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Pride and Prejudice A great thing about summer for me is taking time to do
July, 2013

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Pride and Prejudice
A    great thing about summer for me is taking time to do
    more reading. I read on the beach. I read on my front
porch in the evenings. I’ve found that my attention span is not
                                                                           This is where the church must be different. The church is a
                                                                           place where worldly divisions shall not be recognized. In the
                                                                           church it doesn’t matter what your family name is or how
what it once was. Inexplicably, as a teenager I poured through             much money you make, all are equally valued. James the
Anna Karenina, Brothers Karamozov, and Great Expectations.                 Apostle warned the church that prejudices based on wealth
Now the length of a magazine article is about my speed. I fidg-            and poverty are counter to the Gospel:
et and check my phone and stare into space and wait for
someone to interrupt me. Years ago I could be engrossed for                “My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism
hours in a book without coming up for air. To quote a man                  really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person
named Nick Carr, “I miss my old brain.”                                    with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly,
                                                                           and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if you
Having admitted my present limitations I boldly approach the               take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say ‘Have a
goal of reading several novels this summer. One of the novels              seat here’ while to the poor one you say ‘stand over there,’
I wanted to read is Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I have              have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become
never read it before. It’s one of those books that you feel like           judges with evil thoughts?”
you’re supposed to read. So I finished it the other day. How
did I like it? Tolerably well. It’s not full of action – the produc-       Wealth and poverty are not the only basis for prejudice. Race
ers of Fast and Furious 6 will not be looking to adapt it any              and skin color still divide us. Politics can divide. Age and sea-
time soon – but it does draw you into a world that once was,               son of life can divide if we let them. But the church is sup-
of civil society, manners, and the love of dinner, dance, and              posed to be different. The church is supposed to show the
conversation. Jane Austen wrote convincingly about a world in              world how diverse people can live together in a loving commu-
which she lived. Those English folks loved to talk! That’s what            nity. That is a bold goal. It’s a hopeless one unless the power
strikes you about reading Austen. The other thing about this               of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus, is active and moving
book (I haven’t read any others by Austen) is how preoccupied              among us. I want to know that power that unites rather than
with class and social climbing her characters are.            Austen       divides. I want to be that kind of church. Another Apostle, by
surely describes people full of Pride and full of Prejudice. Aus-          the name of Paul, put it this way:
ten doesn’t preach on those topics in the book, she lets her
characters implicate themselves.                                           “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or
                                                                           free, there is no longer male or female; for all of you are one in
That got me thinking, what if Austen lived in these times and              Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3.28
wrote a novel about it, how would her characters differ? As
Americans we “pride” ourselves on being a country where
class doesn’t matter. We believe that anyone can rise to great-            The church is the hope of the world. Why don’t you come this
ness. Niall Ferguson, an online columnist for The Daily Beast,             week? And we all can be together.
recently wrote that the notion of the United States being a
meritocracy (as opposed to a plutocracy, rule by the wealthy)
is the reason he moved here. Now he wonders if that’s still                Rich Morris, pastor
true about us. Even in a country that values tolerance and
political correctness seemingly above all things, pride and prej-
udice still divide.

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                                                        JULY, 2013

Music Matters:
Spotlight on Gene Malone
Alan Anderson, Praise Band Leader

                                      Outdoor Concert a
                                      Success!

                                      F   or those of you
                                          who were able
                                     to join us for our
                                     first annual Out-
                                     door Concert, you
                                     already know the
                                     evening was a suc-
                                     cess. As I looked
                                     around at the fami-
                                     lies and individuals
                                     who came to the
concert I was struck by the fact that people were genu-
inely enjoying the music, the food, and the fellowship;
and throw in a picture perfect evening of weather, and
we were indeed blessed.

This concert marked the official debut of CrossRoads
Praise Band which is comprised primarily of the musi-              Gene and Saundra Malone
cians from Hicks United Methodist Church that lead our
contemporary worship music each Sunday morning. Our                Spotlight: Gene Malone:
expanded vision for the Band is to use our musical tal-
ents as an outreach to impact those who may not cur-
rently be active in a church. With that goal in mind, I will
                                                                   T    hroughout my Hollidaysburg school years I played
                                                                        the trombone (at my mother’s direction) in the vari-
                                                                   ous school marching bands. I was eventually thrown out
be reaching out to other like-minded musicians who                 of the band during my senior year, when I missed several
share our vision of outreach and be looking for opportu-           football games and parades to play keyboard in a dance
nities for us to do concerts at other venues in the months         band. I played with several groups in the 60’s and early
ahead. I also envision combining our music with a mes-             70’s throughout the area. For about four years I played
sage about the relevance of Jesus Christ in the world to-          with the Beau-Marcs’, our music was mostly our arrange-
day, and how He continues to transform lives each day              ments of top 40 songs, and older standards. We all sang,
for those that have a personal relationship with Him. This         and focused a lot on harmony. We played locally and
is really exciting to me and the rest of the Praise Band,          eventually went on tour in the northeast, playing in sup-
and we greatly appreciate the support and love we re-              per clubs to night clubs. My most memorable time was
ceive from the congregation at Hicks. Please pray that             spending two summers at the shore. When I met my first
the Lord will open up opportunities for us to expand this          wife, Bonnie, I quit playing with groups altogether. I
ministry and reach others for Christ through our music.            started a construction Co. and would only play and sing
                                                                   sporadically at home, which I eventually stopped alto-
Continuing our series on featuring various members of              gether. I always thought that someday, when time al-
the Praise Band, the spotlight this month is on Gene               lowed, I would do it again. When Bonnie passed, my
Malone. Gene not only plays synthesizer with the Band,             mortality also became very apparent. I started playing at
but is a talented vocalist as well. Here’s a brief summary         home again, with the hopes of eventually getting in-
of Gene’s background and why he enjoys being part of               volved in groups once again.       Continued on pg. 3…
the Praise Band at Hicks.

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                                                     JULY, 2013

A Message from the Prayer Team

I  f your husband, wife, child, parent, or loved one
   needs Jesus, now is the time to apply your faith in
their behalf. Here is a sample prayer for your un-
                                                               the Lord of his (her) life.

                                                               Father, I ask that You fill _______________ with the
saved loved ones. As you speak God’s Word, remem-              knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual
ber that it will not return to Him void. It will prosper       understanding. As I intercede in his (her) behalf, I
in the thing whereto it is sent (Isaiah 55:11).                believe that the power of the Holy Spirit is activated
                                                               and from this moment on, I shall praise and thank
               A Prayer for Salvation                          You for _______________'s salvation. I am confident
Father, I come before You in prayer and in faith, be-          that You are alert and active, watching over Your
lieving. Your Word says that You desire all men to be          Word to perform it. It will not return to You void. It
saved and come into the knowledge of the truth, so I           will accomplish that which You please and prosper in
bring _______________ (name) before You this day.              the thing whereto it was sent.

I break the power of Satan from his assignments and            Therefore, my confession of faith is, "God has begun
activities in _______________'s life in the Name of            a good work in _______________'s life and He will
Jesus. Now, while Satan is bound, I ask that You send          perform it and bring it to full completion until the
forth the perfect laborers to share the good news of           day of Jesus Christ, in Jesus' Name."
the gospel in such a way that he (she) will listen and
understand it. As the truth is ministered, I believe           Amen.
_______________ will come to his (her) senses and
come out of the snare of the devil and make Jesus

Music Matters continued from pg. 2
By the time Saun came into my life I     interested, when Saun and I came          ber’s patience. Having an apprecia-
had re-learned several of the old        back from FL, I would like to play key-   tion for the value of time I realize
tunes I used to play and sing. Saun      board with the group. He said “you        that my addition to the group is not
enjoys my playing and has been very      need to talk to Alan.” I followed up      without cost. I’m still not very re-
encouraging in my renewed music          with Alan and he gave me lists of a       laxed doing it, and I am not histori-
adventures. It is my goal to eventual-   lot of the songs the group had been       cally acquainted with a lot of the
ly replace a lot of the time I still     doing. Which while away, I attempt-       songs. It will be a work in progress
spend working with music, with Saun      ed to become familiar with. I am          for some time. I haven’t read music
by my side. It’s strange how I had       now really enjoying being in the          much at all since my childhood piano
been thinking about the praise band      “Praise Band” although it is a com-       lessons and again, at my mother’s
for years, but would never say any-      pletely new and challenging experi-       direction. I was so bullheaded that I
thing.                                   ence for me. As I learn, my musical       retained very little because I really
                                         ability will grow. As I become ac-        wanted to be playing football in the
Last January on a Sunday morning I       quainted with how others have wor-        yard with my buddies. May God bless
was thinking to myself about what I      shiped and glorified God through mu-      her; she wanted me to be so refined.
could add to the sound. So on my         sic, I’m certain it will enrich my per-   I believe she would be proud that I
way out that morning, I just blurted     sonal spiritual journey. I’m very         am once again playing music. And I
out to Pastor Rich that if they were     thankful for Alan and the other mem-      am thankful for the opportunity.

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                                                  JULY, 2013

Susquehanna Annual Conference Summary
                                                               sary. They adopted some General Conference
                                                               changes to the constitution, amounting to appropri-
                                                               ate wordings. Mission successes and needs were
                                                               received, including a strong support for the End Hun-
                                                               ger Now campaign. The Stewardship Foundation
                                                               report was received - whose economic consultant
                                                               indicated optimistic fortunes forthcoming. The
                                                               budget was passed, which amounts to almost $12.5
                                                               million now, including the equitable salaries recom-
                                                               mendation for a 3% increase, and they approved the
                                                               report on liability and insurance, in which our own
                                                               Dick Fruth has a great part. There was a resolution
                                                               on mental health observances and programs passed
                                                               which was chaired by our own Rev. Evie Madison.
                                                               Among celebration of good things were videos of the
                                                               Matthew 28 program featuring a Reverend Rich
                                                               Morris of Hicks Memorial UMC!

Bishop Jeremiah Park leads the “Alive in Christ                Conference is pretty much a time of celebrating
Together” Susquehanna Annual Conference Opening
Ceremonies June 14th at Messiah College.
                                                               though: days start with worship and meditation,
                                                               then come the work sessions of receiving reports,
By Glenn Keiper                                                often with more celebrating, and acting on recom-
                                                               mendations, and then days end with worship ses-

I t was my privilege to attend Annual Conference
  again this year, held at Messiah College near Me-
chanicsburg, PA, on June 13, 14, and 15. This was
                                                               sions of memorializing the departed, honoring the
                                                               retiring, and celebrating the newly ordained. In be-
                                                               tween are spontaneous singing and testimonies of
the 2013 session of the Susquehanna Annual Confer-             good things that are happening; now there are some
ence, and was a full session of the recently reor-             times when Bishop Park decides he would like to sing
ganized Central PA/ Wyoming Conferences. The                   a song! We celebrated the new presiding bishop,
theme this year was “Alive in Christ TOGETHER – on             Bishop Jeremiah J. Park, who did an excellent job
a journey of faith”. Speakers and presenters en-               with great enthusiasm and with great joy in Christian
couraged the group to answer positively John Wes-              fellowship. We also celebrated the guest speaker,
ley’s famous question – “…are we yet alive?”                   the newly elected Bishop Mark J. Webb, who comes
                                                               from the Williamsport church (a friend of Rich’s) and
John Wesley directed that the church engage in                 is appointed to the conference in Northern New
“Holy Conferencing”, and my experience suggests                York. He was a great encourager in our mission to
that he knew the importance of getting together and            “make disciples for Jesus Christ for the transfor-
sharing in experiences, ministries, and worship that           mation of the world!” Yes we are a church ALIVE!
benefits all the participants, laity and clergy, encour-
aging us all in growing together in Christ. Of course          There’s more that can be said – resolutions, teach-
it’s also necessary to get together to do the adminis-         ings, missions, etc. -- and if you have questions any-
trative work of the greater church as well.                    time I’ll be glad to talk about them.
Conference did its work, receiving many reports on
successes and needs, and acting on those as neces-             God bless our church.

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                                              JULY, 2013

Kingdom Rock Vacation Bible School
                                                           Dear Kids,

                                                           Ready for the adventure of a lifetime?

                                                           At Kingdom Rock VBS, you will discover how to
                                                           stand strong for God! Kingdom Rock is filled with
                                                           incredible Bible-learning experiences you can see,
                                                           hear, touch, and even taste! Sciency-Fun Gizmos,
                                                           team-building games, cool Bible songs, and tasty
                                                           treats are just a few of the royally rockin’ activities
                                                           that will help faith flow into your real life.

                                                           Since everything is hands-on, you might get a little
                                                           messy. Be sure to wear your play clothes and safe
                                                           shoes.

During the week we’ll help you discover how to see evidence of God in everyday life—something we call God
Sightings. Get ready to hear that phrase a lot! You will also get a chance to participate in a hands-on mission
project, through a program called Operation Kid-to-Kid, that will let our community show God’s love to chil-
dren in India.

Your parents, grandparents, and friends are invited to join us in “The Royal Courtyard” section
Friday evening at 8:00pm because that’s when we’ll be having A Fanfare Finale—a celebration of God’s love
that you won’t want to miss.

So invite some of your friends to come with you and mark these dates on your calendar: Monday, July 15th
to Friday, July 19th. The fun starts at 6:00 each night and will end at 8:15 pm. Ask your parents to visit our
church website at www.hicksumc.org or call 695-8529 to register you for this life-changing adventure!

See you in a few weeks!

Sincerely,
The Kingdom Rock VBS Staff & the VBS Buddies: Sir Valiant, Truman, Pip, and Duke

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Scenes from the Summer Concert

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                                             JULY, 2013

Hicks Youth Fellowship July events

J  une 18th—20th Hicks Youth Fellowship teamed
   up with 2nd Ave UMC in Altoona to help in their
Community Restoration Project. Throughout these
                                                             sonally was very pleased with the amount of people
                                                             that showed their support for Ryder McDermitt and
                                                             his family. Our team raised over $2,000 for Relay.
three days, the Youth Group volunteered at the               Important Dates
Women’s Abuse shelter and helped paint two differ-           July 10         Chill Night 6-8 P.M.
ent houses. This was a great experience for everyone         July 14         Youth Group 6-8 P.M.
who helped out. Our youth did a wonderful job                July 18-20      Duncansville Community Days
demonstrating discipleship to the people that we             July 20         Counselors report to Wesley Forest
helped.                                                                      for Church Camp
                                                             July 21         Campers report to Church Camp
June 21st—22nd HYF were a part of the team “Ryder            July 21-26      Church Camp at Wesley forest
the Fighter” at Relay for Life at Mansion Park. I per-       July 31         Chill Night 6-8 P.M.

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JULY
                          Hicks Youth Fellowship Calendar of Events
      Sunday         Monday           Tuesday     Wednesday            Thursday         Friday        Saturday
               1)               2)               3)               4)              5)             6)

                                                 No Chill Night

7)             8)               9)               10)              11)             12)            13)
No Youth                                         Chill Night
Group                                            6-8 P.M.

14)            15)              16)              17)              18)             19)            20)
                                                                                                 Duncansville
Youth Group    Vacation Bible   Vacation Bible   Vacation Bible   Duncansville    Duncansville   Community
6-8 P.M.       School           School           School           Community       Community      Days/
               6-8:15           6-8:15           6-8:15           Days            Days           Counselors
                                                                                                 Report to
                                                                                                 Church Camp
21)            22)              23)              24)              25)             26)            27)
Youth Report
to Church      Church Camp      Church Camp      Church Camp      Church Camp     Church Camp    Church Camp
Camp

28)            29)              30)              31)

No Youth                                         Chill Night
Group                                            6-8 P.M.

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Church Picnic at Canoe Creek

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                               JULY, 2013

 Happy Birthday to You
July 01     Ryan Lucas             July 26     Rebecca Rodgers     July 28   Cameron Camloh
July 02     Anthony Black          July 26     Katelyn DeGol       July 31   Barry Feltenberger
July 03     Dewayne Newman         July 27     Dustin Ott          July 31   Travis Wilkinson
July 04     Dave Kelley
July 04     Alexis Despot
July 05     Virginia Shaw
July 05     John Smith
July 06     Brittany Good
July 08     Lauren Basenback
July 08     Tarissa Mazzetti
July 09     Anthony DeStefano
July 10     Bethany Mingle
July 10     Catherine Newman
July 12     Peter Nebgen
July 13     Susan Cameron
July 13     Kendra Reckner
July 14     Joanne Neely
July 14     Andrew Simpson
July 15     Stacey Singer
July 15     Jamison Holsinger
July 16     Mary Johnsonbaugh
July 17     Andy Cameron
July 17     Terry Ulery
July 17     Susan Heidler
July 17     Terri Snowberger
July 18     Connie Feltenberger
July 19     Amy Stoyka
July 19     Shae Biesinger
July 20     Faith Weyandt
July 20     Samuel Brannock
July 21     William Cramer
July 21     Della Latoche
July 21     Diane Westover
July 21     Deb Simpson
July 21     Amanda Dell
July 21
July 21
            Tricia Ford
            Ashton Krug             A     celebration in honor of Eunice Dutrow’s 90th birthday
                                          was held on Sunday, June 16th in the church basement.
July 22     Christina Bowser
                                    Many members of Eunice’s family and friends were on hand
July 24     Theresa Green
                                    to wish her a Happy Birthday and to celebrate this very
July 24     Mary Millner            special milestone.

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                       JULY, 2013

Hicks Helps Spring Mission Week

                                          O    n Saturday, May 11th members of the
                                               congregation went out into the communi-
                                          ty to perform more than 70+ service hours as
                                          part of the “Hicks Helps” group. The group
                                          performed yard clean up, landscape mainte-
                                          nance, and painting projects throughout the
                                          weekend.

                                          Pictured clockwise from top to bottom: Aaron
                                          Cidor, Alyssa Bell, Lydia Cidor, Rachel Cidor
                                          Liane Slicker, Hank Slicker, and Leah, Lori,
                                          Walt & Dalton Kratzer.

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HICKS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH                                                               JULY, 2013

In Brief
                                                           Clothes line-out (100" or 2-50')
                                                           laundry detergent (liquid)

         TRUSTEE JUNE MEETING MINUTES                     Please continue to keep our HUB in your prayers,
                                                          and encourage volunteers to come in. (Mon.—Wed.
The following items were approved:                        1pm-3pm).
 Repairs to the large stained glass window on the
   3rd Avenue side of the sanctuary were awarded                   ALTOONA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
   to J.R. Parris at a cost of $5,500.00
 Putting the three Sunday School classrooms lo-          Congratulations to Ashli Livermore for receiving the
   cated off the chapel on three thermostats in-          following scholarships and awards during her recent
   stead of one. Awarded to Boyer Refrigeration at        commencement from Altoona Area High School:
   a cost of $1881.00                                      Making A Difference Educational Scholarship
                                                           Pleasant Valley School Association Scholarship
The following items are pending and under consider-        Jessalyn Jade Reilly Memorial Scholarship
ation:
 Leaks in the Geothermal System in the church                     HICKS UMC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
    house basement
 Cracks in the front doors of the church need            “To all church members: I just wanted to thank you
    sealed                                                for the very generous scholarship you provided me
 Parsonage kitchen ceiling needs repaired along          with. It is greatly appreciated and will be very helpful
    with a partial wall removal to accommodate a          in paying for Pharmacy school. I appreciate this kind
    family size refrigerator                              gesture. Thank you very much!” —Lauren Pheasant
                            rd
 New flashing on the 3 Avenue side of the sanc-          and family
    tuary and bell tower to stop leaks into the front
    vestibules                                               Financial Summary for JUNE, 2013
 The bell tower roof needs inspected
 The church house basement needs to be cleaned           Fund Description                 Contribution Amount
    out                                                   Building Fund                    $2,376.00
                                                          Caring Cupboard                  $100.00
           ALTOONA HUB ITEMS NEEDED
                                                          Church Picnic                    $211.00
Please note the following items that are needed at        Elevator Lift                    $1,850.00
the HUB. Thank you for your continued support of
                                                          Hicks Youth Camp                 $152.00
this Mission.
                                                          Loose Plate                      $1,786.50
   Sleepers (infant)                                     Miscellaneous                    $640.30
   receiving blankets
                                                          Spring Festival                  $5.00
   onesies
   Nail clippers/files                                   Sunday School                    $419.00
   band aids (standard size no small)                    Trustees                         $300.00
   hand soap
                                                          UMCOR                            $100.00
   Crayons(24 pack)
   Pencils (unsharpened)                                 Upper Rooms/Literature           $6.00
   Sharpeners                                            Weekly Offering                  $19,994.10
   3 ring notebook paper                                 Youth Group                      $200.00
   8/10 ½ note pads
   Spiral notebooks                                      TOTAL:                           $28,139.90
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JULY 2013
     Sun               Mon                     Tue             Wed                Thu             Fri             Sat
                   1                      2                3                 4               5               6
                   10:00 am               7:00 pm                            Independence    12:00 pm
                   God Sightings          Children’s                         Day             Staff Mtg. at
                   1:00 pm
                   Volunteer at Altoona   Ministry Team                                      Marzoni’s
                   Hub                    Mtg.                               Office Closed
                   5:00 pm                7:00 pm
                   TOPS                   Knitting Group
                   7:30 pm
                   Praise Band

7                  8                      9                10                11              12              13
8:15am & 10:45am   10:00 am               7:00 pm          6-8:00 pm
Morning Worship    God Sightings          Trustee’s Mtg.   HYF Chill Night
9:30 am            5:00 pm                7:00 pm
Sunday School      TOPS                   Knitting Group
12:00 pm           7:30 pm
Halfway Party      Praise Band
6:00 pm
Evening Worship

14                 15                     16               17                18              19              20
8:15am & 10:45am   10:00 am               6:00-8:15 pm     6:00-8:15 pm      6:00-8:15 pm    6:00-8:15 pm
Morning Worship    God Sightings          VBS              VBS               VBS             VBS
9:30 am            5:00 pm
Sunday School      TOPS                   7:00 pm                            Duncansville    Duncansville
6:00 pm
                                          Knitting Group                     Community       Community       Duncansville
Evening Worship
6:00 pm
                   6:00-8:15 pm                                              Days            Days            Community
Youth Group        VBS                                                                                       Days

21                 22                     23               24                25              26              27
8:15am & 10:45am   10:00 am
Morning Worship    God Sightings                                                                             8:30 pm
                                          7:00 pm          6-8:00 pm
9:30 am            5:00 pm                                                                                   Outdoor
Sunday School
                                          Cub Scouts       HYF Chill Night
                   TOPS                                                                                      Movie:
6:00 pm                                                                                                      “Oz the Great
                   7:30 pm                7:00 pm
Evening Worship
                   Praise Band            Knitting Group                                                     and Powerful”

Church Camp @      Church Camp @                           Church Camp @     Church Camp @   Church Camp     Church Camp @
                                          Church Camp @
Wesley Forest      Wesley Forest                           Wesley Forest     Wesley Forest   @ Wesley For-   Wesley Forest
                                          Wesley Forest

28                 29                     30               31
8:15am & 10:45am                                           6-8:00 pm
Morning Worship                                            HYF Chill Night
9:30 am
Sunday School
6:00 pm
Evening Worship

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METHODIST CHURCH                                                                 U.S. POSTAGE
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                                               MARK YOUR CALENDARS
                                                               More information on these events
                                                               will be announced in our weekly
                                                               bulletin, monthly newsletters, and
                                                               at www.hicksumc.org

                                       July 7th                “Halfway” Party
                                       July 15th - July 19th   Vacation Bible School
                                       July 18th - July 20th   Duncansville Community Days
                                       July 27th               Outdoor Movie Night
                                       August 17th             Outdoor Movie Night

 Rev. Richard M. Morris, Pastor        Church Staff
                                               Elaine Mallory, Organist
 Church Address                               Sandy Steele, Director of Music
                                               Joann Lovett, Financial Secretary
      1211 Third Avenue, P0 Box 384
                                               Heidi Fogle, Treasurer
      Duncansville, PA 16635                   Jason Garman, Youth Director
                                               Cathy Baird, Sexton
 Contact                                      Melaine Depetro, Nursery Coordinator
      Church Phone: 695-8529                   Donna Fruth, Assimilation
                                               Rev. Don Haulman, Congregational Care
      hicksumc@verizon.net
                                               George Depetro, Small Groups
                                               Alan Anderson, Praise Band Leader
 Office Hours:                                Katie Guise, Church Secretary
      Tuesday-Friday
      8:00 am – 1:00 pm                 Worship Services
                                               Sunday Worship - 8:15 am, 10:45 am, 6:00 pm
                                               Sunday School - 9:30 am
 Visit
                                               Youth Group - 6:00-7:30 pm
      www.hicksumc.org

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