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Church-Wide Events/Activities
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Water Baptism at the New Holland Pool
Our next water baptism service will take place on Sunday, July 16, at 8 p.m. at the New Holland Pool. For details and online registration, click on "Read more" below.
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The church office will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. That evening, we will be opening our parking lots and fields to the community to watch the New Holland Fireworks. (Rain date: July 5) The fireworks will follow the New Holland Concert Band program in the park around 9:15 p.m., and will be launched from behind Grace Family Church. All are welcome!
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Child Dedication - Parents who would like to dedicate their child to the Lord on Sunday, July 30, should register online, use the Petra App, or call the church office at 354-5394.
Lost and Found - Are you missing a sweatshirt, an umbrella, or a cup? How about a Bible? (We have at least 30 of them.) Please take a moment to check the Lost and Found cabinet in the Resource Center to see if anything belongs to you. Also be sure to check the Lost and Found table in the Student Life Center. Older items not claimed by the end of June will be donated to a charitable organization.
This Sunday - Our speaker will be Bishop Titus Mbai of the Destiny Network of Churches in Kenya. He will be bringing a message called "The New Normal." To see what else is happening on Sunday and over the next couple of weeks, click on the button below.
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EHOP will be hosting a Spontaneous Worship Set this Sunday night from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Oasis. This evening will be different in that there will be no prayer leader and no agenda other than worshiping God and spending time lingering in his presence. This is a great opportunity for quality time with your Heavenly Father, allowing him to quiet and refresh your soul. Feel free to bring your journal as you listen to his voice. All are welcome!
In Session Two of our ACTIVATE School of the Prophetic this Tuesday at 7 p.m., we will focus on "Learning to Hear from God," and practice tuning our hearts to hear and see what he is communicating with us. The activation time will help to expand and hone your understanding of words of knowledge. Feel free to join us even if you missed the first week. All are welcome! Childcare is provided through age 5.
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Episode 42: The Taming of the Mind
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Pastors Gary Buck and Brian Coles discuss the power of our thoughts, and how God has given us the power to break their strongholds over us. So whether you deal with anxiety, fear, anger, lust, or anything else, God has given us a way out!
Listen Here
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Senior Adult Ministry
Mini Golf Activity - If you're 62+ and would enjoy some fun and fellowship over a game of miniature golf, please join us at Water's Edge Mini Golf in Bird-in-Hand
this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The golf course is adjacent to Bird-in-Hand Restaurant and Motor Inn. Afterward we will go to Lapp Valley Farm on Mentzer Road, New Holland, for ice cream. No registration is needed; just come. Both the golf game and the ice cream are self-pay.
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Celebrate Recovery
Celebrate Recovery is a thoroughly biblical recovery program designed for churches to bring freedom to those struggling with hurts, hang-ups, and habits. As Petra and other local churches come together to begin Celebrate Recovery in New Holland, we are looking for those with a heart to help others. To learn more, come to an info meeting
this Monday at 7 p.m. in East 405. For questions, contact
Geri Fisher at gerif@petra.church.
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2017 Petra Cruise In - Petra Men will be hosting the Eighth Annual Cruise In on Sunday, July 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy cool cars, trucks, and motorcycles from both the past and the present. Food and drinks will be available for purchase throughout the afternoon. Bring the whole family! Admission is free.
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Many, many thanks to the 160 Petra volunteers who helped with VBS last week. Because of your service, more than 50 kids made first-time commitments, receiving salvation and choosing to follow Jesus! The kids learned through our Maker Fun Factory that "They are designed by God and built for a purpose!" A total of 10 were unchurched. Please be on the lookout to welcome these new families as they arrive on Sunday mornings. We have already had a few new people on Sunday who came because of their VBS experience. An average of 338 children attended, with our highest attendance at 379.
This was our best VBS ever!
One highlight was our offering, which raised enough money to purchase 130 goats for Cornerstone Ministry in Malawi, Africa. These goats will enable Cornerstone to provide food for their after-school program.
Special thanks
to Emily Buck, Jenny Sensenig, and Angie Kline for their many hours of selfless service. Also, we want to publicly recognize Ben and Kayte Musselman, and their worship team, who began preparation back in mid-winter for last week's outreach! May each person involved be blessed, knowing they have made an eternal investment. A special thank you also to Andrea Kauffman for overseeing the Chick-fil-A fundraiser meal supporting the Sensenig family’s trip to deliver the offering to Malawi, and to Jonathan and Carmine Stone of Chick-fil-A Berkshire Mall for their generosity in providing the meals.
- Pastor Kim
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Harvest Time Ministry, a fresh produce outreach to Southwest Baltimore, is happening every Tuesday through the summer. If you have an abundance of fresh produce that you would like to donate for a Tuesday delivery, please contact Ken Covelens at
kcovelens@aim.com or Erma Zimmerman at
ermaz@petra.church.
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Mission Prayer Focus - Alex and Jodi Seidler serve on staff with Campus Target, a ministry focused on evangelism and church planting on college campuses in Asia. They are working out of the Campus Target office in Lima, NY, helping to send missionaries to Asia. Pray for God’s anointing as they train and equip others to go, and for God’s provision for them.
Chicken Barbecue Fundraiser Meal - Come on out and enjoy some delicious "Bill Hurst" chicken barbecue this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in the Petra Café! Take-outs will be available at 10:30 a.m. The proceeds will go directly toward the living expenses of Arlen and Keturah King, who serve with Missionary Ventures in Orlando and around the world.
Clothing & School Supplies for Brazil - Linford and Suelda Hurst will be visiting the church they worked with in Brazil in July, and would like to bless some of the families who lost a lot of their things in recent flooding. Suelda is collecting new or gently-used children's clothing (for children 2-12 years old) and some school supplies. If you can respond to this opportunity, please bring your donated items to the collection cart in the Resource Center by this Sunday. Questions? Contact Suelda at sueldah@petra.church.
Pork Barbecue Fundraiser Meal - Plan now for a meal of pork barbecue, mac 'n cheese, coleslaw, chips, and dessert on Sunday, July 9, at 12:30 p.m. Take-outs will be available at 10:30 a.m. Funds will go toward the seventh and eighth grade students who will be serving alongside Eastern Mennonite Missions on a Kingdom Team mission trip from July 31-August 4.They will be leading a VBS in Lancaster City for local refugees and inner-city kids.
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Birth
Blessings to Nathan and Jill Weaver upon the birth of their daughter, Hannah, on June 14.
Sympathy
Our love and sympathy to Kevin and Susan Miller and family upon the death of Kevin's mother on Monday.
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Last Week Update
June 18, 2017
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Attendance
1,326
General Fund
Weekly Budget:
$54,808
Last Week's Giving:
$42,330
Building Fund
$2,562
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