Gettysburg Presbyterian Church

July 19, 2017 “The Pastor’s Page” Inside

• Blessing of

Backpacks

• Professional Edu-

cators, Principals

& Superintendents

Blessing

• Music News for

Fall

• Calendar of Giving

• Honduras Mission

Stats

• Praise Fest @ Rec

Park

• Help Needed @

Adams County

Food Pantry

Divorce Care Support

Gettysburg Presbyterian Church is pleased to begin

offering DivorceCare support services through its

Stephen Ministry. Divorce and separation are painful

and stressful, and people going through them can feel

very isolated.

DivorceCare is a nationally recognized support group

that meets weekly to help people experiencing

separation and/or divorce face the many challenges

facing them. DivorceCare is a faith-based program,

which runs in 13 week cycles. Each meeting

incorporates a video seminar with top experts on

divorce and recovery, followed by time spent as a

group discussing the video and talking about the

challenges that the members of the group may be facing.

The first cohort at GPC for DivorceCare begins on Sunday,

August 27 from 5:30 to 7 in the Eisenhower Lounge, and will

meet every Sunday for 13 weeks at the same time. The groups

will be facilitated by Dr. Susan Tassin, and require pre-registration.

The cost is $15, and includes a workbook (confidential financial

aid available upon request). Childcare is available upon request,

let us know when registering for the group.

If interested, please contact Susan at susantgpc@gmail.com or

call the church office. Further information, including free daily

e-mail sign-up can be located at www.divorcecare.org.

Lou

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CONDOLENCES

Our thoughts and prayers are with:

John Getterman on the recent death of his mother.

Rosalee Getterman on the recent death of her grandson.

Jean Thomas on the recent death of her husband, Roy.

NEED A RIDE? If you are having trouble attending church services and/or church functions due

to not having transportation, let the Deacons help you. We are only a phone call

away. The transportation Deacon for July 9—August 13 is Jerry Heeschen at

334-3788.

I would like to thank everyone for the food, calls, visits and cards during my recent surgery and recovery. I would also like to thank Sharon Mar-tin, Heather Tschop, Marilyn & Scott Zanger and Megan Ziegler for helping to weed the flower beds. I really love and appreciate my church family. Lucy Breighner

Thank you all for the cards, visits, texts and phone calls we received after Mom passed.

Cheryl & Megan Gochenauer

August 1

Marjorie Benson

Brody Fake

August 2

Tyler Grim

John Warcup

August 3

Kevin Hollowell

Soo Reber

Rebecca Sayres

August 4

Ken Ball

Daniel Farnham

August 5

Jacob Hiller

Erica Hoover

Rebekah Small

Kyle Smarsh

August 6

Emily Delacruz

Phil Hunt

Liam Mosser

Nicholas Shpak

Carolyn Warcup

August 7

Aaron Brownley

John Kuhn

Carolyn Westfall

August 8

Jordan Garrett

Liam Palmer

August 9

Wayne Conover

Ron Knutson

Cindy Nelson

Stephanie Rathgeber

August 11

Emma Bahm

Ronald Clark

August 12

Alan Moyer

August 13

Ayden Dillon

Elizabeth Fake

Amelia Flinner

August 14

Joan Chandon

Grant Doehring

Margaret Doehring

Sam Doehring

August 15

Megan Gochenauer

Scott Hartwig

August 16

Rhett Mosser

August 17

Patty Ann Welles

August 18

Ron Jones

Lois Kime

August 19

Gabriel Contreras

August 21

Beverley Bigham

Charles Fatzinger

Mark Grim

John Peterson

Yancy Unger

August 22

Patricia Smith

August 23

Ann Cowden

Niles Grimm

Betsy Illick

Scott Keller

Marilyn McQuaide

August 24

Kathleen Faloon

Cheryl Wagner

Travis Whitney

August 25

Marie Duncan

Jane Gwyn

John Horner

Kieran McKeon

August 26

Harry Small

Samuel Tomassini

August 27

Kirsten Kanne

Elaine King

Lionel Wells

August 28

Eliza Dreves

Les Heggan

Evan Snyder

Sean Snyder

Connor Weikert

August 29

Emma Adams

Dylan McQuaide

Randy Parmentier

Ken VanHoutte

August 30

Deborah Wolf

August 31

Betty Brownley

Alisa Carbaugh

Cody Kiefer

Scott Snyder

Happy Birthday to...

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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS, PRINCIPALS, SUPERINTENDENTS

Sunday, August 20th we are inviting you to come to worship for a blessing by the Director of Christian Education. We want to bless you as you enter a new school year. We know the pressure that our cul-ture puts on educators to rectify all kinds of family and social problems that have made this profession both vastly more crucial and infinitely more difficult. Please join us on Sunday, August 20th as we affirm educators serving in schools as a called to and honorable vocation.

BLESSING OF BACKPACKS

Sunday, August 27th we would like all children and youth to bring their backpacks to worship. We will have the blessing of the backpacks during the Children’s Message and have a token to give each child to go on their backpack. Our children and youth deal with so many stresses nowadays – academic, extra-curricular, social, etc. During all these stresses, we want them to have a tangible reminder that they are always being upheld by the love of God and the love and prayers of this congregation. What better tangible reminder than the backpack that they lug around with them all day long? So, if you know any children or youth, encourage them to bring their backpacks to worship on Sunday, August 27th.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DATES TO REMEMBER: Sunday, August 20

th Blessing of Professional Educators

Sunday, August 27

th Blessing of Backpacks

Bibles to 3 Year Olds

Wednesday, September 6th Youth Club Orientation Meeting – Youth and Parents 7 PM

Sunday, September 10

th Kick Off Sunday

All Sunday School classes resume Presenting Bibles to 2

nd Graders

Disciple Bible Study – “Into the Word/Into the World” begins Monday, September 11

th Disciple Bible Study – “Under Tree of Life” begins

Wednesday, September 13

th Youth Club Begins

Sunday, September 17

th SHIP & MidSHIP Begins

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Confidentiality

It's a cornerstone of Stephen Ministry, and a good guide for all of us to live by.

When someone tells you something private, resist the temptation to pass it

along. Keep it confidential. In the event you really believe someone else needs

to know, encourage the person who told you to tell that person, or get his or her

permission to pass it along. You'll feel better in the long run--and you'll have

earned the trust of a friend. For more information contact Lou Nyiri at 334-1235 ext. 4.

MUSIC NEWS - COMING THIS FALL!

Plans are underway to bring you opportunities to incorporate your musical talent in worship starting in September:

• Adult Choir Sings 11:00 a.m. service and special concerts. This group practices Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

• Early Choir Sings 8:15 a.m. service and special concerts. (for adults) This group practices 7:40 a.m. Sunday mornings.

• Recorder Consort Plays at the 11:00 a.m and 8:15 a.m. services approximately every other month. This group practices Sunday afternoons 12:30 p.m.

• Youth Bells and Youth Choir Sing and ring at 11:00 a.m. or 8:15 a.m. almost every month. (for middle-school and high-school students) This group practices Sundays at 4:00 p.m., prior to SHIP and MidSHIP.

• Primary Choir Children in grades K-2, which meets Sunday mornings and sings in services twice yearly. • Adult Handbells Plays one service monthly at 11:00 a.m. or 8:15 a.m. NEW THIS YEAR: Practices will he held WEDNESDAYS 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. • NEW Church/Community Children's Choir and instrumental group for children in grades 3-5. This group will sing and play instruments, as well as participate in a variety of movement and drama activities. Tentatively this group will meet Thursdays at 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. If you have an interest in singing, playing an instrument, and acting in a musical drama there is a place for you in mu-sic at GPC. Please see or email Emily Koons at emilykkoons@gmail.com so we can help you find a music group that interests you. Training is available. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you this fall! - Emily Koons, Director of Music

“Calendar of Giving”

The Calendar of Giving is an opportunity for our congregation to support numerous local organizations. Through this program, we identify local organizations that are in need of smaller donations. Each month, we will be collecting specific items for the identified or-ganization.

For the month of:

August We will be collecting items for

Agape House

Toilet paper, paper towels, multipurpose clean-er with disinfectant, trash bags, magic erasers, window cleaner and toilet bowl cleaner.

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CHURCH WOMEN UNITED

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED welcomes all local

church women to a 90-minute ($3) lunch meeting at

11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2, at the Get-

tysburg Church of the Brethren, 1710

Biglerville Road. Our guest speaker is from Sur-

vivors, Inc. of Gettysburg. Following lunch, please

join us for the program and ecumenical fellowship.

A special welcome to all newcomers. No reserva-

tions are needed. For more information, contact

Cheryl Potter at 337-2938.

Men’s Interfaith Luncheon

The Men’s Interfaith Lunch will meet on Wednesday August 2 at noon. All men are invited for a light lunch ($3.00) and camara-derie in Fellowship Hall, followed by humor and worship in the sanctuary. This is an in-terfaith gathering, and is open to all men who would enjoy the time together, and ap-preciate a message from a local minister.

From July 1 to August 31

Penny Messinger, GPC’s Administrative

Assistant, is on “summer hours”

which are:

Mon. - Thurs. 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Off on Fridays.

Honduras Stats: Gospel, Family and Basic Health Presentations: 30 Conversions to Christ: 30 persons Bible distributed: 35 Bible tracts distributed: 1306 Piperazine (anti-worm) medication administered: 945 patients General Medicine patients:1167 Lab Tests performed: 188 Nursing procedures performed: 100 Psychology consultations: 124 Physical Therapy treatments: 132 Eye screenings: 379 patients Dental: 147 patients with 838 surfaces restored & 2 cleanings Oral Surgery: 436 patients 1115 teeth extracted Prescriptions filled: 3151

Mission Prayer Calendar

These are missions that GPC supports that we will

include in our prayers in worship. We hope you’ll

pray for them, too

7/23 Adams Rescue Mission

7/30 Bill and Ann More in Japan

8/6 Fruitbelt Farmworkers Ministry-

Rod Runyon, director

8/13 Mexico Mission Trip- for those who went

and the work that was done

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN GOD'S BEAUTIFUL OUTDOORS AND HIKING?

Matt and I along with Megan Ziegler are interested in starting a hiking club at GPC . We are looking at hik-

ing locally with an easy hike and a more challenging hike at the same location so that everyone can join.

Please email us at mjclark1963@embarqmail.com or meganziegler2014@gmail.com.

Watch for more information in future newsletters.

Have a blessed week.

Jen Clark

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Praise Fest at Rec Park Amphitheater

On Saturday, July 29, fourteen area churches are sponsoring a Praise

Fest from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Gettysburg Rec Park Amphithea-

ter (off of Howard Avenue).

This event will include five different Christian bands, a choir, chil-

dren’s activities, two messages (one in English and one in Spanish),

free hamburgers, hot dogs and more. There will also be opportunities

for sharing prayer requests and lots of fellowship and fun!

This is the fourth year this event has been held as a way for churches,

congregations and the community to work together in bringing a

greater presence of the Gospel’s Good News beyond the walls of our

churches. Such ministries as Gettysburg C.A.R.E.S., Ruth’s Harvest,

“Ashes To Go” on Ash Wednesday, have been an outgrowth of this

“God On the Ground” initiative. Bring a chair or a blanket and join us

for some or part of this community event!

In the event of rain, the Praise Fest will be canceled.

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July 2017

GPC WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Contemporary Worship @ 9:00 a.m.

Traditional Worship @ 10:30 a.m.

July 23 Heroes and Heroines: Deborah “Wonder Woman”

July 30 Heroes and Heroines: Job Honduras Report August 6 Heroes and Heroines: Peter Communion August 13 Heroes and Heroines: Lydia Mexico Report

Next Newsletter Deadline:

Noon, Thursday, July 27, 2017

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Gettysburg Presbyterian Church Mission Statement Gettysburg Presbyterian Church believes that God calls us to invite people to faith in Jesus Christ, and equip them to grow as His fully devoted followers. As disciples we: * study regularly * pray daily * witness boldly * live faithfully * serve passionately * give generously * worship weekly

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Summer Worship Schedule

Our Summer Worship Schedule continues through August!

: 9:00 a.m.

Contemporary Worship

10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship

See you in worship!