Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Pittsburgh, PA Permit 125 "On Eagles’ Wings" is the official newsletter of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland, published & sent monthly to members and friends. This is the JUNE 2017 Issue Volume 48, Number 6 Phone: 412-364-1606 www.stjohnslutheranchurch.com OR [email protected]Sunday Morning Worship Services: 8 & 10:30 a.m. Christian Ed. at 9:15 a.m. Saturday Worship 5:30 p.m. (Summer 8:30 & 10:00 a.m.) Pastor William Diehm & Pastor Kari Smail Points of Interest Inside New Summer Worship times Pancake Breakfast Semi-annual Congregational Meeting Remember-A-Dad Somewhere Inbetweeners VBS Maker Fun Factory, July 10-14 The Young Families Group St. John’s Golf League, Mondays @ 4:30 pm, Pittsburgh North ELECTRONIC SERVICE REQUESTED St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland 311 Cumberland Road Pittsburgh, PA 15237 If you prefer to ONLY receive newsletter via email, please let the church office know! DATED MATERIAL Please deliver by May 31, 2017 ALL JULY & AUGUST NEWSLETTER ARTICLES, DUE 6/15/17
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ST. JOHN’S STAFF MEMBERS William B. Diehm, Senior Pastor Kari B. Smail, Associate Pastor Ron Baling, Dir. of Contemporary Music Joseph Tuttle Organist & Director of Choirs Mary Lynne Martin, Office Administrator Barb Eback, Office Assistant & Accounts P/R Clerk Laura Coombs, Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Bolinda, Director of St. John’s Preschool Dawn Andersson, Director of Volunteer Ministry Linda Meyerdierks, Youth Ministry Coordinator Gene Kesner, Sexton Clyde Wolfe, Assistant Sexton STAFF COVENANT: We will partner to enhance each other’s ministries, honor each person’s gifts, care for one another and communicate God’s word and love.
ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES:
ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES: Have you signed up for your fall Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend? Both of our spring Week-ends had waiting lists, so sign up now for a fall Weekend to avoid disappointment! Couples overwhelmingly report that the Weekend is the best thing they have ever done for their marriage.
The fall Weekends are:
September 15-17, 2017 at Spruce Lake Retreat Center, Canadensis, PA, a new hotel-style facility on Spruce Lake in the heart of the Pocono Mountains – an hour north of Allentown. October 6-8, 2017 at the Black Swan Inn in Lee, Massachusetts. Nestled in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, a hidden gem overlooking Laurel Lake – an hour north of Hartford, CT. Two nights lodging, 5 meals for each of you, and all supplies are included with your $100 per couple registration fee, plus toward the end of the week-end you will be given an opportunity to make a confidential contribution of whatever amount you wish toward the continuation of the program. Registrations are limited, so sign up today by going to the website: www.GodLovesMarriage.org and paying the registration with your credit card, or marking the option to mail a check. For questions, or if you would like a brochure with registration form mailed to you, contact Northeast US Directors of Lutheran Marriage Encounter, Fred & Julie Schamber, at [email protected] or 724-325-3166.
AARP Driver Safety Course
Social Ministry will be sponsoring the AARP Driver Course. This
course is for driver’s 55 years of age and older.
The refresher 4 hour course is
Monday, June 5, 2017 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The full course is for 8 hours split into two 4 hours sessions.
The date for the full course is
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 9:00 AM to 1 PM &
Monday, June 12, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The training will be held in Fellowship Hall in the basement of the church. Please check
with your auto insurance provider to see which session is required for you to receive the
discount on your auto insurance. Those who take this Driver Safety Course are eligible to
receive a certificate for a 5% discount for 3 years on their automobile coverage.
Your insurance carrier might require each individual insured on the policy to attend the
class. The fee for this course is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non AARP mem-
bers. Make your check payable to AARP. There is no testing involved.
Come 10 to 15 minutes early on the first day for paperwork. Bring your driver’s license,
AARP membership card (if a member) and your check (Payable to AARP) or exact cash.
Pre-Registration is required.
To register call Janet Schmitt at 412-721-1809, 412 931-4913
Candle & Flower Openings for JUNE Call the office if you want to reserve a candle/flower at 412-364-1606.
Remember:
2 openings for flowers weekly @ $15 each
3 openings for candles weekly @ $3 each
Candle Flower
June 4 3 openings June 4 2 openings
June 11 3 openings June 11 0 openings
June 18 1 opening June 18 0 opening
June 25 3 openings June 25 0 openings
Recycle = Reading Christian Literacy Associates at St. John’s is collecting used Laser Jet
Cartridges and Inkjet Cartridges. These will be recycled and a donation
will be obtained for our Christian Literacy Ministry. Call 412-
364-3777 with questions.
CELL PHONES
ARE NO LONGER BEING COLLECTED
Food Item Of the Month The N.H.C.O. Fishes Food Pantry & North
Boroughs Food Pantry need our food donations.
June’s food of the month is
Meal in a Box
Toilet Paper, Toothpaste, Shampoo & Bar Soap are
always needed & appreciated.
Containers are in the coat room in the Narthex.
Celebrate Summer’s arrival
at the River!
Join the Inbetweeners at
the Sylvan Canoe Club on Wednesday, June 21st, for a relaxing day. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the front church parking lot.
Bring an appetizer, salad or dessert to share.
Call Margie Miller at (412)366-3641 for reser-vations or questions.
REMEMBER-A-DAD This Father’s Day, consider remembering or
honoring the special father or father fig-
ure in your life, by contributing to Pleas-
ant Valley Men’s Shelter. Pleasant Valley
is a shelter for homeless men on Pitts-
burgh’s North Side. Any donation will cer-
tainly be appreciated and recognized in the
Father’s Day church bulletin on June 18th.
Please use the tear-off below and return to
the church office by Monday, June 12th.
Please make your checks payable to St. John’s.
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Fathers Day—due June 12th
Name ____
In Memory of
________
In Honor of
________
Amount enclosed
SAY YES! Currently our mortgage has a balance of $991,769.07 with a monthly payment of $8,200.
There are three ways to contribute to the building fund:
Use a Building Fund envelope from your monthly envelope packet
Use the Opening New Doors envelope found in the pews.
Use the “Say Yes!” pledge card for 2017
EVERY GIFT MATTERS! Thank you for your ongoing stewardship and generosity!
Financially Speaking as of April 2017 General Fund Income
March Actual $ 70,262.70 March Budget $ 59,935.08 Gain (Short Fall) $ 10,327.62
YTD Actual $ 273,992.77 YTD Budget $ 239,740.33
Gain (Short Fall) $ 34,252.44
YTD Income $ 273,992.77 YTD Expenses $ 243,506.51 Budget Income (Loss) $ 30,486.26
We would like to thank the congregation for their support in
keeping their pledges current.
STEWARDSHIP STEW
STOP IDENTITY THEFT…CONTROL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION!
In just the first seven months of 2014, at least 11 million private records were put
At risk in more than 300 separate data breaches, according to the nonprofit Iden-
tity Theft Resource Center. Some instances of identity theft are unauthorized
charges – others are smaller charges, such as the cost of a tank of gas or a meal at
a fast food restaurant, that blend in so they’re more likely to go unnoticed. And
still others are large withdrawals totaling thousands of dollars from bank and
investment accounts. Don’t despair: there’s a lot you can do to help keep your
data to yourself.
SET AND CHANGE PASSWORDS
Create a different and unique password for all financial and personal accounts.
Change your passwords several times a year –you could do it at the start of each
season so it’s easy to remember. The Federal Trade Commission suggests creat-
ing a hard-to-crack password by using the first letter of each word in a special
phrase (“I want to see the Pacific Ocean” or Iw2stPO). And do not share your
password with anyone else.
CHECK ACCOUNTS REGULARLY
The best way to prevent identity theft is to monitor your bank and credit account
activity and statements. Check insurance and investment accounts, utilities and
services that have been set up with automatic payments, and online accounts like
Amazon or eBay that may be tied to your credit cards or financial accounts.
DON’T CLICK ON THAT LINK
Identity thieves trick someone into providing bank, credit card or other financial
information by sending an email asking for account numbers or other data. This
email may ask for a simple reply or may provide a link to a legitimate-looking
website. Thieves are “phishing” for information. Never provide sensitive infor-
mation by email, and don’t click on links that you’re not sure of.
DON’T LET APPS AND WEBSITES STORE YOUR INFORMATION
Take the extra-safe step of typing it in each time you buy something. It’s a little
more work, but it’s safer to enter that information yourself each time you log on.
BE WARY OF FREE WI-FI
Many coffee shops and stores now offer free Internet access. Unless the business
offers a password-protected system, it may not be safe. Computer-savvy thieves
can more easily hack into Wi-Fi systems without passwords and then steal the
user names and account passwords saved on your computer, tablet or
smartphone.
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Take these five simple steps,
and you will make it much harder for someone to steal your identity.
NEW SUMMER SCHEDULE! STARTS SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017
TRADITIONAL SERVICE-8:30 AM
CONTEMPORARY SERVICE-10:00 AM
Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday, June 25th
in-between services (around 9:30am)
The primary purpose of the meeting
is to elect new council members
EVERYONE IS INVITED to play golf with St. John’s members and
friends. We meet on Mondays, 4:30 p.m..at Pittsburgh North Golf Course, located on Bakerstown Road. We started play-ing on April 24th. Come as often as you wish throughout the summer months. We have fun together, no matter the level of play. For more information, contact Walt Treser at [email protected].
ATTENTION Scrap-bookers, stampers & crafters! St. John’s now has a rubber stamp
lending library. It is located in the conference room and has lots of stamps
and stamp sets along with some books of ideas. There is a “directory”
book with samples of each stamp/set and a code system so it should be
easy to find the set once you chose what you want to borrow. (Please do
not take individual stamps out of a set). The sign-out sheet is in the front of
the directory. Fill in the information when you borrow something and
cross it out when you have returned things.
GREETING CARDS Need a special card for a special person? Handmade cards
are again available in Highland Hall at Sunday morning
Fellowship time. Choose the cards you would like and make
a donation to the St. John’s Family Emergency Fund. New cards are
added each week.
St. John's Stampers will be having "fun with
folds" on Saturday, June 10th from 9am until noon.
Cost will be $5/person for materials. All skills are
welcome. Won't you join us?
Please note that the Abitibi
Paper Recycling Dumpster which was located in the back parking lot has been re-
moved. We no longer receive a benefit for our ministry from it, and seeing that it many times overflows with
paper into our neighbors’ yards, and knowing that we all can recycle paper at home, the council decided to
have it removed. So sorry for any inconvenience!
ABITIBI UPDATE
SAVE THE DATE! Our Church Picnic will be held at
Camp Lutherlyn on Sunday,
August 20, 2017.
More details to follow.
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this year,
our women’s summer Bible Study group will be taking a look
at the life and writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran reformer
who made an impact on the church and world within the last century,
and who many still remember today. He is a reminder of how the
Lutheran Church at its best, continues to be a reforming church. Our
study will take place on the following Wednesdays: June 21, June 28,
July 5, and July 12th. There will be two sessions offered on those days:
One at noon, and one at 7:00 p.m.. For more information, please
contact Pastor Kari.
Come to an informal class about prayer. Maybe your prayer life is
stale or lacking and you need a kick start or a new perspective. We will use
Luther’s small catechism, CATS, devotionals, scripture and your experiences.
Bring your beverage of choice and we will fellowship together. Please let the
church office know if you will be attending so we can have the materials for you.
Please bring your Bible, small Catechism (if you have one) and any other
materials you wish. We will meet on Saturday mornings in the conference room
at 9 AM for the month of June, beginning on June 10th. knitting will follow
if you wish to stay. For more information, please contact Mary Pat Jackson at
YOUNG FAMILIES SUMMER KICKOFF: The young families group from St. John’s will be gathering for a summer kickoff at Devlin Park on Sunday, June 11th from 4-7 pm. Devlin Park is located behind the McCandless Town Hall at 9957 Grubbs Road Wexford, PA 15090. We will have a potluck meal, so please bring something to share. Paper products and beverages will be provided. Feel free to bring some family friendly yard games too! Even if you have not been able to join us before, we would love to have you come now and join in on the fun!