The Visitor
May 2006
From the Senior Pastor
The Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo
I love the month of May.
When I was eight years old, my sister was born three minutes into May. As I’m quite fond of my sister, I always consider May to be off to a good start.
So many cool things have happened to me in May. In my academic career I’ve earned three degrees and all the graduations took place in May. Such fun!
My daughter graduated from High School in May.
We always get to celebrate the great blessings of motherhood in May with Mother’s Day. It’s a month where I will remember my own Mom and the good memories of life with her; but I also cherish my wife as a loving mother to my daughters. Good stuff!
May is a month of accomplishments. The kids all graduate and begin new chapters in their lives. Many people get married in May. So many good and wonderful things take place during the month.
Oh, not to mention Memorial Day weekend and the Kentucky Derby. Derby weekend, in this part of the world, is always a special and fun weekend.
May is a great month at church.
It is a month when we continue to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead! That’s exciting!
It is a month when we gather to celebrate the Christian home! That’s exciting!
It’s also, for us, a time of transition.
Bill Maetschke, after serving for two and a half years as our Praise Team Leader, and doing an outstanding job of it, has taken a new position at Trinity United Methodist Church. Both he and Sharon are joining the staff of that congregation. We will miss them both.
We are in the process of searching for a new Praise Team Leader and are currently putting an Interim person in place. As I write this the Search Committee has invited (and he has accepted) Paul Turner to take on this role. Paul has a great amount of experience in doing this and will take this role on an Interim basis at this time. We are excited to have him. We have had great momentum at that Worship Service and want to continue to do so.
Our plans to tear down our bank building, at the moment, have hit a detour. The New Albany Historic Preservation Commission, given the responsibility to be stewards of what happens and doesn’t happen with buildings and properties downtown, has rejected our plans to tear down the bank building and replace it with a possible Prayer Garden. We have some thinking and discerning to do as to what our next steps have to be. Personally, I have no strong opinion except that I want the will of the congregation to be carried out and I also want us to maintain a good relationship with the city in which we live.
Obviously we have a lot in front of us and it will entail everyone working together to make good progress.
So, see you in church!
We will be offering our “Come and See Class” which is a new member’s orientation class on Sunday, June 4th, 11th, and 18th. If you are interested in becoming a member of St. Marks United Church of Christ, you are invited to attend the class!
May 7 - Text: Acts 4:5-11
Adventures in Missing the Point
May 14 - Festival of the Christian Home
Rev. Lori Lewis is preaching
May 21 - Celebration Singers Sunday
May 28 Ascension Sunday - Text: Acts 1:1-11
Dear Theophilus...
The website address for St. Marks United Church of Christ is http://www.stmarksucc.org.
Here is what you can find on the website:
Lots of pictures about life at St. Marks.
Copies of the monthly newsletter. Oops, you threw it away and don’t remember the event? Look it up online.
Copies of the current month’s calendar. Can’t remember when something is happening? You can look it up.
Need a link to one of our mission partners? They are on the website.
Missed Sunday’s sermon? You can find the manuscript on the website.
All sorts of neat information is available on the Internet, and our small corner is no exception!
From the Associate Pastor
The Rev. Lori M. Lewis
On Palm Sunday, a dear friend of the family died at the age of 83 (although she seemed more like 63 to me). Norma Koenig was a member of St. James United Church of Christ in Havertown, Pennsylvania which is the church that I grew up in. She was the children’s choir director there (a vocal choir and a handbell choir) and the Sunday School superintendent and she sang in the adult choir, and she served on the Church Council, and she was the mother of 6 children including my best friend Laura who was confirmed with me. She and her husband were two of my parents’ best friends. She was married to a minister and she was ordained into the ministry in the United Church of Christ at the age of 60. Each of the 8 members of the Koenig family played a minimum of 2 musical instruments and all of them had beautiful singing voices.
Going to the Koenig’s house on Sunday after church was so much fun. They had six kids and a messy basement that was awesome for hide and go seek. It was so much fun that I went whenever I had the chance even though I knew that before I would be able to play, I would have to endure the “Sunday dinner”. Sunday dinner at the Koenig’s house almost always included pot roast with the carrots and potatoes cooked in with it - a meal that I can barely choke down still today. It included 3-5 different vegetables all of which I hated and all of which had to be tasted. It included cottage cheese with fruit on top of it. I loved cottage cheese but not with the fruit juice dripping on it! I am still of the firm belief that the only thing that belongs on top of cottage cheese is a little pepper. But I continued to go and to eat - however painful it was - because it was worth it to visit the Koenig home and to hear the grace before the dinner being sung in 4 part harmony around their table.
Mrs. Koenig always made me feel important and special and loved. She taught me about Jesus when I was singing, when I was painting the church mural, and when I was in her back yard picking grapes from their vines. She impacted my faith in some incredible ways.
I’m going to her memorial service in just a few days from when I’m writing this article. In thinking about her death, I’ve thought
about two important things. First, about 10 years ago or so, I wrote a newsletter article or preached a sermon (I’m not sure which it was) in which I encouraged everyone to think about the people in their lives that impacted their faith and to let them know what an impact they had. The good news is that I listened to myself! I saw Mrs. Koenig shortly after that and I sat down with her and told her how much she meant to me. I told her that my faith grew because of her and that part of why I was in the ministry was because of her. Can you imagine how blessed I feel to know that we had that conversation! And secondly, I thought about how much easier emotionally it would be if I didn’t go to the memorial service. I was back at St. James church 1 ½ years ago for the church’s anniversary when my dad and I were asked to preach and it was very emotional to go back to the church that was such a huge part of my growing up years. When I was there just over a year ago, Mrs. Koenig told me that she would love to have a reunion of all of the St. James kids that were in my age group - many of whom are ministers today. Going to Mrs. Koenig’s memorial, means going back to St. James again and having that reunion that she talked about. It means seeing Mrs. Koenig’s children most of whom I have not seen for 20 years, so it will be emotional to see them. It means seeing her husband and children and grandchildren grieving and that is always hard to watch. It means hearing all about her life and bringing back a flow of childhood memories. It means listening to my parents who have both been asked to speak in her service. It would truly be easier to just stay home and go to Thunder over Louisville. I have learned, though, that the easiest thing is not necessarily the most meaningful thing, and it is not necessarily the best thing. Meaningful times often include pain and often pain and joy are mixed together in ways that are hard to understand. I know a lot of people that don’t do things that are going to be “difficult” or “emotional” or “painful” and sometimes that is a smart choice, but sometimes choosing the easy way out means missing out on a profound faith experience. When I made my decision to leave town and go to Mrs. Koenig’s memorial service, I was again reminded of that. I’m told that the service will not be short, that her life and faith will be celebrated, that there will be an overflow in the sanctuary and that there will be a lot of music! I wouldn’t want it any other way and neither would Norma Koenig!
Who has touched your life? Who has impacted your faith journey? If you haven’t told them, I hope you will!
Blessings,
Lori
The
May Worship Schedule
Sunday, May 7 - Fourth Sunday of Easter
9:00 am CLASSIC WORSHIP
with the Sacrament of Holy Communion
10:00 am “Christians Come Together” Fellowship Time in Fellowship Hall
10:20 am Sunday School for all ages
11:15 am CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
with the Sacrament of Holy Communion
Sunday, May 14 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
9:00 am CLASSIC WORSHIP
10:10 am Sunday School for all ages
11:15 am CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
with the Sacrament of Holy Communion
Sunday, May 21 - Sixth Sunday of Easter -
CELEBRATION SINGERS SUNDAY
9:00 am WORSHIP with Celebration Singers Presentation
10:10 am Sunday School for all ages
11:15 am WORSHIP with Celebration Singers Presentation
Sunday, May 28 - Seventh Sunday of Easter
9:00 am CLASSIC WORSHIP
10:10 am Sunday School for all ages
11:15 am CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
with the Sacrament of Holy Communion
Senior Adult News
From Lori:
Dear Friends,
We had a wonderful turn-out for Sara’s organ recital. Thanks again to Maxine Dersch and Harvey Buescher and all their helpers for planning and hosting a lovely luncheon! There were about 150 people at the concert!
By the time this newsletter comes out, our April trip to the Frazier Arms will have already taken place and sign-ups for the May trip to Actors Theatre will be past.
I am in the process of planning our summer schedule and will get it to you as soon as possible. If any of you have any ideas of places you would like to visit this summer or next fall, please let me know. As always, I love getting new ideas!
Reminder: The more involved you are, the more you will feel a part of our faith family. Is it time for you to consider getting involved in something new? Here are some ideas. Feel free to talk to me about any of them!
+Come walk and stretch and exercise with the Fitness Flock (Mondays and Thursdays 10 - 11 a.m.)
+Visit the Women’s Circle (4th Monday at noon) or the TNT Women’s Group (4th Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at members’ homes)
+Come to the Prayer Shawl Ministry Gathering (First Monday at 6:30 p.m.)
+Work in the clothes Closet (Tuesday or Saturday)
+Get on a soup kitchen team or be a soup kitchen substitute (Saturday)
+Join the Christian Education Committee (they are looking for new members)
+Visit a Sunday School Class
+Come to the Westminster Village Luncheon (First Thursday at 11:45 at Westminster)
+Volunteer to help with Vacation Bible School this summer
+Join the choir
+Think of something that I’m forgetting!
It truly is in giving that you receive so much! Think about it!
Blessings,
Lori
Our
“Helping Rider Program”
is Back
Helping those who do not drive. . .
Do you need a ride to a doctor’s appointment or to pick up a prescription? Do you need a ride to the grocery? If so, your church family would like to help you! Lisa Graves has graciously offered to organize the Helping Rider Program! Thank you Lisa!
If you need a ride, simply call Lisa Graves (948-9774) and she will seek to find someone to take you where you need to go. Please give her as many days notice as possible!
If you need a ride to church or to a church event, please call the church office and request that the van pick you up!
Volunteers are always needed too! We have several church members but could use a few more to help drive our folks. If you are able to help with this wonderful ministry, please call Lisa Graves or Lori Lewis to talk about how you can help!
The President’s Message
It may have been Alice in Wonderland in which situations got “curiouser and curiouser”. Such is our surprise at the Bank Building situation. The Bank Committee got turned down again on a Historic Preservation vote involving the Garden plan which you have seen posted in the hallways as a substitute structure for the bank. See the next article for more on that topic.
We are saddened by the news that Bill and Sharon Maetschke and their family will be moving on to assist with the Youth Program and Contemporary Worship at Trinity UMC in New Albany. We wish them well, we pray they will continue to be wonderful ambassadors for Christ in that new location, and we thank them for their years of service at St. Marks. They will be missed.
We have a Task Force in place to find a replacement for Worship Team Leader. Todd Carter, for the Music Committee, and Council have authorized the Task Force (led by Sandy Kersey) to move ahead promptly to find suitable candidates to interview and an interim to keep the music flowing at 2nd service during that process. Thank you, Task Force, for jumping into the search so willingly and ably. At time of this writing, Paul Turner has agreed to be the Interim Praise Team Leader. He has experience in this realm and is well-traveled and well-liked in this area.
We have good news: 19 new members have joined St. Marks in the past few weeks, including 7 new confirmand members. We are anxious to get all of them integrated and involved soon within the workings of the church, whether it be in classes, on committees, at social events, or at regular worship and volunteer service opportunities.
Your Council committees are working well and addressing needs as, and sometimes even before, they arise.
Watch your Church Calendar for upcoming events and join in!
In Christ,
Allan Hoffer
Bank Building:
a Different Perspective
- Allan Hoffer –
A “Lemon.” That word comes to mind when thinking about the Bank Building St. Marks purchased in 1999. It seemed like a good idea at the time. We did need some space, some storage, some classrooms, and a choir area, etc. Plus we wanted control of the "L"-shaped parking lot again, which the bank would have sold. But the Bank Building never got the consistent use to make it feel worth the expense it took to buy it and operate it, among other shortcomings. The purchase did give us permanent parking around the sanctuary, and allowed our Clothes Closet to take off. The cost, however, ($275,000 net) is now something some of our members regret having paid.
For our newer members who may not have known all this, the Trustees wisely managed to cut out nearly all operating costs (except insurance) last year by evacuating the building. The congregation voted last fall to demolish the building after 50% of the project funds were raised. As has been reported this year, the Historic Preservation Commission has denied twice our request for authorization to finish this task. The HPC is concerned about the negative impact on the downtown “skyline” or “character” by having an additional empty space downtown, despite the Bank Committee’s proposed addition of a handsome prayer garden with benches and walls for semi-privacy.
It is a bit disquieting to be told by any third party how you must handle issues on your own property. It happens more than we imagine (paying of taxes, prohibiting of criminal activity, and compliance with deed or subdivision restrictions are examples), but it may make us defensive about our original intentions and plans for our property. So, we may be inclined to dig in and want to fight it. But should we?
Many of us have heard that God doesn’t shut doors without opening others. Or that God works in mysterious ways. One thing for certain is that God knows how to take lemons and make lemonade. He took Daniel, and from a situation of forced captivity of a portion of Daniel’s nation, allowed him to be one of the great prophets, and Daniel’s people were ultimately released. God was with Joseph and turned his kidnapping into triumph. God took an ugly crucifixion and turned it into a glorious Resurrection.
churches sell their old buildings to create funds for other mission or worship or building projects too numerous to mention.
A prayer garden idea which we pitched to the Historic Preservation Commission was also a nice idea, but the Congregation has not yet approved it and it would cost tens of thousands of dollars to build, and at present, we have been told “No” twice on our demolition plan, both with and without the garden. So “Plan A” of demolition seems to be on hold (assuming that the congregation is not in the mood to pay attorney fees for a legal appeal, or develop an even more costly expansion plan .)
Here is a Plan “B”. A local law firm inquired this winter about buying our building. We told them that the time wasn’t right, and that the congregation had voted for a demolition, which everyone believed was imminent. That firm has now heard that we are having little success with demolition and contacted me again and made a written proposal to buy the Bank Building, with St. Marks retaining the deed to the parking lot. The offer is for $250,000. That is not a typo. This offer is a serious one, from a good corporate citizen who knows the property is "rough" and will upgrade it. You deserve to have a say in whether to accept its offer or not.
The Council and the Bank Committee and I need your input. What other ideas have struck you over the past few months regarding how to handle the Bank? We have bright folks at St. Marks, so we want to see your creativity. Perhaps a Plan “C” exists.
* If we keep the building, is there any cost-effective use for it?
* If we sell it, what could St. Marks do with the $250,000, both now and in the future?
* Do you know of an organization which would want to lease and pay all upkeep?
* If you prefer demolition, what St. Marks needs can we meet using that space?
* Would any new structure be just as good on the existing Green Space behind the Education Building we already own, rather than on the Bank land?
* Is there a nonprofit partner we could build with on the Green Space, thereby gaining the use of a new structure while sharing the building costs and upkeep?
Your idea may be a bit wild, and if you are embarrassed by it, then pray about it, write it down, and send it to me anonymously (I won’t be able to ask you follow up questions, though!).
Who knows? Maybe God is using you to stir the “Lemonade.”
I will make myself available in the Chapel for informal “Bank Talks” at the following times for anyone who wants to ask questions and discuss options. I invite any Council member or Bank Committee member to join me to answer questions and toss ideas and possibilities around and give our members the benefit of a non-threatening forum.
Bank Talk Times: Sat. May 6, 10:00 -11:00 a.m.
Sun. May 7, 10:00 - 11:00
Wed. May 10 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Sun. May 14 10:00 - 11:00
Mark your calendars and join us for
2 Special Sundays
of
Worship Through Music
MUSIC SUNDAY
April 30, 2006
One Worship Service at 10:30 am
Breakfast for Music Volunteers and Families
9 am in Fellowship Hall
And
CELEBRATION SINGERS SUNDAY
May 21, 2006
Within the Family
Our Love and Sympathy To:
The family and friends of Clarence Paul Thomas. Survivors include his daughters, JoAnn T. Lamb and husband, Gale, and Joyce A. Underhill and husband, George; two brothers, Charles and August Thomas; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held April 12.
Memorials and Donations in February;
Altar Flowers:
In memory of my eldest brother, Charles
by Steve Michel
Music Fund:
In honor and recognition of the long and faithful service of Sara Loheide Cortolillo to the music ministry and as organist of the church.
by Anna and Max Bohrer
Sara Cortolillo
by Jack and Joyce Kiper
Seniors Fund:
In memory of Bud Veron
by Frances Wiseman
Carl and Lucille Pearcy
Tom and Sandy Boofter
Garri and Donna Garrison
The Mr. and Mrs. Sunday School Class
Steve, Patty, Dot and Paul Higginbotham
Betty Barksdale
Jim and Harvey Buescher
Robert and Joan Schroyer
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schroyer
Charles Barrett
Mary Ann Braden
Bob and Betty Stokes
Jack and Joyce Kiper
Dennis and Wendy Yellina
Ron and Joanne Howard
Joe and Grace Yeiser
Steve and Brenda Hiatt
Michael Stokes
Unified Budget:
In memory of my Grandparents and in honor of our Armed Forces
by James Homrighausen
Announcing The Birth Of:
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Evelyn Marie McBride, daughter of Daniel and Jennifer Riekhof McBride. Evelyn Marie was born at 4:12 am on Monday, April 3 at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are David and Nancy Riekhof.
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Addison McKenna Colvin, daughter of Carl and Kelly Newton Colvin. Addison was born March 30th and was 8 pounds and 8 ounces, 18 inches. Grandparents are Charlie and Connie Newton.
Received March 26, 2006:
Karla Hall and Melissa Hutchins
6070 Pine Hill Drive. SE
Elizabeth IN 47117
812/969-2413
Mike and Barbara Johnson
528 Drawbrook Circle
New Albany IN 47150
812/948-176703/25
Fred and Tara Lester
1028 Kehoe Drive
Jeffersonville IN 47130
812/258-0206
Donna Robinson
1106 Carriage Lane
New Albany IN 47150
812/945-1201
91 Fieldstone Court
New Albany IN 47150
812/945-5341
Kevin and Susan Scott
6903 Scottsville-Navelleton Rd
Floyds Knobs IN 47119
812/923-5553
Received April 9, 2006:
Christy and Laura Stivers
1573 Mona Vista Court
New Albany IN 47150
812/949-2426
Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations to Ross Howard, who was honored at Purdue University’s First-Year Engineering Honors Program on Saturday, April 8, 2006, as OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN MALE STUDENT FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER. There were only 208 Freshman Students in the Honors Program out of the entire Freshman Class. CONGRATULATIONS ROSS!!
Thank you for all of your prayers, cards and support during my recent surgery and recovery. It will be a few more weeks before I will be out and about and your continued thoughts are prayers will be greatly appreciated.
Rev. Carl Armstrong
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Dear St. Marks;
Thank you to everyone for your prayers, food, flowers, visits, and for remembering us at during this difficult time. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
and the family of Paul Thomas
Dear St. Marks Faith Family;
I just wanted to thank everyone for all the cards, e-mail and support with regards to confirmation. It really means a lot to me to know that so many at St. Marks care.
Thank you again,
Taylor Recktenwald
Lilies Have Been Given In Loving Memory:
By Susan L. and Frank Adams, Sr.
In memory of Dorothy S. Adams,
By Susan L. and Frank Adams, Sr.
Susan P. and Frank Adams, Jr.
By Betty Altman
In memory of my Mother, Jean M. Altman and Brother, Lynn Altman
By Betty Barksdale, Children and Grandchildren
In loving memory of Eldon Barksdale
By David Debbie, D.J. and Carrie Barksdale
In memory of John J. and Helen Schueler
By Dale, Kathy and Joseph Bohn
With Love, in memory of Morvin Bohn
and Oscar B. Kovie
By Fran Brown
In memory of Delbert A. Brown
zBy Jim and Harvey Buescher
In memory of Loved Ones
By Lillian Bush and Nellie Walker
In memory of Loved Ones In The Mason
and Bush Families
By Mary Alice Bush
In loving memory of my Granddaughter, Marianna
By Bob and Sandy Carter
In memory of our Parents, Alice and Robert Carter
and Norris Utrecht
By Patsye DeGott and Albert DeGott
In memory of Albert and Clara Lee Graybrook
By Dolores Flynn
In memory of my Parents, Walter and Leslie Pocker;
and my Husband, Pat
By Donna Garrison
In memory of Charlie Cox, Norris Utrecht
and Cal Wrege
By Garri and Donna and David Garrison
In memory of Wilma Garrison
By Charles “Herb” Garrison
In memory of my Wife, Wilma
By Sarah Graf
In memory of my Husband, James
By Carter and JoAnn Harrison
In memory of Loved Ones
By Steve and Brenda Hiatt
In memory of Theron and Hazel Hiatt
By Ron and Joanne Howard
In memory of our Parents, Upton and Leoda Pry,
and Harry and Vera Howard
By Todd and Lori Lewis
In memory of all the members of our Faith Family who have passed away this past year
By Ron and Betty Loughmiller
In memory of Richard and Irma Lemmon
By John, Janet, Danielle and Michelle Manzo
In memory of John J. and Mary Ann Manzo
and Robert and Flora Cappalli
By Steve Michel
In memory of my Wife, Judy; Parents, Charles and Lillian Michel;
and Brother Charles Michel
By Jane and Louise Milton
In memory of Penny Milton
By Bob and Fran Oakes and Family
In memory of All Our Family, Friends
and Loved Ones
By Mike, Cindy, Nick and Ben Scroggins
In memory of Richard and Minnie Moser
By Margaret Wallace
In memory of my Husband, Grady Wallace, Sr.;
and Granddaughter, Erin Wallace
By Sharon Warlick
In memory of my Aunts, Rosie and Margie
By Richard and Betty Whittinghill
In memory of Loved Ones
Lilies Have Been Given In Honor:
In honor of Rev. John E. Manzo and Rev. Lori Lewis, for their outstanding pastoral leadership, love and care of all of us here at St. Marks.
By Bob and Sandy Carter (Gram’pa and Grams)
In honor of our precious Granddaughters, Audrey Grace,
Caroline Grace and Tess Marie
By The Kroskey Family
In honor of Joe and Alice Kroskey’s 59th Wedding Anniversary
By Ron and Betty Loughmiller
In honor of Kevin Loughmiller’s College Graduation
and Brad and Jen Loughmiller’s First Year of Marriage
By Laura McDonald
In honor of St. Marks Handbell Choir
By Earl and Pat Miller and Jack and Marilyn Pettit
In honor of our Grandson, Joshua Pettit Lewis,
in celebration of his Confirmation
By Susan Saint-Lockhart
In honor of Joshua Saint-Howell’s First Easter
Seminar Saturdays for St. Marks!!
New Updated Schedule
Our seminars will be based on helping our members in the following areas and while you may attend any one of them, attending the entire series will make it more meaningful for you:
How Taking the Time to Plan Can Help You;
and Your Family
Saturday, May 13th
Determining What Level of Planning You Might Want (Need) to Do
Saturday, June 10th
One thing that we want to make clear is that these seminars “are for everyone; and will benefit everyone” regardless of how much you have in your estate. Please do not think they are only for those members with a lot of money, they are truly designed for everyone, young and old, male and female, husband and wife, everyone!
Coffee and Donuts 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Seminars 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Future Guest Speakers will be Announced as Confirmed
Hope You Plan to Attend, Please Bring a Guest
Attention Parents of Graduates
We would like your assistance in obtaining information about those students who are graduating in 2006 or who graduated at the end of 2005, from technical school or college. Please turn in information by May 15 so it can be placed in the June issue of the VISITOR. High School graduates will be receiving a form in the mail which they will be asked to return to the church office and they will be asked to have a photo taken here at St. Marks (date and time will be in the mailing). Thank you for your help.
Clothes Closet Update
Immediate needs are BLANKETS, large and extra large sizes and children’s clothing and shoes. (No more Kroger bags please.) We are still seeking volunteers to work ‘open' hours or with our inventory teams----so you are invited. For more information, please speak to Allison Brewer. She can be called at 812-989-8883. In the month of March, 736 items of clothing and 8 blankets were distributed to 169 people.
Floyd County Church Women United
Invite
All Women In
Floyd And Clark Counties
To Attend
May Fellowship Day
Friday, May 5, 2006, 9:30 A.M.
Central Christian Church
1315 East Spring Street
New Albany, IN
Continental Breakfast will be served before the meeting.
An Ecumenical Service Of Celebration. For more information call Yvonne Grundy, Local President, 949-9424 or Mary McKercher, District Chair, 948-0297.
Interfaith Food Drive
May is the month St. Marks helps stock the Food Pantry at Interfaith Community Council. Please choose items from the list below and bring them to Fellowship Hall sometime before the end of the month.
All contributions of nutritious foods are welcome. However, in an effort to supplement the present stock in the pantry and to provide a well rounded basic diet for the hungry and meet their other needs, the following is a list of items needed most:
canned meats peanut butter shampoo
chili con-carne jelly toothpaste
ravioli macaroni & cheese toothbrushes
ham in a tin spaghetti & sauce bath soap
beef stew spaghettios toilet paper
soups pasta paper towels
juice instant pudding kleenex
cereal jello
Remember, need has no season! Let’s make the food pantry overflow during the month of May!
St. Marks Board of Deacons
Save Those Items
For The Flea Market
Spring cleaning? Don’t throw those items out....save them for the Harvest Homecoming Flea Market. Due to restricted space, we are asking that you hold those items until the last week of September and then bring them in. Remember, we can always use big ticket items, like furniture for the sale.
Happy Birthday!
Carl Armstrong 05/01
Monte Woodward 05/01
Debbie Stemler 05/02
Francesca Kemper 05/04
Jeane McMichael 05/07
JoAnn Lamb 05/07
Joyce Underhill 05/07
Elizabeth Gable 05/07
Jeremy Ohlemacher 05/07
Kelsea Kramer 05/09
Wendy Swisher 05/10
Shelby Miller-Brengle 05/11
Lillian Bush 05/12
Edmund Goerlitz 05/12
Mary Ann Braden 05/12
Kim Milliner 05/13
Haley Milliner 05/13
Samual Kruer 05/13
Richard Whittinghill 05/15
Robert Caesar 05/15
Linda Donahoe 05/16
Barbara Bohn-Vigar 05/16
Helen Sumner 05/17
John Roettger 05/17
Maxine Dersch 05/19
Paige Kissinger-Straw 05/19
Sara Maloney 05/19
Kevin Loughmiller 05/19
Alisan Scales 05/21
Mckenna Schneidau 05/21
Carl Kramer 05/22