Habitat for Humanity, Advent Experience, Thanksgiving Dinner
Dear Stillmeadow Saints,
Advent Experience: November 23
This next Sunday is going to be great! It’s our Advent Experience at our Stillmeadow Lane Campus. ONE service at 10AM for ALL Generations. It’s the last Sunday before Advent begins, and we want to remember the reason for the season together as a church family.
Grace Space will be available for young kids who have the wiggles. Early Childhood room will be open & 2yr olds can be dropped off across from the EC room after the worship portion of the family service.
Encouragement from Jude
Yesterday we wrapped up the New Testament letters with an overview of James, John and Jude. Let’s enter this week with the encouragement from the conclusion of Jude’s letter.
20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Habitat for Humanity
In our third week of our Just Mercy Month, we emphasized the partnership we have with Habitat for Humanity. Check out www.stillnaz.com/justmercy for ways you can get involved, or read them further down in the email.
Give and Gather Pasta Dinner
We are thrilled to share the amazing news that the Give and Gather Pasta Dinner was a tremendous success! Thanks to your generosity, service and joyful participation, we raised over $10,000 to support our teens going to NYC in Salt Lake City! A huge thank you to everyone who came out, invited friends, served in the kitchen, set up tables, cooked pasta, baked delicious desserts, donated auction items, bid generously and worked behind the scenes to make the evening a fun, special night! We are grateful for a church community that shows up, serves with joy, and gives with open hearts! Thank you for making a meaningful impact on our teens!
Grace and Peace,
Josh
PS If you missed the services yesterday, we missed you! Check out the message at Stillmeadow Lane and York City Campus.
The Main Announcements
As we enjoy the fall, here are a few announcements
Thanksgiving Dinner — November 23
Gratitude for Gather and Give
Welcome to New Board Members
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 23 at 2:00PM at York City Campus. Volunteers are needed! Sign-up at stillnaz.com/givethanks25.
Gather and Give was Amazing Thanks to You!
Thanks to your generous support through silent auction donations and baked good donations and for coming to the dinner, we were able to raise over $10,000 for our youth going to Nazarene Youth Conference next summer!
Welcome New Board Members
Elected to the Church Board for a three year term is Lynn Staley and Jennifer Stough from the Stillmeadow Lane Campus, and Christine Deibert and Tiffany Stonesifer from the York City Campus. Wayne Rumsey was elected as NDI President for one year, Erma Shaffer was elected as NMI President for one year, Nikki Stocker was elected as NYI President for one year and Brook Stough was elected as NYI Vice President for one year.
Elected to the Child Care Board for a three year term was Trish Lackey and Karissa Mummert. Elected to serve a two year term was Corey Sell and Karen Wagner, and elected to serve a one year term was Deb Staley and Jess Ames.
Grow with us in a Prayer Group
As we grow together, prayer is the foundation for our community. We have many groups that focus on prayer. Checkout our prayer opportunities at stillnaz.com/prayer.
Serve with us with Habitat for Humanity
We serve with Habitat for Humanity on the first Saturday and third Friday of every month. Sign up on the calender here. Sign up for the job labeled “Stillmeadow” and use the password “StiLL”. You will be asked to create a Habitat account and sign waivers if this is your first time. Any questions? Contact Sue Cox.
Pray with us through our November-December Missions Prayer Card
You can submit a prayer request at stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Give with us to support Habitat for Humanity.
Habitat for Humanity welcomes people from all walks of life to make affordable housing. You can give to help fund this housing at stillnaz.com/give
Quarterly Giving Statement
Stillmeadow accomplishes its mission of Jesus to All Generations through the faithful generosity of God’s people. Because our accountability and transparency are important below is our quarterly income and expense report for the most recent quarter.
Congratulations to…
Janell and Ethan Greer and family for the birth of their daughter Isa on November 5.