Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Sunday, July 28 Sunday school ~ Subject: Spiritual Discernment Teacher: John Diffenderfer Jesus tells us to be discerning, but not judgmental. Why was that important to Jesus as he trained his disciples? Because Jesus cares about our heart and our attitudes. Church ~ Scripture: John 3:14-36. Preacher: David Wenger In John 3 Jesus helps us […]
Friday, July 19 Due to the intense heat in our area – close to 100 degrees – our Sunday school class picnic was moved inside. Everyone chose something (from a menu) to bring to the meal. The beef barbecue sandwiches or sloppy Joes were to the left of the picture. As you can see, nobody […]
Notes from Sunday Worship – July 14 – Sunday school – Teacher – Seth Crouse – 1 John When you study the apostle John, you understand that he didn’t just “arrive” at loving people. At one point he wanted to call down fire on his enemies. Now he is saying if you don’t love people, […]
July 8 – 12 I went early enough to get a few pictures of class rooms and the decorated doors. The topic for this summer was “The Incredible Race” One Family, One Race, One Savior. Registration. Each child must be registered. It is always interesting to see the Bible school class rooms. It is most […]
Sunday, July 7 Sunday school – Superintendent – Rol Longenecker “Pass the salt, please.” We are salt. The church is salt. The Bible is salt. Bible “salt” pulls out the flavor in others. It also melts cold, icy hearts. Sunday school – Teacher – Nevin Ebersole – Matthew 5:13-20 Jesus came to do and represent […]
June 30 Sunday school – Teacher Kevin Longenecker – The Beatitudes Does my attitude cause bad attitudes in others? We try so hard to be in control, but how does God’s way fit into us wanting to be in control. The rewards of a good attitude are far better than the rewards of a bad […]
Sunday, June 9 – Teacher Dustan Rohrer Sunday school – Jesus Seals the New Covenant – Mark 15:6-15, 26, 33-39. Dustan titled the lesson, The Greatness of God. Would I have been like Peter – denying Jesus or would I have been like John – standing with his Mother? At the cross: Some came to […]
Wednesday, June 5 There were twelve ladies from our Sunday school class who enjoyed a special brunch at Larry and Carol’s house. It was difficult to get a photo facing a window. Left to right: Lois, Jane, Cathy, Ruthie (hidden), Sue, Arlene, Ruth Ann, Mary, Fern, Lorraine, Dorcas, and Carol (our hostess). Jane read a […]
Sunday, June 2 Sunday School – “Jesus Institutes a New Covenant” Superintendent – Roland Longenecker – God is keeping His covenant to you. Are you keeping your covenant to Him when you vowed to follow Him to death. Teacher – Nevin Ebersole Jesus came to reconcile us to God. A compassion we cannot understand. A […]
It was good to be back in church after two Sundays at Make-A-Wish with a TFC chapel, then only going to Sunday school on the day of the Hershey Reunion Because of wedding and reunion pictures, I didn’t post the notes from Sunday school on May 19. Teacher – John Diffenderfer “Called to Mutual Acceptance” […]
Sunday, November 25 Our sermon yesterday was on the qualifications for deacons – which should be the qualifications for all Christians. by Carl Groff Deacons should be: Full of Faith Full of Wisdom Full of the Holy Spirit Full of Prayer Full of Power Full of Boldness ~~~ What stood out to me was Acts […]
Sunday, September 16 Following a delicious breakfast at our friend Sam Rittenhouse’s house and a walk through his orchard (I will post those pictures tomorrow), we went to Line Lexington Mennonite Church where many bikers had already gathered. Three nitro bikes were lined up for the call to worship. Pre-Service – Music by Mike Souder […]
Saturday Evening, July 14 – Mummau’s Park, Manheim, PA Everyone signed up for a designated food item. What fun to be with those who were able to attend. A few were traveling or had other plans. It was a beautiful evening – and after the meal we relaxed on lawn chairs and got to know […]
Saturday Morning, February 17 This is what each of us saw as we entered the fellowship hall last Saturday morning. The committee did a fabulous job of creating a beautiful atmosphere and preparing delicious food. Emily Jess Erma The theme for this brunch was “Anchors When Life is Senseless.” Food prep in the kitchen – […]
Wednesday, December 13 Fruit basket and grocery box packing was finished when we arrived at church to pick up the one we were delivering. Everyone was told to arrive between 2:30 pm and 9:00 pm to pick up the item they were delivering. Fruit baskets were done in half and full pecks. Others were also […]
I enjoyed speaking to a group of ladies at Womelsdorf Mennonite Church on Tuesday morning, December 12. I took this picture while waiting for the ladies to arrive. I needed to trust my GPS, so made sure I had plenty of time. I didn’t have any issues so arrived early – about ten minutes before anyone […]
Sunday Evening, September 17 Our Sunday school class was in charge of setting up the food tables this year. The classes rotate in overseeing this job. It looks a bit easier than it is, because I didn’t get a photo of everyone putting all the chairs on a rack. This is the youth group Sunday […]
July 12 The scene as we arrived at church on the Wednesday evening of Bible school. I took a few more pictures in the hallways – that I missed the night before. Pictures of the sanctuary from the balcony – that I missed the night before. Teachers and students entering the narthex to go to […]
Tuesday, July 11 Operation Arctic – Exploring the Coolest Book on the Planet. It was interesting to see the exterior to this room – our usual Sunday school room. We arrived early, so I walked around the hallway on the first level – I did not go to the basement rooms. Rooms and door entrances […]
Thursday Evening, June 29 This time it was the youngest of our preachers that we chose to bless by taking his family to Brickerville House Restaurant. Jon and Keri Cassel and their family are on the left. (left to right) Emma, Jon, Aubrey, Austin, Keri and Ethan. They chose Tyson and Adrienne Snyder as the family […]
Tuesday Evening, June 6 I took a few pictures of my surrounding area as I waited for Cerwin to bring our guests to the table at Brickerville House Restaurant. This time we enjoyed an evening with Dave and Shawn (next to Cerwin) and the family from church they wanted to get to know better – Glendon, […]
Wednesday Evening, May 24 This time we were blessing Ron and Brenda Copenhaver (next to Cerwin) and they invited Derrick and Linda Negely as a couple from church that they would like to get to know better. We invited the Negley’s to bring their children. They have eight children (and expect a new one in […]
Tuesday Evening, May 2 What a delight to have supper with another one of our preachers – Merv Groff – second from left and his wife, Rachel. They chose Ed and Joy Weaver and their children, Sophia, Edward, and baby Vivian as the family from church that they would like to get to know better. […]
Tuesday, April 18 Cerwin took these pictures with his cell phone. Several from our Sunday school class and church helped prepare this small farm for sale. Harold’s wife, Doris, died a few months ago, and he is not doing well emotionally, and needed help. I was not able to be there, and Cerwin said these few pictures […]
Wednesday Evening, April 12 Cerwin, Carl, Nancy, Broc, Braden, Bonnie, and Steve We were pleased to get our favorite table (Table 25) at Brickerville House Restaurant when we blessed Carl and Nancy Groff with a restaurant meal – and their choice of a family from our church that they would like to get to know […]
Thursday Evening, March 23 We were seated in the Garden Room at Brickerville House Restaurant on the evening we blessed Marv and Sue Shenk (back left and right). We chose Brian and Amy Heisey as a family from our church that we would like to know better. Clockwise – left to right: Marv, Brian, Amy, Berwyn, Andrea, […]
Thursday Evening, March 9 We enjoyed the beautiful sunset as we drove to Brickerville House Family Restaurant to bless another preacher and his wife. If you missed the reason we are doing this, enter the word “preacher” in the search box at the top right of this entry. Hit enter and read my first two entries on […]
Monday, February 20 You may remember that Cerwin and I joined many others in our church congregation who are doing something special in 2017 to bless our preachers. We have chosen to take each preacher and his wife out for supper, and asked them to choose another couple from church that they do not know […]
Tuesday, January 31 Three young couples from our church felt led to challenge the people of our congregation – White Oak Church of the Brethren – to spend 2017 in blessing our preachers. Cerwin and I knew immediately that we wanted to participate by choosing a specific week to pray for each of our nine preachers and their wife […]
Saturday, January 21 Jess introduced and prayed for Barb and Joan before they spoke to us on the subject: Joy? In This Mess! Joan (the younger sister) spoke first – giving us many reasons to smile. She and Barb took turns throughout the morning as they shared subjects like: Joy in the Mundane, Joy in […]