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Bethany Grace Fellowship

To Thrive I To Impact I To Unify 400 Reading Road East Earl, PA 17519

717-445-6644 www.bethanygf.org

Sunday Services 9AM & 10:35AM Streaming online at 9AM on Facebook, YouTube and our website.

St. Paul’s UCC

133 Church Street, Bowmansville 717-445-6256

Pastor Phil Shober

Sunday Worship 10:30am

In-Person & on Sunday School & Nursery Available

Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies

Second Wednesday of the Month, 7pm

Free Community Breakfast

First Monday of the Month, 6-9am Home of “Grace House Blessings” www.stpaulsuccchurch.org

Service Times:

Saturday 6:00 p.m. I Sunday 10:00 a.m. Kevin Eshleman, Lead Pastor ephratacommunity.church hand, while using my other hand to strike it with a brass hammer. If it made a clunk sound, that meant it was cracked and dangerous. If it made a ping sound, then it was healthy and whole.

And I believe that you can tell if you are sound in faith in the same way, when life strikes your faith. The word “faith” here means faithfulness, as it does when Paul talked about “the faith of God” (Rom. 3:3). If you want to know the strength of your faithfulness to the Lord, all you have to do is wait for something in life to strike you while faithfully serving Him to see if you will continue to serve Him, or fold like a house of cards. When life strikes some Christians they respond with something that sounds more like a clunk than a ping. Some even make sounds such as you might hear at the Wailing Wall! But when life strikes others, their faith rings true. Does yours?

Similarly, if you want to know if you are sound “in charity,” just wait to see how you react when someone strikes out at you when you offer them charity. Years ago when I was a painting contractor, a lady hired me to paint her parents’ home— while they were away on vacation! She wanted to surprise them by doing something nice for them. But I remember she was very apprehensive about how her charity might be received! She knew that the old saying, “No good deed

Liberty Baptist

47 Cindia Lane, Ephrata 717-733-0396

Pastor Jim Taylor

Assoc. Pastor Keith MacDougall Old Hymns - KJV

Traditional Services

Sunday School 9:30 AM

Sun. Worship 10:30 AM & 6:00 PM

Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM

Thurs. Bible Study 1:00 PM

Independent - Fundamental Soul Winning goes unpunished,” is often true. But that’s how you can know if you are sound in charity—when someone lashes out at you for giving it, and you continue steadfast and sound in charity.

Now the reason Paul told “aged men” to be sound in faith and charity is that these are “the things which become sound doctrine” (Titus 2:1). It’s not very becoming for a believer to profess sound doctrine and not be sound in these virtues. Others are watching to see if the doctrine that we say is sound doctrine actually works in our lives, and we dare not let them down.

On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. died in a plane crash. When one of his closest friends was interviewed afterward, he pointed out that John Jr. never said or did anything that caused embarrassment to his family name, unlike many of his relatives. What makes this even more remarkable is the fact that he lived his life under constant scrutiny. Every time he stepped out of the house he was met by a flurry of photographers, who followed him wherever he went. Had he said or done anything to embarrass his family name, it would have been all over the evening news.

Could your life hold up under scrutiny like that?

Do you always live in ways that are becoming to the sound doctrine found in Paul’s epistles that we hold dear? Can it be said of you that you never do anything to embarrass the name of the Lord? If not, don’t wait until you are aged to start faithfully honoring His name. Start now.

Fairmount to Host Central PA Blood Drive

Fairmount will be hosting the Central PA Blood Bank for a Community Blood Drive on Thursday, August 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the Farm Crest Community Room at 1100 Farm Crest Drive on the east side of the Fairmount campus.

You may schedule an appointment by calling 1-800-771-0059. Walk-ins are also welcome until 6 p.m., but scheduled appointments will be given priority. Please bring a photo ID with you when you come to donate.

All donors will receive two Lancaster Barnstormers ticket vouchers, good for any 2023 regular season game, a certificate for a free ice cream sundae from Dairy Queen, a Penn Cinema movie pass, a certificate for a free dozen mini donuts from Weaver’s Store, Inc., and a Blood Donor T-Shirt.

Please take this opportunity to donate blood. Since there is no substitute for human blood, and donors are the only source, this is a wonderful gift to those in need from all walks of life. Every two seconds, someone needs blood, and the demand for blood continues to increase. In Central Pennsylvania, 275 to 300 units of blood and blood products are needed at area hospitals daily. An adequate supply is crucial to the survival of cancer patients, accident victims, children with blood disorders, and many others.

Births

FESTER, Jake L. and Cali Miles, Denver, a daughter, at Women & Babies Hospital.

FISHER, Amos and Fannie Mae (Esh), East Earl, a son, at home.

FLEMMING, Matthew T. and Daniela (Sanchez), Ephrata, a son, at Women & Babies Hospital.

MARTIN, Jonathon and LouAnn (Martin), Denver, a daughter, at home.

NOLT, Leroy B. and Janet S. (Leid), Ephrata, a son, at home.

OBERHOLTZER, Wilmer and Ella Mae (Burkholder), Ephrata, a daughter, at UPMC Lititz.

Your donation helps to save and enhance the lives of these people, as just one pint of your blood can save as many as three lives.

Fairmount is a nonprofit Continuing Care Retirement Community located near Ephrata. The mailing address is 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, PA 17522. Directions may be found on the web at www.FairmountHomes.org.

GLICK, Abner and Marian (Fisher), Lititz, a daughter, at home.

JENDRAS, David L. and Kathryn (Hults), Lititz, a son, at Women & Babies Hospital.

KRISCIUNAS, Kevin and Felicia, Ephrata, a daughter, at Women & Babies Hospital.

ORTIZ, Chastity E., and Joseph M. Schiavo, Lititz, a son, at Women & Babies Hospital.

STOLTZFOOS, Elmer and Linda, Lititz, a daughter, at home.

WINGER, Jenna and Travis Hoffer, Ephrata, a daughter, at UPMC Lititz.

ZIMMERMAN, Michael D. and Janita E. (Martin), Ephrata, a daughter, at home.

Watch for your friends’ names every week!

This service is free - all you need to do is provide the required information.

August 2

Zander Rhett Landis, 2, son of Shanyn and Karissa Landis, Denver, grandson of Clyde and Alice Martin, Ephrata.

August 3

Julia Lynn Peterson, 10, daughter of Rob and Jamie Peterson, Leola.

Hudson Ryker Weaver, 2, son of Karl and Janet Weaver, Lititz.

August 4

Jennifer N. Zimmerman, 8, daughter of Wilmer and Lena Mae Zimmerman, Lititz.

August 5

Jalena Rose Horning, 4, daughter of Elam and Louise Horning, East Earl.

August 6

Angie Louise Burkholder, 10, daughter of Ammon and Jane Burkholder, Denver.

August 7

Leon Joseph Bugay, 5, son of Ana Traxler and Chris Bugay, Ephrata, grandson of Denise and Joe Bugay, Mohnton.

Jerell Wade Martin, 1, son of Gerald and Rosene Martin, Stevens.

Kathy Rose Weaver, 1, daughter of Paul and Ellen Weaver, Ephrata.

August 8

Kendall Jon Martin, 6, son of Jonathan and Ellen Martin, Mohnton.

Jaxon Saner, 4, son of Dan Saner and Brianna Crivelli, Ephrata, great-grandson of Barbara Houck, Narvon.

Landon Saner, 4, son of Dan Saner and Brianna Crivelli, Ephrata, great-grandson of Barbara Houck, Narvon.

1. In order to have your child’s name in the list of birthdays, simply complete the form below and mail to: THE SHOPPING NEWS, P.O. Box 456, 615 E. Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522 or it may be dropped off at the office.

2. NO NAMES will be accepted over the phone.

3. This service is provided for local children and their parents. Exception: If grandparents are local and child is out of the area, then local grandparents’ names will also appear. Local is defined as The Shopping News distribution area.

4. Limited to ages 1 through 12.

Please Print Clearly

Deadline is 3 weeks prior to birthday. Age limit 12.