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Emmanuel Newsletter January • February • March 2015 Greetings Emmanuel, This January we will begin our 34th year of ministry here at Emmanuel. I can say without reservation that I am as excited as I’ve ever been. I truly believe God has even greater things for us as we go forward. If Jesus returns first, then what could be better than that. As I grow older and hopefully wiser (not necessarily more mature. Ha Ha) I value the depth, but yet simplicity of what my Father taught year after year. Since he served here for over 50 years we heard it a lot. Dad would say, “God is concerned with two kinds of people, lost people and hurting people. And as long as we are concerned about the things that God is concerned about He will bless our efforts. God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s supply.” I really believe that is exactly why God continues to bless Emmanuel. It gives us great joy and peace to know that we are living and serving Him and not ourselves. The Scripture clearly says, “Where there is no vision the people perish.” We are committed to keeping our vision alive and even enlarging our vision (Ephesians 3:20). As for our family; 41 years of marriage for Archie and me. Our sons and their families are walking with the Lord. Jared and Nicole continue living and teaching high school in Baltimore. They are great parents to Kaitlynne (9), and Brayden (6) who are very active in church, school and sports. We Skype with them which is great when it’s hard to get together as often as we’d like. Shane and Janelle are doing well. They have four kids; Tyler (14), Isaiah (9), Liam (8), and Ruby (6), and about 10 times that many animals. We get to see them often and have them for sleepovers. We love being grandparents. Shane continues to counsel and minister at Peniel. He is doing a great job. Janelle homeschools and tends to the animals (with the kids helping willingly?). Emmanuel Main and Emmanuel West continue to shine bright in our community and around the world. Thank you for your part and thank you for allowing us to serve Him and you. Have a Blessed Christmas as well as a Blessed 2015. God is Good......... P.Ray and Archie
Transcript of 2015 Jan-Mar NL WEBGod’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s supply.” I really believe...
Emmanuel NewsletterJanuary • February • March 2015
Greetings Emmanuel, This January we will begin our 34th year of ministry here at Emmanuel. I can say without reservation that I am as excited as I’ve ever been. I truly believe God has even greater things for us as we go forward. If Jesus returns first, then what could be better than that.As I grow older and hopefully wiser (not necessarily more mature. Ha Ha) I value the depth, but yet simplicity of what my Father taught year after year. Since he served here for over 50 years we heard it a lot. Dad would say, “God is concerned with two kinds of people, lost people and hurting people. And as long as we are concerned about the things that God is concerned about He will bless our efforts. God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s supply.” I really believe that is exactly why God continues to bless Emmanuel.
It gives us great joy and peace to know that we are living and serving Him and not ourselves. The Scripture clearly says, “Where there is no vision the people perish.” We are committed to keeping our vision alive and even enlarging our vision (Ephesians 3:20).
As for our family; 41 years of marriage for Archie and me. Our sons and their families are walking with the Lord. Jared and Nicole continue living and teaching high school in Baltimore. They are great parents to Kaitlynne (9), and Brayden (6) who are very active in church, school and sports. We Skype with them which is great when it’s hard to get together as often as we’d like. Shane and Janelle are doing well. They have four kids; Tyler (14), Isaiah (9), Liam (8),
and Ruby (6), and about 10 times that many animals. We get to see them often and have them for sleepovers. We love being grandparents. Shane continues to counsel and minister at Peniel. He is doing a great job. Janelle homeschools and tends to the animals (with the kids helping willingly?). Emmanuel Main and Emmanuel West continue to shine
bright in our community and around the world. Thank you for your part and thank you for allowing us to serve Him and you.
Have a Blessed Christmas as well as a Blessed 2015. God is Good.........P.Ray and Archie
Dear Friend, Greetings to you in the name of our blessed Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ! It’s hard to believe that it’s that time of year where we write our annual Christmas letter. So much has happened in 2014 and it’s impossible to sum it up in one letter. In January, we faced the difficult task of saying goodbye to the folks at the main campus. We had the incredible privilege of serv-ing there for 15 years. God blessed us with wonderful friendships that we will always treasure. We began full time ministry at Emmanuel West on January 6. The church was planted on October 7, 2012. The Lord did far more than we anticipated (Ephesians 3:20). It became increasingly clear that He wanted us in the West Hills on a full time basis. The door opened for us to move from the Westwood Theatre to the Westmont Church of the Brethren. That move occurred on August 31. We were once again amazed at God’s goodness to us. Our attendance has exploded and we are now able to offer a nursery, children’s ministry, and youth ministry. Our son-in-law, Jeremy Ferguson, came on board as our full time worship leader in August. The Lord has used him in a wonderful way to create a very vibrant weekly time of praise. In July, we were hit with the unwelcome news that Sandy had breast cancer. We are grateful she completed her radiation treatments and has an excellent prognosis. Things did not settle down as God impressed on us the wisdom in moving to the West Hills to be closer to the folks we serve. The move was completed in November. As we were moving, we received great news that Mallory and Jeremy were expecting a child. That in itself is a miracle. Please pray for the pregnancy and the baby. We thank God for your friendship and pray He blesses you as you serve Him in 2015.
In His Love, Dave & Sandy
WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB/WOMEN’S MINISTRIES
Small Groups Spring Semester
2015 Small Group sign-ups
January 4th-February 1st IN THE WELCOME CENTER
OR Contact Candi Johnson at 814-266-4117 ext 222
EMAIL: [email protected]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY If Richland Schools have a 2 hr delay there will be no 633 Tuesday mornings or MOPS! If Richland Schools cancel for the entire day all the evening events are cancelled here!
Special Needs Ministry
There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord. (1 Cor. 12: 4-5 )
Thank you for offering your time and talents in service to the Lord. We praise Him for giving you the gifts you possess and the heart to share them. Thank you for being Jesus’ hands and feet among us. Committee Members: Joanne Bender Frank and Anne DaChille Jessica Gardner Anthony Laiuvara Alicia Feight Nikki Hipple Carrie Naylor Dennis and Sue Miller Sarah Spiridigilizio Barry and Georgann Thomas Bill and Carol Thomas Tina Yoder
ABLE Leaders and Volunteers: Matthew and Kerry Danel Samantha, Colton, and Westin Danel Denise Marsh Lisa Reitz and Megan Vickie Confer Jacob Bacci Special Event Volunteers: Penn Highlands CRU members Matthew and Susan Danchanko Michele Rager and children Teresa Anzalone Sharon Eley Barb Craig Kim Marks MarcyVasbinder Shari Hillman Vicki Bertlofte and all the small groups who donated gifts or times of service this past year
WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB/WOMEN’S MINISTRIES
Small Groups Spring Semester
2015 Small Group sign-ups
January 11th-February 8th IN THE WELCOME CENTER
OR Contact Candi Johnson at 814-266-4117 ext 222
EMAIL: [email protected]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISO-RY
If Richland Schools have a 2 hr delay there will be no 633 Tuesday mornings or MOPS! If
Special Needs Ministry
There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord. (1 Cor. 12: 4-5 )
Thank you for offering your time and talents in service to the Lord. We praise Him for giving you the gifts you possess and the heart to share them. Thank you for being Jesus’ hands and feet among us. Committee Members: Joanne Bender Frank and Anne DaChille Jessica Gardner Anthony Laiuvara Alicia Feight Nikki Hipple Carrie Naylor Dennis and Sue Miller Sarah Spiridigilizio Barry and Georgann Thomas Bill and Carol Thomas Tina Yoder
ABLE Leaders and Volunteers: Matthew and Kerry Danel Samantha, Colton, and Westin Danel Denise Marsh Lisa Reitz and Megan Vickie Confer Jacob Bacci Special Event Volunteers: Penn Highlands CRU members Matthew and Susan Danchanko Michele Rager and children Teresa Anzalone Sharon Eley Barb Craig Kim Marks MarcyVasbinder Shari Hillman Vicki Bertlofte and all the small groups who donated gifts or times of service this past year
WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB/WOMEN’S MINISTRIES
Small Groups Spring Semester
2015 Small Group sign-ups
January 4th-February 1st IN THE WELCOME CENTER
OR Contact Candi Johnson at 814-266-4117 ext 222
EMAIL: [email protected]
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY If Richland Schools have a 2 hr delay there will be no 633 Tuesday mornings or MOPS! If Richland Schools cancel for the entire day all the evening events are cancelled here!
Special Needs Ministry
There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord. (1 Cor. 12: 4-5 )
Thank you for offering your time and talents in service to the Lord. We praise Him for giving you the gifts you possess and the heart to share them. Thank you for being Jesus’ hands and feet among us. Committee Members: Joanne Bender Frank and Anne DaChille Jessica Gardner Anthony Laiuvara Alicia Feight Nikki Hipple Carrie Naylor Dennis and Sue Miller Sarah Spiridigilizio Barry and Georgann Thomas Bill and Carol Thomas Tina Yoder
ABLE Leaders and Volunteers: Matthew and Kerry Danel Samantha, Colton, and Westin Danel Denise Marsh Lisa Reitz and Megan Vickie Confer Jacob Bacci Special Event Volunteers: Penn Highlands CRU members Matthew and Susan Danchanko Michele Rager and children Teresa Anzalone Sharon Eley Barb Craig Kim Marks MarcyVasbinder Shari Hillman Vicki Bertlofte and all the small groups who donated gifts or times of service this past year
MOPS Mother’s of Preschoolers
Meets at the church 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of
each month. 9:30-11:30 a.m.
AWANA CLUBS Resumes on Sunday,
January 11th!!!
EMMANUEL PRAYER BREAKFAST
TO RESUME IN MARCH
LOOK IN BULLETIN FOR
DETAILS
COMMUNION AT ALL THE WEEKEND SERVICES
JANUARY 24th & 25th, 2015
Church Contributions Please keep in mind that all contributions received at the church after December 31, 2014, will be reported as 2015 contributions. The only exception to this rule (Section 1.170A-1 (b) of the income tax regulations) is contributions that are mailed to the church and the envelopes are postmarked with a 2014 date. The date on the check is not used to determine the year of the contribution. The date the contribution is received at the church and the postmark on the envelope of con-tributions that were mailed are the determining fac-tors used to record the year of the contributions.
633 PRAISE AND PRAYER TIMES
TUESDAYS @ 6:33 A.M. IN MUSIC ROOM WEDNESDAYS@ 6:00 P.M. IN CLASSROOM B
MOPS Mother’s of Preschoolers
Meets at the church 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of
each month. 9:30-11:30 a.m.
AWANA CLUBS Resumes on Sunday,
January 11th!!!
EMMANUEL PRAYER BREAKFAST
TO RESUME IN MARCH
LOOK IN BULLETIN FOR
DETAILS
COMMUNION
AT ALL THE WEEKEND SERVICES JANUARY
Church Contributions Please keep in mind that all contributions received at the church after December 31, 2014, will be reported as 2015 contributions. The only exception to this rule (Section 1.170A-1 (b) of the income tax regulations) is contributions that are mailed to the church and the envelopes are postmarked with a 2014 date. The date on the check is not used to determine the year of the contribution. The date the contribution is received at the church and the postmark on the envelope of con-tributions that were mailed are the determining fac-tors used to record the year of the contributions.
633 PRAISE AND PRAYER TIMES
TUESDAYS @ 6:33 A.M. IN MUSIC ROOM WEDNESDAYS@ 6:00 P.M. IN CLASSROOM B
MOPS Mother’s of Preschoolers
Meets at the church 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of
each month. 9:30-11:30 a.m.
AWANA CLUBS Resumes on Sunday,
January 11th!!!
EMMANUEL PRAYER BREAKFAST
TO RESUME IN MARCH
LOOK IN BULLETIN FOR
DETAILS
COMMUNION AT ALL THE WEEKEND SERVICES
JANUARY 24th & 25th, 2015
Church Contributions Please keep in mind that all contributions received at the church after December 31, 2014, will be reported as 2015 contributions. The only exception to this rule (Section 1.170A-1 (b) of the income tax regulations) is contributions that are mailed to the church and the envelopes are postmarked with a 2014 date. The date on the check is not used to determine the year of the contribution. The date the contribution is received at the church and the postmark on the envelope of con-tributions that were mailed are the determining fac-tors used to record the year of the contributions.
633 PRAISE AND PRAYER TIMES
TUESDAYS @ 6:33 A.M. IN MUSIC ROOM WEDNESDAYS@ 6:00 P.M. IN CLASSROOM B
Special Christmas Offering
Enclosed in this newsletter is a special Christmas offering envelope. As we consider God’s great gift to us, would you consider an
extra gift to Him this year?If you receive the newsletter via e-mail, there
are Christmas offering envelopes available in the Welcome Center.
Emmanuel West Campus January 18th - Right to Life Sunday
Don’t miss the special presentation by the children of Emmanuel West Campus
OPEN
emmanuel student ministryEmmanuel student ministry is focused on serving Junior and Senior High School students in 6-12th grade. Our desire is to come alongside parents and students to help encourage them to follow God’s plan for their life.
C-groupsFor Sr. & Jr. High
Connecting Groups What are Connecting Groups (C-‐Groups)?
C-Groups are small groups for students in 6th -12th grade! Meet weekly with 5-10 other students (same gender and age) and two adult C-Group leaders. It is a
time filed with Bible study prayer, fellowship, accountability, and fun!
When and where do we meet? C-Groups meet at the church on Sunday and Wednesday evenings. C-Groups
will be starting in February.
How do I get involved? You can now register online for the winter/spring session at:
youth.emmanuelbaptist.net
For Jr. High
What Is Believe? Believe Conference is a high-energy weekend event for junior high students only. It is structured specifically for junior high students and is packed with powerful worship, intense drama and teaching from God's Word. Who: For students in 6th, 7th, 8th grade When: February 20-‐22 Where: Northern Kentucky University Cost: $80 (includes: charter bus transportation, hotel, and conference) Space is limited
Sign up online or contact Steve Vickroy ([email protected])
For Sr. High
What Is Planet Wisdom? Planet Wisdom is a student conference run by Youth Specialties—an organization with more than 40 years of history dedicated to serving youth workers and students. This year the theme is “Your Story So Far.” The students will learn and reinforce that God’s story is living and active —that it’s still being written, and they have a unique role in the story.
Who: For students in 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, grade When: March 13-‐15 Where: Hylton Memorial Chapel, Woodbridge,VA Cost: $80 (includes: charter bus transportation, hotel, and conference) Space is limited
Sign up online or contact Steve Vickroy ([email protected])
Emmanuel Baptist Church 425 Luther Road Johnstown PA 15904
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1st– HAPPY New Year! - AWANA RESUMES 6th- MOPS 20th–MOPS 24th-Communion@ 6 p.m. 25th-Communion @ all Morning services
february 3rd MOPS 10th MOPS/ P.Ray’s Birthday
march Emmanuel Services are available to view:
1) On television: Atlantic Broadband Cable Channel 9
•EmmanuelMainCampus-MondayEvenings at10:30pmandSundayMornings11:00am
•EmmanuelWestCampus-MondayEveningsat 9:00pmandSundayMornings10:00am2) On the web at:
•MainCampus-www.emmanuelbaptist.net •WestCampus-www.emmanuelwest.com
