Tuesday, March 19, 2013

March 17 Weekly News


THE LENTEN SEASON continues with our sixth midweek worship at 7 PM Wednesday evening.  The Guild will be serving an assortment of soups, French bread, applesauce, and brownies before the service, beginning at 5:45 PM. 

 

HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SCHEDULE: 

March 24:  Palm Sunday - Worship, 7:00 AM

                                           Sunday School (No BC), 9:00 AM

                                           Worship w/Confirmation, 10:00 AM

March 28: Maundy Thursday - Worship w/Communion, 7:00 PM

March 29: Good Friday - Worship, 7:00 PM

March 31: Easter - Sunrise Worship, 7:00 AM

                                  Easter breakfast following

                                  Sunday School (No BC), 9:00 AM

                                  Worship w/Communion, 10:00 AM

 

SENIOR LEAGUE MEMBERS are reminded to meet at 5:30 PM this evening at the Bob Evans restaurant at West Hill for supper, then will be returning to the Fellowship Room for their monthly meeting and socializing.

 

YOUTH will meet this evening at 7:00 PM.

 

EASTER FLOWERS: Persons who would like to put flowers on the altar or in the narthex for Easter are asked to contact Karen Schlehuser (342-6140) this week.  Persons may purchase their own flowers or order through Karen.

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL will be having an Easter party on Easter Sunday, March 31.  Donations of individually wrapped candy, trinkets, etc. are needed - monetary donations also appreciated.  Persons may leave donations in the church office.  Help to assemble goodie bags for the celebration is also needed on the Saturday before Easter - see Matt Riley or call him this week at 812-343-8553 if you would like to help with this.

 

THIRTEEN STUDENT CONFIRMANDS will be questioned this coming Saturday, March 23, at 9:00 AM.  Everyone is invited to come as these young people are examined in preparation for their confirmation next Sunday.

 

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN will be leading the procession with palms at the 10:00 AM worship service next Sunday.  All children are encouraged to participate.

 

PHIL'S FRIENDS DRIVE:  Please choose an egg from the Easter basket in the narthex.  Inside will be a slip of paper naming an item you can donate to Phil's Friends for their care packages to cancer patients. Items may be put into the tote in the narthex by Sunday, April 7. Janet Morey will be packing the items (this will eliminate shipping costs).

 

A THANK-YOU has been received from the Pregnancy Care Center for the donation of $813.24 from our recent Baby Bottle Campaign.  These funds will be used to provide area churches and schools with professional abstinence training, underwrite the work that goes on in the PCC, and provide resources for post-abortion Bible studies that the PCC offers.

 

"MANY THANKS to the ladies of the Guild for the basket of fruit and other goodies.  It's so nice to be remembered by my church family!" - Jane Hoffman

 

DEPOSITS OF $118.00, $1206.00, and $144.00 have been made to our church, school, and foundation accounts, respectively, by the directed choice dollars of the following:  Dennis Barkes, Shane Bontrager, Mark Bushur, Mark & Jan Buss, Curt Carothers, Dean Claycamp, Larry Claycamp, Lawrence Claycamp, Jeremie Dunn, Keith Hercamp, Scott Hildreth, Daniel McGaha, Louis & Imogene Mensendiek, Marguerite Meyer, James Newkirk, Leon Schlehuser, Charlotte Voelker, Louis Voelker.

 

THE YOGA EXERCISE CLASSES will be continued on Monday nights during the month of April.  (No classes for the rest of March.) A second class of Yogalates (mix of Yoga and Pilates) will begin on Saturday, April 6.  Call or text Janet Morey (350-6238) for more information and to enroll.