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G R E A T I S L A N D
P R E S B Y T E R I A N
C H U R C H
L O C K H A V E N , P A The Ark S U M M E R 2 0 1 7 Hard Stops
The only way to get anywhere safely is to make complete stops along the way. To follow Christ, in whatever you do, make hard complete stops at set times throughout the day to pray. Otherwise you’re risking a crash. Or missing your turn. 9, 12, 3, on the hour, might be times to set a gentle chime alarm, and just stop and pray. Praying at set times throughout the day is how both Jesus and the early church lived their days. God marking time. For example more than one of the church fathers had those in their care recite Psalm 63 every day. I keep a copy in my wallet, and now it resides in my heart. The psalm takes 30 seconds to recite; it was Dwight Moody who said that if you’re too busy to pray, you have more on your plate than God ever intended. Do you know what the root of the Hebrew word ‘Sabbath’ means? Cease and stop. And to pause is to lead and examined life. You will find in God’s more perfect economy, what is lost in efficiency is returned tenfold in effectiveness (ever found yourself making great tome on the highway, only to find out later that you’re going in the wrong direction?)
In addition to Psalm 63, here are a few other verses to stop your day for. Try this ancient Christian discipline for a week, and watch your days take wing! Stop, pause, and whisper them aloud to yourself.
This is what your Father God really thinks about you.
Shalom,
Pastor Taylor
I am complete in Christ. Colossians 2:9-10 I have direct access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ. Hebrews 4:14-16 I am free from condemnation Romans 8:1-2 I am assured that God works for my good in all circumstances. Romans 8:28 I am free (from any condemnation brought against me) and I cannot be separated from the love of God. Romans:8:31-39
I am confident that God will complete the good work He started in me. Philippians 1:6
I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. 2 Tim.1:7
T H E A R K
Two things!! Do you have a child
who is asking about communion? There will be a first communion teaching offered to parents
and their children during the Sunday school hour on July 9th. There is no particular age requirement for communion.
The PC (USA) says that it is up to the parents to decide when their children are ready to participate in communion in a meaningful way. This teaching time begins at 9:00am on July
9th and is a way both parents and youngsters can ask ques-tions and thoughtfully consider communion. So drop a note
in the plate if you are interested in this help in preparing your child for worship.
Also…several children have expressed their desire to serve as acolyte. The instructions we presently use are in the usher’s schedule and the Leading in Worship booklet avail-able at the back of the sanctuary. The ushers have the re-sponsibility of choosing an acolyte and lighting them up. Par-ents who have youngsters who wish to acolyte can review with them the methods in the booklet on page 11.
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Prayer Changes Things!
“I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.” The words of Jesus for the church, John 17:9
“I urge then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone.”
Paul’s words to a co-worker, 1 Timothy 2:1
The eyes of an average church attendee glaze over when the topic of prayer comes up. It’s a defense mechanism to avoid guilty feelings
about not praying, induced by lectures (read sermon) on why you should.
But for followers of Christ, along the way there are spots on the path where prayer becomes unforced and easy – not without work and trial and error – so maybe easy in the wrong word. Let me try to explain prayer from another angle. Don’t anybody glaze over yet.
A tee shirt spotted downtown at Avenue 209 coffee house reads
on the front: Don’t go to Church. On the back: Be the Church. That’s big stuff. A prophetic slap-across-the –head for all of us. Are we attending church or are we being the church? Well, is prayer for us a seldom thing, an obligation of duty, uncomfortable in restaurants, suffered in worship, a dis-attraction? All our prayer lives need overhauled. We all stand guilty as charged – Pastor Taylor, too! And stop glazing!
Lord, we ask that you would bless us all with hearts and minds, that throughout our lives in both joys and sorrows, we truly know we can fully rely on you, our Lord and Savior.
Through your grace, Lord, we can rest in your creation and ex-press our joy as children and thank you God, for a wonderful weekend, blessed with excitement and togetherness all in the name of God.
Guide us as a refreshed and thankful community of believers, to be in the moment so we may enjoy and glorify you through your love and power as we fully rely on you God.
I pray we all don’t go to church! I pray we be the church!
Prayer Corner:
Sight & Sound Theater Trip!
When: Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Depart 8am, from Wal-Mart parking lot,
return there at 11pm.
What: Travel by Susquehanna Trailways bus to:
Kitchen Kettle Village in Lancaster for lunch
on your own and shopping.
Sight & Sound Theater to see “Jonah”.
Hershey Farms next to the theater for
dinner & shopping.
Cost: $120 for adults,
$75 for children age 12 and under.
Price includes bus transportation, snacks,
bottled water, wifi, show ticket, evening meal,
movie on the way home, and driver gratuity
Reservations and payment
due by Monday, June 12, 2017
For more information contact Donna Dorey at
(570)660-6488 or at [email protected].
Friend Donna on Facebook
for information on upcoming trips!
Dia Diobh!
‘Pardon?’ I hear you say!
This is Gaelic or Irish for hello. It seems appropriate
since it literally means ‘God be with you’. What a
nice way to greet someone! And yes, I am from
Ireland.
I am Brenda Rossman, the new office manager.
I came to be here by way of Bible College in Pensa-
cola, Florida, where I met and married my American
husband, son of a Presbyterian Pastor.
We were looking for a church and on our first Sunday here we both felt this was the one. We
are delighted to be here. I am looking forward to meeting the people that I have not met yet.
Please drop in and say hello if you are near the church.
Thank you for being patient with me while I find my feet in the office.
I very much appreciate that!
God bless you, Brenda
VBS at Great Island Presbyterian
June 19th to 22nd
6:00PM to 8:00PM
225th Celebration
August 13th Picnic!
11:00AM
Combined service & Picnic celebrating 225 years
for our 3 churches
Great Island Presbyterian
Jersey Shore Presbyterian Lycoming Presbyterian
The early Presbyterian colonists in this West Branch of the Susquehanna
made application to the Presbytery of Donegal
in Philadelphia in 1792
Communion service under a tent
followed by a picnic potluck
Memorize Psalm 63 in three months
Pastor Taylor is challenging all of us
to learn by heart Psalm 63 this summer.
Memorize a psalm? Are you kidding?
That’s way too much! I’m too old/young/busy/whatever to try that!
Hold on! Everyone can do this! Scripture is not of use unless it
comes to mind when you need it. That is why we are to ‘hide it in our hearts’.
This psalm has eleven verses and we can break it down into
one step at a time. For June, read through the psalm
and speak out loud verse 1 and verse 11. Just learn by heart the
first and last verse.
Stop your day for:
Pastor Taylor is offering a gift
of a silver half dollar to any one who can recite the psalm by
memory! Knowing God’s Word is better than silver and gold!
Time Change
Big News! Worship times are a changing’
Worship time changes
this summer to 9:30
Starting Sunday June 4th, worship begins at 9:30 instead of 10.00.
S U M M E R 2 0 1 7
Krislund Camp & Conference Center
What’s New! This year we have added some exciting new activity camps that all campers may experience
Krislund in different ways. Our new camps offer campers who would rather try their hand a
different crafts than concentrate on the adventure activities. These camps include Baubles,
Beads and Bling (working with metal to create jewelry), Clay, Construction and Coils
(making, glazing and firing a piece of clay work), Fine Arts Camp (creating items by sewing,
knitting, working with clay and wood and making jewelry)
Nomad Camp is unique in that campers get to experience the best of Krislund as well as the
best of Wesley Forest and Mount Luther camps that are partnering with us to offer a broad
range of experiences.
The other new camp week is C.L.A.W.S. This camp includes Crafts, Legos, and Wild Sports.
Campers will also have the opportunity to create a sewing project.
Krislund’s Wish List
Sewing and knitting supplies: This summer we will be expanding the opportunities for
campers to learn sewing and knitting skills and other fiber arts. If you have yarn, material,
threads, pins, and needles—you know, any of the tools that you use to knit or sew—we could
use them in the fiber arts program.
Thanks for thinking of Krislund. As good stewards, we will try to use all donations well. If
we find that we cannot, we will pass them on to those who can.
Krislund Seeks Medical Volunteers If you are a current or retired RN, LPN, Doc-tor, PA or EMT, Krislund invites you to serve as
a medical volunteer at summer camp for a week or several days.
Two medical volunteers are needed weekly to manage camper medications and assist with
medical issues. Volunteers stay in the Nurse’s apartment or adjacent Cabin, both with their
own bathroom and air conditioning/heat. Camp runs from Sun-day afternoon to Friday late
afternoon from June 11- August 11.
To inquire about openings or to apply, please click on the “Volunteer” tab at
www.krislund.org or contact the camp office at 814 422 8878 or by email at-
[email protected]. Please consider serving and enjoying the fellowship of being at camp
while sharing in our ministry. Thank you!
T H E
Please Pray for…. As we all have very busy daily lives,
sometimes our prayer lives can fall
behind. We pray now for all of us
to remember to ask God to keep
our prayer lives on track as we go
about our daily lives. Your
prayers are very important to
the people that need them. So
please remember the following
people
In Transition
The family of Ginger Englert
Barbara Barger & her family
Mary Gentzel’s family
OnaRuth Weimer
The family of John Nixon
A blessed, warm, happy anniversary
from all of us here at
Great Island Presbyterian!
June 1st Terry & Lori Shultz
June 3rd Jim & Whitney Merinar
June 9th Craig & Marilyn Willis
June 10th Shaun & Erin Rhinehart
June 11th Tom & Sheila Bauman
June 16th Douglas & Bev Campbell
June 20th Jeremy & Allison Grubb
June 20th David & Lea Ann Plessinger
June 21st Richard & Leslie Powers
June 25th Brian & Andrea Leuthold
June 29th Justin & Kate Hastings
Anniversaries Birthdays
Health Concerns
Dana Suter
Bonna Somer’s brother in law
Mary Harris
Larry Geguzis
Jenny Brozefsky
Judy Struble
Paul Burrowes
If you have a prayer request, please call the church office at (570)748-2810, or e-mail the church at
[email protected]. You can also go to our website at www.greatislandpresby.org and
click on prayers to write in your request.
Again thank you for
kindly remembering
these families and
individuals in your
prayers.
Happy Birthday to all our Geezers and Young ‘Un’s
and of course our ladies!
June 1 Alyssa Dickey
June 1 McKenzie Francke
June 2 Brenda Ankney
June 2 Bronson Brungard
June 2 Meredith Dwyer
June 5 Thomas Bauman
June 5 Evelyn Drauker
June 8 Kristen Brandt
June 8 Christian Dwyer
June 8 Virginia Jones
June 9 Maren Grubb
June 10 Collin Ankney
June 12 Zonda Gregory
June 12 Marjorie Smith
June 12 Ona Ruth Weimer
June 12 Jeremy Rossman
June 14 Michelle Bates
June 14 Richard Powers III
June 14 Ethan Schlesinger
June 18 Allison Holladay
June 19 Douglas Campbell
June 20 Leslie Smith
June 21 Shaun Rhinehart
June 21 Ben Russell
June 24 Angela Watchey-Francke
June 27 Bethany Jeanne Askey-Lee
June 28 Meredith Brown
July Anniversaries July 9th Jarred & Caron Heigel
July 9th Jeffrey & Michelle Gummo
July 13th Bob & Lacy Wahlers
July 18th Ron & Tina Miller
July 25th Bob & Carol Lugg
July 26th Eric & Ashley Brungard
July 30th John & Karen Brandt
July 30th Chad & Nikki Vuocolo
July Birthdays
1-Jul Kent Rishel
2-Jul Brandon Hull
2-Jul Lynda Maus
3-Jul Bobie-Jo Brungard
3-Jul Ann Holland
3-Jul Charles May
4-Jul David Thomas
5-Jul Madeline Jones
6-Jul Abby Lee
6-Jul Mary Sprague
7-Jul Mary Lou Sprankle
8-Jul Ashley Brungard
9-Jul Lila Nestlerode
10-Jul Rhys Grubb
10-Jul Stephen Hill
10-Jul Cameron Leslie
11-Jul Mark Dickey
13-Jul Courtney Gummo
13-Jul Andrea Leuthold
13-Jul Chad Vuocolo
16-Jul Nathaniel Blazina
16-Jul Beverly Campbell
18-Jul Christine Ankney
18-Jul Barbara McKnight
20-Jul Robert Lugg
22-Jul Douglas Grove
24-Jul Steven Rhinehart
28-Jul Joby Carnahan
28-Jul David Wheeler
29-Jul Kimberly Edmonston
29-Jul Alexander Eisenhower
If I have left anyone out, or the
information is not up to date,
please let me know.
June Volunteer List Communion Servers – Andrew Sproat, Cindi Blazina, Christina Frank, Tom Myers and Joyce Gummo Sisters Funeral Meals - Mary Vairo and Sisters Pan Pals - Anne Stover Flower Delivery - Terry & Lori Shultz
Sunday volunteer list Sunday June18th
Ushers: Lois Leuthold & Virginia Jones
Liturgist: Nancy Merinar
Scripture Reader: Donna Wilson
Children’s Sermon: Pastor Taylor
Nursery: Anne Holladay & Maren Grubb
Sunday June 25th
Ushers: Dave & Carol Liddick
Liturgist: Youth
Scripture Reader:
Children’s Sermon:
Nursery: Bonna & Zach Somers
Sunday, June 4th
Ushers: Gail Nestlerode & Pete Russell
Liturgist: Suzanne Camerer
Scripture Reader: Makayla Dickey
Children's Sermon: Pastor Taylor
Nursery: Joe & Cindi Blazina
Sunday June 11th
Communion Sunday
Ushers: Mike Hoy & Phil Meanor
Liturgist: John Gummo
Scripture Reader: Cade Vuocolo
Children’s Sermon: Pastor Taylor
Nursery: Terry & Lori Shultz
If your names appear anywhere on these lists and you are unable to be here, just
give me a buzz and I will sort it out! Please and thank you! Brenda.
570-748-2810
Starting on June 4, Worship bags will be available for children to use
as they participate in the church service with their families.
P.O. Box 434
12 W. Water St
Lock Haven, Pa 17745-0434
Phone: (570)748-2810
E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor: [email protected]
Web: www.greatislandpresby.org
Great Island Presbyterian Church
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to worship God and to live transformed lives.”
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