For Members and Friends of St. Paul s UCC Fleetwood

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1 For Members and Friends of St. Paul s UCC Fleetwood It Must Be October! I want to take this opportunity to let you know about some very important events coming up during the month of October at St. Paul s. Saturday, October 1, Blessing of the Animals- The service will start at 10 AM and will be held on the front lawn weather permitting. You may bring your pet(s) to be blessed by one of the Pastor s. "For everything God created is good...for it is sanctified by God's word and prayer" 1Timothy 4:4 Sunday, October 2, World Wide Communion-At this special worship service we acknowledge that we gather around the table with fellow believers around the world celebrating the sacred gift of the Eucharist. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. II Corinthians 13:13 Sunday, October 9, CROP Walk Sunday-As has been our tradition for the past nine years, area churches will walk for hunger, raising money to support Church World Service and their fight against world hunger. The walk starts at 1 PM at Fleetwood High School. What a great way to spend the afternoon! Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me. Matthew 25:40b Sunday, October 16, Family Worship Service- The Sunday School will be closed and the children will be actively incorporated into the worship services. Services will feature: Exploration of the Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control, active family participation as greeters/ readers/musicians and child-friendly language. Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs. Mathew 19:14 Sunday, October 23, Hymn Sing-Our hymn sing Sundays are inspirational and extremely moving as we gather to sing our all-time favorite hymns. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Psalm 100:2 Sunday, October 30, Harvest Home, Stewardship Sunday, Jazz Sunday.-One of my favorite services of the church year. An important worship experience as we recognize the gift of God s bountiful goodness. We also have an opportunity to rededicate ourselves as faithful stewards of the church by presenting our pledge cards for And if that is not enough, it s also Jazz Sunday! As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God s varied grace. First Peter 4:10 So come, let us worship our God! Bring a friend, a neighbor, anyone who needs to be inspired by good worship rooted in the word of God! See you there, Pastor Pat Just a quick heads-up! As of the beginning of October we are running in a $36,000 deficit which is not all that unusual for the beginning of the Fall. If you are able, please consider a CLOSE THE GAP offering to insure that we end the year in the BLACK!!

2 Florence Himes 10/01 Lawrence Rufo Jr 10/01 Jay Burkert 10/02 Michael Kopicz 10/02 Cory McNabb 10/02 Patricia Miller 10/02 Gail Noll 10/02 Ava Sassaman 10/02 Jason Valick 10/02 W. David Koller 10/03 Michael Quinn 10/03 Samantha Armstrong 10/04 Britney Bowman 10/04 Barbara Hoffman 10/04 Dorothy Barlet 10/05 Marianne Carey 10/05 Tara Mayer 10/05 Alice Shomgard 10/05 Brenda Weller 10/05 Jenna Hermany 10/06 Barbara Leitheiser 10/06 Janet Peters 10/06 Leonard Sell 10/06 Bruce Gauker 10/07 Brittany Sanocki 10/07 Robert Stilwell 10/07 Bradley Bosch 10/08 Martha DeTurk 10/08 Dolores Eastland 10/08 Marilyn Herbert 10/08 Sophia Luigard 10/08 Brendyn Oxenreider 10/08 Susan Troxell 10/08 Mary Jane Anderson 10/09 Mary Boone 10/09 Mark Gehringer 10/09 Mary Hayes 10/09 Mary Lou Knerr 10/09 Hannah Beers 10/10 Susan Creswell 10/10/ Robert Parfet 10/10 John Sweetwood 10/10 Riley Wentz 10/10 Charles Wildermuth 10/10 Patricia Sausser 10/11 Jill Arndt 10/12 Mary Blessing 10/12 Sandra Kline 10/12 Heidi Orth 10/12 Sharon Smith 10/12 Keith Brokhoff 10/13 Michael Hill 10/13 Mallory Rowley 10/13 Kathryn Yenser 10/13 Sabrina Stufflet 10/14 Holly Walter 10/14 Ronald Wink 10/14 Amanda Sprecher 10/15 Todd Sunday 10/15 Melissa Treichler 10/15 Alicia Hutters 10/16 Howard Ruhf 10/16 Andrew Carroll 10/17 William Delcamp 10/17 Heidi Luckenbill 10/17 Barry Gauker 10/18 Jennifer Krumanocker 10/18 Dylan Mckently 10/18 Aubrey Strause 10/18 Caitlin Barnett 10/19 Charles George 10/19 Tyler Hartman 10/19 Cole Hoover 10/19 Kelly McNabb 10/19 David Pierce 10/19 Trinity Gross 10/20 Cory James 10/20 Barbara McCulley 10/21/ Emily Jensen 10/22 Mary Jane Pyles 10/22 Geoffrey Strohl 10/22 Christine Weisman 10/22 Aubrey Ketay 10/23 Jamin Valick 10/23 Stacy Hallman 10/24 Taylor Kauffman 10/24 Michael Keck 10/24 Janette Snyder 10/25 Dennis DeTurk 10/26 Jeannie Kerchner 10/26 Ashley Stump 10/26 Callie Gauker 10/27 Ellen Hill 10/27 Joel Schaeffer 10/27 Kent Weidemoyer 10/27 Cecelia Weiss 10/27 Lewis Christman 10/28 Sean Hart 10/28 Kelli Long 10/28 Jeremy Pieja 10/28 Gary Sloss 10/28 Nathan Weiss 10/28 Kevin Cook 10/29 Matthew Keeny 10/29 Jessie Hoch 10/30 Barry Surran 10/30 Richard Weidner 10/30 Sarah Pewterbaugh 10/31 Sarah Rothenberger 10/31 Connie Skipper 10/31 Andrew Wilson 10/31 If your birthday is not listed or is incorrect, please call the church office at so it can be recorded for future birthday lists.

3 October 2 8:55 a.m. Chris Vojtasek, Melissa Ruemmler, Sue Creswell, Betsy Becker, Steve Wentz, David Balmer, Erin Bogacki, Ian McKinney 10:25 a.m. Shawn McKinney, Melissa Ruemmler, Sue Creswell, Linda Schaeffer, Erin Bogacki, Donna Rader, Jenn Mowry, Tyler Mowry, Chad Walter, Paul Moll October 9 8:55 a.m.- Mike Werner, Ann Heinly,, 10:25 a.m. Donna Rader, Ian McKinney,, October 16 8:55 a.m. Chris Vojtasek, Chad Walter,, 10:25 a.m. Sue Creswell, Allen Crockett,, October 23 8:55 a.m. Melissa Ruemmler, Ann Heinly,, 10:25 a.m. Sue Creswell, Linda Schaeffer,, October 30 8:55 a.m. Chris Vojtasek, Betsy Becker,, 10:25 a.m. Shawn McGlinchey, Lorraine Bingaman,, October 2 8:55 a.m. Sharon Dreibelbis 10:25 a.m. Jean Weidner October 9 8:55 a.m. Tom Hoch 10:25 a.m. Max Ruemmler October 16 8:55 a.m. Family Service 10:25 a.m. Family Service October 23 8:55 a.m. Melissa Ruemmler 10:25 a.m. Jason Crockett October 30 8:55 a.m. Sandra Dugan 10:25 a.m. Gary Reinert October 2 8:55 a.m. Jiasu Gore and Taylor Pavlick 10:25 a.m. Evan Watkins and Bret Spayd October 9 8:55 a.m. Caroline Blickley and Olivia Downs 10:25 a.m. A J Laucks and Brooke Mowry October 16 8:55 a.m. Bret Spayd and Mackenzie Miller 10:25a.m. Kayla Himmelreich and Connor Raudenbush October 2 The Beers Family October 9 Diane and Dale Adams October 16- The Women s Guild October 23 Karen, Bill, and Grace Shollenberger October 30 The Diehl Family October 23 8:55 a.m. Brooke Mowry and Emma Bigg 10:25 a.m. Angela Snyder and Ryan Levan October 30 8:55 a.m. Connor Raudenbush and Jiasu Gore 10:25 a.m. Taylor Pavlick and Evan Watkins The deadline for news and information to be included in the November Tower Tymes is October 15 th. Thank you for your cooperation.

4 As we approach the fall of 2016 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 2017 the cost of the bulletins will be $35.00 per week and for The Upper Room booklet $50.00 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, Linda Speece, 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 Linda know your wishes when she contacts you for the wording to be placed in the bulletins. The schedule of gifts for 2017 does not automatically carry over from the previous year; therefore, we will begin filling in 2017 Sundays in September, 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 to indicate your preference or obtain additional information. Thinking of helping out with any of our church programs that involve children and youth under 18 years of age? Want to know more about the Safe Church concept? Come to our Safe Church Training Session Sunday, Oct 23, 2016 after the 2nd Service Sign-up sheet in the Narthex This training session is required for all church volunteers who work with children or youth under 18 yrs of age who have NOT 1) Gone to a safe church training session in the past 3 years or 2) Do not have a PA Act 31 Training Certificate on file at the church. Contact Stacy with any questions at slaucks@stpaulsfleetwood.org. CROP WALK What does walking and food have in common? Come and walk in the7th Annual Community Crop Walk on Sunday, Oct 9 at the Fleetwood High School and the money raised will go to the local Food Pantries. Registrationss is at 12:00 p.m. and the walk starts at 1:00. By sponsoring a youth from our church, you are helping someone feed their family. COME ONE, COME ALL, ANY AGE EVEN YOUR PETS!!!!! October Christian Ed News In October the Sunday School will explore **Self Control** Keep your eyes peeled for pictures of apples popping up throughout our rooms to remind us of the importance of this Fruit of the Spirit. Check out all the other great activities happening in October! Oct.1 (Sat.): Blessing of the Oct. 9: Crop Walk: Support one of our walkers from the confirmation classes! Oct. 16 : Family Service: Children s Sabbath Oct. 23: Safe Church Training Meeting after the 2 nd Service. Remember no children s choir Oct. 2 nd 23 rd. Choir starts again on Oct. 30 th. Interested in being a part of a liturgical dance on October 16 th? Contact Stacy at slaucks@stpaulsfleetwood.org. Looking ahead Nov. s educational theme: Gentleness Sun. Nov. 20: Family Service Stacy Laucks Coord. Of Educational Ministries

5 Kitchen Committee s Homemade Pot Pie Supper & Bake Sale Saturday, Nov.5, :30 P.M. to7:00p.m. FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2016 ( after 1:30) TAKE OUT ONLY!!!!!!!!!! Served family style, all you can eat, dessert, beverage, included. Tickets available at the door. Price $10.00 for adults; $4.00 for ages 4 to 12; and under 4 free. Lots of help is needed for our supper to be a success as it has been in the past. All help is greatly appreciated. The schedule for the week is as follows: PLEASE NOTE CHANGES!!!!!!! TUESDAY, Nov.1 8:00 a.m.-clean and process vegetables in the church Kitchen WEDNESDAY Nov.2 8:00 a.m. Cook chickens followed by cutting up chicken and THURSDAY, Nov.3 8:00 a.m.. Make dough and prep potatoes FRIDAY, Nov. 4 8: a.m.-cook and process and make dough. ALL take out orders. Pick up after 1:30 SATURDAY, Nov.5 8:00 a.m. Cook all remaining pot pie, set up social room 3:00 p.m. Help in kitchen and/or servee the tables SATURDAY EVENING, CLEAN UP Please say YES when you are called to help in some way. Please mark your calendars now. It is essential!!!! Please remember LOTS OF DESSERTS ARE NEEDED. Women s Guild Annual Christmas Projects Tissue Box Collection (Benefits Phoebe Berks) -Please wrap each tissue box in Christmas paper. -Collection begins Sun. Oct 16 and ends Sun. Oct 30. -Gift tags will be provided. Smaller Misc. Items (Benefits Phoebe Berks and Phoebe Allentown) - Used for Game Prizes -Collection begins Sun. Oct 16 through Nov. -These items are not to be wrapped. Suggested items: Lotions, hand and body cream, body sprays, cosmetics, lipsticks, colognes and perfumes, liquid soap, shaving cream, nail polish, small tissue packs Large T-shirts, socks, slipper socks (any size) Calendars, assorted greetingg cards, postage stamps, puzzle books, large piece jigsaw puzzles, large crayons, small tablets, pens Flavored teas and coffee, candy bars, individually wrapped candies, boxes of candy, canned soft drinks, packaged cookies, crackers, individual snack packs, jams *Donations for these projects may be dropped off in the narthex or outside the church office. Thank you for your generosity. There will be a Blessing of the Animals Service on Saturday, October 1 st at 10 a.m. on the front lawn. THERE WILL BE CHOW CHOW FOR SALE THAT NIGHT@ $4.00 A JAR. AND ALSO A BAKE SALE IN THE NARTHEX SPONSOERED BY THE WOMEN S GUILD.PLEASE CONSIDER BAKING FOR THIS ALSO. TAKE OUT ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY Oct.28, 2016 Phone TAKE OUT ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP ON FRIDAY, Nov.4, $6.00@qt. Thank you all for your faithful support. Sunday, October 30, the Carl Zeppelin trio will be sharing their jazz music at both services. The members of this trio are Carl Zeppelin, a guitarist and teacher in the Kutztown school district, Tim Gross, a wind player that teaches in the Reading school district, and Trey LaRue, a bassist. This should be an uplifting service!

6 *White Elephant Carrie Wentz, Jean Custer and Barb Hoffman need used household goods, linens, jewelry, gift items, home and holiday decorations, small working household appliances /electronics, hardware, small furnishings, crafts supplies, (no clothing, please). Only 43 days left until the annual Women s Guild Christmas Bazaar! That may sound like a long way off, but for the members of the planning committee, it s a lot closer than you think! Please read on for the many ways you can participate in the upcoming Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 12, 2016 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bake Table- Kitty needs labeled cookies, cakes, and other baked goods. Cookies will be weighed, priced, and bagged if needed. Drop off Friday, 11/11 please. Bazaar Refreshments- Barb needs designated ingredients to prepare bazaar day menu (sign up in church) and also prepared food donations like cupcakes. Drop off date 11/10. *Books- Donna Wanner, Janet Stein, Joanne needs used books, CD' 's and DVD's (no cassettes or VCR tapes accepted). *Toys/ Games- Heidi Valick needs used toys, games, puzzles, sporting gear, bikes, baby equipment, etc. Stop by to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in our new Candy Lane. *Secret Santa Room Small, inexpensive gifts will be available for children to purchase their very own gifts for family and friends. * Please drop off these donations in designated areas after church on Sunday 11/ 6 and from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on 11/7, 11/ /8, and 11/9 and from 4 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on 11/7 and 11/8. No Saturday drop offs. One of the volunteers will direct you to the drop-off point for your items. White Elephant will be located in the room that is currently Mrs. Knerr s Sunday School room, the room across the hall from hers, and the Scout cabin. We are making some changes to eliminate the need to transport these items up and down steps! During church school hours, the only unlocked door will be the church office entrance. Blood Drive Contact Sandra to schedule a donationn time between 8:00 am and 12:00 noon or register online at using Sponsor Code Vendors and Crafters Contact Jenn to reserve one of the last few spaces available. Volunteers Needed! Please, contact Barb or the chairperson(s) above specific to where / how you might want to help. Also on Thursday, Nov. 10th starting promptly at 4:30 p.m., manpower is needed to move tables to their bazaar day locations. Thank you in advance for your anticipated donations and / or volunteering of time! Silent Auction - Dawn needs gift cards for stores, restaurants, services, or any new items such as crafts (quilts), decorations, gift baskets, etc. These items must be at the church no later than Oct. 15th since tickets for the silent auction will be available at the Potpie Supper on 11/5 and the Sunday before the bazaar, on 11/6.

7 Book Group for October 2016 The St. Paul s Book Group will meet on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at 7 p.m. in the lounge off the narthex. The book for this month is The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto: A Novel by Mitch Albom. A synopsis of the book can be found on amazon.com. Karen Shollenberger will be our discussion leader. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, contact Sharon Dreibelbis at or Mary Ann Hayes at Everyone is welcome! Early Reminder Please mark your calendar and tell your family and friends to join you on Tuesday, December 6 th at 7 p.m. for our Annual Christmas Tea. Details to follow next month and a sign-uwill be available starting November 6 th. Hope to see poster you then. Dolores Eastland for the Women s Guild We want to thank the pastors, staff, and the many members of St. Paul's for all the prayers, cards, hugs and caring concern you have extended to our family over the last few weeks. Just as there are no words to express the feeling of loss upon Nicholas' death, there are not enough ways to say thank you to all of you for your care and support. Knowing that the St. Paul's family is ever present and remains in contact with us both physically and in prayer is a source of strength and comfort. When you see a butterfly think of it as a thank you from us and our butterfly loving grandson, Nicholas Adam Mumma. In peace, love, and thanks, Sharon and Malcolm Dreibelbis. The Mission Committee is again sponsoring shoeboxes for distribution throughout the world through Samaritan's Purse. Shoeboxes will be collected starting October 16 ending November 13. Information can be picked up starting October 16. Again this year you can sponsor a box for $ 15. We will fill a shoebox with a soccer ball, pump, T-shirt, toothbrush, toothpaste, and a bag of candy. These boxes will go to boys, ages 10 to 14. Or, if you prefer, you can fill a box with items for a boy or girl, ages 2 to 14. Suggestions for gifts are listed in the information brochure. We sincerely thank everyone who has participated in past years and look forward to a successful in-gathering this year. Helping hands: This month was quiet for the volunteers for Helping Hands responded to the following: There were 1 call and 1 transport. Should you or a family member need any extra assistance please contact Lynda Shenk Fleetwood Food Pantry On Thursday, September 1st, 73 families were served at the Pantry in the Fleetwood Community Center. It was St.Paul's Lutheran's turn to serve. The next date for the pantry will be Thursday, October 6th volunteers are needed from 3:30-6. It is Fleetwood Bible Church's turn to serve. Thank you to all who continue to volunteer each month and help provide food donations to the pantry. Shopping Cart in Narthex For the month of October, we will be collecting cans of fruit for our pantry families. Cans of peaches, pineapples, and pears are a few favorites! Thank you for your continued donations for our families each month. Opportunity House The Mission Committee served the meal at Opportunity House in September.

8 OOOOh, AAAAH, Spooky. We are having a spooky great time at School. In September we learned about Johnny Appleseed and apples. In October we will be posing for the camera for our wonderful individual and class pictures. We are also kicking off our fundraiser for the fall. Please see the catalogs in the back of the church or Peggy Brown. It contains wonderful gifts, food, preschool activities and many wonderful items. On September 27, 2016 we had Parents Only Information Night. Parents learn about their child s day at school. The firemen will be visiting us during Fire Prevention Week. We will learn about Fire Prevention and safety. Look out for spotted puppy dogs running around. We learned about stop, drop and roll. We were also reminded about changing our smoke detector batteries with our parents and having a planned exit route out of our home and a safe place to meet once outside. The children will be experiencing Fire Drills, during the year at school. All of the classes always enjoy our trips to the Pumpkin Patch every year. We will be going on our pumpkin picking and hay wagon ride the middle of October. We will close out the month with some goblins and ghosts parading in our annual Halloween Parade on October 27th. We are having a great, exciting, fun filled time at school. If anyone is interested, we do have a few more spots in our classes. We offer a 20 month-3 yr old playgroup, a one day and a two day three year old program, a three day three year old program and a 4 and 5 day Pre K programs. We also offer all day school, kindergarten and extended care. Please call the school office ( ) if you have any questions and would like to be a part of our wonderful program. Bill wants to send Rev. Sharon Morris OVER THE EDGE!!! To help support Bethany Children s Home s Over the Edge campaign, Rev. Worley is hoping to raise the funds to send Sharon over the edge on October 12 th. Do you have $1.00, $5.00, or more to add to the cause? The Over the Edge campaign is a Capital Campaign in support of Bethany Children s Home. Raise $1000 and you rappel off the side of a building. I have an extra $5..00 to see Sharon scream like a girl! Do you? If so, please send funds to the conference office with Over the Edge on the envelope. Sunday, Oct. 23rd Lunch or Dinner open 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. 121 Center Ave, Leesport A minimum of 20% of your pre-tax bill will be forwarded to our church. Be sure to acquire a ticket from a Guild member (1 per check) at either church service on the following dates: Oct. 2- World Wide Communion Oct. 16 Family Service *Oct. 23- Hymn Sing Service *(the day of the fundraiser if you are likely to misplace it!) Yours in fun, Peggy Brown School Director

9 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Blessing Animals 10am 2 World Wide Communion 8:55 & 10:25 am 3 Prayer Shawl 7 4 7pm 5 9am 6 Food Pantry 7 8 Chimes 6:15 Choir 7:00 9 Worship 8:55 and 10:25 CROP WALK 10 Consistory pm 12 9am Chimes 6:15 Choir 7: Family Service Worship 8:55 and 10:25 23 Hymn Sing Worship 8:55 and 10:25 Hoss s Fund Raiser Safe Church after 2 nd service Confirmation Jazz Sunday 17 Staff 10:00 am 24 Guild 7pm pm 25 Hoagie Sale 7pm Book Group am Chimes 6:15 Choir 7: am Chimes 6:15 Choir 7:00 20 Mission House Board 3pm FCT Spaghetti and Song Relay for Life Mum Sale 29 Worship 8:55 and 10:25

10 St. Paul s United Church of Christ Non-Profit 5 West Arch Street US Postage Paid Fleetwood, PA Reading PA Phone: Permit #83 Fax: churchoffice@stpaulsfleetwood.org Website: Our Staff Rev. Patrick W. Morris Rev. John Folk Mrs. Linda Sue Speece Mrs. Sue Creswell Mrs. Stacy Laucks Mrs. Greta Ertel Mrs. Jill Haley Ms. Peggy Brown Mr. Thomas Agnew Pastor Associate Pastor Church Secretary Bookkeeper Coordinator of Education Ministries Organist/Accompanist Coordinator of Music Ministries School Director Sexton