Join us Sunday at 9:30 or 11:15. Pastor s sermon is titled What Mature Agape Looks Like from Matthew 5:38-48.

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1 Join us Sunday at 9:30 or 11:15. Pastor s sermon is titled What Mature Agape Looks Like from Matthew 5: Our services will be abbreviated slightly to allow time for the U.S. Congregational Life survey. The U.S. Congregational Life Survey is a national program that seeks to see how churches see themselves and how they function in comparison to other churches their size. It is very important that everyone fill in this survey, even if you only worship occasionally or are a visitor. The survey people will not try to contact you or sell you anything. When we get the results we will share them with the officers and the congregation. All we ask is honesty and that you turn them in as soon as you complete them. Do not take them home they want your gut response to each question. Also, please use the pens provided. Others may not be readable to the computer scanner. Join us for brunch following the 9:30 service on Sunday. The menu includes: Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple Baked Ziti Split Pea Soup Scrambled Eggs with Cheese & Bacon Italian Cured Meats & Cheeses Oatmeal Du Jour Tuna & Salmon Fish Cakes Roasted Vegetables Sliced Fruit Sweets, Coffee, Tea, Juice

2 A 2 J and the Sunday School are sponsoring a fellowship event exploring the christian themes in The Lord of the Rings series. Come join us as we view these 3 films in a different way: Saturday, February 22 for The Fellowship of the Ring, Saturday, March 8 for The Two Towers, and Saturday, March 22 for The Return of the King.Tickets purchased at the door are $2 for each show. Popcorn, snacks, and drinks will be provided. All youth 10+ and adults are invited and encouraged to attend. Please contact Linda Gillis if you have any questions. Our Mission/Evangelism Committee is collecting hygiene kits for Church World Service to store until needed. CWS distributes these along with other Gift of the Heart kits (School & Baby Kits and Clean up Buckets) to families who have been displaced due to severe weather, etc. helping to provide a small sense of normalcy in their lives. CWS has issued an urgent appeal for people to replenish its rapidly dwindling supply of kits. Hygiene Kits include all of the items below sealed in a one gallon zip-lock plastic bag. 1 hand towel (approximately 16 x 28, no fingertip or bath towels) 1 washcloth 1 wide-tooth comb (remove from package) 1 nail clipper (no metal files or emery boards; remove from package) 1 bar of soap (bath size in wrapper) 1 toothbrush (in original packaging) 6 Band-Aids or other adhesive bandage strips Please do not add toothpaste. Toothpaste with an extended expiration date will be added to Hygiene Kit shipments just prior to shipment. Seal all items in a one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closure. (Value: $10) Please return Hygiene Kits to the church by March 30, 2014 The total in our Winter Fundraiser is now $4, Please remember this special offering for our manse renovations. Sunday is the deadline to sign up for our Guess Who s Coming To Dinner event on Saturday at 5:30! Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 12 and under. Submit a photo of yourself (baby pic, school photo, or a special event from years back) to Kris, Tina or Elaine ASAP.

3 Evergreens will meet next Wednesday at Noon. Bring lunch and a friend. Nancy Swank will be sharing one of her stories so plan on joining us! Those who had photos taken for our new church directory on Feb. 6-8 and did not order any additional photos will be able to pick up their free 8x10 on Sundays between services. Free photos taken this past week will be delivered to the church in about two weeks and will be available at that time. See Louise or Kris. Our contemporary singing group will meet at 12:30 Sunday. They will lead us in worship on March 9 at the 9:30 service. Our Senior Youth made it home safely from the mountains on Monday. They had a great trip. Enjoy the pictures on the Big Screen before the service. The van will leave at 1:30 Sunday to take our officers to the Congregational Life event in Hammonton. Elders and Deacons this is for you! Pennies for Pins Thank you to all of our sponsors*** Your generosity brought our individual bowling cost down to $8 per bowler Payment due to JoAnn Sabo by Sunday, February 23rd ***(Please see JoAnn or Linda if you haven't received your thank you gift ticket ) *** BOWLING IS SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND 12-2 Strike Zone in Egg Harbor City 1 Pizza and Pitcher of Soda included per lane $10 more for additional pitcher and pizza The Unity Dinner is March 12 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. Cost of the four course meal is $6 per person. The program following dinner will be by Suite Inspiration choral group of St. Elizabeth. Reservations are required so be sure to sign up with Tina Brown or Joan Nale at the table.

4 Sunday Servants Lay Assistants Deacons Guest Book 9:30 Rev. Gerry Reedell 9:30 11:15 11:15 Mary Bew Head Ushers Acolyte 9:30 Jan & Carol Jorgensen 9:30 Kassie Little 11:15 Tina Brown, Jean Delesantro Collection Nursery 9:30 Roy Birkbeck, Barbara Miller 9:30 Gloria Achamizo Refreshments Join us for brunch! Van Driver Vic Abelson Breakfast Club Kitchen Crew No Breakfast Please Remember in Prayer Marjorie Hamer Blanch Goetsch Betty Townsend Ginny Davenport Olive Brown This Week in Our Church... Sunday 9:30 Sunday School & Worship 10:30 Brunch 11:15 Worship & A2J 12:30 Contemporary Music Group Rehearsal Monday 1:30 Bible Study 6:00 Senior Youth Tuesday Wednesday Noon Evergreens Thursday 6:30 Handbell Rehearsal

5 7:45 Chancel Choir Rehearsal Friday Saturday 8:30 Doug Jablonski Men s Fellowship 9:30 Prayer Shawl Ministry 5:30 Guess Who s Coming To Dinner?