Waynesboro Church of the Brethren Newsletter
July 3, 2022
The Pastor's Pen
Today’s topic as we continue our study on the “Fruits of the Spirit” is “Joy.” Joy is a very important component of a Christian’s life, for without it what’s the point? Joy is the supernatural response of believing the gospel. No matter what your religious background, life has one major enemy and that’s death. Through Jesus’ atoning sacrifice on the cross and His resurrection, we’re granted an opportunity for eternal life in heaven, which means through faith in Jesus, we can defeat life’s final enemy, death. Knowing we’ve defeated death should bring us joy. However, many times we become caught up in the grind and we forget to have joy. Joy comes from a spirit of gratitude and let’s face it we aren’t always the most thankful people. Like the other fruits of the spirit, “joy” is a discipline. It takes perspective. It sounds a bit beneath us, even childish, but at the end of each day do we count our blessings? If you do, you’ll notice that some days are much better than we give them credit for. We as humans tend to focus and obsess on the most negative things. If we take stock in our lives on a daily basis, we realize that many good things happen to us, or are said to us, and we never really think about them. Unless we think about them. To see what Biblical joy looks like, think about the shepherds in the Christmas story. They have the most mundane, boring, unfulfilling job imaginable. In addition, they’re exposed to the elements and never really make much money. But when the Angels come to them in Luke two and they see Jesus, they go away rejoicing. They have exceeding joy. What’s changed? Their livelihood hasn’t. Their financial situation hasn’t. They have experienced a change through Jesus their Savior. Have we? Do people know we know Christ through our joy? Everyday we wake up and we have the opportunity to choose our attitude. The attitude we choose directly reflects the condition of our heart. – Pastor John
Serving You Today
Pre Worship Greeters
Terry & Robin Flegel
Worship Leader
Joel Weber
Acolyte
Jacksen Baker
Sound Technicians
Terry Flegel
Denny Bittinger
Visitor’s Center
Susan McBride
Terry & Robin Flegel
Worship Leader
Joel Weber
Acolyte
Jacksen Baker
Sound Technicians
Terry Flegel
Denny Bittinger
Visitor’s Center
Susan McBride
Undershepherds for July
Sue Bock Charlotte Malcolm
Carolyn Carson Susan McBride Prayer Sessions in our ParlorPrayer sessions are held every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Parlor and is open to any church member. The church family is encouraged to place prayer requests in the Prayer Box located at the Visitor's Center in the lobby. All requests will be held up in prayer by the prayer session group. Great Things Happen When God's People Pray!
Camp Eder
Senior Days for folks 50 yrs+ on April 20, Sept. 14, & Nov. 9. See Sally in the office for a booklet or register online @ www.campeder.org.
Women’s Ministry Agenda for 2022
Jan…...Sweet Grace Blankets(made yearly)
Feb…...(Canceled due to virus) Mar…. .Bible study (canceled due to virus) April… .Living Last Supper May…..Missionary Speaker June….Baby Shower for Pregnancy Center/Wbo July…..80’s Plus Birthday Breakfast Bash Aug…..Bible Study Sept….Wbo School Lunch Fund Oct…...Samaritan’s Purse Christ. Boxes Nov…..Thanksgiving Food Drive Dec…..Toiletries Bags for Homeless CWS School KitSupplies needed:
1 pair of blunt scissors removed from package (rounded tip, only) 3 70-count bound notebooks or notebooks totaling 200-210 pages (No loose-leaf or filler paper.) 1 30-centimeter 12" ruler 1 hand-held pencil sharpener, removed from the package 1 large eraser (no pencil cap erasers) 6 new, unsharpened pencils with erasers, pencils removed from the package 1 box of 24 Crayola crayons (only 24) All items will be packed inside a cloth bag provided by the church. Value: $15 Processing fee: $2 per kit *Do not enclose money inside the kits or in the bags. Make checks payable to WCOB. On the memo line put CWS kits. Pre-Printed Bulletins
Starting in July, we will be using our existing inventory of pre-printed bulletins one Sunday a month until they are all gone. The reason we are doing this is to be good stewards of our resources by using our remaining stock of bulletins. This could take a while, so please be patient with us. Hope you are enjoying the look of your new bulletin cover! If you have suggestions for a change of the bulletin cover, please let the church office know.
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Upcoming EventsJuly
MO 4 Office closed! MO 4 Pastor John starts sabbatical TU 5 Bible Story on the lawn 10:00 am WE 6 Prayer Group 10:00 am SU 10 Andrew Paterno preaches MO 11 Leadership Team mtg 6:30 pm MO 11 Women’s Ministry mtg 6:30 pm TU 12 Bible Story on the lawn 10:00 am WE 13 Prayer Group 10:00 am TH 14 Youth Bible Study 6:30 pm SU 17 Rev John Paul Holsey preaching Pastor John — on sabbatical
Just a reminder that Pastor John will be unavailable for phone calls, texts and office visits from July 4-27. If you need assistance, please call the church office(762-3835) or Jesse Miles or Andrew Paterno.
Bible Stories on the LawnThe church will be holding free Bible story-time sessions for the community every Tuesday in July at 10:00 am on the church lawn (inside if it rains). Fliers are available in the lobby to share with friends and neighbors.
6 - Philip Gress
8 - Mark Spangler 9 - Arlene Kipe 9 - Daniel Bittinger 12 - Amy Martin 13 - Samantha Carbaugh 14 - Carolyn Poffenberger 24 - Robert Snader 25 - Jacob Bittinger 25 - Dick Rundle 25 - Phyllis Hammaker 26 - Ariana Baker 28 - Joel Weber Thank you
The family of William “Billy” Paugh would like to thank Pastor John Weber for the caring and intercession with Billy as Billy entered his eternal home. Your constant communication with Billy was so very important. Thank you for the travel time and for leading the Memorial Service for Billy. Your efforts were truly appreciated. The Paugh family
VBSThank you to the many willing VBS helpers! Over 80 kids attended this year!
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