Volume 95, Issue 8 August 19, 2015
Dear St. John’s Church family and friends,
It’s wonderful to sit here in my new office, enjoying the beautiful paint job (thanks, Dominic!) and watching the activity in the community outside my windows. It’s a peaceful location, here at Third and Wheatley in Northumberland…..
I must say that our ministry partnership began with a flurry of activity! While I was unpacking boxes, hanging pictures, and sorting through files, I was also very busy with pastoral acts. I’m still doing the unpacking, but it’s been wonderful getting to know you and walking through your lives in Sunday worship, marriages, funerals, baptisms, counseling, visits….being a part of God’s grace and love in your daily ministries.
I was raised Patricia Annette Triplett (for you with memories of the “Mouseketeers,” my middle name came from Annette Funicello). I grew up on a farm in the countryside of Winchester, Virginia (in a small community called Mountain Falls). I have two sisters (one older than me, one younger) – Sharon and DeeDee, and a brother who is the eldest of all of us, Butch. My mother, Joann, joined the Lord in the saints triumphant in 1999, and my father, Bill Triplett, still lives in Winchester, now in the city limits. We’ve come a long way from that little farm, but oh, does it bless our lives in our many places.
I am married to Pastor Keith Pittsnogle, who serves St. Matthew’s in Shamokin Dam and St. Paul’s (Erdley’s) in Middleburg. Our marriage is the second for both of us. We have six children from our former marriages: John Tharp and his wife, Rachel, and their sons Dylan and Ian; Jeremy Tharp and his wife, Cecily, and their son Finn; Justin Tharp; Ashley Pittsnogle, Karen Pittsnogle, and Justin Pittsnogle. (We have two Justins in our family!) Our kids are in their 20s and 30s, very active in work and play. Our grandkids are ages 18 (Dylan), 15 (Ian), and 7 (Finn). John & his family, Justin T., Karen, and Justin P. all live in West Virginia. Ashley lives in New York (not the city), and Jeremy and his family live in Oregon. Keith’s parents, Larry and Almeda Pittsnogle, live in Chambersburg (PA). We travel home once a month to connect with most of the family.
This is a blessed place, dear partners in ministry. I am looking forward to years of joy, growth, and discovering the many ways God has called us together to do the work Jesus has given us to do. Please introduce yourself to me if you haven’t already. I’m very open to sitting with you, talking about your stories of St. John’s and your families, and learning how God has been moving in our lives prior to my coming to serve God with you.
Throughout my ordained ministry, I have considered my call from God to be “walking through the barnyards of life and talking about the ministry of manure.” It’s definitely a seed planted in my days on the farm. J Yet even now, it’s a call from God to know that even the “stuff” of life that doesn’t always seem pleasant has a Godly purpose and a direction for us.
I’m looking forward to discovering with you God’s purpose and direction for our ministry here at St. John’s – and celebrating ALL the activity in the “barnyards” we know.
See you in church!
Pastor Pat J
“When (Jesus) came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’”
(Luke 4:16-19 – Jesus’ purpose statement)
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday/ 1
Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m.
AA 8:00 p.m. / 2
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Scout Dist. Committee 7:00 p.m
Worship & Music 7:00 p.m.
AA 7:00 p.m.
Al anon 8:00 p.m / 4 / 5
Wedding – Persing/Alma
3:00 p.m.
6
Worship w/Comm. 8:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship w/Comm. 10:15 a.m. / 7 Office Closed
Labor Day
TOPS 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Cub Scouts 7:00 p.m. / 8
Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m.
Finance 7:00 p.m.
AA 8:00 p.m. / 9
Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. / 10
Social Ministry 6:00 p.m.
AA 7:00 p.m.
Al anon 8:00 p.m / 11
Blood Drive 1-6:00 p.m. / 12
13
Worship w/Comm. 8:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship w/Comm. 10:15 a.m. / 14
TOPS 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Cub Scouts 7:00 p.m. / 15
Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m.
AA 8:00 p.m. / 16
Messenger Folding 9:30 a.m. / 17
Scout Roundtable 7:00 p.m.
AA 7:00 p.m.
Al anon 8:00 p.m. / 18 / 19
Kathryn’s Kloset
9-11:00 a.m.
20
Worship w/Comm. 8:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship w/Comm. 10:15 a.m. / 21
TOPS 5:15-6:15 p.m.
Cub Scouts 7:00.m.
WELCA 7:00 p.m. / 22
Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m.
AA 8:00 p.m.
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Lighthouse Café 4:30-6:00 p.m.
AA 7:00 p.m.
Al anon 8:00 p.m / 25
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27
Worship w/Comm. 8:00 a.m.
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship w/Comm. 10:15 a.m. / 28
TOPS 5:15-6:15 p.m. / 29
Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m.
AA 8:00 p.m. / 30
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DATE / LECTOR / GREETER / COMMUNION ASSISTANTS / COMMUNION BREAD / USHERS / ACOLYTE / SOUND SYSTEM
September 6
8:00 AM / Jamie Feaster / Laurie Robinson
September 6
10:15 AM / Mike Erdley / Caitlin & Jacki Cunningham / Barb Moyer / Laurie Robinson / Blaine Shaffer
Greg Morton
Pat Propst
Tom Propst / Hanna Long / Trey Cunningham
September 13
8:00 AM / Pat & Tom Propst / Teresa Miller
September 13
10:15 AM / Betty Duncan / Bonnie & Bob Berry / Ginny Butler
Trish Long / Teresa Miller / Barb Moyer
Teresa Miller
Judy Hoffman
Gloria Auman / William Duncan / Bob Berry
September 20
8:00 AM / Sue Billman
Bill Troutman / Mary Siemsen
September 20
10:15 AM / Blaine Shaffer / Nancy & Mike Erdley / Dean Siemsen
Blaine Shaffer / Mary Siemsen / Lee Miller
Ken Reigle
Larry Reddington
Todd Deans / Kanen Bucher / Mike Erdley
September 27
8:00 AM / Brenda & David Herbert / Lorraine Weaver
September 27
10:15 AM / Diane Hoffman / Joanne & Don Steele / Caitlin & Trey Cunningham / Lorraine Weaver / Trish Long
Ginny Butler
Nancy Erdley
Barb Moyer / Eryn Swanger
September 1
Derek Amerman
Sherri Doebler
John Dunkelberger
Bethany Roush
Kathy Specht
September 2
James Flaherty
Nora Heintzelman
September 3
Janice Albertson
Jordan Brouse
Noah Duncan
Michael Luden
Nicole Ritschel
Jane Wieand
September 4
Desteny Ferguson
Brenda Herbert
Scott Holub
Bernadette Payne
September 5
Shirley McCreary
September 6
Michael Sees
September 7
Christopher Hoffman
September 8
Carl Dunkelberger
Daniel Lehman
Michael Matsko
September 9
Linda Bingaman
Dean Paul
Laura Shearer
William Shearer
Carolyn Hummel
Linda Taylor
September 10
Jon Heintzelman
September 11
Toniell Bahner
Michael R. Daddario
Edward Dodge
Michael Frehafer
Louise Spigelmeyer
September 12
Carol Diehl
Steven Kiger
September 13
Jacob Feaster
Aaron Kuttruff
Doris Lagerman
Mary Morton
Marci Jo Showers
September 14
Sara Robinson
Ty Ulrich
September 15
David Campbell
Albert Stuck
Karen VanGilder
September 16
Charles Doebler
Susan Litchard
Ricky Zeigler
September 17
Judy Hoffman
Aaron Naginey
September 19
Judy Dunkelberger
Brian Naginey
September 20
Bonnie Berry
John Buch
Brayden Varney
September 21
Kevin Leitzel
Brandon Ray
Amie Shipe
Christopher Spigelmeyer
Marah Watt
September 22
Kelsey Bahner
Joshua Domaracki
Zachary Ray
Jason Smeltz
September 23
Gina Gessel
Kyrie Kelly
Eryn Swanger
September 24
Andrea Hafer
Deborah Wolfe
September 25
Jackson Booker
September 26
Brittany Beaver
Michael Bowman
Jamie Feaster
Shirley Hudock
Paige Roseman
Teneile Roush
Ryan VanKirk
Terry Walker, Jr.
Leslie Wallace
Glenn Williams
September 28
Pamela Brungard
September 29
Andrew Kerchoff
Matthew Persing
September 30
Courtney Smith
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ST. JOHN’S MESSENGER August 19, 2015
Volume 95, Issue 8
St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church
570-473-3770
Sundays at St. John’s
8:00 a.m. Worship Service with Communion
8:45 a.m. PreK-6th Grade Sunday School (begins Sept. 13)
9:00 a.m. Confirmation & Adult Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Worship Service with Communion
Church Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Fri 8:30 a.m.-Noon
Rev. Patricia Pittsnogle, Pastor
William J. Jacavage, Director of Music