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New Castle First Church of God TRANSFORMING CULTURE BY BEING THE BODY OF CHRIST April 2012 There is plenty of reason for confidence these day. That’s not the message we hear on the news every morning, but it’s true. Yes, the economy is in a slump, unemployment is up, and unrest in the Middle East continues. But these things are nothing new. The world has always experienced some kind of turmoil, and that hasn’t stopped God from blessing His people and giving us reason to trust Him. Many Christians profess belief in God and in His promises yet focus more on the continuous barrage of negative information that confronts them each day through television and the Internet. Their lives are overshadowed by feelings of doubt, worry, and most of all, fear over what the future may hold. If ever there was a time for believ- ers to worry, it would have been when Christ was crucified. On several occasions, Jesus assured His disciples that he was doing God’s perfect will - even when things seemed unbearably bleak. He promised them their grief would turn to joy (John 16:20). Page 1 Pastor’s Corner 1 Pastor’s Corner Continued, Important Meetings 2 Special Services, Sunday School Info. 3 Birthdays & Anniversaries 3 Calendar 4 Underground Events 5 Preschool Corner, Easter Flowers, V.B.S. Meeting 6 Dinner for 8 7 Inside this issue: “The Reason for Hope”
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There is plenty of reason for confidence these day. That’snot the message we hear on the news every morning, butit’s true. Yes, the economy is in a slump, unemployment isup, and unrest in the Middle East continues. But thesethings are nothing new. The world has always experiencedsome kind of turmoil, and that hasn’t stopped God fromblessing His people and giving usreason to trust Him.
Many Christians profess belief inGod and in His promises yet focusmore on the continuous barrage ofnegative information that confrontsthem each day through televisionand the Internet. Their lives areovershadowed by feelings of doubt,worry, and most of all, fear over what the future may hold.
If ever there was a time for believ-ers to worry, it would have beenwhen Christ was crucified. Onseveral occasions, Jesus assuredHis disciples that he was doingGod’s perfect will - even whenthings seemed unbearably bleak.He promised them their griefwould turn to joy (John 16:20).
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Pastor’s Corner 1
Pastor’s Corner Continued, Important Meetings 2
Special Services, Sunday School Info. 3
Birthdays & Anniversaries 3
Calendar 4
Underground Events 5
Preschool Corner, Easter Flowers, V.B.S.Meeting
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Dinner for 8 7
Inside this issue:
“The Reason for Hope”
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Pastor’s Corner (continued)
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But their faith faltered.
After Jesus’ death, the terrified disciples, certainthey would meet the same fate as their Lord (John20:19), went into hiding. Fear gripped their hearts,and their minds raced to make sense of all that hadhappened. They forgot Christ’s words: “Peace Ileave with you; My peace I give to you; not as theworld gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart betroubled, nor let it be fearful” (John 14:27-28).
Some events in life seem to cause more pain than wecan bear. For the disciples, the crucifixion was suchan occasion. Instead of believing that Jesus would never leave them, the discipleswere convinced He was gone forever. And with Him went their hopes for the future.But they were wrong; three days later the risen Savior stepped into their presenceand proclaimed, “Peace be with you!” (John 20:19).
He is always at work—engineering the circumstances of your life to bring good fromeven the deepest loss. Whatever your situation, God is aware of it. And He has aplan in mind especially for you, just as He had a plan for the resurrection. Yes,there is a reason to hope in Him!
Rejoice He is Risen!
Pastor Bill & Carole
Important Meetings In March:
Council: Tues., Apr. 3: 6:30 PM
Trustees: Mon., Apr. 9: 6 PM
Underground: Sun., Apr. 15: After Church
Relay For Life: Sun., Apr. 22: After Church
V.B.S.: Sun., Apr. 29: After Church
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Birthdays:
Apr. 2 - Alex Frazier
Apr. 3 - Ozf GabasEmily Maxwell
Apr. 4 - Bobby GudykMollie Grace McConnell
Apr. 6 - Ed Wymer Jr.
Apr. 11 - Tiffany Bromley
Apr. 12 - Isaiah Ruffley
Apr. 13 - Erin Cline
Apr. 17 - John MaxwellJaden Boyer
Apr. 23 - Bud BoyerSam Audia
Apr. 24 - Virginia FosnaughtBree Bono
Apr. 27 - Jen Audia
Apr. 28 - Jim Maggi
Apr. 29 - Donna White
Carley Weigel
Apr. 30 - Lois Jameson
Birthdays and Anniversaries (Please call the church office if we do not have your information!)
Anniversaries:
Apr. 2 - Tony & Robin Bono
Apr. 16 - Mel & Donna White
Apr. 17 - Rich & Cyndy Cercone
Apr. 21 - Frank & Erin Perez
Apr. 22 - Bobby & Stacy GudykChris & Jill Toy
April Birthdays and Anniversaries
Baptism is an act of obedience - a sign that we submit to God’s willin our life. Anyone interested in being baptized should let Pastor
Bill or Cami know as soon as possible. Thank you.
Baptism ServiceSunday, April 15th
Maundy Thursday ServiceThursday, April 5th @ 7 PM
Come and join with your Church Family for the obser-vance of Communion and Foot Washing Ceremony.
There will be no Sunday School Easter Sunday, April 8th.
Sunday School will resume on April 15th.
There will be Church on Easter Sunday starting at 11 A.M.
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April 2012Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1Palm Sunday
Breakfast
10 AM
2 3Ladies Bible
Study
10 AM,
Council Mtg
6:30 PM
4 5Maundy
Thursday
Service
7 PM
6 7
8 9Trustees Mtg
6 PM
10Ladies Bible
Study
10 AM,
11Prayer Mtg.
6:30 PM
12 13 14Underground—
Back to the
50’s/Malt
Shop Night
6-10 PM
15Bible Explor-
ers & Youth
5:30 PM,
Men’s Bible
Study 6 PM
16 17Ladies Bible
Study
10 AM
18Prayer Mtg.
6:30 PM
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22Bible Explor-
ers & Youth
5:30 PM,
Men’s Bible
Study 6 PM
23 24Ladies Bible
Study
10 AM
25Prayer Mtg.
6:30 PM
26 27 28 Preschool
Open House
10 AM—12 PM
Underground—
Board Game
Night 6-10 PM
29Bible Explor-
ers & Youth
5:30 PM,
Men’s Bible
Study 6 PM
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Back to the 50’s/Malt Shop Night@ The Underground RefugeFriday, April 14 @ 6-10 PM
Dress like your favorite 50’s character (church ap-propriate of course). There will be a prize for thebest costume!
We will be serving allof your favorite icecream treats: Sundaes,
Shakes, Cones, and B.Y.O.Banana Splits! If youB.Y.O.Banana it only costs $1.00.
50’s music and tons of fun!
Classic Cars may make an appearance.
Game Night/Connect 4 Tournament@ The Underground RefugeSaturday, April 28 @ 6-10 PM
We will be having a “Connect 4” Tournamentwith prizes and a whole lot of fun!
We also plan on hooking our X-box 360Kinect system to our BIG screen. So you
can try out some life-sized gamingand adventure!
Reach out to the Community while having fun! The Underground is alwaysrecruiting new staff (Part-Time or Regulars). For more information, pleasesee April Ross or come to our next meeting, Sunday, April 15th. Thank you!
Preschool News
We cannot believe that it is April already!There are only two more months ofschool left this year. We are so proud ofhow far all of our precious children have come, and areblessed to have been a part of their journey. March flewby. The children learned about Kings and (Q)ueens, (R)ainbows, (S)enses, and (T)ransportation. Many of thechildren also participated in a Pizza Joes/Classico Foods
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Hosted by
Precious In His SightPreschool
Easter Flowers:
Easter Flowers willbe in on Easter Sun-day, April 8th. If youordered some flowers,please be sure to takethem home with youafter Easter SundayService. Thank you for helping tobeautify the sanctuary during theEaster season!
Fundraiser, and both classes combined raised over $1,000.00 for our Pre-school Program! We are so proud of the hard work the parents and kiddosdid! There have been many projects, experiments, and fun party days in thepast month, but Miss Stacy and Miss April have been busy planning our 2ndPreschool graduation for 13 of our students!! Our other 11 students are eithermoving up into our next class level or out to new pre-k programs, so we willbe celebrating their accomplishments as well. If any of our church familywould be interested in attending this graduation/celebration, please talk toMiss Stacy or Miss April and we will get you more information. Thank youfor your continued prayers and support. ~ Love, Miss Stacy and Miss April
Be thinking andpraying how you can be a part of thisexciting week.
Vacation Bible School will be July 9th -13th.
Please plan on attending the V.B.S. Mtg
V.B.S.Meeting -Sun., Apr. 29:After Church
Dinner For EightGroups are starting now!
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We live in a large community. We pass thou-sands of people every week as we travel to workand run errands. We sit in worship with hundreds
of people whose names and lives we do notknow. Sometimes it is really hard to get to know
anyone...
SO COME TO DINNER! | Groups are starting now!
You're invited to join a small group of people for an evening of food and con-versation. Groups of 8 people meet once a month for 4 months. At the end of 4months, we rotate into new groups. You and your dinner partners will deter-mine when and where to meet--homes, restaurants, a park, etc. You may chooseto cook, order in, eat out, or have a potluck. The whole purpose is to get toknow others in churchand share life. Comejoin in for a wonderfultime of fellowship andfood!
TRANSF ORMING CULTUREBY BEING TH E BODY OF
CH RIST
First Church of God12 W. Euclid Ave.
New Castle, PA 16105
phone: 724-658-3951fax: 724-658-3962
website: www.newcastlecog.orge-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Bill Hunley — PastorCami Schaubroeck —
Worship LeaderApril Ross — Church Secretary
To join Dinner for 8, register today by filling out theform below and give to January Shoaf!
Name: _______________________________________
Spouses Name: _______________________________(If Applicable)
Address: _____________________________________
City: _________________________________________
Phone: _______________________ cell home
Email: _______________________________________
Best night of the week to meet (please check all that apply)
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