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+ GOD + FAMILY + SELF ++ GOD + FAMILY + SELF + St Jacobi Lutheran Church Website: stjacobishohola.org 108 Glen Drive Email: stjacobicouncil@yahoo.com Shohola, PA 18458 Issue 8 Volume 4 April 2016 570-559-7676 Editor: Grace Criscione

"God Is the Fountain"

God is the fountain whence ten thousand blessings flow;

to him my life, my health and friends, and every good, I owe.

The comforts he affords are neither few nor small;

he is the source of fresh delights, my portion and my all.

He fills my heart with joy, my lips attunes for praise; and to his glory I’ll devote the remnant of my days.

—Benjamin Beddome

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Important Dates:

3- Greg Protsko 6- Jessica VanTuyl 9- Linda McKay 17- Denny McCullough

March 6- Church School resumes 10am March 20- Palm Sunday Breakfast & food drive 9am- 10:30am Palm Sunday Service @ 11am March 24th Maundy Thursday Service 7 pm March 25- Good Friday Service @ St Luke’s Greeley 7pm March 27- EASTER SERVICE @11am April 6- Ladies Aid Meeting also 5/4;6/1;9/7;10/5;11/2 May 1- Confirmation May 7- Clean up day May 21- PENNY SOCIAL Oct 15- PENNY SOCIAL Dec 4- Christmas Concert Dec 18- German Service

"Buck-a-Chick Update: As of March 15th we have raised $207 for the Food Pantry and World Hunger Relief. Thank you to all who bought a Chick and to all those who colored a Chick. Your generosity is very welcome." Thank you, Petra Kluge

The Quilters that meet on Wed at the St Marks Hall (9am-12noon) are in need of CLEAN blankets (small stains are ok) mattress covers and old quilts. Everyone one is welcomed to help in making these quilts. There are many ways to help without sewing experience. Cutting, folding, etc.

A suggestion was made that we have members of our church write up something about themselves and a picture be placed in the newsletter, so that we can know each other better. Please see Grace if you would like to do this.

JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL PALM SUNDAY BREAKFAST! 9am to 10:30am.. Free to all but Please bring canned goods for our local food pantries.

To our Web master for updating our website: stjacobishohola.org

May 7th CLEAN UP DAY! BRING YOURSELVES, RAKE, LEAF BLOWERS , ETC..

The Lord’s prayer is now displayed in our sanctuary. This is a wonderful addition to our church from our friends at St. Mark’s Lutheran church.

To our Confirmation class for reading the lessons and psalm on Sundays. Great to hear them doing such wonderful readings. God Bless!

St Jacobi will be celebrating our 145th Anniversary this year. We are planning a Luncheon October16th at the Carriage House, Bar-ryville, NY. Bishop Zeiser will be attending. More information will follow. If you would like to help in planning this event please con-

Congrats to Myrna Draghi on her retirement. Take time to relax & enjoy! God Bless!

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MEETING OUR CHURCH MEMBERS: Bruce Rajwasser Occupation - Teacher for 25 years, Chef and Technology Specialist

Working with Technology- Robotics & Computers

We have lived in Lackawaxen since 1986 as a summer house and this year have retired to it. We have lived in Staten Island since being married in 1986.

Spreading the word through our many missions and teaching it to the children.

Hobbies- Woodworking, Technology, Robotics, Reading, Playing Video Games and Music

Member of The National Eagle Association, Who's Who in Entrepreneurship, Who's Who Young Professionals, Who's Who in Secondary Education, Also Teacher of the Year in Entrepreneurship education 3 times.

I now am teaching Sunday school and a member of St Jacobi Council. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ST JACOBI COUNCIL MEMBERS: Pres. Nick Luca—570-559-7489/ email:nickluca2000@yahoo.com V Pres.– Joe Criscione- 845 856 8912 /email: stewburn@hvc.rr.com—- Property Mgmt. & Maintenance Treasurer-Dotty Luca-570-559-7489 /email: dottyluca@yahoo.com Secretary– Fritzie Galuschak-570-559-7406 — Evangelism & Stewardship Petra Kluge– email: pxkluge@yahoo.com — Financial Secretary, Ecumenism Ministry, Church School teacher & OCC Ingrid Vogel email: vogelink@aol.com — Worship & Music Dale Siemers email: daledig@ptd.net — Property Mgmt. & Maintenance Christine Protsko email: stjacobicouncil@yahoo.com —Christian Education ,Youth Activities & Church School teacher. Karen Nieke: email: stjacobicouncil@yahoo.com Bruce Rajwasser: email: stjacobicouncil@yahoo.com —Church School teacher & Seafarer’s Missions Anne Rajwasser: email: stjacobicouncil@yahoo.com — Seafarer’s Missions

Pastor Robert Mitchell: 570-588-9690

St Jacobi Church, Shohola, PA 18458, 570-559-7676 website: stjacobishohola.org // join us on FaceBook

Treasures

One by one he took them from me, all the things I valued most, until I was empty-handed;

every glittering toy was lost.

And I walked earth’s highways, grieving in my rags and poverty

till I heard his voice inviting, “Lift your empty hands to me!”

So I held my hands toward heaven,

and he filled them with a store of his own transcendent riches, till they could contain no more.

And at last I comprehended

with my stupid mind and dull, that God could not pour his riches

into hands already full!

—Martha Snell Nicholson

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Saying prayers for: Ashley Cobb Chris Protsko Brian Becker Katherine O’Toole Geneva Ranker Rev Paul Spohn Alfred Loeser Grace Koehler Barbara Scocossi Margaret Shea Sandra Faro Dennis Faro John Wilkens Mildred Flaherty Tom Wulforst Louise Scarpelli Lynn Salvati Tom Vogel & family Mark Ketzek Bobby Martelli Joe Carver Keith Blaut Janice Iaccovino Carolyn Loucks Marion Finch Bud Ray Lisa & TQ Smith Magee Hoey Bianca Aran Erin McCotter Rev. Eddie Nilsen Paul Ludwig Donald Colburn Krischan Vogel Cheryl Jurgens E.B. Herling Dolores Kolvenhach JaneAnn Spohn Mark Scaramastro Bettina Buchmann Adam Cobb Eddie Owen Roseann Prigge John Page Tessie & Charlie Stover Marc DaVita Bruce Rajwasser AnnaMarie Peterson Louise Kuhn Paula Schlichter Kyle Petersen Linda Marie Czubak Mike & Magie Hoey Family of Joe Fischer Jackie

PLEASE HELP KEEP THIS LIST CURRENT- Please contact, Grace Criscione, if you wish to add and/or remove a name on the prayer list. I can be reached at 845 856 8912, or email: purplegrace@hvc.rr.com or stjacobicouncil@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance for your co-operation with keeping this list current. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Calling all women.

Please join us in an interdenominational day of Praise, Worship and Sisterhood in 2nd Annual Retreat "Women of God, be not afraid"! Wed, May 11th, 2016, 9:30 am to 3:00@ Fawn Lake Forest Club-house. Cost $15.00 pp Call Pastor Mary K Rhodes for details: 570-685-1320 or Ingrid Vogel @ 570 559 7206

NOT AFRAID

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Helping our neighbors: Pond Eddy Food Pantry Schedule 2016 Those who are in need of food to call the church, 856-1129, leave a message I will get back to them. food pantry is open on third (3rd) Saturday ~ hours 11-2. We have been giving appointment times but anybody can come between those hours on those days. They also may call the church for an alternate day and time, 845-856-1129. Thank you and God bless you. Margie Liebla Good Cheer Food Pantry Located in St. Luke’s Center (the lower level of St. Luke Pre-School) is open the First Sunday of each month from 10:30-11:30 AM. Thanks to all who donate their time, food and money...? It is truly appreciated. This is such a great service to our community! PLEASE NOTE: For further information please call 570- 226-3966. If your call is answered by an answering machine, please leave your name and a valid telephone number and a volunteer will call back. Remember The Gideon's International Bible organization! They are an organization that places Bibles in hotels, prisons & sends the Gospel throughout the world. Web site: gideons.org/give or pick up a pamphlet in the narthex of the church. Seafare’s Mission we will be making CLOTHING SATCHELS: One sweatshirt- hooded or unhooded (size l-xl); three pairs of socks- thermal or white gym: One casual pullover T-shirt (size M-L); One knit winter cap; One can of nuts or bar of chocolate. Thank you to Bruce & Ann Rajwasser for chairing this outreach program . Mission Support This year we are sponsoring Krystle Moraska-Madrussen who serves in Argentina/Uruguay. Krystle is the Young Adults in Global Mission Country Coordinator for young adult volunteers serv-ing in Argentina & Uruguay. She works with the companion church, the IELU, to support the relationships they have with United States & Canada based groups. Her contact info: Camacua 282, 1406 DOF Buneon-Aires, Argentina or email: Krystle.moraska@elca.org Operation Christmas Child Remember when shopping to pick up items for the shoe boxes. Thanks to Petra for chairing this great outreach. Shohola Railroad & Historical Society Has a DVD for sale ($12.50) on the history of Shohola. St Jacobi church has played an important part in this history. Please contact Nick Luca to purchase a copy. Dennis Lee, Producer/Director for Tribute New York/Bringing Memories to life. Books for Sale: Civil War Letters of Ira Austin to Minerva Drake of Barryville, NY $6.00 the Great Prison Train Disaster in Pike (Cty) by George J Fluhr, Pike Cty, PA. Historian & Shohola Twp. Historian $15.00 Cat’s Meows Building Collectables—the Caboose, St Jacobi Church, St Ann’s Church, Rohman’s Inn or Higby’s Store. To purchase these books or Collectable buildings please call Martha Shadler Pres. 570-296-2304. Quilters: Remember that the Wednesday quilters (GOODWILL PIECE MAKERS) will meet Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. @ St Mark’s social hall; they do quilts for the different charities, shelters and homeless in Pike County and surrounding areas. Anyone interested in joining them in this endeavor would be so welcome. You don’t have to be a quilter to help this group with their sewing.

Please notify Grace Criscione if you would like to receive the newsletter by email: purplegrace@hvc.rr.com Thank you!

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2016 Koinonia Summer Day Camp 8 Sessions June - August

Our eight week day camp program is available to children in our local community who have completed Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. Kid’s will be given the opportunity to experience the great outdoors on our 1,200 acre property and participate in activities like hiking, boating, swimming, games, music, crafts and much more. Our standard program runs from 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Monday- Friday, with early drop off at 8:00am and late pick-up at 5:30 P.M. There is an optional meal plan for families as well and scholarships are available for low income families or families with multiple children. To download a brochure

Download and complete your registration today .register@koinoniany.org

Open House Dates: March 13th and April 17th

Join us either Sunday to learn more about the program, tour our facility and meet our staff. The open house will be in our conference center and there will be signs to direct you. All are welcome!

KOINONIA 165 Lake View Drive Highland Lake, NY 12743

845-557-8335 register@koinoniany.orgregister@koinoniany.org

MARCH 20TH- 9AM TILL 10:30AM

INVITE YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS TO OUR FREE BREAKFAST-

JUST BRING CANNED GOODS TO HELP SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES.

Funded in part by Thrivent Financial.

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WE ARE COLLECTING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR SEAFARER’S CLOTHING SATCHELS:

New items: One sweatshirt- hooded or unhooded (size l-xl); pairs of socks- thermal or white gym; One casual pullover T-shirt (size M-L); One knit winter cap; (handmade, direction below or store bought) One can of nuts or bar of chocolate .

Please bring these items to church. A date will be set to put these satchels together. Items are needed before June 12, 2016.

Thank you! Bruce and Anne

Can it really be 2 months since it was Christmas? These seafarers are still enjoying the gift that keeps on giving: their Christmas-at-Sea satchels. This past Christmas, a record 2,226 satchels were given out!

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Our collection date for these Seafarer’s Satchels is June 30, 2016.

Please help us to fill these satchels. (Many stores are having sales on winter clothes.)

Our thanks to the quilters who have knitted hats for theses Seafarers.

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Thank you to the Shohola Railroad & Historical Society for this article in their newsletter Shohola Sidetracks. Join them on Monday May 30th for their Memorial Day Celebration, starting 1pm at the old Barryville Congregational Church. -7/16 Annual Zane Grey Festival, Lackawaxen, Pa. 7/17 Shohola Civil War Train Wreck at 1 pm. -7/23- Annual ceremony at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier at 1pm, Lackawaxen, PA & Minisink Battle reenactment at Minisink Battlegrounds Park, Rt 97, Barryville, NY 4 pm

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A walk is day in and day out praying; day in and day out Bible and Psalms reading; day in and day out obeying; talking to Christian friends, and going to corporate worship, committing yourself to and fully participating in the life of a church. It is rhythmic, on and on and on. To walk with God is a metaphor that symbolizes slow and steady progress. —Timothy Keller, Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering

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