April 2023 News
April 2023 Newsletter
Worship Schedule this Month
April 2nd – 2nd Palm Sunday, “Hosanna! Hosanna! Royal Expectations” Rev. John Yost – Psalm
118:1-2, 19-29; Philippians 2:5-11; John 12:12-19, Palm Sunday Brunch
April 6th – Maundy Thursday, 7:00 PM in Fellowship Hall, “Love Comes Around” Rev. John Yost
– Exodus 12:1-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-35
April 7th- Good Friday, 7:00 PM in Sanctuary, “What is Said: Before and From the Cross” Rev.
John Yost – Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Matthew 26:1-27:54
April 9th – 5th Easter Sunday, 7:00 AM, Sunrise Service “He is Risen! Now Where Do We Go?”
Rev. John Yost – John 20:1-18. Easter Breakfast at 7:45 AM in the Fellowship Hall.
Easter Worship Service at 9:15 AM “He is Risen! Now What Are We to Do?” – Jeremiah
31:1-6; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 28:1-10
April 16th - 2nd Sunday of Easter, “Peace, Forgiveness, and a Response to Doubt” Rev. John Yost
– Psalm 16; 1st Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
April 23rd – 3rd Sunday of Easter, “The Road From Emmaus to Dreisbach” Rev. John Yost – Psalm
116:1-4, 12-19; 1st Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 Congregation Meeting
April 30th – 4th Sunday of Easter, “Getting to Know the Voice of the Shepherd” Rev. John Yost –
Psalm 23; 1st Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10
Wednesday evening (6:30-8 PM) Bible Study:
· April 12- Job 29-31
Job's Life: His Perception and God's Role
· April 19- Job 32-37
Elihu: God knows Best
· April 26: Job 38-42
Finally, God Speaks: From Creation to Eternity
Easter Egg Hunt
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place at the church on Saturday, April 8th, 10:00 A.M. This event takes place rain or shine and is open to all children ages 10 and under. We just request that you pre-register at the church or message us on Facebook. For more information contact Sandy Catherman.
March 16, 2023 Consistory Highlights
Happy Easter to all!! Holy Week is upon us and there are lots of services to attend, as well as Breakfast and the Easter Egg Hunt. Please check the calendar for dates and times.
Consistory has approved the Safety and Security Policy. There will be a Congregational Meeting on April 23, 2023 to vote on the Policy.
All outside Church accounts are now part of the General Fund and will be part of the budget going forward.
The music committee continues to search for a Music Director. A possible candidate will be interviewed. Please keep this ministry in your prayers.
Dreisbach’s 235th Anniversary is upon us. T-shirts and bags will be for sale in the coming months to commemorate the event.
We are happy to announce that Pastor John Yost will continue to help Dreisbach out as a supply Pastor through the summer. Thanks, John!!!
Consistory voted to have the bells, for the Bell Choir, serviced.
Dave Beckley, Sharon Magyar and Tammy Pierce will be reviewing the By-laws and other policies of the church late spring/summer.
Nursery Volunteers
Volunteers are available to care for your child in the nursery every Sunday after the Children’s Time until the end of the service. Parents and caretakers are welcome to send their children to the nursery during that time. All volunteers have appropriate clearances. If you would like to participate in this ministry, please contact Diane Hackenberg.
April’s volunteers are: April 2 – Mike Finerghty; April 9 – Easter. The nursery will be available for parents and their children, but it will not be staffed; April 16 – Tara Young; April 23 – Diane Hackenberg; April 30 – Lori Leitzel.
Upcoming Meetings
· The Prayer Shawl group will meet on Thursday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. All are welcome.
· Prime timers for April will be at D.C. Coffee on April 27th at 12:30pm.
· The next Consistory meeting will be on Tuesday, April 18th at 7:00pm. Going forward they will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Rummage Sale
The Rummage Sale is coming soon! Please mark your calendars for the week of April 30 – May 6 and join us to make this sale another success. We need your donations of items in good condition. We need food for the workers. We need your time and muscles for the work of setting up, selling, and cleaning up at the end of the week. Set up begins Sunday morning after church when we transform the downstairs from a Sunday School area to a sale space. The sorting and setting out begins Sunday afternoon and continues until the sale starts on Thursday morning. Stop in any time to help out and see the treasures that always surface. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the sale and we need checkers, baggers, and runners during that time. Saturday at noon clean-up begins and the more hands the better. We work hard, but we also eat well, laugh a lot, and enjoy fellowship with each other. Talk to Judy Willow to volunteer to be a worker or just show up when you have some time to give. If you would like to contribute to the bake sale talk to Karen Mensch. Or talk to Ann Lepley about making some soup for the soup sale.
If you have any questions talk to Judy Willow, Holly Snyder, or Diane Hackenberg. Thank you for all the ways you support this outreach.
Help Keep Dreisbach Church Rd Beautiful
Our highway cleanup on Dreisbach Church Rd will take place on Sunday May 7th soon after the church service. A signup sheet to volunteer and select a section of the highway to rid of litter is in the back of the church or call Don Bowman @ 570-966-0785 to volunteer. Gloves, vests and plastic bags to contain the litter will be provided. Thank you for considering, Don Bowman