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F I R S T P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H OF A L L E N T O W N
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown is a diverse body of faith committed to living God’s love in the way of Jesus Christ.
We do this through worship, study, service and relationships for the common good of our community and the world.
M AY 1 , 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 2 3 , # 9
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS – Page 2,3
MISSION MINISTRY – Page 4
SIXTH STREET SHELTER – Page 5
COMMON TABLE – Page 6
CALENDAR OF EVENTS – Page 7
CONGREGATIONAL LIFE,
WORSHIP & SUNDAY VOLUNTEERS –
back cover
P A S T O R A L R E F L E C T I O N S
INTRODUCING MARIANNE KITZMILLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
After an extensive search, I am so pleased to introduce to
you Marianne Kitzmiller who will be our new Executive
Director for Finance and Administration. Marianne will
lead, manage, and oversee the day to day operations of
the church when it comes to finances and administration.
This includes supervising our office staff; our Director
for Communications, Social Media, and Web Development,
Nikki Jones; our Director for Property Management
and Scheduling, Diana Wampole; and a soon to be
hired 20 hour a week bookkeeper. Marianne has extensive
experience in both the for-profit and non-profit
world. She holds two bachelor’s degrees: one in accounting
and one in marketing and communications. Both degrees
are from Bloomsburg University. She is also an
M.B.A. candidate at Wilkes University. Marianne is a
seasoned controller and accountant, she is a strong leader,
and she is incredibly enthused to join the ministry of
FPCA, serving in this mission-critical position. With
some of the recent staff changes, I thought it would be
helpful for you to know “who-to-contact” with the various
office and support questions you might have. See the
list on the right panel.
Blessings,
Tony
Marianne Kitzmiller, Executive Director for Administration
and Finance will support you with questions about giving,
planned giving, and other inquiries related to the finances of
the church.
Marianne.kitzmiller@fpcallentown.org (active May 6)
Diana Wampole, Director for Property Management and
Scheduling will support you with questions about the church
calendar, scheduling events, and questions about the property.
Diana.wampole@fpcallentown.org
Nikki Jones, Director for Communications, Social Media, and
Web Development will support you with questions about Tidings,
the website, and our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Nikki.jones@fpcallentown.org
Kathy Mammele, Ministry Coordinator for Pastoral Care and
Connections will support you with questions about Pastoral
Care, Stephen Ministry, and Connections ministry.
Kathy.mammele@fpcallentown.org
Caley Oels, Ministry Support for Spiritual Formation and Mission
will support you with office and logistics questions related
to the Session, Spiritual Formation, Mission, Long Range
Planning, and the Personnel committee.
Caley.oels@fpcallentown.org
Carol Kelly, Ministry Support for Worship and Membership
will support you with questions about worship, items for the
bulletin, and membership inquiries.
Carol.kelly@fpcallentown.org

N E W S A N D A N N O U N C E M E N T S P A G E 2
JOIN US AT OUR BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
Our sixteenth annual Baccalaureate Service will
take place on Sunday, May 19, at 4:00 p.m. in the
sanctuary and all members and friends of our
church family are invited to attend. Since the
youth in our church attend 20 different school districts,
our Baccalaureate Service offers the opportunity
for us to offer our thanks to God for our
high school seniors, to celebrate this common
milestone in their lives, and to seek God’s continued
blessing on them in the next chapter in their
lives. The Youth Handbell and Youth Choirs will
assist in the leadership of this service as well as
many members of our church staff. The Baccalaureate
will be followed by a reception in the Fellowship
Hall in honor of our high school seniors.
WELCOMING CHILDREN TO THE LORD’S TA-
BLE CLASS ON MAY 4!
Welcoming Children to the Lord’s Table is our
class to help first through fifth graders and parents
better understand the meaning and significance of
the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. It will take
place Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 9:00 -11:30
a.m. Please contact Pam Weiss at the church office
to register or if you have any questions, 610-
395-3781 ext. 43.
LIVING WITH LOSS GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP:
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. , June 3, 10, 17, 24,
July 1, 8 at First Presbyterian Church in Allentown,
Room 118. To register please call 610-682-
1337 or go to (http://www.diakon.org/family-lifeservices/northeastern-pennsylvania/events/?)
PRESENTATIONS AT LUTHER CREST:
The public is cordially invited to attend Dr. Manfred
Bahmann’s presentation “Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
Agent of Grace” (with video) on Tuesday, May 14,
2:30 p.m. Both presentations will be offered in
Crest Hall of Luther Crest, 800 Hausman Road,
Allentown, PA 18104.
LAST CALL FOR NAMES OF GRADUATES!
If you or a member of your immediate family will
be graduating from high school, college or graduate
school this spring, we want to help celebrate
this milestone by recognizing our graduates.
Please contact Caley Oels at the church office by
this Sunday, May 5 (610-395-3781, Ext. 11,
caley.oels@fpcallentown.org) and share with us
the graduate’s name, school name, and, for college
and graduate school, the name of the degree and
major. We will share a list of all our graduates in
an upcoming Sunday Bulletin and issue of Tidings.
MAY COMMUNION LOOSE PLATE OFFERING
The Loose Plate Offering for May Communion will
help fund computers for refugees. Over the last
few years, FPC has supported this highly successful
program to help newly arrived refugees do well in
high school and community college. For more information
about the computer fund or other refugee
programs, please contact Leni Harriott at 610-762-
3981 or Leni@rcn.com.
PLANT SALE
This Sunday, May 5, First Presbyterian Church will
host a plant sale fundraiser on the front lawn from
8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The fundraiser will benefit
Lehigh County Conference of Churches with funds
earmarked for the Daybreak Program. All plants
are very modestly priced. Blue Mountain Nursery
has generously donated the plants.
MARRIAGE PREP SERIES:
Friday, June 28, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., and Saturday,
June 29 , 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Kutztown. Advance registration
required by June 14, 2013 (Registration fee $100
per couple; lunch served on Saturday). Please call
610-682-1337 or go to (http://www.diakon.org/
family-life-services/northeastern-pennsylvania/
events/?EventId=3705)

N E W S A ND A N N O U N C E M E N T S P A G E 3
IS GOD CALLING YOU TO TEACH CHURCH SCHOOL?
Have you ever thought that perhaps God has given you the gift of teaching? Have you wondered whether or
not this might be a gift you could share with others? Are you open to considering whether or not you are being
called to serve as a Church School teacher this fall without any pressure or expectation that you will teach?
Here is your opportunity to do just that. On Saturday, May 11, from 8:45-11:00 a.m. and Monday, May 13,
from 5:45-8:00 p.m. two identical discernment sessions will be offered to anyone interested in exploring this
possibility. A Curriculum Task Force of our Spiritual Formation Team will offer you a hands-on overview of
a new curriculum we will be using this fall in all of our Church School classes. After an extensive time of
study and prayer, our Spiritual Formation Team approved moving to a new curriculum that will connect each
Sunday’s class with that day’s scripture lesson and sermon in worship. This will help all participants to discern
better what God is seeking to say to them through each Sunday’s scripture lesson and how best to reflect
that message in their daily lives. Because all classes will be focused on the same lesson, this will also enable
further discussion to continue in families and with other friends in our church family. All current, former and
“never-before” Church School teachers are encouraged to participate in one of these two workshops. Simply
register by Sunday, May 5, with Caley Oels in the church office by email caley.oels@fpcallentown.org or
phone 610-395-3781, Ext. 11. After participating in one of the workshops, participants will be given a period
of time prayerfully to consider if God is calling them to teach in the fall before offering their decision to the
Spiritual Formation Team.
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY
Members of this year’s Confirmation Class who have chosen to make a public profession of faith in Jesus
Christ as their Lord and Savior, will be confirmed in worship on Sunday, May 12, at the 10:15 a.m. traditional
worship service and the 10:30 a.m. alternative worship service. A church-wide reception honoring this year’s
Confirmands will take place on the front lawn of the church following these worship services.
THE 10:10 WORSHIP BAND INVITES YOU TO PRAISEFEST 2013
"The 10:10 - Life To The Full" is what you'll see emblazoned on keyboard
player Phil Henderson's t-shirt pretty much every Sunday morning. It is
the driving thought and Scripture (John 10:10) behind the Alternative Service
at First Presbyterian.
One of the visions expressed to the 10:10 band by both Lead Pastor
Tony Sundermeier and Director of Alternative Worship Adam Tavolaro was to
take the joy and fullness of life expressed through worship at the Alternative
Service and begin to embrace the community with it outside of the church walls.
Enter PraiseFest 2013. The event, taking place in Laureldale, PA on Saturday May 11, is a collaborative
worship service. The 10:10 Band, in addition to Cross-Eyed Jake, The Westlawn United Methodist Church
Praise Band, and Rock Solid from Calvary United Methodist Church, Mohnton, will be playing a set of worship
tunes and a few originals.
The idea behind the PraiseFest 2013 is outlined in its slogan: "A day of music, food, fun and praising
God, getting the community together so that we can 'Help each other help others'". Event organizer, Jerry Geleff,
envisioned a venue where churches could put aside their differences and concentrate on working together,
pooling resources, and fostering Christian fellowship as the body of Christ continues to build the kingdom of
God.
PraiseFest 2013 is being hosted at the Rosedale Camp Grove Association building, located on 1616
Vine St, Laureldale, Pennsylvania 19605. The event will start at 4pm and continue until around 7:00pm. The
all-ages event is free for all, and the 10:10 Band would love to see you come support this wonderful gathering
of believers for Christ's glory!

M I S S I O N M I N I S T R Y P A G E 4
Good News from Malawi!
The rainy season brought sufficient rain this year, there is no drought, and the harvest should be good. Praise
God! A special thank you to everyone who contributed to the 2012 Advent alternative gift of maize for hunger
relief due to last year’s severe drought in Malawi. Your gifts saved lives! The gifts of maize were given
through Villages in Partnership (VIP). Our VIP contact, Liz Heinzel-Nelson, recently returned from Malawi,
saying people thanked her and told her, “I would not be here today if I did not get the maize from VIP.”
Malawi – “See One, Do One, Teach One”
Did you know that if you scrape a goat’s hooves with a knife, it can keep the goat from becoming lame?
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, PA (FPCA) members and friends generously gave Advent alternative
gifts of animals, including goats, to Naming’azi Farm in Malawi. The animals are given to the most vulnerable
people in the villages of Malawi, and the first offspring are given to other families in great need.
Recently, a team of veterinarians from New Jersey traveled to Malawi through Villages in Partnership and visited
Naming’azi Farm. The veterinarians asked a group of local farmers if their goats were lame. Most of the
farmers raised their hands. Using the theory: “See One, Do One, Teach One,” the veterinarians demonstrated a
procedure using a knife to care for the goats’ hooves to help prevent the goats from becoming lame. (“See
One”.) Next, the local farmers performed the procedure. (“Do One.”) Finally, the farmers went back to their
villages to show the method to another person. (“Teach One.”)
Now, thanks to the veterinary team making a 5-year commitment to Malawi, extra care will be given to the
animals, including those given in Christian love by FPCA.
First Presbyterian Church, Malawi and Honduras
In just the last year and a half, members and friends of First Presbyterian Church of Allentown (FPCA) have
given numerous gifts of chickens, goats, fish, wells and trees to help our brothers and sisters in Malawi.
Thanks to you, gifts were also given to buy bricks for schools and maize to feed the desperately hungry, plus
more than 50 Malawian children now have loving sponsors!
In response to God’s call to Malawi, and our congregation’s amazing support, FPCA’s International/
National (I/N) Mission Team plans to continue our relationship with Malawi. Due to the high cost of traveling
there, FPCA does not plan to have a mission trip to Malawi at this time. Since we can receive updates
through Villages in Partnership (VIP), a New Jersey based organization who is actively involved in Malawi,
the I/N team has decided we can best support our Malawi brothers and sisters through prayers, gifts and correspondence.
Seeking to provide the congregation with an affordable overseas mission opportunity, the I/N team is planning
a Living Water International mission trip to Honduras in 2014. Why Honduras? Pastor Tony Sundermeier has
seen first-hand the need in Honduras and will be traveling with a medical mission team to this Central American
country this year. The I/N team believes we are being called to meet our Honduran brothers and sisters
where they live…to walk alongside them…to dig a well together.
Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in Malawi even as we seek to meet those who live in
Honduras.
Water:
“At any given time, half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related
disease. Unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hygiene cause nearly 90 percent of all diseases
in the world, and claim the lives of 5,000 children under the age of five every day.” Living Water International
First Presbyterian Church will be working side-by-side with Living Water International in Honduras during
2014 to build a well and provide safe, clean water for our brothers and sisters. Watch for details about how you
can be a part of this mission, whether you travel to Honduras, or become part of the “home team!” Meanwhile,
please pray for all those who don’t have access to this most precious resource- clean water.

S I X T H S T R E E T S H E L T E R P A G E 5
Sixth Street Shelter Project- PART 2-
“The Build!”
First Presbyterian Church will be participating
with Habitat for Humanity to build a 5 apartment
addition to the Sixth Street Shelter.
We need your help! New Blitz weeks are
June 3 – June 15
Volunteers are needed daily for the following (see back for job descriptions):
Carpentry (8 volunteers per day)
Lunch Crew (4 volunteers per day)
Site clean-up (2 volunteers per day)
There are also opportunities later in the year for painting, finish carpentry, and flooring installation.
Sign up now online!
Access the website VolunteerSpot (link : http://vols.pt/R8ND26 ) to see the sign up calendar. You will initially
be asked to provide your email address (you will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot), and
later your name and phone number. Select the date(s) and job(s) of your choice.
For questions please stop by the Library before or after church worship this Sunday May 5, or contact Charley
Underwood horsedriver@hotmail.com or Kim Ceccatti kceccatti@msn.com.
Job Descriptions:
Carpentry (8:00 am – 3:00 pm): Must be at least 18
This team will help frame the building and provide other miscellaneous carpentry support. Needed skills
can be quickly taught at the jobsite by the very experienced site supervisors. During the Blitz weeks, we
need experienced and un-experienced volunteers for heavy lifting, nailing, hammering, nailing partitions
together, house wrap, staple, and taping activities.
Lunch (10:00 am – 1:00 pm):
This team will prepare lunch for the work crew at the jobsite starting about 10 am in First Pres’ kitchen.
Food and recipes will be there waiting. The team will then take the lunch to the jobsite and clean-up afterwards.
Site Clean-Up (8:00 am – 3:00 pm): Must be at least 18
No construction skills required. This team will clean-up construction debris as it begins to accumulate
throughout the day. The goal is to keep the worksite safe by keeping it clean.

C O M M O N T A B L E P A G E 6
This Month’s:
Parent Seminar
Be a Good Parent—Look
First in the Mirror!
MAY 5
ICE CREAM SUNDAE BAR
FOR DESSERT
4:00-5:15pm
Infants & Toddlers - Nursery (Rm. 112)
Pre K & Kindergartners - Activity (Rm. 113)
1 st -5 th Graders - Activity (Meet in Fellowship Hall)
6 th -12 th Graders - Youth Choir Rehearsal
(Choir Room)
Parents - Parent Seminar (Rm. 115)
Other Adults - Adult Seminar (Chapel)
5:15-6:15pm
Everyone - Dinner at Common Table
(Fellowship Hall)
Cost - $4 per person or $20 maximum per family.
Make dinner reservations by Wednesday May 1,
with the church office. 610-395-3781 Ext. 11 or
caley.oels@fpcallentown.org
The speaker will be Jim Moczydlowski,
principal at Trumbauersville
Elementary School
in the Quakertown School District,
former special education
teacher and school psychologist
in the Parkland and Pottsgrove
school districts, and a member
of our church who has served in
the past as a Confirmation
Class advisor and leader of parenting
classes.
Adult Seminar
The Evolution of Adam
Evolutionary theory has been
around for generations, but in
recent years two factors are
bringing the issue back into the
public eye. … the relentless,
articulate, and popular attacks
on Christianity by the New
Atheists … and … wellpublicized
advances in our understanding
of evolution, particularly
genetics.” Those are
the introductory words of Dr.
Peter Enns book that seeks to
look at this topic from a scientific
and religious perspective.
Dr. Enns, professor of
biblical studies at Eastern University,
will join us for this
seminar thanks to our Scientists
in Congregations grant from the
Templeton Foundation. All
participants will receive a free
copy of his book, “The Evolution
of Adam.”

C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S : M A Y 5 — M A Y 1 9 P A G E 7
Sunday, May 5
Communion
Graduating Senior Retreat
8:30 a.m. Daybreak Plant Sale
8:45 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:00 a.m. Alternative Worship
Church School (All Ages)
10:00 a.m. Arabic Worship
10:15 a.m. Traditional Worship
10:30 a.m. Alternative Worship
11:00 a.m. Arabic Fellowship Time
11:30 a.m. Graduating Senior Retreat
Returns
11:45 a.m. Associate Pastor Nominating
Committee
12:15 p.m. Burmese Worship
3:00 p.m. Gospel Choir Rehearsal
Yoga
4:00 p.m. Common Ground Zero! with
Common Table
Baptism Class
6:45 p.m. Board of Deacons
Monday, May 6
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool
11:30 p.m. Weekday Preschool Lunch
Bunch
3:30 p.m. Interfaith Action Committee
of the LCCC
5:30 p.m. Yoga Class
6:30 p.m. Jr. Girl Scout Troop #611
7:00 p.m. Serenity Al-Anon Group
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesday, May 7
9:00 a.m. Pastoral Care Staff
Weekday Preschool
10:15 a.m. All Staff Meeting
11:00 a.m. Executive Leadership Team
12:00 p.m. Shawl Knitting Ministry
1:30 p.m. Worship Planning Team
5:30 p.m. ESL Class
Tuesday Night Together
7:00 p.m. Safe Sanctuaries Committee
Curriculum Task Force
Wednesday, May 8
6:45 a.m. Men’s Discipleship Group
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool
Sewing, Quilting & Craft
Groups
9:30 a.m. Spiritual Formation Staff
12:00 p.m. Lehigh County Mental
Retardation
2:00 p.m. Staff Calendar Planning
5:30 p.m. Web Communications Team
6:30 p.m. Jr. Girl Scout Troop #670
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Depression & Bi-Polar Support
Alliance
Session Meeting with
Confirmands & Reception
7:30 p.m. Wednesday Men’s Bible Study
Thursday, May 9
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool
11:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool Yoga
5:00 p.m. 10:10 Band Setup & Rehearsal
5:30 p.m. ESL Class
6:30 p.m. Dance Ministry Rehearsal
Youth Handbell Rehearsal
Thursday, May 9 Continued
7:00 p.m. Al-Anon
Alateen
Caron Parent Support Group
Stephen Ministry Training
Communications Committee
7:30 p.m. Adult Handbells Rehearsal
Prayer Vigil for Peace
8:00 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, May 10
9:00 p.m. Weekday Preschool
9:15 p.m. Women’s Bible Study
11:30 a.m. Weekday Preschool Extended
Care—Lil Sports
5:30 p.m. Confirmation Class
Rehearsal
Saturday, May 11
8:45 a.m. Church School Leaders Intro
To New Curriculum
9:00 a.m. Reading of Session Minutes
10:00 a.m. Shawl Knitting Ministry III
11:00 a.m. Second Harvest Food Bank
Collection
Sunday, May 12
Confirmation Sunday
Mother’s Day
8:45 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:00 a.m. Alternative Worship
Church School
10:00 a.m. Arabic Worship
10:15 a.m. Traditional Worship
10:30 a.m. Alternative Worship
11:00 a.m. Arabic Fellowship Time
11:30 a.m. Confirmation Class
Reception
11:45 a.m. Associate Pastor Nominating
Committee
12:15 p.m. Burmese Worship
5:00 p.m. Middle & High School
Fellowships
Monday, May 13
8:30 p.m. National Piano Guild
Auditions
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool
11:30 a.m. Weekday Preschool Lunch
Bunch
5:30 p.m. Yoga
5:45 p.m. Church School Leader’s Intro
to New Curriculum
6:00 p.m. Property and Landscaping
Committee
6:30 p.m. Jr. Girl Scout Troop #611
7:00 p.m. Serenity Al-Anon Group
Board of Trustees
7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
Tuesday, May 14
8:30 a.m. National Piano Guild
Auditions
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool-Fun Day
Pastoral Care Staff
10:15 a.m. All Staff Meeting
11:00 a.m. Executive Leadership Team
1:30 p.m. Worship Planning Team
4:30 p.m. Long Range Planning Team
5:30 p.m ESL Class
Tuesday Night Together
7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Training
Spiritual Formation
Coordinating Team
Wednesday, May 15
6:45 a.m. Men’s Discipleship Group
8:30 a.m. National Piano Guild
Auditions
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool
Sewing, Quilting & Craft
Groups
9:30 a.m. Spiritual Formation Staff
10:30 a.m. Tidings Crew
6:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Supper and
Song
Greening Creation
Committee
6:30 p.m. Brownie Troop #6232
Daisy Troop #671
Girl Scout Leader Training
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Depression & Bi-Polar
Support Alliance
7:30 p.m. Wednesday Men’s Bible
Study
Thursday, May 16
8:30 a.m. Tidings Vision Team
National Piano Guild
Auditions
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool
11:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool Yoga
5:00 p.m. 10:10 Band Setup &
Rehearsal
5:30 p.m. ESL Class
Safety Committee
6:30 p.m. Youth Handbell Choir
Rehearsal
Dance Ministry Rehearsal
7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Training
Caron Parent Support Group
Al-Anon
Alateen
8:00 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, May 17
9:00 a.m. Weekday Preschool-Fun Day
Valley Youth House Kids
Electronics Recycling
9:15 a.m. Women’s Bible Study
11:30 a.m. Weekday Preschool
Extended Care - Lil Sports
Saturday, May 18
7:30 a.m. Saturday Men’s Group
8:30 a.m. Stephen Ministry Retreat
9:00 a.m. Common Ground-Zero!
Evaluation Team
10:00 a.m. International Adoption
Information Meeting
Sunday, May 19
Day of Pentecost
Stephen Ministry Commissioning
8:45 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:00 a.m. Alternative Worship
Church School (All Ages)
10:00 a.m. Arabic Worship
10:15 a.m. Traditional Worship
10:30 a.m. Alternative Worship
11:00 a.m. Arabic Fellowship Time
11:30 a.m. Cantate Domino Rehearsal
11:45 a.m. Associate Pastor Nominating
Committee
12:00 p.m. Keller Scholarship
Committee
12:15 p.m. Burmese Worship
3:00 p.m. Youth Handbell Choir
Warm-up
3:15 p.m. Youth Choir Warm-up
4:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Service &
Reception
The next issue of Tidings will be published on 5/15/2013. Articles must be submitted to Nikki Jones
at nikki.jones@fpcallentown.org by 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 5/8/2013 for inclusion in this issue.
Articles will be reprinted, space permitting, and at the discretion of the editor, condensed for their
second printing. Questions? Contact Nikki Jones at 610-395-3781, Ext. 23.

C O N G R E G A T I O N A L L I F E P A G E 8
IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY (Parish #)
(as of 12:00 p.m.. Tuesday)
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS are with those who have been hospitalized recently. So that we might keep each other
in prayer, it is the custom of this congregation to publish hospitalizations unless requested not to do so. At St. Luke’s Bethlehem:
Nancy Couto; At Sacred Heart Hospital: Herbie Gottschall, Jr.; At Luther Crest Health Care Center: Clara Claitor
(#19); At Phoebe Home (rehab): Eleanor Hay (#31), Claire Brown (#6), Dan Brown (#6). If you would like to send cards or
letters to those in the hospital, please contact Kathy Mammele, Director of Pastoral Care (610)395-3781, Ext. 39.
HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL: Gloria McGilloway (#18), Charles Gehring (#22), Linda Halma (#19), Robert Heinly (#1),
Judith Diehl (#19), Barbara Johnson (#18).
CONGRATULATIONS TO: Melody, Jeremie and Emily Schadler (#2) on the birth of Michael James Schadler, son of Melody and
Jeremie, brother of Emily, on March 21.
SYMPATHY OF THE PASTORS AND CONGREGATION TO: Dorrie, Jessie and Katie Graul (#12) on the death of Terry
Graul, husband of Dorrie, father of Jessie and Katie on April 19; Kerry Ann Kollhoff (#16) on the death of her mother,
Marjorie Ritter on March 18; Wally Schroeder (#19) on the death of his wife, Bernice on April 26.
CHURCH TRIUMPHANT: Bernice Schroeder (#19) on April 26.
STAFF PRAYER LIST
On May 21, 2013 the staff will pray for the following members of our church family who comprise a portion of Parish #16
Dawn Noga; Ed, Pat and Kim Noga; Wistar and Agnes Paist; Rodney, Ellen and Rory Pelzel; John and Deborah Purdy; Geraldine
Reynolds; Laura Schantz and Donald Getz
On May 28, 2013 the staff will pray for the following members of our church family who comprise a portion of Parish #16
Kathleen and James Smith; Richard and Helene Thompson; Sebastian, Elizabeth, Ryleigh and Makenzie Van Beek; Lois Vandenburg;
Aaron and Sydney Wilcoxson and Karen McGuiness; Marilyn Wright
THIS SUNDAY IN WORSHIP
May 5, 2013
8:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m. (T*) services
Rev. Mike Drake
9:00 a.m. (A*), 10:30 a.m. (A*) services
Chris Cocca
Sermon: “The Meaning of the City in the Mission
of God: A Home in the City”
Scripture: Nehemiah 11: 1-4
8:45 a.m. (T*): Gospel Choir
10:15 a.m. (T*): Chancel Choir
9:00 a.m. (A*) &
10:30 a.m. (A*): 10:10 Worship Band
NEXT SUNDAY IN WORSHIP
May 12, 2013
8:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m. (T*) services
Rev. Stephen Emick
9:00 a.m. (A*), 10:30 a.m. (A*) services
Rev. Dr. Tony Sundermeier
Sermon: “Jesus In Us”
Scripture: John 17: 20-26
8:45 a.m. (T*) Adult Bell Choir
10:15 a.m. (T*): Youth Bell Choir/Youth Choir
9:00 a.m. (A*) &
10:30 a.m. (A*): 10:10 Worship Band
*Worship: T - Traditional; A - Alternative
SUNDAY MORNING VOLUNTEERS
Traditional Worship
Ushers – May 5:
8:45 a.m. Dorrie Graul , Team 5
10:15 a.m. Brittney Daniel, Team 8
Ushers – May 12:
8:45 a.m. Chris Laevey, Team 6
10:15 a.m. Peggy Gonoude, Team 7
Audio Room Volunteers
May 5 : Nelson Rabenold (8:45); Bill Richards (10:15)
May 12 : Joe Cavote (8:45); Mark Simmons (10:15)
Dial-A-Ride Volunteers
May 5 : John Lovis, JoAnn campbell
May 12 : George & Sharon Baker
Alternative Worship
Alternative Worship Greeters – May 5:
9:00 a.m. Volunteer Needed
10:30 a.m. Kelly Hess, Greeter Captain
Alternative Worship Greeters – May 12:
9:00 a.m. Volunteer Needed
10:30 a.m. Volunteer Needed
Office Volunteers
May 5 : Mary Freund (8:00); June Gordon (10:00)
May 12 : Emily Schneider (8:00); LuAnn Epstein (10:00)
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