Messiah Stories of Hope choose hope & connect to joy May 7, 2020

Where do you find Joy? Thank you for sharing ways that you find joy at home, spread it to others and keep living in hope and faith. Here are some stories from this week! Share your story here.  Photo: Flowers in Our Yard "Being outdoors and doing yard work always brings me hope and joy!" 

COVID-19 MATCHING FUND DRIVE Great start, Messiah! We're on our way. We have reached 34% of our $50,000 goal raising $17,095. If we meet our goal, we will raise a total of $100K to help Messiah maintain its ministries, programs, operations and Preschool. Your donation goes twice as far! To donate now click here and choose Covid-19 Matching Fund Drive for your giving type. Thank you for your support!

Pastor Bob, Jeannie and Chris baked dozens of chocolate chip cookies to give out last Thursday at our Prayer & Cookies Drive Thru!

DRIVE THRU COMMUNION & PRAYER TODAY Pastor Bob and Pastor Jay will be at Messiah on Thursday, May 7 from 1-3pm for Drive Thru Prayer and Holy Communion. All are welcome to receive this gift. We will be practicing appropriate procedures so everyone can participate and feel safe. Please enter at the south parking lot (near the fountain). Hope to see many of you there!

Worship from Home on Mother's Day - Sunday, May 10. Hear the message, I Am the Good Shepherd. Worship All Together with other Messiah friends at 8:30am and 10am or Anytime after as services remain on our website. We have Kids and Jr. High messages along with activities and discussion guides plus much more! It's all available here on our Worship Now page .

What You're Saying About Worship: "LOVED seeing the children involved. Missing our grandchildren terribly. All five live out of state. Bless all that you do to keep us connected with each other and God." "You are all doing a wonderful job at letting us feel connected." "Good message today Pastor Jay."

CROSS PHOTOS Thanks to everyone who has taken pictures this week! We're hoping for every person/family that is able will drive by and take a photo in front of the cross and fountain. After you take the picture send it here or post it on Messiah's Facebook page .We will put together a slide show showing Messiah Love ! Be sure to include the name of everyone in your photo. Thanks in advance for your participation!

Preschool Teachers' Fun Video! Messiah Preschool teachers miss their kids, so they decided to make this super fun video! It will definitely make you smile! Click here to watch!

Pastor Jay's Favorite Albums "The albums I list aren't just my favorites, they are albums that, in one way or another, have changed my life. You've probably got time to listen to these. Maybe they'll change your life too." Click here for Pastor Jay's 5 Favorite Albums First Edition!

"He made cheese steak stuffed peppers all by himself. He wanted to have a special family dinner." "Learning how to make pancakes!"

MONDAY DRIVE THRU We had our May the Fourth be With You Drive Thru and a special guest came to visit! Kids and adults enjoyed seeing him and kids received character masks. On top of the fun, you did it again and brought an abundance of donations for the Caring Hands Food Pantry (allowing them to give out nearly 130 bags this week) and bought Coffee for a Good Cause. Thank you! We'll be back next Monday 9-11am with a special Mother's Day theme! Here is the list of needs that Caring Hands Pantry has provided this week . From Caring Hands Pantry Coordinator, Deenna Eley: "I am overwhelmed by the enormous generosity of Messiah. What gets me every time is the response to the list each week. It blows me away. This week I am pretty sure the amount of bags collected was how many we handed out! We are so grateful for this weekly partnership." See a short video showing the bags at the Pantry this week here!

MESSIAH PEN PALS Our pen pal program is fun to receive and write letters! All ages are encouraged to participate. Click here to join!

"103 masks made with love to help those who need one. Each mask is made from fabric that has been in my collection. Each piece has a story as to what it was originally used for. God bless all who receive. - Paula Mazurier" If you would like one of these masks, they are available at our Monday Drive Thru 9-11am.

FREE PIZZA PROGRAM Our pizza program has been growing and feeding hundreds of people each week! If you and your family could use a slice of help during this financially difficult time, or if you know of any essential workers that could benefit please let us know here. Order a free individual size pizza on us (up to five per family). Pizzas can be picked up on Mondays at Messiah at 5pm. Please share with anyone! Order now to receive Monday. Click Here to Order. Click here to donate to this program and choose Pizza of God for your giving type.

JOIN MESSIAH'S TEAM This year's Walk in happening in your city, on your street, at your pace! Register to walk whatever distance works best for you from 3K to 21K. Join our team on May 30. Our goal is to raise $10,150 to sponsor a clean water well. Click here for info and to donate or join.

"They don't leave the house often, but when they do, they're in style! Thank you Messiah for the kids' masks!"

"Homeschool Zoom Workshop. Flower Fairies!"

"Playing with slime from DIY Slime Kit."

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