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Little Swatara Church– Rev. Matthew S. Christ PHONE: 570-246-8196 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Matt Christ; Instagram & Snapchat: mdchrist99
OFFICE HOURS : 9 -12 NOON TUES. & THURS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Church Office: 717-933-4723 OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am -12 noon Secretary—Connie Davis E-mail: secre tary@l i t t leswatara .org Treasurer—Dianne Younker, 717-269-0803. E-mail: t reasurer@l i t t leswatara.org. Interim Newsletter Editor: Jean Eberly E-mail [email protected]
CHORISTER 10:30 am WORSHIP LDR 10:30 am CHILD STORY 10:30 am
PIANIST AUDIO WORSHIP CTR
WELCOME CTR
10:30 am USHERS
10:30 am
WEEKLY VOLUNTEERS VIDEO PROJECTION Glenn Riegel & Mark Myers—CVLI#502613280; CCLI#157691 ORGANIST Marlene Blatt
CHURCH SIGN Changer: Oct. - Diane Long Nov. - Pat Timmins Dec. - Tony Fazio
NOTICE: We are currently running a Livestream ministry. If you can-not join us on Sunday morning in person, you can join us “online” by visiting our Facebook page. Our 10:30 service is streamed every week. PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you do not want you or your child to appear on this Social Media Stream, please contact the camera operator in the back of the sanctuary to make sure your are avoided.
Wk 3 Nov 15
Allen Rebman
John Wise Ashley Koch
Sarah Brubaker
Todd Rebman
Sandra Keeney
Dorothy Gensemer
Ken Duell / Dyland H Earl Seigried / John Z.
Wk 4 Nov 22
Praise Team
Savannah Metzler Savannah Metzler
Praise Team
Todd Rebman
Sandra Keeney
__________
Rich & Derek Yenser J.R. & Kyle Yenser
Wk 5 Nov 29
Allen Rebman Karen Myers Karen Myers
Sarah Wise
Todd Rebman Worship Team _________
Rich & Derek Yenser J.R. & Kyle Yenser
“Transformed by Christ to Love, and Serve
Together.”
Because we are called by Christ to continue his work we will:
• Provide opportunities for spiritual growth for all ages.
• Energize, equip and disciple youth and young adults for Christian service.
• Connect and engage with each other and the
community.
• Introduce others to Christ through service.
• Expand our ministries in love.
November 15, 2020
Volume LXX November 15, 2020 Number 46 LITTLE SWATARA CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
31 Rehrersburg Rd, PO Box 437, Bethel, PA 19507 Church Web Page - www.LittleSwatara.org/ phone: 717-933-4723
FB: @Little SwataraCoB *** Wi-Fi Guest/pw: brethren
Outreach: The Gathering Place Café, 8490 Lancaster Ave, Bethel Contact: gatheringplacecafe.com / Phone:717-933-5958 Café Hours: Mon-Fri 6-11am & Sat 7-11am
Prayer Concerns
Last Sunday’s Attendance
Worship 47 Online Worship 37
Let us remember the shut-ins and elderly not able to be with us today.
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Carl Balsbaugh Carl Graby Earl Ebling Tara Ebling Ruth Hoover Sandra Kauffman Nolan Keeney Dorothy Merkey David Wagner Suzanne Wichert Emmanuel Ziegler (Please contact the secretary if anyone should be added or removed)
GIVING LAST SUNDAY
General Fund 5,555.00$
Building Fund 125.00$
Family Assistance 120.00$
Maintenance 705.00$
Sunday School 95.00$
Global Food Initative 225.00$
Nigerian EYN 75.00$
Womens Fellowship -$
Food Pantry 15.00$
Gathering Place 50.00$
Mission of the Month 200.00$
-$
Total 7,165.00$
GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2020
$ 312,710.
Birthday Card Box
Darrell Younker’s birthday is on Nov. 22nd. Let’s help him celebrate with a card shower. A box will be on the narthex table until Nov. 22nd or mail cards to:
22 Wesleyan Drive Kenhorst, PA 19607
Thank You
Thank you for the birthday cards & the many cards & phone calls received by my father, Emmanuel Ziegler, these last eight months. It has been a challenging time. Your communica-tions have been most helpful. The phone con-tinues to be Emmanuel’s lifeline. May God bless you & continue to protect & provide as we all move through this challenging season of life. ~ Linda Ziegler
Please hold the family and friends of Kenneth Ziegler in prayer. Kenneth went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 10th. A grave-side service will be held on Friday, November 20th at 11:30 am at LSCOB
November 15, 2020
10: 30 Worship Service
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship (unison)
“Lord we come to worship. We come to praise your holy name. Settle our hearts and minds and lean us toward your loving words. Heal us of our eve-ry ill and deliver us from our sins. Here we are Lord, use us according to thy
will. “
Opening Hymn “Here I am, Lord” #395
Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Hymn “Healer of Our Every Ill” #377
Offertory Thought & Prayer
Hymn “Bind Us Together” Projected
Children’s Moment
Hymn “Heart with Loving Heart United” #420
Message - Standing still is not God’s will
Scripture - Philippians 3: 12-14
Closing Hymn “Sweet are the Promises” Red Hymnal #470
Benediction
Postlude
Children’s Bulletins are on the table in the back of the sanctuary for two age groups. Please help yourself.
Lit t le Swatara Church o f the Brethren
Transformed by Chri s t to Love and
Serve Together
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2021 Offering Envelopes
Offering envelopes for 2021 have arrived and will soon be processed and ready for your use. If you are currently using envelopes, you do not need to do anything. If you no longer wish to use offering envelopes, please leave Jean know by December 1st by leaving a message at:
610-678-5247 or emailing [email protected]
Sunday, November 29th at 10:30 am
Join us and experience the story of Christ’s birth from various points of human history. Hear the account of Luke 1-2 from the gospel writer him-self, as well as a Medieval Monk, two Victorian Carolers and a modern-day mother and child. This performance also includes various prophe-cies from the Old Testament, original music (with Scripture lyrics) and selections from Handel’s Messiah including the Hallelujah Chorus.
2020 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FOR STOCKINGS
Stockings are placed in the narthex for home-bound
persons, group home residents and/or members of our con-
gregation. Our goal is to fill them with Christmas cards thus
giving some cheer to the recipients that cannot attend for
various reasons. Cards may be placed in stockings from
Sunday, November 15th to Sunday, December 6th. Cards
and either a plant or gift of food will be taken to shut-ins
during the Christmas Season.
CARL BALSBAUGH
MARY BASHORE
RUFUS BASHORE
RICHARD & ARLENE DUNDORE
CARL & LOUISE GRABY
JOHN HOOVER
RUTH HOOVER
LOIS KEENEY
NOLAN & DORIS KEENEY
RANDY KEENEY
THELMA KEENEY
LOIS REINHARD
TIM REINHARD
CAROL SHOLL
LAURETTA WALBORN
DARRELL YOUNKER
EMMANUEL ZIEGLER
MARIE ZIEGLER
PASTOR MATT, DENISE & FAMILY
Any questions or additions please contact: Sharon Dosch or Dianne High
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
Please have your articles to Jean Eberly by Wednesday, Novem-ber 18th, 2020 by 5:00 pm. Email address:
[email protected] Thank you
Upcoming Youth Events
November 15th - Movie Night
December 6th - Jr/Sr High Christmas Party
Women’s Fellowship News
The Annual Christmas Bazaar and the Women’s Christmas Brunch have all been cancelled for this year.
LOGO Contest!!! Along with our new vision and mission statement, the leadership team has decided that it is time to revisit our church logo. As such, we’re en-tertaining ideas, and sketches of what you think our church logo should look like. We’re looking for something that reflects our congregation and is easily identifiable. It will also need to be able to be recreated in a digital format, so it can be repurposed into a variety of media, such as business cards, letterhead, the web site, projection, and anything else you can think of ! Please submit your ideas, on paper, or in digital form,
to Mark Myers – [email protected], or Mailbox 174.
Deadline for submissions will be
December 1st
2020 Update Now Available
The Historical Committee has completed the update of births, baptisms, mar-riages, membership transfers and deaths since the publication of our history book in 2007 up to 2020. This update includes several historical articles, relat-
ing to our congregation.
Cost is $5.00.
Stop in at the church office to pick up your copy.
Little Swatara Church is looking for a volunteer to be - come the church Newsletter Editor starting January 1st, 2021. If you are interested in this position please contact :
John Wise at 717-933-4868 or
What’s Happening in:
November
15 Food Pantry Collection Youth Activity—Movie Night
18 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE Exercise Classes—8:45 am Women’s Group 10:00 am The Seated Group
19 8:30 am Quilting
20 2:00 pm Bethel Food Pantry 6:30 pm Scout Troop meeting/FH
21 4:00 pm A. Bashore wedding/Sanctuary
24 Ministry Team Minutes Due
25 Exercise Classes—8:45 am Women’s Group 10:00 am The Seated Group
26 Thanksgiving Day S. Bashore Res/ FH & K
29 First Sunday of Advent 10:30 am Worship Service - “Christmas Thorough the Ages”
December
1 7:00 pm Leadership Team meeting
2 Exercise Classes—8:45 am Women’s Group 10:00 am The Seated Group
Note: Groups that wish to meet in the church should contact: Pam Gerberich, Moderator (717) 222-1094 or Gary Bashore, Asst. Moderator (484) 332-0295
Users MUST wipe down and sanitize any rooms used, or objects touched during their meeting.
October Mission of the Month
“Barnabas Fund”
Pam Gerberich, Moderator (717) 222
