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Zion Lutheran Church Sunbury, Pennsylvania

“Called by faith to share Christ’s Love with all people”

www.zionlutheransunbury.com

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Inside this Issue…

Summer Day Camp Returns!

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May 3rd 6:30p- Executive Committee

6th

11:00a –Property Committee Meeting

10th

5:30p –Day Camp Planning Meeting

6:30p-Worship & Music Committee Mtg.

11th

6:00p –Congregation Council

15th

10:00a- Zion’s turn @ Elijah’s Bowl

16th

9:00a –Outdoor Worship in the Garden

31st Memorial Day Holiday– Office & Building Closed

Graduating? Congrats!

Let us know about it! We want to know your graduation date/school and future plans! Also let us know if you are receiving a

college or post –grad degree.

Email zionsunbury@ptd.net or message the church on Facebook!

June 3rd

11:00a –Property Committee Meeting

7th 6:30p- Executive Committee

8th

6:00p –Congregation Council

20th

9:00a –Outdoor Worship in the Garden

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Zion Evangelical

Lutheran Church

15 South 5th Street

PO BOX 605

Sunbury,

Pennsylvania

17801

zionsunbury@ptd.net www.zionlutheransunbury.com

570-286-6459 OFFICE HOURS

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri.

9am– 1pm

STAFF

Rev. Richard Fangmann Pastor

Donna Deppen Administrative

Assistant

Keith Kurtz Joey Smith

Sextons

Larry Herrold, Jr. IT/Videographer

COUNCIL

OFFICERS

Linda Everitt

President

Diane Fasold

Vice President

JoEllen Freida

Secretary

Sam Deitrick

Treasurer

Dear Members of Zion,

Your kind gift of a beauti-

ful lily plant and note was

a nice surprise and spirit

lifter. I check daily for the

opening of each new

bud. Thank you very

much!

-Jean Schreffler

If your marriage has had some struggles during the Coronavirus, you are not alone!

The virus has put a great deal of stress on a lot of marriages, and others just need some time away to just be a couple; so now is the perfect time to sign up to attend a Lutheran Marriage

Encounter Weekend

October 1-3, 2021 -- Heritage Hotel Lancaster in Lancaster, PA--Famous for its Robin Hood-

inspired restaurant, Loxleys

October 15-17, 2021 -- Hyatt Place, Pittsburgh/Cranberry--an hour north of Pittsburgh

Weekends begin at 8 PM on Friday night and

end at approximately 3 PM on Sunday. REGISTRATIONS WILL BE LIMITED, so sign up

now at www.GodLovesMarriage.org For questions and detailed information on

registrations/refunds, etc. please contact Northeast US

Directors of Lutheran Marriage Encounter, Fred & Julie Schamber,

fjschamber@comcast.net or call: 724-325-3166.

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July 1 Alison Barvitskie

Sarah Everitt July 2

Abdil Firman IV July 3

Hayley Lytle July 4

Noah Pincoskie July 5

Jim Crissinger Helen Hockenbrough

Judy Young July 6

Barbara Boyer July 7

Sandy Holub Daniella Snyder

July 8 Lori Heim

Kalista Moyer July 9

Ned Swank

June 24 Jalyn Bidelspach

Amy Hoffman Rick Hoffman

June 25 Jay Russell

June 26 Hazel Campbell Emilee Hummel Misty Shainline

June 27 Brendan Everitt

June 28 David Eichner, Jr.

Jeff Eichner June 30

Stella Dobson Alyssa Keeley

May 8 Heather Dock Robert Lytle, Jr. May 9 Lillianne Hummel May 10 Kim Crissinger Kristin Robatin May 11 Robert Misheck Sharon Walter May 12 John Angstadt II Patty Jarrett May 13 Jill Amirpashaie Deb Shamp May 15 Mackenzie Apple Chris Wolfe May 16 Amber Stoneroad May 19 Emilia Heiss May 21 Donna Deppen May 22 Deana Gay May 24 Robert Barni Cindy Spang

May 27 Caleb Burk Judy Hilbish May 30 Fern Fausey May 31 Bill Greis Ryan Kistner

June 3 Pastor Ed Rehrauer Jane Young June 6 Tom Boop Coy Crawford June 8 Alexander Dorman June 9 Duncan Arcuri June 10 Chelsea Boyer June 11 Kay Henninger Amber Murphy June 12 Ruth Bergstresser June 14 Jim Putnam June 15 Dee Zboray June 16 Roslyn Bidelspach June 18 Pat Keeley June 20 Lauren Mull June 22 Brayden Lytle Chris Minnich June 23 Cheryl Beeler Ann Varias

If you are a member of the congregation, but are not listed, please email or call the church office.

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The summer of 2021 is almost here, and with it comes longer days, warmer weather, and the chance to be outside a whole lot more. I am looking forward to it. Yet like last year, none of us are sure of the precautions that we will need to take as the pandemic con-tinues. What about masks, social dis-tancing, and sanitizing our hands? How will these restrictions be affected by people choosing not to be vaccinated? Will there be full family reunions and live concerts later this sum-mer, or students in classrooms and fans in Beaver Stadium this Fall? And what about worship here at Zion? I know its frustrat-ing, it is to me, not knowing exactly when we can worship and see one another’s faces, or invite the children up front for a message! When we will be able to leave our pew when passing the peace, share communion together, or host a fellowship meal after the service! When we can fully sing the praises of our Lord! We will continue to take small steps in broadening our worship experience, and our learning and fellowship activities. Yet the timeline to include these continues to be in flux. Thank you for your patience and understanding through it all, and our contin-ued commitment to the safety of one another, and our commu-nity at large. I am not sure what this summer will bring, except that the steps we take will provide the opportunity to rediscover and reimagine ways that we can share Christ’s love with one anoth-er, and with our world. Let’s not rush to get back to normal, but to use this opportunity to explore how Christ’s love informs all that we do! Peace,

Outdoor Services Return beginning in May this year

Join us as we worship in the Garden on the 3rd Sunday of the

“summer” months, beginning with

9:00am-May 16th

9:00am– June 20th with a short activity for children

in the garden following the service

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Book Club

The Book Club has been meeting on Zoom and these online gatherings went

well! Mike Dock added great slide presentations that added to our

discussions. We returned to meeting in person in the Social Hall for April

and hope to continue having in person gatherings! Our book for May is:

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

Elijah’s Bowl Saturday, May 15 First Presbyterian Church

NEW beginning May 3!!! Monday, Tuesday,

Thursday and Friday 9am to1pm.

OFFICE IS CLOSED on WEDNESDAYS

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back for 2021!!!

Camp Mt. Luther Day Camp July 26th to 30th

Organizational /Planning Meeting

Monday, May 10 5:30pm in the Social Hall

Come and be a part of the

planning of this important ministry to the children of our community.

Memorial Gifts received by Zion Lutheran Church

October 1, 2020 to April 31, 2021

In Memory of Shirley Kratzer By Rev & Mrs. Richard Fangmann

In Memory of Eileen Crissinger By Rev & Mrs. Richard Fangmann

In Memory of Beth Onesi to the VanDeBogart Fund

By Rev & Mrs. Richard Fangmann

In Memory of

Lewis B. & Esther Cellitti By Ben & Ann Cellitti

In Memory of Dorothy Creveling to the VanDeBogart Fund

By Rev & Mrs. Richard Fangmann

In Memory of Sally Umholtz By Harry Roberts