The New Vision COMING THIS SUMMER. Be sure to mark these special events in the life of our church on your summer calendars.

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1 Mountville Church of the Brethren The New Vision Volume 35, No. 6 June 2017 Inside This Issue Regular Features 2 - April Offerings 3 - Bits n Pieces 4 - Inside Outreach 5 - Birthdays & Anniversaries 5 - Members and Friends 6 - June Servers 6 - Just for Kids 7 - June Calendar Around the Church 2 - Congratulations Graduates! 2 - Youth Sunday COMING THIS SUMMER Be sure to mark these special events in the life of our church on your summer calendars. June 28-July 2 COB Annual Conference Becky Fuchs will serve as our congregation s delegate to Annual Conference which is being held in Grand Rapids, MI. There are some challenging issues facing our denomination at conference this year, so your prayers for the conference leaders, as well as the conference business, worship, and other events are appreciated. If you would like to watch live webcasts of worship services and business sessions, you can tune in at July 9 At 10:15 we will meet as usual in the sanctuary and begin worship with a brief time of consecration and blessing for our youth and their advisors before they leave for a service and learning trip to the Dine Reservation in Lybrook, NM. All are invited to Coffee Hour at 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:15 a.m. Nursery is available for younger children. Our Staff: Becky Fuchs Pastor John Hess Director of Music Gloria Hess Organist Amy Sensenig Puppet Ministry Jackie Sands Secretary George Schwert Custodian Mountville Church of the Brethren is located at the corner of College, Hoover, & Clay Streets in Mountville, PA. If you have further questions regarding the Mountville Church, please feel free to call the church office at or August 20 Blessing of the Students Plan to attend this special service of blessing for all of our students. A pizza party to celebrate the beginning of the school year will follow worship. Becky Fuchs will preach. August 27 Campfire Service in the Fellowship Hall We will worship at Camp Clay, aka the Fellowship Hall. This camp is unique because there are no bugs, little humidity, and no excessive heat. We will worship with songs and stories around the camp-fire. Casual dress is a must. Bring your favorite camp chair!

2 Congratulations to our Graduates Devin Ritchie graduated from Hempfield High School. Shannon Barto graduated from Kutztown University with a major in Social Work. After graduation Shannon will be working at Envision summer camp in Lancaster as she looks for a fulltime job in her field. Michelle Field graduated from Millersville University with a major in Social Work and a minor in sociology. Michelle works parttime for COBYS and is looking for a fulltime job in the field of social work. Carly Musser graduated from West Virginia University with a major in sport and exercise psychology and with a minor in counseling and a second minor in health promotion. In the fall Carly will be heading to Miami, Florida where she will pursue a Master s degree in sport, exercise and performance psychology. Alexander Thompson will graduate in June from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a major in Game Art. Michael Wagner earned a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Tufts University. His concentrations were in Humanitarian affairs, human security and international organizations. Michael is applying for positions in East African countries. Mountville COB April 2017 Offerings For General Fund $ 22, Continuing Our Vision $ 6, Designated $ 1, Youth Sunday On May 7, our youth led worship. Several youth spoke about the ways individuals, experiences, and work camp opportunities have helped them grow in wisdom and in faith. They inspired us and helped us grow in faith with their leadership and sharing. Our investment in our youth is paying huge dividends for all of us! -2-

3 Bits n Pieces Congratulations to Bryce Eberly who was a first place winner at the Student Technology Association State Conference. Because of his award, Bryce will advance to the national conference in Orlando. Bryce is a student at Penn Manor High School. We extend our sincere sympathy to the following persons and families: To Ray and Anna Ruth Enders and Jim and Vicki Enders following the death of their grandson and son, Nathan Enders, his wife, and two children on Saturday, April 15 in Florida. Nathan and his family died in a private plane accident. Memorial services were held on April 29 at the Chandler Field Museum in Williamson, GA. For those who want to reach out to Jim and Vicki their address is 2427 Quebec School Road, Middletown, MD To Flora Jean Beam and her family following the death of Merlin on April 5 after a lengthy illness. Merlin celebrated his 99 th birthday in February. The last months of his life were filled with celebrations of family and a life well-lived. Please keep Flora Jean and the Beam family in your prayers. To the family of Allen Hansell who died on Wednesday, May 10. Allen served as pastor of the Mountville congregation from He also served as District Executive for the ANE District as well as in roles at Elizabethtown College and the denomination. Funeral services will be on June 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Wilmington, DE Church of the Brethren. To Lee Martin and family following the death of Lee s mother, Betty Martin, on Thursday, May 11. Betty was a former member of our congregation. Here are portions of thank you notes recently received from recipients of our benevolent outreach giving. From Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO Church World Service, in regard to our Blankets Sunday Donation given in February in the amount of $1,317. It is so heartening to receive your generous donation to the Church World Service Blankets Program. Your commitment helps people in communities around the world recover from disaster and know that someone cares enough to provide support. Because of you, Church World Service is able to respond when disasters occur and support is needed. We thank you! From David Steele, General Secretary, Church of the Brethren. Thank you for your faithful support of the Church of the Brethren. Your prayers and the many ways that you give of your time and tithes are making a difference in the life-changing work we do together through Church of the Brethren Ministries. We would also like to express our gratitude for making a commitment to give $6,000 to the mission and ministry of the COB From Danielle J. Peters, Director of the Columbia Food Bank regarding our April donation: Thank you for your donation to us this month. Your kindness to us just keeps Mountville COB March 2017 Offerings multiplying! Danielle s entire letter is now on our bulletin board. When at the church, stop by and read all of it. For General Fund $ 18, Continuing Our Vision $ 8, Designated $ 5,

4 Inside Outreach Annual Conference "Witness to the City" This year Annual Conference is June 28-July 2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our church will again participate in a witness to the city by collecting items to be taken there for the Bethany Christian Services project. In Grand Rapids Bethany works with families who are refugees, and more specifically, they work with them the first six months they are in the country. Their focus includes things such as meeting refugees at the airport, helping them transition to jobs, and providing language training. They are an affiliate of Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program. HOW CAN YOU HELP? They are looking for the following items that you may bring to church to be taken to conference. These items are expressed needs for people being helped to reconstruct their day to day lives in a new place. The following items should be placed in the Narthex bin by June 18, Envelopes Note books Pens and Pencils Scotch tape Twin and Full Sheet Sets Food Pantry Giving Plan Update If you share food or money with our food pantries then you already know that we have been supporting three of them with our grocery cart giving since The recipients are Columbia Food Bank, Hempfield Food Pantry, and Council of Churches in Lancaster. It is the intent of Outreach Team to stay current with each organization s needs, while also honoring the way our own church members prefer to give. Some prefer a check to the pantry and others like to supply food products by way of our grocery cart. Hempfield and Columbia appreciate both food donations and money gifts. Council of Churches does better by their recipients if they receive monetary gifts. This is because they can get more food for less if they have the cash. To keep all three in a situation of fairness we will give food from our grocery cart equally to Hempfield and Columbia. Monetary gifts will go as follows: 25% to Columbia and Hempfield. 50% will now go to Council of Churches. We thank you for your continued support in working against hunger in our communities. Decision Regarding the 2016 MCOB Budget Additional Funds The 2016 church budget year ended with extra funds in the amount of $11,150. Leadership Team asked Outreach Team to decide where to share 20% of that surplus. That amount comes to $2,230 and will be shared by two recipients, one global and one local. Locally we will give to TABOR Community Services. Their mission is to help strengthen the Lancaster County community by giving people the tools and inspiration to meet their housing and financial challenges and by revitalizing their surroundings. The Global Food Initiative is the other recipient. Formerly known as Two Cent, it is the Church of the Brethren s Global outreach providing awareness and advocacy for hunger issues. We think of it primarily as food, but it includes clean water and help in achieving food security and general self sufficiency. -4-

5 June Birthday Blessings & Anniversary Wishes Birthday Blessings to: Happy Anniversary to: 1 Pat Landis 3 Sherri Barto 5 Karen Strine 10 Daryl Strine 11 Dave Fuchs 11 A J Taylor 13 Zach Musser 21 Kathy VanderHeijden 22 Jesse Harmes 23 Larry Booz 26 Lisa Boshnaugle Alexander Thompson 29 June Blouch 2 Lew & Fay Powell 3 Larry & Janice Booz 12 Don & Sara Wagner 16 Bob & Heidi Keller 19 Jerry & Linda Bushong 19 Corey & Karen Eberly Please contact the church office if your birthday or Anniversary was missed. Thank you. The Health Ministry Team is providing this list of Members and Friends who are unable to attend church regularly. Flora Jean Beam 6655 Red House Rd. Phenix, VA Birthday: Flora Jean 8/7 Janet Booz 3001 Lititz Pike Lancaster, PA Gretchen Brock Manorcare Health Services 320 S. Market St. Elizabethtown, PA Birthday: 5/5 Ruth H. Bushong 3001 Lititz Pike Lancaster, PA Birthday: 10/10 Harold & Jo Ann Enders 3203 Horizon Dr. Lancaster, PA Birthdays: Harold 6/7 Jo Ann 8/8 Anniversary: 2/11 Ray & Anna Ruth Enders 375 Primrose Lane Mountville, PA Birthdays: Ray 12/4 Anna Ruth 11/10 Anniversary: 12/23 Ethel Good 3604 Horizon Dr. Lancaster, PA Birthday: 9/26 Olive Kline 203 Greenbriar Circle Lancaster, PA Birthday 4/23 Kathy Lenox Meadow View Rehab & Nursing 9209 Ridge Pike Philadelphia, PA Miriam Sampsel 2401 McKee II 551 Free Mason Dr. Elizabethtown PA Birthday: 10/19 Gene & Barbara Swords 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA Birthdays: Gene 10/25 Barbara 1/31 Anniversary: 8/26 Please remember these persons in your prayers, cards, phone calls and visits. -5-

6 JUNE SERVERS Ushers Worship Leaders Acolytes Cindy Heisey 4 - Linda Bushong 4 - Alex Wolford Lynn Landis 11 - Steve Hess 11 - Indiana Ebersole Joyce Williams 18 - Floyd Bantz 18 - McKenna Wolford Stan Williams 25 - Joel Musser 25 - Catherine Repkoe Children s Ministry 4 - Kitty Collier, Valerie Geist, Joan Boshnaugle, Love Simegn 11 - Kitty Collier, Forrest Collier, Carey Taylor, Alexa Taylor 18 - Betsy Thomas, Margie Musser, Amy Sensenig, Joel Sensenig 25 - Margie Musser, Lisa Boshnaugle, Lisa Boshnaugle, A J Taylor -6-

7 LOOKING AHEAD Sunday, June 4 - Pentecost / Communion, 10:15 a.m. June 29 - July 3 - Annual Conference Sunday, August 20 - Blessing of the Students & Pizza Party August 27 - Campfire Worship in Fellowship Hall, 10:15 a.m. Deadline for the July 2017 New Vision articles is Sunday, June 11, Address Service Requested Dated Material Enclosed