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Church Staff — Pastor: The Rev. Mary Anne Kingsborough Parish Secretary: Rose Gallagher [email protected] Youth Director: Bob & Chrissy Null Sexton: Tom Donovan
Parish Office— Hours: 9 AM to 1 PM (Monday-Friday) Telephone: (717) 285-4626 Fax: (717) 285-0668
“Concordia Chronicle” Editor: Rose Gallagher Collating/Folding: Volunteers
Church Council —
President: Don Renfer Vice President: Susan Holmberg Secretary: Amanda Yoder Treasurer: Kathy Ockrymiek Pastor Mary Anne Kingsborough Scott Widdall-Evangelism/ Social Ministry Susan Holmberg-Planning & Review Ronda Knighton -Worship & Music Bob Null, Tim McAdoo - Finance & Stewardship Wilmer Wallace-Christian Formation Don Renfer- PR & Personnel Diana Bachman - Fellowship Chuck Lehman, Bob Castleman- Property/Cemetery
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July/August 2017 Volume 2017 – No. 7
Time After Pentecost
a newsletter publication of
Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church 3825 Concordia Road, Columbia, PA 17512
Telephone: (717) 285-4626 Fax: (717) 285-0668
Website: http://www.concordiaelc.com
Pastor: The Rev. Mary Anne Kingsborough
Pastor Emeritus: Thomas W. Rundell Office Telephone: (717) 285-3492 · Cell: (717) 495-2728
E-mail: [email protected]
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Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church
Worship Services • Saturday Evening Worship: 6 P.M.
• Sunday Morning Worship: 9:30 A.M Coffee Time: 10:45 AM
Sunday School will resume on September 14th.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Bible Reading Marathon ................... 5 Birthdays & Anniversaries ....... 10,11 BJ’s ................................................... 6 Blessing of Backpacks ...................... 4 Blood Drive ...................................... 4 Church Council ................................ 4 Community Picnic ............................ 5 Condolences ..................................... 4 Confirmation ..................................... 5 Graduates .......................................... 6 Mountville Lawn Concerts ............... 9 Mount Gretna .................................... 9 New Organist .................................... 6 Pancake Breakfast ............................. 6 500th/Reformation events ................. 8 Social Ministry ................................. 7 Thank You (VBS) ............................. 7 Travel ................................................ 7 Upcoming Events ............................ 5 REMINDER:
Sat., July 8th NO SAT. SERVICE
Information for the Septem-ber .newsletter is due on Tuesday, August 15. Please email articles to: [email protected] or
place in the wall holder outside the office, or the Secretary bin in the
west narthex. Thank you!
Mission statement "We celebrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ by living and sharing His Word and caring for God's creation."
COLUMBIA FOOD BANK COLLECTION ITEMS
July Condiments (mustard, ketchup,
mayo, relish)
August
Peanut Butter and/or Jelly
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Reminder The next Community Pancake Breakfast will be held Saturday, August 5th from 8:30-10:30AM.
August Wedding Anniversary Wishes to:
12-Pastor Tom & Nancy Rundell 21-Kristin & Joseph Swartz 27-Jeffrey & Joan Schaum 28-Ed & Marge Fasnacht 30-Tom & Jennifer Fasnacht 31-John & Natalie Dickel
If your birthday or anniversary was missed, or is incor-rect, please call Rose in the Parish office.
August
Celebrations
August Birthday Wishes to: 1-Janice Meisinger 3-Kaleena Sliger 4-Greg Mowrer 6-Patti Jo Ressler, Olivia Walker, Richard Cornell 7-John Ferrick, Tyler Barnes 8-Debra Hoffman, Matt Houck 9-Edward Fisher, Steven Miller Jr. 10-Maribeth Bowman, Rachel Hilt, 11-Elliot Kleckner, Joseph Martin 12-James Hilt 13-Sherry Rebman, Pat Eck 15-Tammy Waltz Fawber, Tim McAdoo, Emma Neihart 17-Amy Walker 19-Paul Sidoti 22-Jayson Morrow, Kirsten Neihart 24-Scott Bachman, Tami Peters 25-Michael Bowman 26-Jane Grice 27-Jean Bernhardt 29-Steve Ginter 30-Ron Birk, Ken Houck 31-Mel Vonstetten
ATTENTION:PARENTS Sunday School has discontinued
for the summer and will resume
on Rally Day, September 17th.
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July Birthdays: 2-Edward Bachman, Amanda Yoder 3-David Schrum 4-Scott Lenox 7-Courtney Brenner, Victoria Grice, Marshall Kleckner, Erika Moritz 8-Roger Sheaffer, Emerson Stehman, David Zimmerman 9-Arlene Wimer 10-Ruth Greenawalt 11-Jesse Sparks 12-Wendy Hilt 13-Betty Ament 14-Megan (Renner) Prout 18-David Sidoti 19-Sophia Sidoti 20-Robert Snyder, Jr. 21-Evelyn Sheaffer 22-Abbie Bachman, Lori Smith 23-Cherie Sidoti 27-Eric Renfer 28-Logan Wallace 30-Jennifer Fischer 31-Deborah Zercher
July
Celebrations
July Wedding Anniversary Wishes to:
8-Donald & Wendy Renfer 10-Pastor Burt & Judy Parry 13-Shawn & Tammi Miller If your birthday or anniversary was missed, or is in-correct, please call Rose in the Parish office.
PLEASE LET US KNOW! We must make an appeal to you to CALL the church
office if you or a member of your family is
admitted to the hospital.
Musical Talent
We are looking for special mu-
sic for Sundays throughout the
summer for our Sunday worship
service. Anyone who would like
to contribute their talent,
please call the office.
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Pastor Mary Anne’s Message …
We love hearing old stories. There is nothing like sitting around the living room or a campfire and hearing the old stories about the family. No matter how often they are repeated or even embellished, we never seem to tire of hearing them. Story-telling is an ancient and sacred art form. The early Israelites would tell the stories of their faith and ancestors in the faith around the fire. This telling became known as the “Oral Tradition” and many of the stories of the Old Testament were told orally before they were written down. Some would say this act of story-telling has become a lost art. We don’t memorize much of anything now. We are missing out on the benefits of memorization. Not only is it good brain exercise, it can help to strengthen our spiritual life. Did you know that some parts of scripture were written to be spoken? The Psalms and the entire gospel of Mark were first told orally, or in the Psalms case even sung! I challenge you to memorize some part of scripture this summer! Take a part of a chapter of Mark, a Psalm, or part of the Genesis narrative and memorize it! Become comfortable enough with the story of Ruth or a parable of Jesus that you can tell it orally, putting inflection and emphasis in it. And then tell the story! Share it with your family and friends!
In Christ,
Pastor Mary Anne
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Church Council Information
The council minutes will continue to be posted on the Bulletin board
in the west narthex. There is also a copy in the purple Council
Minutes binder on the counter in the office. Council meets on the
2nd Thursday of each month except July. Visitors are welcome.
2017 Officers: President: Don Renfer Vice President: Susan Holmberg
Secretary: Amanda Yoder Treasurer: Kathy Ockrymiek
Pastor Mary Anne Kingsborough
(See the committee chairs and liaisons on the back cover.)
Condolences
Our deepest condolences to Sara and Roy Rothrock upon
the death of Sara’s mother, Sara L. Stroble, who passed to
the church triumphant. May the hope of resurrection embrace them
all.
Home Communion Help-We need more Home Communion Volun-
teers. If you are interested, please see Pastor Mary Anne.
American Red Cross—Give blood; Help save lives. Wed., July 5: Blood Drive—1-6:30pm
Trinity Reformed UCC, Social Hall, 450 W Main St, Mountville Sponsored by Mountville Lions Club
Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter Mountville Community to schedule an appointment.
Blessing of the Backpacks!
Saturday & Sunday, August 19th and 20th will be Blessing of the Back-
packs. This includes school backpacks, plus adult briefcases, laptops,
any tools (office, carpentry, cleaning, plumbing) etc., that you use in
your job or vocation. (This year there will be a special gift.)
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Sunday - Mountville Lawn Concerts
On the lawn of the Mountville Church of the Brethren
Concerts start at 7PM College Ave. and Clay St
(In case of rain, concerts will be held in the church.)
July 2 No Concert
July 9 Fabulous Cheeze Bros. & Sisters; hits of 50s, 60s, 70s
July 16 Perseverance Band of Lebanon
July 23 Bavarian Barons/Cody McSherry;
Traditional German music
July 30 Sacred Orch. w/Dave Stahl; Christian big band
Aug. 6 Lancaster British Brass Band
Aug. 13 Herm Miller Big Band; big band music
Aug. 20 New Holland Band; concert band music (start 6PM)
Sponsored by the Mountville Community Services Foundation (MCSF) As arranged by
The Mountville Community Association-Ed Froelich Trust Fund Donations, Please send to: MCSF/PO Box 56, Mountville, PA 17554
Mountville Museum, College Ave. Spring Exhibit display titled
“Home Sweet Home,” featuring artifacts used in everyday life in
Mountville. The museum is open to the general public every 2nd and
4th Sunday from 1pm to 4pm, through December 2017.
Summer at the Tabernacle - Mount Gretna Bible Festival Theme: 125 Years of God’s Glory 1892-2017
Sun., July 2 Men in Harmony Wed., Aug. 2 Rev. Quentin Wallace
Sun., July 9 Webb Family Singers Sat., Aug. 5 Handbell Festival
Sun., July 16 Brandywine Harps Sun., Aug. 6 Nat. Christian Choir
Sun., July 23 Old-fashioned Campmeeting Wed., Aug. 9 Brothers in Grace
Fri., July 28 125th Anniv. piano/vocal Sun., Aug. 13 Rev. Dr. Tom Long
Sun., July 30 Massed Choir Sun. Aug. 20 Susquehanna Chorale
Sun., Aug. 27 Quintessentially Brass
All Programs at 7PM.
A free-will offering will be taken at each program.
Mt Gretna Campmeeting grounds, east of Pinch Rd and south of Rte 117.
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“Freed and Renewed in Christ” is the theme used by the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America’s (ELCA) churchwide organization in its observance of the
500th anniversary of the Reformation that began with the 95 theses that Martin Lu-
ther first made public on Oct. 31, 1517.
“500 Years of God’s Grace in Action” is a tagline that has been incorporated with
the theme into a single graphic representation.
NEWS RELEASE PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!!
Concordia observes the 500th anniversary of the Reformation Columbia PA (ELCA) Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church will observe the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on the weekend of October 28 and 29, 2017 As a church that believes the good news of Jesus Christ provides the freedom and the courage to boldly participate in what God is up to in the world, ELCA members from across the country will observe the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation in October 2017.
Saturday, October 28th at 6PM
Movie and Game Night
A Luther movie will be shown in the Fellowship Hall for all adults at-
tending. There will be games upstairs for all the children! Soft pretzels
and root beer will be served. Sunday, October 29th after Worship
Reformation Anniversary Dinner & Entertainment
Bring your favorite German dish! (Recipes will be available.) Beginning in October, there will be a sign-up sheet
for all events, in the narthex.
The church has been in reformation since it’s birth on Pentecost. As a congregation of the ELCA, Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church has continued ministry and outreach in West Hempfield Township for 158 years. More information about the ELCA is available at ELCA.org.
About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with more than 3.7 mil-lion members in more than 9,300 congregations across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer, Martin Luther. From Reformation 500 Sourcebook, copyright © 2016 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission.
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Congratulations
Special prayers and congratula-
tions to Olivia Walker who was
confirmed by affirmation of faith
into full membership of the Luther-
an Church on Trinity Sunday, June
11th.
Mountville Mennonite Church
will have a Bible Reading Mara-
thon on their lawn on July 26-28.
All are invited to this public
reading of the New Testament.
You can offer to help read or
just come and listen. A Sign up
sheet with available dates and
times is in the narthex.
Upcoming Events Sun., July 9, 23 Mountville Museum—1-4pm
And every 2nd & 4th Sunday through Dec.2017
Sat., July 1 & Aug. 5 Community Pancake Breakfast 8:30am
Quilters 10am
Sat., July 8th NO SATURDAY SERVICE
Sun., Aug. 13 Community Picnic 11am-1pm
Sun., Aug. 20 Blessing of the Backpacks
Sun., Sept. 10 God’s Work, Our Hands!
Sun., Sept. 17 Sunday School Rally Day
Sun., Oct. 28 Reformation Saturday; Movie & Game night 6pm
Sun., Oct. 29 Reformation Sunday! Dinner after worship
500th Anniversary of the Reformation!
Community Picnic
Sunday, August 13th
11am-1pm Free Hot Dogs, Chips,
Drinks, Ice Cream
We are inviting everyone: church
and community members, the
needy and un-needy, single peo-
ple and families to a Community
Picnic on July 13th from 11AM to
1PM.
We will have free hot dogs, chips,
drinks and ice cream, and of
course fellowship!
Our goal is to reach out to our
neighbors and community – to
break bread together and get to
know one another, and to share
our blessings with others.
Tell all your Friends
and Neighbors!
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Concordia Community Pancake Breakfast
As part of our continuing mission with God in caring for His creation, WE are go-ing to serve a monthly FREE pancake breakfast for our community members in need of a good breakfast and fellowship. We will offer this breakfast on the first Saturday of each month from 8:30 – 10:30. In order to accomplish this we are asking everyone to help. We would like 2 or more families to sign up, as a team, and be our monthly sponsor. This means you would purchase the food needed and host the breakfast for the month you volun-teered to do. If making pancakes is not your thing on a Saturday morning…that’s OK. We will provide a cook, but we still ask you to help host the breakfast. If we all participate it means only making a commitment every couple years! A sign-up sheet for 2017 is posted in the West Narthex. A shopping list…less than $40…is available also. (Host still needed for December.) Please direct any questions to Cheryl Milbourne, Wayne Hoffman or Pastor Mary Anne.
2017 Graduates
Congratulations to our graduates: Derek Zercher from Penn State
with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Tori Lenox from Messiah Col-
lege with a Nursing degree, and Morgan McAdoo with a teaching
degree from Millersville University; Katie Null from Hempfield HS, Nick
Fisher from Penn Manor HS, and Wayne and Deb’s granddaughter,
Alexandria Hoffman, from Sea Breeze H.S. in Ormand Beach FL.
Special welcome to Miss Abby Wood, who will be joining our staff as a part-time organist.
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Our group membership will automatically renew on July 1, 2017. If you
are already a member, just take your card to the desk at BJ’s and re-
new. If you would like to join us in the membership, please contact
Rose in the office. You will need a letter to take with you when you
sign up under our umbrella. This year you will be paying $30.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL THANK YOU TO ALL!
Hola! - Our week of PASSPORT to PERU VBS, was awesome. About 20
children attended this cross-culture program and learned about
God's gifts of comfort, patience, peace and joy. The week was
made possible by volunteers that generously volunteered their time
to prepare, assist each evening and cleanup, along with donating
materials. Gracias! Thank you to all who donated items to Bible School. Returnable Items
can be picked up any day after Bible School ends.
Social Ministry will continue collecting for personal care kits by collect-
ing toothbrushes during the month of July and nail clippers in August.
In September, we will collect towels. That should give us what we
need to put kits together for the Ingathering.
Place items in the narthex.
Ushers!
On the WEST Narthex Bulletin Board, we have an Usher’s Signup Poster
for the whole year. Please sign up! We still need more people to sign
up for JULY and AUGUST.
Are you traveling this summer? Blessing for Travelers
If you will be traveling in the next week or so, we would like to pray for
you in your travels. Please complete the travel form found in the nar-
thex and place it in the offering plate or contact the office at 717-285
-4626 or [email protected]
Include your name with the dates you will be away and we will re-
member you by name in the prayers for that Sunday's worship!
