Brownsville Church of the Brethren Non-Profit Org.

Knoxville, MD 21758 U.S. Postage Pd.

(Mailed 03/28/19) Hagerstown, MD

Address Service Requested Permit No. 189

APRIL 2019

Editor: Jody Hansroth

BROWNSVILLE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 1911 Rohrersville Road

Knoxville, Maryland 21758 301-432-8354

E-mail: Brownsvillecob@myactv.net Fax: 240-358-0219

Alan Smith, Pastor

Thursday, April 18th

7:00 P.M.

A period of preparation, feet washing, fellowship,

and communion.

ALL CHRISTIANS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND

SPRING LOVE FEAST

The Touch

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)

17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is

gone; a new life has begun!

Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer thought it scarcely worth his while to waste

much time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. "What am I bid, good folk?" he cried,

"Who'll start the bidding for me? A dollar - a dollar - then two, only two. Two dollars, and who

will make it three? Going for three" -- but no. From the room far back, a gray-haired man came

forward and picked up the bow. Then, wiping the dust from the violin and tightening the

loosened strings, he played a melody pure and sweet as a caroling angel sings. The music ceased,

and the auctioneer, with a voice that was quiet and low, said, "Now what am I bid for the old

violin?" And he held it up with the bow. "A thousand dollars and who'll make it two? Two

thousand dollars and who'll make it three? Three thousand once, three thousand twice, and

going and gone," cried he. The people cheered and some of them cried, "We do not understand

what changed its worth?" Quick came the reply: "The touch of the master's hand." And many a

man with life out of tune, and battered and scarred with sin, is auctioned cheap to a thoughtless

crowd, much like the old violin.

God has touched us and made us new. When the world tries to tell us we are not worth anything

we have to remember that we have been touched by the Master. We are a new creation through

Jesus!

In His Service,

Pastor Alan

BAKE SALE WE NEED YOUR HELP If you are attending the disaster auction, please consider bringing along baked items for the large bake table that is located inside the arena (next to the dining hall). Pies, cakes, brownies, breads, candies – let your imagination soar! Please include your name and ingredients on any donations. You can’t make the auction – then perhaps someone else in your congregation that is attending would be willing to bring your donations. All proceeds from the bake sale will benefit disaster response. Your baked items can assist in rebuilding not only homes - but lives that have been shattered from various disasters. Volunteers from the Bush Creek Church of the Brethren will be volunteering at the bake table to greet you. Please bring donations in as early as possible the day of the auction. Thank you.

to the families of …

SERVICE SCHEDULE

6:30 a.m. Reflection in the Valley

7:00 a.m. SonRise Service

Light breakfast in the Fellowship Hall following

SonRise service

8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship

9:40 a.m. Sunday School

10:45 a.m. Traditional Worship

Sunday, April 21st

Bible Reading Plan – April 2019

✓ Day Book Chapter/ Verses

1 John 11:1-27

2 John 11:28-57

3 Luke 14:1-14

4 Luke 14:15-35

5 Luke 15:1-10

6 Luke 15:11-32

2 7 Luke 16:1-18

8 Luke 16:19-31

9 Luke 17:1-19

10 Luke 17:20-37

11 Luke 18:1-17

12 Luke 18”18-43

13 Luke 19:11-27

14 Luke 19:28-28

15 Luke 20:1-18

16 Luke 20:19-47

17 Luke 22:1-30

18 Luke 22:31-71

19 Luke 23:1-43

20 Luke 23:44-58

21 Luke 24:1-12

22 Luke 24:13-53

23 1 Peter 1:1-25

24 1 Peter 2:1-25

25 1 Peter 3:1-22

26 1 Peter 4:1-19

27 1 Peter 5:1-14

28 2 Peter 1:1-21

29 2 Peter 2:1-22

30 2 Peter 3:1-18

YOUTH NEWS

Our breakfast fundraiser was a big success, raising over $560 towards the upcoming National Junior High Conference at Elizabethtown University in Pennsylvania. We hope you enjoyed the time of fellowship and delicious food! We thank you very much!

Be watching for more of these in the near future.

SAVE the DATE

Mother-Daughter Banquet

Sunday, May 19th

Full details coming in May’s Newsletter

COB MEAT CANNING PROJECT

We will once again assist with this project. David and Lori Dagenhart, Bob Deener, Bill Snoots, Galen Sullivan, Dave Nicodemus, and Jerry Iseminger will meet at the Church on Thursday, April 25th at 5:30 a.m. and travel to Efren, PA to can chicken. Sixty percent of the chicken canned will go to other countries. BCOB will deliver 15 cases to the Hagerstown Rescue Mission at a later date. Thank you to those who volunteer; your work is very valuable to our area as well as other countries.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS…

2019 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

July 8-12th

Lauren McGuffin is our director. She would

welcome lots of volunteers!

PLEASANT VALLEY SENIOR CITIZENS We invite those of you 55 & over to join us for lunch, fun and fellowship. We meet at 12:00 noon on the third Wednesday of each month at the Brownsville Church of the Brethren, 1911 Rohrersville Road, Knoxville, MD. We ask that you bring a covered dish and your own place setting (plate, knife, fork & spoon). Water and coffee are provided. Next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 17th.

Mid-Atlantic District Relief Auction Dinner Join us for an evening of fine food and specialty food

items auction to follow the dinner.

Saturday, April 6 @ 6 p.m., 2019 Co-Hosted By

Bush Creek Church of the Brethren & Union Bridge Church of the Brethren

Tickets available by reservation - $30 per person

Contact Jeff McKee at 443-547-5958

or jamckee26@msn.com Baked Chicken - Ham Loaf - Shrimp

Homemade Breads & Rolls & Dessert

Please contact Alice Houck at 240-750-4307 or abhouck1@gmail.com to provide specialty food items

(cakes, pies, candy, gift baskets, etc.)

The 39th Annual Disaster Response Auction will be held on

Saturday, May 4th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Carroll County

Agricultural Center in Westminster, MD.

Thank you for your support of our Disaster Response Program!

BAKE SALE WE NEED YOUR HELP If you are attending the disaster auction, please consider bringing along baked items for the large bake table that is located inside the arena (next to the dining hall). Pies, cakes, brownies, breads, candies – all sorts of baked goods are needed. Please include your name and ingredients on any donations. All proceeds from the bake sale will benefit disaster response. Volunteers from the Bush Creek Church of the Brethren will be volunteering at the bake table to greet you. Please bring donations in as early as possible the day of the auction. Thank you.

PASTOR’S SERMONS

April 7 Jehovah Shalom Judges 6:11-24

April 14 Time to Shout Palm Sunday Luke 19:28-40

April 21 Reflection in the Valley (6:30 am) Easter Sunday

SonRise Service (7:00 am) Famous Last Words Pastor Chris Matthew 28:1-20

Contemporary Service (8:30 am)

Traditional Service The Good News Pastor Alan Acts 10:34-43

April 28 TBD Pastor Chris TBD Worship Leaders

Acolytes

4/7 TBA

4/14 TBA

4/21 TBA

4/28 TBA

Ushers Contemporary Service

M. David Hahn Mike Carey

Traditional Service Kenneth Bolt, Team Capt.

Building Steward Dave Hahn Sound Technician Bradley Heavner Kitchen Helper Bobbi Hahn

Deacon of the Month Betsy Warrenfeltz

Nursery Helpers (1st Service)

4/7 Angel Foust

4/14 Brenda Mentzer

4/21 Easter Sunday

4/28 Paula Rhoderick

4/7 Rob Galpin

4/14 George Callan

4/21 Lori Dagenhart

4/28 Dave Hahn

Nursery Helpers (2nd Service)

4/7 Brandi Puzonia

4/14 Lauren McGuffin

4/21 Christine Loughlin

4/28 Heidi Moore

Children’ s Church

4/7 Leigh Ann Shorten

4/14 “

4/21 “

4/28 “

SERVING THE CHURCH IN APRIL

WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THOSE

with ongoing health concerns

Savannah Allnutt Jamie Barnhouse Shirley Barnhouse George Baugher Dawn Berger Melanie Bishoff Janice Blackford BoAnn Bohman Cindy Caudel Rob Caudel Jim Corcoran Donald Corun Alan Crosen

Adam Crowl Margaret Darr Peggy Dillow Kevin Dimaggio Bruce Droneburg Bonnie Duarte Kenny Eshbaugh Mike Eshbaugh Janet Gemberling Christian Hacking Aaron Hahn Marvin Hahn Doretha Hanes

Kathy Heffner Stephen Heffner Mary Louise Horman Audrey House Barbara Kelbaugh Frank Kelbaugh, Jr. June Kendle Jim Kidwell Sean Loughlin Jim Makos Susan Makos Donald Mertz Wallace Metcalf

Rose Moats Gloria Moore Ken Nichols Jim Norris Susan Poole Sandy Rachel Cheryl Reeder Fred Riley Sue Roberts Susie Ruffner Lisa Ruhnow Debbie Shaw Mary Louise Simpson

Susan Socks Mike Sowers Danny Swope David Thompson Stella Thompson Jon Tregoning Paul Umberger Paula Webb Marian Welsh Breena Williams Jake Young

serving in active military duty

Robert E. Glass (Grandson of Janet Coulter Gemberling))

(Nephew of Doretha & Glenn Hanes)

Sgt. Luke Maxson (Husband of Jessie Maxson)

Kacy Taulton (Niece of Michelle and Joe Berger)

Logen Taulton (Nephew of Michelle and Joe Berger)

and for those in nursing homes and assisted living

Elaine Smith Northampton Manor Nursing Center

200 E. 16th Street, Frederick, MD 21701

Memorial Gifts

A gift of money has been given for the F.A.Y. Fund by Paul Younkins. A gift of money has been given to Outreach in memory of Elizabeth M. Younger by. Joe & Vickie Younger. A gift of money has been given to the Memorial Fund in

memory of Larry Kelbaugh by Woodrow & Jacqueline

Johnston.

A gift of money has been given to the Memorial Fund in

memory of Floyd & Virginia Goetz by Floyd and Frances Goetz.

In Christian sympathy to

the families of…

Zettie Smith, March 12

Larry Kelbaugh, February 16

STATISTICS – FEBRUARY

Average Worship Attendance 138

Average Worship Offering $4,541.25

Average Sunday School Attend. 64

Average Sunday School Offering 74.50

Playgroup Tuition 1,080.00

BCOB Disaster Fund 185.00

Micah’s Backpack 100.00

CE/Youth 463.00

Missions & Outreach 22.00

Maintenance Fund 205.90

Use of Church Assets 355.00

Kitchen Fund 50.00

Meat Canning 25.00

Blanket Fund 260.00

Disaster Book Ad/Patron 650.00

Memorial Fund 121.00

F.A.Y. Fund 20.00

Other 132.10

1 Paul Umberger

2 Curtis Barnard

5 Kenneth Bolt

Bill Folden

7

Sherri Goetz Joan Howell

Dawn Scofield

9 Earlene Redman

10 12

Pete Higdon Christine Henry Allie Mullenix

Tessie Truitt

13 Katie Lipps

15 18

Jonathan Best Pam Lescalleet

Tripp Rohr

19

Jeff Doyle Travis Hahn

Bruce Warrenfeltz, Jr.

21 Roy Rickerds, II

Betsy Warrenfeltz

25 Elizabeth Clabaugh

Glenn Hanes, Sr.

29 Marcie Higdon

30 Evan Tritapoe

8 Mike & Donna Carey

13 Jack & Cherie Hahn

15 Jim & Dawn Scofield

18 Bill & Jackie Snoots

25 Richard & Virginia Stallings

Bruce & Betsy Warrenfeltz

30 Lenny & Marcie Higdon

Directory Updates:

Tammy Tritapoe 245 Eastland Drive Charles Town, WV 25414 Audrey Tritapoe 3704 Rohrersville Road P.O. Box 86 Rohrersville, MD 21779

birthdays

CHURCH DIRECTORY UPDATES NEEDED

It’s time to start putting together an updated address/phone directory for our BCOB members and we need your correct addresses and contact information please! Give the church office a call or email if your data from the last (2017) Directory has changed. Thanks!

April 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

-1- -2- -3- -4- -5- Playgroup (4’s)

-6-

-7-

Deacons Meeting

Youth & Kids Club 6pm Men’s & Women’s

Bible Study 6pm

-8- Playgroup (3’s)

Golden Rule 7 PM

Barbara & David Hahn

-9- Playgroup (4’s)

Prayer Shawl 7pm

Food Bank 3:30-5:30 pm

-10-

Playgroup (3’s)

-11- Playgroup (4’s)

-12-

Playgroup (4’s)

-13-

Hagerstown

Rescue Mission Meal/Worship

-14-

PALM SUNDAY Spring Council Meeting

Youth & Kids Club 6pm

Men’s & Women’s Bible Study 6pm

-15- Playgroup (3’s)

Ruritan Meeting 7pm

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

-16- Playgroup (4’s)

-17- Playgroup (3’s)

Senior Citizens 12noon

-18- Playgroup (4’s)

Maundy Thursday

LOVE FEAST

7pm

-19- No Pre-K

-20-

Easter Egg Hunt 9am

Soup/Sandwich

-21-

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES

(see schedule in Newsletter)

-22- No Pre-K

-23- Playgroup (4’s)

Food Bank 3:30-5:30 pm

-24-

Playgroup (3’s)

-25- Playgroup (4’s)

Chicken Canning (PA)

-26- Playgroup (4’s)

-27-

FH Hall Reserved

-28-

CE Meeting 4:30 pm

Youth & Kids Club 6pm Men’s & Women’s

Bible Study 6pm

-29- Playgroup (3’s)

Prayer Service 7pm

Property Comm Mtg 7pm

-30- Playgroup (4’s)

Coming up on Saturday, April 6th from 8am-12 Noon

“SPRING WORK DAY”

Plan to come out to spruce things up following the long winter! There’ll be all sorts of jobs – big and small -

Playgroup 3’s 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Playgroup 4’s 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Bulletin Info is needed by noon on Thursdays. Thanks!

Pastor Vacation 4/22-30)