LIFELINE THE LINE MOUNTAIN CHARGE Salem Church of Rough

LIFELINE
THE LINE MOUNTAIN CHARGE
Salem Church of Rough and Ready
11 Church Road
Klingerstown, PA 17941
Church/Children’s Church: 9:00 A.M.
Sunday School: 10:15 A.M.
Christ Evangelical & Reformed Church
5189 Schwaben Creek Road
Leck Kill, PA 17836
Sunday School: 9:15 A.M.
Church/Children’s Church: 10:30 A.M.
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Rev. Mark I. Rothermel, Pastor
1128 Ridge Road
Klingerstown, PA 17941
Phone: (570) 648-1005
Rose Novinger, Secretary
876 Smeltz Road
Dornsife, PA 17823
Phone: (570) 758-2723
Email: [email protected]
February 15, 2012
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INFORMATION FOR THE BULLETIN SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE SECRETARY BY THE 15TH, AT 5:00 P.M.
PASTOR’S PAGE FOR MARCH 2013
I am sure that we are all looking forward to Spring. One way or another, it will arrive this month, at least
officially. But, whether the weather is cold or warm, the churches will be busy. Let us see what is happening:
On Saturday, March 2, the Scouts will have their Blue & Gold Banquet in the basement of Christ
Church at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 3, is the Third Sunday in Lent. Sermon: THE EXAMPLE. The Bible
Study/Discipleship Class will meet at the home of Randy & Janey Wehry at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 4, Christ Church Consistory meets at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, is our Lenten Service at Salem Church, 7:30 p.m. The choir will practice at
6:30 p.m. Sermon: THEY WON’T LISTEN!
Thursday, March 7, Salem Church Consistory will meet at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 9, we will make candy at Christ Church in the Church Basement beginning around
8:00 a.m. This year, the price of candy is $7 per dozen. We need as many volunteers as possible to help!
Also, we will be bringing food there for a time of fellowship. Please bring something to share, if possible.
Sunday, March 10, we begin Daylight Savings Time. Please turn your clocks ahead one hour before
you go to bed on Saturday. This is the Fourth Sunday in Lent at both churches. Sermon: THE APPEAL. This
is also Communion Sunday at Salem Church. Please prepare yourselves to receive the Holy Sacrament. That
evening, at 7:00 p.m., we will have Movie Night at Salem Church. Please plan to come to see a good
Christian film!
Wednesday, March 13, is our Lenten Service at Christ Church, 7:30 p.m. There will be a prayer time
at 7:00 p.m. Sermon: STOP STINKING UP THE PLACE!
1 Friday, March 15, is the deadline for the April LIFELINE. Please have all your information to the
church secretary, Rose Novinger, by this date.
Sunday, March 17, is the Fifth Sunday in Lent and St. Patrick‘s Day. Sermon: THE HEAVENLY
PRIZE. We will have Bible Study/Discipleship Class at the home of Steve & Judy Paul at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 18, the Salem Church Sunday School teachers and officers will meet at 7:00 p.m. for
a regular meeting and to fill Easter Eggs.
Wednesday, March 20, is our Lenten Service at Salem Church, 7:30 p.m. There will be a very special
presentation that evening of MESSIAH IN THE PASSOVER by Klaudia Zhelezny of Chosen People
Ministries. Please invite your neighbors to this very special service. Salem Church Choir will practice at 6:30
p.m.
Saturday, March 23, there will be a special Eagle Scout Service for Elliot Beaver at Christ Church.
Congratulations to you, Elliot and family!
Sunday, March 24, is Palm Sunday. Also, we will have an Easter Egg Hunt at the home of Louise
Rothermel at 2:00 p.m. Please don’t come late. We don’t want anyone to be disappointed. We do need
people to set up beforehand and tear down afterwards. Thanks! There is no Confirmation Class that Sunday.
Thursday, March 28, is Maundy Thursday, Christ Church, 7:30 p.m. We will celebrate Holy
Communion at this service. Please prepare yourselves to receive the Holy Sacrament.
Friday, March 29, the Mahantongo Valley GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE will be held at Salem Church
at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Mark and other ministers will participate in the service. Earlier in the day, at noon, there
will be a CROSS WALK held in Valley View. It begins at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Hegins Valley
Good Friday Service will be held at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Sacramento at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 31, is EASTER, the day of Christ’s Resurrection. We will celebrate Holy
Communion at all services. Please, prepare yourselves to receive the Holy Sacrament. As usual, Salem
Church will have an early service at 7:30 a.m., followed by the regular Salem Church service at 9:00 a.m.
Then, there will be the Easter Service at Christ Church at 10:30 a.m., the regular time. I want to thank our
elders and several others who stay at Salem for both services! Christ Church will have its annual Easter Egg
Hunt during the Sunday School hour. However, there will be a brief Sunday School lesson, at least that is the
plan. There is no Confirmation Class that Sunday.
The Lenten Offering for both churches will be given to Haven Ministries in Sunbury. The envelope is
enclosed in your newsletter. Please be generous!
Until next time, macht’s gut un behaft dich!
Pastor Mark
PARISH FACTS:
FUNERALS
Dennis J. Lucas, age 52, passed away on January 20, 2013. A memorial service was held at the Buffington
Reed Funeral Home on January 24, with Pastor Mark Rothermel officiating. His family is members of Salem
Church. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to his family and friends!
Thomas Lee Bray, age 64, passed away at home on January 31, 2013. A funeral service was held at Salem
Church on February 5, with Pastor Mark Rothermel officiating. The interment was at Salem Cemetery. His
family is members of Salem Church. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to his family and friends!
2 TRANSFERS
We are happy to welcome Brian Shepherd and Kim Wetzel as members to Salem Church. They transferred
from St. John’s (Kimmel’s) Church in R.D. Ashland, PA, to Salem Church on Sunday, January 27, 2013. We
welcome you both to your new church home!
SWEET HEART BANQUET
We had a record crowd this year! Thanks to all who came and all who served!
CHRIST CHURCH OFFICERS
President--Steve Paul
Vice President--Mallory Wiest
Secretary--Elaine Wolfgang
Financial Secretary--Joan Troutman
Current Treasurer--Judy Paul
OCWM Treasurer-- Joan Troutman
Building Fund Treasurer--Natalie Smeltz
Head Elder--Gene Kehler
Head Deacon--Natalie Smeltz
THANK YOU
We would like to thank everyone at Salem Church for their thoughts and prayers during our Mother's recent
illness and passing. Special thanks to Pastor Mark for visiting Mom in the nursing home.
Thank you and God Bless! -The family of Verna Reiner
HARBAUGH’S CORNER
It is our custom to print the Gospel Lesson for Easter in PA German in the month that Easter falls. This is
John 20:1-18 from the Wood Translation:
Am erschde Daag vun der Wuch kummt die Maria Magdalena marryets frieh zum Graab, wie’s noch dunkel
waar, un sie sehnt, ass der Schtee nimmi datt am Graab waar. Noh schpringt sie hie un kummt zum Simon
Petrus un em annre Yinger, as Yesus geliebt hot, un saagt ne: Sie hen der Harr aus em Graab fattgenumme,
un mer wisse net, wu sie en hiegeduh hen.
Der Petrus un der anner Yinger sin nausgange un hen sich uff der Weeg zum Graab gemacht. Sie sin alle
zwee gschprunge, awwer der anner Yinger hot schneller schpringe kenne as der Petrus un is zuerscht am
Graab aakumme, guckt nei un sehnt die Leinduchbinne datt leie awwer neigange is er net.
Datt druff is der Petrus nohkumme, is ins Graab neigange un sehnt die Binne datt leie un’s Schweessduch, as
sie em um der Kopp gebunne hen, net bei de Binne awwer zammgewickelt amme annre Blatz newedraa. Noh
is der anner Yinger, as zuerscht zum Graab kumme is, neigange un hot’s gsehne un geglaabt. Sie hen die
Schrift noch net verschtanne, ass er vun de Dodde wider uffschteh hot misse.
Dann sin die Yinger widder heemgange.
Awwer die Maria hot drausse am Graab gschtanne un hot gebrillt. Un iwwerdem hot sie ins Graab
neigeguckt un hot zwee Engel in weisse Gleeder datt sitze sehne, der eent zum Kopp un der anner zu de
Fiess, wu sie Yesus sei Leichnaam hiegeleegt hen ghat.
Die hen re gsaat: Saag, far was brillscht du? Sie saagt ne: Sie hen mei Harr fattgenumme, un ich weess net,
wu sie en hiegduh hen. Un wie sie des gsaat hot, hot sie sich rumgedreht un sehnt Yesus datt schteh, awwer
sie weess net, ass es Yesus is.
Yesus saagt re: Saag, far was brillscht du? Wen suchscht du? Sie denkt, des weer der Gardner un hot em
saagt: Harr, wann du en weckgenumme hoscht, saag mer, wu du en hiegeduch hoscht, un ich will en hole.
Yesus saagt zu re: Maria.
So hot sie sich rumgedreht un hot in Hebraeisch gsaat: Rabonni. Sell meent “ Meischder.” Un Yesus saagt
re: Fass mich net aa, weil ich zum Vadder noch net nuffgfaahre bin. Awwer geh zu meine Brieder un saag
ne, ich geh nuff zu meim Vadder un zu meim Gott un zu eierm Gott.
Die Maria Magdalena geht hie un saagt de Yinger: Ich hab der Harr gsehne, un des is was mer gsaat hot.
No translation is necessary! I hope you enjoyed it.
Parre Mark
3 SALEM CHURCH NEWS
Janitor for March is Dean Dietrich.
Acolyte for March is Madelyn Snyder.
Altar Flowers
10 – In memory of Mike Straub by Audrey
17 – In memory of Eleanor Shaffer by Shannon and Jean Dietrich and family
24 – In memory of cabin fire victims by the Wehry family
*If your altar flowers do not appear in the lifeline please contact Rose Novinger so they are included in the
bulletins. Thank you!*
Children’s Church Schedule
3 – Diane Maurer
10 – Tina Novinger
17 – Jean Dietrich
24 – Missy Lenker
31 – Easter* Please contact Tina if you are interested in doing either of the services
*A Note to Children’s Church Instructors* Please go to www.sermons4kids.com at the beginning of the
week to obtain lesson materials.
CHRIST CHURCH NEWS
Janitor for March is Matthew Smeltz.
Cleaning Committee for March is Judy Paul and Natalie Smeltz
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
March 1 – Todd Brown
March 15 – Dennis Masser
Brayden Kimmel
Roger Hess
2 – Bronson Smeltz
Chris Lenker
10 – Aaron Snyder
17 – Jean Rothermel
Patty Leeser
18 – Christine Gessner
Kara Brown
20 – Marian Heim
12 – Maria Harner
Lila Rebuck
13 – Tim Masser
21 – Janelle Poletti
Sue Schadel
22 – Louise Rothermel
Matt Kehler
24 – Marge Snyder
Alexis Lesher
26 – Grace Snyder
14 – Stacy Andracchio
28 – Marlin Kieffer
Eleanor Robert
Laura Novinger
30 – Steve Geist
Rachelle Madenford
31 – Tina Novinger
MARCH ANNIVERSARIES
9 – Andrew and Lori Meredith
12 – Ryan and Beth Novinger
17 – Chris and Melissa Lenker
21 – Mike and Josey Masser
24 – Steve and Sandy Rothermel
26 – Jim and Tina Novinger
*If your birthday or anniversary does not appear in the lifeline please contact Rose Novinger so that it can be
included in the future.*
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