Sailing With Apostles This Week

October 13 - 19, 2025

News and Updates for Our Community of Faith

- Pastor Jay will be in the office Monday from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM and Thursday from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Pastor Jay is also available by phone and email - 570-205-7506 and j80j84@msn.com. 

- The Congregation Council will be meeting Monday evening at 7:00 PM - anyone is welcome to attend. 

- The Adult Choir will practice on Wednesday, October 15th, at 7:00 PM. We would LOVE to have you come and sing with us!!

 - Celebrate World Food Day with ELCA World Hunger on October 16th! Join people around the world in raising awareness and taking collective action to end hunger for good. World Food Day is one of the most celebrated days on the United Nations calendar, with opportunities in more than 150 countries and more than 50 languages to raise awareness of hunger. This year’s theme, “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future,” highlights how each of us has a role to play in creating a world where we all have access to a nutritious diet. ELCA World Hunger has been at work for more than 50 years, addressing root causes of hunger around the world and here in the United States. Hand in hand with thousands of others across our church, you provide immediate relief to those who are hungry as well as solutions for long-term sustainability. Your gifts connect people with training and resources so they can enjoy a fruitful harvest, access clean water, send their kids to school, get adequate health care and strengthen their income streams. When we work together, we can build a just world where all are fed. We observe "World Hunger Sunday" on the third Sunday of every month - please remember your offering this coming Sunday. 

- The Worship Ministry Team will be meeting on Thursday, October 16th, at 1:00 PM.

- Preaching Guild will be meeting on Thursday, October 16th, at 2:00 PM. 

- New Members will be received during the worship service this coming Sunday, October 19th - there will be a special reception after the worship service to welcome the Slider Family (Ben, Michelle, Ben, Mia and Keegan) and David Muse and Tonia Fallin. Please join us!!

- A "Blessing of the Animals" will be held after worship on Sunday, October 19th, at 12:00 PM. 

- Prayer requests for this week. . .

- Rich Bitting

- Don Garfield

- Patricia Hodges 

- Jamie Mullaney 

- Arnold Schrader

- Michael Schlemmer

- Keith and Juanita Sturdy

- Nancy Wagner 

- Lena Woodlief

- Pastor Wendy Roundy

- Kate Casper

If you have a prayer request, please send it to Janet Gomez at  thezemogs@gmail.com