Worship at First Church of the Brethren

July 2017

July 2 – 9:25 am Worship

Message – “The Power of Hope”

Scripture Focus – Romans 5:1-5 As we face the challenges that life often presents, we find the words from Paul, the apostle, to be a call to faithful living. When we face adversity, we have the opportunity for growth and as we mature, hope becomes a foundational part of that experience.

10:45 am - Sunday School

July 9 – 9:25 am Worship

Message – “A Church for Today”

Scripture Focus – Acts 2:42-47 This scripture gives us a glimpse into the life of the early church. What is it that we can learn for our living today and move us into the future? Let us explore the facets of this early church and examine what we find for our own congregation.

10:45 am – Sunday School

July 16 – 9:25 am Worship

Message – “Pressing on Toward the Goal”

Scripture Focus – Philippians 3:4b-14 When Paul wrote to the Philippians, he used language that people would have understood at the time – the idea of running a race. How might we use that image in our own Christian journey? This is a challenge to make sure that we have great focus in our understanding of being a disciple of Christ.

10:45 am – Sunday School

July 23 – Spring Dam Worship

9:00 am Worship at the Spring Dam Join with the churches of the community in worship! Rain location is Bare Memorial Church of God No worship at First Church of the Brethren July 30 – 9:25 am Worship Message – “A Changed Mind”

Scripture Focus – Romans 12:1-8 This passage of scripture contains these words, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God – what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Challenging words, important words for sure…..let us dig into what it means for our living in the 21st century.

10:45 – Sunday School

The July Update on the Dowdy’s

Much has happened since I wrote my last update in the newsletter. Shortly before the time we spent in Kansas

and Nebraska, a contract was signed on our home in Huntingdon and almost simultaneously, after looking at

several homes, we were able to find a new home in Harrisonburg, VA and signed that contract. Presently we

are securing a moving company to help us make the move. They will load up our household goods on Monday,

July 31 and we will close on our home in Huntingdon on August 1. We hope to close on the house in

Harrisonburg on the next day. I will probably be taking a few days of vacation during that week as we make that

transition. Following the move of our household items to Harrisonburg, we will to live in a vacant home of a

member of Stone Church. We are just finalizing those plans as I write.

One other note, I will use the last few days of August (28-31) as vacation in order that we can move

permanently to Harrisonburg following Christy’s last Sunday, August 27. We continue to ask for your prayers as

we all move into this transition.

God’s blessings to you!

Pastor Dale

FINANCE AND FACILITY FINANCE Income - Our current income through week 24 (June 11) is doing well despite a temporary drop on Picnic Day causing both Total and Giving income to drop slightly below 100 percent of budget plan. This shortfall required moving $3,500 from our holding fund to cover weekly expenses. Expenses - April and May have seen an increase in budgeted expenses as expected and at the end of May we are at 39 percent of our expense budget.

ATTENDANCE Attendance for church service on Picnic Day was 86 and dropped our year to date average from 146 to 143.

FACILITY - Work continues finalizing the new drainage system installed several weeks ago. We have not noticed any roof leaks during the more recent heavy rains. “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 NKJV

In Service to our Lord and Church

Linda Piper Bill & Georgia Hagstrom Gary & Jane Thompson Clara Hoffman John Coates Not held

July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 30

Organist Darlene Wyland Cathy Petre Darlene Wyland Spring Dam Weekend Barb Wineland

Pianist Brenda Fluke-

Garber Cathy Neal Marcia Fleck Marcia Fleck

Storyteller Sandy Norris Bethann Frederick

Pattie Conlon Spring Dam Weekend

Cindy Shaw

Nursery Attendant

Pat Dick Signe Dellinger

Audrey Smith

Signe Dellinger

Welcome Center

Jane Brumbaugh Carol Emerick Jeannie Stiffler Arlene Beers Nancy Forshey

Parking Lot Greeters

Dave Imes Dave Imes Matt May Joe Price

Chuck Russell Wade Rhodes

Flowers Memory of Chuck Piper’s Birthday

Memory of Galen & Laura

Snyder

Bulletins Memory of

parents by Fred & Arlene Beers

Greeters

Front Door: Rear Door:

Deacon Greeters

Front Door: Rear Door:

Acolyte Audio Technician

Fellowship Time

8 am

July 15

New Frontier

Join us for

Breakfast!

Spring

Dam

Weekend

Worship at

9 am

No services

will be held

in our

church.

INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Anna Claar Morrison Cove Court Room 313 429 S. Market Street Martinsburg, PA 16662

2 Joe & Bobbi Price 4 Hank & Mary Ann Meetze 5 Jeremiah & Nichole Detwiler 8 Kevin & Megan Schneider 10 Don & Cindy Hamm 12 Sherwood & Susan Bumbarger 19 Dave & Chris Brumbaugh

19 Patrick & Karen Long 21 Ed & Virginia Bopp 22 Pete & Kay Rinker 25 Monte & Kim Smith 26 Joseph & Emily Oakes Bret & Reva Smith 27 Mark & Lori Loucks

1 Cody Wyland 4 Cassidy Smith 5 Kristina Hamm Gemma Nooyen 6 Becky Bianconi Julie Dively 7 Helen Johnson

Alyssa Bianconi Todd Thompson Caroline Keith 8 Jamie Russell 9 Chad Crumrine Angela Holsinger 10 Charli Russell Graci Russell 11 Jacey Myers Isabell McCready Hudson Martin

12 Betsy Garach Aydin Caldwell Jay Reilly 13 Janie Myers Shirley Smith 14 Chris Brumbaugh Brian Fluke Cathy Petre April Harmon Kassidy Burket 15 Mark Musselman Terra Norris-Gartmann Tiana Eicher Reese Evans 17 Monte Smith Mary Ann Meetze Brailee Thompson Lynda Albright 19 Rory Martin

20 Kasey Frye Rose Snyder Reagan Thompson 21 Kevin Bishop Brian Caldwell 22 Elli Oakes 23 Jack Myers 24 Drusan Bithell 25 Derek Martin 26 Cameron Croft Justin Walls Lori Perkins 27 Amy Wineland Abigail Detwiler 28 Ethan Walls 29 Kelly Frederick 30 Walker Eckenrode 31 Ashley Albright

The Women’s Fellowship will be making soup on Monday, July 10th. They will make sandwiches and dessert to go with the soup, and take them to those who are “less mobile” from our church family on Tuesday. Want to be involved? Contact Linda Piper or Jan Claar for more information.

The family and friends of Karl Diehl invite you to send birthday wishes to help Karl celebrate his 100th birthday on August 2nd. Cards may be sent to Karl at 208 June Drive Apt 131, Roaring Spring, PA 16673.

Joe Surin has requested his membership be transferred to Circle of Peace Church in Peoria, Arizona. We wish Joe well as he continues his spiritual journey with his new church family.

We express our deepest sympathy to the family of Jan Speck, to husband Gary, son Bryan, mother Bette Frye on her entering her eternal home on June

18, 2017. Please keep the family in prayer as they journey through the grieving process. The Missions and Service Team would like to form a committee to meet over the summer to organize and plan for HERITAGE FAIR which will be held at CBD on September 23, 2017. If y interested in serving on this committee, contact Darlene Wyland.

Saturday, July 22nd 3 pm Slip ‘N Slide

Greetings from Fairview Church of the Brethren in Williamsburg!

We are sending this invitation to your entire church family to join us on Saturday, July 15, 2017 beginning at 4:30 p.m. for our OUTDOOR MUSIC & STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

Come out to the lawn of our church for a wonderful evening of

Music, Entertainment, Good Food and Fellowship!

Our church is located 4 miles South of Williamsburg on Clover Creek Road.

If you have any questions about this event, please feel free to call our church office at 814-832-3750 or Beth Sollenberger at 814-207-5385 .

The proceeds from this event will support our Youth Fellowship and their trip to National Youth Conference in Colorado.

July 5 - 7 - Clara Hoffman, Vada Thompson

July 9 - 15 - Ryan Butler, Alec Madden

July 16 - 21 -Adam Baird, Willow Miller,

Jack Myers, Destiny Wagner, Jacey Myers,

Zane Croft, Zeth Croft

July 23 - 28 - Aidan Baird, Reese Evans,

Tyreke Green, Jaden Myers, Dominic

Wagner

Mail may be send to

“Camper Name” Camp Blue Diamond PO Box 240 Petersburg, PA 16669

2017 Summer Sunday School Schedule June 18 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 June 25 Family Sunday School Magician Show with Dan Miller July 2 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 July 9 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 July 16 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 July 23 Sunday School will not be held July 30 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 August 6 Family Sunday School with Juggler Andrew Brown August 13 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 August 20 Sunday School will not be held. August 27 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 September 3 Combined: Jr & Sr youth, adults Combined: Pre-K through 5th grade Nursery in Room 202 September 10 Rally Day – Kick-off of the 2017 – 2018 Sunday School Year

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Community Worship Service at the Spring Dam at 9 am

If it rains it will be at the Bare Memorial Church of God

Pastor Del Smith will speak

The Lions will serve breakfast beginning at 7 am

Highlights of June Leadership Meeting

Held on April 30, 2017 Presentation on Camp Blue Diamond Capital Campaign by Brian Bert. CBD is asking for a

commitment to a 5yr Campaign for building projects and a Reserve and Replacement Fund.

Missions and Service Team - Darlene Wyland - Payments were made toward our budgeted outreach for The Village, Middle PA District and Camp Blue Diamond. - Darlene's team is looking for volunteers to make up a committee for Heritage Fair. Finance and Facility Team - Mark Garach - Work on improving roof drainage is done and seems to be working well. The pipes out front will be going underground.

- The floors downstairs have been refinished. They will be buffing the hall by the pastor's study next.

- Mark made a presentation of a recommendation by the Finance Team to start an endowment fund using $25,000 from the parsonage sale. Leadership Team supported the recommendation and asked them to move ahead. Information will be presented at the June 4th Congregational Forum. (Those present supported setting up the fund).

Worship Team - Terry Hershberger - Dale will be away one Sunday in July and one Sunday in August.

- Choir ends this Sunday for the year. There is a special service planned with Dale including four musical selections from the choir.

Christian Education Team - Janie Myers - Discussion on support for youth going to workcamps. Need to revise guidelines to

clarify financial support from CBYF. Hospitality and Communications Team- Valerie Smith - The Mother and Daughter banquet is June 3.

- The graduate breakfast is slated for Sunday, June 4. - Work on Pictorial Directory has been completed and submitted to Lifetouch for printing. Hopefully will be available by late August. Deacon Report - Garachs - Visitations to shut-ins continue and Prayer gatherings continue every two weeks also.

- There will be no summer baptisms. - The deacons gave a donation to those going to work camps. - Spring communion is being kept at the 6:30 hour. - An anointing service is scheduled for June 25 during the worship service. - In-pew communion is scheduled for August 20 and one in the fall on October 1. - There will be a deacon call on October 15 with the voting to take place on October 29.

Other Business - - June 4 Congregational Forum. Presentations on Constitution revisions, CBD Capital Campaign, and Endowment Fund. - Search committee is continuing to search. - Discussion on restructuring Youth program. Next Meeting - June 27th 6:30

◄ June July 2017 August ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Annual Conference

2 9:25 am Worship

10:45 am Sunday School Annual Conference

3

4 Independence Day

Office Closed

5 9 am Ladies Aid 1 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry

6 9 am Bulletin Deadline 9 am Breakfast Fellowship at Spring House Grille 6:30 pm Knitting Group

7

8

9 9:25 am Worship

10:45 am Sunday School

10

11 9:30 am Staff

12 9 am Ladies Aid 1 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry

13 9 am Bulletin Deadline 9 am Breakfast Fellowship at Spring House Grille 6:30 pm Knitting Group

14 Newsletter submissions due

15 Fellowship Hall Reserved 8 am Men’s Fellowship Breakfast

16 9:25 am Worship

10:45 am Sunday School

17

18 9:30 am Staff

19 9 am Ladies Aid 1 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry 2:30 pm depart for Pirates game

20 9 am Bulletin Deadline 9 am Breakfast Fellowship at Spring House Grille 6:30 pm Knitting Group

21

22 3 pm Sr Youth Slip ‘n slide Spring Dam Weekend

23 9 am Spring Dam

Community Worship

24

25 9:30 am Staff

26 9 am Ladies Aid 1 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry

27 9 am Bulletin Deadline 9 am Breakfast Fellowship at Spring House Grille 6:30 pm Knitting Group

28

29

30 9:25 am Worship

10:45 am Sunday School

31

“As a rose fills a room with its fragrance, so will God’s love fill our lives.” - Margaret Brownley

Vacation Bible School 6 – 8:30 pm Shawnee Park

Attitude is the mind's paintbrush. It can color a situation gloomy and gray, or cheerful and

gay. In fact, attitudes are more important than facts. —Mary C. Crowley

“When all other doors in life are closed to us, Jesus will be for us the ever-open door. … To call any situation hopeless is to shut the door on God.” —Anthony Coniaris “May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please but as the opportunity to do what is right.” —Peter Marshall

“Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.” —Corrie ten Boom

“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.” ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes.” ~Author Unknown

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