NOVEMBER Wednesday, 1 st 1:00 pm Study of Ruth 6:30 pm Men of St. Paul’s 7:30 pm Confirmation Thursday, 2 nd 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Saturday, 4 th 9:00 am NJ Association Meeting - Here 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sunday, 5 th DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Adult Choir 10:00 am Worship Service/Communion Sunday School 11:30 am Children’s Choir 6:00 pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Group Wednesday, 8 th 1:00 pm LifeSong 7:00 pm Youth Group Lock-In Thursday, 9 th 9:00 am Lock-In Ends Saturday, 11 th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sunday, 12 th 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Adult Choir 10:00 am Worship Service CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday School 11:30 am Children’s Choir Soup Exchange Thanksgiving Candy Sale Monday, 13 th 7:30 pm Consistory Wednesday, 15 th 10:00am-2:00pm Scrappers 1:00 pm LifeSong 7:30 pm Confirmation Thursday, 16 th 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal ****TIDINGS DEADLINE**** Saturday, 18 th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sunday, 19 th 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am Worship Service Sunday School 11:30 am Children’s Choir 4:00 pm Thanksgiving Service at OLOL 6:00 pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Groups Thursday, 23 rd Happy Thanksgiving! Friday, 24 th Church Office Closed Saturday, 25 th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Sunday, 26 th
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NOVEMBER
Wednesday, 1st
1:00 pm Study of Ruth6:30 pm Men of St. Paul’s7:30 pm Confirmation
Thursday, 2nd
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
Saturday, 4th
9:00 am NJ Association Meeting - Here9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal
Sunday, 5th
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Adult Choir 10:00 am Worship Service/Communion
Sunday School11:30 am Children’s Choir6:00 pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Group
Wednesday, 8th
1:00 pm LifeSong7:00 pm Youth Group Lock-In
Thursday, 9th
9:00 am Lock-In Ends
Saturday, 11th
9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal
Sunday, 12th
8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Adult Choir 10:00 am Worship Service
CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGSunday School
11:30 am Children’s ChoirSoup ExchangeThanksgiving Candy Sale
8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal9:30 am Choir Rehearsal10:00 am Worship Service
Sunday School11:30 am Children’s Choir4:00 pm Thanksgiving Service at OLOL6:00 pm Jr. & Sr. Youth Groups
Thursday, 23rd
Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday, 24th
Church Office Closed
Saturday, 25th
9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal
Sunday, 26th
8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal10:00 am Worship Service
Sunday School11:30 am Children’s Choir
Monday, 27th
7:30 pm 24 to Double
Wednesday, 29th
10:00am-2:00pm Scrappers
Thursday, 30th
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
Pastor Rich takes Friday Off.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
December 9 – Santa Fun RunDecember 10 – Choir Advent CantataDecember 17 – Christmas PageantDecember 24 – Candlelight Services
@ 5 & 8 PM
NOVEMBER 2017Greetings“More!”I was watching a parent feed his toddler ice cream. It was one of those moments that brought back memories of when my guys were toddlers.
Like my guys, the toddler in the high chair, said after each mouth full, “MORE!”
“MORE!,” that one word got me to thinking about humanity’s desire to want more. The months of November and December seem to me, be a celebration of more.
Thanksgiving - There is MORE food on the table Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year. There is MORE food than the people sitting around the table - and there is more of them - could possibly eat.
Christmas - There is MORE gifts under the tree than last year. MORE parties. MORE decorations. MORE company. MORE…
If you could have MORE of anything you wanted what would it be?MORE money? MORE time? MORE patience? MORE…
The apostle John said, “He, meaning Jesus, must become greater; I, meaning himself, must become less.” What John was saying is that he wanted MORE of Jesus. His desire was not just for himself, but for the world.
John wanted more of what God wanted for himself, than what he wanted for himself.
As we prepare to enter into the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas, are you willing to settle for less, so you can have MORE?
More food on the table Thanksgiving Day, does it really make you MORE grateful. More gifts under the Christmas tree, does it really enable you to celebrate the birth of Christ MORE?
As I observe and share in the heart break and pain, the joys and accomplishments of others; As I watch the immature behavior of national and world leaders, who should know better; As I observe professional athletes, who make a minimum starting salary of $450,000 to play a child’s game disrespect the flag, while U.S. Army soldiers whose starting salary is $18,000 put their life on the line to defend our flag.As I see news reports of cities and countries being ravaged by storms, mountain sides and towns being engulfed in flame families in need of a roof over their head, clothes on their bodies and food to eat. As I have seen MORE disturbing events,I have come to the conclusion that what the world needs is MORE, than just love sweet love. We need MORE of Jesus. MORE of Jesus’ Spirit. MORE of Jesus’ love. MORE of Jesus’ wisdom.
God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. - 2 Corinthians 9:8
May you have MORE of God and what God wants for you.
Pastor Rich
WORSHIP November5 - CommunionLuke 24:13-35When Jesus Drops In12 - Baptism - Ryan JimenezActs 17:22-31He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands19 - Baptism -
THANKSGIVING SERVICEExpress your gratitude in worship on Sunday, November 19 @ 4:00pm. The three Milltown Churches will gather at Our Lady of Lourdes for a service of Thanksgiving.
NOVEMBER’S BENEVOLENCENovember’s benevolent distribution, 7 & 1/2 of November’s income including the communion offering, will be used to purchase gifts for the family we are adopting through Embrace Kids Holiday Wishes.
SOUPS ON!November 12
On Sunday, November 12th you will have a chance to exchange $5 for a quart of home-made soup.If you are willing to make some soup there is a sign up in the narthex or contact Tanya Roberts @ 732-651-1257 or [email protected]
CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGThe date of our congregational meeting to approve the 2018 budget and elect consistory is Sunday, November 12. PRAYER of the MONTHDear God, Thank you for your amazing power and work in our lives, thank you for your goodness and for your blessings over us. Thank you for your great love and care. Thank you for your sacrifice so that we might have freedom and life. Forgive us for when we don't thank you enough, for who you are, for all that you do, for all that you've given. Help us to set our eyes and our hearts on you afresh. Renew our spirits, fill us with your peace and joy. We love you and we need you, this day and every day. We give you praise and thanks, for You alone are worthy! In Jesus' Name, Amen.
GOT CHURCH APP?We have a NEW Church App for your smart phones and tablets.App Link: http://myapp.boundarytechnology.com/promo/#St Pauls Church MilltownThe church APP will keep you informed about how you can help bring God’s love to the heart of the community.You will find a weekly listing of events, a monthly calendar, a prayer wall to leave prayer requests, a daily devotional, a link to our Facebook. You will be able to make a donation.
JR. & SR. YOUTH GROUPThe dates of our Sunday night meetings of faith, fun and fellowship are November 5th and 19th @ 6:00PM
myEofferingYou are invited to participate in our NEW online giving designed to simplify your giving to St. Paul’s.
myEoffering is electronic giving that enables you and every household to make your offering using electronic fund transfer or credit card. You may already be using online bill pay for your mortgage, car payment or insurance premium through an automatic withdrawal from your checking or saving account.
We have teamed up with our envelope company to use myEoffering to enable you the same process to give your offering electronically from your bank account, credit or debit cards.
If you are currently giving on a weekly basis, you will no longer need to write 52 checks or prepare 52 envelopes.
When traveling, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, myEoffering will allow your weekly offering to continue uninterrupted, enabling us to fund our ministry of bring God’s Love to the heart of the community.Information about how you can sign up will be forth coming.
NOTE: The reason the expense line is reflected as a loss is because $28,571.63
was capital improvement expenses that were removed from yearly operating account.
When: Saturday, December 9Time: 7:30 a.m.Where: North Brunswick Community Park
Rt. 130 SGoal: Raise money for our Youth Group Mission Trip
We will be traveling to Boston, MA to work with homeless shelters and serve the children and elderly in the city. Sponsors and Donors are needed to help us reach our goal.You can donate or register on line by going to our Facebook page or click on the link button on our website. You will find a link for the Santa fun race.
A TEST OF OBEDIENCEDo you ever get tired of giving your offering? For some people one offering is one too many. We take an offering every week because God has commanded His people to be generous. Yet if we are not careful we can get resentful of the weekly offering. The offering, like nothing else, tests our obedience to God’s Word and our faithfulness to Him. But sometimes we get weary.Galatians 6:9, 10, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have
opportunity, let us do good to all people.”
SCRAP BOOKINGDo you have photos you don’t know what to do with Join our Scrapbooking Club. We meet two Wednesdays a month in the social hall from 10am – 2 pm, $5.00, bring your lunch. November dates are: 15th and 29th. Call Donna Lucid to RSVP or with any questions at 908-331-1758.
THANKSGIVING CANDYBY DONNA
You will be able to purchase Thanksgiving candy on Sunday, November 12 at fellowship hour after worship.
2018 CALENDARSThey are available in the narthex, church office and social hall. Take an extra one or two and give them to your neighbors, family or friends.
STAINED GLASS WINDOW‘Great faith is a product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of
great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.’ Our window has proclaimed the good news of Jesus’ resurrection for 95 years.The panels are presently at the stain glass studio. They are being cleaned, reinforced, and repaired so they will be a window of hope for another 95 plus years.The removal of the panels allowed for a very thorough examination of the wood frame.
The examination revealed the need to replace the entire frame.This is going to require:1. Hiring an architect to draw blue prints2. Bidding out the prints to Mills to
manufacture the frame. It must be ordered special.
The cost to complete this work could be upwards to $100,000.
We have submitted a claim with our insurance company. Since the damage to the wood frame can be attributed to the broken drain pipe and leaking tower roof.
Work completed up to now is:The upper and lower roof of the tower has been installed.The drain pipe has been replacedThe 8 stained glass panels have been removed and taken to the stain glass studio.
The total bill for work completed is $51,729.20
We received a donation of $20,000, 2 donations for $10,000.00 each from members. In addition we have received checks from other church members totaling an excess of $3,500.
It is unfortunate that we have experienced the unexpected at every turn, but as Paul
said, “Run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.”
AL & BARB SHANABROOKJan Humphreys & all the Shanabrooks
MEMORIAL FUNDEVELYN HEYMANN
Barbara Petry
BREAVEMENTOur sympathy to the families of Bob Szabo, who died 9/11; Evelyn Heymann, who died 10/1; Jane Cobb, who died 10/8; and James Calantoni, who died 10/12.
Letters….
Thank you so much for your generous scholarship. I will put it to great use furthering my education as well as continuing to build a stronger relationship with God.
Thank you,Brian Pelszynski
Dear Pastor Rich,Thank you for all your supportive greetings, they seem to come at just the right time. And, thank you for all your kindness and support to all the family. We are so fortunate and grateful to have you and the church with us.
Best wishes,
Jan, and all the Shanabrook
LIFESONG: THE MELODY OF YOUR HEART
Examine four stories about people driven to song when God shook up their world for the better. Take a look at how Zechariah, Mary, Joseph and the shepherds reacted upon learning of God's plan to save humanity.Our study begins, Wednesday, November 8 @ 1:00pm
JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS
Our journey to Christmas begins Sunday, December 3rd. The four Sunday’s of Advent are December 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. As we journey to Christmas you will have the opportunity to discover and experience the hope, love, joy and peace that Jesus brings us.The message of Christmas will be proclaimed through drama, music, video, pageant and the presentation of the Word.Along with our morning worship at 10:00AM on December 24th, we will have Christmas Eve services at 5:00pm and 8:00pm.
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given…and He will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, prince of peace. - Isaiah 9:6
Will you join us on the journey this Christmas to experience, hope, love, joy and peace?
Remember you can always participate in worship, even if you are in the pew, by
going to our Facebook page, where we live stream our service.
Music at St. Paul’s
Advent Rehearsals
On Sunday, Dec. 10, our choir will present the Advent cantata I Hear the Prophet Calling, by Pepper Choplin. We are looking for extra singers to join us! Beginning on Oct. 26, our Thursday evening rehearsals will focus on preparing this program. Come to the choir room (7:30 – 9 pm Thursdays). Questions? See Emily or a choir member.
No choir rehearsal on Thurs., Nov. 9 or Thurs., Nov. 23.
Children’s Choir
The Children’s Choir is off to a good start this fall. We will sing in church on Sun., Nov. 4. Beginning that same day, we will begin learning music for the Christmas pageant, along with the rest of the Sunday school children. Our regular rehearsal times will be devoted to the pageant through Nov. and Dec.
Thanksgiving Service
On Sun., Nov. 19, 4 pm, there will be a community Thanksgiving service held at our Lady of Lourdes. The St. Paul’s choir will join that of the Milltown United
Methodist Church to help lead this service. Come join us!
Consistory Minutes October 9th, 2017
In Attendance: Frank Devine, Dave Hastings, Greg Reeves, Nick Bamond, Steve Kircher, Rebecca Jones, Kathy Shanabrook, Sean Sullivan, Becky Rumen, Rob Ramsen, Joanne Ciaccio, John Garback, Debbie Paley, and Pastor Rich Weyer.
-Meeting called to order at 7:40pm, Pastor Rich opened the meeting with prayer. -September’s meeting minutes were approved. Motioned by Frank. Seconded by Kathy.
Correspondence-Thank you letters from Isabella Ciccone and Mike Kovacs for their scholarships from St. Paul’s.
Finances-September’s finances were approved and motioned by Frank. Seconded by Dave. -Money moved out of investment accounts to cover Building and Grounds costs as well as money from the Capital Improvement account. -Consistory agreed to a 5 year lease with a 3.5% annual increase with Good Day Preschool and Kindergarten for the use of the school building.-Question was raise about a lease agreement with Brook Health Care.-Consistory will be looking into the 2018 budget and approving at the upcoming 24 to Double Meeting. -My E Offering, a online giving program offered by our envelope company is now linked to our website. This will enable members to give online instead of using envelopes.
ConsistoryCommunion-November 5th, Team 3Communion Offering--October: Hurricane Relief -November: Embrace Kids Foundation Worship-Discussion of concerns and positive feedback on the new flow and design of the worship services since September.
Ministry TeamsChurch and Family-NJ Association of UCC’s fall meeting will be hosted by St. Paul’s on November 4th from 9:00am to 1:00pm looking for people to bring ‘coffee hour’ type food items.-Advent Family Night, December 17th
Spiritual Life-Joint Thanksgiving Service at Our Lady of Lourdes, Sunday November 19th at 4:00pm, Pastor Rich will be preaching. Education -Discussion on how to increase enrollment in the Sunday School program. -Junior and Senior Youth Group off to a great start-Deadline for registration for the 2018 Boston Mission Trip will be October 15th
Property-Update on Stain Glass Window repair, the crescent wooden panels/frames are in good shape will be taken off the cost from the construction bid. New vertical supports are being installed. -Broken Window in one of the school classrooms is being replaced due to a possible rock being thrown, police report written, however no one was seen on the security cameras from the parking lot.-Planning a date for an upcoming Work Day this fall, such a tree trimming and landscaping in the parking lot and around the grounds -2018 Projects:*Repaint parking lot lines*Looking into replacing the Sanctuary’s AC unit
Old Business-Wine and Beer Fundraiser is coming along, looking for volunteers to assist with set up and running the night of the event.-Planning a future meeting for the Backpack Ministry, thank you to Donna and Ed Lucid for supplying the backpacks and to all of those who have been donating food items. - Implementing 24 to Double ideas*Doorman*Pastor’s Breakfast for families to meet and understand the mission of the church*Spiritual Gift Testing the congregation *Bring a friend Sunday and offer an incentive. -Discussion of Fundraising ideas for the Stain Glass window project, possibly starting a “Puzzle Piece” fundraiser.
New Business
-All members of the consistory took home a spiritual gift test to see their greatest gifts and passion and how they relate to the ministries of the church. -Consistory Nominees*Replacements for 1 elder and 1 deacon*7 people eligible for second term-NJA Meeting November 7th -Discussion of replacing projectors and screens in the sanctuary vs replacing with TV screens
Future Dates-24 to Double- October 23rd
-Consistory- November 13th
Meeting closed at 9:24pm, motioned by John. Seconded by NickPastor Rich closed meeting with prayer concerns and prayer.
HEAD USHERS FOR
NOVEMBER5 Consistory Team #312 Chuck Rucinski19 Fran Christ26 Jeff Rumen
GREETERS FOR
NOVEMBER5 Connie Michaels & Carol Calantoni12 Arlene Mowery & Jane Osman19 Ken Skalla26 Gregory Reeves
Greeters are asked to arrive at church by 9:20 a.m.
Church Secretary Mrs. Carol LagowskiOffice hours: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Financial Secretary Mrs. Debbie Paley (address inquiries to church office)
Please address all financial inquiries to the Church Office.
NEXT TIDINGS DEADLINE – Thursday, November 16th
2017 CONSISTORYElders:
Joanne CiaccioFrank DevineKaren GourleyDavid HastingRebecca Jones
Julie ParkGreg ReevesDon Wesen
Deacons:Nicholas Bamond
John GarbackSteve Kircher
Robert RamsenChuck RucinskiBeckie Rumen
Kathy ShanabrookSean Sullivan
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ST. PAUL’S CHURCH62 South Main StreetMilltown, NJ 08850(732) 828-0020
NOVEMBER 2017
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DATES TO REMEMBER:
Nov. 1 – Men of St. Paul’sNov. 4 – Host NJ AssociationNov. 5 – CommunionNov. 12 – Congregational Meeting Soup Exchange Thanksgiving Candy SaleNov. 13 – ConsistoryNov. 19 – Thanksgiving Service at OLOLNov. 23 - ThanksgivingNov. 27 – 24 to Double
TIDINGSWorship Service 10:00 a.m.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
