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INSIDE THIS ISSUE :
VBS UPDATE 2
M INISTRY
UPDATES
3
SUNDAY SCHOOL
REGISTRATION
FORM
4
ANNOUNCEMENTS 5
VOLUNTEER
SCHEDULE
6
CARE L IST 7
CELEBRATIONS 7
JUST FOR LAUGHS 8
CALENDAR 9
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST— SEE
BACK COVER
McDonald Presbyterian Church August 2016
McPresby News
As in years past, our Worship in the Park service will be a combined service with the First Baptist Church of McDonald and several other local churches.
All members are invited to bring their own lawn chairs. Seating is also available on picnic tables for the worship
service and for the meal.
A covered dish contribution to the common meal is requested. Those attending whose last names begin with A-H are asked to bring a dessert. Those whose last names begin with I-Z are asked to bring a starchy side, vegetable or salad.
A common offering will be taken so all members are asked to use your regular offering envelope to make contributions to your respective church. All loose offerings will be given to the McDonald Meals on Wheels.
We are always looking for help with setup, grilling and so forth. If you are able to help, set up begins at 8:00 a.m. Our Trustees will be meeting on Saturday, August 20 to load equipment and tables so they will be ready for Sunday morning.
Most importantly - invite a friend to join us for this fun Worship in the Park!
WORSHIP IN THE PARK
AUGUST 21, 2016 @ 10 A.M.
Before or after worship on August 21, be sure to check out the new signage at Heritage Park. MPC coordinated the design and approval of seven different welcome and rules signs. These signs represent the final mission gift funded through the Lighting the Way Campaign. One of the welcome signs is pictured above.
We are very thankful for the cooperation of McDonald Boro in helping us to fulfill our vi-sion for community development and to be a blessing to our town. We hope to do more projects like this in the future as we seek to be strategic partners in the flourishing of our local community.
Many thanks to MPC Session for believing in this project that took almost four years to come to reality. Also special thanks to Scott Ware for coordinating the initial design and to Joe Capolla of Capolla Signs and Graphics for his generous pricing of the signage.
Each sign also has a note sharing that it was provided by “McDonald Presbyterian Church ECO.”
Our hope is that many will be blessed by the signs and that citizens of our community might come to realize that our church cares about them and seeks to be a blessing beyond our own walls.
Heritage park signage project
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Our Cave Quest VBS adventure
was a huge success! We had 113
kids in attendance on the first day,
plus many volunteers. Thank you to
everyone who attended and who
helped to put it together, especially
our Director Karin Muñoz. The
pictures on this page depict the
fun activities the kids engaged in
during the week while following
Jesus, the light of the world.
2016 VBS UPDATE
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD UPDATE
MINISTRY UPDATES
June and July were exciting and full of Jesus for Children’s Ministry. We started June with a beautiful Children’s Sunday, watching all of our kids give their own message. Children’s Church took on the task of continuing the Gospel Project curriculum. Given the fact that we all take vacations in the summer, we have included a “Summer Ketchup” about every 4 weeks. The kids get to play games, watch videos, sing songs and fellowship together. Our first Summer Ketchup even included hot dogs and swimming! There will be two more Ketchup sessions: Saturday, August 13 & Saturday, September 10 from 5:00-7:00pm in Trinity Parlor & Trinity Fellowship Hall. This is a great opportunity to bring a friend to church!
In July our kids attended a 5-day overnight camp with Pastor Justin at Pine Springs Camp. They enjoyed Bible lessons from Joshua, sang songs and played some fun Olympic games. Another exciting and amazing event from July was our own Cave Quest VBS. It took everyone from our congregation to put this together! Thank you all for your participation, donations and support. It could not have taken place without all of your hard work combined.
As we move into August, we will be continuing the Gospel Project in Children’s Church, focusing on Solomon.
Our fall Sunday School will resume on September 11 at 9:30 a.m. Make sure to get in your registration form so that our teachers can prepare. The registration form can be found on page 4 of this newsletter. We will start the year studying from 1 Kings. The full schedule will be sent home as we get closer to the start of Sunday School. It is also posted on our website. Important Dates: August 13 Summer Ketchup September 10 Summer Ketchup September 11 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
ITEMS FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: COMPOSITION BOOKS, COLORING BOOKS, PENCILS, ERASERS, CRAYONS/MARKERS/COLORED PENCILS, PENCIL SHARPENERS
Collection update (our goal is to pack 500 shoeboxes this year)
Bars of soap: 433 Washcloths: 486 Stuffed Animals: 130 Small Toys: Need many more
Flip Flops: 67 Boys & 119 Girls Pencils: 146 Notebooks: 132 Any questions, please feel free to contact Michelle Unruh (412-221-4143)
** Ida Galicic has generously offered to crochet her signature floppy tossle caps-one for each shoebox we pack! She is more than a third of the way there! If you have any extra 4-ply yarn (any color) laying around, she’ll take it! If you would like to donate yarn or if you crochet and would like to get in on this fun project, please see Ida or Michelle. Thanks so much!
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Sunday School
Registration
Sept 11, 2016-
June 4, 2017
Family Information:
Parent/Guardian name(s): __________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________
Best method for teachers to contact you:
Phone ___________________________________________ Cell/Text ___________________________
email:_________________________________________________________________________________
Members of McDonald Presbyterian: Yes No
Members of another church: ________________________________________________________________
Children:
(1) Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
DOB: __________________________ Grade: ____________
Medical concerns: _______________________________________________________________________
Food Allergies: _________________________________________________________________________
(2) Name: ____________________________________________________________________________
DOB: __________________________ Grade: ____________
Medical concerns: _______________________________________________________________________
Food Allergies: _________________________________________________________________________
(3) Name: ______________________________________________________________________ ______
DOB: __________________________ Grade: ____________
Medical concerns: _______________________________________________________________________
Food Allergies: _________________________________________________________________________
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TELEPHONE PRAYER AND INFORMATION LIST:
Often, news and prayer requests are disseminated throughout the congrega-tion via email. However, not all of our members have email access. Therefore, we are instituting a prayer and infor-mation list for items that Pastor Justin feels need to be shared during the week and should not wait until Sunday Ser-vice.
When an email is sent out, a call will be made to the first person on the list who, in turn, will immediately call the next person, who will call the next, and so on.
Here is our list to date:
Peggy Moore 724-693-8969
Arlene Carr 724-926-8264
Jane Baker 724-926-3927
Margaret Novak 724-926-9894
Shirley & Ed Esposito 724-492-1530
Janet Crawford 724-796-3036
Hannah Fay Descutner 724-356-3466
Please keep this list near your phone and be diligent about making the calls.
If you would like to be added to the list, please contact Molly Maxwell.
Celebrate fall with an amazing day filled with lots of family fun: Homemade Food, Treasure Chest Resale Shoppe, Off the Chart Baked Goods, Highest Quality Pumpkins and Mums for Sale, Raffle Baskets, Awesome Craft and Vendor Deals, Live Music on our Main Stage, and a Children’s Fun Area. Great Fun for a Great Cause!
Thanks to the amazing generosity of our mem-bers, business partners and vendors, every dol-lar that is raised will go towards supporting mission and ministry work in our community and beyond. Children’s and student ministry, mission work in Wash-ington County, out-reach mission trip to Kentucky, Heartline Ministries in Haiti, and Operation Christmas Child worldwide. Rest assured God will be glorified through this festival.
McFALL FEST
OCTOBER 8, 2016 11AM—5PM
A Tisket, A Tasket. Will you please donate a basket?
Please start collecting items for the Chinese Auction at McFall Fest. Baskets will be auctioned as part of our fundraiser. Fully assembled baskets or items appropriate for a Chinese auction are gratefully accepted. Please contact Debbie Elicker (724-554-1793) if interested.
There will also be an opportunity to volunteer for other McFall Fest needs on Sunday, August 28. A volunteer sign-up sheet will be made available for those who want to lend a hand.
Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Event
South Fayette Intermediate School Saturday, August 27, 2016 (2 shifts)
Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Chris-tian non-profit organization committed to feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: volunteers hand-pack meals specially formulated for mal-nourished children, and FMSC sends them to mission partners running orphanages, schools, clinics and food programs around the world. FMSC food has reached nearly 70 countries.
The Christian Education, Mission and Evan-gelism Committee of Session invites you to join us at this event. This is a great family or small group activity. Registration is available online, but please contact John Casey or Mi-chelle Unruh for more information. More details will be available soon.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The suggested donation items for August are canned meats and fish. All contributions are welcomed. Please drop off your donation in the
parlor of Calvary Center. Please see Ed Nalesnick if you have any questions. Looking ahead, boxed dinners (mac n cheese) will be collected in September.
MCDONALD FOOD BANK September 11
On Sunday, September 11 our service of worship returns to 10:45 a.m. and the Sunday School hour resumes at 9:30 a.m.
There will be a Rally Day gathering at 9:30 a.m. in Trinity Center Sanctuary to launch the new Sunday School year.
The whole church is invit-ed, and we are looking forward to a dynamic and fun celebration. Don’t miss this exciting day of worship and fun!
The 10:45 worship at Cal-vary Center will also high-light some of the accom-plishments of our students over the summer.
Due to the lower and lower reimbursement for scrap metal, MPC will no longer be accepting metal items for recycling.
Date Lay Leaders Greeters Hospitality Children’s
Church Young Disciples
August 7 Debbie McGinnis Marcia & Mike Jewell Alice Todorowski &
Shirl Krenn Karin Muñoz Volunteer Needed
August 14 Tom Maxwell Shirley & Ed Esposito Patty Doane Volunteer Needed Brian Kocian
August 21 WORSHIP IN THE PARK Karin Muñoz N/A
August 28 Molly Maxwell Lana & Ed Gilbert Betty Ryan &
Donna Bennett Michelle Unruh Volunteer Needed
A very sincere thank you to all of my friends and the church family for all of the cards, food, phone calls and most importantly all of your prayers during my surgery and recu-peration. It is a comforting feeling to know that so many prayers were being said for me.
I appreciate it so very much. God bless you all. ~ Janet Slack
On behalf of the congregation, the Board of Trustees would like to thank everyone who helped pull weeds, plant flowers, edge beds, spread mulch and much more dur-ing our Spring Clean Day in May. We would like to acknowledge the contribution of
Mark Slack and his crew from Specialized Professional Services Inc.(SPSI) who re-seeded the Trinity hillside and filled in and replanted the front yard of the Calvary Manse. Also, we are grateful for the generous donation of dirt and mulch from Rock Mulch & More.
The best mathe-matical equation
1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given
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Mrs. Sylvia Cimarrolli Mr. Jack Penderville
Ms. Kim Cook Ms. Janet Slack
Miss Julie Hanczar Mr. Chuck Smith, Sr.
Ms. Debby Penberthy
Assisted Living /Rehabilitation
Mrs. Connie Walker, Helen Purcell Home, Health Care Unit, 1854 Norwood Boulevard, Zanesville, OH 43701
Miss Mary Ann Johnen, Presbyterian Senior Care, Southmont, Rm 528, 880 S. Main St, Washington, PA 15301
Mrs. Hilda Balog, Victoria Manor, 100 Rose Court, Oakdale, PA 15071 (724) 693-8325
Mrs. Dorothy Roths, Golden Living Center of South Hills, 201 Village Dr., Rm 308, Canonsburg, PA 15317 (412) 344-9860
Mr. John Walker, Paulin Personal Care Home, 119 W. Lincoln Ave, McDonald, PA 15057
Miss Rosemarie Rocher, Country Meadows of South Hills, #4, 3570 Washington Pike, Rm 473A, Bridgeville, PA 15017 (412)206-7096
Mr. Larry Doak, H John Heinz III Progressive Center, 1st Fl, South Hall, 1010 Delafield Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Ms. Margaret Augustine, Humbert Lane Personal Care Home, 90 Humbert Lane, Washington, PA 15301
CARE LIST
George Schmidt 8/1 Margaret Novak 8/17 Nancy & Andy Diamond 8/1 Linda Amic 8/3 Nicholas Carter 8/18 Jamie & Mark Slack 8/3 Barbara Powell 8/3 Kathy Strand 8/19 Michelle & Brad Unruh 8/3 Arlene Carr 8/5 Tom Garrett, Sr. 8/20 Sarah & Justin Amsler 8/9 Terry Bennett 8/7 Kim Cook 8/24 Amy & Mike Patishnock 8/11 Donna Toward 8/7 Matt Errett 8/24 Alicia & Dennis Slovick 8/14 Mary Bennett 8/10 William Hawes 8/26 Mary & William Hawes 8/18 William Berthold 8/10 Sandy Meyers 8/27 Carol & John McCarty 8/20 Marilou Ritchie 8/10 Gary McGinnis 8/29 Tina & Brian Kocian 8/24 Suzanne Casey 8/12 Charles Smith, Sr. 8/30 Barbara & Pat Powell 8/25 Janet Slack 8/15 Ed Esposito 8/31
AUGUST CELEBRATIONS
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE FOR THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: AUGUST 15
Please submit articles to Karen Richard at the Church Office and to Patty Doane ([email protected]).
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There is one picture of Jesus in my house, and it is the one shown here. I think it is a perfect depiction of His humanity. Yet it has an ethereal quality as well. It makes me smile; it makes me feel hope and joy. It reminds me that sometimes laughter can be as cathartic as tears. Who among us hasn’t laughed so long and hard as to say afterward, “Wow, that felt good.”?
Following are some stories and one-liners that I hope will instill a good feeling and maybe induce a good belly laugh, or at least a chuckle. As the Psalmist said, “Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.” ~ Patty Doane
A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem. A small child replied, “They couldn’t get a babysitter.”
A Sunday School teacher was discuss-ing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year old. After explaining the commandment to “honor thy fa-ther and thy mother,” she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?” Without missing one beat one little boy answered, “Thou shall not kill.”
Two boys were walking home from Sunday School after hearing a strong preaching on the devil. One said to the other, “What do you think about all this Satan stuff?” The other boy replied, “Well, you know how Santa Claus turned out. It’s probably just your dad.”
Actual Church Announcements
For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
The Pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric gir-dles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.
Don’t let worry kill you off, let the church help.
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be “What is Hell?” Come early and listen to our choir practice.
Ladies, don’t forget the Rummage Sale. It’s a chance to get rid of those things not worth keep-ing around the house. Bring your husbands.
Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited ~ until you try to sit in their pews.
People are funny. They
want the front of the bus, the middle of the road and the back of the
church.
AUGUST 2016
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1 MON
2 TUES
Trustees Meeting 7:30pm Summer Bible Club 412
3 WED
4 THURS
5 FRI
MPC Pirates Game
AA Trinity Center
6 SAT
7 SUN
Worship 10am Children’s Church 10:15am
8 MON
Session Meeting 6:30pm
10 WED
Office Staff Meeting 10am Lifetouch Directory Meeting @ 2pm Calvary Fellowship Hall
11 THURS
31 WED
12 FRI
AA Trinity Center
13 SAT
Gospel Project Summer Ketchup 5-7pm
26 FRI
AA Trinity Center
20 SAT
Worship in the Park Load Up
21 SUN
Worship in the Park 10:00am Children’s Church
15 MON
Newsletter Deadline
16 TUES
17 WED
18 THURS
Summer Bible Club 412 Pool Party
19 FRI
AA Trinity Center
22 MON
Deacons Meeting 7pm
14 SUN
Worship 10am Children’s Church 10:15am
29 MON
23 TUES
24 WED
25 THURS
30 TUES
Quote of the Month:
“The best way to strengthen our country is to reach out to our neighbor who doesn’t know Jesus.”
(Rev. Justin Amsler, ‘A Prescription for Our Nation’ sermon)
Scripture of the Month:
Isaiah 33:6
9 TUES
Summer Bible Club 412
27 SAT
28 SUN
Worship 10am Children’s Church 10:15am McFall Fest Volunteer Sign Up
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST
THIS MONTH
August 5 MPC Pirates Game
August 7 Communion
August 13 Gospel Project Summer Ketchup
August 21 Worship in the Park
August 28 McFall Fest Volunteer Sign Up
NEXT MONTH
Sept 4 Communion
Sept 5 Labor Day (Office Closed)
Sept 11 Rally Day
Non Profit Org.
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MCDONALD, PA
PERMIT NO. 9
McDonald Presbyterian
Church
Worship Site:
202 West Lincoln Avenue
McDonald, PA 15057
Offices Located at:
119 Station Street
McDonald, PA 15057
Telephone:
(724)926-8561
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AUGUST 2016
NEWSLETTER
Pastor
Rev. Justin Amsler
724/699-0157
Church Secretary
Karen Richard
724/926-8561
724/926-8602(fax)
Office Hours
Monday—Thursday
8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
Accounts Payable
Heather Weiler
Director of Children’s Ministries
Karin Muñoz
Choir Director
Syndria Lowe
Organist
Donna Klimas
MYM Ministry Leader
Jim McDowell
Custodial Staff
Pat Powell—Supervisor
Paul Winters / Summer Steele
Newsletter Editor
Patty Doane