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The Chimes April 2018

Worship Schedule Sunday

9:00 & 10:30 am: Holy Communion First Sunday of month: Family Worship at 9:00 am

(service designed with children in mind); Remaining Sundays: 9:00 am service concurrent with Sunday School

Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

415 E. Athens Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003 The Rev. Laura Tancredi, Pastor

610-642-3211 www.stpaulsardmore.com

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stpaulsardmore Pastor Laura’s blog: pastortancredi.wordpress.com

http://www.stpaulsardmore.com/

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St. Paul’s Vegetable Garden Returns!

It’s time to plant the garden! We will be

planting our garden for spring on

Saturday, April 14, at 1:00 pm. Our six

garden beds will be planted with

vegetables that we share with the

Ardmore Food Pantry.

Our partners from Triskeles Community

Gardens will be here to help and teach us

about caring for our plants.

Clara Gerdes, senior at Curtis Institute, will present a recital

on St. Paul’s 1959 Schantz organ

with Gallery organ by Patrick Murphy,

2005, on Sunday, April 29 at 4:00 pm.

Clara Gerdes is a native of North

Carolina and last year was the AGO

regional competition winner.

Free-will offering. Reception

afterward.

The Chimes, the newsletter of Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, is

published for the inspiration, education and entertainment of its members and friends. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Just mail, e-mail or deliver them to the church office.

The next issue of The Chimes will be published on Wednesday, May 30 Your articles are due in the office no later than Tuesday, May 22. C

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Pastor’s Letter

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

“Whew! Easter is over!” I’m sure some variant of those words was uttered in countless church offices, pastors’ and musicians’ homes, not to mention by tired-out volunteers: those who

decorate the church, serve as assisting ministers, ushers, counters, or altar guild, those who set up for fellowship and welcome visitors. Holy Week can be an exhausting time for those of us in

the church, and it is certainly not limited to the professionals. I hope this doesn’t sound like complaining. Holy Week is one of my favorite times, and Easter

morning just might be my favorite service of the year. But it can definitely be tiring, and so I was one of those breathing a sigh of relaxation to the words, “Easter is over!”

And yet, Easter is just beginning. The lilies and daffodils may begin to wilt, and we’ll eventually finish all those hard-boiled eggs (the chocolate variety being gone already!), but the season of Easter continues a whole fifty days. These fifty days are a time of festival celebration in the

church year, culminating on the Day of Pentecost, this year, May 20 th. These days mark the time that the resurrected Christ spent among his disciples before his

ascension to heaven. Throughout these days we will ponder together what the resurrected life looks. Our readings in church will offer glimpses of resurrection: Christ eating with his disciples, the community gathering together, Jesus walking with us through life.

These days are a good time for us to consider where we experience Easter, where we

experience resurrection, in our own lives. Or perhaps, where do see a need for resurrection in our own lives? Where are our hearts yearning to be made new? Where is our world crying out—in celebration or in need?

Holy Week may be over for another year, but the joyous and hopeful season of Easter is just beginning. May these fifty days draw you closer to the mystery of Christ’s resurrection and to the

wonderful promise and possibility of what God is making new in your life.

In Christ,

Pastor Laura

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Prayers

Please pray for our men and women in the armed services, especially Shane Boston, Army ROTC (son of Kim Boston); Michael Burns, Army Reserves (son of Linda & Bob Burns); Sean Hopkins (son of Terry Hopkins); Justin Kolb (son of Melanie Kolb, grandson of Bill & Pat Miles) and Brandon Mader (grandson of Wendy Black).

Prayers are also requested for Miranda Bagnet (friend of Beth McElvenney); Horst Bierschwale (uncle of Claudia Muller); Robin Billings (friend of Missy Perry); Carrie Creed (friend of Amanda Vickrey); Charlotte Conybear; Lois Davis (friend of Libby Anderson); Larry Dieter (son of Larry & Barb Dieter); Sara Dimitri, Steve Engh (father of Anita Engh); Charlotta Fisher (friend of Linda Burns); Bob Geyer (brother of Barb Keyser); Dante Grasso (godson of Lisa Tintera); Derek Huey (cousin of Lisa Tintera); Barbara Johnson (wife of Jack Johnson); Johanna Karén (granddaughter of Dorothy Linderman); Peggy Keyser (sister-in-law of Tom and Barb Keyser); Derek Lauffer (son of Gail Feustel); Teddy & John Markloff (friends of Penny Perry); Gregg Martin (brother of Linda Martin); Kathleen & Dominick Martini (friends of Laurie DeWarf); Carol Mitchell (friend of Carol Hammarberg); Helen Moschella (mother of Lisa Tintera); Eric Muller (brother of Mark Muller); Holly Notaro (friend of Missy Perry); Jerry O’Connor (friend of Vicki Sack); Leah Peart (mother of Waneta Peart); Bob Perry, Walter Proschinger (brother of Christa Scheidly); Claire Robinson (wife of Ted Robinson); Norma Sands (sister of Bonnie Legreid); Peter Salemo (friend of Sarah Spengler); Alicia Sterling (friend of Missy Perry); Delores Stevenson (mother of Debbie Moran); Meghan Taylor (cousin of Missy Perry); June Wille, Jan Williams (friend of Liz Cassidy); Dalanda Young (friend of Dottie Buchanan); George Zucker (husband of Judi Zucker); Alyson (cousin of Jane Downing); Jessica (friend of Liz Cassidy); Maya (friend of Debbie Keyser) Paige (friend of Missy Perry); and Livia (cousin of Carol Henry).

Baptisms

Gavin Spengler, son of Sarah and Adam Spengler, was baptized on

March 11, 2018

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This fall, the Delaware County Conference of Lutheran Churches will begin a two-year program of education and faith formation for layity

called diakonia. Before that program begins, we wanted you to get a

sense of what it would be like to learn from local clergy and other

experts in a similar setting. As a preamble to diakonia, we are offering

a free monthly program called:

pre-akonia Classes are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month

(except in April) 6:30-10 PM at Grace Lutheran Church

2191 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008

April 10 May 1 Patterns for Worship Prayer and Spiritual Practice Rev. Laura Tancredi Rev. Leslie Richard

June 5 Community Outreach

Rev. Timothy Johansen

These classes will follow a format similar to the upcoming diakonia program. Our hope is that you will come ready to grow in faith, learn

and consider joining us for weekly classes this fall.

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There will be some wonderful Raffle Theme Baskets for

which you may purchase raffle tickets, in hopes of winning!

Raffle tickets will be on sale on April 8 and April 15 at the

church between services, and will also be available to

purchase on BINGO night. Cost of tickets is:

1 ticket- $2

3 tickets- $5

OR 15 tickets- $20

We are looking for raffle basket donations. Details can be

found on page 18 of the Chimes

Please spread the word about this fun event! We are

looking forward to a great turn out!

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Welcome New Members

Sarah Spengler &

Gavin

Margaret Paschal Sally Foster-Chang

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Erik & Elissa Iverson

Chase & Reid

Nancy Walton

Not pictured: Whitney Lhotsky

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Families w/ Young

Children

South Ardmore Park Outing

Sunday, April 22, 10:30 am

Come join us for a fun park outing!

Families w/ last names:

A-M bring snacks

N-Z juice or water

Pub Theology Returns Monday, April 23

7:00 pm

Iron Hill Brewery, Ardmore

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APRIL CALENDAR

Thursday, April 5

9:00 am Community Bible Study

6:30 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room

7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal/Choir Room

Sunday, April 8

9:00 am Sunday school

9:00 am Holy Communion

10:30 am Holy Communion (2nd graders receive First Holy

Communion)

6:00 pm Confirmation Class/Kugler Room

Monday, April 9

10:00 am Ikenobo/Meeting Room

12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room

7:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting/Kugler Room

Tuesday, April 10

8:30 am Community Bible Study Leaders/Meeting Room

7:00 pm AA/Kugler Room

Wednesday, April 11

7:15 pm Church Council Meeting/Meeting Room

Thursday, April 12


1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room



Saturday, April 14

1:00 pm Community Garden Planting

1:00 pm AGO Organ Class/Sanctuary

Sunday, April 15





Monday, April 16


Tuesday, April 17



Thursday, April 19


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Saturday, April 21

6:00 pm Doors open for Bingo Night/Fellowship Hall

7:00 pm Bingo Night begins

Sunday, April 22




10:30 am FwYC South Ardmore Park Outing

3:00 PM Women’s Interfaith Tea/Main Line Reform Temple


Monday, April 23


7:00 pm Pub Theology/Iron Hill Brewery

Tuesday, April 24



Thursday, April 26





Sunday, April 29



4:00 pm Clara Gerdes Recital/Sanctuary

Monday, April 30


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Do you have an hour a week? Would you trade it to change someone’s life?

Aid For Friends is looking for volunteers to deliver seven home cooked

delicious dinners to clients in the area. This amazing program provides

breakfast bags, soups and frozen meals to our most vulnerable neighbors

- those without family or friends to help as they face mobility and health

challenges.

Volunteers often relate how their faith has grown through this compassionate valuable service. Many visitors and their clients form

deep and lasting friendships.

Matthew 25:35-40 New International Version (NIV)

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat … Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you … The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of

the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Please be in touch with Lisa Lexa at [email protected] or

610 527-9315 (home) with questions or interest.

mailto:[email protected]

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APRIL Birthdays

1 Julia Carstens, Madison DeLar, Sandy Farina, Justin Kolb 2 Merissa D’Antonio, Bill Marlin 4 Barbara Henderson, Michael Sack 5 James Denman 6 Dakota Bramble, Jane Downing 8 Roman Ciarlello, Oakley Riggs 9 Kathryn Dormans 10 Bennett Cooper, Dan Kunsa 12 Sara Denman 13 Elena Isenberg 14 Eryn Cronin, Max Koerner, Herbert Wendelken 16 Steven DeWarf, Grace Weldon 17 Emily Curtin 18 Stephanie Schommer 19 Evelyn Reider 22 Diane Pringle 23 Katelyn Lieb 24 Sonya Jacobsen 25 Kimberly Dieter, Todd Hart 28 Paul Denman 29 Amy Horn, Dylan McGuire

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TIPS FROM THE STEWARDSHIP

COMMITTEE:

Members may make a “qualifying charitable distribution” from their

IRA to St. Paul’s. The requirements are:

1. Comes from a traditional or Roth IRA

2. Direct from the IRA trustee to St. Paul’s with no intervening

ownership

3. IRA must be at least 70 1/2 4. Must be made to a qualified charitable organization

(which St. Paul’s is)

5. The distribution is limited to no more than $100,000 per year

In addition to providing support for St. Paul’s, the advantages are:

The owner is not taxed on the withdrawal from the IRA

The distribution counts toward one’s RMD (Required Minimum

Distribution) from the IRA, thus avoiding taxable income

May help reduce taxable income that would push a tax payer to

have a higher proportion of their Social Security taxed

Any questions, contact David Wilson 610-527-9315

Note below, IRS information on this:

Qualified charitable distributions

What is a qualified charitable distribution?

Generally, a qualified charitable distribution is an otherwise taxable

distribution from an IRA (other than an ongoing SEP or SIMPLE IRA)

owned by an individual who is age 70½ or over that is paid directly from the IRA to a qualified charity. See Pub. 590-B, Distributions from

Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)) for additional information.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590b/index.html

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Can a qualified charitable distribution satisfy my required minimum

distribution from an IRA?

Yes, your qualified charitable distributions can satisfy all or part the

amount of your required minimum distribution from your IRA. For

example, if your 2014 required minimum distribution was $10,000, and

you made a $5,000 qualified charitable distribution for 2014, you would have had to withdraw another $5,000 to satisfy your 2014 required

minimum distribution.

How are qualified charitable distributions reported on

Form 1099-R?

Charitable distributions are reported on Form 1099-R for the calendar

year the distribution is made.

How do I report a qualified charitable distribution on my income

tax return?

To report a qualified charitable distribution on your Form 1040 tax

return, you generally report the full amount of the charitable distribution

on the line for IRA distributions. On the line for the taxable amount,

enter zero if the full amount was a qualified charitable distribution. Enter

"QCD" next to this line. See the Form 1040 instructions for additional

information.

You must also file Form 8606, Nondeductible IRAs, if:

• you made the qualified charitable distribution from a traditional

IRA in which you had basis and received a distribution from the IRA during the same year, other than the qualified charitable

distribution; or

• the qualified charitable distribution was made from a Roth IRA.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/retirement-plans-faqs-regarding-required-minimum-distributions

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Hello St. Paul’s Congregation:

As we continue to plan for the Youth Gathering in Houston,

TX this summer, we are holding a BINGO fundraiser on

Saturday, April 21 and we need help from our members.

We are looking for donations of time, services, or items

that we are able to include in our auction.

Some examples of what we would appreciate include

babysitting, tutoring, cooking, organizing, personal training,

sports tickets, concert or orchestra tickets, or even vacation

home sharing. No donation is too big or too small, and all are

appreciated.

We are also going to auction off a "trunk of spirits" at the

BINGO night, so we would really appreciate any donations of

bottles of wine or spirits for this trunk.

The donation form is on the following page.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of the

fundraiser organizers via email or phone.

Melissa Gale

[email protected] 484-767-0594

Melissa Krissinger [email protected]

610-283-1004

Lisa Tintera [email protected] 610-818-5144




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St. Paul’s 2018 Youth Gathering

Bingo Night Auction Form

Saturday, April 21

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Donation Information (please complete one form per donation)

Please Print

Title of Donation: ____________________Estimated Retail Value:$_______

Donation Description: _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________ Outings/dinners, etc. # of spots: _________ Note any limits, restrictions or expiration date: _________________________________________________________________

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Donation Information: (check all that apply) If attached with form, donation is: ___a physical item ___ gift certificate ___ use this form as gift certificate If NOT attached with form: ___ Donor will deliver item ___Please contact donor to

pick up the item

Donor Data Contact Name & Title:_______________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________

Phone:____________________________Email:______________________________

Donor Signature:_______________________________________

Please make a copy of this completed form for your files and return to St.

Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church; 415 E. Athens Avenue, Ardmore, PA

19003; Telephone: 610-642-3211; Fax: 610-658-3262. Donors may

request a formal letter from the church recognizing their donations for tax

purposes following the auction.

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