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Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania (610) 863-6859 September 2019
St. Peter's Good News Lutheran Church Newsletter
“Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I
may learn your commandments.” (Psalm 119:73 NRSV)
It’s back to school time, a time to come back from the summer break and begin the
diligent work of learning again. When I was a kid, there was always a certain excitement
about back to school time: what teachers would I have? Would I be in the same class with
any of my friends from previous years or would I have a whole new group of kids to get to
know? And then, of course, there was the academic side of things: what classes would I
have and would I like them? Would I get tons of homework or would I have a “nice” teacher
who didn’t assign much work outside of class or who, at least, gave you time to work on
homework within class? We’re gearing up for a return to Sunday School, as well, with
classes beginning with our Rally Day on September 8th.
For some folks, once the days of elementary education and, possibly, college are
behind them, there seems to be an attitude that learning has come to an end. The same is
true for those who have been confirmed and believe that their Christian education has
reached an end. But in life and in our Christian lives, learning continues as long as we are
alive. There are always new things to learn in life: in our jobs, as we meet new people, as
we become parents or move from one place to another. And, for Christians, our learning
continues as well: each week in church, through attending Bible studies and other
educational opportunities, in talking to other Christians and, of course, in continuing to
read the Holy Scriptures. No matter how many times I read a piece of scripture, I
almost always find something new, because I am not the same person I was the last time
I read it and the world is not the same place. It’s not that the words of scripture change, but
our understanding of them and their applicability to our lives changes as we continue to
seek their wisdom and guidance. So, if you think you’ve learned all you can or all you need
to know, think again. There is always more to learn and it is good for the mind and for our
spirits.
Pastor Chris
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September 1 - Josh Guthrie family
September 2 - Tim Hageman family
September 3 - Dylan Hagerty family
September 4 - Charles Hahn
September 5 - Donald Hahn
September 6 - Jason Hahn family
September 7 - Lucy Hahn
September 8 - Marguerite Hahn
September 9 - Ralph Hahn
September 10 - Robin Hahn
September 11 - Susan Hahn
September 12 - Dave & Barb Hampton
September 13 - Charles & Marilyn Hart
September 14 - Joseph Hart family
September 15 - Bryan Hartzell family
September 16 - Justin Hayman family
September 17 - Jeff Heard family
September 18 - Leon Heller family
September 19 - Tricia Heller family
September 20 - Robert Hendershot family
September 21 - Harold & Donna Henshue
September 22 - Charlie Henry family
September 23 - Betty Herd
September 24 - Jim Hester family
September 25 - Dave Heyne family
September 26 - Bill Hill Jr.
September 27 - Jessica & Cooper Hinton
September 28 - Chris Hoagland family
September 29 - Carl Holmqvist family
September 30 - Gary Hordendorf
If your name has been omitted,
please contact the church office.
This Month
we pray for...
The Scholarship Committee = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == = =
HOAGIE SALE The Scholarship Team is selling Italian Hoagies
in September. Hoagies can be picked up and
paid for on Sunday, September 15.
>>> Italian Hoagies <<<< Name________________________________
Phone Number________________________
Number with onions_______________
Number w/out onions________________
TOTAL__________ @ 5.00ea. =_________
Please make checks payable to
St. Peter’s Scholarship Committee
Deadline for ordering: Sunday, September 8.
Pick-up on Sunday, September 15.
A collection box for orders is on the community
table in the overflow area of the church.
Proceeds from the sale will go to the St. Peter's
Scholarship Fund.
If you should have any questions, please see
any Scholarship Team member.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE ORDER FORMS
IN THE OFFERING PLATE.
WORLDWIDE
COMMUNION
BREAKFAST n
DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
TIME: 7:30AM TO 10:00AM
MENU: SCRAMBLED EGGS,
SAUSAGE, POTATOES,
WAFFLES WITH
STRAWBERRY TOPPING
JUICE, COFFEE,
TEA, DESSERTS
PRICE: A DONATION
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SUN
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
3 Michael Bruch
Tara Miller
4 James Hoagland
5 Inez Rutt
6 Joseph Hart
7 Grady Capozzolo Michael Chiapuzzi
Vivian Dawe Fran Eckert
Danielle Heyne Grace Stocker
1 2 Theresa Kratzer
8 Blake Boyer
Sherri DeFranco
Jacob Itterly
Mary Kessler
Kylie McKeague
Suzanne Toth
9 10 Marlene Weeast
11 Chris Druckenmiller
Gianna Ianni Eric Lobb
12 Tracey Golden Hemingway Smith
Jean Temos Kali Werner
13 Jessica Field Douglas Toth
14 Robin Schreck
15 Russ Wilgus, Jr.
16 Karen Sandt
Vicki Stockman
17 Adrianna Deremer
John Woolley
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19 Sarah Olzinski Paula Ramaley Herb Weeast
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21 Dylan Gassler
22 Jackie Brinker Ralph Hahn
Geraldine Itterly
23 24 Alaina Chaszar
Deanna Chiapuzzi Cindy Rissmiller
25 Phil Curtolo Marilyn Hart
26 Nate Bachman Avery Edmonds
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28 Diana Riley
29 Carla Mennhennitt Kevin Ramaley Lauren Reduzzi
Amy Rotzell
30 Rhonda Beckage Ahren Eichner
Oriana Elizabeth
SEPTEMBER 2019
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SUN
MON
TUES
WED
THURS
FRI
SAT
1
2 9:00AM
Holy Communion
3
4
5
Finance 7:30PM
6 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM
7
8
9 8:00 & 1015AM
9AM Coffee Hr. SS Rally Day
Scholarship Mtg. Hoagie deadline
10 Social
Ministries
6:30PM
Girl Scouts
#8288
6-7:30PM
11 Council 7:00PM
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13 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM
14
15
16 8:00 & 1015AM
Holy Communion
9AM Coffee hour
& Parents Meeting
P/U Hoagie orders
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18
19 6:00PM Children
6:30PM Youth
7:15PM Bells
20 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM
21
22
23 8:00 & 1015AM
Access. Sunday
9AM Coffee Hour Sunday School Conf. Class
30 8:00 & 1015AM
Harvest Home
9AM Coffee Hr/SS Confirmation Class
24 Property
6:00PM
Girl Scouts #8288
6-7:30PM
25
26 6:00PM Children
6:30PM Youth
7:15PM Bells
27 Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM
28
29 Worship & Music 8:30AM
SEPTEMBER 2018
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Acolytes and Crucifers
September 1 9:00AM – Owen Miller September 8 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN September 15 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN September 22 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN September 29 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN
Altar Flower Committee Doris Brewer & Fran Eckert
Altar Flower Sponsors
September 1 – Stofflet/Lambert Estates September 8 – OPEN September 15 – Steve & Billie Bair September 22 – OPEN September 29 – Dennis & Sandy Newhard
Announcements September 1 9:00AM – OPEN September 8 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – Erin Curtolo September 15 8:00AM – Erin Fraser 10:15AM – John Mann September 22 8:00AM – Debbie Sandt 10:15AM – OPEN September 29 8:00AM – OPEN 10:15AM – OPEN
Altar Guild September 1 9:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Carol Free, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt September 8 8:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Carol Free, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell, Tammy Lawson, Steph Druckenmiller, Patti Williams September 15 8:00AM – Barb Hampton, Kerri Tollinger, Robin Hahn, Cindy Witkowski, Kelly Woolley 10:15AM – Linda Heller, Micki Houser, Joan Pysher, Barb Sanders, Sandy Newhard September 22 8:00AM – Randa Barabas, Vivian Dawe, Carol Free, Sue Irwin, Pat Voigt 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell, Tammy Lawson, Steph Druckenmiller, Patti Williams September 29 8:00AM – Barb Hampton, Kerri Tollinger, Robin Hahn, Cindy Witkowski, Kelly Woolley 10:15AM – Linda Heller, Micki Houser, Joan Pysher, Barb Sanders, Sandy Newhard
Bulletin Sponsors
September 1 – OPEN September 8 – OPEN September 15 – OPEN September 22 – OPEN September 29 – OPEN
Church Office Volunteers September 6 – Kim Manieri September 13 – Linda Paynter September 20 – Jennie Schank September 27 – Gladys Wagner Girl Friday – Judy Kessler
Coffee Hour/Baker September 8 – Jim & Eileen Sandt Baker – Jennifer Bonatz September 15 – Roger & Laura Brunner Baker – Judy Kessler September 22 – Erin Fraser Baker – Doris Faulds September 29 – Joe Free Baker – Rachelle Toth
In Service of St. Peter's Sunday, September 1 is at 9AM
We resume back to two services on September 8
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In Service of St. Peter’s continued...
Communion Bread September 15 – Carol Reid September 16 – OPEN
Communion Team September 1 9:00AM – Amy Rotzell, Leon & Linda Heller September 8 8:00AM – Patti Bickert, Debbie Cornman, Mary DeHaven 10:15AM – OPEN September 15 8:00AM – John & Lynn Fairall, Dave & Barb Hampton 10:15AM – OPEN September 22 8:00AM – Kent & Christine Larsen, Dean Pysher 10:15AM – OPEN September 29 8:00AM – Deb Weeast, Ruthann Vough, Joe Barabas, Jim Sandt 10:15AM – OPEN
Counting Team
Audrey McAbee (captain)
Joanne Bortz, Kathleen Campbell
Grass Mowers (week of)
September 1 – Joe Barabas, Stan Lilly
September 8 – John Fairall, Harry Erhardt
September 15 – Wally Goffredo, Dave Hampton
September 22 – Blaine Reimer, Roger Brunner
September 29 – Terry Albert, Marty Eichner
Greeters
September 1
9:00AM – Leon & Linda Heller
September 8
8:00AM – Donald & Joanne Bortz
10:15AM – Jason Koehler family
September 15
8:00AM – Joe & Randa Barabas
10:15AM – Scott & Jean Bower
September 22
8:00AM – Karl & Sheryl Sellers
10:15AM – David & Dawn Communale
September 29
8:00AM – Bob & Debbie Cornman
10:15AM – Steve Edelman family
Lectors
September 1 9:00AM – Carol Free September 8 8:00AM – Blaine Reimer 10:15AM – Ann Yale September 15 8:00AM – Karl Sellers 10:15AM – Karin Gallagher September 22 8:00AM – Kerri Tollinger 10:15AM – Kathleen Campbell September 29 8:00AM – Joe Barabas 10:15AM – Pat Davies
Prayers of the Church
September 1 9:00AM – Audrey McAbee September 8 8:00AM – Sharon Lohman 10:15AM – Tara Miller September 15 8:00AM – Marty Eichner 10:15AM – John & Kathleen Campbell September 22 8:00AM – Christine Larsen 10:15AM – Fran Eckert September 29 8:00AM – Joe & Randa Barabas 10:15AM – Erin & Nate Curtolo
Head Ushers
September 1
9:00AM – Jill Ott & Marty Eichner
September 8
8:00AM – Dave & Barb Hampton
10:15AM – Erin Curtolo
September 15
8:00AM – Joe & Randa Barabas
10:15AM – Leon & Linda Heller
September 22
8:00AM – Jim Sandt
10:15AM – Fran Eckert & Linda Paynter
September 29
8:00AM – Dean Pysher
10:15AM – Fran Eckert, Linda Paynter
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Sunday, September 8th at 9:00 am: Rally Day!
Please join us for light refreshments in the Fellowship Hall as we kick off another great year of Sunday School!
All children are welcome! Sunday School: Age 3—3rd Grade SPY: 4th –6th Grades
Sunday School runs every Sunday September through May. Help is always needed...you are welcome to join in this uplifting ministry!
Sunday, September 15th at 11:30: Confirmation Orientation!
All Students (new/returning) AND Parents must attend. Lunch will be provided.
If you have a student in 7th or 8th Grades that did not receive a letter, please con-tact Erin or the church office for a Registration Form.
New Year-New Time: Confirmation Class will now take place on the third Sunday of the month from 11:30—2:30.
Friday, Oct. 11—Sunday, Oct. 13: Second Annual Youth Retreat!
Youth age 10 (or younger accompanied by a parent) through high school are welcome to attend!
Cost is $50 per student Space is limited-so if you are interested contact Erin Curtolo by 9/29
Saturday, September 21 9 am—7:30 pm: Youth Fest 2019
Location: Union Lutheran Church-Schnecksville, PA Come join us for a day of faith, food and fun. The day will include faith building sessions, food, music, art, cooking workshops and sports activites.
Please see brochure for more information. If interested, contact Erin by 9/1 to register
Saturday, October 19 6 pm—9 pm: Halloween Party!
Boo Crew members are always welcome! See Erin for details!
Christian Education Contact Information
Erin Curtolo, Director 610-739-2800 or [email protected]
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This year we will celebrate our Harvest Home on Sunday, September 29. The
Worship and Music Committee is continuing to give you the opportunity to
help decorate the church by purchasing large, beautiful mums. They will be
various colors at a price of $4.00 each. Please complete the form below and
along with your check or cash to the designated box on the community table.
Deadline for orders is September 22. You can take your p lant(s) with you af ter the
10:15AM Harvest Home worship service.
Please contact Barb Sanders (610-588-8204) with any questions.
Name ____________________________________________________
Phone ____________________________________________________
Number of mums @ $4.00 each ___________________________
for a total of $_______________________
Included with my order is __________ check __________ cash.
Please make check payable to St. Peter ’s Church.
Social Ministry Pie and Bake Sale
The Social Ministry Committee’s Annual Bake Sale will be on
Sunday, October 6. We are offering Molasses Crumb and Apple Tart pies as well as other baked goods.
The price per pie is $8. All of the proceeds will be given to Northampton and Monroe County Meals on Wheels.
Please place your order in the box on the Community Table no later than September 30.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Campbell at 570-242-3200.
Name______________________________________________
Phone Number _____________________________________
Molasses Crumb: _______________
Apple Tart: _______________
Total Payment: ___________________
Please make checks payable to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
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Among the items that are appropriate for the column are announcements of births, deaths, engagements, marriages, milestone birthdays and anniversaries, interesting vacations, promo-tions, awards and relocations out of the area.
If you have an item you would like included in the October 2019 edition of the newsletter, please return the form below to the church office or place it in the collection plate.
Name:________________________________
Address:______________________________
_____________________________________
Phone: ______________________________
I would like to recognize the following:
(Include date, if relevant.)
______________________________________
______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sewing and Quilting Group
We are forming a group for people who are in-terested in sewing and quilting with others who have the same interests. We will have a sign up sheet on the information table near the coffee hour area.
Sign up so we know how many people
are interested. Please contact Lois
Mann at 610-597-2629 Or email her
[email protected] for more
information.
Dear St. Peter’s Church: Thank you so much for allowing me to participate in Session 1 at Bear Creek Camp. I had a won-derful time and learned a lot of things about God. I had a great time at the dance, playing in the rain with kids in my group and making the friends. Something I learned was that God knows you more than you think. He knows things about you that you may not know about yourself. He knows every thought you have before you even think it. Again, thank you so much for letting me go to Bear Creek.
Abby Faulkner
Dear St. Peter’s Church: Thank you St. Peter’s Church for allowing me to participate in Session 1 of Bear Creek Camp. I had fun doing zip lining, spending time with other campers/counselors , and eating. I learned that God has made us for a reason, and made us for who we are for a reason too.
Amelia Faulkner
Dear St. Peter’s One Stitch at a Time: Thank you for the donation of crochet octopuses to our NICU at St. Luke’s Hospital/University Health Network. As you know the little critters that you donate are a vital part to keeping our NICU families felling connected to their little one during their stay with us. It is a tangible way that they can feel as they are contributing to their well-being. The NICU Family Support Program would not be what it is, without people like you to help us along. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
Barbara Raab, RNC-NIC
MOD Family Support Coordinator St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network
During the month of September the Social Ministries committee will be collecting non-perishable food items for donation to our local
food pantries.
Your donations are always appreciated. There are bags in the narthex if you’d like to take one to help remind you of the need of donations.
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07/31/2019
58.3% of YEAR
General Fund Contributions
so far this year: $121,518
* 58.1% of our Annual Budget
* $11,367 or 10.3% above last year
General Fund Expenses
so far this year: $137,459
* 58.6% of our Annual Budget
* $22,335 or 19.4% above last year
Weekly Giving Report:
We need $4,510 a week to meet our “general operations expenses”
* On July 7 our offering was $2,933.50 * On July 14 our offering was $6,375.50 * On July 21 our offering was $2,381.00 * On July 28 our offering was $2,728.00 * Monthly Average per week $3,604.50 * Year-to-Date Ave per week $4,051.
Note: The offering we get from our envelopes (Initial, weekly, communion, & special days), along with our loose offering, Sunday school offering, and from bulletins is the money we use to operate the church on a day by day basis.
ATTENTION
Adult Choir, Bell Choir,
Youth Choirs, Praise Band
The Adult Choir will get together on Thursday, September 5, for their first picnic/rehearsal of the season. We’ll meet and eat at 5:30 pm at the Kern’s home at 1079 Bushkill Center Road. At 7:30 we’ll go next door to rehearse at the Hageman’s.
The first Children ’s, Youth and Bell Choir rehearsals will be held at the church on Wednesday, September 11, at the following times:
Children’s Choir (Grades 1-4) - 6:00 to 6:30 pm
Youth Choir (Grades 5-12) – 6:30 to 7:15 pm
Bell Choir (All ages) – 7:15-8:00 pm
The starting date for the Praise Band is to be determined.
If you’re a current member or just thinking about joining, put these dates on your calendar. There’s always room for YOU in the music program at St. Peter ’s.
For more information you can call the church office or call/text Linda Kern at (610) 393-3057 or Stacy Hageman at (610) 751-8746.
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In This Issue. . .
Page 1 Pastor's Message
Page 2 Prayer Calendar/Hoagie Sale
Page 3 Calendar of Events
Page 4 Birthday Calendar
Page 5 Participant Listing
Page 6 Participant Listing
Page 7 Youth Page
Page 8 Youth Fest
Page 9 Pie Sale/Harvest Home Mums
Page 10 Social Ministries/Thank you’s
Page 11 Music News/Treasurer’s Report
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Dated Material
RemindeR…
Beginning Sunday
September 8
we will resume back
to our two worship services
8:00AM and 10:15AM.
Sunday, September 8
at 9:00AM!