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Community Yard Sale

May 2
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY YARD SALE: SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Mark your calendar now for this annual event which benefits our youth group ministries.  It’s a fun day with food, music, a possible mystery guest and plenty of bargains waiting to be scooped up by savvy shoppers.  It’s a great way to reach out to our neighbors and introduce them to Holy Spirit. This is a big event and it takes all of us to make it a success.

Here are several ways for you to get involved and help out.

* Reserve a space, set up your own table and sell all those items that have been cluttering up the garage or the clothing the kids have outgrown.

* Don’t have enough items for your own table but want to get rid of some things.  Donate them to the church’s table.  We will be accepting donations on the last three Saturdays of April from 9:00AM until 12:00PM, and Sundays after church.  Children’s clothing and toys, household items, sports equipment and small appliances in good working order are all good sellers.  Please do not bring plush toys, adult clothing or exercise equipment, none of which have sold well in the past.

* Sign up to help in setting up, cleaning up, manning the church’s table, traffic control, the kids fair or several other jobs that need to be done to have a successful day.

* Tell your friends, neighbors and co-workers about the yard sale and invite them to come.

* Pray for warm temperatures and blue skies on sale day.

* Join the Yard Sale committee.  It involves 2 meetings, a little bit of legwork, and a long but rewarding sale day.

If you have any questions about the yard sale see Bob Slade or call him at 898-8968.

 

From The Pastor

March 2015

In the days leading up to Ash Wednesday, I was privileged to have the opportunity to read something really important. After finishing my reading, I just sat quietly for a few seconds, took a deep breath, and gave thanks for what I just read.

What I had just read, at one sitting, was all forty of the devotions that appear in our Lenten devotional book. While the primary task was to make any edits that were necessary, I just marveled at the spiritual insights and spiritual depth contained in our little booklet.

In this booklet, there are prayers, meditations, text studies, poetry, and honest revelations of how God is working in your lives. I am very grateful to everyone who contributed to the book, and equally grateful to you who are spending a small part of your day reading each daily devotion.

Friends, this is what sharing your faith is all about. This devotional booklet is a perfect example of how we share our faith. You who contributed to the book as well as you who did not are capable of sharing your faith in a meaningful manner.

Therefore there should not be any hindrance to you sharing your faith with a neighbor, co-worker, friend, or family member, and then taking the next step, which is inviting them to be part of our weekly fellowship of the worship of God in word and sacrament.

This needs to happen. As we move through the remaining days of Lent and prepare for the most holy week of the year, give great consideration to your ability to share and invite. This is something all of us must do, as we share Jesus’ love in word and deed.

CLIFTON D. ESHBACH

Pastor

 

Holy Week Services

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil & Easter Sunday

Holy Week Services

Maundy Thursday –April 2nd at 7:00 pm:   This is the day when Christians remember the Last Supper.  At the close of the service the altar and the sanctuary will be stripped in preparation for Good Friday

Good Friday-April 3rd at 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm: This is the day when Christians around the world commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Easter Vigil – April 4thth at 7:00 pm at Concordia Lutheran Church: This service is sometimes referred to as the Paschal vigil and is celebrated the evening before Easter Sunday.  It is considered to be the first service of Easter.

Easter Sunday – April 5th at 9:30 am  This is the day that we as Christians celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

Thursday Night Bible Study

New Location

Thursday Night Bible Study

New Location

We will be meeting at the church for the next several weeks, while the new owners prepare to reopen the Apple Tree Restaurant. Feel free to bring a snack for yourself. We will alter the schedule slightly with the study starting at 6:00 p.m. and celebrating the Holy Eucharist at 7:00 p.m.