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Our Mission Statement:

“We are called by the Holy Spirit and

therefore commit ourselves to invite,

nurture, and equip everyone with

faith for daily living and Christian

service that all may know God’s sav-

ing love through Jesus.”

Emmanuel

News Vol. LVIII, No. 1 March 2018

Sunday Worship Schedule: 8:30 - Traditional Worship

9:45 - Sunday Bible School

11:00 - Praise & Joy Worship

Special Events Coming Up

Lenten Bible Study Thursdays, 11AM, 6:15PM

Daylight Savings Time - March 11

Bull & Oyster Roast - March 17, 7PM

First Day of Spring - March 20

Palm Sunday, Easter Egg Hunt - March 25

Maundy Thursday - March 29, 7PM

Good Friday - March 30, Noon

Easter Sunday - April 1

7 Ask and it will be given to you; seek

and you will find; knock and the door

will be opened to you. 8 For everyone

who asks receives; the one who seeks

finds; and to the one who knocks, the

door will be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8

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Emmanuel News March 2018

many sparrows.” God

has known and loved

us since long before

He formed us in our

mother’s womb (see

Jeremiah 1:5 and 31:3,

etc.,). He has directed

our births, our coming

to faith in Him, our

vocations, even the

paths we’ve been per-

mitted to cross. It

seems to me, then,

that a God that numbers the hair of our heads, and

Who loves us enough to give us His Son to ransom

us back to Him, is in the business of providing light

in darkness, strength in weakness, hope in despair,

and joy in sorrow.

Life’s tough, but I’m glad our God is stronger still.

I’m glad my days aren’t up to chance or fate. Any-

thing and everything could happen to any of us if

that is true. But if God is in control of the world and

our lives, then we need not cross our fingers and

hope for the best, but interlock our fingers in prayer

to the One Who already knows what we need. But

hey, that’s just the view from here,

Rev. Ben Umberger

Youth Confirmation Class

In Confirmation Class this past month we have con-

tinued studying petitions of the Lord’s Prayer to un-

derstand exactly what it is that we are asking God to

do when we pray with the prayer that He taught us.

We also had a weekend retreat in which we learned

about Holy Communion. We would like to thank

Tony Novitske for joining us on Friday night and

sharing a heartfelt Communion story and lesson

from his life with us. Please feel free to talk to any

of us about Holy Communion as we would love to

share what we’ve been learning. Our year of study

is more than half over now, and we are anxiously

looking forward to the remainder of our study to-

gether.

Message from Pastor Ben

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one

of them will fall to the ground apart from your Fa-

ther. And even the hairs of your head are all count-

ed. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than

many sparrows (Matthew 10:29-31, NRSV).”

Twenty-First Century Superstition

I grew up in a Pennsylvania German (or Pennsylva-

nia “Dutch”) family in a Pennsylvania Dutch town

located in a Pennsylvania Dutch County. When I

was old enough to begin to think critically I began to

realize that so many of the superstitions that we

twenty-first century Americans condemn from the

Middle Ages are still very much a part of the Penn-

sylvania Dutch culture.

I’m not saying that we grew up believing in fairies

(except the Tooth Fairy) and gnomes (except the ce-

ramic ones we placed in our flower beds), but we

certainly did wish each other “luck” in any out of the

ordinary event (High School musicals, deer hunters,

confirmation, etc.,) It wasn’t uncommon to hope

something does or doesn’t happen by saying the

phrase “knock on wood” while you actually knocked

on something wooden. And let me just say that I

have some of the best four-leaf clover finders in the

state of Pennsylvania in my family tree.

Luck or Providence?

Later this month we’ll celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, a

festival where Irish and Irish wannabes wish the best

of luck and fortune to others for the next year. Lep-

rechauns will be posted in restaurants and pots of

gold and rainbows everywhere you look. I know few

people who wouldn’t want the best of luck for anoth-

er year of life. Yet, I wonder if we sometimes forget

that life is much less up to luck and destiny than it is

to providence from God.

Not one sparrow dies without God knowing about it,

the same God Who knows how many (or few) hairs

are on our heads. Jesus continues in Matthew 10 by

saying “do not be afraid; you are of more value than




Bull and Oyster Roast

Our annual Bull and Oyster

Roast will be held on Saturday,

March 17th this year starting at

7PM. It will be held at Kurtz’s

Beach with the usual great food,

dancing and games of chance. The ticket price is on-

ly $45 with a table of 10 at $425. Bring family and

friends for a great fun filled evening on St. Patrick’s

day. We need volunteers to work the games and to

donate baked goods and stuffed animals for the priz-

es.

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Week Services and Events: are as follows,

come out and join us as we celebrate Jesus’ sacrifice

and resurrection on our behalf:

Palm Sunday, March 25: Services at 8:30 and 11

am, with the annual Easter Egg hunt at 9:45 am.

Maundy Thursday, March 29: Service in the Sanc-

tuary at 7 pm.

Good Friday, March 30: Service in Emmanuel’s

Sanctuary at 12 noon, as well as Ministerium Ser-

vices at 7pm located at:

• Community United Methodist Church: Tenebrae

Service.

• Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church: Passion

Cantata (Pr. Ben and Jana are members of the

choir for this service).

Easter Sunday, April 1:

• 6:30 am Ministerium Sunrise Service at Kurtz’s

Beach, followed by breakfast.

• 8:30 and 11 am Services at Emmanuel Lutheran

Church, with no Sunday School this day.

Daylight Savings Time

Don’t forget: Daylight Savings Time begins on Sun-

day, March 11, 2018. Be sure to set your clocks

ahead one hour Saturday night to avoid missing your

worship service of choice the next day.

Lenten Bible Study

On Thursdays we will con-

tinue our annual Lenten

Soup and Study ses-

sions. There will be two

sessions (lunch and dinner),

both sessions will have the

same lesson:

• 11:00am Bible Study with Soup at noon

• 6:15pm Soup with the Study at 7:00pm

We hope to see you there!

Nursery Attendants

The nursery needs more people to help out by joining

in the rotation. If you are interested in helping out,

please contact Tina Jones. This is only for the 8:30

service time.

Upcoming Youth Events

Sunday, March 11: The Super Bowl of Video

Games. Winner takes the best prize home. 5-

6:30pm, place to be determined.

Sunday, April 8: Matinee showing of “I Can Only

Imagine.”

Helping Hands Wishing Well

Emmanuel’s Women of the

NALC invite you to participate

in saving pennies for their

Wishing Well located in the

Lobby. We ask that you bring

any extra pennies you may save

during the week. Our goal is to

collect “miles of pennies” which

turns out to be 83,321 per mile.

Pennies are counted and we keep you informed in

our Emmanuel News. All pennies received are used

whenever a special appeal comes to our attention. As

of February 18, 2018 we are traveling toward our

14th mile with 14,602 pennies. Thanks to you!




Birthdays

3/3 – Alex Treff

3/6 – Travis Couture

3/8 – Ryan Roe

3/11 – Irvin Allen Jr. (Weezer)

3/12 – Meghan Watson

3/13 – Audrey McDowell,

Deanne Jones

3/17 – Don Jones

3/18 – Kevin Leary,

Clara Rambo

3/19 – Darbi Jones

3/20 – Frank Lash,

Briana Snyder

3/21 – Deb Adler, Jenafer Burr,

Stephen Downes, Bonnie Stevens

3/25 – Gabrielle Couture (Gabby)

3/26 – Dennis Cockrell,

Nancy Phelps

3/28 – Cecil Adcock,

Ava Grace Stevens

3/30 – Debra Oltman

Anniversaries

3/14 – Clara & Will Rambo

3/17 – Dawn & Randy Hoffmann

3/28 – Anna & Mark Parker

3/31 – Darlene & John Kadron

My Day on the Mission Field

We are in the process of identifying a new mission-

ary to receive our support. In the meanwhile please

continue supporting this important ministry.

Enter names on the chart you wish to remember or

honor and then place your contribution ($2 per date

is suggested, but feel free to give more) in an enve-

lope with your name and envelope number on it, in-

dicating amount enclosed. Mark the envelope: “My

day on the Mission Field” and place it in the offer-

ing plate.

The following are remembered or participated in our

program last month. Please help us to fill in the rest

of the days for the year. All the donations go direct-

ly to help our missionary.

Ed Messersmit

Inclement Weather Policy

The following policy

will be in effect should

inclement weather arrive

in our area at the time of

a church activity. In or-

der to protect the safety

of our members, the fol-

lowing will apply:

If Anne Arundel County

Public Schools are closed or close early, all church

activities are cancelled. On non-school days, such as

a Sunday, if Anne Arundel County Phase I or II

Snow Plan is in effect, all church activities are can-

celled. If there is inclement weather and the snow

plan is not in effect, members with limited mobility

should plan on coming to the later (11:00) service.

This gives us time to clear and salt the sidewalks and

driveways.

If there are any questions, please call the church of-

fice at 410-255-4141. If there is any doubt about

your own personal safety, please stay in the safety of

your home.




EMMANUEL NEWS is the parish paper of

Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stoney

Creek, MD. It is published monthly, except Au-

gust, for the purpose of informing members of

worship and meeting schedules, special events

and concerns of our church family. Most of this

information can also be found on our website.

Pastor- Rev. Ben Umberger

Church Office Phone - 410-255-4141

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.emmanuellutheranmd.org

News Editor - Carville Downes

Phone - 410-255-4141

E-mail: [email protected]

Lay President Cam Stickley

Vice President Gregory Kline

Rec’d Sec’y Charles F Grey

Corr. Sec’y Charles E Grey

Treasurer Renee Roth

Financial Sec’y Tina Jones

Other Councilpersons:

Weezer Allen, Jr. Dennise Stickley

John Roth Michael Dausch

William Beckner Rhonda Moore

Ed Messersmit Trinity Gray

The deadline for the April issue of Emman-

uel News is Sunday March 18th. Please

email anything you would like to share

with the congregation (pictures, recipes,

community events).

Thank you!

Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on March 21st

staring at 9:45. Please sign up at the information

center or call the office so that we know the number

of children that will be participating.

We are in need of plastic Easter eggs, candy, stick-

ers and trinkets that will fit into the plastic eggs.

Recipe of the Month

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

1 cup butter 2 cups white sugar

2 eggs 1 cup sour cream

1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt

1/3 cup flour 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

2 Tbsp. melted butter 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup butter and

white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs

one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla.

Mix in 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Spread

1/2 of batter in the prepared pan.

Prepare the filling: In a medium bowl mix 1/3 cup

flour, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and

cinnamon. Sprinkle cake batter with 1/2 the filling.

Spread second half of batter over the filling, and top

with remaining filling.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes

in the preheated oven, or

until a toothpick inserted

near the center comes

out clean.


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If you as a volunteer cannot serve when you are assigned, contact the coordinator listed below .

USHERS - Mike Glorioso: 443-520-0789 LAY READER - (8:30AM) Bonnie Phelps: 410-437-0092

GREETERS - Bill Tayman: 410-437-1665 NURSERY—Tina Jones: 410-437-9076

ACOLYTES, AUDIO/VISUAL, WORSHIP ASSISTANTS (11:00AM), CASH COMMITTEE– Office Administrator: 410-255-4141

Sunday Servants Schedule


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