The Dallas Post Me Cy 3 - 2 oe PD ® << ¢ | BE .- - -By GRACE R. DOVE .. Post Staff 1 4 + oy $ a L] Pastor Janet said. * ally gone out of their way for us.” {SHAVERTOWN - The first couple in the Wyoming Conler- ence lo be ordained at the same tithe and to serve as co-pastors hqds come to minister at the Shavertown United Methodist Church. ‘The Rev. Douglas and Rev. Janet Bryant Clark arrived the merning of July 1 from Apalachin, , and were already on the job that afternoon. They see their first challenge as getting to know all 1.300 mem- bets of their new congregation. The people have been great.” “They have re- The Back Mountain is an ex- citing area with good ecumenical cofinections with other ares churches,” said Pastor Doug. ° understand there's a fine bet gl relationship with St. Therese’'s and St.iPaul's, for example." or. Pastor Janet it's more of a homecoming than a move — she grew up in Forty Fort, took organ lessons with Brian Davies at the = Shavertown church and gradu- ated from Wyoming Valley West High School in 1977. Pastor Doug is a native of Enfield, CT. They are both gradu- ales of Wesley Seminary, where they met. Although their five-year-old son. Bryant, the family explorer, was ready to move as soon as he was told about it, eight-year-old Elizabeth was a bil reluctant at first to leave her many [riends in Apalachin. While they were pack- ing she suggested that at the first serviee at their new church, her patefits ask everyone who had swiinjning pools to raise their hands“ so we can meet them first.” 159 N. Memorial Hwy, ¢ Shavertown, PA |. 675-1191 Combine your auto and homeowners insurance [oJ] [{o [ET] (0) Comprehensive Coverage Competitive Rates (OCR TTT CF: Security Policy 07:1] 4 Slocum Insurance Agency, Inc. 575 Memorial Hwy. Dallas, PA 18612 CYT RLY Elizabeth will enter third grade this year. while Bryant will start kindergarten. For the past 11 years Pastors Doug and Janet have served as a team or clergy couple. “We comple- ment each other,” said Pastor Doug. “Janet brings lots of energy and excitement to our service. She's also very musical.” “Doug is a steady rock, a great teacher and very insightful,” said PastorJanet. “We understand one another and the demands of the work.” She said it's easy to coordinate her children's sermon with the theme of her husband's sermon. “Working as a team strength- ens our covenant with the minis- try and our marriage,” said Pastor Janet. The Rev. Douglas Clark, right, greeted Debbie Josuweit Sunday at Shavertown United Methodist Church. His wife, and co-pastor, Janet Bryant Clark stood to Rev. Clark's right. Shavertown church welcomes new ministers Because they know each other sowell, it's relatively easy for them to pick up on unplanned changes in the worship service. There's no need to run everything according to a carefully plotted script. “We trust each other,” said PPas- torJanet. “If the spirit moves Doug to do something different, 1 know he'll do it well. Sometimes you have to tailor the worship to what's going on and the mood of the people.” Communion, which they de- scribe as “the holy meal for the family of God,” is especially mean- ingful for them as a couple. “It's like a oneness in God's love for us and our love for each other, a very high, holy moment,” said Pastor Janet. Pastor Janet is also a member of Sister Spirit, a quartet com- posed of female Methodist minis- ters, which she hopes to bring to the Back Mountain for a service or performance. Setting a well-defined family time and a few simple rules has been a great help in separating their persenal and professional lives. To help unwind from their day's work, they don't talk about church affairs or work at suppertime and after 9 p.m. Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 10, 1996 I made this quilt, and was it ugglee! By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff SHAVERTOWN - If making an ugly quilt can be considered adistinction, Charlene Schmid ranks among the best in the world. Schmid recently won an award for “Most Inept Appli- que” in the “Worst Quilt in the World” contest, sponsored by Mallery Press to publicize Ami Simms'’s new book How Not (o Make a Prize-Winning Quilt.Simms's book describes her early quilting experiences and colossal mistakes and how to avoid them. “When I first read about the contest I thought it was hys- terical,” Schmid said. “I entered my first quilt just for fun.” She had made her award- winning entry, a queen-size blue and white calico eight- pointed star pattern, as a wed- ding giftin 1978, when she was 21. Never having quilted be- fore, Schmid says she “did ev- erything wrong.” She sewed the calico pieces onto a large piece of white cot- ton background material by hand with two interlocking rows of running stitches. The edges of the pieces are wavy and oc- casionally overlap onto one an- other, while several seams are puckered. The finished pattern is a bit irregular. “I didn't even own a quilt frame or hoops at the time,” she said, laughing. “I just laid the quilt out and did it. That's not the usual way you do a quilt.” She selected the eight- pointed star pattern froma book in the library because it didn't look too complicated. For her efforts, Schmid re- ceived a subscription to a quilters’ magazine, quilting tools, an assortment of quilting supplies and a commemorative lapel pin sporting the phrase, “Thank goodness I didn't win the Worst Quilt in the World contest.” “I's fun.” she said. “Every few days another prize comes in the mail. It's neal to see what's in the box.” Contest judges selected the winners in three size categories and six technique divisions from snapshots - they didn't want to see the entries unless they had to. Entries earned points for poor overall appearance, bor- ing colors, sloppy or inept work- manship, dirt and pet hairs. Even dead quilters could enter and compete in a special post- humous category. Clean, pretty quills using bright colors in well-planned and executed patlerns were au- tomatically disqualified. The worst quill won a grand prize, with the second worst earning an “Abominable Men- tion” award. Ten other special awards were made up as the judges go along — “Knot on Your Life," awarded toa woman who didn't use any; “Seamed Like a Good Idea,” awarded toa woman who sewed her quilt inside out and left frayed edges showing, and “Now We've Seen Everything,” awarded toa woman who bound her entire quilt in duct tape. More awards recognized “pa- thetic piecing,” the lack of mi- tred corners and the “most ob- noxious use of three-dimen- sional embellishment.” p The winner, who received the: free use of a sewing machine; for a year, a case of batting and many other quilting supplies, was photographed standing in.’ front of her entry with a i over her head. About five years ago Schmid ! got back into quilting, doing’! things right this time. She Pennsylvania’ joined the Quilters’ Association and took classes in the art. “Quilting takes time, prac- tice and patience,” she said. “It's also fun - you don't have to be perfect to make a good quilts: It's the effort and thought that count.” ot Schmid has completed a seca’ ond quilt and has accumulated, several boxes of fabric pieces}. which she plans to someday: transform into lovely patterns, *;| De ¥ + ® Ed eg Py » * El “If I live to be 200, I won't usé:’ 4 up all the material I have stored] upstairs,” she said, laughing. “Some I bought myself and the"! rest came {rom friends.” 04 Schmid works in the ats’s counting department at the; Wyoming Valley Health Care} System. She and her husband, ’ Joe, a salesman, are the par. ents of Janna, 10, ARR ki 6. students at Gate of Heaven * School. Her (amily thinks her award is “comical.” After all, you have to start somewhere. rg “It's not an insult,” Schmid said. “It's a cute way of saying. you tried your best.” ok This year's Worst Quilt aware winners can be viewed on the’ World Wide Web at http: I" 84 quilt.com /worstquilt. + 4 x} ] & » 3) ol 2 4 of 4) oO 1 E / ny 4 A EE Ne A de 3, GN Fd # 1 » # we “em » w oS oS TR Re To enter next year's Worst 4 Quilt Contest, send a long self- - addressed stamped envelope to - Mallery Press, 4206 Sheraton Drive, Flint, MI 48532 or call toll-free 1-800-A-STITCH. a Obituaries are \_ published free of charge. Priority is given to residents of the Back Mountain. Relatives of Back Mountain residents are published as space allows. 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