July 8, 2012 Hope Lutheran Church 4131 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, PA 18035-030 (610) 767-7203 hopecherryville.org Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be received by faith. Jesus asks his disciples to go out without money or supplies, so that they will be dependent on how others receive them. When we are sent from the assembly to witness and to heal, we are asked to be vulnerable, to be dependent on the reception of others. The Spirit always operates in the between: between Jesus and his Abba, between Jesus and us, between you and me, between us and those to whom we are sent. CHURCH STAFF Pastor Rev. Jami Possinger ext. #12 Pastor Emeritus Visitation Pastor Rev. Clark W. Kuntz II Rev. Jerry Mraz Parish Secretary Jane Tretiak ext. #10 Director of Music David Ziegler ext. #11 Bell Choir Director Janet Filchner ext. #40 Treasurer Sexton Financial Secretary Trudy Mertz Bonnie Zmyewski Deb Gardner Communications Specialist Steven Shermetta ext. #20 SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 8:00am 9:30am Acolytes Carolyn Frohnheiser Nicholas Hankee Crucifers Stephen Penchishen Morgan Mullen Greeters Dolores Reenock Tim and Karen Lockard Lectors Nancy Biechy Jack Wolfe Nursery Tammy and Gavin Bauer Ushers Kurinec Team Demko Team Communion Assistants Brenda Lehr Earl Snyder Altar Guild for July Toni Snyder Vicki Steiner, Carla Green, Barb Burns, Kim Kurinec, Cory Ninos, Kasey Frey Service of the Word 8:00 AM Gathered by the Holy Spirit, we hear and proclaim the saving word of God for the entire world. We give thanks for that saving word and all the gifts of God, who then sends us to share the good news and to care for those in need. Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude Hymn Sing Announcements * Confession and Forgiveness p 211 * Gathering Song All Are Welcome # 641 * Greeting/Kyrie p 213 * Canticle of Praise p 213 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song First Reading Ezekiel 2:1-5 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 * Gospel Acclamation Alleluia p 216 * Gospel Mark 6:1-13 Children s Message Sermon * Hymn of the Day Open Your Ears, O Faithful People # 519 * Apostles Creed p 217 * Prayers of Intercession Leader: Lord, in your mercy Cong.: hear our prayer. VBS Staff Installation * Peace Thanksgiving We give thanks for the saving word Offering/Offertory * Canticle of Thanksgiving p 219 * Thanksgiving for the Word p 220 * The Lord s Prayer p 221 Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song Lord, You Give the Great Commission # 579 * Dismissal *please stand if you are able Holy Communion 9:30 AM Setting Ten Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude Hymn Sing Announcements * Confession and Forgiveness p 94 * Gathering Song All Are Welcome # 641 * Greeting/Kyrie p 203 * Canticle of Praise Glory be to God p 204 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song First Reading Ezekiel 2:1-5 Second Reading 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 * Gospel Acclamation Alleluia p 205 * Gospel Mark 6:1-13 Sermon * Hymn of the Day Open Your Ears, O Faithful People # 519 * Apostles Creed p 105 * Prayers of Intercession Leader: Lord, in your mercy, Cong.: hear our prayer. VBS Staff Installation * Peace Meal God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ Offering/Offertory * Offertory Response Create in Me a Clean Heart # 185 * Great Thanksgiving p 206 * Holy, Holy, Holy p 207 * The Lord s Prayer p 208 Lamb of God p 208 Communion (intinction) * Post Communion Canticle O Lord, Now (verse 1) # 313 * Prayer Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song Lord, You Give the Great Commission # 579 * Dismissal *please stand if you are able
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH 610-767-7203 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost JULY 8, 2012 hopecherryville.org Welcome! We are happy to have you worship with us! Visitors and members don t forget to sign the Hope Hospitality pads located in each pew. Thank you! FLOWER SPONSORS: In Celebration of the Marriage of Jason and Marie Rice, Love, Mom, Dad and Family. In Honor of our Wedding Anniversary on July 4 th, by Scott and Cindy Kocher. BULLETIN SPONSORS: In Celebration of Pat and Daryl Amey s 50 th Golden Wedding Anniversary, from their Loving Family. In Celebration of Nancy Biechy s Birthday, Love, Dennis, Scott, Katie and Pop Pop. THE PRESS SPONSOR: In Loving Memory of Alex Tretiak, Love, his Family. IN PRAYER TODAY Holy Trinity, Northampton (Pastor Virginia Goodwin). CONGRATULATIONS Jason Roy Rice and Marie Irene Shook were married here at Hope Church yesterday. Please pray that they always remember the promises made before God on their very special day. Also, congratulations to Jill Schwartz and Daniel Neff Jr who announce their intention to marry on Saturday, July 14, 2012 here at Hope Church; and they ask for your prayers. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2012 snacks and powdered drink mixes are needed for vacation bible school. Please drop donations in the Kuntz Hall marked VBS. The closing program will be held on Friday, July 13 th at 7:00pm. HELP THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN it is not too late to help our youth going to the National Youth Gathering. Our final fundraiser is as follows; on the youth bulletin board 150 envelopes numbered 1 through 150 were posted. Those numbers represent a dollar amount. We encourage people who are interested in supporting our youth to take one of the remaining envelopes; place in it the amount listed on the front along with your name, address and phone number; and place it in an offering plate or return it to the church office.
SUMMER HYMN SING your favorite hymns will be sung for 15 minutes before each service. Anything goes! Our hymnal has a lot of hymns to choose from, so pick your favorites and we will sing them. In order to accommodate as many requests as possible, we will only sing the first two (2) stanzas of each hymn requested. THANK YOU to everyone who donated or purchased jewelry at Hope Fest. A sum of $500.00 will be given to Hope Lutheran Church for summer expenses. Thank you to the members of the Basket Committee in helping to set up and sell jewelry. Hopefully, we will see you again next year at Hope Fest. Please save all your bobbles and trinkets for next year s sale. Thanks for your generosity. The Basket Committee SECRETARY S SUMMER HOURS - Beginning TOMORROW, Monday, July 9 th through Labor Day, Jane Tretiak will be in the church office from 7:30am to 12:00pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Friday, she will be in the office from 7:30am-3:00pm, Jane will be continue to be off on Tuesdays. The answering machine is always on, please leave a message and someone will respond as soon as possible. NOTE: the secretarial position here at Hope is a salaried one. The secretary is paid for 30 hours from September through May, and hours worked over that are made up for with time off in the summer months. STATISTICS Last Sunday s attendance; 8:00am service 97; 10:30am service 100. Total offering - $7523.00 (includes $293.00 for the building fund). INK CARTRIDGE AND TONER RECYCLING - Recycle your empty ink and toner cartridges and Hope Church will get $2 back in Staples Rewards for each one. So not only will we save on future purchases, but we can also feel good about reducing waste in our landfills. Please deposit them in the box located in the narthex. Did you know? In 2011, Staples U.S. customers recycled more than 67 million ink and toner cartridges. Their goal is to recycle 100 million each year, globally, by 2020. PHILLIES BUS TRIP Friday, June 20 th Hope Church will once again go to see the Phillies. Cost for the game and bus trip is $50.00 (which also includes a hoagie and a drink). The sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. Any questions, please call Wayne Weidner at 610-767-1502. Checks should be made payable to Wayne Weidner.
PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK The Congregational Council is encouraging all our members to grow in their spirituality through a regular Prayer Life. One way of doing this is by lifting up in prayer one family from our church each day of the year. This week s families are: 7/08/12 Mitchell, Jami, Sarah, Scott Possinger and family 7/09/12 Lisa Deutsch and family 7/10/12 Howard, Kathryn Strohl and family 7/11/12 David, Lori, Alexander, Andrew Beers and family 7/12/12 Brent Krock and family 7/13/12 Albert, Michelle, Nicholas, Michael Rock and family 7/14/12 Terry, Shirley Green and family CHURCH NURSERY during the summer months, the church nursery will not be staffed for the 8:00am services. This will continue through Labor Day. The nursery will be open; however you will need to stay with your child. We will continue to staff the nursery for the 9:30am worship services. PENNY PARTY The Northampton Area Food Bank is sponsoring a Penny Party on Sunday, August 19 th in Kuntz Hall. Doors open at 12:00pm and the fun begins at 1:00pm. There will be refreshments, a raffle and a bake sale in addition to the Penny Party. So bring your pennies, spare change and even a few dollars for a chance to win food or household items and even some baked goods for just pennies at this fun filled event. For additional information, please call Barbara Budnik at 610-262-6156. Hope to see everyone there! GOSPEL MUSIC CONCERT All are invited to a Gospel Concert by the Hinkle Family on Friday, July 27 th at 7:00pm at St. John s UCC Church, 15 S. Second Street, Slatington, PA. This traveling three-generational family from Texas and West Virginia uses their voices and instruments in a lively musical presentation of the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A free will offering will be taken. SCHOLARSHIP FUND The deadline to reach the church office is Friday, July 21, 2012. Recipients of scholarship awards will be invited to be at either worship service on Sunday, August 5 th to receive the first of two checks, the second of which will be sent the first week in January, 2013. KNOEBELS TRIP it is not too late to sign up for the Knoebels Trip on Saturday, August 4 th. Please see the sheet located on the bulletin board in the narthex and sign up TODAY!
SENIOR BIRTHDAY PARTY On Saturday, August 18 th, there will be a Birthday Party for any senior member of Hope Church. The party/picnic begins at 11:30am. There will be food, fellowship and entertainment. Mark your calendars now and look for the sign-up sheet to be posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. HOPE LUTHERAN NURSERY SCHOOL is currently accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. For more information, please call Deb Gable at 610-767-7203, extension #28. Hope Lutheran Nursery School is a positive learning environment where your child will grow and develop. CALENDAR OF THE WEEK Today VBS Installation National Youth Gathering Mtg VBS Set Up Both services 10:30am 12:00pm Monday VBS Finance Council 6:15pm 7:00pm Tuesday VBS Worship and Music 7:00pm Wednesday VBS Thursday VBS Friday Wedding Rehearsal VBS VBS Closing Program 6:00pm 7:00pm Saturday Wedding 2:00pm REMINDER TO WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS SUNDAY, July 15 8:00am 9:30am Acolytes Katerina Sawickij Noah Roth Crucifers Kaitlynn Ebert Jacob Savage Greeters Ernie and Kris Jerry and Betty Mraz Doncsecz Lectors Jennifer Ventura Jerry Mraz Nursery Monica and Mercedes Melo Ushers Livermon Team Amey Team Communion John Bednar Assistants Linda Mery Altar Guild for July Lock Up for July Robin Zamadics Vicki Steiner, Carla Green, Barb Burns, Kim Kurinec, Cory Ninos, Kasey Frey Linda Rice
HELP THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN The youth who are attending the National Youth Gathering in July are coming to the home stretch with their fundraising efforts. While we are nearing our goal we are not there yet. Our last fundraiser is one in which we hope everyone who wants to can have a part. Here s how it will work.. On the youth bulletin board will be 150 envelopes numbered 1 through 150. Those numbers represent a dollar amount. We encourage people who are interested in supporting our youth to take one of those envelopes; place in it the amount listed on the front along with your name, address and phone number; and place it in an offering plate or return it to the church office. As a thank you for supporting us here s what you will receive in return.. The opportunity to help create a life-changing moment for our young people A personal post-card from our youth while they are at the gathering in July An invitation to a post-trip luncheon to thank you for supporting us and giving you the chance to hear first hand what our young people witnessed and what it means in their lives The knowledge that through your generosity our youth will grow in faith, find joy in serving and share God s love beyond the walls of our church What a wonderful way to connect with our young people and make a difference in so many lives!