November 2016

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PASTOR’S PAGE

Grace and peace to you all as we approach the end of the year this month. Yes, you read that correctly. And yes, I do know that it is only November. But the Liturgical or Church year ends on Christ the King Sunday, which is the last Sunday before Advent begins. While it may feel awkward to celebrate the end of the year a month earlier than we are accustomed to, as followers of Jesus Christ, I think it is helpful for us to be formed more by the rhythms of the Church rather than the rhythms of our surrounding culture. The Liturgical Year bases its rhythms on the life of Jesus Christ and God’s continuing involvement in the world. I find it a refreshing and very helpful way to be shaped by the Church rather than something else. So as we approach the end of the Liturgical year, I find it helpful to stop and reflect on the previous year and see where God has been at work in the life of our Ohio Church family. There has been lots of activity, some more visible than others, but all of it has been supported by the faithfulness of the members of this congregation. First and fore-most, there have been lots of updates to the building over the past year, with many people working tirelessly to help. Sunday School rooms have been painted and freshened up. All of the fluorescent light fixtures have been replaced with super-efficient LED fixtures (the bulbs should last close to 30 years before needed to be replaced). The park-ing lot has been sealed which should help prolong the life of the lot by a few more years. The northwest side of the Narthex has been updated to create a cry-room for the growing number of young families and little ones. We love the sounds of all our little ones, but know that mothers can feel guilty and our goal is to be hospitable. Finally, the lift is com-plete and hopefully all the kinks are worked out (one of the doors was being ornery and not always wanting to open but that has been re-solved). The goal with all these building improvements is to ensure that our building is hospitable for all and can be a blessing to the Hopewell community. Much has been done but there are still maintenance pro-jects on the horizon that will need to be completed in order to ensure this building will continue to be a blessing to us and our community. That being said, I would like to remind and encourage you that our Building Fund Pledge Drive will continue for another year. We continue to ask each household to contribute $32.50 over and above their regu-lar monthly giving for another year so we can finish paying off the build-ing loan and finish our maintenance projects. You all have been won-derfully faithful for the past two years and I am glad we can see some of the fruits of our faithful giving. Grace and peace, Pastor Nick

Pastor Nick’s Page 2

Birthdays/Anniversaries

Volunteers schedule

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News from the Pews 4

Session & Deacon

Minutes

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Fundraising Policy 6

Surprises for Shut-ins

Gift Wrappers needed

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Fraud Tip of the Month 9

Roths’ Newsletter 10-11

Calendar 12

Inside this issue:

Pastor Appreciation Card our

younger members gave to Pastor

Nick. How “Sweet”!

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3 Evelyn McElhose 5 Julie Novacek

6 Mary McCartney-Adair 9 Lee Speice 10 Edith Wagner 11 Dorothy Elko

Maude Williams 16 Patricia Slezak 19 Bev Abate

21 Trudy Boggs Mike Kamenski

22 Barbara Corsi 23 Amy Muslin

24 Sarah Jane Shaffer Elaine Verostek

27 Gina Arzberger

30 Cherryl Lachowicz

11/14 Rich & Christina Palmer 11/18 Jon Moss & Donna Craig

11/20 Eric & Kristen Nan

Birthdays in November

Anniversaries in November

DATE NURSERY JR. CHURCH LITURGIST

11/6 Sallie Alviani Patti Strominger Karen Keller

11/13 Barb Corsi Joe Glatz Kristi Lucas

11/20 Kortney Marlatt Sharon Neville Jim Novacek

11/27 Eleanor Pike Brittany Smith Joe Glatz

The long view of Advent

Advent is about preparing not only for Christ mas but also for Jesus’ return. According to

Scripture, that won’t be the calm, silent scene described in Christmas carols.

In 1928, Dietrich Bonhoeffer preached: “It is

very remarkable that we face the thought that God is coming so calmly, whereas previously peoples trembled at the day of God …. We have become so accustomed to the idea of

divine love and of God’s coming at Christmas that we no longer feel the shiver of fear that God’s coming should arouse in us. We …

[forget] the serious aspect, that the God of the world draws near to the people of our little

earth and lays claim to us.”

God is love; we’ll be in good hands at the end of time. But during Advent, also be in awe of

God. Embrace a reverent fear of the Lord that reminds you how profound it is that God

chooses again and again to draw near and lay claim to you.

Advent begins on November 27th

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ALL WOMEN’S TEA

Join us on Sunday, November 6th after worship

for tea! All women and girls are invited and

hats and gloves are strongly encouraged!

We will be serving Tea, Scones and Tea Sand-

wiches and, of course, tea. We’ll play some

trivia games, too. Sign up with the bulletin in-

sert or by calling the church office at 724-

378-3690.

CHRISTMAS COOKIE BAZAAR-12/10

Help is needed again this year for our annual Christ-

mas Cookie Bazaar on December 10th. We need

baked goods as well as volunteers to help with set up,

clean up and working the sale. If you can help in any

way sign up with the bulletin insert or call the church

office.

HANGING OF THE GREENS

Join us after worship for a fellowship meal provided by the Dea-

cons and then stay for our annual Hanging of the Greens to

decorate the church for the Advent season. We need men and

women and kids to help!

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING TO ELECT OFFICERS

When? Sunday November 13th

Why? To Elect Officers of the Church

Please plan on attending this important meeting as we

elect those members who will be serving our church as

Elders and Deacons for the next term.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POTATO SALAD (requested recipe)

Boil:

10 medium potatoes (about 35 minutes)

4 eggs (20 minutes)

Fry:

10 slices bacon, cut up (save grease)

Mix together:

2 beaten eggs

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/4 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 cup vinegar

1/3 cup water

Pour mixed together ingredients into hot bacon grease and stir. Cook for about 10

minutes until thickens. Pour over potatoes, eggs, and bacon. Garnish with minced

parsley.

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October 2016 Deacon Meeting Highlights

Correspondence: 27 cards were sent out last month.

Lunch Bunch: We had 35 attend our Oktoberfest Lunch

Bunch. Special thanks to Jon Moss and Pastor Nick for teaching us about beer!

Friendship Group: November 16th and December 14th

Friendship Group will be held at the church.

After Church Fellowship: November 20th: Hanging of the Greens. Menu will feature a deli-

cious homemade soup.

Because of the generosity of our congregation, the Deacons were able to help two new fami-

lies needing a hand up at this time. Deacons also were responsible for hosting two FEAST

dinners.

October 2016 Session Meeting Highlights

† Approved participating in a joint Thanksgiving Service on

Tuesday, Nov. 22 @ 7pm @ Concord Church, Baden

† Approved 2 Christmas Eve services @ 5pm and 11pm.

† Approved an abbreviated 10am worship service on Christmas

Day, Sunday December 25.

† Learned the Children's Christmas musical will take place on

Sunday Dec 4 during worship.

† Approved a request from the Hoth family to baptize their daughter Penelope.

† Approved hosting a Beaver Butler Presbytery meeting at the church in Nov 2017.

† Set the date of the congregational meeting to elect officers for Nov 13 after Sunday worship.

† Created a Fundraising policy to govern all fundraisers in the church. The policy will be

distributed via e-mail, Lamplighter and for 3 Sundays in the Sunday bulletin.

† Approved the Cookie Bazaar Fundraiser to be held on Sat. Dec 10 from 10am - Noon. The

profits will go to the Building Fund to be earmarked for Kitchen repairs.

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Joint thanksgiving

service

Tuesday evening

November 22nd

7:00 pm

Concord Presbyterian church 2832 Conway Wallrose Rd. baden

Dear Ohio UP Family,

At the most recent Session meeting last Tuesday night, Session crafted and voted to implement a policy on fundraisers in the church. The reason for creating the policy is to ensure regular and clear communication with Session as well as ensure fundraisers are placed on the church calendar (which can be found on the wall in the Library) so various committees and individuals and ministries in the congregation can plan well. The policy reads as follows:

Ohio United Presbyterian Church Fundraisers

What: A policy which clearly informs members of the Ohio UP Church congregation the expectation of Session regarding fundraisers.

How: Any member, committee or ministry operating within Ohio UP Church must submit a fundrais-ing proposal to Session for approval and inclusion on the Church calendar. The proposal must contain the following information.

1) Who is organizing and running the fundraiser. 2) What the fundraiser is. 3) When the fundraiser will be held. 4) Why the fundraiser is being held. 5) Where the money that is being collected is going to.

Why: To ensure clear communication between members, committees and ministries within Ohio UP Church and the Session. Also to ensure fundraisers are put on the Church calendar in order to most effectively advertise them.

When: Session meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month (except August) at 7pm. Any reports, re-quests, ideas, comments, etc. that are submitted to Session must be submitted by the Wednesday before the Session meeting in order to be included in the Session agenda.

Grace and peace,

Nick

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SURPRISES FOR SHUT-INS The 30th annual Surprises for Shut-ins is a Christmas program of the Beaver

County Office on Aging.

Gifts will be delivered in December 2016 to sickly and lonely shut-ins age 60 and

over who live in the community and are identified by the Beaver County Office on

Aging as needing some special attention during the Christmas season.

Through December 5, 2016, the Office on Aging asks participants of senior

centers, community service, civic and church groups as well as the public to donate

new gifts or cash donations to cover the cost of gift wrap and supplies. If writing a

check, make it payable to Angela Gentile, and a receipt will be issued.

Wrapped gifts will be appreciated, but it is not absolutely necessary to wrap

them. If you wrap the gift, please put a post it note or a gift tag on the item stating

what is inside. No bows, please. They get crushed in the gift bags.

Items can be brought to:

Beaver County Office on Aging, 1020 8th

Ave., Beaver Falls, from 8 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. weekdays except holidays

Center at the Mall, located in the corridor next to Hallmark, Monday, 7:30

a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and

Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Angela Gentile with the Office on Aging is the project coordinator. Call 724-

847-2262 or 888-548-2262 for more information; or email at agentile@bcoa.us. EXAMPLES OF GIFTS AND SUPPLIES:

new gift wrap rolls of Scotch tape toothbrush

magnets slippers soap

calendar lap robe box of Kleenex

body wash note pads stamps

sun catcher perfume cards

socks pens playing cards

lotion knick knacks mugs

puzzle books aftershave jewelry

shampoo tea towels shaving cream

razors toiletry items

Celebrating 30 years

ears

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GIFT WRAPPERS NEEDED!

The Beaver County Office on Aging needs individuals to help

wrap gifts for its 30th annual Surprises for Shut-ins program.

Three wrapping open houses will be held at Center at the Mall

at the Beaver Valley Mall

(located in the corridor next to Hallmark).

You may come any time between:

9:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday, November 21st

9:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday, November 28th

9:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday, December 5th

All gift wrapping supplies are provided on site—scissors, tape, gift wrap.

Snacks and beverages are provided!

For more information, contact Angela at BCOA at 724-847-2262.

Reminder:

Daylight Savings

time ends on at

2 am on Sunday,

November 6th!

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FRAUD TIP OF THE MONTHFRAUD TIP OF THE MONTHFRAUD TIP OF THE MONTH DEA Warns Public of Extortion Scam by DEA Special Agent Impersonators

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as DEA Special Agents or other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scheme.

The criminals call the victims (who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the internet or by telephone) and identify themselves as DEA agents or law enforcement offi-cials from other agencies. The impersonators inform their victims that purchasing drugs over the internet or by tele-phone is illegal, and that enforcement action will be taken against them unless they pay a fine. In most cases, the im-personators instruct their victims to pay the "fine" via wire transfer to a designated location, usually overseas. If vic-tims refuse to send money, the impersonators often threat-en to arrest them or search their property. Some victims who purchased their drugs using a credit card also reported fraudulent use of their credit cards.

Impersonating a federal agent is a violation of federal law. The public should be aware that no DEA agent will ever con-tact members of the public by telephone to demand money or any other form of payment.

The DEA reminds the public to use caution when purchasing controlled substance pharma-ceuticals by telephone or through the Internet. It is illegal to purchase controlled sub-stance pharmaceuticals online or by telephone unless very stringent requirements are met. And, all pharmacies that dispense controlled substance pharmaceuticals by means of the internet must be registered with DEA. By ordering any pharmaceutical medications online or by telephone from unknown entities, members of the public risk receiving un-safe, counterfeit, and/or ineffective drugs from criminals who operate outside the law. In addition, personal and financial information could be compromised.

Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be a DEA special agent or other law enforcement official seeking money should refuse the demand and report the threat using the online form found on the DEA website at:

https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/pressreleases/extortion_scam.htm

Please include all fields, including, most importantly, a call back number so that a DEA investigator can contact you for additional information. Online reporting will greatly assist DEA in investigating and stopping this criminal activity.

You can also report it by calling the DEA at 1-800-882-9539.

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