The Chimes May 2018
Saint Paul’s Summer Worship Schedule
(Beginning May 20-Rally Day, Sept. 9)
Sunday
9:30 Holy Communion
Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
415 E. Athens Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003 The Rev. Laura Tancredi, Pastor
610-642-3211 www.stpaulsardmore.com
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stpaulsardmore Pastor Laura’s blog: pastortancredi.wordpress.com
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Ascension Day Service
Thursday, May 10
Temple Lutheran Church
501 Brookline Blvd
Havertown, PA 19083
Conference wide service with joint choir
6:00 pm Supper
7:00 pm Service
Summer Worship begins Sunday, May 20th
One service only, at 9:30 am
The Day of Pentecost with Confirmation
The Chimes, the newsletter of Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, is published for the inspiration, education and entertainment of its members and friends. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Just mail, e-mail or deliver them to the church office. The next issue of The Chimes will be published on Wednesday, May 30 Your articles are due in the office no later than Tuesday, May 22.
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Pastor’s Letter
Houston, We have a Gathering!
You’ve probably been hearing a lot at church lately about the upcoming National Youth
Gathering in Houston, Texas. We have fourteen youth and three adults from St. Paul’s attending
the Gathering from June 27-July 1, and you might be wondering what this is all about.
Lutheran youth from across the United States have gathering in some form for well over a
century. Today, the ELCA hosts a national gathering every three years for all youth in grades 8-
12. The last one was in Detroit in 2015. These events typically bring together 30,000 youth and
adults for five days of interactive learning, community building, and service. We gather for
worship together each evening and hear from inspiring speakers like Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber,
Bishop Desmond Tutu, Leymah Gbowee, Marian Wright Edelman and more.
The theme for this year’s Gathering is: “This Changes Everything.” We will explore together how
God’s actions in Jesus Christ make a difference in our lives and in the world. One day will be
spent in service, partnering with existing organizations in Houston to help them meet the needs
of their community. One day will be spent with other churches from the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Synod, diving more deeply into our biblical theme and learning from each other.
One day will be spent in interactive learning at the convention center, seeing what the ELCA is
up to around the world and close to home.
Perhaps the most important thing the Gathering does, though, is provide our youth (and adults!)
with the knowledge that they are part of something larger than themselves. One past participant
described it this way on the Gathering blog: “The Gathering sparked something inside me I did
not know I had; it made me feel part of something bigger than I knew existed. The Gathering
enabled me to grow in my faith, leadership, and service.”
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped our group along our way. It is a huge
undertaking to attend a Gathering, but one which is very much worth it in terms of the meaningful
impact on our young people. Your contributions have made it possible. As we continue our final
stages of planning, and when we are in Houston, I ask for your prayers for our group, that we
might be open to this experience and see how “this changes everything.”
In Christ,
Pastor Laura
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Prayers
Please pray for our men and women in the armed services, especially Shane Boston, Army ROTC (son of Kim Boston); Michael Burns, Army Reserves (son of Linda & Bob Burns); Sean Hopkins (son of Terry Hopkins); Justin Kolb (son of Melanie Kolb, grandson of Bill & Pat Miles) and Brandon Mader (grandson of Wendy Black).
Prayers are also requested for Miranda Bagnet (friend of Beth McElvenney); Horst Bierschwale (uncle of Claudia Muller); Robin Billings (friend of Missy Perry); Carrie Creed (friend of Amanda Vickrey); Charlotte Conybear; Lois Davis (friend of Libby Anderson); Larry Dieter (son of Larry & Barb Dieter); Sara Dimitri, Steve Engh (father of Anita Engh); Charlotta Fisher (friend of Linda Burns); Bob Geyer (brother of Barb Keyser); Dante Grasso (godson of Lisa Tintera); Nan Gustafson (sister of Barbara Keyser); Derek Huey (cousin of Lisa Tintera); Barbara Johnson (wife of Jack Johnson); Johanna Karén (granddaughter of Dorothy Linderman); Peggy Keyser (sister-in-law of Tom and Barb Keyser); Derek Lauffer (son of Gail Feustel); Teddy & John Markloff (friends of Penny Perry); Gregg Martin (brother of Linda Martin); Kathleen & Dominick Martini (friends of Laurie DeWarf); Carol Mitchell (friend of Carol Hammarberg); Helen Moschella (mother of Lisa Tintera); Eric Muller (brother of Mark Muller); Jerry O’Connor (friend of Vicki Sack); Kim O’Rourke (friend of Missy Perry); Bob Perry, Walter Proschinger (brother of Christa Scheidly); Claire Robinson (wife of Ted Robinson); Norma Sands (sister of Bonnie Legreid); Peter Salemo (friend of Sarah Spengler); Alicia Sterling (friend of Missy Perry); Delores Stevenson (mother of Debbie Moran); Meghan Taylor (cousin of Missy Perry); June Wille, Dalanda Young (friend of Dottie Buchanan); Stefanie Zissel (cousin of Claudia Muller); George Zucker (husband of Judi Zucker); Alyson (cousin of Jane Downing); Jessica (friend of Liz Cassidy); Maya (friend of Debbie Keyser) and Gary (friend of Mark Muller).
Baptisms
Owen DeLar, son of Melissa and Chris DeLar, was baptized on
April 15, 2018.
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This fall, the Delaware County Conference of Lutheran Churches will begin a two-year program of education and faith formation for layity
called diakonia. Before that program begins, we wanted you to get a
sense of what it would be like to learn from local clergy and other
experts in a similar setting. As a preamble to diakonia, we are offering
a free monthly program called:
pre-akonia Classes are held on the first Tuesday of each month
6:30-10 PM at Grace Lutheran Church 2191 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008
May 1 Prayer and Spiritual Practice Rev. Leslie Richard June 5 Community Outreach Rev. Timothy Johansen
These classes will follow a format similar to the upcoming diakonia program. Our hope is that you will come ready to grow in faith, learn
and consider joining us for weekly classes this fall.
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Bingo Night
An evening of fun and a
great way to support our
youth!
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St. Paul’s Chick March 2018
How many chicks did we buy?
200
Thank you to all who donated to the St. Paul’s Chick
March. The money that we collected will be sent to the
ELCA Good Gifts program to purchase chicks, other
farm animals, a garden, or other items that will
provide critical support to various ELCA ministries
and programs.
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AmazonSmile
St. Paul’s is an eligible charity with
AmazonSmile. Listed below are the details
on how your purchases on
www.smile.amazon.com can support
St. Paul’s.
St. Paul’s has a unique link that will take you directly to
smile.amazon.com. You will be asked if you want to support
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
Our link is:
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-1352135
Once you select to support St. Paul’s we will receive 0.5% of all
eligible smile.amazon.com purchases. Only purchases made at
smile.amazon.com are eligible for donations.
American Red Cross
Spring Blood Drive
Monday, May 21, 2018 1:00pm-6:00pm
To make an appointment please contact Christina
Wagner at [email protected]
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2nd Graders received First Holy Communion
on Sunday, April 8
L-R: Madelyn Venezia, Caroline Conybear, Ryan Baxter,
Matthew Martino, Pastor Laura, Kerri DiGuiseppe, Sarah
Scherzer, Benjamin Barron
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April Showers Bring May…Vegetables?
That’s the plan, anyway. A team of eager volunteers planted St. Paul’s
garden for spring on April 14th. We put in potatoes, lettuce, cabbage,
collards, onions, and turnips. With rain (or a hose) and some faithful
care, we will begin to see the fruits of our labors in a month or so.
This is the third year that we have had a garden at St. Paul’s. All of our
produce is given to the Ardmore Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Episcopal
Church. Fresh vegetables are a welcome addition to the many staples the
pantry offers year-round. We work with Triskeles Food for All program,
which means we have a qualified head gardener who helps us decide
what to plant, brings the seeds and plants, and checks in to make sure
everything is going ok.
Soon we will begin harvesting, which happens on Monday afternoons.
Our next planting is Saturday, May 19 at 1:30. All are welcome to
help us plant or harvest, no experience necessary. When you come for a
planting, you also get some educational lessons in gardening from our
head gardener.
Want to get involved? Have questions? Talk to Pastor Laura
p.s. the food pantry is always looking for staple items, like cereal,
oatmeal, and granola bars. If you want to drop things off at St. Paul’s,
we’ll make sure it gets to the food pantry.
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St. Paul’s Volunteer Gardeners
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Join us for our final event
of the season!
Spring Moonbounce & Picnic
Families with Young Children (birth – 2nd grade)
On Sunday, May 20, 2018
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Come and enjoy the bounce and games for
younger kids
Hot dogs, chicken nuggets & pasta will be provided
Families, please bring a picnic blanket and the
following items:
A – M desserts N – Z fruits or vegetables
Please register with the church office
by Friday, May 18
(call 610-642-3211 or [email protected])
Family and friends are welcome.
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Memorial Day Celebration at St. Paul’s Cemetery
Monday, May 28 11:00 am
Please come out to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms and rights that
we all enjoy.
The ceremony at the cemetery follows Lower Merion’s Memorial Day parade, which ends at the Veteran’s
Memorial, near the Argyle Road entrance to Saint Paul’s Cemetery (parade start: 10:30 am)
You will also want to: • Visit the graves of the veterans. • Stop by the Old Dutch School House on the
cemetery grounds and take some time to explore this fascinating historic structure.
• Sample the treats at the refreshment table.
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MAY CALENDAR
Tuesday, May 1
8:30 am Community Bible Study Leaders/Meeting Room
7:00 pm AA/Kugler Room
Thursday, May 3
9:00 am Community Bible Study
9:00 am Friends Central Cooking for AFF/Kitchen
6:30 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
Friday, May 4
9:00 am Friends Central Cooking for AFF/Kitchen
Sunday, May 6
9:00 am Holy Communion (Family Worship)
10:30 am Holy Communion
6:00 pm Confirmation Class/Kugler Room
Monday, May 7
12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room
6:30 pm Greater Philadelphia Paper Pholders
7:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting/Kugler Room
Tuesday, May 8
8:30 am Community Bible Study Leaders/Meeting Room
7:00 pm AA/Kugler Room
Wednesday, May 9
7:15 pm Church Council Meeting/Meeting Room
Thursday, May 10
9:00 am Community Bible Study
1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room
6:30 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
6:30 pm Impact 100 Board Meeting/Fellowship Hall
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
Sunday, May 13
9:00 am Sunday school
9:00 am Holy Communion
10:30 am Holy Communion
Monday, May 14
10:00 am Ikenobo/Meeting Room
12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room
Tuesday, May 15 Election Day
8:30 am Community Bible Study Leaders/Meeting Room
7:00 pm AA/Kugler Room
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Wednesday, May 16
7:00 pm Confirmation Rehearsal/Sanctuary
Thursday, May 17
9:00 am Community Bible Study
1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room
6:30 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
Saturday, May 19
1:00 pm AGO Organ Class/Sanctuary
1:30 pm Community Garden Planting
Sunday, May 20 Begin one service
9:30 am Holy Communion with Confirmation
4:00 pm FwYC Spring Picnic & Moon Bounce
Monday, May 21
12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room
1:00 pm Red Cross Blood Drive/Fellowship Hall
Tuesday, May 22
7:00 pm AA/Kugler Room
Thursday, May 24
1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room
6:30 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
Sunday, May 27
9:30 am Holy Communion
Monday, May 28 Office Closed
11:00 am Memorial Day Celebration/St. Paul’s Cemetery
Tuesday, May 29
7:00 pm AA/Kugler Room
Thursday, May 31
1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room
6:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal/Sanctuary
6:30 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room
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St. Paul’s is pleased to announce that all Aid For Friends
supplies and meals will now be available at our brand new
AFF Shed located on the edge of our parking lot.
Aid For Friends delivers food and friendship to our neighbors
in need. St. Paul’s will gratefully accept donations of frozen
dinner trays and breakfast bags prepared according to AFF
guidelines. We are also eagerly looking for volunteers to pick
up and deliver meals to clients in Montgomery County.
For more information about AFF please
visit aidforfriends.org or call (215)464-2224.
For more information about providing meals or breakfast bags,
please be in touch with Lisa Lexa [email protected] or Jody
Betz [email protected]
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MAY Birthdays
1 Tessa Kraut, Melissa Krissinger 2 Tyler Soung, Madelyn Venezia 3 Ingrid Gustafsson, Steen Hoyer 4 Kim Boston, Robin Mazzanobile 5 Charles Bode, Todd DiGuiseppe, Maxwell Frey 6 Chris Bozman, Carrie Kelly, Juliette Rui, Nicole Venezia 7 Wendy McColgan 9 Shane Foust, Zachary Kraut 10 Thomas Copeland 11 Daniel Gale, Carolyn Hoffman, Elizabeth McElwee 12 Craig Pringle, Claudia Rui 13 Joseph Ellmer 14 Blake Ertner 15 Sarah June, Zachary Zimmer 17 Amanda Vickrey, Stephen Pierce 19 Maura McKeown 22 Amy Badovick, Wendy Black, Peter Mazzanobile, Barbara Parman 23 Kent Cprek, Bill Frey, Jr 24 Lucia Ciarlello, Madison Ruehr, Mia Ruehr, Nancy Trimbur 25 Kelly Lauersen, Kris Peterson, Claire Robinson 27 Jamie Koerner, Rosemarie Lieb-Gormley 28 Michael Moran, Jr 29 William Horn, Paul Schimpff 31 Jack Vettori
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Attention: Families of 2018 Graduates
If you or a family member will be graduating from
high school, trade school, college or other post-
secondary program, celebrate the accomplishment
with a notice in the June issue of The Chimes. Simply
provide the information indicated below and forward
to the church office no later than Friday, May 25.
Graduate’s name: __________________________
Graduating from: __________________________
Degree/honors: ___________________________
Plans for September: _______________________
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Vacation Bible School Registration
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Ardmore, PA 19003
June 18 – June 22, 2018 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
** ONE FORM PER CHILD **
Name of student: _____________________________________________
Name of parent/guardian: ____________________________________
Grade entering in the fall (K through 6):___________
Preschooler (must be at least 4 yrs. old):____________
(VBS classes are for children from 4 yrs. through those entering 6th grade)
Address: _________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Phone:___________________________________________
Cell phone #:_____________________________________
E-mail:___________________________________________
Allergies or medical needs:______________________________
In the event of an emergency, every effort will be made to contact the parent or guardian at the above number. I give my permission to the VBS staff to authorize proper medical care until such time as I can be contacted: (Signature of parent or guardian): __________________________________________________________
Please return this form and payment ($20.00 per child, $30.00 per family) to the church office by June 14. Checks should be made payable to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
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