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PLEASE NOTE
 
(NOTE:  The church office will be closed on Monday, September 6th)
 
(NOTE:  No worship on Saturday evening, September 11th and 25th)
 
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See You In September On Rally Day!
 
Sunday School Classes for children
ages 3 through grade 8
will resume on
Sunday, September 12th (Rally Day) from 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Students will meet in the Upper Room.
 
  
A special note of thanks to all of our Sunday School teachers
and Sunday School superintendent for your time, talents, and
ministry to the youth of our congregation this year!
 
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 **MARK YOUR CALENDAR**

Get out your ipod, calendar, facebook page,

Post-it notes. . .wherever you keep track of dates
and check out our schedule of activities!!!
 

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MEYER'S APPLE DUMPLING SALE

 

We are selling the apple dumplings made famous

by Meyer's Restaurant in Quakertown!!!

 

Cost is $5.00 per dumpling

 

All orders must be received by September 15th and must be paid in advance.

 

They will be make fresh by Jerry Meyer himself and

delivered to the church for your pickup on

Sunday, September 19th during Coffee Hour.

 

Contact the church office at njlc@choiceonemail.com or see Rudi O'Rourke.

You may also leave the order and payment for her in the church office.

 

Proceeds will benefit the Upper Room Fund! 

 

Name:  __________________________________________

 

Phone:  _________________

 

No. of Apple Dumplings Ordered:  _____

 

Method of Payment:  __________________________________________ 

 

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MEET US AT THE MARKET

 

Please come and check out the New Jerusalem stand at the

Saucon Valley Farmer's Market

Sunday, September 19th

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

We'll have beautiful mum plants and scrumptious apple dumplings for sale.

We'll also have discount tickets for Boscov's Department Store.

 

If you'd like to work at the stand, please contact Kim Horvath at 610-682-0055.

 

BRING SOME FRIENDS AND ENJOY THE MARKET!

 

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DAVE SCHERER CONCERT

 

SPREADING GOD'S LOVE

 

Spirit Filled Ministry in Hip Hop Outreach!

 

Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit

3461 Cedar Crest Boulevard

Emmaus, PA 18049

 

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Doors open at 2:00 p.m.

Performance is at 3:00 p.m.

 

Suggested Minimum Donation:  $5.00 per person (under 3 free)

 

Tickets are on a first come first serve basis. 

If you are interested in attending this event,

please contact Kathy Fenstermacher at 610-838-6059.

Deadline to order tickets is Tuesday, August 31st.

 

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IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!

 

There are lots of things that we can do together as

Lutheran congregations in the Bethlehem area.

 

You are invited to share your dreams, energy, and hopes on

 Messiah Lutheran Church

Bethlehem, PA

Tuesday, September 21st

7:00–9:00 p.m.

 

If you are interested in being part of the team

from New Jersualem Church, please contact or see Pastor Tricia. 

 

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LOOKING AHEAD > > >

 

Our November Congregational Meeting will be here before we know it!

 

In preparation for it, there will be a 

Budget Meeting

Wednesday, September 22nd

at 7:00 p.m. in the

Conference Room across from the Office

 

All input is welcome as we work together planning our ministry for 2011.

 

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BASKET RAFFLE/CRAFT/SCRAPBOOKING EVENT

New Jerusalem Church

Saturday, October 2, 2010

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(Proceeds will benefit our Upper Room Project)

 

There will be baskets to take a chance on, crafts to purchase,

scrapbooking to enjoy, and food to munch on!

 

Shani Fassbender will be collecting items for the baskets from now

until September 26th.  You can bring item(s) to the church in a

bag/box with Shani's name on it and I will bring it home to create the

gift baskets.  We are accepting new and slightly used items,

non-perishable foods, gift cards, and cash donations. 

 

More information will follow about the event when the date draws closer. 

We will also have the youth group selling snacks and drinks on that day.

Spread the word! 

 

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BUS TRIP TO SIGHT AND SOUND

 

"SOLD OUT"

 

Show at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster to see

"JOSEPH"

with dinner at the

Family Style Dinner at Hershey Farms

on

Saturday, October 30, 2010

 

Please make checks payable to

"New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church"

10:15 a.m.   Depart from New Jerusalem Church

01:00 p.m.  "Joseph" at the Sight and Sound Theater

04:00 p.m.   Family Style Dinner at Hershey Farms

07:00 p.m.   Approximate return to New Jerusalem Church

If you have any questions, please contact

Terry Ravier at 610-838-9230 or email tsravier@verizon.net.

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2010 CHURCH SPONSOR SIGN-UP

 

This is a nice way to honor someone on their birthday, wedding,

wedding anniversary, a special occasion, or remember a loved one.

 

 

 

Please sign the flower chart which is located

on the bulletin board in the Narthex.

 

Effective July 1, 2010 the cost to sponsor:

Altar flowers will be $35.00.

If you are sharing a week

the cost will be $17.50. 

 

Bulletins will be $15.00

Because we print our own bulletin covers,

the cost of our bulletins remains the same as last year.

 

Candles will be $2.00

The candles for worship can be sponsored to

honor someone, remember a loved one, or

to celebrate a special occasion.

 

If you wish to sponsor Communion Bread,

please have it at the church by 8:30 a.m.

on the Sunday you are sponsoring it so

the Altar Guild can prepare it for worship.

 

Please use the chart on the bulletin board 

 in the Narthex to sign up for the above sponsorships.

 

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