` 120 WEST MAIN STREET, NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 Church Phone: 717-354-0226 Church Fax: 717-354-7942 Website: http://nhumc.us/ Pastor: Ray Voran Pastor Email: revoran@gmail.com
APRIL 2014 After a Long Winter This world is a dead man down……Every breath is a fading crown……. we wear like some debilitated king. The Earth spins and the moon goes round …….The green comes from the frozen ground……..And everything will be made new again………..Like freedom in the spring. Those lines are from a song called, “You are Golden Child” by the recording group, Switchfoot. You do not have to remember that, but I think there is a nice message for us in those lyrics- especially as we approach springtime and the celebration of Easter after a long winter! Think about it! This world has a lot to offer- physical pleasure, money, leisure time, popularity, stuff and more stuff etc. - and it is tempting to spend our lives chasing after those things. We see many folks everyday who are committed to attaining the things of this world. The truth though is that, in the end, all those things are empty and meaningless. This world is a dead man down- the god of this world (Satan) has been defeated and has nothing to offer except the chance to join him in defeat. The world offers a crown but it is a fading crown. The one who chooses to wear this crown is like a debilitated king -- perhaps they look good on the outside but the reality is they are already on the way out. The good news though is that there is another choice we can make! As the earth spins and the seasons pass, even a winter like this past one comes to an end. Spring arrives and brings new life with it. New life that sets us free from the dead end of the fading crown that the world worships. New life in Jesus, our Savior who rose again- the Victor over sin and death! It is very appropriate that we celebrate Easter each year in the spring. The Giver of New Life is honored in the season of new life. I am excited about what we have planned here at New Holland UMC for this Easter season. On April 17 at 7 PM, we will be having a Maundy Service that will include communion along with details of The Last Supper and arrest of Jesus. Our Easter celebration on April 20 will include a musical cantata by the choir and a meditation about the best news report ever given. We hope you are able to attend these services! May each of us continually place our lives in the hands of the one who washes us clean and gives us new life……like freedom in the Spring.
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-- Pastor Ray Our Worship Service starts at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday. Sunday School is at 10:15 a.m. ~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday IGNITE service starts at 6:00 p.m.
Contacting Pastor Ray ~ email: revoran@gmail.com Home: (717) 656-0812 Cell: (717)333-6939 Look for me on Facebook: Ray Voran
Regular Events Knepper Care Group – Second and Fourth Mondays, 7:00 p.m. Naval Care Group – Second and Fourth Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. Community Senior Center – Second Thursday, 10:00 a.m. Seniors meet at Yoder’s Restaurant – Third Saturday, 11:15 a.m. Burgers-n-Bibles –First Thursday, 11:30 am, at Wendy’s Restaurant LUMINA ministry – Second Thursday Knit-Wits – Every Saturday, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Coming Events April 16 – Lifeline Screening, starting at 8:00 a.m. April 17, 7:00 p.m. – Maundy Thursday service April 18, 2:30 p.m. – Good Friday services at Garden Spot Village April 20, 9:00 a.m. – Easter worship, an Easter musical “Praise the Risen Lord” April 26, 8:00-noon – Spring Clean-up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2
Maundy Thursday Service We will be presenting a short drama at our Maundy Thursday service on April 17 entitled “Is It I.” There are 13 parts (Jesus and 12 disciples). Each one is quite simple and no memorization is required. If you are willing to play a part, please contact Pastor Ray or Tim Hess.
and is likely to wind up in landfills. The exact items will change from week to week, but everyone is welcome to help themselves to it. If you or anyone you know could use any of them, please do so. Take what you can use or will give away, but these items may not be sold.
-- Pastor Ray
Bazaar Workshops Free Community Meals 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. April 17, 2014 Third Thursday of every month Ranck’s United Methodist Church at the New Holland United Methodist Church Dinner is served with all ages welcome. -- Dee Kopicz, Outreach Chair at Ranck’s
Starting Tuesday, April 15 and 29 and May 6 and 20, we will begin our Bazaar workshops in Chapel Hall from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend and help with our projects. -- Judy Trost and Jane Frybarger
National Day of Prayer Lancaster County Day of Prayer features Joni Eareckson Tada at the WJTL Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim. She will hold a Concert of Prayer at 2:30 on May 1 and be the featured speaker at the 6:00 p.m. service.
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Bits of News!!!
The trustees are announcing a spring clean-up day for April 26, 8:00 a.m. to noon. Work will be for both indoor and outdoor. More details to follow. – Ken McLean
Blessings of Hope We are able to provide food items from the Blessings of Hope Ministry each week. They collect food and other items from stores and restaurants that cannot be sold
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Thank you to Dave and Judy Trost for reupholstering the chairs in Chapel Hall. – Pastor Ray
On behalf of the Coatesville VA Medical Center patients and staff, we would like to extend our appreciation to you for your donation of assorted Valentines. Your thoughtfulness
4 reflects the concern that you feel for our Veterans and for the service they provided to all of us while in service to our country. Without your support we could not provide for the smaller niceties that make hospitalization more bearable. Thank you! --Earl Johnson, Chief, Voluntary Services
Dear Faith Community, we appreciate your thoughtfulness and kindness in helping to serve those who are less fortunate, right here in our own community. Calls for food have increased, so we thank you so much for your monthly donation of grocery items to the Elanco Food Pantry. -- Joan Yunginger, Director, ESSN Thanks to the individual who purchased the flat screen television in Chapel Hall. What a blessing this will be for the IGNITE service, adult Sunday School and the summer Vacation Bible School! -- Pat Williams and Tim Hess
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Ginny Smith Charles Smith Lew Davis Savanna Mitton Barb Huber John Perri George Grubb
There were no anniversaries in April. Please call the church office (354-0226) so we can update our records if your name was missed.
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Layman’s Ten Commandments Shared by Jane Keene
Someone has written these beautiful words. It’s a must read. Try to understand the deep meaning of it. They are like the Ten Commandments to follow in life all of the time! 1. Prayer is not a “spare wheel” that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a “steering wheel” that directs the right path throughout the journey. 2. So why is a car’s WINDSHIELD so large and the REAR VIEW MIRROR so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look ahead and move on!
Birthdays in April April 4 Ray Neyman April 4 Arlene Ressler April 7 Laura Baxter April 12 Rick Boone April 12 Judy Turbedsky 4
3. Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes a few minutes to burn, but it takes years to write. 4. All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it; they will not last forever. If going wrong, don’t worry; they can’t last long either.
5. Old friends are Gold! New friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond, don’t forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a base of Gold! 6. Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, “Relax, sweetheart, it’s just a bend, not the end! 7. When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn’t solve your problems, HE has faith in your abilities.
Lay Readers
April 6 Marie Boisrond April 13 Julie Mitton April 20 Ginny Smith April 27 Pat Williams Tellers March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30
Norece Richwine & Pat Williams Norece Richwine & Tim Hess Norece Richwine & Karen Miller Norece Richwine & Juliet Mitton Norece Richwine & Sandi Rapp
8. A blind person asked St. Anthony: “Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?” He replied: “Yes, losing your vision!” 9. When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them; and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you. 10. WORRYING does not take away tomorrow’s TROUBLES; it takes away today’s PEACE. Hope your day was brightened. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. God loves you; He always has and always will. Your attitude will determine your altitude!
SERVER SCHEDULE FOR THIS MONTH Nursery
April 6 Barb Mask, Vanapolie Gauthier April 13 Donna Sandoe, Arentz Menard April 20 Selma Wells, Marvin Mondesir April 27 Cathy Williams, Florence Petit-ton 5
Prayer and Praise • Terry Schaffer, leg difficulties • Earl and May Ortlip, brother and sister-in-law of Selma Wells, health and aging issues
6 • The family of Mary Lennon, Mark Lennon’s mother, who passed away on March 13 • Family of Rev. David Dickson, former pastor at NHUMC, who passed away in February
LIFE-LINE HEALTH SCREENING Life Line Screening will be here at New Holland United Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 offering safe, painless, non-invasive preventive health screenings that are typically not a part of a routine physical. To be more proactive about your health and to live longer for yourself, your family and your community, please register for these potentially life-saving tests today. Please refer to the attached flyer to get more info about how you can sign up while receiving $10 off any package priced above $139. For only $139 (regularly $149) you can learn your risk of having stroke or vascular disease. There is no time like the present to take action! All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/communitypartners.
We hope that, like last year, this is a great ministry and outreach to the folks in our community! -- Pastor Ray
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