12 Church Road, Carlisle, PA 17015
717-776-3461
www.dickinsonchurch.org
[email protected]
The Reverend
Jeanette E.
Mater
Pastor
Carol Walter
Administrative
Assistant
Dickinson Presbyterian Church
Led by the Holy Spirit , Growing Christ’s Church Deep and Wide
Dear Community of Faith at Dickinson Presbyterian,
March 2015
Inside this edition:
Message from the Pastor pg.
Worship in Lent
pg.
Pot Pie Supper, Children’s
Sunday School
pg.
Tithe Article
pg.
East Waterford Presbyterian
Church
pg.
Volunteers
pg.
Calendar
pg.
Dickinson
Doings
During Lent we especially think about Jesus words to his disciples and to us:
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“If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up
their cross and follow me. 35 For those who want to save their life will lose it,
and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save
it.” (Mark 8:34-35)
As we follow our Lord, it is encouraging to hear what other followers of Christ
have thought as they reflected on the journey of faith we share. Below are some
ideas that have inspired and challenged me along the way. I share them with
you - one for each went of this Lenten season.
March 1 - “Behold from faith thus flow forth love and joy in the Lord, and from
love, a joyful, willing and free mind that serves one’s neighbor willingly and
takes no account of gratitude or ingratitude, of praise or blame, of gain or loss.
For a man does not serve that he may put men under obligations. He does not
distinguish between friends and enemies or anticipate their thankfulness or
unthankfulness, but he, most freely and most willingly spends himself and all
that he has, whether he wastes all on the thankless or whether he gains a
reward.”
Martin Luther (1483 – 1546)
Michele Noyes
Sexton
March 8 - “We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. God
will be constantly crossing our paths and canceling our plans by sending us
people with claims and petitions.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 1945)
Owen
McCulloch
Organist and
Choir Director
March 15 - “Look around and be distressed. Look inside and be depressed.
Look at Jesus and be at rest.”
Corrie Ten Boon (1892 – 1983)
Office Hours
Closed Monday
Tuesday Friday
8:00 -1:00
Copies of the
newsletter can
be found in the
back of the
sanctuary.
March 22 - “Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from
adversity; for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are
intoxicated by their success.”
John Calvin (1509 – 1564)
March 29 - “The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep
discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O
God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'”
Billy Graham (b. 1918)
Easter - “The worst has already happened and been repaired… All shall be well,
all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”
Julian of Norwich (1342 – c. 1416)
Peace be with you.
In Christ,
Pastor Jeanette
Worship in Lent
March 22 – Church Family Praise – Healing of the World – Isaiah 53:4-5
“Surely he has borne our infirmities
And carried our diseases…
But he was wounded for our transgressions…
And by his bruises we are healed.”
March 29 – Palm/Passion Sunday – Holy Communion
Will you walk with Jesus through the days of joyous welcome
and then begin that long walk of suffering?
April 2 – 7 PM – Maundy Thursday – a drama – “The Last Supper”
The disciples gathered to share the Passover Feast with Jesus. What was usually a celebration of
freedom from the Pharaoh and slavery in Egypt became a more somber dinner of remembrance.
As Jesus led through the words of the Seder, the words of God’s deliverance and God’s faithful
covenant with his people, he paused to say that one of them would betray him.
In this drama each disciple takes a moment to reflect on his relationship with Jesus,
and the terrible prospect – “Lord is it I?”
As the disciples received Jesus’ new word of the new covenant and the charge to remember
Jesus in the breaking of bread and the drinking of the cup, so we will receive Holy Communion.
April 3 – 7 PM - Good Friday Tenebrae
The Service of Tenebrae, “Darkness” or “Shadows” has been a part of the church’s worship in
Holy Week since the 4th century. The service is completely taken from scripture. After the
reading of each portion of the passion from the gospels, one of the lighted candles is
extinguished, symbolizing the shadows closing about Jesus.
When there is just one flickering light, it is Tenebrae, the coming of darkness.
Join us for this quiet, reflective, meditative service, an interlude to our busy, active lives.
April 5 – 6:30 AM - Easter Sunrise Worship and Breakfast
9:15 AM - Children’s Sunday School – Egg Hunt and Puppet Program –
“The Easter Story”
10:30 AM – Worship – “Christ is Risen ! Nothing Will Ever be the Same!”
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Saturday, March 21, 2015
3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
If you are interested in helping out or supplying food for our Pot Pie Supper,
there are sign up sheets in the CE Building for this event. All and any help is
greatly appreciated. The proceeds from this supper benefit the Christian
Education Program of our church.
If you are not able to help, please come have supper with us. Take out will
also be available as long as supplies last.
Adults - $8
Children 5-12 - $4
Children 4 and under are free
Children’s Sunday School
The children are studying and learning about Bartimaeus.
We will continue with the Last Supper bringing us up to
Palm/Passion Sunday and Easter.
This year we will have a special Sunday School on Easter including a Puppet
Show and our annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 5, 2015. If you would be
interested in helping with our egg hunt, prizes or games, please see Audrey
Coulson.
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About The Tithe
An Article from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Southampton, PA
The term tithe is commonly associated by church members with the annual
Stewardship campaign, where it is held up as the goal to strive for in our response to
God’s blessings. Most of the congregation, unfortunately, look at the tithe as an
unrealistic goal, a biblical relic from the past and, subsequently, decide for
themselves what they can afford to give to the church’s ministries. Consequently,
there are few members of Good Shepherd who actually tithe. Thus it would seem
that the tithe, in practice, has been reduced to nothing more than an archaic term
from an earlier time, that has no credence in the world we live in today.
Tithing as a concept was very familiar to the people of the Old Testament as a
command from Moses to the Israelites to give the first tenth of what the people
produced as a gift to God for his benevolence. The tithe was to be utilized to support
the temple, clergy (priests and Levites), and also to provide support to benevolent
causes, i.e., the aliens, fatherless and widows living in Israel; people who had no way
of providing a living.
Tithing under legal compulsion was tried in Europe and failed. It was also
tried in North America in the late 19th and early 20th century, calling for giving of
10% of one’s income to support the church. It was met with much controversy over
whether it was biblical and a godly way of raising money for the church. The term
tithe continues to be used but is not universally accepted as the language to describe
church giving. Unfortunately, in our consumer–oriented culture, the word tithe
brings to mind images of legalism, compulsion, and fund-raising to support the
programs and ministries of the church. Rarely do we view tithing as a joyous,
spiritual exercise that is not primarily about budgets but about giving with
celebration
The tithe, for Christians is not a bad thing, but is not near the standard of
giving that Jesus calls us to provide. This can be seen in Jesus’ story of the widow in
the temple. When she gave her two very small copper coins in the temple, she gave
her livelihood, her living, her life. Our consumer-driven economy makes it difficult
to accept Jesus’ claim that if you save your life by withholding what is God’s, you
will lose it, and if you give your life, you will find it. Good Shepherd as a
congregation practices the concept of the tithe by giving the first 10% of the
congregational income to the poor (benevolence) through the church wide and
synodical partnership in mission and ministry. Then other congregational
contributions go to support Good Shepherd. Think of the difference we could make
in the world by individually following Good Shepherd’s practice of giving the first
10% of our income to the poor.
(Numbers 18; Deut. 18, 26; Malachi 3; Luke 21)
“Congregations at the Crossroad-Remembering to be Households of God.”
Ronald E. Vallet
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Our Sister churches for prayer in March from the Carlisle Presbytery Mission Yearbook.
East Waterford Presbyterian Church, East Waterford
When they had all had enough to eat, (Jesus) said to his disciples,
“Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” John 6:12
God gives in abundance, and in cooperation with Bethesda Mission, we are able to
share God’s wealth. The East Waterford Presbyterian Church is in a rural area in Juniata
County. Every second Saturday we have a food give-away in our Social Hall. Stephanie
Berrier, our ruling elder in charge of Missions, distributes the bags and when she is
unavailable other church members willing step in and take her place. The only
requirement to receiving food is to sign your name and write down how many people
make up your family which determines how many bags you receive.
The bags are filled with a wide variety of items, such as canned vegetables and
fruit, pasta, soups and sometimes even laundry detergent. We serve 30 local families in
need. Our church is so glad to be part of this and to be able to help those in our small
community meet their daily needs. Times are tough and everyone’s budget is stretched
to the limit. This is a way that we can minister to our community, not only with what is
in the bags, but with a cheerful “hello” and a big “smile,” to let the families who come
know that we are glad to see them and look forward to seeing them again next month.
The families are always appreciative and thankful for what they receive through this
outreach program.
Please pray for:
Stephanie Berrier, Mission Elder
Malia Shoop, Clerk of Session
Dennis Bishop, Worship Elder
Denny Long, Budget/Stewardship
Elder Richard Buck, Congregational Life
Elder Daniel Love, Outreach
Elder John Park, Pastor
Let us pray:
Thank you that through us we can bless
our small part of the world with comfort
through all the food you provide Lord.
May there be a growing awareness of those
in need and by your grace may their needs
will be met. Amen.
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MARCH BIRTHDAYS
MARCH ACOLYTES
Dick Eberts
Jim Proctor
Zach Sheller
Tom Bennett
Joan Bream
Matt Cohick
Linda Smith
Patrick Heusner
Natalie Coulson
Lindsey Bradshaw
Ava Orndorff
Jeff Lenker
John Reese
Lani Farkas
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Ella Franklin
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Haley Lenker
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Ava Orndorff
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Alexis Conaway
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Evan Lenker
MARCH SOUND TECHNICIAN
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15
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MARCH ALTAR FLOWERS
1 Jim and Marilyn Proctor in honor of their
12th Wedding Anniversary
8 Available
15 Charlotte Raymond in honor of
Patrick Heusner’s Birthday
22 Dave and Cheri Way in honor
of their anniversary
29 Charlotte Raymond in honor of
Jeremy Heusner’s Birthday
MARCH ANNIVERSARIES
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Bill and Dolores Davies
Wilbur and Peggy Wolf
Dave and Cheri Way
MARCH GREETERS & USHERS
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15
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Dave and Cheri Way/Ella Franklin
Dave and Cheri Way/Haley Lenker
Bob and Cheryl Penner/Ava Orndorff
Bob and Cheryl Penner/Alexis Conaway
Kyle and Natasha Kotzmoyer/Evan Lenker
MARCH NURSERY CARE SCHEDULE
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15
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MARCH WORSHIP ASSISTANTS
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15
22
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Gary Rhoads
Jackson Penner
Scott Penner
Alyssa Bourne
Ed Bourne, Sr.
Linda Smith
Michele Noyes
Jeannie Dunham
Evelyn Reese
Paul Hoch
Shawna Penner/Heather Lenker
Beth Laird/Carrie Orndorff
Miki Quigley/Jane Eberts
Church Family Praise Sunday
Alyse McDowell/Emily Conaway
MARCH COFFEE FELLOWSHIP
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15
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Reminder! If you are unable to fill your
position, please find a replacement and
inform the church office of the change.
Thank you!
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Personnel Committee
Miki Quigley
Shawna Penner
Jane Eberts
Judy May-Bennett
DICKINSON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – March 2015
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
8:00 am - Men’s
Breakfast
9:15 am - Sunday
School for all ages
10:30 am - Worship
3
9:00 am - Bible
Study
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9
9:15 am - Sunday
School
10:30 am Congregational
Meeting
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Thu
4
10
6:15 pm - Kids of
the Kingdom
7:00 pm - Choir
Practice
April Newsletter
Deadline
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29
30
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6:15 am - Kids of
the Kingdom
7:00 pm - Bell
Choir
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7:00 PM - Choir
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3 pm - 6 pm Pot Pie Supper
7:00 pm—PW
Brainstorming
April 1
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27
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April 2
April 3
April 4
7:00 pm Session
Maundy
Thursday
7:00 pm - Holy
Communion and
Drama
Holy Week
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On Vacation
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25
31
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7:00 pm - DRT
Meeting
7:00 pm - SGT
Meeting
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6:00 PM—Three 9:00 am - Bible
7:00 pm - Choir
Peas in a Pod
Study
Practice
Supper
6:15 am - Kids of
the Kingdom
7:00 pm - Bell
Choir
7:00 pm - Bible
Study
Church Family
Praise
9:15 am Intergenerational
Sunday School
10:30 am Worship
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9:00 am Deacons at
Mama Spriggs
Pastor Jeanette
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Sat
5
11
9:00 am - Bible
7:00 pm - CMT
Study
7:00 pm - Choir
6:15 am - Kids of Practice
the Kingdom
7:00 pm - Bell
Choir
7:00 pm - Bible
Study
9:15 am - Sunday
School for all ages
10:30 am Worship
Fri
6:15 pm - Kids of
the Kingdom
7:00 pm - Choir
Practice
9:00 am - Bible
Study
4:00 pm Presbytery
Meeting
7:00 pm - Bell
Choir
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Passion/Palm
Sunday
9:15 am - Sunday
School for all ages
10:30 am Worship
with Holy
Communion
Wed
Good Friday
7:00 pm Tenebrae
Worship
“The Last Supper”
Did you know that this is a copy of the calendar you can find online at our website?
The online calendar also includes details and maps to offsite events:
http://www.dickinsonchurch.org/calendar.html
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Dickinson Presbyterian Church
12 Church Road
Carlisle, PA 17015
717-776-3461
“The friendly church in the country”
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