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Ash Wednesday Services

There will be two services on Ash Wednesday, February 10^th. The first service will be held at 12 noon and the second service will be held at 7:00 pm. Pastor David Fisher will be presiding at both services.  There will be the imposition of ashes and communion at both services.  Hope to see you on Ash Wednesday.

 

Plan your worship schedule for Lent

by participating in the mid-week services of Holy Communion

Wednesdays at noon and 7:00 p.m.

The Sermon series this season is entitled:

The Witness of Women Disciples

February 17               Mary Magdalene         John 20:1-2, 11-18

February 24               Lydia, Dorcas and Phoebe       Acts 16:11-15

March 2                      Catherine of Sienna             Luke 6:20-23

March 9                      Katherine von Bora Luther         Matthew 5:13-16

March 16                   Edith Stein              Matthew 10:26-32

 

 

Help support the Youth Ministry and enjoy Freshly Baked Fasnachts. Choose from glazed, plain and powdered Fasnachts!

Enjoy our convenient drive-thru pick up!

Monday, February 8^th     2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 9^th    6:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

$4 per half dozen

 

 

 

Holy Spirit’s Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday, March. 1, at 7 pm in the Spirit Center.  We will be reading and discussing, “All the Light We Cannot See.” The author is Anthony Doerr.  Do come and enjoy the discussion and fellowship!  If you have any questions please contact Sandra Kleckner or Linda Schmitt.

 

There are two parts of the story about the birth of Jesus in Luke’s gospel that always get my attention. The first is how the presence of God dispels darkness and especially the fear of the shepherds once they hear the good news of the birth of our messiah. The second is the reaction of the shepherds after they have been in the presence of Jesus.

“The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.” (Luke 2:20).

Did you catch that? After they offered worship to Jesus, they went back through town telling everyone who could hear them what they have experienced. Today we call that “radical hospitality.” Granted the shepherds did this late at night when many people may have been sleeping, so we’re not sure of the effect or how receptive sleepy people were to their proclamation. But the pattern remains true to this day.

If our worship is given to God with care, honesty, and passion, what other reaction could we have? Such is our mission to go out and share both the good news of Jesus, and the value and relevance of our worship experience with everyone we met.

If you’re looking for a resolution for 2016, this would be a good one for you to follow.

Merry Christmas.

Happy New Year.

God bless our ministry,

Rev, Clifton D. Eshbach,

Pastor

 

Christmas Eve Services

There will be two worship services on Christmas Eve. The 6:00 p.m. service will be geared toward families with children, and will include Communion and the singing of Silent Night by candlelight. The 10:00 p.m. service will be a more traditional service of Word and Sacrament as well as the singing of Silent Night by candlelight.  Plan now to attend one or both services.