<~ LamplighterOhio U.P. Church 724-378-3690 ohiopresbyterian.org May 2009

Pentecost From the Pastor our relationships with sheep or coin or a

May is the month toGod and the people son, the one who

Pentecost is the who journey with us. found it had to tellbirthday of the church thank our mothers, to

In fact, the notion of someone. It wasand will be celebrated

honor graduates, andcelebration is all about important to have ato remember those

on May31st this year. who have fallen inthe importance of our party, and the party

battle. This year it isrelationships. was the finder's way

The book of Acts of sharing the joy oftells how the church also the month during One of my favorite

finding what had beenwhich we celebrate Bible passages is Lukebegan. In the Christian the gift of the Spirit of 15. It contains three lost.

community, Pentecost God and the birth of parables. These par- It isn't enough forwas the occasion of the Church. abies are, The Lost the shepherd, thethe outpouring of the All of this occurs

Sheep, The Lost Coin, housewife, and the

Spirit. against the backdropand The Lost Son. The father to savor thelast time I looked at moment and make

Among the symbolsof lengthening days,

this passage, I noticed note of the occasion.for Pentecost are the

warming tempera-all of the celebration They have to call alltures, and colorful

dove and tongues of flowers and blossoms.that took place. the neighbors and

fire or flame. The It's a good time to When something throw a party.

dove symbolizes the celebrate. All of these significant was found, From Old Testa-

descent of the Holy celebrations are about whether it was a (Continued on page 4)

Spirit and the tonguesATTENTION GRADUATESI

of fire refer to the

account in Acts 2. , We School or college, and your future plans.f!t,

The color of the ,'," will honor please send a brief biog- We would like toseason is red which our gradu- raphy to the office by include your biographyrepresents fire. ates on Sunday, May May 12th. Please let us in the June Lamp-

Communion will be 31st. Ifyou are know where you've lighter!(Continued on page 4) graduating from High been attending school,

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2009 COMMUNICANTS CLASSShane Blaze Byers is the son of Alan and Diane Byers. Shane is a freshman at Hopewell High

School where he participates in Volleyball and is a member of Spanish Club. Nolan Harmotto,son of Rob and Connie Harmotto, is a freshman at Hopewell High School where he plays Foot-

ball, Basketball, Baseball and is a member of the Latin Club. Paul Robert Hurni is in the ninth

grade at Hopewell High where he participates in Baseball and is a member of Latin Club and Class

Club. Paul is the son of Bob and Chris Hurni. Bryan Patrick Magee is the son of Paul and

Karin Magee and is in the ninth grade at Quaker Valley High School. Bryan is a member of the

Boy Scouts and plays Golf. Evelyn Grace Moss, daughter of Jon Moss and Donna Craig, at-

tends Hopewell High School where she is a freshman. Evelyn is a member of Band, Jazz Band and

Latin Club and enjoys singing and working with computers. Mary Michelle Nestor is a Junior at

Hopewell High School where she participates in French Club, CFH, PA Club, Band, and Class of

20 IO. Mary enjoys music and history and is the daughter of Michael and Alice Nestor. KingsleySebastian, daughter of Michelle Sebastion, is a freshman at Center Area High School. Kingsley is

a member of Student Council and participates in Cheerleading, Volleyball and Gymnastics,

Richard Allen Snarey is a sophomore at Hopewell and is a member of the Band, Wrestling

team. and Cross Country team. A member of the Boy Scouts, Richard is the son Kathleen

Snarey. Thanks to Communicants instructor, Mrs. Dianne Kanitra!

YOUTH SCHEDULE STILL STANDING '09

His disciples Christian

Outreach Ministry of Pitts-

burgh will perform a con-

cert, Still Standing '09here at Ohio U.P. on

Saturday, May 23rd at

7:00pm.

Outreach Ministry,

Pittsburgh, PA, as well

as one of their mission

points: Centerpoint

Christian Outreach Min-

istry located in Manila,

Philippines.

The Jr. and Sr High Youth

Group will meet each

week throughout the sum-

mer on Thursday evenings

from 5:00pm-6:30pm.

Admission is $5.00

(donations will also be

accepted) and proceeds

will benefit their church

(His disciples Christian

For more informa-

tion, please call, (724)

650-9618.

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Lori Holcomb 17 Randy Leheny ~~ ~~"<-'v ':f,@.~Allyson Boyce 19 Ray Atwell ~\_yc<-~~

2 Gloria Atwell Timmy Smith ,

Dale Smith 21 Jeff Barth 3. Ken & Lois KearnsPamela Alviani 22 Wendi Rybicki 7. Jack & Rita Bruce

3 Roger Nolte 24 Sue Ellen KerlinII. Ber & Lynn Smith

Renee Schomburg Ed LawsonAlan & Diane Byers

5 Nancy Shade 25 Ryan Tamburrino 12. Tom & Suzanne McilroyTricia McGinness Jacob Leheny 14. Phillip & Pamela Laird

6 Betty Schaeffer 26 Joshua Hribar 23. Jeremy & Julie McWithey7 Lorraine Jones 28 Jimmy Gennaro 24. Ed & Marge Cunningham8 Anna Mae Jones John Barkovich 25. Bob & Connie Millman

Chad Neville 29 Cathy LehenyChris & Melissa Pike

Shelley Summy 31 Tom Boggs27. Steve & Terri Riegle

9. Jack Nan Patrick Smith28. Rick & Sue Ellen Kerlin

10 Kylee Smith Kraig Smith 29. Paul & Karin MageeBryan Magee Sharp Davidson V

30. Jerry & Carol Stuck15 Paul Kulha IV Ava DiCicco

Dolly Kerlin

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I'd like to suggest to the Trustees: _

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Pentecost ...continued from page I

served at both services

and the Worship

Committee and Deacons

will host a special

Fellowship Hour.

From the Pastor ...Continued from page I)

too young because they putthe good of others ahead oftheir own plans and dreams,we call our friends to-gether; we talk and shareour grief.

No matter what, wecome together and welaugh and cry together.That's God's plan, God andYou and I, sharing our lives.Let it be so. Amen.

ment times until now, when-ever something significanthappens in our lives, the ap-propriate response is to stopwhat we're doing, call ourfriends together, have a mealand talk and laugh and shareour joy.

We do much the samewhen the significant event isa loss of some sort. Whena family member or a friendis taken away from us, or weremember those who died

SALE OF SALESand

BAKE SALE

May 16, 2009 Time: 9am-1pm

Items Accepted: __7Gently worn Clothes, Household Items, ~~

Sporting Goods, Furniture, Books 0...-JItems NOT Accepted:

Magazines, National Geographic, Shoes, Large AppliancesMattresses/Box Springs, Televisions

Items may be dropped off at the Church beginning May 12th.

Drop off times:Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, May 12-14

10am-1pm and 6pm-8pmNO items accepted on Friday.

If you have large items that need picked up at your home,please call the church to arrange pick-up.

Drivers and trucks will need to be scheduled.

Questions? Please call Janice Angelo (857-9875)or

Eleanor Pike (378-9788)

SALE OF SALES

May 16, 2009

Items may be brought to the church beginning May 12th.Help is needed the week before and the day of the sale.

Please indicate below where you can help. Thank you!!!

May 12, Tuesday 10am-1pm epm-Bpm _

May 13, Wednesday 10am-1pm 6pm-8pm, _

lOam-1pm 6pm-8pm, _May 14, Thursday

May 15, Friday Set-up 6pm-8pm _

May 16, Saturday, Work the SaleClean-up

I can pick up large items _

Please start saving your grocery store bags for the day of the sale.We also need boxes of large garbage bags and tall kitchen bags forclean up.

8am-lpm _1pm _

NAME _PHONE NUMBER, _

Questions? Contact Janice Angelo at (724)-857-9875Or Eleanor Pike at (724) 378-9788