Volume LXV March 15, 2015 Number 11 Church Web Page - www.LittleSwatara.org

The Gathering Place Café Contact: gatheringplacecafe.com

Phone: 933-5958

Café Hours: Mon - Fri 6-11am, Sat 7:30-1pm

(Volunteers always appreciated)

GIVING LAST SUNDAY

General Fund 5,013.75$

Building Fund 1,115.00$

Family Assistance 615.00$

Maintenance 270.00$

Sunday School 190.50$

Global Food Crisis 75.00$

PS scholarship 100.00$

Nigerian EYN 100.00$

Food Pantry 10.00$

Women's Fellowship 20.00$

One Great Hour 140.00$

TOTAL 7,649.25$

Last Sunday’s Attendance Worship 32 + 194 = 226

Sunday School = 101

GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2015

$251,797

Lebanon Valley Brethren Home Auxiliary Dues

Address Changes

Prayer Concerns

Please call or email the office if you know of someone having a need and they would like to be listed here. We will gladly add them to the list and prayer chain for all to remember in prayer.

Brothers & Sisters in Nigeria

Joyce Luckenbill

Art & Barbara Rinehart

Mark Swope family & doctors

Esther Yenser

Mom-Toni Delinko & Baby

Kelly Reppert, brain tumor

Curtis Wanner, hearing March 20th

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~EASTER IS APRIL 5, 2015~ * * * * *

EASTER FLOWERS Now is the time to order your Easter Lilies ($6.50) and Azaleas ($8) for the sanctuary on Easter Sunday -- there will be a signup sheet in the narthex. Thanks, Pam Gerberich

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CHOW CHOW is still available for purchase from the Women’s Fellow-ship at $4 pint or $6 qt. See Beatrice Frantz.

CMTS Ministries, Inc

Christian Missionary Technical Ser-

vices out of Bernville is looking for car

donations to make available to mission-

aries to use while on furlough in the

WELCOME

Back friends, Jeff and Connie Copp family. We gratefully look for-ward to spending the week with you and hearing the spoken Words of Renewal as we gather each evening at Little Swatara.

Please add to your directory for future reference-

New address: Pastor Jeff & Connie Copp PO Box 697 Columbia City, IN 46725

PASTOR MATTHEW S. CHRIST e-mail - PastorMatt@littleswatara.org OFFICE HOURS: 9-12 NOON -MON, WED,THUR, FRIDAY. TUES AT CAFÉ (SAT. DAY OFF)

POINTS OF CONTACT: Cell: 570-246-8196 Church Office: 717-933-4723 Facebook: Matt Christ Twitter: @MatthewSChrist *in an emergency, contact the pastor on his cell *non-emergency, contact the office and leave a message *counseling is available by appointment Secretary—Charlene K. Anspach, OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am-12 noon E-mail: secretary@littleswatara.org. Substitutes- Dianne Younker & Denise Christ Treasurer—Dianne Younker, phone: 717-269-0803. E-mail: treasurer@littleswatara.org.

Volunteers for March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2015.

AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT - Matthew Sanchez (717) 628-1141 VIDEO PROJECTION Glenn Riegel & Mark Myers -(CVLI#502613280; CCLI#157691) ORGANIST Marlene Blatt

CHORISTER 1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday 4th Sunday 5th Sunday

8:15 Pam Gerberich Richard Frantz ONE SERVICE Pam G Kara Henning 10:30 Dianne High Kathryn Ziegler Allen Rebman Dianne High Pam G PIANIST Diane Duell Pam G ONE SERVICE Christine Doig Diane Duell AUDIO Alan Bashore Jayne Diamond Aaron Riegel Todd Rebman Todd Rebman

WORSHIP CENTER

Charlene A -wk 2 Sandra Keeney-wks 3,4 Jen Speraw wk 5

EXTENDED SESSION 10:30am (age 2-Grade K) Matt /Leah Blatt Debra Y/Dianne L. Diane/Tanya F. Bonnie B/Deneen E Sue H/Chris D.

WELCOME CENTER

8:15 Sharon Dosch Louise Graby ONE SERVICE Michelle Snyder Sally Emerich

10:30 Ruthe C./Pat T Sandy Manbeck Dorothy Gensemer Barbara Batz Connie Manbeck USHERS 8:15 10:30

1st Sunday, Marvin Luckenbill Robert and Wendy Lingle Mike Dosch Samuel Forry, Matt Blatt 2nd Sunday, Andrew Brubaker Matthew Sanchez, Jeremy Platchek Christopher Brubaker James and Gerald Bowman 3rd Sunday, ONE Kenneth Duell, John Ziegler SERVICE Buddy and Debbie Seigfried 4th Sunday, Dorinda Kauffman Richard and Derek Yenser Carl M. Kauffman J.R. Yenser, Richard Dundore 5th Sunday, Marvin Luckenbill Robert and Wendy Lingle Mike Dosch Samuel Forry, Matt Blatt

NURSERY (Infants & up to age 2 ) Doris Keeney (717)933-4972

1st Sunday, 8:15 - ___________

9:15 - Carol Peace 10:15—Jody,Amanda,Lindsay Rhoads

2nd Sunday, 8:15 - Mike &Carol Peace

9:15 - Dianne High, Karen Sanchez 10:15 - Karen Weinhold/ Karen Sanchez 3rd Sunday, 8:15 –ONE SERVICE 9:15 - Debbie Seigfried/Chris DeMille 10:15 - Nolan/Doris Keeney 4th Sunday, 8:15 - _____________ 9:15 - Nolan, Doris Keeney 10:15 - Nolan, Doris Keeney 5th Sunday, 8:15– Joe & Brenda Brubaker 9:15 - Nolan & Doris Keeney 10:15 - Sue Hartranft/Dianne High

MARCH EVENTS

15, IV LENT

10:30am ONE SERVICE/Pastor Copp

NOON, All Fellowship Luncheon

NO JJJ @ Café tonight

7pm, Spiritual Renewal Services / Pastor Jeffrey Copp

and the Blue Bird Revival Concert / Pizza night

16, 6pm Tiger Mtg

7pm, Spiritual Renewal Service

17, St Patrick’s Day

7pm, Spiritual Renewal Service

18 10:15a-6pm, 50 Plus Bus Trip

7pm, Spiritual Renewal Service

20, 2-6pm Bethel Food Pantry

6-9pm Leadership Team meets

21, 8-11am Leadership Team meets

8am Pack Mtg

22, V LENT

Newsletter Deadline

One Great Hour of Sharing Collection

23, 7:30pm Ministry Team Meetings

24, 12:30-5pm FH, 50 Plus Meet

Ministry Team Minutes Due

6:30-7:30pm Den Mtg

28, 7-10am WF Fundraiser Breakfast

5:30-9:30 FH, Youth Game Night-EVERYONE INVITED

29, PALM SUNDAY

1:30-4:30pm FH Res, Girl Scouts

30, 6pm, Tiger Mtg

APRIL

2, Maundy Thursday

7pm FH, 50 Plus Meeting

3, 7pm, Good Friday Service at Little Swatara

5 EASTER SUNDAY

9:30am Youth Yummies

10:30 ONE SERVICE

6, 7pm, Women’s Business Meeting

7, 7pm, Leadership Meeting

8, 4pm FH, Sub Preparations

9, 6am Sub Sale

10, Jr. High Lock-in at LVC

11, Res, K,FH – Disaster Relief “Share a Meal”

12, Mission Sunday

Food Pantry Collection

Noon, Spiritual Nurture Meets

Noon, Youth Soup & Sandwich Fundraiser

6pm, Scout Leader Meeting

14, 12:30-5pm FH, 50 Plus Meet

6-7pm Den Meeting

15, 6:30-7:30pm Scouts Meet

16, 7am-8:30pm 50 Plus Bus Trip

17, 2-6pm Bethel Food Pantry

19, 3pm Pack Meeting

6-7pm JJJ @ the Café

21, 6pm O, Tiger/Wolf Meet

7pm, Ministry Team Meetings

25, 7-10am FH, Women’s Fellowship

Fundraiser Breakfast

3pm FH RES

26, PRESCHOOL SUNDAY

Newsletter Deadline

28, 12:30-5pm FH, 50 Plus Meet

6-7pm Den Meeting

Ministry Team Minutes due

Mission of the Month for MARCH

Exercise Classes Mon/Wed @

8:45am in Fellowship Hall

Li t t le Swatara

Church of the Brethren

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS A TIME OF SINGING “For the beauty of the earth” #89

“Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing” #110 JOYS AND CONCERNS PASTORAL PRAYER HYMN “Fairest Lord Jesus” #117 TITHES AND OFFERINGS Sr. Choir “God is our Refuge” CHILDREN’S MOMENT Sr. Choir “The Potter’s Hand” MESSAGE Pastor Jeffrey Copp

“The Psalmist Versus Stephen Hawking” Scripture: Psalm 148:1-14 HYMN “This is my Father’s world” #154 SENDING OUT MUSIC FOR THE JOURNEY

A note of Thanks…

A big “Thank You” for the beautiful cards, the pray-ers and the phone calls. All was appreciated.

John & Ruth

Hoover

~Andulhea Heritage Center~

Flyers on Narthex Table—Register today for the 2015 Intercultural

Ministries Retreat May 1-3

Hosted by Harrisburg (PA) First Church of the Brethren co-hosted by Atlantic Northeast District and Congregational Life

Ministries brethren.org/intercultural/godspeople2015

CARD SHOWER

for Joe Eberly To celebrate his

80th birthday, March 17.

If you would like to send a

card, address to: 1300 E.

Kercher Rd, Lot 127

Myerstown, PA 17067.

ONE GREAT HOUR OF

SHARING Sunday, March 22

There is an envelope provided in the bulletin for your donation next

Sunday.

The 2015 DIRECTORY BOOKLET—pick one up for yourself from the narthex table today! Please take only one for now. More will be made each week We may go to the smaller pocket version for next year with only “active members” so plan to keep this book.

Sunday afternoon Series

“PA Germans during the

Revolutionary War”

Presented by Eric Troutman

Sunday, March 22

At 2pm

Altalaha Lutheran Church

111 Godfrey St, Rehrersburg

*FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*

Light refreshments will be served

For more information, see Sandy Kauff-

man or call 610-589-6639.

LETTERS/CARDS to Curtis W.

The weeks ahead will be a little stressful so cards from his

friends at Little Swatara would be appreciated. His hearing is

March 20th. Please hand-write the return

address on envelopes only. It must have a return address - no

labels/stickers allowed. CURTIS WANNER

DAUPHIN COUNTY PRISON 501 MALL ROAD

HARRISBURG, PA 17111

The Junior and Senior High youth will host a

GAME NIGHT For EVERYONE

Saturday, March 28 from 6-9PM. All are welcome.

Please bring a snack or drink to share…. And your favorite game!

April 14 at 9am in the Fellow-

ship hall any ladies are welcome

to help make crafts for the

Women’s Fellowship

Bazaar in the fall. Items need-

ed: *assorted Green Buttons

AUCTION

Wyomissing CoB

Saturday, March 28 at 5pm

2200 State Hill Rd,

Wyomissing,

phone:610-374-8451

Hand-made purses, wall hang-

ings, gift baskets, GC, specialty

dinners, pies, cakes, breads,

apple dumplings and much

more! Delicious foods availa-

ble. We have a great auc-

tioneer to keep things moving.

Preview items 4-5pm.