Rehearsals
4/17/24 - Praise Team rehearsal at 7pm
4/24/24 - RIG Co-op Choir rehearsal at 7pm
5/1/24 - RIG Co-op Bell Choir rehearsal at 7pm
5/8/24 - Praise Team rehearsal at 7pm
5/15/24 - RIG Co-op Choir & Praise Team rehearsal at 7pm
5/22/24 - RIG Co-op Bell Choir rehearsal at 6:30 & Choir at 7:15pm
5/29/24 - NO REHEARSALS

Tree 4 Hope Silent Auction
Join us on Saturday, April 20th at the Tree 4 Hope Silent Auction and Evening of Endless Desserts.  6pm-9pm, Tree of Life Lutheran Church, 1492 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg.  Lots of great items up for bidding, desserts galore!  All proceeds go toward sponsoring 20 new girls at Hope Academy Guatemala. If you are interested in donating a basket or item/service, contact Jen Graf at jen@t4hope.org.
 
Camp Nawakwa Still Hiring
Know a young person looking for summer employment? Our camps are hiring! Talk with college students or graduating seniors about the idea of working at camp. Because your room and food is included, you can save money while collecting a paycheck, and even better, spend a summer in the community of Christian peers in a cool, outdoor setting. Learn about yourself, your faith, and practice your gifts. Learn more or apply at: https://www.lutherancamping.org/employment/

Donations Needed
St. Peter’s is seeking monetary donations for shelving for food storage. Money can be given to Sally or checks can be made to the church with a memo line, “for shelving.”

Sunday Morning Bible Study Zoom link
Renewed In Grace is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sunday Morning Bible Study
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88345644521?pwd=c0kxeWJCRVFsaVhXNEFDMk9kWlFIUT09

Hope Academy New Explorers
Hope Academy PA Preschool at St. Peter's Middletown is enrolling new explorers for the '24/'25 school year and we need YOUR help to spread the word!  Please share with anyone you know who has preschool aged children or works with families.  Thanks to many generous donors, we have a scholarship program and are anxious to help as many children as possible have a quality preschool education!  Email jen@t4hope.org for more information and follow us on Facebook at Hope Academy PA!
 
Community Request
A member of our community has requested the following item: a microwave. If you can donate this item, please email Jen: RenewedInGraceCoOp@gmail.com
 
LAMPa Lutheran Day in the Capitol
Join the Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania on Thursday, May 9th for a day of learning, inspirations, advocacy, and celebration for their 45th anniversary. We will also celebrate the ELCA World Hunger’s 50th anniversary. To register or learn more: lutheranadvocacypa.org

Maintaining voting member status
In order for one to maintain voting member status, one must participate in communion at least once a year and have given at least one cent to the church in that same year. One does not need to give or participate in communion to be a part of the community, but according to the ELCA constitution, in order for one's vote to be legal, we have to require these stipulations. Please take a moment to fill out a communion record card so that we can have an accurate count of active voting members.

Prayer Shawls
Prayer shawls are stacked up on a table in the foyer of Trinity.  If you know of someone (or even yourself) that is in special need of the comfort of a shawl and the prayers that go with it, please feel free to take one from the pile.  If you are taking one to a friend, please check the sign-out book to be sure that person hasn’t already received one from us.  If they haven’t, please sign the book and feel free to take a sheet that explains the prayer shawl to deliver along with it.  These shawls are free of charge, but some people like to give a small donation toward the purchase of materials.  There is a box there for that purpose.  A contribution is NOT necessary and NOT expected.  Thanks!

Lutheran Camping Corporation Fall 2023/Winter 2024 Upcoming Events
For more information: check RIG bulletin boards for posters, go to lutherancamping.org, call 717-677-8211, or contact Clydene Strauss 

ChicaBean Coffee
Order forms are now available on the tables in the foyers at each church.  If you have any questions about this program, please talk to Pastor or Pat Hawkins.  Thanks to those who have been ordering!

All are Welcome Bible Study 
The All are Welcome Bible Study meets on Tuesday nights at 6:30p.m. via Zoom.
We are working our way through the Bible.  We are currently reading the Book of 2 Samuel.
We send out a weekly email with the Zoom link, as well as a brief summary of what we covered the previous week.  To get the link for attending the Zoom session, or just to get on the weekly email list, please contact Matt and Mary Hunt at allarewelcomebiblestudy@gmail.com.

Young-Adults Group:
Laundry Love (2nd Thursday of Every Month 6:30-8:30)

February 2024 – 18 people served, 96 loads

Monday Night Meals at St. Peter’s (5:30 – 6:30)
March 4^th               112         meals                   36          non-food           15   clothing
March 11^th             116                                      36                                    16
March 18^th             126                                      29                                    15
March 25^th             128                                      45                                    20
April 1^st                   75                                       24                                    13
April 8^th                  125                                      25                                    12
April 15th                121                                      31                                    21
       
Thursday Night Meals at Trinity (5:30 – 6:30)
March 7                  84
March 14                82
March 21                89
April 4                     90
April 11                  120

Non-Food Assistance Needed 
We continue to need items for our outreach on both Monday and Thursday nights.  Donations of the following may be dropped off in either social hall: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap bars, razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, liquid hand soap, hand sanitizer, 4-pack of toilet paper, boxes of tissues, paper towels, small packs of napkins, small packs of paper plates, plastic utensils, small boxes of trash bags, dishwashing liquid, sponges, small boxes of sandwich bags, and anything else you can think of that someone might need.  THANKS IN ADVANCE!

Hope Academy Sponsors Needed
Please consider signing up to sponsor a student at Hope Academy in Guatemala. Both congregations have a sign-up sheet for 2024, but sponsorships are still needed for the remainder of this year! A one-month sponsorship is $100. Contributions can be marked “Hope Academy sponsorship” and placed in the collection plate. Please see Pastor Chad with questions.



Shut-ins and Those in Need of Prayers and Cards
Members in care facilities:
Warren Nelson  Columbia Cottage, Room 48, 103 N. Larkspur Dr., Palmyra  17078
Doris Miller  Middletown Home, 999 W. Hbg. Pike, Middletown 17057
Ben Whittington  Traditions of Hershey, 100 North Larkspur Dr., Room 231, Palmyra  17078
John Brunner  600 Masonic Dr., Elizabethtown  17022
Geraldine Reider Brookdale Assisted Living, 3560 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg, Pa 17113

Shut-ins:
Connie Barner, Joyce Stickle, Jacqueline Acri, Joan Hogentogler, Ann Kline, Andy Jones, Nancy Wilson, Rose Hoover, Lynette Stough, Jeff Myers, Connie Barner

People in our Prayers:
Karl Hawkins, Ashley Rager, Alice Hoover, Bruce Baldwin, Jack Etter, Don Alsedek, Jeff Myers, Aaliyah Pisle, Gloria Watkins, Warren Nelson, Duck Harris, Carl and Anna Zeiders, Kenny Price, Thelma Thomas, Geraldine Reider, Jessica Brenizer, Harold Bolton, Connie Barner, Anna Slabonik, Jim Canning, Ashton Taylor, Susan Taylor, Elizabeth Price, Samson Kennedy and Dorthy Murphy

Office Hours for Renewed in Grace
Pastor:
Mondays from 9 AM to noon at Trinity
Wednesdays from noon to 3 PM at St. Peter's
As always, if you ever need to talk or discuss anything and those times are not convenient, please feel free to contact Pastor Chad to schedule another time.  Call him at the office, email, or text to set up an appointment.
Secretary:
Tuesdays from 1-5 PM at Trinity
Wednesdays from 1-5 PM at St. Peter's

In case of a pastoral emergency outside of his or Jen’s office hours, Pastor Chad can be reached by his cell phone which is 610-297-2514.  
Please note the following message from Pastor:
“Due to the overwhelming amount of spam calls we receive, I most likely will not pick up, so please always leave a message in the case of a pastoral emergency.  Do not hesitate to call again as well if I don’t respond within a half hour.  Please limit pastoral emergency calls to life-threatening circumstances and/or death of a loved one.”

Take care & God bless,
Renewed in Grace Cooperative Ministries