February Newsletter
Pastor’s Column
Pat, my wife, told me I should write this month’s Pastor’s Column based on reflections from Psalm 66:8-12. She said that because she knows how much anguish my soul undergoes trying to settle on a topic for this little column. The anguish isn’t ended when a topic is settled on–I still have to write it!–but it sure helps to know in what direction I’m headed.
For several years now Pat and I have used The St. James Daily Devotional Guide for the Christian Year. It’s not like The Upper Room or Daily Bread since it does not have any devotional materials written out. All it has are Scripture texts to be read each day. Typically, those texts include readings from a Gospel, an Epistle, the Psalms, and a daily chapter from a biblical book. This morning, for example, Pat and I read Matthew 7:13-23, Hebrews 10:32-39, Psalm 119:49-72, Psalms 49 and 53, and Deuteronomy 15. Altogether, it takes about 10 minutes or so to read those passages out loud.
The same sort of pattern is followed every day, with the result that the entire New Testament is read during the course of one year, the entire Old Testament is read during the course of two years, and the entire book of Psalms is read during the course of each two month period. I agree, it’s hard to believe one can read that much Bible with just 10 minutes or so of out-loud Bible reading each day. It’s a demonstration of the power of patient persistence, sort of like the wonders of compound interest.
Reading through the Psalms every two months, in particular, has been especially fruitful for Pat and myself. They’re becoming like old friends. We’re getting to know them intimately. We had known particular verses from the Psalms for years, but it has been illuminating to read entire Psalms and begin to figure out how they fit together. Some of the fruit of that has been evident in previous Pastor Columns, though I did not make any mention of the source.
Psalm 66 is one of those that has become an old friend. Though it begins and ends with the highest of praise for God, the middle verses are right down in the muddy lanes of life; there’s no false pretension about the realities we experience from time to time. Here are verses 8-12:
8 Bless our God, O peoples,
And sound His praise abroad,
9 Who keeps us in life
And does not allow our feet to slip.
10 For You have tried us, O God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins.
12 You made men ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water,
Yet, You brought us out into a place of abundance.
This part of the Psalm has been a particular blessing to us. The Psalmist writes it after having gone through some difficult waters. He intends that it be read and re-read, perhaps most pertinently when going through other difficult waters. There are five teaching points or applications for the reader.
Point #1: Verse 8 reminds us that our hearts need to remain focused on the goodness and greatness of God at all times. We want to be among those who speak of His praise, not among those who accuse Him of being capricious or cruel or unloving or lacking in power. The words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts ought to be immovably anchored in the conviction that God is great and God is good. A simple point, but one that is lost all too easily in the daily demands of life.
Point #2: Verse 9 teaches that those who are part of God’s people are always under His keeping power. It’s not that He keeps us alive physically, though that is part of it, but He keep us in His way, in the way of life. While we may have times of wavering and challenge, He does not allow our feet to slip from the way of life. Physically we will die (and He is in charge of that, too!), but though we may stumble from time to time, we will not slip and fall into unbelief. He keeps us.
Point #3: Verse 10 pinpoints God’s purpose: God does not intend to leave us the way He finds us. He purposes to remold our mind and our character so that we become more and more like Jesus. According to Romans 8:29, that is what He has predestined us for. As a consequence, God continually refines us, just like silver, which Psalm 12:7 says is refined seven times. We need to remember that it is silver being refined, something precious and valuable. It’s a good thing.
Point #4: Verse 11 and the first two lines of verse 12 describe the refining process. It is not always pleasant. These verses speak of oppressive burdens, feet caught in a net, folk riding all over us, and something like going through trials by fire or water torture! Yet even those adverse scenarios, the Psalmist asserts, are orchestrated by God. Knowing that such is the case, the godly man has hope to anchor his soul. He does not give way to despair though he may be sorely tempted to do so. The background beat that continues through each type of trial is the faithfulness of God, for it serves as a shield and bulwark (Psalm 91:4) to folk of faith.
Point #5: Hallelujah! In the last line of verse 12 the greatness and goodness of God is confirmed! He always achieves His goals. The refining process He inaugurates, superintends, and brings to its intended conclusion always produces an outcome that is wonderful, that is full and complete.
Pat and I can look back over our life together and see this very scenario working out again and again. Most recently, it proved true during the time her father lived with us. While there were plenty of struggles and we wavered here and there, the entire time proved to be a rich and enduring blessing for our household. What took place cannot be taken away or lost. It was a work of God.
What I’ve done in this column is described in verse 16 of Psalm 66: Come and hear, all who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for my soul.
There’s nothing really new in Psalm 66:8-12. It’s just a powerful, soul-stirring reminder of God’s purposes with our lives. It is one of the means by which God is a refuge and shelter for us in times of turmoil.
Now the anguish of my soul is abated–thank you, Pat. I hope you will find Psalm 66:8-12 a rich reservoir of comfort and hope for your life as well.
In the Joy of the Lord,
John H.C. Niederhaus
On your mark, be ready, listen, speak!
Evangelism is scary! Many Christians are worried that people will ask them questions they won’t know how to answer. Nobody on earth, however, has all the answers. Only God does, and He doesn’t expect us to know it all. God does expect us to give an answer for what we do know, though. Let me ask you: who is it that knows your testimony the best? Yes, that’s right, you do! So that makes you the number one person to share about what God has done for you through trusting in Him.
The first letter of Peter tells Christians to “… always [be] ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.” (1 Peter 3:15) So this verse tells us to give people a loving answer when people ask us about our faith in Jesus Christ. A loving answer is a truthful response about the Christian faith, but often people aren’t asking about the Christian faith. This could be because the Christians aren’t living in such away that sparks any interest, or it could be that people think they already know what Christianity is all about.
You may have heard the old saying, “people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” I think part of the “being ready” to share our faith is being ready to listen to people, because it’s when we listen to people and focus on them that we show care for who they are. James says, “…everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak…” (James 1:19) How big are your ears? Christians need to be good listeners by asking good questions. I know from personal experience that when I ask individuals questions about their life and then listen to them it communicates concern, and after a while they usually (unless they are really self-absorbed) at some point say, “Well that’s enough about me, what about you?” It’s by listening and asking questions about their story that we then get the welcomed opportunity to share our story. If we are Christians, then we have God’s story within our story.
So far I have majored on asking questions of individuals and listening well to their response, but it is also critical to ask them “spiritual” questions. Some of the great questions used in evangelism are: “Do you have any spiritual beliefs?” “Who do you think Jesus is?” “Do you know for sure if you are going to heaven when you die?” or “Why should a loving God let you into His heaven?” Maybe we should start using some classics like, “What is your only comfort in life and death?” or “What is true faith?” (Heidelberg Catechism questions 1 and 21). These are all great questions that lead into gospel discussions. However to have a gospel discussion you need to know what the gospel message is. For this I recommend taking a Two Ways to Live course at Leidy’s church or learning the G.O.S.P.E.L from Dare 2 Share ministries. (Go to www.gospeljourney.com to learn more.) We need to be ready to listen and we need to be ready to speak gospel truth. The Apostle Paul charges his apprentice Timothy to “…preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.” (2 Timothy 4:2) Although we aren’t all going to be Pastors like Timothy was, we should be ready in the same ways that Paul is teaching him to be. Evangelism is always going to be scary because mere humans are being used by God to share His sacred truth. So it is important for us to be ready by listening and proclaiming well.
In Christ,
Pastor Andrew Edmonds
Consistory Notes
On Wednesday evening, January 11, 2012, the Consistory of Leidy’s Church met. It was the first meeting of the new Consistory, reflecting the changes of personnel resulting from the ending of some Consistory terms and the beginning of others. Here are some of the noteworthy items from that meeting.
· Glen Tyson, the new Consistory President, used several passages from Exodus to talk about leadership and the role of the Holy Spirit. Moses was charged by God with doing tasks for which he felt inadequate. Repeatedly, Moses voices his fears and is consistently assured by God that He will make Moses sufficient to the task. And He did. Glen related that to his sense of inadequacy as a Consistoryman and other leadership positions. He suspected others felt much the same. Such fears, Glen asserted, should prompt us to call upon God for help and then to trust in Him. We need the help of the Holy Spirit, and should be confident that, just like with Moses, God will send us that help.
· Noted that $30,000 was transferred from the General Fund to the Building Fund prior to the end of December. A tithe of $3,000 also given to mission needs.
· Received a report from Dave Doran about re-carpeting proposal. The entire main floor, including stairwells, can be done for approximately $30,000. It was decided to go ahead, with a goal of having all the carpeting done by Easter. A committee comprised of Judy Weiss, Kate Harris, and Tara DiLenge was appointed to make color selections.
· The Property Committee will coordinate volunteers to move the pews and other sanctuary furniture to facilitate the laying of new carpet.
· Spent a good bit of time discussing the merits of a cash card program to help raise funds for the Building Project. Eventually it was decided the amount of clerical work necessary to implement such a program was prohibitive.
· Finalized plans for the Congregational Dinner and Business Meeting on January 14th.
· The Care Committee is awaiting the proofs for the photo directory. It is anticipated they will be received within a week or two. Then it’s back to the company and time to await the publication and distribution later this winter.
· The Special Services Committee continues to investigate the best place to hold the annual all-church picnic. It looks as though Men-O-Lan will continue to be the best location, but it’s not a lock yet. Perhaps something can be finalized by the February meeting.
· The Birth of Freedom seminar is moving forward with registrants from within the congregation and from those beyond our congregation.
· Arrangements have been made to have the Ladies of Lee University be here on March 3rd for the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet. Hannah Gehman is part of that group and is coordinating their time at Leidy’s Church.
· Discussed the Consistory Retreat at which Dick Stiansen will be sharing, and arranged for shared rides up and back. Again, it will be held in the suburbs of Rock, PA.
Following a time of directed intercessory prayer, the meeting was adjourned at 9:34 by the unison praying of The Lord’s Prayer.
Off to Haiti
Kendall and Mary Beth Musselman leave on February 18th for a week’s worth of ministry in Haiti. They will be part of a team going out from Souderton Mennonite Church. They will be working with a group called Water For Life. Because many residents of Haiti do not have access to fresh water, this organization drills wells, helps irrigate land, and also does general rehab work when the need is present.
At the moment Kendall and Mary Beth are not exactly certain what their duties will entail. Among the possibilities, however, are things such as painting, land clearing, concrete work, and helping with Bible studies. From previous mission work (especially SLMT), they know that each day may bring an adjustment in duties and opportunities!
The Musselmans ask that you pray for their hearts to be prepared for what they find in Haiti as they try to do what God has in store for them in that land.
In Uganda
Taleh Rittenhouse made is safely to Uganda. The same cannot be said for her luggage. Our most recent report did not include an update on her missing luggage. We trust she is making do without whatever was in her luggage.
If you want to get your map out and see where she is, here’s some information to help you find that location. On the map of Africa you will see a big lake just below what would be the center line and just a little bit to the right (or east) of the center. That’s Lake Victoria. The country immediately above that lake is Uganda.
Once you’ve located Lake Victoria and Uganda, then it’s much easier to figure out where Taleh’s team [Passport: Africa Expedition] is currently located. The country to the right (or east) of Uganda is Kenya. Currently, Taleh is in the town of Tororo which is very close to the Kenyan border, and about 40 or so miles above Lake Victoria.
Her team is busily engaged in learning some basic language facts, but also are already out doing ministry. One of the first places they visited was the hospital where they talked and prayed with the patients. They also have been doing some door-to-door visitation in the town.
Please keep Taleh and her team in your prayers.
Mission Month on the Horizon
Just so you can plan a little bit ahead, here is a tentative schedule for the 2012 March is Mission’s Month activities at Leidy’s Church.
March 4th — David and Lona Besing, missionaries in transition
March 11th — Harvest Ministries from Philadelphia
March 18th — Hector Torres from Christ Church and Haven of Hope
March 25th — Chris and Heather Christenson, missionary appointees to Bangladesh
Ten Headed for North Carolina
Under the auspices the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee Disaster Response Services [thankfully shortened to CRWRC], Leidy’s Church is sponsoring a team of ten individuals to work in North Carolina. They will be driving down and back, leaving on Saturday the 18th of February and returning one week later on the 25th.
Hyde County will be the site of their work. Located on the very east coast of NC, Hyde County has familiar sounding towns like New Holland and Nebraska and Fairfield. Right in the middle of the county is the huge Lake Mattamuskeet. [That sounds like Native American for Ideal Breeding Spot for Humongous Mosquitoes, though don’t quote us on this.] About 35 miles across the Pamlico Sound is the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
In August of 2011 Hurricane Irene wrathfully blew across much of eastern NC, particularly in Hyde County. There have been crews down there throughout the winter helping rebuild homes and communities. The group from Leidy’s Church will be co-laborers in that process. About two weeks prior to their departure the group will learn what facet of the rebuilding will be assigned to them during their week of relief work.
Here are the names of those who will be going:
Kevin Curcio Don Crossin Ross Harris Scott Rittenhouse
Ed Schmidt Matt Harris Sherry Moyer Ken Lersch
Japheth Rittenhouse Gerald Moyer
Each person will be raising some support monies to fund the trip, so if you want to help out you know whom to contact.
Please keep this team in your prayers as they prepare, as they go, as they work, and as they return.
SLMT Gearing Up
If it’s February–and it is–then it is time to begin thinking about the Stormer Lake Mission Trip. Our sign up list goes up February 1st.
The dates for this year’s mission excursion into the northern parts of Ontario are July 12th to July 22nd. That’s a Thursday evening through a Sunday morning. Again, if all goes as anticipated, we will send teams to the Pikangikum Reserve and to Sandy Lake Reserve.
What size team would be optimal for us to send up north? Somewhere between 50 and 60 persons would be ideal, though we can make more or less work. We’re looking for lots of youth, a good representation of adults, and a select serving of old folk too! To put it another way, you will find a useful place of ministry regardless of your age.
We hope to see your name on the sign up list!
Mother-Daughter Banquet
The Leidy’s Church Mother-Daughter Banquet is doing something different this year. It is taking place in March, not May! The date is Saturday evening, March 3rd. Sponsored by the Ladies of Leidy’s [LOL], this year’s program will feature the Ladies of Lee [LOL]. The menu for the evening will be planned and prepared by Peter Martindell, John DiLenge and friends.
The Ladies of Lee come from Cleveland, TN, the home of Lee University. Ladies of Lee is one of the oldest singing groups on Lee University's campus and the only all female choir. The choir is currently made up of 22 women from all across the country as well as Canada. The members represent a wide variety of majors, clubs, and years of study at Lee. The choir performs mostly traditional music as well as some more modern and gospel pieces. The Ladies travel to churches in Tennessee to sing on Sundays around two or three times a month and also perform at schools and nursing homes. This Spring they are traveling to Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York City, and Massachusetts. Over the course of this tour they will sing at churches, nursing homes, and schools as well as spend some time touring these historical areas of the northeast.
Our connection with Lee University is through Hannah Gehman, a member of the Ladies of Lee and the coordinator for this tour through the northeast. She is, of course, a life-long member of Leidy’s Church and is excited to have her church and her college interact this way.
Registration forms will be available soon, ladies, but mark March 3rd on your calendar now for the Mother-Daughter Banquet featuring the Ladies of Lee.
What’s This in My Newsletter?
In case you’re wondering what that little bag is that just fell out of this copy of your Newsletter, it is for use with our annual Thirty Pieces of Silver offering. Still not clear about it? Here’s the explanation:
· Thirty Pieces of Silver takes place during the Lenten season, i.e. from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday.
· The name comes from the price Judas received to betray Jesus.
· It is not a bribe or kickback or ransom to get us free from feelings of guilt.
· It is an offering of thanksgiving to God for the deliverance we receive from sin and guilt through the work of Christ Jesus.
· The suggestion is that individuals/families as part of their regular devotional life during Lent set aside on a daily or weekly basis a small offering.
· The little plastic bags are for us to use when we bring in our offerings on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday.
· The offerings thus received are designated for use in a mission or benevolence endeavor to extend the message and ministry of the Lord Jesus.
You’re invited to join in the Thirty Pieces of Silver offering this Lenten season.
SLMT Auction 2012 - On Track and Moving Ahead
Proverbs 16.9 says, The mind of man plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. As we begin the process of making plans for our next SLMT Auction, this proverb reminds us that we have the LORD directing every step. We desire the LORD to guide us in all of the preparations for this year’s auction. We know that as the LORD blesses our efforts, His grace helps to keep us on track and moving ahead for His glory. We ask you to join us in prayer that the LORD will call members of Leidy’s Church to go and share God’s love and the Good News of Jesus Christ with the Ojibwa Natives in northern Ontario, Canada. The date for the 2012 Stormer Lake Mission Trip is July 12-22
The major fund-raising event for this gospel outreach is our annual Auction. In years past this benefit auction has significantly helped to defray the transportation expenses of our mission trip, which includes the flight costs into the native reserves. These costs are substantial, and we need the entire congregation to pray, donate, volunteer, and financially support this year’s mission auction on Saturday, April 28th.
There are many ways you can contribute items. They can be weekend trips to a vacation home or resort in the mountains or at the shore. You might consider donating hunting, golfing or fishing outings. You can offer trade services such as: oil changes and car emissions with inspections, leaf removal or other landscaping services, even house painting and gutter cleaning. You can offer music, art, or cooking lessons. You can volunteer to transport people from our congregation to local airports or donate time for child-care so parents can have a date-night alone. You can contribute new games, toys, and children’s books that parents and grandparents might buy as early Christmas gifts. These are just a few ideas to help stimulate your creative juices. We are ready to receive your donations right up until the day prior to the Auction. All donations receive a letter from the church that can be used for tax deduction.
Please call the church office if you have any questions about the auction or ideas you might have about donation items. Please pray that the LORD unites our hearts and directs our steps so that this year’s mission auction offsets the financial costs to go and minister in Christ’s name to the families on the First Nations’ reserves.
Ash Wednesday Worship
February 22nd in 2012 is not only the date of George Washington’s birthday, it’s also Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Leidy’s Church has an evening worship service on this day. It begins at 7:30 and will include the Lord’s Supper and an Ash Wednesday message.
Once we know when Ash Wednesday is observed, then many other dates also come into focus, since Easter is the seventh Sunday after Ash Wednesday. Here are the significant dates to mark for this year:
o Palm Sunday — April 1st o Good Friday — April 6th
o Maundy Thursday — April 5th o Easter Sunday – April 8th
o Pentecost Sunday (and Confirmation this year) — May 27th
The sanctuary paraments during Lent are purple. That’s meant to reflect a season of prayer and repentance. Despite the frenetic character of our lives, Lent calls us to slow down, turn our attention to God, humble ourselves before Him, ask for His mercy on us and on our land, and remember the Lord Jesus and His passion for our world.
Join us for worship on Ash Wednesday, turn your heart to the Lord.
The Canons of Dort
[In 1610 a group of Dutch theologians known as the Remonstrants presented five points at which they considered standard Reformed teaching to be deficient. A Synod comprised of Dutch and international delegates met in 1618-19 to respond to these five points. The outcome was the issuing of The Canons of Dort. The Canons are arranged to present what is affirmed first, and then what teachings were being rejected. The Canons of Dort soon came to be one of the Three Forms of Unity recognized by Reformed churches around the world. We’ll work our way through them over the next little while.]
The First Main Point of Doctrine – Divine Election and Reprobation
Article 1: God’s Right to Condemn All People
Since all people have sinned in Adam and have come under the sentence of the curse and eternal death, God would have done no one an injustice if it had been His will to leave the entire human race in sin and under the curse, and to condemn them on account of their sin. As the Apostle says: “The whole world is liable to the condemnation of God” [Romans 3:19], “All have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God” [Romans 3:23], and “The wages of sin is death” [Romans 6:23].
Article 2: The Manifestation of God’s Love
But this is how God showed His love: He sent His only begotten Son into the world, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
Article 3: The Preaching of the Gospel
In order that people may be brought to faith, God mercifully sends proclaimers of this very joyful message to the people He wishes and at the time He wishes. By this ministry people are called to repentance and faith in Christ crucified. For “how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without someone preaching? And how shall they preach unless they have been sent?” [Romans 10:14-15]
Article 4: A Twofold Response to the Gospel
God’s anger remains on those who do not believe this gospel. But those who do accept it and embrace Jesus the Savior with a true and living faith are delivered through Him from God’s anger and from destruction, and receive the gift of eternal life.
Article 5: The Sources of Unbelief and of Faith
The cause or blame for this unbelief, as well as for all other sins, is not at all in God, but in man. Faith in Jesus Christ, however, and salvation through Him is a free gift of God. As Scripture says, “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is a gift of God” [Ephesians 2:8]. Likewise: “It has been freely given to you to believe in Christ” [Philippians 1:29].
Article 6: God’s Eternal Decision
The fact that some receive from God the gift of faith within time, and that others do not, stems from His eternal decision. For “all His works are known to God from eternity” [Acts 15:18; Ephesians 1:11]. In accordance with this decision He graciously softens the hearts, however hard, of His chosen ones and inclines them to believe, but by His just judgment He leaves in their wickedness and hardness of heart those who have not been chosen. And in this especially is disclosed to us His act–unfathomable, and as merciful as it is just–of distinguishing between people equally lost. This is the well-known decision of election and reprobation revealed in God’s Word. This decision the wicked, impure, and unstable distort to their own ruin, but it provides holy and godly souls with comfort beyond words.
Volunteer Opportunity
The Lutheran Community at Telford has instituted a new procedure to insure that every nursing resident who wishes to attend a worship service can do so at least once per month. The distance involved in getting residents from their rooms to the chapel presents a significant challenge. The result is that volunteers are being sought who would be willing to push residents in wheelchairs to the Chapel to allow them to get to worship more often. This program is called Worship Buddies. Since Sunday chapel services begin at 2:30, volunteers would need to be available from about 2 or 2:15 to help bring residents to the chapel and then from about 3:15 to 3:30 or so to return them to their rooms.
Additionally, when congregations lead worship at LCT, it is requested they bring extra volunteers who can help transport residents who wish to attend the services. The activities person on that day will have a list of residents who wish to come to worship and can help direct volunteers to the proper floors. The next time Leidy’s Church will be leading worship is Palm Sunday, April 1st.
If you would be interested in volunteering at LCT, contact Chaplain James Heckman at 267-664-3160 or email JHeckman@LCTelford.org.
Housing Needed
There is a significant contingent of collegiate aged women coming to Leidy’s Church over the first weekend of March, the Ladies of Lee. We need to provide housing for them. Barb Gehman is coordinating this effort. Here is what housing would look like:
§ housing needed for Saturday and Sunday nights, March 3rd and 4th
§ at least two Ladies of Lee women in any host home–don’t want isolation!
§ provide for transportation from church to home and back to church
§ a light breakfast on Sunday and Monday mornings
§ Sunday noon meal for the Ladies of Lee and host families will be at church
§ depending on their schedule, perhaps a Sunday evening meal/snack
§ friendly, welcoming attitude
§ the ability to understand a southern drawl
If this is something you’d like to help out with, call the church office or talk with Barb Gehman for further details. You can call her at home (215-453-0840) or send an email to barbgehman@yahoo.com.
Hosting Family Request
Love Cradle Mission is bringing Ukrainian orphans to the Souderton area once again this summer, and are seeking Christian families to host these children for the month (June 29th through July 28th). If you would like more information, check them out on the web (www.rainbowofhope.org or www.lovecradlint.org) or e-mail them at rainbowofhope@rainbowofhope.org.
Christian Ed News
It’s time for your child(ren) to turn photos in to their Sunday School classes for 2012 Prayer Cards. The teachers will begin collecting them the first Sunday of February, so parents should be sure to either send them along to class or place them in Sherise’s box in the narthex. Prayer Card Sunday this year is on April 1st – no fooling!
We’re looking forward to this year VBS, taking place July 30th through August 3rd. The theme is Armor of GOD with the children starting out as squires in the King’s court, working their way up to be a full-fledged knight in the LORD’s army. Mark your calendars, and stay posted for details.
Fellowship of the Church
Our sincere Christian sympathy to the following: Joan Tawney at the death of father Bob Hitchner; Denise Kulp and Karen Mirabella at the death of mother Norma Alago; Patricia Niederhaus at the death of father John Sacker; and Rachel Tyson at the death of father Richard Hendricks. May the Lord give each of them and their families His comfort at this difficult time.
We rejoice with Jonathan and Katie Kriebel at the birth of a daughter, Naomi, on December 31st. May God bless this family as they grow in Him
February Ministries
Lay Visitors:
5th Lori Maxwell
12th Debbie Caserta
19th Ted & Wanda Brunner
26th Jim & Karen Carling
Tape Ministry:
5th Donna Moyer
12th Mary Beth Musselman
19th Ruthie Niederhaus
26th Ede Rupp
Acolytes: 8:00 10:45
12th Austin Hoagey Derek Freed
26th Mitchell Fretz Nathan Hillanbrand
Greeters: 8:00 10:45
5th Barb DiLucia & Mabel Eisenhauer LeRoy & Diane Gehman
12th Doug & Caren Elliott Kevin & Joyce Godshall
19th Larry & Jean Frederick Rod & Karen Grosse
26th Stan & LaRue Friday Mario & Deb Guerreiro
Ushers:
8:00 John DiLenge, Captain; Bob Ott, Michael Kehs, Gerald Moyer, Larry Frederick, Jakob Niederhaus,
Christian Lindsay
The A/V Booth technicians for February are Andy Tawney and Jim Smedberg.
The Emergency Committee for February is Randy and Cathy Annis.
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