Going from the Red Zone to the End Zone

Good moring, Church.

I know everyone is getting into the racing mode right now, but take it from a person suffering from the absence of football. I want to make a difference in someone’s life more than I miss football! In football, there is a term: “the red zone.” The red zone is the 20 yards before the end zone. I want to make a difference in lives and take them from the red zone to the end zone! So many are close to scoring but come up just a little bit short. So many just need a good block to help them score! Lord, help me to be their blocker! Amen.

Have a great day and help someone,

Pastor Tony

Community Day Requests

Hello everyone! I want to thank you once again for your commitment to the community surrounding our church. You are God’s hands and feet!

I come before you again to ask you to continue our ministry of outreach. On March 31st we will be hosting the second annual community day at the church from 11am until 1pm. During this time we will have egg hunts, games, crafts, food and more. Alas, I am one person and I would need to become Ocho the Octopus (our VBS mascot) if I were to do this on my own. I need your help.

Areas of need include games, food, crafts, set-up and tear down. If you are able to give any of your time on the 31st or the 30th please let me know. There is a sign-up sheet at church for you to express your preferred area of service.

Also, I am looking for donations. We do have some hot dogs frozen, but we will be looking for about 2 dozen more. Also we will need hot dog buns, ketchup, mustard, 2 cases of water, 2 cases of soda, and snack packs of chips. I also have a sign up sheet for these items.

Lastly, the Easter egg hunt. We do have more than 2,000 eggs that I would like to fill. I need your help. These eggs get filled with small, individually wrapped candies. I will have a donations container set out for any candy that would be donated. If you are interested instead of getting a bag of eggs to fill, please let me know. I have them counted out in sets of 150 that I can easily give to you to purchase candy and fill.

I want to say thank you once more. You are an amazing body of people who are doing what God has called us to do. I pray that we continue to live out His great commission.

In His Service,
Jess Nordai

2nd Annual Community Day

Rosedale will be hosting its SECOND ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY on March 31, 2012 from 11:00am until 1:00pm.

We will have an Easter egg hunt (2000+ eggs) starting at 11:15 with staggered starts for the ages groups. Children will be split into the following groups

• 0 – 2
• 3 – 6
• 7 and over

There will also be food, crafts, games and more! Please join us for this opportunity for springtime fun. We look forward to seeing you and your children there! If you have any questions feel free to contact the church office at 717/939-3740.

The rain date for Community Day is April 7th.

Progressive Dinner

It was just said the other week, “It’s been awhile since we’ve had a progressive dinner.”

That time is here again. There is a progressive dinner scheduled for March 17th from 4:00pm – 9:00pm. This was a fantastic time of friends, fellowship and food last year. I know this year will be the same!

At this time, I am looking for hosts/hostesses who are willing to open their home and share their favorite course with their church family. If you are interested in opening your home for this adults time of fellowship or if you would like to attend, please contact Jess Nordai.

I hope to see everyone there!

Sharpening Each Other

Ever make a mistake? Ever say the wrong thing?

Of course you have, and so have I. We have all engaged our mouths before we engaged our minds and thought our words through. We have all had to say that we are sorry for our quick response that has hurt someone. Listen to the words of  Solomon, Proverbs 27:17: “As iron sharpoens iron, so one man sharpens another.” We need each other!

But I have also learned that we can hurt each other if we are not careful with our words. Rubbing two metals together usually makes a spark and grinds a little bit on each other; but if done correctly, it makes both pieces of metal better after the process. As Christians, we do not agree with alot of things that are going on in the world; but we must not forget that Jesus loves people and His compassion is what reached some for the kingdom of God. It is not our righteous anger that touches and changes; it will be showing the love of Christ. While sparks must fly between two metals being sharpened, let’s make sure it is compassion that makes the finished product.

Pastor Tony