Saturday – Social Hall Reserved, Bowling (South
Hanover Lanes) 5:30 pm
NURSERY Our nursery is
available during worship, but at this time it is not staffed.
180th
Anniversary of St. B's
By the end
of World War I, most German Reformed and Lutheran congregations ceased
holding their services in German. The last reference to a German language
service held at St. Bartholomew's was a Reformed service in 1915. (The
Evening Sun, Fri, Dec 17, 1915, Page 2)
- Sarah Myers
Hallinan, Church Historian
THANK YOU To my St B's
family and friends, Thank you for every prayer you lifted up for me.
Thank you also for many other kindnesses, cards, notes, visits, and well
wishes. I have truly been blessed by your support and encouragement. ~
Diane Buvia
CANDY NEEDED We are looking
for donations of peanut free candy or small items to stuff inside of Easter
eggs for our annual egg hunt. Please make sure all items are brought to
church by Sunday, March 24th. Thank you!
ART GALLERY During our season
of Lent and Easter we will be displaying crosses on our Art Gallery. If you
have any crosses that you’d like to display please bring them and place them on
a shelf on the gallery or give them to Erin Porter.
FAMILY
CAMP Please
disregard the announcement in March’s newsletter and in the bulletin regarding
Family Camp registration.An updated
announcement will be made in the near future.
2023 ANNUAL REPORT Our 2023 annual
report is available in the hallway.
Holy Week & Easter Services
March 24thPalm
Sunday 9:30 a.m.
We begin with Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
March 28th
Maundy Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Then to the Upper Room with his faithful disciples.
March 29th
Good Friday, 7:00 p.m.
We meet at the Cross.
March 31st
Easter Day 6:30 a.m. Sunrise at Long Arm Dam
(Bring a lawn chair) In case of inclement weather
service will be held at church.
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:30 a.m. Easter
Worship
Gather at the empty tomb.
ALL ARE WELCOME IN
GOD’S HOUSE!
Special Youth Sunday School eventtoday
during the Sunday School Hour. Come and learn how we can Rise up with
Jesus during this bible school style program.
COMBINED
LENTEN SERVICEThis year there will be one Community Lenten Service today
at 3:00 p.m. The service will be held here at St. Bartholomew’s.It is a combined service with St.
Bartholomew’s, Bethel UCC, St. David’s UCC, St. Jacob’s (Stone) UCC, and St.
Paul’s (Dubs) Union Church.One of
the participating churches will be collecting gently used coats for Coats for
Friendship during this service.All
are welcome!
CONVERSATION AND
COFFEE Bring your coffee/beverage and chat with the Pastor
and church family. The next one is scheduled for March 20th at 10:00
a.m.
Bowling at South Hanover
Lanes on Saturday, March 23 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Cost is
$9 per person, includes two games, shoe rental, one
slice of pizza and a small drink. Church will cover the cost of the youth. All
are welcome! Please sign up in the narthex by Sunday, March 17th or
let Katrina know.
Women of the Church Presently our gathering date is the fourth
Thursday of the month, at 10:30 a.m. Next meeting is March 28, 2024. Feel
free to join us whenever you can. Our meeting follows the yoga class.
EasTer eGG
HUNTThe
Sunday school children will be having their annual Easter egg hunt in the
pavilion following church on Easter Sunday, March 31st.
WORK DAY On April 13h at 8:00 a.m., there will be a property work day
to clean up the church grounds. Breakfast will be provided at 7:30 a.m.Lunch will also be provided.All are welcome to help!There is a sign-up sheet in the hallway,
please sign up so we know the count for breakfast & lunch.Please see Chuck Bock with any questions.
(Rain date is April 20th.)
CONFIRMATION CAMP Youth 6th
grade through 12th grade: Confirmation Camp at Nawakwa beginning on
Sunday, June 16th through Saturday, June 22nd. Join
others at the Harrisburg Area Confirmation Camp as we learn about God’s love
for us. This year’s theme is Come as You Are. Registration is
due by April 1st in order to reserve our slots for June.
If you have a child who is interested in attending confirmation camp please
reach out to Katrina prior to the deadline. More information can be found
at harrisburgconfirmationcamp.org
SAVE THE DATE VBS this year
will be June 23-June 27 from 6-8 pm at St. David’s Lutheran. The theme is Basic
Elements: Science Inspired. Christ Focused. We are looking for volunteers to
help with VBS. If you are interested in helping, please see Katrina.
YOGA CLASSES are held weekly
on Thursdays 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. A new Yoga recording will be released to
the website monthly and available on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
Camp Nawakwa Open House Take a tour of
the camp and learn what camp is all about. Sunday, March 17 and
Sunday, April 14 anytime between 2:00-4:30 pm. For more information visit
www.lutherancamping.org/openhouse
REPAIR/MAINTENANCE
REQUESTS If you find something in need of repair or
maintenance in the church, please fill out a Work Order Repair Notice.Forms are available outside of the
office.Please fill out the request and
place it in the Secretary’s mailbox that is located by the bulletin boards
outside of the office.
MARCH’S
SPECIAL OFFERINGwill benefit the
Gideons.The
Gideons International is an Association of Christian business and professional
men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through associating
together for service, sharing personal testimony, and by providing Bibles and
New Testaments.
COMMUNITY AID Our Community Aid
partner number is 20061.If you provide
this number to Community Aid when dropping off clothing items, household goods
(excluding furniture), electronics, and toys to our local store, St.
Bartholomew’s will receive $.13/lb.
Hanover Area council
of churches’ needs
PAL – single serve
fruit cups, canned mixed vegetables, corn, green beans, potatoes, butter,
scalloped potatoes, sugar, milk and snacks.
Clothing
Bank – Winter clothing, socks, men’s jeans
(waist size 30-34), and coats for all ages.
Changing
Lives Shelter – Hygiene Products (Shampoo, Conditioner,
Soap, Body Wash), Clorox Wipes, Kitchen Trash Bags, Ziploc Bags, Cleaning
Products (Please mark for changing lives shelter.)
Ruth’s Harvest – Individual cans of tuna. Easy open tops, if
possible.Individual snacks.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY IN OUR
PRAYERS
Homewood:Alan SternerLongview: Janice Kneller
Tree of Life: Shirley FritzUtz Terrace:Stephanie Beyer
At Home:Lisa Dickensheets, Muriel Cook, Sheila
Ireland, Mary Ann Canouse, Pat Bechtel, Bill Dell, Craig Redding, Archer, Karen Amoss,
Amber, Lori, Tammy Hershey, Hester Hershey, Diane Buvia, Carroll Wilson, Diana
Hnat, Asher, and Ed Morris.
In the military
service: Mark Reever, Joshua Mummert, and Doug
Shaffer.
Note: When
a name is added to our prayer list, it remains there for three months. (If
you would like a name to be on the list longer than this time, please provide
us with a date for the name to be removed at the time of submitting your prayer
request).This helps keep our prayer
list current.Thank you for your
understanding.
PARTICIPATING IN WORSHIP SERVICES
Scripture
Reader
Worship Asst.
Ch. Message
Acolyte
17 – HOPE
Glenn Gobrecht
Wendy Fritz
Cade Baumgardner
24 – Pat Berwager
Toni Null
Glenn Gobrecht
Claire Gobrecht
31 – Allen Gobrecht
Liz Kielley
Faye Gobrecht
Autumn Wetzel
7 –
Deb Leppo
Liz Mickley
Pastor Steve
Jade Gass
Worship Sound
Screen Presenter/Streaming
17 – Amy Gobrecht
Kelly Kuhn
24 – Brian Butters
Erin Porter
31 – Barry Berwager
Heather Bair
7 – Shaun Saltzgiver
Ruth Neiderer
LIVE STREAM By participating in Worship, including the Children's
Message, you will be on our worship live stream on YouTube.
Community Outreach
Our Community Outreach Committee has put together an extensive list of
local resources that provide assistance for a variety of needs. This list
can be found by clicking on this link: