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CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, FILEY’S Page 1
The Messenger
May 2017
Christ Lutheran Church, Filey’s
Greetings!
Thinking about the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, I wondered what the next 500 years will bring as far as changes to the church. As a congregation we are considering what our role is in the community. We began delving into the book “Autopsy of a Deceased Church” and how it might apply to us. We’ve thought about ways in which to enliven our ministry in this place. All topics that many other congregations in our area have started thinking about. The Holy Spirit is moving in this place – urging us to go deeper into our faith and to consider who we are and what we, as a congregation, are here for. As I was doing some research on our guest speak-er for this year’s synod assembly, I came across this article that he wrote. His name is Dr. Rev. Dave Daubert, and he is the principal manager of Day 8 Strategies, a group committed to renewing mainline, progressive and socially conscious churches. Finding his article from “Living Lutheran” to be timely to our search for ways in which we can think about being church, I thought it was a good idea to include it in our newsletter.
“Nice is not enough - Taking the pulse of your congregation's Christ-centeredness”, By David Daubert, June 24, 2015, https://www.livinglutheran.org/2015/06/nice-not-enough/
Across the ELCA, congregations are wondering how to better connect with people and find re-newal and avenues to growth. But when asked, “What is the best thing about this place that you’d want new people to know?” members in almost every congregation say the same thing: “The people. These people are really nice peo-ple.” With a significant majority of our congregations having weekly worship attendance of well under 100 people (and declining), this sentiment is un-derstandable. In many of our settings, most of the people know most of the other people. It can easily feel like a family.
Dave Drumm We are a church grounded in the gospel of a God who has come into the world in the person of Jesus Christ. This God has lived, suffered and died with a costly love. That same God has been raised from the dead and re-turns with a persistent love. We are joined to Christ with a baptism that offers an abiding presence and promises we will never be apart from the God we meet in Jesus.
But when we’re asked the best thing about what it means to be part of our ministry, sadly the answer too often begins “We are .…”
There are two reasons why this is causing us trouble. First, it isn’t true. Whenever we descend to being a so-cial club, no matter how religious the veneer, we have ceased to live out of our identity as the church. The fo-cus of life, especially as Luther- ans understand it, is that God always goes first and initi-ates with love that creates, redeems and gives new life. While we might respond with faith and life or with sin and death, the God of Jesus persists in the direc-tion of life anyway. If the first thing we say about our church life isn’t God, we are already in the doghouse. Whenever we have become the point, however uninten-tionally, we have big issues to deal with.
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Inside this issue:
Pastor’s Letter Birthdays & Anniversaries President’s Message
1 3 3
Fellowship Notes Financial Records Bible Quiz
4 4 5
Announcements Thank yous
5-8 9
Shut ins & Prayer List Serving List
10 10
Events & Opportunity Calendar Kid’s Corner
11 12 13
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(Pastor’s letter cont’d) Second, in our overloaded and busy lives, most peo-ple aren’t looking to spend more time with nice peo-ple anyway. Many people are inundated with rela-tionships from work, caring for aging parents, their kids’ activities and other demands on their lives. If that isn’t enough, many have hundreds of friends on social media — often including dozens they have-n’t really met yet, and probably never will, or don’t remember “friending” in the first place. Depending on social skills and abilities, online “friends” may be less problematic than actual face-to-face time with a living person whose body is pre-sent and eyes are actually looking at you. The last thing many people are looking for is the chance to not sleep in on Sundays in order to have a few more nice people in their lives.
Dave Drumm So what’s the point? If nice isn’t enough, or even the point, then what is? Recent indicators from multiple sources point to the fact that people are less interested in church life than in previous eras, but their interest in their spir-itual lives (God, meaning, purpose, etc.) remains quite high. It isn’t that people have stopped believing that God
might exist or that life might have meaning. Rather, because so many churches are filled with people be-ing “nice” but who seem to not be all that interested in God when they get together, people have stopped looking to the church as a place to search for spiritu-al meaning. While many in our society are “spiritual but not reli-gious,” they perceive that people in the church are “religious but not spiritual.” When someone who hasn’t participated in church life comes into a congregation, they usually are not looking to see if the people there would make good friends. Their underlying question isn’t “Are the peo-ple here nice?” but rather “Is God clearly a part of this place?” If the answer they perceive is “yes,” they then ask the next question: “Do the people seem to notice God’s presence here?” Visitors want to know if this is a place where people have a vibrant and growing faith life. If so, they find hope that they, too, might find a vibrant and grow-ing faith. Once the God questions and the vibrant faith ques-tions are answered, then people ask: “Are these people I would want to hang around with?” Here, being nice is helpful. People want to journey with people who know God and are growing in faith, but who are also caring and loving in authentic ways. Relationships do mat-ter. But nice is the third thing on the list — not the first. In the end, it’s fine to be nice. But nice is not enough.
Here is an exercise for you…write down the one thing you appreciate most about your congregation – then turn to page 11 for follow up.
Reformation Cornerstones Every October, many Protestants celebrate the work of reformers who brought about much-needed change in the Christian church. At the center of their contributions were four teachings:
• Scripture alone: The supremacy of the Bible as the surest guide for faith and life. • Grace alone: The supremacy of God’s undeserved love. God counts us “right” with him when we accept his free gifts of forgiveness and salvation.
• Faith alone: The supremacy of faith. Only by believing and trusting in God’s promises, and through no works or achievement of our own, do we receive eternal life.
• The priesthood of all believers: Christians are “members of one another” (Ephesians 4:25, NRSV). In God’s eyes, Christians are all on the same level. We each have a ministry to fulfill to one another and to people out-side the faith. Martin Luther said we’re “reciprocally and mutually one.”
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President’s Message
What is church or the church or a church? This is a question that I find myself reflecting on recently. Per-haps that is because I’m questioning or expanding my own understanding of the term. Often, we use the word to designate a building. As a child, I was told that we were going to church which resulted in going to a par-ticular building. However, doesn’t the word biblically refer to “the group of believers” or “the assembly”? Then another question appears--what is the purpose of the church? Again, there are a variety of answers that are often based on our experiences. Some include a place to worship, studying the word, helping others, shar-ing the word, and the list goes on. In our current book study we read that many churches slowly evolve into a self-preservation phase of maintaining a building and familiar things of the past—their church. Perhaps we need to reflect on what ELCA Bishop Eaton reminded us to remember—that we are called to wel-come the stranger, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick and those in prison, and work for justice and peace in the world. If this is to be our goal as the church, my thoughts—about what church is and what its purpose is—definitely need to undergo some revision. Perhaps you have some thoughts that might help me refine my understandings. After you’ve given this some thought, please put your response on the poster in the narthex. Sincerely,
Al Myers
June Newsletter Deadline is May 17
Baptism Anniversaries
Birthdays
Creedin Paulus May 3
Kira Shafer May 6
Amelia Rebert May 10
Jean Hammaker May 11
Bill Kishbaugh May 11
David Spahr May 11
Robin McCann May 20
Charles Helwig May 21
Doris Kniss May 24
Ryan Allen May 25
Betty Fortney May 25
Barry Hammaker May 26
Jen Sadler May 29
Al Myers May 30
Scott Kieffer May 31
Ken McCullough 5/?
Josh Parrish 5/1
Martin Slusser 5/18
Kenedy Kieffer 5/20
Kaden Kieffer 5/20
Jacob Perry 5/21
Matthew Spahr 5/22
Jamie Staton 5/22
Nevaeh Shafer 5/28
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A new counting procedure has been implemented and we currently have one steady volunteer helping Monday mornings with the weekly offering. We are still looking for a few volunteers to learn and help with recording and making the deposits on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. Please consider giving about an hour of your time to help by signing up on the bul-letin board or contact the office at 432-4878 or email [email protected]
Financial Reports
Treasurer’s Income Statement for 2017
Income Expenses Profit/Loss Budgeted Inc. Budgeted Exp.
January $14,733.29 $13,504.15 $1,229.14 $11,887.34 $14,471.38
February $20,270.58 $17,858.37 $2,412.21 $11,887.34 $14,471.42
March $14,221.00 $18,261.27 ($4,040.27) $11,887.34 $14,471.37
Total $49,224.87 $49,623.79 ( $398.92) $35,662.01 $43,414.17
Fellowship Notes
On May 7, we will celebrate May Birthdays and Baptism Anniversaries. Please bring a treat to share.
On May 11, we will join the ladies of FULP for our annual Women and Girls Night Out. Deadline for reservations was April, hope you will be joining us for an evening of food, fellowship and fun. –
May 14, we will honor all the women and mothers in the congregation with a special cake in their honor.
May 23, Filey’s Nursery will have their closing program for the morning class. Rain date May 25.
May 24, Filey’s Nursery will have their closing program for the morning and afternoon classes. Rain date May 26.
Special Envelope Schedule 2017
January Lutheran Disaster Relief July Monaghan Tw. Fire Co. February New Hope Ministries August New Hope Ministries March Guest Musician Fund Sept. Youth Events April Seminary Scholarship Fund October Community Asst. Fund May Guest Musician Fund Nov. World Hunger June Youth Camping Dec. New Hope Ministries
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Bible Quiz
Acts 17 describes Paul speaking about God to the people of Athens in front of — incredibly! — a site that still exists. What is that site? A. The Panathenaic Stadium B. The Areopagus C. The Acropolis and the Parthenon D. The Temple of Hephaestus
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Announcements
July 28 & 29
This year we will collecting 900 bottles of
SHAMPOO
Support Your Local Fire Co.
Stuffed Chicken Breast Dinner
May 7 from 11:00 am—1:00 pm @
Monaghan Fire Hall
Adults—$10.00 Children 4 –12—$4.00
Buffet Includes: Ham
Scalloped Potatoes Green Beans, Corn, Salad
Rolls & Butter Coffee, Tea, Punch
Dessert
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Book discussion– We will con-tinue discussing “Autopsy of a Deceased Church” following worship on Sunday mornings.
Everyone is invited to participate and offer your thoughts and insight.
RENEW DILLSBURG - This Thursday May 4th, 6:00 -7:30pm at Northern High School.
Senators Baseball Game - Lutheran Night with the Senators will be Friday, May 5, 2017 at 7PM.
Lenten Project Blanket Making – Saturday, May 6th @ 9:00 at Barren’s. Be sure to be part of this team as the Dillsburg Lutheran churches will come together to make these blankets. Thanks to Thrivent’s Action Team Support we will have break-fast and lunch together. They will “tie” us over while “tying” blankets. See sign up on bulletin board and remember to bring your scissors and rotary cutters.
May Birthday & Baptism – May 7 come celebrate with our honorees. Please bring a dessert to share.
New Life for Girls - You don’t want to miss May 7th @ 6:00pm at Christ Lutheran. The ladies choir from New Life for Girls
will be joining us for our evening Connection ser-vice. You’ll want to hear these ladies’ fabulous voic-es, but even more so their amazing testimonies of what Christ has done in their lives. New Life for Girls has rehabilitation facilities all across America with their main center located right here in Dover, PA. These ladies come with lives that are in pieces, destroyed from drug addiction, alcohol abuse and sexually abusive situations. Broken they go to New Life to rebuild their lives and during the process find the amazing love of Jesus Christ.
Come early at 5:30PM and meet with the ladies for coffee and refreshments before the service. They are excited to come and “Connect” with us! You can find out more at www.newlifeforgirls.org Council Meeting – May 10 @ 7:00 pm.
Women and Girls Night Out - Thursday, May 11 at 6 PM at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, 61 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA. An all-female acapella group, KiZmet will be the entertainment.
Joint Worship Service – (Memorial Weekend) Sunday, May 28 at Emmanuel @ 9:00 a.m. Group Camping - Group camping at Codorus State Park June 23-26. Sites 110, 112, and 130 are re-served. If you plan on joining us, please go online and reserve your site (109 - 125) so we can be close together. Hope to see you at the camp site! Landscape Help - We need a Landscape Commit-tee to coordinate all the outside work that needs to be done around the church, such as weeding, trim-ming and fertilizing the plants, scheduling work-days, etc. If you can chair or help on this commit-tee please contact Bob Shultz, [email protected], or Dottie Shultz, [email protected] or 766-0457.
2017 Synod Assembly Hungry for Reform
June 2 - 3, 2017
This year at Synod Assembly we will feed the hun-gry with our Fill The Truck to Feed the Children initiative. In cooperation with the Pennsylvania Food Bank, we will provide much-needed food for chil-dren who rely on free or reduced-priced school breakfasts, lunches and the weekend BackPack Pro-gram. These resources will provide sustenance for these children during the summer months
Between now and Synod Assembly, you are invited to collect the specific food items listed below and place at the table by the office window. Suggested items: • flip top (easy open) cans of tuna fish or chicken • peanut butter (either the to go cups or small jars) • 100% fruit juice • shelf-stable milk boxes • individual serving cups of fruit • single serve microwavable meals like Chef Boyardee
or Mac N Cheese or Minute Rice ready to serve packs • granola bars • individual serving cups of applesauce
NOTE: All items must be labeled, factory sealed and in good condition.
Interested in volunteering on June 2 or 3? Please visit http://www.lss-elca.org/events/synod-assembly/fill-the-truck/ and click on sign-up here
Announcements
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The Water of Life: a Bible Day Camp Campers will make a big splash this summer at St. Mark Lutheran Church! Children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade as of June are invited to a day camp sponsored by The Mechanicsburg Area Lutheran churches and staffed by mem-bers of the Camp Nawakwa team. This year, we'll spend a week exploring that all-important element, water. We all need water to live our physical lives, and at camp we'll discover that water is also a source of Christian spiritual life.
Our week of camp will kick off at 4:30 on Sunday, June 18th with a potluck dinner and celebration for campers and their families. Our regular camp will run 8:45am-4:30pm from Monday, June 19th through Friday, June 23rd. Childcare is available before camp beginning at 8am and after camp ending at 5:15pm. Our day will be filled with singing, crafts, indoor and outdoor recreation, large group worship, and small group Bible study that will help campers dive into Bible stories that shower them with a new awareness of how water and life are gifts from God. Lunch will be provided daily. Cost per camper is $150. Scholar-ships for those with further financial need will be available upon request. Call Katie Swartz at 717-755-4482 with questions or to register.
Relay for Life of Dillsburg
Saturday, June 17, 2017
11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Northern York Bostic Field
Cancer has touched all of us in some way. And we want to stop this disease in its tracks. On Sat-urday, June 17, 2017, we’ll honor the lives lost to cancer, celebrate survivors, and support the caregiv-ers who so selflessly help others.
This event is open to the public; you do not need to be a team member to participate.
For more information, please contact Vivian Books,
Announcements
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Announcements
Nursery School: WOW! Another school year coming to an end. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this another great year. Many children lives were touched by your help whether it was through prayers, GiantAPlus, or your contributions of snack and supplies. It was greatly appreciated. If you would like to help with this month, we could use napkins and 5 oz. cups.
Janet Davis
Wish List
Canned Fruit
Cereal
Hamburger Helper
Ketchup
Mayo
Mustard
Pasta
Soup
Spaghetti Sauce
Tuna Fish
Serving the Dillsburg Community 6 North 2nd Street , Dillsburg, PA 17019
(717) 432-3053 www.nhm-pa.org
Your Local Manager: Laurie Wentzell
Lutheran Camping Corporation
Outdoor Ministry Night at the Harrisburg Senators - May 5
Men's Retreat at Kirchenwald - May 5-6
Work Day at Nawakwa - May 6 NEW DATE
Summer Camp Kick-Off Worship & Picnic at Kirchenwald - May 7
The Growing Project at The Wittel Farm Planting Day - May 20
This year’s Letter Carrier’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive takes place on Saturday, May 13 and benefits local food pantries like New Hope. Leave a donation of non-perishable food at your mailbox and stamp out hunger.
David Brooks, author of The Road to Character (Random House), created a moral bucket list in an effort to develop “eulogy virtues” — the traits praised at people’s funerals. Qualities such as humility, de-pendence and energizing love offer more joy than any “résumé vir-tues” ever will, he writes. “There’s joy in freely chosen obedience to organizations, ideas and people. There’s joy in mutual stumbling. There’s an aesthetic joy we feel when we see morally good action, when we run across someone who is quiet and humble and good, when we see that however old we are, there’s lots to do ahead.”
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Thank You
Big Thanks to all the cooks and bakers in the congregation who helped with the Lenten Meals, Easter Breakfast, Church Work-day, and who faithfully bring treats for Sunday morning Fel-lowship. We have become well known for out wonderful food.
Thanks to all who came out to help on workday, the church sparkles again and the grounds are looking good.
Thanks to Joanne Paulus and Paulus Farm Market for the flow-ers for our planters outside. They continue to help us make the church look pretty.
Thank you to everyone who made the Wednesday night Lenten meals! They were fabulous. We sure know how to feed the bel-ly!
Thank you Carole for all the wonderfully talented musicians you provided for Palm Sunday and Easter Worship. Such talent!
A special “thank you” to all who donated coins for the LWR blankets. You are all amazing! Can’t wait to see the finished blankets!
Thank you Joanne and Kris for organizing our efforts in collect-ing coins, buying fleece, and making the blankets for LWR!
Thanks to the funeral committee who organized the Stough luncheon. I heard lots of good comments about how delicious the meal was.
Thank you to Pastor Danielle and her family for leading the Sun-rise worship! Great message and music. Thank God for the beautiful sunrise and weather we had!
Thank you to Joanne and Kris for organizing “Team Fiely’s” for the New Hope Walk, and for everyone who donated either their time or treasures in support of this worthy cause.
Thank you to Jean, Warren, Eileen, and Dottie for taking the time to make sure the sanctuary was arranged and beautified for worship. The flowers at Easter were gorgeous!
Thanks to everyone who volunteered to be lectors during Holy Week. This year’s worship was very Spirit filled. Praise be to God!
Thank you to the Easter Egg Hunt Crew and everyone who donated eggs and candy! It was a wonderful celebration. It was a great day with about 40 children participating in the hunt.
Sandy Books
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Members In Special Circumstances
Sandra Conforti Elmcroft of Dillsburg 153 Logan Rd. Room#223 Dillsburg, PA 17019 717-884-2735 Birthday: March 6
Clyde Gouse 145 Lancaster Blvd. Mechanicsburg PA 17050 717-766-9679 Birthday: September 2
Jean Hammaker 26 North York Road Dillsburg, PA 17019 Birthday: May 11
Shirley Hartman 820 Lisburn Road #601 Camp Hill, PA 17011 Birthday: January 23
Charles & Dorothy Helwig Green Ridge Village Room 209 210 Big Spring Rd. Newville, PA 17241 Charles Birthday May 21 Dorothy Birthday April 12
Ruth Stevenson 222 Messiah Circle, 8 West Hampton Mechanicsburg PA 17055 Birthday: March 11
Ada Strayer The Bridges of Bent Creek Room 180 2100 Bent Creek Blvd.. Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Birthday: June 5
Prayers for the sick and hurting
We pray for
Robin Bellenger Deb and Roger Danner Gary Gettys Dave Hartman William McKeeman Steve Norford Haley Staton Jamie Staton Mary Ann Stetler Ada Strayer
Natalie & Josh Trish Family and Friends of Sarah Stough
If you have other prayers of praise or thanksgiving, please contact the church office and we will be glad to include them in our monthly newsletter.
Please fill out a prayer request form found in the back of the church. A person’s name will remain on the prayer list for one month unless otherwise instructed.
Reminder: Due to confidenti-ality and personal preference, please make sure that the person whose name you are including knows they are be-ing listed on our prayer list.
Serving God and God’s Church
Acolyte Crucifer Lector
Assisting
Minister Teller Greeters
5/7 Jean Wiltrout
Doris & Kathleen
Kniss
5/14 Al Myers
5/21
5/28
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Events and Opportunities List There are so many ways to serve, volunteer and connect with others here at Christ Lutheran Church, Filey’s and the community around us. Be sure to check out the announcements in both the bulletin and the newsletter. Some of these opportunities require you to sign up. For your convenience find a list below of events and opportunities.
Like to read? Everyone has the opportunity to “Rent-a-Book” for $1.00. Keep it as long as you like and return it to the “Return Here” shelf for some-one else to enjoy. All proceeds will go to the Building Fund. On the book rental shelves you will find books of different top-ics, such as prayer, parenting, marriage, grieving, etc. there are many books of inspiration, both fiction and non-fiction.
Our book for reading in May is titled "What if God Wrote Your Bucket List?" by Jay Payleit-ner. The book lists 52 possibili-ties, so I guess we'd better get started! What a challenge!!!
Shirley Withjack
www.CLCFileys.com
Or
Christ Lutheran Church Fileys
(Pastor’s Letter Continued.)
Follow up from Dave Daubert’s letter:
If you wrote something to the effect that “We are hospita-ble or nice or friendly” (or some similar phrase), then we have work to do. To be quite honest, when asked about how I feel about Filey’s congregation, my typical response has been – “We are very friendly.” I need to rethink my answer as well and be part of refocusing our congregation-al life to be consciously and explicitly centered in Christ.
If you would like to refocus your answer as well, perhaps you will consider attending the lecture by Dr. Rev. David Daubert at the synod assembly. He is due to speak Friday, June 2nd beginning at 1:30 and ending at 4 with breaks in-between and Q&A time following. We’ve mastered being nice, so let us together discover how we can also renew our congregation to be known for how we center ourselves in God, how we encounter God in Jesus, and how we share this God with others, helping people in their life’s journey with Jesus.
Blessings, Pastor Debbie
In Memory
Sarah J. Stough
April 23, 1922
to
April 20, 2017
Event/ Opportunity Date Time
Walk for Hope 4/30 1:30 pm
Connection Dinner 4/30 5:00 pm
RENEW Dillsburg @ Northern High Sch. 5/4 6:00 pm
Senator’s Baseball Game 5/5 7:00 pm
Lenten Blanket Making @ Barren’s 5/6 9:00 am
Birthday and Baptism Celebration 5/7 Following worship
New Life for Girls at Connection 5/7 5:30 pm
Council Meeting 5/10 7:00 pm
Woman’s Night Out 5/11 6:00 pm
Mother’s Day Celebration 5/14 Following worship
Nursery School Closing Program 5/23 9:00 am
Nursery School Closing Program 5/24 9 am & 12 pm
Joint Worship @ Emmanuel 5/28 9:00 am
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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6:00 pm RENEW Dillsburg
5 7:00 pm Senators Baseball
6 9:00 am LWR Blanket Knotting @ Barren’s
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9:00 am Worship/Fellowship
Birthday and Baptism 6:00 pm Connection
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7:30 PM Choir Practice
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7:00 pm Council Meeting
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6:00 pm Women and Girls Night Out
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6:00 pm Girl Scout Meeting
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14
9:00 am Worship/Fellowship
6:00 pm Connection
Mother’s Day
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16 7:30 PM Choir Practice
17
Newsletter Deadline
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9:00 am Worship/Fellowship
6:00 pm Connection
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23 9:00 am Nursery School Closing Program 7:30 PM Choir Practice
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9:00 am Nursery School Closing Program
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26 6:00 pm Girl Scout Meeting
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9:00 am Joint Worship @ Emmanuel
6:00 pm Connection
29
Memorial Day
Office Closed
30 7:30 PM Choir Practice
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Special dates •• National Day of Prayer, May 4, 2017 • Mother’s Day, May 14, 2017 • Armed Forces Day, May 20, 2017 • Victoria Day (Canada), May 22, 2017 • Ascension, May 25, 2017 • Memorial Day, May 29, 2017
May 2017
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Kid’s Corner
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Christ Lutheran Church, Filey’s 15 South Filey’s Road Dillsburg, PA 17019
www.clcfileys.com
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Phone: 717-432-4878
E-mail: [email protected]
Our Story “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:20)
Where two or three are gathered in my name, God promises to be. How we can live into that story? Who will gather with us? What person or persons do we need to invite to a gathering? Where will we be gathering so that God can meet us? What unusual places can with think of to meet? Please share your story so that we, as a faith community, can live into our story! God, whose utter desire is to be in relationship with us, can and does meet us in places we never dreamed possible. Don’t forget to share with whom and where God showed up – your “God Sightings”. The rest of us would love to hear so that we can be better attuned to His presence with us.
