Sharing our faith by sharing God s love!

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1 July-August, 2013 Volume 18, Number 11 Sharing our faith by sharing God s love! Then [Jesus] told them what they could expect for themselves: Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You re not in the driver s seat I am. Don t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? [Luke 9:23-25, The Message] In a recent edition of AARP The Magazine I read about ikigai. This is a Japanese concept which means the reason for which we wake up in the morning, and it includes purpose and meaning, with connotations of joy about being alive. Everyone, according to the Japanese, has a hidden ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. Such a search is regarded as being very important, since it is believed that discovery of one s ikigai brings satisfaction and meaning to life. And in a seven-year longitudinal study of 43,000+ Japanese adults, researchers found that individuals who believed that their life was worth living were less likely to die than were their counterparts without this belief. Jesus spent much of his ministry trying to teach and to show his followers how to find their ikigai, the real you. He called it eternal or abundant life; and the key to this life is in discovering the value of giving and sacrifice for the good of others. This, of course, flies in the face of what the 21st century world tells us. To find your real you, you need to look the right way, have the right job, hang out with the right friends, and have the right possessions preferably more than the person living next to you. As you pursue the ministry of your daily life in this summer season, I pray that you will make time to listen to the whispers of God s Spirit. That Spirit lives within you and will help you find your ikigai, your reason to get up in the morning. And if you pay attention, you will find that it has little to do with the world s definition of success in life, and everything to do with the way of God s future: the way of self-giving and love and forgiveness. St. Timothy Mission Statement Nurtured and sustained by God s love, we are called and inspired to share His love with our neighbor, to make God s story known, and to help our neighbors near and far so that all may experience God s love.

2 2 Epistle from St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church July-August, 2013 Worship Calendar July, 2013 Sunday Morning Services 10:30 a.m. Adult Forum 9 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Date Day Special Events Readings July 7 Sunday Pentecost 7 Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 66:1-9; 9:30 a.m. Guest Pastor Galatians 6:1-16; Luke 10:1-11,16-20 July 14 Sunday Pentecost 8 Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Psalm 25:1-10; 9:30 a.m. Guest Pastor Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 July 21 Sunday Pentecost 9 Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15; 9:30 a.m. Rite of Wholeness Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 July 28 Sunday Pentecost 10 Genesis 18: 20-32; Psalm 138; 9:30 a.m. Colossians 2:6-19; Luke 11:1-13 Worship Calendar August, 2013 Sunday Morning Services 10:30 a.m. Adult Forum 9 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Date Day Special Events Readings Aug. 4 Sunday Pentecost 11 Ecclessiates 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; 9:30 a.m. Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 Aug. 11 Sunday Pentecost 12 Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; 9:30 a.m. Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 Aug. 18 Sunday Pentecost 13 Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; 9:30 a.m. Rite of Wholeness Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56 Aug 25 Sunday Pentecost 14 Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; 9:30 a.m. Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 DID YOU KNOW? Did you know that you can keep up-to-date with what s happening at St. Timothy by checking our website? Just go to Click on News & Events in the upper right corner of the page so you don t miss a thing! NE PA SYNOD WEB SITE or for information about our synod ST. TIMOTHY s office@sttimothylc.org ADDITIONAL ADDRESSES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT: ELCA WEB SITE for information about our national church EPISTLE FROM ST. TIMOTHY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH is a publication of St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA). EPISTLE FROM ST. TIMOTHY EVANGLICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. Published monthly except August by St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church, 140 South Ott Street, Allentown, PA Questions or comments may be directed to the Editor, Epistle from St. Timothy, St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church, 140 South Ott Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania

3 July-August, 2013 Epistle from St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church 3 Members at Home Preventing Lung Disease 1. Do not smoke. Encourage young people to refrain from smoking. 2. Avoid lung health hazards beware of air pollution; do not permit smoking in your home. 3. Recognize the warning signs of lung disease a frequent cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, wheezing, congestion when coughing, chronic fatigue. These symptoms may be also be indicative of other conditions; do not let them go unchecked. 4. Identify the signs of asthma shortness of breath, wheezing, tightness in the chest and frequent coughing when exercising. 5. Be sure to be immunized annually against the flu and for those 65 or older, get immunized against pneumonia. 6. Avoid burning wood or trash, which contribute to air pollution. 7. Have your home tested for radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Radon can be controlled. 8. Encourage exercise and healthy eating habits. 9. Spread the word about lung health to others. Adapted from the American Lung Association We pray weekly for our members at home. Every month we highlight a portion our list of homebound members so that you can send cards, and perhaps visit! Here is this month s list (birthday in italics): Marlea Fritzinger, Fellowship Manor Terrace, 3010 Fellowship Dr., Rm. #264A, Whitehall, PA Elaine Hilbert, 221 N. 2nd St., Emmaus, PA Mrs. Ruth Reichenbach, Luther Crest, 800 Hausman Rd., Health Center #541, Allentown, PA (June 25) Gertrude Schmoyer, Phoebe Miller Bldg., Rm. #307, 1925 W. Turner St., Allentown, PA Milly Westgate, Whitehall Manor, ( )1177 6th St., Rm. #C15 (Alzheimer s Unit), Whitehall, PA (January 15) ( ) Mail goes to: Ken Westgate, Jr., 414 E. Locust St., Bethlehem, PA Gleason Solley, 6131 Glen Rd., Coopers - burg, PA Annabelle Solley, Emeritus (formerly Green Meadows), Rm. #204, 1545 Greenleaf St., Allentown, PA None of our members at home celebrates a birthday in July or August. Federal Budget Cuts Federal budget sequestration has already cut Head Start, senior meal programs, education, low-income housing and more, and the proposal for next year will slash even more deeply. You can support the Coalition on Human Needs (of which the ELCA is a member) in opposing these cuts by adding your name to their letters to Congress at Senior High Youth: Sign Up Now! Reclaiming Jubilee is a weeklong event for senior high youth taking place August 4-10 in Reading, Pa. Meet youth from all over the synod! Join with congregations and youth in Reading to be a presence in the city! Click here for more information and to register.

4 4 Epistle from St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church July-August, 2013 Message from Bishop Zeiser Sermon Preached by Bishop Samuel Zeiser at the 2013 Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod Assembly June 14, 2013 Always Being Made New. What a theme! I m glad we didn t have to pay to use it, because its power is already evident in this assembly. We changed something. You hear me? We re doing something new. This year the service of Holy Communion begins the assembly. This Eucharist usually concludes assembly. Scheduled at the beginning, it lifts Word and sacrament high before us, announcing church is here. No, we re not adorning the annual meeting with liturgy. The essentials of church shall now drive our annual meeting. We begin dwelling on the Word, feasting on the meal that shape us as Body of Christ. If any Word gives us shape it is Genesis 1: In the beginning when God created the heavens and earth. Be gone chaos with your hurtful oppression; and out of here darkness with your fear and suspicion. God gives shape and, with it, the hope and purpose that always make us new. Some have chosen to describe this foundational version of being made new by saying: the future starts now! In the beginning when God created God saw that it was good evening and morning, the first day. Martin Luther offered his version of being made new when he wrote, God does that every day...abundantly providing out of pure, fatherly, and divine goodness and mercy. So on this first day in assembly at Wilkes-Barre we can confidently claim: Always Being Made New. Word, from Genesis to Revelation, shapes us as we begin. John, in his A.D. 95 version of being made new, saw a new heaven and a new earth, heard a loud voice say, The home of God is among mortals. For the churches in chaos and persecution and darkness to whom John wrote, these words draw a foretaste of hope into their time of oppression, a hope thought reserved for a martyr s death. God setting the world right! Or, God separating the day from the night; or the future starts now; or Always Being Made New. You understand that I ve been shaped by this Word for several days now. That means you won t be surprised that as I survey this assembly (fresh in its coming together) I see a new, almost celestial setting and voting members (some here for the first time) a bit wide-eyed about being in this big group. I heard your loud assembly voice cry out the empty-tomb version of being made new, He is risen, indeed! He is risen, indeed! He is risen, indeed! For Lutherans who know something about chaos, maybe even darkness and suspicion, these words draw a foretaste of hope into our time, a hope many think is reserved only for independent, non-denominational churches. But wait a minute! Lutherans know something about being made new. O.K., the being made new we know best happened around the year We built on that: built churches, lots and lots of churches in Europe and Scandinavia, and eventually in North America, and particularly in northeastern Pennsylvania. Lutherans have clung to this 16th Century version of being made new. Hear me now! There is a lot to be thankful for in that building process: venerable places for worship, witness, learning, and service in Christ s name. Communities in northeastern PA were stabilized, strengthened because Lutherans were gathered in and sent from buildings within their borders. Reaching beyond even community borders with care for all, northeastern PA Lutherans established Good Shepherd Home, Muhlenberg College, Lutheran Welfare Service, Lutheran Congregational Services, and Lutheran Home at Topton: ministries that made new the lives of large populations not identified by the Lutheran label. The stubborn, even brutal truth we face in 2013 is that little momentum remains in our 16th Century version of being made new. The loss of that momentum leaves us stressed because sustaining the church we ve built requires increasing resources from fewer people. Scripture s insights about stewardship help us to share and use the resources God gives us. Revitalizing momentum in a 16th Century version of being made new through stewardship, however, is not easy. So congregations can face operating challenges that poison the spiritual health of the congregation. The poison spreads when frustration over operating challenges causes us to go after one another. We write this off as people just not getting along. (You know how they are!) And yet, is there anything about this that gets even close to being made new? Hardly! Is a weak Lutheran witness any way for the revered 16th Century version of being made new to end? Before we squander the mission of any more congregations at the altar of the 16th Century version of being made new, imagine with me a 21st Century version. First we acknowledge with thanksgiving that the 16th Century version was enduring, reasoned, powerfully expressed, and made good use of the color red. Second, we recognize with uneasiness the Continued on Page 5 See Zeiser

5 July-August, 2013 Epistle from St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church 5 ZEISER Continued from Page 4 risk involved risk because being made new in the 21st Century demands openness to experimentation and capacity to fail occasionally, as well as admitting there are no easy, clear paths to follow. And we ve got to dump the attitude that congregations are in decline because the world is changing. Uneasy, yet thankful, let us see what we have (what God has already given) and imagine a 21st Century version of being made new. Because of where I stand right now, I believe God has provided what we need. Standing before you, and having stood in pulpits across this synod, I see hundreds of people thousands cumulatively who believe in Jesus Christ and serve the gospel through congregations. What a huge step we would take if we had each of you meet with five different, spontaneous groups here to answer the question: How has Christ made you, or your congregation, new? God has filled this room with faith and the gifts necessary to imagine a 21st Century version of being made new. Let s hear Ashley s contribution. [[Ashley]] God has provided us one another. It is time to cultivate ministry possibilities that God has planted in our life together. Joint mid-week Lenten services are an ideal springboard for conversations about leadership, Bible study, community service, and imaginative ministries that create momentum for our 1st Century version of being made new. I call you to engage in such momentumbuilding conversations, on July 1, August 25, September 22, and October 26. Conversations That Matter will occur on those dates. Attention will be given first to dwelling on God s Word (God always initiates the significant faith conversations). Next a keynoter will briefly cast a 21st Century ministry design before you. Then, shaped by the Word and stimulated by 21st Century thinking, you ll get a chance in multiple, spontaneous groups to converse with members of other congregations about ministry. Listen to Craig talk about faith conversations that matter. [[Video clip]] What else has God provided? It is not too late to cultivate ministry possibilities that God has planted in your neighborhood and community. Seeds of the 21st Century version of being made new surround your building. If people in your neighborhood or community were asked to identify your congregation, what words would they use to describe you? Is there a conversation between you? Can you identify a neighborhood or community issue that you have either supported or addressed with the intention of improving? The part of the 16th Century version of being made new that led us to build buildings has put the neighborhood and community in our laps. Our mission is shaped by the future hope that Genesis 1 and John s vision captured so poignantly in the Word: God setting the world right; the future starting now; God doing this every day; Always Being Made New. It is vital that we keep in mind that this is God s work, God s saving activity lifted up in the meal. I am going to be bold here and say that in baptism we are made to see and hear the future hope. Your baptism puts you in relationship to it. In that relationship the hope moves toward you and you have opportunity to live a life of response by faith. Anchored there, we bid the 21st Century version of being made new to take shape in our midst, for we are freed to carry the hope to the whole creation, freed to join the chorus that shouts, He is risen, indeed; freed (in Craig s words) to invite, connect, and expand. Bound together in Christ we respond more effectively. The wholeness that we are as this thing means that the message of new creation gets seen and heard in every community where we have a building. New creation bursts forth pointing to the hope that comes as surprise even to us as God makes the world right. God has called you here to see and hear that new creation coming. In the meal we are about to share with many unfamiliar, yet kindred believers, see and hear again how the future hope comes forward to our time and place; starts now! God s people are always being made new in that meal, that we might follow and serve the crucified and risen Lord. After two days of being shaped by Word and sacrament, caught up in this vision, you can return to your congregation and be like John for your congregation heralding the hope that comes forward in time in the healing and forgiveness, in reconciliation and fresh energy. Then, going forward in the 21st Century version of being made new with the members of your congregation, you will get to see and hear where God has already begun to make the world right. Ruth, a member of St. Paul s, Dallas, gives us her version of being made new. [[Video clip]] Ruth s words, every day is new, sounding a lot like Martin Luther when he said, God does that every day, speak of a hope that comes forward to her. Ruth bears witness to God s future hope in her every day life. She has been caught up by the 21st Century version of being made new. Let s join her.

6 7 PM Praise Band Music & Message Welcome Worship Center Pavilion 140 South Ott Street, Allentown, PA Bring a friend & lawn chair In event of stormy weather we will praise & sing indoors! Refreshments will be served JUNE 19 JUNE 26 JULY 10 JULY 17 AUG. 7 AUG. 14 AUG. 21 AUG. 28 Praise band music begins at 6:45 pm BANDBAND from New Life Church ASBURY United Methodist Church Praise Band THE BLEND from THE BARN SWIM from Emmanuel Lutheran Church UNION Lutheran Church Praise Band DOGWOOD from St. Luke Lutheran Church CALVARY Moravian Church Praise Band BETHANY United Methodist Church Praise Band Message by Pr. Paul Braden Pr. Eric Yeakel Pr. Sue Pizor Yoder Pr. Chris Drunkenmiller TBA TBA Rt. Rev. M. Blair Couch TBA

7 July-August, 2013 Epistle from St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church 7 Welcome Worship Center Dedicated The congregation celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the organization of St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church and dedicated the new Welcome Worship Center on the Land of Promise on Sunday, June 2, 2013 with an outdoor service in the Welcome Worship Center. Sunday School awards were presented and the teachers recognized during the service. The service was followed by a covered dish picnic.

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11 July-August, 2013 Epistle from St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church 11 Dear Friends, On behalf of the Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank, we would like to thank you for your donation of 24 bags of food. Because of your caring and sharing, we are able to feed those less fortunate in our community. We are currently serving between 200 and 250 families per week. Again, thank you for your donation. Sincerely, AAEFB Esther Stahl, Corres. Sec y. Moving? New ? Change Your Phone No.? We constantly struggle in this mobile society we live in to keep up with everyone's current mailing and contact information. We are asking everyone to make sure the information we have is up-to-date by completing the form below and either mail it to the church secretary or drop it in the offering plate. Name Address City State Zip Code Home Phone Cell Phone (optional) Work Phone (optional) Please send my copy of the newsletter to me via: include in directory omit from directory include in directory omit from directory include in directory omit from directory include in directory omit from directory Mail (post office) PLEASE PLACE COMPLETED FORM IN OFFERING PLATE OR DROP IN THE MAIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!! Report from the June 11, 2013 Council Meeting: The Treasurer s report showed expenses for May were $1,968 more than income for the month. Contributions for the Capital Campaign were $705, and a loan payment of $766 was made. The walkway to the Welcome Worship Center was completed in time for the June 2 Dedication service. The council expressed their thanks to Mike Groff and his workers from Naturalscapes, Inc. Several Boy Scouts and their leaders helped carry chairs and tables to and from the Welcome Worship Center on June 2nd. Their help was greatly appreciated. A decision was made and a sign will be ordered for the Welcome Worship Center. The date for Fun Fest has been changed to September 14 and our first 10:30 service will be our Outdoor Service and picnic on September 15. September 15 will also be Rally Day, the first day of Sunday school (at 9:30). A report from Task Force #1 on their meeting with The Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit was given. Some members of Council will attend their Council meeting on July 16. Rick Focht reported on plans for Worship On Wednesday events for this summer. A onetime advertisement has been placed in the Clipper Magazine. Rick expressed his thanks to the people who have been working with him, Gloria Hinrichs, Rick Coleman, Nancy Fennell, Jess Keller, Jonathan Mosebach, Cheryl Christensen and Pastor Paul. DEADLINE for the SEPTEMBER Newsletter is AUGUST 15!

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13 SYNOD NEWS The Spirit of Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, ELCA July 2013 W e have a story to tell: How the Holy Spirit works through the congregations and institutions and programs of this church body to carry out God s mission in the world. Mission interpreters tell that story. They are active members of local congregations who tell stories of how people's lives are changed through the ministry we do together. Mission interpreters bring to life the stories of how our offerings and gifts are transformed into effective ministries throughout the synod and the ELCA. Below are synopses of two of the stories that mission interpreters are sharing in our synod. Both of these inspiring ministries received grants from the Witness and Service Ministry Team. The funding comes from your generous giving to mission support. We are doing what matters for God together! God s Garden of Grace Jim Sandt, a retired farmer and member at St. Peter s Lutheran Church, Plainfield Township, has taken his expertise in farming and his passion to reach out to others by creating God s Garden of Grace. Jim used 9,000 square feet of church lawn to grow food for local food pantries. Funding was supplied through St. Peter s members and a $500 grant from the Witness and Service Ministry Team. Members donated time and energy to prepare the ground and grow seedlings. What came from and through this garden is amazing: 8,300 lbs. of fresh vegetables, recipes, food for Slate Belt food pantries and Safe Harbor in Easton, garden tricks, and new friendships. But the most powerful gift from God s Garden of Grace was discovering the joy of giving. We are truly blessed to be able to share God s blessings in this way. (Read the full story at Open Arms Senior Connection Three years ago, rural becoming suburban Arndt s Lutheran Church outside Easton was at a crossroads. What do we stand for as a congregation? Who do we help? How do we help? What has Jesus called us to do? Discussions led to recognizing the potential for using church space during the week to support community needs. We couldn t help but notice that our members were aging. Gradually we were losing people to illness or aging issues that prevented them from being part of our community, noted Karen Beverly, director of Open Arms, We thought we could make a difference with that growing population. And so Open Arms Senior Connection was born. There is a daily gathering time, planned programs, music, and monthly communion (all activities are optional). The air is filled with conversation and connecting from 10 a.m. when the arrivals begin until the last participant is delivered home, just after 3 p.m. Open Arms Senior Connection has done what the congregation hoped. It created a new community, one that sprang from a need, into a beautiful new opportunity for human relationships amidst God s love. (Read the full story at For more information about the mission interpreter program and to read more stories, click the link on the synod home page ( or contact Georgia Suranofsky (georgiasuranofsky@hotmail.com).

14 Volume 21, Issue 7 Reclaiming Jubilee August 4 10, 2013 A Servant Week in Reading, PA, for Senior High Youth The Youth, Young Adult and Family Ministry Team is sponsoring the first week long summer servant project in our synod in Reading, PA. The event is for youth completing grades This event is an opportunity to put faith into action. It's a chance to meet youth from all over the synod and to join with congregations and youth in Reading to be a presence in the city. Cost: $150 (scholarship funds available). Registration deadline: July 15. For more information and to register, visit and click News, Events, and Forms. Lutheran Basics Brush up on basic Lutheran concepts at the Lutheran Basics workshop on Saturday, August 24, at Christ s United, Ashland. Leaders for the event are Pr. Greg Frey and Associate in Ministry Marlane Druckenmiller. For more information and to register, click the link at When in Our Music God Is Glorified Celebrate our unity in Christ with our full communion partners in the Episcopal and Moravian churches in a lovefeast and song service at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem on July 14 at 7:30 p.m. Music of all three traditions will be celebrated at this opening event for the 2013 Moravian Music Festival. For more information, click the link at Synod News Celebrate God s Work. Our Hands. Sunday September 8, 2013, is "God s work. Our hands." Sunday, an opportunity to celebrate our 25 th anniversary as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. For 25 years we have been a church that does God s work in the world restoring and reconciling communities. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we are a church that is resilient and always being made new. Let's join 4 million members and nearly 10,000 congregations across the ELCA for a dedicated day of service on September 8. For more information and for resources for the celebration, visit Faces of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod At this year's synod assembly, the faces of 18 people from around our synod appeared on two banners. These are people of all ages and from all walks of life. The one characteristic they all have in common is that each, in his or her own way, is doing something that matters to God. Take a look at what you have and the see the gifts you have to join in the work that God is already doing in your community. Need to be inspired? Stop by the Lutheran Center to see these 18 faces and to read the stories of these people. While you are at it, visit the synod resource center to find resources to support the work you are already doing with God. Synod News is published monthly by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, ELCA; 2354 Grove Road, Allentown PA 18109; ; info@nepsynod.org;

15 SUNDAY Key: [F] = Fellowship Hall [L] = Lounge [P] = Pastor s Office [NV] = Nave [N] = Nursery [LB] = Library [YR] = Youth Room [LP] = Land of Promise MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATUR DAY 4 INDEPENDENCE 6 DAY 1 7 am-6 pm The Lutheran Academy Summer Camp Theme: PA Dutch Week [F] 7 pm Boy Scouts [F] 2 9 am Quilters [L] 3 7 pm Hiking Club [F] 7:30 pm Venture Crew [F] 5 6:30-11pm Chess Club [L] 7 PENTECOST 7 9:30 am Worship Guest Pastor: Rev. Glenn Simmons ~10:30 am Blood Pressure Screening [L] NOTE: Rev. John Deisinger is on call thru July 20 8 Summer Camp Theme: Science & Space Math [F] 7 pm Boy Scouts [F] 9 9 am Property [L] pm Hamilton Park Crime Watch [F] 7 pm W.O.W. [LO] Operation Sunshine in Parking Lot 2 pm Daybreak Mission Team 12 6:30-11 pm Chess Club [L] PENTECOST 8 6:30 am Mission St. Paul s 9:30 am Worship Guest Pastor: Rev. John Deisinger 15 Summer Camp Theme: Theater [F] 1-2:30 pm Crop Walk Meeting [L] 7 pm Mental Health Support Group [L] 7 pm Boy Scouts Picnic [F] 16 9 am Quilters [L] 7:30 pm Task Force/ Council Holy Spirit AARP in Parking Lot 17 7 pm W.O.W. [LO] 7:30 pm Venture Crew [F] pm Venture Crew Lock-In [F] 6:30-11 pm Chess Club [L] am Venture Crew Lock-In Ends [F] 21 PENTECOST 9 9:30 am Worship Wholeness 22 Summer Camp Theme: Camp Geology [F] 7 pm Boy Scouts [F] pm AA [F] AARP in Parking Lot 25 6 pm Executive Committee [P] 6-8 pm Crop Walk Meeting [L] 26 6:30-11 pm Chess Club [L] PENTECOST 10 9:30 am Worship 29 7 pm Boy Scouts [F] AARP in Parking Lot

16 SUNDAY Key: [F] = Fellowship Hall [L] = Lounge [P] = Pastor s Office [NV] = Nave [N] = Nursery [LB] = Library [YR] = Youth Room [LP] = Land of Promise MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATUR DAY pm Worship & Music Committee [L] 2 6:30-11pm Chess Club [L] 4 PENTECOST 11 9:30 am Worship ~10:30 am Blood Pressure Screening [L] 5 Summer Camp Theme: Math & Science [F] 7 pm Boy Scouts [F] 6 9 am Quilters [L] pm W.O.W. [LO] Operation Sunshine in Parking Lot 2 pm Daybreak Mission Team 9 6:30-11 pm Chess Club [L] PENTECOST :30 am Worship Summer Camp Theme: Carnival [F] 7 pm Boy Scouts Picnic [F] 18 PENTECOST 13 6:30 am Mission St. Paul s 9:30 am Worship Wholeness Bakers may pick up peaches after worship [F] 19 7 pm Mental Health Support [L] 7 pm Boy Scouts [F] 13 9 am Property [L] 20 9 am Quilters [L] 14 7 pm W.O.W. [LO] 7 pm Worship Committee [L] 6-8 pm Hamilton Park Crime Watch [F] AARP in Parking Lot 21 7 pm W.O.W. [LO] AARP in Parking Lot 15 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Summer Camp (FINAL SESSION) [F] 6:30-11 pm Chess Club [L] 23 6:30-11 pm Chess Club [L] 17 9:30 am Peach Picking Meet in St. Timothy parking lot (rear of building) PENTECOST 14 9:30 am Worship 6-8 pm Crop Walk Rally Meeting [L] 26 7 pm Boy Scouts [F] pm Amnesty International [L] 28 7 pm W.O.W. [LO] 7 pm AA [F]