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Windows Into Zion is the monthly newsletter of Zion Mennonite Church. The publishers are Dorothy Hartman, Julie Hottinger, Fern Nisly, and Myrna Piper. Return to the Newsletter Archives. January 2003
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January 2003
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Resolutions for the New Year |
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Congratulations ???January’s who am I??? |
Creative construction --Marci Myers and Susan Stoltzfus Have you ever seen a young girl build a house? Thanks to the help of Amy Shrock, 13 young Zion girls worked hard on the evening of December 3 to do just that. These were not normal houses, though! These were houses made out of all edible materials and their size could only accommodate someone the size of perhaps a small Barbie doll! The Girls’ Club members gathered on the evening of December 3 in the church fellowship hall to make gingerbread houses for their December activity. Candy and cookies in about every shape and size were available for each girl to use in decorating their house. “Glue” to decorate was made out of egg whites and powdered sugar. Dawn Mast came to our rescue twice after we first ran out of sugar and then eggs. The houses turned out beautifully! We were very impressed with the creativity of each girl in creating her own unique house. We would like to extend a very special thank you to Amy Shrock for all the time and energy she put into this fun and rewarding project for our girls!! |
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Treasurer's Report --Daryl Myers In early December, an opportunity was given to the congregation. If we made our giving budget by the 4th Sunday in December, we would receive the 5th Sunday's offering as a jubilee offering. With some very large offerings in December we were left with needing $14,700 on the 4th Sunday. Earlier that week, we had received the bill for our re-roofing, which was less then anticipated. Also, we had received some designated gifts for the re-roofing. Taking that into account, a decision was made to go ahead and designate the last Sunday's offering as a jubilee offering. Approximately $5,500 was received and has been sent to the following needs. Mennonite Publishing House 60% $3,300 Oleg Artimiev 20% $1,100 MYF trip to conference 20% $1,100 Thanks to each of you for your faithful giving throughout the year. Hospitality committee news --Stephen & Carlene Lantz, Larry& Marilyn Yoder, Bud & Beth Skillman “Will we have enough food?” “How much coffee are they going to drink?” “Will they want decaf or regular?” “Where are we going to put another green bean casserole?!” These are a few of the many questions we, the Hospitality Committee, have when preparing for a fellowship meal at Zion. While our main job is to serve the meal we've noticed lately that our kitchen needed a good cleaning. The Hospitality Committee (well, actually the female members) recently met on a Saturday morning and cleaned the kitchen in our church basement. In doing so we have collected a wide array of dishes that have been forgotten or misplaced there. If you have lost a dish or have a crock-pot lid that just doesn't quite fit we suggest you rummage along the countertop to see if you find anything familiar. We would like to get rid of these extra dishes by the end of January. Anything left over will go to the thrift store. To avoid dish mix-ups and unclaimed items in the future, it would be helpful if dishes and crock-pots were labeled with your name or initials in some manner, especially the lids since we need to remove these when serving a meal. With our limited cooking space it is also helpful to have the food items fully prepared when you bring them to church. If this isn't possible, please label them with baking instructions. Many different groups within the congregation share our kitchen. In an attempt to keep it a little better organized we will be designating shelving areas for some of the groups that use the kitchen on a more regular basis (such as ZMWM, pancake breakfast, MYF). We, as a committee, enjoy serving the fellowship meals and other food events that occur throughout the year. We appreciate all of the delicious offerings that you provide for each meal and the extra help that many of you offer by folding chairs, washing silverware, or picking up trash, and your appreciative words. |
Valentine’s day dinner A Valentine’s Day Dinner for adults only is being planned for Friday, February 14, at the home of Marjorie Rohrer near Mt. Clinton. An Old Order Mennonite, she prepares delicious meals and can accommodate 52 people. Reservations on a first come, first paid basis can be made by giving cash or a check to Jim Rush payable to Zion Mennonite Church at the rate of $20 per person, which includes tax and gratuity. The hostess will need an exact count by Monday, February 10. Time and detailed directions will follow in several weeks. ???Did you know??? - Zachary Stoltzfus and Jonathan Bryant read through the New Testament in 2002. - Shenandoah Children’s Choir includes Emily Myers in the Preparatory Choir and Celah Pence is the Preparatory Choir Director. Rebecca Pence, Kaitlin Stauffer, and Hannah Stoltzfus are members of the Treble Choir. Maria Yoder is a member of the Concert Choir. - Members of the Shenandoah Youth Orchestra include Robin Fletcher and David Brenneman. - Star students at John C. Myers include Elizabeth Resto for Kindness. - Joslyn Vaccaro placed 2nd for an essay and drawing for the 4th grade Character Counts contest and Max Henderson placed 1st! The contest was conducted by the County Family and Community Education organization. |
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Thanks a Heap! - to Brenda Fairweather
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Home with Amy --Amy Shrock Last month was a busy and enjoyable month. I helped with the Girls Club to make Gingerbread Houses, filled cookie orders, and fulfilled our Christmas traditions with our family. We enjoyed the Christmas caroling with the church, what a wonderful way to spread cheer and God's message of love to the community. Come along next year, and experience Christmas in a new giving way! We visited our families in Ohio for a week over Christmas. We ate at the famous Hartville Kitchen. The children enjoyed playing with their cousins and friends. My mom, the children and I visited my Grandma Troyer. Her house smells like grape nuts made from scratch, and her freezer always has homemade whoopie pies, chocolate chip cookies, and raisin-filled cookies. I asked for her Carmel Twists recipe that I am going to try next week. Barbara Risser shared with me that she added coconut and nuts to the Pumpkin Cookies that were in the November column. Thanks for the tip, Barb! If anyone has a recipe or household hints they would like to share, please let me know! Here are some recipes for comfort food in the winter: Bacon-Potato Chowder 1 cup chopped onion 2 Tbsp. melted margarine 5 cups cooked and chopped potatoes 1 cup water 1 tsp. salt ¼ tsp. black pepper 2 cans cream of chicken soup 1 cup sour cream 2 cups milk 1 jar of bacon pieces Sauté onions in margarine. Whisk soups, sour cream, and milk , add other ingredients. Heat until hot, do not boil. When serving, top soup with grated cheddar cheese. Moist Coffee Cake Breakfast Quiche
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Birthdays 1 Tony Brenneman, Betty Lou Buckwalter, Rob Pence, Bud Skillman 2 Cheryl Hollinger 5 Joe Vaccaro 8 Joyce Stoll 9 Marci Myers 10 Audrey Shenk 11 Phil Harder, Melissa Hottinger, 12 Amy Hatmaker, Jim Henderson, Gerry Rush, Virginia Showalter 13 Zachary Emswiler 14 Doug Alderfer, Wes Showalter\ 15 Tessa Showalter 16 Cathy Lantz 21 Lois Huffman, Fern Nisly 22 Stuart Fairweather, Justin Showalter 27 Noah Emswiler 31 Welby Showalter Anniversaries 3 Bill & Michele Baker 27th Worship schedule |
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