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S pe c i a l po i n t s o f

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Vacation Bible School

Chapel Auction

Summer Children, Youth

and Family Events

Community Yard Sale in

the Grove

GAIN Warehouse Serving

Event

Summer Worship Schedule

Calendar

I ns i de t h i s i s s ue :

Upcoming Events 2

Upcoming Events 3

News and Notes 4

Birthdays 5

Worship Helpers 6

Miscellaneous 7

Calendar 8

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Disaster Relief Trip to W. Virginia

From April 30 to May 6, five people from Muddy Creek joined 43 other peo-ple from Lutheran churches in Lancas-ter County (and also Camp Hill, Cham-bersburg and Lebanon) on a Disaster Relief Mission Trip to Webster County, West Virginia. A year ago, on June 23, 2016, a storm system stalled over West Virginia, un-leashing torrential rains upon ground that was already saturated from rainfall over the previous few days. On that day in June, ten inches of rain fell in 12 hours, com-pleting overwhelming streams and rivers and causing severe devastating floods. Twenty-three peo-ple died in south central West Virginia in one of the deadliest floods in West Virginia history. Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed. Our disaster relief group, organized by Pastor Glenn Beard for the North Lan-caster Lutheran Churches Conference and our Lutheran Synod, descended upon the town of Webster Springs, West Virginia for seven days in the be-ginning of May. The group included many veterans of these yearly mission trips, as well as newcomers. From Muddy Creek, Connie Becker, Patti Weaver, Fred Hainley, Brenda Berger and Pastor Peter went. We slept and ate in a Baptist Church in Webster Springs which generously hosted us, and we showered there and in a nearby Thrift Store that also graciously let us use their facilities. Every day, we drove half an hour to two worksites. In the town of Camden-on-Gauley (the Gauley River was one

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of the rivers that severely flooded), Connie and others worked on a large crew that completely renovat-ed a house for a mother and her two young children. Meanwhile, near the town of Cowen at the conflu-ence of the Gauley and Williams rivers, Brenda helped replace an outside deck, while Fred, Patti, and Pastor Peter insulated, put in new flooring, dry-walled, “taped” and “mudded” in a house that had been

flooded with four and a half feet of water and had to be completely gutted down to the studs. The woman who owned the

house, her adult son and daughter-in-law had all been living in two small trailers since last June. While wait-ing for over ten months for her house to be repaired, she began to be despondent. But a friend told us that her mood completely changed when our mission group arrived. She smiled and laughed and told us all about her plans as the rooms of her house began to take shape and be restored. Bringing hope to those suffering

from disasters is indeed holy work, and we were privileged to be part of that. Please consider joining us on

future mission trips, or consider coming along to the GAIN Ware-house this coming June 24 to pack

clothing for refugees in Syria and other countries. As the motto of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in

America (of which we are a part) says, “God’s work – our hands!”

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Upcoming Events

Auction of Grace Chapel

Monday, July 17, 5:00 p.m.

Grace Chapel, our building which had been used for many years for fellowship events and for Sun-day School, will be sold at public auction on July 17th. The congregation had voted early in 2015 to sell the chapel. There will be three Saturday open-houses, to which everyone is welcome to come, on July 1, 8 and 15, from 1-4 p.m. The auctioneer is Kline-Kreider-Good.

G.A.I.N. Packing Event

Saturday, June 24

Sign up on the clipboard by the mailboxes (or email Pastor Peter) to pack clothing for refugees at the G.A.I.N. Warehouse in Mt. Joy on Satur-day, June 24, 9a.m.- noon. Meet at the church at 8:00 a.m. to carpool. All friends, neighbors and family members are welcome!

Be sure to wear your green Muddy Creek T-shirt or if you need one, we’ll give you a free one!

For more information, please contact Pastor Peter at peter@mclchurch.org,.

Muddy Creek

Community

Yard Sale

In the Grove

Saturday June 10

7:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

(Set up at 6 a.m.)

(Rain Date June 17)

You won’t want to miss this opportunity for some great bargains in the Muddy Creek Grove! This is also a great chance to have a stand of your own at no cost. All that is asked is that you bring a donation of non-perishable foods (no dented cans or expired items please) to give to our local food bank, Peter’s Porch. If you have questions or would like to reserve a spot, contact Pat Brendle at 717-799-2591 Registration deadline is June 3, 2017. People from the church and the community are invited to have a stand and attend the event. Muddy Creek Choir will also have a food stand. The Evangelism Team is sponsoring the event.

Worship Each Summer Sunday:

8:00 a.m.—8:35 a.m. Spoken Worship

9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Worship with music

Sun., August 20: 8:00 a.m.—Indoor Spoken Wor-ship, 10:30 a.m.—Outdoor Worship in the Grove followed by the church picnic.

Summer Coffee Ministry

Volunteers Needed New volunteers are needed for this simplified fellowship after 9 a.m. worship. Cookies and a cold drink are all that would need to be provided by you. Cups and napkins are provided by Par-ish Life Committee. Sign up on the clipboard in the annex or talk to Audrey Noll for info.

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Upcoming Events

Summer Children, Youth and Family

Happenings

Learn, Serve, and Have Fun!!

June 19-22: Volunteer as a crew leader at VBS, or attend as a participant.

Saturday, June 24, 8 am—noon: Packing clothing for those in need at the GAIN warehouse in Mount Joy.

Sunday, August 6: Swimming at Adamstown Pool. (Contact Wendy Sheaffer for info)

Everybody’s Birthday Party On Sunday, July 9 during the fellowship time in the church following the 9 AM service, all are invited to

an "Everyone's Birthday Party" (cake included!) Happy Birthday!

Vacation Bi-ble School

Mon. June 19– Thurs. June 22

9 a.m.-noon

Don’t miss this exciting VBS coming to Mud-dy Creek this summer! Please contact Pastor Peter if you are interested but have not yet

signed up, to see if there is still room. VBS is for children 3 years—completed 5th grade.

Volunteers are those who have completed 6th grade in June and older. Invite your friends or neighbors for all the fun and learning at Mak-

er Fun Factory! There is no fee.

You Can Help You can help by volunteering in the following areas (contact the pastors if interested):

1. Altar Guild—set up altar for worship, 1 month/year

2. Ushers—welcome people to church, hand out bulletins, collect the offering

3. Nursery Helpers—staff the nursery during wor-ship

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News and Notes

Church Council

The Council thanked Gail Bare for her hard work in coordinating the auction of the chapel. Thanks also to former Council President Brad Rauch for his previous work with the surveyor and in guiding the subdivision process, and to the Steering Committee and Carol Becker for their initial work with the chapel sale process.

Property Committee

The Property Committee wishes to thank all those who helped at the Spring Outdoor Clean-up at Muddy

Creek on April 22. Parish Life

The Parish Life Committee thanks all who helped make the Spring Fling a big success on April 8: those who

attended the dinner, those who donated items for the Silent Auction, those who helped set up and clean up, and those who helped prepare and serve the delicious food. A special thanks to Audrey Noll for her work in coordinating the event.

Worship and Music

Thank you to all who contributed their efforts and talents for Holy Week worship and on Easter Sunday.

Council and Committee Highlights

Brenda and Friends Tours

June 3, 2017 - One-Day Mystery Trip June 13, 2017 - Tour of the PA Governor’s Mansion, Tour of PA State Capitol and Hershey Gardens June 24-26, 2017 - Virginia - Waltons Mountain Museum, Ash-lawn-Highland Mansion, Michie’s Tavern, Monticello, Frontier Cultural Museum and Sunspots Glass-blowing Studio

July 8, 2017 - Philadelphia - The Museum of the American Revo-lution & the Prohibition Exhibit at the National Constitution Center July 26, 2017 - “Mennonite Girls Can Cook” on the Bird-in-Hand stage and buffet meal July 30 - August 3, 2017 - Kentucky & Ohio - The Creation Muse-um, The Ark Encounter, US Air Force Museum, Riverboat Cruise plus more For more info contact Brenda at 336-6886, bergerb@dejazzd.com. More info also on hallway table outside church office.

My family and I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our Christian family for the prayers, love, and support on the passing of our loved one, Jesse Mann. Thanks also to Pastor Peter for the com-forting homily. God is great.—Peggy Leid and fami-ly

Thank you to Social Ministry and my Muddy Creek family for the wonderful box of goodies. It is al-ways nice to hear from home. Your thoughtfulness is so greatly appreciated.—Travis & Kirsten Ger-hart, USCG, Jones Beach, NY

Thank you to all the members of the congregation for their cards and prayers during my recent hospi-talization. Sincerely, Jim Weber

As the school year ends, we give thanks for the min-

istry of the Muddy Creek Choir and Greg Gehman. Thank you for your faithful worship leadership dur-ing the past year and the blessings of your music!

Thank you to all the wonderful Sunday School

teachers and staff for a great year of Sunday School. - The Christian Education Committee

Birth: Congratulations to Jason and Stephanie

Weaver on the birth of their son, Tanner Christian Weaver on May 20, 2017. Proud grandparents are Yvonne and John Weaver.

Confirmation: The following youth were confirmed

in May: Brandon Walzl, Sada Aungst, Lilly Garri-son, Dominik Meyer and Clay Hartman.

Funeral: Our sympathy to the family of Jesse Mann,

who passed away on May 13. His memorial service was held on May 19.

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June and July Birthdays

June 23,1930 Eugene Fry

Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Room 29B

2499 Zerbe Rd.

Narvon, PA 17555

July 4, 1934 Barbara Youndt

511 Pleasant Valley Road

Denver, PA 17517

July 23, 1932 Verna Good

1576 Peiffer Hill Road

Stevens, PA 17578

A Special Happy Birthday

to our

“Over-Eighty” Members!!

JUNE

Connie Harding

Lillian Garrison

Marliese Smith

Sylvia Steinman

Faye Lausch

Erin Walmer

Jason Roth

Susan Sweigart

Kim Eshleman

Matthew Foulkrod

Kimberly Roth

Bryent Engle

Doris Rauch

Grace Youndt

Rebecca Thunberg

Kyle Sukanick

Lucas Killian

June Sloat

Judy Rutt

Douglas Beck

Sada Aungst

Lee Anne Ueberroth

Shanna Muscavage

Ernie Litzenberger

Nathan Eshleman

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John Rutt

Amber Aungst

Lesia Aungst

Justin Walzl

Shannon Wilks

Matthew Wenger

Kayden Eshleman

Eugene Fry

Janet Hagy

Denise Brossman

Laura Vedder

Jane Enck

June Leid

Tom Riggle

Jere Shimp

John Weaver

Katie Sheffer

Jeffrey Leid Jr.

Timothy Aungst

Kyle Nixon

Katelyn Breidenstein

Troy Snader

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JULY

Violet Garrison

Theresa Witmer

Barbara Youndt

Jenna Snader

Benjamin Stephens

Louise Roth

Roger Noll

Lee Zimmerman

Darla Shober

Andrew Wenger

Christopher Roth

Sharon Shober

Jim Redcay

Michael Martin

Ray Sweigart

Connie Becker

Gloria Aseli

Sharon Wert

Peter Schwabe-Fry

Hannah Schnader

Kylie Johnston

Larry Rutt

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Lydia Lausch

Kassidy Zimmerman

Greg Gehman

Patricia Shober

Hailey Treier

Jeanette Leid

Verna Good

Andrew Buffenmyer

Shaun Shober

Kurt Ansel

Fred Hainley

Adrienne Rutt

Barry Hertzog

Jeffery Leid

Barbara Snader

Jonathan Martin

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Worship Helpers

Coffee Ministry

June

4 Still needed

11 Evangelism Committee

18 Youndt Family

25 Still needed

July

2 Audrey Noll

9 Development Team

16 Still needed

23 Still needed

30 Still needed

Money Counters

June

4 Sid and Nancy Hurst, Jane Wenger

11 Lori and Mike Martin, Josephine Martin

18 Linda and Tim Fritz, David Sensenig

25 Gail and Ted Bare

July

2 Mike and Jeanette Leid

9 Connie Harding, Diane Leed

16 Marie and Walter Buohl, John Schutter

23 Gloria Aseli, Brenda Berger, Audrey Noll

30 Ken and Sara Frazer, Carl Schenskie

Bulletin Folders

June

1 Mickey Jones, Judy Dengler

8 Kathleen Ebling, Charmaine Wenrich

15 Joe Deitrich

22 Becky and Bud Thunberg

29 Marian and Shorty Weinhold

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Lay Readers

June

4 Will Meckley

11 Haley Leed

18 Jill Youndt

25 Dean Lutz

July

2 Brenda Berger

9 Doris Rauch

16 Mike Leid

23 William Wood

30 John Schutter

Greeters

June 4 Phil Ramsey

Ushers

June 4 - Team #2: Michael Leid, Connie Harding, Brad and Doris Rauch, Sara Frazer

June 11, 18, 25 - Team #8: Church Council

July 2 - Team #1: Jane Wenger, Julie Emrhein, Terri Meckley, Linda Gerhart, Holly Kemper, Craig Brossman

July 9, 16, 23, 30 - Team #3: Ray Sweigart, Scott Stick-land, Leroy Berger, Jeff Brubaker, Wally Nuss

Altar Guild

June

Sid and Nancy Hurst

July

Patti Weaver

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Acolytes

June

4 Ryan Brubaker

11 Sada Aungst

18 Will Meckley

25 needed

July

2 Lucas Killian

9 Brandon Walzl

16 Ryan Brubaker

23 Sophia Dimitris

30 Sada Aungst

Worship Helpers

Worship Sunday School

Apr. 23 199 32

Apr. 30 162 25

May 7 117 22

May 14 138 23

Attendance Report

AUGUST NEWSLETTER ARTICLE SUB-MISSION DEADLINE: July 9, 2017

Communion Asst.

June 4 Courtney Zwally

July 2 Kelby Weaver

Nursery (9:00 unless noted)

June

4 8:00 a.m. Don and Nora Busser

9:00 a.m. Jeff and Anne Brubaker

11 Michelle Walzl, Brenda Shreiner

18 Judy Dengler, Madison Ebersole

25 Michelle and Scott Dimitris

July

2 8:00 a.m. Don and Nora Busser

9:00 a.m. Michelle Walzl, Brenda Shreiner

9 Jill Youndt, Brandon Walzl

16 Jeff and Anne Brubaker

23 Mike and Wendy Sheaffer

30 Judy Dengler, Madison Ebersole

June/July Office Hours

Admin. Asst.: Tues. & Thurs. 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Pastors: Tuesday 9:00 a.m.—11:00 am

Thursday 9:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m.

Additional hours by appointment and at

various times throughout the week

(In case of a pastoral emergency, please call the pastors at 717-598-5095)

Upcoming Events

August 6, Family Swim at Adamstown Pool

August 20, 10:30 a.m.—Outdoor Worship and Church Picnic

September 6-10– Women’s Beach Retreat

September 10 - Fall Schedule Resumes

Giving Report Received Actual Expenses

April 2017 $68,586.44 $71,080.80

(More detailed financial information is available on the bul-letin board outside the office.)

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Muddy Creek Lutheran Church, 11 South Muddy Creek Road, Denver, PA 17517, www.mclchurch.org, 717-336-2770—for needs after hours call pastors at 717-598-5095.

Office email: office@mclchurch.org Pastors’ emails: nancy@mclchurch.org peter@mclchhurch.org

~ June 2017 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Synod Assembly

2 Synod Assembly

3 Synod Assembly

4 Pentecost Sunday

Communion

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9 am worship

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Sale in Grove

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8 am worship

9 am worship

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Shawls at Yvonne’s

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Date

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8 am worship

9 am worship

19 9 – noon VBS

20 9 – noon VBS

6:30 pm Prayer

Shawls at Yvonne’s

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22 9 – noon VBS

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Warehouse

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8 am worship

9 am worship

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Sobriety meet Thurs-

day nights in the

church fellowship hall.

~ July 2017 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Open House

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9 am worship

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Open House

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8 am worship

9 am worship

10 am Everybody’s

Birthday Party

10 11 6:30 pm Prayer

Shawl Gathering at

Yvonne’s

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Open House

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8 am worship

9 am worship

17 5 p.m. Chapel

Public Auction

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9 am worship

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9 am worship

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Shawl Gathering at

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