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Weekly Update–August 31, 2012
Hello Friends at Emmanuel Church, First off, have a safe and happy holiday weekend. And for those to whom it applies, I hope everyone is having a good return to school. Sunday’s worship will be a service of Holy Communion. The sermon is from Mark 7 entitled: “The Greatest Revolution.” At the request of several…
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Looking Ahead–Calendar
Sunday, September 2, 2012–Worship with Communion. 10:15 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2012–Mercersburg Society Reading Group 10 a.m. in Basement of Steele Building Sunday, September 23, 2012–“A Day in the Life of Living Waters” Worship 10:15 a.m. Saturday, September 29–Shoffner/Knoll Wedding Pirate Game. SOLD OUT. Be at the church at 5 p.m. Bus pulls out at…
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Sermon of August 26, 2012–‘Right Church, Right Pew’
1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11), 22-30, 41-43 8:1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the ancestral houses of the Israelites, before King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 8:6…
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Weekly Update–August 24th, 2012
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, First off, a great big thank you for a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School! All the volunteers and children deserve a big round of applause for the really well done program and the fun we all had. The talent show on Wednesday was fantastic! Again, thanks…
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Last Day of VBS! August 22!
Dear Friends, Wednesday is the last day of our three-day VBS. It’s Heritage day! Kids will celebrate how God made them each different but how we are all one in Christ. Important things for parents with participating kids to know: When you arrive you are invited to stay with your kids for hot dogs and…
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Sermon of August 19, 2012–“The Best Kind of Prayer”
1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 2:10 Then David slept with his ancestors, and was buried in the city of David. 2:11 The time that David reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 2:12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom…
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Weekly Update–August 17, 2012
Good afternoon friends and members of Emmanuel Church, This Sunday is worship with a meditation on 1 Kings 3–Solomon’s prayer to God. The sermon title is: “The Best Kind of Prayer.” Immediately following worship will be our very first meeting of the Stewardship Committee–anyone is invited to be part of the stewardship committee and to…
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Youth Updates
VBS is next week, Monday-Wednesday. It’s free and all ages are welcome (17 and under). There is a little Talent Show Wednesday night at 8 pm. Everyone is invited to participate or come see. Please consider sharing your talents with our kids! (Or having your kids share their talent with us!) Please send me an…
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Sermon of August 12, 2012–“A Well-balanced Diet”
John 6:35, 41-51 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 6:41 Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 6:42 They were…
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Thursday Morning Update–August 9, 2012
Good morning friends and members of Hills Church, On Saturday morning, a group of volunteers will gather at 8 a.m. to work on the back door ramp and various other projects. If you can spare some time, we’d love to have you involved! Sunday’s worship theme will be “That Old Time Religion” with special music…