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Friday, February 21 2025
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clothing Closet shortened hours today due to coming snow. Open 10-12 today.
Sunday worship 10am in the sanctuary and on Zoom. Thant's the plan as of now. However, if we find the walks and parking too icy in the morning, for safety reasons, we will cancel in person and move to Zoom only. Determination will be made around 8am Sunday. Watch for One Call, email and info on WFMZ. As always, please choose what you are most comfortable with. We always want to err on the side of safety. We thank God for our capabilities to worship via Zoom as His Body! We encourage you to choose what makes you comfortable and keeps you safe. Follow His peace!
Sarah update below
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Good Morning Friends of Jesus and my Friends too! Shalom shalom=perfect peace...mind, body, spirit and circumstances. May God overwhelm you with His perfect peace today! 
I slept in this morning and am taking some personal time today. Just wanted to update you with happenings for today and tomorrow. Prepare for tomorrow with reading and meditation on Acts 8. What's God saying to you? How may He be wanting to lead our church out the doors? Who are your partners to go live and love like Jesus? We are custom made and gifted for such a time as this! May God lead you to His plans for you. Those plans will find you right in the middle of His perfect peace because you will know you are in that sweet spot of following well to His perfect plans. Pray into that! See you all tomorrow! Shalom shalom!
We will begin in March learning our spiritual gifts and how they apply to you, our Body and fruit production. Gifts are given to help us repent and walk more fully in our new nature and with Christ. They are given to be used to bless others and grow His Church and are evidenced in good fruit we produce. If you are interested in participating talk to pastor Don or Sarah. We have not yet set up meeting times but expect to have several opportunities to discover and grow into your gifting.
Here's a link to a free spiritual gifts test. Try it and email the results to me. Link: Spiritual Gifts | FREE Spiritual Gifts Survey | Assessment, Analysis, Test
Sarah Update:
Good afternoon, everyone........
 
What an exciting day.....we will share more about that on Sunday.   We are keeping an eye on the weather and for the weekend, especially Saturday night into Sunday and what it will be like when we all wake up.  We will keep you posted. We may need to wait until Sunday morning to determine if the parking lots and walkways are safe for walking.    We will send out a OneCall, it will be on WFMZ Closing/Delays, if we do determine we should do zoom.   Stay tuned.
 
I have a couple of prayer requests to share:
 
Melissa Sullivan is requesting prayer for her cousin's daughter, Serena. She has some serious health issues. 
   Also Chris, Serena's partner is having a bone marrow transplant on the 28th of February. Will enter the hospital on the 21st to prep for the transplant.
And she is asking for prayer for her stepsons, and their living arrangements. 
 
Yvonne and Chris Muik - there are some health issues that need to be resolved. Prayers for God's peace to surround and help them both preserve and keep their faith strong.
 
Lisa Wenner's brother and his wife are celebrating the birth of their grandson, Cayde. Both mom and baby are doing well. Please keep this new family in your prayers as they adjust to having Cayde in their lives.
 
Joan Fenstermaker is asking for prayer for her health. She appreciates your prayers of encouragement and support.
 
Remember to keep those on our Homebound list in your prayers.  During the winter months it's difficult for many of them, as they are unable to get outside or take rides with families.  If you have time, why not send them a card or perhaps give them a call and chat for a few minutes. 
 
Blessings to all of you......
   Sarah
 
Also tomorrow, the Clothing Closet will have abbreviated hours due to the weather.....10-12:00pm.

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St. Matthew's EC Church

5th & Ridge Streets
P.O. Box 433
Emmaus, PA 18049
Telephone 610.965.5570
Email: stmattsecemmaus@gmail.com

ABOUT US

We are learning to live and love like Jesus. 

We are working on becoming who we were created to be and doing our custom made purposes well. 

We are part of the Evangelical Congregational Church http://www.eccenter.com/

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