Waynesboro Church of the Brethren Newsletter
January 30, 2022
Weekly Message From Pastor John's Desk
Today we’re blessed to see Curtis and Kim Myers baptized into membership. It’s been a while since we’ve had a baptism in our church. The past year or two have made the institutions of the church come to a virtual standstill. This is a good week. We wish Curt and Kim all the blessings in life as they make their commitment to Jesus. In today’s sermon we find Jesus in the middle of His Galilean ministry. He’s returned to Nazareth, His boyhood home. He enters the synagogue and reads scripture; He speaks a bit and proclaims rightfully so, that the Kingdom of God is at hand, and He proclaims it’s the year of the Lord. The people who were hanging on Jesus’s every word become irate. They looked at each other with bemusement and said, “This is Mary and Joseph’s Son, the carpenter? Who does He think He is?” These people have an image in their mind of what the Messiah is to be like and Jesus isn’t it. If we cross reference this story from Mark to Luke, we find that the mob rushes Jesus and intends on throwing Him off a cliff. Jesus knows it’s not time yet and He thwarts them and gets away. It seems that Jesus was openly rejected by His own people. These folks waited for the Messiah, prayed for the Messiah, and hoped for the Messiah, but when He came, they failed to recognize Him. It’s a painful story. Jesus said to the crowd, “A prophet is without honor in his own town and among his relatives”. Jesus the perfect Son of God knew the bitter sting of rejection. He was amazed at the people’s lack of faith. Sometimes the people who know you best judge you the harshest. The people of Nazareth never saw Jesus as anymore than a carpenter’s son. The choice Jesus made to come to us, was ripe with humanities defects. You wonder what Jesus thought as He was treated so badly in the synagogue and in the town where He grew up. – Pastor John
Serving You TodayPre Church School
Libby & Rich Stainbrook Pre Worship Greeter Paul Behnke Worship Leader Matt Baker Acolyte Brian Angle Sound Technicians Terry Flegel Denny Bittinger Visitor’s Center Maryellen Burker Undershepherds for January
Sue Bock
Charlotte Malcolm Carolyn Carson Susan McBride 
2 - Buck Seilhamer
3 - Gene Rouzer 3 - Josie Stitely 7 - Chloe Bittinger 9 - Daniel Bittinger 14 - Noah Weber 16 - Raeleigh Biser 23 - Nancy Grimes 24 - Carolyn Carson 27 - Patti Divelbiss 29 - Lucille Barkdoll 31 - Payton Sampson 
1 - Kenneth Hovis 4 - Sandy Koziel 4 - Julia Miles 5 - Sue Bock 8 - Spencer Naugle 11 - Devon Biser 16 - Sue Newcomer 16 - Ron Stitely 17 - Barb Wolff 18 - Nancy Kercheval 25 - Tim Grove 
Prayer Sessions in our Parlor
Prayer 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!
Ideals Magazines
The church library will be disposing of its large collection of Ideals magazines. If you would like any, stop in at the library and pick out as many as you want. Women’s Ministry Agenda for 2022
Jan…...Sweet Grace Blankets(made yearly)
Feb…...(Canceled due to virus) Mar…..Bible study 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 Kit
Supplies 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, removed from the package 1 box of 24 Crayola crayons (only 24) All items must 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. 100th ANNIVERSARY
This year is the 100th anniversary of the chartering of our congregation, a division of the Antietam Congregation. Planning is underway for various activities! Keep an eye out for ways you can be involved in the celebration!
Bulletin CoversCreate the Cover . . .
We are currently evaluating a future transition from pre-printed bulletins to ‘design our own’ bulletin cover-and-back. For all you creative people out there, we would like you to submit your design(s) for evaluation and possible usage to the church office by March 27, 2022. Some topic ideas could include pictures of the Church with seasonal themes, Easter themes, Christmas themes or other themes. We are looking to use up to 4 to 6 different ideas/themes which would be appropriate throughout the year. This could eventually replace our regularly pre-printed bulletins Be creative. Be original. Have Fun!! Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund
If you would like to donate, visit TeamWKYReliefFund.ky.gov or send a check (make check to Kentucky State Treasurer). In the memo line put “Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund”. Mail the check to Public Protection Cabinet, 500 Metro Street, 218 NC, Frankfort, KY 40601. Donations are tax-deductible. OR You may donate to Samaritan’s Purse. They will be onsite long after to help rebuild or restore houses for needy families. You can donate at samaritanspurse.org.
Mail check to Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607
Upcoming EventsFEBRUARY
TU 1 Nurture Team 6:30 pm WE 2 Prayer Group 10:00 am WE 2 Choir Practice 6:45 pm SU 6 Begin collecting signatures for 100 block quilt WE 9 Prayer Group 10:00 am WE 9 Choir Practice 6:45 pm ReminderTurn in your reservation for the May 14 celebration dinner to Sally in the office! See you then for a great time of fellowship and reminiscing!
Robin & Terry would like to thank the congregation for their thoughts, prayers, flowers and cards during the recent passing of their daughter, Mindy Rouzer.
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