The Valleys Evangelical Covenant Church
Rev. David Guertin, Pastor
Worship Technicians: Bridget Campbell Neva Cichy
Graduate Sunday, Memorial Honor Roll,
Ascension Sunday -May 28, 2017 - Worship, 10:15AM
“Strong in the Word to Serve in the World”
(*Indicates: Stand as you are able.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS Norine Goss
* Call To Worship
L: We come together at the beginning of another week to prepare ourselves to go forth and fulfill our commission to proclaim repentance and forgiveness of sins in the name of Jesus Christ.
P: Let us come expectantly that we might receive the power from on high that God has promised.
L: Come, let us worship!
* “In Christ Alone” Keith Getty
“The Heart of Worship” Matt Redman
* PRAYER
* CONFESSION: (In Unison)
Where we have failed, O Lord, to proclaim with glad hearts your Word of repentance and forgiveness we ask your forgiveness. Make us to know the joy of your salvation that we may comfort the sorrowing, strengthen the faint of heart, and restore the wayward to ways of life and peace. Amen.
* ASSURANCE: (In Unison)
The beautiful miracle of the living God’s resurrection power is that it is present in us now, breaking through the daily deaths caused by our selfishness.
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: (Responsively)
L: We celebrate the resurrected Jesus, who lives among us,
P: whose Spirit empowers us to remove barriers, tear down walls, heal divisions, and seek peace within.
L: We celebrate the resurrected Jesus, who lives among us,
P: whose Spirit empowers us to see our sister’s good as our own, to be our brother’s advocate, to love our neighbor as ourselves, and to contribute to the well-being of every part of Christ’s body,
ALL: so that indeed we can build up, and grow up, and be joined together into a new structure: where Christ’s Spirit empowers us to be peace-seekers, peace-finders, and peace-makers!
HYMN - “Revive Us Again” Page 295
RECOGNITION OF GRADUATES
MEMORIAL RECOGNITION
PRAYER REQUESTS/JOYS
PRAYER / LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
SCRIPTURE - Luke 24:44-53 (follow screen)
Marie Herb, Lay Reader
MESSAGE- “Ascension”
OFFERING
OFFERTORY- “Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)” Mark Hall
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
* HYMN - “May Jesus Christ Be Praised” Page 87
* BENEDICTION
* GREETING: “The peace of God be with you.”
RESPONSE: “And also with you.”
* PASSING THE PEACE: Please greet those around you.
* POST-SERVICE MUSIC
Welcome to Worship at the Valleys. We want to personally welcome all visitors. Please take time to sign our guest book located in the foyer as you leave.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTSMay Greeters Dale Faust,
Carol Knight, Alvin Duttry / May Announcer
Norine Goss
May Acolyte
Alaina Snyder / May Offering Team (Team 5)*
Sue Faust, Dale Faust, Carol Cooper, Gary Snyder
June Greeters Susan Snyder, Neva Cichy, Charles Cichy / June Acolyte Brooke Croutharmel
June Offering Team (Team 6)* Charles Cichy, Neva Cichy, To be announced / June 4 Pew Communion Servers Ed Dobbin, Norine Goss, Sue Faust, Dave Novinger
* Please tell the Captain if you are unable to be present for a Sunday in your month as the Captain will need to get someone to help with the offering if you cannot be there.
May 28 / June 4 / June 11 / June 18Lay Readers / Marie Herb / Neva Cichy / Ed Dobbin / Jan Quinn
Nursery Attendants / Brandi Crum / Sharon Fetterhoff / Theresa Miller / Donna Novinger
Adult Sun. School Teachers / Ken Bechtel / Marie Herb / Dave Novinger / Father’s Day - Laurel Guertin
Please call the church office (717-896-3118) if you are unable to be Lay Reader or Nursery Attendant on your scheduled Sunday. Please tell Ken Bechtel who will teach Sunday School if you cannot be there on your assigned Sunday.
The Valleys
Evangelical Covenant Church
Halifax, PA
Pastor David Guertin
Office (717-896-3118), Cell (1-715-497-4310)
Email -
Church Office Hours: Mon. thru Fri. - 10AM to 3PM
Church Office (717-896-3118)
Web Site - ValleysEcc.Org Email -
CHURCH CALENDAR
May 28 - 9:00AM - Sunday School/ Confirmation Class
10:15AM - Blended Worship - Praise Team/Hymnal -
Graduate Sunday & Memorial Day Honor Roll
Fellowship Time following worship service
May 29 - Memorial Day - Holiday -Church Office & Senior Center are closed
May 30 - 6:00-8PM - G. S. Troops 10738 & 10740
May 31 - 6:00PM - G. S. Troop 10753
6:10PM - Zumba Gold; 7:00PM – Zumba
June 1 - 7:00PM - GriefShare Support Group
June 4 - 9:00AM - Sunday School/Confirmation Class
10:15AM - Traditional Worship - Organist - Communion (Pew), Food Offering
Fellowship Covered Dish Meal following Worship
1:30-5:00PM - G. S. Court of Awards (No Zumba)
June 5 - 8:30AM-Noon - Halifax Senior Center open Mon.-Thurs.
(Yoga Exercise 9:00AM at Senior Center Mon. Tues, Wed.)
10:00AM - Bible Study (Pastor David Guertin, Leader)
5:30PM - Prayer Team
6:00PM - G. S. Leaders
7:00PM - Elders Meeting
June 6 - 7:00PM - Deacons Meeting
June 7 - 6:10PM - Zumba Gold; 7:00PM – Zumba
June 8 - 7:00PM - GriefShare Support Group
June 11 - 9:00AM - Sunday School/ Confirmation Class
10:15AM - Blended Worship - Praise Team/Hymnal
Fellowship Time following worship service
2:00PM - Zumba
Praise Team meets 2nd 4th Thursdays at 6:00PM.
CHURCH ATTENDANCE on Sunday May 7 - 71.
GIANT GIFT CARDS available to purchase (before/after church). Valleys receives $5 for every $100 Giant gift card purchased.
*PRAYER REQUESTS* *(indicates new)
Please remember all the people on our Prayer List with prayers, thoughts, cards: MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF THE VALLEYS:
*Baby Jackson Faust, (Home, Aren Faust’s newborn son); *Mary Smith, (Carol Knight’s friend); *Kim Koppenhaver, Ed Dobbin’s friend); Jane Baker; Elmer Feidt; Gary Fetterhoff; Carol Reisch, (Jessica Faust’s mother); Vickie Shoffler; Hannah Klinger; Ron & Sandy Zimmerman; Tom Hale; Ritchie Moorhead; Esther Masser; Gail Shertzer; Tom Lauver; Ben Baker; Pat Shertzer; Angel Ocasio; Guy Kerstetter, (Leon/Diane Shaffer’s brother-in-law); John Allardice, (Pete Bryson’s cousin); Pat Foltz, (Jane Baker’s sister); Ken & Margaret Kahler; Matt & Amy Bowers; Kyle Kaufman; Joan Kent, (Wanda Hendershot’s sister); Steven Shiflett, (Dennis Leitzel’s grandson); Mari Miller, (Tom Hale’s sister); Lillian Danner, (Sharon Fetterhoff’s aunt); Kelly Shutt, (Shirley Miller’s sister-in-law); George Wert, (Corrine Heinbaugh/Carol Miller’s brother); Troy Millard; Jody Russell; Hector Gonzales’ mother.
OUR SHUT INS: Myra Hoffman, June Wiest
MISSIONS: Covenant Missionaries: Jen and Minh Dao; Cathy Campobello; *Covenant World Relief; *Paul Carlson Partnership; Covenant Missionaries around the world.
Please remember to inform The Valleys if you or a member of your family is in the hospital as the hospitals will not inform us unless you tell them to contact us. You may call the church office (896-3118) or or Donna (717-362-8870) if it is after office hours. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9:00AM Sunday School Class Options:
Adult Class - Social Hall Choices - Multi-purpose Room
Friends In Faith - Computer Room
Confirmation class – Library
Children and Youth - Nursery and S. S. Classrooms
OUR BEAUTIFUL ALTAR FLOWERS are sponsored by Bonita Heddings in loving memory of her husband Mark.
FELLOWSHIP TIME FOLLOWING WORSHIP SERVICE is held on Sundays in the Multipurpose Room (Meeting room) with
coffee, drinks and cookies. Please join us.
VALLEYS CHURCH OFFICE AND HALIFAX SENIOR CENTER ARE CLOSED tomorrow, May 29th (Memorial Day)
COMMUNION (pew) will be celebrated next Sunday, June 4 during our traditional worship service. Food donations for food bank will be taken to altar to be blessed.
FELLOWSHIP COVERED DISH will be held next Sunday, June 4 following 10:15AM worship service.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL PLANNING MEETING will be held on Monday, June 12 at 7:00PM. Anyone interested in helping with VBS please attend the meeting or see Sue Faust.
“FREE” COMMUNITY MEAL will be held on Tuesday, June 13th from 5:30-7:00PM. Menu: Fish, Baked Potatoes (Fish sticks & Tater Tots for children), Salad, Dinner Rolls, Fruit Salad, Dessert, Drinks.
FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST will be held on Sunday, June 18th at 8:00AM. Bring your favorite guy (and the rest of the family) and enjoy breakfast and fellowship! (Women will put egg bake together on Sat. June 18th at 9:00AM.) See Donna Novinger if you can help.
GRIEF-SHARE SUPPORT GROUP SEMINAR is offered by The Valleys ECC on Thursday evenings at 7:00PM for anyone who is suffering from the loss of a loved one. Gentle comfort, kind discussions and a video presentation with experienced staff who lovingly help you deal with grief. Contact Ritchie or Donna Moorhead for more information (Home - 717-896-8515 or Cell (Ritchie) - 1-570-517-6787 or contact them after church).
HALIFAX SENIOR CENTER is open 8:30AM-Noon Mon. and Thurs. Between the hours of 8:30 to 10:00AM anyone who wishes, is invited to play card games in the Multipurpose (meeting) Room. May Leader is Wilbur Prouse. June Leader is Pastor Dave Guertin. Calendar is on Bulletin board in foyer.
FOR THOSE WHO WISH SOME GENTLE EXERCISE: Yoga Exercise for Seniors (and anyone else who wishes to come) is held Monday, thru Wednesday at 9:00AM (except the week of the card party or if the Senior Center is closed) - everyone is welcome!
MISSION OFFERING for May thru August (goes to Back-to-School Project) may be put in your offering envelope or in the basket in the rear of the sanctuary.
PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES, PAGERS, ETC. during our worship service. Thank you for your cooperation.
CONGRATULATIONS 2017 GRADUATES!
v MEET THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES v
v Bridget Campbell - Daughter of Tim and Christine Campbell (Sue & Dale Faust’s granddaughter), graduates from Halifax Area High School.
Activities & Honors: Various FFA awards including Keystone Degree and Outstanding Senior Award, Student of the Month, FFA, 4-H
v Aliyia Shoop - Daughter of Brian and Nicole Shoop (Gary & Sharon Fetterhoff’s granddaughter), graduates from Halifax Area High School.
Activities & Honors: Band, Soccer, Chorus.
v MEET THE COLLEGE GRADUATES v
v Brenda Lawrence - Daughter of Pete & Rachael Bryson graduates from Northern Arizona University with a Masters in Education Degree.
Congratulations Bridget, Aliyia, Brenda and all 2017 graduates on this wonderful milestone in your lives! May you receive many blessings from God on your journey in life!
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MEMORIAL DAY HONOR ROLL LIST
Today we remember with hearts full of love those who have gone to be with our Lord. We thank God for being able to share in their lives for the time that God loaned them to us.
Sponsor In Loving Memory of
Pete & Rachael Bryson Parents of Pete & Rachael:
Joseph Bryson and Elwood &
Bernice Rothermel
Dennis & Barbara Croutharmel Parents of Dennis and Barbara
Norine Goss, Allen Goss
Allison & Will Tucci
Sarah Graff My husband George Graff and
my Loved Ones
Tom & Barbara Lauver Our Son Kory Lauver
Dave & Donna Novinger Lee & Pauline Novinger, Clair
and family Herb, Nancy Feidt, and Lois Feidt
Leon & Diane Shaffer Leon & Bearice Shaffer and
Warren & Jean Benner
Charles & Gail Shertzer Herbert M. & Catherine Shertzer, Ralph & Emma Hepler, (Parents)
and Herbert A. Shertzer and Allen Shertzer, (Brothers)
MEMORIAL DAY HONOR ROLL LIST (continued)
Sponsor In Loving Memory of
Geraldine Wiest Jack Wiest
June Wiest Clair D. Wiest and
Gary D. Wiest
Suzann Williams Dallas and Ethel Williams,
Dennis and Judy Gutshall
HONOR ROLL
Today we honor Graduates, Children of God and Family Members. We acknowledge that they are a special gift from God and we wish them blessings on life’s journey.
In Honor Of
2017 Graduates - Bridget Campbell, Aliyia Shoop,
Brenda Lawrence