Church Directory, 30 Hour Famine, Discipleship Courses
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
We live in a time when churches, companies and countries have experienced the dark corruption of leadership and abuse of power. Historically, this is nothing new. The Old Testament is full of stories of kings and parents and siblings misusing the authority given to them.
Jesus even said about the Gentile leaders of his time: “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.”
But he called his disciples to lead small.
43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Do you have that memorized? It packs a powerful punch, because it ties together the fact that 1) Jesus gave his life as ransom and 2) Jesus gave his life as an example.
Jesus died to free us to follow his example of service.
It’s time for the church (me and you) to serve like Jesus with his help.
Let’s engage in his word every day this week. Here’s the reading schedule…
Weekly Reading (October 20-26)
Monday: Psalm 75; Hebrews 6:1-12
Tuesday: Psalm 37:23-40; Hebrews 6:13-20
Wednesday: Psalm 91:9-16; John 13:1-17
Thursday: Psalm 126; Hebrews 7:1-10
Friday: Psalm 34:1-8; Hebrews 7:11-22
Saturday: Jeremiah 29:24-32; Mark 8:22-26
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
Join the online church directory
30 Hour Famine!
Discipleship Courses
Join the Online Church Directory
Stillmeadow uses Church Center to provide ways to connect with Small Groups and with each other. The great thing about an online directory is that you can update your information and choose which information to share. Fill out the form at Stillnaz.com/directory, email kkagan@stillnaz.com or visit the next steps table to express your interest! You will receive an email from Church Center that will invite you to update your information, and then guide you through the process of sharing your information. Church Center can be used online at stillnaz.churchcenter.com or you can download the app to your smart phone or tablet.
Youth 30 Hour Famine-November 8 & 9
Did you know that the number of people facing hunger doubled in 2020 and is now 270 million, that one in every ten people in the developing world do not have enough to eat and 6,000 plus kids under age 5 die from preventable hunger related causes daily? Support our youth as they fast, fund raise for world hunger and serve! Youth participants and adult volunteers can register HERE. You can donate to World Vision to end world hunger through a participating teen or by going HERE.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!
Courses- We are all on a discipleship pathway here in Stillmeadow and we have many intermittent courses that help equip each of us in spiritual formation. Our courses can be found at stillnaz.com/courses. You can walk right across the hall during the 10:30 service to participate in our Journey course.
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.
~Kids, Nursery Workers & Youth -Be a part of bringing the Gospel to our kids & youth! From nursery age to teens adult workers are needed. For more information, click on the serve button below or email pmoses@stillnaz.com.
~ 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.
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.”
Crisis Care Kits
One way the Church of the Nazarene supports people facing natural and humanitarian disasters is through Crisis Care Kits. These are little packs that help meet basic needs. If you’d like to help, you can build kits of your own and bring them into Stillmeadow. You can find the list and instructions HERE.
Quarterly Giving Statement
Stillmeadow accomplishes its mission of Jesus to All Generations through the faithful generosity of God’s people. Because our accountability and transparency are important below is our quarterly income and expense report for the most recent quarter.
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
Congratulations to…
Mitchell & Leah (Shaffer) George who were married on October 12.
Brady and Karla Rotz who were married on October 5.
Condolences to…
The Family of Denny (and Vanessa) Williams who lost his mother Lois Elaine Williams on October 11.