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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Pastor Daniel 1

Tuesday Morning 2

Bible Study

Looking Ahead 3

Worship Notes 4

Mid-Week 4

Summer Service

Integrated Health 5

& Wholeness

Ministry

Youth (August) 5

VBS 6

Adult Education 7

Building Project 7

Update

ERUCC Book 8

Group

2015 School 9

Supply Drive

Treasurer’s Report 10

August Birthdays 11

Leave A Legacy 11

VBS Registration 12

Form

Trinity Chimes Evangelical Reformed

United Church of Christ

An Open & Affirming Congregation

August 2015

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - ERUCC is fortunate to have several scholarship programs available to our

members as they seek educational opportunities to develop knowledge and skill in realization of their full

potential.

The McCardell Scholarship Fund was established by Mr. Robert McCardell in honor and memory of members of

the McCardell family. The Kieffer Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Henri L.G. Kieffer, pastor of

this church from 1910-1946. There are also scholarship funds in memory of Liz Coffey. Contributions to these

Scholarship Funds by members and friends of the church are always welcomed.

These scholarships are gifts to church members for post-secondary undergraduate education and are awarded by

the Scholarship Committee. The awards are based on the quality of the candidate's plan for use of the funds, the

ability and promise of the applicant, and the need for financial assistance. The aid may continue for subsequent

years after an interview with the Scholarship Committee, submission of intent to reapply, and a transcript of

grades for the current year.

Scholarship applications are available through the Church Office for new applicants (301-662-2762) or

kricci@erucc.org.) Students wishing to renew scholarships must also contact the Church Office providing the

information requested. All application materials must be submitted to the Scholarship Committee through the

Church Office by the April 30 deadline.

PASTOR DANIEL

At the recent meeting of the UCC General Synod in Cleveland, I

was the recipient of many words of thanks for the generosity of ERUCC.

People had been reading the Spring/Summer issue of the UCC Still

Speaking magazine, which included the 2014 United Church of Christ

Annual Report and a listing of the Top 50 Giving Congregations.

Celebrate….we are number six in giving to Our Church’s Wider Mission.

Sixth in the UCC!

One of the reasons we are able to be generous in giving to mission

is because of the estate gifts we have received over the years. Many of

the funds received during Pastor Wenner’s ministry were designated for

mission by the Consistory. Their leadership has enabled our

congregation to remain a leadership church in the community and in the

UCC.

Have you considered remembering ERUCC in your will? Have

you considered how your gift could make a difference for the future of the

church that has cared and supported you? Have you considered how your

gift could play a vital role in providing funding for mission, our

educational programs, and our buildings?

One of my fellow trustees at Catawba College recently wrote

about one of his first major gifts to the college – a $1,000,000 life

insurance policy. He received a favorable tax benefit and the chance to

assure a substantial future contribution to his alma mater. The College

was named the policy owner and beneficiary. Junie encourages Catawba

alumni and friends to consider planned gifts, however big or small, calling

them, “affordable and creative.” (continued on page 2)

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We are aware of at least one member of ERUCC who has done as Junie did for Catawba and purchased

a life insurance policy, naming the church as beneficiary.

Leave a lasting legacy to the area of ERUCC’s ministry that means the most to you. Your gift will have

a lasting impact.

If you are interested in further conversation about a planned gift, please contact the church office and a

member of the Finance Committee will provide you with a variety of options for giving.

TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY WITH PASTOR DANIEL

Sept 1 – Oct 20 (Downstairs Conference Room)

The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s Prayer

by John Dominic Crossan

From the author:

It is Christianity’s greatest prayer. It

is also Christianity’s strangest

prayer. It is prayed by all Christians

but it never mentions Christ. It is

prayed in all churches but it never

mentions Church. It is prayed on all

Sundays but it never mentions

Sunday. It is also called the “Lord’s

Prayer” but it never mentions “Lord.”

It is prayed by fundamentalist Christians but it

never mentions the inspired inerrancy of the Bible,

the virgin birth, the miracles, the atoning death, and

bodily resurrection of Christ. It is prayed by

evangelical Christians but it never mentions the

evangelism or gospel. It is prayed by Pentecostal

Christians but it never mentions ecstasy or the Holy

Spirit.

It is prayed by Congregational, Presbyterian,

Episcopalian, and Roman Catholic Christians but it

never mentions Congregation, Priest, Bishop, or

Pope. It is prayed by Christians who split from one

another over this or that doctrine but it never

mentions a single one of those doctrines.

It is prayed by Christians who focus on Christ’s

substitutionary sacrificial atonement for human sin

but it never mentions Christ, substitution, sacrifice,

atonement, or sin.

It is prayed by Christians who focus on the next life

in heaven or in hell but it never mentions the next

life, heaven. or hell. It is prayed by Christians who

emphasize what it never mentions and also prayed

by Christians who ignore what it does.

You could respond, of course, that there is nothing

strange there at all. It is, you might say, a Jewish

prayer from the Jewish Jesus, hence nothing

Christian or even Christian-Jewish is present. But

that only invites us to start the question of

strangeness all over again. It does not mention

Covenant or Law, Temple or Torah, Circumcision

or Purity, and so on and on and on.

What if the Lord’s Prayer is neither a Jewish prayer

for Jews nor yet a Christian prayer for Christians?

What if it is—as this book suggests—a prayer from

the heart of Judaism on the Matthew Christianity for

the conscience of the world? What if it is—as this

book suggests—a radical manifesto and a hymn of

hope for all humanity in language addressed to all

the earth?

***(Please speak with Pastor Daniel if you would

like her to order a copy of the book for you.)

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MON, AUGUST 3-7 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

& CONFIRMATION CAMP FRI, AUGUST 7 WORSHIP WITH CONGREGATION KOL AMI at Unitarian Universalist

Congregation. Pastor Daniel, preaching

SUN, AUGUST 9 WORSHIP AT ERUCC with Congregation Kol Ami. Rabbi Sikowitz preaching. SUN, AUGUST 9 MOVE SCHOOL SUPPLIES (Noon to 2) MON, AUGUST 10 FREDERICK CITY SCHOOL SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION, Trinity United Methodist Church (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) WED, AUGUST 12 MID-WEEK SUMMER SERVICE –

potluck with prayer service SUN, AUGUST 23 BLESSING OF THE

BACKPACKS - Calling all students, teachers, bus drivers, school employees and administrators. Bring the tools of your trade for Blessing of the

Backpacks on Sunday, during the 10:30 service

SUN, SEPTEMBER 6

We will hold THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKE SALE on Sunday, September 6 during Fellowship time. If you would like to donate baked goods to be sold, please bring them to the church kitchen by 9:30 on Sept. 6. All proceeds go to Share our Strength. Questions: Kim Sexton - ksexton@erucc.org.

SUN, SEPTEMBER 13 RALLY DAY. Lay persons lead worship. Sunday school for all ages will start at 9:30 a.m. MONDAY MESS HALL resumes on Mon, Sept. 14, at & CHOIR PRACTICE 5 p.m. in the Social Room FRI - SUN, CHURCH CAMPING TRIP SEPTEMBER 18-20 SAT, OCTOBER 24 HOE DOWN at the Hoewing- Moxley Farm SUN, OCTOBER 25 HOMECOMING SUNDAY SUN, NOVEMBER 1 ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

FRI-SAT, WOMEN’S RETREAT

NOVEMBER 20-21

Thank you to Pat Hevner, Linda Howard, and Patti Patterson for

volunteering in the office while Kris was away.

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WORSHIP NOTES

(Worship Notes are from Seasons of the Spirit and Pulpit Resource)

AUGUST 2 - The writer of Ephesians in 4: 1-16 tells the people to forbear one another in love in order that the

Body of Christ, the church, might be edified. In a reminder of the importance of nourishing the spirit with food

that draws eternal life, Jesus calls himself the bread of life in John 6:24–35, bread that sustains the Body of

Christ.

This morning we will be singing hymns from the Evangelical and Reformed Hymnal and sharing

communion at the chancel rail.

AUGUST 9 - Our first lesson, Ephesians 4: 25-5:2 reminds us that the new life in Christ is lived in love. Jesus

reminds his disciples that he is the bread of life in John 6:35, 41–51, and models the true life lived in God.

Participants in this year’s Vacation Bible School will share some of the songs they learned during the

week. Guest preacher this Sunday will be Rabbi Dan Sikowitz as we welcome members of Congregation Kol

Ami.

AUGUST 16 - In today’s passage from Ephesians 5: 15-20, the people of the early church are encouraged to

live with wisdom, to use their time well, and to reject foolishness. People listening to Jesus struggle to discern

his message in John 6:51–58. Just as God provides wisdom to Solomon, Jesus provides spiritual nourishment to

the people. Together, these passages affirm the centrality of God’s gift of wisdom in the life of faith.

AUGUST 23 - The first reading from Ephesians 6: 10-20 is a reflection on the spiritual forces that get in the

way of our living as God calls us to live, as well as a description of the ways in which God prepares and

protects us for the challenges of the life of faith. This week’s focus passage calls believers to prayer and

perseverance, even amid trying times.

In John 6:56–69, Jesus’ own disciples seem to be offended by his teachings, yet Peter recognizes that in

Jesus is the “Holy One of God.” In Christ, the dwelling place for God, they have found their home and strength

to go on when others have turned back.

Today we will be celebrating our annual Blessing of the Backpacks as we pray for another school year

and ask God’s blessing upon students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Students are invited to bring their

backpacks and teachers and administrator their book bags.

AUGUST 30 - In James 1: 17-27, Christians are urged to be doers of the word and not merely hearers. We

actively love Christ through our deeds of mercy. A controversy arises in Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23, over the

failure of Jesus’ followers to obey the ritual demands of the Law. Jesus replies that his critics have abandoned

the real meaning of the Law for the sake of human tradition.

MID-WEEK SUMMER SERVICE: Wednesday, August 12, 6-7:30 p.m. – cook out in

the yard behind the church and a brief time of worship. We’ll start with supper

and a time of fellowship by singing, praying, and a time of reflection. We hope

you’ll plan to come for this mid-week time to reconnect with God and with

each other!

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INTEGRATED HEALTH AND WHOLENESS MINISTRY

The Bridges Program is designed to build

partnerships between Frederick County

medical, religious , and community

neighborhoods.

The intent to provide timely, easy to

understand health information, which will help people to be more conscious of their own welfare and advocate

for themselves.

Cathie Duncan and I were members of the first group of the Bridges Program last winter / spring.

We presented our first topics on July 12 at Summer Serendipity.

Our subjects were, "How to Talk to Your Doctor" and "Medication Management."

We will be the speakers for the September 6 Summer Serendipity and more sessions in the future.

"Hospice Care" will be the subject for September 6.

If you have subjects that you would like to learn more about, please let us know. We have resources and

contacts to help us provide information to you.

Marj Bernstein: mench49@gmail.com or 240-446-5828

Cathie Duncan:cathieduncan@comcast.com or 301-788-5348

2 Swim Party to Honor Seniors and

Welcome 7th

Graders @ 3p.m.

10 Volunteer with the Frederick City School

Supply Drive (Anytime between 8 and 8 at

Trinity United Methodist Church)

23 Back to School Picnic and Yearly

Planning Party

2016 CONFIRMATION CLASS - Youth Who Have

Completed 7th Grade and Older Are Welcome to Join in

our 2015--16 Confirmation Program.

CONFIRMATION WEEK

Aug 3-7, 2015

Monday to Friday from 9:00 – 4:00

Confirmation Intensive Program. This week will

include learning basics about the Christian faith,

visiting various places in the community where the

church is involved in mission, time with mentors,

and visits to other places of worship. Youth are

welcome to bring their friends to Confirmation

Camp. Friends have no obligation to continue with

the remainder of the confirmation year activities.

Afternoon activities include a visit and tour of

Homewood, the Religious Coalition, purchasing

and organizing school supplies, visits to downtown

Frederick churches, and a trip to the Tibetan

Meditation Center at Gambrill Park.

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Mission in Motion for Vacation Bible School

Monday – Bring a new or gently used pair of shoes

for www.Soles4souls.org

Tuesday - Bring something for the school supply

drive

Wednesday -- A dozen cookies or bars to share

with our church members at Homewood and other

facilities

Thursday -- 1 ½ yard piece of fleece. We will be

making blankets for Project Linus: here is the link if

you want to make more than one or have it ready to

go

www.projectlinus.org/patterns/pdf/NoSewFB.pdf

Friday - Clean out your games, puzzles, Legos or

blocks. Bring one to donate to the family shelter.

(Please make sure all the pieces are there)

Snack Donations for Vacation Bible School

If you would like to help with bible school by

making a donation of food for snacks, please follow

the link to sign up.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050E4AAAAB2AA1

3-donations Or sign up on the list on the fellowship

board (updates will be made by Kim Sexton).

.

“In God we live, move, & exist.” (Acts 17:28a - CEB)

Registration form for VBS can be

found at the end of the Trinity

Chimes and also on the church

website. There is a $25 charge.

(VBS is for children 4 years old

through 5th grade. Contact Kim

Sexton (ksexton@erucc.org)

SUNDAY SCHOOL & CHILDREN’S CHURCH

TEACHERS MEETING – Wednesday, Aug 26 at

7 p.m. in the Parish House Conference

Room.

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AUGUST 2 – Pastor Daniel’s Trip to Jordon

and Lebanon.

AUGUST 9 – Kevin Coyle speaks about his

chapter in the new book: “Coming Out Proud to

Erase the Stigma of Mental Illness: Stories &

Essays of Solidarity.”

AUGUST 16 – The Rhythm of Worship:

Planning a “Lay-led Worship Service” just like

with the youth as a way to explore the “ins and

outs” of worship at ERUCC, we will plan and

conduct the worship service September 13.

AUGUST 23 – Gender Identity from the

Perspective of a Parent of a Trans Kid (Dr. Lisa

Algazi Marcus, Professor of French and Gender

Studies, Hood College.)

AUGUST 30 – Jenna Duranko and John

Wenner and Their Music

SEPTEMBER 6 – Bridges Health Program:

“Hospice” (Marj Bernstein & Cathie Duncan)

(Meets in the Social Room @ 9:30-10:15

a.m. each Sunday)

AN UPDATE ON THE BUILDING PROJECT, OTHER THAN THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AS OF 30-JUNE-2015

Assets have come to the project via proceeds for the sale of the land behind Trinity Chapel, from the Maisel

estate, from a portion of the distribution from the Fisher Fund, and certainly from the Capital Campaign,

contributions in honor of several individuals and the Ausherman Challenge. The following is a summary of this

information. As always, if you have questions about this report, please contact Allen Flora, treasurer, or Connie

Golleher, Finance Committee, chairperson.

PNC checking (account where assets are kept separate from other church funds)

Total current assets (equals the sum of all items below) $ 449,750.65

Pre-construction sources (includes items such as Bower Estate proceeds, Maisel Estate proceeds, land sale proceeds, etc.)

Total pre-construction sources:

$ - 264,579.71

Pre-construction costs (includes items such as architect fees, engineering fees, survey fees, permits, and some Warner pre-construction costs)

Total costs to date: $ 210,654.74

Construction funding sources (such as building fund contributions from several individuals, Ausherman challenge, First Supper Tickets and Donations, etc.)

Total construction funding sources:

$ - 492,599.78

Construction costs (includes items such as Architect Fees)

Total costs to date: $ 98,055.58

General administrative items (interest earnings on checking account and Cornerstone CD, fees, etc.)

$ - 1,281.48

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ERUCC BOOK GROUP

(The book group meets once a month at various members’ homes. Depending on the time of year and the book

read, this group usually includes 8-14 people.)

AUGUST 25

The Last Runaway:

A Novel by Tracy Chevalier

Hosted by Pat Hevner

A powerful journey

brimming with color and

drama, The Last Runaway is

New York Times bestselling

author Tracy Chevalier’s vivid

exploration of an iconic

chapter in American history.

Ohio 1850. For a

modest English Quaker

stranded far from home, life is

a trial. Untethered from the moment she leaves

England, fleeing personal disappointment, Honor

Bright is forced by family tragedy to rely on

strangers in an alien, untamed landscape. Drawn

into the clandestine activities of the Underground

Railroad, a network helping runaway slaves escape

to freedom, Honor befriends two exceptional people

who embody the startling power of defiance.

Eventually she must decide if she too can act on

what she believes in, whatever the personal cost.

SEPTEMBER 22

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

Hosted by Patti Patterson

Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker,

miraculously survives an accident that kills his

mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in

by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his

strange new home on Park

Avenue, disturbed by

schoolmates who don't know

how to talk to him, and

tormented above all by his

longing for his mother, he clings

to the one thing that reminds

him of her: a small, mysteriously

captivating painting that

ultimately draws Theo into the

underworld of art.

As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the

drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of

an antiques store where he works. He is alienated

and in love--and at the center of a narrowing, ever

more dangerous circle

SPECIAL GIFTS RECEIVED

Building Fund in memory of Cindy Castellucci.

Scholarship Fund in memory of Liz Coffey.

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You have been invited by Pastor Daniel to sign up for “Frederick City Feeder Schools 2015 School Supply Drive.” Please click on the link below to view the online sign up sheet: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0845ABAD2BA6FE3-frederick/.

DONATIONS CAN BE DROPPED OFF ON THE

STAGE IN THE SOCIAL ROOM.

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TREASURER’S REPORT Financials for the month ending June 30, 2015

30-Jun

Jan - Dec Budget Variance

Ordinary Income/Expense actual

pro-rated amount

Income

Envelopes & Offerings 190,463.38

250,000.00

59,536.62(under)

Plate 2,190.99

1,750.00

-440.99(over)

Building Use 800.00

1,750.00

950.00(under)

Miscellaneous Income 522.60

250.00

-272.60(over)

Investment Income 84,980.15

83,785.00

-1,195.15(over)

Kemp Hall Rent 61,916.00 58,710.00 -3,206.00(over)

Total Income 340,873.12 396,245.00 55,371.88(under)

Total Expense 369,155.09 402,127.50 32,972.41

Net Ordinary Income -28,281.97 5,882.50 -22,399.47

As always, we thank you for your support of ERUCC. These figures reflect income and expenses through one-half of the

year. Our giving remains far below the amount required to support the annual budget and the necessary giving for the

future building project. Giving continues to be our most difficult issue.

As you read this report, remember that an over on the income side is good news, while an under on the expense side is

good news. If you have any questions about this report or any other financial matters of the church, please contact Connie

Golleher, chair of the Finance Committee, or Allen Flora, Treasurer.

Quarterly statements were mailed during the week of July 13. Please review your statement carefully, and if you have any

questions, contact Allen Flora via email at treasurer@erucc.org or at 301-695-6246.

OUR CHURCH STAFF Rev. Dr. Barbara Kershner Daniel, Senior Pastor (bkdaniel@erucc.org)

Rev. Dr. Gerry Hanberry, Interim Associate Pastor (ghanberry@erucc.org)

Rev. Frederick Wenner, Pastor Emeritus

Associate for Children’s Ministries Kim Sexton (ksexton@erucc.org)

Organist & Choir Director Alison Shafer

Office Administrator Kris Ricci (kricci@erucc.org)

Facilities Manager Bud Rossi

Bell Choir Director

Nancy Doll

Children’s Choir Director Marj Menchey Bernstein

Head Chimer &

Young Spirit Choir Director Tricia Coffey

Summer Nursery Attendant Catie Sexton

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1 Alyce Schmid

Martha Kline

Katherine White

4 Anna June Routzahn

Cliff Barr

Kelly Spurrier

Christian Jansson

5 Dale Hevner

7 Mary Meyer

9 Nancy Leister

10 Randy Kline

Marc Kline

11 Cindy Duranko

12 Jade Bowins

Paige Coffey

13 Donald Kline

Charles Curran

15 Laurel Nguyen-Powell

16 Esther Ziegler

18 Jordyn Bindel

19 Alice Hatch

Jordan Dyson

Kyle Dyson

20 Marie Greber

21 Elizabeth Hooper **

Somerford Place

2100 Whittier Dr.

Room 103

Frederick 21702

22 Thomas Morris

23 Mark Daniel

24 Donna Logee

25 Jeannette Johnson

26 Carmen Conlon

27 Jared Hueting

28 Jane Rossig

29 Matthew Brunner

**Please send birthday cards to our church members that are unable to attend church services.

We extend our sympathy to the family and friends of Ruth Wales, mother of Judy Peterson.

Growing in Faith - Building in Hope - Now is the Time! - Leave a Legacy

One of the unique parts of our historic building campaign is to offer naming rights to portions of the new and renovated

spaces for significant donations. This is an opportunity for individuals, families or even groups to leave a lasting legacy.

We currently have four (4) of the eight (8) spaces claimed:

The Main Foyer ($100,000) – Penny (Pilgrim) and Bill George donated in honor and memory of Penny’s

grandfather Dr. Heni L. Kieffer our pastor from 1910 until 1946. The plans call for it to showcase artwork.

Nursery ($100,000) – The Hoffman family donated in honor and memory of Melanie. She was a longtime

advocate for children and education.

Multipurpose room #1 ($50,000) – Anonymous donor in honor and memory of Liz Coffey, this is to become the

youth and young adult room.

Multipurpose Room #2 ($50,000) – Anonymous donor, name/designation to be determined later.

The spaces that remain are:

Community Room – $500,000

Choir/Music Room – $75,000

Kitchen – $75,000

Multipurpose Room #3 – $50,000

If you would like to discuss making a donation for any of the remaining spaces or if you would like to make or discuss

other donations, please contact Will Duncan.

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VBS REGISTRATION FORM

Student’s Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Numbers: Home __________________ Cell ____________________________ Work __________________

Age Information Date of birth: _______________________________ Age ________________________

Last school grade completed _______________________________________________

Home Church ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Allergies/Medical Information/Other ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contacts Name _________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________

Name _________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________

Dismissal Information Name(s) of person(s) who may pick up this child from VBS

____________________________________________________________________­­____________________________________________________________________

Other Information (church use only)

Navigator Group _____________________________________________________________________________________

Are parents helping with G-FORCE VBS? _______________ If yes, where? _____________________________