Youth Quarterly, Touch a Truck and next Financial Class
Dear Church Family,
What a wonder it was to celebrate our Resurrected Savior and witness 20 baptisms on Easter Sunday! Check out the Stillmeadow Lane Service and the York City Campus Service recordings and relive the moments.
Paul encourages the church in Colossae with these words: “just as you receive Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness” (Col 2:6-7). And then says, “you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world” (2:20) and “you have been raised with Christ” (3:1). Now, let’s live out the baptized life, the one that died and been raised with Christ, our Crucified and Resurrected Savior! He conquered death so we can live in Him, now and forever.
Follow the Daily Readings and Reflections
Each week we provide reflection questions and daily scriptures for personal and family growth beyond Sundays. Daily reading scripture is an essential way to live out the baptized life!
Reflection Questions and Daily Scriptures
The Main Announcements
Among all the life activities of Stillmeadow, there are four big announcements this week. We have exciting and sad news about Pastor Rachel Zeigler. We also have the Youth Quarterly, the Childcare Touch-a-Truck Event and our next Financial Class.
Special Announcement about Pastor Rachel
After 13 years of service at Stillmeadow and 22 years of participation, Pastor Rachel Zeigler is being led by God to serve as Lead Pastor at Hagerstown Nazarene. Click here for the original announcement.
This is bittersweet, because she has been such a vital part of our church family at Stillmeadow, but we are confident that as God has led His church for centuries, that He will remain faithful to Stillmeadow and our kids ministry and Hagerstown as Rachel begins her ministry there.
We will have a farewell potluck party for her in the afternoon of April 28, from 5-7PM. We’ll have a potluck sign up available next week.
The Youth Quarterly
Touch a Truck
Next Financial Stewardship Class
Throughout the year we will be offering a financial stewardship series with one-time classes on different financial topics. Check out the information on the next class on Social Security: Timing is Everything. Questions: email karon.kagan@stillnaz.com or call 717-764-4888.
Vacation Bible School 24
VBS24 is all about the good news of Easter! You can register your children (3yrs-5th grade) and invite your friends now. You can also begin praying for the event and volunteer. Click the buttons below!
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of other groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. If you’d like help, you can contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com).
Young Married Class-Are you soon to be married or have you been married for 10 years or less? This group meets Sundays at 10:30 in room 201. It is led by Todd and Donna Henry. Kidz Ministry is available during this time.
The King Is Coming -A look at prophecy, current events and how to live in preparation for the return of our Lord. This class is taught by Wayne Sechrist and meets Sundays at 10:30 in the second floor large conference room at Sprenkle House.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you serve on our Kids Ministry Team for VBS or on a regular basis. And click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Kids Ministry - Join an incredible team of people investing in and growing with the youngest generation of believers at Stillmeadow. If you’re interested in regularly serving on Sunday morning, click the button below and select any of the options under “Kids Ministry.” If you’re interested in serving with our Vacation Bible School (June 10-13), sign up at www.stillnaz.com/vbsvolunteer24.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
All who work in banks and finance; all making financial decisions for York City and County. York County Prison: prisoners and staff and Good News Jail and Prison Ministries. All who are unemployed or underemployed. All public servants. All immigrants.
Mission Advance
This weekend, churches from across the Mid-Atlantic district will be gathering for the annual District Assembly where we hear reports of God’s faithfulness in the past year and look forward to how we can follow him as a family of churches in the years to come. And this year Gabe Hurlbert and Casey Harrison will be receiving their district licenses on Sunday night! You can find location and viewing info here. Let’s be in prayer together for this sacred time.
Give with us
District Missional Ministry Fund
The Mid-Atlantic District has a fund to encourage creative ministries. You can give by writing “Missional Ministry Fund” on the memo of your check or selecting it in the online options.
Journey House
Partner with us in supporting the Journey House who provides community and low-cost housing for people in recovery. You can give by writing “Journey House” on the memo of your check or selecting it in the online options.
Shirts are a fun way to show support and belonging at Stillmeadow. In addition to the main Stillmeadow logo, we have shirts for Kids Ministry, Youth Ministry, York City Campus and Stillmeadow Childcare. Submit your order by April 21 at https://24stillmeadowchurch.itemorder.com/shop/home/.
Congratulations
To those baptized on Easter Sunday at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus! Let’s pray for each of them as they enter the next phase of their spiritual growth and journey.
At the SLC we had Anna Martin, Destiny and Jacob and Jamison Specht, and Coby Keller in the 9:00 Service. Then Aaron Kidwell, Hailee Botterbusch, Chase Spicer, Stephanie Moffitt, Giuliana and Kyleigh Paugh, Taylor Caufield, Trey Kunkle and Gwendalynn Bode in the 10:30 service. And at YCC we baptized Izaiah Caban, Avriana Byrd, Charlette and Anastasia Snyder, Alexis Lake and Izabella Figlioli!
Condolences
The family of Rebecca O’Neil. Rebecca passed away March 11th.
To Jody Nitchman & Family. Jody’s mother, Joan Plitt passed away March 7th, and her father, John Plitt passed away March 11th.
I conclude this message with the words of the angel:
“Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. HE HAS RISEN! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’” Mark 16:6-7
Let’s go and tell…
Pastor Josh and the Stillmeadow Team