Chili/Soup Cookoff, A Nite Together, Kids Night Out, Passage Blessing
Dear friends,
Quick Plug: I sure hope you’ll join us for the Chili/Soup Cookoff this Sunday night from 4:30-6:30!
On this day after Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Day, I am struck by this harmony of truth: 1) Believers in Jesus Christ belong to a kingdom that never ends and 2) are called to bring the truth and beauty of that kingdom into whatever nation or kingdom we reside.
There is no inauguration day in the Kingdom of God, because God has been, is and will always be king forever and ever. There is no transition in power in his kingdom.
Martin Luther King was a champion of the truth and beauty of God’s kingdom, that all people are created equal regardless of their race or social class. His Letter From Birmingham Jail, where he was imprisoned for protesting against racial segregation, was written to church leaders of his day, and remains an iconic challenge to the church. And in light of our message series last year on time and our current series on GodStory OurStory, I thought this paragraph is a particularly poignant reminder of how we live as citizens of God’s kingdom, or to quote King, “coworkers with God.”
I received a letter this morning from a white brother in Texas which said, "All Christians know that the colored people will receive equal rights eventually, but is it possible that you are in too great of a religious hurry? It has taken Christianity almost 2000 years to accomplish what it has. The teachings of Christ take time to come to earth." All that is said here grows out of a tragic misconception of time. It is the strangely irrational notion that there is something in the very flow of time that will inevitably cure all ills. Actually, time is neutral. It can be used either destructively or constructively. I am coming to feel that the people of ill will have used time much more effectively than the people of good will. We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people. We must come to see that human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and persistent work of men willing to be coworkers with God, and without this hard work time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation.
I encourage you to read and be challenged by the rest of the letter, but more importantly, to join with and continue with God in his kingdom work of reconciliation, justice, and mercy.
For God’s Kingdom,
Pastor Josh
PS Check out Sunday’s Snow Day Worship at Stillmeadow Lane and York City Campus.
PPS If you haven’t jumped into the reading plan yet, you still can. Check out our reading page here. If you want to catch up, you can listen in on the Bible App, or you can just join right where we are and catch up later. Our hope is that you’ll daily connect with Our Creator and Savior through Scripture.
The Main Announcements
A Night 2gether/Kids Night Out
Passage Blessing
Vison Sunday Chili/Soup Cook-Off
Annual Chili/Soup Cook-off!
Let’s celebrate God’s faithfulness in 2024 and look forward to his work in 2025. We’ll tell stories on each campus in the morning and bring the campuses together for a Chili and Soup Celebration!
Bring your favorite chili or soup.
Compete for the 2025 Prize!
Or just come and enjoy!
Sign up at the link below.
Sunday, January 26th at 4:30PM.
A Nite Together and Kids Night Out February 15th!
An inspirational date night for engaged and married couples and a fun night out for the kiddos.
A Nite Together is $35 per couple, from 5-7:30. Click here to register.
Kids Night Out is free for the kiddos, from 4:30-7:30. Click here to register.
Attention Foster/Adoptive Parents: This is free for you! See details on the registration.
Passage Blessing: A Commitment to Maturity in the Kingdom of God
We are inviting all parents and their pre-teen(s) (ages 10-12) to join us on a journey full of godly instruction that ends with a commitment ceremony. This is a parent-led journey supported by your church family. The Initial class will outline this process and provide guidance for this journey. Two follow-up classes will be provided to give support and guidance throughout this special journey. These classes are facilitated by Burdette & Nedra Lahr.
Initial Class: Sunday, January 26th at 10:30 AM in Rm. #201 for parents and pre-teens.
Follow-up Classes: Sunday, February 23rd and Sunday, March 23rd at 10:30AM in Rm. #201
Ceremony & Celebration: Sunday, May 4th, 4PM-6PM
If you would like more information contact Pastor Tabitha at pastortabitha@stillnaz.com.
Grow with us
We were made to grow in maturity in our relationship with God and others. And we realize that no one matures alone, so we have intentional ways to cultivate growth together. Check out these two opportunities…
Gather 25
Feb 28-Mar 1, we’ll be praying, praising and experiencing God together in a global event hosted at Stillmeadow. More info HERE!
Prayer
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
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Habitat for Humanity-Stillmeadow Build Day
We have a build opportunity on Feb 1, 2025! If you are interested in participating, please read the details below. The weather will determine what specifically will be our task that day, but we will probably be working on either the siding or the interior walls. Currently there are only 7 spots remaining and registration closes January 25th, so sign up soon if you can serve! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Sue Cox at s-cox@comcast.net .
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
Wild Fire Response
Our special giving opportunity this week is to Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Los Angeles Wildfire Response. NCM will be working with local Nazarene’s to care for those affected by this devastating fire, including a sister church and several Nazarene church member’s homes that were caught in the fire. You can give through Stillmeadow by using the GIVE button below and choosing “wildfire” from the drop down menu. Or you can give directly to NCM HERE.
Human Life Services
We recognize that every human, from the womb to the tomb, is worthy of respect and dignity, which is why we support the work that Human Life Services does to help women with unexpected pregnancies. We encourage you to give to their mission by selecting “Human Life Services” or writing it in the memo of your giving.
Condolences to…
Ken Brubaker and the Brubaker Family. Audrey Brubaker passed away January 8th. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 15th at 11AM at the York Alliance Church 501 Rathton Rd., York P 17403.
A Nite Together, Kids Night Out, Passage Blessing, Chili/Soup Cookoff
Dear church family,
We’re two weeks into our new year and our year long message series: GodStory OurStory. Yesterday Pastor John (SLC) and Pastor Jade ( YCC ) shared God’s message from Genesis 2. One of the most important things about you, and every human, is that you were designed for relationship: with God and with others.
In Paul’s iconic reflection on love in 1 Corinthians 13, he points to the truth that love is knowing God and that it is growing in knowing God as he knows us. He says, “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1 Cor 13:12)
My hope for you this year is that you would experience the growing in knowing God as he knows you. That as we go through this series, gather for worship and in groups, pray and serve together…that we each would personally experience and express God’s great love for us and that we would all corporately experience and express God’s great love for the church and the world.
If you haven’t jumped into our annual reading plan, it’s not too late. You can pick up a journal at the welcome center, sign up for the plan on YouVersion, or follow along here. It’s been great to see people’s reflections on the readings so far in the YouVersion App. It’s an awesome way to experience God’s great love on a daily basis.
Cheering and praying for you!
Pastor Josh
PS No one knows you better than God does, and no one loves you more than he does, and no one paid a greater price for you than he did, and no one is here for you as much as he is.
The Main Announcements
A Night 2gether/Kids Night Out
Passage Blessing
Vison Sunday Chili/Soup Cook-Off
A Nite Together and Kids Night Out February 15th!
An inspirational date night for engaged and married couples and a fun night out for the kiddos.
A Nite Together is $35 per couple, from 5-7:30. Click here to register.
Kids Night Out is free for the kiddos, from 4:30-7:30. Click here to register.
Attention Foster/Adoptive Parents: This is free for you! See details on the registration.
Passage Blessing: A Commitment to Maturity in the Kingdom of God
We are inviting all parents and their pre-teen(s) (ages 10-12) to join us on a journey full of godly instruction that ends with a commitment ceremony. This is a parent-led journey supported by your church family. The Initial class will outline this process and provide guidance for this journey. Two follow-up classes will be provided to give support and guidance throughout this special journey. These classes are facilitated by Burdette & Nedra Lahr.
Initial Class: Sunday, January 26th at 10:30 AM in Rm. #201 for parents and pre-teens.
Follow-up Classes: Sunday, February 23rd and Sunday, March 23rd at 10:30AM in Rm. #201
Ceremony & Celebration: Sunday, May 4th, 4PM-6PM
If you would like more information contact Pastor Tabitha at pastortabitha@stillnaz.com.
Annual Chili/Soup Cook-off!
Let’s celebrate God’s faithfulness in 2024 and look forward to his work in 2025. We’ll tell stories on each campus in the morning and bring the campuses together for a Chili and Soup Celebration!
Bring your favorite chili or soup.
Compete for the 2025 Prize!
Or just come and enjoy!
Sign up at the link below.
Sunday, January 26th at 4:30PM.
Grow with us
We were made to grow in maturity in our relationship with God and others. And we realize that no one matures alone, so we have intentional ways to cultivate growth together. Check out these two opportunities…
Gather 25
Feb 28-Mar 1, we’ll be praying, praising and experiencing God together in a global event hosted at Stillmeadow.
Life Groups
We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our life groups at stillnaz.com/lifegroups.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Kids & Youth Ministry
There are many ways to serve in Children's Ministry and Youth Ministry. For more information you can contact pmoses@stillnaz.com or fill out the form at stillnaz.com/serve.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
Wild Fire Response
Our special giving opportunity this week is to Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Los Angeles Wildfire Response. NCM will be working with local Nazarene’s to care for those affected by this devastating fire, including a sister church and several Nazarene church member’s homes that were caught in the fire. You can give through Stillmeadow by using the GIVE button below and choosing “wildfire” from the drop down menu. Or you can give directly to NCM HERE.
Thank you for your generosity!
Because you gave, we were able to give 133 gifts to our friends in nursing homes. Thanks to our delivery people pictured and to Kelly Kile who organized it! And because you gave, over 1050 inmates at York County Prison were blessed with Hope Packs!
Condolences to…
Ken Brubaker and the Brubaker Family. Audrey Brubaker passed away January 9th.
Gather25, Passage Blessing, Chili Cook-Off
Dear People Made in God’s Image,
Happy New Year friends! Isn’t it something that the first poem in scripture is this?
“So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.”
Genesis 1:27 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/gen.1.27.NIV
These illuminating lines reveal that you and I and everyone who has ever taken a breath, are equally noble. All women and all men have a sacred dignity and a sacred responsibility. This means that God thinks you’re a pretty big deal. But it also means that he doesn’t think you’re more special than anybody else. As images of God, we are made to worship God and serve his creation.
This key truth runs through the story of scripture, and we will be revisiting it through our message series this year. At the start of this year, my prayer is that through Jesus, the perfect image of God (Colossians 1:15), you will grow in understanding of your own dignity and responsibility to God, and that through the creative Holy Spirit, you will be empowered to treat all people with the dignity God has given them.
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
PS If you missed yesterday’s messages. Check out York City Campus HERE, or Stillmeadow Lane Campus HERE.
PPS If you want to read along with us through the year, join us in the 2025 Reading Challenge.
PPPS Scroll to the bottom for pictures of God’s faithfulness through your generosity!
The Main Announcements
Gather 25
Passage Blessing
Vison Sunday Chili/Soup Cook-Off
Join us for this worldwide event!
Feb 28-Mar 1, we’ll be praying, praising and experiencing God together in a global event hosted at Stillmeadow.
Passage Blessing: A Commitment to Maturity in the Kingdom of God
We are inviting all parents and their pre-teen(s) (ages 10-12) to join us on a journey full of godly instruction that ends with a commitment ceremony. This is a parent-led journey supported by your church family. The Initial class will outline this process and provide guidance for this journey. Two follow-up classes will be provided to give support and guidance throughout this special journey. These classes are facilitated by Burdette & Nedra Lahr.
Initial Class: Sunday, January 26th at 10:30 AM in Rm. #201 for parents and pre-teens.
Follow-up Classes: Sunday, February 23rd and Sunday, March 23rd at 10:30AM in Rm. #201
Ceremony & Celebration: Sunday, May 4th, 4PM-6PM
If you would like more information contact Pastor Tabitha at pastortabitha@stillnaz.com.
You can sign-up for Passage Blessing here:
Annual Chili/Soup Cook-off!
Let’s celebrate God’s faithfulness in 2024 and look forward to his work in 2025. We’ll tell stories on each campus in the morning and bring the campuses together for a Chili and Soup Celebration!
Bring your favorite chili or soup.
Compete for the 2025 Prize!
Or just come and enjoy!
Sign up at the link below.
Sunday, January 26th at 4:30PM.
Courses
Course- We are all on a discipleship pathway here in Stillmeadow and we have many intermittent courses that help equip each of us in spiritual formation. You can walk right across the hall during the 10:30 service to participate in our Journey course. Our courses can be found HERE.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Care Team
The Care Team cares for the needs of the congregation during services and special events. You can serve on the Care Team by clicking the serve button below.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
Missionary Carlos Gordon
Carlos is from Jamaica and is presently based in the Nairobi Hub of the Africa Regional Office in Kenya . He serves the Africa Region as the Regional Finance Coordinator. Pray for Carlos as he trusts in God’s provisions, his protection and his direction in seeking to fulfill God’s call upon his life. You can give to Carlos Gordon HERE.
World Evangelism Fund
For generations, Nazarenes have supported the World Evangelism Fund. Working together, we accomplish so much as the Body of Christ. Funding the Mission is the vehicle through which we deliver the message of hope, and help expand God's Kingdom.
Thank you for your generosity!
Because you gave, we were able to give 133 gifts to our friends in nursing homes. Thanks to our delivery people pictured and to Kelly Kile who organized it! And because you gave, over 1050 inmates at York County Prison were blessed with Hope Packs!
Sabbath Sunday Service December 29th at 10AM
Join us online from home at 10AM. There will be no on-campus services.
Christmas Eve, Sabbath Sunday, LifeGroups
Merry Christmas Stillmeadow Family,
If I don’t get to see you at our Christmas Eve Candlelight services tomorrow, please know how grateful I am for you and for the year that God has given us. I am looking forward to what God has in store for us in 2025 and am praying that he will renew your vision and strength as you follow him in his plans.
As we wrap up our advent devotional, I encourage you to join in our 2025 daily readings plan that you can pick up online or at the Welcome Desk. In the meantime, be encouraged by Chastity Frederick’s reflection on Mary’s Magnificat in Luke 1:39-55.
Mary and Elizabeth, two women, unlikely to be celebrated in their culture, unlikely to carry a child – one because of her age and infertility and one because of her marital status and young age. Both loved and chosen by God.
How many times in our world do we believe lies of not enough or “unlikely”: not rich enough, wise enough, young enough, old enough, strong enough, educated enough, ____________. God is not bound by “not enough,” in fact, it is where we see the glory of His work.
Pregnant at the time we enter these verses – Mary greets Elizabeth and the baby in her womb “leaps for joy” as she was filled with the Holy Spirit. This not by accident as we read earlier in Luke that John was going to be filled with the Holy Spirit before he was born (I am still processing this truth!) It dawned on me the power in this moment – Mary sings to God the Father, while Jesus, God-incarnate grows in her womb, and the Spirit fills Elizabeth.
The word baby here is brephos, the same word used later in Scripture to describe Jesus as a newborn and the children being brought to Jesus.
Mary and Elizabeth humbly recognize the holy calling on their lives – Both fully aware of their circumstances and fully confident in their God. “His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.” #JTAG
Today, would you reflect on the glory of this Word?
God, Thank you for sending the Savior of the world in the most-humble of ways and for reminding me that you are not bound by the world’s “not enoughs.” Make me confidently aware of your presence & humbly aware of my circumstances. Extend your mercy, LORD, from generation to generation.
In your Mighty Name, Amen!
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
The Main Announcements
Christmas Eve Services
Sabbath Sunday
2025 Reading Plan
LifeGroups in 2025
Chili/Soup Cook-Off
Christmas Eve Services
Join us for one of our candlelight services on December 24. At 4PM we’ll gather at York City Campus and at 9PM we’ll gather at our Stillmeadow Lane Campus. Let us celebrate the Reason for the season.
Sabbath Sunday
Between December 25 and January 1, we are giving our volunteers and staff a sabbath, including Sunday December 29th. Our offices will be closed and our service will be online at 10AM. So join us online from wherever you are on December 29th!
Take the 2025 Reading Challenge
In 2025 Stillmeadow will go on a journey from Genesis to Revelation to see how the entire story proclaims Jesus! Beginning January 1, we will follow the “One Story that Leads to Jesus” BibleProject reading plan for daily readings.
Printed versions available on December 22 at the Welcome Center.
Click here for the YouVersion Plan.
Click here for printable plan from Bible Project, complete with all kinds of links to videos and articles.
Click here for the Stillmeadow Printable Plan with space for sermon notes.
Life Groups
We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our lifegroups HERE.
Annual Chili/Soup Cook-off!
Sunday, January 26th at 4:30PM. Bring a crock-pot of your favorite soup or chili and enjoy a time of fellowship and hear how God is working in the ministries at Stillmeadow. Sign-up here.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Café
Serve coffee and snacks with a smile and warm welcome at our Café on Sunday morning! You can signup at the serve button below.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest. This week, let us pray for the Thursday Prayer Request focus on our prayer guide.
The daily prayer: All who work in banks and finance; all making financial decisions for York City and County. York County Prison: prisoners and staff and Good News Jail and Prison Ministries. All who are unemployed or underemployed. All public servants. All immigrants.
And let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
During our Just Mercy Series we highlighted three ministries with which we partner. Habitat for Humanity, Keystone Family Alliance and Good News Global. Find out more about each of the ministries at www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
If you would like to join in Jesus’ mission and give to any of these, please write the name of the ministry in the memo line of your check or select the name of the ministry in our online giving platform.
Journey House-A non profit for those who need sober living in a community of believers. The Christmas Eve offering will be for Journey House or you can give at the button below.
Missionary Carlos Gordon
Carlos is from Jamaica and is presently based in the Nairobi Hub of the Africa Regional Office in Kenya . He serves the Africa Region as the Regional Finance Coordinator. Pray for Carlos as he trusts in God’s provisions, his protection and his direction in seeking to fulfill God’s call upon his life. You can give to Carlos Gordon HERE.
Condolences to…
Mary and Phil Miller, whose husband and father Bob Miller passed away November 29.
Discipleship Courses, 2025 Reading Plan, Ignite Christmas Party
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
What a joy to be led by the JTAG Choir in worship yesterday! If you missed it: check it out here.
We’re beginning our third week of advent: Joy! Be encouraged by Julie Rosenau’s reflections on Zephaniah 3:14-20.
This season, as with all advent / Christmas seasons, we are celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. You may know that I come from a musical background. My dad was a Music Pastor (first at the First Church of the Nazarene on Pine Street ). My mom plays the piano / organ by ear (in any key) and sang with her dad, my dad and Kline Sisters. And I play the trumpet in various bands and churches and piano.
When I think of Zephaniah 3:14-20, I think of the chorus “Mighty to Save.” But there’s so much more to the depth of this passage AND His love for us!!! First of all He is in our midst: every moment, second, hour, day, week, month, year, etc. Yes, He is mighty, but He’s with us!! And it gets better: not ONLY does He save us, He is (right now) rejoicing over YOU, me and all of us! The dictionary says rejoicing is: to feel joy or great delight!
We’ve probably all heard this in our lives prior to this, right? But THINK on it, meditate on it and remember it the next time you hear it! We are celebrating the season of our Savior’s birthday, but RIGHT NOW He is feeling joyful over YOU and taking great delight in YOU. Just think how awesome this should make us feel when we sing JOY to the World.
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
The Main Announcements
Discipleship Courses
Ignite Christmas Party
Reading Challenge
Discipleship Courses
We are all on a discipleship pathway here in Stillmeadow and we have many intermittent courses that help equip each of us in spiritual formation. Our courses can be found at stillnaz.com/courses. You can walk right across the hall during the 10:30 service to participate in our Journey course.
Youth Ignite Christmas Party
This Tuesday, December 17(no open gym) 6-12th grade youth are invited to dinner together at 6PM and lots of fun and games until 8:30PM! Bring a $5 wrapped gift.
In 2025 Stillmeadow will go on a journey from Genesis to Revelation to see how the entire story proclaims Jesus! Beginning January 1, we will follow the “One Story that Leads to Jesus” BibleProject reading plan for daily readings.
Printed versions available on December 22 at the Welcome Center.
Click here for the YouVersion Plan.
Click here for printable plan from Bible Project, complete with all kinds of links to videos and articles.
Church Board Election Results
Congratulations to Jeff Phillips, Scott Rosenau, Amy Steele and Tara Strauser who were elected to three year terms on the Church Board. Serving for one year Wayne Rumsey will serve as NDI President (Nazarene Discipleship International), Erma Shaffer will serve as NMI President (Nazarene Missions International) and Natalie Wagner will serve as NYI President (Nazarene Youth International).
Invite friends and family during the Advent and Christmas Season
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Spread Joy at Normandie Ridge!
Serve by assisting in the Lighting of the Luminaries on Dec. 17th at 4:30PM. Text Julie Callender at 717-578-1310 to confirm. All generations welcome!
Sound/Media Tech
As a media tech assisting with sound, slides and livestream! No experience necessary! We will train! Questions? Contact pastorjohn@stillnaz.com.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest. This week, let us pray for the Thursday Prayer Request focus on our prayer guide.
The daily prayer: All who work in banks and finance; all making financial decisions for York City and County. York County Prison: prisoners and staff and Good News Jail and Prison Ministries. All who are unemployed or underemployed. All public servants. All immigrants.
And let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
During our Just Mercy Series we highlighted three ministries with which we partner. Habitat for Humanity, Keystone Family Alliance and Good News Global. Find out more about each of the ministries at www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
If you would like to join in Jesus’ mission and give to any of these, please write the name of the ministry in the memo line of your check or select the name of the ministry in our online giving platform.
Missionary Carlos Gordon
Carlos is from Jamaica and is presently based in the Nairobi Hub of the Africa Regional Office in Kenya . He serves the Africa Region as the Regional Finance Coordinator. Pray for Carlos as he trusts in God’s provisions, his protection and his direction in seeking to fulfill God’s call upon his life. You can give to Carlos Gordon HERE.
Condolences to…
Mary and Phil Miller, whose husband and father Bob Miller passed away November 29.
Christmas Schedule, Prayer Groups
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
We’re beginning our second week of advent. Be encouraged by Scott Mingus Sr’s reflections on Malachi 3:1-4.
The long-ago writer ponders the question, “Who can stand when he appears?” It’s a query that has resonated for more than two thousand years. Malachi states that the Lord will send a messenger to prepare the way before the Messiah, the messenger of the covenant, appears. John the Baptist later fulfilled the prophecy in verse 1, preparing the way in the wilderness for the public declaration of Jesus as the son of God.
Jesus’ first coming, the event that John so eagerly related to his followers, was a bold reminder to the Jews and generations of later Christians that our ultimate redemption was near. We all need to be refined and purified with the fire of the Holy Spirit and offer our lives as “offerings in righteousness,” not half-heartedly but with our entire minds, bodies, and souls. Then, we can wait for the second coming or resurrection with the confidence that we will stand before the Lord with a redeemed, sanctified heart on the great day of judgment. We need not tremble with fear and doubt, but stand with confidence.
As Fanny Crosby so richly penned in 1873,
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
O what a foretaste of glory divine
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
I'm born of His Spirit, washed in His blood
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
The Main Announcements
Prayer Groups
Christmas Schedule
Prayer
It is essential in everything we do. Check our our prayer groups and prayer request form
Join Us! Invite your friends and family!
Young Adults ages 18-early 30’s! Grow in faith and form new relationships at the Young Adult Retreat! Register HERE by December 11th!
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Spread Joy at Normandie Ridge!
Serve by assisting in the Lighting of the Luminaries on Dec. 17th at 4:30PM. Text Julie Callender at 717-578-1310 to confirm. All generations welcome!
Greeter/Usher
Greet and assist folks arriving for worship services and special events! You can sign-up at the serve button below.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest. This week, let us pray for the Thursday Prayer Request focus on our prayer guide.
The daily prayer: All who work in banks and finance; all making financial decisions for York City and County. York County Prison: prisoners and staff and Good News Jail and Prison Ministries. All who are unemployed or underemployed. All public servants. All immigrants.
And let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
During our Just Mercy Series we highlighted three ministries with which we partner. Habitat for Humanity, Keystone Family Alliance and Good News Global. Find out more about each of the ministries at www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
If you would like to join in Jesus’ mission and give to any of these, please write the name of the ministry in the memo line of your check or select the name of the ministry in our online giving platform.
Missionary Jonathan Phillips-Jonathan Phillips serves as a missionary on sponsored deployment with the Church of the Nazarene in Romania. Since September 2009, Jonathan has been living in Sighisoara, Romania. He has been active in the area of ministerial preparation – focusing on training and equipping Romanians for ministry. In November 2021, Jonathan was appointed Romania district superintendent, which sees him now also engaged in the area of church development – leading the churches and the Romania district toward long-term health and sustainability. You can give to Jonathan HERE.
Congratulations to…
Matthew & Pauline Wagner-Jarvie on the birth of Isaac Joseph Wagner-Jarvie on November 13th.
Condolences to…
Mary Miller & Family. Bob Miller passed away November 29th.
Funeral Arrangements for Bob Miller
Our condolences to the family of Bob Miller who passed away on November 29th, 2024
A Funeral Service in celebration of Bob’s life will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 3:00PM at Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc., of East York, 3670 E. Market St., York, PA 17402 with Pastor Kent Vandervort officiating. Interment will be private. A viewing will be held on Wednesday from 1:00PM – 3:00PM prior to the service at the funeral home. Military Honors will be provided by the York County Veterans Honor Guard at 3:00PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bob’s memory may be made to the Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, 1013 Mumma Rd., Suite 203, Wormleysburg, PA 17043 or to the Arbor Day Foundation, 211 N. 12th St., Lincoln, NE 68508.
12/2 Holiday Schedule, Church Elections, Young Adult Ministry, Legacy Giving
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
Our advent theme for 2024 is "Stand." In Luke 21, Jesus tells his disciples to be ready to stand when he returns. The posture of the believer is "Standing" in confidence in Jesus Christ. Here are the words to our call to worship in this season.
Advent is a season when we remember
That until Jesus comes again
the darkness of sin remains for a time
We know that despair and anxiety are here
We know that sorrow and hate coexist
We have felt their weight
We have even caused and participated in them
But every advent week we light a candle
We proclaim that in the arrival and reign of Jesus Christ
Hope overcomes despair
Peace overwhelms anxiety
Joy defeats sorrow
Love conquers hate
So, let us stand with hope
Let us stand in peace
Let us stand with joy
Let us stand in love
As we go through this season, would you consider the following?
Follow the Advent Devotional. This is a unique opportunity to draw near to God. The Sunday entries are written with families in mind and the daily devotions are for personal devotions. Pick one up at the Welcome Center or check it out online here.
Participate in the Christmas Blessing Tree. The tree has tags for the Nursing Home Blessing and a box for collecting items for Good News Global Hope Packs for York County Prison. We have received the GREATEST BLESSING EVER in Jesus Christ and He compels us to be a blessing. Instructions are on www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
Invite a neighbor to dinner or worship. This can be a lonely time for our neighbors. Many times people are open to coming to church during the Christmas and New Year season. Ask God for an opportunity to invite a neighbor to worship or to a meal (or even both!).
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
The Main Announcements
Church Board Elections
Young Adult Ministry
Holiday Schedule
Financial Series Class
Church Board Elections
Elections for the 2025 Church Board will take place after each service on Sunday, December 8th. All members over the age of 15 can vote (age 13 and older can vote for NYI President). There is a flyer available at the Welcome Center with nominee information and pictures to assist you to prepare.
Youth Adult Ministry (YAM)
Our young adults, led by Heath and Kate Grim, meet the first, third and fifth Saturday of the month at 10AM for brunch, community fellowship and a group Bible study. Please reach out to Heath HERE for location information!
Young Adults ages 18-early 30’s! Grow in faith and form new relationships at the Young Adult Retreat! Register HERE by December 11th!
Join Us!
Invite your friends and family!
Legacy Giving Class
Want to bless others financially after you pass away? This class will give strategies on how to leave a financial legacy when you’re gone.
You can reserve your spot by calling Patsy at the church office at 717-764-4888, or using the QR code to register or you can register HERE
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
Get the Advent Devotional
Subscribe to have them emailed to you daily at stillnaz.com/subscribe-advent, or grab a devotional at the Welcome Center today.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Kids & Youth Ministry
Be a part of bringing the gospel message to our children and youth! For more information contact pmoses@stillnaz.com.
Christmas Choir
If you like to sing or play an instrument, join us for the Christmas Musical Program that will take place in both services December 15th! You can sign up at stillnaz.com/choir. Questions? Email pastorjohn@stillnaz.com.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest. This week, let us pray for the Friday Prayer Request focus on our prayer guide.
The daily prayer: All who work in the manufacturing industry in York. The police, fire, and rescue workers. The courts. The Foster Care system: families and children and Keystone Family Alliance. All young people. All who hurt, need inner healing, or are unable to love.
Give with us
During our Just Mercy Series we highlighted three ministries with which we partner. Habitat for Humanity, Keystone Family Alliance and Good News Global. Find out more about each of the ministries at www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
If you would like to join in Jesus’ mission and give to any of these, please write the name of the ministry in the memo line of your check or select the name of the ministry in our online giving platform.
Nursing Home Blessing
Take a tag from the tree in the foyer, return the gift in gift bag with the tag by December 8th
Prison Hope Packs
Donate items towards Christmas bags for inmates. Go to stillnaz.com/justmercy for the list of accepted item and place them in the box in the foyer by December 8th.
Congratulations to…
Matthew & Pauline Wagner-Jarvie on the birth of Isaac Joseph Wagner-Jarvie on November 13th.
Condolences to…
The family of Rich (and Lida) Renoll who lost his mother Nancy Renoll, grandmother to Nate and Brandon, on November 2.
Church Elections, Gift Cards, Nursing Home Blessing, Next Financial Series Class
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
It’s thanksgiving week! And you know what I’m thankful for? I’m thankful that God put YOU on this planet and in our church family in this time.
It’s hard to believe that next Sunday, Dec 1, we begin the season of Advent, the season leading up to Christmas. As we go through this season, would you consider the following?
Follow the Advent Devotional. This is a unique opportunity to draw near to God. The Sunday entries are written with families in mind and the daily devotions are for personal devotions. You can pick up at the Welcome Center or you can sign up to have them emailed to you daily (sign up HERE).
Participate in the Christmas Blessing Tree. The tree has tags for the Nursing Home Blessing and a box for collecting items for Good News Global Hope Packs for York County Prison. We have received the GREATEST BLESSING EVER in Jesus Christ and He compels us to be a blessing. Instructions are on www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
Invite a neighbor to dinner or worship. This can be a lonely time for our neighbors. Many times people are open to coming to church during the Christmas and New Year season. Ask God for an opportunity to invite a neighbor to worship or to a meal (or even both!).
As you respond to his call, engage his word this week. Here’s the reading schedule that includes further exploration of what the Bible has to say…
Weekly Reading (Nov 25-Dec 1)
Monday: Psalm 63; Revelation 11:1-14
Tuesday: Psalm 76; Revelation 11:15-19
Wednesday: 2 Samuel 2:1-7; John 16:25-33
Thursday: Nehemiah 9:6-15; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Friday: Nehemiah 9:16-25; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
Saturday: Nehemiah 9:26-31; Luke 21:20-24
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
Did you miss the Advent Experience? Check it out HERE.
The Main Announcements
Church Board Elections
Youth Gift Card Fundraiser
Nursing Home Blessing
Financial Series Class
Church Board Elections
Elections for the 2025 Church Board will take place after each service on Sunday, December 8th. All members over the age of 15 can vote (age 13 and older can vote for NYI President). There is a flyer available at the Welcome Center with nominee information and pictures to assist you to prepare.
Youth Gift Card Fundraiser
Support our youth by purchasing gift cards at the table in the Cafe. All orders due no later than December 3. Orders will arrive before Christmas and will be distributed in the Cafe area on Sunday December 15th and at Ignite December 17th.
Nursing Home Blessings
We’re blessing those who are homebound or in nursing homes. Take a tag for a gift or to pray. Return the gifts by Dec 8th!
Legacy Giving Class
Want to bless others financially after you pass away? This class will give strategies on how to leave a financial legacy when you’re gone.
You can reserve your spot by calling Patsy at the church office at 717-764-4888, or using the QR code to register or you can register HERE
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a life group to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Christmas Choir
If you like to sing or play an instrument, join us for the Christmas Musical Program that will take place in both services December 15th! You can sign up at stillnaz.com/choir. Questions? Email pastorjohn@stillnaz.com.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest. This week, let us pray for the Thursday Prayer Request focus on our prayer guide.
The daily prayer: All who work in banks and finance; all making financial decisions for York City and County. York County Prison: prisoners and staff and Good News Jail and Prison Ministries. All who are unemployed or underemployed. All public servants. All immigrants.
And let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
During our Just Mercy Series we highlighted three ministries with which we partner. Habitat for Humanity, Keystone Family Alliance and Good News Global. Find out more about each of the ministries at www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
If you would like to join in Jesus’ mission and give to any of these, please write the name of the ministry in the memo line of your check or select the name of the ministry in our online giving platform.
Congratulations to…
Matthew & Pauline Wagner-Jarvie on the birth of Isaac Joseph Wagner-Jarvie on November 13th.
Condolences to…
The family of Rich (and Lida) Renoll who lost his mother Nancy Renoll, grandmother to Nate and Brandon, on November 2.
Join Us for the Family Advent Experience This Sunday (Nov 24)
Hey Family!
I’m looking forward to this Sunday’s Family Advent Experience in our 9AM and 10:30AM services on our Stillmeadow Lane Campus.
This is an All Generations Worship service. We will have the Grace Space open in the Family Life Center and the Nursery Available for children ages 0-2.
The service is a little different than our normal adult Sunday services. We play games, do more interactive teaching and try to engage the kids more. And the first time we did a Family Advent Experience, one of our congregation came up to me after the service and said, “Whose idea was this?” I told them and they said, “Well, it was a GREAT IDEA!” I agree!
Our goal is to remember that Jesus is the reason for the season. He is the meaning behind all the symbols, trees and lights. He is the one we live for!
So, I look forward to worshiping the Reason for Season with you on Sunday in a creative way!
Also, we’ll be handing out our Advent Devotionals that day. You can grab one at the Welcome Desk. If you want to subscribe, please do that HERE.
AND! Join us for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner: 2-5
And from 2-5 on Sunday afternoon, we’re having a Community Thanksgiving Dinner at our York City Campus (350 Chestnut Street, York, PA 17403). If you haven’t signed up to serve, come on down and enjoy a fresh meal and fellowship with friends from the neighborhood and various churches!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Josh
Family Advent Experience next Sunday, Christmas Choir and Discipleship Courses
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
What a blessing it was to receive the word from Chaplain Mike yesterday (WATCH HERE). He truly is following the pattern of our savior’s incarnation by going into the prison and serving our incarcerated neighbors. And you can join him by praying, volunteering or donating. Find out more at www.stillnaz.com/justmercy.
Chaplain Mike’s message and mission remind me of what Tom Noble said in his third book of his first volume of Christian Theology.
The Son of God did not become incarnate as our blood relative only to pay our 'debt', but so that we might come to know him as our dear Brother.
He wants to save us from becoming sad, malformed, self-centred, economic machines, scrabbling for advantage or even, like the beasts, for mere survival.
He wants to bring us into his banqueting house, and his banner over us is love.
He wants to wrap us in his arms within the personal relationships of the Holy Trinity.
What Jesus does is what Chaplain Mike is aiming to do. To join the men inside YCP and help them see God’s infinite love! To help them move from “mere survival” to thriving in God’s love.
Please take time to pray through the opportunities we are highlighting each week this month. Ask God how he is inviting you to respond and represent his grace and truth in these days. Check out www.stillnaz.com/justmercy for info on Habitat for Humanity, the Foster Care Initiative, Good News Global and the Nursing Home Blessing.
As you respond to his call, engage his word this week. Here’s the reading schedule that includes further exploration of what the Bible has to say…
Weekly Reading (Nov 18-24)
Monday: Psalm 3; Daniel 8:1-14
Tuesday: Psalm 13; Daniel 8:15-27
Wednesday: Zechariah 12:1-13:1; Mark 13:9-23
Thursday: Psalm 93; Ezekiel 28:1-10
Friday: 2 Kings 12:1-14; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28
Saturday: 2 Kings 23:15-25; John 3:31-36
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
The Main Announcements
Family Advent Experience is next Sunday
Christmas Choir
Discipleship Courses
Family Advent Experience is next Sunday
We want to engage in the season of Advent as a church together. Advent is a season of waiting and watching, planning and preparing for Christmas. And the Family Advent Experience (Nov 24 in our 9:00 and 10:30 services) is a way of preparing the entire church family for the Advent season. Advent begins on December 1 this year and we will have Advent Devotions available this Sunday at the Welcome Center or you can sign up to have them emailed to you daily (sign up HERE).
Christmas Choir
If you like to sing or play an instrument, join us for the Christmas Musical Program that will take place in both services December 15th! You can sign up at stillnaz.com/choir. Questions? Email pastorjohn@stillnaz.com.
Discipleship Courses
We are all on a discipleship pathway here in Stillmeadow and we have many intermittent courses that help equip each of us in spiritual formation. Our courses can be found at stillnaz.com/courses. You can walk right across the hall during the 10:30 service to participate in our Journey course.
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner-Sunday, November 24th from 2-5PM! This event is a multi-church event that will be held at our York City Campus (350 Chestnut St.). Invite your friends and neighbors and join us for food and fellowship! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! If you would like to serve you can sign-up HERE.
Good News Global—Join with us in supporting men and women at York County Prison. You can pray, volunteer or donate. Check out www.stillnaz.com/justmercy for more.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for:
The Hurricane Helene Disaster Response Team — 13 people from Stillmeadow just returned from serving with Samaritan’s Purse in Boone, NC. Check out the work that is being done here.
The daily prayer: The Governor of Pennsylvania, the General Assembly, and all who work in State Government. All who work in businesses which provide services to others. All who work in construction. Hospitals and nursing homes: patients, residents, and staff; all who provide health care. Victims of violent crime; all who commit violent crime. All senior citizens.
Give with us
Hurricane Disaster Help-For ways to give, provide Crisis Care Kits, or to be a part of a future work team, please go to stillnaz.com/hurricane.
Crisis Care Kits
One way the Church of the Nazarene supports people facing natural and humanitarian disasters is through Crisis Care Kits. These are little packs that help meet basic needs. If you’d like to help, you can build kits of your own and bring them into Stillmeadow. You can find the list and instructions HERE.
Congratulations to…
Mitchell & Leah (Shaffer) George who were married on October 12.
Condolences to…
The family of Denny (and Vanessa) Williams who lost his mother Lois Elaine Williams on October 11.
The family of Rich (and Lida) Renoll who lost his mother Nancy Renoll , grandmother to Nate and Brandon, on November 2.
Prayer Groups, Advent 2024, Bake Sale!
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
In our sermon series Just Mercy, we are examining how God calls us to become involved in his redemption plan for the world.
As I prepared for Sunday’s message, this quote from one of our Nazarene theologians, Tom Noble grabbed my heart’s attention:
The Lord wants to relate to us not merely as the Creator to his creatures, nor as a king to his subjects, nor as a master to redeemed slaves, nor as a judge to pardoned convicts. He comes in the Person of the Son because he wants to adopt us into personal relationships of love and trust within the familial fellowship (koinonia) of his Holy Spirit.
In the incarnation, we see that God didn’t fix the problems of the world from a distance physically or relationally. Jesus is physically joined to us and relationally available to us today! When we put our faith in him, we are adopted into His family and become a part of his family outreach into the world. The church is essentially a family working with God to extend the family!
This has massive implications for our work in the world. As we noted in Sunday, Jesus (and Boaz before him) reminds us that serving others comes with a price, is an expression of obedience to God and requires us to get personal.
When we asked, “Will you stand for the children?” we were asking, “Will you be like Jesus and pay the price, be obedient and get personal?”
Please take time to pray through the opportunities we are highlighting each week this month. Ask God how he is inviting you to respond and represent his grace and truth in these days. Check out www.stillnaz.com/justmercy for info on Habitat for Humanity, the Foster Care Initiative, Good News Global and the Nursing Home Blessing.
As you respond to his call, engage his word this week. Here’s the reading schedule that includes further exploration of what the Bible has to say…
Weekly Reading (November 11-16)
Monday: Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 5:1-8
Tuesday: Psalm 94; 1 Timothy 5:9-16
Wednesday: Psalm 94; Luke 4:16-30
Thursday: Psalm 16; 1 Timothy 6:11-21
Friday: Daniel 4:19-27; Colossians 2:6-15
Saturday: Daniel 4:28-37; Mark 12:1-12
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
Prayer Groups
Advent 2024
EJAM Bake Sale in Cafe Area
Prayer Groups
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.
Advent 2024
We want to engage in the season of Advent as a church together. Advent is a season of waiting and watching, planning and preparing for Christmas. And the Family Advent Experience (Nov 24 in our 9:00 and 10:30 services) is a way of preparing the entire church family for the Advent season. Sign up to get the Advent Devotions emailed to you daily or grab a devotional at the Welcome Center. Sign up HERE.
EJAM Bake Sale!
Are you in need of baked goods for Christmas? We have you covered! Visit our table beside the cafe on Sunday for a bake sale to support our upcoming work and witness trip to East Jamaica (EJAM)! Enjoy pies, sand tarts, whoopie pies and more! Sale ends Nov 17th!
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Prayer Groups- Prayer- 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
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
JTAG Christmas Choir —If you like to sing or play an instrument, join us for the Christmas Musical Program that will take place in both services December 15th! You can sign up at stillnaz.com/choir. Questions? Email pastorjohn@stillnaz.com.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner-Sunday, November 24th from 2-5PM! This event is a multi-church event that will be held at our York City Campus (350 Chestnut St.). Invite your friends and neighbors and join us for food and fellowship! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! If you would like to serve you can sign-up HERE.
Foster Care Initiative—Join with us in supporting resource and adoptive families in our community. You can pray, join a care community or donate. Check out www.stillnaz.com/fostercare for more.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for:
The Hurricane Helene Disaster Response Team — We have 13 people from Stillmeadow going down to serve with Samaritan’s Purse in Boone, NC. Check out the work that is being done here.
The daily prayer: The Governor of Pennsylvania, the General Assembly, and all who work in State Government. All who work in businesses which provide services to others. All who work in construction. Hospitals and nursing homes: patients, residents, and staff; all who provide health care. Victims of violent crime; all who commit violent crime. All senior citizens.
Give with us
Hurricane Disaster Help-For ways to give, provide Crisis Care Kits, or to be a part of a future work team, please go to stillnaz.com/hurricane.
Youth 30 Hour Famine took place November 8 & 9!
Did you know that the number of people facing hunger doubled in 2020 and is now 270 million, that one in every ten people in the developing world do not have enough to eat and 6,000 plus kids under age 5 die from preventable hunger related causes daily? You can still support our youth who fasted, served and raised funds to combat world hunger! You can donate to combat world hunger by going HERE.
Crisis Care Kits
One way the Church of the Nazarene supports people facing natural and humanitarian disasters is through Crisis Care Kits. These are little packs that help meet basic needs. If you’d like to help, you can build kits of your own and bring them into Stillmeadow. You can find the list and instructions HERE.
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 our quarterly income and expense report for the most recent quarter can be seen at stillnaz.com/give.
Congratulations to…
Mitchell & Leah (Shaffer) George who were married on October 12.
Condolences to…
The family of Denny (and Vanessa) Williams who lost his mother Lois Elaine Williams on October 11.
The family of Rich (and Lida) Renoll who lost his mother Nancy Renoll , grandmother to Nate and Brandon, on November 2.
Community Thanksgiving Meal, 30 Hour Famine, Celebrate Recovery
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
As we enter “Just Mercy Month” and the week of elections, let us remember a central tenet of our faith: incarnation.
Enfleshment is a rough translation of incarnation. God did not heal the wound of the world or deal with the deceptions in the world from a distance, but up close and in person.
John 1:14 says “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Colossians 1:27 says the mysterious good news is “Christ in you.” So, God continues his enfleshment through the church. We are now invited to embody his grace and truth through acts of justice and habits of mercy.
Please take time to pray through the opportunities we are highlighting each week this month. Ask God how he is inviting you to respond and represent his grace and truth in these days. Check out www.stillnaz.com/justmercy for info on Habitat for Humanity, the Foster Care Initiative, Good News Global and the Nursing Home Blessing.
As you respond to his call, engage his word this week. Here’s the reading schedule that includes further exploration of what the Bible has to say…
Weekly Reading (November 4-10)
Monday: Ruth 2:15-23; Romans 12:1-8
Tuesday: Ruth 3:1-7; Romans 12:9-21;
Wednesday: Ruth 3:8-18; Romans 13:1-7
Thursday: Ruth 4:1-10; Romans 13:8-14
Friday: Ruth 4:11-17; Romans 14:1-12
Saturday: Ruth 4:18-22; Romans 14:13-23
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
Community Thanksgiving Meal
30 Hour Famine!
Celebrate Recovery
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 24th from 2-5PM! This event is a multi-church event that will be held at our York City Campus (350 Chestnut St.). Invite your friends and neighbors and join us for food and fellowship! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! If you would like to serve you can sign-up HERE.
Youth 30 Hour Famine-November 8 & 9
Did you know that the number of people facing hunger doubled in 2020 and is now 270 million, that one in every ten people in the developing world do not have enough to eat and 6,000 plus kids under age 5 die from preventable hunger related causes daily? Support our youth as they fast, fund raise for world hunger and serve! Youth participants and adult volunteers can register HERE. You can donate to World Vision to end world hunger through a participating teen or by going HERE.
Celebrate Recovery
EJAM Bake Sale!
Are you in need of baked goods for Christmas? We have you covered! Visit our table beside the cafe on Sunday for a bake sale to support our upcoming work and witness trip to Jamaica! Enjoy pies, sandtarts, whoopie pies and more! Sale ends Nov 17th!
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
~Life Groups- We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our lifegroups at stillnaz.com/lifegroups.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
~JTAG Christmas Choir —If you like to sing or play an instrument, join us for the Christmas Musical Program that will take place in both services December 15th! You can sign up at stillnaz.com/choir. Questions? Email pastorjohn@stillnaz.com.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
Our citizens who live in York County, mayors, school boards. The print and broadcast media. The churches of York: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness.
Give with us
Hurricane Disaster Help-For ways to give, provide Crisis Care Kits, or to be a part of a future work team, please go to stillnaz.com/hurricane.
Habitat for Humanity
York Habitat for Humanity is a volunteer driven, Christian housing ministry that builds safe, decent, and affordable homes in partnership with lower-income York County residents living in substandard housing. Funded mainly by private donations, York Habitat provides a “hand up, not a hand out” by offering qualified families interest free, 30 year mortgages.
Crisis Care Kits
One way the Church of the Nazarene supports people facing natural and humanitarian disasters is through Crisis Care Kits. These are little packs that help meet basic needs. If you’d like to help, you can build kits of your own and bring them into Stillmeadow. You can find the list and instructions HERE.
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…
Mitchell & Leah (Shaffer) George who were married on October 12.
Brady and Karla Rotz who were married on October 5.
Condolences to…
The family of Denny (and Vanessa) Williams who lost his mother Lois Elaine Williams on October 11.
The family of Rich (and Lida) Renoll who lost his mother Nancy Renoll , grandmother to Nate and Brandon, on November 2. Funeral arrangements for Nancy Renoll are as follows: Location: Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 175 N. Main St., Spring Grove, PA 17362 Viewings will take place Tuesday, November 5th 5-7PM and Wednesday November 6th 9-10AM. Celebration of Life service will take place Wednesday, November 6th at 10AM
Just Mercy Month, 30 Hour Famine, Life Groups and More
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
“Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you!” (the crowd to blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:49)
That crowd witnessed to Bartimaeus. They were agents of grace in his life. Jesus had heard Bartimaeus’ cries for mercy and stopped and gave this command to the crowd: “Call him.”
Do you see what trust Jesus put into that crowd? He invited them into the miracle of salvation. He could have made his way to the man, but instead he empowered the crowd to witness.
In a very real way, this is what we’re called to do as believers. In a world of people burdened with anxiety, sickness, brokenness and pain, we are instructed to “call them.”
Who might God be sending you to this week to share “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you”?
As you respond to his call, engage his word this week. Here’s the reading schedule that includes further exploration of what the Bible has to say about marriage…
Weekly Reading (October 27-Nov 2)
Monday: Psalm 28; 1 Peter 2:1-10
Tuesday: Psalm 119:17-24; Acts 9:32-35
Wednesday: Jeremiah 33:1-11; Matthew 20:29-34
Thursday: Ruth 1:18-22; Hebrews 9:1-12
Friday: Ruth 2:1-9 ; Romans 3:21-31
Saturday:; Ruth 2:10-14; Luke 10:25-37
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
Just Mercy Month
30 Hour Famine!
Join a Life Group
November is Just Mercy Month
Next month we begin a new sermon series. God has called each of us to join him in caring for the needs of our community. In November, we’ll be exploring ways that we can partner with Habitat for Humanity, the Foster Care Initiative, Good News Global (prison ministry) and Nursing Home Blessings. More details at www.stillnaz.com/justmercy. Pray now about how you can give or serve.
Youth 30 Hour Famine-November 8 & 9
Did you know that the number of people facing hunger doubled in 2020 and is now 270 million, that one in every ten people in the developing world do not have enough to eat and 6,000 plus kids under age 5 die from preventable hunger related causes daily? Support our youth as they fast, fund raise for world hunger and serve! Youth participants and adult volunteers can register HERE. You can donate to World Vision to end world hunger through a participating teen or by going HERE.Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
~Life Groups- We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our lifegroups at stillnaz.com/lifegroups.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
~Media and Worship Teams —If you would like to be a part of the Media team running the sound board or slides we would love to have you! Don’t know how? No worries! We will train. Do you love music and want to serve on a worship team? Contact pastorjohn@stillnaz.com or sign up at the serve button below for the next step.
~ Community Thanksgiving Dinner-This event is a multi-church event that will be held at YCC! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! You can sign-up HERE.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
Our citizens who live in York County, mayors, school boards. The print and broadcast media. The churches of York: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness.
Give with us
World Evangelism Fund
Support the work of the Church of the Nazarene through the World Evangelism Fund. Your personal gifts reach around the world to change lives and transform hearts in Jesus' name ... making Christlike disciples in the nations.
Crisis Care Kits
One way the Church of the Nazarene supports people facing natural and humanitarian disasters is through Crisis Care Kits. These are little packs that help meet basic needs. If you’d like to help, you can build kits of your own and bring them into Stillmeadow. You can find the list and instructions HERE.
EJAM Bake Sale!
Are you in need of baked goods for Christmas? We have you covered! Visit our table beside the cafe on Sunday for a bake sale to support our upcoming work and witness trip to Jamaica! Enjoy pies, sandtarts, whoopie pies and more! Sale ends Nov 17th!
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.
From Our Church Board
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! We have a group of dedicated professionals who serve on our staff at both campuses. In October please consider the ways that you can recognize them with gift cards, meal invitations, cards of appreciation, gasoline cards, or other tokens of your gratitude. ~Scott Mingus, Sr., Church Board Secretary
Congratulations to…
Mitchell & Leah (Shaffer) George who were married on October 12.
Brady and Karla Rotz who were married on October 5.
Condolences to…
The Family of Denny (and Vanessa) Williams who lost his mother Lois Elaine Williams on October 11.
Church Directory, 30 Hour Famine, Discipleship Courses
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
We live in a time when churches, companies and countries have experienced the dark corruption of leadership and abuse of power. Historically, this is nothing new. The Old Testament is full of stories of kings and parents and siblings misusing the authority given to them.
Jesus even said about the Gentile leaders of his time: “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.”
But he called his disciples to lead small.
43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Do you have that memorized? It packs a powerful punch, because it ties together the fact that 1) Jesus gave his life as ransom and 2) Jesus gave his life as an example.
Jesus died to free us to follow his example of service.
It’s time for the church (me and you) to serve like Jesus with his help.
Let’s engage in his word every day this week. Here’s the reading schedule…
Weekly Reading (October 20-26)
Monday: Psalm 75; Hebrews 6:1-12
Tuesday: Psalm 37:23-40; Hebrews 6:13-20
Wednesday: Psalm 91:9-16; John 13:1-17
Thursday: Psalm 126; Hebrews 7:1-10
Friday: Psalm 34:1-8; Hebrews 7:11-22
Saturday: Jeremiah 29:24-32; Mark 8:22-26
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
Join the online church directory
30 Hour Famine!
Discipleship Courses
Join the Online Church Directory
Stillmeadow uses Church Center to provide ways to connect with Small Groups and with each other. The great thing about an online directory is that you can update your information and choose which information to share. Fill out the form at Stillnaz.com/directory, email kkagan@stillnaz.com or visit the next steps table to express your interest! You will receive an email from Church Center that will invite you to update your information, and then guide you through the process of sharing your information. Church Center can be used online at stillnaz.churchcenter.com or you can download the app to your smart phone or tablet.
Youth 30 Hour Famine-November 8 & 9
Did you know that the number of people facing hunger doubled in 2020 and is now 270 million, that one in every ten people in the developing world do not have enough to eat and 6,000 plus kids under age 5 die from preventable hunger related causes daily? Support our youth as they fast, fund raise for world hunger and serve! Youth participants and adult volunteers can register HERE. You can donate to World Vision to end world hunger through a participating teen or by going HERE.Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Courses- We are all on a discipleship pathway here in Stillmeadow and we have many intermittent courses that help equip each of us in spiritual formation. Our courses can be found at stillnaz.com/courses. You can walk right across the hall during the 10:30 service to participate in our Journey course.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
~Kids, Nursery Workers & Youth -Be a part of bringing the Gospel to our kids & youth! From nursery age to teens adult workers are needed. For more information, click on the serve button below or email pmoses@stillnaz.com.
~ Community Thanksgiving Dinner-This event is a multi-church event that will be held at YCC! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! You can sign-up HERE.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
Our citizens who live in York County, mayors, school boards. The print and broadcast media. The churches of York: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness.
Give with us
Disaster Relief Fund
Stillmeadow keeps a “Disaster Relief Fund” to mobilize teams to go and help where disaster strikes. This enables our teams to travel without cost. Donate to the fund by check with “Disaster Relief” in the memo line, or give online at the button below and select “Disaster Relief.”
Crisis Care Kits
One way the Church of the Nazarene supports people facing natural and humanitarian disasters is through Crisis Care Kits. These are little packs that help meet basic needs. If you’d like to help, you can build kits of your own and bring them into Stillmeadow. You can find the list and instructions HERE.
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.
Church Board Nominations
Church Board elections will take place December 8th. We are inviting you to nominate candidates to take part in the election for church board HERE.
From Our Church Board
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! We have a group of dedicated professionals who serve on our staff at both campuses. In October please consider the ways that you can recognize them with gift cards, meal invitations, cards of appreciation, gasoline cards, or other tokens of your gratitude. ~Scott Mingus, Sr., Church Board Secretary
Congratulations to…
Mitchell & Leah (Shaffer) George who were married on October 12.
Brady and Karla Rotz who were married on October 5.
Condolences to…
The Family of Denny (and Vanessa) Williams who lost his mother Lois Elaine Williams on October 11.
Church Board Nominations, Youth Fall Dates, and the Fests!
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
As we prepared for this Sunday’s message on wealth out of the passage in Mark 10:17-31, I was drawn to the three verses where Jesus is described as “looking.” Look at the “look” and hear the words of our Savior Jesus.
(10:21) Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
(10:23) Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
(10:27) Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
Jesus, our real Treasure, invites us to leave everything and follow Him and discover that we have everything in Him. Part of the Christian journey is the movement from treasuring created stuff to treasuring the Creator of all the stuff. It is easy to try to hoard earthly treasure instead of surrendering it to God’s heavenly purposes. But Jesus has accomplished what was impossible for us: freeing us from all sin (including greed and coveting) into a life of loving sacrificially. So, as you consider how God is calling you to grow in the stewarding of your wealth, remember that Jesus looks at you and loves you!
And pay attention this week to the wisdom found in scripture with our daily reading plan.
Weekly Reading (October 13-19)
Monday: Obadiah 1:1-9; Revelation 7:9-17
Tuesday: Obadiah 1:10-16; Revelation 8:1-5
Wednesday: Obadiah 1:17-21; Luke 16:19-31
Thursday: Genesis 14:17-24; Romans 15:7-13
Friday: Isaiah 47:1-9; Revelation 17:1-18
Saturday: Isaiah 47:10-15; Luke 22:24-30
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
Youth Fall Dates
The Fests! Autumn Fun Fest (Oct 19), YCC Fall Fest (Oct 26)
Nominations for the church board!
Get more information HERE
The Fests
This season we’re welcoming our neighbors through the Autumn Fun Fest at Stillmeadow Lane (Oct 19, 2-4) and Fall Fest at York City Campus (Oct 26, 6-8). You can donate candy, s’mores and/or volunteer!
Sign-up to volunteer or donate HERE.
Church Board Nominations
Church Board elections will take place December 8th. We are inviting you to nominate candidates to take part in the election for church board HERE.
From Our Church Board
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! We have a group of dedicated professionals who serve on our staff at both campuses. In October please consider the ways that you can recognize them with gift cards, meal invitations, cards of appreciation, gasoline cards, or other tokens of your gratitude. ~Scott Mingus, Sr., Church Board Secretary
Children’s Ministry Update
We are entering phase 3 of our children’s ministry transition. Phase 1 was saying farewell to and celebrating Pastor Rachel while also grieving her departure. Phase 2 is the Interim Prayer Phase as we seek God’s guidance on what’s next. Phase 3 is the Search Phase as we put together a job description and interview potential candidates for the position. Phase 4 will be the welcome and integration of a new leader.
In this interim season, Trudy Gunnet continues to serve as our Children’s Ministry Director and Patsy Moses as our Children’s Ministry Assistant, with Pastor Tabitha Martin providing pastoral oversight. We are grateful for each of them and the members of our Stillnaz Kids Ministry team who are leading well in this season.
Let’s continue to pray for those leaders and for our next leader. We are currently accepting applications for this position. Please contact Pastor Josh (pastorjosh@stillnaz.com) for more info.
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Join a Lifegroup- We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our lifegroups at stillnaz.com/lifegroups.
Young Adult Ministry (YAM)-Our young adults, led by Heath and Kate Grim, meet the first, third and fifth Saturday of the month at 10AM for brunch, community fellowship and a group Bible study. Please reach out for location information by going to stillnaz.com/lifegroups.!
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
~Autumn Fun Fest & Family Fall Fest at YCC- Volunteers are needed to make these events a success! You can sign up HERE.
~ Community Thanksgiving Dinner-This event is a multi-church event that will be held at YCC! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! You can sign-up HERE.
~Greeter or Cafe- Serve by welcoming folks as they enter the church for worship and special events or by making a great cup of coffee and serving it with a warm greeting and smile! Click on the serve button below!
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
Our citizens who live in York County, mayors, school boards. The print and broadcast media. The churches of York: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness.
Give with us
Disaster Relief Fund-
Stillmeadow keeps a “Disaster Relief Fund” to mobilize teams to go and help where disaster strikes. This enables our teams to travel without cost. Donate to the fund by check with “Disaster Relief” in the memo line, or give online at the button below and select “Disaster Relief.”
Congratulations to…
Brady and Karla Rotz who were married on October 5.
Responding to Hurricane Helene
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
The news continues to bring in more stories of devastation from Hurricane Helene, where great damage occured across the southeastern states, especially North Carolina. The residents will be cleaning up and rebuilding from this storm for months to come.
Will you join us in helping with the clean up? Here are five ways.
Pray.
Volunteer for a Disaster Team Trip to North Carolina.
Give to the Stillmeadow Disaster Relief Fund.
Give to the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Fund.
Put together a Crisis Care Kit.
Pray
Let us all pray for the communities as they mourn for those who have died, as they grieve the destruction of their homes and towns, as they work to rebuild from the storm. Let us pray for the volunteers and organizations who are showing up to help. Let us pray for the officials as they guide the rebuilding process.
Want to join the team?
We do not yet have solid dates for our trip, but the cost for travel and lodging is covered by Stillmeadow’s Disaster Relief Fund. If you want to help, fill out the form below. Ages 16 and above can participate, and all minors must be accompanied by a parent.
Want to give to the Disaster Relief Fund?
Stillmeadow keeps a “Disaster Relief Fund” to mobilize teams to go and help where disaster strikes. This enables our teams to travel without cost. Donate to the fund by check with “Disaster Relief” in the memo line, or give online at the button below and select “Disaster Relief.”
Want to give to Nazarene Compassionate Ministries?
From NCM, we read: “Nazarene church members, pastors, and disaster volunteers are serving in impacted communities. Adrian Camp and Conference Center, part of the Georgia District, was severely impacted. In Nashville, Georgia, the Church of the Nazarene sanctuary sustained heavy damage and may be unrepairable. Nazarene Disaster Response teams are mobilizing to travel to impacted areas to provide cleanup and recovery assistance, and many local churches are providing food, water, and Crisis Care Kits to their affected neighbors. Your gift will be used for immediate needs, long-term recovery, and rebuilding efforts.”
Want to put together a Crisis Care Kit?
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries helps people affected by disasters, famines, etc, by sending Crisis Care Kits full of necessary supplies. Assembling Crisis Care Kits is a great way for families to involve children who cannot volunteer to help or donate funds.
Click here for instructions on Crisis Care Kit assembly.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Josh
Youth Fall Dates, Young Adult Ministry and the Fests!
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
As I prepared for Sunday’s message on marriage I was repeatedly reminded that strong marriages are not built on feelings but on faithfulness. In Two Part Invention, a memoir on marriage that Madeleine L’ Engle wrote as her husband was battling cancer, she said:
“…a long term marriage has to move past chemistry to compatibility, to friendship, to companionship.”
A beautiful picture of a gospel-oriented marriage companionship is Priscilla and Aquila who accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys (Acts 18:18), taught the budding preacher Apollos the fullness of the gospel (Acts 18:26), and hosted the growing church family in their home in Rome (Romans 16:3-5). William James Jennings described their partnership like this:
“Priscilla and Aquila are a couple under ideal conditions; they are not consumed with self-preservation but with a shared life that yields to the Spirit.”
When Jesus gave his instructions on marriage in Mark 10:1-12, he was right in the middle of describing the essence of discipleship. And Dietrich Bonhoeffer comments, “The disciple’s exclusive adherence to Christ therefore extends to [their] married life. Christian marriage is marked by discipline and self-denial. Christ is Lord even of marriage…Christianity does not depreciate marriage but sanctifies it.”
May our approach to, conversations about and practice of marriage be salt and light in our community and world where people are suffering from the broken effects of putting feelings, chemistry and self-preservation first.
And let’s engage in the word every day this week. Here’s the reading schedule that includes further exploration of what the Bible has to say about marriage…
Weekly Reading (October 6-12)
Monday: Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 2:18-24; 1 Corinthians 7:1-9
Tuesday: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 8; 1 Corinthians 7:10-16
Wednesday: Psalm 8; Mark 10:1-16
Thursday: Deuteronomy 24:1-5; Matthew 5:27-37
Friday: Psalm 22:1-15; Hebrews 1:1-4
Saturday: Amos 5:1-17; Ephesians 5:21-33
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
Youth Fall Dates
Young Adult Ministry
The Fests! Autumn Fun Fest (Oct 19), YCC Fall Fest (Oct 26)
Get more information HERE
Young Adults 18-30 Join US! For questions and location go HERE.
The Fests!
This season we’re welcoming our neighbors through the Autumn Fun Fest at Stillmeadow Lane (Oct 19, 2-4) and Fall Fest at York City Campus (Oct 26, 6-8). You can donate candy, s’mores and/or volunteer!
Sign-up to volunteer or donate HERE.
From Our Church Board
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! We have a group of dedicated professionals who serve on our staff at both campuses. In October please consider the ways that you can recognize them with gift cards, meal invitations, cards of appreciation, gasoline cards, or other tokens of your gratitude. ~Scott Mingus, Sr., Church Board Secretary
Children’s Ministry Update
We are entering phase 3 of our children’s ministry transition. Phase 1 was saying farewell to and celebrating Pastor Rachel while also grieving her departure. Phase 2 is the Interim Prayer Phase as we seek God’s guidance on what’s next. Phase 3 is the Search Phase as we put together a job description and interview potential candidates for the position. Phase 4 will be the welcome and integration of a new leader.
In this interim season, Trudy Gunnet continues to serve as our Children’s Ministry Director and Patsy Moses as our Children’s Ministry Assistant, with Pastor Tabitha Martin providing pastoral oversight. We are grateful for each of them and the members of our Stillnaz Kids Ministry team who are leading well in this season.
Let’s continue to pray for those leaders and for our next leader. We are currently accepting applications for this position. Please contact Pastor Josh (pastorjosh@stillnaz.com) for more info.
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Join a Lifegroup- We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our lifegroups at stillnaz.com/lifegroups.
Young Adult Ministry (YAM)-Our young adults, led by Heath and Kate Grim, meet the first, third and fifth Saturday of the month at 10AM for brunch, community fellowship and a group Bible study. Please reach out for location information by going to stillnaz.com/lifegroups.!
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
~Autumn Fun Fest & Family Fall Fest at YCC- Volunteers are needed to make these events a success! Go to stillnaz.com/serve to sign up.
~ Community Thanksgiving Dinner-This event is a multi-church event that will be held at YCC! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! Go to stillnaz.com/serve to sign-up.
~World Habitat Day 2024-Join Habitat for Humanity at the Habitat ReStore October 7th, 3-5PM and take part in their Housewarming Drive! Purchase a $25 ReStore Voucher, buy an item from the needs list or drop off items to donate.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
Our citizens who live in York County, mayors, school boards. The print and broadcast media. The churches of York: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness.
Give with us
EJAM Jerk Chicken Dinner Fundraiser and Silent Auction
Support the EJAM Work & Witness Team on Saturday, October 12 and as they raise the funds they need to continue their work in Jamaica in 2025! Donations of new items for the silent auction are appreciated! Please contact Tiffany Stonesifer at msunn1973@gmail.com if you can donate a new item. Donations of baked good are appreciated! Please contact Cynthia Farley at cynthia.farley@gmail.com if you can donate baked goods.
Congratulations to…
Brady and Karla Rotz who were married on October 5.
The Fests! Retiring Well, Children’s Ministry Update
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
This weekend, in our Saturday Child Dedication Service and in our Families Services, we celebrated 5 families dedicating 10 children!
And we contemplated what Jesus said in Mark 9:38-50, where he called his disciples to be responsible with the impact of their lives. To be responsible is to respond to the needs of our time and place with Jesus’ courage and grace.
In Jesus we see someone whose eyes saw the overlooked, whose hands touched the untouchable, and whose feet went to the unreached.
Jesus’ hyperbolic about “cutting off” eyes, hands and feet are intended to shock us into removing any habits that cause others or ourselves to stumble in faith. Our eyes, hands and feet have been given to us to bless, not to curse, to salt the earth, not to sour the earth.
As you go about your week, allow Jesus to lovingly examine your life and show you what needs to be cut out so that your life can be fully devoted to him in this time and place.
The last part of Psalm 19 is a perfect guide to praying this. Follow these words and listen to His voice today to be responsible with the life He has given you.
But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may they not rule over me.
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
And engage in the word every day this week. Here’s the reading schedule…
Weekly Reading (Sept 29-Oct 5)
Monday: Esther 4:1-17; 1 Peter 1:3-9
Tuesday: Esther 5:1-14; 1 John 2:18-25
Wednesday: Esther 8:1-17; Matthew 18:6-9
Thursday: Psalm 8; Galatians 3:23-29
Friday: Psalm 26; Romans 8:1-11
Saturday: Genesis 23:1-20; Luke 16:14-18
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
And check out the services at the Stillmeadow Lane Campus and the York City Campus!
The Main Announcements
The Fests! Autumn Fun Fest (Oct 19), YCC Fall Fest (Oct 26)
Retiring Well (Oct 3)
Children’s Ministry Update
The Fests!
This season we’re welcoming our neighbors through the Autumn Fun Fest at Stillmeadow Lane (Oct 19, 2-4) and Fall Fest at York City Campus (Oct 26, 6-8). You can donate candy, s’mores and/or volunteer!
Sign-up to volunteer or donate HERE.
It is not too early to plan a healthy retirement! Thursday, October 3rd at 7PM in Sprenkle House ground fl.
Children’s Ministry Update
We are entering phase 3 of our children’s ministry transition. Phase 1 was saying farewell to and celebrating Pastor Rachel while also grieving her departure. Phase 2 is the Interim Prayer Phase as we seek God’s guidance on what’s next. Phase 3 is the Search Phase as we put together a job description and interview potential candidates for the position. Phase 4 will be the welcome and integration of a new leader.
In this interim season, Trudy Gunnet continues to serve as our Children’s Ministry Director and Patsy Moses as our Children’s Ministry Assistant, with Pastor Tabitha Martin providing pastoral oversight. We are grateful for each of them and the members of our Stillnaz Kids Ministry team who are leading well in this season.
Let’s continue to pray for those leaders and for our next leader. We are currently accepting applications for this position. Please contact Pastor Josh (pastorjosh@stillnaz.com) for more info.
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. Contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com) if you’d like help signing up or learning more.
We believe that as followers of Jesus, we are on the pathway of discipleship. This pathway is not linear, but we grow when we gather together, when we take courses to grow in our spiritual formation, when we commit to a lifegroup to practice the mission of Jesus together, when we begin to lead others, and when we pray together. Join our discipleship pathway as we grow with Jesus and one another!
Click on the button below for more information about these groups!
The Journey Course
An important step in learning from and about Jesus is growing in understanding of the Bible. The Journey Course begins “Bible Study Methods” on Oct 6. We’d love to have you join.
Let us know you are coming HERE.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
~Autumn Fun Fest & Family Fall Fest at YCC- Volunteers are needed to make these events a success! Go to stillnaz.com/serve to sign up.
~ Community Thanksgiving Dinner-This event is a multi-church event that will be held at YCC! Many hands are needed to feed the community a Thanksgiving meal! Go to stillnaz.com/serve to sign-up.
~World Habitat Day 2024-Join Habitat for Humanity at the Habitat ReStore October 7the, 3-5PM and take part in their Housewarming Drive! Purchase a $25 ReStore Voucher, buy an item from the needs list or drop off items to donate.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
Our citizens who live in York County, mayors, school boards. The print and broadcast media. The churches of York: members and clergy. All who live in poverty. All who suffer from mental illness.
Give with us
Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger is driven by the vision of a world without hunger. Their mission is to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources. We recently participated in this by packing 10,000 meals and raising money. Please continue to give by using the give button below.
EJAM Jerk Chicken Dinner Fundraiser and Silent Auction
Join us on Saturday, October 12 and support the EJAM Work & Witness Team as they raise the funds they need to continue their work in Jamaica in 2025! Drive-up sales run from 2 pm-4 pm on the 12 and doors open at 5 PM, dinner begins at 5:30PM for the sit down dinner and auction. Tickets will be available at the Welcome Desk before and after services. Donations of new items for the silent auction are appreciated! Please contact Tiffany Stonesifer at msunn1973@gmail.com if you can donate a new item. Donations of baked good are appreciated! Please contact Cynthia Farley at cynthia.farley@gmail.com if you can donate baked goods.