VOLUME 33 | ISSUE 4 Pine Street Presbyterian Church APRIL 1, 2013

Pine Street

Music at Pine Street is pleased to remind the Pine Street family that the next concert of the season will take place on Friday evening, April 12 at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary. We are pleased to present Ken Cowan, concert organist.

Mr. Cowan is one of the most sought-after organists in North America. He has performed across the United States and Canada to critical acclaim. In addition he has won major prizes in competitions sponsored by the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the Yale Institute of

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INSIDE THIS ISSUESession Notes . . . . . . . . . . 2

Trustee Notes . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

April Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 7

April Scripture . . . . . . . . . . 8

April At A Glance

Bagels & Belief . . . . . . . Apr 7

Congregational Meeting Apr 7

Youth mission luncheon & drawing . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 7

MAPS Organ Recital . . . Apr 12

Men’s Breakfast . . . . . . . Apr 13

Spring Seminar begins . Apr 26

New Mission Within ReachRev. Alex Lang

See GED on page 4

2) the monetary resources to pay for the GED Center itself. The committee determined that if the first element was lacking, then the second element was unnecessary. Therefore, we set out to see who would be willing to donate their time to this mission. We have already found 20 people who

are willing to commit their time to teach students. This buy-in from our congregation propelled session to explore the monetary investment required to make the necessary refurbishments to classrooms in the basement of our facility where the GED Center will be housed.

The committee brought in a series of contractors to bid on the work that would be required for the conversion and the figure is approximately $150,000 for the renovations. This includes installation of computers, construction to rooms, furniture, air conditioning and an improved security

See MAPS on page 2

The last time I spoke to you about Pine Street’s new mission, I conveyed that session had given approval to move forward with more research on the creation of a Pine Street GED Center. We needed to assess all the variables to determine if this idea is truly feasible for our congregation. For the last two months, the GED Planning Committee and I (Chris Ewing, Kathleen White & Craig Kegerise) have been working hard to research all aspects of what will be involved in the creation of a Pine Street GED Campus. Through much discussion with Jeff Woodyard (Tri-County OIC’s Director) and Annette Reiff (Tri-County OIC’s Volunteer Coordinator), we now have a very detailed understanding of what resources will be required of us.

There are two elements necessary for this mission to come to fruition: 1) people who are willing to volunteer their time to teach students and

MAPS Presents Organist Ken Cowanby Tom Clark-Jones

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Session Notesfor March

Approved submitting an application for a Synod Peacemaking grant to support the youth Haiti trip.

Approved observance of Communion at the Maundy Thursday Service at 6:30pm on March 28, 2013.

Approved participation in Rebuilding Together Greater Harrisburg on April, 28, 2013.

Approved development of a Prison Pen-Pal Ministry.

Heard a detailed presentation on proposed OIC Center ministry using Pine Street facilities (a portion of the Sunday School first level) and volunteer tutors. Space utilization and estimated funding requirements and sources were also addressed. Session then granted approval to pursue grant writing to fund the GED Center.

Bagels & Belief

April 7The Culture of

DisbeliefDr. Ted Davis

May 5It’s the Economy (again), Stupid!

Pastor Sullivan

June 2Is it the End of Marriage as We

Know It?Pastor Sullivan

All forums are held at 9:40 am

in Fellowship Hall

MAPSContinued from page 1

Sacred Music. Upon completion of his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and his Masters degree from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University in New Haven, he was appointed organist at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in New York City, which houses the largest pipe organ in New York. In 2005,

he left St. Bartholomew’s to become head of the Organ Department at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. This past September he made his way to Houston, Texas where he became head of the organ department at the Sheppard School of Music at Rice University, one of America’s premier schools of music.

The newly minted Texan is a native of Thorold, Ontario, Canada, and studied with John Tuttle of Toronto during high school. Later, in his Philadelphia days he was on the associate organists roster for the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, the largest playing organ in the world! At the Curtis Institute, he was a student of Dr. John Weaver.

In 2004, Mr. Cowan was a featured performer at the American Guild of Organists National Convention in Los Angeles. He has also performed at many regional conventions of both the A.G.O. and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.

He records for JAV Records. Among these is an unusual world premier recording of American composer Aaron Miller’s Double Concerto for two organs and orchestra recorded at Tonhalle in Zurich, Switzerland with New York organist Justin Bischof at the second organ. Mr. Cowan’s recordings are regularly heard on National Public Radio’s “Pipedreams” program.

For many years the pipe organ community wondered what would happen to organ performance when the greats of the past generation like John Weaver and Fred Swann finally retired. Now we know: the pipe organ is in great hands with this young generation of players and Mr. Cowan is at the very top of this roster of young, brilliant organists! You will not want to miss his performance on April 12. Set the date aside now. As always child care will be provided, and there will be free parking in the South Street Garage. A donation of $10.00 is suggested at the door. Further information is available in the brochures available in the Narthex and Gathering Place or by calling the Music Office at 238-9304, ext. 107. Hope to see you in the audience on April 12!

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Trustees Notesfor February

Discussed plans to install commercial washing plans and additional lockers in the Boyd building.

Approved $650 for the repair of the door at Third and Church Streets. The electronic lock will be repaired at the same time.

Approved $500 to cover the cost of the emergency repairs to the church heating system.

Approved an annual resolution establishing the percentage of income from the endowment funds to be used for the 2013 budget.

Discussed ongoing conversations by Elyse Rogers with the insurance company over damage to the organ from the steam leak. Chances of reimbursement for expenses/repair of the organ seem more positive than during previous contacts.

I want to thank everyone who made Sunday, March 10, 2013 so special. Please forgive me if I have forgotten anyone.

DDB 30th Anniversary Luncheon Steering Committee: Elaine Strokoff, The Rev. Russell Sullivan, Kristi Saul, Katherine Summers, John JewettThe Following Committees:Luncheon CommitteePine Street Mission Committee: Deb Olson, Kristi Saul, Katherine Summers, John JewettDecorating Committee: Joanne AlwineSet Up & Clean Up Committees …and our very own Master of Ceremonies: The Rev. Alexander Lang

Dear Committee Members:

Please accept my heartfelt thanks for all of your hard work to make the DDB Pine Street 30th Anniversary Luncheon a huge success. I could have not been more pleased with the outcome.

The afternoon was one filled with fellowship along with the celebration and education of Downtown Daily Bread’s 30th year of service to the community. I also think that the luncheon served as a reawakening and a rededication of Pine Street to the mission of Downtown Daily Bread and a realization of what the church means to DDB and of what DDB means to the church.

Thank you so very much for your efforts and your support. Together we can do wonderful things!

And a special thanks to the creators and purveyors of teddy bears, peeps, and octopi: Loretta Smith, Margaret Mielke, and Marna Holt.Thank you for the display at the luncheon and for your hard work, dedication and support of Downtown Daily Bread with your efforts!!

In friendship,

Elaine

Bears for BreadThanks for mentioning

Bears for Bread in your PSL column in the March newsletter. We’d like to stress that bears and other critters are NEVER sold. They are given as a thank you gift to people who make certain suggested donations (or more) to DDB. All monies collected go to DDB. We keep no money for ourselves or for materials. Our time is a gift, and all materials are donated by generous Pine Street members. At Pumpkin Fest much of the money collected is from out-of-pocket donations from passers-by who chose not to make the suggested donation, but who wish to support the soup kitchen.

Thank you for understanding why we never use the word “sold” in connection with Bears for Bread.

Sincerely,

Loretta Smith and Margaret Mielke

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GEDContinued from page 1

system. Session has granted approval to the committee to write grants for these funds. It goes without saying that our ability to fulfill this mission will largely depend on how much money we receive in grants. If we end up with less money than the $150,000 we desire, we will reassess and adjust our expectations to live within the confines of the money we have been allotted.

Assuming our grant process goes smoothly, our start date for the GED Center is January 2014. We plan be open Monday through Thursday from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This timing was proposed for three reasons. First, parking is free in the city after 5:00pm. Second, students who attend night classes tend to be more dedicated to actually completing a degree. Third, volunteers and students will have time to get off work, grab something to eat and get to the Center.

Each night there will be at least 5 tutors present at the GED Center. Tutors will be required to go through 4-6 hours of training at Tri-County OIC, which will prepare them to work with adult students and acclimatize them with the GED curriculum. Every tutor will be required to serve 2 hours every other week or approximately 4 hours per month. We are presently looking for more volunteers to reach our goal of 40 tutors. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Lang for more information.

Pine Street is going to serve a critical role for Tri-County OIC, which receives hundreds of requests per year from individuals seeking their GED. Since Tri-County OIC has limited capacity, they are unable to immediately serve all the clients who walk through their doors. These people are often placed on a waiting list and only called months later. Usually, by then the person’s circumstances have changed and the person is no longer in a position to pursue a GED. The Pine Street campus will provide a solution to this problem by helping to reduce the number of people on the waiting list and the length of time for entry to the program.

When prospective students approach Tri-County OIC, they will be paired with a tutor at Pine Street. Each tutor can be paired with up to three individuals. The tutor will work with the student on remedial math, reading and writing skills. When a slot opens up at the main campus of Tri-County OIC, the student will continue their education there. In other words, Pine Street will act as a first level of intersection for Tri-County OIC.

As I have said before, this is an exciting time to be at Pine Street. I have already seen how this new mission has the potential to bring new energy into our church. Since the article about our new mission initiative ran the in The Patriot-News, I have received several phone calls from people outside of our church community who are excited to help. They expressed they were seeking an avenue through which they could serve the people of Harrisburg and felt this GED Center is exactly the opportunity they desired. So I encourage you to join this new initiative and become a tutor, making a real difference for those who want to better themselves through education.

F o l l o w i n g implementation of a “Budget Task Force” initiated by Dr. Sullivan several years ago and charged with evaluating Pine Street’s finances, progress has been made.

It’s been many years since Pine Street has truly had a balanced budget, meaning revenues expected during the year met/exceeded anticipated expenses. The Church has been operating a deficit spending budget, meaning we expended funds held in our reserve or for emergencies to annually balance the budget where a shortfall existed in revenues. The topic of expending reserves versus constraining annual budget expenses to revenues pledged and the return on our investments, received significant debate in Session over a period of years subsequent to actions initiated from the Budget Task Force’s recommendations.

A Balanced Budget!

by David Freet, chairAdministration & Finance

Committee

See BUDGET on page 5

The budget ultimately approved and implemented by Session for 2012/2013 is a balanced budget.

. . .this is an exciting time to be at Pine Street. I have already

seen how this new

mission has the potential to bring new energy into our church.

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No small accomplishment for any entity in these challenging economic times! The Congregation is “congratulated” for its commitment to God’s work and being responsible stewards of God’s gifts to each of us by giving thoughtfully!

Thanks to that generosity, and careful management by Trustees of funds provided to maintain our beautiful Church, Pine Street now has in place responsible budgeting for the coming year. Reserves are held and managed to tide Pine Street over, should an emergency arise, versus utilizing that money annually and reduce reserves as if it will never deplete.

I personally thank members of the Administration and Finance Committee, who worked thoughtfully and diligently to propose a responsible, appropriate budget, which Session approved. Pine Street is moving forward to be a mainstay in Harrisburg and the surrounding area carrying on God’s work!

Many thanks are due to Sarah Anderson, Lydia Humphrey and Jackie Sastre. In an effort to brighten our nursery, Sarah and Lydia asked if we could paint a mural of Noah’s ark in the nursery and paint the cubby boxes. They also had the idea of painting the three-quarter wall a bright color so the children could put their handprints and year they started in the nursery. We drew the plans and with the approval of the Building Committee began the process of sketching and then painting. We now have a beautiful, bright and inviting nursery for all the youngest members of Pine Street.

If you have time on any Sunday after worship, please come down and knock on the nursery door. The ladies will be happy to show you our “new” nursery.

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Men’s BreakfastYou are invited to

join the Pine Street Men for “the best breakfast in town” on Saturday, April 13. This will be a time of fellowship and discussion. What a great way to start the day. Breakfast at 8:00am in Fellowship Hall.

Births

February 22, 2013Ryan Bruce

son of Lauren and Justin

Bruce

Deaths

Mary Ann Seipos February 22,1929 — Februrary 20, 2013

Presbyterian ApartmentsOn April 10 Pine Street church members are

invited to share a time of fellowship with residents of the Presbyterian Apartments. The Mission Committee will provide desserts to share. Drinks (coffee, tea, other) will be provided by the apartments. We will sing some hymns, play some games, and share time with the residents. Please sign up at the Welcome Center if you are interested in attending this event. We always enjoy our time with the residents of the apartments and they are appreciative of our efforts.Rebuilding

TogetherOn Saturday, April 27,

members of Pine Street and some friends will volunteer with Rebuilding Together Greater Harrisburg (RTGH). This is the National Event Day for RTGH — all chapters in the United States will be volunteering at the homes of the elderly, handicapped and poor to make the homes safe, warm and dry, thus enabling the homeowners to stay in their homes as they age. All of the work is done at no cost to the homeowner. Labor is done by volunteers. This year we hope to help at two homes, doing minor carpentry and clean-up. If you are interested, please sign up at the Welcome Center and find out exactly what work will be needed at each home.

Skills SurveysSome of you have been asking about the gifts

survey we had you fill out a number of months ago. Is anything being done with them or are they just sitting around collecting dust?

Actually, they are being used. Various committees throughout the church have utilized the forms when seeking people with specific gifts for various tasks and projects. If you require names and are looking for volunteers, please donʼt hesitate to ask Rev. Alex Lang or Sue Black for more information. We created these forms and had you fill them out so we could do ministry. If you havenʼt filled out a gifts survey yet and would like to become part of our database, you can download the form at http://www.pinestreet.org/resources/ and click the link that says ʻgifts surveyʼ.

Pine StreetWalkersKnock those cobwebs off your walking shoes

and enjoy a pleasant afternoon walk with the Pine Streetwalkers at Wildwood Lake Sanctuary on Sunday, April 21, 2013. What a great way to celebrate Earth Day 2013. Hike will begin at 1:00pm at the Olewine Nature Center parking lot. This is a three mile loop hike mostly on blacktop with some gravel and wood chip trail along the canal tow path. This is also part of the Capital Area Greenbelt. Get this section in so you can work on the remaining sections in the future.

Wildwood Lake Sanctuary is located off of Wildwood Park Drive/Industrial Road which is accessible off Cameron Street (by the Farm Show) or off of Linglestown Road to the North.

For more information on Wildwood Lake Sanctuary go to: http://www.wildwoodlake.org/

Congratulations Marah!

Marah Dormuth recently earned the Girl Scout God and Country award. Marah is a 6th-grader at Crossroads Middle School and very active in Pine Street’s Youth Fellowship. She is now working on the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn.

April, 2013

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday31 Easter8:30 AM Worship - Sanctuary9:40 AM Church School - all ages9:40 AM Youth Mission Fundraiser11:00 AM Worship –Sanctuary

1 28:45 AM Staff Worship9:15 AM Staff meeting7:30 PM Session meeting - Boyd

36:00 PM KOALA 6:00 PM JYF – Boyd7:30 PM Adult Handbell Choir

46:30 PM Chamber Singers rehearsal7:30 PM Chancel Choir rehearsal

5 68:45 AM Mission Lab9:00 AM Youth fundraiser luncheon/drawing set-up

78:30 AM Worship - Sanctuary9:40 AM Bagels & Belief- Fellowship Hall9:40 AM Church School - all ages11:00 AM Worship – Sanctuary12:15 PM Annual Congregational Mtg12:30 PM Youth Mission Luncheon4:15 PM Youth Handbell Choir5:00 PM SYF - Fellowship Hall & Boyd

8 98:45 AM Staff Worship9:15 AM Staff meeting7:00 PM Program Committee Meetings

106:00 PM KOALA6:00 PM JYF – Boyd7:30 PM Adult Handbell Choir

116:30 PM Chamber Singers rehearsal7:30 PM Chancel Choir rehearsal

127:30 PM MAPS Event

138:00 AM Men’s Breakfast10:00 AM Shawl Ministry

148:30 AM Worship - Sanctuary9:40 AM Church School - all ages11:00 AM Worship –Sanctuary4:15 PM Youth Handbell Choir5:00 PM SYF - Fellowship Hall & Boyd

157:00 PM Stephen Ministry Supervision

168:45 AM Staff Worship9:15 AM Staff Meeting11:00 AM Trustees investment meeting6:30 PM Deacons Admin meeting – Boyd7:00 PM Deacons meeting – Boyd

176:00 PM KOALA 6:00 PM JYF – Boyd7:30 PM Adult Handbell Choir

186:30 PM Chamber Singers rehearsal7:30 PM Chancel Choir rehearsal

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218:30 AM Worship - Sanctuary9:40 AM Church School - all ages11:00 AM Worship –Sanctuary4:15 PM Youth Handbell Choir5:00 PM SYF - Fellowship Hall & Boyd

22 238:45 AM Staff Worship9:15 AM Staff Meeting7:00 PM Admin & Finance meeting

246:00 PM KOALA 6:00 PM JYF – Boyd7:00 PM Adult Ed/Spiritual Formation7:30 PM Adult Handbell Choir

25Spring Seminar Begins6:30 PM Chamber Singers rehearsal7:30 PM Chancel Choir rehearsal7:30 PM Personnel Committee Meeting

26Spring Seminar

27Spring Seminar

28Spring Seminar8:30AM Worship - Sanctuary9:40 AM Church School - all ages11:00 AM Worship –Sanctuary4:15 PM Youth Handbell Choir5:00 PM SYF - Fellowship Hall & Boyd

29 308:45 AM Staff Worship9:15 AM Staff Meeting1:00 PM Stephen Ministry Supervision

16:00 PM KOALA 6:00 PM JYF – Boyd7:30 PM Adult Handbell Choir

26:30 PM Chamber Singers Rehearsal7:30 PM Chancel Choir rehearsal

3 48:45 AM Mission Lab

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Monday April 1Psalms 97; 145Jonah 2:1–10Acts 2:14, 22–32John 14:1–14

Tuesday April 2Psalms 98; 146Isaiah 30:18–26Acts 2:36–41 (42–47)John 14:15–31

Wednesday April 3Psalms 99; 147:1–11Micah 7:7–15Acts 3:1–10John 15:1–11

Thursday April 4Psalms 47; 147:12–20Ezekiel 37:1–14Acts 3:11–26John 15:12–27

Friday April 5Psalms 96; 148Daniel 12:1–4, 13Acts 4:1–12John 16:1–15

Saturday April 6Psalms 92; 149Isaiah 25:1–9Acts 4:13–21 (22–31)John 16:16–33

Sunday April 7Second Sunday of EasterPsalms 93; 150Isaiah 43:8–131 Peter 2:2–10John 14:1–7

Monday April 8Psalms 97; 145Daniel 1:1–211 John 1:1–10John 17:1–11

Tuesday April 9Psalms 98; 146Daniel 2:1–161 John 2:1–11John 17:12–19

Wednesday April 10Psalms 99; 147:1–11Daniel 2:17–301 John 2:12–17John 17:20–26

Thursday April 11Psalms 47; 147:12–20Daniel 2:31–491 John 2:18–29Luke 3:1–14

Friday April 12Psalms 96; 148Daniel 3:1–181 John 3:1–10Luke 3:15–22

Saturday April 13Psalms 92; 149Daniel 3:19–301 John 3:11–18Luke 4:1–13

Sunday April 14Third Sunday of EasterPsalms 93; 150Daniel 4:1–181 Peter 4:7–11John 21:15–25

Monday April 15Psalms 124; 115Daniel 4:19–271 John 3:19—4:6Luke 4:14–30

Tuesday April 16Psalms 66; 116Daniel 4:28–371 John 4:7–21Luke 4:31–37

Wednesday April 17Psalms 9; 118Daniel 5:1–121 John 5:1–12Luke 4:38–44

Thursday April 18Psalms 68; 113Daniel 5:13–301 John 5:13–20 (21)Luke 5:1–11

Friday April 19Psalms 49; 138Daniel 6:1–152 John 1–13Luke 5:12–26

Saturday April 20Psalms 23; 114Daniel 6:16–283 John 1–15Luke 5:27–39

Sunday April 21Fourth Sunday of EasterPsalms 136; 117Gen. 18:22–331 Peter 5:1–11Matthew 7:15–29

Monday April 22Psalms124; 115Jeremiah 30:1–9Colossians 1:1–14Luke 6:1–11

Tuesday April 23Psalms 66; 116Jeremiah 30:10–17Colossians 1:15–23Luke 6:12–26

Wednesday April 24Psalms 9; 118Jeremiah 30:18–22Colossians 1:24—2:7Luke 6:27–38

Thursday April 25Psalms 68; 113Jeremiah 31:1–14Colossians 2:8–23Luke 6:39–49

Friday April 26Psalms 49; 138Jeremiah 31:15–22Colossians 3:1–11Luke 7:1–17

Saturday April 27Psalms 23; 114Jeremiah 31:23–25Colossians 3:12–17Luke 7:18–28 (29–30) 31–35

Sunday April 28Fifth Sunday of EasterPsalms136; 117Isaiah 32:1–82 Thessalonians 2:13–17Matthew 7:7–14

Monday April 29Psalms 97; 145Jeremiah 32:1–15Colossians 3:18—4:18Luke 7:36–50

Tuesday April 30Psalms 98; 146Jeremiah 32:16–25Romans 12:1–21Luke 8:1–15

Lectionary Readings for April