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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

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Council President Nancy Faulds

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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

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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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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