General Assembly Update, Prayers for VBS and Mission Week
Dear church,
What an incredible privilege to be a part of a church family that literally spans the globe. I have been at our General Assembly (happens every four years!) in Indianapolis. I wish each of you could be here, but here’s a quick summary with links to the services.
On Friday night of General Assembly we saw flags from every nation where the Church of the Nazarene serves.
On Saturday night, we heard from General Superintendent Gustavo Crocker (who ordained Pastor’s Chris, Rachel, and Ronnie) about how all of us are called.
And Sunday morning's message from General Superintendent David Graves included an incredible image of how God lavishes his love on us and demonstrated his love for us in Jesus Christ. Right in the middle of the message was the memory verse for our current series!
Sunday evening’s message from General Superintendent Davis Busic is iconic. He got to the heart of the Nazarene story of risk-taking love and holy living.
On Monday morning, General Superintendent Carla Sunberg (who ordained Pastor Jade) gave the quadrennial address (state of the union), with the winsome tag-line: "Good Morning." If you want a glimpse of God's incredible work in the global Nazarene church, take the time to listen in.
And Monday evening, General Superintendent Fili Chambo asked “What does it mean to say ‘Jesus is Lord’ in the chaos?” He invited us to remember that the chaos in the world does not have the final word, because Jesus is Lord.
You can view all the services here.
Pray with me for VBS and Mission Week
This week has been a powerful reminder that what we do together to serve each other and our neighbors for the sake of Christ makes a difference for eternity. Events like Vacation Bible School can be the start or restart for someone’s spiritual journey. Pray with me for VBS and consider who you can invite. You can register here or sign up at the door.
At the same time, we will have some of our middle school youth serving in York County. Pray with me for those young people and youth workers!
Hear Sunday’s Services
Stillmeadow Lane Campus — Pastor Rachel Zeigler
Grow with us
Check out our listing of discipleship 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).
Celebrate Recovery-Find support, help and encouragement for your hurts, hang-ups or addictive habit. This group meets at 6PM at the York City Campus (350 Chestnut St., York, PA 17403)
MORE-Dig deeper into the sermon of the morning! This group is led by Steve Yinger and John Lackey and meets at 10:30AM in the Sprenkle House ground floor conference room.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. Here are three of the many ways you can join in. Click the button to sign up for these or see the other opportunities.
Foster Care Initiative — Join us in serving foster children or resource families with foster children. Sign up here.
East Jamaica Work & Witness Trip Meeting – Interested in serving with us in Jamaica. Applications and $200 deposit is due by June 25th, when we’ll have a meeting at noon in room #112. For applications and any questions: Contact JoAnn and Randy Hull at jobi1956@gmail.com.
Kids Ministry — Stillnaz Kidz Ministry is growing and we are looking for 8 volunteers to serve at the 9:00 service and 4 volunteers to serve at the 10:30 service. Come join our youngest Stillnaz Family Members as they build their spiritual foundation of following Jesus with their lives. Email Pastor Rachel for more information: pastorrachel@stillnaz.com.
Pray with us
Let’s Pray for York Together This Summer
Let’s join our heads and hearts in prayer for York. Check out the daily prayer guide at the link below. Share your requests at the link below as well.
Give with us
Support Our Kids and Preteens for Camp!
Special Announcement
Accepting applications for the position of Facilities Manager: This is an opportunity for someone who sees this as an area of ministry. Duties include: supervising the custodial staff, with custodial duties as a part of the hours, overseeing the scheduling and usage of our facilities, and purchasing supplies. The position is mostly second shift and weekends due to the nature of our church activities. Contact Pastor Kent at pastorkent@stillnaz.com or 717-577-4246.
Condolences to…
To the Hughes Family. Jackie Hughes passed away Saturday, June 10th.
To Wayne Sechrist and family. Wayne’s father Rodger Sechrist passed away May 29th.
“May the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” 1 Peter 5:10
For His Kingdom,
Pastor Josh and the Stillmeadow Team
PS…I’ll be back from General Assembly to join in the fun of VBS! Pray with me for the kids and workers involved in that incredible week. There’s still time to register here.
PPS…Did you start the Romans Reading Plan? It’s been incredible to slowly read through the first two chapters these past two weeks. You can catch up and read along with me with the plan here.