Prayer List. NCLP Joint Council. Prayers of Intercession. Active Military Karen (Sechler) LoMedico

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2 When submitting names for the prayer list: 1. Prayer request 2. Time period of request 3. Person submitting Prayer List Family of +Walter Sonny Rose+ Family of +Dorothy Dixon+ Family of +Devon Coleman, Sr.+ Noah Robbin Denise Peck Pam Weimer Family s affected by the recent storms Dalton King Jim Peck Dean Brant Larissa Bowman Wetzel Andrea DeWitt Nathaniel Barbera Jim & Kelley Saylor Evelyn Martinelli Donald McGregor Katy Drake Barb Sopich Allison Schmuck Carol Stoy Peggy Smith Juanita Sarver Patricia Weaver Barry Diehl Colt Bowman Ruth Walker Kevin Knott Lorna Weyand Annabelle McCormick Mason Flamagan Ken Reed Elaine Robinson Doris Stein Lily Jane Joe Nist NEWSLETTER ARTICLES Articles need to be in by August 24 th for the September 2018 Newsletter. ATTENTION: All announcements for the bulletin and newsletter should be submitted to the parish office via or voic . nclutheran@newcentervillelutheran.org BIBLE STUDY: Bible Study is held every Thursday evening at 6pm in the lounge at Messiah! We will gather each week to study scripture together as a community of faith. Each week, we will look at the texts for the up-coming Sunday. We gather to listen, to learn, and to pray, looking for where the Holy Spirit will lead us. All ages are welcome to join in. Jason Weigle Joshua Henry Active Military Karen (Sechler) LoMedico NCLP Joint Council The August meeting of the NCLP Joint Council will be held on August 14 St. Paul s at 6:30pm. Mark your calendar and plan to attend to make important decisions for the parish! Prayers of Intercession We are uniting weekly with the other congregations in the Synod to name and pray for one another. Each week during worship, we are holding one of the Synod congregations in our prayers: August 5 th - Mt. Carmel Lutheran, Meyersdale August 12 th - Zion Lutheran, Meyersdale Tony LoMedico All military families that wait at home and pray for good news August 19 th - St. John Lutheran, Millheim August 26 th - St. Luke Lutheran, Mt. Union + Prayers for our College Students It is almost time for our college students to head back to school! Throughout the school year, we would like to list all of our college students in the newsletter so that we can keep these members of our parish in our prayers as they study and gain new experiences at college. Please contact the Parish Office with the names of students heading to or returning to college this year as soon as possible. Thanks!

3 Pastoral Pondering Renewal It has been pretty hot lately. Many have to endure the heat in their daily work. We also spend time with our leisure activities outside. For others the heat can be oppressive. If you have air conditioning it is really tempting to just stay inside as long as possible on those hot days. But, sometimes we must leave the comfort of our controlled environments to encounter the world, to live. This has gotten me thinking about our encounters with God. Have we relied too often on controlled environments? How might we step outside our comfort zones? One night, I found myself driven outside. Away from the hum of the air conditioners, and into the open air. Pulled away from the distractions of Wi-Fi and busyness of my thoughts I waded into the open quiet space of creation. There I was greeted by the gentle light of the fireflies. I encountered a place of prayer. Some have called these thin places, where the veil between human and divine is less distant and more like a sheer curtain. I heard anew the gentle breath of the Spirit moving about this place. It was an appointment with God, but I took more time to listen than to speak. yet to discover. Then I took off my shoes, for this is holy ground. Do you long for a time of renewal in your life? Have you discovered a thin place where you are encountered by the divine? Maybe we need to reclaim the time to step outside of our controlled comfort and rediscover a place or places of renewal. Maybe, we need to take off our shoes and get in touch with the holy ground that is right under our feet. The Holy Spirit is on the move and leading us to the edges of what we have known and asking us to step outside our comfort zone. There we might better hear the whisper of the Spirit and dance with the joy of the fireflies and know the heart of God that sings with love, imagination, and new possibilities given for you in Jesus Christ. May the Peace of Christ be with you always... Pastor Lee Renewal. That was the one-word answer to my prayer. Renewal of what or who? I don t know. So, I prayed more. In this thin place, amid the fire flies, I prayed for you, dear friends. I prayed for our renewal. I prayed for healing, the renewal of bodies, minds, and spirits that have been so heavy-burdened and pushed to their limits. I prayed for the renewal of our life together in this beloved community of discipleship; the renewal of our energy for the work ahead; the renewal of our hearts to love beyond what we thought possible. I prayed for our courage to follow where Jesus leads us, even when it is to unfamiliar territory, away from the comforts that we have known toward the possibilities we are

4 August 2018 Committee Assignments Samuel s Parish Life Committees Lay Reader: Pam Weimer Cards: Judy Weimer Visitation: Deb Rose Altar Guild: Pam Weimer Messiah Altar Guild: Earlene O Brien & Betsy Kreger Head Usher: Sally Reese Lay Readers at Messiah August 5 th - Kimberlee St. Clair August 12 th - Betsy Kreger August 19 th - Missy Whipkey August 26 th - Ann Brooks Communion Schedule at Messiah August 5 th - Steve Barto & Eugene Sechler Collectors - Shiryl Barto & Dorene Engleka August 12 th - Tim Sipe & Patty Gross Collectors - Sue Miller & Mary Ann Fundis August 19 th - Wes Cook & Ken Livengood Collectors - Wayne & Linda Broadwater August 26 th - Ann Ferry & Jack Mosholder Collectors - Betsy Kreger & Sue Miller Keeping in Touch Let us not forget about our members in nursing homes. It would be very pleasing for them to have a card or visit. Most of all remember them in your prayers. At The Patriot 495 Patriot Street Somerset, PA Martha Illar Room 251 Annabelle McCormick Room 225 Alzene Miller Room 221 Lorna Weyand Room 340 Ralph Sredy Room 361 Ruth Walker Room 363 At Martin s Care Home 522 Main Street Rockwood, PA Linda Spangler Messiah s Children s Sunday School will meet on August 5 th and next month on September 2 nd. All children are welcome to join the group upon arrival to church. Children s Sunday School is held in the room next to the Pastors Office. We hope the children can join our group! As summer draws to a close, it is a good time to start thinking about Operation Christmas Child. You may start collecting health care items, small toys and school supplies to pack in the shoe boxes to be sent to children in need in November. If you would like to help, below is a list of items that you can use when you are shopping. You can follow the monthly guidelines or just buy items when you see them. There will be a box in your church labeled Operation Christmas Child where you may place your donations any time. If you would prefer not to do the shopping, we can do it for you! Just place your monetary donation in an enveloped labeled Operation Christmas Child and put it in the offering plate. We are looking forward to another fun year of helping children! August: School Supplies Pencils/Pens/Erasers Crayons/ Coloring Books Colored Pencils/Markers Pads of Paper (Small Legal-size only) September: Health & Hygiene Items Combs/Toothbrushes Washcloths/soap Socks/handkerchiefs Girls hair items/bracelets/necklaces October: Fun! Toys & Learning Items Small toys that fit in a shoebox Jump ropes/matchbox cars Balls/Slinkys/Legos/Play Doh Musical/watches/calculators Sewing Kits

5 August Birthdays Aug. 3 Amos Fundis Aug. 4 Sue Abbott, Michael Drabish, Diem Shultz, Amos Fundis Aug. 6 Cindy Wise, Jeff Weimer, Pam Weimer Aug. 7 Dorene Engleka Aug. 8 William Kreger Aug. 9 Rick Miller Aug. 11 Michael Barclay Aug. 12 Elizabeth Chrise Aug. 14 Kathy Walker, Arlene DeWitt, Zach Fundis Aug. 16 Donna J. Hay Aug. 18 Lucas Engleka, Noah Nichols, Erin Wood Aug. 21 Sandy Barron, Benjamin Rose Aug. 22 Beryl Shawley Aug. 25 Ruth Chellman, Nathan Barron Aug. 28 Mitchel Hay Aug. 31 Earlene O Brien, Peggy Miller August Anniversaries Aug. 5 Dave & Chris Barclay Richard & Barbara Miller Craig & Kathy Waltermire Aug. 15 Kerry & Judy Kreger Aug. 29 Lynette & Gary Walters Keith & Cathy Barron *If you have names to add or remove from the newsletter birthdays & anniversaries lists, please call the church office at Friends, Thank you for your generous gift to the IGNITE program. Your generosity will help us continue to train lay leaders and offer workshops throughout the Synod. your gift is appreciated. may God continue to bless you in this ministry we share. Peace, Pastor Paula Schmitt On behalf of Somerset Area Ministries and the people who ride the SAM Vans, I want to thank you for your generous gift in support of the Sam Van ministry. Your gift helps with cell phone costs, EZ Pass, Insurance, and fuel expenses. You are helping us get people to medical appointments or to visit hospitalized loved ones or friends. As you know we transport persons of all ages. In 2017, we took 698 people in 257 trips to Pittsburgh and 227 people in 178 trips to other locations like Johnstown, Altoona, etc. We traveled over 60,000 miles during If you know anyone who might be interested in volunteering to drive the SAM Vans, have them call me at I will be happy to talk to them with no obligation of driving and they don't have to drive to Pittsburgh. In His Service, Rev Charles Olson Treasurer The New Centerville Lutheran Parish is pleased to host Victims Services, Inc. s presentation of the program Stewards of Children on Wednesday, August 29 from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at Messiah. Stewards of Children is an adult-focused prevention program that empowers individual adults and community organizations to protect children from abuse. Stewards of Children is the only adult-focused evidence-informed child sexual abuse prevention program that has undergone third party evaluation. Stewards of Children feature survivor stories, advice from experts, and practical guidelines for protecting children from abuse. The training is two hours in length and will be led by a facilitator from Victims Services, Inc. All are welcome and encouraged to attend and learn more about how we can protect the children that live in our communities.

6 Lazarus Gate Food Pantry The Lazarus Gate Food Pantry at St. Luke s Lutheran Church will be open once again on Wednesday, August 8 th and Wednesday, August 22 nd from 4:30pm - 6pm. At the distribution point, you will be asked to register and certify your eligibility. If you are representing the household of a relative or friend, you must certify that person is eligible. Turkeyfoot Food Pantry The Turkeyfoot Food Pantry is open for distribution on Friday, August 31 st from 9:30am - 11am. If you know anyone who could benefit from this food pantry, please spread the word. Volunteers are welcome! The Jubilee is right around the corner and the New Centerville Lutheran Parish will once again be handing out Bibles and offering prayer space for festival visitors! Beginning on Wednesday, September 5 th through Sunday, September 9 th, we will need members of the Parish to help man the tent and be there to greet people and hand out the Bibles, children s coloring books and Thrivent tee shirts from morning to late evening. If you are available to help with this unique ministry for any amount of time during the Jubilee, please contact Pastor Lee. Thank you! Worship Schedule for Jubilee Sunday September 9, :15am - St. Paul s 9:00am - Jubilee Worship 9:30am - Samuel s *Note: There will be no service at Messiah on this day! Somerset County Mobile Food Bank Update The Somerset County Mobile Food Bank will be in Rockwood on Thursday, August 23 rd from 12:30 pm - 1 pm in the parking lot across from the Church of the Brethren off of Main Street and in Confluence from 2 pm - 2:30 pm in in front of the borough building. The Somerset County Mobile Food Bank provides a monthly distribution of fresh produce and other food items for residents of Somerset County who are in need of food assistance. Bring your own box, basket or cart to take your food home. It may weigh as much as pounds! Limited to one distribution per household per month. Summer Book Study Mondays beginning July 2 6:30pm at the parsonage (134 Bridge St) The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical By Shane Claiborne In this book, Shane Claiborne describes an authentic faith rooted in belief, action, and love, inviting us into a movement of the Spirit that begins inside each of us and extends into a broken world... Shane lives out this revolution each day in his local neighborhood, an impoverished community in North Philadelphia, by living among the homeless, helping local kids with homework, and 'practicing resurrection' in the forgotten places of our world. Shane's message will comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable...but will also invite us into an irresistible revolution. His is a vision for ordinary radicals ready to change the world with little acts of love. New This Year: Jubilee Recycling Ministry! At this year s Jubilee, we will be encouraging the care of creation through recycling! Two collection points will be set up on the Jubilee grounds for visitors to recycle their aluminum cans. Any money we get from recycling the cans will then be used for children s ministry, purchasing more Bibles or even camp scholarships! Look for the NCLP recycling stations & help us do our part for the earth at this year s Jubilee!

7 If you will be attending, please call or text Jessica at Come and join us as we celebrate this special birthday with this special little man! You are Invited to a First Birthday Party in honor of Amos Fundis! Amos Fundis (son of Zach & Jessica) is turning 1 and they are inviting everyone to the celebration! A party will be held at the Fundis farm (246 Humber School Road, Rockwood, PA 15557) on Sunday, August 5th at 1:00pm. Lunch & cake will be served! The Parsonage Needs a New Roof! Part of the New Centerville Lutheran Parish s ministry together includes maintaining our own parsonage in New Centerville, a house that continues to serve as a home for our pastors. It has been several years since the roof on the house has been replaced and it is starting to show signs of wear. The Joint Council has looked at bids, and the cost would start at around $5,000 (not including the cost of labor). Working together, we hope to be able to fund this project by fall. If you would like to make a donation towards the new parsonage roof project, please mark your Sunday offering envelope and the secretaries will make sure that the funds go to the right place! Thank you in advance for helping us continue to offer a home to our pastors!

8 Worship Readings for August 2018 with introductions from SundaysandSeasons.com Sunday, August 5 Time after Pentecost (green) Apparently not satisfied by Jesus feeding of thousands, some who were there press him for a sign of his power; perhaps it is daily manna they want. As always in John s gospel when people want a sign, Jesus offers himself. He is the bread come from heaven to give life to the world. He calls us to come to him and believe in him, and through that relationship to know the one who sent him. Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 Psalm 78:23-29 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35 Sunday, August 12 Time after Pentecost (green) Jesus says that the bread he gives for the life of the world is his flesh, and whoever eats this bread has eternal life now and will be raised on the last day. In Ephesians Paul tells us what this life Jesus gives us looks like, this life we live as those marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit in baptism. We live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. The whole purpose of life is giving yourself for the other. 1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalm 34:1-8 Ephesians 4:25--5:2 John 6:35, Sunday, August 19 Time after Pentecost (green) Wisdom prepares a feast, sets her table, and invites all to come and eat her bread and drink her wine. The first chapter of John s gospel owes much to the biblical tradition that imagined Wisdom as existing before anything was created and having a role in the work of creation. Christ, the wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24), today invites us to eat his flesh and drink his blood. John s gospel includes no account of the institution of the Lord s supper, but here we can't help hearing Jesus words as an invitation to the meal of bread and wine we share. Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalm 34:9-14 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 Sunday, August 26 Time after Pentecost (green) In today s gospel many people take offense at Jesus invitation to eat his flesh and drink his blood; even many of Jesus disciples peel off. This is the backdrop in John s gospel for Peter s confession of faith. To whom can we go? asks Peter, in words we sometimes sing just before the gospel is read. You have the words of eternal life. In order to take such a stand, as Peter and Joshua did, Paul tells us to arm ourselves with the word of God. We pray in the Spirit that we might be bold ambassadors of the gospel. Joshua 24:1-2a, Psalm 34:15-22 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69 Sunday, September 2 Time after Pentecost (green) Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We, having been washed in the word when we were born in the font, return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts. Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 Psalm 15 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

9 August 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 6pm Bible Study Pastor Lee s Day Off Lutheran the Altoona Curve & the Great Allegheny Tailgate 6:30pm Book the Parsonage :30pm Book the Parsonage :30pm Book the Parsonage 6pm-8pm Quilt Knotting pm-8pm Quilt Knotting 6:30pm Joint Council St. Paul s 21 6pm-8pm Quilt Knotting 8 9 6pm Bible Study pm Bible Study :30pm-1pm- Mobile Food Bank in Rockwood 6pm Bible Study 10 Pastor Lee s Day Off 17 Pastor Lee s Day Off 4pm Depart for Pittsburgh Pirates Game 24 Bus trip to Sight & Sound Theater to see Jesus :30pm Book the Parsonage 28 6pm-8pm Quilt Knotting 29 6pm-8:30pm Stewards of Children Program 6pm Bible Study Pastor Lee s Day Off 9:30am-11am Turkeyfoot Food

10 New Centerville Lutheran Parish P.O. Box 126 Rockwood, PA ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID Rockwood, PA Permit No. 4 Believing, Praying Doing: In the Name of Jesus Christ New Centerville Lutheran Parish Believing, Praying, Doing: In the name of Jesus Christ facebook.com/newcentervillelutheran Pastor: the Rev. Lee R. Gable Secretary: Mrs. Cindy Breckenridge Office phone: nclutheran@newcentervillelutheran.org August 2018 Pastor phone: Pastor rev.leegable@gmail.com If you are admitted to the hospital, please let Pastor Lee know if you want him to come in for a visit.