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St. Andrew’s
UNITED CHURCH
OF CHRIST
615 E. Walnut St
PO Box 69
Perkasie, PA 18944
215-257-2880
www.standrewsucc.org
March 2017 The Voice
The Voice of St. Andrew’s UCC
Inside this issue:
The Season of Lent 1
One Great Hour
Crazy Sock Sunday
Easter Flowers
2
CPR Class
Hoagie Sale
3
Christian Ed 4
VBS 2017 5
Thank You!
Announcements
6-7
Birthdays/
Anniversaries
Announcements
8
Calendar 9
Serving Schedule 10
Scholarship Update
Treasurers Update
11
Pennridge FISH
Shared Table
Consistory
12
Wednesday Evening Lenten Series: “By Faith” (Based on Hebrews 11)
During Lent, our five local UCC churches each host a Wednesday Service with a guest preacher. A soup and sandwich meal will be served at 6:00pm
with Worship beginning at 7:00pm
Wednesday, March 8th – Christ UCC, Trumbauersville Preacher: Rev. Scott Hutchinson – The Faith of Noah Wednesday, March 15th – St. Paul’s UCC, Sellersville Preacher: Rev. Steven Hamilton – The Faith of Abraham Wednesday, March 22nd – St. Andrew’s UCC, Perkasie Preacher: Rev. Jeffrey Wargo – The Faith of Moses Wednesday, March 29th – St. Stephen’s UCC, Perkasie Preacher: Rev. John Steitz – The Faith of the Israelites Wednesday, April 5th – St. Peter’s Tohickon, Perkasie Preacher: Rev. David Heckler – Jesus, the Perfecter of Our Faith
The offering at each service will be designated for Pennridge FISH and the Quakertown Food Pantry
Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, March 1st, 7:30 pm
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, a forty-day journey
with Jesus (not counting Sundays) of introspection and
repentance. It is a prayerful, searching service of preparation. We engage the
ancient tradition of placing ashes upon the foreheads of the faithful. The ashes
recall both the forming of the first human from the dust of the earth, infused
with God’s own breath, along with the words of mortality from Genesis:
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust shall return.” Receiving the ashes is
completely voluntary. They come from the burning of the extra palm branches
from Palm Sunday, and are mixed with healing oil for anointing. We will also
celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion and be encouraged for our
transformative journey.
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Church Office Hours
Monday/Thursday 8am-12pm
Tuesday/Wednesday 8am-2pm
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On Sunday, March 26th we will receive our offering for
One Great Hour of Sharing
Give and change the world!
From disaster relief, to supporting refugees, to training programs, to development actions, your gift is making a
major impact in the lives of real people.
Crazy sock Sunday is returning on March 5th! The Mission Resource Team is holding a sock drive to collect new and “gently used” socks for the Urban Cupboard at Old First Church. Wear your crazy socks to church on Sunday March 5th and donate a pair or two of regular socks to the Urban Cupboard Shelter. A donation bin will be in the foyer until March 19th.
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Friends and Family CPR class to learn basic CPR skills, how to properly use an AED and what to do if someone is choking. These skills will be taught for use on adults, children and infants. It is NOT a certification course. The course will be held on Sunday, April 2nd from 2-4PM in fellowship hall and is a free course. Karen Yannaccone will be presenting this course. Sign-up on the bulletin board in the upstairs foyer if interested by mid-March. Space is limited to 20 people.
SPRING IS COMING AND SO IS OUR NEXT HOAGIE SALE! Hoagies are for sale on Wednesday, March 15, pick up after 10 AM. Deadline for ordering is Sunday, March 5. Be sure to enclose payment with order. Envelopes and order forms
are available in the HOAGIE box in the foyers. Cost is $5 a hoagie.
Thanks for your support, The Culinary Team
(questions, call Ken Barndt at 215 257 7063)
2017
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Church Office Hours
Monday/Thursday 8am-12pm
Tuesday/Wednesday 8am-2pm
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Church Office Hours
Monday/Thursday 8am-12pm
Tuesday/Wednesday 8am-2pm
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Dear Karen, Bonnie and Members of St. Andrew’s, Thank you so much for the very thoughtful bereavement basket. It really was such a comfort to know our church family was supporting and praying for us. My dad would have loved it too! He will be missed by so many! Thanks for everything: the tomato basil sauce, liquid hand soap, Lavender and vanilla candle, fruit jellies, the picture frame, Uncle Woody’s butterscotch popcorn, the two beautiful children’s books (which the granddaughters loved), and last, but not least, these thank-you notes. They were all so appreciated. God bless you all for taking time to make these beautiful baskets. In Christian love, Lee & Shirley Metzger
New Members Class A class of orientation and welcome for New Members will meet on consecutive Sundays in
March, the 19th and 26th, beginning at 9am in the Welcome Room on the Lower Level.
If you (or someone you know) would like to unite formally with the beloved community of St.
Andrew’s, or desire to explore the possibility, please let Pastor Scott know ASAP
([email protected] or call 215-257-2880). We will be eager to include you!
Feb. 10, 2017
To the Prayer Shawl Committee,
Thank you very much for the beautiful prayer shawl you gave me following the death of my husband, Russell. It is very beautiful --the colors (various colors of rust, blue, gold) are very comforting.
Thanks again!
Sincerely, June Cressman
mailto:[email protected]
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Announcements: Flower and Bulletin charts for 2017 are available in the downstairs foyer on the bulletin board for anyone wishing to sign up to sponsor a Sunday. There are plenty of Sunday’s still available for sponsorship, Flowers for March 12; April 30. Bulletins for March 19; April 9, 16, 30. Flower cost $27 and Bulletin cost $10. The St. Andrew’s Cookbooks have arrived and are available for purchase in Fellowship Hall following worship. Cost is $10.00 The Anniversary Team also has available St. Andrew’s Steins and Wine. These are also available in Fellowship Hall following worship. There are a few containers of soup still available in the big freezer. Please leave your donation in the jar on top of the freezer.
Our Culinary Team is thankful for the support of our annual Pork and Sauerkraut dinner in January. Our profit was $978.00 and will be used towards the purchase of picnic tables in the pavilion. Our team is planning a Palm Sunday Country Breakfast Buffet on Sunday, April 9th. We are serving from 7:30 to 9 AM, tickets available at the door, $10.00 age 13 and older, age 12 and under free. There is always a nice selection of egg casseroles, French toast, sausage, scrapple, ham, bacon, scrambled eggs, plain and blueberry pancakes, baked oatmeal, toast, beverages, juices, and home made breakfast cakes. Come and join the fellowship. Our profit will again go towards the picnic tables for the pavilion. The Anniversary Team is planning a picnic celebration for June, so we hope to have the tables by then. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. CULINARY TEAM Call Ken or Joyce 215 257 7063
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Church Office Hours
Monday/Thursday 8am-12pm
Tuesday/Wednesday 8am-2pm
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March Birthdays & Anniversaries
Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary! 2 Tom Kantner II 17 Matt Erickson 1 Bob & Kathy Fretz 3 Ethel Dietrich 17 Matt Woland 6 Frank & Bonda Bordo 4 Kenneth Cressman 19 Cheryl Blackway 6 Barry & Sherri Alderfer 5 Alex Myers 19 Allison Yannaccone 14 Carl & Ann Popiwny 6 Kendal Moore 20 Bob Blackledge Jr. 28 George & Joan 6 Shane Maraschiello 20 Debbie Liebenow Hutchinson
7 Karen Yannaccone 23 Bonnie Hill 8 Mason Crosby 26 Rhett Smith 8 Denise Mayhew 26 Douglas Delikat 12 Becky Scott 28 Marjorie Roman 13 Max Hill 30 Martin O’Neill 14 Derek Hulshizer 30 George Dietrich 30 Tiffany Holloway
Our sympathy to the Metzger and Koenig Families
on the loss of Shirley and Judy’s dad, Russell Cressman.
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in your family.
Congratulations to Shawn & Lindsey Leidy
on the baptism of their daughter Hannah Elizabeth on February 19th
St. Andrew’s 150th Anniversary celebration of the laying of the cornerstone on June 10, 1867 will be here before you know it!
The Anniversary Committee has a few special activities/projects planned as part of our celebration, but we need some help from the congregation.
We are looking for a few individuals or committees to be responsible for the following anniversary related activities/projects; St. Andrew’s 150th Anniversary Book, Community Open House, All Church Celebration Picnic, 150 Year Celebration Worship Service.
Please contact Lee Metzger or Amy Gular if you would like to help make our 150th anniversary celebration a special time to remember in the history of our wonderful church!
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Ash Wednesday
Evening Worship
Service 7:30pm
2 Pastor Scott’s
Writing Day
Bell Choir 7:30pm
3
Pastor Scott’s
Visiting Day
4
5
1st Sunday in Lent
Sunday School 9am
Worship 10:15am
Holy Communion
Crazy Sock Sunday
Guitar Group Plays
6
Pastor Scott’s
Day Off
7 10:15am Bible Study
COMPASS 6:30pm
8
Lenten Service
Christ Church
Trumbauersville
Pastor Scott Preach
Sr. Choir 7pm
Guitars 7:30pm
9
Elders 7pm
Bell Choir 7:30pm
Pastor Scott’s
Vacation
10
Pastor Scott’s
Vacation
11
Pastor Scott’s
Vacation
12
2nd Sunday in Lent
Sunday School 9am
Worship 10:15am
VBS Reveal
Pastor Scott’s
Vacation
13
Pastor Scott’s
Day Off
Pastor Scott’s
Vacation
14 10:15am Bible Study
Communications/IT
7:30pm Pastor Scott’s
Vacation
15
Hoagie Pick-up
Lenten Service
St. Paul’s UCC
Sellersville
Sr. Choir 7pm
Guitars 7:30pm
16 Pastor Scott’s
Writing Day
Karen Off
Property 7pm
Action Team 7pm
Bell Choir 7:30pm
17
Pastor Scott’s
Visiting Day
18
19
3rd Sunday in Lent
Sunday School 9am
Worship10:15am
Jr. Choir
Bell Choir
Shared Table 4:30pm
20
Pastor Scott’s
Day Off
Karen Off
Newsletter Items
Due
21 10:15am Bible Study
MRT 7pm
Christian Ed 7pm
22
Lenten Service
St. Andrew’s UCC
7pm
23 Pastor Scott’s
Writing Day
Consistory 7pm
Bell Choir 7:30pm
24
Pastor Scott’s
Visiting Day
25
26
4th Sunday in Lent
Sunday School 9am
Worship10:15am
OGHS Offering
27
Pastor Scott’s
Day Off
Stewardship 7pm
28 10:15am Bible Study
29
Lenten Service
St. Stephen’s UCC
Perkasie
Sr. Choir 7pm
Guitars 7:30pm
30 Pastor Scott’s
Writing Day
Bell Choir 7:30pm
31
Pastor Scott’s
Visiting Day
March 2017
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Church Office Hours
Monday/Thursday 8am-12pm
Tuesday/Wednesday 8am-2pm
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Serving Schedule March 1
Ash Weds.
March 5 March 12 March 19 April 2 March 26
Welcomers Joan Hutchinson
Judy Koenig
Mike & Sue
Murmylo
Vi Burg
Nancy Johnson
Ken & Joyce
Barndt &
Elizabeth Flexer
Bill & Nancy
Owler
Sandy Bates
Michele Freed
Ushers
Head Ushers
Ken & Joyce
Barndt
Marie
Yannaccone
Doris Lindmeier
Nancy Owler
Brittany
Ockershausen
Deb Kantner
Brad & Diane
Schaeffer
Nancy Owler
Martha & Arlie
McMahan
Bob & Carol
Blackledge
Nancy Owler
Tom Walmsley
Jess Reese
Jim & Debbie
Liebenow
Nancy Owler
John & Debbie
Kirkland
Lee Metzger
Judy Koeniig
Open Ministry
Mike & Ann
Wright
Karen & Brian
Rush
Nancy Owler
Tellers Open Ministry Blair Rush
Bob Davidson
Bob Davidson
Ron Grace
Ron Grace
Tammy Rush
Lee Metzger
Greg Price
Tammy Rush
Lee Metzger
Acolyte Natalie Hulshizer Sierra Schaeffer Erin Files Wendy Lang Jamie Idell Holly Files
Liturgist Vi Burg Wendy Lang Brian Rush Arlie McMahan Ann Wright Dorothy Davidson
Nursery Hulshizer
Family
Steve
Maraschiello
Deb & Julie
Kantner
Open Ministry Gossard Family
Children’s
Church
Hulshizer Family Open Ministry Karen Gossard Hulshizer Family Open Ministry
Fellowship
Hour
Smith &
Liebenow
Christian Ed
Team
Mission Resource
Team
Music &
Worship
Culinary Team
Sound
(tentative)
Pete Hulshizer Jon Bordo Chuck Files Melanie Isganitis Greg Price Pete Hulshizer
Altar Guild Karen Gossard
Lois-Ann Barndt
Sue Krass
Karen Gossard
Lois-Ann Barndt
Sue Krass
Karen Gossard
Lois-Ann Barndt
Sue Krass
Karen Gossard
Lois-Ann Barndt
Sue Krass
Karen Rush Karen Gossard
Lois-Ann Barndt
Sue Krass
WEDNESDAY EVENING LENTEN SERVICE
March 22 @ 7:00PM
Welcomer: Joan Hutchinson
Acolyte: Liz Flexer
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Treasurers Notes: Please find below the monthly reporting on contributions for 2017. These totals represent what our church
is collecting and what we need to collect to support the 2017 operating budget as well as our commitments
to OCWM and FISH. Thank you for your continued support as we adventure into another spiritual year. Sincerely, Deborah Liebenow [email protected] (this is a shared email account with Jim Liebenow),
215-257-2597
St. Andrew’s Church Scholarship Anyone who is planning on taking any continuing education classes is eligible for the church
scholarship. Applications must be submitted to the church office by March 31st. If you are
interested in applying for the church scholarship, applications are available in the church office.
The church offers two $100 scholarships to members of the congregation. Last year’s
recipients were Max Hill and Nik Peterson. You will need two letters of recommendation so
ask those teachers, employers or other people who know you well. You will also need to
write a short essay and fill out a short application. All of which should not take a lot of time.
Who knows, it may be you receiving the scholarship check during worship this summer.
Members of the Scholarship Team include Vi Burg, Karen Rush and Tammy Rush.
Sharing the love with Valentine Cookies in Sunday School
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mailto:[email protected]:(215)%20257-2597
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St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ
615 E. Walnut Street
PO Box 69
Perkasie, PA 18944
215-257-2880 www.standrewsucc.org
Shared Table 2016-2017
The Shared Table Ministry will be visiting the Old First Church in Philadelphia this fall and winter on the third Sunday of each month, November through April. This is a ministry to help feed homeless men at a shelter organized by the Bethesda Project.
The dates for this season are November 20, December 18, January 15,
February 19, March 19 and April 16 (Easter Sunday).
Come share the spirit of The Lord! We depart St. Andrew’s at 4:30pm and return at approx. 9pm. We will provide dinner, dessert, and camaraderie for 35 homeless men each Sunday during our visit. A planning meeting will be held each Sunday a week before the trip to Old First Church. Meals are prepared at home then taken to Old First and served to the men. We need folks to cook and folks to serve.
Contact Tom Tabar (267-218-0531) with questions or if you wish to participate.
2017 Consistory Members Bill Owler, Bonnie Hunsicker, Lee Metzger, Arlie McMahan, Tina Hulshizer, Ron Grace, Melanie Isganitis, Kathy Fretz, Nancy Owler, Herb Volk, Susan Krass Consistory meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00pm. Consistory Minutes are available in the church office.
Pennridge FISH - CURRENT NEEDS 100% Fruit or Vegetable Juice
Spaghetti and other pasta
Spaghetti sauce, Rice and Rice mix
Pasta sides, Canned fish and tuna
Canned meat, beans
Canned chili and stew, Canned fruits and vegetables
Dried fruit, Pancake Mix, Pancake syrup
Cold and hot cereals, Dry potatoes, Gravy, broth
Soups, all kinds, Cake mix and frosting
Flour and Sugar, Condiments, spices, cooking oil
Peanut Butter and Jelly, COFFEE, tea and hot chocolate
Diapers, sizes 1,2,3,4,5,6, Diaper Wipes
Bath Soaps and shampoos
Laundry detergent and cleaning products
Paper towels, toilet paper, tissues
Gluten Free and Diabetic foods
Feminine products, toiletries, shaving items,
deodorant, toothpaste