This Sunday
Sunday, April 26
Worship
9:00 am Traditional Worship
10:30 am Contemporary Worship
Scripture
Acts 16:25-34
Sermon
Pay It Forward Reflections
Kathy Smedley, Maggie Terranova & Levi Leshock
Musicians
Chancel Choir (9:00 am)
Worship Collective (10:30 am)
Nursery Care
8:00 am – 12:00 pm • Room 109
As you head into worship or at any point during worship, you’re welcome to leave your 6 months thru 4 years old children with loving teachers and caregivers. Children will have free play and story time.
WeeConnect & KidsConnect
9:00 – 10:10 am
We invite families to worship together. Children will be dismissed to Sunday School after the Children’s Sermon. Children under four can either begin in the sanctuary with families OR begin the hour in the childcare room. Children begin their time with us in the Large Group area downstairs in Heckert, but will break into classrooms. Parents can pick up their children from their classrooms at 10:10 am.
New Journey Class: Sustainable Gardening
10:15 am Sundays, April 12-26 • Spellman Jr & Zoom
Did you know that some plants sold in nurseries can harm, or even kill birds or that you can have a healthy vegetable garden, container plants, and more without wasting money on costly and unnecessary treatments? Join experts as they discuss a science-based approach to plant care in a three-part Sustainable Gardening Journey class. Click here to attend via zoom.
April 26 Class: For the Birds and Butterflies by Laurie Albrecht
Young Children & Worship
10:30 am – 11:40 am
Children will stay in worship with their families until the Thought for Children when they head to the Chapel for a time of singing, worship, and a time of hearing/seeing a Bible story through Young Children in Worship, and then have the opportunity to respond with artistic play, ending with prayer before families pick them up.
Youth Choir Cabaret
3:30 pm Sunday, April 26 • Spellman Hall
Come out and support our Youth Choir for their end-of-year cabaret which will feature Cherub Choir and Children’s Choir. We will also bid a fond farewell to our graduating high school seniors. Beautiful music, delicious refreshments. A free will offering will benefit The Bridge Academy. You won’t want to miss it!
Youth Group
5:30-7:30 pm • The Cove
All youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join us. Dinner provided.
Middle School: Our middle school youth will explore the Christian practice of forgiveness and what it means to follow Jesus in our relationships. Through Bible stories, discussion, and reflection, youth will explore how we name sin, receive forgiveness, forgive others, and build bridges of reconciliation. As we learn from God’s example of grace, youth will be invited to practice forgiveness in ways that bring hope, healing, and stronger relationships with God and others.
High School: Our high school youth group will engage a thoughtful series exploring the themes of Grace, Joy, Resilience, and Agency through the story of someone navigating life as an undocumented immigrant. Through story, discussion, and faith reflection, youth will be invited to listen with empathy and consider how their faith shapes the way they understand justice, compassion, and human dignity..
