Sunday, January 08, 2012

Children support retreat swimming pool

Red Run News -- January 8, 2012

We welcomed our bishop Ken Martin and his wife Lois to our service this morning. Ken brought a message on resources for encouragement. Our resources are the body of Christ (the church), the words of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God. Each one carries his own load and helps carry the other's overload.

On behalf of the Red Run congregation, Julia Sensenig presented a Bible to Colleen on the occasion of her twelfth birthday.

Randy Hostetter announced that the children's offerings from April to December 2011 amounted to over $500 and is designated towards the swimming pool at Woodcrest Retreat.

Ellen Martin played the prelude music on the keyboard. Bob Sauder, Glenda Lafferty, Randy Hostetter, Letitia Weaver, and Emily Sauder led us in a time of singing to worship our Creator. We prayed for those who are sick.

Some of us had met at the church on Friday evening to bake cookies. As a result, there was a cookie for each person after the church service today.

Next Sunday (January 15, 2012) the Red Run Choir will resume the practice of singing at 8:30 a.m. each Sunday morning.

We look forward to a fellowship meal after the church service on January 15.

Talk to Randy Hostetter if you would like to register for Stewardship University held at Lancaster Mennonite School on Saturday, March 3, 2012. You can choose up to three seminars to help you live a God-honoring life of holistic stewardship.

You are all invited to the bishop installation service to be held at the Weaverland Mennonite Church at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 26, 2012. As you know, Pastor Carl gives bishop oversight to the congregations in the Bowmansville-Reading District and will soon assume oversight responsibilities for the congregations in the Weaverland-Northeast District.