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June 21 – Amber Mecca
22 – Debbie Sohns
23 – Sara Martinelli
24 – Betty Lamm
25 – Sue Cantarella
26 – Everett Fitch
June 7 – Jacquie & Jason
BowanJune 27 – Linda & Gary Muracco
Special Dates
J U N E
1 6:30 Bell choir 7:30 Choir
2 3 4
510:30 AM Worship
Communion
6 7 8 6:30 Bell choir 7:30Final Choir
9 10 11
1210:30 AM Worship
GraduateSunday
Reception
13 14
Flag Day
15
6:30 Bell Choir
16 17 78
1910:30 AM Worship
Father’s Day
20 21Session
meets at 7:00 p.m.
22 23 24 25
2610:30 AM Worship
27 28 29 30
Ice Cream Social
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Tickets: $6.00
Flag Day, June 14, Father’s Day, June 19, First day of summer,
June 20,
Hot Air
Scientists have discovered that sound travels faster in the summer
than in the winter. In hot summer air, sound travels at 1,266 feet per second. But in cold air, sound travels as slow as 1,066 feet per second. So that means sermons preached in the summer will naturally be shorter, right?Summer Worship will remain at 10:30 a.m.
throughout the summer months.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.Tickets: $6.00 for ice cream, topping, cake and a beverage --sponsored by the Outreach Committee.Please mark your calendars and bring friends and family for an evening of refreshments and fellowship.
The Lackawanna Presbytery will sponsor at night at PNC
Field. The Rail Riders vs. Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs on Thursday, August 11.
Tickets are $10.00 and deadline to purchase tickets is July 11. Anyone interested, please contact the church office.
SESSION
CLASS OF 2016 CLASS OF 2017 CLASS OF 2018Linda Muracco Linda Bourbeau Dick LoessyNancy Walsh Connie RichardsDon Williams Frank Stieler
Clerk of Session: Linda BourbeauFinancial Secretary: Connie Richards Treasurer/Secretary: Sue CantarellaTreasurer of Endowments: Richard Loessy
The next Session meeting will be Tuesday, June 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the
chapel.
BOARD OF DEACONS
CLASS OF 2016 CLASS OF 2017 CLASS OF 2018Georgie Levy Danny Clark Mary Grace DonatiLisa Price Bobbi Goldberg Krista FrankHoward Miller
The Board of Deacons continues to collect canned goods and non-perishable food items for the Safety Net in Scranton.
Marilyn Casal had surgery at Geisinger Medical Center,
Scranton and has been moved to Allied Rehab and we continue prayers for healing. Helen Weaver has moved and we will update her address when she is relocated.
Dear Pastor Forbes and Congregation of The Presbyterian Church,
My mother, family and I would like to give you our heartfelt thanks for all of your prayers, concerns, cards, and calls and Pastors’ visits to the hospitals (both here and in Philadelphia).We truly feel all of you have helped my mother have a positive outcome during the long haul of travelling to Philadelphia, all of the various tests and finally the bypass surgery.
Thank You and God’s Blessings to each one of you,
Barbara & Rich FarrenBarbara Keller, Michelle Jacques & Debbie
AbrahamDon't Forget GodRobert Brault said, “A vacation trip is one-third pleasure, fondly remembered, and two-thirds aggravation, entirely forgotten.” Much of the hassle involved with “getting away” comes from packing. What do we need? How can we save space? Where are the items we haven’t used since the last vacation?
Inevitably, we forget something — sunscreen, umbrella, diapers. Vacationers miss these items almost immediately and quickly replace them. Do we also often “forget” the Bible at home? Do we leave our prayer and worship routines behind? Do we take a vacation from our faith?
We may not notice those missing “items” as quickly, but they’re crucial nonetheless. God never schedules a “getaway” from us. This summer, take a vacation with God, not from God.
Prayer Concerns and Events of ourChurch Family
The next edition, both large and regular print, of “Our Daily Bread” is now available in the vestibule or Fellowship Hall.
In the 1960’s, the folk-rock band “The Byrds” popularized the song, “Turn! Turn!” It climbed to the top spot on Billboard magazine’s
top 100 chart and gained worldwide popularity. People seemed fascinated by the lyrics of the song. Interestingly, though, except for the last line in the song, those lyrics are from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes chapter 3, verses 1 – 8.
“To everything, there is a season “ proclaims the writer of Ecclesiastes” a time for every purpose under Heaven (vs 1). This writer then lists some of the seasons in the human experience: birth and death, gain and loss, tears and laughter, mourning and dancing. Just as the seasons in nature change, so do the seasons in our lives. Our circumstances in life never stay the same for too long.
Sometimes we welcome change in our lives. But often it is perplexing, especially
when it involves the loss of a loved one or a pet or a house in a fire. And yet, even at those terrible times, we can be thankful that God does not change. “I am the Lord,” God says
through the Old Testament prophet Malachi, “ I do not change.” (Malachi 3:6)
Because God remains the same, we can rely on God through the shifting seasons of life whether they occur in the Spring or the Summer, or the Fall and even in the Winter. God’s presence is always with us according to the Psalmist in the 46th Psalm. God’s peace has the power to guard our hearts according to the apostle Paul (Phillipians 4: 7)And God’s love provides security for our souls as stated in Romans 8: 39. Martin Luther stated in his wonderful hymn:
A mighty fortress is our God,A bulwark never failing;
Our helper He amid the flood.Of mortal ills prevailing.
Remember, God’s unchanging nature is our security during seasons of change!
In Christ’s Love,
Pastor KenThose who have any type of prayer need, a request for a
friend or family member, please contact: Pastor Ken at 570-344-3145, or let a prayer chain member know. Our chain:Georgie Levy Danny ClarkBetty & Everett Fitch Betty LammLisa Price Norma MeccaJean Biggar Doris Keller Nancy Walsh
Monday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Church Office: 570-343-6807 Church website: dunmorepresby.org
Pastor Ken is in the office Tuesday thru Thursday mornings most weeks. Should anyone need pastoral care for any reason please contact Pastor at home:
570-344-3145 or if Pastor Ken is unavailable, please contact Sue during office hours or after hours at her home:
570- 383-9298 or Cell: 570-954-5846
Pastor Ken: [email protected]
Church email: [email protected]
Flag Day is June 14th
Every time you put a flag out, you’re saying, “I’m an American and proud of what this flag represents.” The flag stands for “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” for religious freedom, and for other rights that many nations lack. The flag represents our history and our goals for a better future for all.
One of the great heroes of the early days of our country was John Paul Jones. He was a naval officer and to him went the honor of displaying on his ship, for the first time, the national flag of the United States. Francis Scott Key, the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," composed four stanzas for what became our national anthem. The last stanza is as follows:
O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,Between their loved home and the war's
desolation,Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-
rescued land,Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us
a nation.
The Presbyterian Church of Dunmore137 Chestnut StreetDunmore, PA 18512Rev. Kenneth Forbes, Pastordunmorepresby.org
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, and this be our motto, - "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave,
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
-The national anthem in totality may be foundin Hugh Graham,
Great American Stories, Poems and Essays
Concerning Trees … And Us
Have deep roots, branch out,
be flexible, keep growing on the inside,
bloom often, show your colors,
point your trunk upward, raise your limbs to heaven,
and bring forth good fruit, as long as you live.
On Sunday, June 12th, our Board of Deacons will host a reception for
the graduates of The Class of 2016.To help with food preparation, please sign the sheet posted if you are planning to attend. (or call the church office) We will honor:
Joseph Price who graduated with a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Arcadia University on May 20, 2016.Alyssa Sohns will be graduating from Lackawanna Trail Junior Senior High School on June 3rd. In the fall, she will attend the King's College 5 year Physician Assistant Program.Sarah Close is graduating from Dunmore High School with distinguished honors and will be attending Marywood University majoring in Nutrition & Dietetics.
Please be sure to make note of this special day and plan to stay and congratulate each of these young people on their accomplishments.
The Gift of YourselfIf you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
—Fred Rogers
Happy Father’s Day Happy Father’s Day means more than have a happy day.
It means I love you first of all; then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me and that I honor you.
Father’s Day was first observed in America in 1910. In 1923 the third Sunday of June was set as the official day, and in 1924 President Coolidge recommended its national observance. Today it has a fixed place in the calendar of special days in our country.
But devotion to and pride in fathers does not need to wait for official approval. As long as there have been families, love and respect for fathers has existed.
Where World Peace BeginsWhen Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize for Peace, someone asked her what the average person might do to promote world peace. Her answer was simple and true. "Go home," said the kindhearted nun, "Go home and love your family." If we do not have peace in our own hearts and reveal that peace by exercising love toward the
members of our family, it is not likely that we'll do our part to reach the goal of world peace.
Compassionate Care Hospice is currently looking for volunteers to visit with hospice patients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and private residence.
Compassionate Care Hospice is a community based organization committed to providing the highest quality of end of life care to patients, their families and close friends throughout 22 states.
The Compassionate Care team strongly embraces the philosophy that end of life care is so much more than just treating the symptoms of a disease. The local office is located in Taylor, PA. Contact Sylvia Kolosinsky, Volunteer Coordinator: 570-451-1031 if interested or would like more information.
Lord, help us learn that we do not press on toward our goal by our own effort but
through prayer and the guidance of the
Holy Spirit. Apart from You, we can do nothing. Work in us today, we pray.
