February has been a busy month here at Emmanuel. Thanks to all of you who have been involved in the activities. From Scout Sunday (the Boy Scouts did a great job) the first Sunday of the month moving to the Youth Mardi Gras celebration, and then their 30 hours of hunger and shopping for our […]

Brad and Jennis Bunnell thanks everyone for our kind Christmas gift to them. They enjoy our choir but, say that even more, they enjoy being members of our church family. We received thank you letters for our benevolence donations. On the bulletin board in the bell tower are letters from: Phoebe Homes and Lancaster Seminary. […]

SUNDAY, MARCH 24 PALM/PASSION SUNDAY COMMUNION Come welcome our Savior as we celebrate Palm Sunday on March 24. Our worship will include remembering his sacrifice through the sacrament of Holy Communion. After worship, everyone is welcome to bring a delicious dessert nd a join us for Coffee Hour in the Fellowship Hall. THURSDAY, MARCH 28 […]

For many years our church has gathered a special offering for Easter which has been used to support our denomination’s local institutions: Bethany Children’s Home ($1,000), Lancaster Theological Seminary ($1,000) and Phoebe Devitt Homes ($1,000). Any amount over the amount needed to fulfill these gifts is used to offset our offering to Our Church’s Wider […]

We have had several inquiries about receiving automatic contributions for offerings. Some of our members have decided to use this method to schedule their weekly, semi-weekly, monthly, etc., offerings. One member is using automatic withdrawal so that she isn’t bothered writing a check every week. Another couple uses this method when they are out of […]

Our Sunday School Easter Party will be on Saturday, March 30, from 10 am to 12 noon. Each child should bring a basket or bag for collecting eggs for the egg hunt. The Sunday School will provide the candy eggs. We will have a brunch with cereals, fruits and juices, and, of course, painted toast. […]

BREAKFAST – MARCH 9 SPAGHETTI DINNER – MARCH 16 Anybody hungry? Plan on filling up with a hearty breakfast on March 9 and a delizioso spaghetti dinner on March 16. Our Cub Scouts of Pack 433 are having a Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, from 8 am to noon. They’ll be serving pancakes, eggs, […]

Youth Accomplishments: Keegan Farrel was named to the MMI Second Quarter Honor Roll. She has also been inducted into the National Honor Society. There’s a picture on the front bulletin board of Keegan and the rest of the inductees. Congratulations, girl! The Dancing Queen is now a Skating Queen!! Kelsey Rinehimer and her brother, Justin, […]