St. Matthew’s UCC

A RESERVOIR OF FAITH IN THE SPRINGS

PASTOR

T IMOTHY

DUGAN

CELL PHONE:

570-428-4290

CHURCH PHONE:

717-243-1537

J ANUARY 2017

Email: stmattsemail@gmail.com Website: www.stmucc.org

From the Pastor…

Thank You and Happy New Year!

I am a very blessed man. Thank you for the Christmas gift. It’s amazing how

much it helps, and we really, really appreciate it. Thank you again.

We also, that is, each and every Dugan, thank you for coming to our Open House.

For the food you share, and the greetings and gifts you bring, we, like Mary,

treasure these things in our hearts.

One of the hallmarks of pastoral ministry is building and maintaining relation-

ships. On that score, you make it easy and enjoyable. It’s an honor to be your

pastor. God’s blessings overflow from you to us, and we hope vice versa, too.

Finally, a word about the New Year…

My prayer is this: May God be with you every step of the way through 2017, and

may you feel God so near that you fear nothing at all.

With our warmest regards, deepest gratitude, and prayers for all that will benefit

you spiritually, and on behalf of my family: Happy New Year, St. Matthew’s,

Happy New Year, indeed!

In Christian love,

Pastor Tim

MLK, Jr. Service and Celebration

Sunday, January 15

My colleague Gale DuPont, president of the Carlisle Area Religious Council,

shares the following:

“The 28th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Celebration

will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2017. The march will start at 2:45 PM at

First Presbyterian Church on the Square and head across the street to the Old

Courthouse for a short ceremony. We will then return to the church for the ser-

vice beginning at 4:00 PM which will be followed by a repass. The keynote

speaker will be the Rev. Thomas A. Keyes and there will be musical selections

from the Unity Singers of Carlisle and The Solid Rock Missionary Baptist Church

Choir.”

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Consistory Meeting The next Consistory meeting is Monday,

January 2, at 7:00 p.m.

Pastor’s Schedule Note: Special circumstances may alter schedule at any time.

Pastor Tim’s Primary Contact Number: 570-428-4290 (cell)

Monday—Thursday:

Mornings: Appointments, visits, meetings, or open

Afternoons: Office hours, as able, generally 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Evenings: Church activities, meetings, or open

Friday: Off

Saturday: The Sunday sermon

Sunday: Worship services and church activities

Women’s Guild On Tuesday, January 10, at 7:00 p.m., we will have

a planning meeting for the upcoming year. Please

bring any and all ideas you may have.

Bible Studies

Both the Tuesday 10:00 a.m. and the Thursday 7:00 p.m. Bible studies resume on Janu-

ary 3rd and 5th, respectively, and all are welcome. The Tuesday group will be working its

way through the Gospel of Luke, and the Thursday group will begin the Gospel of John.

Senior Session On Wednesday, January 11, at 11:30 a.m., the Senior Session will meet for lunch at Charlie and

Marcia Leeds’ home. Everyone please come to plan for the year and bring suggestions.

Youth Group News Wednesday Youth Group resumes on January 4th, and we invite you to come and have fun! We will

need to start looking at our next fundraiser and make plans to have fun in 2017! Can’t wait to see you

in the New Year!

Consistory Night Out Saturday, January 14, 6:30 p.m. at Marcello’s

Healing Service January 8, 2017

Instead of holding a healing service on a holiday, I thought we might try the following week. You

are invited to experience the laying on of hands, anointing with oil, and being prayed for, as well as

praying for others following our normal worship service. Please come.

~Pastor Tim

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Remember those who serve.

Please keep them in your prayers.

Capt. Nick McKenzie, U.S. Air Force (Bob and Pam Merwine’s son-in-law,

Kelsie’s husband)

Mission Minded And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and

with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love

your neighbor as yourself.”

Matthew 22:37-39

All Year - We continue our commitment to Project SHARE as the corn church.

Watch the January bulletins and the bulletin board in the narthex for information about serving at the

Soup Kitchen. Typically we prepare and serve food the first Saturday in February. The schedule has

not been set for 2017. More information will be forthcoming when we hear from the Salvation Army.

January 2017 and Our First Mission Outreach Sunday

January 29th will be our first Mission Outreach Sunday. For clarity’s sake, worship will remain

mostly the same. We’d like to invite everyone to join in Christian fellowship following the service,

as it is Family Sunday. While enjoying refreshments, we’re going to assemble visitor-welcome kits.

The idea is to avail ourselves to the community. Sometimes that means handing such a kit to a visi-

tor; other times, it might mean passing one on to a neighbor. We’ll have fun, and you can feel good

about helping your church to extend its mission and outreach into the greater community.

Thank you for your consideration,

The Music and Worship Committee, the Mission Committee, and the Outreach Committee

Next OnWord—And All that Jazz

February 26, 11:00 a.m.

How does jazz fit within our faith? Come and hear for yourself. Please bring a

friend. See you there!

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Kitchen Supplies If you notice any paper goods running low in

the kitchen, please let Dawn Trout know.

Soda Tabs We are still collecting soda tabs in the

back of the sanctuary. The soda tabs

are recycled to help Project SHARE.

If you no longer wish to receive a printed copy of this newsletter, please notify Staci:

sdavis626@gmail.com

Giant/Karns Gift Cards Food for thought… check out the chart below. It shows how much the church would receive in a

year’s time if you purchase a certain dollar amount of gift cards each month. This is a super simple

way for the church to receive extra money without doing a single fundraiser.

If you do any shopping monthly at Giant or Karns, please consider purchasing the gift cards we offer

each week in the church office. It’s money you’re spending anyways… why not help the church at

the same time. You receive the full face value, Giant and Karns give the 5% to the church. If you

have questions about this program, please talk to Tammy Snyder or Joan Hiser.

For the month of November, we sold $3,475 of gift cards, for a profit of $173.75 for the church.

Amount purchased monthly: Church’s profit in one year:

$25 $15

$50 $30

$100 $60

$150 $90

$200 $120

$250 $150

$300 $180

$350 $210

$400 $240

Brick Pavers There are still brick pavers available for engraving for the walkway to the pavilion. The

cost of the engraving is $35 with a maximum of 15 characters on two lines. Please see

Marcia if you have more than 15 characters, as there will be an additional cost. Forms

are available in the narthex and can be given to Marcia.

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Prayer Concerns

Members

Betty Adams

Larry Epley

Maggie Epley

Joanne Kimmel

Richard Kimmel

Carol Ramp

Margie Smith

Merle Stickney

Friends and Loved Ones

Mary Fertenbaugh , sister of Esta, Pat, Sue, and Betty

Robert Smyser, Danielle Brown’s grandfather

Kathy Evelhoch, friend of Darlene Colonna

Lucia Boutselis, mother of Barb Grimes

Han Woo Lee, friend of Kim Halko

Galen Baker, friend of Mary Cay Hess

Jeff Stamy, friend of Mary Cay Hess

Bill Feuchtenberger, friend of Mary Cay Hess

Leo Misakonis, friend of Darlene Colonna

Jim Prifer, brother of Kim Peck

Gene Albert, husband of Barbara Albert

Sue Reisinger, sister of Michelle Sweger

If you would like to add someone to the Prayer Concerns, or if you have submitted someone and feel

that he/she could be removed, please let Staci Davis know.

Newsletter/Bulletin Items Please give any information for the newsletter or bulletin to Staci Davis—

phone: 458-4348, email: sdavis626@gmail.com

From the Property Committee Just a reminder, if you use the trash cans in Fellowship Hall for an activity or event, please

take the garbage to the outside can when you are finished. Thank you.

Letters to the Church...

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Just for

Fun...

To the Choir,

Thank you so much for your generous Christmas gift. It is my pleasure to share in

making beautiful music together and I am so lucky to have such a talented and

committed group. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Blessings,

Staci

To All:

Denny and Cathy Mowery send along their wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. They want you all to know how much they miss their family at St. Matthew’s and

Pastor Tim.

Head Usher Ushers Acolyte Snow/Mow

Jan. 1

Commun-

ion

Bob Merwine Bob Merwine, Betty

Lou Mittong, Patti

Reed, Bill Chronister

Seager Gossert 1/2-1/8

Ed Mittong

Jesse Long

Jan. 8 Ryan Davis Sam & Charlie Sun,

Young Barner, Kim

Halko

Aaron Mumper 1/9-1/15

Bill Snyder

Dick Farber

Jan. 15 Randy Reed Randy & Patti Reed,

Jason & Jenni Mumper

Garrett McCor-

mick

1/16-1/22

Jim Hurley

Merle Stickney

Jan. 22 John Suffel John Suffel, Bill &

Carole Chronister,

Don Wagner

Aidan Dugan 1/23-1/29

Denny & Jill Harmon

Jan. 29 Tammy

Snyder

Tammy & Bill Snyder,

Ken & Faye Brown

Adam Sheaffer 1/30-2/5

Bill Chronister

Bob Merwine

Feb. 5 Barb

Raudabaugh

Barb Raudabaugh,

Anita & Adam Sheaffer,

Dick Farber

Jenna Gateau 2/6-2/12

Ed Mittong

Jesse Long

If you are willing to usher, but have not been included on the list in the last few months, please

let me know. I will be sure to put you into the rotation.

I have posted in the narthex the list I have for acolytes. Please check the list. If there are any

names that you would like removed, please cross them off. If anyone needs added, please do so.

Thank you, Staci

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January Birthdays

1 Diane (Chronister) Landis

5 Joyce Long

5 Pat Shatto

8 Xander Revilla

10 Michelle Cruce

13 Margie Smith

16 Bob Otto

19 Staci Davis

20 Seager Gossert

20 Philip Hurley

24 Laura Ramp

26 Brice Merwine

27 Barb Grimes

27 Leila Makaleev

31 Adrienne Dugan

January Anniversaries

3 Larry & Maggie Epley

22 Lou & Darlene Colonna