The New Vision

Inside This Issue

Regular Features

2 - Health Ministry Corner 3 - Bits ‘n Pieces

5 - February 2020 Offerings

5 - Birthdays & Anniversaries

5 - Members and Friends

6 - April Servers

6 - Just for Kids 7 - April Calendar Around the Church

3 - New Permanent Custodian

4 - April Adult Sunday School 4 - New Holland Band in Worship

All are invited to participate in our adult and Children’s Sunday School Classes at 9:00 a.m. and Coffee Hour at 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service begins at 10:15 a.m. Nursery is available for younger children.

Our Staff: Becky Fuchs – Pastor John Hess – Director of Music

Gloria Hess – Organist Amy Sensenig – Puppet Ministry Jackie Sands – Office Administrator Douglas Finkbiner – Custodian

Mountville Church of the Brethren is located

at the corner of College, Hoover, & Clay Streets in Mountville, PA. If you have further questions regarding the Mountville Church, please feel free to call the church office at 717-285-5122 or 717-285-7424 or email Office@Mountvillecob.org

www.office@mountvillecob.org

Mountvi l le Church o f the Brethren

April 2020 Vol. 38, No. 4

Lenten and Holy Week Worship

Our worship services during Lent will guide and encour-

age us to grow closer to Christ. Becky will preach each

Sunday. Our Chancel Choir and guest musicians will enrich

our Lenten worship services with their music.

On Palm Sunday, April 5 we will wave our palms high as

we remember the events of Jesus entry into Jerusalem.

Then we will transition to the Passion story told through

words of scripture and music.

On April 9 at 7:00 p.m. we will have our semi-annual

Love Feast. We will eat a simple meal, wash one another’s

feet or hands, and take communion as Jesus instructed us.

Our worship will include meditations on the seven last

statements of Jesus. Plan to join us for Love Feast, a sacred

tradition in the Church of the Brethren.

Our journey through Lent will culminate in a joyous cele-

bration of the resurrection on Easter Sunday, April 12. A

community sunrise service, sponsored by the Mountville

Ministerium will take place in the Mountville Park at 7:00

a.m. This 30 minute service includes music provided by a

brass ensemble, meditations by some of the pastors of

Mountville, and hymns.

At 10:15 our congregation will gather for worship. Becky

Fuchs will preach, our Chancel Choir will sing several an-

thems and a brass ensemble will play as we celebrate the

good news that Christ has risen!

Health Ministry Corner: Coronavirus

Hopefully when the New Vision is distributed, the Coronavirus will be under control. But here

are some important facts you should know from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention).

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Bits ‘n Pieces

What a wonderful surprise to receive a bag full of so many birthday wishes on my birthday!!

Love just poured out of that bag!! Thank you so very much for remembering my special day and

for your words of encouragement. - Becky Fuchs

We offer our best wishes and prayers for God’s blessings to Michael Wagner and Pauline

Akabwai who became engaged in a ceremony in Kenya in February. Michael is the son of Don

and Sara Wagner.

Gene and I have been blessed over the years to receive delightful cards and visits on our special

occasions. We want you to know how much we appreciate these cheerful greetings from faithful

friends and from new friends that we haven’t met. Thank you to Dianna and Mary for delivering

them and staying to visit. - Gene & Barbara Swords

“This month you did good. You stepped up to help someone in need by donating boxes of cereal,

cans of soup, vegetables, fruit, loves of bread, and checks and cash to help us purchase meat,

cheese, butter and eggs. This month we saw goodness at its best through your acts of kindness

and generosity. This month you did make the world a better place!” - Danielle Peters, Director,

Columbia Food Bank

Where would be without you? Thank you for yet another out-pouring of support for our friends in

South Sudan. This generous gift of $4,100 for additional 3-stack bunk beds will allow the girls at

Queensland School to finally have a mattress to themselves, after being “3-stacked” with three

girls to a bed for so long. As always, 100% of donations to our Special Projects go to the programs

themselves. - David Radcliff, New Community Project

We are grateful for your gift of $4,100 to the Emergency Disaster Fund in support of Brethren

Disaster Ministries, as we bring hope and healing to people who have survived disasters, both

natural and man-made in the United States and around the world. Thank you for partnering

with us as we share God’s message of love and hope through service and as we walk with disas-

ter survivors on their journey toward recovery. - Roy Winter, Assoc. Exec. Director, Brethren

Disaster Ministries.

On behalf of all students, faculty, and staff, thank you for your partnership with Bethany as we

strive to prepare students to serve in a variety of ways. Mountville COB’s congregational giving

to Bethany Seminary for 2019 calendar year totaled $2,000. - Gail Connerley, Bethany Seminary

New Permanent Custodian

Please welcome Doug Finkbiner back to MCOB as our new permanent custodian. Doug, son

of Lloyd and Bertha Finkbiner, grew up in our congregation and recently joined us to cover for

Mary Rudy. We are grateful for Doug's acceptance of the permanent position upon Mary's

resignation.

Doug is retired from the car dealing industry. He and his wife, Kim, are members of Faith

UCC, Lancaster and have a daughter, son, and three grandchildren. In his free time Doug enjoys

time spent with his family, camping, and playing board games. He's also quite

competitive at corn hole! Doug lives in East Hempfield Township.

Jerry Bushong, Stewards Chair, serves as Doug's supervisor. Please contact

Jerry if you have needs concerning custodial work.

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New Holland Band in Worship

On April 26 during our 10:15 worship 45 musicians from the New Holland Band will fill our

sanctuary with inspiring music. Under the direction of Ken Laudermilch, the band will present

their program “Great Hymns of the Faith” which features beautifully scored arrangements of

some of our favorite hymns and sacred music. The band will play pre-service music beginning

at 10:00 a.m. The majority of our worship on this day will be devoted to hearing and learning

about some of the great hymns of faith. This worship experience is provided through the

generosity of Linda Ott Gerber in memory of Richard Ott.

Variety of Topics in April Adult Sunday School

On Palm Sunday, April 5, we will conclude the video series by Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine

on the Passion of Christ. Easter Sunday will feature Forrest Collier leading a discussion on the

significance of Easter, answering such questions as "What does Easter mean for us?" and

"What does resurrection mean?" The last two Sundays of April will be taught by

guest lecturer Chris Bucher, Professor and Chair of the Religion Department at

Elizabethtown College, who will tell us about the Jesus of the Gospels. Join us

downstairs at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays!

Flora Jean Beam

6655 Red House Rd.

Phenix, VA 23959

434-208-0702

Birthday: Flora Jean 8/7

Gretchen Brock

Elizabeth Manor

320 S. Market St.

Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Birthday: 5/5

Ray & Anna Ruth Enders

375 Primrose Lane

Mountville, PA 17554

717-285-4289 Anniv: 12/28

Birthdays: Ray 12/4

Anna Ruth 11/10

Kathy Lenox

Meadow View Rehab & Nursing

9209 Ridge Pike

Philadelphia, PA 19128

Birthday: 6/27

Miriam Sampsel

2401 McKee II

551 Free Mason Dr.

Elizabethtown PA 17022

717-361-5601 Birthday: 10/19

Gene & Barbara Swords

52 Circle Dr., Apt. 332

Lititz, PA 17543

717-560-0345 Anniv: 8/26

Birthdays: Gene 10/25

Barbara 1/31

Margaret Trimble

Gaudenzia New View

1728 N. 2nd St.

Harrisburg, PA 17102

717-956-7938

Birthday: 8/22

� Please remember these persons in your prayers, and reach out to them with cards, phone calls and visits.

April Birthdays and Anniversaries

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The Health Ministry Team is providing this list of Members and Friends who are unable to attend church regularly.

Birthday Blessings to:

Please contact the church

office if your birthday or

Anniversary was missed.

Thank you.

Happy Anniversary to:

Mountville COB February 2020 Offerings

For General Fund $ 21,762.00

Designated $ 8,963.00

17 Art & Betsy Thomas

20 Tom & Carol Ritchie

21 Zach & Regina Schulz

27 Dave & Joyce Kerns

1 Bob Huber

2 Emily Smith

Larry Burkholder

3 Jerry Bushong

4 Vernon Stinebaugh

7 Linda Bushong

9 Don Wagner

15 Alec Hess

17 Cathy Funderwhite

Mike Mele

21 Milo Kerns

21 Daron Ritchie

22 Judy Shenk

26 Steven Hess

APRIL SERVERS

Ushers Worship Leaders Acolytes

Steve Hess 5 - Forrest Collier 5 - Alex Wolford

Harry Light 12 - Nancy Hess 12 - Catherine Repkoe

Holly Mele 19 - Forrest Collier 19 -

Love Simegn 26 - Nancy Hess 26 -

Children’s Ministry

5 - Kitty Collier, Tess Wolford, Joan Boshnaugle, Catherine Repkoe

12 - Joyce Kerns, Alexa Taylor, Lisa Boshnaugle, Amanda Ritchie

19 - Margie Musser, Beth Hess, Carey Taylor, Alexa Taylor

26 - Betsy Thomas, Sue Beiler, Lisa Boshnaugle

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Deadline for the April 2020 New Vision articles is Sunday, March 8, 2020.

Address Service Requested Dated Material Enclosed

LOOKING AHEAD

April 9 - Maundy Thursday Love Feast, 7 p.m.

April 12 - Easter Sunday

Save the Date!

April 26 @ 10:15 a.m.

New Holland Band will present a program of sacred hymn arrangements.

This special concert is provided by the Ott Memorial Fund in

memory of Richard Ott.