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1 J u n e J u l y A u g u s t 2018 ST. PAUL S LUTHERAN Rev. Deborah Johnson Transition Pastor Cell # (585) Council President Nancy Faulds ZION LUTHERAN - Council President Chuck Saxton ST. PAUL S John A. Priestly III Sgt. Keith Moose 4914 Norris Loop Apt.B Fort Polk, LA LCDR Paul Smith USNS Trenton JHSV-5 Messenger & Zepher Proudly Serving ZION Brian Middleton Benjamin Shull Zion Lutheran Church 20 S. Dansville St. Cohocton, NY (585) St. Pauls Lutheran Church 21 Clara Barton Street Dansville, NY (585) spdans@frontiernet.net DEADLINE August 14th ( incl. Sept, Oct, Nov) Send submissions to spdans@frontiernet.net St. Paul s Lutheran Church 21 Clara Barton Street Dansville, NY Zion Lutheran Church 20 S. Dansville St. Cohocton, NY RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

2 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, Jesus the Light and the Holy Spirit that moves in around and among us these days. Summer has finally arrived! Thanks be to God! As the full moon rose this week, I reminded of the cycles of life and changes that are constantly surrounding us. The weather channel reports that this is one of the warmest Mays in the history of the Rochester area. It seems as though the snow just melted! The times they are a changing. I am reminded of Ecclesiastes 3: 1 8 which is so apropos during transitions. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to throw away; 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. Pastor s Message And times of transition invite us into times of discernment. Discernment is a process through which together with God, we pray and listen to God. We have a conversation with God! Discernment is about being open, curious and attuned to what God is up to --- with you and with your community. And it s being confident that you [we] have a part to play in the story of God s love for the world. Discernment is about being open, curious and attuned to what God is up to with you and with your community. And it s being confident that you have a part to play in the story of God s love for the world. (ELCA) It is about being aware of what God has given us and our communities and how God is calling us to be part of God s story and God s love for the world. Discerning is being open to new opportunities to serve and reach out and share the Good news. As part of the process to call the next Pastor for our communities, each council is are working through the Ministry Site Profile (MSP). The MSP is the main document that our synod will be working to match us up with a prospective candidate to interview. One of the items for us to consider is to identify our Top Five Ministry Tasks. That is a tough one. We will also be asked for what we are looking for in a candidate as to their Gifts for Ministry from a list of 30. Your input and thoughts are not only welcome but are needed! Please make yourself available for times or ways that you can feed into the process. If you have any questions please contact Nancy at St. Paul and Chuck at Zion! With blessings and hope, Pastor Debbie P a g e 2

3 Birthday Party for Al & Fran Mann Zion hosted a combined Birthday Dinner for long-time members, Al and Fran Mann on April 15th. Al was 103, amazing!, on March 28th and Fran was 94, Wow!, on May 3rd. driving was a bit treacherous, but everyone was able to make the party. The Mann's now live at Clark Meadows in Canandaigua and do not get to church as much as they used to. Their two daughters, Babette and Laura, with their husbands, attended their parents dinner. The day started out icy and Summer Birthdays June Geraldine Strobel 6/1 Nicole Didas 6/3 Marilyn Robin 6/3 Amanda Stone 6/4 Ursula Kroh 6/6 Bill Pfuntner 6/6 Sue Collier 6/8 Ben Miller 6/8 Frank Faulds 6/10 Frank Alexander 6/13 Hannah Fairbrother 6/13 Tom Miller 6/15 Ginger Buck 6/18 Harper Clark 6/20 Linda Strawway 6/21 Mary Etta Saxton 6/22 Bev Cappuzzo 6/22 P a g e 3 Bill Shaver 6/23 Chuck Saxton 6/25 Ashley Massey 6/29 Henry Robin 6/29 July Vera Lach 7/5 Andy Mountzouros 7/9 Carson Mountzouros 7/9 Reid Hynes 7/11 Karen Stone 7/11 Brian Wheaton 7/11 Joyce Sliker 7/12 Adam Stone 7/12 Dorinda Hynes Small 7/14 Bob Babcock 7/20 Judy Babcock 7/23 Al Hawk 7/23 Chloe Walsh 7/25 Ryan Skelly 7/26 Kim Carmody 7/30 Joyce Wheaton 7/30 August David Cole 8/5 Ben Magsamen 8/7 Jeff Wolfer 8/11 Ken Mountzouros 8/12 Jocelyn Miller 8/15 Skip Small 8/18 Becca Gates 8/19 Bob Gates 8/19 Russell Gates 8/19 Charlie Vogel 8/19 Phyllis Shafer 8/20 Edna Freeman 8/23 Elvera Classon 8/25 Charlie Button 8/26 Bob Whiteman 8/26 Cindy Wagner 8/27 Arianna Camacho 8/31 Please contact the Church Office if we missed anyone.

4 Loads of Love Individuals can receive funding for 3 loads of washing and drying. Families can receive funding for 5 loads of washing and drying. Our schedule will be as follows: Eagle Laundromat on West Avenue June 2nd: 8:30 am - 11:30 am June 18th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm July 7th: 8:30 am - 11:30 am July 23rd: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Aug 4th: 8:30 am - 11:30 am Aug 20th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Family Laundromat, 20 Franklin St. June 4th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm June 16th: 8:30 am - 11:30 am July 9th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm July 21st: 8:30 am - 11:30 am Aug 6th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Aug 18th : 8:30 am - 11:30 am Please consider joining the team to help with this new ministry. Contact Joan Brydges or Ann Myers. Stewardship Message from Nancy Faulds Praise our Mighty God for His awesome, steadfast love! He is surely walking with us just as He promised! Pastor Deb has been a steady guiding hand for us as we have been trying to work through our Ministry Site Profile (MSP)! It is 11 pages of intense questions. We are working on some questions that we will soon present to you all for your input. Pastor Deb has also found us some wonderful Supply Pastors to preach encouraging words of our God s great love for us. Pastor Hanrahan asked God to hold us gently in the palm of His hand each Sunday he was with us. Pastor Mary Johnson told us about all our Super Powers that we are blessed with by God in being able to help each other by taking time to reach out and show we care by offering encouragement to others. Lori Nickoloff blessed us with her clear strong voice proclaiming God is our hope and our good shepherd who would give up his life for the sheep. We were blessed to share a musical treat with Publick Musick s string quintet on April 26th. What a joy to see those beautiful instruments played with such enthusiasm! Not to mention the yummy cookies we had afterwards! We gave a few to each of the musicians also. They were grateful, and everyone had a great time. It seems like our work is taking quite a while, and going through change is hard, but it is going well. Soon we will need everyone s input. This is a time of rebirth and new exploration into who we are and what we want to become as we go into the future. You will want to be a part of it all. Not only has it been a little rocky for us but also for our country and our world! May 3rd was 2018 National Prayer Day for America. There was a mighty prayer shared by Dr. Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church, in our church bulletin last week. He expressed an earnest plea for all American believers to join in bold prayer for forgiveness for our divisiveness and sins against each other and for unity in America. Pray passionately, perpetually, privately and publicly for family, workplaces, communities, and cities for forgiveness, reconciliation, healing and revival of faith and a Holy Spirit awaking for this generation in the name of Jesus Christ the only hope in the world! God Bless America and the whole world that He has in His hands! As Summer comes and everyone goes on wellearned vacations, try to keep up with our gifts pledged to St. Paul s. The need always continues even when we aren t present. God bless you all for all you do to support St. Paul s. Enjoy the warm weather and get some relaxation and Sonshine everyday if you can! P a g e 4

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6 COME TO H.O.P.E. LUNCH H O P E a FREE community meal Saturdays: June 30th, July 28th, and August 25th 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at St. Peter s Episcopal Church 25 Clara Barton St, Dansville Sunday School Summer is almost here and sadly Sunday School is almost over. Everyone is invited to join us for an learned a lot this year and will continue on our journey in our faith this fall. We hope to see everyone there and maybe new friends as well. Our focus is on the children being closer to God and how their faith can help them everyday. We would like to thank everyone for their support on our fundraisers. We would be unable to do Christ In Our Home July, August and September 2018 Available by the mailboxes congregation. I'm sure the kids will come up with some new and exciting ideas for the future!! We hope to have some group activities for the kids this Summer during worship. Dates and times will be given as we get closer. God bless and see you in Sunday School, Joetta, Heather, and Becca P a g e 6

7 Counters: N.Faulds/W.Faulds - June P.Leven/H.Clark - July H.Clark/P.Leven - Aug Worship Helpers DATE DEACON LECTOR ACOLYTE USHERS/GREETER June 3 Cindy Gates Tom Miller Elie Mountzouros June 10 Carolyn Baker Henry Robin June 17 Cindy Gates Becca Gates Olivia Miller June 24 Penny Leven Bonnie Sisak July 1 Ann Myers Judy Babcock Ellie Mountzouros July 8 Carolyn Baker Olivia Miller July 15 Cindy Gates Becca Gates Jocelyn Miller July 22 Penny Leven Gerri Long Bob Babcock + 1 other Paul Button Rodney Button Glenn Gates Bill Shaver Dick Sahrle Bob Whiteman Paul Button Rodney Button Bob Babcock Tarry Priestly Glenn Gates Bill Shaver Paul Button Rodney Button July 29 Henry Robin (prayers) Henry Robin Bob Babcock Tarry Priestly Aug 5 Ann Myers Bonnie Sisak Olivia Miller Aug 12 Carolyn Baker Henry Robin Aug 19 Penny Leven Tom Miller Jocelyn Miller Aug 26 Cindy Gates Becca Gates Sept 2 Ann Myers Bob Babcock Ellie Mountzouros Dick Sahrle Bob Whiteman Bob Babcock Tarry Priestly Paul Button Rodney Button Glenn Gates Bill Shaver Dick Sahrle Bob Whiteman If you cannot be a helper on your appointed day,please trade OR call the Church Office. P a g e 7

8 Dates to Remember St. Paul s June Sat. 2nd: 8:30am Laundromat Sun. 3rd: 9:15am Communion Music Sunday LAST Sunday School Mon. 4th: 4:30pm Laundro. Wed. 6th: 7:00 pm Choir Sun. 10th: 9:15am Worship Little Coffee Hour after the service Choir practice after the service Wed. 13th: 1:00 pm Prayer Blanket Sat. 16th: 8:30am Laundro. Sun. 17th: 9:15am Communion Grads & Dads Day Coffee Hour after the service Youth Group leaves for Houston Mon.18th: 4:30pm LaundryLove@Eagle Laundromat Sun. 24th: 9:15am Worship Geneseo Outreach (loose plate) Sat. 30th: 11:30am HOPE Lunch July Sun. 1st: 9:15am Communion Sat. 7th: 8:30am Laundromat Sun. 8th: 9:15am Worship Little Coffee Hour after the service Mon. 9th: 4:30pm Laundro. Sun. 15th: 9:15am Communion Sat. 21st: 8:30am Laundro. Sun. 22nd: 9:15am Worship Geneseo Outreach (loose plate) Mon.23rd: 4:30pm LaundryLove@Eagle Laundromat Sat. 28th: 11:30am HOPE Lunch Sun. 29th: 9:15am Worship August Sat. 4th: 8:30am Laundromat Sun. 5th: 9:15am Communion Mon.6th: 4:30pm LaundryLove@Family Laundro. Mon.6th thru Fri.10th: Vacation Bible School to China Sun. 12th: 9:15am Worship Little Coffee Hour after the service St. Paul s continued Tues.14th: Newsletter deadline Sat. 18th: 8:30am Laundro. Sun. 19th: 9:15am Communion Mon.20th: 4:30pm LaundryLove@Eagle Laundromat Sat. 25th: 11:30am HOPE Lunch Sun. 26th: 9:15am Worship Geneseo Outreach (loose plate) Zion June Sun. 3rd: 11:15am Communion Sun. 10th: 11:15am Communion John & Linda Strawway anniversary Sun. 17th: 11:15am Communion Father s Day Sun. 24th: 11:15am Communion July Sun. 1st: 11:15am Communion Sun. 8th: 11:15am Communion Sun. 15th: 11:15am Communion Mon. 16th: Chuck & Mary Etta Saxton anniversary Sun. 22nd: 11:15am Communion Tues. 24th: Don & Bev Cappuzzo anniversary Sun. 29th: 11:15am Communion August Sun. 5th: 11:15am Communion Sun. 12th: 11:15am Communion Sun. 19th: 11:15am Communion Fri. 24th: Al & Fran Mann anniversary Sun. 26th: 11:15am Communion P a g e 8