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Text Box: “THOUGHT STARTER” Summer is the time when the pace of life slows a bit. It is a time to catch-up and relax. Every summer, I like to do these things as well as prepare for the fall. One of the things I do is put together a summer reading list. What follows is a list of books that I have read or reread several times, most of which revolve around faith and the life of the church. They are not difficult reads, but they will challenge how you think about the church in the world today.             The first is one I read about every other year: Basic Christianity by John Stott. This classic has sold over a million copies since it was first published. Stott explains in simple English who Jesus is, why Jesus came, what Jesus did and how we are to respond. It answers the question, in a simple way, “What does it mean to be a Christian?”             Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World is written by Lee Camp. As one reviewer wrote, “Camp insists that we wrestle with uncomfortable and impolite questions, daring to ask what everyday life might look like if Christians pledged allegiance to God’s inbreaking kingdom rather than the kingdoms of this world.” The book is challenging yet accessible.             The Present Future: Six tough Questions for the Church wrestles with the six most important new realities the church must address, including: recapturing the spirit of Christianity and replacing “church growth” with a wider vision of kingdom growth; developing disciples instead of church members; fostering the rise of new leadership, focusing on spiritual formation rather than church programs and shifting from prediction and planning to preparation for the challenges of an uncertain world. It sounds heavy, but it is an easy read.             The next book points to churches that are responding to these questions. Treasure in Clay Jars looks at nine very different churches and how they faithfully responded to their changing neighborhoods and realities of life. These congregations are “clay jars,” that is, none of them are perfect, but each carries in its witness a remarkable treasure that points to God’s power and to God’s purposes in the world. The book highlights eight patterns these churches share that help reshape their communities.             If you are looking to read something in a specific area, please ask and I will be happy to help you find a good read for the summer.                              Sincerely yours in Christ, Chris Weichman

 

Volume XIII

 

June  2008                   

 The MessengerClen-Moore Presbyterian Church
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wedding

The congregation extends congratulations to:  Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Tejada (Kristin VanHorn) who were married on May 10, 2008 at Sixth Presbyterian Church by Rev. Doug Dorsey.

Baptisms 

The following children were baptized on Sunday, May 18th:

Nora Elizabeth, daughter of David & Amy Ball.

Elise Kathryn, Adlee Noelle and Ethan Trevor, daughters and son of Ryan & Jackie Grissett.

Cameron Anthony, son of Jeffrey & Rachel Malley.

Deaths 

 We commend to the comfort of the Spirit of God:

Fred Allen

Samuel Stunkard (husband of Rosemarie Stunkard)

Anita Rio (daughter of Shirley Kegarise)

Prayer Chain 

Anyone who wants to be a member of the prayer chain or has a prayer request, call June DeEulio (724-654-3305) or Marge McConnell (724-654-1377).

Blessing from Heaven

Mikaila Grace (born 4-23-08) to Geoffrey & Joy Measel. (Grandparents are Gale & Valerie Measel).

Persons-In-Care

Please remember our "Persons-in-Care" in your prayers and with sending them an occasional card.

Golden Hill Nursing Home:                

Muriel Mottern 
Bert Fullwood
Ray McKay
Shirley Kegarise


Rhodes Estates:

Lois Marion Beckwith
Esther Pearce
Ruth Houston

Jameson Place:                     

Maxine Blasdell
Mildred Wiley
Betty Jokinen

Jameson Care Center:

Wilma Belknap
Martha McClymonds 

Shenango Presbyterian
Residential Units:

Doris Candioto
Flo Zook

Overlook Nursing Home:

Clair Galbraith

Traditions:

Kathryn Myler

At Home Persons-In-Care:

Hazel Kegarise
Dorothy Carlson
June Birthdays

  4  Jaymie Conrad
  5  Joshua Book
  7  Jimmy Temple
  9  Katie McFarland
  9  Jason Malley
12  David Lamb
13  Phillip Hoxworth
15  Anna McGee
18  Caden Richards
20  Taylor Phillips
23  Josiah Bloise
24  Evan Brown
25  Kelly McConnell
25  Jeremy Covert
26  Ryan Lamb

Greeters for June 

June 1:  Narthex: The Teen Class
           Circle Drive: The Teen Class  

June 8:  Narthex: Bob & Barb Davies
                                 & Family
           Circle Drive: Peggy & Charlie
                                  Byler

June  15:  Narthex: Jennifer Conrad
                                   & Family              
          Circle Drive: Pat Harcar

June  22:  Narthex: John & Elaine
                                    Meyers
         Circle Drive: Nancy Grissett

June 29:  Narthex: Dave & Margie
                                  Kerr
Circle Drive: Kristen Measel & Bryan
                       McDowell

Deacons for June

Esther Drane

Sally Hilton

Van Driver for June

Bill Nesbitt

 Session Hospital Visitation

June   1:  Nancy Grissett & Dave
                 Esposito

June  8:  Carol Oliver & Tom Rapp

June 15:  Betty Alborn & Evan
                 Tinstman

June 22:  John Karmecy & Barb
                  Harper

June 29:  Andrea Lamb & Bob Wilson

Nursery Schedule

 We are blessed to have nursery care for children birth to age 2, available every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until after worship service. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to attend Sunday School class and/or worship.

 Toddler & Preschool

June   1:  Elizabeth Book

June   8:  Emily Rapp           

June 15:  Karen Weichman

June 22:  Jackie Grissett

June 29:  Blythe Zimmerman

Children’s Worship

June   1:  Jen Conrad

June   8:  Christy Litrenta

June 15:  Michelle Singer

June 22:  Tina Nesbitt

June 29:  Joan Rapp

Thank You's

Dear Friends:

   Thank you for the many cards, calls, visits and food given to mom (Mary Magee) these past years. She really enjoyed them. Thank you for all of your prayers. God is good!

                         Leslie & John Magee

Dear Caring Friends:

   Thank you very much for the nut bread, soup and cookies I received after one of the many times I returned from the hospital. Your thoughtfulness was greatly appreciated.

          Sincerely, Miriam McEntire

Many thanks to our congregation for their visits, prayers, support and love. We appreciated the delicious meals that were sent in and the Caring Friends for their contributions.

Sincerely, Lenny & Norman Wilson

Dear Amy Plyler:

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

      The dancing “ladies” of Clen-Moore

Dear Kaitlyn Fullwood:

Thank you for your time, hard work and dedication and for not laughing at us as much as you could have.

               Dave, Mark, Mike & Ron

he Evangelism and Mission Committee would like to thank Gail Keffer and all her helpers for organizing and preparing such a delicious meal on Sunday, April 20 for the mission trip luncheon. We would also like to thank Gail and everyone who assisted in some way in preparing for the Shenango Presbytery meeting held at Clen-Moore on April 22nd. The Assembly Room looked wonderful and the cookies and fruit displays looked both beautiful and yummy!

Caring Friends Ministry,

   The Duffy family wants to thank all of you who showed concern for Victor when he was hospitalized. The gift was very thoughtful.

             God bless all of you, The Duffy’s

Thanks to the JONO Class and to my Clen-Moore Family for their many prayers, cards and visits. Thank you to Chris for coming down to Montefiore Hospital and for his prayers and concern and also to Jackie  for her prayers and many phone calls. Thank you Sandy from Caring Friends for the soup, cookies and rolls. Everything was delicious.

You make me feel so blessed,

     Eleanor McConahy

I want to thank all my Clen-Moore Friends for their prayers, cards, phone calls and visits during my recent hospitalization and recovery. I’m looking forward to getting back to work. 

                             Kathy

 Baby Shower of Blessings  

   Baby showers are such fun, and you are invited to one that serves also as a mission outreach to our community.

   Buy something for a baby, wrap it with love and joy, and bring it to the Parlor on Saturday, June 14th at 11:00 A.M.

  We hope to have some representatives from the Pregnancy Resource Center and the Crisis Shelter who will be delighted to have new clothing and baby care supplies to pass along to mothers in need.

   Following the shower, we will serve a light lunch. The Mary Circle is sponsoring this event, and we have planned it for a Saturday so that all you working girls can share the joy.

   Mark you calendars: June 14th, 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

Memorial Fund
Contributions

Thanks to the following for their gifts to the Memorial Fund:

In memory of Mary Magee by: The Irvine Bible Class

In memory of Mary Magee by:  Gregory & Mary Lou Peters and Charles & Cheryl Stevenson

In memory of Betty Kyle by: Robert & Roberta Kyle

In memory of Fred Allen by: June DeEulio

Attention - Staff Members, Elders, and Deacons

The Evangelism and Mission Committee has made name tags for current staff members, elders and deacons. We are asking for these leaders of the church to wear a name tag on Sunday morning. We hope that we will be easily recognizable to newcomers and visitors to the church who may have a question or need information.

The tags are stored in the top right drawer in the storage cupboard in the Narthex. Please pick it up as you enter church and return it to the drawer when departing.

Any member of the congregation who would like to have a name tag prepared for them, should contact Debbie Book at 724-658-1622 or the church office.

Teen Mission Trip

June 22-28

As the following teens and chaperones prepare for a week of serving God in Conneaut, Ohio, please remember to keep them in your prayers. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Alexandra Duffy            Karissa Nesbitt
Laura Esposito               Gretchen Rapp
Kaitlyn Fullwood           Sharon Esposito
Lisa McFarland              Sue McFarland

Attendance

                  Sunday           Worship
                  School            Service      

Apr.   27     107                  230

May     4     119                 222

May    11    114                 N/A

May    18      85                 221

May    25      72                 179

City Rescue Mission Food Bank

The Evangelism and Mission Committee would like to encourage the congregation to participate in the City Rescue Mission Food Bank program. One Sunday each month, you will find a grocery bag at the end of each pew with a shopping list attached. Please take a bag, fill it with a few items from the list and return it to church the next Sunday. Place your items on the table located in the first floor entrance. Thank you for your generosity.

 Inter-Church Food Bank

(Info from 2 Food Bank programs)

 During April, there were 201 visits for a total of 422 individuals being served.

Needed for June:

rice
soup
pasta
pork & beans
instant potatoes
hamburger helper

Mission Payments

The Session approved to send mission payments on a monthly basis. For the month of May, we sent support to the following missions: 

1. Sudan Presbytery            $1,000

2. Wee Kirk Conference      $1,000

3. Witnessing Ministries      $1,000

4. World Mission Initiative   $1,000

103rd Annual
New Wilmington
Missionary Conference

July 19 – July 26, 2008

on the campus of Westminster
College, New Wilmington, PA.

For more information call
724-946-7195 or go to the
New Wilmington Mission Web Site
at www.nwmcmission.org

PRIME TIMERS CORNER

Greetings,

With summer approaching, the Prime Timers morning Bible Study will be held at the Hutchison Center in Pearson Park for the months of June, July and August. The first meeting at the park will be on June 10. Pearson Park is one of the beautiful spots in our area. We are fortunate that it is available for our use during the summer.

Come join us on Tuesday, June 10 at 9:30 for coffee, fellowship and another uplifting message from Steve Plyler. 

      See you Tuesday, Bob McConnell

 Cancelled Trips

June 12:  “The Ohio Amish” & “The “Wilds”.  This is cancelled because we didn’t have enough response.

Aug. 2-8:  “Circle Lake Michigan Cruise” This is cancelled also.

New Trip

 Sunday, Aug. 24:  “Vickie Lawrence & Mama”

 Enjoy an early dinner stop enroute, on own, at Bob Evans in Mentor, Ohio. Reserved seats await at Mentor Fine Arts Theater for “Vickie Lawrence & Mama”.Vickie Lawrence is one of the most beloved television personalities of her generation. Plucked out of total obscurity as a high school senior, Vickie went on to become part of the now-legendary cast of the “Carol Burnett Show”.

At the ripe age of 24, she created her most endearing character to date, Thelma Harper, or “Mama” as she is better known to her fans. The show is a mixture of stand-up comedy, music and observations about real life.

Tour includes: roundtrip deluxe Motorcoach transportation and a reserved seat for the show. Price per person: $80.00.

We will depart from Clen-Moore at 1:30 p.m. and return approximately at 9:30 p.m.

Remaing 2008 Carousel Shows

July 16:  “Viaggio” is brought to life by the “el Circo” troupe. Watch the dazzling performances including beautiful gravity- defying acts, aerial tricks, and ethereal acrobatics all set to evocative music.

September 10:  “Wizard of Oz”. One of the most beloved musicals of all time. Relive the classic! Now is the perfect time to revisit Oz to see what happens to the three witches of Oz.

November 19:  “All Shook Up”. Elvis songs, sung by the entire cast. Heat up the season with this sizzling, energetic, musical told through more than 24 of Elvis Presley songs. Music, mischievous madness and unexpected pairings are sure to rock the house.

   These trips to the Carousel are the easiest you can make. The only walking involved is to your seat in the theater. The trip includes: bus transportation, drivers tip, dinner of your choice, waiters tip and last but not least is the excellent show. The bus leaves Clen-Moore Church at 10:30 a.m., has a stop at the Country Club Plaza and is home by 6:00 p.m. Call me (Peggy Byler, 724-652-8918) if you’re interested or have any questions.