Participating in Worship Today East Stroudsburg

Ushers and Greeters

8:30 a.m.: Dick Finney (Capt.), Harvey Smith, Don & Grace Paul,
United Methodist Church
Leon & Barbara Warner, Dick & Carol Philips
9:45 a.m.: Bob & MaryAnn Constable, Frank, Tammy, Colby & Mission: To love Jesus Christ and to share His love.
Frankie Ems Sunday, July 18, 2010
11 a.m.: Bob (Capt.), Mary & Kevin Tulloch, Linda Kissel, Craig &
Candace Goucher, Betty Ladlee

Acolytes: 11 a.m.: Evan Simmons & Morgan Carlson

Children’s Church: Sue Randall
Church Driver: Sandy Oberholtzer
Food Bank Ministry: Candace Goucher
Altar Flower Delivery for July: Richard Miller

Staff Contact Information - Office 570-421-3280

Associate Pastor-Discipleship Candy Labar (ext. 12)
Congregational Care
Church Administrator
Lay-Led Ministries
Children’s Ministry
Youth Ministry
College-Age Ministry
Contemporary W orship
Administrator of Finances
Financial Secretary
Maintenance
Sextons
Nursery Attendants
Music - Organist
Choirs
clabar@esumc.net
Peggy Strack (ext. 23) pstrack@esumc.net
Sharmune Burgess (ext.10) sburgess@esumc.net
Kelli Oney (ext. 17) koney@esumc.net
Sue Randall (ext. 11) srandall@esumc.net
Scott Kuhnle (ext. 13) skuhnle@esumc.net
Shannon Burns (ext. 13) stburns@esumc.net
John Brush (ext. 18) jbrush@esumc.net
Sue Mertz (ext. 15) smertz@esumc.net
Cyndie Faunce (ext. 25) cfaunce@esumc.net
John Brush (ext. 18) jbrush@esumc.net
Harvey Smith & Sal Lapadula (ext. 16)
Ana Price, Jennessy Hernandez
Pauline Fox foxes@esumc.net
Norm Fox

Sunday
83 South Courtland Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Church office email: church@esumc.net
W ebsite: www.esumc.net
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
570-421-3280
 Weekly News
The information in this bulletin is a snapshot of weekly activities in
our church and community. It showcases new events that may not be
present in our monthly newsletter. The Weekly News is also posted
on our website: www.esumc.net along with other news and events.
If you want your activity to be included, please make your
submissions to the church office before 10 a.m. on Tuesdays.
Submissions can be faxed to 421-0778, emailed to koney@esumc.net
or brought to the church office.
Welcome Visitors!
If this is your first time worshiping with us, we welcome
you. As a church we are committed to Love Jesus Christ
and to Share His Love. We offer three services: 8:30 and
11 a.m. are traditional, and 9:45 a.m. is contemporary.
~ Our Welcome Center is located in Oberholtzer Hall, the room next
to the sanctuary. Brochures on all our ministries are available there.
~ Our Holy Grounds Café is a place for light refreshments and coffee
from 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. each Sunday in our Fellowship Hall. The
café provides worshipers with an informal opportunity for fellowship.
~ Our Infant and Toddler Nurseries are available every Sunday from
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. They are located on the lower level of the church
and are staffed with our full-time, professional attendants and parent
volunteers.
~ Children’s Church for ages four through third grade is offered at the
11 a.m. service and is guided by a parent volunteer. Children will be
dismissed after the Children’s Message. Please pick up your children
in the lower level of the church following worship.
Ministry
Opportunities for Congregational Care and Service to the Church
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,
serving the Lord. - Romans 12:11
Why Stephen Ministry?
We have many needs for care in our congregation and
community: people experiencing divorce, grief, a terminal illness, loss
of a job, relocation, an empty nest, retirement, hospitalization,
loneliness, and many other stresses or challenges. Often people with
needs suffer silently or do not request or receive the level of care they
really need. For a congregation as large as ours, it would not be possible
for a Pastor to meet every single need of every single person. Stephen
Ministry expands the care our church can offer by equipping and
organizing members to provide Christian care. This gives us a larger
pool of people with the gifts, skills and calling to bring Christ’s love and
care to those who need it most.
Beginning September 8, an in-depth training course will be offered
for members who desire to become involved in this life changing
ministry. Stephen Ministry weekly emphasis will continue each Sunday
through the month of August. For more information contact Peggy
Strack at the church office at 421-3280.
Keep Your Kids Safe! Every year more than 30 children die because
they are left alone in a car. Pick up a list of safety tips from the
Information Bulletin Board in Fellowship Hall to be sure this tragedy
never happens to your family!
 Magnify
Opportunities to Support and Enhance Worship
The Altar Flowers are given to the Glory of God in memory of Lucille
Kephart by Richard and Deanna Mayers and Family. (PU)
Thanks Are Given to Our Stephen Ministers for assisting in worship
today and to John Brush for creating the Stephen Ministry video for
today’s service!
8:30 a.m.: Scripture: Maria Jacobs, Prayer: Leigh Balcik
9:45 a.m.: Scripture: Pat Cunningham, Prayer: Sharmune Burgess
11:00 a.m.: Scripture: Marge Keenhold, Prayer: Blanche Jackson
Today at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Gospel! – Jazz! – Contemporary! – Hymns!
Sing along with guests on folk dulcimers, fiddle, banjo, guitars and Joe
Dorsch on sax. Free, with social time to follow in Fellowship Hall.
Sunday Morning Prayer Invitation
If you have a prayer request, please list it either on the prayer sheet in the rear
of the sanctuary or on the back of the friendship pad, making sure to include
your name on the request. This aids us in updating weekly requests.
Confidentiality is very important, we want to honor each person's right to
privacy – please be mindful of this as you write your requests.
Healing and Illness
Izzy & Howard (Dinkle family)
Nicole Nardi (Leigh Balcik)
Lorraine, recovery (Raganese Family)
Shirley Merwine (Judy Rogers)
Jenna, two-year old with macular degeneration (Shirley Smith)
Troy & Jen, Regina (Karlene Smith)
Harry, healing from fall (Tom & Leigh Balcik)
Bill, healing of foot (Bob Tulloch)
Renee Sakos (Pastor LaBar)
Kris Sledge part of Selinsgrove UM C Mission Team, injured in Uganda
bombing (Pastor LaBar)
Those with Cancer: Felicia Cassieri (Donna Marie Cassieri) Christine
(W arner family); Rudy (Harriet Stocker); Jean Cosky & Gordon Lyons (Kelli
Mercurio); Ned Poe (Deanna Mayers); Lois (Joyce Heller)
Our Children at Pocono Plateau this W eek: Matthew Aldridge, Darby and
Morgan Carlson, Patrick Durney, Megan Eppley, Isaiah Jones, Ryan Lord,
Maria Martin, Elizabeth Perfetti, Hailey Trump, Zachery and Nathan Uporsky,
Nicholas, Timothy and William Visser
Other
The Janesa Family, loss of Dave (Tom Counterman)
Mumbauer Family, discernment (Leigh & Tom Balcik)
Family & friends of Walt Powe (Maria Jacobs)
Robert Holiday, wisdom (Sharmune)
Kathryn & Kyley, custody (Harriette)
Environmental concerns - Gulf Coast (Larysa Bunn)
Strength, safety and protection while serving God: Megan Sanders,
Ryan Moyer, Ben Drake, Habitat (Missions Team)
Strength, safety and protection while serving in Iraq: Kyle, August Jackson,
Danielle Luna; Pacific: Faith Gibbs; Afghanistan: Jason Lamboy, Scott Kiess,
Ryan Maciejczak, Everett Horton, Chris Stowe, Kevin Overcash; Air force:
Amelia Gordon, Dave Bennett; Army (Japan): Kamahl Gordon.

Just Press Play !
Summer Discipleship Programs
Continuing today: "Just Press Play," a video-based discipleship series,
featuring programs on a variety of Christian topics, including faith,
marriage, parenting, leadership, and many more! These programs will
take place on Sunday mornings through August 22 during the 9:45 a.m.
and 11:00 a.m. services, in the back section of Fellowship Hall.
Feel free to attend any or all of the sessions!
Today's Topic: When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box
with John Ortberg. Using popular games as a metaphor for our temporal
lives, this program neatly sorts out what's truly important: winning the
game of life on earth is a temporary victory, while loving God and other
people with all our hearts is an eternal one. Using humor, terrific stories
and a focus on 'the right trophies', Pastor Ortberg paints a vivid picture
of the priorities that all Christians will want to embrace.
Next week (July 25), our featured program is Sacred Pathways with
Gary Thomas. In this program, you'll learn that when it comes to
spirituality, one size does not fit all! Instead, come to discover your
own, God-given spiritual temperament. Discover the joy and freedom
of allowing your true personality, gifts and style to be part of the way
that you relate to God in worship and prayer.
Future Programs include:
August 1 Momentum for Life with Mike Slaughter
August 8 Finding Replenishment for Overcrowded Lives with Jim
Burns
August 15 The Beautiful Fight with Gary Thomas
August 22 Growing Spiritually as a Couple with Jim Burns
Membership
Opportunities That Enhance the Fellowship of the Body of Christ
The Annual Bargain Basement is Friday, July 30 from 8 a.m. -
3 p.m. & Saturday, July 31 from 8 a.m. - noon in Fellowship Hall.
Due to basement renovations donations are being received beginning
Monday, July 26. Lunch with homemade items will be served. For
information or to volunteer, please call Linda at 424-6038.
New Church Directory! One way we can be more welcoming is to
recognize the names and faces of those in our congregation. This
directory is also helpful to leadership teams and the pastoral and hospital
visitation volunteers. Dates for pictures are October 5-9 and November
23, 26-27. If you would like to be part of the directory team, please
contact Kelli at 421-3280 or koney@esumc.net
Re-Entry Program of Monroe County is having a Tupperware
Fundraiser, Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Jesus the
Christ Church, on Tanite Road, in Stroudsburg Light refreshments will
be available. Brochures are posted in Fellowship Hall and additional
information is available from Pam Finney or www.ex-offender.com
Softball - July 21, Team ESUMC vs. First Baptist at Pinebrook Field,
Rt. 191 & Hallett Road, Stroudsburg. Games start at 6 p.m. Come cheer
them on!
Adult Co-ed Recreational Basketball meets every Monday at 8 p.m.
in the Fellowship Hall. For more information call John at 426-7574.
Adult Basketball for men meets every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall. For more information call Eric at 242-6047.
 W eekly Calendar - Sunday - July 18
9:45 a.m. Maturity
Children’s Sunday School, Lower Level Classrooms Maturity
Adult Sunday
Opportunities SchoolDiscipleship
That Deepen Classes Through Learning Opportunities That Deepen Discipleship Through Learning
Just Press Play, Fellowship Hall Youth Ministry - Entering 7th - 12th Grades
Women of Faith
11:00 a.m. Jr. &Event, September
Sr. High 10-11,Youth
Sunday School, 2010Room
in Philadelphia, PA.
Call Kelli Mercurio today for more information
Just Press Play, Fellowship Hall about this event at 426- Combined Jr. & Sr. High Sunday School will be held at 11 a.m. today
7574. We haveCollege-Aged
21 women from our School,
Sunday church and community
Fellowship Hall going. Why in the Youth Room.
Mission Team Meeting, Bridal Lounge
not Invite a friend and experience this event together!
3:00 p.m. SongFest, Sanctuary Sunday Night Program tonight from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Youth
ESUMC *New*
7:00 p.m. Book
Youth Club starting
Program, soon! Throughout the year, we will
Youth Room Room for a time of games, message, and small group discussion.
feature books on various Christian topics, and gather for fellowship and
book discussion. Our first selection will be Ten Dumb Things Smart Sr. High Mission Mississippi Trip is Friday, July 23 through Sunday,
Christians Believe by Larry Osborne. You can place an order for your August 1. Please keep them in your prayers.
book August 1 and 8, at the book club table in Fellowship Hall. Books Contact Scott Kuhnle to participate or for more information regarding
will be distributed during the last two weeks in August, and our book any of these events at skuhnle@esumc.net
discussion group will take place Sunday, September 19, at 6:30 p.m. For • Last Summer Bible Study and Pool Time is Thursday, August 5.
more information on this discipleship opportunity, please contact Pastor • Candy Bar (fundraiser) is available to off-set retreat and mission
LaBar at 421-3280, x. 12 or clabar@esumc.net. costs.
• Sign-up Now for Summer Retreats - Jr. High is August 6-8 and
Children’s Ministry Nursery - Sixth Grade Sr. High is August 13-15 in Ocean City.
Vacation Bible School Information Youth Volunteers Thank You Dinner is scheduled for Friday, August
• Craft Needs are posted on the Children's Ministry Bulletin Board. 20. Please mark your calendars!
Start saving your plastic water bottles (no lids) and toilet paper tubes!
Sign up on the list if you have anything around the house you could College-Aged Ministry – F.O.G.
donate. A collection box is located underneath the sign up sheet in If you have any questions about this ministry or want to attend an event,
Oberhotlzer Hall. contact Shannon at stburns@esumc.net or 421- 3280, ext. 13.
• Sunday School - will attend the Summer Disciple Video Program in
• Vacation Bible School SonQuest Rainforest is August 2-6 from 9 Fellowship Hall from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. When the Game is Over, It
a.m. - Noon! Register Now at www.esumc.net. Children age 4 thru All Goes Back in the Box, with John Ortberg.
6th grade are welcome. Youth can contact Mrs. Randall to volunteer • Bible Study meets every Tuesday night in the Youth Room "tank"
at srandall@esumc.net. from 7-8 p.m.
Praise Dance for Youth (ages 9 and up)meets every Friday from • Fellowship Event - Afternoon of hiking in Delaware Water Gap,
10-11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall through the summer. For Saturday, July 31. Meet in the church parking lot at 2 p.m. Bring a
information, contact Tracy Martin 570-424-5511 or tcmartin@ptd.net. snack and drink. Welcome to bring a friend. Van transportation
provided. Please, RSVP to Shannon by July 26.
Preschool Registration has been extended. Packets are available on the • Movie Night Friday, August 6 from 7 - 10 p.m. We will be joining
Information Center or call Sue Randall at 421-3280. Classes are Stroudsburg Wesleyan Young Adult Ministry. Meet at 6:45 p.m. at
Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the church. our church. No cost, please RSVP to Shannon by August 2.

Monday - July 19
9:15 a.m. Staff Meeting, Conference Room
12:00 p.m. NA, Lower Level
6:30 p.m. Camp Papillon
Praise Leaders Meeting, Conference Room
7:00 p.m. Office Building, 2nd Floor in use
8:00 p.m. Co-ed Basketball, Fellowship Hall
Tuesday - July 20
12:00 p.m. N.A., Lower Level, Open Area
6:45 p.m. Stephen Supervision, Office Building, 2nd Floor
7:00 p.m. Basketball, Fellowship Hall
FOG Bible Study, Youth Room
Wednesday - July 21
12:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. N.A., Open Area
6:30 p.m. Praise Team, Sanctuary
Thursday - July 22
12:00 p.m. N.A., Lower Level, Open Area
6:00 p.m. Prayer Group, Chapel
8:00 p.m. A.A., Lower Level, Room 6
Friday -July 23
Sr. High Leave for Mission Trip
10:00 a.m. Youth Praise Dance, Fellowship Hall
12:00 p.m. N.A., Lower Level, Open Area
Saturday - July 24
11:00 a.m. Organ Rehearsal, Sanctuary
12:00 p.m. N.A., Lower Level, Room 1
8:00 p.m. A.A., Lower Level, Room 6
End of
C elebration
Sunday, September 12 from 12:30 - 3 p.m.
This is an opportunity to share the love of Christ with our community
and welcome Pastor and Mrs. Kimes home. There are plenty of
opportunities to help out and serve! You will be contacted to confirm
your donation of time or gifts or you can call the church office at 421-
3280 or email koney@esumc.net
_____Donate Hot Dogs (We Will Need 500)
_____Donate Hot Dog Rolls
_____Potato Salad
_____Bags of Individual Plain Chips (We Will Need 500 Bags)
_____Mustard _____ Ketchup (Four Squeeze Bottles of Each)
_____Cooks the Day of the Event
_____Groups or Individuals Willing to offer a Games. Such as Ring
Toss, Pin the Tail, Duck Pond, Etc
_____Donations for Visitor Door Prize Drawings
_____Kids Crafts
_____Face Painters
_____Willing to Offer Goods or Services for Door Prize Drawings
_____Willing to Offer Entertainment (Music or Variety)
_____Greeters
_____Willing to Give Church Tours
_____Offer Services (We already have Blood Pressure Screening and
Animal Rescue.)
This is just a snapshot of some items needed. If you have an idea to
add to this Celebration, please contact Kelli in the church office.