October 18-19, 2014

October 18-19, 2014
St. Francis Sharing & Caring food items for the
month of October-cereal, oatmeal & canned
vegetables. Donations may be placed in the
basket in the narthex.
Hospital visitors this week are
Tom & Joanne Ravenscraft (10/23).
Attendance for 5:30 PM -25; 8 AM- 49 & 10:30
AM-87 for a total of 161. Offering included the
following
designated
amounts:
Unified
$4,301.00; Unified (Local Only) $70.00; Sunday
School
$59.00;
Altar
Flowers
$120.00;
Renovation $85.00; World Hunger $10.00;
Overtime $175.00; Military Support $50.00;
Seafood Bake $356.00; Youth Gravy Boat
$120.00.
Congratulations St. David's! For
the 2nd year in a row, our St.
David's Laps of Light team won
the Church Challenge and have
received the Golden Lantern at Laps of
Light. We also collected enough funds for
Camp PARC to earn the 2nd place team for the
entire event. Trophies aside, this was a great
group effort by St. David's to pull together and
help this wonderful camp for special
needs. The 4th, 5th and 6th grade class
sincerely thanks everyone who helped us
achieve our goal to not only win the prize but
also learn the life lessons on our journey
there. Thank you for supporting Laps of Light
a benefit walk for Camp PARC.
Office Hours
Monday-Friday:
9 AM-3 PM
DEADLINE FOR WEEKLY
ANNOUNCEMENTS IS MONDAY
Altar flowers today are given to the Glory of
God in honor of Lois & Ron Tessari’s 37th
Anniversary.
Jerome
Volunteer
Fire
Company is sponsoring a basket party on
Sunday, November 9th at St David’s
Fellowship Hall from 2-4 PM. Doors open at
12:30 PM. Cost is $7.00. See Sis Barabas for
tickets or call 479-7112.
The youth will be making
apple dumplings on Saturday,
October 25th, starting at 8 AM.
Please plan to attend and join in
the fun. Volunteers are needed;
please see Pastor Greg or Sis
Barabas. Apple dumpling will then
be for sale following worship on
Saturday & Sunday.
St. David’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Staff Members & Emails
Part one of the St. David’s
annual meetings will be held on Sunday,
November 2, 2014 between services. The
purpose of part one shall be to present the
nominees for Congregational Council to the
congregation and to allow for additional floor
nominations. Additionally the proposed
annual budget will be presented and
discussed.
Part two of the St. David’s annual meeting will
The Rev. N. Gregory Van Dyke, Pastor
pastor@stdavidslutheran.org
Michael Busija, Minister of Music
flcpnoboi@yahoo.com
Brian Byer, Financial Secretary
finance@stdavidslutheran.org
Jessica Brewer, Office Secretary
secretary@stdavidslutheran.org
Don Eppley, Custodian
be held on Saturday, November 8 & Sunday,
November 9, 2014. The purpose of part two
shall be to elect members to the Congregation
Council
and
to
vote
on
the
annual
budget. Voting will take place after each
service.
St. David’s Council Members
2014
Melanie Byer - Gail Berkebile -Patty Rullo
2015
Marvin Gindlesperger-Steve Lindberg
Angela McKool-Craig Sprock
2016
Michael Grose-Doug Shrader
Ron Tessari-Sarah Worst
Copies of the Council Minutes can be
picked up from the bulletin board across
from church office.
Resurrection Parish Ladies
Auxiliary will be sponsoring a Basket Party
on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at Christ
the Savior Reception Hall, 307 Garfield
Street. The doors will open at 12:30 PM
the cost is $10.00 which will include lunch,
25 changes and eligibly for door prizes.
For tickets call the Resurrection parish
office at 539-5788.
We Need Your Help!
When someone goes to the hospital or is in
need of pastoral care, please don’t
assume that the Pastor or church office
automatically know about it. In many
situations our local hospitals do not call us
to inform us of a person from St. David’s
Lutheran being hospitalized. In a similar
way, if you read something of concern in
the newspaper (the death of a relative of
a member) call us 479-4110. We rather
hear about it too many times than not at
all.
October 26th Cantata
DON’T DODGE THE FUN….
HAVE A BALL!!!!!
UNITY YOUTH DODGEBALL:
Just for the fun of it and to share our
Unity in Christ Jesus!
6th -12th Grade Students from East Hills, Johnstown
area churches (5 Co-ed Team Players)
SO BRING YOUR YOUTH AND JOIN US!
Sunday, November 2nd
5:00 – 7:00pm
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Gymnasium
1000 Scalp Ave. in Richland
Cost: $2 per person
(includes pizza, drink, and prizes for the
winning team)
First I would like to sincerely thank all
those who have been FAITHFUL FRIENDS,
visiting our homebound members!! Keep up
the great work! As the days grow shorter and
colder weather approaches, I can't help but
wonder if you may enjoy the company of a
Faithful Friend or know of a member who
would. If so, please phone me - Jan Bolha
255-2346.
The planning for the Grand Concert Event of the 175th
Anniversary Celebration of St. David’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church is underway. The Cantata entitled
“God’s Holy Church Triumphant” was commissioned by
the ACA@StDavid’s and written by local composer Terry
Osman to commemorate this monumental event and to
honor all those who comprise the many ministries of St.
David’s both past and present. This is the place to be on
Sunday October 26th as it will be the premiere
performance of this beautiful piece.
On October 26th a social gathering and meal is planned
in Fellowship Hall with hors d'oeuvres starting at 4 pm;
the meal will be served at 5 pm and the cantata will be
performed in the Nave at 7:00 PM.
“Pink and his crew” are going with an Octoberfest
theme; our youth will be preparing the dessert; and
we are asking the congregation to prepare Hors
d’oeuvres of your choice. (Dips, chips, veggies, cheese,
hot, cold, anything you would like to share during the
fellowship before for the meal)
We hope you will mark your calendar and plan to join us
in our 175th Anniversary Celebration Cantata. It is an
event that will be one of a kind. Reservations may be
necessary for the meal please stay tuned as the date
approaches for more details.
A suggested ticket donation of $10 for Adults and $5 for
Students benefits the ACA@StDavid’s Jackie YoungFlack Concert Series.
Please Contact the
acastdavids@wpa.net or call 724-388-2273 for ticket
reservations. If there is a need for complementary
tickets please contact us. We are hopeful that many
will want to attend as it is a concert honoring.. YOU!!!
Feeling creative? Announcing: St. David's Busy
Hands. Many have been gathering on a consistent
basis for help throughout the year and it's time to
make it official! This new group meets the first
Tuesday of every month from 7-8 pm, here at St.
David's. The first goal is to support one another in
creating lap blankets and shoulder wraps for
distribution in December.
The plan is to
extend warmth and love from our congregation
during what can be a difficult time of year. Anyone
is encouraged to drop in for simple fellowship
without concern for starting/ending time, skill
level, formal program, gender, or ability to commit
every month. We hope you'll stop in! Who knows
what we'll be "busy" with next!
Schedule of Upcoming Events in the Parish
Saturday 10/18:
Sunday 10/19:
Monday 10/20:
Tuesday 10/21:
Thursday 10/23:
Saturday 10/25:
Sunday 10/26:
5:30 PM
8 AM
9:15 AM
10:30 AM
2 PM
6:30 PM
6 PM
6 PM
6:30 PM
10:30 AM
7 PM
8 AM
5:30 PM
8 AM
9:15 AM
10:30 AM
7 PM
Worship/Communion Service
Worship/Communion Service
Sunday School/Catechism
Worship/Communion Service
ACA Rehearsal (S)
Bible Study
LP Board Meeting
Cub Scouts (FH)
Girl Scouts (SR)
ThUMBS (JR)
JSO Community Strings (FH)
Apple Dumpling (K & FH)
Worship/Communion Service
Worship/Communion Service
Sunday School/Catechism
Worship/Communion Service
ACA Concert ( S & FH)
 October 19 (I)
Acolytes- Nicole Moyer (8); Logan Collins (10:30)
Altar-Jan & Emil Bolha (8); Sis Barabas & Debra Gindlesperger (10:30)
Communion Assts- Linda & Doug Shrader (8); Brian Law & Deron Lintz (10:30)
Lectors-Debra Hart (8); Mary Jane McCready (10:30)
Greeters- Doug Shrader (8); Scott Fetterman (10:30)
Ushers- John & Natalie Haines (8); Wayne, Barb & Connor Adams, Sis Barabas (10:30)
Worship Captain-Sarah Worst (10:30)
Counters: Team 5: Bill & Sherri Andrews, Tim Telenko, Mark & Jana Von Lunen, Scott Fetterman
& Alan Mankamyer
Sequanota Lutheran Conference Center Upcoming Event
Phone: (814) 629-6627
contact@sequanota.com
Fall Benefit Auction: October 25, 2014 (*Date and Time Change!)
5:00 PM Appetizers and Silent Auction begins
6:00 PM Auction begins
Cost: $10 per person for Tapas (appetizers)
Join us for a fun evening of Tapas and supporting Camp Sequanota! This auction will be entertaining with
emcees Revs. David Bowman & Nathan Pile. We will auction more than just quilts this year. Look for sports
tickets, pottery, Christmas cookies, get-a-ways, Nathan’s favorite chair and more. Please contact us if you
have an auction item!