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Volume 4, Issue 3 May 2015
The Friendly Flyer Ac k e r m a n v i l l e U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h
INSIDE:
VBS 2
Community Org. 2
Anniversaries 3
Birthdays 3
Commandment 3
Ushers 3
Calendar 4
Bus Trip 5
Prayer Chain 6
Acolyte 8
Junior Church 8
Liturgists 8
Upper Rooms 8
From the Pastor’s Desk ~
In Christ’s love and work,
Pastor Alice Ann
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven….” These
words are some of my favorite in all of scripture. They are the words that start chapter three in
the book Ecclesiastes. They are particularly helpful when the circumstances of my life feel
overwhelming or out of control. They become the gentle reminder that no particular circumstance
will last forever.
These words are particularly appropriate for this time of year. Spring appears to be finally
springing up around us. I’ve seen violets in yards and the birds are singing morning, noon and
night. Spring is, for the most part, my favorite time of year. I say for the most part because there
are things in all of the seasons that I find wondrous and awe inspiring. But Spring is such a time
of new life that it touches me in ways that the other seasons don’t. It’s during this season that the
Church celebrates new life as we remember and celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. That these two
events happen at the same time seems very appropriate.
As things are moving forward in nature, so too are they moving forward in our
congregation. In the weeks ahead you will be hearing and seeing more about our upcoming
Vacation Bible School program. Please be prepared to volunteer and help in any of the ways
that you are able and there is a need. Wesley UMC in Belfast will be joining with us and it is my
prayer that in working together we will be able to reach many more children (and perhaps
parents) with the love of Jesus.
It might come as a surprise to some, but it is during the upcoming weeks that planning for
the Fall begins. I have some ideas for additional adult Sunday school classes, short and long
term bible studies and preaching topics. As I plan, I would like your input into these activities.
Please let me know if you would like a sermon or series of sermons on a
particular topic or if there is a particular bible study in which you’d like to
participate. At the same time, if you feel God is calling you to start a group
for any reason, please let me know. It is not possible for me to lead all of the
activities that are possible in the church.
I pray that God blesses you with a sense of new life and renewal
during these weeks of the Spring season. May God also bless this
congregation with a renewed sense of life and purpose.
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Summer Camp
You know summer
camp is a special place for
children and youth to
connect with God's creation and deepen their
relationship with Jesus
Christ. We now have summer camp brochures
for all those who are
interested. Brochures will
be in the narthex. Please help yourself!
Sermon Topic Help Pastor Alice Ann is looking for your help. If you have ever wondered about something in the Bible or in
the United Methodist denomination, please let her know. This is the time to start planning things for the fall
and your thoughts may be helpful. No topic or idea is out of bounds but not all topics are appropriate for every
setting.
Fill out the form below and place it in the offering plate or give it to Pastor Alice Ann.
NAME: ___________________________________________________________________________
SERMON TOPIC___________________________________________________________________
STUDY TOPIC_____________________________________________________________________
Please include your name so that if there are questions you can be contacted for clarification.
Pentecost Pentecost Sunday represents an ending as well as a
beginning: the end of the “Great Fifty Days” of the Easter
Season (Pentecost means “the 50th day” in Greek) and the
beginning of the commemorations of the early church.
Pentecost also gives us an opportunity to ask ourselves the
question, “What is our community ‘on fire’ about?”
For the early church, Pentecost was the second most
important part of the Christian year after Pascha or Easter.
Originally, it commemorated both the Ascension of Jesus and
the descending of the Holy Spirit, but became two distinct
celebrations by the end of the fourth century. (As Christianity
became legal, there was no reason not to have as many
celebrations as possible.) Pentecost also became a favorite time for baptisms with its focus on the work of the Holy Spirit
within the church and within our lives. The holy day continues
to be a wonderful celebrative time for rites of passage
including baptism, confirmation and the reception of new
members.
Although “tongues of fire” is the most commonly used
image, metaphors for the work of the Holy Spirit are many—
water, wind and doves.
May the Holy Spirit work in surprising ways in the church this
year!
SECURITY BACKGROUND
CHECK
FOR VOLUNTEERS UPDATE
Some of you may have heard that Pennsylvania
has made some significant changes to the laws
regarding child protection in light of the Jerry Sandusky
case. This is indeed true. At this year’s Annual
Conference the Conference’s Safe Sanctuary Policy
will be changed to reflect the changes in the laws.
Following Annual Conference each local congregation
will have to change its Safe Sanctuary Policy.
The most significant change is the law regarding
mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse. All
volunteers are now required to report suspected abuse
to the authorities as well as to the pastor. There is also
a change in the criminal and child abuse clearance
process. For most people there will be no changes. For
employees and volunteers who have not lived in
Pennsylvania for the last 10 years, and FBI
fingerprinting has been added. As before each
volunteer is still required to have a State Police
Criminal Background check and a Child Abuse
Clearance. Each of these cost $10.00. If the $20.00
cost is a burden, please speak with Pastor Alice Ann or
SPR Chair Brittany D’Alessio. Financial assistance is
available.
The Slate Belt Methodist ConneXion will be holding
a training for church members in the near future. It was
decided to wait until after Annual Conference so that all
of the pertinent information would be available.
Information about this training will be provided once
everything has been arranged. In the meantime SPR is
beginning to ponder the changes that are being made
and how it will affect members of the congregation. If
you have any questions, please speak with Pastor
Alice Ann.
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Postage Stamps
Birthday cards to be sent out
1 Jennifer Nikituk
2 Darla Pritchard
Dave Tarr
4 Linda Yetter
7 Sherry Ott
Emma Rambo
8 Nicole Ott
9 Mia Herman
10 Tracy Steele
Maureen Sandt
11 Leoda Moosch
12 Elaina DeAngelis
17 Danielle Rambo
18 Madison Impeciati
Abigail Impeciati
20 Lucille Pagotto
22 Kay Beck
23 Vincent Forino
28 Carol Berger
May Birthdays
10 Maureen & Jim Sandt
16 Barbara & Kermit LaBar
17 Tiffany & Jeremy Lutz
21 Danielle & Kevin Rambo
27 Megan & Tighe Lane
28 Trisha & Chad Roberts
Look for this the next 8 months?!?
E-Mail Change: [email protected]
Phone: 610-588-8235
Publicity If you have an event that
you would like publicized,
please contact Holly
Sussick.
May Anniversaries
Keep Them Coming Ink Cartridges
Weis Receipts
Campbells Soup Labels
Box Tops for Education
Old Prescription Glasses
Greeters & Ushers May 3 Linda & Bill Zellner May 10 Maci Herman & Kay Young May 17 Dora Greenleaf & Bernice Bettini May 24 Janice & Del Roberts May 31 Viola & John Davies
The Commandment Corner No. 2
Thou shalt smile. You only have to do so for
about an hour. Guests feel welcome when
they see smiling people. You can resume
your somber expressions when you get
home.
"Let's Start Sponsoring Flowers and Bulletins Again"
2015 Flower and Bulletin sponsorship charts are now in the narthex. Sponsoring altar flowers is a simple way to glorify
God and beautify the altar. They can be placed in honor of
someone, in memory of someone, in celebration of a
birthday, anniversary, or other milestone, or just to give
thanks for God's blessings. Your sponsorship and dedication
will be printed in the bulletin for that Sunday. The same
goes for sponsoring bulletins.
The cost for sponsoring altar flowers is $40 (quoted
recently by Albanese Florist) and the cost for sponsoring
bulletins is $10. Please consider signing up. First, write
your name and dedication on the chart. Second, if
sponsoring flowers, call Albanese Florist (610-588-0441) or J.C. Bloom Designs (610-588-3855) and place an order with
them under the Ackermanville UMC account. Third, place
the cost of flowers (or bulletins) in the offering plate on
Sunday in a separate envelope, designating that it is for the
cost of the flowers or bulletins. Thank you.
May Counters
May 3 Jeff Sandercock & Terri Brescancine
May 10 Jeff Sandercock & Sherry Ott
May 17 Jeff Sandercock & Nadine Hughes
May 24 Jeff Sandercock & Joan Mutton
May 31 Jeff Sandercock & Joan Mutton
"SAVED BY THE ROOF" This winter our Young Hall porch remained dry and
free of ice and snow because of our new porch roof.
Thanks be to God!
29 Denise & Donald Butz
29 Heather & John Dugey
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1
2 Men’s Breakfast at TK’s 7:00 am
3 Sunday School 9:00 Worship 10:00 Last Sunday for Choir to Sing
4 Office Hours
9 am-Noon
5
6 Office Hours 9 am-noon
7 Office Hours
9am-noon
Disciple Bible Study
7:30-8:45
8
9 Ladies Tea
3:00 pm
10 Sunday School 9:00 Worship 10:00 Mother’s Day Blast 6 pm.
11 Office Hours
9 am-Noon
Council on Ministries 7:30 pm
12
Ad Board 7 pm
13 Office Hours 9am-Noon
14 Office Hours 9:00 am-Noon
Crafty Crew
2-4 pm
15
16
17 Sunday School 9:00 Last Day for Sunday Schoo l until Fall Worship 10:00 Community Meal 4 pm
18 Office Hours 9 am-Noon
Newsletter Articles Due
19
20 Office Hours
9am-Noon
21 Office Hours 9am-Noon
22
23
24 Worship 10:00
Pentecost
35 Office Hours
9 am-Noon
26 27 Office Hours
9am-Noon
28 Office Hours 9am-Noon
29 30
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May 2015
Office Hours - Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings 9am – noon unless I am taken out of the office by meetings or emergencies.
Please note that Friday is Pastor Alice Ann’s Sabbath day. She will return all non-urgent contacts on the next business day.
For an emergency on Friday, please call the parsonage phone number 610-452-2699 and she will get back to you as soon as possible.
Deadline for “Friendly Flyer” is May 15, 2015 Please submit all articles and news to Joan at
[email protected] or by handwriting them and placing them in the office mail bin.
LIKE US on Facebook!
Crafty Crew News
The Crafty Crew will meet the second Thursday of
May, in Young Hall from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Please come and join us for crafts and conversation.
Bring your favorite project or idea to work on and join the
fun!
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
31 Worship 10:00 Volunteer
Appreciation Dinner
Ladies’ Tea
A Black and White Tea Party will be held in Young Hall on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 3:00 in the Afternoon.
We will serve high tea featuring scones, finger sandwiches, dainty desserts, and of course several varieties of tea.
A limited number of tickets will be available for a donation of $12.00 per person.
To reserve your tickets or for more information,
please see Cindy Doll or call (610) 588-6111.
… Remember to
Bring Your Teacup!
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COMMUNITY
ASCENSION SERVICE The annual Slate Belt Ministerium Ascension Service will
be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 404 Broadway, Bangor, on Sunday, May 17, at 6:00 pm. This is an ecumenical event, with many local clergy participating. Refreshments will be provided after the service.
Interfaith
Prayer Worship
Christians, Muslims, and Jews united in prayer and
praise celebrating the National Day of Prayer:
Thursday, May 7, 2015, 7:00 pm
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
1422 Church Road, Pen Argyl, PA 18072
Peace with Justice Sunday May 31st is "Peace with Justice Sunday". Together, we
spread the gospel of peace and encourage cooperation
locally, in the United States, and globally. In Arizona border
towns, communities facing social challenges are dramatically
divided. In Liberian villages, citizens’ human rights are
being violated. In local U.S. communities, women and girls
are being bought and sold against their will.
Moved by Christ’s love to pursue reconciliation and peace,
honoring the dignity of every individual made in God’s
image, The United Methodist Church is unwilling to turn a
blind eye to injustice.
Although you, and possibly even your congregation, may
lack the resources alone to effect change in a broken world, your giving is vital for the UMC to continue its global
ministries of reconciliation. Because of the Peace with
Justice Sunday offering, the people of The United Methodist
Church are able to make a difference together by sowing
seeds—and yielding fruit!—of peace. Watch for special
offering envelopes in the May 31st bulletin.
Ackermanville United Methodist Church presents
AMERICAN MUSIC THEATRE
DECEMBER 12, 2015
Your Day Includes: Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation
Lunch at Plain & Fancy Restaurant
Bag Dinner and Drinks Provided
Reserved Show Seating All Taxes & Gratuities
Driver Gratuity
Itinerary: 8:00 am Depart the Church
10:00 am Arrive Lancaster
10:30 am Show Time
1:00 pm Lunch 3:00 pm “Jacob’s Choice”
4:30 pm Depart for Home
6:30 pm Arrival Home
Prices: Adults $110.00 pp Children (12 & under) $80.00pp Payments: Deposit: $25.00 pp to hold a reservation
Final Payment Due: November 15, 2015
Reservations Contact: Dave or Cindy Doll
(610) 588-6111
Reservations and deposit money WILL NOT be taken at this time. Dave will have further information regarding when to make reservations and pay deposit, soon Watch for updates in your weekly bulletin inserts. Thank you.
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Prayer Chain We are blessed here at AUMC with a prayer chain. You can submit prayer requests through Pastor Alice Ann and receive prayer requests through email or phone. If you are not a part of the prayer chain and would like
to be, please contact Pastor Alice Ann for the email portion and Janice Roberts for the phone portion.
Prayer List Please help us keep the prayer list, printed in the
bulletin, up to date. If you would like someone to go on the prayer list, or
removed from it, please use a prayer request card found in the pews or email the church at [email protected].
Thank You
Writer’s Wanted!! The newsletter is always looking for article
contributions. Please consider writing an article or articles
about anything church-related. Perhaps there's someone you
think should be thanked. Perhaps you'd like to write
something about an event we just had or an event coming up
in the near future. Have you read a good Christian book or
seen a good Christian movie lately? Write a summary or a
review. Maybe you have fond memories of your church
when you were growing up, especially if they are of
Ackermanville Church. Write them down and submit
them! Perhaps you have a vision for the future of our
church. Write an article about it. Perhaps many people have
asked you for a certain recipe? If there's anything else you'd like to share, go ahead and write it down and submit it. We
can all be contributors and editors of the
newsletter!! Submissions may be handed to Pastor Alice
Ann or Lauranette Grubb; or you can email them to:
**All articles/submissions are subject to pastoral approval**
Thank You!
Methodist Northeast District
June 18, 2015 at 7:05 pm
Join us for a night of
baseball, fun and fellowship!
Ackermanville United Methodist Church Ackermanville Road, Bangor, PA
Tickets are $11 each
($10 ticket price plus $1 for District Mission
Project, Pocono Plateau) Each ticket includes $2 towards food at Coca Cola Park
For tickets contact Sharon Herman
484-554-7447
email: [email protected]
Last day to purchase tickets was April 26, 2015
A Mother’s Hands… reach out to bless her children and
reach up to praise the Lord.
They’re always loving, often praying, and
ever giving more than she keeps for herself.
A mother’s hands may tire,
but they never expire in their efforts
to do good for those she loves.
A mother’s hands may age,
but her influence lasts forever.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
and praise the LORD.
Psalm 134:2 (NIVI1984)
Memories of Cantatas
I (as well as many others) have been part of every Cantata we have ever done at Ackermanville UMC. We have been doing this so long, my memories are, at times, somewhat foggy! However, I do remember that ever since Jack Davies approached the choir with an Easter Cantata called “Alive!” it seems we have done an Easter Cantata practically every year, and sometimes, a very occasional Christmas Cantata. From “Alive!” (early 1980’s) where all the songs seemed so fast at our first rehearsal, to a Christmas Cantata called “An Old Fashioned Christmas” (1987) where I still sang a solo, even though I had the flu, to last year’s more contemporary “Love Is Alive” (do we dare do something so contemporary?!), and finally, to this year--repeating a beautiful cantata we did originally in 2010-- “Come, Touch the Robe”. Over the years, our “Cantata Choir” has ranged in size from 17 to 35 people. Ackermanville UMC is so fortunate to have so much musical talent and participation, these many years. We also joined with Salem UMC in Bangor (now defunct) to repeat the cantata “Alive” many years ago. There have been trios, duets and many many solos; and many singers have come and gone, while others have remained and maintained the base core of the choir. Many pastors have narrated and/or sung these numerous cantatas.
I hope that this annual tradition means as much to the congregation as it does to the choir. I myself, look forward to the cantata and regard it as the highlight of the “choir year” (Christmas candlelight service being a close second). It takes a whole church to make this tradition a success. Thank you all. I hope these cantatas touch at least some, if not all of the congregation, with Christ’s sacrifice and love for us all.
Singing His Praises, Lauranette
Night
at the
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Planning is in the works for this year’s
VBS,
“Group’s EVEREST ”.
The theme is “EVEREST VBS
Expedition” where we will
conquer challenges with God’s
Mighty Power.
It is scheduled this year for July 26 through July 30.
Please put this on your schedule and consider helping
out. Thank You
A Special Thank You -
Dear AUMC Congregation,
For the kindness you've shown. Thank you so much for
your cards and prayers. It meant so very much to me.
God Bless Walter Hopstetter
Thanks to Shirt and Jane Williams for their donation of postage stamps to the church office.
Thanks to all who have donated special occasion cards, and note cards. Birthday and Anniversary cards especially, are always needed.
Thanks to Meagan Ackerman for "stepping up" and volunteering as the VBS leader this year.
Thanks to Del Roberts and the choir for the beautiful presentation of the Easter Cantata "Come Touch the Robe."
Thanks to Holly Sussick and Sharon Herman for their efforts in publicizing the cantata.
Thanks to Pete Nell for narration and Bill Bright for filming of the cantata. We appreciate all who donated their time and talent to make the cantata a success.
Thanks to our tireless treasurer Pete Nell and the whole Finance Committee for ALL they do to keep the church going.
Thanks to everyone who make our monthly Community Meal possible (and delicious!)
Thanks to the many, many volunteers who helped out with the Hilltop Auction.
Dear friends,
I would like to thank everyone for all the cards and
prayers.
Thanks to all.
Carl Moosch
Dear Friends at Ackermanville United Methodist Church,
Please accept my apology for the lateness of this
letter. We greatly appreciated the donation of afghans,
pillows and other hand crafted items in November
2014. The families are so appreciative especially for the warm and beautiful afghans.
We appreciate your community spirit and wish you the
best for 2015.
Sincerely,
Bridget Pruett
Executive Director of the
Slater Family Network Foundation, Inc
From PUMP (Portland/Upper Mt. Bethel Food Pantry) Dear Ackermanville United Methodist Church, Thank you to your youth group BLAST for the generous donation. We will use it to feed the 375+ families that visit the food pantry monthly. These families are from the Slate Belt. The need is great in the Slate Belt and we are privileged to serve them. We would not be able to help as many as we do, if it were not for your generosity. Again, thank you. Sincerely, Sherma Godshalk, Executive Director
(Sherma Godshalk has since lost her battle
with cancer, on April 15th)
Luncheon
Following is a Copy of the letter that was sent to the
Washington Township Volunteer Fire
The Community Care Ministry of the Ackermanville United Methodist Church wishes to invite you to join us at 10 A.M. on Sunday May 31, 2015, for a Special Service and Luncheon to follow. The purpose of the service is to honor all Public Servants and Volunteers serving the Washington Township Community.
This invitation is extended to the Washington Township Supervisors, Township Employees, Washington Township Police Department, Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary, and their immediate Families.
We also invite you to send us the names of individuals of which your organization would like to pay tribute. The names will be listed on a memorial insert to our Bulletin and a special part of the service will honor and memorialize them.
The picnic style Luncheon will start at approximately 11:30 A.M.
All those who are unable to attend the Memorial Service are invited to please join us for a time of food and fellowship. In order to prepare properly for this Special Event, we ask that R.S.V.P.’s be returned by Saturday May 16, 2015.
We at A.U.M.C. look forward to making this service a joyful experience as we thank the individuals now serving our Community to make it a safe and beautiful place in which to live and honor those who served in the past.
We will be looking for volunteers to help with all
aspects of the day at a later date.
Barry S. Young, Lay Leader
Join us on the web at: www.ackermanvilleumc.org
Ackermanville United Methodist Church 1410 Ackermanville Road Bangor PA 18013
The Rev. Alice Ann Bonham
Church Phone: 610-588-7818
Parsonage Phone: 610-452-2699
www.ackermanvilleumc.org
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Acolytes Junior Church Liturgists
May 3 Aubrey Tarr Angela Colino / Maci Sandy Collins
May 10 Khloe Overfield Tonia Overfield / Aubrey Bill Ruggiero
May 17 Kolin Overfield Suzanne Hawes / Sarah Brittany D’Alessio
May 24 Porter Sussick Amy White / Hailey Donna Bright
May 31 Maci Herman Holly Sussick / Grace Lauranette Grubb
Please let Pastor Alice Ann know if you or a loved one is in the hospital. She would love to support you and your family with a visit. She depends on you to share the information of which hospital the loved one is in. Please also let Pastor Alice Ann
know of any other pastoral needs. She is available in the Church Office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9am-noon. The church phone number is 610-588-7818. You can reach her by email: [email protected]. The parsonage number is 610-452-2699 for pastoral emergencies. If you do not reach her, please leave a message. Thank you!
Bulletin Information
Weekly announcements for the worship bulletin can be sent to Lauranette at [email protected].
Thank You!!!!
Please don’t forget those in need
of our prayers.
We will have an updated list in
the bulletins each Sunday.
Remember our members in Nursing Homes or
Assisted Living Facilities
Ernest Bartholomew, Rm 135, 4100 Freemansburg Ave., Easton, PA 18045
Bernice Bettini
Walden III, Unit 122, 325 N. Broadway, Wind Gap, PA 18091
Elsie Houck
Gracedale 2 Gracedale Avenue, Nazareth, PA 18064
Evelyn Jennings Apt. 414B
175 W. North Street, Nazareth, PA 18064 Marilyn Osborne
c/o Whitehall Manor 1177 N. 6th Street, Whitehall, PA 18052
Clara Schweitzer
Gracedale 2 Gracedale Avenue, Nazareth, PA 18064
Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation On the first Sunday of the month, we offer worship at
Slate Belt Nursing and Rehabilitation at 2:15pm. We
have been blessed by getting to know folks and develop
relationships with them. Consider joining us to share
the love of Christ with the folks at Slate Belt.
During worship, we have BLAST bags available for children in the sanctuary. These bags are changed regularly and coordinate with the sermon series. Please help your children see the connections!
“The May/June Upper Rooms are now available
in the narthex. There are also large print Upper
Rooms available.”
PLEASE NOTE: As of May 1, Pastor Alice Ann’s Verizon email ([email protected]) will no longer be in use.
Please use [email protected] instead. Thank you.
