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Trinity Tidings Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

February 2016

What’s Inside Activity Page ......................................... 8

Adopted Christmas Family ................. 5

Assisting in February ........................... 9

Birthdays ................................................ 9

Bountiful Blessings .............................. 2

Breakfast ................................................ 2

Calendar ................................................. 6

Candy Sale ............................................. 2

Christian Symbol .................................. 5

Church Picnic ....................................... 2

Church Position Available................... 5

Condolences.......................................... 9

Congregation Council Notes ............. 2

Day of Renewal .................................... 3

Dinner at The Ridge ........................... 5

Faith Study ............................................ 4

From the Vicar ..................................... 3

Lenten Worship .................................... 3

On the Lighter Side ............. back page

Points to Ponder ................................... 7

Prayer List ............................................. 9

Recipes ................................................... 7

Redevelopment Minutes ..................... 5

Sponsor Charts ..................................... 2

St. Jude’s Card Project ......................... 2

Vicar’s Schedule .................................... 4

Wellness Talk ........................................ 5

Trinity joins in ELCA’S World Hunger Campaign Trinity is joining in ELCA’s year-of-emphasis on world hunger. ELCA has a

special Lenten initiative to raise $2 million by Easter Sunday, March 27. Here at Trinity we have several ways for you to participate—give, pray, and reflect. Read on!

Beginning with Ash Wednesday, February 10, and continuing until Easter Sunday, Trinity has pledged to raise $400 by selling tree seedlings for $10 each. Our goal is 40 seedlings (one for each day in Lent). Ten trees make up one grove of trees. On Valentine’s Day, you will be able to buy a seedling for your favorite valentine. You will get a valentine to give as well as an apple to place on our fruit tree. Valentines are only available this day. The rest of Lent you will get an apple to place on our fruit tree in the worship area. The valentine states that “not long after being planted, a fruit tree provides nutritious fruit to help children and families stay healthy and free from hunger, year after year. These trees are especially valuable in countries with dry climates. Certain citrus varieties, like tangerine trees, thrive in the driest conditions and help families survive drought”. As the weeks of Lent progress, count the apples on our tree to see how close we are to our goal. Sales take place before and after worship each Sunday in the hallway by the entrance door.

On January 31 and February 7, you will receive an ELCA World Hunger 40-day devotional flip calendar to use with your Lenten devotions. Each of the 40 devotions is thought-provoking and offers a new way to think about, pray for and act on issues of food, water, education, income and health.

Beginning on February 14 and continuing for the six weeks of Lent, the Adult Forum that meets at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday in the Social Room will use the ELCA Educational Series on world hunger. This will be a chance to reflect on hunger, hope, and God’s love in a world of both abundance and need. This is an excellent time to help your own spiritual growth. Won’t you join us for the six special sessions? All are welcome.

What will be your response to hunger and poverty? With generous, loving hands, we can work for a world in which all are fed.

Annual Meeting set We will have out Annual Meeting to receive reports from the officers and

committees on Sunday, February 14 following worship. We will also present infor-mation about proposed new air conditioning for the sanctuary. We urge all to remain for this important meeting and the luncheon that follows.

We will have our annual Mid-Winter Luncheon after the Annual Meeting on February 14.There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the rear of the sanctuary. We will provide steamers. We as you to bring soups, salads, desserts or whatever you would like to bring. If you can't bring any-thing, please sign up anyway so we have an accurate count.

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Congregation Council met on Thursday, No-vember 12. Present were: Vicar Pam, Sally Berklite, Earl Duffey, Terry Eberly, June Ecker, Linda Fleagle, Sherri Kayhoe, Adrian Kuhs, Teresa Papoutsis, Ruth Strausbaugh.

Vicar’s Report: Vicar Pam thanked everyone for the generous Christmas gift. We still need

two people for redevelopment seminar. There will be another session in August on the East Coast we can attend. Participation is mandatory for Vicar Pam to serve as our full-time pastor. Lent will focus on World Hunger. Trinity will host the Good Friday service with the Church of the Brethren providing the speak-er.

Secretary’s report: Decmber minutes approved.

Christian Service Committee: There will be a luncheon following the Annual Meeting on February 14.

Church Property Committee: Had bulbs and ballasts replaced in lighted sign in front of church. The water cooler failed. Instead of repairing, we were able to obtain a reconditioned one for $25. Installed new batteries in chair lift.

Educational Ministry Committee: The Methodist Church will host the VBS this summer and will be in charge.

Evangelism Committee: Encourager Ministry made 11 contacts in October, 2 in November and 6 in December. Will mail collected cards to St. Jude’s at end of February. Trinity will participate in ELCA’s World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giv-ing during Lent. We will sell tree seedlings for $10 each. We will place a paper apple on a tree for each seedling sold. Committee will meet on February 1.

Worship & Music Committee: Distributed January-June worship schedule.

Mutual Ministry Committee: Will plan meeting.

Redevelopment Team: Will meet on January 18 at 7 p.m.

We have no members able to attend the Redevelopment Conference in Indiana in February. There will be another conference in August.

Adrian Kuhs agreed to be co-treasurer with Linda Bennett.

Elected council officers for 2016. President - Ruth Strausbaugh June Ecker - Vice-President Secretary - Teresa Papoutsis Co-Treasurer - Linda Bennett Co-Treasurer - Adrian Kuhs

Council worked on answers to questions needed for annual Synodical Report. The next Council meeting will be on Thursday, February 11 at 6:30 p.m. Members of the congregation are always welcome at these meetings.

Our next Church Breakfast will be on Tuesday, February 16, 9 a.m. at Parlor House Restaurant. We invite all to join us for the fellowship as we enjoy breakfast to-gether. If you plan to

attend, please sign the reservation sheet on the bulletin board in the en-trance way by Sunday, February 14.

Church Picnic Even with all the snow, it’s not too

early to look ahead to our annual Church Picnic. The date has bee set for Sunday, August 21 at Pine Hill Recreation Area.

St. Jude’s Card Project We continue to collect greeting

cards for the St. Jude’s Ranch for Chil-dren Recycled Card Program. Only the front of the card is used and must not contain writing. We cannot accept cards from Hallmark, Disney, and American Greetings. There is a collec-tion box at the back of the sanctuary. We collect all year long. Save your cards. We will be sending cards cur-rently on hand at the end of February.

Flower, bulletin and candle sponsor charts

Are you thinking of a way to hon-or a loved one’s birthday, anniversary, accomplishment, baptismal anniver-sary, or to just say, “I love you?” Is there a special person whose life you would like to memorialize? Sponsoring flowers, bulletins and/or candles is a great way to do that! Check out the bulletin board in the hallway off the narthex for more information. The lists for 2016 are now posted. Sign as soon as possible to reserve the date(s) you wish.

There may be snow on the ground, but it is time for our annual Easter Can-dy Sale. Brochures are available on the

table at the rear of the sanctuary. All orders are due by Sunday, February 14. Candy will be available at the church on Sunday, March 13.

A joint ministry with the Rouzer-ville Church of the Brethren, Bountiful Bless-ings continues

throughout the year on the first and third Saturdays of each month starting at 9 a.m. It collects cleaning items and personal care items. See the back of the sanctuary for a list of needed products. Please note that the pro-gram does not collect food items or previously used personal care items.

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Well, It’s February Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, February has always been a kind of “blah” month for me. By the time February comes, people are getting sick of win-ter; and even though we haven’t had a terrible winter, the past few days of massive amounts of snow and shoveling and in-

convenience have been enough! The days in February are usually cloudy and gloomy and the weather is often unpredictable. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for some sunshine and warm days (but not too warm) and blooming flow-ers!!! I miss the twitter of the birds. I am tired of the death of winter; and to add insult to injury, this is Leap Year, so instead of suffering through the typical 28 days, February will be a whole 29 Days!!!!!!!

The bright side of this whole situation is that soon it will be March, then April. New life will peek its head out of the soil and the cocoons in which it has slept all winter. And the earth will explode in a glorious resurrection of color and life and springtime smells!

I have found that life is sort of like this. We all live through seasons of dark-ness and light in our lives. Through it all we can take comfort in knowing that time after time, season after season, God brings us through the darkness and the uncertainty into the light of new life. As we begin our season of Lent, I invite you to keep this in mind.

Much of our suffering is brought about by our own actions (you could say sin). Sometimes our own thoughts take us to places that are uncomfortable and even frightening. It can feel as if we are entering our own winter, where we exist in frozen darkness waiting and hoping for the light of the Son to help us to be freed from the cocoon in which we have been trapped.

Figuring this out is one of the things that I appreciate about Lent. In the mid-dle of February, we begin the journey toward the resurrection of the Light of the world – toward Easter. It is a time when we also begin our own pilgrimage of penitence and renewal toward the forgiveness and wholeness that is the promise of Jesus’ resurrection. This is not an easy path because it means that we come face to face with our selves; but we are reminded in the promises of our baptism that God’s grace and mercy washes over us as we die to our sinful selves and are born anew into the body of Jesus Christ. Filled with faith from the Holy Spirit, which is a gift of God, we are empowered to recognize all the fruits of the Spirit that are given to us in great abundance: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gener-osity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

It is my prayer for all of us that we are able to let go of the things that we think give us importance and keep us from living fully with our brothers and sis-ters in this world; so that we can take on, and live out, the fruits of the Spirit in all we do. These gifts are given to us for the sake of our bodies and for the sake of the world.

During this Lenten season, what do you need to hand over to Jesus so that you can live as he wants you to? When you wake up in the morning, what causes you to look forward to the day? How do you enjoy the fruits of the Spirit in your life?

I invite you to explore your answers to these questions during Lent. The Faith Study sessions we will have in February and March are intended to help you, and me, with this discernment. On Wednesday evenings we will worship together in the tradition of Taizé as we pray and meditate on God’s Word and what it reveals to each of us. In addition we will be giving everyone a Lenten devotional for the 40 Days of Lent from the Seminary for individual devotional time with God that will be a help in our journey. Come Father, Son and Holy Spirit and fill us! You are in my heart and prayers,

Cell phone: 443-876-4736 Email: pillick@ltsg.edu

Lenten Mid-week Taizé Worship What is Taizé?

In the south of Burgundy, France lays a small village called Taizé. This village founded over seventy years ago by Brother Roger is home to a monas-tic community devoted to prayer and reconciliation. The community is made up of brothers from all the con-tinents and major denominations who gather together three times a day, sev-en days a week, throughout the year to pray (whether there are 7000 young people present or only 20). For more information on the Community, its history and on-going work, see their website: http://www.taize.fr/

The characteristics of Taizé are repetitive, simple songs that are in-tended to create a prayerful meditative experience, silence, and sung prayer. Our time of Taizé will begin at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. Please enter into the worship space in si-lence.

If you are available to help prepare the space for worship, please email Vicar Pam. We will gather at 6:00 to set up, then put everything away when the service is over.

SAVE THE DATE!! The Lower Susquehanna Synodical

Women’s Organization (LS-SWO) will host the Women of the ELCA (WELCA) Day of Renewal on April 23, 2016. The event will be held at Evangelical Lutheran in Greencastle, and begins at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. The theme is The Ultimate Kind-ness, the Good Samaritan Today, based on Luke 10:29-37. The guest speaker is Rose Helen Merrell-James. The cost is $16 and includes the pro-gram and lunch. A special offering will be taken to benefit the Waynesboro New Hope Shelter. Registration is due by April 4. Please see Vicar Pam if you are interested in attending! If you have never attended a Day of Renew-al, you are in for a treat!

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The Vicar’s new schedule With the beginning of the new semester (thankfully my

last one!!!), I will have to adjust my schedule for office hours. I will be in class on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.. (a few breaks between the 3 classes I am taking) and on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Your prayers for sufficient energy and good health are greatly appreciated on these two long days.

I will continue to take Monday as my day off. On Wednesday, I will be in the Rouzerville area all day. This is going to be a great opportunity for me to get out into the community and meet people who provide services to the community and to meet other pastors in the area. In addi-tion, I hope to be able to get together with folks from TELC whom I have not yet gotten to meet, or those whom I have not had opportunity to get to know very well. On Wednesday, even though I will be in the area all day, I will plan to be in the church between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.,, so that Sondra and I can coordinate efforts for the things that need to be done.

I will be attending Council Meetings as scheduled on the second Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and will plan to attend the Coffee, Tea, and Theology at Christine’s on the fourth Fri-day of the month.

Our Faith Study will have to go to twice a month, and in order to keep it on Thursday, we will need to meet the first and third week of the month. We had begun meeting at 7 p.m., and I would like to continue to meet at that time.

Friday and Saturday will be study/homework/sermon writing days for me. If you need me, PLEASE, either email me at pillick@ltsg.edu or text/call me at 443-876-4736.

Monday: Day off (evening meetings as needed)

Tuesday: Class

Wednesday: In Rouzerville between 11 a.m. until 8ish

Thursday: Class 1st and 3rd week of the month: 6:30-8ish for Faith Study 2nd week of the month: 6:00-8ish for Council

Friday: Work at home day or at church by appointment – available by phone 4th week of the month Coffee, Tea, & Theology: 10:00am-12:00pm

Saturday: Work at home day or at church by appointment

Sunday: In Rouzerville from 9 a.m. until ???

Faith Study Faith Study will begin meeting twice a month beginning

in February. We will gather for study on the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Our study is not continu-ous at this time, so you can come at any time and never worry that you missed something.

I would love to hear from you about things that you have “always wondered about, but never knew.” Send me an email or give me a call with your question(s) and I will use them to plan for Faith Study at some point.

If you would like to participate, but are not sure about driving at night, give me a call. I believe that we can help to work out transportation for you, if you want to attend. All are welcome to attend our conversations! Pass this infor-mation along to your friends and neighbors.

In February, we will gather to discuss the following top-

ics on: February 4: “The History of Lent” with Vicar Pam Illick This presentation with focus on the history of Lent, Ash Wednesday, and the Lenten Disciplines associated with this holy season. Learn some ways your faith can be deepened and strengthened during this time of penitence. February 18: “Lent and Dying to Your-self ” with Diana Butler Bass What are you holding onto in your life that may be preventing you from truly living in the light of Jesus’ forgiveness? Join in our conversation as we respond to Ms. Butler Bass’ thoughts on this topic. Diana Butler Bass is an historian of Christian history, and has written numerous books on Christianity and cul-ture. Her most recent book is “Grounded: Finding God in the World-A Spiritual Revolution.” Looking ahead to March: March 3: “Preparing for More” with Dale Ryan

How would our lives change if we stopped living a life of scarcity, and looked, instead, at the abundance of God’s grace in our lives? Dale Ryan, part of the School of Theology faculty since 1993, is associate professor of recovery ministry and director of the Fuller Insti-

tute for Recovery Ministry. He is the co-author of the book: Soul Repair: Rebuilding a Spiritual Life. March 17: “Grace, Forgiveness, and the Cross: the Antidote” with Nadia Bolz-Weber God’s grace and forgiveness seems unbelieva-ble to us sometimes! What does it mean to us that God’s Son died on the Cross to save us from our sin? This discussion, inspired by Bolz-Weber’s thoughts, we will explore the

death of Jesus and the impact it has on our daily life. Nadia Bolz-Weber is a Lutheran minister who founded and is the pastor at the House for All Sinners and Saints, a mission congregation of the ELCA in Denver, Colorado. Her most recent book is Accidental Saints.

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Conference Notes Dinner at The Ridge

Dinner at The Ridge will be held at noon on Wednesday, February 10 at the Fleck Center. The cost is $6.75. The menu for February is:

Sweet Heart Salad Herb Crusted Pork Loin with Gravy Baked Yams with Cinnamon Butter

California Blend Vegetables Dinner Rolls & Butter

Assorted Desserts Beverages.

Please call 264-3212 to make your reservation. Deadline for reservations is noon on Thursday, February 4th.

Wellness Talk The Wellness Talk for February

will be held Thursday, February 11 at 1p.m. Join presenter Cindy Richards, Director of Southern Community Services of York, as she discusses “How to deal with grief and other difficult changes in your life”. The talk will take place at the Fleck Center at SpiriTrust LutheranTM, The Village at Luther Ridge, 2998 Luther Drive, Chambersburg. Please R.S.V.P. to 267-1665 if you plan to attend this in-formative session.

Position available First Lutheran Church in Cham-

bersburg is seeking a 15-25 hour per week Parish Administrator. It is seek-ing someone who is friendly, accurate, detail oriented, good with written (computer) and verbal communica-tion, organized, trustworthy, and able to maintain confidentiality. Contact: flcpastor@outlook.com .

Adopted Christmas Family thanks Trinity The Evangelism Committee received the following letter dated January 14,

2016, and want to share it with you. To Everyone at Trinity Evangelical Church I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that made our holiday special. We appreciate everything that we received. You really made our grandsons happy with what they received for Christmas, especially Aarmanii (oldest grandson). Sorry it has taken so long to write this letter but we have been trying to find the money we need to catch up on bills and my husband is worrying about his up- coming surgery on January 19. What’s more scary is that it is cervical spine sur-gery all vertebrae and then all bills fall on me with my limited income. I have faith God Almighty will watch over us and help us move along. I just wanted to make sure to let your group know they are appreciated for what your group has done this past holidays. Again on behalf of my husband, grandsons, and myself, we want to thank you all for everything!! Caridad, Octavio, Aarmanii, Gabriel

REDEVELOPMENT TEAM MINUTES January 18 2016

The Redevelopment Team met in the Social Room at 7 p.m. Present were Teresa Papoutsis, Sally Berklite, Earl Duffey, Linda Bennett, Terry Eberly, Charles Strausbaugh, and Ruth Strausbaugh. Earl Duffey chaired the meeting and opened the meeting with prayer. Two questions were discussed. First question was “What have we done right?” We have grown closer to each other—talking more More members and friends are coming regularly—attendance is better The right person is in place for redevelopment Contact has been made with some who have not been attending Better outlook—more energy We are aware that we need to get more involved with spiritual for mation—need to work on increasing attendance at the Faith Study ses sions. Our web site and Facebook usage are continuing to improve Note was made that Mutual Ministry should meet regularly Charlie will talk to Stewart McCleaf about membership for Trinity in the Rouzerville Business Association. Second question was “Are the facilities welcoming?” Appearance is sad, dowdy Need money for the Task Force Committee to do projects—new air con ditioning needs to be considered this year. Ideas about fund raising were discussed. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. with praying The Lord’s Prayer. The next meeting is February 22, 2016, at 7 p.m. Recorded by Sondra Musser

- Christian Symbol - Anchor

Because in ancient times an anchor represented safety, early Christians adopted it as a symbol of their hope in Christ. “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure” (Hebrews 6:19, NIV). Word play may have also been involved: ankura, Greek for “anchor,” sounds similar to en kurio, or “in the Lord.” As Latin became Christians’ primary language, however, the “anchor-Lord” connection would have faded.

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Points to Ponder For Your Recipe Files

An Early Start to Spring Cleaning Although Lent starts early this

year, before spring appears in many areas, it’s an appropriate time for spring cleaning. Indeed, Lent comes from old German and English words for “spring.” So, while it might be too soon to open windows or hang clothes on the line, now is ideal for some spiritual spring cleaning.

Lent calls us to examine our be-liefs, confess and dispose of old grudges and selfish habits, dust off our Bibles for a new routine of study and prayer, air out our hearts and brighten up our attitudes. “Lent clean-ing” lets the Holy Spirit freshen our faith — and it’s never too early for that.

Leaps of Faith My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like

lily pads, round and green, these plac-es summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear ... to the verdant pad of faith on which I some-how stay afloat today.

—Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies

Grateful for Grace

John Newton, a slave-ship captain who became a minister and abolition-ist, had a special affinity for grace. In fact, he wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace” to celebrate the freedom that God gives to Christians.

“I am not what I ought to be,” Newton said. “I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am.”

Slow Cooker Glazed Pork Loin Chops

1 bag (1 lb.) baby carrots 4 boneless pork loin chops 1 jar (8 oz.) apricot preserves Place carrots in bottom of slow cook-er. Place pork chops on top. Spread with preserves. Cover; cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours.

Easy Potato Chowder 4 slices bacon 4 cups (about 48 pieces) frozen onion-flavored potato tots 1 cup canned or frozen corn (drained, if canned) 2 cups whole milk 1 can (14-14.5 oz.) chicken broth black pepper Cut the bacon slices into 1-inch piec-es. Place the bacon pieces in a 4-quart saucepan over medium high heat and cook, stirring until crisp. Transfer ba-con to paper towels to drain and pour off all fat in the pan. Place the potato tots in the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring con-stantly, until partially thawed (1 to 2 minutes). Add the drained bacon piec-es, corn, milk, and chicken broth to the pan and cook, stirring, over medi-um-high heat until the chowder comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until potato tots are soft, stirring and mashing them as they cook (12-15 minutes). When done, the chowder will have some chunks of potato in it. Serve in bowls and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.

Cola Baked Apples 4 large baking apples ¼ cup packed brown sugar ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg 4 tsp. butter or margarine 1 cup cola (not diet) Remove and discard the core of the apples. Peel a strip from the top of each apple. Place the apples in an 8x8-inch baking dish. In a bowl, stir together the brown sugar and ¼ teaspoon nutmeg. Spoon the sugar mixture into the cored ap-ples. Tope each apple with 1 teaspoon but-ter. Pour the cola into the baking dish. Bake at 350 degree oven about 1 hour or until apples are tender, basting with cola occasionally. Serve with vanilla ice cream or topped with dollop of whipped topping or sour cream with a dash of nutmeg.

Cauliflower and Broccoli Melt 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen broccoli flo-rets, thawed and drained 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen cauliflower, thawed and drained 1 cup mayonnaise 3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup (2 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 375° F. Coat a 1½-quart baking dish with cooking spray In a large bowl, combine all ingredi-ents except cheese and mix until even-ly coated. Place in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 25 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Note: This also makes a great topping for baked potatoes.

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Church of the Covered Dish by Thom Tapp

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Assisting in February Assisting Ministers 7 - Linda Bennett 10 - Terry Eberly 14 - Teresa Papoutsis 21 - Earl Duffey 28 - Ruth Strausbaugh Lectors/Communion Assistants 7 - Teresa Papoutsis 10 - Linda Bennett 14 - Madison Kreitz 21 - Amy Dennis 28 - June Ecker Crucifer Katherine Dennis Nursery 7 - 14, 21 - Linda Weddle 28 - Donna Swauger Ushers 7, 10 - Don Becker Amy Dennis Linda Fleagle Judi Rice 14, 21 - Joanne Crider June Ecker Marie Seidel Linda Weddle 28 - Sherri Kayhoe Carol Snyder Ben Swauger Donna Swauger Offering Tellers 7 - Marie Seidel Linda Weddle 14 - Sally Berklite June Ecker 21 - Earl Duffey Rusty Kreitz 28 - Richard Berklite Ruth Strausbaugh Altar Care Sherri Kayhoe Carol Snyder Youth Sunday School Teacher 7 - Ruth Strausbaugh 14, 21 - June Ecker 28 - Melissa Leaper

Phyllis Baker Cookie Beck Jean Benedict

Katie Bondroff Sarah Foose

Ulysses Jones Laura Lentz Jim Miller

Pearl Minnich Adeline Plaine

LaVon and Marvin Rose Brian Sease Marie Seidel

Pastor Ray Shriver Rileigh Sunday,

2 - Sally Berklite Judy O’Toole 5 - Delores Sease 7 - Linda Fleagle 8 - Carol Snyder 12 - Joanne Crider 14 - Charlotte Kuhs 22 - Trudy Gift Taylor Sherman 28 - Brian Berklite Marie Seidel If there are errors or omissions on the lists. please place a note in the bulletin-newsletter tray in the office or send to admin@trinityrouzerville.org.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 12043 Old Route 16

PO Box 240 Rouzerville PA 17250-0240

762-1228 www.trinityrouzerville.com

admin@trinityrouzerville.org

Pam Illick, Vicar Box

LTSG 61 Seminary Ridge

Gettysburg PA 17325-1742 443-876-4736

pillick@ltsg.edu

Youth Sunday School & Adult Forum

9:30 a.m. Worship

10:45 a.m. (Holy Communion celebrated first and third Sundays each month)

Lenore Barkdoll, 101, died January 10 at Michaux Manor. Services were held on Thursday, January 14 with burial at Harbaugh Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Lucy Rowland, 80, died Monday, January 25 in Chambersburg Hospital. Services were held January 29 with burial in Harbaugh Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.

We extend our condolences to the families in this time of loss.

“Christians are not men and wom-en who are hoping for salvation, but those who have experienced

it.” —Martyn Lloyd-Jones

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On the Lighter Side of Life Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

12043 Old Route 16 PO Box 240

Rouzerville PA 17250-0240

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- Our Vision - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a flourishing, Spirit-filled, Christ-centered home for all.

-Our Mission - The mission of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rouzerville, Pennsylvania is to build, strengthen, and increase our faith community to better love and serve God – and the world community – with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

- The Chandelier - Old Rabbi Wolfson was begging

his board of directors to buy a new chandelier for the synagogue. Pleading f o r m o r e t h a n a n h o u r , he sat down. sullen and hopeless in h i s a m b i t i o n t o a c q u i r e a chandelier.

Then the elder president of the board stood up. "What're we wastin' time talkin' for?" he asked rhe-torically. "Foist of all, a chandelier, we ain't got nobody who could even spell it.

"Second, we ain't got nobody who could even play it.

"And third, what we need most in the synagogue is more light."

- The Lengthy Sermon - A pastor, known for his lengthy

sermons, noticed a man get up and leave during the middle of his mes-sage. The man returned just before the conclusion of the service.

Afterward the pastor asked the man where he had gone. "I went to get a haircut," was the reply.

"But," asked the pastor, "why did-n't you do that before the service?"

"Because," the gentleman retorted, "I didn't need one then."

- Just Like Lot - One Sunday morning, a Sunday

school teacher was teaching on how Lot's wife looked back and suddenly turned into a pillar of salt. One little boy raised his hand and said, "Yes, my mother looked back once while she was driving, and she turned into a tel-ephone pole."

- The Offering Prayer - A hat was passed around a church

congregation to take up an offering for the visiting minister.

Presently it was returned to him...embarrassingly empty. Slowly the parson inverted the hat and shook it m e a n i ng f u l l y. T h e n r a i s i ng his eyes heavenward, he exclaimed, "I thank you, Lord, that I got my hat back from this congregation. "

Church Sign We are not Dairy Queen…

but, we have Great Sundays!