* Postlude - “Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise”

Good morning and welcome to all our members, friends, neighbors and a special welcome to all visitors among us on this Fifth Sunday of Easter!

The Altar Flowers are presented to the glory of God by Dan and Nancy Yutronich in honor and celebration of their 25^th Silver Wedding Anniversary which is tomorrow April 21^st.

Our April Greeters will be Boyd Dimpsey and Elvin Lebo.

April Offering Team is Team 4: Sue Faust, Dale Faust, Charles Cichy, and Neva Cichy.

Our Nursery Attendant for today, Sunday, Apr. 20^th is Neva Cichy. Next Sunday, Apr.27^th Ann Hale will be in the nursery to care for your little ones.

There is NO Children’s Church today, Sun. Apr. 20^th but there will be Children‘s Church next Sun. Apr. 27^th.

Youth Group will meet this evening, April 20^th at 6:30PM.

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Thursday 10:00AM - 1:00PM

or any other time by appointment. Her home phone number is 657-9563 or you may leave a message at the church office (896-3118) if she is unavailable at other times.

If you wish to have the names that were given on Prayer Cards for the Pastoral Prayer put on the Prayer list please indicate it on Prayer Card or inform Pastor Kris or Donna Novinger.

Prayer cards will be collected during the 2^nd hymn.

LAY READER

If you cannot read on the date assigned, please call Pastor Kris at the church (896-3118) or her home (657-9563).

Next Sunday, April 27^th Donna Novinger will be the teachers for the Adult Sunday School Class.

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Congratulations to the following couples celebrating Wedding Anniversaries this week: Amy and Jason Faust who will celebrate their 7^h Anniversary today, April 20^th. Ronda and Jerry Scheib who will celebrate their 7^thAnniversary on April 21^st. Nancy and Dan Yutronich who will celebrate their 25^th Silver Anniversary tomorrow, April 21^st! May all of these couples be blessed with many more happy years together!

Study Group will meet on Tuesday, April 29^th at 7:00PM.

The Youth Group will hold a Soup & Sandwich Sale on Sunday, May 4^th following the Worship Service.

If you would like to be on one of the Offering Teams, please see Peggy Berra. We currently have nine teams and we would like to have three more as that would give us a team for each month through the year.

FOOD BANK DONATIONS: some items that the Food Bank is in need of: Mac & Cheese, Peanut Butter, Tuna, Cereal. ANY non-perishable food is greatly appreciated. You will find the donation box in the Narthex and you may bring in donations on any Sunday. On the first Sunday of the month, your food donations will be blessed during our Worship Service.

Valleys web address is http://valleysUCC.Net Please check it out. Valleys email address is valleysucc@verizon.net .

TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 235 Center Street, Millersburg is having a RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE on Friday, April 25^th from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m. This sale has lots of goodies, with most items prices 25 cents and under! At 12 noon, the bag sale will begin -- $3.00 for everything you can fit in a brown grocery bag and $4.00 for everything you can fit in a garbage bag. Hotdogs and desserts will be served for lunch and soup by the quart is available for sale.

Mother’s Day Breakfast will be held on Sun. May 11^th at 8:00AM. Bring your Mother or Aunt, Sister, Daughter and everyone in your family and join us for a delicious breakfast!

If you know of someone who is graduating this year or has graduated from college since last year, please fill out the form in this bulletin and put it in the office. We will recognize our Graduates on Sun. May 28^th during our Worship Service.

Lifeline’s Annual Walk-For-Life will be held on Saturday, May 10^th at the Lifeline Pregnancy Care Center 403 Union St., Millersburg. Breakfast and a continental breakfast will begin at 9:00AM. The Walk begins at 10:00AM. See Marie Herb for registration forms if you wish to walk or to sponsor someone who will be walking.

Join us for Exercise class every Wednesday evening at 6:30PM. Bring good walking shoes and a stretch band or long towel.

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The Halifax Ministerium is currently seeking a pleasant, well-organized, creative, and motivated Christian to serve as the Director of its Release Time Program for the upcoming 2008-2009 school year. This “hands on” position organizes, coordinates, and oversees the Released Time Program (and volunteers) which currently provides Christian instruction and support to about 170 participating 4^th and 5^th Graders at the Halifax Elementary School.

The Released Time Program format consists of nine (9) Wednesday afternoon sessions (presently from 12:50 to 3:05 p.m.) at the Halifax United Methodist Church. These sessions begin in September and conclude in March. A farewell picnic for the children is also held in Borough Park in May. As compensation, the Director receives an honorarium of $50 for each session and for organizing the picnic. Some reimbursements for needed supplies and materials are provided. Because of this nature of this responsible and sensitive position, criminal and child abuse background checks are, of course, required.

For more information and/or to apply for this position please see Pastor Kris as soon as possible. Help our young people. Help our community. Make a difference -- that really matters!

DeMay Living Center Rm. 414B

100 Sunset Dr.