THE TRUMPET CALL

East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church

October 2, 2016

Our Vision
To challenge and encourage everyone in our
congregation to know and follow Christ by:
Growing as disciples through Christs teachings
Connecting with one another in Christian
community
Serving Christ by serving others
Praising God as we worship Christ

Sunday Services and Studies

Traditional 8:30 am
Contemporary 10:45 am
Sunday School 9:45 am
Discipleship Groups 9:45 am

Pastors Corner
You know you're deep into fall when the office air conditioners start to come out of the
windows at church! As the air cools down, the rhetoric keeps heating up in the
presidential contest. Almost exactly 242 years ago, the founder of Methodism, John
Wesley, had something important to say about voting. Here's what he said in his Journal
on October 6, 1774: "I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election,
and advised them
1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy
2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against, and
3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side.

Obviously in our American system of voting, #1 on his list would be illegal, but the other two speak
volumes to the current pre-election climate. We are not to bash either candidate, nor are we to bash the
supporters of those candidates. Wesley's words cut right through me, because I am guilty! I'm sure
whether we've actually uttered things out loud or spoken them only in our hearts, we're all somewhat guilty
of speaking ill of the side we don't support and the people who support them. With the election now less
than six weeks away, we can repent and set a better example for the divided electorate around us. If
nothing else, we can pray that God will lead us to vote the way we need to vote. It's not about convincing
ourselves and others that God is on "our side," but making sure through prayer and discernment that we
are on God's side.
This Sunday, October 2, marks two important events for us. First, it is World Communion Sunday when we
eat and drink in remembrance of what Christ did for us with brothers and sisters all around the world. Our
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choir will sing at the 8:30 a.m. service, under the direction of Julie
Montes de Oca, who was introduced as our new choral director at both
services this past Sunday. I will pray a prayer of blessing over both Julie
and the choir as they begin their work together. Second, it is our annual
charge conference in the afternoon at our church at 1:30 p.m. Our
District Superintendent, Dr. Irving Cotto, will be on hand as will 7 other
churches in our Mission Connexion to celebrate our past year of ministry
and look ahead to 2017. You are welcome to join us! This Sunday will
also be the third in my seven-part sermon series on Serving from the
Heart, which is also the title of our all-church study, currently underway. I
hope you can join us in worship and also in one of the study groups.
Pastor Jim

Is Life Throwing You a Curveball??

Stephen Ministry is for men and women
We have trained Stephen Ministers
waiting to walk with you
Contact: Peggy Strack
(pstrack@esumc.net)
570-421-3280

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Check out tables in Fellowship Hall
Kelli Mercurio Breast Friends
Jenn Dunne for Womens Resources.

Churches that teach and develop gift-based ministries grow spiritually.

When God's people use their gifts in service to others,
they see God at work
- changing lives and changing the world one person at a time.
---from "Serving from the Heart"
RB

Read the Bible in a Year

This week we will be over three quarters of the way

through our program of reading the Bible in a year.
And I need to share with you, sometimes its not
easy. Its a book that was written in different
languages over thousands of years ago translated to English which
sometimes loses some of the meaning and tone of the original text. So
some of things in this Book, which might have been easy for people to
understand at the time are a mystery to us. We are challenged because
even if we have a Ph.D. in the culture of that time, we still cannot
understand the Bible unless God grants us the ability to do so.
So maybe we ask ourselves this question: Why do we read the Bible?
I believe one of the main reasons is that this is where we can find God
because this is how He chose to reveal Himself to us. So if were seeking
to know God, the path of our journey goes through this book.
And it does things to us. We read it, we hear it, and it changes us. It
starts to accomplish Gods purpose in us and it strengthens us in our
faith.
One of my favorite scriptures in the Old Testament that puts all this
into perspective for me comes from our readings this week from the book
of Isaiah: "As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not
return there until they have watered the earth and making it come forth
and sprout given seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so is my word
that goes out from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but will
accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent
it." (Isaiah 55:10-11, NIV)
So hang in there because if we want to know Christ more deeply,
were definitely in the right place. So my friends - be encouraged and
read on.
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Pastor Bob

Spiritual Gifts Study

SUNDAY 9:45 am
Jr. Youth - Youth Room
Sr. Youth - Basement Room 9
Justin Searle - Basement Room 7
Brown/Rosenberger - Room 8
Mercurio - Room 6
Ragonese - Conference Room
Tim Malefyt - Stephen Ministry Room
SUNDAY 6:30 pm
Jackie Visser - Conference Room
TUESDAY
Cathy Saunders house
WEDNESDAY 5:45 pm
Pastor Todd at Bovinos
THURSDAY 6:00 pm
Deanna Mayers Conference Room
Check white boards in Oberholtzer Hall
for directions to classrooms.
Hearing Assistance
Devices are Here!
ESUMC now owns several hearing assistance devices which can be worn to improve your ability to hear our worship services. Please contact an usher to pick up
your hearing assistance device and return
to an usher after use.
Healthcare Equipment available:
Canes, crutches, walkers, adult potty
chairs, shower stools, Depends and more!

ESUMC Women attend Collyde Summit

Under this theme of Even If, believers from all
denominations heard the message during the
Collyde Summit in Zarephath, NJ in
September. Men and women from all ages
and backgrounds not only were able to hear
from speakers like Lysa TerKeurst and Francis
Chan, but also were able to participate in
break out sessions from four different tracks:
Leadership; Justice, Culture and Redemption;
World Missions, Spiritual Gifts and Evangelism
and Worship and Creative Arts. Uniting
together under the common thread of growing
stronger in faith. participants had time for
praise and worship as well as seeing how God
is working in organizations like World Vision
and The Land of a Thousand Hills, who
provided free coffee through the
conference. With the theme of I AM, next
year's conference will be held September 15
and 16 at the Liquid Church in Parsippany,
NJ. Speakers are Mark Batterson, Ann
Voskamp, and Tim Lucas. For more
information, visit
www.collydesummit.com

Fall is fast approaching, another

summer is behind us. This is the
season of change. The leaves
change, the temperature changes,
even our kids change - from pre-k to
k, grade school to middle school, middle to high school, high school to
college or the military or life, and so on.
I know I'll never forget that beautiful September morning 15 years
ago. I woke to a day filled with promise. How quickly that day
changed, not for me, but for us. For so many people that day stopped
being about me and became all about we. We watched together, we
held our breath together, we cried together and we prayed together.
On that September morning we became one nation. We didn't care
about things like where do you worship, how do you vote, what' your
race. Our brothers and sisters were hurting and we
cared. September 11th is now a day of service and
remembrance. Let's not forget those who gave so so much that day
and the days that followed.
Let's honor those who gave more than we could ever ask. Let's
continue to pray for them, their families, and today's active military
personnel.
If you know of a soldier we could highlight, please contact Randy
Johns (570) 476-5639 or superuncle113@yahoo.com

Read the Bible in a Year

Many thanks to all who welcomed and helped

at the wonderful Organ Concert!
I especially want to thank all helpers who baked, set up and cleaned up.
Many hands make a wonderful event. Ginny

273Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah 2:1-30,

Philippians 1:27-30, Philippians 2:1-11,
Psalm 115:1-11
274Jeremiah 2:31-47, Jeremiah 3,
Jeremiah 4:1-9, Philippians 2:12-30,
Psalm 115:12-18
275Jeremiah 4:10-31, Jeremiah 5,
Philippians 3, Philippians 4:1,
Psalm 116:1-11
276Jeremiah 6, Jeremiah 7:1-29,
Philippians 4:2-23, Proverbs 24:5-14
277Jeremiah 7:30-34, Jeremiah 8,
Jeremiah 9:1-16, Colossians 1:1-23,
Psalm 116:12-19
278Jeremiah 9:17-26, Jeremiah 10,
Jeremiah 11:1-17, Colossians 1:24-29,
Colossians 2:1-5, Psalm 117:1-2
279Jeremiah 11:18-23, Jeremiah 12,
Jeremiah 13. Colossians 2:6-23,
Psalm 118:1-16
280Jeremiah 14, Jeremiah 15,
Colossians 3, Colossians 4:1,
Proverbs 24:15-22
281Jeremiah 16, Jeremiah 17,
Colossians 4:2-18, Psalm 118:17-29
282Jeremiah 18, Jeremiah 19, Jeremiah 20,
1 Thessalonians 1, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16,
Psalm 119:1-8
283Jeremiah 21, Jeremiah 22,
Jeremiah 23:1-8, 1 Thessalonians 2:17-19,
1 Thessalonians 3, Psalm 119:9-16
284Jeremiah 23:9-40, Jeremiah 24,
Jeremiah 25:1-14, 1 Thessalonians 4,
Proverbs 24:23-34
285Jeremiah 25:15-38, Jeremiah 26,
1 Thessalonians 5, Psalm 119:17-24

Discovering and
Embracing The Divine
In You
Womens Retreat
Saturday, November 5, 2016
8:30 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Sign up in Fellowship Hall
Sign up on church website
Registration $10.00 per person.
Registration form & Envelope in todays Bulletin.

Youth MinistrySee You At The Pole (National Day of Prayer)

Events

Contact Us

The OKs will meet at the Church Wednesday, Oct 12, at 9:30 am to go

by church van to Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center for a

program on bears, explore the displays, and then we go to Snydersville
Dinner for lunch.
Costs: $3.00 for the program, your lunch, and a contribution for gas.
Call to register for a seat on the van for you. Please call at 570-421-1422
by Oct.10. Thank you, Erma Powell.

Chair Zumba moved Friday, October 7th from Fellowship Hall to

Oberholtzer Hall.

Adult Mission
We will be traveling to West Virginia the week of Nov 6 to repair homes
damaged by recent flooding. If you are interested in joining us please
contact Pat Braun at 570-424-5481.
SWAT (Serving with a Team ) will meet on Monday, October 24th, in
Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m. to Noon. We will work on various projects to
help keep our church well maintained.
Chimes meet every Tuesday, 5-5:30.
Youth Bells meet every Tuesday 5:30-6:15.
Adult Bells meet every Tuesday 6:30-7:30.
For more info,
call Chris Perfetti (610) 442-8277.

Family Promise

We will welcome our family promise guests October 16, 2016 @ ESUMC .
I look forward to a great week.
For questions or more information, please contact Jenn via email or cell .
Jenn Dunne
(570) 369-3695
Saturday, October 29th
6:00 pm-8:00 pmAges 0-12 years
Safe Fun for the Whole Family
Theme: Jesus Is Our Super Hero
Decorate Your Car To LOOK Like Your Favorite Super Hero
Recovery Meetings Available in The Community Room of Office
Building Basement
NA: Monday through Saturday 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M.

Just for Today

Wednesday 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. New Beginnings (Womens Group)

AA: Thursday & Saturday 8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Keep It Simple

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East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church

83 S. Courtland St.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
www.esumc.net

Church Office
(570) 421-3280
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Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Mon thru Fri
Pastor
Jim Todd
jtodd@esumc.net
Ext. 1014
Church Administrator
Jill Teaford
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Ext. 1015
Secretary
Maria Ragonese
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Ext. 1010
Congregational Care
Peggy Strack
pstrack@esumc.net
Ext. 1023
Youth Ministries
Scott Kuhnle
skuhnle@esumc.net
Ext. 1013
Childrens Ministries
Erica Dorsch
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Ext. 1017
Finances
Sue Mertz
smertz@esumc.net
Ext. 1015
Financial Secretary
Cyndie Faunce
cfaunce@esumc.net
Ext. 1025
Maintenance
William Mack
wmack@esumc.net
Ext. 1018
SextonJude Porter
jporter@esumc.net
Organist/Traditional Music
Pauline Fox
foxes@esumc.net
Contemporary Music
Doug Malefyt
dmalefyt@esumc.net
Audio/Visual
Joe Dorsch
josephdorsch@gmail.com
Technology Support
Michael Corey
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Ext. 1012