Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania (610) 863-6859 September 2019

St. Peter's Good News Lutheran Church Newsletter

“Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I

may learn your commandments.” (Psalm 119:73 NRSV)

It’s back to school time, a time to come back from the summer break and begin the

diligent work of learning again. When I was a kid, there was always a certain excitement

about back to school time: what teachers would I have? Would I be in the same class with

any of my friends from previous years or would I have a whole new group of kids to get to

know? And then, of course, there was the academic side of things: what classes would I

have and would I like them? Would I get tons of homework or would I have a “nice” teacher

who didn’t assign much work outside of class or who, at least, gave you time to work on

homework within class? We’re gearing up for a return to Sunday School, as well, with

classes beginning with our Rally Day on September 8th.

For some folks, once the days of elementary education and, possibly, college are

behind them, there seems to be an attitude that learning has come to an end. The same is

true for those who have been confirmed and believe that their Christian education has

reached an end. But in life and in our Christian lives, learning continues as long as we are

alive. There are always new things to learn in life: in our jobs, as we meet new people, as

we become parents or move from one place to another. And, for Christians, our learning

continues as well: each week in church, through attending Bible studies and other

educational opportunities, in talking to other Christians and, of course, in continuing to

read the Holy Scriptures. No matter how many times I read a piece of scripture, I

almost always find something new, because I am not the same person I was the last time

I read it and the world is not the same place. It’s not that the words of scripture change, but

our understanding of them and their applicability to our lives changes as we continue to

seek their wisdom and guidance. So, if you think you’ve learned all you can or all you need

to know, think again. There is always more to learn and it is good for the mind and for our

spirits.

Pastor Chris

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September 1 - Josh Guthrie family

September 2 - Tim Hageman family

September 3 - Dylan Hagerty family

September 4 - Charles Hahn

September 5 - Donald Hahn

September 6 - Jason Hahn family

September 7 - Lucy Hahn

September 8 - Marguerite Hahn

September 9 - Ralph Hahn

September 10 - Robin Hahn

September 11 - Susan Hahn

September 12 - Dave & Barb Hampton

September 13 - Charles & Marilyn Hart

September 14 - Joseph Hart family

September 15 - Bryan Hartzell family

September 16 - Justin Hayman family

September 17 - Jeff Heard family

September 18 - Leon Heller family

September 19 - Tricia Heller family

September 20 - Robert Hendershot family

September 21 - Harold & Donna Henshue

September 22 - Charlie Henry family

September 23 - Betty Herd

September 24 - Jim Hester family

September 25 - Dave Heyne family

September 26 - Bill Hill Jr.

September 27 - Jessica & Cooper Hinton

September 28 - Chris Hoagland family

September 29 - Carl Holmqvist family

September 30 - Gary Hordendorf

If your name has been omitted,

please contact the church office.

This Month

we pray for...

The Scholarship Committee = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = =

HOAGIE SALE The Scholarship Team is selling Italian Hoagies

in September. Hoagies can be picked up and

paid for on Sunday, September 15.

>>> Italian Hoagies <<<< Name________________________________

Phone Number________________________

Number with onions_______________

Number w/out onions________________

TOTAL__________ @ 5.00ea. =_________

Please make checks payable to

St. Peter’s Scholarship Committee

Deadline for ordering: Sunday, September 8.

Pick-up on Sunday, September 15.

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.

WORLDWIDE

COMMUNION

BREAKFAST n

DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

TIME: 7:30AM TO 10:00AM

MENU: SCRAMBLED EGGS,

SAUSAGE, POTATOES,

WAFFLES WITH

STRAWBERRY TOPPING

JUICE, COFFEE,

TEA, DESSERTS

PRICE: A DONATION

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SUN

MON

TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT

3 Michael Bruch

Tara Miller

4 James Hoagland

5 Inez Rutt

6 Joseph Hart

7 Grady Capozzolo Michael Chiapuzzi

Vivian Dawe Fran Eckert

Danielle Heyne Grace Stocker

1 2 Theresa Kratzer

8 Blake Boyer

Sherri DeFranco

Jacob Itterly

Mary Kessler

Kylie McKeague

Suzanne Toth

9 10 Marlene Weeast

11 Chris Druckenmiller

Gianna Ianni Eric Lobb

12 Tracey Golden Hemingway Smith

Jean Temos Kali Werner

13 Jessica Field Douglas Toth

14 Robin Schreck

15 Russ Wilgus, Jr.

16 Karen Sandt

Vicki Stockman

17 Adrianna Deremer

John Woolley

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19 Sarah Olzinski Paula Ramaley Herb Weeast

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21 Dylan Gassler

22 Jackie Brinker Ralph Hahn

Geraldine Itterly

23 24 Alaina Chaszar

Deanna Chiapuzzi Cindy Rissmiller

25 Phil Curtolo Marilyn Hart

26 Nate Bachman Avery Edmonds

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28 Diana Riley

29 Carla Mennhennitt Kevin Ramaley Lauren Reduzzi

Amy Rotzell

30 Rhonda Beckage Ahren Eichner

Oriana Elizabeth

SEPTEMBER 2019

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SUN

MON

TUES

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT

1

2 9:00AM

Holy Communion

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4

5

Finance 7:30PM

6 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM

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8

9 8:00 & 1015AM

9AM Coffee Hr. SS Rally Day

Scholarship Mtg. Hoagie deadline

10 Social

Ministries

6:30PM

Girl Scouts

#8288

6-7:30PM

11 Council 7:00PM

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13 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM

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15

16 8:00 & 1015AM

Holy Communion

9AM Coffee hour

& Parents Meeting

P/U Hoagie orders

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19 6:00PM Children

6:30PM Youth

7:15PM Bells

20 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM

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23 8:00 & 1015AM

Access. Sunday

9AM Coffee Hour Sunday School Conf. Class

30 8:00 & 1015AM

Harvest Home

9AM Coffee Hr/SS Confirmation Class

24 Property

6:00PM

Girl Scouts #8288

6-7:30PM

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26 6:00PM Children

6:30PM Youth

7:15PM Bells

27 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM

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29 Worship & Music 8:30AM

SEPTEMBER 2018

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Acolytes and Crucifers

September 1 9:00AM – Owen Miller September 8 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN September 15 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN September 22 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN September 29 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN

Altar Flower Committee Doris Brewer & Fran Eckert

Altar Flower Sponsors

September 1 – Stofflet/Lambert Estates September 8 – OPEN September 15 – Steve & Billie Bair September 22 – OPEN September 29 – Dennis & Sandy Newhard

Announcements September 1 9:00AM – OPEN September 8 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Erin Curtolo September 15 8:00AM – Erin Fraser 10:15AM – John Mann September 22 8:00AM – Debbie Sandt 10:15AM – OPEN September 29 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN

Altar Guild September 1 9:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Carol Free, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt September 8 8:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Carol Free, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell, Tammy Lawson, Steph Druckenmiller, Patti Williams September 15 8:00AM – Barb Hampton, Kerri Tollinger, Robin Hahn, Cindy Witkowski, Kelly Woolley 10:15AM – Linda Heller, Micki Houser, Joan Pysher, Barb Sanders, Sandy Newhard September 22 8:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Carol Free, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell, Tammy Lawson, Steph Druckenmiller, Patti Williams September 29 8:00AM – Barb Hampton, Kerri Tollinger, Robin Hahn, Cindy Witkowski, Kelly Woolley 10:15AM – Linda Heller, Micki Houser, Joan Pysher, Barb Sanders, Sandy Newhard

Bulletin Sponsors

September 1 – OPEN September 8 – OPEN September 15 – OPEN September 22 – OPEN September 29 – OPEN

Church Office Volunteers September 6 – Kim Manieri September 13 – Linda Paynter September 20 – Jennie Schank September 27 – Gladys Wagner Girl Friday – Judy Kessler

Coffee Hour/Baker September 8 – Jim & Eileen Sandt Baker – Jennifer Bonatz September 15 – Roger & Laura Brunner Baker – Judy Kessler September 22 – Erin Fraser Baker – Doris Faulds September 29 – Joe Free Baker – Rachelle Toth

In Service of St. Peter's Sunday, September 1 is at 9AM

We resume back to two services on September 8

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In Service of St. Peter’s continued...

Communion Bread September 15 – Carol Reid September 16 – OPEN

Communion Team September 1 9:00AM – Amy Rotzell, Leon & Linda Heller September 8 8:00AM – Patti Bickert, Debbie Cornman, Mary DeHaven 10:15AM – OPEN September 15 8:00AM – John & Lynn Fairall, Dave & Barb Hampton 10:15AM – OPEN September 22 8:00AM – Kent & Christine Larsen, Dean Pysher 10:15AM – OPEN September 29 8:00AM – Deb Weeast, Ruthann Vough, Joe Barabas, Jim Sandt 10:15AM – OPEN

Counting Team

Audrey McAbee (captain)

Joanne Bortz, Kathleen Campbell

Grass Mowers (week of)

September 1 – Joe Barabas, Stan Lilly

September 8 – John Fairall, Harry Erhardt

September 15 – Wally Goffredo, Dave Hampton

September 22 – Blaine Reimer, Roger Brunner

September 29 – Terry Albert, Marty Eichner

Greeters

September 1

9:00AM – Leon & Linda Heller

September 8

8:00AM – Donald & Joanne Bortz

10:15AM – Jason Koehler family

September 15

8:00AM – Joe & Randa Barabas

10:15AM – Scott & Jean Bower

September 22

8:00AM – Karl & Sheryl Sellers

10:15AM – David & Dawn Communale

September 29

8:00AM – Bob & Debbie Cornman

10:15AM – Steve Edelman family

Lectors

September 1 9:00AM – Carol Free September 8 8:00AM – Blaine Reimer 10:15AM – Ann Yale September 15 8:00AM – Karl Sellers 10:15AM – Karin Gallagher September 22 8:00AM – Kerri Tollinger 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell September 29 8:00AM – Joe Barabas 10:15AM – Pat Davies

Prayers of the Church

September 1 9:00AM – Audrey McAbee September 8 8:00AM – Sharon Lohman 10:15AM – Tara Miller September 15 8:00AM – Marty Eichner 10:15AM – John & Kathleen Campbell September 22 8:00AM – Christine Larsen 10:15AM – Fran Eckert September 29 8:00AM – Joe & Randa Barabas 10:15AM – Erin & Nate Curtolo

Head Ushers

September 1

9:00AM – Jill Ott & Marty Eichner

September 8

8:00AM – Dave & Barb Hampton

10:15AM – Erin Curtolo

September 15

8:00AM – Joe & Randa Barabas

10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller

September 22

8:00AM – Jim Sandt

10:15AM – Fran Eckert & Linda Paynter

September 29

8:00AM – Dean Pysher

10:15AM – Fran Eckert, Linda Paynter

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Sunday, September 8th at 9:00 am: Rally Day!

Please join us for light refreshments in the Fellowship Hall as we kick off another great year of Sunday School!

All children are welcome! Sunday School: Age 3—3rd Grade SPY: 4th –6th Grades

Sunday School runs every Sunday September through May. Help is always needed...you are welcome to join in this uplifting ministry!

Sunday, September 15th at 11:30: Confirmation Orientation!

All Students (new/returning) AND Parents must attend. Lunch will be provided.

If you have a student in 7th or 8th Grades that did not receive a letter, please con-tact Erin or the church office for a Registration Form.

New Year-New Time: Confirmation Class will now take place on the third Sunday of the month from 11:30—2:30.

Friday, Oct. 11—Sunday, Oct. 13: Second Annual Youth Retreat!

Youth age 10 (or younger accompanied by a parent) through high school are welcome to attend!

Cost is $50 per student Space is limited-so if you are interested contact Erin Curtolo by 9/29

Saturday, September 21 9 am—7:30 pm: Youth Fest 2019

Location: Union Lutheran Church-Schnecksville, PA Come join us for a day of faith, food and fun. The day will include faith building sessions, food, music, art, cooking workshops and sports activites.

Please see brochure for more information. If interested, contact Erin by 9/1 to register

Saturday, October 19 6 pm—9 pm: Halloween Party!

Boo Crew members are always welcome! See Erin for details!

Christian Education Contact Information

Erin Curtolo, Director 610-739-2800 or erincurtolo@gmail.com

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This year we will celebrate our Harvest Home on Sunday, September 29. The

Worship and Music Committee is continuing to give you the opportunity to

help decorate the church by purchasing large, beautiful mums. They will be

various colors at a price of $4.00 each. Please complete the form below and

along with your check or cash to the designated box on the community table.

Deadline for orders is September 22. You can take your p lant(s) with you af ter the

10:15AM Harvest Home worship service.

Please contact Barb Sanders (610-588-8204) with any questions.

Name ____________________________________________________

Phone ____________________________________________________

Number of mums @ $4.00 each ___________________________

for a total of $_______________________

Included with my order is __________ check __________ cash.

Please make check payable to St. Peter ’s Church.

Social Ministry Pie and Bake Sale

The Social Ministry Committee’s Annual Bake Sale will be on

Sunday, October 6. We are offering Molasses Crumb and Apple Tart pies as well as other baked goods.

The price per pie is $8. All of the proceeds will be given to Northampton and Monroe County Meals on Wheels.

Please place your order in the box on the Community Table no later than September 30.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Campbell at 570-242-3200.

Name______________________________________________

Phone Number _____________________________________

Molasses Crumb: _______________

Apple Tart: _______________

Total Payment: ___________________

Please make checks payable to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

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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 October 2019 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.)

______________________________________

______________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Sewing and Quilting Group

We are forming a group for people who are in-terested in sewing and quilting with others who have the same interests. We will have a sign up sheet on the information table near the coffee hour area.

Sign up so we know how many people

are interested. Please contact Lois

Mann at 610-597-2629 Or email her

lmann810@gmail.com for more

information.

Dear St. Peter’s Church: Thank you so much for allowing me to participate in Session 1 at Bear Creek Camp. I had a won-derful time and learned a lot of things about God. I had a great time at the dance, playing in the rain with kids in my group and making the friends. Something I learned was that God knows you more than you think. He knows things about you that you may not know about yourself. He knows every thought you have before you even think it. Again, thank you so much for letting me go to Bear Creek.

Abby Faulkner

Dear St. Peter’s Church: Thank you St. Peter’s Church for allowing me to participate in Session 1 of Bear Creek Camp. I had fun doing zip lining, spending time with other campers/counselors , and eating. I learned that God has made us for a reason, and made us for who we are for a reason too.

Amelia Faulkner

Dear St. Peter’s One Stitch at a Time: Thank you for the donation of crochet octopuses to our NICU at St. Luke’s Hospital/University Health Network. As you know the little critters that you donate are a vital part to keeping our NICU families felling connected to their little one during their stay with us. It is a tangible way that they can feel as they are contributing to their well-being. The NICU Family Support Program would not be what it is, without people like you to help us along. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

Barbara Raab, RNC-NIC

MOD Family Support Coordinator St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network

During the month of September the Social Ministries committee will be collecting non-perishable food items for donation to our local

food pantries.

Your donations are always appreciated. There are bags in the narthex if you’d like to take one to help remind you of the need of donations.

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07/31/2019

58.3% of YEAR

General Fund Contributions

so far this year: $121,518

* 58.1% of our Annual Budget

* $11,367 or 10.3% above last year

General Fund Expenses

so far this year: $137,459

* 58.6% of our Annual Budget

* $22,335 or 19.4% above last year

Weekly Giving Report:

We need $4,510 a week to meet our “general operations expenses”

* On July 7 our offering was $2,933.50 * On July 14 our offering was $6,375.50 * On July 21 our offering was $2,381.00 * On July 28 our offering was $2,728.00 * Monthly Average per week $3,604.50 * Year-to-Date Ave per week $4,051.

Note: The offering we get from our envelopes (Initial, weekly, communion, & special days), along with our loose offering, Sunday school offering, and from bulletins is the money we use to operate the church on a day by day basis.

ATTENTION

Adult Choir, Bell Choir,

Youth Choirs, Praise Band

The Adult Choir will get together on Thursday, September 5, for their first picnic/rehearsal of the season. We’ll meet and eat at 5:30 pm at the Kern’s home at 1079 Bushkill Center Road. At 7:30 we’ll go next door to rehearse at the Hageman’s.

The first Children ’s, Youth and Bell Choir rehearsals will be held at the church on Wednesday, September 11, at the following times:

Children’s Choir (Grades 1-4) - 6:00 to 6:30 pm

Youth Choir (Grades 5-12) – 6:30 to 7:15 pm

Bell Choir (All ages) – 7:15-8:00 pm

The starting date for the Praise Band is to be determined.

If you’re a current member or just thinking about joining, put these dates on your calendar. There’s always room for YOU in the music program at St. Peter ’s.

For more information you can call the church office or call/text Linda Kern at (610) 393-3057 or Stacy Hageman at (610) 751-8746.

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In This Issue. . .

Page 1 Pastor's Message

Page 2 Prayer Calendar/Hoagie Sale

Page 3 Calendar of Events

Page 4 Birthday Calendar

Page 5 Participant Listing

Page 6 Participant Listing

Page 7 Youth Page

Page 8 Youth Fest

Page 9 Pie Sale/Harvest Home Mums

Page 10 Social Ministries/Thank you’s

Page 11 Music News/Treasurer’s Report

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Dated Material

RemindeR…

Beginning Sunday

September 8

we will resume back

to our two worship services

8:00AM and 10:15AM.

Sunday, September 8

at 9:00AM!