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PRESBYTERY UPDATES!! Information can be found on the Ministries page. The 2025 per capita is $46.10 per each active role member.
The Lackawanna and Lehigh Presbyteries will be meeting on Saturday, November 8 at the Faith Presbyterian Church in Emmaus. The presbyteries will be voting to approve the merger in order to file the terms of merger for the new Mountain Laurel Presbytery. This will be a day of celebration of a process that has taken many years from initial brain storming to the final documentation. The official merger will be January 1, 2026. Jean Biggar is the Elder Commissioner for our congregation.
The Sounds of Worship Have you ever paused to listen — really listen — to the world around you? “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!” (Psalm 98:4, ESV)
In Memory of Rev. Rebecca Tanner a cloth in beautiful fall colors, which she had said was her favorite season, was placed on our communion table. It had been in her office -- she had made the purchased to support The SHE project: (Sanitation, Hygiene And Empowerment) The program is committed to empowering underprivileged girls and women by improving their access to sanitation, hygiene, education, and skills, enabling them to reach their full potential. SHE ensures that girls stay in school and receive quality education, while also equipping women with the tools to achieve financial independence. The Presbyterian Education Board manages 26 schools and 6 boarding houses. The SHE project strives “to develop culturally and religiously appropriate mechanisms of mediation and intervention for children and women victims/survivors of violence in its various forms in different areas of Punjab, particularly where PEB already has a presence.” The program is so effective and so critically needed that programs are now being offered in 20 communities. The Presbyterian Education Board is an autonomous Board under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan and is supported by the Presbyterian Church (USA) and other churches and organizations worldwide.
REMEMBERING OUR SAINTS The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus and refers to the holy — that is, “set apart for the service of God.” All Saints' Day is celebrated/ observed on November 1st . The Sacred In The Everyday All of the places of our lives are sanctuaries; some of them just happen to have steeples. And all of the people in our lives are saints; it is just that some of them have day jobs and most will never have feast days named for them.
A congregational meeting is planned for Sunday, November 23rd, following worship. The Rev. William Samford will moderate the meeting and nominations for elder and deacon will be made by the committee followed by the election of officers and presentation of the budget for review only.
Our Church Family Christmas Party Lunch will be held following worship on Sunday, December 7th.
IN GOOD HANDS As Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure, they were full of questions — “Where are you going? How will we know the way there? Would you please just show us the Father?” — and not very satisfied with his answers. So Jesus promised to send them “another Helper” (John 14:16, ESV). And we can almost hear them protesting, like kids bemoaning a favorite coach’s retirement or church members grieving a beloved pastor’s call to serve elsewhere: “Oh, great. Someone new for us to get to know. It won’t be the same. It won’t be you.” Decisions Matter Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. An apparently trivial indulgence in lust or anger today is the loss of a ridge or railway line or bridgehead from which the enemy may launch an attack otherwise impossible. —C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Do Your Part at Church Volunteer to do the job most people shun. After most people have left a church dinner, remain behind to help clean up and put things in order. When a campaign is held to raise funds for a church project, be among the first to give time, talent and resources to show your support and enthusiasm. Occasionally give something or do something anonymously. If it's spectacular enough, the church will go "bananas" trying to figure out who did it.
It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely help another without helping himself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
A POSITIVE PRAYER “Please help me with NOTS that are in my mind, my heart and my life. Remove the have nots, the can nots and the do nots… erase the will nots, may nots, might nots that may find a home in my heart. And most of all, Dear God, I ask that you remove from my mind, my heart and my life, all of the AM nots that I have allowed to hold me back… especially the thought that I am not good enough.” Author Unknown
Would you not agree that NOT is not a word we should choose to employ… unless utterly necessary? May every positive prayer be answered this week, Godwink, after Godwink, after Godwink!
Both the regular and large print editions of Our Daily Bread are now available – if you you would like one, contact the office and we will be sure you receive it.
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