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NEW JERUSALEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH SENDS
OUR BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY 2024!
May God fill you will his goodness every day and
may the love of Jesus overflow from you to others throughout the year!
In case of a pastoral emergency,
please contact Pastor Lisa Borrell at 610-838-0731 or email MizLKB@aol.com.
Special Coverage April 1st through 18th: Pastor Lisa Borrell will be away on her continuing education trip. For pastoral emergencies while she is away, please contact Rev, Rich Teitsworth (formerly of First UCC) at 484-695-4554.
SERVANT SCHEDULES AND SERMON TOPICS
Greetings! Please consider volunteering to make our Worship Service safe and a success. We need you. We have several openings for volunteers. If you know someone who would love to help, and they do not have internet, feel free to give them my contact information. Robin (610-349-2586). Please help!
To Be Determined: Please use the sign-up sheets in the Narthex for volunteer opportunities, i.e., Acolytes, Pastor Assistants (Council Members), Assistant Ministers, Chalisters, Lectors, and Ushers. Thank you.
Saturday, April 6, 2024 ~ No Saturday Worship Service in April. See you on May 4th!
Servants for Sunday, April 7, 2024
Assistant to Pastor: Ben Fogel
Lector: Cindy Ziegler
Usher(s): Cindy Ziegler
Altar Guild: Barb Young & David Moser
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: Barbara Plohocki & Alice Palmieri
Technology: Bill Young
Sunday School Leader: Marianne Zellner & Sarah Parente
Sunday, April 7, 2024 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~ 2nd Sunday of Easter
The Easter season is a week of weeks, seven Sundays when we play in the mystery of Christ’s presence, mostly through the glorious Gospel of John. Today we gather with the disciples on the first Easter, and Jesus breathes the Spirit on us. With Thomas we ask for a sign, and Jesus offers us His wounded self in the broken bread. From frightened individuals we are transformed into a community of open doors, peace, forgiveness, and material sharing such that no one among us is in need.
Servants for Sunday, April 14, 2024 ~ Youth Group Sunday
Assistant to Pastor: Sarah Parente
Lector: Youth Group - Ben Fogel
Usher(s): Youth Group - Abby Miller, Zoey Bokan, Jake Skuba, & Iggy Parente
Altar Guild: Tina McCardle & Sarah Parente
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: Youth Group - Bokan, Miller, Parente, Rooth-Fogel, and Skuba Families
Technology: Youth Group - Brady Skuba
Sunday School Leader: Marianne Zellner & Sarah Parente
Sunday, April 14, 2024 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~ Third Sunday of Easter
The gospel for the third Sunday of Easter is always one in which the risen Christ shares food with the disciples, meals that are the Easter template for the meal we share each Sunday. In today’s gospel, Jesus both shares the disciples’ food and shows them the meaning of His suffering, death, and resurrection through the scriptures, the two main elements of our Sunday worship.
Servants for Sunday, April 21, 2024
Assistant to Pastor: Joanne Robbins
Lector: TBA
Usher(s): TBA
Altar Guild: Sharon Bender & Tina Young
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: Angie Fulmer, Denise Hoffert, Brenda Leister, Jayne Schrantz, Kevin & Deb Schrantz
Technology: TBA
Sunday School Leader: Marianne Zellner & Sarah Parente
Sunday, April 21, 2024 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~ Fourth Sunday of Easter The image of the good shepherd shows us how the risen Christ brings us to life. It is the relationship between the shepherd and the sheep, one of mutual knowledge and love, that gives the shepherd authority. The shepherd’s willingness to lay down his life for the sheep shows his love. First John illustrates what it means to lay down our lives for one another by the example of sharing our wealth with any sibling in need.
Servants for Sunday, April 28, 2024 for 10:00 a.m.
Assistant to Pastor: Terry Ravier
Lector: TBA
Usher(s): TBA
Altar Guild: Kathy Shermetta & Sarah Acker
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: LeeAnn Malesky & Barb Young
Technology: Ben Fogel
Sunday School Leader: Marianne Zellner & Sarah Parente
Sunday, April 28, 2024 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~ Fifth Sunday of Easter This Sunday’s image of how the risen Christ shares His life with us is the image of the vine. Christ the vine and we the branches are alive in each other, in the mystery of mutual abiding described in the gospel and the first letter of John. Baptism makes us a part of Christ’s living and life-giving self and makes us alive with Christ’s life. As the vine brings food to the branches, Christ feeds us at His table. We are sent out to bear fruit for the life of the world.
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May the beauty of God be reflected in your eyes, the love of God be
reflected in your hands, the wisdom of God be reflected in your words,
and the knowledge of God flow from your heart,
that all might see, and seeing, believe.
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Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
God, the creator, Jesus, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit, the comforter,
bless you and keep you in eternal love.
The members of New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church wish you a blessed day and we pray that your day is filled with hope, love, peace, and good health!