May God Give Dew from to Encourage Companionship

DEW DROPS

May God give dew from To encourage companionship

Heaven, Genesis 27:28 April 2, 2017 with Jesus Christ and

participate in the life and

work of the Church.

MAPLE SPRING CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

106 Spring Road, Hollsopple, PA 15935

Phone 479-7062

E-mail…

Webpage address…maplespringcob.org

Pastor – Guy Myers Youth Coordinator – Krista Shaffer

E-mail – E-mail –

Phone – 814-536-2404 Phone – 814-525-0403

Mission Statement: The living water of Christ wells up within us and overflows!

It is our mission to be obedient to Christ by living in unity and with our neighbors,

by discipling one another through the Holy Spirit and by reaching out to our neighbors.

9:30 am Sunday School Supt……..Nancy Gindlesperger

10:35 am Morning Worship………….Pastor Guy Myers

Worship Leader…………...... Mike Stevens

Preschool church………………....Samantha Kane

Junior Church………………….…....Diane Bridge

Nursery………………..Rebecca & Logan Lichvar

Organist...………………………….Connie Miller

Pianist ………………………………..Pat Shaffer

The Walnut Grove Church of the Brethren is our Prayer Partner church for 2017. Ron Barto is the Pastor.

Reminder:.....Prayer Ministry Participants for Sunday, April 9th will be Mike & Sue Stevens. We meet in the Pastor’s study from 8:45 to 9:10 am. Please join us; anyone is welcome to participate in this important ministry.

Pastor Guy will greet at the annex door following the service.

Pastor Guy will be in the office Tuesday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Today is the last day to order a lily to be placed on the altar for Easter Sunday in memory/honor of a loved one. Envelopes are available in the annex and need to be prepaid by today.. The cost is $8.50. Please fill out an envelope and place it in the offering plate. Please indicate how many lilies you want and include a check or cash. Thank you…

TODAY

5:30 pm….Children’s Choir

6-7:30……NO Kidz Club

4:30—6:30 ..Fish Fry at Camp Harmony

6:45 pm….Lenten Service at Camp Harmony. The speaker will be Abby Shaffer.

TUESDAY

9:00 am…Please join the Humble Hands of the Women’s Fellowship on Tuesday, April 4 at 9 a.m. to clean the kitchen. Cleaning supplies will be provided. Please remember many hands make light the work! Lunch will also be provided.

WEDNESDAY

9:00 am…Prayer Time in our Prayer Room.

7:00 pm……Choir Practice

SATURDAY

1:00 pm….Easter Egg hunt. Weather permitting the hunt will be held at the grove. If the weather is inclement it will be held in the Fellowship Hall. There will be devotions and activities for the children such as face painting and of course an Easter Egg hunt.

NEXT SUNDAY – PALM SUNDAY

7:00 pm…. Community Easter Cantanta, What Love is This will be performed at Kaufman Mennonite Church, sponsored by the Conemaugh Twp Area Ministries.

Nursery Schedule for April

4/9 Rachel Weible & Hattie Mostoller

4/16 Eva McDannell

4/23 Amy Conrad & Emma Fisher

4/30 Krista & Monica Shaffer

The C.T.A.M. would like to add a children’s Bell Choir to the Easter Cantata service. If you have a child that would like to join, they will practice TODAY, (April 2) from 4 – 4:30 at Kaufman Mennonite church. (Musical notes will be color coded for easy playing.) They will join the Easter Cantata and perform April 9th.

Good Friday Services, sponsored by the C. T. A. M., will be held Friday, April 14 from 1 – 3 pm at Bethel United Methodist church in Hollsopple. Speakers are: Pastor Dave Bowman, Bethel United Methodist; Pastor Nila Cogan, St. Thomas Lutheran; Pastor Wes Yoder, Kaufman Mennonite Church and Pastor Brian Simons, Tire Hill CoB.

Easter Sunrise Service - 6:30 am April 16, 2017

On the hill in the cemetery - weather permitting.

Women’s Fellowship Chicken BBQ

April 22, 2017 from 3 – 6 p.m.

Women’s Fellowship” Chicken Barbeque is scheduled for April 22, 2017. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children 11 and under. Meal includes ½ Chicken, baked potato, baked beans, applesauce, roll and dessert. Donations benefit the Women’s Fellowship.

BIRTHDAYS

April 7 – Dolores Lape 85

8 – Ray Stevens 81

9 – Gladys Holsopple 90

John Shaffer 83

Floyd Shaffer 87

11 – Patsty Shaffer 84

12 – Phyllis Thomas 88

The Trustees are looking for someone to mow grass and trim shrubs. Anyone interested please contact Ron Weible or any trustee.

COB Home…Shoe Project. We are once again collecting new or used shoes as a fund raiser for the Home. Place a rubber band around each pair and place it in the box by the elevator in the lobby

Camp Harmony will be selling Nut Rolls again this year. There is a sign-up sheet at both entrances. They will be made at Camp on April 10 & 11. (call to volunteer to help). Camp staff will deliver to your church or you may pick them up at camp on Apr. 11 after 2 p.m. See bulletin board for more info.

In the Hospital:

Amanda Garman had knee surgery this week.

Linda Hawkins is in Conemaugh Hospital.

Owen Stevens is in Conemaugh Hospital.

Shawn Toth is in the Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh

ATTENTION CHURCH BOARD MEMBERS

The Nominating Committee will be meeting in the near future to prepare the 2017-2018 Church Board Ballot. PLEASE NOTE: any commission member having served one (1) 5-year term is eligible to serve the 2nd, 5-year term. Anyone having served two (2) consecutive 5-year terms needs to step down for one year. This will provide the opportunity for someone else to serve.

The Nominating committee is asking that each commission strive to nominate at least two (2) names to fulfill the open position on their commission.

The church Men’s Fellowship is planning a work day at the church Grove. We will be putting down 4 x 8 sheets of treated plywood for new flooring at the picnic shelter. You will need to bring cordless drills. They will meet April 15th at 8 a.m.

Please shower my cousin’s daughter Natalia with cards and well wishes. She is 18 years old and a Sr. in high school. Nearly 12 weeks ago she developed a tingle in her arm and was quickly paralyzed. Her diagnosis is ADEM. Over the past week she has made slight progress but she will require years of therapy. Her mother could also use a line of encouragement. Their Address is:

Natalia Torres c/o Lori Thomas

8955 Lindbergh Blvd.

Olmsted Falls, OH 44138

Thanks You…Connie Zanoni

While you are doing your spring cleaning – we are looking for some items for Bible School:

Vases and Flower Pots – all sizes, shapes,

plastic and clay

Fake plants & greens

Baskets – all sizes

All donated items should be placed in the box provided that can be found in the Children’s Library next to the church office. These items will not be given back.

March 26, 2017

Traditional Service 183

$ 564.21 Total cash offering

3,933.00 Total envelope/check offerings

57 Number of envelopes/checks

4,497.21 Unified Budget ($5,090 needed)

10.00 Brethren Disaster Nigeria

180.00 District Disaster

10.00 Humble Hands

20.00 Youth

85.00 Roof Fund

210.00 Building Fund

120.00 Memorial Fund

PRAYER CHEST

(Located at the top of stairs in annex)

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

Courage to change the things I can; and

Wisdom to know the difference.

We invite you to leave your concerns and prayers at the foot of the cross by filling out a card at the

Prayer Chest

Spent Rec’d/date Bal.

Roof Fd. 53,900.00 12,025.00 41,875.00

Window Fd. 17,074.00 4,847.00 12,227.00

Total 70,974.00 16,872.00 54,102.00

St Francis Sharing & Caring Food Pantry:

St. Francis is changing how they ask for donations. They ask that we donate CEREAL for the entire year of 2017. There is a box in the annex for the donations. The new Thrift Shop is now open. Why not stop in and check it out. They are looking for additional volunteers.