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2 April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 APRIL SERMONS S & SERVICES Communion Easter Sunday The Greatestt Day Ever John 20:1-18 Questions for the Faithful: Do you believe? John 20:19-31 Questions for the Faithful: Do you share your witness? I John 3:1-7, Luke 24:36-48 Questions for the Faithful: Do you seek to please God? I John 3:16-24, John 10:11-18 Question for the Faithful: Do you abide in Jesus? I John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 June: Barb Flock (570) Did you know: : you can sponsor the bulletin or radio broadcast in honor of or in memory of o someone? Please see sign-up board inn courtyard hallway. Cost of sponsorship is $25.00 each. Formss are also available at the sign-up board.. 8:30AM Contemporary Servicee 9:45AM Sunday School 11:00AM Traditional Service We also broadcast the 11:00AM service on WWPA 1340AM and 101.3FM Monday - Thursday 8:00AM -3:00PM Friday - 8:00AM 1:30PM streetpine@hotmail.com Website: www. pinestreetumc.org Also find us on Facebook under Pine Street United Methodist Church. Please have any material for the May Pine Needlee in the church office no later than Monday, April 16 thh. Any early articles are appreciated and helpful. Articles not received by April 16 th may not bee included in the May Pine Needle. APRIL SPECIAL OFFERING ENVELOPE Ourr envelope packet for the second quarter callss us to support the Native Americann Ministries Sunday for our denomination. Thiss special offering will help Native Americans whoo want to minister to their communities findd scholarship help to develop the skillss needed too serve showing Christ s love. They are still a people and culture living among us May: Would you like to provide altar flowers in memory or honor of someone? Please contactt the altar guild b b l Susan Bielski (570) 326-

3 FRIDAY NIGHTERS Page 2 Friday Nighters will be held on Friday, April 27 th. We will begin the evening with a potluck dinner at 6:00PM (doors open at 5:30PM.) A meat entrée will be provided. The cost of the meal is $5.00 per person to help cover costs. Each family is asked to bring a dish. All adults are welcome to join us for this evening of entertainment and fellowship. There will be a sign-up sheet for this event in the courtyard hallway with a note of the type of dish you are requested to bring. More information to be provided. UNITED METHODIST WOMEN The United Methodist Women will meet on Wednesday, April 18 th at 1:30 p.m. in the Narthex. Suzanne Heilman will conduct the program on Climate Justice. Hostesses are Marion Reeser and Pat Wittig. All women of the church are invited. May Friendship Day sponsored by Church Women United will be celebrated on Friday, May 4th at Noon in the Fellowship Hall at Pine Street Church. A catered lunch will be provided by Crouse Catering. The cost of the lunch is $ A program will follow. Please make your reservation with Pat Wittig by April 27th. The Mother-Daughter Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 10 th at 6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Tickets will go on sale in mid-april. ECUMENICAL LUNCHEON APRIL Join us Wednesdays for lunch and an interesting program! The lunch line opens about 11:45a.m. and you are always assured of a tasty $6 lunch, warm ecumenical fellowship and a thoughtful program designed to enrich your life mentally, physically, spiritually and socially. The parking is free in the Pine Street lot north of the church from 11 to 1:30. No reservations are necessary, but a call to Gwen at the United Churches Office if you are not a regular attender will help the caterer know how to prepare. 4- The Rev. J. Morris Smith, Th.D., Shepherd of the Streets, Helping the Poor Be Healthier 11- Mr. John Hunsinger, Local Historian, A History of Bands in Lycoming County 18- Ms. Tracy Hass-Ungard, Establishing a Local Pet Pantry 25- Mr. Richard Reitz, Founder, and Mr. Tim Nelson, Director, Camp Cadet, Creating a Positive Relationship with Law Enforcement Join us! Bring a friend! Make new friends! DATE: June TIME: 10:00 am - Noon The adventure includes energizing music, interactive Bible fun, super science, cool crafts, delicious snacks, great games and more. PLANNING MEETING: A planning meeting will be held on April 22nd at 9:45 in Wesley Hall. DONATIONS: As in other years, we will have a donation board set up in the lobby with items needed for both science experiments and snacks. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. Please be sure to invite your friends, neighbors or family members to our VBS. Registration is simple: Go to Open up News and

4 Events, drop down to Vacation Bible School and register your child online. April 22 nd April 29 th Rylie French Collin Porter Page 3 PERSONALS Thank you to those who helped assemble the March Pine Needle. We could not do this each month without your help: We are always looking for volunteers. If you would like to help, please contact Juanita Shaw at (570) April 1 st April 8 th April 15 th April 22 nd April 29 th LAY READERS Lynne Koskie Jim Burget Karl Ivers Kathryn Penfield Gail Maurer Would you like to be a Lay Reader? Please contact the office at April 1 st April 8 th USHERS AND GREETERS Dale & Donna Diermyer, Larry Fryda, Bill Bird, Dave and Gail Bair Dale & Donna Diermyer, Larry Fryda, Bill Bird, Dave and Gail Bair April 1 st April 8 th April 15 th April 22 nd April 29 th NURSERY VOLUNTEERS Kate Heaster Volunteer needed Sarah Kieser Volunteer needed Kate Thompson We are always looking for volunteers to help in the Nursery. If you would like to help, please contact Jenna McWilliams at (540) CRIB NURSERY Tammy Lundy FELLOWSHIP FOLLOWING 11AM SERVICE April 1 Lynne & Leo Koskie April 8 Pat Bailey April 15 Desmond Cuhna April 22 Pat Wittig & Carol Porter April 29 Shari & Wayne Poust, Joyce Hamilton Would you like to provide refreshment? Please contact Gail Maurer at (570) April 15 th April 22 nd Gene Weigle, Kathryn Penfield, Karen Wynn, Larry Fryda, Bill Burd Dale & Donna Diermyer, Karen Wynn, Larry Fryda, Bill Burd April 24 th Dale & Donna Diermyer, Larry Fryda, Bill Bird, Karen Wynn We are always looking for volunteers to help Greet and Usher. If you would like to help, please contact Eleanor Snyder at (570) ACOLYTES April 1 st Collin Porter April 8 th Juliette Grimes April 15 th Ciara Beaghley ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS Scholarship help is available from funds given to the church. A gift is designated for music students. If you are going to study music in college, you may be eligible for tuition assistance or help with lesson fees. If you are going to attend one of our United Methodist Colleges, you may be eligible for tuition assistance from the R. Andrew Lady Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship Committee will receive the applications due June 5 th and determine the recipients. Applications are available from the church office.

5 April 3 April 5 April 5 April 5 April 7 Page 4 April Anniversaries Perry, Steven & Debra (Spotts) Cook, Albert & Karen Kulp, George & Karen (Hardy) Wynn, Karen & Wesley Kern, R Scott & Debra (Tompkins) OUTREACH COMMITTEE NEWS April 12 Bailey, Scott & Patricia April 15 Pap La Rin, Maurice & JoAnn April 17 Gruver, Leslie & Joanne April 20 Jones, Steven & Emily (Williams) April 21 Schultz, Amelia (Burget) & Jay Support our Outreach Ministry as they will be sponsoring a sandwich sale on April 26 th and 27 th. Order forms can be found in the lobby or church office. You can also contact Karen Cook to order. Orders due by April 22 nd. April 23 April 25 Rude, Kyle & Pentico, Julie McGinnis, Jane (Koskie) & Kevin The cost is $4.50 for either turkey or ham and will be available for pick up on Thursday (26 th ) from 3-5PM or Friday (27 th ) 10:30-Noon. Coleslaw is included. MISSION CENTRAL VOLUNTEER DAY Mission Central is an outreach mission of the United Methodist Church. A huge warehouse located in Mechanicsburg, PA houses goods and materials that are packaged and distributed both locally and globally to people in need. On Tuesday, May 8, we will be going to Mission Central to volunteer. We will work ½ day in the morning. Last time, we packed health kits. Please call Karen Cook if you are interested in joining this outreach. Watch the weekly bulletin for more information. We have changed our date for our next hosting of Family Promise. Families will arrive Sunday May 27 and leave June 3. Other hosting dates this year will be July 29-Aug. 5 and Nov More good news! The training process for volunteers for Family Promise volunteers has been changed. Potential volunteers will be required to read the new training booklet and fill out some paperwork. Copies of the handbook are available in the church office, or Mary Ann can send you one via .

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8 Hymn History: He Lives! Alfred H. Ackley was born on January 21, His father, a Methodist preacher and musically gifted man, gave Alfred his foundation in music at an early age. Alfred went on to study harmony and composition in New York and London. His specialty was cello. Over time, he felt a call to preach and pastored for many years, but never stopped writing music and hymns. One particular morning, Easter Sunday in 1932, Rev. Ackley was preparing for his services of the day. As he was shaving, he tuned in to the radio in time to hear a special Easter broadcast. Good morning! The well-known liberal preacher began. It s Easter! You know folks, it really doesn t make any difference to me if Christ be risen or not. As far as I am concerned His body could be as dust in some Palestinian tomb. The main thing is, His truth goes marching on! Rev. Ackley was furious. It s a lie! he shouted at the radio set, forgetting that the speaker could not hear him. Mrs. Ackley did hear him, however, and questioned, Why are you shouting so early in the morning? Didn t you hear what that good-for-nothing preacher said? he replied. He said it didn t matter whether Christ be risen or not! Rev. Ackley knew that the truth of the resurrection DID matter, as evidenced by a conversation he had had with a young Jewish man just a few weeks prior. Why should I worship a dead Jew? the young man asked; to which Rev. Ackley had replied, That s the whole point. He isn t dead; He s alive! Rev. Ackley, in telling the story later, said that he preached that Easter Sunday quite differently than he had ever preached before, but at the end of the day, still felt that he had not yet said everything he wanted to say! His wife sized up the situation and said, Listen here, Alfred Ackley, it s time you did that which you can do best. Why don t you write a song about it and then maybe you ll feel better. You ll have something that will go on telling the story. That very night, Rev. Alfred Ackley wrote out the words, and then composed the melody just as it appears in our hymnals today. I serve a risen Saviour, He s in the world today; I know that He is living, whatever men may say; I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, And just the time I need Him, He s always near. In all the world around me I see His loving care, And tho my heart grows weary I never will despair; I know that He is leading thro all the stormy blast, The day of His appearing will come at last. Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, lift up your voice and sing Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ the King! The Hope of all who seek Him, the Help of all who find, None other is so loving, so good and kind. He lives, he lives Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life s narrow way. He lives, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart! Adapted from Music in the Air, Mark Ward Sr. and Al Smith s Treasury of Hymn Histories

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12 Pine Street United Methodist Church 441 Pine Street Williamsport PA Address Service Request NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Williamsport, PA PERMIT No. 36 April 2018 APRIL HAPPENIN NGS AT PINE STREETT UMC 8:30am Contemporary Worship 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Traditional Worship April 1 April 1 April st April th April 2 1 st 19 th 27 th Communion Bloodmobile J.V. Brown Library Book Sale Mission Sandwich Sale Friday Nighters Check your calendar for a list of committee meetings and other events. Please be sure to read your newsletter for the details of the events happening at Pine Street UMC for thee month April. Have you checked out the websitee for Pine Street? Check out Pine Street UMC Facebook page. Show Christ s Love.Teach God s Truth Share the Gospel