THE HOWARD HERALD
Howard United Methodist Church - 814-625-2362
Pastor’s Cell – 814-933-7333
July 2015
America the Beautiful
With the 4th of July coming up I thought this
would be a good time to share the interesting history
of one of the best-loved patriotic hymns. This is from
Wikipedia- Pastor Craig
In 1893, at the age of 33, Katherine Lee Bates,
an English professor at Wellesley College, had taken a
train trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to teach a
short summer school session. Several of the sights on
her trip inspired her, including the World's Columbian
Exposition in Chicago, the "White City" with its
promise of the future contained within its alabaster
buildings; the wheat fields of America's heartland
Kansas, through which her train was riding on July 16;
and the majestic view of the Great Plains from high
atop Colorado’s Pikes Peak.
On the pinnacle of that mountain, the words of a
poem started to come to her, and she wrote them down
upon returning to her hotel room. The poem was
initially published two years later to commemorate the
Fourth of July. It quickly caught the public's fancy.
Just as Bates had been inspired to write her
poem, Samuel Ward, too, was inspired to compose a
hymn tune. The tune came to him while he was on a
ferryboat trip from Coney Island back to his home in
New York City, after a leisurely summer day in 1882,
and he immediately wrote it down. He was so anxious
to capture the tune in his head, he asked fellow
passenger friend Harry Martin for his shirt cuff to
write the tune on. Ward's music combined with Bates's
poem were first published together in 1910 and titled
"America the Beautiful".
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
Prayer Needs
Lew Artz
Lisa Bechtol
Vera Brumbaugh
Linda Butler
Nancy Confer
Cory Dagen
Deb Gardner
Ray Hawk
Delores Mills
Dot Gardner
Shirley Bittner
Jerry Stover
Ruth Graffius
Harold Harter
Doris Holter
Ayla Kellander
Sharyn Leach
Melvin Lucas
Paul Mills
Harold Spicer
Michael Esh
Becky Masorti
Steve Neff
Annie Auman
Amy Rose
Ruth Schenck
Larry Wick
Sabrina Williams
Kane Wolf
Matt Carter
Georgette Nuss
George Winters
Shirley Bittner
Rich Rose
Ryan Dodds
Bonnie Neff
Glenn (Chip) McWilliams
Frank and Verna King
Jessica, Jimmy & Owen Peters
Trishanna Hodge
Gayland Heverly
Susie Dyke
Bob McCully
Sarah Englert
Roberta Winters
Jeanne Wolf
Sarah Daniels
Lloyd Long
Our Military Family and Friends
Chris Kowalczyk
Tim Tressler
Logan Thompson
Benjamin Hunter
Kylie E. Masters
Home Communion- If you or someone you know would like communion
served in their home, please let me know. We can arrange a time, and I have a
simple service we can do together.
-Pastor Craig
Card & Flower Ministry
If you know of someone connected with our church that has been ill,
hospitalized, or experienced a death in the family, Howard UMC would like to send them a
card. Please contact Eleanor or Max Young at 814-625-2025 with the name and address of
the person to receive the card. Your assistance in helping the church let others know we are
thinking of them is appreciated!
Show Support for those fighting Cancer! Please pray and wear pink on
Tuesdays to show support for all of our loved ones who are fighting Cancer.
Let’s turn the whole town PINK!! Please remember Barb, Sharyn, Kane and
others who have been attacked by this horrific disease. Let’s show them how
much we love them by supporting them in this small way.
Chair Massage: Katie Parisou offers Chair Massages at Howard UMC on
Tuesdays from 9:30 – 11:30. Come and relax with some hands on care. Five to
twenty-minute slots are available for $1 per minute.
Nursery Volunteers
Date
6/21
6/28
7/5
7/12
7/19
7/26
8/2
8/9
Volunteer
Rhonda Ternent
Patti Long
Joy Oakley
Brenda Shaw
Kathy Stem
Julie Stem
Wanda Nyman
Kathi Alterio
Volunteer
Fay Watson
Sydney Sayers
Wanda Nyman
Wanda Nyman
Ed Simoncek
Wanda Nyman
Connie Beck
Kathie Baughman
Nursery Available: We are pleased to offer a staffed nursery for children, which is available following the
children’s sermon through the end of the worship service.
Nursery Guidelines:
 The nursery is for children through kindergarten age.
 Background checks for our nursery volunteers are processed through the Susquehanna Conference of the
United Methodist Church.
 Please escort children to the nursery and come for them following the worship service.
 If a child becomes upset for longer than a few minutes, we will contact a parent/family member during the
service. (Sometimes there is an adjustment period for children; we want this to be a positive experience for
her/him.)
 Children who are not feeling well or are exhibiting visible signs of not feeling well should not be brought to
the nursery.
We are pleased to make this opportunity available. If you would like to volunteer in the nursery or have
suggestions regarding this ministry, please contact Toni Dagen at 814-625-0113.
Safety Issue: Unfortunately, we’ve had a little too much running around the church by the
kids. We need them to stay in the Fellowship Hall until the Sunday School bell rings. We’re
asking everyone to help remind the kids.
HOWARD AREA LIONS CLUB FOOD BANK – On the second Sunday
of odd months, the Noisy Bucket collection will go toward helping the
Lions Club Food Bank. Once the total reaches $200 or more, a check is
mailed to the Lions Club to help support this worthwhile mission. Thank
you for your support!!
YOGA CLASSES – Continue on a weekly basis on Tuesdays. Gentle
Yoga from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Basics Level from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Any questions, please contact Kathie Baughman at 814-625-2852 or e-mail
[email protected]. A special thank you to Julie Cody for graciously
agreeing to occasionally substitute!
Our Fall Bazaar will be held this year on Saturday, October 24 from 9 am to
2 pm. Start thinking about ways you could contribute to this annual fundraiser.
We have been successful because of participation of many people of the
church. Stay tuned for some of the ways we will need help. You don't have to
be a crafter to help. Thanks. See Sharyn or Roland for more information.
NEWS FROM MINISTRY SERVICES
2015 MAY YARD SALE PROCEEDS: $1,045.30 was raised and placed in
Outreach for giving. A huge thank you to all that participated in helping to
make this another successful sale!
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GIVING FROM OUTREACH:
 $200 to Veterans Assistance Fund Bridging Event – This is a movement underway to
rename the High Street Bridge in Bellefonte to the “Veterans Bridge.” Historically
significant as this is the bridge veterans would go across to meet the train before and
after their deployment. Dedication will be July 3rd along with a parade, etc. All
donations are to help with this dedication day celebration and any funds not used will
be made as a donation to the VAF to be used for needs of the veterans of Centre
County.
 $500 to FaithCentre, Bellefonte toward matching funds (up to $3,000) from a group of
private donors to support this organization
 $100 monthly to the current Adopt-a-family through August in gifts and/or gift cards.
Kim Cartwright is the contact person with the family. Kim does a fantastic job by
staying in contact with the family and helping us meet their needs.
 $130 to Howard PTA to purchase prizes for the Walk-a-thon
 $50 to Ronald McDonald House in Danville in memory of Cooper Cody
 $200 to help purchase uniform clothing (khakis and white shirts) for children in need
at the Potter Thomas Elementary School, Philadelphia. Erin Zivanovic teaches at the
school and expresses her appreciation!
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LIONS CLUB FOOD BANK – $312.00 was given to help support this project. These funds
are from your donations to the Noisy Bucket Sunday in odd months. Thank you!
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The Howard UMC is supporting the Howard Elementary
School Summer Reading Program with $1,000 from soup
sale proceeds. The program runs for three weeks from
July 6-22, 2015, three days a week, three hours each day.
It can never be overstated…Your continued support in local missions
helps to support the Howard UMC’s ability to reach out to the local
community and beyond…thank you!
JULY BIRTHDAYS
Brumbaugh, Vera
4-July
Confer, Dyann
6-July
Burris, Julie
9-July
Phillips, Amber
10-July
Guenot, Abbie Shay
14-July
Confer, Lee
15-July
Dagen, Madison
15-July
Rose, Poppy
15-July
Beck, Eric
16-July
Phillips, Heather
19-July
Cody, Julie
20-July
DeArment, Bobby
21-July
Ternent, Mark
27-July
Gummo, Eddie
27-July
Sager, Sheila
28-July
Baughman, Dave
29-July
Confer, Colleen
29-July
Williams, Teddy
30-July
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
Stem, Charles and Fay
5-July
Etters, Chuck and Barb
6-July
Stem, Tim and Julie
14-July
Meyer, Jim and Helen
31-July
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
Schenck, Ruth
Nyman, Mike
Pfleegor, Curtis
Miller, Jeb
Shay, Matt
Sayers, Foster
Day, Alyssa
Bittner, Shirley
Subasic, Allison
Davison, Donna
Beck, Connie
Dagen, Toni
Stem, Tim
Rose, Oliver
Leach, Roland
Baughman-Catteau, Danielle
1-August
3-August
3-August
4-August
6-August
7-August
8-August
8-August
14-August
16-August
19-August
19-August
19-August
19-August
27-August
29-August
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
Ternent, Mark and Rhonda
14-August
Burris, Craig and Sherrie
15-August
Rose, Craig and Wendy
15-August
Marshall, Leon and Faye
17-August
Long, Bill and Katy
18-August
Beck, Lester and Connie
23-August
Bittner, Bob and Shirley
24-August
Danley, Rev. Kathleen and Wayne 25-August