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Zion Lutheran Church 20 S. Dansville St. Cohocton, NY 14826
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 21 Clara Barton Street Dansville, NY 14437
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Zion Lutheran Church 20 S. Dansville St. Cohocton, NY 14826 (585) 384-5156 www.zioncohocton.net
St. Pauls’ Lutheran Church 21 Clara Barton Street Dansville, NY 14437 (585) 335-5260 saintpaulsdansville@gmail.com www.spdans.org
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN Rev. Deborah Johnson
Transition Pastor Cell # (585)230-6147
Email:
Council President Nancy Faulds
ZION LUTHERAN -
Council President Chuck Saxton
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ST. PAUL’S ZION
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August 13
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July & August Birthdays Vera Lach July 5 Andy Mountzouros July 9 Carson Mountzouros July 9 Reid Hynes July 11 Karen Stone July 11 Brian Wheaton July 11 Joyce Sliker July 12 Adam Stone July 12 Dorinda Hynes Stone July 14 Bob Babcock July 20 Judy Babcock July 23 Chloe Walsh July 25 Joyce Wheaton July 30 David Cole August 5 Bea Magsamen August 3
Jeff Wolfer August 11 Jocelyn Miller August 15 Skip Small August 18 Becca Gates August 19 Robert Gates August 19 Russell Gates August 19 Charles Vogel August 19 Phyllis Shafer August 20 Edna Freeman August 23 Charlie Button August 26 Bob Whiteman August 26 Cindy Wagner August 27 Please contact the Church Office if we missed anyone.
Zion’s 150th Anniversary Celebrate on August 11th @ 11:15 am Bishop Macholz will be leading the service with Pastor Deborah Johnson assisting.
Following the service everyone is invited to a dish-to-pass picnic “on the hill” at the campsite of Chuck and Mary Etta Saxton.
Congratulations Graduates Harmony L. Worden, daughter of Victor Worden and Amanda Almeter, grand-daughter of Bob and Chris-tine Whiteman, graduated from Attica Central School. Harmony will be attending St. John Fisher College with the desire to become a lawyer.
Jayson Faulds graduated from the University of Florida with honors earning 2 BS degrees, and be contin-uing to earn a Master’s in Atlanta at Emory. His sister, Lauren Faulds, graduates from Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland Florida. She will be attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Maxwell Faulds graduates from Chagrin Falls High School in Ohio, then will be attending Dayton College pursuing a sports management degree. All are grandchildren of Bill and Nancy Faulds.
This is the tentative plan for the celebration. Final plans are still in the works.
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Pastor’s Message symbol was the simple outline of a fish. The core of our faith is based on what many will call an absurdity. The world says that fullness of life comes by accumulating wealth and power and prestige. Jesus taught that fullness of life comes by denying ourselves, taking up the cross, and following him. Evangelism has never been easy. That is because the entire Good News ap-pears to be foolishness to the world! May you understand just how strange the idea is that God would die for his creation. And may that understanding enrich your heart as you re-alize more and more just how much God loves you. God made you holy and splendid. God wants to bring you wholeness of life, but not through the world's eyes. It will be through God's eyes, which see and create the truth for us to live. Blessings, Pastor Jon
My congregation's adult Sunday school class recently completed a video course from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America called, Understanding the Spirit of Islam. It is a well-done course. One of the best ways to under-stand your own faith is to understand someone else's. You may have heard someone say something like, "All the world's religions are just different branches of the same tree." Not so. Christiani-ty's foundation is truly unique. We do not real-ize that because most (if not all) of us have grown up with Christian beliefs. Let's remind ourselves of how Muslims understand Jesus. Muslims believe Jesus was a great prophet. The Qur'an speaks of Jesus and his teachings frequently. What Muslims cannot accept, however, is the crucifixion. For Muslims, God's great prophets always received divine protec-tion. The idea of one being arrested and killed just cannot fit. As Christians, however, the crucifixion is abso-lutely central to our faith. There Jesus shows that not even death will deter him from his mission of love. We know that well, but we forget how scandalous the idea was - and still is: the idea of God suffering death for his crea-tures. St. Paul writes, "...but we proclaim Christ crucified, a scandal to Jews and foolish-ness to Gentiles." (1 Corinthians 1:23) Don't forget that the earliest Christians were deeply ashamed of the cross. It took centuries before crosses began to appear in Christian art; so scandalous was the idea. The earliest Christian
Christ In Our Home
July, Aug, Sept
Available by the mailboxes
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Stewardship Message from Nancy Faulds
to remember those who give so much for all of
us to have the wonderful country we live in! Be
grateful and take time to pray and thank the
service men and women. Pray for our country
and its leaders to be open to what God wants
us to do- love one another.
While you are vacationing take time to visit
other churches to see how they praise and
worship. Maybe we could learn something we
could share here at St. Paul’s.
Most of all be thankful for fathers- Happy
Father’s Day! There is no love so great as the
love a parent feels for a child. There is no great-
er thing to do than be grateful for that love. The
First Father is our mighty God and He loves to
hear from you-I Love You-thank you, father!
Wherever you are, wherever you go, take God
with you and talk to Him. Thank Him for His
loving care for you!
Bless you all! Nancy Faulds
Happy summer a!! Time for celebrations and
explorations! Time to be thankful and happy
about life and the blessings God gave us. Pray for
the world as sadness and disasters are always
with us, but enjoy the beauty and love all around
you as well!
Graduations always begin the summer and we
celebrate the gift of young and older people
reaching goals and having new beginnings.
Congratulations to all graduates!! Weddings are
in the summer lots of times, and we celebrate
love and relationships! Pray for all couples being
married this summer. Celebrate anniversaries,
especially that of Linda and John Strawway of
Zion Lutheran. Have a wonderful day!
This August is also the 150th anniversary of Zion
Lutheran Church! We are thankful for our friends
there. Let us all help them celebrate the sweet
love of her members through all the years work-
ing to share God’s love with their community! It
shows how much they believe in His goodness!
Keep them in your prayers and join them to
celebrate in August!
Summer also brings many patriotic celebrations:
Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. Take time
Our schedule will be as follows:
Eagle Laundromat on West Avenue July 6th: 8:30 am - 11:30 am July 22nd: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Aug 3rd: 8:30 am - 11:30 am Aug 19th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Family Laundromat, 20 Franklin St. July 8th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm July 20th: 8:30 am - 11:30 am Aug 5th: 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Aug 17th: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Loads of Love Individuals can receive funding for 3 loads of washing and drying. Families can receive funding for 5 loads of washing and drying.
Please consider joining the team to help with this new ministry. Contact Joan Brydges or Ann Myers.
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Answer key on page 7
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Get up and go By Tiffany C. Chaney
In a lectionary reading for the third Sunday of Easter, Saul has a life-altering encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-6, [7-20]). Light from heaven shines down, then Jesus’ voice knocks Saul off his feet, confronts Saul for persecuting him, and sends him on a new mis-sion. Everything Saul had planned was interrupt-ed.
other than “Get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
Jesus also speaks to Ananias, asking him to lay hands on Saul and restore his sight. This
Ananias was shaking in his sandals because Saul
murder” against disciples like him. Ananias knew Saul had permission from the high priest to
to Jerusalem.
Imagine what Ananias must have been thinking
have been a long, long walk. Nevertheless, he heeded the Lord’s call.
See, Jesus’ instructions often make us
plans. The Lord desires that his disciples—then and now—lean into all we’re capable of accom-plishing, pushing beyond our comfort zones. Sometimes that call may leave us shaking in our
go— and tells us the same. Their stories highlight how our calls are intertwined with those around us. Jesus didn’t tell Saul somebody would come lay hands on him. He told him Ananias would come lay hands on him. After Ananias restored
his vision, Saul joined with all the disciples, pro-claiming Jesus throughout Damascus as the apos-tle Paul. What a powerful witness.
To fulfill God’s plan, both Saul and Ananias had to push past doubt and act in faith together. The call for each was personal, yet their stories were connected. Likewise, God’s call for each of us is personal and connected to the people around us. As individuals and communities, we act as God’s hands in the world.
Toward whom and what is Jesus calling you to-day? Get up and go.
Tiffany C. Chaney is pastor of Gathered by Grace, Montgomery, Ala.
printed with permission from “Living Lutheran”
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DATE DEACON LECTOR ACOLYTE USHERS/GREETER
July 7 Ann Myers Bonnie Sisak Ellie Mountzouros Dick Sahrle
Bob Whiteman
July 14 Carolyn Baker Henry Robin Rodney Button
Paul Button
July 21 Paul Smith Olivia Miller Jocelyn Miller Glenn Gates Bill Shaver
July 28 Penny Leven Judy Babcock Bob Babcock Tarry Priestly
Aug 4 Ann Myers Bob Babcock Ellie Mountzouros Rodney Button
Paul Button
Aug 11 Carolyn Baker Cindy Gates Glenn Gates Bill Shaver
Aug 18 Paul Smith Tom Miller Olivia Miller Dick Sahrle
Bob Whiteman
Aug 25 Penny Leven Gerri Long Bob Babcock Tarry Priestly
Sept 1 Ann Myers Bonnie Sisak Ellie Mountzouros Glenn Gates Bill Shaver
If you cannot be a helper on your appointed day,please trade OR call the Church Office.
Worship Helpers Counters: Henry Robin/Penny Leven July Tom Miller/need helper August
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Dates to Remember
St. Paul’s July
Thurs 4th: Independence Day
Sat. 6th: 8:30am LaundryLove-Eagle Laundromat
Sun. 7th: 9:15am Communion
Mon. 8th: 4:30pm LaundryLove-Family Laundromat
Wed. 10th: 6:30pm Council
Sun. 14th: 9:15am Worship Service “Little” Coffee Hour after service
Sat. 20th: 8:30am LaundryLove-Family Laundromat
Sun. 21st: 9:15am Communion
Mon. 22nd: 4:30pm LaundryLove-
Sun. 28th: Geneseo Outreach loose plate collection 9:15am Worship Service
August
Sat. 3rd: 8:30am LaundryLove-Eagle Laundromat
Sun. 4th: 9:15am Communion
Mon. 5th: 4:30pm LaundryLove-Family Laundromat
Sun. 11th: 9:15am Worship Service “Little” Coffee Hour after service
Tues. 13th: Newsletter deadline
Sat. 17th: 8:30am LaundryLove-Family Laundromat
Sun. 18th: 9:15am Communion
Mon. 19th: 4:30pm LaundryLove-
Sun. 25th: Geneseo Outreach loose plate collection 9:15am Worship Service
Zion July Sun. 7th: 11:15am Communion
Sun. 14th: 11:15am Communion
Mon. 15th: 5:00pm Council
Tues. 16th: Chuck & Mary Etta Saxton anniversary
Sun. 21st: 11:15am Communion
Wed. 24th: Don & Bev Cappuzzo anniversary
Sun. 28th: 11:15am Communion
August
Sun. 4th: 11:15am Communion
Wed. 7th: Brian & Joyce Wheaton anniversary
Sun. 11th: 11:15am 150th Celebration Communion service Picnic after at Saxton’s
Sun. 18th: 11:15am Communion
Sun. 25th: 11:15am Communion
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