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WEST L AWN U NITED METHODIST C HURCH Monthly Newsletter September 2018 You’re invited to our 18th year of West Lawn Wednesday dinners served in the Community Center (between 4:30 pm and 6:45 pm) beginning Sep- tember 5th. This community meal is served by volunteers from our Kitchen Min- istry who donate their time and talents to provide an environment that reflects the love of God in our community. By offering a quality meal at a fair price ($8.00 per person), we seek to create a loving Christian atmosphere that feeds both the body and the soul within our church family and beyond, ministering to those in need. Join us for a Wednesday evening meal, then drop in for a Bible Study or Commu- nity Group (see page 10 for a list of current offerings) as we begin another year of “feeding the body and feeding the soul.” West Lawn Wednesday Dinners West Lawn UMC will again be participating in the annual CROP WALK on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Like last year, this year’s walk will begin at Gring’s Mill at 1:30 pm (registration at 12:30). Walkers can choose to walk a 1-mile, 3-mile or 5-mile loop. This interfaith community walk is a hunger education and fundraising event sponsored by Church World Service (CWS), and locally by the Reading Berks Conference of Churches. Of the money raised 25% goes to The Greater Berks Food Bank, and 75% goes to CWS. To make this year’s Walk a success, we NEED walkers and sponsors! Later in September and in early October, visit the CROP Walk table set up outside the breeze- way on Sunday mornings. Here you can both sign up to walk, or make a pledge for those who are walking. For additional information, please contact Dan Allan at 610-927-1647. In addition, to further support this cause, choose to eat at Isaac’s on Thursday, September 6th. Bring a group of friends and family for dinner at Isaac’s in the Village Square Shopping Center in Wyomissing. Isaac’s will give 25% of the meal cost to our CROP Hunger Walk. Please bring the Isaac’s flyer on page 4 to the restaurant with you. Thank you in advance for sup- porting this very important cause.
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WEST LAWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Monthly Newsletter September 2018

You’re invited to our 18th year of West Lawn Wednesday dinners

served in the Community Center (between 4:30 pm and 6:45 pm) beginning Sep-tember 5th. This community meal is served by volunteers from our Kitchen Min-istry who donate their time and talents to provide an environment that reflects the love of God in our community. By offering a quality meal at a fair price ($8.00 per person), we seek to create a loving Christian atmosphere that feeds both the body and the soul within our church family and beyond, ministering to those in need.

Join us for a Wednesday evening meal, then drop in for a Bible Study or Commu-nity Group (see page 10 for a list of current offerings) as we begin another year of “feeding the body and feeding the soul.”

West Lawn

Wednesday

Dinners

West Lawn UMC will again be participating in the annual CROP WALK on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Like last year, this year’s walk will begin at Gring’s Mill at 1:30 pm (registration at 12:30). Walkers can choose to walk a 1-mile, 3-mile or 5-mile loop.

This interfaith community walk is a hunger education and fundraising event sponsored by Church World Service (CWS), and locally by the Reading Berks Conference of Churches. Of the money raised 25% goes to The Greater Berks Food Bank, and 75% goes to CWS.

To make this year’s Walk a success, we NEED walkers and sponsors! Later in September and in early October, visit the CROP Walk table set up outside the breeze-way on Sunday mornings. Here you can both sign up to walk, or make a pledge for those who are walking. For additional information, please contact Dan Allan at 610-927-1647.

In addition, to further support this cause, choose to eat at Isaac’s on Thursday, September 6th. Bring a group of friends and family for dinner at Isaac’s in the Village Square Shopping Center in Wyomissing. Isaac’s will give 25% of the meal cost to our CROP Hunger Walk. Please bring the Isaac’s flyer on page 4 to the restaurant with you. Thank you in advance for sup-porting this very important cause.

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Fall is here, hear the yell

Back to school, ring the bell

Brand new shoes, walking blues

Climb the fence, books and pens

I can tell that we are going to be friends

(Jack Johnson, “We’re Going to Be Friends”)

This song comes from a movie from Grace’s earliest childhood – Curious George (2006). Whenever I hear this song, especially at this point in the year, I admit to feeling a bit nostalgic…heading back to school, anticipating cooler, less humid temperatures, and football! I am also looking forward to delving deeper into prayer during this next month as we launch our next sermon se-ries (September 2nd) and multiple opportunities to explore and be challenged to live “Inside Out!” We begin by looking at how we as individuals can continue to grow in our own prayer journey and then move out as we pray for and with our families, our church, our community and then our world, as we end celebrating World Commun-ion Sunday. Also during this series, West Lawn UMC will offer a variety of opportunities to grow in our prayer life and also our spiritual life. Join Pastor Jeff and I on Wednesday evenings (beginning, September 5th) at 7:00 p.m. in the He-Brews Café studying the prayers of Paul, utilizing D.A. Carson’s book, “Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation.” He opens his work, with the following lines: I doubt if there is any Christian who has not sometimes found it difficult to pray. In itself this is neither surprising nor depressing: it is not surprising because we are still pilgrims with many lessons to learn; it is not depressing be-cause struggling with such matters is a part of the way we learn. We look forward to leaning in deeply and being challenged to grow as we study the framework of prayer, praying for others, excuses for not praying, overcoming the hurdles and praying for power and ministry to our sovereign and yet profoundly personal God. There will also be an opportunity to come away with God and linger on each one of our sermon series themes during a fall prayer vigil, held Saturday, September 15th. Please look for additional details in the pages of this newsletter. And know that we, as your pastors, continue to give thanks for each of you and pray with Paul, as we keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. We pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Amen! (Ephesians 1:17-19a) Blessings on your continued journey to know God better,

~Pastor Andrea

Carson, D.A. Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation. (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014) ix.

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For Samarah Joacchim, a 7th-grader in Haiti, school means life and hope for a future. But not just because of the education she will get there. For Samarah and millions of children around the world, attending school also means she will eat that day. “Without food I would be starving and my grades would be lower. Most of us rely on the food served at school to survive; this is the only meal we get for the day. I hope the feeding program will continue.”

More than 40 percent of Rise Against Hunger’s meals are distributed to school feeding programs around the world. Those meals encourage school attendance and help put these children and their families on a path out of poverty.

On Sunday, September 9, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Community Center, West Lawn will package 15,120 meals with Rise Against Hunger, but we need your help. Please consider contributing funds to make this event possible; and, please consider serving to package the actual meals at our event. With your help, we can help make sure children get the nutritious meals they need to grow and succeed.

Contact the Church Office or Welcome Center to contribute to our meal packaging event. No gift or time of service is too small - every donation makes a difference in the lives of chil-dren and families around the world.

United Methodists across the denomination will be responsible for packing more than 100 million Rise Against Hunger meals this year—that’s nearly a quarter of the more than 400 million dehydrated nutritious meals that have been distrib-uted by Rise Against Hunger to partners in 74 countries. The internationally packaged meals, in a total of 36 countries, use food that is locally sourced, the organization says. In 2017, the organization served 1.4 million people and, in addi-tion to meals, distributed $26.1 million in in-kind gifts. Contributors also include corporate and community partners.

The way in which the meal-packing program is set up, it makes it easy for churches to host a multigenerational, accessi-ble event; any person of any ability can help … any walk of life and age of life. And it’s fun! But the bottom line is

bringing glory to God while having the opportunity to pro-vide a better quality of life for hungry children.

For volunteers and event organizers, Rise Against Hunger’s appeal is both emotional and practical. There is the immedia-cy of packing those meals and knowing that the next time those bags will be opened will be to feed hungry children, combined with the efficiency of a turn-key operation. It is a way to reach busy families, couples and individuals with lim-ited time. You can come in and be part of a two-hour shift and feel very rewarded. That experience also can be a gateway “to bigger, broader service opportunities.”

These meals represent thousands of congregations, of all siz-es, from those who invest enough for 10,000 meals, which you can do in 2 hours with forty people, to those who do half a million or a million over a weekend. It’s also an example of The United Methodist Church’s connectional system at work.

The ability for all generations to help pack meals for Rise Against Hunger is appealing to congregations like Dunwoody United Methodist Church, as

demonstrated at last year’s “Foodstock” event. The metro Atlanta congrega-

tion has assembled more than 2 million meals since 2012 for the ministry.

Photo by Bryan Jordin, Overtone.

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The United Methodist Women have several events planned for Septem-ber. 1). Celebration of Women Tea on Saturday, September 8 from 2-4 PM in the Hebrews Café. Please bring your favorite tea cup & saucer. Contact Janet Sillhart at [email protected] to register your attendance. 2). South District Day Apart on Wednesday, September 12 at Camp Innabah beginning at 9AM. Theme is “Sisters, Working Hand-in-Hand, Putting Faith into Action”. Registra-tion is $12 per person, incudes lunch. Contact Harriett Ziegenfuss at 610-678-3107 if you wish to at-tend. 3). Meet author Jonna-Lynn Man-delbaum on Wednesday, Septem-ber 26. She is a retired missionary nurse having served in Mozam-bique. She had to cancel her visit in the spring due to illness. She will speak in the Music Room from 4:30-5:30 pm. This group of women who study, support each other through Chris-tian fellowship and find ways to put their faith into action welcomes all women. For more information con-tact Harriett Ziegenfuss (610-678-3107) or Anna Bickhart (610-670-1671).

JOIN US FOR OUR “CROP Hunger Walk” FUNDRAISER

On Thursday, September 6, 2018, Isaac’s Famous Grilled Sandwiches (Village Square, Wyomissing) will host a fundraiser benefiting the Reading-Berks CROP Hunger Walk. Isaac's will be supporting the CROP Walk by contributing 25% of your meal cost. Bring your family and friends out for a great dinner and support the CROP Walk as we raise money to feed hungry people through Church World Service and the Greater Berks Food Bank!

WHERE: Isaac’s Famous Grilled Sandwiches Village Square, 94 Commerce Drive Wyomissing, PA 19610 Call 610-376-1717 to place your takeout order (Valid at this location only) WHEN: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 4:00-9:00 pm

HOW: Bring this flyer with you to Isaac’s, complete the information, and hand it to your server when paying.

This form can be used for Dine-In, Takeout & Online Orders at www.isaacsdeli.com! Use coupon code FUND for online fundraiser or-ders. Please complete this information for your server. Name:

Number of People in Party:

Total Cost of Meal (excluding tax):

In order to maximize the amount of donation for the organization, we ask our Loyalty members to kindly refrain from using their number during fundraisers. Coupons, Dis-counts, and Loyalty Perks are not valid during Fundraisers.

Want to help us earn even MORE? Add an Isaac’s Gift Card to your check and 15% of the gift card sale will be added to the fundraiser! Gift card must be used on future visit.

On Sunday, September 16, West Lawn children will help lead all four worship services! If your child would like to participate in any of the ser-vices by reading the scripture, greeting the con-gregation, taking the offering, leading the prayer, or providing special music, please contact Kelly R i s m i l l e r a t 6 1 0 - 5 0 7 - 9 1 4 1 , [email protected]. We invite children of all ages, and their families, to serve together on this unique and special Sunday.

On Sunday, September 16, chil-dren currently in Grade 3 will receive a special Bible during worship at the 9:30 and 11:00 AM services. Please contact Kelly Rismiller to let us know that your child will be present to receive his/her Bible on this day. Thank you! (610-507-9141, [email protected])

October 28, 2018 is Laity Sun-day. All worship services on that date will be led by the laity. Anyone who would like to par-ticipate in this event, please contact Wynne Cloud at 215-436-4809.

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To learn more about West Lawn, our pastors and the United Methodist Church, prior to joining our congrega-tion, please consider attending an upcoming Inquirer’s class. These classes occur regularly at West Lawn.

The next class will be Saturday, September 8th at 9:00 pm in Room 109 of the Education Bldg.

Women's Book Club will meet Wednes -

day, September 12, at 7:00PM in the Community Center Room 102 to discuss A Gen-tleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. New readers always welcome! Come join the dis-cussion! October's book is The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman. To be added to the email list or for information please con-tact Donna Barnhart at [email protected] or 610-678-7873.

Grieving the Loss of a Spouse or

know someone who is? Life has

changed and the daily emotions can

seem hard to bear.

Find help at:

LOSS OF A SPOUSE SEMINAR September 12, 2018 at 6:30 PM

Education Bldg., Room 109

RSVP: 610-678-5611

Please join Circle of Friends for the Fall Dinner Concert at Stokesay Castle with the Ringgold Band featuring Erich Cawalla on Sunday, November 4 at 5:00 pm. Tickets are $42 which includes an increase from last year’s fee and Klein bus transportation. Dinner choices are:

Sliced shoulder filet with Jack Daniels Demi-Glaze Chicken Marsala Vegetarian Queen’s Papardelle

To order tickets, contact Mike Poole at 610-678-5537. Deadline for ordering is October 7.

We had a great time at Citizens Bank Park on August 4th. We were fortu-nate to be there for the Wall of Fame Night honoring Roy Halladay. He was regarded as a wonderful father, husband and team player. There were also past players that were present and honored. It was fun seeing all of them. The weather could have been cooler, but at least it wasn’t raining. We were able to hear the Liberty Bell in center field ring four times. The first inning there was a homerun, which set the tone for the whole game. Glad to have Bieber Transportation take us to the park safely and provide such great service.

The September Meeting of the Diabetes Support Group will be on Sept. 4, 2018 @ 7:00pm in Room 109 of the Education Building. Please join us and bring a friend, spouse, care giver or anyone who might be interested in learning more about Diabetes.

West Lawn Wednesday drivers are needed for the 2018-19 season. If you can help deliver meals to our homebound community on Wednesdays, please contact Carolann at the church office.

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The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church presents

CHURCH AND SOCIETY SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE - SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

at West Lawn United Methodist Church

He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 (NRSV)

Registration is now open.The cost is $25, which covers morning re-freshments, lunch and handouts. Register online at www.epaumc.org. Be prepared to list first and second choices for morning and afternoon workshops. Registration deadline is September 7. Payment is by credit card online or by check or cash on site. Descriptions of workshops and bios of leaders will be on the online registration site, along with a list of morning and afternoon workshops.

Brochures available at our Welcome Center.

WORKSHOPS Our Social Principles - Guide to the Church, Witness to the Community (GBCS)......Clayton Childers

Suicide, A Social Justice Issue……………………………………................................Rachel Manson

Bridges Out of Poverty……………………………………….........................................Melanie Weiler

Gun Violence………………………………………………….............................................Bryan Miller

Domestic Violence…………………………………………............................................Kimberly Dent

Health Care Reform (GBCS)........................................................................................Cynthia Abrams

Dare2Care-Child Abuse...............................................................................................Elaine Spangler

Prison Reform..............................................................................................................Elaine Spangler

Restorative Justice - Healing Relationships in a World of Conflict...Scott Johnson & Marilyn Schneider

Racial Justice: How to Talk About Race in Your Congregations. Rev. Tracy Duncan & Rev. Diana Esposito

“Standing Up for Standing Rock-No matter where it is” (EPA CoNAM) ……………..Sandra Cianciulli

.................Rev. Gary Jacabella, & Verna Colliver

The Sanctuary Church (GBCS)………………………….......................................................Rebecca Cole

United Methodist Advocacy in PA………………………..........................................Rev. Dai Morgan

"One great reason why the rich in general have so little sympathy for the poor is because they so seldom visit them.

Hence it is that...one part of the world does not know what the other suffers." - John Wesley

Registration, Refreshments, Displays 8:30- 9:15

Welcome & Devotions 9:30 - 10:00 Bishop Peggy Johnson

Morning Workshops 10:15-11:45

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch & Displays Community Building

Keynote Address 1:15 - 1:45 Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe

Afternoon Workshops 2:00-3:30

Civil & Human Rights Immigration

Indigenous Peoples Global Health

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We are excited for new changes and new classes to our Children's Sunday School classes, beginning in September! All children will move up to their new classrooms on September 2 and September 9.

Age 5 Classroom will move to Room 208

A new Grade 1 Classroom will meet in Room 210

A new Grade 2 Classroom will meet in Room 207

Grade 3 Classroom will move to Room 209 Cherub Choir will meet at 9:00 AM in Room 204 starting September 9 (age 4-Grade 1) Children in Grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 will attend worship with their families on the first Sunday of each month, begin-ning September 2. Look for special worship bags at the Welcome Center!

We will be beginning another year here at Safe Haven on Wednesday, September 5. We will

welcome all the children from last year and any new children that would like to join us. We have

a lot of fun each week and enjoy our time together.

If you know of anyone who would like to join our group on Wednesday from 3:15 – 5:30 please

contact the church office.

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Begins Sept. 19 @ 6:30pm

GriefShare, a support group for people experi-encing grief and loss, will

be held on Wednesday evenings at West Lawn UMC at 6:30 PM beginning September 19th. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” Meetings will be held in room 109 of the Reiner Education building. For more information, contact Pastor Jean Howe or Pastor Andrea Haldeman at 610-678-5611.

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Join Circle of Friends as they visit The Miller Center on Friday, September 21st at 7:00 pm for Sandy Mortimer’s “The Lure and Lore of Deserts.” This film is about discovering what lured—and what continues to lure—humans to six of the deserts in the world. Three are in the Middle East and three are in North America. It is said the desert is where God first talked with man, and the deserts of Egypt, Israel and Jordan are filled with sacred stories. While the magnitude of sands has done their part to obsure the tales, you will shift through the past and present and uncover those stories. To RSVP, contact John & Donna Kramer at 610-375-1119.

You are invited to join in an interactive prayer vigil from 10 AM -1PM on Saturday, September 15 in the Reiner Education Building. Each prayer station will guide you in prayer for yourself, your church, your community, and your world. This powerful experience will change how you pray! You will find healing and comfort as you deepen your relationship with the Triune God. God is welcoming you to spend time to experience his love in a new way. The Prayer Vigil is appropriate for families with children 10 years and up to attend together. You move through the stations at your own pace. Plan on 30-60 minutes for the experience. Please, RSVP to the church office for a starting time slot by 9/13.

At West Lawn, we have an army of Prayer Warriors. There is always room for one more to join their voice in chorus with others lifting up the needs of our home, church, community and the world. West Lawn UMC offers several opportunities for those called specifically to the ministry of prayer. The first is our Altar Prayer Team. These individuals receive intensive training for their duties. They make a commitment to serve a minimum of twice per month at the altar, participate in ongoing study and spiritual growth, and attend a support and educational meeting on a monthly basis. Our next training for the Altar Prayer Team is September 22 from 8:30 AM-3:00PM in HeBrews Café. At this training, you will learn listening skills, information on confidentiality rules, as well as practice praying with others. If you are interested in more information or would like to explore your call to this ministry, contact Pastor Jean Howe @ [email protected] or call 610-678-5611. Our Prayer Chain volunteers receive prayer requests throughout the week and pray for these requests while keeping all infor-mation confidential. If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Anna Bickhart (610-670-1671) or Mabel Reighley (610-678-5141) for the next training dates.

The Edge of Adulthood: Activities, Worship, and Google Hangouts forming NOW! Make sure you don’t miss out on all the activities. Email your address, phone number to: [email protected] or contact Pastor Jean Howe at [email protected]. Moving to a new place? Moving away? Don’t know what church to go to if you can’t make it home each week from college? Email [email protected] and request “Church SEARCH” in the subject line. Include your address at school and we will help you find a church home away from home.

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This year’s Women’s Retreat will be held at the Traber Center in Spring City, PA on November 2-4, 2018. The cost for the weekend will be the same as last year, $130 per person (3-4 per room). Our speaker for this year will be Michele Giletto speak-ing on the theme

Walking in Your Purpose;

Wearing the Shoes Made For You

After a series of life events and hardships, Michele was counseled to “get into and stay in the Word of God.” When she did, her eyes were opened and she received a hunger and thirst for God’s Word that she had never experienced before. Michele received a calling in 2004 to begin a prayer ministry. Her calling is to lead women to experience their own personal relationship with God and feed their soul through God’s holy Word.

Are you walking in the purpose that God is calling you to? Are you on your way to becoming all you believe God has destined for you?

Join us at this year’s retreat as we explore these questions and many others. Put on your shoes today and begin walking in His holy, perfect purpose for your life.

REGISTRATION FORM Name____________________________________ Home Phone #________________________ Address__________________________________________________________________________ _ E-mail Address__________________________ Is e-mail a reliable form of communication? Yes or No

Retreat cost includes: 2 nights lodging, 4 meals, and speaker

Cost: $130pp (min. 3 person occupancy - for questions, please contact Elyse Elliott at [email protected])

Would you be willing to use a top bunk (bed)? (circle one): Yes No

Please arrange roommates for me. OR

I have made arrangements to share a room with:

1. _________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ________________________ You may pay in full or reserve a space with a $75.00 non-refundable deposit due by Sunday, Sept 16, 2018. Full payment is due by Sunday, October 14, 2018. All checks made payable to: West Lawn UMC; Memo Section: Women’s Retreat Please mail your registration form and payment to:

West Lawn UMC, Attn: Elyse Elliott, 15 Woodside Avenue, West Lawn, PA 19609 For questions, please contact the church office at 610-678-5611.

Quality of Life It is very hard to accept an early death. When friends die who are seventy, eighty, or ninety years old, we may be in deep grief and miss them very much, but we are grateful that they had long lives. But when a teenager, a young adult, or a person at the height of his or her career dies, we feel a protest rising from our hearts: “Why? Why so soon? Why so young? It is unfair.” But far more important than our quantity of years is the quality of our lives. Jesus died young. St. Francis died young. St Therese of Lisieux died young. Martin Luther King Jr., died young. We do not know how long we will live, but this not knowing calls us to live every day, every week, every year of our lives to its fullest potential.

- Henri J Nouwen

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Upcoming opportunities for baptisms and new mem-ber services in 2018 will be offered September 23rd, and October 21st..

If you are interested in joining the church or scheduling a baptism on any of these Sunday dates, NOW is the time to be in touch with one of the pastors or contact the office.

Mark your calendars for an exciting season of Bible Study and Faith Exploration. Watch your bulletins for additional Bible Studies forming!

Start Date/Day/Time Bldg. / Room

No.

Study

9/4 Tues./9:30 AM REB 110 “Discerning the Voice of God”

9/4 Tues./9:30 AM REB 109 “Paul Apostle of Christ” Study (Two Weeks)

9/5 Wed. /9:30 AM REB 109 “The Prayers of Paul” (Six Weeks)

9/5 Wed. /7:00 PM HeBrews Café “Praying with Paul”

9/5 Wed. /7:00 PM Prayer Room Henri Nouwen’s “Spiritual Direction” with Pastor Nick

9/6 Thurs./6:30 PM REB 109 “The Alpha Course: Explore Life’s Biggest Questions about Faith” (15 Weeks: But come to classes as you can! Each evening covers questions and discussion. Great class for those seeking to struggle with the future.)

9/10 Mon/7 PM REB 110 “If I Could Walk on Water” (see above)

9/10 Mon/7 PM REB 109 Finishing “20 Hot Potatoes” then “Jesus the Game Changer” (see above)

9/16/Sun/5:15-7pm HeBrews Café

Coffee House

“ME TIME. . .” Drop your children at evening events and join in conver-sation about questions you have regarding God and the world! (Each Sunday Evening that Choir and Children/Youth Activities meet)

9/18 Tues./9:30 AM REB 109 “The Gospel of Mark” (Long Term Class)

10/10 Wed./7:00 PM REB 110 Psalms Chapter 20-29

10/17 Wed./9:30 AM REB 109 “The Rewritten Life” (Six Weeks)

12/5 Wed./9:30 AM REB 109 Church-wide Advent Study (TBD)

1/9 Wed./ 9:30 AM REB 109 “One Word” (4-6 weeks)

1/17 Thurs./6:30 PM REB 109 Orientation for Disciple Bible Study (18 weeks in Winter/ Spring with a

break for summer then, 18 weeks in the Fall)

REB = Reiner Education Building

Join Dick Freeze on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm for a new Bible Study entitled “Jesus the Game Changer,” a series of interview of authors,

academics and others in the UK, USA, India, Aus-tralia and other locations exploring how the life and teaching of Jesus changed the world. This study will be in a video and discussion format, and will run about 11 weeks (start date not yet determined).

The first step is the hardest… Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, "Come." John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone. Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. The experience is terrifying. It's thrilling beyond belief. It's everything you'd expect of someone worthy to be called Lord. The choice is yours to know him as only a water-walker can, aligning yourself with God's purpose for your life in the process. There's just one requirement: “If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat”. This 6 week study begins Monday, September 10th in Room 110 of the Reiner Education Building at 7 pm.

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For More info please Contact Isaac Mahler 610.678.5611— (O) 610.914.1001— (C) [email protected]

Sunday Night INVITE (Youth Group) Middle School 5:30-7:30PM High School

6:45-7:45PM

EMBRACE WLW (small groups)

Dinner 6:00PM

Small Groups 6:30-7:45PM

Empower Mornings (Sunday School)

@ 9:30AM Sun. School inCC 201 Confirmation Class in

Firehouse Café

NEW 2018-2019

FALL LINE-UP

Sunday Night Invite: (Youth Group)

Kick-off Event on 9/9—New Lineup on 9/16!

5:30-7:30 Middle School Youth Group

6:45-8:45 High School Youth Group

6:45-7:30 Joint Worship & Message Time

Embrace WLW: (Small Groups)

West Lawn Wednesdays Resumes 9/5

6:00-6:30 Dinner (Eat Together in Café’)

6:30-7:45 Small Groups (Upstairs in CC)

Empower Sunday Mornings: (Christian Ed)

New Sunday Morning Classes begin on 9/9!

9:30-10:30 Youth Sunday School in CC 201

9:30-10:30 Confirmation Class in Youth Café

The 2018-2019 Firehouse

Youth Ministries Event &

Information Packet is

now available!!!

Here is what it includes:

Letter from Isaac

Master Calendar of Events For

a Full Calendar Year!!!!

Medical Release Form - Good

For 1 Year

Basic Liability Release and

Permission Form – For YG and

Small events

New Fall Line-up Information

Event Pass Information for

Spring/Summer 2019 Events

WINTER RETREAT INFOR-

MATION AND LIABILITY

RELEASE FORM

SPRING RETREAT INFOR-

MATION AND LIABILITY

RELEASE FORM

CREATION MUSIC FEST:

Dates and Costs

2019 SUMMER CAMP:

Dates and Costs

2019 HIGH SCHOOL

MISSION TRIP :

Dates and Cost

2019 BEACH RETREAT:

Dates and Cost

Please make sure to grab a

parent packet from the

Welcome Center or email

Isaac for a PDF version of the

2018-2019 Packet

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SUMMER!!!! It is hard to believe that another

summer has come and gone. This summer was another incredibly busy

season, but with very fruitful ministry. Our group went on a mini-mission

trip to help Pocono Plateau prepare for summer camp, helped with kids

VBS, attended the Creation Music Festival, Sent the largest group in years

to summer camp, Attended A closer walk, helped with the peach festival

and then helped run the new Adult VBS. It was amazing to watch our

wonderful group of students bond with one another, serve with love and

compassion and most importantly grow in their relationship with Jesus!!!!

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What an amazing opportunity we have to continue to work with youth who visit our community to serve as part of their summer vacation. This year we had the privilege to work with United Methodist youth and their leaders from churches in New Jersey. Watching these students learn new skills and show compassion to a neighbor in need is our favorite part of what we do.

While several disabled homeowners had their ramps painted and other repairs completed, they also received the love and care of the team of youth serving in their homes. They were offered the opportunity to connect in a way that only comes from serving in this mission field.

A late request was received from a woman who recently lost her husband. She was in tears because she just realized that her husband was not there to install the new curtail rod she had just purchased. A small team was sent to her home to help with the installation and to trim a few overgrown bushes in her garden. But most importantly, they prayed with her. This little act of love made a big difference.

Little Acts of Love was also awarded a grant from the First United Church of Christ Mission Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation to host 20 local low-income youth for a week of summer service camp. We are currently in the planning stages for this event which is scheduled for next summer. While our typical volunteers arrive with leader-ship and chaperones with some skills, this may be more difficult with a struggling congregation looking to step out into the mission field for the first time. We are looking for both volunteers and sponsors for this event. If you would like to assist us with this program, please contact Alice Moyer at 484-258-2086.

Most importantly, we thank you for your prayers and financial support to our ministry. We could not accomplish all that we do without you. Thank you! -The Board of Directors of Little Acts of Love

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Let your voice be heard! Adult Choir will meet August 29, 2018 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the Music Room, and will rehearse every Wednesday night from September to early June thereafter. Childcare will be provided for rehears-als! Adult Choir will be in worship at the 8:00am service on the 1st & 3rd

Sunday of each month, and at the 11:00am service on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month.

Bell Choir will meet from 4:30-5:30 pm every Thursday beginning Sept. 13th. Contact Judy Alvarez (610-927-0784) for more information.

Cherub Choir (Age 4 through 1st grade) will meet every Sunday morning from 9:00-9:25am Room 204 of the Education Bldg. Directors will be Kathy Sawlsville, Jessica Curtis & Elise Coakley. Rehearsals begin on Sept 9th. This choir will sing once a month in worship.

Children's Choir (2nd grade through 6th grade) will meet every Sunday evening at 5:15-6:00pm before Kid’s Club/Tween Group. They will meet in the Music Room (lower level of the Sanctuary). Directors will be John & Elise Coakley. Rehearsals start on Sunday, Sept 16th. This choir will sing every month in worship. (Schedule TBD). Pizza will be provided each week for those children staying for Kids Club or Tween group.

P l e a s e c o n t a c t J o h n ( j o h n @ w e s t l a w n u m c . o r g ) o r E l i s e ( e l i s e @ w e s t l a w n umc.org) for more information, or call the office at 610-678-5611.

We hope all West Lawn families enjoyed these warm summer days, relaxed schedules, and an abundance of fun! Be-hind the scenes, we are planning for another school year filled with many opportunities for your children to engage in Christian fellowship with their West Lawn friends. We offer a number of special programs, beyond our weekly Sunday School classes. These include:

Toddler Time begins Wednesday, September 5 Reiner Ed. Bldg., Room 204, 6:15-7:15 PM, Ages 2+ Every Wednesday evening Tween Group begins Sunday, September 23 Community Center, Room 202, 6-7:30 PM, Grades 4-5 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month NEW Kid’s Club JR. begins Sunday, September 16

Reiner Ed. Bldg., Room 204, 6-7:30 PM, Kindergarten & Grade 1 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month

Kid’s Club begins Sunday September 16 Community Center, Room 202, 6-7:30 PM, Grades 2-3 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month Children’s Choir begins Sunday, September 16 Sanctuary Lower Level, Music Suite, 5:15-6 PM, Grades 2-6 Every Sunday evening

If you would like to learn more about any of these programs, or volunteer to help, contact Kelly Rismiller at 610-507-9141, [email protected]. We look forward to a wonderful school year!

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Community Reentry Forum presents “From Prison Cells to PhD” on Tuesday September 18th, 6:30—8:30

PM in the Miller Center for the Arts at Reading Area Community College. All are welcome to attend an inspiring evening about the importance of hope, opportunity and second chances. BCPS is proud to provide this forum at no cost.

Stanley Andrisse, MBA, PhD, will share his reentry journey from prison to post-doctoral scientist at Johns Hopkins University. In addition to be-ing an instructor and scientist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Stanley is a pub-

lished author, advocate for returning citizens, and the Director and Founder of “From Prison Cells to PhD, Inc.” He believes that everyone deserves a second chance and the opportunity to obtain an education. This event is free, but registration is requested to assure space accommodations. To register, visit berksconnections.org/reentry-forum.. For more information or questions, contact M i c h e l l e T o m c z a k a t [email protected] or 610-478-6920, ext. 3926.

See page 4 for details.

Sunday

September 30th

10:00am—2:00 pm

WLUMC

Community Center

$10 Donation

Join us for our annual Kauffman’s Chicken BBQ fundraiser benefitting Little Acts of Love. See Alice Moyer, Jeff Bryan or Michael Rivera for tickets, or contact the church office (610-678-5611) or Little Acts of Love (484-258-2086). Pre-ordered chicken dinners must be picked up between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm at the Commu-nity Center on September 30th.

Dinners include:

½ BBQ Chicken, Baked Potato

Roll & Applesauce

What is Alpha? Alpha is a series of conversations exploring the Christian faith. In an open and informal environment, you will find a safe space to explore life’s biggest questions. Food, Discus-sion and Open conversation are key to the course. The course is a perfect place for you to ask ques-tions like:

Who is Jesus? How can I have faith? How can I make the most out of the rest of my life? What about church?

The Alpha course is 12 weeks and begins on Thursday, Septem-

ber 6th at 6:00 pm in room 109. Missing a session doesn't hurt as

each week is a different question. Please, RSVP for the light sup-

per to Pastor Jean @ 484-332-3662 or [email protected].

Western Berks Shepherding is looking for volunteer drivers. We will be having a new volunteer training on Tuesday October 2, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran in Robesonia at 10:00 am. For more in-formation or to sign up, please contact us at 484-294-7394 or [email protected].

Our volunteers are trained to be of assistance to help transport to medical appointments, testing, treatments and therapy. We also help with grocery shopping, prescription pick-ups, and compan-ion visitation. You can serve once or month or more if you like. Just a small amount of your time can make a tremendous differ-ence in someone else’s life, as well as your won.

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To everyone at WLUMC, Shaw and I

thank you so much for all your thoughts

and prayers. I now understand what

people mean when they say they feel

the much needed prayers flowing into

their minds, body and spirit. Also, the

shawls are so beautiful. It is cold in

the hospital and I snuggled in my shawl.

To Pastors Cooney & Howe, you helped

to calm my spirit with your visits and

prayers. Most sincerely, Shawn & Mari-

an Shannon

Stephanie M. Dierolf

September 29, 1983—

August 8, 2018

Dear West Lawn Congregation, Thank you for warmly

welcoming us into your community and providing for

us behind the scenes from the beginning till the end.

Your prayers gave us strength and wisdom to contin-

ue with our work. We are so grateful for all you’ve

done for us. Sincerely, Quad W Team

John William Daniels

son of

Nathan & Ryley Daniels

Carolyn Ortwein (Sponsors: Bob &

Peggy Fleck)

Carolyn was searching for an active

church for quite a while, and found

that WLUMC was so community-

involved. She has been married for 47

years to Ken, and has two daughters,

Christa and Diana, and one grandson,

Gabriel. Carolyn volunteers as an Ed-

ucational Docent at the Lehigh Valley

Zoo, and at a Food Pantry in Lehigh

County. She taught French and Eng-

lish as a Second Language at Exeter

High School for 38 years, and has vol-

unteered as the Christmas Coordina-

tor at the Salvation Army in Reading

since 2010. Carolyn enjoys making

handmade cards.

Pastor Jeff & WLUMC, We are simply “blown away”

by your love and kindness for City Light Ministries.

I don’t know where to start… Thank you for your

quarterly offerings—so very much appreciated! And

for the Quad W ladies—my goodness, what an amaz-

ing blessing they were! Such a mighty move of God

on our kids, thanks in large part to Quad W. What

an impact! Thank you my brother, and thank you to

all at WLUMC! Blessings always, Joe, City Light

Dear WLUMC,

Thank you very much for the flowers

that were at the funeral of Sherry

Chambers. She loved flowers, and she

had many happy memories of WLUMC.

Thank you,

Robert Chambers & Family

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15 Woodside Avenue

West Lawn, PA 19609

www.westlawnumc.org

Phone: 610-678-5611

Pastor Jeff Raffauf

Pastor Andrea Haldeman

Pastor Nick Camacho

Pastor Terry Cooney

Pastor Jean Howe

Every Sunday: Worship

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9:00 am Fellowship Time

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9:30 am Sunday School for All

10:30 am Fellowship Time

11:00 am Celebration Worship

11:00 am Adult Sunday School

11:10 am Community Worship

11:30 am Children’s Church

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SEPTEMBER 7 Randy Ache-Hassler Louise Bressler Todd Ebling James Herbein Michael Kershner Michael King Jim Lochman Theodore Puc Linda Ramsey Gary E Stump Grace Swartz Heidi Swartz Ian Swartz Julia Traffas Marilynne Wiederspahn Tod Witman SEPTEMBER 8 Gwen Gaenzle Randal Gardner Robert Phillips Helen Rothenberger SEPTEMBER 9 Carl Didyoung Korbin Dierolf Kim Filer Barbara Geiger Lisa Hoopes Glenn Opel William West Kimberly Wixon Galen Wyrick SEPTEMBER 10 David Crissman Robert Gray* Erin Gusley Catherine Heist Jessica McAllister Eghonghon Odiale Ella Young SEPTEMBER 11 Kevin Focht Patrick O'Leary Dorthea Schrader Pearl Stoudt Eric Werner SEPTEMBER 12 Kelly Bagdon Adam Englehart Jenna Haas Richard Houser Leaha Lutz Dustin Martin Hope Martin Rich Mextorf Susan Noecker Kerry Pawling Barry Rittle Madeleine Rothermel Larry Spayd Rebekkah Thomas

Hilary Weaver Nathan Weaver SEPTEMBER 13 Wynne Cloud Terry Cooney Alex High Deb Kochel Robin Lewars SEPTEMBER 14 Ryan Bubb Marilyn Faughner Lucas Gunzelmann Stephanie Lee Julia Reber Ralph Stamm Jayme Trogus Greta Zeiders SEPTEMBER 15 Heather Chasarik Noah Dutt Lyda McCarty Matthew Miller Christopher Ott Evelyn Quick Wendy Sharetts Austin Zalmanek SEPTEMBER 16 Megan Angstadt Andrea Behrenshausen Lois Carvel Faye Dundore Susan Henry Mike Kochel Ed Lensie Jane Leupold Maria Mickey Sharon Miller Dena Perez Robbie Rada Lisa Sechrist Gabriel Semsel Roy Smith SEPTEMBER 17 Arthur Brendel Aubrey Gerhart Mitchell Hettinger Kathy Kauffman Stephanie Kurtz John Moyer Dottie Ritter Ryan Swavely Bill Wildman SEPTEMBER 18 Lisa Gallagher Natalie Kolb Joanne Zweizig SEPTEMBER 19 Laura Depasquale Terry Hauschild

Joey Kieffer Michael Mathis Lauren Mercer Madysen Miller Nancy Poole Megan Tornielli Al Wicks Chris Wiederspahn SEPTEMBER 20 Logan Baldwin Robert Griffith Stephanie Lamison Ethan Lasher James Papada Alona Sink Steven Van Winkle SEPTEMBER 21 Jennifer Conner Joyce Eager Leslie Harris Sandra Jones Christopher Magee Sharon McLean Ruth Shaffer Jeffrey Warmkessel Carolyn Weller SEPTEMBER 22 Irving Bressler John Hoag Jacob Witman SEPTEMBER 23 Michael Dutt Homer Kershner Craig Seda Jacob Walsh Sara Wicks SEPTEMBER 24 Jean Christman McKenna Groh James Moorman Morgan Rath Stephanie Romberger Dean Vandersall SEPTEMBER 25 Garrett Gittler Ryan Gittler Twila Goetz Scott Keener Melody Malia Laila Moore Stanley Roberts Shawn White SEPTEMBER 26 Betty Langdon Warren Marweg Ray Miller Cheri Moore Steven Noecker Ruth Sallade

*Bob Gray Country Meadows Rm 202

1802 Tulpehocken Road,

Wyomissing, PA 19610

*Donald Miller 312 Woodside Ave.

West Lawn PA 19609

*Pearl Stoudt Stone Ridge, Rm L65

Myerstown, PA 17067

*Don Westley Green Hills Manor, Rm 106

10 Tranquility Lane

Shillington, PA 19607

SEPTEMBER 1 Robert Angstadt Robert Hughes Brooke Maurer Meredith McGrath Ashlee Neuin Jocelyn Reber Cathy Rittle Tracey Wagner Chelsea Weber Mark Wisniewski SEPTEMBER 2 Anna Berry Debra Bortz Alexa Denny Harry Hall, III Deborah Hoag Robert Hutchinson Betty Jackson Jessica Karacz Jody Karacz Joe Marsden Amanda Mikes Ross Ricketts Robert Stout SEPTEMBER 3 Kenneth Bock Barb Depsky DeFalco Jared Hayick Tammy Hessler Olivia Huls Robert Sweitzer Donald Westley SEPTEMBER 4 Justin William Behrenshausen Jeff Detwiler Kathy Griesemer Corey Hunter John Lena Rose Mercer Beth Perine Catherine Weitzel SEPTEMBER 5 Brooke Angstadt LeRoy Christman Lisa Delewski Holly Foster Greyson Gutzler Donald Miller Reid Weikel Shawne Weinhold SEPTEMBER 6 Jo Goodhart Terry Gordon Randy Hafer Jeanne Hetrich Kathleen O'Donnell Nasir Peace Cody Rohrbach Megan Swearingen

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Kristie Shiller Larry Smith Alex Swift SEPTEMBER 27 Stephanie Adam Kara Aughinbaugh Barbara Bankes Charlotte Jordan Dee Mathis Clay Peterson Amy Traffas Aiden Zalmanek SEPTEMBER 28 George Bayliss Carl Bolick Michael Ketner Carl Loeper Jonathan Moore Cooper Young Brian Zillhardt SEPTEMBER 29 Rick Dierolf Mason Dones Cora Marous Jocelyn Moyer Robin Salyards Robert Tier SEPTEMBER 30 Erika Beidelman Robert Emerson Lisa Evans Rick Fehling Lily Jordan Kyle Moyer Natalie Ohlinger Linda Shaner Kelli West