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PRESBYTERY UPDATES!! Information can be found on the Ministries page. The 2026 per capita is $48.00 per each active role member.
Beginning in June, Linda Bourbeau, Elder, will begin leading our Sunday worship and will also spend some time in the church office during the week, provide hospital visits and extra care and communication for our church family and friends. Please keep Linda or Sue updated on any concerns, whether regarding health or some family news, worship or anything you would like to share with us.
O ur Prayer Chain needs a boost and if you would like to be a part of our chain --whether by phone, by email or text let us know: Office phone:: 570-343-6807 or Email: dunmorepresb@verizon.net or dpcsecretary1@verizon.net Contact will be the same to have your prayer need started and notify those on our chain. On Sunday morning, any names received will be mentioned during Joys and Concerns.
Blessings Upon You Blessings upon you, upon those you love and those you shall never know. Blessings upon your steps and upon the vision of your eyes. Blessings upon you in all circumstances; joy and sorrow, for wisdom rests in them, twin experiences with different faces. Blessings be upon what lies before you, the challenges and decisions, the pain and the relief. Blessings upon you, my friends in Christ. From Gratitude to Faithful Praise Gratitude is the beginning of faith; faith leads us to the ultimate gratitude. Gratitude is often the first quiet step of faith. Before answers come, before circumstances change, gratitude teaches the heart to notice God’s presence and provision. Scripture reminds us, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, KJV). Giving thanks, even in uncertain moments, opens our eyes to God’s faithfulness already at work. As gratitude grows, it naturally leads us into deeper trust. When we remember what God has done, faith finds solid ground. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1, KJV). Gratitude strengthens that hope by anchoring it in God’s past mercies. Each thankful prayer becomes a reminder that the same God who carried us before will carry us again. Faith, in turn, leads us to ultimate gratitude, not just for blessings received, but for God himself. “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (2 Corinthians 9:15, KJV). This gratitude reaches beyond circumstances and rests in Christ, the greatest gift of all. When gratitude begins our journey and faith guides our steps, our hearts learn lasting praise, thankful not only for what God gives, but for who he is.
Just For Pun! • Every calendar's days are numbered.
Volunteer Perks Celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 19-25 this year) by meeting a need in your church or community. Volunteering not only helps the people we serve. It also has surprising benefits for the volunteer. Serving others builds social and relational skills, increases self-confidence and boosts physical health. Studies show that volunteering can even ease chronic pain and heart disease.
Do Your Part at Church Volunteer to do the job most people shun. After most people have left a church dinner, remain behind to help clean up and put things in order. When a campaign is held to raise funds for a church project, be among the first to give time, talent and resources to show your support and enthusiasm. Occasionally give something or do something anonymously. If it's spectacular enough, the church will go "bananas" trying to figure out who did it.
“It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely help another without helping himself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In Memory of Rev. Rebecca Tanner a cloth in beautiful fall colors, which she had said was her favorite season, was placed on our communion table. It had been in her office -- she had made the purchased to support The SHE project: (Sanitation, Hygiene And Empowerment) The program is committed to empowering underprivileged girls and women by improving their access to sanitation, hygiene, education, and skills, enabling them to reach their full potential. SHE ensures that girls stay in school and receive quality education, while also equipping women with the tools to achieve financial independence. The Presbyterian Education Board manages 26 schools and 6 boarding houses. The SHE project strives “to develop culturally and religiously appropriate mechanisms of mediation and intervention for children and women victims/survivors of violence in its various forms in different areas of Punjab, particularly where PEB already has a presence.” The program is so effective and so critically needed that programs are now being offered in 20 communities. The Presbyterian Education Board is an autonomous Board under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan and is supported by the Presbyterian Church (USA) and other churches and organizations worldwide.
IN GOOD HANDS As Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure, they were full of questions — “Where are you going? How will we know the way there? Would you please just show us the Father?” — and not very satisfied with his answers. So Jesus promised to send them “another Helper” (John 14:16, ESV). And we can almost hear them protesting, like kids bemoaning a favorite coach’s retirement or church members grieving a beloved pastor’s call to serve elsewhere: “Oh, great. Someone new for us to get to know. It won’t be the same. It won’t be you.” Decisions Matter Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. An apparently trivial indulgence in lust or anger today is the loss of a ridge or railway line or bridgehead from which the enemy may launch an attack otherwise impossible. —C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Do Your Part at Church Volunteer to do the job most people shun. After most people have left a church dinner, remain behind to help clean up and put things in order. When a campaign is held to raise funds for a church project, be among the first to give time, talent and resources to show your support and enthusiasm. Occasionally give something or do something anonymously. If it's spectacular enough, the church will go "bananas" trying to figure out who did it.
It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely help another without helping himself.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
A POSITIVE PRAYER “Please help me with NOTS that are in my mind, my heart and my life. Remove the have nots, the can nots and the do nots… erase the will nots, may nots, might nots that may find a home in my heart. And most of all, Dear God, I ask that you remove from my mind, my heart and my life, all of the AM nots that I have allowed to hold me back… especially the thought that I am not good enough.” Author Unknown
Would you not agree that NOT is not a word we should choose to employ… unless utterly necessary? May every positive prayer be answered this week, Godwink, after Godwink, after Godwink!
Both the regular and large print editions of Our Daily Bread are now available – if you you would like one, contact the office and we will be sure you receive it.
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