ANNOUNCEMENTS 05/14/17 WELCOME GUESTS!! We are happy ...
ANNOUNCEMENTS 05/14/17 WELCOME GUESTS!! We are happy that you are with us. Our purpose is to share Christ through our ministries. Please sign the visitors’ card in the bulletin and place it in the offering plate. Nursery is offered during our 10:30 worship service for children age four or younger. KINGDOM KIDS CHILDREN'S MINISTRY is available for children ages 4-8. They will be dismissed during the 10:30 service “Children’s Song”. REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: All of our homebound members and also prayers of healing for: H. Scott Poole
Lee Curley
BeeBee (Mary) Buch
Laine Eberly
David Flora
Doug Loose
Elma Groff
Chris Bechtel
Jim Chubb
Evelyn Griffith
Ellen Peters Wagner – Jane Peters’ Anna Weaver Herb Martin John Tennis daughter Mary Lou Good – friend of the church family Svea Hoover – Kelsey Stamper’s grandmother *Names appear on this list when we are given permission to print them. They will remain for three weeks unless other instructions are requested. (New names added to the list appear in dark print)
FLOWERS this Sunday are given in honor of our mothers by Dot and Ron Bensinger. Church Activities WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE our high school and college graduates again this year. If someone in your family is graduating please tell the church office by Sunday, June 4. HEARING ASSIST DEVICES are available from our ushers as you enter the sanctuary. If you would like to have a device that is solely for your own use please notify one of our ushers as you leave the sanctuary. We will add labels to the devices to mark who they belong to. Note: There are alcohol pads available for cleaning the ear pieces. AHOY! Summer Kids Camp registration is open. Registration closes July 1, so don't wait until the last minute to secure your child's spot on our weeklong adventure of the Mystery of the Lighthouse! Limited spots for ages 4-5-year-olds, and open for 6-11-year-olds. July 17-July 21! It'll be a week they won't want to miss! Contact Faith Titus with any questions at [email protected] JULY BUS TRIP: A two-day bus trip has been planned for July 14 & 15 and the destination is Washington DC. Museum visits will include the International Spy Museum, National Museum of African American History & Culture and your choice of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum or the Air & Space Museum. Day one’s highlight will be the Marine Barracks Evening Parade. This is a 75-minute performance by the United States Marine Band, known as the “Commandants Own” and the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. For more details and a registration form, please pick up a brochure on the table in the narthex. Deadline for payment and registration is June 1, 2017. See Cheryl Weaver for more information. CHURCH APRONS: The church is ordering St. Stephen aprons for you to purchase, to own and wear at the Farm Show stand and church functions that you may be helping with. A sign-up sheet as well and a sample of the apron, is on the table in the narthex along with a bag labeled “APRONS” for your check or cash. Checks should be made payable to St Stephen Reformed Church and on the memo line indicate “CHURCH APRON”. SUPPORT FOR THE EBERLY FAMILY - If you wish to make a monetary donation to Ben and Lea during this time we encourage you to donate to the St. Stephen Samaritan Fund, designating it for the Eberly family. They are appreciative of our church's support and prayers. Please note that Ben and Lea Eberly's email address is [email protected]. ST. STEPHEN IS NOW NUT-FREE. Due to the risks associated with nut allergies our church now prohibits nuts or any food containing nut products. We request that you do not bring these items into the building at any time nor to church functions.
Community Activities NEW HOLLAND FOOD BANK is an ongoing ministry we all can take part in. Bins for donations are located in the narthex and breezeway. Consider bringing a canned or boxed item with you as you attend church. A meal, laundry, or cleaning item or even diapers, is a blessing to someone in need.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS THIS WEEK’S EVENTS… Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
8:15 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 6:30 pm 10:00 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 6:45 pm
Early Worship Service Sunday School Worship Service Women’s Bible Study Women’s Bible Study Bell Rehearsal Officers Meeting Choir Practice FUTURE EVENTS…
Sunday
05/21
6:30 pm Youth Group NEXT SUNDAY–May 21, 2017 SERMON: “Unhappy Homecoming” By: Dr. Timothy Witmer SCRIPTURE: Luke 15:25-32
GENERAL FUND OFFERING FOR MAY 7, 2017 Attendance:
Early Service Late Service
86 189
Amount received for General Fund only
$3,808.00 $5,739.67 $9,547.67
Church Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Telephone (717) 354-7871 Fax (717) 355-2565 Church Office Email: [email protected] Website address: ststephenpca.org
Lee Curley
BeeBee (Mary) Buch
Laine Eberly
David Flora
Doug Loose
Elma Groff
Chris Bechtel
Jim Chubb
Evelyn Griffith
Ellen Peters Wagner – Jane Peters’ Anna Weaver Herb Martin John Tennis daughter Mary Lou Good – friend of the church family Svea Hoover – Kelsey Stamper’s grandmother *Names appear on this list when we are given permission to print them. They will remain for three weeks unless other instructions are requested. (New names added to the list appear in dark print)
FLOWERS this Sunday are given in honor of our mothers by Dot and Ron Bensinger. Church Activities WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE our high school and college graduates again this year. If someone in your family is graduating please tell the church office by Sunday, June 4. HEARING ASSIST DEVICES are available from our ushers as you enter the sanctuary. If you would like to have a device that is solely for your own use please notify one of our ushers as you leave the sanctuary. We will add labels to the devices to mark who they belong to. Note: There are alcohol pads available for cleaning the ear pieces. AHOY! Summer Kids Camp registration is open. Registration closes July 1, so don't wait until the last minute to secure your child's spot on our weeklong adventure of the Mystery of the Lighthouse! Limited spots for ages 4-5-year-olds, and open for 6-11-year-olds. July 17-July 21! It'll be a week they won't want to miss! Contact Faith Titus with any questions at [email protected] JULY BUS TRIP: A two-day bus trip has been planned for July 14 & 15 and the destination is Washington DC. Museum visits will include the International Spy Museum, National Museum of African American History & Culture and your choice of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum or the Air & Space Museum. Day one’s highlight will be the Marine Barracks Evening Parade. This is a 75-minute performance by the United States Marine Band, known as the “Commandants Own” and the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon. For more details and a registration form, please pick up a brochure on the table in the narthex. Deadline for payment and registration is June 1, 2017. See Cheryl Weaver for more information. CHURCH APRONS: The church is ordering St. Stephen aprons for you to purchase, to own and wear at the Farm Show stand and church functions that you may be helping with. A sign-up sheet as well and a sample of the apron, is on the table in the narthex along with a bag labeled “APRONS” for your check or cash. Checks should be made payable to St Stephen Reformed Church and on the memo line indicate “CHURCH APRON”. SUPPORT FOR THE EBERLY FAMILY - If you wish to make a monetary donation to Ben and Lea during this time we encourage you to donate to the St. Stephen Samaritan Fund, designating it for the Eberly family. They are appreciative of our church's support and prayers. Please note that Ben and Lea Eberly's email address is [email protected]. ST. STEPHEN IS NOW NUT-FREE. Due to the risks associated with nut allergies our church now prohibits nuts or any food containing nut products. We request that you do not bring these items into the building at any time nor to church functions.
Community Activities NEW HOLLAND FOOD BANK is an ongoing ministry we all can take part in. Bins for donations are located in the narthex and breezeway. Consider bringing a canned or boxed item with you as you attend church. A meal, laundry, or cleaning item or even diapers, is a blessing to someone in need.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS THIS WEEK’S EVENTS… Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
8:15 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 6:30 pm 10:00 am 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 6:45 pm
Early Worship Service Sunday School Worship Service Women’s Bible Study Women’s Bible Study Bell Rehearsal Officers Meeting Choir Practice FUTURE EVENTS…
Sunday
05/21
6:30 pm Youth Group NEXT SUNDAY–May 21, 2017 SERMON: “Unhappy Homecoming” By: Dr. Timothy Witmer SCRIPTURE: Luke 15:25-32
GENERAL FUND OFFERING FOR MAY 7, 2017 Attendance:
Early Service Late Service
86 189
Amount received for General Fund only
$3,808.00 $5,739.67 $9,547.67
Church Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. Telephone (717) 354-7871 Fax (717) 355-2565 Church Office Email: [email protected] Website address: ststephenpca.org
