Our Next All Church Series Begins Oct 1, and more!
Hello Church Fam,
One of the ways that we “embrace unity” as a church is to have an “all church series” when we invite kids, youth and adult ministries across both campuses to focus on the same set of scriptures in the same period of time. These can be catalyzing experiences in the life of the church, moments that allow us space to keep in step with the Spirit together.
From October 1-29, we want to align our spirits and hearts around Jesus’ words in Matthew 21-22. Pastor John, Pastor Chris, Pastor Jade and Chastity and Pastor Rachel will all be preaching throughout this series.
I want to challenge you to…
Make every effort to come every Sunday.
Jump into a discipleship group to wrestle with the question of the week.
Do the daily readings.
Pray the daily prayers.
If you aren’t in a group: sign up here.
If you’d like to follow the daily readings and prayers: grab a guide at the welcome desk or download them here.
How Not To Be The Church
A brief look at Matthew 21-22 and you’ll see that Jesus was confronting the religious establishment of his day, providing correction in love, inviting them and us to leave behind unrepentant, fruitless, inattentive, hypocritical and unloving lives. So, we’re titling this series: “How Not To Be The Church.” What Jesus confronted then, he wants to cleanse today.
I’m praying that this will be a purifying time for our church, as we allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the areas of our lives that are resistant to His work and His way, so that we can Be the Church and Serve the World as He has destined us to be and do. I’m praying with hope-filled anticipation that God will deepen our dependence on Him and interdependence on each other through this series.
Will you pray for me and each other in this?
Jerk Chicken Dinner Fundraiser!
Join in and support our Work and Witness Team as they raise funds to continue the building projects in East Jamaica this January
Jerk Chicken Dinner w/ Silent Auction and Baked Goods Auction
September 30, 2023, doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Adults $16.00, Children under 10 $8.00
Tickets sold Sundays before each service or call Jess Dedrick at (717) 339-9689
The team is asking for donations of homemade desserts to auction! if you are able to contribute please call or text Lea Ann Shaffer at 717-779-4514. Delivery of the dessert will be 9/30 between 2 and 4PM.
Watch the Sunday Services
Stillmeadow Lane Campus —Pastor Josh Kleinfeld
York City Campus — Pastor Isabell Clark
Grow with us
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).
2023 All Church Series: How NOT To Be The Church- During the month of October all of our worship services and small groups are going to listen to Jesus’ compassionately corrective words in Matthew 21-22. If you’re not in a small group or you’ve been away from yours for a while, this is a good time to join in. If you’re not in a group, sign up at the button below.
Grace Class — The purpose of the Grace Class is to cultivate God's grace in our daily lives so that we might be ministers of God's grace in our circles of influence. (1 Peter 4:10). This group meets at 1:30PM every Wednesday in the lower level conference room of the Sprenkle House. uses the Faith Connections Bible Study Guide and is led by Pastor Steve and Cathy Grosvenor.
NEW Young Married Class-Are you soon to be married or have you been married for 10 years or less? Beginning October 8th at 10:30 in room 205 and led by Todd and Donna Henry, this group will start with a 6-week series called Sacred Marriage. Kidz Ministry is available. You can sign up at the button below.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. Click the link below to see the many ways you could use your gifts!
All Volunteer Potluck- Sunday, October 15th at 4:30PM. If you volunteer or are interested in volunteering at Stillmeadow in any way, let’s get our heads and hearts together for a night of celebration and training. It’s a potluck, so sign up at this link (Pot-Luck) to bring a dish to share with others. It’s family friendly and childcare will be provided for the breakout sessions!
Habitat for Humanity-Be a part of building needed housing! Contact s-cox@comcast.net for more info.
Pray with us
Let’s Pray with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
The Sept 8 weekly prayer update included prayer for the Sudan Refugee Crisis, those impacted by Hurricane Idalia and for Holistic Child Development in Brazil. You can find specific ways to pray by following this link.
Let’s pray for the Fullers and the Youth and Young Adult Ministries
Last week, Pastor Chris and Emily announced that they are being called to serve in Loretto, PA, where Chris has been invited to serve as a prison chaplain. God is going to use this transition to strengthen our youth and young adult ministry. Just as God called Chris to take this next step, He is preparing us for our next step. So, please pray as we begin to plan the best path forward for this transition.
Give with us
God has given each of us gifts for us to share. In addition to giving a regular tithe, consider helping with our Crisis Care Kits or Alabaster Offering.
Alabaster Boxes — The Alabaster Fund helps Nazarene churches around the world with their construction projects. We have Alabaster boxes available at the Welcome Desk of each campus. Grab one and fill it with loose change. Or give online to the Alabaster Offering. We’ll be collecting the boxes at the end of September. See a video of how a boy from Italy gave HERE.
Crisis Care Kits — Nazarene Compassionate Ministries helps people affected by disasters, famines, etc, by sending Crisis Care Kits full of necessary supplies. You can find the list of supplies and instructions HERE.
Special Announcement
Accepting Applications for the Positions of Facilities Manager & Facilities Team Members- The positions are an important part of the ministry at Stillmeadow and are mostly second shift and weekends due to the nature of our church activities. Contact Pastor Kent at 717-577-4246 or pastorkent@stillnaz.com for more information or to apply.
Congratulations to…
The Goodyear Family who welcomed their new baby boy, Gabriel, on August 25.
Condolences to…
To the family of Michael Onley (including Janell Greer, Keli McGee and their mom, Trish Lackey) who passed away Sunday, September 17.
To the Family of Robert “Bob” Kottmyer who passed away Sunday, September 10.
I conclude this message with the theme verse for Nazarene Youth Conference and our memory verse for the last part of our Romans series:
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
We’re praying for you. Will you pray for us?
Pastor Josh and the Stillmeadow Team
PS…One of the things I love about our “All Church Series” is when we have our All Volunteer Potluck. This year we’re doing something different at the AVP. We’re having a casserole and dessert contest! Should be fun and informative! Sign up for the Potluck here.