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Hagerstown Church of the Brethren
Take a Moment Prayer: Week of Oct 20
Great God, all the gifts of creation and life that you give to me are blessings for which I am thankful. I am also grateful for my church family. I see evidence of your Spirit as we worship, fellowship and serve together. With enthusiasm and commitment, I want to do my part in giving life to the ministries of the church. I want to be a part of discerning your vision and your call to us for how we can be servants to one another and to the community. I know you have gifted me with talents to be an active participant in that vision. I suspect I have some undiscovered and unused talents that I could use to bring you glory. I also need to confess that sometimes I don't feel my talents are worthy of use or they are not polished enough to be used. I ask for your Holy Spirit to help me discern my talents....to know how to use them...and to give me courage to use them, even when I feel inadequate. It's for you that I want to serve; not to direct attention to myself and make me look good. It's a wonderful honor to serve in your name. Amen.
The Pastor's Pen - October 2024
“What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.” (Luke 16:15)
This powerful bible verse follows the parable of “The Shrewd Manager”, which Jesus was telling his disciple. If we study the parable, we find that it asks us to consider the questions, what, or who, do we highly value? What are our passions? What motivates us to do what we do? Jesus concludes the parable by saying, “No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
Food Pantry (Updated Dec 7, 2022)
The first Sunday of every month is Food Pantry Sunday. Bring in your gift(s) of non-perishable food items, place them on the cart as you enter the west entrance, and a volunteer delivers the food to a local food bank.
We thank everyone for their continued support of this ministry to our community!
Just a reminder - all items should be either dry, boxed, or in cans. Please do not bring in anything in a glass jar that could break and injure a recipient or our volunteers.
Updated Mask Guideline (Updated Aug 29, 2022)
Covid guideline reminders. **We ask that if you know, or suspect, you have been exposed to someone who tested positive for Covid, or if you have a temperature and/or you are feeling unwell, that you remain home and worship with us via Facebook.**
We ask that everyone attending worship please observe social distancing guidelines. You may enter and exit through the West Entrance, and exit only through the Washington Street door. Please do not stop on the outside steps to chat and possibly block those entering and exiting behind you. Also, remember to keep a clear path from the building to the sidewalk ramp as we enter and exit at the west entrance. We need to keep that path clear to make it easier for those who have special needs to access the use of the ramp to their car.
Junior Church (Updated Sep 24, 2021)
Junior Church is held in the Fellowship Hall on the 4th Sunday of each month and is open to those in Kindergarten through Grade 6.
Parents may keep their child in worship or accompany him or her, especially if is the child is uncertain about going,