The Chimes May 2016

Saint Paul’s Summer

Worship Schedule (Beginning May 29-Rally Day, Sept. 11)

Sunday

9:30 Holy Communion

Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

415 E. Athens Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003 The Rev. Dr. Harry W. McDowell II, Pastor

The Rev. Laura Tancredi, Pastor 610-642-3211 610-658-3262 (fax)

www.stpaulsardmore.com

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/stpaulsardmore Pastor Laura’s blog: pastortancredi.wordpress.com

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ST. PAUL’S IS SETTING OUT ON A JOURNEY

St. Paul’s will be participating in the Synod’s “Forward Together in Faith” Capital Campaign MAP (Missional Assessment Profile) survey that seeks to EQUIP, INNOVATE, COMMUNICATE, and NETWORK together for a new era of being church. The survey is a measurement of our congregation’s impact, effectiveness and potential.

We are setting out on a journey to explore what that means for us here at St. Paul’s. In order to get an idea of what we will need for our journey we are asking people connected to our ministry to fill out the MAP survey. The information gained from this survey will be instrumental in assisting the leadership of our congregation prepare and plan for the future of this congregation.

The survey will be circulated the week of May 2. Once you receive it, PLEASE MAKE THIS SURVEY A PRIORITY and use it to share your

experiences and perspectives about our church.

We are excited about this journey of faith – we are excited about the forward focus of what’s next for us, we are excited about doing it together, and we thank you in advance for participating!

In Christ,

Pastor Laura Tancredi (Associate Pastor), Don Parman (President), Josephine Norquist (Chair of Evangelism) and Bill Henderson (Synod Liaison)

The Chimes, the newsletter of Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, is published for the inspiration, education and entertainment of its members and friends. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Just mail, e-mail or deliver them to the church office. The next issue of The Chimes will be published on Wednesday, June 1. Your articles are due in the office no later than noon on Tuesday, May 24

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Pastor’s

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

You are cordially invited to attend a celebration of the ministry of Pastor

Skip McDowell, who will be retiring on July 3, 2016. On Sunday, May

22, there will be one worship service at 10:30 am, with

tributes and presentations to Pastor Skip, followed by a

luncheon.

We hope you will be able to attend and look forward to seeing you then.

Please send contributions (messages and pictures) for a

memory book to:

Carolyn Ashburn

512 Scott Road

Gladwyne, PA 19035

cashburn@mac.com

(by Sunday, May 15)

In Christ,

Pastor Laura Tancredi

RSVP by May 15

610-642-3211

carisa@stpaulsardmore.org

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Prayers

Please pray for our men and women in the armed services, especially Mark Allen (son of Carol Henry); Michael Burns (son of Linda and Bob Burns); Sean Hopkins (son of Terry Hopkins); Justin Kolb (son of Melanie Kolb) and Brandon Mader (grandson of Wendy Black). Prayers are also requested for: Amy Carafa (daughter of Judi DellaBadia); Nathaniel Theodore Chletsos (friend of Amanda & Andrew Vickrey); Charlotte Conybear; Steve Engh (father of Anita Engh); Aubrey Fells (friend of Christa Scheidly); Tommy Freestone, Sara Jacobs (friend of Hazel Pelletreau); Barbara Johnson (wife of Jack Johnson); Johanna Karén (granddaughter of Richard & Dorothy Linderman); Cameron & Makayla Klein (twin grandchildren of Don & Bonnie Legreid); Frank Lexa (father of Lisa Lexa); Gregg Martin (brother of Linda Martin); Ro Matty (friend of the Miller’s); Tobie Monella (friend of Judi DellaBadia); Eric Muller (brother of Mark Muller); Grandma Nancy (friend of the Stanton family); Marion O’Kane (grandmother of Paul Trombello); Kim O’Rourke (friend of Missy Perry); Walter Proschinger (brother of Christa Scheidly); Delores Stevenson (mother of Debbie Moran); Marge Tomarelli (mother of Louise Pierce); Alyson (cousin of Jane Downing); Marty (friend of Debbie Keyser); and Maya (friend of Debbie Keyser).

Baptism

Adelaide Joyce, daughter of Ben Joyce and Nancy Park was baptized on April 17. Eliza Joyce, daughter of Michael and Cherilyn Joyce was baptized on April 17. Jack Trombello, son of Paul and Kate Trombello was baptized on April 24.

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They are BACK ....the Baby Bottles

to collect Your Change to help Change Baby’s Lives with Baby

Manna.

Don’t be alarmed if you see your ten year old carrying a

baby bottle or see large baby bottles appearing at St. Paul’s. Social Ministry and the Sunday School children are

teaming up to collect spare change (and bills!) for Baby Manna.

Children and adults are invited to take home a baby bottle and fill it with change. When it’s

full bring it back to church and empty it into

one of the giant baby bottles in the narthex or Parish Hall. You can take it home again and keep

refilling it with your spare change. We will be collecting

until after Mother's Day, Sunday, May 15th.

Baby Manna is Philabundance’s formula for addressing the needs of at-risk infants throughout the Delaware Valley. Struggling families are often forced to water down formula, start introducing solid foods too soon or make other adjustments because of limited resources. Baby Manna ensures that more babies have the opportunity for proper nutrition at the most critical development time of their lives.

Please consider the many ways God has blessed you and consider contributing your pocket change to make a change

in the lives of our most vulnerable neighbors.

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First Holy Communion for Second Graders April 3, 2016

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May Highlights

Sunday, May 15 The Day of Pentecost

9:00 am Holy Communion 10:30 am Holy Communion with Confirmation

Sunday, May 22 Celebration of Pastor Skip’s ministry

10:30 am One service only, followed by a Luncheon Sunday, May 29 Summer schedule begins 9:30 am Colonial worship service

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Memorial Day Celebration at St. Paul’s Cemetery

Monday, May 30

11:00 am Please come out to honor those who made the

ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms and rights that we all enjoy.

The ceremony at the cemetery follows Lower Merion’s Memorial Day parade, which ends at the Veteran’s

Memorial, near the Argyle Road entrance to Saint Paul’s Cemetery (parade start: 10:30 am)

You will also want to: Visit the graves of the veterans. Stop by the Old Dutch School House on the

cemetery grounds and take some time to explore this fascinating historic structure.

Sample the treats at the refreshment table.

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Dave Curry found the plaque in the basement of the church. Mike Dougherty located the surviving family members and they will attend the Memorial Day service at the cemetery. The plaque will be mounted to granite and installed at the Veteran’s War Memorial in the cemetery for the family to unveil on Memorial Day.

Wolf, Earl L. Sr

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Ascension Day Service

Thursday, May 5th

St. Mark, Clifton Heights 436 N. Oak Ave.

Clifton Heights, PA 19018

Conference wide service with joint choir

6:00 pm Supper

7:00 pm Service

The Rev. Dr. Karl Krueger, preaching

American Red Cross Spring

Blood Drive Monday, May 23, 2016

1:00pm-6:00pm Register online at www.redcrossblood.org

using sponsor code “St. Pauls Lutheran Ardmore”

or contact Elisabeth Wagner elisabeth.arianna@gmail.com.

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MAY Birthdays

1 Tessa Kraut, Melissa Krissinger 2 Madeline Venezia 3 Ingrid Gustafsson, Steen J. Hoyer 4 Kim Boston, Jean Krohn, Robin Mazzanobile 5 Charles Bode, Todd DiGuiseppe, Maxwell Frey 6 Chris Bozman, Carrie Kelly, Juliette Rui, Asher Stanley, Nicole Venezia 7 Wendy McColgan 9 Shane Foust, Zachary Kraut 10 Thomas Copeland 11 Dan Gale, Carolyn Hoffman, Elizabeth McElwee 12 Craig Pringle, Claudia Rui 13 Joseph Ellmer, Liam Stanley 14 Blake Ertner, Alisa Scota 15 Sarah June, Zachary Zimmer 17 Amanda Vickrey, Stephen Pierce 19 Maura McKeown 22 Amy Badovick, Wendy Black, Peter Mazzanobile, Barbara Parman 23 Kent Cprek, William Frey, Jr 24 Lucia Ciarlello, Madison Ruehr, Nancy Trimbur 25 Caleb Kilbride, Kelly Lauersen, Kris Peterson, Claire Robinson, Nicholas Wagner 26 Brady Stallkamp 27 Rosemarie Gormley, Jamie Koerner 28 Michael Moran, Jr 29 William Horn, Paul Schimpff 30 Melissa Pizzi 31 James McCoy, Jack Vettori

Gifts of Flowers for the Altar Consider becoming a weekly or monthly sponsor of altar flowers for Sunday

morning worship. The cost of the flowers is $25 per week, $100 or $125 per month. A sign-up chart for sponsoring altar flowers is available in Fellowship Hall, or you may call Dottie Buchanan at 484-420-4969. The dedication(s) for your flowers will be published in the appropriate Sunday bulletin(s).

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MAY CALENDAR

Please join us every Sunday for coffee fellowship following the 9:00 am service in the Fellowship Hall.

Sunday, May 1 9:00 am Family Worship Sunday 10:30 am Holy Communion 8:00 pm NA/Fellowship Hall Monday, May 2 12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room 6:30 pm Greater Phila. Paper Pholders/Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry/Kugler Room Tuesday, May 3 9:00 am Community Bible Study leaders/Meeting Room 7:00 pm AA/Fellowship Hall Thursday, May 5 9:00 am Community Bible Study/throughout church 1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room 7:00 pm Ascension Day Service/St. Mark, Clifton Heights Sunday, May 8 8:40 am Matins Choir warm-up 9:00 am Children’s Sunday school 9:00 & 10:30 am Holy Communion 8:00 pm NA/Fellowship Hall Monday, May 9 12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room Tuesday, May 10 9:00 am Community Bible Study leaders/Meeting Room 7:00 pm AA/Fellowship Hall 7:30 pm Finance Committee meeting/Finance Room Wednesday, May 11 7:00 pm Confirmation Rehearsal for 9th Graders 7:30 pm Evening Christian Fellowship/Penne Residence Thursday, May 12 9:00 am Community Bible Study/throughout church 1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room 6:30 pm Children’s choir rehearsal/Choir Room 7:15 pm Church Council meeting/2nd Floor Meeting Room 7:30 pm Adult choir rehearsal/Choir Room Sunday, May 15 9:00 am Children’s Sunday School 9:00 am Holy Communion 10:30 am Holy Communion with Confirmation

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8:00 pm NA/Fellowship Hall Monday, May 16 10:00 am AGO Meeting/Fellowship Hall 12:30 pm Mahjong/Kugler Room 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry/Kugler Room Tuesday, May 17 9:00 am Community Bible Study leaders/Meeting Room 7:00 pm AA/Fellowship Hall Thursday, May 19 9:00 am Community Bible Study/throughout church 1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room 6:30 pm Children’s choir rehearsal/Choir Room 7:30 pm Adult choir rehearsal/Choir Room Sunday, May 22 10:30 am Celebration of Pastor Skip’s Ministry (Luncheon to follow) 8:00 pm NA/Fellowship Hall Monday, May 23 1:00 -6:00 pm Red Cross Blood Drive/Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm Pub Theology/Jack McShea’s, Ardmore Tuesday, May 24 7:00 pm AA/Fellowship Hall Wednesday, May 25 7:30 pm Evening Christian Fellowship/Penne Residence Thursday, May 26 1:00 pm Women’s Christian Fellowship/Kugler Room 6:30 pm Children’s choir rehearsal/Choir Room 7:30 pm Adult choir rehearsal/Choir Room Friday, May 27 Office Closed Sunday, May 29 Summer Schedule Begins 9:30 am Holy Communion (Colonial Liturgy) 8:00 pm NA/Fellowship Hall Monday, May 30 Memorial Day, Office Closed 11:00 am Memorial Day Celebration/St. Paul’s Cemetery Tuesday, May 31 7:00 pm AA/Fellowship Hall

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Announcing St. Paul’s Sixth Annual

Talent Show, Silent Auction and

Ice Cream Social!

Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 6:00 pm

Proceeds will benefit the music fund.

Register an act on the following page:

deadline is June 5.

Please keep acts to 3-5 minutes.

Silent auction begins on Sunday morning and

ends shortly after the show.

Silent auction sign-up form is on page 18.

To attend, register on Sundays after both

services starting on May 8.

Children 5 and under—free

Individuals—$15

Families—$35

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To register an act, return the slip below to the

church office by June 5.

Name_______________________________________________

Phone______________________________________________

E-mail address_______________________________________

Type of act_________________________________________

Approximate length__________________________________

Special needs (accompaniment, microphone, etc.)

___________________________________________________

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Attention: Families of 2016 Graduates

If you or a family member will be graduating from

high school, trade school, college or other post-

secondary program, celebrate the accomplishment

with a notice in the June issue of The Chimes. Simply

provide the information indicated below and forward

to the church office no later than Tuesday, May 31.

Graduate’s name: __________________________

Graduating from: __________________________

Degree/honors: ___________________________

Plans for September: _______________________

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Music Fund-Silent Auction Donation Form

Silent Auction to be held Sunday, June 12, 2016 During the Talent Show

-------------------------------------------------------------- Donation Information (please complete one form per donation)

Please Print

Title of Donation: ____________________Estimated Retail Value:$_______ Donation Description: _______________________________________________________

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Outings/dinners, etc. # of spots: _________ Note any limits, restrictions or expiration date: _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

Donation Information: (check all that apply) If attached with form, donation is: ___a physical item ___ gift certificate ___ use this form as gift certificate If NOT attached with form: ___ Donor will deliver item ___Please contact donor to pick up the item

Donor Data Contact Name & Title:_______________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________ Phone:____________________________Email:______________________________

Donor Signature:_______________________________________ Please make a copy of this completed form for your files and return to St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church; 415 E. Athens Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003; Telephone: 610-642-3211; Fax: 610-658-3262. Donors may request a formal letter from the church recognizing their donations for tax purposes following the auction.

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