THE TRUMPET CALL 1

Our Mission: To love Jesus Christ and to share His Love

Our Vision: To be a Christian community where Christ is transforming lives
East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church Volume V Issue 32 August 18th, 2019

Hi Friends, I want to thank you for the positive feedback I received from last Sunday’s time of
worship. I am so blessed to know that God was speaking to many of you, through the music and
the message: Supernatural Strength in Times of Trouble. As you walk through this week, I pray you
are cultivating your relationship with God by spending time in His word, time in prayer, and time
journaling. Also, just a quick reminder of the challenge I put out there: let’s all start bringing our
bibles and journals to worship every Sunday, so that by journaling the ways God is speaking to us,
we can start to see the "divine footprints across the sands of our lives.”

As we move on to a new week and another time of worshipping God together, I know you will be blessed by what
you experience this Sunday! This week we will be Youth Ministry Sunday. Between the Sr. High Local Mission and
Retreat, the Jr. High Retreat, Creation Fest trip, and the Summer Block Party Outreaches, the youth have been very
active this summer! This Sunday, at both the 8:30 and 10:45am worship services, you will hear youth testify to how
God has been working in their lives through these trips and programs. My hope is that the youth testimonies will
encourage you in your personal walk with the Lord.

In addition, I will be sharing a short message regarding the Apostle Peter, and how in Acts, chapter 3, we see a
drastically different man than we saw when Jesus was enduring death on the cross. Peter once denied Jesus and hid
in fear, now in Acts chapter 3, Peter speaks the truth of Jesus boldly, even in the face of persecution and death.
What can account for such a radical transformation in the life of Peter? Only one thing: he had a personal encounter
with the risen Jesus. Friends, that is the only way a person can be truly changed and transformed!

One final note: I announced in worship this past Sunday about the community outreach event, Back to School
Blessing Day, that is happening on Sunday August 25th. As the kids gear up to go back to school, we will be offering
FREE haircuts to children and youth, a FREE lunch for EVERYONE, and school supplies for children in need. All of
this is happening from 12:00 – 3/4:00pm in our Fellowship Hall (the gym). If you would like to help make a difference
in the lives of children—both in our church and our community—you can support this event by donating the following
items: new backpacks, notebooks, folder, pens, and pencils. All of these supplies (except for backpacks) are
available in any dollar store. If you are interested in donating these supplies, you can bring them this Sunday August
18th, or the day of the event, Sunday August 25th. There will be several tables located in Fellowship Hall where you
can drop off your donations.
You are also welcome to join the festivities and enjoy a free lunch! I am very excited to announce that both D.W.
Dawgz and Tony’s Pizza have agreed to donate food for this community outreach event! The haircuts for the kids are
made possible by our friends at Legacy Barbershop (all three of these businesses are located on Crystal Street in
East Stroudsburg). This event is a wonderful picture of the local church partnering with local businesses in order to
make a difference in the lives of people. Friends, we are in the business of transforming lives—and this event on
August 25th is a great example of the type of positive impact we can have on our community in the name, and for the
sake of, Jesus Christ. Have a blessed week and I will see you on Sunday!

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Scott Kuhnle,
Director of Youth Ministries
 For Music Lovers & Singers

Do you find yourself wandering about singing,

whistling, or humming a tune? Do lyrics just stick in
your head until you give in and listen to a specific
song? Maybe your musical inclinations are actually
sending you a message: “I MISS MUSIC AND
SINGING!!!”

Well, you’re in luck, friends, because ESUMC’s next

Choir Season is starting up shortly—and we could
definitely use some more tune carriers and
harmonizers in the Choir!!!!

“But I don’t read music, I can’t do that!” Actually,

you can!!!! If you can sing in tune, and pickup the
For Ernie Rountree
melody (or harmony) to a popular song on the radio,
As many of you might’ve heard, last week there was you can definitely sing along in the Choir! So give it
a serious and destructive fire at our brother, Ernie shot! Seriously, anyone who likes singing as much as
Roundtree’s, apartment. As a Church, ESUMC will be you do is bound to have a great time singing in the
helping to support Ernie as he attempts to replace Choir!
what was lost in the fire, and moves into a new
apartment. Join us, just shy of a month from now, Thursday,
September 12th, at 6:30 PM. Contact Joseph Dorsch
If you would personally like to help, there are two
at [email protected] or Jenni Poole for more
ways you can donate:
info on how to join today!!!!
• GIFT CARDS (to Walmart, Target, etc.) can be
dropped off at the church office during office
hours.
A Note From Kathy Hinkey
• MONETARY DONATIONS can also be dropped
off at the church office or placed in the Sunday Dear Church Family,
offering. Thank you for all the many ways you have ministered
Please contact Rachel Thompson with any questions: to me and my family during my recent mishap and
[email protected] or (570) 421-3280 ext. 1011. surgery. Your outpouring of support through prayers,
phone calls, visits, flowers, meals, cards and rides to
PLEASE NOTE:
Physical Therapy have helped me heal emotionally,
Monetary gifts in the form of a check, MUST spiritually and physically. May God's blessings be
specifically state the following in the Memo: upon each and every one of you!
“Ernie Roundtree Fund.”
- Kathy Hinkey
 THIS WEEK AT ESUMC Recovery
Meetings
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at ESUMC
All meetings are
held downstairs in
the Community Room of
the Education Building
*excluding GriefShare*

AA
Keep It Simple
Thursdays &
Saturdays
8:00pm-9:00pm

Serenity House
Saturdays
5:30pm-6:30pm
Sundays
4:30pm-6:30pm

NA
Just For Today
Monday-Saturday
12:00pm-1:30pm

New Beginnings
As you go about this week, please continue to pray for our Missions Team as they rest (Women’s Group)
and recover from their journey home from Volgograd, Russia. Also, please note that Wednesdays
Pastor Jim and Karen Todd continue their travels abroad this week, and greatly 6:00-7:30pm
appreciate your prayers for their safety and rejuvenation (while away on vacation).

Finally, a huge THANK YOU to those that volunteered to assist with our Mission Team’s
transportation to and from JKF. Your NYC driving skills are greatly appreciated by
everyone on the Team! May the Lord bless you for helping out!
OA
Wednesdays
8:00pm-9:00pm

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 Back to School Blessing Sunday
Don't miss out on our Back to School Blessing Day, just two short weeks away!!! If you have
school-age kids, grandkids, nieces or nephews, or friends and neighbors with children - THIS
EVENT IS FOR YOU!!!

Sponsored by ESUMC, Legacy Barber Shop, D.W. Dawgs and Tony's Pizzeria of Crystal Street,
Back to School Blessing Sunday is an event designed for Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg
Elementary, Middle, and High School students.

On Sunday, August 25th, all teachers and students are invited to attend ESUMC’s
Contemporary Service to be recognized, prayed over, and blessed before they head back to
school this Fall. Then, immediately following the service, a special Back to School event takes
place from 12:00-3:00 PM in the gymnasium. Thanks to our friends on Crystal Street, we’re
thrilled to help provide a FREE lunch for everyone (compliments of D.W. Dawgs and Tony's
Pizzeria), FREE haircuts to K-12 students (Legacy Barber Shop) and FREE school supplies!

Interested in how YOU can help contribute and promote this awesome outreach? For the next
two Sundays only, we’re asking ESUMC to donate NEW backpacks, notebooks, pencils, and
other school supplies to give out on the 25th. Many of these supplies can be purchased at the
Dollar Tree, Dollar General or Walmart, so please use this opportunity to help make a
difference!!!!

For more information, contact Scott Kuhnle at (610) 268-1240 or [email protected]. Want to
help video or photograph this event? Email Bethany at [email protected] to help with publicity!!!
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FPU Needs Your Help! New Faces at ESUMC

Do you have a heart for children? Are you willing to Have you ever walked into a room full of people you
give 2 hours of your time just 1 or 2 Wednesday didn’t know (or didn’t know well)? What did that feel
evenings this fall? If you answered yes to these like? Was it awkward, weird, or unsettling? What about
questions, you’re exactly who we’re looking for! the reverse? Have you ever been in the “crowd” and
thought: Should I go talk to them? …It’s not really ‘my
ESUMC would like to offer free childcare to Financial
thing.’” “I wonder if someone going to greet them?”
Peace University participants this fall, and we need
your help to do it. FPU is a 9-week course that will be Friends, if you’ve thought any of those things, you are
held from 6:30-8:30 PM on Wednesday nights from not alone! Welcoming others can be unnerving, or
September 4th through October 30th. Since we know uncomfortable, but it’s SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT!
that “many hands make light work,” we are not asking As Christians, we believe that we are made in God’s
for a 9-night commitment from just one or two people. image. And as such, we’re called to be imitators of Him.
Instead, we are asking for commitment from several The Bible specifically talks about hospitality:
people for just one to two evenings.
“... love the stranger, for you were strangers in the
If you are interested in supporting this important land of Egypt.”
ministry in this way, please contact us at (Deuteronomy 10:19)
[email protected] or contact Erica Dorsch at “...love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all
[email protected] or (570) 421-3280 ext. 1017. your soul, and with all your strength, and with all
your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one (Luke 10:27)
another, as good stewards of God’s varied
grace.” - 1 Peter 4:10 “Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show
hospitality to strangers for by doing that some have
entertained angels without knowing it.”
(Hebrews 13:1 )
Due to a lack of attendance at our Older Kids (OK)
“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty
events and meetings, there is a possibility that the and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and
OK's will cease meeting after their December event. you welcomed me.”
As a Church, we celebrate the commitment of OK (Matthew 25:35)
Leaders, Erma Powell and Karen Dudley, for
ceaseslessly planning and coordinating for this group. So, the next time you see an unfamiliar face, stop and
However, we also acknowledge the challenge of think about how YOU would feel if you were the new
organizing events for a group that has continued to person! Wouldn’t you want to have someone come
decrease in attendance. Should you, or someone you introduce them selves? Or, at least, offer a smile and a
know have any questions about this potential change, hearty handshake! It may be a little out of your comfort
please contact our Director of Congregational Care, zone, but we are called to hospitality! And being a
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Rachel Thompson, at: (570) 421-3280 ext. 1011, or welcoming congregation is certainly part of that. Give it a
email [email protected] try! You might just meet a new friends an encourage
someone to come back and visit again.
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EAST STROUDSBURG
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
83 SOUTH COURTLAND STREET
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA 18301

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S U N DAY S E R V I C E S & T I M E S
8:30 AM Traditional Worship 9:45 AM Equipping Hour 10:45 AM Contemporary Worship

Church Office Director of Student Ministries Director of Congregational Care

Monday-Friday, 9am-1pm Scott Kuhnle Rachel Thompson
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
(570) 421-3280 Ext. 1013 Ext. 1011

Pastor Director of Children & Family Ministries Audio/Visual Technician

Jim Todd Erica Dorsch Charles Rajnai
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Ext. 1014 Ext. 1017
Financial Secretary, Accts. Receivable
Church Administrator Director of Traditional Music (Volunteer) Christine Uporsky
Rich Poole Jenni Poole [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Ext. 1012
Ext. 1015
Director of Contemporary Music Financial Secretary, Accts. Payable
Administrative Assistant Doug Malefyt Bruce Osbun
Kathy Ravago [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Ext. 1012
Ext. 1010 Director of Choir
Joe Dorsch Weekday Sexton
Director of Communications [email protected] Bob Lee
& Spiritual Life Development [email protected]
Bethany Mills Director of Bells
[email protected] Chris Perfetti Sunday Sexton
Ext. 1023 [email protected] Craig Banner