LIFELINE
THE LINE MOUNTAIN CHARGE
Salem Church of Rough and Ready
11 Church Road
Klingerstown, PA 17941
Sunday School: 9:15 A.M.
Church/Children’s Church: 10:30 A.M.
Christ Evangelical & Reformed Church
5189 Schwaben Creek Road
Leck Kill, PA 17836
Church/Children’s Church: 9:00 A.M.
Sunday School: 10:15 A.M.
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Rev. Mark I. Rothermel, Pastor
1128 Ridge Road
Klingerstown, PA 17941
Phone: (570) 648-1005
Rose Novinger, Secretary
126 Tulpehocken Path Road
Herndon, PA 17830
Phone: (570) 758-6592
Email: linemtcharge@hotmail.com
June 15, 2012
NO. 7
INFORMATION FOR THE BULLETIN SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE SECRETARY BY THE 15TH, AT 5:00 P.M.
PASTOR’S PAGE FOR JULY 2012
JULY is the heart of summer. Let’s see what is going on in the churches:
Sunday, July 1, is the Sunday before INDEPENDENCE DAY. We will have patriotic music at both
churches.
Monday, July 2, Christ Church Consistory will meet at 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 4, is the official celebration of INDEPENDENCE DAY. Have a good one!
Thursday, July 5, Salem Church Consistory will meet at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 8, we are celebrating HOLY COMMUNION at both churches. Please prepare
yourselves to receive the Holy Sacrament.
Monday, July 9, is the quarterly Joint Consistory Meeting, Christ Church, 8:00 p.m.
Monday, July 9 thru Friday, July 13, there will be a Child Evangelism Camp in Valley View. It
begins at 9:30 a.m. and goes until 3:00 p.m. in the Valley View Park. Please pre-register if possible. The Day
Camp sometimes fills up.
Wednesday, July 11, VBS Planning Meeting, Christ Church, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 15, Pastor Mark is preaching at the Friendly Home, 2:00 p.m. Anyone is welcome to
join him to put on the service. Music is especially appreciated. This Sunday is the deadline for the August
LIFELINE. Please have all your information to Rose Novinger by this date. That evening, at 6:00 p.m., the
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Pitman Community Service Planning Meeting will take place at the grove. Representatives from both of our
churches should plan to be there.
Monday, July 16, through Friday, July 20, there will be a CEF Five Day Club event that will take
place at the home of Brandon & Mallory Wiest, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 17 through Saturday, July 21, there will be the KLINGERSTOWN FIREMAN’S
CARNIVAL. July 17 is parade night. Pastor Mark will be directing traffic as usual. Please come out and
support the fire company!
Sunday, July 22, is the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost.
Sunday, July 22 thru Thursday, July 26, there will be a joint Lutheran/Reformed Vacation Bible
School at Christ Church. The theme is: SONLIGHT EXPRESS: JESUS AND ME by Bogard Press. The
theme involves trains. We begin at 6:15 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. each night. Registration is on Sunday, at
Christ Church, starting at 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration forms are available at Christ Church. Please pre-register
if you can. There will be an adult class taught by the pastors as usual. The theme will be the same as the
children’s, but with a more mature approach. Please come yourself and bring your children and/or
grandchildren. Everyone, please bring a T-shirt so that the VBS staff can place an iron on logo for you and
your children. The offering will be both food and money. The money will be split between the families of
Kayla Heim and Christy Boyer. The food will all go to the Boyer family.
Friday, July 27 thru Sunday, July 29, the PITMAN FIRE PICNIC will take place. There will be a
parade on Saturday, July 28, at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 29, there will be the Pitman Community Service. There will be no services at either of
our churches so that we can support this event. Sunday School is at 9:00 a.m. with church at 10:15 a.m.
Please help out at this event any way that you can. There will be a hymn sing at 7:00 p.m. Please come out
and support the fire company. Please stay posted in the bulletin for any changes. Some details listed here are
not set in stone yet.
Until next time, macht’s gut un behaft dich!
Parre Mark
PARISH FACTS
BAPTISM
Lilly Marie Weikel, daughter of Arlin Lee Weikel& Mindi Marie Lenker Weikel, was baptized at Salem
Church on May 27, 2012. She was born on February 20, 2012, at Hudson Hospital in Hudson, Wisconsin.
Congratulations to little Lilly and her whole family!
CONFIRMATION
Logan Shaffer was confirmed on May 27, 2012, and is now a full member of Salem Church. We wish to
congratulate the Confirmand and his family! Welcome to our new member!
WEDDING
Pastor Mark officiated at the wedding of Amber Lynn Miller and Jared Scott Corsnitz held on June 9, 2012,
at the Matamoras Community Church near Halifax, PA. We wish to express our congratulations and best
wishes to the happy couple!
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Salem Church had a very successful VBS from June 10 through 14! We had 36 kids that enrolled in the
program! A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteer staff and parents who made this a wonderful program!
HARBAUGH’S CORNER
In Earl C. Haag’s DIE PENNSYLVAANISCH DEISCHE, page 203, Haag has an article called
FEIERWAERKS (FIREWORKS). He includes a poem from the often cranky Louise A. Wetzel. The poem is
“Der Viert Tschulei.”
TRANSLATION
My little boy likes the Fourth of July,
Mei Buwli gleicht der Viert Tschulei,
He thinks it is so nice.
Er meent er iss so schee.
He has lost an eye,
Er hot en Aag verlore,
A finger and a leg!
En Finger un en Bee!
Yes, he wants to set them off again,
Ya, er will widder schiesse,
When the Fourth comes around again.
Wann der Viert Tschulei kummt rum.
His hand is all crippled,
Sei Hand iss gans vergribbelt,
But he doesn’t care at all.
Doch gebt er gaar nix drum.
My little boy likes the Fourth of July,
Mei Buwli gleicht der Viert Tschulei,
Can hardly wait until
Kann schier net waarde bis
It comes our way again--Er widder beikummt unser Weg-What’s left of him!
Was vun ihm iww’rich iss!
I hope you enjoyed the poem. Enjoy Independence Day, but be careful.
Pastor Mark
SALEM CHURCH NEWS
Acolyte for July is Logan Shaffer.
Janitor for July is Lee Clark.
Altar Flowers
8 – In honor of Khristyn Maurer’s 12th birthday
29 – In honor of Ron and Kelly Jacob’s 25th wedding anniversary
Children’s Church Teaching Schedule
The Children’s Church program at Salem Church is on vacation for the summer.
The program resumes in September.
If your altar flowers do not appear in the lifeline, please contact Rose Novinger so that they appear in the
bulletin. Thank you!
CHRIST CHURCH NEWS
Janitor for July is Tim Masser.
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Lawn Mowing Committee
Craig Miller and Marlin Kieffer
JULY BIRTHDAYS
July 1 – Gaven Scheib
3 – Jeremy Novinger
Kellan Masser
5 – Pearl Schadel
6 – Jesse Rose
7 – Rev. Mark I. Rothermel
Khristyn Maurer
8 – Jennifer Shoffler
9 – Verna Brown
10 – Keshia Deibert
15 – Troy Klinger
18 – Scott Tindell
Jerry Carmen
19 – David Clark
20 – Kade Deeter
July 21 – Benjamin Harner
22 – Phillip Masser
24 – Brandon Miller
Bailey Masser
Barbara Paul
Ralph Edward Wiest
25 – Cathy Herb
Jeremy Strohecker
27 – Madeline Snyder
Adrian Tindell
28 – Kathy Saltzman
29 – Dennis Saltzman
30 – Abigail Kieffer
31 – Melissa Harner
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
7 – Peter and Kristin Frederick
8 – Rick and Laurie Kehler
Craig and Theresa Miller
15 – Michael and Nikki Kisella
21 – Jeremy and Sara Strohecker
24 – Darin and Cindy Schwartz
If your birthday or anniversary is not on the list, please contact Rose Novinger so it can be added for next
year. Thank You.
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