Advent Begins, Youth Ministry Survey, Singing and More
Happy Advent Church Family!
What a joy it was to celebrate the Family Advent Experience on Sunday. The advent season (Dec 3-24) is an incredible opportunity to prepare our hearts and lives for the second arrival of Jesus by remembering his first arrival! So, we will go through the four themes of advent (hope, peace, joy and love) in our Sunday morning worship. And we will go through those themes in our Advent Devotional! You can grab a hard copy and you can have it emailed to your inbox by subscribing on the button below.
Youth Ministry Survey
Pastor Tabitha Martin has begun her service as our youth pastor and will be coming onboard full-time on December 3, when she will serve as youth and adult discipleship. As part of the transition, she is offering a place for youth and young adults and families to offer their dreams and desires for youth and young adult ministry. Click the button below to speak into the transformation process.
Watch the Sunday (Nov 26) Services
Stillmeadow Lane Campus —Family Advent Experience
York City Campus — Pastor Jade and Chastity Frederick
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).
Intro to Stillmeadow — Are you interested in learning more about the beliefs of the Church of the Nazarene and the community life of Stillmeadow? Our next 10 week class will be in the spring. Participants have the option of joining the church at the conclusion of the class. Sign up at the button below.
Harvest Prayer-Hear updates from the mission field and from our EJAM partners. Join in prayer and support for our Missionaries around the world. This group is led by Erma Shaffer and meets at 10:30AM the first Sunday of each month in room #124.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you serve in with our Christmas Caroling or sing in our Christmas Choir. And click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Christmas Caroling—On Dec 17 at 6PM Kids Ministry is inviting Stillmeadow family to sing in three nursing homes in York County. Sign up HERE.
Christmas Choir—So, we’ve got an all church, all generation choir for our Christmas program on Dec 17. Invite family members and friends to sing with you!
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. All who are unemployed or underemployed. All public servants. All immigrants.
And let’s pray for our Missions Prayer Requests at www.stillnaz.com/harvestprayer.
Give with us
God has given each of us gifts for us to share. In addition to giving a regular tithe, consider giving to our Disaster Response Team.
Disaster Response
Funds given to this allow us to send teams in response to natural disasters. You can select “Disaster Response” in the online giving options or write “Disaster Response” in the memo line of your check.
Church Board Elections
Elections for the 2024 Church Board will take place after each service on Sunday, December 10th. All members over the age of 15 can vote (age 13 and older can vote for NYI President). There is a flyer available at the Welcome Center with nominee information and pictures to assist you to prepare.
Mid-Atlantic Young Adult Retreat (Dec 29-31)
This event is for young adults ages 18 to early 30s to come grow in their faith with Jesus and in their relationships with young adults on the Mid-Atlantic District! The early bird cost is $90 by Dec 1. Regular registration is $100 by Dec 11. For information and registration go to: https://madnyi.com/young-adult-ministry/. Also, coordinate with our Stillnaz Young Adults by RSVP’s with Aubrey Shaffer @ 717-819-6131
Congratulations
To the Alley Family (Josh and Lindsay, Aaliyah, Harper, Harvey and Mackenzie) on the adoption of one-year old Lilyana on November 20.
Condolences
To Jennifer Stough and family. Jennifer’s mother passed away November 17th.
To the Family of Ted Brown, wife Marilyn and daughter Chris Deibert. Ted passed away November 25th.
I conclude this message with the theme verse for our Advent series.
Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Isaiah 64:4
We’re praying for you. Will you pray for us?
Pastor Josh and the Stillmeadow Team
PS…What’s your favorite advent and Christmas tradition? I’d love to hear. Send me a message at pastorjosh@stillnaz.com.