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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH WEBSITE: www.stpaullutheranmillersville.org

222 NORTH GEORGE STREET PHONE: 717-872-7392

MILLERSVILLE, PA 17551 EMAIL: [email protected] O N THE I N S I D E

Church Council Report & Church News

2

Church News 3

Church News &

Puzzles

4

Pastor’s Post 5

We’re off to Haiti! 6

Thank You’s 7

Among Our People/

February Birthdays

8

February Worship

Assistants

9

The Loft 10

Kid’s Corner 11

SS t. Paul’s Lettert. Paul’s Letter

S P E C I A L P O I N T S

O F I N T E R E S T :

We’re off to Haiti!

Thank You Notes

10 Biblical Ways to

Love

Merciful God, you called us forth from the dust of the earth; you claimed us for Christ in the waters of baptism. Look upon us as we enter these Forty Days bearing the mark of ashes, and bless our journey through the desert of Lent to the font of rebirth. May our fasting be hunger for justice; our alms, a making of peace; our prayer, the chant of humble and grateful hearts. —Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers

ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER

S T . P A U L ’ S L E T T E R

Council Highlights

On Wednesday, January 17, 2018, Congregational Council held its regular monthly

meeting. The following items were among those discussed:

Pastor Mentzer reported:

Blue Christmas Service went well and will be repeated next year.

Hanging of the Greens, Chili Supper and Cheer Basket Project were all

successful.

Lent begins on February 14.

Mutual Ministry Committee will meet Wednesday, 24, to interview Rebecca

Preston, candidate for the Program Ministry Coordinator position.

Tower Task Force is ready to made their presentation and recommendation to

the Property Committee.

There will be a Campus Ministry Retreat February 2-4 at Nawakwa.

Adult Education

A new 8 week series on Revelation will begin the first Sunday in February. The

series includes videos that will be followed by discussion.

After Easter an 8 week Forum on Aging will be held featuring guest speakers

such as a representative from Hospice, a representative of Office of Aging, oth-

er professionals who deal with Aging and congregation members who live in a

variety of retirement communities.

Property Committee

Eric Frick is helping the committee with a proposal for a new sound

system. There were a few glitches the first time our snow removal contractor

was called into service but they have been smoothed out.

Daniels Electric continues to work on the lights in the parking lot.

Children and Youth

Vacation Bible School theme has been chosen, “Ship Wrecked” and

organizational work is underway.

Worship and Music

March 11 is Girl Scout Sunday

New Business:

An AED has been procured for the building. A centralized mounting spot will

be selected and the device will be mounted. There will be information made

available concerning its use.

February Council meeting rescheduled to February 21.

BREAD AND BROTH-there is a sign-up sheet in the narthex for Lenten Bread and Broth, beginning 2/21/18. This is a wonderful opportunity for Chris-tian fellowship during the Lenten season. Holden Evening prayer in the church sanctuary immediately follows Bread and Broth.

ST. PAUL’S LETTER

CHURCH NEWS

St. Paul Campus Ministry Wednesday Dinners!

Help us with Campus Dinners each Wednesday at 5:20pm in the All Saints’ Fellowship Hall. If you can provide an entree, a side dish and dessert, that would be wonderful. But we also want to

encourage you to pick a side dish or dessert to bring to pair up with someone else's entree. A new sign up sheet with additional dates from January-May 2018 are available now in the Narthex. Sharon and Bill Engle are the go-to people for scheduling - we'll help them out by letting them know of your willingness to help! And...plan to eat with us! It's good community time and you get to know the

students!

CAMPUS MININSTRY

10 biblical ways to love

1. Listen without interrupting. “To answer before listening — that is folly and shame” (Proverbs 18:13). 2. Speak without accusing. “Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19). 3. Give without selfishness. “The righteous give without spar-ing” (Proverbs 21:26). 4. Pray without ceasing. “We have not stopped praying for you” (Colossians 1:9). 5. Answer without arguing. “Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife” (Proverbs 17:1). 6. Share without pretending. “Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of … Christ” (Ephesians 4:15). 7. Enjoy without complaining. “Do everything without grumbling or arguing” (Philippians 2:14). 8. Trust without wavering. “[Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1 Corinthians 13:7). 9. Forgive without punishing. “Forgive as the Lord forgave you” (Colossians 3:13). 10. Promise without forgetting. “A longing fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12). —From various websites; all Scriptures NIV

St. Paul Lutheran Church,

Thank you, all of you, who worked to prepare the wonderful basket

of food delivered to me. It just happened that I was especially

hungry when it came so I began eating immediately. Such an

assortment of good things---luscious cookies, fresh fruit, candy,

etc.

I am not sick I am not a shut-in so I don’t think I deserve it. I am up

there in age, probably the reason. It is so thoughtful. I appreciate

it.

God Bless, Edythe Huber

To My St. Paul

Church Family,

Thank you for the

lovely Cheer Basket.

The fruit and other

items were delicious

and very much

appreciated.

Sandy Miller

CHURCH NEWS

&

PUZZLES

ON JANUARY 28TH

WE WELCOMED

INTO THE LORD’S

FAMILY Raymond

George Sylte II, infant

son of Ray and

Vanessa Sylte through

the Sacrament of Holy

Baptism. St. Paul

members Ray and

Janis Sylte are the

paternal

grandparents. Please

remember to offer

your prayers and

ongoing spiritual

support for this

precious child of God

and his family!


Our Lenten discipline begins with Ash Wednesday. This year, Ash Wednesday

“competes” for our attention against the backdrop of the Hallmark

sentimentality of Valentine’s Day. That St. Valentine died as a martyr creates

an interesting juxtaposition between his witness and the ashen symbol of the

cross, reminding us that following Jesus is a costly endeavor.

The smaller liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent, Easter) seem particularly

well-suited to create space in our hearts for beloved hymns. As I anticipate this Lenten season, I

reflect upon both text and tune of my favorite seasonal hymn: My Song Is Love Unknown (hymn

tune: RHOSYMEDRE). The text is wed to a different hymn tune in the Evangelical Lutheran

Worship hymnal, but this is the tune I personally prefer. The English composer Ralph Vaughn

Williams composed a stunning arrangement of the tune for organ, and I have fond memories of

hearing it played by my dearest organist friend at the dedicatory recital of the newly installed

organ at a former congregation.

The text recounts the events leading up to Jesus’ arrest, conviction and crucifixion, as the

witness observes the narrative. More than simply telling the story, the witness places him/herself

at each station:

Sometimes we strew his way and his sweet praises sing;

resounding all the day hosannas to our king.

Then “Crucify!” is all our breath,

and for his death we thirst and cry,

and for his death we thirst and cry.

We cry out, we will have our dear Lord made away,

a murderer to save, the prince of life to slay.

Yet cheerful he to suff’ring goes

that he his foes from thence might free,

that he his foes from thence might free.

It is an expansive vision of boundless love! Christ takes our human existence upon

himself and fulfills a vision for love that defies human understanding! Forty days are set apart

on the liturgical calendar for us to contemplate this amazing gift of life given so that life for us

might be restored!

The love we recall this Valentine’s Day is of a greater depth than we have ever known. It

is the best day to remember that we are dust and ash and that God loves us so deeply that God

makes himself dust for our sake. It is Gospel, it is grace upon grace, it is a Word that truly sets

us free!

Pastor Constance Mentzer

Our family is heading to Haiti in one week on February 5th till March 15! Please pray for us!

I wish that I would have sent this update sooner, as you can see we added a new addition to our family last year! Moses Alexander was born July 14 of last year and has to be the sweetest, most content baby I have ever met! We are so thankful! Zacharie's mother, Madamn Vide ("Mama" to most of you!), was here visiting this past summer and got to be here for the birth and Moses' first two months of life. It was special to share that time with her here in the states!

Zacharie was in Haiti this past September for 2 weeks leading a team with Cindy and pre-paring the children in our sponsorship program for school. I, Stevie, stayed home with the kids and have not been to Haiti in almost a full year! Needless to say, I am so excited to head down so everyone can meet Moses and to love on Katheline! She just turned 9 years old on January 23rd and is one smart cookie, being the top of her class! We are so proud and quickly began to love her like she's our own.

Many people ask us why we are still spending so much time in the states...

so I wanted to share why - Zacharie is here on a US residency which requires him to be in the country for at least 6 months of the year. After 3 years of having your residency you can apply for US citizenship - which was this past October for Zacharie! We began the pro-cess in December and have already been through the fingerprinting process. We are hope-ful to have another letter waiting for us when we get home (or to receive it soon after) with a naturalization test/interview date! We were told the process takes 6-12 months so we're praying we won't have any complications and that we'll be done with immigration soon!

Another common question we get is: Why does Zacharie want American citizenship? Well, I can say that he does not WANT it as he is very proud to be Haitian but unfortunately it is a necessity for our family. With 3 out of 4 of us already being US citizens it makes the most sense for this to happen. Not only will it make it easier with traveling to/from Haiti it will also give our children more opportunities in the future. This means that Zacharie will lose his Haitian citizenship as Haiti does not do dual citizenship. But he's learned to accept this

and knows he will always be in Haitian in his roots

(I've had to remind him of this a couple times!)

What will we be doing in Haiti this time you may ask...

Though it has been a long road of planning, building, and fundraising since 2013 we are thankful to have had the opportunity to work here in the states and save money for our family and our HOUSE! Woot woot! Thank goodness we are finally beginning construction of our house! Can you tell that I'm excited? When we are down we have all of us and our things in one room so with our growing family it's getting to be pretty tight quarters! It's been exciting to draw up blueprints and make plans as it's a big step for our family!

We do not have teams coming down during our stay with the exception of Cindy traveling down with My Momma for the last 10 days of our trip. I am beyond thrilled to be able to share this part of my life with her and I know she can't wait to meet Katheline and the rest of Zacharie's family!

We will keep busy with construction of our home (Zacharie hopes to finish our foundation while we are there), but we hope to also find opportunities for new ministry in our area. My heart goes out to the parent's who ask us to take their children. We hope that in the future we can find ways to empower them whether through finances, employment, or encouragement . We are praying that God opens our eyes to the needs in our community and for ways we can improve them and share his love at the same time.

Thank You for your love and support these last couple years. Words can not express our full gratitude!

With Love, Zacharie, Stevie, Abraham, & Moses Estime

CHURCH NEWS

This is the family our

plant sale funds

supported last year and

who came to worship

and Sunday School with

us.


Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

The Mentzer family is truly blessed by your many cards, gifts and tokens of appreciation this Christmas season. Thank you for your kindness.

Pastor Connie & family

Dear St. Paul Church Family,

The staff of St. Paul would like to thank each and everyone of you for your support, cards, and many wonderful gifts this Christmas season and over the past year. Your kindness and thoughtfulness truly makes this a wonderful place to come to work.

Anita, Carolyn, Lucy and Rick

To St. Paul Church,

What a pleasant surprise to receive a fruit basket from the church.

Thank you for thinking of me as I recover from my knee surgery

Thank you, also, to Carl and Peggy Bruce for delivering it.

Blessings to all!

Ruth Derby

To My St. Paul Family,

Thank you for the Cheer Basket and all the help you gave me

while I was recuperating.

JoAnn Harris

Dear St. Paul,

Thank you for sending me the care package! I received it on my

first day of finals, so your timing was perfect. The treats helped me

through the week.

Much love and many thanks, Tori Roma

Dear St. Paul Church,

The Finals care package you sent me was so thoughtful. I am a

long way from home, and it was so nice to receive snacks and

goodies in the mail to help me through my finals!

Many thanks, Lizzy Kissinger

Hi St. Paul,

Thanks so much for the delicious fruit basket. Everything was so

tasty! Thanks also to all the folks who put the baskets together. It

is very much appreciated. Sincerely, John Evanko

Dear St. Paul,

Thank you so much for the

Christmas Fruit Basket. Stan

and I are really enjoying all the

goodies in addition to the

fruit. The homemade cookies

and candies are so delicious!

Thank you again and a big

thank you to the lovely lady

that delivered it. Happy and

Healthy 2018 to all.

Doris and Stan Harper

To My St. Paul family,

I thoroughly enjoyed the fruit

and yummy treats in the bas-

ket you gave me at Christ-

mas.

Everything was delicious! Far

more than the physical enjoy-

ment, this gift uplifted me

spiritually.

It is wonderful to know that

even though I am not with

you as often as I would like, I

am still part of this wonderful

family. Thank you!

Gail Gilday

Among Our People We welcome our homebound members to follow along with us in

our worship readings. If you are a homebound member and would like to receive a weekly bulletin in the mail and/or a copy of the

daily devotions please inform the church office. We realize you may not be able to join us physically in the church but we always wel-come your connection spiritually.

Norma Gunzenhauser Oak Leaf Manor North Rm. D5 2901 Harrisburg Pike Landisville, PA 17538 Romaine Wetzel 20 Jake Drive Ronks, PA 17572 717-687-5644 Vivien McKee

Highland Springs

7910 Frankford Road

Dallas, TX 75252

Dorothy Bender

1380 Elm Ave

Country Meadows Apt. 39

Lancaster, PA 17603

Lois Bitner

151 Fairview Drive, Apt. 165

Lititz, PA 17543

PLEASE-if you are hospitalized, anticipating surgery, or in need of pastoral care, please notify the church office at 872-7392 ASAP as we are not always informed by the hospitals. Even if Pastor Mentzer is out of town, another pastor will

still be on call.

Thank you.

If you need to contact Pastor Mentzer for any rea-son you may call her at (717) 666-9586. Please leave a message if there is no answer. Or, you may e-mail her at: [email protected]

Please remember the following St. Paul family

members and friends in your prayers.

Hospitalized or Recuperating: Dorothy Oblender, Betty-Bob Scharnberger, Peg Siglin Others requesting prayer: Julie Barton, The Family of Michael Carey, Peter & Barb Conforti, Norm & Nancy Falk, Hannah Fizer, Norma Gunzenhauser, Doris Harper, Dolores Heiney, Family of Marilyn Homsher, Carol Johnson, Wendy Johnson, Dot Keith, Laura McCauley, Doris Moore, Michelle P., Betti-Bob Sharnberger, Pam Scott, Nick Shauley, Jerry Steinbaecher, Dottie Swinehart, Romaine Wetzel *Indicates new additions


Lark

Birds became prominent in Christian art during the Medieval and Renaissance eras. The lark came to symbolize the humility of the priesthood because it flies high and sings only when flying upward.

Anna L. Rannels--

2/6/1920

June McLaughlin--

2/2/1932

February 2018

WORSHIP

ASSISTANTS

ACOLYTES

Mackenzie

Esbenshade and Ella

Schwebel

Emma Landis Adeline Hampton Madelyn Kahler

ASSISTING

MINISTERS

Carol Heintzelman Milton Green Holly Freas-Webster Bruce Thens

GREETERS Lori Dierolf Tim Brooks Ken Hoak Milton & Dorothy

Green

USHERS Karen & Bill Napier,

Jan & Dave Fisher

Amos Hess, Dan

Kahler, Sue & Don

Martin

Mary Lambert, Don

Moyer, Stephanie

Dell-Estate, Charlie

Scharnberger

Brian Evanko family,

Pat Hefner, Ray Sylte

ALTAR

FLOWER

SPONSORS

$25.00 FOR

FLOWERS

Ann Rannels (To the

Glory of God)

Betty Bringman (To

the Glory of God)

Dolores Garrett To

the Glory of God)

Sponsor Needed

Jim & Kay Dommel

(In Recognition of

Our Great-grandson)

BULLETIN

SPONSORS

$25.00 FOR

BULLETINS

Ann Rannels (to the

Glory of God)

Jim & Lori Dierolf (In

Recognition of Jim &

Lori’s birthdays)

Dee Perry (To the

Glory of God)

Joanne Meyer In

Memory of Brenda

Moyer--a birthday

never forgotten)

Altar Guild-February 2018-Dolores Garrett & Glenda Hurtt

Who are we?

The Loft was started in response to the Penn Manor School District social workers needing a readily accessible place to store and receive food for students and their families. We have since expanded services to include anyone who lives within the Penn Manor School District. Our desire is to provide a place where people can get what they need, give what they can and grow together.

At The Loft we realize that all people, at some point in their lives, are faced with needs-whether physical, emotional or spiritual in nature. Yet, at the same time all people have some sort of abundance that they are able to give of—whether it is relational, time, talents or financial in nature. This is why The Loft provides the opportunity to both give and get, all within the same context in hopes that as a community we will all grow together.

When is The LOFT open? Wednesdays 6-8 p.m.

Sundays 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Where is The LOFT? The Loft is located at the

Millersville Church upper entrance Millersville Church 3116 Blue Rock Road, Lancaster, PA 17603

Who does The LOFT serve? The LOFT

serves those living in the Penn Manor School District.

HOW DO I F IND OUT MO RE?

Send us an email [email protected]

St. Paul Lutheran Church 222 N. George St.

Millersville, Pa 17551 The Church Staff Pastor: The Reverend Constance Mentzer Organist: Carolyn Lee Walker-Smith Adult Choir Director: Lucy Esbenshade Church Secretary: Anita Kissinger Parish Sexton: Rick Kilby

The Congregation Council Council Officers: Bruce Hampton, President Karen Napier, Vice President Lauren Buchmann, Secretary Jim Dierolf, Treasurer

Council Members: Lauren Buchmann Tim Brooks Lori Dierolf Jan Fisher Bobbie Frick Don Harrold Suzanne Herr Larry Liddick Sandy Miller Frank Witmer Pastor Connie Mentzer By appointment of the Cong. Council Financial Secretary - Ruth Derby

Committee Chairs Adult Education – Holly Freas-Webster Children’s Ministry – Tricia Landis Endowment – Carol Heintzelman Fellowship – Bruce Thens Finance – Cathy Trissel Personnel - Jim Dierolf Property – Dick Shipman Visual Arts – Ken Hoak Youth Ministry - Don Harold Worship and Music- Holly Freas-Webster

The Church Office

Church Office Phone: 872-7392 Office Hours: Mon-Thurs. 8:45am - 12:00pm Fri. 9am-12:00pm

E-mail: [email protected] WESITE:stpaullutheranmillersville.org

St Paul’s Letter is published 10 times a year -- monthly and 2 double month issues in June/July and December/January. This publication is intended solely for the benefit of the membership of St. Paul Lutheran Church.


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