO will be on site with fun reading activities
involving animals.
Participants will be asked to bring non-perishable pet food and cleaning supplies
to be donated to a local rescue organization.
Those attending are requested to use humane restraints or appropriate contain-
ers for animals. Everyone is encouraged to bring picnic blankets or lawn chairs.
Water and a relief area for dogs will be available.
Anyone interested in serving on a Blessings of the Animals organizing committee
is asked to email [email protected].
Saturday,
October 12
at 2 p.m.
Faith
Immanuel
Presbyterian
Church
lifeinfaith.org
Happy
Birthday!
We’re sorry if we missed your birthday. Please notify the office at 717-545-4631.
Sept. 3 Karen Shallcross
Sept. 4 Dominick Christeleit
Howard Snyder
Sept 10 Virginia Henning
Sept 11 Susan Ricci
Sept. 15 Janet Elam
Sept. 16 Charles Kannegieser
Michael Legg
Sept 17 Bob Dash
Shirley McLaren
Sept. 19 Peggy Keiser
Sept. 21 Carol Becker
Sept 26 Mary Knapp
Sept 27 Elena Germaine (Stimmel)
Sept 30 Amy Christeleit
Anita Klaboe
William Marshall
Aug. 2 Bonnie Hack
Susan Bertsch
Aug. 5 Ken Shatto
Aug. 7 Renton Graham
Aug. 12 Randy Knapp
Aug. 14 Cathy Hartwick
Aug. 15 Amanda Rorick (Knapp)
Aug. 16 Lorraine Englander
Aug. 17 Jeffrey Allen
Aug. 20 Amya Meisenbach
Aug. 21 Eleanor Boyer
Ryan Fenstermacher
George Kegerreis, Jr.
Jean Muncert
Aug. 23 Robin Kurtz
Dorothy Weaver
Aug 24 Amanda Deiter
Mary Sweigard
Aug. 25 Holly Dash
Jennifer Knapp
Aug. 26 Katie Marotte (Luckenbaugh)
Sara Berdanier
Aug. 27 Debra Leader
Aug. 29 Stephanie Jordan
Alyssha Jordan
Aug. 30 Sue Dinges
Lester Folk
Valerie McCaffrey