The Messenger of Arndt’s Church -- October, 2016

Arndt's Lutheran Church1851 Arndt Road, Easton, PA 18040

610-253-3732Email: arndts.lutheranchurch@rcn.com

Website: www.arndtslutheran.org

Regular Worship Services (9/11/16 thru 5/28/17): Saturday, 6:00 p.m. - Sunday, 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Activities for October

Saturday, October 1st - Oktoberfest - 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Open Arms Senior Connection will hold the “3rd Annual Oktoberfest/VW Car & Classic CarShow/Outdoor Market”. This is the biggest fundraising event of the year for Open Arms and it will be heldSaturday, October 1st from 9 am – 2 pm. Rain or Shine! We’ll be serving breakfast sandwiches, deliciousGerman/PA Dutch style food (including our famous apple dumplings). Weather permitting, the field will behome to a Car Show and Outdoor Market , where vendors may sell their wares. Stop by and enjoy the food,the music and the fun for the whole family!

Sunday, October 2nd - Free Lunch and Planning MeetingThere will be a planning meeting on Sunday, October 2nd after the 10:30 a.m. worship service for folks whoown Thrivent accounts, who write grants and who plan church activities. We will focus on plans and grants for2017. If you can make this lunch meeting, please notify Janet Herr at 610-588-6618.

Sunday, October 2nd - Blessing of the Animals Service - 1:00 p.m.There will be a Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday, October 2nd, in the pavilion beginning at 1:00 p.m.Members and friends are invited to bring their pets (leashed, please), to receive a blessing at this casual servicehonoring St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. Any donations received will be donated to the Center for Animal Welfare (formerly SPCA).

Friday, October 7th - Sunday, October 9th - Women's Christian Retreat at Trout LakeAll women are invited to participate in this year's retreat, "Garden Getaway". Join our walk with God throughthe different seasons. As women, some of our seasons are full of daisies and roses and others feel more likethorns and weeds. As Christian women, we know that God is there to walk with us and get us through everynew phase of life. Cost for the retreat is $115 and includes meals, clean and comfortable facilities and thenatural beauty along the lakeside. You will return home feeling empowered, refreshed and rejuvenated. sContact Yvonne Osmun or Karen Beverly for more information.

Saturday, October 29th - "Trunk or Treat" Arndt's will host a "Trunk or Treat" Halloween activity on Saturday, October 29th, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Theevent will be open to children in the community and will feature activities, crafts and trick or treating from thetrunks of cars parked in the parking lot. We are looking for volunteers who are willing to decorate their carsand hand out treats from the trunk of their car. Contact the church office if you want to be part of thisHalloween fun.

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The Pastor's Page

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It is that time of year when congregations are working on budgets for the next year, creatinga Stewardship program and wondering from where the money for running the church will come. We here at Arndt’s are doing the same thing.

In looking at Stewardship program for us, I have been reading a book entitled, “Not YourParents’ Offering Plate” by J . Clif Christopher. Christopher is a pastor who no longer serves a parish, but is a church fundraiser.

His book shed a new light on several things for me that I will share with you over the courseof time. But this month I want to share a story that he relates in the beginning of the book.He says that he was at a philanthropy meeting where a young attorney was the keynotespeaker. The attorney revealed that he was giving a local youth center $1.5 million. Theattorney’s speech was filled with faith references, and his spiritual convictions were a driving force in his desire to make this huge gift to the youth center.

The author said that he set up a meeting with this attorney who explained to Clif that he waswilling to donate such a large sum of money because as a young boy the youth center hadplayed an important role in his upbringing and also because he had that kind of money now.The lawyer stated that when the director of the youth center said he needed $1.5 million for a new facility, I gave it to him because I knew with the money he could change lives.

Christopher eventually asked this young attorney how involved he was in his church, to whichhe replied that he attended about 48 Sundays a year and gave as good as most. Clif said tohim, would you ever give that same amount of money to the church as you gave to the youthcenter. The attorney’s words were, “ Lord, no, they wouldn’t know what to do with it".

What I believe through reading this is that the attorney was saying the youth center has aplan how to change lives and what to do with that kind of money and although, the church needs money, it does not have a plan.

I think, when we reach out to members,we are asking for their help NOW because we needto make ends meet, not because we have a plan or a mission for the money; and we wonderwhy we are not getting it. I think it is like Clif Christopher says.....this is not your parents’ offering plate anymore.

Think with me about the words from the attorney…..“they wouldn’t know what to do withit….” What kind of vision, plan and mission do we have for the future of Arndt’s? What kind of vision, plan and mission would you like to see for the future of Arndt's?

Working with you on a plan,

Pastor Jean

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October Prayer Calendar

You are asked to pray for the member listed on each day of the month. All of the members of our churchfamily will be lifted in prayer many times throughout the year. Members are listed alphabetically. Ifsomeone is missed, please contact the secretary in the church office.

October 01 - Leah and Troy Zenga, Nick, Anthony and KristinaOctober 02 - Rich and Denice AdamsOctober 03 - Mike Affa, Brittany, Madison and BlakeOctober 04 - Carolyn AlbertOctober 05 - Heather and Anthony Annunziata and Anthony, Jr.October 06 - Sue ArtzOctober 07 - Mary BarbaOctober 08 - Patricia BarberaOctober 09 - Jerry BaucomOctober 10 - Janice BeckOctober 11 - Elizabeth Beverly and Michael Grant and SawyerOctober 12 - Thom and Karen Beverly, Justin, Andrew and DavidOctober 13 - Jim and Barb BalkerOctober 14 - Jeremy and Sarah Bialker, Jameson and BenjaminOctober 15 - Tom and Marianne Billiard, Andrew and KatieOctober 16 - Lisa Bledsoe, Kelsey, Madison and GabrielleOctober 17 - Bill, Ann and Alyson BogariOctober 18 - Adrian BachmanOctober 19 - Richard and Elizabeth Booser, Eric, Kate, Kyle and EthanOctober 20 - Marie BortzOctober 21- Mitchell BortzOctober 22 - Jeff and Lisa Bowman, Ryan and BrendanOctober 23 - Joanne BoyerOctober 24 - Kevin, Emily and Lily BrettellOctober 25 - Carole Brown and Daniel LehrOctober 26 - James and TerriLynn BrownOctober 27 - Marshall and Janie Brown, Emma, William and GracieOctober 28 - Steve BuekerOctober 29 - Kerry and Jon Castro, Mia and MeganOctober 30 - Chuck and Karen Chapan, Kelsey and ConnorOctober 31 - Jennifer and Michael Cleffi, Caitlin, Mackenzie and Madison

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Arndt's Administrative Items

Interesting Items from Council

From the September Council Meeting:

The church received a $450 donation from Arndt's Preschool.Council approved giving gift cards to John Pearson, whose equipment was used to build thewalkway, as a thank you.A sign acknowledging the donation from Roy Werkheiser for the walkway has been ordered.The property commitee will look at the decaying tiles in the men's upstairs bathroom.Council approved the publishing of a new church directory.Ellen Selmasska will check into costs for shampooing the church carpets.

Council has approved the recommendation from Worship and Music to have one Sunday worship serviceat 10:30 a.m. on the last Sunday in October and the last Sunday in November. This gives thecongregation an opportunity to worship together on Reformation Sunday and on the First Sunday ofAdvent. No worship on Saturday, October 29th at 6:00 p.m. or on October 30th at 8:15 a.m. And, noworship on November 26th at 6:00 p.m. and on November 27th at 8:15 a.m..

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August, 2016

Income $13,555.00Expenses $12,620.39

$ 934.61

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Second Sunday, Second Offering

The next Second Sunday, Second Offering collection (actually taken on the Third Sunday) will be received onSunday, October 16, 2016, and will benefit the Easton CROP Walk.

Altar Flowers/Altar Food Box/Worship Bulletin Sponsorships

You may sponsor our weekly, traditional altar flower vases or an altar food box for $35. You may purchaseyour own $35 worth of food for the food box and bring it in to place on the altar or you may write a check to thechurch and our volunteers will purchase the food for you. Worship bulletins may be sponsored for $15. Allsponsorships include your personal dedication message. Place completed forms in the offering plate or mailthem to the church office--forms are on the bulletin board in the coatroom area.

Thrivent Action Team Reminder

Thrivent Action Teams - Earn $250 to put towards a ministry project of your choosing. Go toThrivent.com and search for Action Teams. If you are a Thrivent member, proceed to Action Team Application.If you are not a Thrivent member, become an associate member for $20 and then fill out the Action TeamApplication. Receiving $250 and doing a great ministry project with friends...what a DEAL!

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Regular Church Programs and Groups

Children's Sunday SchoolThere are weekly Sunday School classes for all children ages 3 through sixth grade.

Adult Sunday SchoolOctober 2nd, at 9:00 a.m., is the next meeting of our Adult Sunday School class. We meet approximately everyother week in the Fall (Oct. 2nd, Oct. 16th, Nov. 6th & Nov. 20th). The materials to prepare for the class are available in the narthex, as it is recommended that you read prior to the class.

Confirmation ClassThe next confirmation class will be held on Sunday, October 16th, from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner is provided.

Open Arms Senior ConnectionOpen Arms meets at the church on Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Pick up an Open Arms newsletter in the narthex or ask to be put on our newsletter mailing list and have one delivered to your home.

Arndt's Preschool - October NewsFall has begun. The children will observe the colors from green leaves to orange, yellow, red and brown. Wewill talk about fire safety. We will learn about the fire fighters and the fire trucks and how special they are in ourcommunity. We will visit a pumpkin patch and pick a pumpkin, then have an evening with dads for pumpkin carving. The children will dress up in Halloween costumes for our parade and our Halloween party.

Arndt's Bible Study - October ScheduleBible Study meets every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., at the church, to study The Story.

Ongoing Fundraising Programs at Arndt's

Gift Card Program from Great Lake ScripsScrip Gift Card Program: Plan ahead for your shopping needs and order gift cards to make those purchases.You may purchase shopping cards, dining cards and gas cards to name a few from our Scrip Gift Card Program.Carole Brown places gift card orders on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month. If you would like to ordercards, please call hern at 484-505-0647 before those days so she may include your purchases in the order.

RADA CutleryRADA Cutlery products are reasonably priced, well constructed--and made in America! We have many itemsin stock (please see the poster in the narthex) and there are many other knives and items available in the RADAcatalog. This is a great fundraiser for Arndt's because it is something that everyone can use and it gives thechurch a return of 40% profit. Contact Joan Kocher at 610-515-0908 or Karen Beverly 610-252-2338 forpurchasing information

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Community Service and Activities

Safe Harbor Meals Provided by Arndt's

Safe Harbor Lunch - The next date for the Safe Harbor lunch meal will be Monday, October 10th. Safe Harbor Dinner - The next date for the Safe Harbor dinner meal is Thursday, October 27th.

Thank you to everyone who participates in this community ministry.

Backpack Project

(APPLESAUCE for BACKPACK PALS CHILDREN) Our Easton Area School District program that distributes supplemental food to children in need is calledBACKPACK PALS. We have been donating to this since the start of the program in 2013. Our food item isAPPLESAUCE! We donate the individual applesauce packages that have either 4 or 6 cups of NO SUGARADDED applesauce. Each distribution uses 170 packages! The next collection date is December 2. If you arewilling to donate, please put the items in the plastic bin in the Narthex and Nancy Walters will see that they getto the school. If you would like to donate $ instead, she is happy to accept that or Giant gift cards, and do theshopping. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM!

Worship at Arndt's

Sunday, October 2, 2016 – Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost - Holy CommunionA little faith goes a long way is our Lord's point in the gospel. A mustard seed's-worth has miraculous potential. Thepatience, tenacity, and endurance required for the life of faith are the blessings received in water and the world (hholybaptism), bread and win (holy communion) the word read and proclaimed in this assembly. Anticipate them. Receivethem with thanksgiving.

Sunday, October 9, 2016 - Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost - Service of the WordIt's a miracle! Multiple miracles! The waters of holy baptism have healed us. The body and blood of Jesus in holycommunion have made us clean. We have died with Christ and been raised with him. For all this we have returned to offer thanks. From this place we are sent on our way rejoicing to share the good news.

Sunday, October 16, 2016 - Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost - Holy CommunionPray always. Do not lose heart. This is the encouragement of the Christ of the gospel today. Persistence in our every encounter with the divine will be blessed. Wrestle with the word. Remember your baptism again and again. Comeregularly to Christ's table. Persistence in our every encounter with the divine will be blessed.

Sunday, October 23, 2016 - Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost - Service of the WordGenuine repentance and pretentious piety stand in stark contrast in the gospel and all around us. All creation stands inneed of God's forgiveness. Keep the faith. God's people--"all who have longed for his appearing"--shall be accountedrighteous for Jesus' sake. Our God is merciful to sinners. For all this the assembly glorifies God forever.

Sunday, October 30, 2016 - Reformation Sunday after Pentecost - Holy Communion/Worship and Praise ServiceOn this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Christ--the good news--that makes us free!We pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and witness to the world. In the waters of baptism we are made one body; we pray for the day that all Christians will also be oneat the Lord's table.

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Arndt’s AnnouncementsPlease submit any special information you may want to share with the rest of the congregation to the

"Arndt's Announcements” page of The Messenger.

Thank you to . . . .

Janet Herr for the fantastic job she did in planning the 190th Anniversary Dinner on September 25th.70+ people attended the dinner and program and shared thoughts and memories of Arndt's.

Chef Jeremy Bialker for preparing the delicious meal at our Anniversary Dinner. Everything was superband we hope we can arrange another meal in the future. Thanks also to Jim, Barb and Sarah Bialker for theirhelp.

Rich Siegfried for updating the Arndt's history book and providing pictures and other memorabilia at theAnniversary Dinner.

Bruce Sandt for coming to the rescue the day before the Anniversary Dinner to repair the pump in thekitchen sink. Thank you from . . . .

ProJeCt of Easton, Inc.'s Board of Directors, staff and all the people who benefit from our programs.Thank you for your donation of various food items to the Interfaith Food Pantry. It is only through the generoussupport of our community that we are able to offer the services we provide to the public through the InterfaithFood Pantry and the ASSIST program at no cost. Your support makes a difference to those in need.

Janice D. Komisor, Executive Director

Shirley Wilson and Doris Tarlowski. We appreciate the cards and prayers we received from everyone upon the death of our brother, George "Burt" Hofschild. Thank you so much for your kindness.

Bethann Kratzer. Thank you so very much for allowing us to hold our Spring Piano Recital on Sunday,June 12th in your sanctuary. We had quite a turnout this year! The folks also enjoyed having refreshments inFellowship Hall as well. If I can be of help, musically, please do not hesitate to call!

Pastor Richard Miller and Carolyn. Dear Pastor and Members: We are so sorry we can't be at theAnniversary Dinner and celebration. We enjoyed our time at Arndt's and are so thankful for the memories wehave. So, we thought $1 per year would be an appropriate way to express our thanks to God for all the 190 years of Arndt's ministry.

Bishop Sam Zeiser. It was great to be present for the celebration of Arndt's 190th Anniversary. What a relaxedand yet meaningful observance of a significant moment in the congregation's history. Please convey to themembers of Arndt's my appreciation for the warm hospitality extended to Linda and me. We felt embraced byso many right from the start. It was a pleasure to be with them and enjoy a delicious meal together.

The Boscov's Friends Helping Friends community event is getting near! It will be held on Tuesday, October18th, at the Boscov's at the Palmer Mall from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Once again, Heather's Hope ( benefitingthe American Cancer Society) will have a table to sell tickets for $5 each. Your shopping pass gets you 25% offalmost all your shopping, including sale items (10% off in jewelry, furniture and small appliances). Plus, youcan register to win great prizes. To buy tickets ahead of time or to help sell tickets at the table on that day,please contact Vicky Schafer at 610-253-3846.

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