Category: Notes From Pastor Hedden
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Easter Sunday 2013–John 20–“Two Cultures”
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord…
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Easter Sunday 2013–Matthew 28–“Gimmie Putt”
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing…
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Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Good morning Friends of Emmanuel Church, Tonight is Maundy Thursday. The word Maundy comes from the Latin for command and refers to Jesus’ final command to his disciples that we “love one another.” As part of that last command, we will remember the last meal of Jesus’ life with a simple soup and bread supper…
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Weekly Update–March 21, 2013
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Reformed Church, This Saturday is our Blood Drive from 9 to 3 with the Central PA Blood Bank. I hope you will consider coming out to help save lives through this powerful way of helping out. You do not need an appointment to donate blood. Sunday is Palm…
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Weekly Message–March 15, 2013
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, This Sunday Bill Dulaney will be preaching and his message is “The Main Thing.” The Cluster Choir will practice on Sunday from 2-4, for Wednesday the 20th of March. Next Week: Choir is Monday Night. Tuesday is Bible Study at 10 a.m. Wednesday is the last of…
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Weekly Message–March 8, 2013
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Reformed Church, We’ve had an unusual week, to say the least, with the mid-week storm and the warming temperatures. Perhaps now we are back on some sort of track. Sunday is an exciting time in the life of the church. The service has been planned and will be…
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Weekly Update–February 28, 2013
Dear Friends of Emmanuel Church, Good morning on this snowy last day of February! This Sunday is worship at 10:15 a.m. Bill Dulaney will be preaching and his topic is “One More Year.” There are still two tickets to the Franklin-Regional High School musical, “Crazy for You” for Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Call the…
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Weekly Update–February 14, 2013
Dear friends and members of Hills Church, We received word yesterday that Don ‘Jack’ Forgie passed away in Ohio after a fall last week. We know that the funeral service will be here at Wolfe-vonGeis on Saturday, February 23rd and there will be a time of fellowship afterwards in the church. We do not yet…
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Weekly Update–February 8, 2013
Good morning friends of Emmanuel Church, This Sunday’s worship is at 10:15 a.m. and after worship we are having our Valentine’s Pasta Dinner/Cook-off! There are prizes for movie tickets and restaurant gift cards for the winners. Anyone can enter, you do not need to be a member, nor do you need to have signed up…
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Sermon of January 27, 2013–“Fulfilled or Filled Full?”
Luke 4:14-21 14Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. 15He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.16When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day,…
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