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Blessings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!





"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us," (Romans 5:8).


Prayer Requests:


Donna Klein (pacemaker)

Jim Mellon (recovering from back surgery)

Nancy High (broken foot)

Carol Fullmer (eye surgery)

John Woodard's brother, Scott (health concerns)

Mari Conners (broken bone in her foot)

John Roberts (lymphoma)

Joan Noll (blood pressure problems)

Mary Leh (health problems)

Mike Calhoun (cancer)

Theresa Gettle (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Jalisa Bernheisel (leukemia)

Denise - Friend of Conners' family (bone cancer)

Chuck Bowman (broken hip, surgery)

Ruben Houser (stomach ulcers and internal bleeding)

Janie Tignanelli's daughter, Kim (knee surgery)

Wyatt Gosser (healing, internal bleeding)



Holy Week Services:


Maundy Thursday - April 17th at 6:30pm; Fellowship PotLuck Dinner at 5:00pm

Good Friday - April 18th at 6:30pm

Easter Sunday - 9:00am Traditional and 11:00am Contemporary




Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast

Thank you to everyone who helped with our annual breakfast and egg hunt. Every contribution makes a difference, from filling eggs, to prepping food, blowing up balloons, serving food, hiding eggs, and cleaning up. There are always opportunities to serve, big and small! 106 children and their families joined us! It's such a blessing when we can spend time with our Myerstown community sharing the good news of Jesus! Thank you for making this possible.
Kindly,


Jackie Gostomski and the Zion Outreach Team




CHURCH EVENTS AND MINISTRIES


Night at the Reading Phillies - Saturday July 19

If you are interested in purchasing tickets for our night out at the Reading Phillies, please contact Kaloni Doll at ksdoll921@gmail.com


Vacation Bible School - Save the date - VBS is the week of June 15-19. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kaloni Doll at ksdoll921@gmail.com


Secret Sister Reveal Luncheon - Change of Date - May 10th

SECRET SISTERS:  This week, we found out that MetEd will be turning off the electric in various parts of Myerstown on Saturday April 26.   Unfortunately, this has caused us to make the decision to postpone the Secret Sister Reveal brunch until Saturday, May 10 at 11:00 AM. We are looking forward to the reveal, but will just have to wait a few more weeks. If you plan to attend, please sign up on the sheet in the office hallway bulletin board or the one at the back entrance. Any questions, please call or text Marae Clauser at 717-228-8967.


Grief Share

Anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one is welcome to attend the Grief Share support group on Thursdays at 2:00pm.


Monday Night Bible Study

Join us as we kick off our study of 2 Chronicles on Monday April 21st at 6:15pm.  Come a few minutes early for some food and fellowship!


LCCM Volunteers Needed

Are you looking for a way to serve our community?  Lebanon County Christian Ministries is looking for volunteers to help in their market on Thursday evenings from 4pm-7pm.  Sign up sheets are on the bulletin boards.  Contact Deb Carles if you have any questions at 717-954-2112



Creations of Love: Creations of Love ministry is about providing a way for parents to be able to bond with their premature deceased child(ren). We make homemade clothing designed to be able to fit babies that were either late term miscarriages or early term stillbirths. If parents going through these difficult times are able to dress their child(ren) it gives them an opportunity to bond to them. We have free yarn/supplies available. 


If anyone is interested in participating in the new Creations Of Love outreach please contact Alex Rautzhan at 717-968-0556




Making Shopping Bag Mats for the Homeless ... Thursday at 9:00am



United Women of Faith

United Women of Faith meetings are the first Wednesday of every month at 2:00pm in Fellowship Hall.  All women are welcome to join us!  Next meeting is May 7



Meeting Our Family

We have two services here at Zion on Sunday morning, but we are really just one body of believers. When a member from the 11 am service mentioned that she is finally getting to know some 9 am people by attending Monday night Bible study, an idea was born to get better acquainted. A simple questionnaire is being distributed that will help me to write a short bio on you (and/or your family). I will compose it  based on your answers. Each Sunday, beginning with the first Sunday in Advent, an introduction of each respondent will be included as a looseleaf half page in the bulletin.Two dozen are already completed, but I will need your help in order to ensure that no one is missed. If you haven’t yet received a questionnaire, please let me know. You will have an opportunity to preview your “story” and approve it prior to it being included in the bulletin. Thank you for being part of our great big family – Mari Conners


Save the Date: Zion Women's Retreat, Saturday, October 4 at Creekside Fellowship Center, South Race Street, Myerstown.  More details to follow. 


Thank You to My Church Family!

I want to sincerely thank all of my church family for the many cards, calls, flowers, visits, prayers—and even a few McDonald’s McFlurrys! As I continue to recover from my recent back surgery, the outpouring of love and support that you’ve shown to Beth and me has truly blown us away. It’s a powerful reminder of the kind of love God’s people can share with one another, especially in times of need. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you again.

Jim & Beth Mellon


Reminder of Church Office Hours:  Our church office is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 1pm. If you have questions or need to submit information for the bulletin, please call Judy at 717-866-6839, or email at Zionumc22@gmail.com

Have a blessed week!

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Pastor Keith Buckbee
Zion Church, Myerstown