Are You a Grace-Dispenser ..............................1Sadness and Excitement .................................2Farewell Reception for the Bryants .................5Bd. of Administration Meeting Highlights ......5With Gratitude ...............................................7After School Program Nicaragua Needs Program ...............................................8New Office Receptionist .................................9

Women's Ministries Events ...........................10Essentials of Prayer: Excerpts from E.M. Bounds .................................................10Lost and Found .............................................11Calendar .......................................................12Just for Kids ..................................................14Ocean City Air Show Weekend Trip ...............15Eighth Annual Operation Christmas

Child Auction ................................................16Thank You Note ............................................17KSC Golf League ...........................................17Upcoming Sermons ......................................17PrimeTimer Updates .....................................18WMF Convention ..........................................19UB National Conference ................................19Missions News ..............................................20

APRIL 2015Are you a Grace-Dispenser?by Don Baker, Executive Pastor/ Interim Head of Staff

Farewell Reception for the Bryants P. 5 • New Office Receptionist P. 9

MESSENGER

I don’t want to be known primarily for what I’m against – I want to be

known for what I’m for.

Well-known Christian author Phil Yancey says that we live in a time of vanishing grace. He writes that ordinary Americans, especially those who have no religious commitment, view Christians much less favorably now than they did even twenty years ago. Outsiders to the faith see Christians as judgmental, self-righteous, right-wing, and anti — anti-gay, anti-science, anti-sex — the usual stereotypes.

I’m sure this saddens you as it does me. I don’t want to be known primarily for what I’m against – I want to be known for what I’m for. And I’m for grace! We are a people who have been saved by grace (Eph. 2:8) and “from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace” (John 1:16). I want to be a grace-dispenser.

In John Ortberg’s latest book he tells the wonderful story of a grace-dispenser:

"There was a front-page article in the San Francisco Chronicle about a metro-transit operator named Linda Wilson-Allen. She loves the people who ride her bus. She knows the regulars. She learns their names. She will wait for them if they’re late and then make up the time later on her route.

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A woman in her eighties named Ivy had some heavy grocery bags and was struggling with them. So Linda got out of her bus driver’s seat to carry Ivy’s grocery bags onto the bus. Now Ivy lets other buses pass her stop so she can ride on Linda’s bus.

Linda saw a woman named Tanya in a bus shelter. She could tell Tanya was new to the area. She could tell she was lost. It was almost Thanksgiving, so Linda said to Tanya, “You’re out here all by yourself. You don’t know anybody. Come on over for Thanksgiv-ing and kick it with me and the kids.” Now they’re friends.

The reporter who wrote the article rides Linda’s bus every day. He said Linda has built such a little community of blessing on that bus that passengers offer Linda the use of their vacation homes. They bring her potted plants and floral bouquets. When people found out she likes to wear scarves to accessorize her uniforms, they started giving them as presents to Linda.…

Think about what a thankless task driving a bus can look like in our world: cranky pas-sengers, engine breakdowns, traffic jams, gum on the seats. You ask yourself, How does she have this attitude? “Her mood is set at 2:30 a.m. when she gets down on her knees to pray for 30 minutes,” the Chronicle states. “‘There is a lot to talk about with the Lord,’ says Wilson-Allen, a member of Glad Tidings Church in Hayward.”

When she gets to the end of her line, she always says, “That’s all. I love you. Take care.” Have you ever had a bus driver tell you, “I love you?" People wonder, Where can I find the Kingdom of God? I will tell you where. You can find it on the #45 bus riding through San Francisco. People wonder, Where can I find the church? I will tell you. Behind the wheel of a metro transit vehicle.

We invited Linda to speak at our church. People with all kinds of Silicon Valley dreams were inspired to standing ovations by a woman

who drives a bus. They stood in line by the dozens afterward to talk with her. For the door on the #45 bus opens into the Kingdom of God."

John Ortberg, All the Places to Go (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2015), pp. 70-72.

Linda Wilson-Allen is a grace-dispenser! Let’s join her in this great privilege. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you… and flow through you!

Sadness and Excitementby Matthew BryantCoordinator of College-Age Ministries/Associate Minister of Pastoral Care

These two nouns probably summarize the spectrum of emotions that Lindsay and I are feeling with our upcoming move. For those of you who are unaware, April 19th will be my last Sunday with King Street Church. To God's credit and glory, I was given an incredible opportunity to return to school in pursuit of a Ph.D. in Theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Lord willing, this doc-toral program will not only deepen my knowl-edge of God, but also grow my desire for God and a passion to lead His people to grow in Christ-likeness.

It has been a difficult decision, but Lindsay and I believe this is where the Lord wants to plant us for this season of our lives. We came to this conclusion over many months of prayer and seeking godly counsel. This decision has not been made in isolation and has been anything but quick. I am grateful for the patience of the Seminary as they waited many months as we considered pursuing this opportunity. I am also grateful for the many prayers offered up on our behalf as we sought to make a wise decision.

In this article I wanted to try to answer some questions you may have and also write out some of the feelings that Lindsay and I

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KING STREET CHURCH exists to reach people at their level of spiritual

interest and lead them to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.

We believe that becoming a fully-devoted follower of Christ involves four core values: CONNECT: Genuinely seek God through worship and prayer. GROW: Intentionally become more like Jesus. SERVE: Generously give ourselves to others in Jesus’ name. SHARE: Compassionately reveal the Good News to our world.

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Ministry StaffKen Adams, Business ManagerDon Baker, Executive Pastor/ Interim Head of StaffMitch Benedict, Worship Arts AssociateMatthew Bryant, Coordinator of College-Age Ministries/Associate Minister of Pastoral CareKyle Bushre, Pastor of OutreachDan Chamberlin, Worship Leader (Baker Center)Stephen Flint, Director of Choral and Instrumental MinistriesMatt Gish, Pastor of High School MinistriesBecky Hann, Director of Children’s MinistriesNathan Hann, Director of Contemporary and Blended WorshipTyler Roberts, Media and Production CoordinatorJohn Shadle, Pastor of Middle School MinistriesLes Stine, Minister of Pastoral Care

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have experienced in making this hard choice. I've summarized these feelings in two ways: Sadness and Excitement. But first some possible questions:

Why now?I will be attending a language institute this

summer to complete language prerequisites prior to being admitted into the program. Those classes begin May 25th. Before that, I

Matthew, Lindsay and Mercy Bryant

have a 28 day service obligation with the Air Force as a reserve chaplain to be completed in Illinois. That's why my last day will be April 19th and not the end of the summer.

Why a Ph.D.? A Ph.D. will give me the necessary creden-

tials to eventually teach in a Bible college or seminary. A Ph.D. is a young man's game—or so I've been told. Lord willing, I'll have many years serving in pastoral ministry after graduation. My desire is to serve faithfully as a pastor 20-30 years in the local church and after that train up the next generation of pastors through the classroom—if God gives me the years.

Why not stay and do both?This is an option I wrestled with many late

nights and into the early morning. To stay and

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pursue school at a part-time pace would mean another 10-12 years of school to graduation. By moving to New Orleans and entering a full time residential program, I will likely be done with all course work in three years and I hope to successfully defend a dissertation in the fourth year.

Now on to our feelings...if you're not touchy feely then you'll appreciate that I covered the nuts and bolts of our decision first. You can stop reading now if you'd like.

SadnessSad - because King Street Church has been

a cherished chapter in our life's book. God saw fit to bring Lindsay and me together while in college—we were married here in 2011 and dedicated our first child, Mercy, this past year in 2014. This church has been a critical landmark in our spiritual transformation and growth together as a husband and wife—and now recently as a father and mother to our daughter. For all of these things and more, we are eternally grateful to each of you who played a role in that transformation— no matter how big or small.

ExcitementExcited - because we fully expect God to

continue to work in our hearts and use this new experience to develop us more into the image of His Son. Chuck Kelley, President of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, delivered this challenge at chapel while we were visiting the campus: Is your security in the comfort of your circumstances or in the grace of God and his calling on your life? This challenge has resonated in my head for months now. I'd wake up thinking over this in the middle of the night praying over this decision. New Orleans—for us—is not a comfortable move. It's 17 hours from Lindsay's family and 14 hours from my family. This will be difficult for us but we are excited about stepping out into this incredible opportunity. We want to be most comfortable in the grace of God even in an uncomfortable place.

SadnessSad - because so many of you have become

like family to Lindsay and me through the fel-lowship in this body of Christ. To name you all would be impossible. But from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for your broth-erly and sisterly love you've shown Lindsay, Mercy and me. Nothing hurts my heart more than the thought of saying goodbye to so many wonderful friends.

ExcitementExcited - because no goodbye in the family

of God is a permanent goodbye. It's been incredible to be here at King Street Church to grow in my calling and gifting as a pastor. I'm excited to know that God used KSC to confirm and reaffirm many things in my life. Pursuing the Ph.D. is another step in answering that call. Not only do I desire to preach His word and shepherd His flock, I also—Lord willing—desire to train up future generations of pastors at a collegiate or seminary level. In order to make this possible the Ph.D. is necessary. I praise God for this opportunity to walk in this desire that I truly believe He has given me. His promises are true: "Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart" (Ps.37:4).

Prayer:Thank you Father for this church. Your bride

at King Street has demonstrated Christ-like compassion and demonstrated your grace to me and my family on countless occasions. Would you pour out your blessings on this church, your bride. You are our sustainer and we look to you always for direction, strength, courage, and peace. By your Holy Spirit continue to wash her and make her clean, fit and equipped for every good work. Bind her heart to you with an unwavering passion for Jesus, your Son - the Head of the church - now and forever. Amen.

God Bless,Matthew, Lindsay, and Mercy

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Board of Administration Meeting Highlights

The Board of Administration met on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in Room M115. Steve Shadle, chairman, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Ray Cullen opened the meeting with devotions and prayer. Following are high-lights from this meeting:

Organ Committee Update:Phil Shuman presented a brief history of

the work of the Organ Committee and shared items that the committee would like to review. Phil provided a demonstration of the current organ and answered questions. Following a time of discussion, a motion to provide pricing for two options was approved. Option 1 would be to upgrade the existing sanctuary console to solid state with an upgrade to a third manual. Option 2 would be to upgrade the console currently stored in Shippensburg to solid state, remove the existing console and install the refurbished console in the sanctuary.

Pastor's Report:Don Baker expressed his thankfulness for

a meaningful Ash Wednesday service, with over 100 people attending despite the weather conditions. Don also noted that approximately 1000 people attended worship services each week during three successive weeks of bad weather. Pastor Baker shared his thankfulness for the six people baptized in February. Don expressed his appreciation for Ron Cook, John Smith and Paul Baker’s recent preaching. Pastor Baker updated the Board on recent Barnabas Team Missions trips, including a team currently serving in Thailand, a team of 10 people travel-ing to Haiti later in March, and a team of eight to 10 people traveling to Turkey in the future.

Don noted the times for Easter services, stating that services will be held at 8:00 a.m., three separate services at 9:30 a.m. (to be held

FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR THE BRYANTS

A farewell reception for Pastor Matthew and Lindsay Bryant will be held at:

12 noon on Sunday, April 19th

in the Baker Center gym. This will be immediately following

his last message with us. Matthew’s ministry at KSC, as the Coordinator of College Ministries and Associate Minis-ter of Pastoral Care and his time in the pulpit have touched many lives. The invitation is therefore extended to the entire church to have an opportunity to share with him how much his ministry has impacted our lives.

Please plan now to bid him farewell as he pursues this exceptional opportu-nity to receive his Ph.D. from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

There will be baskets available for farewell cards. Light refreshments will be served.

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in the CMC, Baker Center and Sanctuary), and two services at 11 a.m. (to be held in the Baker Center and the Sanctuary). Don discussed the recent resignation of Matthew Bryant and requested continued prayer for Matthew and Lindsay, as well as their families. Matthew’s last day with KSC will be April 19. Don reported that the staff continues to work hard.

Old Business: Senior Pastor Search Team – Steve Shadle

shared that the Search Team met with Jay Mitchell from Vanderbloeman on Saturday, March 7. At that time five candidates were presented for consideration. The Search Team has decided to move forward with three of the candidates and will be holding in person interviews over the next two weeks.

Elder's Report:Mike Wentz stated that the elders met

recently and shared feedback regarding disen-gaged church partners, which will allow church partnership rolls to be updated. Mike noted that the elders are continuing contact with new church partners to follow up and encourage them. The elders will also be involved in the Partnership Classes held March 15, 22 and 29 in a supportive role. Mike shared that the elders had the opportunity to meet with Matthew Bryant prior to his resignation as he sought wisdom, prayer and the blessing of the elders.

Commission Reports: • Adult Ministries – Andrea Adams shared

that 15-17 men from KSC attended the Ignite Men’s Retreat in Virginia on March 6 and 7.

• Children and Youth – Sue Washabaugh reported that over 100 Children’s Ministry volunteers attended a meeting on Saturday, March 7 regarding the new child abuse and criminal background clearances. A second meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 12.

• Finance – Ray Cullen stated that the com-

mission has agreed to continue the previous support to contribute 50 % of the basic camp cost for Rhodes Grove Camp. Ken presented the February Financial Summary to the board members. Ken noted that February giving was under the budgeted amount, with expenses, as a whole, under the budgeted amount also. Year to date giving and expenses are under the budgeted amount.

• Missions – Scott Bert shared that Kyle Bushre, John Smith, and John Hetrick will return from their Missions trip to Thailand on Friday, March 13. Scott noted that the Haiti Barnabas Team work trip to Archaiae is scheduled for March 21 through 28, with 10 participants. Due to costs being higher than estimated, Scott brought forth a motion to amend a prior motion approved in February to approve costs not to exceed $17,000 for the March Haiti Barnabas Team trip be paid from budgeted funds. The motion was approved.

Scott also brought forth a motion to approve a distribution of $4,500 in matching funds to Pastor Richard for the Archaiae church project. This motion was approved. He reported that the Turkey Barnabas Team is continuing plan-ning for the Christar retreat to be held this summer and shared that a new policy was ratified during the March meeting regarding traveler safety and financial responsibilities for those participating in KSC mission trips. The commission also amended the policy on affiliated ministry support. Scott noted that the commission approved non-commissioned trip financial support for Amanda Flint in the amount of $300.

• Pastoral Care – Jackie Spahr referred the board to Pastor Les Stine’s February report, mentioning a total of 114 visitations took place within the month. She shared that a new session of Divorce Care is scheduled to begin in the fall and noted that Grief Share is going well, with almost half of the current session com-pleted. Jackie stated that discussion regarding

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the recent use of the church’s defibrillator is expected to take place at a meeting scheduled for March 23.

• Personnel Relations – Eric Oyer brought forth a motion on behalf of the commission to approve Tyler Roberts be moved to a 30 hour per week employee and receive additional benefits effective January 1, 2015. The motion was approved. Eric reported that 11 candidates applied for the Receptionist/Secretary position. Don Baker, Ken Adams and Kevin Michael conducted interviews of select applicants. He brought forth a motion to approve offering the position to one of the candidates at the agreed upon salary. The motion was approved.

• Property – Alex Rohrbaugh reported that the Archives Committee will be working on organization of the archives throughout 2015. He shared that Rich Fogal of Centura Associates is continuing work on preliminary drawings for the office space at 56 N. Second Street. Alex mentioned that the North Main Street parking area has continued to deteriorate over the winter months, but is scheduled to be resurfaced prior to April 30. He and Ken Adams provided the board with an update on the HVAC project in the Sanctuary.

• Worship Arts – Chuck Schussler shared that two new volunteers have been added, an electric guitar player and a member of the choir. New members of the tech team are still being sought. Chuck shared that Easter services have been planned. He noted that a Palm Sunday service will be held in the SMC at 6 p.m. with Matthew Bryant preaching. Chuck reported that a Night of Worship is being planned in the spring but no date has yet been set. He stated that the new speaker installation for the CMC is scheduled for March 20. Chuck mentioned that Nathan Hann and Steve Flint continued to work on team building opportunities for worship and tech teams.

Administrative Report:Ken Adams distributed a revised docu-

ment for the Compensation Committee and reviewed changes. Ken discussed a recent request received from the borough requesting an additional donation from tax exempt prop-erties. After a time of discussion the consensus of the board is to continue paying assessed taxes with no additional donation at this time.

(These highlights are taken from minutes recorded by Dixie D. Cantrell, Recording Sec-retary for the Board of Administration. Board meetings are open to members of King Street Church. Unabridged copies of the minutes from the March meeting will be available at the church office after they are approved at the next meeting.)

The KSConnectABILITY Committee would like to offer a heartfelt Thank You to the congregation for their response to our informational video presented last Novem-ber. Since then, many individuals have stepped forward to help staff our Sunday morning program. We now have volunteers who work in our classroom for children with special needs. We also have individuals who serve as “buddies” to some of our children who attend regular Sunday school classes. We are also grateful to the “Bread for the Journey” adult Sunday school class for a wonderful luncheon. One Sunday after church, the Fellowship Room was filled with happy families enjoying a meal and time together. The response from the congregation has been very generous and we thank you again for your loving support of these special families.

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After School Program Nicaragua Needs ProjectJeanie HelmanChildren’s Outreach Coordinator

Every year our After School Chil-dren choose a project to sponsor. This year the children have chosen Nicaragua and the work of the United Brethren church there. The children were given several ministries to choose from. We

invited each of those ministries in to talk to the children about what they do. In January we voted and the children have named their project Nicaragua Needs.

The United Brethren Church has had a presence in Nicaragua for many years. There are 32 churches and the work is presently done by nationals. Last summer King Street Church youth went to help build a community center there to benefit the churches. We are designat-ing the money we raise to help in this project.

The children in our After School Program receive tokens for good behavior, attendance, etc. They then use what they earn to help others. Since this project requires real money, we ask individuals from our church family to sponsor a child. As of this writing we have all of our 26 students sponsored. Each sponsor is asked to be prepared to give between $50-$150 dollars, depending on how many tokens our children

We already have over $1800 earned towards the Nicaragua Needs project. The project will run until April 21st ....

earn. We also invite people to make donations to the project if they would like to help but do not want to be a sponsor. We will accept donations until April 21.

To earn more tokens the children made posters and wrote essays (on display in the Fellowship Room), did a service project where they cooked a meal for the cold weather shelter and made Valentine’s Day cards for them. The Service Project was held on Friday, Feb. 13. We had 21 children participate. The children had an opportunity to tour the shelter in November before it opened. Before we began to make the meal, we talked a little about what we were doing and why. The children then prayed for the

Preparing sandwiches Filling fruit cups

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men and women we would be ministering to. It was sweet to hear their voices raised in earnest prayer. We divided the children into different teams with an adult supervising them. We were blessed to have one of the parents come and help. The children chopped vegetables for soup, cut pies, cubed meat and cleaned up. It was great to see everyone engaged and working together for this common good. As each team completed their part in the meal preparation, they went into the Fellowship Room to make Valentine’s Cards. Many of the cards were full of blessings and words of encouragement; just more evidence the children caught the needs of the men and women there. We then left the children relax with a movie. After we had pizza and valentine cupcakes we loaded the mini bus with kids, volunteers and food and went to the shelter. After we delivered the food, we were led in prayer by the person in charge of the shelter that night. It was a great experience for all.

We already have over $1800 earned towards the Nicaragua Needs project, which will run until April 21st when we have a Celebration Dinner where our sponsors, children, and fam-ilies and tutors will all come together to share a meal and to celebrate how much money God enabled us to raise. Thank you to all who will make the project a success this year!

Cooking tomato sauce.

New Office Receptionist

We are pleased to announce that Molly Shull has accepted the position of Receptionist/Secretary of King Street Church. Molly brings a wealth of experience to this position and we are excited that the Lord has lead her to serve in this way. Molly and her husband Ken attend the 8:15 worship service and the Joy Sunday School class. Molly also is a leader in the women’s mentoring ministry. Her official start date will be April 13. Please join us in welcoming and praying for Molly as she begins ministry in this important role.

Molly Shull

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Essentials of Prayer: Excerpts from E.M. Boundsby Nancy FritzPrayer Ministry

Edward Mckendre Bounds was born in 1835 in northeastern Missouri, attended a one room school, and studied and practiced law until the Lord called him to preach. He filled his mind with scripture and the writings of John Wesley and preached in small churches in the south. He served in the military, was arrested for being a confederate sympathizer, was later released in a prisoner exchange and became a Confederate chaplain.

After the war he returned to preaching, raised a family, and became Associate Editor of a regional Methodist Journal. In 1894 he moved to Georgia, where he spent the final 19 years of his life engaged in intercessory prayer, writing and doing some preaching.

E.M. Bounds was highly disciplined and deeply devoted to God and prayer. His day began at 4 a.m.: he read scripture and prayed until 7 a.m. Only two of his books had been published by the time of his death in 1913. Two friends, Homer Hodge and Claude Chilton, assumed the task of bringing to publication nine more of his books. Claude Chilton describes his books this way: “These books are unfailing wells for a lifetime of spiritual water-drawing. They are hidden treasures, wrought in the darkness of dawn and the heat of the noon, on an anvil of experience and beaten into wondrous form by the mighty stroke of the Divine. They are living voices whereby he, being dead, yet speaketh.”

In the year 2000 his entire writings were published under one cover—568 pages—all on the topic of prayer! One of his books is “The Essentials of Prayer." This article gives just a smidgeon of two of the essentials. Lord willing more of his material will be summarized in future articles. REMINDER: These are very

A festival of tables is a party where all tables are decorated differently, but according to a theme. On May 16, the ladies of King Street will throw a party that celebrates color, creativity and beauty! Our theme is Kaleidoscope of Colors. Every hostess will select just ONE main color to celebrate and will decorate her table however she likes.

If you don’t wish to host a table, you may bake treats or just attend! We are lining up a special speaker and great music to make this Festival of Tables the very best yet! Watch for time and other details in the worship folder, or call the church office at (717) 264-4651.

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abbreviated! “THE ESSENTIALS OF PRAYER”

1. IMPORTUNITY—means urgency! Those who pray should engage the “whole man”- body, mind and soul. Pray with passion and per-sistence, continue to press on—as opposed to half-hearted, mundane repetition. Man is a trinity—three in one; yet man is neither a trinity nor a dual creature when he prays—he is a UNIT: he is body, soul and spirit united. We must learn to pray; the disciples said “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). We are taught through the mind/intellect. And just as far as the intellect is given up to God in prayer will we be able to learn well. The body chooses the attitude and posture in which to pray. Prostra-tion of the body and soul becomes us in prayer, although the mind may still be listless and wandering even as we kneel. The Holy Spirit moves in the pray-er to guide, strengthen, and fill the heart with passion and urgency. God sees to it that when the whole man prays, in turn, the whole man shall be blessed! Bounds comments in detail on importunity in prayer by using Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane (Matt. 26:32-39 and Mark 14:32-39) and the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8 as examples of importunity in prayer.

2. HUMILITY – Humility retires itself from the public gaze: it never exalts itself in the eyes of others or even in the eyes of self. Modesty is one of humility’s most prominent character-istics. Humility is born by looking at God and His holiness, then looking at self and man’s unholiness. God puts a great price on humility of heart. (James 4:10 - "God resists the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.”) Humility is not abstraction of self—nor does it ignore self. Humility fears the luster of virtues admired by men and loves those that are more secret and prized by God. The pride of doing sends its poison all through our prayers. Humility is a positive quality, a substantial force that energizes prayer. Humility holds in its keeping

the very life of prayer. Neither pride nor vanity can pray – although humility is much more than the absence of pride and vanity. Humility is realizing our unworthiness, our sinfulness, and our smallness—because we are unworthy, sinful and small. Humility is the first and last attribute of Christ-like praying. He who would come to God must approach Him with self hid from his own eyes, not puffed up with self-conceit, nor possessed with an over-estimate of his virtues and good works. Humility is a rare Christian grace, of great price in the courts of heaven; it gives access to God and its full portrait is found only in the Lord, Jesus Christ. There is no praying without humility. “Learn well the art of humility and you will be closer to knowing God through prayer" (biblical examples: Luke 18:10-14, Genesis 18:16-33).

Have you lost something lately, such as a Bible, a pair of sun-

glasses or a winter glove? We will be displaying our large assortment of lost items in the Rotz foyer over the next few

weeks.Come and pick up your lost

items.Unclaimed items will be

donated to charity.

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8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service (Sanctuary)9:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service (Baker Center) Contemporary Worship Service (Sanctuary) Family Worship Service (Children's Ministry Center)11 a.m. Blended Worship Service (Sanctuary) Contemporary Worship Service (Baker Center)

8:15, 9:45, Worship Services and Intercessor Meetingsand 11 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Preschool and Kids Worship Adult and Youth Sunday School

8:15, 9:45, Worship Services and Intercessor Meetingsand 11 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Preschool and Kids Worship Adult and Youth Sunday School12 p.m. Farewell Reception for the Bryants (Baker Center)

8:15, 9:45, Worship Services and Intercessor Meetingsand 11 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School11 a.m. Preschool and Kids Worship Adult and Youth Sunday School

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7:00 p.m. Children's Program Youth Street Meetings: Night O Peeps Adult Elective Classes

7:00 p.m. Children's Program Youth Street Meetings Adult Elective Classes

7:00 p.m. Children's Program Youth Street Meetings Adult Elective Classes

7:00 p.m. Children's Program Youth Street Meetings: Senior

Celebration Adult Elective Classes

7:00 p.m. Youth Street Meetings: Group Night Adult Elective Classes

11:00 p.m. PrimeTimer's Event:

Lunch at Rachel's (Time is when

minibus is leaving KSCC.)

9:30 a.m. Saturday Sanctuary Fellowship Room

3:00 p.m. Operation Christmas Child Auction Chambersburg Mennonite Church

Maundy/Holy Thursday

Good Friday Holy Saturday

Administrative Professionals Day

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JUST FOR KIDS

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Ocean City Air Show WeekendJune 12 thru 15

Cost $450.00Our weekend begins departing the church

parking lot at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 12. We will stop for breakfast (included) on our way to Cape May, NJ. Upon arrival we have a step-on guide giving us a tour of the area. After the tour we board the ferry for an 85 minute cruise that takes us to Lewes, Delaware and then onto our hotel, Harrison Hall, which is located on the boardwalk in Ocean City.

Friday evening you will have dinner (on your own) and enjoy walking the boardwalk, shopping or if walking is not for you, board the tram and see the sites from the comfort of the tram. If you are fortunate enough to get a rocking chair on the porch of our hotel, you can people watch from the porch of our hotel. Saturday you may enjoy the beach and watch a spectacular show by the U.S. Navy featuring the Blue Angels. You may view the show from the boardwalk or on the

beach under a canopy. Each person may bring one tagged beach chair along with your luggage.

We will begin Sunday morning by visiting a church followed by another day on the beach watching a second Air Show. Cost includes a Chartered Bus from Bollman. You may call Clair or Diane Hostetter to reserve your spot at (717) 267-0332.

The New Life Sunday School Class is sponsoring a trip!

US Navy Blue Angels

F-22 Raptor

Breitling Jet Team

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Saturday April 18, 2015Chambersburg Mennonite Church

1800 Philadelphia Avenue, ChambersburgProceeds from the event are used to purchase supplies and cover shipping costs for use in the fall when thousands of

shoeboxes are sent to kids all over the world.

Auction items include: Many unusual items, including a wide variety of personal services, antiques, toys/ furniture, dishes, handmade pottery, pictures, art, jewelry, hand-woven table runner, home accessories, designer pocketbooks, power and hand tools, hand carved items, homemade turkey call, boundary retracement survey, gardening items, catered dinners and picnics, sifted topsoil, shrubbery, Elk Ridge knife, clock radio, manufacturers' scale models, folding hitch hauler, Major/Minor League baseball tickets, suit of armor, baked goods, canned items, local attraction tickets, Creation Festival tickets, Sight and Sound tickets, Winterthur Garden admission tickets, gift cards from local restaurants and businesses, flowering planters, auto detailing, and more will be included in the eighth annual oral and silent auctions.

Auction items will be on display at 2 p.m. with the auction starting at 3 p.m.

Food stand will be available with soups, barbeque, pies and cakes.

For more information: OCC South Central Pa (on Facebook), #ShoeboxAuction (event page on Facebook) and

@shoeboxevents (on Instrgram)

Eighth Annual Operation Christmas Child Auction

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UPCOMING SERMONS April 5 Dr. Kyle Bushre The Lonely Cross: A Story of Courage or Fear (Mark 15:40-16:8)

April 12 Pastor Matthew Bryant Battling Shame: Battling Present Shame by the Power of Belief (2 Timothy 1 & 2)

April 19 Pastor Matthew Bryant Battling Shame: Battling Future Shame by the Power of His Word (2 Timothy 3 & 4)

April 26 Pastor Don Baker Aren't You Glad We Invited Jesus? (John 2:1–11)

May 3 Mike Wentz TBA

The King Street Golf league will open league play on May 4 at the

Conocodell Golf Club.

Tee Time is 5:30 p.m.

The fee is $7 for walkers and $14 for riders.

The league is open to anyone.

League rules and weekly schedule will be passed out at the golf course.

If you have questions, call Terry Gontz, (717) 263-0881.

The entire family of John W. Shatzer would like to thank the wonderful people at King Street Church for all of the prayers and support during the time of his illness and passing. You have been a great comfort. In addition, Tom, Kim and JT Shatzer want to extend special appreciation for the wonderful kindness and encouragement that so many people have given in response to the fire and loss of their barn. The Joy Sunday School Class and so many others have been providing regular prayer support, along with the blessings of friendship and encouragement. The Lord is using you to bring to life the encouragement of Isaiah 55:12: " You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace".

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Women's Ministries

Call Ruth Zelonis, 267-1123, to sign up for the events. Call Jerry Aikman, 267-2116, for more information.

AprilLunch at Rachel's • Thursday,April9 • Cost: $25, includes lunch,

transportation, taxes and gratuities • Amishstylemeal • Limitedto24ontheminibus,totalof30 • DepartfromKSCCat11a.m. • Waitinglistonly

MayFranklinCountyTour(MinibusTrip) •Wednesday,May27

• Cost:$35,includeslunch,taxesand gratuities

• Minibustrip • DestinationsTBD • DepartKSCCat9a.m. • CutoffandpaymentduebyApril27 • Waitinglistonly

JuneYorkTour •Wednesday,June10 • Cost:$77,includesHarley-Davidson MotorcyclePlantTourandvisitstothe SunriseSoapCompanyandthenew GroundsRoastingCompany

• Bollmanbustrip •LunchatRooseveltTavern(included) • DepartKSCCat8a.m. • CutoffandpaymentduebyMay5,2015

JulyPrimeTimersPicnic • Wednesday,July8 • Cost:$10 • 12NoonintheBakerCenter • MealprovidedbyRosenberry'sCatering • CutoffandpaymentduebyJune19

BirdinHandBanquetintheField • Wednesday,July22 • Cost:$45 • DepartKSCCat2p.m.,return11p.m. • Flieravailablewithmoreinformation • SignupandpaymentduebyJune10 • Waitinglistonly

AugustRootsMarketinManheim • Tuesday,August11 • Cost:$10 • LunchonyourownatRootsMarket. • Minibustrip • DepartKSCCat7:30a.m. • CutoffandpaymentduebyJuly20 • Waitinglistonly

SeptemberFlight93Memorial • Tuesday,September15 • Cost:$92 • Bollmanbustrip • VisitFlight93MemorialSite,Flight93 Chapel,St.Vincent'sGristmillandLigonier PieShop

• Steponguideandlunchincluded • CutoffandpaymentduebyAugust10 • DepartKSCCat7:30a.m.

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WMF Convention (Mid Atlantic Conference)

Rhodes Grove Camp 7693 Browns Mill Road, Chambersburg

May 7th, 20159:00 a.m.

Theme: “You Are Beautiful”This year our World Mission Fellow-

ship will seek to know that we are made beautiful by God and we will share this truth with others. We are committed to the fact that God exists and has chosen to speak to us through His Word, the Holy Scriptures.

Our purpose for being a fellowship is centered on learning what God has said in His Word, living in obedience to Him and sharing this amazing truth among ourselves and to friends going out into the world, and letting God's amazing love be sifted through us and reflected to the rugged mountains, to the Amazon jungles and to the amazing ends of the earth. We live in a world filled with such great technology, but very few seem to know the great and ancient truths of the God who made us.

Please join World Mission Fellowship (Mid Atlantic Conference) for a great day of learning to know that “You are beau-tiful” featuring special speaker—Rachel Glout, who will be bringing us speedily up to date on the life of her family headed to Thailand.

Questions? Call Fonda Cassidy, 540-350-2420, or EM at robfon@shentel.net.

2015 US National Conference

July 15-18, 2015Grandville, Michigan

(Grand Rapids area)

RezLife ChurchThis is a megachurch with some amazing facilities, including a couple of on-site restaurants. It

will be great holding our evening worship services with over 900 people in an actual sanctuary.

Conference WebsiteFor complete information,

go to the conference website at: UB2015.org.

RegistrationRegistration is now open. Go to

the National Conference website.

Keynote SpeakerDave DeSelm, Senior Pastor

Fellowship Missionary ChurchFort Wayne, IN

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effort into their case, and Travis and Bekii feel encouraged.

• Kisamore's Mission Support Team (MST) has recently met and discussed many things. It was a successful and productive meeting. Praise Him also for the wonderful report that the financial support continues to meet the needs of this mission and Travis and Bekii.

• Travis's parents recently visited and met their new grandchildren. Everyone had a great time. Family support was so much appreciated!

•Esperanza and Theo are growing physically, emotionally, and spiritually. (And they are so delightful when they use their new English words with grandparents!)

Prayer Requests: • New people continue to express interest in

Christianity; pray that they will have questions answered and will be led to make commitment to their Lord and Savior; that they will decide to follow Jesus in their lives.

• Pray that local people who have made this commitment will step up to take on ministry within their own community.

• Pray for some continued broken relation-ships to be healed.

• Pray that Travis and Bekii will be guided into what God has for them to do each day.

• Continued prayers for them as they meet the challenges of parenting children who have experienced great trauma in their short lives.

Report from K. and R.W.(Serving in the Middle East)

Our time in the US has quickly come to an end. We have been encouraged to meet with many of you during these past three months. Our furlough time has been full and fruitful. We praise and thank God for such a group of people who support and pray for our ministry in Turkey.

We wanted to give you a brief update and ask again for your intercession on a couple

MISSIONS NEWS

Kisamore Prayer Requests Update(Travis and Bekii are serving in Quemchi, Chiloe Island, Chile with Eastern Mennonite Missions. Requests are submitted by Anne Vincenti, Bekii's mother)

Sometimes there is a lot to report, and some-times, not so much. However, your ongoing prayer support is valuable and appreciated, even when I do not give you any specifics! The mission in Quemchi, Chiloe, and the "Greater Chile" area is alive and well!

Praises: • Relationship-building continues to grow

in Quemchi, as well as with other missionaries on this team. Just when it must seem to the missionaries that nothing is happening, new individuals appear with interest and questions about Christianity and studying the scriptures together. Pretty exciting!

• Through Travis and Bekii's home church, a lawyer has been located and agreed to work with them to assure proper documentation and steps for legally bringing their adopted children into the United States. It is amazing how complicated this can be, and how many problems can arise, if not done properly! Praise God for this man, and please continue to pray for his wisdom. And we ask prayers that the process will continue completely, easily and quickly. He has already put much time and

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things.1. A family who serves with us has expe-

rienced severe emotional difficulties and as a result made the decision to transition back to the USA. The co-workers who remain need encouragement. They have seen many workers leave this area in the past four years. Pray that God will give strength for the tasks of evan-gelism and discipleship to those who remain.

2. Pray for more workers for the harvest field. We have seen many needs for workers, not only here, but in the USA.

3. Our mission country's future is a bit uncertain politically, culturally and econom-ically. Pray that in the midst of these uncer-tainties, God will open up opportunities for the gospel and for strengthening of His church.

4. Praise God for His grace to our three children!! May He continue to walk with them, opening doors of opportunity for jobs and for ministry. Our daughter L. and son-in-law are expecting a daughter in May. Our youngest son M. is pursuing studies in the bio-medical field this fall.

A Message from the Gerlachs(Bryan and Emily serve in Thailand with UB Global Ministries )

Cool Shade of Life Church This year we are really excited to be more

intentionally involved with active ministry with our church. We thank God our language continues to improve, and we've decreased our formal studies to three times a week. This gives us more time and energy for other things.

We're also very blessed to be working along-side our Pastor (Aajaan Ogaat) and his wife (Khruu Taay, also our language teacher). This church has been so great at making us feel like family! Aajaan and Khruu planted the Cool Shade of Life Church eight years ago and don't have other missionaries working with them. They have lots of ideas of how to grow this

ministry and reach out to Thai people. Please pray for this couple, as they work to see disciples made and more churches planted in unreached areas of Thailand.

It was awesome to go along with Aajaan and Khruu to a retreat for other pastors in their Thai foundation. We got to hear the stories of

Pastor Aajaan and his wife Khruu

several amazing believers, from all over the country, who are sacrificing a lot for the work of the Gospel in Thailand. This really helped us catch the vision for the work of the church on a much larger scale. Please pray for them, and for us, as we discover together what our work with the church will look like.

Working with the kids We continue to volunteer part time with the

at-risk youth with whom we've been working over this past year. Emily has loved doing "Prin-cess Art" with a handful of teenage girls. The group meets once a week and provides a space for the girls to process their experiences.

Bryan enjoys hanging out with several of the "market boys," playing soccer with them and continuing to help with a cell group every other week.

Please pray for...• Our personal growth and intimacy with

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nursing staff and other areas of the hospital. I am happy to serve along side people that I greatly respect and who have hearts to serve the Lord. For more information on the hospital visit their website: www.crstone.org.

AnthonyAnthony had his 6th grade graduation at

his bilingual school. He gave the speech for his class, thanking God for getting them this far. Anthony loves to read but he also loves people. He loves to find people to talk to and he tries to find out special things about each one. His

outgoing personality has opened doors for opportunities to share the gospel. It has also given him experiences translating for teams and visitors. We are so thankful for the special person Anthony is becoming. This year he is hoping to learn guitar and play soccer as well. He spent his 12th birthday translating for a kids' ministry. We are thankful for the unique opportunities God is giving him. Please pray he will be able to get the education he needs.

AdrianAdrian is a bundle of energy. He is always

discovering new things by taking things apart to see how they work. He loves to help his Dad. He also has a way of keeping us laughing. Even though he keeps us all on our toes we can’t imagine life without him. Adrian likes to make friends and he loves to talk. When a boy his age was in the hospital for cancer Adrian began to go visit him and play with him or read to him. We pray God will continue to use him as a friend to those in need. Adrian says he wants

God.• Relationships with Thais as cross-cultural

relationships can be challenging to navigate.

Excerpts from the Andino's Anecdotes Newsletter(Rigo and Chrysti serve in Honduras withCommission to Every Nation)

Hospital MinistryThe Loma de Luz hospital is in its 13th

year of serving the poor communities along the north coast of Honduras. It started out slow and was mostly only a clinic and minor surgery but now has grown into much more. As we grow we have been able to see more lives impacted. We are dealing with kids with cancer,

The Andino Familydifficult surgeries, ICU level of care at times and watching people in their hardest moments.

When every critical patient walks out our doors, it feels like a victory. Every patient that does not make it feels like a loss but the best part is knowing that God has allowed us to be part of that story and part of their lives. My role has been more administrative. Many things have to be dealt with on a daily basis to keep things running smoothly among the

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to be a fire fighter who tells people about God while he rescues them from a fire.

AmandaAmanda’s middle name is Eliana which

means a gift from God. For our family she has been a special gift. Amanda is our helper. She likes to help in the home, carry babies around, or help her classmates with their work. She enjoys school and always does her homework quickly which has awarded her third place in the school for three years. She is the reliable one.

Amanda’s winning smile brightens up our home. She says she wants to grow up to be a teacher. We are thankful for the practice she is already getting. Amanda loves to sing and keeps our home full of music.

MaradiagaThe five houses have been finished for the

families of the lost fishermen. We know these families are still hurting over their lost loved ones but our hope is that they feel loved during this hard time. We have had home meetings in two of the homes and a new missionary family has also joined us in our effort.

Jim and his children will be visiting different families and having Bible studies in their homes. The first week went very well and they had a great turn out.

We pray God will continue to work in the lives of this community who has suffered such great loss. Elias had decided to put all his efforts into evangelizing his family and his people. His legacy continues even though he is gone. Please pray God will continue to touch lives, We are so thankful God provided help during this busy time.

A New Well Driller The need for wells here in Honduras seems

to be increasing. Many people are not able to find a good water source or they have access to water that is extremely contaminated which causes illness as well as inconvenience.

People call frequently looking for some kind of help with their water situation. Rigo has been limited in what he can do for them because the rig he has used is in constant need of repair and he is limited in how much it can be used.

This has spurred him on to set out on an adventure of designing and building his own well driller. Through ideas from friends, internet and trial and error as well as some very generous donations, he has his new driller ready. He is really excited about having something he will be able to use to give a very needed resource to the people and open doors to share God’s Word. In many of the places they share in the evening services or show Christian movies which always draws a crowd.

In order to generate more funds for the donated wells, he plans to drill wells for people who can pay and then use those funds for those who can’t pay. I guess he is trying to be a modern day Robin Hood.

A Rigo of All TradesRigo loves variety. Many days he has plans

for his day and in minutes it all changes. That to him is a good day. He works on community projects such as construction projects and well-drilling but also is involved in our church ministry teaching every Sunday and dealing with other issues during the week. At other times he is the transportation for anyone in need whether it is a person who needs to get to the hospital, the local police need transporta-tion to deal with a situation or people who need to get to a funeral or many other situations. I guess it is a good thing he has a variety of hats for all his different roles.

Missions news submitted by Sharon Smith

KING

STREET CHURCH

United Brethren in Christ

162 East King StreetCham

bersburg, PA 17201