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The Joyful Noiz is published monthly by Zion Mennonite Church. The editor is Jennifer Moyer. Contributors this month included: Janet Davis, Yvonne Detweiler, Bill Fridey, Lori Groff, Donna Halteman, Chris High, Sonya Stauffer Kurtz, Mike Landis, Amy Cummings-Leight, Dave Moyer, Eric Musselman, Katie Musselman, Ron Price, Joyce Price, Craig Tourtellott Stories and information for the newsletter can be submitted to Jennifer via email <[email protected]> or left in the mailbox marked “Joyful Noiz” in the church office.

Next Deadline for the October issue: October 14.

What’s Happening?

October 7 is World Wide Communion Sunday.

Have a birthday in August September or October? Then sign

up outside the Fellowship Hall to join us for the birthday

luncheon following Sunday School on October 7.

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! We will be honoring

our pastors on Sunday, October 14 during fellowship time. If

you would like to show your appreciation with a card or note,

there will be a basket available to drop them into at that time.

Join us on Sunday, October 28 when our series of guest

pastors who were nurtured here at Zion continues when Steve

Musselman will be here to share the message.

Church Directory Updates

Hanna Schmidt Evelyn Godshall Elm Terrace Gardens Meadowood 660 North Broad Street 5091 Center Bridge Skilled 205 Lansdale, PA. 19446 Lansdale, PA 19446 215-855-5272

Please remember to contact the church office with any changes to your address, phone or email address.

Joyful Noiz October 2018

Zion Mennonite Church ° www.zionmennonite.org 149 Cherry Lane ° Souderton, PA 18964 215-723-3592 ° Fax: 215-723-0573

50th Anniversary

Celebration Recital

with Gordon Turk!

On Sunday, October 21 at 4:00 p.m., organist Gordon Turk will perform "Fisk Organ Fiftieth" in our sanctuary. Renowned for his improvisational skills (where he makes up a complex piece on the spot, based on melodic fragments given to him by the audience), Dr. Turk will provide a varied program highlighting the tonal beauty of Zion's Fisk Organ. Having performed here twice before, he has stated he loves playing Zion's organ because it is so perfectly suited for the room and he praises the architect and organ builder for designing such a perfect acoustical match. Dr. Turk is the recipient of numerous awards and is internationally recognized for his impressive technique. This will be a recital not to miss!

There is no admission fee for the recital; however, a free will offering will be collected at the door at the end of the program. There will be a reception in Fellowship Hall following the program and all are invited.

Janet Davis


Pastor’s Page

Making Advent Meaningful

Special Advent activity for moms, mom-moms, and even dads

Have you ever wondered how you might make Advent a little more deliberately Christian and a little less consumer-oriented for your family?

Join me in Fellowship Hall on Saturday morning, Oct 20 at 10:00 am to create a simple advent calendar for your family. We’ll have the supplies to put together a fun pocket calendar with ideas for each day to help your family enjoy the real meaning of the season. Zion will provide materials. I will provide some ideas and you’ll pro-vide the creativity to make a daily calendar with simple family activities for each day through the season of Advent.

Don’t bring the kids, they’ll enjoy the surprise of pulling out ideas to implement each day during Advent. This is an activity for the adults who’ll organize their family festivities later in the season.

Sign up on the sheet outside Fellowship Hall. Or RSVP to Jenn Moyer in the office.

Pastor Sonya

This free festival happens on Camp Men-O-Lan property on October 27, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. till 6:00 PM. Join us for a fun afternoon of activities like the Candy Treasure Hunt, Hayrides, Guessing Games, and delicious concession sales including: our famous homemade apple dumplings, hand cut fair fries, and lots of options off of the grill. We have live music throughout the event.

Come Have fun at Camp Men –O-Lan Harvestfest

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Recipes Worth Sharing Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Servings: 8 =========================== 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup bananas (about 3 small) ripe and mashed 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs 1 cup miniature chocolate chips

Grease bottom only of 9 X 5 X 3-inch loaf pan; set aside. ( I use muffins or a round pan)

Combine all ingredients, except chocolate chips in mixer bowl;blend on medium speed. Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 60 to 70 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.Cool completely on wire rack. Yvonne Detweiler

Important Update on the Calendar Collection

for Graterford Prison! We are again collecting calendars for SCI Phoenix (formerly Graterford Prison). Only

wall calendars and pocket planners for 2019 will be accepted (no spiral-bound calendars or calendars with provocative themes/pictures, and no pictures of young children). Also, NO Bibles, booklets, and devotional books will be allowed. Drop your calendars in the box in the office. Your prayers and calendar contributions sustain hope in the hearts of those who are forgotten and are a blessing to many.

Joyce Price


If your birthday or anniversary is incorrect or missing, please notify the office.

October Birthdays & Anniversaries Birthdays 1 - Ian Kehs 1 - Eric Kehs 1 - Susan Schanz 2 - Bob Floyd 3 - Lori Groff 4 - Erin Constanzer 4 - Adam Borisow 4 - Glenn Moyer 5 - Deborah Ruth 6 - Beth Rauschenberger 6 - Zachary Ruth 7 - Keith Freed 7 - Dorothy Harrar 9 - Roger Kurtz 9 - Caroline Neuman 10 - Heidi Borisow 10 - Colton Musselman 11 - Chad Musselman 11 - Steve Nyce 12 - Tom Nyce 13 - Chris High 13 - Art Landis

13 - Cooper Ziegler 14 - Scott Humphrey 14 - Brooks Worman 16 - Nancy Fridey 21 - Sharon Rutter 23 - Ashlen Godshall 24 - Andrea Keller 24 –Chris Liddle 24 - Gary Neuman 25 - Deng Garang Deng 25 - Debra Godshall 26 - Matt Godshall 27 - Dayna Shelly 30 - Bob Musselman

Anniversaries

1 - Nate & Bekki Dibble 2 - Isaac & Laura Martin 2 - Gary & Tanya Neuman 4 - George & Peg Lauderback 5 - John & Judy Madaus 11 - Bob & Jeanette Platt 14 - Art & Donna Landis

15 - Jay & Jane Clough 15 - Barry & Donna Halteman 19 - Arlen & Liz Nyce 24 - Brian & Amy Bergstresser 28 - Don & Kathleen Rider


Bluffton Recognizes One of Our Own!

Edie Landis was recognized in June by Bluffton University for serving 27 years as a trustee. Edie was initially appointed to the board in 1991 as a representative of the General Conference Mennonite Church. Later, she was appointed by Mennonite Church USA in 2003 and by Eastern District Conference in 2014. Since 1999 she has chaired the strategic planning, board development and nominating committees under various configurations. Congratulations, Edie, and thank you for your

service to Bluffton!


Creatin Care Tidbits

Great American Cleanup Event

Rescheduled from May to Saturday, October 6 Sponsored by

Zion Mennonite Church Creation Care Committee October 6 10:00 a.m. to Noon

West Street Park, Souderton Borough

Wear long pants, long sleeves and sturdy shoes. Appropriate for children and adults age 10 & above. For more information e-mail or call Amy

Cummings-Leight at [email protected] or 215-723-8531.

It is same day as MHEP Apple Butter Frolic but go there for breakfast or come to the stream clean and then head over to the

Apple Butter Frolic!

Thanks to you we will be donating 359 pairs of shoes to Soles 4 Souls this year. We thank you also for your help in tying or rubber banding the shoes. That helped us immensely by saving time and allowing us to just bag and count. Our collection is just in time as Soles 4 Souls is preparing a response effort for those affected by tropical storm Florence. As

we know from the news there are a lot of people that have lost everything except the clothes on their back. All usable shoes will be given to those in need. Only those totally unusable will be ground up and properly disposed of.

Thanks again for your generous donations!


Providing weekly food bags

to children in the Souderton Area School

District.

E.M. Crouthamel Elementary School is only a few blocks away from Zion with 378 students in attendance. Almost 50% (188) of these students live in a low income household. Low income leads to food insecurity.

Food insecurity is the lack of access to enough affordable, healthy food.

Insufficient healthy foods can lead to developmental delays, mental health problems and poor education outcomes.

YOU can make a difference. Please pray for: Funds to support the program The health and well being of each child receiving a back pack School staff distributing and directly connecting with the

children A break in the cycle of poverty that runs through families

Donna Halteman

Friendly Office Reminders:

Committees:

Be sure to let the office know of any calendar changes.

Minutes from committee meetings need to be forwarded to the office for filing.

If you are placing items in the office, please label the items as to where they are to go and who they are from.

mailto:[email protected]


Just a note of Thanks…

Thank you for the many kind expressions of sympathy

after mom’s passing. We are so grateful for our Zion

family.

Rod & Pat Kratz

Thanks to all who donated blood at the blood drive for

Miller Keystone Blood Center on September 18. 16 units

of blood was able to be collected!


ZION’S ANNUAL GOLF OUTING HAS A WINNER!

Congratulations to the Godshall Group!

Despite having to be rescheduled from June, we had a

good turnout of golfers for our annual golf outing. We had 25 people, including 2 women, join us at the Butter Valley Golf Port. The golfers enjoyed a delicious lunch

following the outing. Thank you to all who participated and helped with the outing! It is always a fun time to get together. Congratulations to Glenn and Justin Godshall

and Mark Watkins for being the 2018 Zion Golf Outing Winners!

If you think it is hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.

~ Jack Lemmon


The Property Line

Table of Plenty Talk

Moving? Downsizing? See Double?

The next time you may be cleaning the garage, using your work bench or simply going into your shed, think of Zion. Zion may be able to use some tools or storage cabinets you may no longer need. If you have multiple this or I’ll never use that again, please think about donating them to Church. Examples of tools that are still in good shape, that could be donated would be electrical, carpentry, basic hand tools, automotive as well as outdoor landscaping tools. If you have something you think may be of use

at church, please speak with Mike Landis.

Table of Plenty finished out summer with plenty of patrons thankful for the cool place to enjoy a delicious meal. The rain and sun allowed us to serve folks extra produce from volunteers’ gardens and patrons were also treated to eggs from members of the congregation. What good fortune to share our abundance with the community.

As we look ahead to fall, I am excited to note a few new names on my volunteer sheet. It is heartwarming to see Zion's enthusiasm for this ministry growing!

TOP is still in need of a temporary lead for Wednesdays (from October-December). Shopping will be done for you; the position would include delegating and overseeing duties in the kitchen as well as communicating the shopping needs for Friday. Please see Katie if you are interested! Thank you for your support of Table of Plenty!

Katie Musselman


September Church Board Highlights

Rod Kratz, as Ministry Representative for Congregational Care,

shared about all the activities and programs of that particular ministry group.

Board Approved the creation of a Spiritual Council. Nominations for four Spiritual Council members will be solicited from the congregation, reviewed by the Gift Discernment Committee, further processed along with the potential candidates, the pastors, board officers, and then affirmed by the congregation at the Congregational Annual Meeting in January, 2019.

A one time stipend was approved for the work performed by the Youth Advisors.

The Front Street property was discussed as possible office space for Keystone Opportunity Center instead of as a day center. This was a request of Keystone. Estimates will be secured to determine the cost of lead remediation before Keystone can continue to use the building.

Ron Price, Church Chair

MDS at Work, continued from page 10.

At this time, work on the house in Clendenin is progressing. All framing, doors and windows are installed, the electric is in and plumbing is ongoing. Mother Nature has taught her lesson and the home is being constructed on higher ground on the Rucker homestead. A special thanks to the Zion members who gave a Saturday or two to come out and help and maybe learn a bit about MDS. If you’d like to view a video about the Ruckers, it is on YouTube. Search MDS Ruckers or use the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5HKdPTGpxQ

Chris High, Zion MDS rep


Anna and Jerry Rucker of Clendenin, West Virginia sat on the porch and watched the storm. In their many years of living along the banks of the Elk River, they’d seen the rains fall and the river rise many times before... but nev-er like this. On June 23, 2016, flash floods rose to levels not seen since 1888. With no time to spare, the Ruckers scrambled across the country road to higher ground, but rising water destroyed their home. Enter Mennonite Disaster Service. Headquartered in Lititz, Pa. MDS Rep Larry Stoner reached out to the eastern regional churches, including Zion, to see if they’d be interested in helping to replace the Ruckers’ home through the Partnership Home Project. The regional committee approved the project, Keith and Dottie Freed of Souderton Mennonite agreed to be the local coordinators, and planning began. The idea behind the Partnership Home Project is to allow volunteers to work locally to pre-fabricate the walls and flooring before being sent in sections to the eventual home site. It is meant to allow those who can’t get away for a week of travel to volunteer on a weekend where they live. It also exposes those volunteers to the work that MDS does and maybe sparks a flame for future volunteer projects. So, with a thumbs up from Souderton Mennonite to be the location, area churches went to work. On Saturday, June 30, skilled framers and lay workers from Zion, Souderton, Indian Valley, Swamp, Perkiomenville, Ambler, and Butter Valley Mennonite churches came together in Souderton’s parking lot and work began. Within 2 weeks, all the layout, flooring and framing was completed. Then, on the third Saturday of work, all the walls were labeled and taken apart to be loaded on a flatbed truck for delivery in Clendenin. This day also included a couple hours of volunteer time from a local resident who knew his way around a forklift and eased the process of getting the sections to the flatbed. The Ruckers themselves were on site July 7. They drove up to share with the volunteers, pose for pictures with the group, and mostly to express their gratitude for what the Lord, through MDS was doing for them.

Continued to page 11…

Mennonite Disaster Service at Work


The Gatherings News

Children ages 4 – grade 4 are invited to join us for an hour of fun! We encourage you to invite a friend or two.

October 2 – Kick off October 16 November 6 – Meet at MRC December 4 January 15 February 5 February 19 March 5 March 19 – Pine Wood Derby Car Race

Starting again on October 2 is The Gatherings! A great time for the entire family!

Fellowship Meal 6:00 p.m. Kid’s Club 6:45 p.m.

Adult Bible Study 6:45 p.m. Youth Group 7:00 p.m.

People use the term hope all the time. Students “hope” they do well on their tests. We “hope” the policeman we speed by on the interstate doesn’t pull out and fall in behind us with his lights on. Folks buy lottery tickets and “hope” they have the winner. As Christians we are supposed to have hope. What is the difference between the “hope” we hear people talking about in everyday conversation and the hope we hear about in church? Should we hope for things we don’t expect to receive or see? Join us for the adult Bible study at the Gatherings on Tuesdays beginning October 2 as we discuss hope. We’ll utilize Old Testament scripture in the Book of Daniel, the Gospel in Luke, and 1 and 2 Peter.

Dave Moyer


Bible Mania Children’s Church

October 7 Enjoy Time in Worship Andy & Erin Constanzer

October 14 Enjoy Time in Worship Lori Groff

& Dawn Repsher

October 21 Heidi Borisow

Ben & Sherry Russell Brad & Susan Schanz

October 28 Heidi Borisow

Ben & Sherry Russell Matt & Laura Musselman

October Children’s Ministries

Sunday Morning Child Care

Infant & Toddler Nursery

Worship Service Sunday School

October 7 Betty Bergstresser &

Edie Landis Donna Halteman & Suzanne Gunden

October 14 Sue High &

Terri Musselman Mark & Trish Watkins

October 21 Nate & Bekki Dibble Beth Rauschenberger &

Barb Musselman

October 28 Nancy Detwiler &

Judy Francis Amy Cummings—Leight

& Wendy Levin


Bible Mania Children’s Church

November 4 Enjoy Time in Worship Eric & Katie Musselman

November 11 Heidi Borisow

Ben & Sherry Russell Mike & Steph Helfrich

November 18 Enjoy Time in Worship Andy & Erin Constanzer

November 25 Heidi Borisow

Ben & Sherry Russell Lori Groff

& Dawn Repsher

November Children’s Ministries

Sunday Morning Child Care

Infant & Toddler Nursery

Worship Service Sunday School

November 4 Jim Musselman &

Susan Schanz Bill & Nancy Fridey

November 11 Matt & Laura Musselman Deb & Ashlen Godshall

November 18 Mike & Steph Helfrich Donna Halteman & Suzanne Gunden

November 25 Nate & Bekki Dibble Mark & Trish Watkins

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