Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors. The people of the United Methodist Church!
The United Methodist Church of Chinchilla
411 Layton Road, South Abington Township, PA 18411
Sunday Worship @ 10:15AM Charles Consagra, Pastor 570-587-2578
CALENDAR ~ NEWSLETTER
HOPE
Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
HOPE
Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
(Click here to read this verse at Bible Gateway)
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
(Click here to read this verse at Bible Gateway)
~ Be Still and Know that I Am With You ~
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~ Be Still and Know that I Am With You ~
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March
Worship: Sundays at 10 AM
Communion: 1st Sunday of month
Children's Sunday School @ 10am
Adult Sunday School @ 11:15am
Fellowship/coffee time following worship
Worship service at Bedford Towers on Sundays
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Pastor: Charles Consagra
Acolyte: PJ Winowich
Sunday School Teacher: Norma Winowich
Friday, March 1 marks The World Day of Prayer for 2019 during which people in over 170 counties will celebrate the power of prayer. World Day of Prayer, according to the movement's website, is an “ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and prayerful action.”
EASTER 2019
March 6 - Ash Wednesday
April 14 - Palm Sunday
April 18 - Holy Thursday
April 19 - Good Friday
April 21 - EASTER
Easter for Christians is not just one day, but rather a 50-day period. The season of Easter, or Eastertide, begins at sunset on the eve of Easter and ends on Pentecost, the day we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church (see Acts 2).
Easter is also more than just an extended celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. In the early church, Lent was a season for new converts to learn about the faith and prepare for baptism on Easter Sunday. The initial purpose of the 50-day Easter season was to continue the faith formation of new Christians.
Today, this extended season gives us time to rejoice and experience what it means when we say Christ is risen. It’s the season when we remember our baptisms and how through this sacrament we are, according to the liturgy, “incorporated into Christ’s mighty acts of salvation.” As “Easter people,” we also celebrate and ponder the birth of the Church and gifts of the Spirit (Pentecost), and how we are to live as faithful disciples of Christ.
>> Click here for LENTEN Devotionals <<
>> Click here to Read about EASTER at UMC.org <<
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Friday, March 1 marks The World Day of Prayer for 2019 during which people in over 170 counties will celebrate the power of prayer. World Day of Prayer, according to the movement's website, is an “ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and prayerful action.”
EASTER 2019
March 6 - Ash WednesdayApril 14 - Palm Sunday
April 18 - Holy Thursday
April 19 - Good Friday
April 21 - EASTER
Easter for Christians is not just one day, but rather a 50-day period. The season of Easter, or Eastertide, begins at sunset on the eve of Easter and ends on Pentecost, the day we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church (see Acts 2).
Easter is also more than just an extended celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. In the early church, Lent was a season for new converts to learn about the faith and prepare for baptism on Easter Sunday. The initial purpose of the 50-day Easter season was to continue the faith formation of new Christians.
Today, this extended season gives us time to rejoice and experience what it means when we say Christ is risen. It’s the season when we remember our baptisms and how through this sacrament we are, according to the liturgy, “incorporated into Christ’s mighty acts of salvation.” As “Easter people,” we also celebrate and ponder the birth of the Church and gifts of the Spirit (Pentecost), and how we are to live as faithful disciples of Christ.
>> Click here for LENTEN Devotionals <<
>> Click here to Read about EASTER at UMC.org <<
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"He Leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul."
~Psalm 23: 2b-3a
[read the scripture at BibleGateway.com]
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Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
~ Proverbs 22:6
~ Proverbs 22:6
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Prayer List and Shut-In List -- Lifting Up in Prayer
To add a person to the Prayer or Shut-in list, please see Pastor Chuck, or call 570-587-2578.
Please also pass along the names of military service men and women who are currently serving so we can add them to our prayer lists.
Welcome Greeter on Sunday Morning
If you would like to serve as a Welcome Greeter on Sunday Morning,
please sign up on the info table.
Bulletins
If anyone would like to offer bulletins in memory/dedication of someone or a special occasion, please see the sign-up sheet in the back of the sanctuary, or contact Pastor Chuck, (570-587-2578).
Food Donations
Food donation boxes are located in the back of the church. Please make a donation to support our Mission to the soup kitchens.
Clothing Collection
There is a clothing collection drop box in the church parking lot. Please make your donations to help local families in need.
Aluminum Cans
Donate your aluminum cans to support the church.
Place cans in the trailer next to the shed in the parking lot.
**Please check the information table for other events in our community!
I lift up my eyes to the mountains...
I lift up my eyes to the mountains...
Psalm 121:1-2
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
Psalm 121:1-2
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Click here to read Psalm 121:1-2 at Bible Gateway
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Submit Your Articles for Publication
If there are any events or dates to publicize to the congregation,
please pass this information along to Pastor Chuck for the bulletin,
and to chinumc@yahoo.com, to get the information on the church website. Thanks!
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Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give unto you...
Let not your heart be troubled.
~ John 14:27
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On the first Sunday each month, you are welcome to receive Holy Communion.
The only requirement is that you believe in Jesus Christ.
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
-Philippians 4:13
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THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in Heaven,
hallowed by Thy name;
Thy Kingdom come;
Thy Will be done,
on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen
click here to --->> Read the LORDS PRAYER at Bible Gateway
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For daily devotions:
http://www.upperroom.org
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The Great Commission
Matthew 28:16-20English Standard Version (ESV)
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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Read more about the Susquehanna Conference.
Website: www.susumc.org
The Susquehanna LINK [News]: www.suslink.org
"A Witness to Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World"
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Let all that you do be done in Love.
~ 1 Corinthians 16:14
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This page was last updated on: March 1, 2019
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Chinchilla United Methodist Church, 411 Layton Road, South Abington Township, PA 18411 [570-587-2578]
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