TOWER T IDINGS

JULY 2016 THE NEWSLETTER FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF TOWER CHURCH

Monday, July 4 – Independence Day

Sunday, July 10-Communion

Wednesday, July 13 & July 27 -Wednesdays in the Park

Saturday, July 16-Community Dinner

The Pastor’s Page…

Thoughts on the Neighboring Continued

I don’t know about you, but it seems like the spring and summer are

when I realize that other people, in fact, inhabit the homes around me. In

the winter months, it’s cold; people do everything they can to avoid

being outside. Then the warm months come and suddenly my neighbors

exist again! I hope you enjoyed the “Art of Neighboring” series. I hope

that it has caused you to think about your relationships with your

neighbors, what the next step is for your relationship, etc.

My hope is that the end of the series isn’t the end of your relationship

with your neighbors but instead is a launch pad for deeper, more

intentional “neighboring.” I want to encourage you to continue finding

opportunities to spend quality time with your neighbors. I also want to

encourage you that it’s okay if every one of your neighbors isn’t

instantly your best friend. Real relationships take time and they have to

be mutual to be healthy. So the goal should be to find some neighbors

who are as interested in spending time with you as you are with them.

That may take some time to discover but it should become apparent

eventually. And if some people just don’t seem interested in building

relationships, that’s okay too.

The rest of this summer we are going to be walking through Paul’s letter

to the Philippians. I love this letter for a number of reasons but perhaps

the greatest reason is the sheer joy that Paul shares in his relationship

with the Church in Philippi, despite his circumstances. Paul is in prison

in Rome, probably in a dimly lit, dank cell, and yet he is filled with joy.

Only God could help him achieve that. What else could cause someone

to have such joy despite such terrible circumstances? And how can we

be inspired by that example in our own faith where our own

circumstances often push and pull us along the road of life? I hope for

all of us that we might experience that same joy this summer as the Holy

Spirit guides us in our own journeys of faith.

Blessings,

Pastor Stu

My thanks go out to Pastor Stu for his visit and for the many cards and

notes I have received. What a blessing it is to be in

the Tower Church family. Shirley Minshull

I want to thank our church family for the beautiful

red carnations that they brought to us a couple weeks

ago. They brightened our home for many days, in many ways.

We did enjoy our visit with Rev. Stu this past week. We feel so much

better acquainted.

It’s too bad that we miss so much that goes on in the church but John is

home working on getting his strength back.

God bless, Jean Struble

For all of the caring people who attend Tower Church,

Michael and I want to thank you for all of the prayers, calls and many

cards that arrived at home and the hospital. God bless you. We are still

having some health issues, but hopefully these can be corrected. Thank

you, Pastor Stuart, for your hospital visits. How wonderful to have so

many caring people. We thank you and we love you.

Michael and Edna Orange

Thank you for all the beautiful cards and the many prayers during my

surgery and recovery. I am thrilled to be back at church so soon. God is

so good! Lisa Stratton

If you have a need that you would like to put on the prayer

chain, please call Sandra Anderson at 724-264-4226 or the

church office during the daytime and Audrey Allen at 724-

458-8925 during the evening hours.

Thank you for donating items for the three nursing homes in Grove City

each month. The nursing home employees also appreciate the gifts and

thank us when we deliver them. Joanne Miller Mickey’s Helpers

June 2016 Items distributed evenly between Grove Manor, Orchard Manor, and Trinity

Living Center were: Magazines: 98 Calendars: 4 New Cards: 14 Stickers: 10 Devotionals: 27 Note Cards: 4 Used Cards: 14

Congratulations to Jarrod Adams, Mary Baker, Tanner

McKnight and Bailey Risch on their graduation from High

School.

Free Movie Night - Thursday, 7/7 @ 7 pm in the Chapel

Your Evangelism team invites you another

free Christian movie night; rated PG13 –

bring your family:

COURAGEOUS will capture your heart as you

meet four officers, their friend Javier, and their

families. Protecting the streets is second nature

for these 4 men. Raising their children in a God-

honoring way? That’s courageous. Honor

begins at home.

Four men, one calling. To serve and protect. As law enforcement

officers, each are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day,

they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle:

fatherhood. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling

with their hopes, their fears, their faith and their fathering. Can a

newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God … and to

their children? Moviegoers will once again find themselves

laughing, crying, and cheering as they are challenged and inspired

by every day heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a

lifelong impact on their children.

Wednesdays In the Park

Starts @ 6pm

- Sharing Our Faith Over Dinner

The Evangelism team is excited to continue the

Wednesdays in the Park gatherings this summer. We will meet

every other Wednesday.

We invite you to bring a neighbor, co-worker and friends and come

have dinner and fellowship with your brothers and sisters.

A sandwich and drinks will be provided (bring a side dish only if you

wish). We hope to see you at 6 pm at the Keystone Shelter at

Memorial Park. Bring a bag chair or a cushion if you wish.

Bring your kids! Children ages 2-12 will have a special activity, just

for them, each “Wednesday in the Park” night after dinner. Please

contact Colleen Strachan at 724-992-4746 if you can volunteer to

help with childcare for this event 1-2 nights this summer. The weeks

of “Wednesday in the Park” are: 6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10 and 8/24.

SUMMARY STATEMENT

May 2016

Description Current Month Year to Date

Revenue 25,292.45 118,170.86

Expenditures 24,472.63 144,112.22

DIFFERENCE 819.82 (25,941.36)

01 Alan Brochetti

04 Bonnie Specht

05 Shirley Royle

05 Becky Elliott

05 Sondra Barr

07 Beth Emmett

07 Colleen Strachan

09 Morgun Bubenheim

10 Ray Thompson Jr.

10 Greg Merkle

12 Dave Cashdollar

13 Jim Mussler

13 Jayne Bennett

15 Elizabeth Wood

15 Dana Keffer

17 Whitney Jones

18 Linda Churchill

19 Randy Filer

20 Elsea Moeller

22 Heath Moffo

28 Shirley Minshull

29 Glenda Hawke

29 Tami Witzke

30 Lola Kolbe

30 Autumn Cook

05 Valerian & Julie Moeller

07 Tom & Stephanie St. John

08 Tom & Judy Miller

31 Pete & Marcie Treese