Hermitage Heartbeat
October 2022

published 09/30/22
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"This Church Exists for the People
Outside Its Doors"
Join us for worship on Sunday mornings as we continue our consideration of who we are called to be as we enter this new phase of our ministry. Pastor Jaci will continue our new series, God of the Harvest, through this month.

Sunday School has begun again. Adults have a focused discussion on the day's sermon passage from Scripture. Youth are welcome to join the adults; children will be led by Tammy Goff as she continues to lead lessons around landmark Old Testament stories and characters.

Hermitage Presbyterian Church
Sunday Morning Worship at 9:45 a.m.
Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.
Choir practice begins at 8:45 a.m.
You are always welcome.
October Events







Sunday, October 2nd
9:45 am - Celebration of the Lord’s Supper during the Worship Service (World Communion Sunday)
10:45 am - Birthday Blessings
11:15 am - Sunday School


Sunday, October 9th
8:30 am - Congregational Breakfast (Fellowship Hall)
9:45 am - Worship (Sanctuary)
11:00 am - Sunday School
2:00 pm - Church Picnic at the Goffs'


Tuesday, October 25th
6:30 pm - Session Meeting


Sunday, October 30th
Reformation Sunday
Volunteer to provide refreshments for a Birthday Blessings celebration. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board going into the social hall, where you can select the month of your choice. The next Birthday Blessings will be on October 2nd. Items for October provided by Linda Armstrong, Ron Brower and Vicky Layne. Thank you!
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October Birthdays
Jackie Williams- October 1st
Judy Wade - October 2nd
McKina Fitzgerald - October 3rd
Cole Thacker - October 3rd
Troy Thacker - October 4th
Pam Layne - October 5th
Joyce Fisher - October 6th
Jenny Newman - October 9th
Nevin Pilsen- October 9th
Tyler Wolke - October 10th
Jessica Killingsworth - October 10th
William Fitzgerald - October 12th
Brayden Gruver - October 12th
Kim Mader Elder - October 13th
David Alt - October 18th
Zachary Stratton - October 19th
Lillie Thacker - October 20th
Casey Glover - October 21st
Trent Gruver - October 23rd
Skyler Alt - October 23rd
Barbara Gilmer - October 24th
Liam Thacker - October 24th
Richard Gruver- October 27th
Blair Elizabeth Neal - October 27th
Jim Glover - October 28th
Denise Price - October 28th
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen - not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”


Essay Excerpt: Is Theology Poetry- C.S. Lewis
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No Lone-Ranger Christians
World Communion Sunday, celebrated this year on October 2, reminds us there’s no such thing as solitary Christianity. “As Christians we’re called to belong, not just to believe,” writes Rick Warren. “We are not meant to live lone-ranger lives; instead, we are to belong to Christ’s family and be members of his body.”

After all, Christian fellowship can’t occur without fellow Christians. We can’t learn the intricacies of the Bible and theology without preachers and teachers. We don’t baptize ourselves. We don’t take Holy Communion alone; in fact, the sacrament’s very name refers to interaction with God and others.
The New Testament clearly states that one cannot be Christian all alone. We are members of Christ’s body (Ephesians 5:30). We belong to the family of believers (Galatians 6:10). We are “a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people” (1 Peter 2:9, NRSV). So don’t be a lone ranger or a stranger — to worship or to Holy Communion!
Taking awe breaks
Many of us are juggling so many things that we are run by our lives rather than living them as gifts from God. What if we could learn to stop for a moment many times a day? What if in those moments we could decide to notice the sheer miracle of being alive? We would then be taking awe breaks instead of coffee breaks.
—Gunilla Norris, Weavings, July/August 2008
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Please consider sending cards of thoughts and well wishes to the following church members:

Janet Arndt (please send c/o the church)
46 Hildebrand Church Rd
Waynesboro, VA 22980

Anna Hartman
48 Maple Leaf Drive
Staunton, VA 24401

Don Rierson
176 Emerson Lane
Harrisonburg, VA 28802

Ellie Garst
22 Quiet Meadow Road, #106
Stuarts Draft, VA 24477

Robyn Stratton
1113 Madrid Road
Waynesboro, VA 22980
Celebrations!
Congratulations to Anna Marie Goff and her family on her recent White Coat Ceremony held at Eastern Mennonite University. It signifies her inclusion in Nursing Clinical Rotations affiliated with the University’s School of Nursing Program.
Congratulations to Nathan Goff and his family on his achievement of the highest rank in BSA/Scouting, in earning his Eagle Scout Rank.
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Calling for Volunteers!

Please consider serving as a Lay Leader and assisting during our worship Service. If interested please let Pastor Jaci or any of the session members know. Thanks for considering.
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October Prayer List
Hurricane Ian Survivors -
for strength in the aftermath
Larry & Barbara Craighead, Tricia Shifflett (close friends of Elizabeth Fitzgerald)
Steve Dodge & family
(Cousin of Mac Sterrett)
The people of Ukraine
Donna Lester
Nancy Evers
Roxie Wine
Jackie Davis
Ernie Ambler & family
Glenn Drumheller
The Glover Family
Mildred Hartman
Robyn, Zach, Jacob &
Matthew Stratton &
their families
Richard & Sandy Gruver
Janet Arndt & Janice Holland's family
Jason Mader
Fred & Nancy Mader
Lisa Teachey
(Kitty Coffey’s daughter)
Judy Abbott
Ray Drumheller
Logan Drumheller
Adam Garst
Jane Glenn
(friend of Vicky Layne)
Warren & Barbara Gilmer
Charlotte Glover
(Jim Glover's sister-in-law)
Anna Hartman
Joe Kennedy &
Mary Kennedy
Gary Layne
Michelle Lough
(Kitty Coffey's daughter)
Edna Marshall
(Anna Hartman's sister-in-
law)
Cheri Moats
(Daughter of Warren Gilmer)
Sharon Painter (niece of
Ellie Garst; receiving chemo)
Keith & Cherylon Pitchford
(from Lisa Drumheller)
Karen Proffitt
(Barbara Gilmer's daughter)
Janet Ragland
(Nancy Mader's sister, who
was recently widowed)
Jane Rexrode
Don Rierson
Betty & Jimmy Simmons
Larry Theiry
(Friend of Janet Arndt)
Carl Tyson
Paul Watts
(requested by
Ed and Brenda Taylor)
The apple of His eye!
Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,

Interim Pastor Rev. Jaci Smith Patman

Tammy Goff – Youth Director
Nancy Mader – Clerk of Session
Ron Brower & Willie Almarode – Treasurers
Trish Howell – Sunday School Director
Elizabeth Fitzgerald – Historian,
Communications, Newsletter Editor
IT Specialist & Web Master – Troy Thacker
Nancy Mader & Laurie Thacker – WOC Co-Chairs
Laurie Thacker – Facebook Manager
Gaylon Hevener – Organist/Choir Director

Session Members
 Ron Brower
Fred Mader
Richard Gruver
Elizabeth Fitzgerald     
  Nancy Mader     
Laurie Thacker
Rev. Jaci Smith Patman, Moderator

Contact Pastor Jaci at
(540) 451-6029 (church cell)
jsmithpatman.presby@gmail.com
46 Hildebrand Church Rd.
Waynesboro, VA 22980
540.943.3775
www.hermitagechurch.net