Our Mission Statement To provide opportunities

for people to discover God’s love,

seek God’s purpose, and do God’s will.

Our Vision Statement Glorifying God with mind,

body, and soul.

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Sunday Worship Opportunities Sunday School at 9:30 am

Worship Services 9:30 & 11:00 am

Communion

September 18

Stewardship Kick off September 18

Congregational Meeting September 18, 10:50 am

Youth Sunday

September 25th ————–————

Newsletter items for October, 2016

due by September 15th Please submit your articles to

pseffner@tampabay.rr.com

Seffner Signpost

Volume 16, Issue 7

September, 2016

Presbyterian Church

of Seffner

Pastor: Lolimarta R. Reiter Kara Rutherford, Secretary

Betty Lou Harp, Music Director Sheila Donohue, Organist

TJ Childs, Youth & Worship Leader

Nicole Martin, Nursery Telephone: (813) 689-4412

FAX: (813) 689-3840 E-mail:

pseffner@tampabay.rr.com Web site:

www.seffnerpres.org

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Session Members Corrie Heidt

Christian Education Jay Heidt

Administration and Facilities Janet Holzman

Stewardship and Finance Karen Kosan

Administration and Facilities Johanna McCoy

Congregational Care Nancy Mason

Fellowship Deborah Thatcher

Missions Cammie Williams

Worship

1906 S. Lenna Avenue

P.O. Box 545

Seffner, FL 33583

From the Pastor’s Laptop...

SPECIAL

OFFERING

for

SEPTEMBER

Bikes For Jesus’s

Birthday

Please join us in fellowship and discipleship as we explore a few of “God’s Honey-do Lists” in the Bible. Who were these lists for? Why were they written? And how do they continue to help us in our life of faith today? Please register through the form in the bulletin or call the office, whether you are joining for the study or just for the meal. Cost is $5 for adult, $3 for child (12 and under).

Stewardship Wednesday Bible Study Sept. 21st - Oct. 26th Dinner 5:30pm Study 6:15 -

STEWARDSHIP BIBLE STUDY

AND DINNER

SEPTEMBER 25TH

MONTHLY EVENTS

TO REMEMBER!

Committees Meet First Monday of each month

September 12 , 7 pm

Men’s Bible Study

Every Tuesday at 7 pm

Miller’s Brandon Ale House

Session Meets

Second Tuesday of the month

September 13, 7 pm

Wednesday Fellowship Lunch

September 14, noon

NEWSLETTER ITEMS DUE

September 15th for October

S i g n - u p

We need hosts to help with setting up and cleaning up for lemonade time. The calendar is

in the entry way of the fellowship hall on the bulletin

board. For more details about being a host for this very important ministry, please

contact Betty Jo Kosan (689-3592).

FINANCE AND STEWARDSHIP

2016 July

Income $ 17,903.00

Expense $ 16,599.00

Net (+/-) $ 1,304.00

MUSIC

Bell Ringers and Joyful Singers Welcome back to active service!

Weekly rehearsals for bell choir at 6:15 pm Wednesdays, and singers show up at 7:30 also Wednesdays. Vacation is over, folks, and it is time to start preparing for Christmas, and the other great feasts preceding it. We want to make beautiful music to celebrate All Saints, Reformation Sunday, Christ the King, and the special season of Advent, as well as all the other Celebrations of the Lord's Day. You are needed! So, please come join us on Wednesdays to continue and expand the tradition of choral music and bell choir at Seffner P r e s b y t e r i a n . N e w c o m e r s are more than welcome and faithful veterans are dearly cherished by Betty Lou and Sheila. As to musicians hiding in the pews, we beg you to come forward and share your talents. Thank you.

If you have not scheduled

to have your portrait made

for the new directory,

please do this NOW!! The

photographers will be here

at the church Sept. 8, 9,

and 10 (Thurs-Sat.). If you

need to schedule an

appointment or if you need

to go to another church to

have your pictures made,

please call Johanna McCoy

(813-689-7821) or the

church (813-689-4412).

You should be receiving a

reminder call soon. It is

exciting to know that a new

directory will soon be

available.

NEW CHURCH

DIRECTORY

2016

Saturday, October 29

7:00-8:30 pm

Liturgist: Karen Kosan, Gate Keyper: Greg Uebel September 4

Greeters: Rachel Kosan, Elias Mayfield Ushers: Jennifer Friebolin and Joy Griffin Acolyte: Mackenzie Sampson Temple Keeper: Ed Holzman (on or before 9/3) Closer: Ed Kelsey Sunday School: Cindy Doyle Office Volunteer: Sara High (9/1) Lemonade Time: Need Host

September 11 Greeters: Nancy Mason Ushers: Janet Holzman and Jeff Mason Acolyte: Amanda Siomiak Temple Keeper: Jim High (on or before 9/10) Closer: Jennifer Friebolin Sunday School: Deborah Thatcher Office Volunteer: Jim High (9/8) Lemonade Time: Need Host

September 18 Greeters: Cindy Connell, Anne and Jay Heidt Ushers: Shelly Schrand and Cammie Williams Acolyte: Olivia Reiter Temple Keeper: Greg Uebel (on or before 9/17) Closer Ron Smith Sunday School: Corrie Heidt Office Volunteer: Bill Worth (9/15) Lemonade Time: Need Host

September 25 Greeters: Sara and Jim High and Kitty Lowe Ushers: Ed and Kathy Kelsey Acolyte: Rebecca Hudson Temple Keeper: Jay Heidt (on or before 9/24) Closer: Ed Kelsey Sunday School: Karen Kosan Office Volunteer: Patsy Combs (9/22); Bill Worth (9/29) Lemonade Time: Need Host

If you are unable to serve on your assigned date, please be sure to get a substitute or switch with someone else. Thank you all for your service and volunteering! New volunteers are always welcome...if you would like to serve please let the church office know.

September 2016 Worship Ministry

September Birthdays Penelope Evans-Nguyen 9/1 Peter Lapham 9/4 Alexandra Friebolin 9/5 Connie Uebel 9/5 Larry Connell 9/7 Ethan Puente 9/7 Jason Messina 9/9 Ed Moseley 9/11 Anne Wheeler 9/15 Don Thatcher 9/16 David MacEwen 9/19 Bonnie Friskney 9/20 Phil Messina 9/24 Beverly Field 9/29 Nancy Mason 9/30

Anniversaries Bill and Patsy Combs 9/21 Peter and Carmen Lapham 9/23

CELEBRATE YOUR

BIRTHDAY ! GIVE A FINANCIAL GIFT

TO THE CHURCH

We rejoice in Amy Wilson-Stayton and Wil Chuch as they celebrate one year of marriage. Amy (Margaret and Claude’s daughter) and Wil married on May 24, 2015, in Austin, Texas, and live in San Jose, California. Amy is teaching 7th grade English at a Roman Catholic school in Los Altos, and Wil teaches in Mountain View.

ADDRESS CHANGE Cindy and Wayne Doyle

5718 Tortoise Place Apollo Beach, FL 33572

If you have a new phone number, new email address or a change of

address, please let the office know. We want to stay connected.

USHER/GREETER TRAINING

Please contact Betty Jo Kosan if you are interested in volunteering for

worship ministry. A training session is in the works for anyone interested

in becoming an usher or greeter.

Please call the office (689-4412), or Johanna McCoy (689-7821), if you need a ride to a doctor’s appointment or to provide a meal following surgery or a special need. Be sure to give us a 24 hour notice.

NEED ASSISTANCE?

The Kairos Prison Ministry We need outside support, such as

in the form of kitchen help and many other logistical help during the course of the weekend event, which will take place on the 3rd weekend in September. Collection bins for prepackaged cookies and salted snacks will be found in both the narthex and the fellowship hall. All donations of checks can be made through the office or made out to Kairos P.M.I. Thank you for taking part in this vital mission as 75% of its’ graduates do not return to prison after their release. For more information please contact Greg Uebel at 758-4855.

Bikes for Jesus’ Birthday

The September offering emphasis is looking ahead to Bikes for Jesus’ Birthday. Bikes will be given to youth in foster care and Beth-El Mission in Wimauma. Mark your calendar to help assemble bikes on Saturday, December 10th, Dedication of the Bikes on Sunday, December 11th and begin delivery of bike the following week.

5TH SATURDAY SERVE We had a wonderful time swimming and cooking out with the Family Promise group. Thanks to Trish Hudson for securing the pool area. We also collected $130 to give the families to help buy school uniforms and school supplies. Our next 5th Saturday Serve will be OCTOBER 29th. Trunk or Treat! This is a Halloween event for the community. For more information, please contact Jennifer Friebolin (661-3036). If you have an idea for a charitable outreach, please let us know. We would love to hear from you!

MISSION IN ACTION…

On OCTOBER 14 & 15 a church wide yard sale will be held to help fund 5th Saturday serve Missions. Bring all your unwanted, slightly used items to church, some storage will be available for

boxed items. Larger items can be dropped off AFTER Wednesday, October 12th. We need people to help set up the sale and price items, as well as people to help sell items Friday and Saturday. Anyone interested in helping, please contact Deb Thatcher (240-1751), Jeanette Sampson (910-391-2249), or Janet Holzman (681-2548).

LOOKING AHEAD . . .

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

1

2

3

4

9:30 am Sun School

9:30/11 am Worship

4:30 pm ZIMA

Church

5

Office Closed

Labor Day

6

10am Staff Meets

7 pm Theology on

Tap

7 8:30 am Meals on Wheels

6:15 pm Bells

6:15 pm Youth

7:30 pm Choir

8

2-8:40 pm

Pictures for the

Church Directory

9

2-8:40 pm

Pictures for the

Church Directory

10

10am-4:40 pm

Pictures for the

Church Directory

11 9:30 am Sun. School

9:30/11 am Worship

4:30 pm ZIMA

Church

12

7pm Committees

13

7 pm Session

7 pm Theology on

Tap

14 8:30am Meals/Wheels

10 am Bible Study

12 noon Fellowship

Lunch

6:15 pm Bells

6:15 pm Youth

7:30 pm Choir

15

16

4pm Stewardship

Meeting

17

18 Communion

Stewardship

Kick-off

9:30 am Sun. School

9:30/11 am Worship

10:50 am Congrega-

tional Meeting

12 noon Sunday School

Meeting

4:30 pm ZIMA

19

20

7 pm Theology on

Tap

21 8:30 am Meals on Wheels

5:30 pm Stewardship

Meal and Bible Study

6:15 pm Bells

6:15 pm Youth

7:30 pm Choir

22

23

24

25 Youth Sunday

9:30 am Sun. School

9:30/11 am Worship

4:30 pm ZIMA

Church

26

6pm Girl Scout

Troop 1888

27

7 pm Theology on

Tap

28 8:30 am Meals on Wheels

5:30 pm Stewardship

Meal and Bible Study

6:15 pm Bells

6:15 pm Youth

7:30 pm Choir

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