KEMPTON NEW CHURCH NEWSLETTER, June, July and August 2012 page 3
THE LORD’S COMING
I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches; I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright and morning Star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come; and let him who hears say, Come; and let him who thirsts come; and he who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
He who testifies these things says, Yes, I come quickly, amen. Yes, come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Rev. 22:16-17, 20-21
He who knows anything about the Lord’s coming, and about the New Heaven and the New Church, thus of the Lord’s kingdom, should pray that it may come. And he who desires truths should pray that the Lord may come with light, and that he who loves truths will then receive them without his own work.
Apocalypse Revealed 956
Here at the end of the book [of Revelation] the Lord speaks and the Church speaks, as the Bridegroom and the Bride. The Lord speaks these words: “Yes, I come quickly. Amen,” and the Church speaks these: “Yes, come, Lord Jesus.” These are words of betrothing to the spiritual marriage. Apocalypse Revealed 960
FROM THE PASTOR
The Lord’s Coming: The Lord is always urging us to receive Him. “Yes, I am coming quickly; Amen.” He wants us to welcome Him because He loves us and wants to be with us, so that He can keep us safe and make us happy.
The Lord stands at the door and knocks, but He never barges in. He waits for us to say, “Yes, come, Lord Jesus.” (See Revelation 3:20.)
We say, “Yes, please come in,” by acknowledging that the Lord is our God, our Creator, our Redeemer, and our Savior. When we really acknowledge the Lord, then we thirst to understand Him and His plan for our life. The Lord begins to enlighten us in spiritual things and help us advance toward wisdom (see TCR 766), by fleeing from evils as sins and acknowledging that all wisdom is from the Lord, not from ourselves.
Through the course of our lives, we come to the Lord more and more, even as He is coming to us. We consent more and more to the marriage of the Lord and the Church within us. “Yes, come, Lord Jesus!”
Holy Supper will be offered on Sunday, June 17th. When the Lord sent out His twelve disciples on the 19th of June, 1770 to preach the good news that the Lord God Jesus Christ reigns, this was a fulfillment of His words in Revelation: “Blessed are they who come to the wedding supper of the Lamb” (Rev. 19:9; TCR 791). We too are blessed to come to His supper!
Holy supper will also be offered on July 22nd in the evening.
New Church Day Celebrations:
Sunday School and Holy Supper Service on Sunday, June 17th.
Family Service and Pageant on Tuesday, June 19th at 5:00 p.m.
Gifts: After the close of the service, silver wedding anniversary and New Church Day gifts will be presented. Please phone Heather King (6261) if you know of children who will be visiting Kempton on New Church Day.
A picnic will follow the gifts, including bring-and-share desserts.
A Woods Service and an Evening Service will take place on the last Sundays of the months except in July: June 24, July 22, August 26 and September 30, weather permitting.
July Woods Service Rain Date: If the weather is wet on July 22, there will be an indoor family service that day and the Woods Service will be rescheduled on July 29.
Summer Sermon Services: In July and August we do not schedule Sunday School teachers but we arrange for adults to supervise the children playing outside during the sermon on the first and third Sundays of the months. Please check page 4 to see when you are on duty. Thank you for helping out.
Society Meeting Highlights: Our treasurer reported that we are a little behind where we were at this time last year. We need $126,000 in contributions to balance the budget. Next year’s budget will be a bit easier due to some retirements. We have raised $157,000 in the Healthy Church Match program this year, for a total of $1.9 million once the match is received. In this way we have reduced our subsidy by more than $20,000. The Building Committee has organized all proposed projects on a chart and is identifying priorities. Thanks to Doug Robertson for donating his time and skills to create new handi-capped parking spaces.
A New Worship Book is in the works. Please offer your comments on the translation of the recitations and on hymns for a new book. We hope to get it ready by the end of the summer.
Woods Clean-up: On Friday, June 22 at 5:00 p.m. there will be a work party to clean up the area where we have our woods service. If you can’t come at that time but would like to help, please give me a call.
JUNE WORSHIP
Sunday, June 3rd, 10:00 A.M. Sunday School Service. Setup: Curtis McQueen
Sunday, June 10th, 9:00 A.M. Younger Child’s Service. Setup: Cade Cole
10:00 a.m. Family Service. Setup: John Robertson
Sunday, June 17th, 10:00 a.m. Sunday School Service with Holy Supper. Setup: Roger Schrock
Tuesday, June 19th, 5:00 p.m. New Church Day Service. Setup: Doug Robertson
Sunday, June 24th, 10:00 A.M. Woods Service. Setup: Roy Odhner
JULY WORSHIP
Sunday, July 1st, 10:00 A.M. Sermon Service. Setup: Penn Cooper
Sunday, July 8th, 9:00 A.M. Younger Child’s Service. Setup: Cade and Caelwen
10:00 A.M. Family Service. Setup: Paul Schorran
Sunday, July 15th, 10:00 A.M. Sermon Service. Setup: Steve King
Sunday, July 22nd, 10:00 a.m. Woods Service. Setup: Gordon McQueen
7:30 p.m. Holy Supper Service. Setup: Gale Smith
Sunday, July 29th, 10:00 A.M. Family Service (Woods Service rain date). Setup: Brandon Jungé
AUGUST WORSHIP
Sunday, August 5th, 10:00 a.m. Sermon Service. Setup: Dandridge Cole
Sunday, August 12th, 9:00 A.M. Younger Child’s Service. Setup: Val & Tiffany Synnestvedt
10:00 A.M. Family Service. Setup: Gideon Alden
Sunday, August 19th, 10:00 A.M. Sermon Service. Setup: Jeremy Synnestvedt
Sunday, August 26th, 10:00 A.M. Woods Service. Setup: Thos Powell
FROM THE CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE
There are 31 days left in our fiscal year. We need $124,491 to balance our budget. Please consider contributing. It might make you feel good.
JUNE EVENTS
Wednesday, June 6th, 10:00 a.m. KNC School Closing
Monday, June 11th, 10:00 a.m. NJHD Class at Mary Griffin’s on the Word: nos. 249-266
Every Wednesday, June 13th to autumn, 9:00 – 10:00 A.M.: weeding at the church and school with Char Jungé
Sunday, June 17th, 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. Ice Cream Social at the Autumn Weekends stand – Chris and Tabitha Judson
Thursday, June 21st, 7:00 P.M. Gospel of John Class at Pearse and Taryn Frazier’s
Mon.-Sat., June 25-30, Council of the Clergy Meetings in Bryn Athyn
JULY EVENTS
Tuesday, July 3rd, 7:30 p.m. Board Meeting
Fourth of July: Join us Wednesday at the annual Kempton 4th of July at Steve and Janis King’s. Parade at 10:00 a.m., speeches, entertainment, races, followed by bring your own picnic – don’t forget potluck desserts. Please watch your own children at the pond. – Steve and Janis King
Thursday, July 19th, 7:00 P.M. Gospel of John Class
Sunday, July 29th, 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. Ice Cream Social at the Autumn Weekends stand. Rain date will be the following Tuesday. – Chris and Tabitha Judson
ANNIVERSARIES
Since man lives as a man after death, and man is male and female, and the masculine is one thing and the feminine another, being so different that the one cannot be changed into the other, it follows that after death the male lives as a male and the female as a female, each being a spiritual man. Conjugial Love 32
JUNE
Congratulations and Best Wishes to:
(Bob) and Sue Robertson
on the 2nd - 61 years
Steve and Denise Hendricks
on the 7th - 37 years
Hugh and Margaret Heinrichs
on the 10th - 51 years
Bob and (Vera) Jungé
on the 12th - 59 years
Ian and Wellesley Keal
on the 12th - 36 years
Josh and Michele Brown
on the 13th - 14 years
Aaron and Anna Asplundh
on the 14th - 15 years
Dale and Gray Glenn
on the 21st - 43 years
Gale and Emily Smith
on the 24th - 52 years
Jesse and Leona Fritch
on the 27 - 14 years
Seth and Heather King
on the 29th - 16 years
Cairn and Seni King
on the 30th - 5 years
JULY
Congratulations and Best Wishes to:
Ken and Ingrid Klicker
on the 7th - 29 years
John and Sandy Cole
on the 7th – 5 years
Matt and Daelen Saltzer
on the 12th - 4 years
Brandon and Char Jungé
on the 16th - 29 years
Thaddeus and Kaemmerle Glenn
on the 20th - 10 years
AUGUST
Congratulations and Best Wishes to:
Curtis and Mary McQueen
on the 1st - 25 years
Matt and Sheila Heiter
on the 2nd - 4 years
Christopher and Tabitha Judson
on the 5th - 12 years
Oliver and Rachel Odhner
on the 5th - 62 years
Dan and Erika Brown
on the 10th - 16 years
Bradley and Suzanne King
on the 11th - 28 years
Dag and Shayne Boyesen
on the 17th - 21 years
Mark and Wendy Wyncoll
on the 17th - 27 years
Rich and Suzanne Evans
on the 18th - 24 years
Andrew and Carrie Heilman
on the 21st - 36 years
(Bill) and Mary Griffin
on the 27th - 70 years
Yorvar and Ruth Synnestvedt
on the 28th - 58 years
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AUGUST EVENTS
An updated August calendar will be coming out with a Note Home in August.
Saturday, August 11th, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Work party at the church and school
Thursday, August 16th, 7:00 P.M. Gospel of John Class
Sunday, August 19th, 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. Ice Cream Social at the Autumn Weekends stand. Rain date: Tue., Aug. 21 – Chris and Tabitha Judson
Tuesday, August 28th, 7:30 P.M. Pastor’s Council
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
Tuesday, September 4th, 10:00 A.M. School Opening
ADVERTISEMENTS
Looking for summer work: I'm Aven, back for the summer and looking for baby-sitting or house-cleaning in the months of June and August. Let me know if you're interested! My cell number is 484-638-2100. Thanks!
Metal Tray missing: Round, black with goldish and white? floralist motif, about 18” across, with a sticker on the underside claiming Carl Synnestvedt as owner. Actually, it’s mine, but I can’t find it. If you have it, please call: Judy Synnestvedt 4210
KNCS is looking to hire an aide to take Katrin's place. The assignments include assisting with or teaching art, physical education, and regular classroom education in all classrooms. The job is five days a week and the hours are spread throughout the mornings, for 20 hours a week. – Mark
Willys Jeep show! Sunday, June 10th at the Kempton WK&S Train Station! The 13th annual Great Willys Picnic show will be held here in Kempton this year! Come out after church and join us for a fun day of Willys Jeeps and take a ride on the Train as well! The Willys event is free! (Train fee is not included.) (Donations always accepted.) Show opens at 9am and goes till 3pm. If you have a pre-1971 Jeep or know someone who does we'd love to see it! If you have some time to donate, I'm looking for some help parking cars and lining up Jeeps in the correct spots etc. Call me if you can help out! Thanks! Seth 484-256-1532
Scrap Metal: I'm still collecting all types of metal! Any and everything metal. If you have a pile, or even a car, call me I'll come pick it up or if you’re close you can always drop off at my house (please give me a quick call first). Thanks, Seth 484-256-1532
Stringed instrument lessons: Please contact Arian Hungaski 610-756-6202 or if you are interested in your child participating in group stringed instrument lessons from Simon Maurer next school year. Let me know if violin, viola or cello is most appealing to your child. The cost will depend on how many children are in a group. His fee structure is a flat $495.00 for 28 45-minute lessons over the school year. Groups can be as large as 5. 1st -3rd graders will be grouped together and 4th-6th graders will be grouped together. Beginner older children would be welcome in the 4th-6th grade group. The lessons will be back to back in case you have a child in both groups.If you are interested but concerned about the cost, share your interest with me as there may be options. Mr. Maurer suggested that viola and cello can often be easier to master for older children as the fingering is better suited to their larger hands. He cannot teach a mixed group of instruments so the parents of each group will have to agree on an instrument.Mr. Maurer taught a beginner violin course this past year and the parents and children were pleased enough that most of them will be participating in a second course of lessons.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Date / Nursery / 4 year olds through kindergarten / 1st through 6th gradesBOYS / 1st through 6th Grades
GIRLS
June 3 / Taryn Frazier / Genta Rose / Kenneth and Ingrid / Gray Glenn
Helpers / Maia Wyncoll / Lindy Smith / Ty Brown
June 17 / Kelsie Odhner / Shayne Boyesen / Char Jungé / Gray Glenn
Helpers /
Isabel LaMastra
/ Tess Brown / Levi KingSummer Sermon Services
Outside /In the Barn
July 3 / Sheila Heiter /Matt Heiter
Helpers / Sarah Heiter, Rebekah King /Sam Heiter, Johnny Walker, Jr.
July 17 / Tabitha Judson / Chris JudsonHelpers / Maia Wyncoll, Tess Brown /