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CCOOMMMMEENNTTAARRYY Vol. 29, No. 8 The Season after Pentecost August 2015

Sunday School – 9:00 a.m. www.beaverlutheranchurch.org Holy Communion – 10:15 a.m.

Installation of Jennifer Baker-Trinity Our Lead Musician, Jennifer Baker-Trinity will

be formally installed as an Associate in Ministry on

Sunday evening, August 30 at 6:30. Through a call

by the Synod Council, Jen’s commissioning honors

both her seminary degree and the ministry she

already has been serving among us for nearly three

years.

The Service of Installation and Holy Eucharist

will be presided over by our Conference Dean, Pastor

Bob Doll of Sharon Lutheran Church. Mark

Mummert, Cantor of Gettysburg Seminary, will lead

the choir and Julie Grindle, a colleague and friend of

Jen’s, will serve as the organist. (Julie serves in a

similar ministry at a congregation in Baldwinsville,

New York.)

Everyone, of course, is invited to this evening’s

liturgy, one that promises to be filled with rich music

and meaningful fellowship. A dessert reception will

follow.

Youth Gathering

Nine of our youth and their adult leaders made it

safely back to Pennsylvania late Sunday evening,

July 19. Though very tired, they were filled with

good spirits following a remarkable gathering of

30,000 youth in Detroit.

There will be much to share in the coming weeks

and next month’s newsletter. For now, enjoy the

photos appearing on Pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the

“Commentary” and be sure to attend the Ice Cream

Social on August 23 at 4 p.m. We will use that

opportunity to share more about this great week.

Thank You!

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Pastor Nathan on Vacation Pastor Nathan and his family will be on vacation from July 25 through August 12.

Emergency pastoral coverage (including hospital visits and funerals) is being provided by

Pastors Lisa and Matthew Schuster. They can be reached at the Trinity Lutheran parsonage

(658-2040) or mobile phones (Pastor Lisa: 570-204-2219; Pastor Matthew: 717-357-3475).

We look forward to welcoming our guest preachers on July 26, August 2 and August 9.

On July 26, we welcome Robin Steele, newly Authorized Lay Worship Leader (ALWL)

and a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Selinsgrove and a physical therapist. On

August 2 welcome Samuel Leister (ALWL), a member of Messiah Lutheran in Mifflintown

and a retired teacher and principal. And on August 9 we welcome Pastor Scott Kershner,

the new university chaplain at Susquehanna.

Welcome Our Guest Organists While Jennifer enjoys her family vacation through August 12, we will be

hosting the following guest organists:

●July 26: Michelle Bixler from Messiah Lutheran Church in Troxelville will

be with us. She is Messiah’s church musician and is president of the local Arts

Council, Generoo. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy and is currently

pursuing her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling.

●August 2 and August 9: Mark Mummert will be at the organ. He is the 2015

Distinguished Visiting Seminary Cantor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at

Gettysburg. A native of Pennsylvania, Mark serves the church in many capacities

related to church music. He is a teacher, organist, choir director, and composer.

He is the composer of portions of Holy Communion Setting 1 in Evangelical

Lutheran Worship, including the settings of the “Kyrie” and “Glory to God” we

are singing this summer.

Come and Sing! Mark your calendars for two more opportunities for making music together this summer. ●Sunday, August 23: A Women’s Choir will sing for worship. Rehearsal will be

Wednesday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m.

●Sunday, August 30: A Men’s Choir will sing for worship. Rehearsal will be

Wednesday, August 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Come and reap the benefits of singing together! Questions? See Jennifer Baker-Trinity.

In addition to the above mentioned rehearsals, the Parish Choir will meet Wednesday,

August 12. Regular rehearsals resume September 9.


Congregational Meeting At the request of the Church Council, a congregational meeting was held on

Sunday, July 12 following worship. The purpose of this meeting was to vote on

the final disposition of the tithe from the Charles W. Benfer Estate that was

authorized at a congregational meeting last November. A letter explaining the

Church Council’s request was mailed to every active member of the congregation

on June 26.

The congregation passed a motion to designate the remaining tithe to Lutheran

Disaster Response (a ministry of the churchwide organization) and toward the

creation of a locally administered Beaver Lutheran Church Disaster Fund. The All

Saints Committee will be the custodian of the church’s Disaster Fund.

July Pastoral Letter

Due to an editorial error on our part, the July newsletter contains an incomplete version of Pastor

Nathan’s pastoral letter. A complete version is available on the church’s website under the “Newsletter”

tab. There are also a few extra print copies available at the church.

Pantry & Closet Needs The Pantry is in great need of canned fruits, vegetables and peanut butter. Liquid hand

soap and dish detergent are also a need.

The Closet is in urgent need of children’s clothing (newborn to size 6).

Both the Pantry and Closet are running out of plastic bags.

Please bring your donations to the church on Sunday mornings or during regular office

hours (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings). Please do NOT leave your donations

on the porch.

Academic Loan Application Deadline Applications for Academic Loans are currently available on the bulletin board. Please

have the applications completed and in to the church office no later than Saturday, August

1, 2015.

All Saints Applications Deadline to apply for All Saints funding is Saturday, August 1, 2015.

Applications are available on the bulletin board outside the church office.


Aug. 16 is available The altar flower chart has many open dates. Next available date is August 16. Please

consider signing up! In addition to August 16, other open dates are October 18; November 1

and 8; and December 6, 13 and 27.

Cost remains at $35 and can be paid using the Flower Fund offering envelope located by

the guest book in the narthex. You may pay the church or pay Country Flowers directly.

Please have the information you wish to include in the bulletin to the church secretary

no later than 9 a.m. Thursday morning.

In Loving Memory

BETTY J. HETRICK October 4, 1924 – June 29, 2015

We extend our deepest sympathy to her sons

Dr. Theodore Hetrick, Jr. and Greg Hetrick and their families.

RICHARD J. CRAIG July 3, 2015

We extend our deepest sympathy to his family.

SHIRLEY A. HAINES August 22, 1937 – July 6, 2015

We extend our deepest sympathy to her daughter, Kathy;

as well as her sister and brother and their families.

We are confident in the teaching of Christ which brings solace and comfort,

that the lives of Betty, Richard and Shirley have not ended, but changed.

Please keep their families in your prayers.


Welcome Little One!

A special welcome goes out to the newest member of this Family of God at Beaver

Lutheran Church! Cyrus Jacob Bickhart arrived on Tuesday, July 14. He weighed 8-1/4

pounds and was 19 inches long at birth.

Congratulations to his mommy and daddy, Kimberly and Nathan Bickhart. Proud

grandparents are Deanna and Albert Bickhart, Jr. and Carol Wright.

Two Celebrate The Big ONE!

Ava Jean Cory will celebrate her first birthday August 7.

She is the daughter of Rich and April Cory. Proud

grandparents are Rich and Jean Cory.

Oliver Edward Zerby will celebrate his big day August

17. His sister, Laurabelle, will help him celebrate. Oliver is

the son of Matthew and Ann Zerby and grandson of Isabel

Zerby and Carole Nollau.

August Birthdays & Anniversaries ●Erica Wagner and Joseph Zerby, August 6.

●Ava Cory, August 7.

●Wyatt Erb and Mary Narehood, August 8.

●Corinne Beaver and Liam Wagner, August 10.

●Nathan Rigel, August 11.

●Laurabelle Zerby, August 15.

●Carole Bendick, August 16.

●Oliver Zerby, August 17.

●Makyah Narehood Allen, August 20.

●Susan Frey and Todd Gesselman, August 22.

●Taylor Shirey, August 23.

●Nicholas Stone, August 24.

●Lisa Truesdale and Kristen Williams, August 25.

●Lynn Klinepeter, August 26.

●Tony Miller, August 30.

These happy couples will be celebrating August

wedding anniversaries:

●Nathan and Jennifer Baker-Trinity, August 7.

●Paul and Sandra Kantz, August 23.

●Brian and Kimberly Straub, August 24.


‘Called to Be a Living Voice’

As I write this I have the privilege of attending Called To Be a Living Voice, a joint conference

between the ELCA and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM). The conference is

being held in Atlanta, GA and will draw approximately 800 musicians, pastors and other worship

leaders from across the church.

Of course, a tremendous gift of this time together is to worship as church, as people gathered

from congregations large and small, urban and rural, new and long-standing, Lutheran and other

expressions of Christian identity. Tonight we will worship and I am singing in a choir for the event.

We’ll sing music from across the globe and across the centuries, with organ, bells, oboe, drums and

a gong! Tomorrow will be led by an ensemble of guitar, drums, violin and piano. The next day, by a high school-aged

woodwind quintet. We celebrate the diversity of musical expression as we sing and worship together.

From workshops on children’s choirs to forums on the African American Spiritual and plenaries on vocation, it has

been a rich conference thus far. I am thankful for the opportunity to be refreshed and renewed and look forward to

ministry with you when I return.

Blessings!

Jennifer

Our group was part of the announcement on Sunday!

They held up red paper while the city of Houston was named as the next Gathering site.

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