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HILLTOP TRUMPETERCalvary United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, PA 17222www.cumcpa.org717-352-3715December 2019Our Mission: To make followers of Jesus ChristHow we will accomplish our mission:Sharing God’s love through worship, learning & serviceAdvent & Christmas CelebrationsDecember 1Holy Communion, both servicesDecember 8Choir Cantata, 10 am,300th anniversary of “Joy to the World”December 15Children’s Program, 10 am, “New Star”December 22Message: “Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room”December 24Music, 6:30 pm Carols & Candlelight, 7:00 pmDecember 29Lessons and Carols, 10:00 am Worship onlyAdvent Bible Study (Daytime)Walking the Road to BethlehemWednesdays, December 4, 11, 18at 10:00 am (9:45 am on 12/18)
Thanks to all of you who supported theYouth Fundraiserfor Heifer International.Read & FeedBook GroupAfter our expenses, we were able to senda check in the amount of 246.77.Thanks again! 4th grade thru AdultJanuary 16, 20201:00—4:00 pmCalvary packed 253 GospelOpportunities to be shared withchildren around the world! Until thatday they can thank you personally,I will thank you.More boxes More Jesus!Sara NelsonSnow date January 26Sign up in the narthexor call the church office717-352-3715
USHERSHead Usher, Charlie Jonesfor Calvary’s Shut-insAUDIO/VISUAL OPERATIONMike SmithTim ParkDecember 8, 2019LITURGISTJoanne MillerMONEY COUNTERS1—Harold Hill, Harriet Schurman,Brad Seltzer8—Karen Miley, Nancy Strosnider15—Joanne Miller, Donna Hayes,Kathy Mollett22—Lee Lehr, Mary Catherine Shaak,Judy Herrick29—Teena Foster, Pat Engel,Cherie FoustFollowing 10:00 worshipthere will be a Potluck lunchAfter that we will set out Please sign up in the narthexWe plan on being back to thechurch by 4 pm. Thanks to DebJohnson for coordinating thisevent again this year.Pasta Rice Mac & Cheese Canned Fruits & VegetablesPlease remember that the Food Pantry can only accept commercialitems, nothing that is homemade.
NEW STARSunday,December 1510:00 a.m.A Children’s Playin which a discussion between“Old Star” & “New Star”about the First Christmaswill ultimately reveal the truemeaning of the Christmas seasonLook for the rehearsal timesin the bulletins.Dress rehearsal will beSaturday, December 14from 10am till noon.We had an awesome Grand Openingweek and it was a lot of fun.We would like to say Thank You to: Domino's Pizza for sponsoring ourGrand Opening Day event. Tom Shultz, the one man band, forthe wonderful fifties and sixtiesmusic. We had a blast. Fayetteville Fire Department forcoming out and educating us ontheir service and giving wellnesschecks. Therapy Dogs International forsharing their wonderful dogsHershey and Simon. Thanks toSharon and Marlys for taking thetime to explain what therapy dogsdo and how they get trained.We had a great week and we wereblessed to see over 60 different facestrying out our new community service.Thank you to Calvary for making thiscommunity service possible.
cemberDecemberDecemberDecember13458910121617Jack MooreLynn TruttSheri StaubKieran MooreMary DuncanRuth DonnellyTravis BumbaughAmy Jo RuscettiTerry CoxLaMar HollarLenora LiningerDecember 18 Missy BurnsDecember 20 James Moore, Jr.December 21 Larry KingDecember 29 Taylor WaltonDecember 30 Louanne SchellhaseJanuary 2January 3January 4January 5January 9January 13January 14January ores OtenbergerMissy WaltonDenise WietryKari FranklinPat MooreMaureen SnyderSpenser CrittendenLauren ShaakMary Catherine ShaakJudy HerrickLanda MillerHarriet SchurmanJane YuhasMonica WiseTonja NicolaGary StatlerJessica SeltzerDanah WietryRuth Donnelly will be celebrating her 100th birthdayon December 9, 2019. If you would like to send a card forthis very special occasion her address is:c/o Quincy Village, 6596 Orphanage Road, Parker House #1,Waynesboro, PA 17268
United Methodist Women is a community of women whosePURPOSE is to know God and to experience freedom aswhole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative,supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of missionthrough participation in the global ministries of thechurch.Wow!! Did we have a wonderful bazaar?We sure did. We were blessed with a fewnew persons with ideas. God sent us someangels: Rick Elliott, to make wood items,Sue Willsie, to be creative and make newitems, and Cindy Serra with a wonderfulability to decorate arrangements with class!Our gift basket designers made over 150baskets filled with an array of stuff.Everyone crafted and decorated or sewed ormade jams and jellies. The gymnasium wasjammed full for Friday morning when ourshoppers arrived. The kitchen crew kept thesoup and sandwiches warm to serve ourguests. The bake tables were lined withluscious desserts. I hope you, too, were ashopper at THE BAZAAR! Everything wasmade here at Calvary by a Calvary member.Thank-you all for any help you provided. Itis a job well done.December brings Christmas and packingcookies for our shut-ins. If you feel somoved, bake 2 or 3 dozen to be included.UMW will pack the boxes on Wednesday,December 11th. Leave your cookies in thekitchen, marked for shut-in’s. Tins ofChristmas cookies will be deliveredfollowing our meeting.Have a wonderful Christmas Season and aHappy and Healthy New Year!Pat Moore,UMW PresidentSunday, December 1stwill be our last order of the year!Place orders thenfor Christmas giving.Thanks so muchfor supporting Calvary.Any questions, see Dottie or Missy.The church office will be closedfrom Christmas Day, December 25through January 1, 2020.We will reopen on January 2, 2020at 8:00 am.Should you have any pastoral needsduring this period, please callPastor Suzanne on her cell717-253-1263.
Sunday MorningsDecision made by 7:15 am for 8:00 am service,by 9:00 for the 10:00 am serviceCalvarySenior Christmas PartyDecember 18thLunch will be served at noon Turkey Ham Choice of Potatoes Stuffing Balls Green Bean Casserole DessertsSpecial music by Sam Keatonfrom 1pm to 2pm.Christmas party activitieswill begin at 10:45 amwith Christmas Trivia followed by aChristmas Story Left Right game.Please plan to join us fora great afternoon.You won't want to miss it.Closings posted on Calvary’s website,Facebook page, and via congregational email.We are also working on posting weather info onour phone’s voicemail (not ready yet!)If you don’t have access to any of the above,please make arrangements with a friend to helpshare the information.Wednesday EveningsYouth & Friends—will use the ChambersburgSchool District schedule.If closed or released early due to weather, ourevening programs are cancelled.Choir, Adult Bible Study,& Young Adults—Your leader will contact you directly.Hilltop Gathering Place—If Chambersburg schools are delayed orclosed, we will be closed.On Sunday, December 29, 2019, therewill be only one worship service at 10 am.On Sunday, December 29, 2019, therewill be only one worship service at 10 am.
HOLIDAYBAZAARUPDATEBake TableKitchenKnitted ItemsSale TableCrafts, & all othersTOTAL TAKEN IN 1,277.05708.00415.50118.253,416.50 5,935.50This is the amount taken in and expenses havenot yet been taken out. A final report will comelater.“The Crafts, & all others” includes the giftbaskets, craft items, and all decorations. Wethank everyone for making such lovely things anddonating so many items.Thank you very much for all the hard work thatwent into making this a great bazaar. Your effortsare greatly appreciated. Without each one of youwe could not have done it.Thank you very much. The profit from this willbe divided between the UMW and the church.Saturday, December 14Hilltop Hall9:30 am—3:30 pmA Big Thank You! Our Parents night out projectwas a little more involved than we first realized.We want to thank all from Hilltop GatheringPlace that helped to assemble our advent treesand wrap 504 small presents to put in them.We were getting short on time to complete, so avery appreciative thank you to Mary Catherine,Susan S, Eve and Joanne for completing andstuffing the trees. Thank you to all of ourVolunteers and Youth that helped make theevening a success.Susan JonesMary Jane JonesDeadline for the January Newsletteris Wednesday, December 11, 2019.Donations of new and unwrappedtoys are due by December 8th.Boxes are in the narthex.Thank You!If you have something that would be ofinterest to the congregation,please submit it to us by the above date!Please note that this is earlier than usualbecause of the Christmas Holidays.We are expecting to have the newsletterready for you by Sunday, December 22.THANK YOU
CONCERTThe Sound of the SeasonSATURDAY,DECEMBER 15, 20197:00 PMA good will offering will be received.Our poinsettias will be delivered onSaturday before Christmas. We askthat you please leave them hereuntil after the ChristmasCandlelight Service.If you are planning on making a donationto Hilltop Gathering Place in lieu ofpurchasing a poinsettia, please rememberthat the deadline for these donations isSunday, December 15.Thank you.Thank you to everyone that contributed an item for thebake table. And a special thank you to our “Pie Lady”,LuWanda.We had an amazing assortment of items to sell. Our tablelooked amazing and we sold everything! Please keep inmind we have a bake table if we have a Yard Sale andwould appreciate any donations.Pat Humpleby, Bake Table Coordinator
January 5, 2020“Starting the New Yearon the Right Foot”January 12, 2020Blessing of Officersfor 2020Thanksto the dedicated moneycounters who alternate weeks to countthe offerings each Sunday. They do afantastic job which is often overlooked.So a “big thank you” to those folks andto Dottie Shannon & Joanne Millerwho keep things running smoothly!Thanks to Susan Snyder for once againproviding us with the Cornucopia for thealtar this past Thanksgiving season.Hope you had the opportunityto check it out!Franklin CountyJailMinistryThis year we have been asked by the membersof the FCJ to collect unwrapped stuffedanimals and sports balls (soccer, football,etc.) for the children of the inmatesat the jail.We will have a box in the entryway for thecollection of these items. They have beenvery specific as to the items they can accept.Please only donate stuffedanimals or sports balls.Deadline for donationsis December 8th.Thank you!to the mowing teams whoso faithfully take care of thechurch property. Not only do theymow each week, but they also havethe challenge of the falling leaves.So many leaves!!We appreciate your work!
For anyone who is experiencing loss at this time of the year,these services offer any who grieve a gentle experienceof the true meaning of Christmas.Service of LightsMonday, December 9, 20197:00 pmFirst United Methodist Church225 S. Second Street, Chambersburg, PAMain Sanctuary
Join us Sunday, January 19th from 1-4pm as we venture into the wardrobe. Here’s why:In Revelation 5:5 you can read about the Lion of Judah. We sing praise songs about the Lion andthe Lamb. Each example is referring to Jesus.“A concerned mother once wrote C. S. Lewis on behalf of her son, Laurence, who, having readThe Chronicles of Narnia, became concerned that he loved Aslan more than Jesus. In hisresponse, Lewis offered this relief:Laurence can't really love Aslan more than Jesus, even if he feels that's what he is doing. For thethings he loves Aslan for doing or saying are simply the things Jesus really did and said. So thatwhen Laurence thinks he is loving Aslan, he is really loving Jesus: and perhaps loving Him morethan he ever did before.”I understand these feelings completely because they were my own also when I first saw a PBSmovie of this book at the age of 8. After reading the 7 books in the series I saw the parallels toscripture. My faith grew and my hunger to know God grew. THIS is why I choose to share Narniawith others. C.S. Lewis, in his second book has Aslan the lion explain this to the children as theyare returning to their world.“It isn't Narnia, you know," sobbed Lucy. "It's you. We shan't meet you there. And how can welive, never meeting you?""But you shall meet me, dear one," said Aslan."Are -are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund."I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. Thiswas the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you mayknow me better there.”In our real world, Jesus came to provide a way to have a relationship with God and is our way toheaven through salvation. C.S. Lewis cautions not to spell this truth out to children too directly,but to nurture their understanding as it develops.That is the plan as we promote reading the book The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe and holdan afternoon of activities exploring themes of the book in a VBS style. Time together will beginwith worship followed by 2 stations of activities. Snack will be a third station involving everyoneand then watching the movie from 2005. Because of the intense themes and some scenes of themovie we are offering this event to fourth through eighth graders. High school age youth maychoose to participate with the children and youth activities or with the adult discussion group.Copies of the books are available for 1 while supplies last.Sign-ups are in the vestibule, so we have enough supplies.Snow date will be January 26th 1-4pm.
2019Sun18:00 PRAISEWORSHIP8:45 GRACEPLACE10:00 WORSHIPMon2TueWedThuFriSat3456710111213146:00 AdultBible Study6:15 Youth6:15 Friends7:00 ChoirY.A.P.6:00 PMHOLYCOMMUNION(Both Services)8 8:00PRAISEWORSHIP8:45 GRACEPLACE10:00 WORSHIP9UMW MeetingY.A.P.6:00 PM6:00 AdultBible Study6:15 Youth6:15 Friends7:00 Choir7:00 pmBLUE CHRISTMASat St John’s UCCService of Lights3:00 PMChambersburg15 8:00PRAISEWORSHIP8:45 GRACEPLACE10:00 WORSHIP &Children’s Play1617Y.A.P.6:00 PMTrusteeMeeting2318NO PRAISE20212627287pm2425Y.A.P.6:00 PM6:30 pm Music7:00 pmCandlelightService8:00196:00 AdultBible Study6:15 YouthAd Council 6:15 Friends7:00 ChoirMeeting7pm8:00 PRAISEWORSHIP8:45 GRACEPLACE10:00 WORSHIP29BLOODMOBILE9:30 AM –3:00 PMat First UMCTOWNESINGERS7:00 pm22UMM Meeting8:00 am9:30 am30OFFICE CLOSED31WORSHIP8:45 GRACEPLACE10:00 WORSHIPOFFICE CLOSED2020
Remember those who are in nursing or rehab centers,homebound or otherwise unable to be with us Menno Haven Nursing & Rehab, 2075 Scotland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201Thelma Keefer, Village Square #239Doris Lesher, Cottage 210DParamount Senior Living, 6375 Chambersburg Road, Fayetteville, PA 17222Max SlikeMary DuncanMagnolias of Chambersburg, 745 Norland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201Coralie Johnson, Memory Care Building #21Manor Care, 1070 Stouffer Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201Barbara Reasner, A9Penn Hall Manor Building, 1425 Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201Jane Butler, Apt. 328Quincy Village, 6596 Orphanage Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268Ruth DonnellyThe Inn at Luther Ridge, 2735 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17202Ginny OlingerBrookside Senior Living, 20009 Rosebank Way, Hagerstown, MD 21742Flo Krogmann, Room 234Shook Home, 55 S. Second Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201Maureen SnyderAt Home:Jack KaneHelen ThompsonShirley MorrisDelores OtenbergerEd & Lotty Masters
HILLTOP TRUMPETER Calvary United Methodist Church, Fayetteville, PA 17222 www.cumcpa.org 717-352-3715 December 2019
