Newsletter - St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church

The St. Mark Bells
January 2015
Weekly Events at St. Mark:
5:30pm Saturday spoken worship
9:00am Sunday traditional service
10:30am Sunday School
TrebleBells
7-8:30pm Wednesday Trinity Choir
9:00am Thursday Sewing Group
6:30-8pm 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Guiding Hearts w/ Hope
10:30am-12pm Friday Bible Study
Mon-Fri Private Counseling
Coming Events
Jan 1 Holiday-Building Closed
Jan 4 Worship & Music Comm Mtg
Jan 5 Bingo at Utz Terrace
Jan 6 St. Mark Eats at Lu Hibachi
Buffet Grill
Jan 8 Evangelism Comm Mtg
Jan 10 Work Day to take down
tree and decorations
Jan 13 HVAC/Property Mtgs
Jan 15 Fellowship Comm Mtg
Jan 17&18 Guest Preacher Pr.
Richard Jorgensen, Director of
Evangelical Mission for our
Lutheran Synod
Jan 19 Finance Comm Mtg
Jan 20 Christian Ed Comm Mtg
Jan 21 Preschool Comm Mtg
Jan 22 - Ruth’s Harvest Team 2
at 1st Methodist on Middle
- Guiding Hearts with Hope
Presents “The Anonymous
People” Film and Panel
Discussion at St. Mark
Jan 27 Church Council Mtg
Jan 28 VBS Planning at St. Paul
York Street
Jan 30 Assemble Newsletter
Pastor’s
Pondering’s
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares
the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm
you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you
will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will
listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you
seek me with all your heart.” Jer. 29:11-13
Dear Resolving Christians,
Well a new year is around the corner. “2014” is about to finish
and “2015” is just beginning. So what do you resolve to
accomplish in this New Year? A lot of times, people will make
resolutions to improve their health, educate their minds, develop
better relationships, or even resolve just have more time in our
lives for what is important. We tend to feel as a year ends and a
new one arrives that we have a new opportunity to begin again, to
start over, and to try to do better. We set our goals and try our best.
So, are you making any resolutions this New Year?
This year I would like to suggest that we each make a
resolution. This resolution would not be like those in the previous
paragraph. No, what I am proposing is that the entire congregation
of St. Mark, together as one body of believers, have one guiding
resolution, that we stay committed to in this coming year. That
resolution would be to seek the Lord’s plans with our entire heart.
Jeremiah informed the people of his day, that the Lord had
plans for them, to prosper them, to empower them to new growth
and life, all they had to do was turn to the Lord and seek him with
all their heart. They were in captivity, life was dim, there was
much to be depressed about, but Jeremiah promises them a way
out—a hope, to seek the Lord’s plan with all their hearts. And it is
fulfilled.
We have an opportunity right now to act for the future of this
congregation. We are not in crisis yet, but we can see a day in just
a number of years, that we may be in crisis, depressed, and
everything will look dim. We need to act now before we get to that
point. The Lord has plans for our congregation—whatever they
may be—and we need to capture that future vision and lay the
goals to achieve what God has set before us.
This January on the 17th and 18th, we hope to have Pastor
Richard Jorgenson, Synod’s Assistant to the Bishop in charge of
Evangelical Mission and Congregational Revitalizations come to
share God’s Word with us. In his sermon that day, and later when
he meets with our congregation council, he will probably challenge
us to this very task. To seek the plans of the Lord. So let’s start
now, beginning again, resolved as one people to seek the will of
God, to look for his plan and answer his call. Be resolved!
In the Grace and Peace of God,
Pastor Kirk Griffin
In Our Congregation
Worship Helpers
January 4
Acolyte: Evan Garman
Assstng Mnstr: Pennie Spalding
Bell Ringer: Kyle Garman
Comm Assts: Nancy Bittinger
Justine Garman
William Leppo
Carol Reese
Worship Assts: Elaine Brown
Shellene Griffin
Sandy Haymaker
Susan O'Brien
CPIC: Carol Reese
January 11
Acolyte: Katie Hoster
Assstng Mnstr: Hollis Long
Bell Ringer: Tom Long
Comm Assts: Chris Kindschuh
Jeff Kindschuh
Emma Kindschuh
Alison Peterson
Worship Assts: Robert Bish
Jane Bish
Michael Brown
Dean Zhou
CPIC: Alison Peterson
January 18
Acolyte: Madlyn Farley
Lector: Maria Martin
Bell Ringer: Robert Kerr
Comm. Assts: Linda Bolin
Shellene Griffin
Robert Kerr
Maria Martin
Susan O'Brien
Worship Assts: Betty Bolin
Judy Bolin
Sam Wise
Marie Wise
CPIC: Robert Kerr
January 25
Acolyte: Derek Eline
Assstng Mnstr: Martha Lippy
Bell Ringer: William Sterner
Comm. Assts: Jane Long
Rick Pado
William Sterner
Barbara Watson
Worship Assts: Elaine Brown
Justin Eline
Wayne Lippy
Susan O’Brien
CPIC: Rick Pado
Chancel Care in January
Elaine Brown, Pamela Garrett,
and Chet Peters
Additionally one more person
on this team would be greatly
appreciated. Contact the church
office for further information if
interested.
November Attendance
Worship
Sunday School
2013 2014 2013 2014
1st week 145 160 21
8
2nd week 118 134
8
8
3rd week 132 118
11
9
4th week 125 146
17 10
5th week N/A 137
N/A 9
Total 520(4) 695(5) 57(4) 44(5)
2015
Offering
Envelopes:
Please stop by to pick up yours
on a table in our narthex or
contact the church office for
mailing. Additionally if you have
found there is not one there for
you and you wish to be provided
with such, please call our office
at 637-8904.
2014 Contributions Deadline:
For those reading this still in
December, please mark your
calendars to be reminded that in
order to be credited to your 2014
giving statement, all 2014
contributions need to be made or
postmarked no later than
December 31, 2014.
November Treasurer’s Report
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Sunday, December 14, 2014 St.
Mark Congregational Meeting
Update: At our annual meeting
that morning after worship, the
following was voted upon and
approved: Four new council
members for three year terms,
Jennifer Carter, Laurie Leppo,
Susan Miller, and Hunter Shaw;
one auditor for three year term,
Hollis
Long;
Assembly
Nominating Committee Cara
Lynn Clabaugh; and three
delegates to Lower Susquehanna
Lutheran Synod Assembly at
Messiah College in 2015, Linda
Bolin and Lynn Peterson along
with one youth delegate, John
Peterson. St. Mark’s 2015 budget
was also approved. Copies if
desired can be obtained through
our church office.
We would also like to take this
opportunity to thank our
outgoing council members upon
their 2014 end-of-year terms:
Earl Barnhart, Robert Rhoten,
Eric Shipman, and William
VandenHeuvel. The on-going
service of our members on
council is greatly appreciated.
We Thank “Bells” Assemblers
for their service in November
and all of this past year. They
include on a regular basis
Charles & Phyllis Coppersmith,
Harold & Barb Shriner, and
Mark Tome. See you in 2015!
Thank You’s To and From
-To St. Mark’s Congregation
from Brenda Funke (Dot Kohr’s
daughter) thanking us for
remembering
“Mother
and
brightening her days. The
bouquet of flowers are greatly
appreciated by Dot and her
family”.
-To St. Mark’s Congregation
from Hanover Area Needlework
Association to thank us for the
mittens, gloves, scarves and hats
from last year’s mitten tree. With
our generosity they were able to
distribute the items to the
neediest families in the Hanover
area this fall.
-To Fellow Worshipers from
Mary Louise Krebs thanking us
for the lovely bouquet of flowers
which was brought to her on
November 30th by a friend of St.
Mark (chancel care committee).
-From Hanover Council of
Churches, Executive Director,
Carol Hinkle thanking us for our
two donations of $770 and $115
for their HVAC system noting
that HACC is committed to
helping improve the quality of
life for those in need in the
greater Hanover area. "With your
donation, we are able to continue
to do that. We thank you."
For copies of these items please
see the bulletin board outside
our church parlor.
We Wish to Thank all who
helped decorate our church both
inside and out this holiday
season. In addition to our pastor
and staff members, they include:
Nancy Beimler, Linda and Betty
Bolin, Dale Dull, Shellene
Griffin, Sally Hershey, Laurie
Leppo, Wayne and Martha
Lippy,
Carol
and
Edith
McDermitt, Susan Miller, Mike
Noble, Rick and Carol Pado,
Eric Shipman, Diana Weaver,
Ron and Barb Wentz, and Steve
Zinn. Also a special thank you
this year for the ceramic manger
figures used to adorn our altar
this Advent/Christmas Season.
Earlier this year they were
donated to us by Mary Ellen
Melhorn and her family. Sorry if
we might have missed anyone;
the help of all our volunteers
however is always greatly
appreciated. Saturday, January
10 at 8am has also been
scheduled for us to take down
our tree and decorations for
anyone interested in helping.
Our January Commitment to
Hanover Council of Churches
PAL Program: Hamburger
Helper, Tuna Helper, Saltines,
Hot Chocolate
Changing Lives Shelter:
Men's Razors, Disinfecting
Wipes, Coffee, Coffee Creamer,
Men's Thermal Gloves, Men's
Warm Hats
Clothing Bank: Girls'
Underwear (toddler thru size 6),
Boy's Underwear (extra small
and small), Children's Socks (age
3-5), Children's Winter Coats
(size 4T thru size 10), Knit Hats
and Gloves (all sizes)
Ruth’s Harvest – All single
serving please! Hot Chocolate,
Complete Meals, Pouched Fruit
Drinks, Rice Krispie Treats,
Cookies
HACC Bingo Prizes new or
gently used items
Collection boxes for any of the above
can be found outside our office;
financial donations can also be made
by mailing to Hanover Area Council
of Churches, 136 Carlisle Street,
Hanover or through your St. Mark
offering with the appropriate program
written in the memo line of your check
or the other category on any of our
weekly offering envelopes.
Additional HACC Request: In
addition to those noted above,
during the winter months HACC
has an increased need for
sleeping bags, long underwear,
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winter coats and waterproof
gloves for men, women and
children. If you have any of
these items, please drop them off
at the council building Monday
thru Saturday between 8am and
12:30pm.
PAL Team #3 for January 25
Leader – Sally Hershey - Other
volunteers for January include:
Nancy
Beimler,
JoAnn
Berwager, Nancy Bittinger, Pat
Brooks,
and
Cara
Lynn
Clabaugh. We sincerely thank all
our PAL program volunteers
who provide such a wonderful
ministry to our community. If
you are interested in helping
with any of our PAL teams or
receiving a copy of this year’s
schedule, please contact the
church office at 637-8904.
Prayer Requests from HACC:
As we keep St. Mark members
and friends in our prayers,
HACC also requests that we pray
for their ministries in the
following weeks: Jan 4 HACC
Volunteers; Jan 11 Board of
Directors; Jan 18 Building
Committee; and Jan 25 Changing
Lives Shelter Staff. Also now
please pray please pray for their
Clothing Bank coordinator Mary
Ellen Pennewill who had
quintuple bypass surgery and
faces a long and difficult
recovery. Cards of support can
be sent to Mary Ellen at PO Box
894, Hanover, PA 17331.
Designated Needs Offerings:
During the month of January we
are given the opportunity to
contribute to Lutheran Disaster
Response (LDR) ministry fund
which brings God’s hope,
healing and renewal to people
whose lives have been disrupted
by disasters. To contribute to
this month’s designated need,
please mail your donations to our
office or place them in our
weekend collection plates by
specifying “Lutheran Disaster
Response” or January, 2015
Designated Giving on your
check or the other line of any of
our offering envelopes. We are
however also reminded that
whenever a donation is made on
the “other” line that does not
have a written designation, it will
automatically be given to the
ministry fund designated for that
month. Thank you for your
support.
Special Congregation Meeting
to discuss 2014 end of year
reports will be held on Sunday,
February 1, 2015 following
morning worship. So mark your
calendars now for that date and
then the following Sunday,
February 8 as its inclement
weather date. In order to finalize
and prepare the reports a week in
advance for distribution to our
members the weekend of January
25, we will need all committee
reports, etc. into the church
office by Sunday, January 18.
Fellowship Committee News
“St. Mark Eats”: Our next
event is scheduled for 6pm,
Tuesday, January 6, at the Lu
Hibachi
Buffet
Grill
on
Eisenhower Drive across from
Wal-Mart. For us to anticipate
our reservation number, a signup sheet is posted on one of our
narthex bulletin boards. Since we
have dined here before, most of
us know that they have quite an
impressive Chinese, Japanese,
and American buffet and grill.
Seniors over 65 get 10% off
(with ID). Coupons can also be
found
in
each
month’s
Purchasing Power Magazine
which is usually delivered to
most of our homes.
We Have in the Works a hoped
for Progressive Dinner on
Sunday, February 8 with St.
Mark, St. Paul's Broadway, and
Mt. Carmel Lutheran Churches.
We hope to begin at Mt. Carmel
at 3pm with appetizers, move to
St. Mark for the main course,
and then to St. Paul's for dessert.
Please watch for further details
to
follow
in
subsequent
announcements or our February
newsletter, scheduled for mailing
on Friday, January 30.
2015 St. Mark Wall Calendars
(courtesy of Wetzel Funeral
Home) can still be found on the
welcoming table in our narthex
and on the window ledge outside
our office. Please help yourself!
We Have the Following old
lawn equipment that we plan to
dispose of:
1. Platform mounted
commercial Little
Wonder leaf blower,
5HP (broken);
2. Bolens pushlawnmower, 4.5 HP
(engine needs
replacement);
3. Gilson chain-drive
front-tine roto-tiller,
5HP (runs); and
4. Kemp branch chipper,
5HP (runs).
If any of this equipment belongs to
anybody at the church, please let
us know before January 10, 2015,
so we can make arrangements for
you to pick it up.
Contact Rick Pado, 633-1486.
Altar Flowers/Bulletins/ and
Newsletters: The 2015 flower
chart is posted on the
“Markings”
bulletin
board
outside our choir room. Some of
the dates have been previously
requested but if interested in
sponsoring one ($14) or both
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($28) for any date(s) in honor or
memory of loved ones, please
sign up on the chart or contact
the church office (637-8904). To
dedicate a bulletin or newsletter
there is also a sign-up sheet –
bulletins ($20) and newsletters
($40).
Social Ministry Committee
wishes to thank all the church
members and friends who so
generously contributed monetary
donations to the Safe Home at
Hanover’s YWCA. This is an
annual way St. Mark Social
Ministry helps support the Safe
Home program to assist victims
of domestic violence in our
community. Our check this
December
totaled
$694.26,
which exceeded the committee’s
expectation. We thank all the
church families of St. Mark for
their support.
The Knit Tree that so colorfully
adorned our narthex during
Advent was decorated with many
pretty pairs of mittens, gloves,
scarves and caps to be given to
children and adults in need of
warmth and cheer. Thank you to
members who contributed to this
project of Social Ministry
Committee.
Inclement Weather Policy: For
possible St. Mark closings we
are once again reminded that we
can follow several local channels
(WGAL 8 or CBS 21) for any
possible closings or delays and
that we will do our utmost to
leave messages on our office
phone and send an email to those
for which we have addresses.
With that in mind, please advise
us of your email or any changes
if you wish for us to begin or
continue to send you any type of
announcements, our midweek
devotionals, and/or newsletters.
St. Mark Preschool wishes to
advise us of their Open House on
Thursday, February 5 from 68pm. for the 2015/2016 school
year. Handbooks and all
necessary registration forms will
be available by the first week of
January; however, our preschool
registration doesn’t open until
February 1 with the exception of
those currently in our classes or
their siblings which begins
January 1. Invite your friends
and neighbors to our open house
and pass on any information you
have on our preschool (3’s
Tuesdays and Thursdays AM
class
and
4’s
Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays AM
and PM classes). We hope to
have our website link to the
preschool updated sometime
soon.
Sunday School Project
January To Easter
Get your pink Piggy Bank and
help us collect money to provide
a piglet for a family in need.
When this little piggy grows up,
she will give birth to as many as
16 piglets each year. Pigs help
fertilize fields, provide food to
eat and can be sold at market for
much-needed income. What a
BIG difference a pig can make!
We hope that everyone at St.
Mark; children, youth and
congregation members will help
with this project. Look for the
banks in the narthex following
the holidays.
Souper Bowl of
Caring: In addition
to all of our monetary
"soup pot" donations,
we will be collecting
non-perishable food items for
Hanover Area Council of
Churches this year. Bring your
donations to tackle hunger in our
community on February 1
weekend (Super Bowl Sunday)
and throughout the month here at
worship. Across our great
country, "Souper Bowl of
Caring" helps young people
develop a stronger connection to
their communities by caring for
their neighbors in need. Join the
movement that is transforming
Super Bowl weekend into the
nation’s
largest
youth-led
weekend of giving and service.
To
learn
more
contact
www.tacklehunger.org.
New CD for “Dick” Frey:
Richard Frey (a local organist
who has supplied us with his
services on several occasions)
has advised us that he will have a
new CD available. It's called "By
Request" and is a compilation
from six (6) of his previous CDs
of the pieces he has been most
requested to perform at concerts.
They include the Bach "Toccata
& Fugue in D Minor", the Widor
"Toccata", the Barber "Adagio
for Strings", the D'aquin "Noel",
the Bull "Rondo", and many
others. They were recorded at
the Ridgewood, NJ United
Methodist Church and the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
in NYC. Cost is $15, $16 if
mailed. There will be copies
available at UUCY in York and
Menchey Music in Hanover on
or after Dec. 15. For additional
information contact Richard Frey
at 717-476-3226.
WELCA Event at St. Matthew,
Hanover: “Just a Closer Walk
with Thee” is the theme for their
Women’s Retreat, January 17,
2015.
This
annual
event
promises to yet again be a day of
relaxation and renewal with our
sisters in Christ. They will meet
in the Upper Room from 9am to
3:30pm, with their now famous
lasagna lunch and dessert bar in
Fellowship Hall. Please bring a
desert to share, along with your
Bible and something to write
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with. Deacon Marsha Roscoe,
newly
installed
Resource
Network Director for the Lower
Susquehanna Synod, will speak
on her soon to be published
book, “Breathe in Christ.” She
will give the background of her
inspiration for her book and will
show us practical exercises to
experience it for ourselves. Also
includes a Bible study, games, a
craft and worship. All women
are invited with friends or family
welcome as well. Registration is
$15; scholarships will also be
available. Completed registration
form (copies available in our
church office) needs to be
returned by January 7. Please
contact Jan at 717-637-7101 or
at [email protected]
with any of your questions. A
few of us from St. Mark are
possibly interested and could go
to the event together. Call our
office (637-8904) if interested in
joining us!
Monthly Did You Know
Postage Stamps and Any
Used or New Greeting
Cards: Especially at this
time
of
year
after
receiving those holiday
greeting cards: Did you
know that used postage
stamps and all greeting
cards
are
valuable?
Simply cut ½ inch around
your used postage stamps
and put them in one of our
stamp donation boxes in
the bell chamber room or
at the fellowship hall
entranceway on Willow
Street. The greeting cards
(whether new or used) can
be dropped off at the
church office. Both the
stamps and cards are then
delivered by the Lippys to
the Lutheran Home at
Gettysburg
for
their
annual fundraisers.
Medical Mission Report
Bolivia
November 7, 2014 – November 23, 2014
Gary L. Laabs, RN, BS, MBA, SPHR
This is to thank you for all of your prayers and donations and to give you a report of the Lord’s work during our medical
mission to Bolivia.
We had a very eclectic team. From the USA we had a nurse practitioner from Iowa, a general helper from Kansas, a
pharmacist from Texas, a respiratory therapist from Hanover Hospital for the first week, an OB/GYN resident physician
from South Carolina during the first week, a physician from Puerto Rico during the second week, and a nurse from
Hanover Hospital along with me as a nurse. From Canada we had a physician and a retired nurse who has taught herself
Spanish and served as a translator. Our project director was from Bolivia as were two dentists, one with us both weeks
and one for the first week only, along with two physicians, our cook and a cook's helper, and a young man who served as
a translator.
Whenever we operated a clinic our average patient load was at least 100 patients a day. In addition we had a great supply
of reading glasses and we had many, many people who took advantage of the availability of the reading glasses. It was
just delightful to see some of the old people light up when they realized that they could again read with the help of the
reading glasses.
The OB/GYN resident who was with us for the first week only was a real blessing. Our first clinic days were in a clinic
that had been established for some time in one of the villages. They had a brand-new ultrasound machine that had never
been used because they had never had any training on the machine. Our OB/GYN resident was familiar with this machine
and was able to get it working and teach the people in that clinic how to use it. When the people in the village discovered
that we had the capability of doing ultrasounds they literally lined up to take advantage of that service. In using that
machine we discovered several pregnancies that were not known by the ladies who received their ultrasounds.
The dental services are always needed in the Third World. Generally speaking oral hygiene is completely lacking. We
had a generous supply of toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss which we were able to provide to the people who came
to our clinics. Often the youngsters do nothing to take care of their teeth because the parents tend to think that the baby
teeth will just fall out anyway. Unfortunately this causes very bad dental hygiene habits and we ran into a number of
young people with abscesses and infections who needed significant care as well as antibiotics.
During the middle weekend of this medical mission we were able to do some sightseeing and appreciate the blessings of
God's creation. We went to the largest salt flat in the world which is located in Bolivia at very high altitude,
approximately 13,000 feet above sea level. The territory that this salt flat covers is approximately the size of the state of
New Jersey and the depth of the salt is at least 18 meters, but they're not sure how much more depth there might be. The
salt is harvested, has iodine added, and is sold as table salt. Because the altitude of the salt flat is known and it can be
seen from space, it is used to calibrate satellites.
Also during the middle weekend we had the opportunity to visit some very high lagoons where flamingos come and nest
during November and December. The lagoon we visited was at about 14,000 feet above sea level and was very cold with
us experiencing snow showers as we were approaching the lagoon. Most of us tend to think of flamingos as tropical birds.
But we saw them and took pictures of them in this brackish water at this very high altitude in these very cold
temperatures.
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America. It is landlocked and has no seaports. Many of the people we
visited are involved in mining. Bolivia is one of the major sources of lithium in the world. However, health insurance
available from the government only covers pregnant women and youngsters to age 5 along with adults after age 59. All
other individuals, age 6 to 59, either have no health insurance or, if they're extremely lucky, may have some insurance
through their employment. Most Bolivians get any medical and dental care they need on a strictly cash payment basis.
Additionally Bolivia is approximately 65% populated by indigenous people. As a result, when we were conducting
clinics we needed to have translators who could translate from the native language because some of the older people did
not speak Spanish.
Thank you for your prayers and your donations. The Lord answered your prayers and blessed our work and the donations
helped us to provide for the people we saw in Bolivia.
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In Our Community
"Guiding Hearts with Hope": St. Mark is pleased to announce that we will begin to host bi-monthly meetings
of Guiding Hearts with Hope on Thursday, January 8 and then continually through the year on the 2nd and 4th
Thursday evenings from 6:30-8pm. At their Thursday, January 22nd meeting they will also present a
documentary free screening entitled "The Anonymous People". Come and see this feature documentary film
about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery, and the emerging public recovery movement
that will transform how substance use disorders are dealt with in our communities. The moving story of The
Anonymous People is told through the faces and voices of citizens, leaders, volunteers, corporate executives,
public figures, and celebrities who are laying it all on the line to save the lives of others just like them. This
passionate new public recovery movement aims to transform public opinion, engage communities and elected
officials, and finally shift public policy toward lasting solutions. Free admission - No Tickets Needed… but
registration is required at [email protected] or 717-968-3083. Donations are appreciated. All
proceeds support recovery. Doors open 6pm. Film and panel discussion 6:30-8:30pm here in our fellowship
hall. Please park in parking lot and enter the back red doors into the fellowship hall.
The Lower Susquehanna Synod Is Seeking Nominations for our assembly’s slate of delegates: The elected
individuals will attend the ELCA national Church-wide Assembly, August 8-13 in New Orleans. The positions
needed filled are:
- a lay male voting member and lay male alternate to 2016 ELCA National Church-wide Assembly to represent
Hanover Conference.
- one Clergy person of color or whose primary language is other than English.
- one Youth (lay-male or female) not yet 18 at time of election (June 2015)
- one Young Adult, 18-30 (lay-male or female)
- one lay Female
- one lay Male
- two Clergy persons………….Contact Pastor Kirk Griffin if interested in any nominations.
Volunteer Support: The Red Lion Senior Center offers a home delivered "Meals on Wheels" program to
nearly 100 of their local senior citizens. They are in need of volunteer meal drivers to deliver meals three times
a week and to check on the well-being of each senior. This invaluable program helps needy seniors live
independently in their homes for as long as possible. Interested volunteers would be willing to donate as little as
one Monday, Wednesday or Friday morning a month. If you wish to help or for further details, please call the
senior center directly at 717-244-7229.
5th Hanover Has Talent is to be held at the Eichelberger Performing Arts Center, 195 Stock Street, Hanover
(Box office 717-637-7086/The Eich.org) on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 2:00 PM (Snow date, Saturday,
February 7, 2015). Benefitting the Hanover Area Council of Churches "Changing Lives Shelter for the
Homeless", all tickets (General Seating) are $9 - Tickets sold in advance are $7. You may also purchase tickets
at Grace UCC, 100 Fourth Street, Hanover - 717-632-1146. Tickets will also be available the day of the
performance at the Eichelberger. Auditions will be held at Grace UCC on January 3 (snow date January 10)
from 9am 'til 4pm. 1st prize winner $500; Jr. winner $250. Applications can be found on-line at
http://graceucchanover.com or picked up here at our office or at their church office, 100 Fourth Street, Hanover.
"Come one and all; you have a talent, we want to see it!"
"Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream": The Church and Society Committee of FUMC invite you
to this special event conducted by adult leaders and Westminster Scout Venturing Crew 202. Through inspiring
videos, leading edge information and dynamic group interaction, participants will learn about our current world
social and environmental situation, how we got where we are, and the bright possibilities for the future if we
choose to act. On Sunday, January 4, 2015, a light lunch will be served at 11:45am. Program will begin at 1PM
and end at 3:30 PM at First United Methodist Church Multi-Purpose Room, 200 Frederick Street, Hanover, PA.
Future generations need us to bring about the change that is necessary to move towards an environmentally
sustainable, socially just, and spiritually fulfilling world. Want to learn more? Go to
www.Awakeningthedreamer.org. There is no charge for this event, but please call Tom and Beth Henry by
December 29 to register: 717-637-5747.
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JANUARY 2015 – ST. MARK CHURCH CALENDAR
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
New Year’s Day Holiday
Office Closed
Second Sunday of Christmas
4
9:00am Holy Communion Worship Service
10:20am Sunday School
10:30am Treble Bells
Worship and Music Committee Mtg
5
2:00pm
Social Ministry
Bingo at Utz Terrace
6
6:30pm
St. Mark Eats
Lu Hibachi
Buffet Grill
7
7:00pm
HAAMI Mtg. in
Church Parlor
12
Second Sunday after Epiphany
18
9:00am Holy Communion Worship Service
Preaching, The Rev. Richard
Jorgensen, Director for Evangelical Mission,
Lower Susquehanna Synod
10:20am Sunday School
10:30am TrebleBells
19
13
6:00pm
HVAC Task Force
Meeting
14
Annual Committee Reports Due
7:00pm
SOS Support Group
Meets in Counseling
Offices
15
9:00am
Sewing Group
7:00-8:30pm
Trinity Choir
Property Meeting
20
7:00pm
Christian Ed.
Committee Meeting
10:00-11:30am
Bible Study
21
February
Newsletter Articles
Deadline
1:00pm
Preschool
Committee Meeting
7:00-8:30pm
Trinity Choir
5:30pm
Fellowship Committee
Mtg.
22
9:00am
Sewing Group
3
5:30pm Spoken
Liturgy of Word
and Sacrament
10
8:00am
Work Day
(to take down trees
and decorations)
5:30pm Spoken
Liturgy of Word
and Sacrament
Blood Pressure
Screening
7:00pm
Evangelism Committee
Meeting
7:00pm
7:00pm
Finance
Committee Meeting
2015/2016
Preschool
Registration for
Current Students
and Siblings
opens
9
6:30-8:00pm
Guiding Hearts w/ Hope
Meets in Sewing Room
7:00-8:30pm
Trinity Choir
The Baptism of Our Lord
11
9:00am Holy Communion Worship Service
10:20am Sunday School
Confirmation Class
10:30am Treble Bells
8
9:00am
Sewing Group
2
10-11:30am
Bible Study
16
10:00-11:30am
Bible Study
17
5:30pm Spoken
Liturgy of Word
and Sacrament
23
24
10:00-11:30am
Bible Study
5:30pm Spoken
Liturgy of Word
and Sacrament
30
8:00am
Assemble
February “Bells”
Newsletter
5:30pm Spoken
Liturgy of Word
and Sacrament
6:00pm
“Ruth’s Harvest” Team 2
6:30-8:30pm
Guiding Hearts w/ Hope
“The Anonymous
People” Film and
Panel Discussion in
Fellowship Hall
6:00pm
Bingo-Utz Terrace
Third Sunday after Epiphany
25
9:00am Holy Communion Worship Service
10:20am Sunday School
Confirmation Class
10:30 TrebleBells
PAL TEAM #3 Serves Lunch at HACC
26
27
7:00pm
Congregation
Council Meeting
28
7:00-8:30pm
Trinity Choir
29
9:00am
Sewing Group
10:00-11:30am
Bible Study
31
St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church
129 Charles Street
Hanover, PA 17331
By the grace of God in and through Jesus Christ, the mission of the people of
St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hanover, Pennsylvania, is to hear and
share the Good News of Jesus Christ through Word and Sacrament ministry. Since
our founding in 1864 it has been the mission of the people of St. Mark Church to
testify in word and deed that no one is outside God’s mercy in Jesus Christ.
The St. Mark Bells
January, 2015
St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church
129 Charles Street, Hanover, PA 17331
Office - (717) 637-8904 Fax - (717) 637-3040
website: stmarkhanover.org email [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:30
Church Staff
Pastor: Rev. Kirk Griffin
cell (717) 808-1986 [email protected]
Office Coordinator: Mary Lynn Berry
cell (717) 880-4321 [email protected]
Director of Music: Melinda Elnaggar – 357-0612 (cell)
Interim Organist: Arlo Ehly – 253-8953 (cell)
Housekeeper: Erin Eyster – 858-5492 (cell)
Preschool Director: Martha Lippy – 637-8891
Financial Secretary: Cara Lynn Clabaugh – 637-1154
Congregation Council
President: To be determined at January mtg.
Vice-President: To be determined at January mtg.
Secretary: To be determined at January mtg.
Treasurer: To be determined at January mtg.
2015 Councilmembers: Jennifer Carter,
Robert Kerr, Chris Kindschuh, Laurie Leppo,
Susan Miller, Susan O’Brien, Rick Pado,
Alison Peterson, Carol Reese, Hunter Shaw,
Ron Wentz, and Marie Wise

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