The liturgical season of Easter ends on Pentecost Sunday. Red is the color of fire and represents the Holy Spirit. The sanctuary will be adorned with red. We invite you to help us celebrate Pentecost by wearing red next Sunday, May 28.
Thank you to everyone who has participated in our Music Ministry this year, including our wonderful guest musicians. Our choir season will be wrapping up with our last group anthem in June. If you are interested in enhancing our worship services this summer, we are looking for instrumentalists, solo vocalists or group singers for worship. Please contact Shirley Ferreri with your suggestions. Friedens UCC is continuing to search for a Church Musician, but in the meantime with your help, we will continue to “Praise the Lord in Song!”
Mark Your Calendar: Spring Clean-Up is scheduled for Saturday, May 20 at 8 am. We will be cleaning up the gardens around the property and spreading mulch. Bring gloves and garden tools if you have them.
The May focus item for the Oley Valley Food Pantry is canned vegetables. Items can be dropped off at our May 13 Drive-Thru Drop-Off collection in the church parking lot from 9 to 11 am, or they can be brought to church on any Sunday and placed in the appropriately marked boxes in the narthex.
Our next Hoagie Sale will be held on Thursday, May 4 with orders due Sunday, April 30 by noon. Italian hoagies and ham and cheese hoagies are available for $8 each. Place your order by using the order form in the Narthex or by calling the Hoagie Hotline at 610-987-3536, ext. 2. You may also sponsor hoagies for veterans on the order sheet. Orders will be available for pick-up between 3 and 5 pm on May 4 in Weidner Hall.
The Mission Trip Crew will be holding a Yard Sale to benefit the Peru Mission Trip on Saturday, May 13 from 7 am to 2 pm. They are accepting donations of gently used items to sell. Drop off items Sunday morning or contact the church office at 610-987-3536 to make arrangements for drop off. They are also offering inside and outside spaces to sell your own items. There are tables available or bring your own. Inside spaces are limited. Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase. To reserve a space, contact Lynn Boyer at 610-587-7442. Please leave a message detailing how many spaces you need (inside or out) and if you need to borrow a table.
The Women’s Guild will be baking shoofly pies on Wednesday, May 10. Pies are $5 each and will be available for pick-up on Thursday, May 11 in Weidner Hall from 10 am to 6 pm. Orders must be placed by calling the church office at 610-987-3536. Please speak clearly and slowly when leaving your message. The deadline to place orders is Monday, May 1. A limited amount of pies will be made, so no pies will be available without an advance order. We welcome all helpers! If you have any questions, please contact Veronica Schoellkopf at 610- 987-6638. Proceeds benefit Friedens Women’s Guild projects.
There will be a Choir Rehearsal with Ellen Walter held in the Choir Room on Wednesday, April 26 at 7 pm. If you would like to sing the anthem during the Sunday, April 30 worship service, please plan to attend.
Do you knit or crochet or know somebody who does? Friedens is beginning a Wrapped in Love Prayer Shawl Ministry. This ministry is an opportunity to care for others through knitting and crocheting. Shawls will be given to those who are sick, grieving, hurting or going through life’s changes. The shawl maker begins with prayers and blessings for the recipient. Upon completion, a final blessing is offered before the shawl is sent on its way. Any talent from beginner to advanced is welcome. Simple patterns are provided or use a pattern of your own. Thanks to a generous donation, we have plenty of yarn for you to use. Contact Pastor Corrine or Denise in the church office at 610-987-3536 for information on how to start.
Due to the rising cost of eggs, we will only be using plastic eggs for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt this year. We are asking anyone who wishes to donate either plastic eggs, candy or money to leave your items in the narthex. A box is provided for plastic eggs and candy, and a basket is provided for monetary donations. If you have any questions, please contact Tonya Fisher or Cindy Conrad.
Sunday School: 9 am
Adult Bible Study: 9 am
Worship Service: 10:15 am
Summer Worship: 9 am
Holy Communion:
First Sunday of Every Month
