June 2023 News
June 2023 Newsletter
Worship Schedule this Month
June 4th – Trinity Sunday, “Between the Already and the Not Yet” Rev. John Yost – Genesis 1:1-
2:4; Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16-20. Graduate Sunday
June 11th – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, “A Blessing, A Calling, A Map with New Boundaries” Rev.
John Yost – Genesis 12:1-9; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13.
June 18th – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, “Laugh for Crying Out Loud or Cry for Laughing Out
Loud” Rev. John Yost – Genesis 18:1-15; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8. VBS Closing
& Ticket Auction
June 25th – 4th Sunday after Pentecost, “The Alternate Routes of the Path of God” Rev. John
Yost – Genesis 21:8-21; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 10:16-25.
May 15, 2023 Consistory Highlights
· Summer is here and we prat that you will continue to worship with us when you are not on vacation!!
· Pastor John Yost will continue with Bible Study Wednesday evenings starting May 31st and continue through June.
· We will honor the graduates with a gift on June 4, 2023.
· Consistory has reviewed the service contracts Dreisbach has with the following contractors:
o HVAC – Comfort Specialist
o Pest Control – Ehrlich
o Fire Extinguishers – Susquehanna Fire
o Elevator Maintenance – Total Access
o Organ – Robert M Sides
· Penn Central Conference is collecting items for Welcome Backpacks for Church World Service. The Consistory has committed to donating items for this project. Please see the list that Pam Pfirman will be putting together and prayerfull consider donating.
· Mark your calendars now for the following Fall events so you don’t miss out on all the fun! September 17-23rd Rummage Sale and October 14th Fall Festival.
Prime-timers
Prime timers for the month of June will be at OIP Mifflinburg at 12:30 pm on June 29th.
Congratulations to Our Graduates
Please join me in offering our congratulations to these Dreisbach young people as they graduate this year! Our 2023 graduates are:
Ryli Amabile – Bloomsburg University
Nathaniel Gabel – Lewisburg High School & SUN Area Technical Institute
Emily Pfirman – Mifflinburg Area High School
Cameron Snyder – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Please join us on June 4th as we honor them during the worship. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow the service.
VBS Fundraiser
We will be having a fundraiser to cover the costs of our VBS program on Sunday, June 18th in conjunction with our bible school closing. It will be a little different this time. We will strictly be doing the ticket drawings from each bag to win the prize. We will not be having the silent auction portion (bidding). As always, we need donations for prizes (gift cards, baked goods, gift baskets, home crafted items, etc.) to make this a success. We also hope you’ll show up to win some prizes and support our VBS on June 18th!
Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
June 7- Hebrews 3:1-4:13
Jesus the Faithful High Priest of Our Confession
June 14 – No Bible Study due to VBS
June 21- Hebrews 4:14-6:12
Jesus the Obedient Source of Salvation for All Who Obey Him
June 28- Hebrews 6:13-7:28
The King of Righteousness, The Forever Priest
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.
June’s volunteers are: June 4 – Mallory Leitzel; June 11 – Sharon Rein; June 18 – VBS closing - No nursery; June 25 – Bonnie Dodge.
Welcome Backpacks for Church World Services
The Central Association is on the path to becoming more Spirit-filled passionate partners in ministry. To “Fan the Flame-Fully Alive” we are going to support the work of Church World Services with their “Welcome Backpacks.” Our goal is to prepare at least 20 of these backpacks, which will then be delivered to one of the CWS drop locations or the CWS facility in New Windsor, MD.
Church World Services helps people around the world that are forced to leave their home and begin a new life in various parts of the United States. Most of them come with very few possessions. Church World Services provides them with a “Welcome Backpack.” Here’s a link for more information about the project: https://cwsglobal.org/donate/welcome-backpacks/
There are 6 categories that you can choose from to help provide items for the backpacks. Dreisbach has committed to filling 10 from categories 4 and 5. The items we will be collecting include: 1 Gallon Ziploc Bags, Fruit Leather Strips, Protein Bars, Granola Bars, Fruit and Grain Bars, Trail Mix Pouches, Coloring Books, Crayons, Pads of Paper, Pens and Two-Pocket Folders. Please see the sign-up sheet at the back of the sanctuary for exact quantities needed of each item. Thank you.