Listen to Jesus // Ash Wednesday, New Small Groups, Women’s IF: Event
Dearly beloved,
Yesterday, John Farley at Stillmeadow Lane and Jade Frederick at our York City Campus, gave us the last baby step of our series: “Listen to Jesus.”
In Matthew 17:5, the Father interrupts Peter and says, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
There is much clamoring for our attention and our faith, but only One voice is worthy of total obedience and trust. Notice the first thing Jesus says to his terrified disciples: “Get up. Don’t be afraid.”
Join me in Unified Prayer for York
As you know, we are praying for unity every day this year. The days between Ash Wednesday (February 18) and Easter (April 5) are a special time of Christian unity in York County, as we join with 29 other congregations in focused prayer for York. Follow the prayer guide available online and at our welcome desks. Integrate the prayers into your morning and mealtime prayers. Let’s watch what God does.
Gratefully Yours,
Josh
PS If you didn’t see the annual reports yet, you can read them online here.
The Main Announcements
Here are the main announcements for this week:
Ash Wednesday
Spring Small Groups
Women’s IF Event
Ash Wednesday Service
Join us this Wednesday at 6:30 in the Family Life Center of the Stillmeadow Lane Campus for an evening of prayerful reflection. We will read scripture, worship in song, receive communion and have the opportunity for ashes to spread on hand or forehead.
Spring Small Groups
One of the best ways to grow in your faith is to grow with others. Check out these four courses and register at stillnaz.com/courses.
Intro to Stillmeadow - Sun, Feb 22 @ 9am
Marriage Course - Sun, Feb 22 @ 10:30am
Emotionally Healthy Relationships - Sun, Mar 1 @ 9am
GriefShare - Sat, Mar 7 @ 10am
Women’s IF Event
“Together, we’re reclaiming discipleship as God’s’ means to change the world.”
Friday, Feb 27 7pm-11pm & Saturday, Feb 28 10am-1pm
Bring a snack to share.
Grow
Intro to Stillmeadow
All desiring to know more about the church and membership in the church are encouraged to attend. This next course cycle starts February 22, 2026 at 9:00am in Room 201.
Emotionally Healthy Relationships
In 8 weeks, you’ll get equipped with 8 practical relationship skills to love others like Jesus.
Learn a 5-part Framework to Transform Your Conversations, Stop Being Sabotaged by Wrong Assumptions, Eliminate Confusion by Clarifying Expectations, Discover What Your Family Taught You About Communication and Conflict, Get Beneath the Surface of Your Emotional Life, Deepen Connection Through "Incarnational Listening,” Disentangle Your Complex Emotions and Speak Clearly, Master the Art of Clean Fighting and Design a Lifelong Plan to Grow in Love for Others
The next course starts March 1 at 9:00am in the Sprenkle House.
Register for either of these courses at stillnaz.com/courses.
Disaster Response Team Stillmeadow is sending a team to Texas to help Samaritan’s Purse work in rebuilding after the floods. The trip is April 19-26. Interested? Sign up or find other ways to serve at stillnaz.com/serve.
Day2Pray: February 24 Join us in praying from midnight to midnight, serving our community through prayer. We will end the day in prayer together at Prayer Night at 6:30 at our Stillmeadow Lane Campus. Sign up for your hour to pray here or on the clipboard at the welcome desk. Day2Pray Prayer Guides and Prayer Requests at the button below.
York County United in Prayer
From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, 29 churches are uniting in prayer. Download the prayer guide here or find it on the prayer request page.
Give
Disaster Response
Support the team going to Texas to help rebuild after the devastated floods by giving to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Give at stillnaz.com/give or text “Give” to 1-855-974-3801
Congratulations to…
Josh and Holly Yinger as they welcomed their new daughter Norah Llyn into our world on Thursday, February 12, 2026!
Kristy and Ryan Bollman, Evan Fillion, Donna and Todd Henry, Melissa Luckenbaugh, and Lynn Staley for their baptisms. Let’s pray for them in these next days.
Condolences to…
Bob Kramer, whose mother, Gloria Kramer, passed away on Jan 29
Brenda Knaub and family, whose husband, Jim Knaub, passed away on January 17.