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I’m not sure when there has been a time that we have had such a prolonged fixation with the weather. Not counting hurricane-induced storms, I cannot remember a summer where we have experienced so much rain; and not only in southeastern Pennsylvania but up and down the east coast and even points west. Keeping the grass mowed has been a challenge. For farmers, making hay has been impossible, and fields have had so much rain that corn has started to turn yellow because of too much water. It’s the farmer in me that keeps me fixated on the weather, I just can’t help myself. “Weather can make you or break you,” as the saying goes. There is another saying that proclaims “you can talk about the weather but you can’t do anything about it.” Truer words were never spoken! I will take full responsibility for the bazaar weather. You see, back in May, I installed an irrigation system in my garden. The idea was to relieve Sharon of one less, time consuming task, while I was in Ghana. Needless to say we didn’t need it very often. During this monsoon, the name “Noah” was mentioned quite often and the idea of “ark construction” was on a lot of people’s mind. The story of Noah is perhaps the most well known of all Bible stories. You cannot go into a craft shop without seeing some reference to Noah, a dove, or the rainbow. The one take away for me when I think of the story is “trust.” The story of Noah is about a man doing something totally ridiculous simply because God asked him to. I know I am over simplifying the story, but when you boil the story down to its most minute particle, “trust” is the message. Faith is another word we use to talk about trust. I have faith in God. As New Testament believers we are called to have faith in Jesus, God incarnate. That faith will be tested from time to time; you may be in the midst of that testing this very day, but this is what I believe. God may have created the world but God does not control the world. The planet that we live on is alive and sometimes rain comes and sometimes it does not. Fires will burn out of control and if we are not careful we will get in the way. Volcanoes erupt, sea winds ravage the coast, and the blustery winter winds will blow. And all of the weather-related phenomena can also be used metaphorically to talk about life. But here, my beloved, is the bottom line; the dove will always, always, return with a branch of life in its beak and the rainbow will always, always be a sign of God’s promise. It is where I place my trust. To coin a phrase of my dear friend Ernest Ephriam, The God I worship is not a
liar! Amen. Blessings, Pastor Pat
September 2018
For Members and Friends of
St. Paul’s UCC Fleetwood
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Brian Arndt 09/01 Hanna Jones 09/01 Sean Miller 09/01 Kyle Provost 09/01 Chris Schumacher 09/01 Tyler Weir 09/01 Gillian Agnew 09/03 Jeff Biehn 09/03 Jennifer Biehn 09/03 Michael Fella 09/03 Joanne Knoll 09/03 Austin Marsteller 09/03 Emilee Scheffler 09/03 Roxanne Woerner 09/03 Nathan Brinker 09/04 Nicholas Stoltzfus 09/04 Barbara Berry 09/05 Mason Gruber 09/05 Marta Herman 09/05 Kevin Hollenbach 09/05 Tiffany Koch 09/05 Cindy Sprecher 09/05 Amber Williams 09/05 David Hottenstein 09/06 Logan Negri 09/06 Jennifer Stufflet 09/06 James Fry 09/07 Joan Richards 09/07 Neil Sassaman 09/07 Gary Steppler 09/07/ Chase Reifsnyder 09/08 Lauren Rolon 09/08 Emma Templin 09/08 Donna Sell 09/09 David Bingaman 09/10 Gail Greth 09/10
David Ludwig 09/10 Chris McKinney 09/11 Tamara Nothwehr 09/11 Noah Orth 09/11 Michael Radka 09/11 Nathan George 09/12 Erin Bogacki 09/13 Gregory Brey 09/13 Sandy Gross 09/13 Cynthia Rothenberger 09/13 Jaiden Valick 09/13 Mckenzie Barlet 09/15 Dawn Kachel 09/15 Marie Rothharpt 09/15 Tessa Simmons 09/15 Brenda Sload 09/15 Rebecca Fry 09/16 Vicki Kerling 09/16 Maegan Mileshosky 09/16 Cody Lesher 09/17 Jourdan Angstadt 09/18 Stephen Bleiler 09/18 Austin Scott 09/18 Sandra Stern 09/18 Paisley Bryniarski 09/19 Brenda Geist 09/19 Gavin Hoare 09/19 Donna Wanner 09/19 Carson Werner 09/19 Michael Berg 09/20 James Czarnecki 09/20 Leanna Fink 09/20 Derin Phillips 09/20 Hollyanne Spayd 09/20 Sandra Bosch 09/21 Alexander Fretz 09/21
Caitlin Nahrgang 09/21 Dennis Raudenbush 09/21 Jay A. Smith 09/21 Timothy Wagner 09/21 David Absalom 09/22 Christopher Dietrich 09/22 Lydia Heffner 09/22 Nikolas Stella 09/22 Christopher Vojtasek 09/22 Jeffrey Mayer 09/23 Shawn Mumma 09/23 Ethan Raudenbush 09/23 Deron Stiff 09/23 Levi Dicello 09/24 Paulette Dunkelberger 09/24 Titus Miller III 09/24 Andrew Schwartz 09/24 Donna Dries 09/25 Amanda Gauker 09/25 Adrianne Greth 09/25 Franklin Hoch 09/26 Thomas Mcnabb 09/26 Connor Raudenbush 09/26 Theresa Reardon 09/26 Chase Smith 09/26 Nikkole Hagginbothom 09/27 Joseph Juntunen 09/27 Brett Ruhl 09/27 Brittany Weidner 09/27 Kimberly Hoare 09/28 Patricia Stutzman 09/28 Russell Anderson 09/29 Brendan Fink 09/29 Gary Reinert 09/30 Linda Ruhl 09/30
If your birthday is not listed or is incorrect, please call the church office at 610-944-0406 or send an email
to [email protected] so it can be recorded for future birthday lists.
The deadline for news and information to be included in the October Tower Tymes is September 15th.
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Weekly Volunteers
September 2nd:
Readers: 8:55- Nancy Boyer 10:25- David Balmer
Acolytes: 8:55- Zack Fry, Cassandra Batz 10:25- Aidan Strohl, Katelin Pytleski Ushers: 8:55- Cindy, R., Steve W., Dennis W. ,Jenn H., Melissa B., Christoph S., Caroline B., Chris V., 10:25- Jim G., Heidi P., Marie R.,
September 9th :
Readers: 8:55- Tom Hoch 10:25- Rally Day
Acolytes: 8:55- Stella Koch, Megan Eberly 10:25- Tristin Farr, Chase Reifsnyder Ushers: 8:55- Ro W., Jamin V., David D., Jenn H., 10:25- Heidi P., Marie R.,
September 16th :
Readers: 8:55- Dale Hollenbach 10:25- Jim Goldman
Acolytes: 8:55-Ian Miller, Zack Fry 10:25- Cassandra Batz, Colin Snyder Ushers: 8:55- Melissa B., Dennis W., Caroline B., Steve W. 10:25- Jim G., Jason C., Heidi P., Bill T.,
September 23rd :
Readers: 8:55- Sarah Herrold 10:25- Sue Creswell
Acolytes: 8:55- Katelin Pytleski, Stella Koch 10:25- Megan Eberly, Aidan Strohl Ushers: 8:55- Cindy R., Steve W., David D., Caroline B., 10:25- Jason C., Marie R., Chris V., September 30
th:
Readers: 8:55- Chris Miller 10:25- Melissa Ruemmler
Acolytes: 8:55- Chase Reifsnyder, Ian Miller 10:25- Zack Fry, Tristin Farr Ushers: 8:55- Ro W., Dennis W., Christoph S., Jamin V., 10:25-Jim G., Bill T., Marie R.,
Welcome Back to School!!! We are excited to have a wonderful start to a new year. We are all excited to return from our summer vacations. We have one/two day and three day classes for 3yr olds, 4 day and 5 day Pre-K classes, 2 year old playgroup, half day and full day Kindergarten, Advanced Pre-k, full day preschool, and extended care. We are thrilled with all the new children attending our school
and are very excited about our upcoming events.
I would like to present our wonderful staff for the year. Mrs. Mengel and Mrs. Walsh teach our 3 year old classes. Our Pre K teachers are Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Strange. Mrs. Keirstead is our Kindergarten and Advanced Pre-k teacher. Mrs. Bieber will be our coordinator for extended care. Our assistants are Mrs. Bieber, Mrs. Grasley, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. York, Mrs. Bungarz, Mrs. Parfet, and Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs. Mengel is our playgroup teacher. Mrs. Colleen Bungarz is our gym teacher. I myself, Ms. Peggy Brown am thrilled to back another year as director of the school. Mrs. Cindy Oesterle is our bookkeeper. We surround the children with love every day and we all look forward to getting to know all of our new students. In September we will be making many new friends and enjoying getting familiar with school. Both the Staff and the students are all excited about getting back to school. We will have a visit from Johnny Appleseed in September, and will enjoy tasting different colors of apples and learning about apples. What is your favorite color of apple……see if you agree with our students. We have a few openings left in our school. We provide Half and Full Day Kindergarten, Pre-K education for 4 and 5 year olds, 1, 2 and 3 day Three Year old Classes and a 2yr old playgroup. We provide all day school for parents or children that would prefer that option. We also offer an Extended Care program, which is for parents that work or have appointments and need care for their child beyond the normal school time. Our school year is starting soon and would love to have your children or grandchildren join our wonderful program. If you know of anyone that might be interested, please have them call the office at 610-944-5808 to get more information. Thank you. Respectfully submitted, Peggy Brown - School Director
SAVE THE DATE:
St. Paul’s UCC Grounds
11:30
Plan to join your church community on Sunday, September 9Day and the annual church picnic. Tentative plans for the day include regular Sunday Scat 8:55 AM and a Rally Day celebration during the second service at 10:25 AM, immediately followed by an afternoon of food, fun, and fellowship on the church lawn.
Music: The Chancel and Bell choirs will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, September 5. Bell Choir will rehearse from 6:15 to 7 pm, and Chancel choir will rehearse from 7these groups in the last few months. If you are still interested in joining, please get in touch with Jill. All skill levels are welcome- it is not necessary to read music for either groupnow meet at the beginning of Sunday School each weeK-7 to sing once a month in worship service. Thank you Note: Thank you for the cards and words of encouragement during my most recent hospitalization from 7/12 to 7/16. Bless you all for thinking of me. Dee Eastland
Fleetwood Friends Relay for Life Team
baskets are $12.00. Orders will be taken on August 26 and Septemberyou have any questions please call Erin Goldman at 610
Prayer Shawl Ministry September Meeting:
month due to Labor Day celebrations on the fSeptember 8. Consistory will be meeting in the Socialthen! New members are always welcome.
Fleetwood Food Pantry: On Thursday, August 2nd, 70 families were served at the Pantry in the Fleetwood Community Center. It is Maidencreek and Harvest Church's turn to serve on September 6th from 3:30 Shopping Cart in Narthex: September is here and its back to school time! Our pantrsnacks to pack in their children's lunch boxes. Pretzels, Nutriwould be greatly appreciated. Canned fruits and vegetables are also running low in our pantry stock. Thanyour generosity each month! Berks Encore Meals on Wheels: Needs YOUR Help . . .
daily meals Monday through Friday to Seniors in the Fleetwood, Kutztown and Blandon areas. Meals are delivebefore noon. Volunteers can help one day a week, one day a month or as often as you can.
details about how you can help your neighbors in need!
Opportunity House: On Thursday, August 16th Barb Hoffman and meal at Opportunity House. On Thursday, September 20th it will be the Women's Guild turn to serve. Potato Project Update: Over 1,410 pounds of Sweet Corn was harvested on Thursday, August 2nd for the Greater Food Bank of Berks County. 200 ears of corn were also donated to the Mobile Market Truck that will be distributed to local families in need. On Saturday, September 22
Volunteers are needed from 9-12. Please report to 265 Maidencreek Rd. Fleetwood. Wear weather appropriate clothing and shoes, bring a water bottle and work gloves would be helpful too. There are jobs for all ages and capabilities. Email Laura Walizer for more information or if your youth
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SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, September 9, 2018
St. Paul’s UCC Grounds
11:30-2:30
Plan to join your church community on Sunday, September 9th as a new Sunday School year is celebrated with Rally Day and the annual church picnic. Tentative plans for the day include regular Sunday School classes and first service
a Rally Day celebration during the second service at 10:25 AM, immediately followed by an afternoon of food, fun, and fellowship on the church lawn.
The Chancel and Bell choirs will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, September 5. Bell Choir will rehearse from 6:15 to 7 pm, and Chancel choir will rehearse from 7-8 pm. A couple of folks have expressed interest in joining
If you are still interested in joining, please get in touch with Jill. All skill levels it is not necessary to read music for either group- just a desire to make music! Children's choir will
now meet at the beginning of Sunday School each week at 8:55 am. This will provide an opportunity for all students 7 to sing once a month in worship service.
: Thank you for the cards and words of encouragement during my most recent hospitalization from nking of me.
Fleetwood Friends Relay for Life Team is selling Mums. A single pot is $5.00 or 3 for $12.00 and the hanging baskets are $12.00. Orders will be taken on August 26 and September 2nd & 9th after both services in the narthex. If you have any questions please call Erin Goldman at 610-507-4559.
Prayer Shawl Ministry September Meeting: In September we always have to meet on the second Monday of the on the first Monday. We will be meeting in the Lounge at 7 p.m., on Monday,
Consistory will be meeting in the Social Room, so we can still meet in the Lounge.
August 2nd, 70 families were served at the Pantry in the Fleetwood Community Center. It is Maidencreek and Harvest Church's turn to serve on September 6th from 3:30
September is here and its back to school time! Our pantry families appreciate healthy snacks to pack in their children's lunch boxes. Pretzels, Nutri-grain bars, fruit snacks, small containers of applesauce
Canned fruits and vegetables are also running low in our pantry stock. Than
Needs YOUR Help . . . We are looking for volunteers to help us in distributing daily meals Monday through Friday to Seniors in the Fleetwood, Kutztown and Blandon areas. Meals are delivebefore noon. Volunteers can help one day a week, one day a month or as often as you can. Call today for more
details about how you can help your neighbors in need! (610) 374-3195, Ext. 225
On Thursday, August 16th Barb Hoffman and the Board of Christian education served the On Thursday, September 20th it will be the Women's Guild turn to serve.
Over 1,410 pounds of Sweet Corn was harvested on Thursday, August 2nd for the Greater od Bank of Berks County. 200 ears of corn were also donated to the Mobile Market Truck that will be distributed
On Saturday, September 22nd please join us as we start the harvest of the potatoes. Please report to 265 Maidencreek Rd. Fleetwood. Wear weather appropriate
clothing and shoes, bring a water bottle and work gloves would be helpful too. There are jobs for all ages and capabilities. Email Laura Walizer for more information or if your youth volunteers need a ride.
as a new Sunday School year is celebrated with Rally hool classes and first service
a Rally Day celebration during the second service at 10:25 AM, immediately followed by an
The Chancel and Bell choirs will resume rehearsals on Wednesday, September 5. Bell Choir will rehearse 8 pm. A couple of folks have expressed interest in joining
If you are still interested in joining, please get in touch with Jill. All skill levels just a desire to make music! Children's choir will
k at 8:55 am. This will provide an opportunity for all students
: Thank you for the cards and words of encouragement during my most recent hospitalization from
or 3 for $12.00 and the hanging after both services in the narthex. If
In September we always have to meet on the second Monday of the We will be meeting in the Lounge at 7 p.m., on Monday,
can still meet in the Lounge. Hope to see you
August 2nd, 70 families were served at the Pantry in the Fleetwood Community Center. It is Maidencreek and Harvest Church's turn to serve on September 6th from 3:30-6:00.
y families appreciate healthy grain bars, fruit snacks, small containers of applesauce
Canned fruits and vegetables are also running low in our pantry stock. Thank you for
We are looking for volunteers to help us in distributing daily meals Monday through Friday to Seniors in the Fleetwood, Kutztown and Blandon areas. Meals are delivered
Call today for more
the Board of Christian education served the On Thursday, September 20th it will be the Women's Guild turn to serve.
Over 1,410 pounds of Sweet Corn was harvested on Thursday, August 2nd for the Greater od Bank of Berks County. 200 ears of corn were also donated to the Mobile Market Truck that will be distributed
please join us as we start the harvest of the potatoes. Please report to 265 Maidencreek Rd. Fleetwood. Wear weather appropriate
clothing and shoes, bring a water bottle and work gloves would be helpful too. There are jobs for all ages and volunteers need a ride. [email protected]
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Take Control of Your Health: Prevent Falls!
September 22 is “Fall Prevention Awareness Day”.
• Did you know that 25% of Americans over the age of 65 all every year?
• Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the Emergency Room for a fall!
Here are a few steps that you can take to prevent a fall:
• Exercise regularly to maintain balance, strength and flexibility.
• Talk to your health care provider about your risk for falls.
• Regularly review your medications with your doctor or pharmacist. Make sure side effects are not increasing your risk of a fall.
• Get your vision and hearing checked every year. Update your eye glasses.
• Keep your home safe. Remove tripping hazards, increase lighting, and install grab bars.
• Talk to your family members. Falls are not just a concern for seniors.
You can get more information at: https://www.ncoa.org/healthy-aging/falls-prevention/ ---Brought to you by the Health & Wellness Committee. Are you interested in participating in a CPR or First Aid class? The Health & Wellness Committee may be organizing classes this fall. If you are interested, please contact Cindy Rothenberger at 610-944-6466 or [email protected] Harvest Home 2018: St. Paul’s will be celebrating Harvest home on September 23, 2018 at 8:55 am and 10:25 am
services. Please send your canned goods with your child to Sunday School to be presented at the altar to the Glory of God and the Thankfulness of our Bounty. All #10 canned goods will be donated to Bethany Children’s Home and smaller canned goods will be donated to the Fleetwood Food Pantry. If you would like to attach a $1, $5 bill or more to your can, this money will be collected and sent to The Greater Berks Food Bank. The Food Bank can buy more with this money than we can. Thank you for your support.
Clean-up Buckets and Hygiene Kits Delivered: On a more serious note, flooding to the north and west of us has been very serious the past few weeks. Tremont, Pine Grove, and Hamburg were some of the hardest hit and unfortunately by more than one storm. In an effort to help with the recovery effort, St. Paul’s Missions Committee organized the assembly of 20 clean-up buckets and 24 hygiene kits. Jim and Leona Wright delivered them to Tower City on Monday, August 23. After their visit, the Wrights reported, “In our area we don't quite grasp the difficulties of having all roads blocked out of a town. We also don't understand the workings of flood waters coming off the mountains and flooding homes on those mountains. It's a whole different understanding of living in such an area. In conversations with folks both within and outside our church, these were the first heavy rains that impacted them since they have lived in their houses for 25+ years. One never knows when you become the victim of a natural disaster. Thus, we need to glorify God by helping each other!” Blessings, Pastor Pat
Gifts to the Church: As we approach the fall of 2018 it is time to begin planning for the Sunday morning gifts to the church for the coming year. These gifts include the Altar flowers, the bulletins, The Upper Room publication and special flower tributes. For 2019 the cost of the bulletins will be $35.00 per week and for The Upper Room booklet $60.00 per month both of which are payable to the church. The cost of the flowers is determined by and payable to the florist. We will continue to utilize the services of Tracey's Flowers in Fleetwood to supply the flowers for church on a Sunday morning. The church secretary, Samantha Wolf, will place the flower order with Tracey unless you, as the sponsor, choose to order the flowers from another florist. If you do choose another florist, please let Sammy know your wishes when she contacts you for the wording to be placed in the bulletins. The schedule of gifts for 2019 does not automatically carry over from the previous year; therefore, we will begin filling in 2019 Sundays in September, 2018. Please stop by the table in the narthex to sign up for the Sunday you wish to sponsor one of the weekly gifts. You may also contact Sharon Dreibelbis at 610-916-4848 to indicate your preference or obtain additional information.
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
5 West Arch Street
Fleetwood, PA 19522
Phone: 610-944-0406
Fax: 610-944-5808
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stpaulsfleetwood.org
2018 Our Staff Rev. Patrick W. Morris Pastor
Rev. John Folk Associate Pastor
Miss. Samantha Wolf Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Sue Creswell Bookkeeper
Mrs. Greta Ertel Organist/Accompanist
Mrs. Jill Haley Coordinator of Music Ministries
Ms. Peggy Brown School Director
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