Volume LXIV December 21, 2014 Number 51 Church Web Page - www.LittleSwatara.org

The Gathering Place Café Contact: gatheringplacecafe.com

Phone: 933-5958

Café Hours: Mon - Fri 6-11am, Sat 7:30-1pm

(Volunteers always appreciated)

GIVING LAST SUNDAY

General Fund 4,157.00$

Building Fund 2,035.00$

Family Assistance 130.00$

Maintenance 135.00$

Sunday School 520.25$

Global Food Crisis 125.00$

Food Pantry 10.00$

EYN Compassion Fund 600.00$

Women's Fellowship 80.00$

TOTAL 7,792.25$

Last Sunday’s Attendance

Worship 80 + 130 = 210

Sunday School = 163

GENERAL FUND BUDGET 2014

$248,225

Lebanon Valley Brethren Home Auxiliary Dues

Prayer Concerns

Please call or email the office if you know of someone having a need and they would like to be listed here. We will gladly add them to the list and prayer chain for all to remember in prayer.

Dorothy Merkey

Tim Reinhard

Richard Miller’s Family-loss

Jay Duell, recovery

Rufus Geesaman, Rita & family

Charlotte DiCola, friend of Karen M.

Gerald Batz, healing

EYN Nigeria-protection/leading

Curtis Wanner

Clark Hoover, healing. friend of

John Z. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COOKIES are needed for the Christmas Eve Service. Please put in the kitchen before the service on the 24th. Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHOW CHOW is still available for purchase from the Women’s Fellowship at $4 pint or $6 qt. See Beatrice Frantz.

We Found YOUR

Key! Please retrieve from

the bulletin board in

front of the church

office.

CMTS Ministries, Inc

Christian Missionary Technical Ser-

vices out of Bernville is looking for

car donations to make available to

missionaries to use while on furlough

in the states. If you have an old car

that doesn’t run or needs repair and

would like to donate, please contact

Andy Merrick at 610-488-6975.

Triple J at the Café Please join us TONIGHT for

“Christmas Caroling” in Bethel at

6pm at the Café.

Pastor Matt & Family

PASTOR MATTHEW S. CHRIST e-mail - PastorMatt@littleswatara.org OFFICE HOURS: 9-12 NOON -MON, WED,THUR, FRIDAY. TUES AT CAFÉ (SAT. DAY OFF)

POINTS OF CONTACT: Cell: 570-246-8196 Church Office: 717-933-4723 Facebook: Matt Christ Twitter: @MatthewSChrist *in an emergency, contact the pastor on his cell *non-emergency, contact the office and leave a message *counseling is available by appointment Secretary—Charlene K. Anspach, OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am-12 noon E-mail: secretary@littleswatara.org. Substitutes- Dianne Younker & Denise Christ Treasurer—Dianne Younker, phone: 717-269-0803. E-mail: treasurer@littleswatara.org.

Those Volunteering December 7, 14, 21 and 28th.

AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT - Matthew Sanchez (717) 628-1141 VIDEO PROJECTION Glenn Riegel/ Mark Myers -CVLI#502613280; CCLI#157691

ORGANIST Marlene Blatt CHORISTER 1st Sunday 2nd Sunday 3rd Sunday 4th Sunday

8:15 Pam Gerberich Richard Frantz ONE SERVICE Pauline Seiler 10:30 Allen Rebman Pam G Dianne High Pam G PIANIST Diane Duell Mark Myers ONE SERVICE Christine Doig AUDIO Alan Bashore Jayne Diamond Todd Rebman Aaron Riegel 24th Alan Bashore, Audio

WORSHIP CENTER

Worship Center Committee all month MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL! EXTENDED SESSION (age 2 to grade K) Denise Bohn Diane Long Diane & Tanya F. Chris DeMille

WELCOME CENTER

8:15 Sharon Dosch Louise Graby ONE SERVICE Michelle Snyder

10:30 Ruthe C./Pat T Sandy Manbeck Dorothy Gensemer Barbara Batz USHERS 8:15 10:30

1st Sunday, Marvin Luckenbill Robert and Wendy Lingle Mike Dosch Sam Forry, Matt Blatt 2nd Sunday, Andrew Brubaker Matthew Sanchez, Jeremy Platchek Christopher Brubaker Gerald and James Bowman 3rd Sunday, ONE SERVICE Kenneth Duell, John Ziegler Buddy and Debbie Seigfried 4th Sunday, Dorinda Kauffman Richard, Derek Yenser Carl M Kauffman Richard Dundore, J.R. Yenser NURSERY (Infants & up to age 2) contact: Doris Keeney (717)933-4972

1st Sunday, 8:15 - _______ 9:15 - Carol Peace 10:15 - Jody, Amanda, Lindsay Rhoads 2nd Sunday, 8:15 - Carol Peace 9:15 - Dianne High, Karen Sanchez 10:15 - Karen Weinhold, Karen Sanchez 3rd Sunday, 8:15 - Shelley & Alexis Yenser 9:15 - Debbie Seigfried & Chris DeMille 10:15 - Nolan & Doris Keeney 4th Sunday, 8:15 - __________ 9:15 - Nolan & Doris Keeney 10:15 - Nolan & Doris Keeney

DECEMBER EVENTS

21, IV ADVENT

10:30am, ONE SERVICE

WLBR Broadcast Sunday

6pm, “Triple J @ the Café” Christmas Caroling

23, 6-7pm Den Mtg

End of year Ministry Team Minutes Due

24, 7pm

25, MERRY CHRISTMAS

9-2pm FH,K reserved

26, church office & Café closed, Merry Christmas Volunteers!

30, 12:30-5pm FH, 50 Plus Meet

31, NO CHOIR PRACTICE

New Year’s Eve

JANUARY 2015

1, Happy New Year! Office closed

12-8pm FH Reserved

4, 6pm Scout Leader Mtg

5, 6pm Tiger Mtg

6, EPIPHANY

6pm, Scout Meeting

7pm FH, Leadership Team

8, 9am Women’s Fellowship Mtg

9, Wedding Rehearsal

10, Wedding

11, Food Pantry Collection

Mission Emphasis Sunday

FH Reserved

12, 8:45am FH, Exercise Class Begins

13, 9am WF Craft Making

12:30-5pm FH, 50 Plus Meet

6-7 Den Mtg

14, 7pm Christian Ed Meets

16, 2-6pm Food Pantry

16-18 Sr. High Youth District

Winter Retreat Weekend

18, 8:15 & 10:30am Anointing Service

9:30am Pastors office, Membership Class

19, 6pm Tiger Mtg

25, Newsletter Deadline

27, 12:30-5pm FH, 50 Plus Meet

6-7pm Den Mtg

All Ministry Team Minutes due

31, Deacon Retreat @ Camp Swatara

FEBRUARY

1, 8:15 & 10:30am Bread & Cup Communion

6pm Scout Leader Mtg

2, 6pm Tiger Mtg

3, 7pm Leadership Mtg

5, 9am Women’s Fellowship Business Mtg

8, Food Pantry Collection

Mission Emphasis Sunday

9, 7:30pm, Every Member Council Meeting

10, 9am, WF Craft Class

12:30-5pm FH, 50 Plus Meet

6-7pm Den Mtg

14, HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

15, Scout Sunday

16, PRESIDENT’S DAY

6pm Tiger Mtg

18, ASH WEDNESDAY

20, 2-6pm Bethel Food Pantry

22, I Lent

Noon, Pack Mtg

Newsletter Deadline

24, 12:30-5pm, 50 Plus Meet

All Team Minutes Due

6-7pm Den Mtg

28, 2:30-8pm FH,K RES

Scouts– Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

Mission of the Month for DECEMBER

Exercise Class is

on a Break until

January 12th!

Li t t le Swatara

Church of the Brethren

Pastor Matthew S. Christ

10:30am Service - IV Advent

GATHERING MUSIC

WELCOME...ANNOUNCEMENTS

LIGHTING THE 4th ADVENT CANDLE (back of bulletin) Junior High girls—Abby Christ, Lydia Stupp, Caitlin Henning, Gyselle Fidler and Tarrah Biersack

HYMN “Good Christian friends, rejoice” #210 JOYS & CONCERNS PASTORAL PRAYER SR. CHOIR “At Christmastime all Christians Sing”

TITHES AND OFFERINGS Jubilee Choir— ”Angels are Rejoicing”

CHILDREN’S MOMENT JOY CHOIR

MESSAGE “This Makes All The Difference” SCRIPTURE Luke 1:46b-55; Romans 16: 25-27

HYMN “ JOY to the world” #318

MUSIC FOR THE JOURNEY

BENEDICTION

Christmas Tree Open House at Andulhea Heritage Center

Come see the beautifully decorated Christmas Trees displayed throughout the Center weekends in December. 9-1 Saturdays and 1-4 Sundays. The Center is located behind the Hill Funeral Home in Rehrersburg. Take a flyer from the bulletin board with info.

CARDS FOR CURTIS—Information sheets are available on the narthex table on the specifics of mailing a letter or card to Curtis Wanner. If put in Beryl's mailbox #149, she will provide postage and mail to Curtis.

Christmas Eve Service December 24 at 7pm

Please join us Wednesday evening for the “City of Light”

Cantata Refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall afterwards.

For correspondence to Bob & Carol Krouse 2481 Pine Chase Circle St. Cloud, FL 34769* *please note this is the correct zip code.

~Andulhea Heritage Center~

Thank you for being so generous in donating your old Christmas cards for the Sunday School project for December 28. Jean Myers.

NEW MEMBERS CLASS

Anyone interested in learning more

about what it means to be a

disciple of Jesus and a responsible

church of the brethren member —

this is for you! Registration will

begin Dec. 28th. Pastor Matt

See Bulletin Board for more information

CHURCH SERVICE CANCELLATION INFORMATION

(dated 2009)

In an effort to enhance the safe travel of the Little Swatara Congregation, the following persons, Radio and TV Stations shall be notified of the cancellation of a worship service dur-ing inclement weather conditions (ice or snow).

Once a decision has been made to cancel a service, the congregation shall be notified immediately. The chair of the Spiritual Nurture Ministry Team will initiate the Deacon call system to notify all church members of the closing. An announcement will be placed on the following Television stations:

WFMZ-TV Channel 69 Allentown, PA WGAL Channel 8 Lancaster, PA

An announcement will be placed on the following Radio stations: WDAC 94.5 FM Lancaster WJTL 90.3 FM Lancaster WLBR 1270 AM Lancaster

The cancellation announcement can also be seen on

the following websites: Little Swatara Church http://www.LittleSwatara.org WFMZ-TV Channel 69 http://www.wfmz.com WGAL Channel 8 http://www.wgal.com WDAC 94.5 FM http://www.wdac.com WJTL 90.3 FM http://www.wjtl.com