Church Board Nominations, Youth Fall Dates, and the Fests!
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
As we prepared for this Sunday’s message on wealth out of the passage in Mark 10:17-31, I was drawn to the three verses where Jesus is described as “looking.” Look at the “look” and hear the words of our Savior Jesus.
(10:21) Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
(10:23) Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
(10:27) Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
Jesus, our real Treasure, invites us to leave everything and follow Him and discover that we have everything in Him. Part of the Christian journey is the movement from treasuring created stuff to treasuring the Creator of all the stuff. It is easy to try to hoard earthly treasure instead of surrendering it to God’s heavenly purposes. But Jesus has accomplished what was impossible for us: freeing us from all sin (including greed and coveting) into a life of loving sacrificially. So, as you consider how God is calling you to grow in the stewarding of your wealth, remember that Jesus looks at you and loves you!
And pay attention this week to the wisdom found in scripture with our daily reading plan.
Weekly Reading (October 13-19)
Monday: Obadiah 1:1-9; Revelation 7:9-17
Tuesday: Obadiah 1:10-16; Revelation 8:1-5
Wednesday: Obadiah 1:17-21; Luke 16:19-31
Thursday: Genesis 14:17-24; Romans 15:7-13
Friday: Isaiah 47:1-9; Revelation 17:1-18
Saturday: Isaiah 47:10-15; Luke 22:24-30
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
Youth Fall Dates
The Fests! Autumn Fun Fest (Oct 19), YCC Fall Fest (Oct 26)
Nominations for the church board!
Get more information HERE
The Fests
This season we’re welcoming our neighbors through the Autumn Fun Fest at Stillmeadow Lane (Oct 19, 2-4) and Fall Fest at York City Campus (Oct 26, 6-8). You can donate candy, s’mores and/or volunteer!
Sign-up to volunteer or donate HERE.
Church Board Nominations
Church Board elections will take place December 8th. We are inviting you to nominate candidates to take part in the election for church board HERE.
From Our Church Board
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! We have a group of dedicated professionals who serve on our staff at both campuses. In October please consider the ways that you can recognize them with gift cards, meal invitations, cards of appreciation, gasoline cards, or other tokens of your gratitude. ~Scott Mingus, Sr., Church Board Secretary
Children’s Ministry Update
We are entering phase 3 of our children’s ministry transition. Phase 1 was saying farewell to and celebrating Pastor Rachel while also grieving her departure. Phase 2 is the Interim Prayer Phase as we seek God’s guidance on what’s next. Phase 3 is the Search Phase as we put together a job description and interview potential candidates for the position. Phase 4 will be the welcome and integration of a new leader.
In this interim season, Trudy Gunnet continues to serve as our Children’s Ministry Director and Patsy Moses as our Children’s Ministry Assistant, with Pastor Tabitha Martin providing pastoral oversight. We are grateful for each of them and the members of our Stillnaz Kids Ministry team who are leading well in this season.
Let’s continue to pray for those leaders and for our next leader. We are currently accepting applications for this position. Please contact Pastor Josh (pastorjosh@stillnaz.com) for more info.
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Join a Lifegroup- We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our lifegroups at stillnaz.com/lifegroups.
Young Adult Ministry (YAM)-Our young adults, led by Heath and Kate Grim, meet the first, third and fifth Saturday of the month at 10AM for brunch, community fellowship and a group Bible study. Please reach out for location information by going to stillnaz.com/lifegroups.!
Serve with us
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.
~Autumn Fun Fest & Family Fall Fest at YCC- Volunteers are needed to make these events a success! You can sign up HERE.
~ Community Thanksgiving Dinner-This event is a multi-church event that will be held at YCC! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! You can sign-up HERE.
~Greeter or Cafe- Serve by welcoming folks as they enter the church for worship and special events or by making a great cup of coffee and serving it with a warm greeting and smile! Click on the serve button below!
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…
Our citizens who live in York County, mayors, school boards. The print and broadcast media. The churches of York: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness.
Give with us
Disaster Relief Fund-
Stillmeadow keeps a “Disaster Relief Fund” to mobilize teams to go and help where disaster strikes. This enables our teams to travel without cost. Donate to the fund by check with “Disaster Relief” in the memo line, or give online at the button below and select “Disaster Relief.”
Congratulations to…
Brady and Karla Rotz who were married on October 5.