9:00 Am Praise Team Rehearsal

Saturday, 2nd Sunday, 24th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Summer Choir Rehearsal Sunday, 3rd 10:00 am Worship Service 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Summer Choir Rehearsal Monday, 25th 10:00 am Worship Service/Communion 9am-noon Vacation Bible School Monday, 4th Tuesday, 26th 10:00 am 4th of July Parade 9am-noon Vacation Bible School 2:30 pm Duck Race Wednesday, 27th Saturday, 9th 9am-noon Vacation Bible School 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal SYG Mission Trip Thursday, 28th 9am-noon Vacation Bible School Sunday, 10th 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Friday, 29th 9:30 am Summer Choir Rehearsal 9am-noon Vacation Bible School 10:00 am Worship Service SYG Mission Trip Saturday, 30th 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Monday, 11th SYG Mission Trip Sunday, 31st 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal Tuesday, 12th 9:30 am Hymn Sing SYG Mission Trip 10:00 am Worship Service Wednesday, 13th SYG Mission Trip Pastor Rich takes Friday Off. Thursday, 14th SYG Mission Trip

Friday, 15th SYG Mission Trip

Saturday, 16th UPCOMING EVENTS: 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal SYG return from Mission Trip July 4 – Duck Race

th July 9-16 – SYG Mission Trip Sunday, 17 Youth Sunday July 25-29 – Vacation Bible School 8:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal July 31 – Hymn Sing 9:30 am Summer Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am Worship Service August 28 – Hymn Sing

Monday, 18th 7:00 pm VBS Meeting

Thursday, 21st ****TIDINGS DEADLINE****

Saturday, 23rd 9:00 am Praise Team Rehearsal JULY 2016 us and God has promised to be with us. Greetings: With the confidence that comes with that The following story is told by a young knowledge, we are able to ask, "Is there Army recruit: anyone who thinks they can whip both of us?" and the answer is a resounding, "No!" "My brother and I arrived at boot camp because "He who is in you is greater than together. On the first morning, our unit was he who is in the world." (I John 4:4). dragged out of bed by our drill sergeant and made to assemble outside. "My name's That's why, when Moses was hesitant to go Sergeant Jackson," he snarled. "Is there to the land of Egypt and confront Pharaoh, anyone here who thinks he can whip me?" God said, "I will certainly be with you." (Exodus 3:12) My six-foot-three, 280-pound brother raised his hand and said, "Yes, sir, I do." When Joshua was hesitant to take over the leadership of the Israelites, God said, "As I Our sergeant grabbed him by the arm and was with Moses, I will be with you. I will led him out in front of the group. "Men," not leave you and forsake you." (Joshua he said, "this is my new assistant. Now, is 1:5) there anyone here who thinks he can whip both of us?" When Gideon thought he was too insignificant to be a leader, God said, It's nice to have someone that is big and "Surely I will be with you!" (Joshua 6:16) strong who "has your back"! It's the feeling you may have experienced as a kid When Jeremiah thought he was too young when the class bully picked on you every to be a prophet, God said, "Do not be day at school, until the day your big afraid of their faces, for I am with you." brother walked in with you. He didn't even (Jeremiah 1:8) have to say a word. Everyone knew that to mess with you was to mess with him, and When Jesus sent out the apostles charged nobody wanted to mess with someone with the task of sharing the gospel with the bigger and stronger than they were. whole world, Jesus said, "Lo, I am with you always." (Matthew 28:20) There may be times in our lives when we feel like we can take on the whole world When we are faced with an overwhelming and come out on top. But those times are responsibility to live out the message of rare. More often, we feel overwhelmed by Christ in an antagonistic world, we need to the challenge of a world that seems much remember that we have the same promise bigger and stronger than we are. If we -- God will be with us. And "if God is for arrogantly want to know if there's anybody us, who can be against us?" (Romans who thinks they can whip us, be assured 8:31). there are folks who will be quick to take up Take courage there's nobody strong enough that challenge. to whip the both of us!

However, those of us who are Christians Godspeed need to remember that we don't face any Pastor Rich challenge alone. God's Spirit lives within WORSHIP PRAYER of the MONTH 3 COMMUNION Proverbs 3:1-20, Rom. 12:3-9 God’s Independence Day

10 Calculated Risks 17 I John 4 First Love

24 Hebrews 11:3,22, Rom. 4:17; 10:10 Proclaiming It Father, 31 I come to this July 4th, grateful for my Hebrews 11:4; 2 Cor. 8:2-3; 1 Cor. 16:2 country and grateful for the men and Giving When I Don’t Have It. women who gave their lives so that I might be free.

COMMUNION OFFERING I proclaim my allegiance to my country The communion offering distributed in and total dedication to you, my Lord. July will be given to Milltown VFW. As I watch the magnificent explosions of color on this red, white, and blue holiday, I am reminded of my spectacular Lord and 2016 FINANCIALS Savior who is great beyond my Thru May Yr. to Date imagination. Income $21,000.97 $102,835.20 Expense $23,543.80 $112,238.78 May the name of the Lord be praised and Gain/(Loss) $ (2,542.83 $ (9,403.58 celebrated throughout our country on this our joyous national holiday! Amen GIVE Going to be away from church this Sunday? Remember to give by giving now. MISSED CHURCH? Texting SPUCC to 77977; We got YOU covered! Click on the donation link on our website: You can see and hear the morning message www.stpaulsmilltownnj.org by going to our Facebook page. Every effort will be made to post the message by mid Sunday afternoon. Next time you are away go to our website. Let us know what you think. Sr. YOUTH GROUP The 29 youth and adult chaperones will be leaving for Chattanooga, TN at 7:00AM on Saturday, July 9. Please pray for our youth and adults as we serve the Chattanooga community. 1. Pray for humble hearts so that we place the needs of the community above our own. Cave Quest VBS July 25 to July 29. 2. Pray for steadfast hands to serve with a committed and diligent spirit At Cave Quest, kids explore what it means 3. Pray for open eyes to see where God is to follow Jesus through dark times. Kids at work within the community. participate in memorable Bible-learning 4. Pray for listening ears to be open to new activities, sing catchy songs, play and challenging perspectives from teamwork-building games, make and dig community leaders and service partners. into yummy treats, experience one-of-a- 5. Pray for transformed minds to kind Bible adventures, collect Bible understand God’s love for them and the Memory Buddies to remind them of Jesus’ ways that they are called to love others. love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos 6. Pray for swift feet to be eager to enter they’ll take home and play with all summer into the communities and serve long. Plus, kids will learn to look for wherever they are needed. evidence of God all around them through 7. Pray for encouraging tongues to speak something called God Sightings. words of encouragement.

THANK YOU!!! To everyone who has ever helped prepare meals at Elijah’s Promise over the past 25 years. We will no longer being serving meals on the first Sunday of every month because of changes Elijah’s Promise is making in the way meals are going to be prepared and served and the time they will be served. Over the past 25 years thousands of hungry people were fed because of your faithful service to “feed the hungry.” “WELL DONE, GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS!” When Small Gifts Are Huge GLOBAL GRACE CAFE If you are around during the day please Huge is a word that is being used a lot by a consider coming out for delicious food! certain politician these days. Jesus illustrated how sometimes the smallest The cafe will happen 5 days a week in the gifts are the largest. social hall at the Highland Park Reformed Church. The cafe is open 9:30am-2:00pm. The gospel of Mark records story of the widow’s mite. “Many rich people threw in It's a great place for large amounts. But a poor widow came and Excellent Fair Trade Coffee ($1 cups, .50 put in 2 small copper coins, worth only a refills) few cents. Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, Delicious morning pastries this poor widow has put more into the Amazing full lunch menu of food from treasury than all the others. They all gave around the globe out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything - all she had to It's also a great place for live on.” Her small gift became huge. Free wi-fi for business meetings As the scripture clearly teach she gave for social group gatherings/book clubs according to her means, just as you and I etc... should. It is the heart behind any gift that makes it huge. The Cafe is creating a new local economic engine that supports the efforts of HPR REMINDER: You can set up your giving church and Interfaith-RISE (Refugee and automatically! Sign up for recurring giving Immigrant Services and Empowerment) at which was created to help refugees seeking https://pushpay.com/pay/stpaulsmilltownnj asylum.

*************************** NOTICE TO ALL In an effort to cut costs, only shut-ins and out of area members (without email) will have the Tidings mailed to them. If you have an email address, please allow us to send your Tidings via email. Send a note to this effect to [email protected]

Hard copies of the Tidings are available in the Narthex. Please take a copy after worship. *************************** Music at St. Paul’s

SUMMER CHOIR

All are invited to sing in the summer choir. Join us at 9:30 am to learn an easy anthem. No robes, processing, or week-to-week commitment!

Summer choir meets on the following ORGAN FUND DRIVE Sundays: Thank you for all the recent contributions July 3 to our Organ Fund! This is an ongoing July 24 fund used for repairs on our pipe organ. August 7 Because we have some upcoming work on August 14 the instrument, we have set a goal of August 21 raising $25,000 to add to the fund. As of newsletter-writing time in June, we are almost halfway toward meeting our goal! HYMN SINGS

Our remaining Summer Hymn Sings will 4th of JULY BAND be: Our Praise Band will be playing on the St. Sunday, July 31; Sunday, Aug. 28 Paul’s float on July 4th. Thank you to the band for their work to represent our Come to the sanctuary at 9:30 am to sing congregation. Want to help? As always, we some favorites before our morning need “groupies” to accompany the float worship. Requests appreciated! and toss candy. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2016 GRADUATES

COLLEGE

Alayna Conger, Montclair, B.S. in Social Work – will attend 8TH GRADE Rutger’s for Masters Sarah Migliore, Monmouth, B.A. in Henry Coates Psychology – will attend Kyle Davey Monmouth for Masters in Social Gianna DeLorenzo Work Jonathan Garback Allison Pelszynski, Rutger’s School of Dustyn Pellicane Engineering B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with a minor in Political Science Catherine Reeves – Rutger’s Daniel Reeves – Bentley University Emily Stout - Duke University Michael Thieme – Rutger’s

HIGH SCHOOL

Brad Bacchetti – SHS, will attend Middlesex County College Julianne Garback – SBHS Kevin Finch – SBHS, will attend Princeton University Matt Gzemski – SHS, will attend NJ Institute of Technology Alex Johnson – SHS, will attend Ramapo Megan Poulsen – SHS, will attend Coastal Carolina, SC Charlotte Stout – Hun School Princeton, will attend Wellesley College CONSISTORY MINUTES Wine and Beer Fundraiser: June 13th, 2016 -All licenses have been processed for the event.

In Attendance: Rebecca Jones, Julie Park, Sean Ministry Teams: Sullivan, Steve Kircher, Greg Reeves, Don Church and Family: The Annual Church Picnic th Wesen, Joanne Ciaccio, John Garback, Rob and Outdoor Worship will be on September 11 at Ramsen, Chuck Rucinski, Dick MacDowell, Frank Albert Ave Park. Devine, Kathleen Shanabrook, Emily Sensenbach- Gopal, Debbie Paley, and Pastor Rich Weyer. Spiritual Life: -All of the candy has been ordered for the Fourth Steve K called the meeting to order at 7:35pm. of July Parade. Pastor Rich began meeting with devotional and -After 25 years of dedication and service, the prayer. members of St. Paul’s Church will no longer be serving an evening meal at Elijah’s Promise due to May’s meeting minutes approved without change. a scheduling change. Thank you for all of your Motioned by Frank D./seconded by Sean S. years of service.

Correspondence: Education: -Letter from the Milltown Rescue Squad for the Adult Education: Fall online video study will communion offering donation. begin, this will be an 11 week course, topic is still -Letter from the Scotto Family thanking the under consideration; The Letter of James OR congregation and community for the prayers and Crazy Love. the communion offering donation from December. -Wednesday Afternoon Study: Historical Study of the New Testament. Finances: -Vacation Bible School- July 25-29 -May’s finances approved. Motioned Julie -There is a teacher for every age group. P./seconded by Dick M. -There will be a volunteer meeting on -Two new transactions from the Rada cutlery sale Tuesday June 21, 2016 at 7:30pm. will be posted in next month’s finances. -Looking for adult volunteers to assist with -St. Paul’s Yard Sale raised $500 for the church. running and assisting with Junior Youth Group, Thank you to Robin and Sean Sullivan and all the please contact Pastor Rich or the church office if other volunteers for making this event a success. interest in serving. -The church has been receiving points when using the St. Paul’s Business card, we now have ten $25 Property: dollar gift cards to Walmart, these will be use to -Two bids have been requested for the west assist members of the church family and driveway of the education building-paving project, community in need. however the church has yet to receive any responses. Benevolence: -The outside stairs that lead into the chapel and -The Senior Youth Group will be receiving this Sunday school room will be in the process of month’s communion offering of $958.00, which being repaired. will be going to support their 2016 Mission Trip. -$50.00 will go to our World Vision Child. Old Business: -$191.70 will go to Elijah’s Promise. -Organ Repairs: Emily Sensenbach-Gopal was present at this meeting to discuss the two bids Consistory: received for the needed repairs of the organ. The Communion will be served by on July 3rd, by church has received two bids; one bid was from Team 4. RK Organworks, which is the church’s current service provider. The approximate estimate from Communion Offering: RK Organworks is $21,000 and there will be a July’s recipient will be the Milltown VFW Post. four-month period of service and limited use of the organ during that time. The other bid was from Emery Brothers, which was an estimated $18,700. Emily will be contacting RK Organworks to see if they will be able to match HEAD USHERS FOR Emery Brothers estimate. Further discuss will continue at the Congregational Meeting on June JULY 26th after worship. 3 Consistory Team #4 10 Joanne Ciaccio New Business: 17 Grace Kothari -Scholarships- Consistory decided on rewarding each recipient $200 dollars. Motioned Greg 24 Sean Sullivan R./seconded by Julie P. 31 Joan Peck -The consistory is considering sponsoring a Milltown Little League team next year. -John E. Herbst Heating & Cooling, INC. estimate for the Social Hall A/C units was $16,465.00. GREETERS FOR Motion to accept bid, Dick M./seconded Don W. JULY Congregational Meeting on June 26th, 2016: 3 Arlene Mowery & Jane Osman Agenda: 10 Lorraine Fisezi -Approve organ repair bid and A/C fellowship hall 17 Kathie Gilliland replacement bid. - Elect Kathleen Shanabrook to consistory as a 24 Connie Michael & Carol Calantoni deacon. 31 Curtis Peck

Future Dates: *Greeters are asked to arrive at church by June 27th, 2016: Ministry Team Meeting at 7:30pm 9:20 a.m. in the social hall.

Pastor Rich led prayer to conclude this meeting. GREETER COORDINATOR Judy Skalla Adjournment at 8:55pm, motioned by Don W./seconded by Greg. R.

Respectfully Submitted, Rebecca Jones GENERAL FUND LETTERS...

Arlene Kuhlthau Dear St. Paul’s Family,

Thank you for the prayers for the SCHOLARSHIP FUND Reynolds family (my stepbrother’s family) and the prayer shawl. THOMAS CALABRESE Kenneth & Elaine Bossert They write: “Thank you so much for such Ruth Calabrese a thoughtful gift. I wore the shawl during Karel’s funeral and even when wearing it now it makes be feel loved and ORGAN FUND supported.“

Linda Christ Emily Sensenbach-Gopal Sonja O. Wallner

REV. MERVIN S. GERHART Dear St. Paul’s Church, Dorothy Gerhart I am writing to you on behalf of the Milltown Rescue Squad, to express our RHETT KROBATSCH gratitude for your recent donations of Vincent & Doris Krobatsch $750. As you may know, the Milltown Rescue EUGENE FRY Squad depends entirely on donations for Ethel Fry its operations, and your contribution will be a great help. STEPHEN R. NAPOLITANO Sincerely, His Family Ashley Hamm Corresponding Secretary CHARLES STEWART Pam Stewart

THOMAS CALABRESE Kenneth & Elaine Bossert Ruth Calabrese

MY FAMILY IN HEAVEN, FATHER, MOTHER, SISTER, BROTHER Irma Lou Hubbs

CINDY CEDONE Connie Michael ST. PAUL’S CHURCH NEXT COMMUNION DATE Founded in 1872 July 3rd So. Main St. & W. Lakewood Ave.

Rev. Richard H. Weyer, Pastor 2016 CONSISTORY Elders: Emily Sensenbach-Gopal, Dianne Andreula Director of Music Joanne Ciaccio Frank Devine Church Office 732 828-0020 Rebecca Jones FAX # 732 828-0027 Julie Park Greg Reeves [email protected] Don Wesen www.stpaulsmilltownnj.org Deacons: Please leave a message if no one is John Garback available. Steve Kircher Dick MacDowell Robert Ramsen Church Secretary Mrs. Carol Lagowski Chuck Rucinski Office hours: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Emma Rumen Sean Sullivan Financial Secretary Mrs. Debbie Paley (address inquiries to church office) ******************************** Please address all financial inquiries to the Save time and prevent mistakes by writing Church Office. your parishioner number on your checks and envelopes. Example: 002W ******************************** NEXT TIDINGS DEADLINE – Please notify the church office if any of the Thursday, July 21st following changes occur in your household: address change, phone number change, email change, marriage, separation/divorce, death, birth, adoption, adult child(ren) moving out, or a family member being moved to a rehab. or nursing home. We would like to keep our membership list up-to-date, but we need YOUR cooperation to do so! ST. PAUL’S CHURCH 62 South Main Street Milltown, NJ 08850 (732) 828-0020

JULY, 2016

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

DATES TO REMEMBER:

July 3rd – Communion July 4th – Parade/Duck Race July 9-16 – SYG Mission Trip July 25-29 – Vacation Bible School July 31 – Hymn Sing

TIDINGS

Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Rev. Richard H. Weyer, Pastor

DATED MATERIAL June 23, 2016