367 Walnut Street Howard, PA 16841

Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Charles Salmon, Minister to Senior Adults

Phone: (814) 625-2764

www.howardchristianchurch.org

July/August

chuck@howardchristianchurch.org

Tick Talk Recently, I had an encounter with a tick. It wasn’t the first time, but it set me thinking and I decided to do Internet research about the nasty little critters. Google led me to the website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov) from which I clipped and pasted most of what follows. “Most ticks go through four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. After hatching from the eggs, ticks must eat blood at every stage to survive. Ticks that require this many hosts can take up to 3 years to complete their full life cycle, and most will die because they don't find a host for their next feeding." Interesting, but what fascinated me is the way ticks feed. After all, that’s really "where the rubber hits the road." Ticks find their hosts by detecting animals breath and body odors, or by sensing body heat, moisture, and vibrations. Some species can even recognize a shadow. In addition, ticks pick a place to wait by identifying well-used paths. Then they wait for a host, resting on the tips of grasses and shrubs. Ticks can't fly or jump, but many tick species wait in a position known as 'questing'. “While questing, ticks hold onto leaves and grass by their third and fourth pair of legs. They hold the first pair of legs outstretched, waiting to climb on to the host. When a host brushes the spot where a tick is waiting, it quickly climbs aboard. Some ticks will attach quickly and others will wander, looking for places like the ear, or other areas where the skin is thinner.” More than its sensory abilities, I am fascinated by the miniaturization of the tick. The tiny pest uses food for energy much the same as a horse or elephant. But, look what God did with the tick: He put in it a digestive tract, respiratory system, reproductive system (a momma tick can lay up to 18,000 eggs at one time.), and a brain and circulatory system. Try that, you computer geeks, with your microchips and nanno-whatzits. Given four and a half billion years, I suppose such a creature might have come into existence as a result of a long series of accidents, but to believe so seems to require a HUGE leap of faith. I prefer to believe in an Intelligent Creator (God). I hope someday to ask Him why He created such an evil little parasite. Meantime, I continue to hold to the theory the tick is some sort of unfortunate mutation resulting from the influence of sin. We do, after all, live in a sin damaged world! I look forward to the return of Christ when "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain (or ticks), for the old order of things has passed away." Rev 21:4 Faith & Hope, Bro. Chuck

July Birthdays

1 Matthew Charney 1 Alison Wian 4 Christopher Hunt 8 Relda Lyons 8 Matt McKean 8 Alexis Womer 8 Alissa Womer 9 Brian Snyder 9 Katie Snyder 10 Mackenzie Frazier 14 Bob Thompson 15 Becky Holter 16 Abigail Brand 16 Greg Miller 16 Jason Rogers 16 Joshua Snyder 17 Joe Berube 18 Meghan Kader 20 Nancy Gettig 20 Susan Hale 20 Becky Holter 23 Scott Kotzur 27 Marie Carlson 27 Jan Martinec 30 Curt Kader 30 Bobbi Moser 30 Philip Weber 31 Leroy Carlson

Please call the church office with any additions or corrections.

August Birthdays

2 Alexis Wertz 3 Patricia Stover 4 Lois Gettig 4 Lynn Tice 12 Conor Corman 14 Sharon Davy 14 Luke Gardner 14 Margaret Weber 15 Beverly Tice 15 Renee Womer 16 Sandy Carlson 16 Sydney Halterman 16 Vaughn Johnson 18 Gage Gardner 18 Tom Snyder 19 Kayla Miller 22 Linda Brown 22 Mike Charney 22 Barb Snyder (Brian) 24 Joe Bechdel 24 Glenn Myers 24 Mark Workman 25 Clayton Giedroc 25 Elizabeth Halterman 27 Barbara Young 29 Christen Rogers 29 Carrie Thompson 30 James Gardner Please call the church office with any

Ministry Leaders-Please start

thinking about your budget

requests for 2014 and

preparing budget information

for the annual

report.

It’s that time of year...

August Anniversaries 12 Troy & Lisa Irvin 18 Richard & Darla McCauley 21 John & Patsy Rougeux 22 Robert & Linda Brown 26 Dennis & Rebecca Young

July Anniversaries

15 Eli & Elizabeth Halterman 16 Mike & Susan Charney 18 Matt & Erin McKean

Mission Trip:

The Jr. / Sr. High Youth Mission Trip will take place from July 28 through

August 2, 2013. Our group will be joining youth and adult volunteers from the

Watermarke Church on this trip. We will be traveling to Ona, W. V. to work with

Teen Mission, USA. Our work will include making repairs to homes, helping a

local church conduct a VBS program and assisting in outreach activities in the

surrounding communities. Please be in prayer for those youth and adults that will

be attending from our church:

Emily Gates Clayton Giedroc

Joey Gates Garrett Giedroc

Sarah Gates Haley Giedroc

Brandon Gettig Cole Robison

Jared Gettig Melissa Robinson (adult volunteer)

Scott Gettig (adult volunteer)

Thank you for all your prayers and for all your support that

is making this trip possible.

West Branch Area

Women’s Retreat

“SeaSonS of

The Soul”

September 20-21

Sylvan Hills Christian

Service Camp

Prayer List

Immediate Requests Minister search Pat Beury-health/heart problems Calir Falls-surgery recovery Gay Homan-surgery recovery Chris Hunt-surgery Darla Johnson-active transplant list Relda Lyons-cancer, surgery Dave Michaels Family Harry Miller-health Family of Carol Myers Emily Richards-healing Robin Shellhamer-surgery Eugene Smith-cancer Jacob Stiles-health concerns Brandi Weaver-Gates-Leukemia Tim Yates-back pain Karen Yeomans-ready for dialysis Missions trip to Ona, West Virginia

Ongoing Requests Those with unspoken needs The Elders and congregation Emma Andrews- health/pain issues Ida Dyke-cancer Linda Meyers-chemo Our College Students Our Troops Alissa Womer-health concerns Alexis Womer-health concerns

Praise God For Jesus- Our Savior Our Church Family Our Teachers & Missionaries

Please direct Prayer Chain calls to Barb Snyder at 625-2907. To add someone to the Prayer List contact Nancy at the church at 625-2764.

Serving in the Military Clay Ammerman Ty Ammerman James Bienvenu

Jeff Bird Brandon Brooks Gary Clark-Afghan George Cline Caleb Clouse David Corle-Iraq John Daughenbaugh Jason Etters Amanda Fishburn Tyler Fishburn Andy Frantz Jake Gates Angie Gilbert Adam Homan-Afghan Stacy Jones Nathan Kistner Matthew Leher Brandon Maynard Mike McGuiness Joe Miller Duke Muthler James Perry Andy Phoenix-Korea John Ritter-Kuwait Kyle Robison Chris Showers Kevin Smith-Iraq Jeremy Stover– Japan Michael Stover-Kuwait Carley Thompson-Afghan Logan Thompson-Afghan Travis Van Orden-Kuwait Shane Waite

September 1st 10:15 a.m.

DIG INTO READING

Keep Reading Over the Summer

Howard Elementary

Summer Library Hours

July 23rd 9:00-11:00 am

August 6th 9:00-11:00 am

I know it has been awhile since I have given an update on our minister

search but, it hasn’t been because we have not been meeting and re-

viewing candidates. We are currently involved with two gentlemen, one

who we interviewed in person and, another we will interview via phone

on Monday, July 15. We believe both to be excellent candidates. Part

of our process involves reviewing responses provided from a question-

naire and listening to sermons provided by the candidates. After this, if

we believe the candidate to have certain qualities we are looking for, we

conduct an interview.

We have completed this process with a couple of other candidates that

we missed out on. One decided to stay at his current location and the

other chose another church.

The search committee appreciates your patience throughout this proc-

ess. Finding a new minister is never easy and requires much prayer and

patience. I believe we have committed ourselves to both and hope that

you can stay with us as we see this process to its completion.

Psalm 37:7-9

Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him

who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked

schemes. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret, it leads

only to evildoing. For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for

the LORD, they will inherit the land.

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Return Service

Requested

Our Kingdom Rock adventure is complete!! We had 73 children attend VBS this year!

Thanks to all the Knights in shining armor that helped make our adventure successful!

Alex Barkalow

Tennessee Barkalow

Garret Barnhart

Gabe Basalla

Abi Brand

Alexis Bucha

Drew Bucha

Gloria Chambers

Shirley DeArment

Hunter Eminizer

Tanner Fishburn

Trey Fishburn

Katie Flick

Jim Gardner

Kael Gardner

Kylie Gardner

Shawnee Gardner

Heather Gates

Sarah Gates

Abby Gettig

Betsy Gettig

Jared Gettig

Scott Gettig

Audrey Giedroc

Clayton Giedroc

Garrett Giedroc

Keith Greene

Mikey Habovick

Ahjainene Hamilton

Lakhota Heverly

Carolyn Hollar

Megan Kresovich

Tanner Kresovich

Carson Kustanborder

Connie Litz

Alyson Masden

Brooke Masden

Patsy Rougeux

Mitchel Struble

Tony Talarigo

Tammy Whitehill

Chris Miller July 14th

Josh Bower July 21st

Sunday School for all classes will meet as regularly scheduled.

Military List Updates

Please help us keep our military list up-to-date. Take a minute to look over the list and notify the church office if people on the list are no longer on active duty.