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The Waggonette

May 2017

Waggoners United Methodist Church 1271 Longs Gap Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Love God – Love People Church Office (717) 249-1624 -- www.waggonersumc.org Be a Blessing

Bridge Café 8:00 AM Worship 9:00 Sunday School 10:15 AM

However, then I think back to how she did From the Pastor many of the same things for me as a child

and I remember the command of the Lord to In Ashland Pa., on the honor our mother and father. It speaks not town square almost only to children obeying parents, but also looking accusingly across adult children continuing to respect and toward Centralia (which care for their parents as they age. it the ghost town above a

long burning mine fire) is the Whistler’s Mother Statue. If you wish to This Mother’s Day, let us all honor our take your favorite Mother for a Sunday drive mothers who cared and nurtured us. Let us it might just be the place to go. The base of also remember the responsibility we have to the statue reads, “a Mother is the holiest honor our parents throughout our lives. The thing alive.” command to honor your mother and father

does not end when you become an adult.

In 1937 the Ashland Boys Association raised money to erect this statue as a tribute to all Blessings for a wonderful May, mothers and it was erected with assistance from the Works Progress Administration. It’s said that when the boys forgot to get their mother’s a card on Mother’s day they’d point to the statue and say—there, look what we did for you. Pastor Rick Denison

Mother’s Day has become difficult for me as my mom is struggling with the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. When I take her out to eat I often find I need to cut up her food for her, help her with her drink and sometimes even help feed her. I need to make nearly every decision for her and sometimes it seems the effort is simply too taxing. The Waggonette page 2

Memorial Day Available During the Month of May Inspiration for the Flanders Fields Memorial The origin of the red Flanders poppy as a modern-day symbol of Remembrance was the inspiration of an American woman, Miss Moina Michael.

Moina Michael: “The Poppy Lady”

It was on a Saturday morning, 9 November 1918, two days before the Armistice was declared at 11 o'clock on 11 November. Moina Belle Michael was on duty at the YMCA Overseas War Secretaries' headquarters in New York. She was working in the “Gemot” in Hamilton Hall. This was a reading room and a place where U.S. servicemen would often gather with friends and family to say their goodbyes before they went on overseas service. On that day, Hamilton Hall and the “Gemot” was busy with people coming and going. The Twenty-

fifth Conference of the Overseas YMCA War

Secretaries was in progress at the headquarters. During the first part of the morning, as a young Take up our quarrel with the foe: soldier passed by Moina's desk, he left a copy of To you from failing hands we throw the latest November edition of the “Ladies Home The torch; be yours to hold it high. Journal” on the desk. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow At about 10.30am Moina found a few moments to . herself and browsed through the magazine. In it she came across a page which carried a vivid color In her autobiography, entitled “The Miracle illustration with the poem entitled “We Shall Not Flower”, Moina describes this experience as Sleep”. This was an alternative name sometimes deeply spiritual. She felt as though she was used for John McCrae's poem, which was also actually being called in person by the voices called “In Flanders Fields”. Lieutenant-Colonel which had been silenced by death. John McCrae had died of pneumonia several months earlier on 28 January 1918. Moina Michael's Pledge to Keep the Faith

At that moment, Moina made a personal pledge to A black and white reproduction of the color “keep the faith”. She vowed always to wear a red illustration which was printed in the Ladies Home (5) poppy of Flanders Fields as a sign of Journal had such an impact on Moina Michael. remembrance. It would become an emblem for Moina had come across the poem before, but “keeping the faith with all who died”. reading it on this occasion she found herself transfixed by the last verse:

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Compelled to make a note of this pledge, she Since this group had given her the money with scribbled down a response on the back of a used which to buy them, she considered that she made envelope. She titled her poem "We Shall Keep the the first sale of the Flanders Fields Memorial Faith". The first verse read like this: Poppy on 9 November 1918.

Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields, Campaign for the Poppy as a National Memorial Symbol Sleep sweet - to rise anew! Moina Michael was determined to put all her We caught the torch you threw energy towards getting the Poppy emblem And holding high, we keep the Faith adopted in the as a national With All who died. memorial symbol. She was encouraged by a Three men attending the conference then arrived positive reaction to the idea by the press. She at Moina's desk. On behalf of the delegates they began a tireless campaign at her own expense, asked her to accept a cheque for 10 dollars, in starting with a letter to her congressman in appreciation of the effort she had made to December 1918. In the letter she asked him to put brighten up the place with flowers at her own the idea to the War Department, which he expense. She was touched by the gesture and immediately did. She wanted to act swiftly so that replied that she would buy twenty-five red this new national emblem might be already be poppies with the money. She showed them the produced in the form of pins, on postcards and so illustration for John McCrae's poem “In Flanders on in time for the signing of the peace treaty at Fields” in the Ladies Home Journal, together with Versailles in June 1919. her response to it “We Shall Keep the Faith”. The She realized that after the war the numerous signs delegates took both poems back into the related to the war - the Red Cross, War Loan Conference. insignia, Service Flags - which had been evident Poppies Worn in Remembrance all over the United States during its involvement in the war would gradually be removed. Moina considered that a replacement emblem, the red poppy, could be used to fill those empty spaces as a symbolic reminder of those who had not returned home to celebrate the end of the war. Her religious upbringing inspired her to believe that the Flanders Memorial Poppy was indeed a spiritual symbol with more meaning behind it than pure sentimentalism. She likened the new optimism for a world returned to peace after the

“war to end all wars” to the magnificent rainbow After searching the shops for some time that day which appeared in the sky after the terrible flood Moina found one large and twenty-four small in the bible. artificial red silk poppies in Wanamaker's department store. When she returned to duty at the YMCA Headquarters later that evening the delegates from the Conference crowded round her asking for poppies to wear. Keeping one poppy for her coat collar she gave out the rest of the poppies to the enthusiastic delegates.

According to Moina, this was the first group-effort asking for poppies to wear in memory of “all who died in Flanders Fields”. The Waggonette page 4

Mission Offerings

May 7 …..………………………………Project Share May Worship Highlights May 14 …………….Benevolent Homes Offering May 21………………………..Son Power Ministries May 28………………………………………Future Fund May 7 – 4th Sunday of Easter

Sermon – “Beyond Abundance”

Based on Psalm 23, John 10:1-10 Hymns #98 To God be the Glory, #136 The June Worship Highlights Lord’s My Shepherd I’ll Not Want, #474 Precious Lord, Take My Hand June 5 – Pentecost Sunday

th Communion May 14 – 5 Sunday of Easter Sermon – “Forgiven Not Perfect” Mother’s Day Based on Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39 Sermon – “Hit the Road, Jack” Hymns #57 O, For a Thousand Tongues, Based on John 14:1-14 #338 I Can Hear the Savior Calling, #555 Hymns # 150 O, How I Love Jesus #77 How Forward Through the Ages Great Thou Art #368 My Hope is Built

May 21- 6th Sunday of Easter June 12 – Trinity Sunday Sermon – “I Love to Tell the Story” Sermon – “By Whose Authority” Based on Acts 17:22-13 Based on Matthew 28:16-20 Hymns #156 I Love to Tell the Story, #573 Hymns #64 Holy, Holy, Holy,#568 Christ for the O Zion Haste #569 We’ve A Story to Tell to World #98 To God be the Glory the Nations.

May 28 Pentecost June 18 - 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Father’s Day Sermon – “Living in the Spirit” Sermon – “Time to Make Hay!” Based on John 20:19-23 Based on Matthew 9:35-10:23 Hymns #698 God of the Ages, #700 Abide Hymns #710 Faith of our Fathers, #141 with Me, #717 Battle Hymn of the Republic Children of the Heavenly Father, #576 Rise

Up O Men of God

June 26 – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Sermon – “Have you Counted the Cost” Based on Matthew 10:24-39 Hymns #73 O,Worship the King, #369 Blessed Assurance, #580 Lead On, O king Eternal

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May Birthdays May Worship Assistants

2 Leroy Hoover

2 Kylee Reidenbach May 7, 2017 3 Travis Feuchtenberger Greeters: Peggy Holsinger & 3 Harold Miller Ken Pannebaker 4 Betty Albright Ushers: Leroy Hoover & Ken Pannebaker 4 Mark Gipe Scripture Reader: Leroy Hoover 6 Tammy Shoemaker Nursery: Shelly Lilly 10 Susan Detrick

12 Iva Zell

13 Frances Shadle May 14, 2017 13 Janice Yorlets

Greeters: Shirley & Tessi McKeehan 14 Michael Green Ushers: Rick & Lydia Mellott 14 Kelsey Green Scripture Reader: Rick Mellott 15 Rosie Burton Nursery: Tina Leister 15 Bobbie Oyler

16 Mike Oyler

17 Jesse Mellott May 21, 2017 19 Kim Harne

Greeters: Steve & Robin Jones 19 Stephanie Keifer Ushers: Curt & Priscilla Myrick 20 Evan Simon Scripture Reader: Leroy Hoover 27 Pat Minich Nursery: Amy & Lochlan Hurst 27 Archer Redcay

28 Lee Ann Reck

30 Haylee Feuchtenberger

31 Jim Zipfel May 28, 2017

Greeters: Rick & Lydia Mellott Ushers: Don & Patty Rockey Scripture Reader: Rick Mellott Nursery: Available May Anniversaries

3 Steve & Cheryl Rohm 17 Robert & Terri Gephart 18 Rodney & Helen Snyder 19 James & Elena Yarlett 26 James & Nancy Hoffman 31 Richard & Joyce Clelan

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Children’s Church

On the 2nd and 4th Sunday’s all children are invited to participate in our new

Children’s Church. Here they will learn familiar Bible stories and teachings with fun filled activities. Children’s Church is held down-stairs in the Fellowship Hall and the children will be excused to attend immediately following Pastor Rick’s Children’s Sermon in the Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Nancy Everyone is invited to join us on Friday, May Hoffman or Tina Leister. 12th at 6 PM for a Mother’s Day Dinner. For more information please see Leroy Hoover.

BRIDGE CAFÉ MISSIONS OUTREACH PROJECTS FOR APRIL 2017

If anyone would like to help Devotionals are available to the right rear of coordinate a missions the sanctuary. We simply ask for a one outreach project please contact Shelly Lilly dollar contribution to offset the cost. Place at 717-580-9121. We are always looking for your offering in the basket, which is near the new ideas and ways to minister in our stand containing the devotional booklets. community and beyond.

BLOOD DONATIONS NEEDED

Our blood donations are down to an all-time low of just 2 pints. If you have the ability to WAGGONERS CHURCH STAFF donate blood, please contact Patty Rockey for details. Our Group Number Pastor: Rick Denison ………………….254-7700 is #347. Give the Gift of Life ! Ch. Sec: Suzanne Lindermann ….706-1514 Treasurer: Liz Hoover ………………..576-0369 Fin. Sec: Fay Minich …………………..713-0508

Custodian: Roxann Marpoe…………448-1782 Trustee: Jim Simon……………………..226-4464 Don’t forget to get your tickets www.facebook.com/waggonersumc now for the [email protected] Chicken BBQ on www.waggonersumc.org Saturday, May 20 from 11 AM – 1 PM.

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Ongoing Events If you have a 3 or 4 year old who would like to join the class, contact Cindy Bear at 243-9356. Women’s Prayer Breakfast is held every 2nd ************************************ Saturday of each month from Sept. – May at 7:30 Sunday’s at Waggoners Church AM. The women, led by Nancy Hoffman, study a selection of Christian Contemporary literature. This Bridge Café year’s study is from Liz Curtis Higgs’s book “Bad Girls Join us every Sunday morning at 8 AM in the of the Bible – and What We Can Learn from Them”. Bridge Café for coffee, pastries, breakfast items & After the lesson, the women enjoy breakfast in the fellowship. They also sponsor a new outreach Bridge Café. ALL WOMEN of the church are invited to ministry each month. Everyone is welcome and attend. monetary contributions are always appreciated to ************************************ offset our costs. Thanks! Men’s Prayer Breakfast is held every 4th Saturday of each month from Sept. – May at 7:30 AM. The ************************************ men, led by Pastor Rick, study an interesting Sunday School selection of Christian contemporary lessons. This All classes are in session on Sunday (Sept. through year we’ll be using clips from the Andy Griffith show May) at 10:15 AM. to let Andy, Barney, Opie and Aunt Bea teach us *Nursery class - for children birth to 4 years of Christian truths. After the lesson, the men enjoy age & meets in the room adjacent to the breakfast in the Bridge Café. ALL MEN of the church restrooms. are invited to attend. *Children in K– 9th ************************************ grades meet in the social Church Fellowship Breakfast is held every 3rd hall. Thursday of each month at 9 AM at the Fairground *Youth in 10th - 12th Diner, 1111 Spring Rd., Carlisle. Everyone is invited & grades gather in the Bridge pays for their own meal. Café. ************************************ *Adult Class #1 meets in Weekly Bible Study is held every Mon. night at 6 the front of the sanctuary and PM & every Tues. morning at 9 AM from Sept. – May. studies the International Everyone is invited as Pastor Rick leads us in Sunday School Lesson. interesting & uplifting Biblical teachings. *Adult Class #2 (Meet Me At The Bridge) ************************************ This class meets in the Bridge Café & studies are Worship Team practices at 6:30 PM the Wed. prior to the Sunday on which they sing. Everyone is invited based on a variety of contemporary Christian to join. literature. ************************************ ************************************ Senior Choir, led by Stephanie Keifer, has been Ongoing Projects temporarily discontinued. Everyone is invited to join. Giant Gift Card Program – Purchase cards from ************************************ our church and Giant will donate 5% back to the Youth Choir, led by Stephanie Keifer, practices church. Contact Chuck Bear 243-9356. every Sunday at 10:15 AM in the Social Hall. All ************************************ preschool thru elementary aged children are invited th Soup Ministry – Make soup at home and place in to attend. The Youth Choir usually sings every 4 the freezer in the kitchen for shut-ins. Make sure Sunday during Worship Service. you include the date made on your soup. ************************************ ************************************ Manor Care Bingo is a ministry of 4 or 5 volunteers Blood Bank – Donate blood to our local Blood on 2 teams who help out at Manor Care Nursing Bank. Please use #347 as our Group Number. Home the 2nd Thursday of each month (Jan. thru

Nov.) @ 7:15 PM. Team #1 and Team #2 alternate months, beginning with Team #1 in Jan. Anyone interested in helping should contact Rick Mellott at 249-7583 or Ernie Miller at 243-4964. ************************************ Time for Tots is a preschool program that meets from Sept. to mid-May. They meet in the Nursery every Monday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. This program offers young children a socially, emotionally and educationally motivating experience.