Our Events
April 19:
Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. Worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Duane bringing the message from John 21:1-19.
April 26:
Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. Worship service begins at 10:30 a.m.
May 3:
Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. Worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Snacks & social time follows.
Wider Church Items
* PA Relief Sale Craft Stand coordinators invite you to start creating for the 70th annual sale, held April 17–18, at the Farm Show Building in Harrisburg, PA. All proceeds benefit MCC, and we are seeking NEW, quality handmade items in fabric, yarn, thread, wood, paper, or specialty medium (fancy soaps, candles, etc). Drop-off is at the Ephrata MCC Material Resources Center or at the sale. Volunteers are also needed. Contact Janet Runion Patton at 717-926-4008 or email. Refer to this flyer for more information.
* Mosaic Women’s Annual Gathering: all women within Mosaic congregations or ministries are invited to join us on Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (EST) with the theme of Well-Watered Women (Isaiah 58:11). The presenter is Pastor Letty Cortes of Centro de Alabanza. Join for worship and teaching together on Zoom, with regional gatherings (Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida) for lunch and afternoon activities. More info and registration at mosaicmennonites.org/women/.
* Ministry at the Edges of Memory: Pastoral Care for People Living with Dementia. Join St. Luke’s Penn Foundation (Sellersville, PA) annual Clergy Education event on Wednesday, May 6. Hot breakfast at 8:00 am; presentation 8:30–10:00 am. Learn practical, compassionate approaches to supporting those living with dementia and their families, while reflecting on the church’s role as a community of care and memory. RSVP here by April 21.
* How did Mennonites respond as revolutionary fervor spread throughout the American colonies? Learn about their stories at “A Crisis of Allegiance: American Mennonites during the Revolutionary War” at the Mennonite Heritage Center on Thursday, May 7, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. This program will present the range of national Mennonite responses through a local lens. Joel Horst Nofziger will contextualize the historical conflict and Pastor Rob Presthus will respond with some implications for today.
* Please save the date for our Tuesday, May 12, seminar: “Healing Together: Trauma Informed Care in Ministry.” Registration and breakfast start at 8:00 a.m. The seminar is 8:30 a.m.–12 noon. The location is Peter Becker Community, Maplewood Estates. See this document for more info. To register, contact Emily Reinert at ereinert@peterbeckercommunity.com.
* Healthy Niños Honduras operates a Nutritional Rehabilitation Center through which help is continually provided through food distributions and mobile clinics. With a $150 donation, HNH can purchase a pallet of clothes, shoes, household goods from other local organizations. [ Newsletters ]
* Lend a hand in Harleysville at the MCC Material Resource Center warehouse! Each first and third Wednesday of the month from 6-8 pm, they’re in need of a few volunteers to help out. Call 267-203-8074 for more information.
Weather-related cancellations
are announced here.