Social Ministry
(Velma Wittlinger)
Christ Lutheran Church
Duncannon, PA
Church web address:
http://clcduncannon.org/index.shtml
News Letter March 2012
Members on our committee are; Peg Ryan
Council Liaison, Sandy Hoover, Norma Jones,
Pat Wachter, Gail Smith, Joanne Speis and
Velma Wittlinger, chairman. We welcome
anyone who would like to be part of our
ministry.
Our mission Statement is: To provide the
congregation of Christ Lutheran Church with
ways to serve the needs of our neighbors and to
encourage each member of the church to
participate in this service.
Food Bank
Heavenly Father, thank you for Your grace.
Your forgiveness is SO good that we struggle
with believing it at times. Thank You for
rescuing us from ourselves and giving us Your
Holy Spirit. Your love is better than life. As
we grow deeper in love with Him Who first
loved us, may the Holy Spirit increase our
faith, may our Savior, Jesus Christ, hear our
adoration and thanksgiving, and may God grant
that our worship and fellowship overflow with
joy that will never end!
People to hold in prayer:
Betsy Karlik, Edgar Herr, Ruth Rice,
Madelyn Hoover, Jacob Liddick, Corey
Stuckey, Ritter Gamble, Bob Larish, Frank
Snyder, Jr., Jeanne Lewis, Briellie Kelly,
Christine Ribulla, Alberta Rogers, Nancy
Moore, Allison Speck, Sara Jane Hickoff,
Jennifer Dominini, Jeff Eckerd, Katie
Halderman, Jim and Karin Shumaker, Tom
Daub, George Miller, Mary Joyce Miller,
Blake Auxt, Geraldine Owen, Hannah
Benyou, Shirley Bucher, A.E. Balsbaugh,
Anna Wiest, Jack Smith, Christine Seay,
Louise Preston, Jesse Reed, Randy Huss,
Mike Smith, Daisy Rohrer, Jane Salay,
Larry Nestor, Harvey Ebersole, Helen
Huss, Betty Williams, Dottie Deiter, Linda
Burger, Ron Little, Delores Lowe, Rachel
Lesh, Bo Kresge, Jean Tota, Ron Hoffmn,
Hunter Hazzard, Vaughn Schlachter,
Trevor, Dillon and the family of Lillian
Kistler..
Perry County food bank items for the month of
March are snacks. Crackers, cookies, pop
corn, instant tea, soda, jello and pudding mix.
This helps out needy people in Perry County.
Place items in the hall way of the education
wing.
Join Hands
The third Sunday of each month there will be
an envelope in the pews for Join Hands. This
helps needy people in Perry County. Our
Church has contacted them several times for
help for the people in our community.
Mutzy Money
We are continuing to sell Mutzy Money, see
Cindy Brookhart downstairs during the coffee
hour. We receive 5% of what we sell to fund
our programs. We now need to contact Cindy
and pay for it when we order it. Also, we are
still collecting used cell phones. There is a
container in the education area by the bulletin
board for them. If you have a friend who needs
to dispose of an old phone, maybe they will
donate it to us. We cannot send the extra
items, just the phone. We earn money for
what we recycle, they also pay for the shipping
of them. This keeps these phones out of the
waste dumps. We also are collecting old ink
cartridges. I take them to Staples and use the
money to buy paper for the copier.
are due by March 25.
WELCA
This month’s WELCA meeting will be held
Monday March 12 at 7:00. All women are
invited to attend.
Lenten Services
Lenten Services are scheduled
Wednesday evenings at 6:30 through
April 4th. Soup and bread will be
served prior to this service at 5:45.
Relay For Life
This years ACS Relay For Life in June 15th
and 16th at the Susquenita High School Track
from Noon to Noon. Our church has a team
and if you would like to participate see Terry
Kuhn or Sue Masser or you can sign up on line
at www.relayforlife.org/pasouthperry.
The Benefit Auction this year is April 13th so
if you can help in the kitchen, be a runner or
donate items of food or items to auction that
would be appreciated. We will have sign up
sheets for food items or contact Terry Kuhn or
Marian Hoffman.
The Relay receives a percent of all sales on the
following Hoss's dates so have lunch or dinner
and help raise money for Cancer at the same
time.
HOSS'S DATES
March 11th
April 8th
May 20th
June 10th
Easter Lilies
To order Easter Lilies, contact Sally
Fiscus. Each pot is $10. Orders
Indian Mobile Mission News
Valentine
cards
and
a
box
containing
a
Valentine
gift
were sent to Ardell Toadachine,
our
sponsored
Navajo
Indian
boy. Monies were donated to buy
Ardell a gift for Valentine's
Day. While we, Bev and Jake
Reifsnyder, were in Hawaii we
bought some educational books
on Whales and Dolphins. Ardell
is
very
interested
in
sea
animals.
A Dolphin shirt and
beach towel with Dolphins were
also bought for Ardell. Thank
You everyone for signing the
card and donating money for
Ardell's gift.
We
stopped
in
Scottsdale,
Arizona, on our way back to PA,
and planned to see Sylvia Webb,
We, unfortunately, didn't see
her because Snowflake and the
reservation
area
were
experiencing some snowy weather
that week. Also, Sylvia was
having
some
serious
eye
problems,
and
was
having
surgery. I, Bev, talked to her
several times and she continues
to thank us at Christ Lutheran
for all we do for Ardell and
Indian Mobile Mission.
She
says the indians are just so
thankful for everything she
takes to them. Sylvia also asks
that we continue to pray for
them.
2012 Calendar
A 2012 calendar has been placed
on the bulletin board in the
educational
building.
Please
place
all
meeting dates, social events
dates, any
other services,or happenings at
Christ
Lutheran
on
the
calendar.
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Thank You
A thank you to my Church family for your
prayers, phone calls, cards, food, and
visits during the recent illness and death of
my husband Bob. We have a great caring
and wonderful Church family. I thank God
for all of you.
Velma Wittlinger
Nursery Service
Nursery
service
is
provided
during
the
10
AM
worship
service for infants and preschool children only. Children
who are in the first grade and
over are asked to attend the
worship
service
in
the
sanctuary.
The
nursery
is
staffed by an adult volunteer.
Nursery Volunteers Needed
Nursery service is provided for
pre-school children during the
Sunday worship service.
The
Nursery is staffed by an adult
volunteer.
A
few
more
volunteers are needed.
We
especially need a volunteer for
the 10AM Easter service on
April 8. If you would like to
provide
nursery
service
on
Easter Sunday, or you would
like
to
be
placed
on
the
Nursery
volunteer
Schedule,
please contact Bev Reifsnyder.
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Memorial Award
Open to seniors @ Susquenita enrolled
in a post-secondary program in the fall.
Consideration given but not limited to
an education major. Please apply
through the guidance office.
Recipes
Italian Crescent Casserole
1 lb ground beef, cooked, drained
1 cup basil and garlic tomato pasta
sauce (from 16-oz jar)
1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated
crescent dinner rolls
1 1/2 cups shredded Italian cheese
blend (6 oz)
1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 In 10-inch skillet, brown
hamburger, drain grease and pasta sauce.
Simmer over medium-high heat, stirring
occasionally.
Separate dough into 8 triangles.
Place dough in ungreased 9-inch glass pie
plate in spoke pattern, with narrow tips
overlapping rim of plate about 3 inches.
Press dough in side and bottom to form
crust; sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese.
Spoon meat mixture evenly over cheese.
Bring tips of dough over filling to meet in
center; do not overlap. Sprinkle with
remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the basil.
3 Bake at 375°F 15 to 20 minutes.
100 points to get into Heaven
A man dies and goes to heaven. St.
Peter meets him at the pearly gates. St.
Peter says, "Here's how it works. You
need 100 points to make it into heaven.
You tell me all the good things you've
done, and I give you a certain number
of points for each item, depending on
how good it was. When you reach 100
points, you get in."
"Okay" the man says, "I attended
church every Sunday." "That's good,
says St. Peter, " that's worth two
points"
"Two points?" he says. "Well, I gave
10% of all my earnings to the church."
"Well, let's see," answers Peter, "that's
worth another 2 points. Did you do
anything else?"
"Two points? Golly. How about this: I
started a soup kitchen in my city and
worked in a shelter for homeless
veterans." "Fantastic, that's certainly
worth a point, " he says.
done.
As the officer cuffed the man, he asked
the burglar, " Why did you stop you
burgling? All the old lady did was yell
a Bible verse at you."
" Bible verse?" replied the crook. " She
said she had an axe and two .38s!"
Two Men Died and Went to Heaven
"Hmmm...," the man says, "I was
married to the same woman for 50
years and never cheated on her, even in
my heart." "That's wonderful," says St.
Peter, "that's worth three points!"
"THREE POINTS!!" the man cries,
"At this rate the only way I get into
heaven is by the grace of God!"
"Come on in!"
Man takes possessions with him
A man is laying on his death bed. He
wants to take all his possessions with
him. So he tells his wife and relatives
to place all his possessions on the roof,
telling them he would grab them on the
way to heaven. The man dies. A few
days later his wife and relatives see
that his possessions are still on the
roof. “I knew we should have put his
stuff in the basement.” says his wife.
Caught in the Acts
Sister Deena had just returned home
from Sunday evening service when she
was startled by a burglar. With great
biblical authority she yelled, " stop!
Acts 2: 38, which implies " Turn from
your sin"
The theif stopped dead in his tracks.
Then the woman calmly called the
police and explained what she had
Two men died and went to Heaven. St.
Peter greeted them, and said "I'm sorry,
gentlemen, but your mansions aren't
ready yet. Until they are, I can send
you back to Earth as whatever you
want to be."
"Great!" said the first guy, "I want to
be an eagle soaring above beautiful
scenery!"
"No problem," replied St. Peter, and
POOF! The guy was gone. "And
what do you want to be," St. Peter
asked the other guy.
"I'd like to be one cool stud!" was the
reply.
"Easy," replied St. Peter, and the other
guy was gone.
After a few months, their mansions
were finished, and St. Peter sent an
angel to fetch them back.
"You'll find them easily," he says,
"One of them is soaring above the
Grand Canyon, and the other one is on
a snow tire somewhere in Detroit!"
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