OCTOBER TRINITY TOWER The Trinity Tower 2019 Volume 41 Number 9 From the Pastor Christian Ed Attendance Stats August Consistory Meeting Summary Did You Know? Financial Stats Library News Social Media Anniversaries Birthdays Chrismon Workshops Fellowship Events Ruth’s Harvest Thank You Thoughts & Prayers This ‘N That Flight 93 Memorial Bus Trip Trunk or Treat! Gettysburg Choral Society Giving Spree Donation Information Bazaar News Thanksgiving Pie Sale Church Pictorial Directory Information October Volunteers Sale—Trinity Apparel October Calendar Church Information and Contacts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7-8 9 10 11 12 In This Issue From the Pastor The UCC Disabilities Ministries (UCCDM) envisions a world in which all people are included in the fullness of life because they are created in the image of God. To achieve this goal, the UCCDM supports all settings of the UCC including but not limited to: local congregations, Associations, Conferences, camps, and National set- tings, as they seek to include people with disabilities in all aspects of the Church’s life and ministry. Each year, one Sunday is designated on the UCC church calendar as Access Sunday. For 2019, October 13 th will be the occasion when the United Church of Christ will join together in celebrating the gifts of persons with disabilities and the strides that the church has made in being more whole through becoming more accessible. It is also a day that we, the church, acknowledge the journey yet to be taken with our sisters and brothers with disabilities. The church, should be a place all disabilities, both seen and unseen feel at home, loved and supported. How fitting that our long awaited chair lifts, offering broader access to our upper and lower areas have been recently installed. With the installation of the lifts, the projects set before the congregation in August of 2018 have now been completed. Thanks to your support, we have installed new heating systems in the church and the parsonage, have replaced the windows in the parsonage, replaced three individual heating units in the offices and the library and now have installed two chair lifts. Feel free to ask me, Don Walsh or another member of our property committee to take you on a church and parsonage tour to show off the results of these much needed capital improvement projects! Our physical structures are getting a facelift to welcome new folks amongst us, and it is my hope that our church family continues to open their hands and hearts in welcome to those new in our midst. Blessings! Pastor Fred Prayer from the UCC Disabilities Ministries Resource O Holy One, we seek your presence here among those gathered in Jesus name. We are communities who live in the presence of divisions, visible and invisible. Like Jesus we find ourselves provoked by divisions. Empower us to be like Jesus, so our actions may give surprise to all who encounter divisive acts. Healing and inclusion abound! Praise God! Amen. Breaking Bread Pastor Fred and Kara invite small groups of 8 to join us at the Parsonage for dinner and conversation. Our first Breaking Bread will be on Sunday, October 27 th at 6PM Sign Up in the Gathering Area
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OCTOBER TRINITY TOWER
The Trinity Tower 2019 Volume 41 Number 9
From the Pastor
Christian Ed
Attendance Stats
August Consistory
Meeting Summary
Did You Know?
Financial Stats
Library News
Social Media
Anniversaries
Birthdays
Chrismon Workshops
Fellowship Events
Ruth’s Harvest
Thank You
Thoughts & Prayers
This ‘N That
Flight 93 Memorial
Bus Trip
Trunk or Treat!
Gettysburg Choral
Society Giving Spree
Donation Information
Bazaar News
Thanksgiving Pie Sale
Church Pictorial
Directory Information
October Volunteers
Sale—Trinity Apparel
October Calendar
Church Information
and Contacts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7-8 9 10 11 12
In This Issue
From the Pastor The UCC Disabilities Ministries (UCCDM) envisions a world in which all
people are included in the fullness of life because they are created in the image of God. To achieve this goal, the UCCDM supports all settings of the UCC including but not limited to: local congregations, Associations, Conferences, camps, and National set-tings, as they seek to include people with disabilities in all aspects of the Church’s life and ministry.
Each year, one Sunday is designated on the UCC church calendar as Access
Sunday. For 2019, October 13th will be the occasion when the United Church of Christ will join together in celebrating the gifts of persons with disabilities and the strides that the church has made in being more whole through becoming more accessible. It is also a day that we, the church, acknowledge the journey yet to be taken with our sisters and brothers with disabilities. The church, should be a place all disabilities, both seen and unseen feel at home, loved and supported. How fitting that our long awaited chair lifts, offering broader access to our upper and lower areas have been recently installed. With the installation of the lifts, the projects set before the congregation in August of 2018 have now been completed. Thanks to your support, we have installed new heating systems in the church and the parsonage, have replaced the windows in the parsonage, replaced three individual heating units in the offices and the library and now have installed two chair lifts. Feel free to ask me, Don Walsh or another member of our property committee to take you on a church and parsonage tour to show off the results of these much needed capital improvement projects! Our physical structures are getting a facelift to welcome new folks amongst us, and it is my hope that our church family continues to open their hands and hearts in welcome to those new in our midst. Blessings! Pastor Fred Prayer from the UCC Disabilities Ministries Resource O Holy One, we seek your presence here among those gathered in Jesus name. We are communities who live in the presence of divisions, visible and invisible. Like Jesus we find ourselves provoked by divisions. Empower us to be like Jesus, so our actions may give surprise to all who encounter divisive acts. Healing and inclusion abound! Praise God! Amen.
Breaking Bread Pastor Fred and Kara invite small groups of 8
to join us at the Parsonage for dinner and conversation. Our first Breaking Bread will be on
Sunday, October 27th at 6PM Sign Up in the Gathering Area
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Faith Formation and Sunday Mornings
The Adult Sunday School Class meets at 9:15am in the church library/parlor. We have been exploring the Seasons of the Spirit, a lectionary based program that allows discussion to continue and go a little deeper into each week’s worship experience. Please consider joining us!
Children’s Sidewalk & Chalk Art
Although the children have not yet divided into two groups, plans are in place for this to happen. Currently we are learning about all the people who make a difference in the Bible as well as in our lives today.
In October, we will be exploring the story of David and Goliath.
Messy Church Growing with God!
Sunday, October 20th 4PM - 5:30PM
Fun with Pumpkins, hay ride and snacks as we learn about how our faith grows with God!
Fall Outreach Project! Apple Gleaning with the Gleaning Project of South Central Pennsylvania
Saturday, October 5th Meet at the church TBA
All Apples are donated to SCAAP for food insecure families!
Sign Language Class Classes are on hiatus and will hopefully return in the New Year!
Our children and youth continue to explore Deep
Blue’s Rotation Workshop, designed to offer a Bible
Lesson in many ways through art, music, drama,
puppets, or through story and even science and
cooking. Children will meet in the larger room for a
time of gathering, review and prayer and then divide
into two groups: preschool through 3rd Grades and
4th – 7th Grades.
September 19th – October 31st
6:30PM
(It is not too late o join this class) The Apocrypha: Can Protestants Learn Anything From it?
We all know that the Old Testament of Christianity is the Hebrew Bible of Judaism. But, did you know that there are different versions of the Christian Bible amongst the main divisions of our faith? Some books included in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches are listed as apocryphal by Protestants. What can these extra-canonical
Books teach us and why were they excluded? This unit delves into the Old Testament Apocrypha and four Gospels that were not included in the canon used by Protestant churches. Can they bring insight and further
understanding to our scripture? Can they help us in our continuous quest to further our relationship with God? Facilitator: Dan Irwin
Date Summer Services 9:00am September 1 63 Date 8:00am 10:30am September 8 32 50 September 15 33 45 September 22 27 62
Financial Status as of September 22, 2019 Envelope offering needed: $138,852 Envelope offering received to date: $133,411 ($137,812 September 23,2018) Property Fund needed: $18,278 Property Fund received to date: $11,819 The Three “R’s” Campaign: Goal: $140,000 Received: $11,150
Did You Know . . . . ?
Social Media
If anyone in the congregation would be interested in helping to post content on the church’s Facebook page along with George Steckert please reach out to any Outreach member.
Also, if any committee or group in the church has photos or videos of an event, function or just information about an upcoming event please make sure Deb receives it so we can get it posted.
Social Concerns - is a part of our church that helps folks from Gettysburg to Haiti. Every year we select groups within and outside the community in which to provide assistance. We are allotted a certain amount of money from
the church to use. Social Concerns also helps the homeless by working with C.A.R.E.S. to provide overnight accommodations here at our church, for our designated dates.” The Committee consists of Carl Barrick, Demetrius Carbaugh, Jane Eiker, Jane Malone, Ron Milhimes, Kathy Murphy and Carol Zeiger.
The Consistory of Trinity UCC Gettysburg met September 17, 2019 at the church at 7PM.
Key items acted on or discussed were as follows: Joan Peck and Terry Krietz brought consistory up to date on the Pastoral Relations Committee presenting their Purpose and Operating Principles. After review, these are to be approved by Consistory in October. Picking up on the results of the consistory’s July and August meetings, consistory reviewed and approved the revised
church’s By Laws. Consistory also approved and sent to the Congregation for approval revisions of the church’s Constitution.
The Consistory plans to call a special meeting to fall on November 10, for congregational review and approval. Heard a report on the proposed new furniture layout for the gathering area. A slimed down proposal to purchase furniture
for the gathering area was approved as not to exceed $9,021.00. Following an offer by a council member to make several items that are to be installed, that offer was accepted, and the furniture cost will be lowered. The purchase will be funded by previously received donations to the Memorial Fund.
The Building Committee reported that the new lifts are being installed on 9-18-2019. The final payment of $5,150 and a fee of $1,350 for architectural design work to get the project completed was approved.
Carl Barrick reported that working space for the group pulling together the church’s history is needed as well as space for a future display.
With the health concerns for the chair of the Finance Committee, discussion was held about preparing the 2020 budget and the need to add additional members to Finance.
Approved the financial report for August and Consistory minutes from August.
The next meeting of Consistory is set for Monday, October 21, 2019 at 7 PM.
The Library has a new section of books about LGBT, Open and Affirming. They are located in the shelf above the sign-in and calendar. The labels are “Rai” for Rainbow.
If you have questions and/or are curious about this subject, these books may provide some answers. They have been placed by Trinity’s Rainbow Group, which meets the first Saturday of every month.
LIBRARY
NEWS!
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The Spicers Barbara & Oscar
October 18 - 63 years The Zieglers
Pat & Jack October 11 - 60 years
In our thoughts and prayers: Please notify the church office when a name can be removed from the prayer list: Beverly Bayer, Ashur Bowley, John Fuss, John Harrison Hoffman, Donald Hubbard, Sr., Evelyn Kretz, MacKenzie Kretz, Charlie Krietz, Sr., Josh
Langley, Bob Miller, Loel Rosenberry, Casey Mullooly, Ashlee (Black) Pyne, Tom Smith, Mary Timmins, Brea Thomas, Mckenna Voss, Brenda Wagner, Teeyara Jo Weiant, (Please notify the office when a name can be removed from the prayer list).
Thank You!
Thank you so much, Church Family, for the lovely bouquet centerpiece place on August 25th for our 50th Wedding Anniversary! The flowers were still beautiful a week later, and they reminded us of all of you! Thank you to those who wished us well, smiled or waved, sent cards and otherwise made us feel special. Jeff & Rayna Cooper
******************************** Dear Congregation, On behalf of the members of the Board of Directors and our resident family, we wish to express our sincere appreciation for your congregation’s gift to the Benevolent Endowment Fund of the Homewood Foundation recently received through Penn Central Conference. The fund helps fill the gap when residents no longer have the means. Sincerely, Raina Womer McGeorge Director of Development
Our Octogenarian Lois Grim October 30
8 and Under Evelyn Kretz
October 23
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Ruth’s Harvest is back: They are in need of food donations! This program is thru the Gettysburg Area School District, that supplements food for eligible children on the week-ends. Every Friday children are given a back pack of appropriate, healthy food choices food for week-end meals, they then bring the backpacks back on Monday to be filled again for Friday. If you are interested in volunteering to help organize and pack food, please contact Shawn Waybrant at [email protected]. Please look for the Ruth’s Harvest basket and the list of acceptable items in the Gathering Area for your donations. Thank you for your support.
Trinity’s On-going Ministry: Blessing Box, Cookies for Our Neighbors, Diapers for TenderCare, Soda Tabs for Hershey Medical Center, Stamps (cancelled) for the Brethren Home, Prayer Bears (knitted by members and friends for homebound members and visitation).
Our Nonagenarians Robert G. Hartman
October 17
Mondays, 3:30pm - 4:45pm. Cost is $25 per person
For more information please Contact Joan Peck
717-253-1348
Coffee with Friends Ragged Edge
Chambersburg St. 10am
First Friday of every month
Friendly’s Restaurant Steinwehr Ave.
11:30am Third Friday of every month.
Fall Chrismon Workshops
Mondays 10pm - 4pm October 21; November18
Thursdays 6pm - 8pm October 10; November 14
No special talent needed, please come and help make these beautiful ornaments for our Christmas Tree.
Please
join us!
Upcoming Fellowship Events
Choir Appreciation/Reception Sunday, October 27th
following the late service.
Undie Sunday November 17th
Annual Christmas Dinner Sunday, December 15th following the late service
Bus departs from Trinity UCC: 7:00 am Arrives at Flight 93 Memorial: 10:00 am Departs from Flight 93 Memorial: 1:00 pm
Bus arrives at Trinity UCC: 4:00 pm
Please bring your own lunch to eat on the bus on the return trip
as the bus will not be stopping anywhere.
Contact Trinity United Church of Christ to purchase tickets 717-334-7266
Checks payable to:
Trinity United Church of Christ Memo Line: Flight 93 Memorial Bus Trip
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TRUNK OR TREAT (Trick or Treat)
Trinity UCC 60 E. High Street
(in the lot next to the church)
October 31st 6:00pm to 7:30pm
We will distribute candy to the neighborhood children from our car trunks. How do we do that?
Just park your car, bring out your candy and set up your chair, put out a battery powered lantern (if you have one), and the kids will come to us.
If you cannot join us, candy donations or money donations to purchase candy are gladly accepted!
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Trinity’s Historical Records
Anyone interested in organizing/collection/preserving Trinity’s History is invited to help
start/continue this process. Once we are established it is envisioned a relaxed, participate when you can, ministry.
We could use your help! E-mail Carl Barrick at [email protected]. ****NOTE: As we are organizing things we are finding duplicates/triplicates, etc. of ar-ticles and pictures. There is a folder in the Gathering Area that will have these items in-side. Please feel free to check it out to see if there is anything of interest to you and feel free to take it, otherwise they will be disposed of eventually. Thanks
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Save The Date! Save The Date! Save The Date! Save The Date!
This year’s Holiday bazaar will be Friday, December 6th from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. & Sunday, December 8th from 12 noon to 3:00 p.m.
We expect this year to be BIG & we’re going to need your help. As usual we will
request and greatly appreciate any and all donations of crafts, home baked sweets and
treasures for the Silent Auction. This year we really need your time, anyone who can volunteer
to work booths or help in the kitchen would be greatly appreciated. We’re working with the
Visitor’s Council who will be having their annual Christmas Festival at the same time and we
hope to be able to bring in a big crowd because of it. We need volunteers to represent Trinity. As the
old saying goes, and we have proven it before, “Many hands make for short work.” Anyone who
can donate their time and talents, please talk to Suzy Miller.
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OCTOBER VOLUNTEERS
The C.A.R.E.S Winter Shelter will be at Trinity UCC
December 9th - 22nd
If you wish to volunteer to be a host or overnight volunteer,
please see the required training dates below.
A sign-up sheet will be coming soon to the Gathering Area.
Monday, October 21st; Monday, November 25th; Monday, January 13th
Trainings are held at St. James in the Library at 6:30pm
DATE/TIME ALTAR CARE GREETERS LAY READERS ACOLYTES
October 6 Pat Ziegler
Suhua Dong Bonnie Smith
Ann & Gordon Harvey
8:00 Roberta Weiant 10:30 Kara Young
8:00 Roberta Weiant 10:30 Jackson Hilbert
October 13 Pat Ziegler
Suhua Dong Bonnie Smith
Terry Krietz Mark Luckenbaugh
8:00 Cindy Blevins 10:30 Kara Young
8:00 Roberta Weiant 10:30 Bonnie Smith
October 20 Pat Ziegler
Suhua Dong Bonnie Smith
Barbara & Oscar Spicer
8:00 Suzy Miller 10:30 Ann Harvey
8:00 Prestyn Weiant 10:30 Buck Harvey
October 27 Pat Ziegler
Suhua Dong Bonnie Smith
Children 8:00 Dave Churchill
10:30 Joan Peck 8:00 Jen Mickelson
10:30 Speros Marinos
TUCC Apparel
Church Pictorial Directory
In 2020 it will be five years since the last church pictorial and the Outreach Committee is looking
for a couple of volunteers to help coordinate and work on this project.
If interested, please contact an
Outreach member.
Fall has arrived! Outreach Committee is planning to assist you in completing your fall/winter wardrobe with Trinity shirts of all colors and styles. You are invited to custom order long or short sleeved T shirts, polo shirts, or sweatshirts, including hooded or zip-up styles. Help to promote Trinity by sporting
our church logo. Look for our display in the Gathering Area during the month of October.
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8:00 AM Early Worship
9:15 AM Sunday School Nursery - 12th Grade
Adult
10:30 AM Late Worship
How we can enhance your worship experience! Elevator Lift to the Sanctuary
Hearing Support Devices Large Print Bulletins
Scriptures for October
October 6, 2019 World Communion
Psalm 37:1-9 2nd Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10
October 13, 2019 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19
October 20, 2019
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Luke 18:1-8
October 27, 2019 Joel 2:23-32 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14
