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Holy Thursday Service April 6th 6:30 p.m.

We invite you to come worship with us as we remember and reflect on the “Last Seven Words” of Christ.  Forgiveness, Salvation, Relationship, Abandonment, Distress, Triumph and Reunion

Holy Thursday is the beginning of the most sacred days of the liturgical calendar: The Lord’s Supper, the Lord’s Passion, and the Resurrection of the Lord. 

Holy Thursday provides us a perfect opportunity to reflect upon the spiritual meaning of Jesus’ Holy Sacrifice. Our faith teaches us that as the Body of Christ, we are all unified in this beautiful mystery of our faith:  Christ has Died, Christ is Risen, Christ will come again. 

New Years Worship

Worship with us Jan 1 at 10 a.m.

Beginning Jan. 8th we’ll be back to our normal worship hours: 9 am Contemporary and 11 am. Traditional 

Leading God’s People with a Purpose/ From the Book of Joshua

January Sermon Series

Jan 1th – “Read Sea Moments”

Jan 8th – “No Time for Compromise”

Jan 15th – “Time to Crossover”

Jan 22nd – “Let’s Not Forget”

Jan 29th – “Consecration”

Lesson from Youth Mission Trip

Presence is More Powerful Than You Realize

Devotion by Pastor Richard

It has been a very intense four weeks this past month. I have led two mission trips and have pulled off an incredibly successful VBS with our amazing church and amazing volunteers! There is no way I could do all of that without the help and commitment of strong and dedicated volunteers! Thank you to everyone who had some role in any of those events. Your support and commitment has not gone unnoticed.

One of the greatest lessons I learned was on the Middle School mission trip to Wilmington a couple weeks ago, and it was about how your presence can make all the difference in the world. Many times it is not what you do on these trips, but the impact you can have on a life or even a community by just showing up. Your presence is so important, and I know I have written about it before, but this summer was a reinforcement of its importance.

In Wilmington, my team was assigned to go and clean the backyard of a person who is on the Vigilant Hope missionary team. This gentleman has an amazing story about how God helped him get back on his feet after a life of facing one tragedy after another. His main focus is to minister to the homeless and drug addicted in the city. He had recently bought a house in a very poor part of town, and needed some young people to help him reclaim his back yard and to build some frames for a raised garden that would provide fresh vegetables for him and his neighbors.

The week before we arrived, he told us that two doors down was a drug dealer’s house. There was a violent event where shots were fired and some of the bullets went into the house across the street just above the couch, nearly hitting the homeowner. He called the authorities and turned in the dealers and by the time we got there, the occupants were moving out. As you might expect, the neighbors had been living in fear and were afraid to even come out of their homes.

Then we show up, a group of a dozen middle class kids making all kinds of noise and working incredibly hard on a stranger’s backyard. Before long, our homeowner noticed one neighbor sitting on their porch that he had not seen in a long while. Then another neighbor, a young woman, came by walking her dogs. After that another person walked up and asked us what we were doing and expressed that they were happy that we were there. What I learned was that our little group of noisy and hard-working teenagers actually made the neighborhood safer for the residents who live there. Our physical presence was impacting and changing the neighborhood. We were helping to build community and increasing the safety of the residents just by being there.

I have participated so many mission trips over the thirty years I have been doing full-time ministry, never has this idea of just our being present helped me to see the greater impact that we as Christians can have over the world. In so many situations, people and communities just simply need to know that they are not alone and that there are actually people out there who care for them, regardless of the differences between races or cultures. Painting a wall or cleaning a yard are important, but they are not the most significant work.  In just a few days our presence in that Wilmington community made a significant impact. Can you imagine if the church just showed up? Never underestimate the impact you can have on someone just by showing up!

See you at church this Sunday! Just show up and impact another person!

Pastor Richard

Happy Camper Sunday school

An adventure with God awaits in the great outdoors. Jesus walked this earth, he invited 12 men to share in his life and to join him on a great adventure. Today, Jesus invites each of us to join him on this adventure as well.

No need to register just come to Harrisburg UMC Sunday Morning at 10 a.m. Children ages PreK – 4th grade will be welcomed and excited to join the adventure

HUMC Small Groups

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Starting May 1at  at 10 am. Andrea Chambers and Shirley Luce will be leading the Adam Hamiltons Lord’s Prayer Study.  Plan to join this eye opening study.

“Most Christians know the Lord’s Prayer by heart.We pray it often, at different times and in different settings.  We remember it as the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples.  The challenge is to really know the prayer to understand and appreciate the meaning and power of its words and what we ask of God each time we pray it.  Through it Jesus teaches us how to pray, and how to live as his followers “- Adam Hamilton

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AT THIS TABLE…

Relationships are forged. The Bible unfolds. Tuesdays 7-8 Room #1

Check out this link and plan to join Megan Williams on Tuesday Nights at 7 p.m. Megan is a great facilitator and you will find yourself in a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere, as together we read and discussion the Bible together, learning how to love God and each other better

Session 3:  April 5 – May 24 Trusting in God when troubling things happen

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THE WOMEN AT THE WELL – Sunday, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m

This group provides  a safe environment to nurture the cultivation of deep authentic relationships between a group of multigenerational women.   A group where every woman is valued for her experience and wisdom and to deeper our knowledge of Christ through a sisterhood of fellowship, prayer, and bible study.  

Here’s the plan for the Summer Session, 3:30 – 4:30

May 22nd – First meeting, Bible study and fellowship 

June 12th – Bible study and fellowship 

July 24th – Mission Project 

August 14th – Bible Study and Evaluation of group 

Questions Contact Allie Newsom Allieb0440@gmail.com

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