OCTOBER 1 Boy Scouts meet 6 7 10:30 Worship Worldwide Communion Congregational meeting All Presbytery Day at Camp Cub Scouts meet 8 Boy Scouts meet 2 3 Girl Scouts 5:30 Choir 7:30 9 Girl Scouts 5:30 10 4 11 14 10:30 Worship Cub Scouts meet 20 21 10:30 Worship Cub Scouts meet CROPWALK Sunday 15 Boy Scouts meet Session 7:15 in chapel 16 17 Girl Scouts 5:30 22 24 23 Girl Scouts 5:30 Choir 7:30 Boy Scouts meet 18 Cub Scouts meet 29 Boy Scouts meet Choir 7:30 Norma & John Frank Choir 7:30 30 31 Girl Scouts 5:30 Helen Biggar Connie Richards Michael Muracco Dick Loessy Charles Wehrle Danny Clark 19 4th 16th Claire& Charles 25 Pastor Ken will be on Continuing Education leave 28 14 16 20 27 28 31 OCTOBER from October 21 thru October 28th. 10:30 Worship Sharon Telban, Leads worship 12 Choir 7:30 13 27 5 26 Wehrle Special dates World Communion Sunday, Oct 6 Columbus Day Observance, Oct 14 ReformationSunday, October 27 Reformation Day, October 31 SESSION A congregational meeting of The Presbyterian Church of Dunmore will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2013, following the worship service. All are urged to attend this very important meeting to be informed on the decisions of our Session and Finance Committee on the installation and financing of a new heating and cooling system for the church. CLASS OF 2013 Everett Fitch Nancy Walsh Don Williams CLASS OF 2014 Sue Cantarella Ralph Metzgar Jean Biggar CLASS OF 2015 Barbara Keller John Frank Dick Loessy President: Everett Fitch Financial Secretary: Dick Loessy Treasurer: Sue Canarella Clerk of Session: Sue Canarella Treasurer of Endowments: Jack Cross NOMINATING COMMITTEE The next session meeting will be held on As our Nominating Committee prayerfully seeks leaders for the Tuesday, October 15, 2013 7:15 p.m. in the chapel. coming church year, a lot of already busy people will be asked to assume a place of responsibility. It is no trouble for all of us BOARD OF DEACONS to find enough to keep busy. The real question is, “Where will we be busy, and for whom?” God delights to call busy people, who have the graces and skills to work in His “business.” Are you busy enough for God to use? Will you be busy about His “business?” Staples Rewards 01/01/2013 - 08/31/2013 $ 29.70 Ink Recycling Rewards 01/01/2013 - 08/31/2013 $112.00 Total Coupons Redeemed $71.02 Total Shipping Costs $0.00 Total Savings $212.72 Georgie Levy Lisa Price Jack Solsman Debbie Kimmerle Betty Lamm Connie Richards Bonnie Forbes Myrna Watkins Mary Grace Donati Myrna Watkins, Moderator Betty Lamm, V. Moderator Bonnie Forbes, Treasurer Debbie Kimmerle, Secr. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. The Board of Deacons continues to collect non-perishable food items that are taken to the Safety Net in Scranton. Items may be left in the church vesitbule in designated area or leave them in the church office. Prayer Concerns and Events of our SESSION Church Family Claire Wehrle had a fall and was admitted to Regional Hospital, Scranton. Jack Cross was released from the hospital and has returned home. Also continue prayers for: Joe and Della Orazzi Ron Martinelli and his mom, Sara Lorraine Sterner, (Bonnie’s mom) …..and to those of our church family dealing with any daily health or personal issues. Maggie Young passed away on the evening of Spetember 28th and our deepest sympathies and prayers are with her family and friends. Maggie had been regularly attending our services and become a close part of our church family. A memorial service was held at the Edward Chomko Funeral home. Some Christian converts in an African village were diligent about daily prayer. In fact, they each had a special place in the thicket outside town where they prayed in solitude. Over time, they wore pathways through the brush to their private prayer areas. If someone neglected his or her prayer life, it was evident because fresh grass started growing on that particular footpath. Out of concern, fellow Christians offered this loving reminder: “Friend, there’s grass growing on your path.” How worn is your own path to prayer? Are you persistent when answers don’t seem to come? Do you trust that God will answer your prayers, according to his good and gracious will? Don’t abandon your pathway to prayer. When you grow weary, remember Galatians 6:9 (NIV), which promises that “at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Sunday, November 3 – be sure to change your clocks back before you go to bed on Saturday evening. From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties, If you have a special anniversary (25th, 30th, 40th, 50th) or a special birthday or any event, please let the church office know and we will be happy to share it with our church family. and things that go bump in the night, good God deliver us. – traditional Scottish prayer Many years ago, a man bought a rundown house on a piece of land overgrown with brush and choked with weeds. After repairing and painting the house, he turned his energies to the yard. He trimmed shrubs and trees. He raked and seeded and coaxed grass to grow. He planted flowers. Behind the house, he cultivated the soil and planted a garden that produced good-size vegetables. The once-neglected property became a showplace, and townspeople frequently came by to admire it. One woman who visited was particularly overflowing with her remarks. “Praise the Lord God for the beauty of the flowers,” she said, “and the green grass . . . and the bounty of the garden.” The man listened for a time and then said, “I’m all for praisin’ God and givin’ God his due, but you shoulda seen this place when God had it all to himself.” Psalm 145 in the Bible is one of praise. Praise is part of our relationship with God. We praise God in prayer. We praise God by living out God’s message of love as exemplified by Jesus. Jesus promised that as we strive to live out the call to love by him, God will guide and sustain us. God will never reject or abandon us. God will be with us always. But as the man in the story understood so well, we can’t just turn our challenges and goals over to God for God to accomplish. If we want our garden to bloom we have to put in the toil – the work that will make it happen. The same goes for our church, we have to put in the toil – the work that will make it HAPPEN. We – the family of God, not just one person – all of US! Faithfully, Pastor Ken JOIN OUR PRAYER CHAIN BE ONE MORE LINK TO MAKE OUR CHAIN STRONGER If you have any type of prayer need request for a friend or family member, please contact: Pastor Ken at 570-344-3145, Sue Cantarella at 570-343-6807 (or after hours) 570-383-9298 or let a prayer chain member know. Our chain: Bonnie Forbes Betty & Everett Fitch Liz Hamborsky Nancy Walsh Danny Clark Betty Lamm Norma Mecca Eleanor Metzgar Doris Keller All-Presbytery Day At Camp Lackawanna Sunday, October 6 Carpooling is available for anyone who would like to go,, but not drive. Call Sue in the church office -570-343-6807. An Advent Bible Study entitled “Finding Bethlehem in the Midst of Bedlam” is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, November 20 th at 1:00 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be posted for those planning to attend in order to have the correct amount of materials. All are invited to attend. Monday thru Friday 8:30 to 11:0 Pastor Ken is in the office Tuesday thru Thursday mornings most weeks. Should you need pastoral care for any reason you may contact Pastor at: 570-344-3145 or 570-343-6807 or when Pastor Ken is away, please contact Sue during office hours or after hours – 383-9298 or 954-5846. Church website: dunmorepresby.org Pastor Ken: pastorkf@verizon.net Church email: dunmorepresb@verizon.net dpcsecretary1@verizon.net The Presbyterian Women in Lackawanna Presbytery will have their Fall Gathering on Wednesday, October 9 at the Franklin Hill Presbyterian Church beginning at 9:30 a.m. with morning coffee. The theme is Angels Among Us and everyone is asked to bring an angel and/or an angel story. There will be Bible Study, Thank offering dedication, worship and Communion. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish for lunch (dessert and beverages provided). All women are invited to attend this gathering for a day of prayer, study, worship, good food, and fellowship. Franklin Hill is a small country church in Susquehanna County and the fall foliage should be beautiful at that time. Let Jean Biggar know if you would like to go. "Please pray for wisdom and solutions and God's providence — So many are hurting in our State right now.” Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is responding in the western United States, where heavy rain over recent days has caused severe flooding in Colorado and adjacent states. PDA is there with spiritual support and caregivers who understand and are trained for the unique challenges of those going through disaster. PDA works directly with mid councils to ensure community needs are met. Residents of affected areas need your prayers and financial support in these critical hours and days Thanks to all who helped and worked very hard in preparation and planning, shopping and cooking, serving and cleaning up and to those that helped in anyway the night of the dinner . The dinner has grown each year and this year over 150 people were served. Our Property Committee has recently been busy again. A new water heater was recently replaced in the manse. A new exhaust fan was installed in the kitchen and it was operating for the dinner and one of the large light fixtures in the front of the sanctuary received “new light”. Thanks to our committee and all they do! Celebrate World Communion Sunday Nearly 70 years ago, on November 1, 1936, World-Wide Communion Day was born. In the winter of 1935, a group of ministers met to study the spiritual needs and possibilities of the church during the dark days of the Great Depression. In the Lord's Supper they saw a great opportunity to unite Christians in dedication to Christ. In 1937, the date of World-Wide Communion Sunday was changed to the first Sunday in October, where it has remained. The word 'wide' has since been dropped from the name, giving us the present observance of World Communion Sunday. The day remains as it began: 'A great opportunity to unite the membership in dedication to the Lord Jesus Christ.' People from the four corners of the world gather together to answer Christ's invitation, 'This do in remembrance of me.' Sunday, October 20th In America • 50.2 million Americans live in foodinsecure households, meaning they aren’t always sure where the next meal will come from. • 17.2 million children in our country don’t get enough healthy food to eat. • Households with children experience almost double the food insecurity rate of childless households. • 1 in 8 Americans currently participate in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The Outreach Committee is planning a program for everyone to participate in Cropwalk Sunday during coffee hour. Watch weekly bulletins for more information. Western U.S. Flooding Report from pastor in Lyons, Col. On Wednesday, September 18, John Buechner, Pastor of Pinewood Springs Presbyterian Church in Lyons, Colorado, shared the following Good News and Bad News. Lyons is one of the Colorado communities severely impacted by the flooding. “First the Good News: So grateful our church turned out to be very helpful to the folks stuck in Pinewood Springs. We had about 30 folks show up this past Sunday where we emptied our little food bank and then used our propane-run stoves in the Fellowship Hall to feed people a good soup and bread lunch/dinner. From what I can tell, the families are fine and many of the homes are fine. Many have been evacuated but some are attempting to stay (these are mountain folk, after all). I am grateful and thankful and praying for all of them! I am praying for safety and for the ability to not let pride keep some from being safe and consequently rescued — Pride gets in the way of everything. “Now the Bad news: Although the church is high and dry and many homes are in decent condition, the town is to be evacuated. People cannot get down to Lyons, and they cannot get up to Estes. There simply are no roads. Those who have left have become scattered to many places — hotels, friend's homes, and the like. How does a pastor help the scattered? I cannot get into Lyons, let alone Pinewood, and those who are leaving are told not to re-enter for the time being. I am not sure how long it will be until we can all meet again together as a congregation Did you know that the bumble bee cannot fly? It’s a very silly question, because of course, bumble bees do fly. Yet, according to the laws of aerodynamics, they should not be able to. A bumble bee’s wings are, in theory, too small to lift the weight of its body. But, apparently, no one told the bee that fact, and so they fly. Quite well, in fact. They do so by flapping their wings not up and down, as one might expect, but back and forth. “With God, all things are possible,” Jesus reminds us in Matthew 19:26. Certainly the bumble bee is a living example of this simple but profound truth. The Bumble Bee dunmorepresby.org Rev. Kenneth Forbes, Pastor Dunmore, PA 18512 137 Chestnut Street The Presbyterian Church of Dunmore