July 2026 Newsletter

Worship Schedule this Month

July 5th – 6th Sunday after Pentecost – “The Best Description We Have of Jesus”, Psalm 145:8-

14; Romans 7:14-25; Matthew 11:25-30. Holy Communion & 1st Sunday Fellowship

July 12th – 7th Sunday after Pentecost – “God Sows the Good – How Will We Respond?”, Psalm

65; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 11:25-30.

July 19th – 8th Sunday after Pentecost – “God Alone Sorts Out the Good From the Bad”, Isaiah

44:6-8; Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Tanner Bingaman – Special Music

July 26th – 9th Sunday after Pentecost – “God’s Treasure Map”, Psalm 128; Romans 8:26-30;

Matthew 13:31-33, 44-53.

Wednesday Evening Bible Study; 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m.

· July 1- Matthew 6:19-21 Treasures

· July 8- Matthew 6:24 Two Masters

· July 15-Matthew 6:33-34 The Kingdom and Tomorrow

· July 22- Matthew 7:1-5 Judging and Judgement

· July 29- Matthew 7:7-11 Ask, Search, Find

Childcare

Volunteers are available to care for your young child in the nursery every Sunday after the Children’s Time until the end of the service. All volunteers have appropriate clearances. If you would like to be part of this ministry, please contact Diane Hackenberg.

The volunteers for July are: July 5 – not staffed; July 12 – Kathy King; July 19 – Pam Eberhart; July 26 – TBD.

Thank You

Thank you to our church family for all the cards, prayers and the good things said about my brother Gary’s passing. It was greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,

Dale & Linda Ruhl

VBS Wrap Up

It was a great week of Bible School at Dreisbach this year! We had an average attendance of 38 kids every night. Every night the Dreisbach Players did a skit which centered around our theme of “God’s Master Plan to Remake our Broken World.” Our offering for the week will go to the DIG Furniture Bank, of Milton. It restores dignity and promotes stability by redirecting gently used furniture and household appliances to local families in need at no cost to them.

Thanks to all of you who donated items to the auction. The total is $1.703 and will be put towards next year’s program.

Also, a big thank you to our Uncle Jerry and to Pastor John to make the week special!

There are many hands that make VBS a success each year. Planning begins in Jan./Feb. to decide the theme. During the next several months comes the planning from numerous people involving crafts, decorating, games, music, skit, snacks, lessons and numerous other things. The countless hours involved in it are certainly worth it by seeing the excitement and happy faces of the children during the week and instilling in them the message. Thank you so much for your cooperation with helping out in any way with our program. So with that being said, we would like to thank you all for all that you do to make each VBS a successful experience for the children.

Upcoming Meetings

· Consistory will meet on Tuesday, July 21st @ 7:00 pm.

· The prayer shawl group will meet on Tuesday, July 28th @ 6:30 pm.

· Prime-timers will meet on July 23rd, 12:30pm at DC Coffee

Movie Afternoon at The Campus Theater

Dreisbach will be a hosting movie afternoon at The Campus Theater on Sunday, August 16th @ 1:00pm. Spread the word, admission is free to the public and $5 vouchers will be made available to everyone for use at the concession stand! Come, relax and enjoy “David” with your family.

Playground Progress

Consistory is excited to announce that our new playground will soon be installed. Look to see some action behind the church in the next several weeks!

Tanner Bingaman – Special Music

We are pleased to welcome Tanner Bingaman as our special music guest on Sunday, July 19th during the worship service. A native to Mifflinburg he now has a growing and successful music career, Tanner has been sharing his talents with audiences far and wide. We are grateful that he will be using his gifts to lead us in worship and we invite you to join us for the special service.

Free Spaghetti Dinner

The CARE Committee is organizing a free spaghetti dinner open to the public on Saturday, August 29th @ 5:00 pm. If you would like to volunteer or help out in some way please contact Bonnie Dodge.

Thank you from Consistory

· As Judy shared above it takes many hands to make our week of VBS a success. Consistory would like to offer our gratitude to the many individuals (and especially Judy) that work as a team each year to create a wonderful week for the children! It takes a lot of hours to put it all together and we are very grateful to everyone that contributes their time, talents and resources.

· A huge thank you to the Noll family for their hard work on the landscaping. Their efforts have created an inviting and beautiful environment for our church! We are so appreciative of your efforts.