MIDWEEK April 26, 2017

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC BENEFIT CONCERT This Friday, April 28 from 7-8:30 PM by the Tri-M Music Honor Society

of Middletown High School Join St. Paul’s UMC in the Sanctuary for an evening of a variety of music, with our own Kinme Reeves & his friends to benefit their outreach to the

MOT community. While there is no charge, donations are welcome.

Mr. Rocky Tejada, Director of Music at MHS will accompany this talented group of youth as they perform a full complement of music for you.

Invite your friends and family to support these fine youth!

TODAY IS NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS’ DAY

Let Alice know you appreciate her! stpodessa@stpaulsodessa.org

WEEKLY GATHERINGS Office Hours 9 AM – 2 PM Monday-Friday

Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 AM

Boy Scouts Mondays at 7 PM

Seeking Serenity 12 Step Meeting Tuesdays at 6:30 PM

Cub Scouts various Tuesdays

Chancel Choir Rehearsal Tuesdays at 6:45 PM

Heartsong Liturgical Movement Rehearsals as needed

TOPS Meeting Wednesdays at 6 PM

Handbell Choir Rehearsal Wednesdays at 7 PM (NO HANDBELL PRACTICE TONIGHT)

NAMI 4th Thursdays at 7 PM

Fridays Pastor’s Sabbath Daisy Troop various Fridays

AA Meeting Saturdays 7 PM

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

Wednesday, April 26-27 Pastor Karin Retreat at Pecometh Thursday, April 27 NAMI Meeting in Fellowship Hall at 7 PM

Friday, April 28 A Little Night Music Concert 7-8:30 PM

Sunday, April 30 Native American Sunday

Monday, May 1 UMM Staying On Par With God Tee Time 9 AM

Monday, May 1 SPRC Meeting at 6:30 PM

Sunday, May 7 CPR Training in the Jr. High Room at Noon Friday May 12 JOY Potluck Dinner with Guest Speaker Faye Green in Fellowship Hall

at 6 PM Tuesday, May 16 Endowment Fund Meeting at 6:30 PM Saturday, May 20 Habitat for Humanity Springlake Project Men’s Build from 9 AM-3 PM Monday, May 22-24 Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference Sunday, May 28 ONE SERVICE Summer Worship at 9:15 AM

Sunday, May 28 End-of-Year Sunday School Celebration at C-Line Stables from 10:30-Noon

Tuesday, May 30 Music Ministry Year End Picnic at Janet Miller’s Home at 6 PM

Saturday, June 3- June 11 Mission Trip to Nicaragua Saturday, June 17 Habitat Women’s Build Sunday, June 18 Crossflame Youth Choir & Orchestra Monday, June 19-Friday, June 23 VBS 6-8 PM

Sunday, June 25-Saturday, July 1 Youth Mission Trip

to praise God in vibrant worship

April 30 WORSHIP AT 8:30 & 11 AM Focus Scriptures: Psalm 116;1-4, 12-19; I Peter 1: 17-23; Luke 24:13-35

Please Wear your Name Tags!

We welcome Gail Garner who offers ASL for our congregants at the 8:30 AM Worship

Yellow Hat goes to support Native American Ministries

WORSHIP COVER ART We are created in the image of God [Imago Dei] which means that our Creator God gifts us with creativity! If you are interested in designing cover art for the worship folder please contact the office. The process is fairly simple—you will be given the scripture that is the theme of a service and upon which Pastor Karin will preach. You interpret the scripture in any media and submit to the office either in original form or in a jpeg or png file. If you have questions or need a bit of direction we are happy to help with that as well. All are welcome! FLOWERS Each Sunday congregants are given the opportunity to honor a loved one, to celebrate a special day or give glory to God by placing flowers at the front of the sanctuary to enhance the worship space. We also have had some congregants fund an account at Elena's Flower when no one signs up for a Sunday; however, those funds are depleted at this time. We pray that you would consider signing up for a Sunday on the flower chart on the Fellowship Hall bulletin board so that our worship space will continue to reflect the beauty of God’s creation! Thank you, Janet Rowley

Stewardship of Creation We have been asked to take care of God’s Creation. How do we as the Body of Christ and

individuals steward God’s Creation? Explore the UMC Social Principles and creative ways to love and care for all creation!

Ushers: June Stemmle Paul Loder, Greg Apps, John Harmer, Todd

Korb, Alan Martin, Dave

Sydnor, Dave Pearl

Denis Shaffer, Dean Hatton, John Harmon &

Charlii Miller

Liturgist & Announcements Ann Newswanger Lynda Whitehead

Greeters Caroline & Alexa Rodriguez

Bob & Sandy Urstadt

Acolyte Spencer Korb

Com. Set-up: Kathy Chas Estelle Peters 2 Chalices 1 loaf + plate

of non-gluten

3 Chalices 1 loaf + plate of non-gluten

Com. Servers: Carole Harmon

Hap & Barbara Bonham Brenda & Andrew Shaffer

Choir Com. Servers

Young Disciples Pastor Karin Pastor Karin

Word in Song Grace Us, O Lord -- Joseph M. Martin

Flowers: Janet Rowley

Fellowship: Cheryl Martin Lynda Whitehead, Lynda Lambert, Lois Loder, Sandy Urstadt, Shawni Stapleford, Cathy Blanco,

Mary Ingram

Counters: G. Guessford Helen George & Faye Taylor

Serve God by Serving the Earth

Our Social Principles on Stewardship of Creation http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/the-natural-world

https://www.umccreationcare.org/

How to make tee shirt bags: https://www.mommypotamus.com/no-sew-t-shirt-tote-bag-tutorial/

http://www.deliacreates.com/greeneasy-knit-produce-bag/

Dear Friends, As I write this, I am in silence. Our District Superintendent invited me to a retreat, mostly silent, called Voice of the Heart. It is a brief time of silence, prayer, confession and introspection for renewal here at Camp Pecometh. The dreary weather has added a somber touch to this time, but has also quieted my heart as I seek to listen to God. It is difficult to do this with the daily church clutter often drowning out the still small voice of the One who beckons each of us. But my prayer is that I will learn to be more attentive to God—not in the doing as in the being. Still, it is a practice that takes discipline and intention—just as so many of our life practices! I look forward to our time together this Sunday as we also celebrate Native American Ministries Sunday. Kudos to the St. Paul’s Ringers—who have brought us terrific music to our worship this year!!! I hope you will offer your thanks to Shelley and each one of the ringers:

Ruth Neff Susan Haberstroh Rev. Patti Ravilious Janet Miller

Patti Harmer Spencer Korb Barbara Marsh Laura Widger

June Anderson Mary Korb

With a grateful heart,

Pastor Karin

MUSIC MINISTRY NOTES

Our opening hymn for the 11 AM worship service this Sunday is “When Morning Gilds the Skies.” Several musicians, one unknown and three relatively well known in the church music world are responsible for the version of this hymn that appears in the current United Methodist hymnal. The name of the original composer is unknown. We do know that his or her work appeared in a Roman Catholic hymnal in Germany sometime in the early 1800’s. As originally written, the hymn had 28 verses but most hymnals today (including the current United Methodist hymnal) only have four. Edward Caswell translated three of the verses (current verses one, two and four) from German into English in 1854. Caswell was the son of an Anglican clergyman, was ordained as an

Anglican and converted to Catholicism. In addition to this hymn, Caswell translated a number of hymns from Latin into English––the best-known being “Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee.” Robert Seymour Bridges, a medical doctor and Britain's poet laureate from 1913 to 1930 wrote the current verse three. The most popular tune for this hymn and the one used in the current United Methodist hymnal (Laudes Domini) was composed by Joseph Barnby. A musical prodigy, Barnby began serving as an organist and choirmaster at the age of twelve and was knighted by Queen Victoria for his many contributions to church music.

Blessings, Shelley

to deepen our spiritual walk with Christ

JOY NEWS On May 12, we’ll have a pot luck supper at church and then hear our very own Faye Green speak on her new book A DAUGHTER IS GIVEN. Sign-up sheets are in the Narthex. We recently checked out our very own Duane Dillard playing at Skipjack Restaurant in Newark, and we will be going there in the very near future to hear him perform on the keyboard and have a delicious dinner. Watch for “coming attractions” and come along with us and get to know each other in good Christian fellowship! Ann Raymond and Phyllis Burris, Co-chairpersons of JOY

BLACKBERRY PICKING NEEDED: Two to Three Teens for 2 hrs. per day Monday thru Saturday 8-10 AM, from last Week of June thru entire month of July. Earnings $1.50 per Quart picked with possibility of making $25 - $30 per day. Must be prompt and committed for complete picking time; must be a solid worker for 2 hrs. each day. Location: Phil and Mural Sousa's Veggie and Fruit Farm........ (Phil and Mural start St. Paul's Sunday School Planting each year.)

WE NEED A TEAM LEADER FOR THIS EVENT! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A TRIP TO THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS OUTDOOR INSTALLATION OF DALE CHIHULY WORK PLEASE SIGN THE INTEREST SHEET IN THE NARTHEX and we will try to organize a group trip!

CHIHULY Saturday, April 22 – Sunday, October 29, 2017 Breathtaking works of art that dazzle with color, light, and form—by day and night Artworks by world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly will be on view at NYBG in his first major garden exhibition in New York in more than ten years. CHIHULY, will showcase approximately 20 installations and include drawings and early works that reveal the evolution and development of Chihuly’s artistic process during his celebrated career. Set within NYBG’s landmark landscape and buildings, this sensory-filled exhibition is a must-see throughout the changing seasons from spring through fall.

YOU ARE OUT OF TOWN THIS SUMMER—HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH? Try GIVELIFY!

GIVELIFY is now available! First, download the free Givelify mobile donation app from the App Store or Google Play. Then open the app and follow step-by-step instructions to make your very first Givelify donation. We have these instructions available in the off ice as

well or contact Alice Mullins, our Administrative Assistant for help. THERE IS A FEE OF 2.9%+.30 to help cover the cost and security of each transaction.

FAMILY LIFE DEPARTMENT UPDATES from Vicki Spence

YOUTH GROUP

CPR Training - May 7. 12-2 PM In the Boy Scout room. Bring a bag lunch or we can order from Lorenzo's. Class with book & card $50; Class with card only $35 Sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Class is limited to 10 participants.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS…END-OF-YEAR SUNDAY SCHOOL/WHOLE CHURCH CELEBRATION MAY 28 AT C-LINE STABLES FROM 10:30-NOON Join use after worship at C-Line Stables & Covenant Garden, 3491 Harris Road, Townsend (5 minutes south of Odessa) for horseback riding, games, garden time, crafts & food. Come on out and enjoy the fellowship!

VBS – June 19-23 from 6-8 PM

Get your passports ready and join us on a journey to Peru “PASSPORT TO PERU” Discovering God’s Good Gifts. Join us to learn ways that God gives us comfort, patience, peace, love and joy. We have stories, science, music, crafts, food & LOTS of FUN!

We will be supporting the animals at 3 Palms Zoo as our mission and will meet there on Wednesday night to share our fun with the animals that live there. Please register early and adults sign up to help. Registration & sign-ups are in the Narthex.

YOUTH MISSION TRIP – June 25-July 1

Youth Ages 14 and up pack your bags and join us! Mission in North Carolina [we are awaiting confirmation of our specific site].

If you are interested please sign up in the Narthex and give $50 deposit to church office. We will need to plan and carry out some fundraisers in the next couple of months so let us know if you have ideas and possible dates.

The amount of money you raise will go to support your trip. Site adventure planning and more details to follow!!

JOYS & CONCERNS: Please take the opportunity to go to our website (www.stpaulsodessa.org) to complete a prayer request—it is the most convenient, 24-7 way to get your concerns on our prayer lists. Please alert the office when someone can be taken OFF the list by emailing stpodessa@stpaulsodessa.org. Submitting a Prayer Request is the best and most assured way that your request will be added to the mid-week and worship folder but for HIPAA reasons PLEASE get permission before adding. We do our best to keep up with the needs of our congregation, but we may not always

have up-to-date information. If you or a loved one are in need of a pastoral visit, please call the church office to schedule. RECENTLY ADDED: Cathy Blanco, Faye Green, Pastor Ana Patricia Udiel, Robert Mudry, Janet RowleyCONTINUED PRAYER:

Francis Ruiz Rios Synclaire Shoemake Godwin Family on the tragic violent loss of Robert Godwin, Jr. The tense situation with North Korea Bill Foster Heidi Allen Linda Vanderloo Nicole & Terri Pruitt and family on the sudden loss of their father/husband, Bill Pruitt Victims and families of San Bernardino school shootings Mary Fox Jeanne Buckworth Nolan Jacobs Betty Hastings

Jane Ryan Dennis Turk Louise Hyatt Linda Smith Wallis Ann Wands The Schrums on for healthy second child Neal Owens Dot Coleman Jerry Emerson Laura Emerson-Geer Jeff & Kresta Foster John & Kathy Carneal Blake Crothers Matt Outten Eugene Austin Stephen George Paula Long Louise Roberts Barbara Hatch Ryan Whitmer

Alice Reed Thomas Gadaleta Jerry Emerson Jill Rison Dawn Knode Sharon Sweetman Joanne Tidwell Adam Lex Eleanor Cleaver Laura Lassiter Oliver Brian Wells Leila Siddique Butch Vanderwende

Candido Souras Kelley Jones

Mel Dernberger Ashley Gouge Kim McClain Ankit Gohil Bun Slaughter Kelly Swab Zoe Haupt

Mary Ann Seal Mark Johnson Kristi Owen Thomas Lewis Debby Kuhinski Jim McCall Ginny Pickett Norm Herron Mario Semmler Kristin Jones

Kayla Madeline Parker Chip Johnson Diane Jones Linda Pritchett Elaine Bramante Eric Blakely Aston Morris Hudson Haws Bryan Kerr

Paul Whittenberger Dennis Martin Pat Smith Justine Broehl Sheridan Outten Merle Ciesielski Jean Keane Maggie McCombs

Celeste Cox

BIRTHDAYS

April 26 Joe Chas Kaleigh Kennedy

April 30 Paul Loder May 2 Morgan Rowley Ashley Scherer Alice Atkinson Smith David Sydnor

May 3 Shelley Reel Alexandra Stroup

ANNIVERSARIES April 26 Gary & Marilyn Jones April 27 Rob & Ann Baker May 1 Michael & Cindra Holland

May 2 Bill & Karen Douty May 3 Bill & Margie Apps

GENTLE OFFICE REMINDERS

Pastor Karin’s email is pastort@stpaulsodessa.org. The office email is stpodessa@stpaulsodessa.org –please note that they are different.

Pastor Karin wants to give you her complete attention when you have questions or matters to discuss. In order for the Pastor to devote 100 % her attention to your needs and concerns we kindly ask that you avoid addressing these matters at Sunday worship time and that you contact her during regular office hours from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or make an appointment so that she can give you the attention you deserve. Please honor Pastor Karin’s Sabbath day which is Friday.

Building Ministry & Church Calendar – If your group is meeting at the church during the week please check the church calendar to ensure your space is reserved. Please contact the office if your meeting is canceled or needs to be rescheduled.

Stewardship of the building is extremely important as we take care of our privilege to have a building that is safe and secure. We also want to make sure it is welcoming to our guests. Please pick up litter in the church yard. If you are meeting in the church please lock the doors & turn off lights upon exiting the building.

RECYCLE UPDATE: We MUST dump the contents of the recycle trash bags into

the RECYCLE bins outside; otherwise the recycle folks won’t take them. So when you are taking out the recycle, simply “pour” the contents out of the bags and into the recycle bins. If you have questions please see Sue Holden or Pastor Karin.

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ST. PAUL’S STAFF

Rev. Karin Tunnêll pastor@stpaulsodessa.org 302-668-6685 Alice Mullins stpodessa@stpaulsodessa.org 302-378-2420 Vicki Spence familylife@stpaulsodessa.org Shelley Reel shelley@goeaston.net 443-786-9010 Duane Dillard duanedillard@gmail.com Jeanne Hatton 302-378-1670

with acts of love & compassion

NAMI: National Alliance for Mental

Illness will meet TOMORROW,

Thursday, April 27 at 7 PM

St. Paul’s will host a NAMI Support Meetings for family members, loved ones and caregivers of people with mental illness. These meetings are offered at no cost to participants. The NAMI Family Support Group Program is a peer-based, mutual support group model. The vision is that every family member/caregiver/loved one in our state who has a loved one with mental illness will have, within reasonable driving distance, a NAMI Family Support Group to attend. NAMI Delaware’s Mission is “to support, educate and advocate until there is a cure for severe and persistent mental illness”. 302-427-0787 www.namidelaware.org ST. PAUL’S MISSIONAL GIVING IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS You may have noticed the insert in our Fellowship Pads which tallies our missional giving in the 12 months leading up to Easter. The TOTAL was $27,026.93 which does not include our

apportionment giving of $23,141which is substantively missional. YELLOW HAT OFFERING of $604.09 from this past Sunday went to Rev. Ann Cottom. Rev. Cottom's

daughter passed away suddenly on April 8. At that time she was living in Mexico and the Mexican coroner's office is requiring $23,000 to release the body back to her mother here in the United States. We thank you for your generosity as we seek to offer a healing presence to Rev. Cottom in her grief.

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE

Neighborhood House’s Food Pantry is low on the following items. However, any donation will be put to good use. While you are shopping for yourself and family add these to your cart:

Toiletries: toilet paper, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, bath soap Pasta sauce Jelly Pancake mix & syrup Health snacks for children Cereal – any kind

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Adult diapers

NAMI Walk- 5K [National Alliance on Mental Illness] Saturday, May 6, Glasgow Park on Rt. 40 in Bear, check in at 9 AM, walk at 10 AM. Several members of St. Paul's will be walking, we would love to have you join us. If you can't walk, but would like to donate, go to www.namiwalks.org/delaware and look up "Kelly's Crusaders". Our goal is $500. Stamp out the stigma. NAMI is the #1 organization that helps the mentally ill, please consider donating. Donations are tax deductible. Thank you. Questions, call Sharyn Sheats at 302-547-0340.

HABITAT BUILDS Hands, hearts and feet are needed! Saturdays [9 AM - approx. 3 PM] May 20 - Men's Build June 17 - Women's Build Contact Dawn Buckworth at 302-753-4020!

UPDATE ON LAS PARCELAS CHURCH BUILD

Thanks to Brett

Vitsorek for making bracelets for the Las Parcelas kids! Please help us raise $3000 for final phase of construction! Our week is the LAST WEEK of the build at the church at Las Parcelas outside of León where we have worked several times. The church already had a concrete floor and a roof and some perimeter cinder block walls, but as you can see the structure is going at a

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fast pace. We will be completing the construction, painting and spiffing up, putting up fence, working with kids and preparing for the dedication of the church. Currently Pastor Karin is taking one teen and an adult from Skyline UMC; while we already have our tickets there is room for more team members. Contact Pastor T if you are interested. Here is how you can assist in this effort:

30 folks can give $100 each OR 60 folks can give $50 each OR 120 folks can give $25 each

or support two card-making events Pastor Karin is holding—you will make all-season cards [3 cards of 4 designs for a total of 12 cards for $25]. The times of this will be announced in next Midweek. Wayne Jones, from the Mississippi Seashore District Conference, is the current Nicaraguan Church build coordinator. He is under direct supervision of IGLEMEN, the governing board for the Methodist Church in Nicaragua. After IGLEMEN decides where the next Church will be built, Wayne meets with the local Pastor and IGLEMEN to decide specific needs of the area. Plans are then drawn up and a budget is made to determine cost of the project.

Two Bathrooms $4,500 Caretaker Room $4,800 Sunday School Room $5,300 Temple $19,000 Interior Furnishings $1,500 Mural & Signage $ 700 Porch $3,200 Kitchen $2,400 Entrance $1,800 Miscellaneous exp, truck, fuel, materials transport, etc. $3,000

Total Budget $46,200 Amount pledged $35,000 Shortfall $11,000

By using the team build approach, each church raises money and serves 1-2 weeks building the Church. Whenever possible Wayne hires Church members to help with construction. As most of you know Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere with an average income of less than $2 per day. The local workers are employed for around 2 ½ months giving them a financial, moral, and just as important, pride of ownership by helping build their place of worship! Additionally, each Nicaraguan Pastor that we helped commits to send a team to help build each new church. This year teams from Esteli, Villa Roma, and Masatepe will send teams to Las Parcelas, Leon to help on this year’s build.

Another trip is planned for October or November for a church build at La Mejada, also outside of León, again based on the timeline scheduled by the site manager.

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THE HUB AT CHRISTIANA UMC Satellite Location of Mission Central Connecting the

Peninsula-Delaware Conference to UMCOR and the World. Mission Central is one of our United Methodist Mission warehouses, which collects and distributes UMCOR kits supplied by our HUBs. What we do:

Collect & verify kits put together by local churches Put together kits with items donated by local churches Participate in local missions work.

Critically needed Kits: Birthing Kits Health Kits Layette Kits School Kits Sewing Kits Cleaning Buckets

You can find the kit contents at www.missioncentral.org and click on “How You Can Help” and then “Donate Kit Items”. The items in the kits must be exact due to customs regulations and to be sure that each person receives the same kit. The Christiana HUB is open the first Friday afternoon or first Saturday morning of the month for anyone who wants to come and help either verify or put together kits. Call our coordinators for confirmation of time and date, or to have a speaker come to your church and share about the HUB ministry: Lois Bowers 302-659-2910 Lbowers34@gmail.com Do you sew, knit or crochet? Use your talents to make school bags and infant sweaters. (Patterns are at the HUB) FLAGS FOR HEROES FOR MEMORIAL DAY 2017 Do you know someone that you would like to honor as a hero by sponsoring an American flag? Flags will be proudly displayed at Middletown High School, along Route 299, the week before and the week after Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day 2016. Heroes (past or present) could be a military member, first responder, teacher, parent or any other individual or organization that you admire. The project is being hosted by the Southern New Castle County Rotary Club, in partnership with the Middletown High School Air Force Junior ROTC. The cost is $50 for each hero. Checks are made to the SNCC Rotary Foundation. Please see Dick Leuliette for an application form. Call Dick at 302-378-2633 for more information. Deadline: May 7.

Cystic Fibrosis Strides Walk in memory of Kendall Reed

May 6, 2017

My family and friends are once again raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Strides Walk that will be held on May 6, 2017. This will be our 11th walk in memory of my son, Kendall, who died at the tender age of 23. Those of you who knew Kendall will remember him as an ornery guy, with a half-cocked smile and not a care in the world. He played baseball, wrestled, fished, and loved hunting. Most people would never have guessed that he had a terrible lung disease that would cut his vibrant life so short.

Kendall’s wonderful family and friends have raised about $93,000 for research for this dreaded disease since his passing through this walk and the former Roosterfest. The Cystic

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Fibrosis Foundation has made remarkable advancements in this field, and I believe there will be a cure someday. I also know that Kendall’s family and friends have played a vital part in the

foundation’s success. But it is not over until we find that “cure.”

Please join our “Red Rooster” team at Dravo Plaza @ the Riverfront in Wilmington [815 Justison Street near the Frawley Stadium]. Check-in time: 8:30 a.m. Walk at 10 a.m. If you can’t join us, please consider a donation to the “Cystic Fibrosis Foundation” to work towards a cure so that other kids may have a chance at a full life.

Please read the attachment showing the accomplishments that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has made since Kendall’s passing and know that your donation does help.

Thanks so much!!! Charlotte Checks can be made payable to: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and mailed to: Mrs. Ronald Miller 275 Cassidy Wharf Road Earleville, MD 21919

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