Gather25 Recap, Lent Devotionals, Emotionally Healthy Relationships
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
Gather25 was amazing
What an incredible weekend at Gather25. My soul was thrilled with the stories of God’s work from around the world, and my heart was encouraged to carry out GodStory in OurStory here in York. Did God challenge or move you in a particular way through Gather25? Share it with your small group or email me!
You can go back and watch parts of the stream on their YouTube channel. One of my favorite joys was worshiping with people from around the globe (a taste of heaven!), especially this song.
Continuing in Christian Unity through Lenten Prayers
This Lenten Journey (March 5-April 20) we are adding a new layer to our Lenten Devotionals. In addition to incredible reflections written by our Stillmeadow family, we are partnering with 13 local churches to be unified in prayer. Each day of Lent has a prayer focus that we are inviting our people to remember through the day. You can get the prayer guide on our prayer page, in our Lenten Devotional, or in our GodStory OurStory March Journal (can you tell, we’re serious about this?!).
Shema (Listen Up)! We started The Third Month of GodStory OurStory Series
On Sunday, we started our third month in our GodStory OurStory series of journeying through Scripture with Jesus in 2025. We touched briefly on the “Shema” in Deuteronomy 6. And the Bible Project has an excellent series that goes even deeper in the subject. Check it out here, but more importantly, live it out where you are.
Grateful for, praying for and cheering for you in this journey with Jesus,
Pastor Josh
PS Check out the services from Sunday (Stillmeadow Lane and York City)
PPS: It’s not too late to jump into the reading plan. We’re in Joshua this week. Check out our reading page here.
The Main Announcements
Lenten Devotionals
Emotionally Healthy Relationships
Lenten Devotionals
This year’s Lenten Devotionals go with our Bible reading plan and each one features an aspect of GodStory and OurStory. Some of the devotionals have a word of testimony that I am sure will bless and encourage you. You can sign up to receive them daily in your email (click here to sign up), or you can pick them up at our welcome desks.
Emotionally Healthy Relationships Course
Beginning Sunday, March 16, at 9AM at Sprenkle House 2nd fl conference room and facilitated by Pastor Brad Shaffer, this powerful 8-week Course will equip you with practical tools to really love people in difficult situations and mature into an adult follower of Jesus and deeply changing your relationships with others. Cost is $20 for the materials. Register by emailing pastorbrad@stillnaz.com.
Grow with us in our new Financial Series Workshops
We were made to grow in maturity in stewarding all of our life, including our finances. Check out the unique opportunities through our 2025 Financial Series.
Financial Series Workshops-8 financial workshops are scheduled for this year. The first workshop, 4 Steps to Better Budgeting, will take place Thursday, March 20 at 7PM. Go to stillnaz.com/courses for more info.
We are all on a discipleship pathway here in Stillmeadow and we have many intermittent courses that help equip each of us in spiritual formation. Get more information on these Spring courses at stillnaz.com/courses.
Serve with us on the Grounds or in Welcoming a Refugee Family
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Grounds Maintenance Helper
Can you operate a zero turn mower or pull weeds? If you can serve please contact pastorjade@stillnaz.com or sign up at stillnaz.com/serve.
Welcoming a Refugee Family
We have an opportunity to welcome and serve a family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you are interested in helping, please fill out our form and we’ll be in touch.
Pray with us through our Missions Focus
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us to support Habitat for Humanity, Alabaster offering, and EJAM (Pretzel Sandwiches)
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity welcomes people from all walks of life to make affordable housing. You can give to help fund this housing at stillnaz.com/give.
Give to the Alabaster Offering
This special offering goes to building projects around the world. Fill an alabaster box, or click the give button below and select Alabaster or check Alabaster on your giving envelope.
East Jamaica Team is Hosting a Pretzel Sandwich Fundraiser
From February 16 to March 9 the team will be taking orders for Pretzel Sandwiches in the Café area. Questions or orders? Contact Missy Hull at 717 818 1677
Thank you from Good News Prison Ministry
Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene,
I want to personally thank you for supporting me and the mission at Good News Global. Your financial support has enabled 231 chaplains in GNG to minister to the incarcerated. Last year more than 41,700 plus people accepted Christ as their Savior in the prisons we are in. Thank you so much for your continued support!
Chaplain Michael Irvin
Condolences to…
The Coble Family. Tom Coble passed away Sunday, February 16. Funeral Service is March 15th at Stillmeadow Church. Information is as follows: 9:30 Graveside, 10:00-10:15 Family/Friends Gathering Pre-Service, 10:45 Celebration of Life, 11:45 Lunch Fellowship
Darla Dunn and family (Wes and Seth). Darla’s sister Bea passed away on Tuesday, Feb 4.