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The Joyful Noise Newsletter Schoeneck Moravian Church

April 2020

“But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.” (Luke 10:33)

Last month in our pastor’s desk article we talked about how God will supply our needs. We all face challenges and hardships, and God is here to remind us that He is our Rock in whom we take refuge (Psalm 18:2). When the storms around us rage, Jesus remains the same and keeps us on solid ground. God wants us to feel secure and know that He is our provider. This is core to us being effective messengers of hope to others. If we aren’t secure, then how can we help others to be? But with the security we find in Christ, Jesus intends us to move outward and to open up our eyes to the needs of others. He wants us to be concerned and compassionate toward those who need His help and strength, and to be there for them in prayer and in action. A good reminder of this is the parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus tells this parable in response to the question asked of Him, “Who is my neighbor?” We might ask a similar question, “Is my neighbor the guy down the street with the Nazareth address, or is he the person living on the other side of the globe?” In the parable of the Good Samaritan, a man is beaten and injured and lying on the other side of the road. We don’t know where this man is from, whether he is a Jew or Gentile, but there is reason to believe that from the tone of the story that he is a Jew. All the Jews that pass him by don’t stop; one even walks on the other side. But a Samaritan, a man from a class of people the Jews considered to be less-than, turns and helps the one injured. In the parable, Jesus exalts the Samaritan for what he does. There are many things that stand out about this story, but one of them is that person who stops to help is actually the person commonly ignored. It’d be as if we received aid money not from a well-off family in the Hamptons but the poor rice farmer in Vietnam. It’s a total reversal. The question for us is: who are those people or groups we overlook or even disregard who are in need of our prayers and our help? Listening to the news recently, we heard a story of the plight of people living in war-torn Syria. The person interviewed was a woman with two sons. She and her children live on two hours of electricity per day, but worse is the constant worry this mother feels for her children’s safety. Another story that drew our attention had to do with Italy and its trouble of handling the coronavirus. We originally wrote this newsletter article earlier in March. At that time, on March 9, infection rates were growing daily in Italy by the thousands, to the point where emergency rooms and intensive care units were beyond their limits. Now we see how the virus has spread in similar ways in our country and in just about every other country around the world. Sometimes our view of things is a little myopic, a little nearsighted. Drastic things happen around our world daily. It seems, however, that before our world entered this current crisis and woke us up a bit, we as a community barely noticed these things. Even when concerning things happened in our own country, it would seem that we hardly paid attention to them until the problem hit our own neighborhood. Only then would we start listening; only then would we start paying attention. But how much more does God want

us to be concerned with the needs outside ourselves all the time? How much more should we be praying for the health and deliverance of those far away, for those who we struggle to see yet are still our neighbors? How much more does God desire us to mourn the sins of this world and seek His will concerning what we can do about it?

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Let us allow the word and power of Christ to dwell in us richly so that we may be strengthened, but let us also listen to Jesus’ desire to move us outward into the world so that we may strengthen others. God bless, Pastors Garritt and Sanette

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Based on the strong urging of the Provincial Elders Conference of the Moravian Church, the Joint Board has decided to extend the closure of the church building and cancellation of all in-person worship and activities until at least April 30. The Board believes this to be the best thing we can do to continue to protect the health of our members and community. The board will reconvene on April 22 to reassess when it will be safe to reopen the church. We will continue to make worship available online through Facebook Live and YouTube. Online worship will be offered every evening during Holy Week and on Resurrection Sunday. Our administrative assistant and pastors continue to work from home. Please call 610-759-0376 and leave a message or email schoeneck@schoeneckmoravian.org and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Our pastors are also available on their cell phone for emergencies: 484-894-7188. Let us continue to keep our community in prayer, particularly those in the health care profession and those who are sick, as we look to the Great Shepherd of the sheep for hope and strength. God bless you all, Schoeneck Joint Board

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Worship the Lord with Us!

All our Holy Week services will be held online this year. Unless noted in the descriptions below, the services will be done live on Facebook and posted to YouTube later the same day.

Palm Sunday: April 5 10:30 a.m. On Palm Sunday, we remember the celebration of palms, an honor that accompanied Jesus as He entered Jerusalem for the last

time before His crucifixion. It’s a bittersweet day, as we remember that as our Lord rode into the city that kills the prophets” (Matthew 23:37), He entered not to celebrate as all would for the Passover, but that He would go through hardship as He prepared for His death. Jesus would pray with great sorrow that the cup of suffering would be passed (Matthew 26:38), but He would soldier on for God and for our sake. And in the end there would be a resurrection, a joy to be had for His suffering. Let us worship our loving Savior on this day, who loved us even to the point of death.

Holy Week Readings: April 6-8, 7 p.m.

Join us for a dynamic and engaging time as we read together our “Holy Week Readings” — a compilation of the Gospel accounts

concerning Jesus’�last week before His death. These readings tie together the Scriptures in a story-like format accompanied by hymns of praise and contemplation.

Holy Thursday: April 9, 7 p.m. Our readings this night detail the account of Jesus’ last supper with His disciples, His prayer in Gethsemane, and the betrayal and arrest He suffered. But all this was for God’s glory, as it brought Jesus closer to the cross.

Good Friday: April 10, 3:00 p.m.

Join us at 3:00 P.M. on Livestream on Good Friday as we read the account of Jesus’�death on the cross. Darkness came over the whole land that day (Luke 23:44), but Jesus, the Light of the World, could not be overcome (John 1:5).

Great Sabbath: April 11, 7 p.m.

Jesus said that the Son of Man “would be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock Him, insult Him, and spit on Him; they will flog Him and kill Him. On the third day, He will rise again.” (Luke 18:31) Jesus was about to experience the reward for His

suffering as God raised Him back to life, but it wasn’t the third day yet. On this special worship service, we remember what it’s like

to wait for the return of our joy. We wait in hope, knowing that God’s promise is true: there will be a Resurrection! This service will be prerecorded and posted to Facebook and YouTube by 7:00 P.M.

RESURRECTION SUNDAY (EASTER) The Week That Changed the World (Holy Week) comes to a resounding climax on Resurrection Sunday (Easter), the most joyful

day of the year for Christians! It is the day of our Lord’s Resurrection from the grave, the day we celebrate our new life in Christ, and the day we rejoice for loved ones who have died in Christ in the hope that they will rise with Him. It is, most certainly, a day which calls all Christians together to worship the True and Living God! Here is our schedule of services for Resurrection Sunday, April 12:

6:30 a.m. We will rise early to meet the Lord together over Facebook Live and pray our Easter Morning Liturgy. Our Livestream will go mobile as we broadcast the conclusion of the service from God’s Acre. Following this worship, we invite you to grab some breakfast in the comfort of your home, and then return to your computer screens for regular worship at 8:00 A.M.! 8:00 a.m. We continue our Resurrection Sunday Celebration with regular worship. We will pray our inspiring Easter liturgy together, hear the word and message, and sing “Jesus Christ is Ris’n Today”! A recording of this service will be posted on YouTube later in the day.

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FEBRUARY SPECIAL OFFERINGS

Moravian Open Door $128

Provincial Administration $1,540

Initial Offering $30

Helping Hand Fund $490

Lenten Self-Denial Offering $135

Nazareth Food Bank $20

Unity Offering $20

Communion/Lovefeast $235

Choir CD Sales $90

TOTAL $2,688

Sunday Average ~ 148

SUNDAY WORSHIP ATTENDANCE

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Sunday, Feb 9 52 125 177 62

Sunday, Feb 16 49 108 157 50

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Easter Flower Tribute Due to the COVID-19 virus precautions, our Easter Sunday in-person services have been cancelled and we will not have fresh Easter flowers in the sanctuary. If you would like a refund on your flower or-der, please contact the church office and let us know. If you do not contact the office, the money will go to Schoeneck’s General Fund. Thank you to everyone who ordered flowers this year.

In Memory Of:

In Memory of Carl Beil love LaRue and Family In Memory of Jack E. Brodt by Mom & Mike In Memory of Linda Drake and R.E. Drake by The Gagner Family In Memory of William & Lena Eberts by LaRue & Lorena In Memory of June & Sterling Fehr by Bruce Fehr & Frank Searock Family In Memory of Jerome & Mildred Gagner by The Gagner Family In Memory of Sandy’s Grandparents Pappy & Gram Hagenbuch love, Sandy, Kevin, Ryan, and Luna In Memory of parents Elwood and Marie Knauss by Cookie & George In Memory of Eugene & Lizzie Kostenbader by The Family In Memory of Kevin’s Mom & Dad love, Sandy, Kevin, Ryan, and Luna In Memory of Kevin’s grandparents Gram & Gramps love, Sandy, Kevin, Ryan, and Luna In Memory of Richard L. Oplinger by The Oplinger Family In Memory of Loved Ones by Jacqueline B. Frye In Memory of Loved Ones by Shirley Warner Smith In Memory of Sherwood Morris by Denise, Manuel, Alexis, & Geraldine Morris In Memory of Douglas & Jane Morrow by John Morrow In Memory of Our Parents by Gloria & Bob Floyd In Memory of Our Parents by Lois & Michael Zibulnik In Memory of Brenda Sue Rice by James & Courtney Schnyderite In Memory of my dad Jack Sost by Patty Alercia In Memory of William & Shirley Smith by Pam & Tony In Memory of parents Helen and David Stocker by Cookie & George Knauss, and Elenora Kachline In Memory of my grandparents Alma and Earl Tarbox, by Patty Alercia In Honor Of: In Honor of Olivia Leigh & David Valentine by Gram & Pop Knauss In Honor of Luna & Ryan Love love, Mom & Dad, Nana & Grandpa In Honor of Jillian & Jordyn by James & Courtney Schnyderite Easter Sunday April 12, 2020

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How often do you use the phrase "Just one more"....... Let's adopt this theme for our Holiday shoeboxes. Every time you are at the store or online shopping, stop and say to yourself

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* Buying new toothbrushes for the family - buy "just one more" for the shoeboxes.

* Buying things to fill Easter baskets - buy one more thing for a shoebox.

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thing. Spending an extra dollar or two here and there will hardly be noticed in your weekly budget and think how many items you will accumulate by November. How great it will be to have a shoebox already filled by the time we roll out our 2020 Christmas shoebox ministry!

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Spoon or Ladle?

Lately, it seems many things are out of our control. COVID-19, a stressed economy, unemployment, shelter in place, social distancing. The list goes on and on. However, we can control how we treat each other. We can offer a smile or a word of encouragement. We can pick up the phone and call a friend or a loved one and tell them you love them and tell them what they mean to you. At this time especially, we should think of others and how we can support them. ReImagine (thereimaginegroup.com) puts this pretty succinctly…

We want to encourage “ladle thinking.” After all, a spoon is for feeding yourself, but a ladle is for serving others. The “spoon” vs. “ladle” thinking illustrates a mindset that is counter culture. When we give up our spoon and pick up a ladle, we are following the example of Christ by choosing to think of others’ needs ahead of our own. This kind of generosity does not come easily and always moves us beyond our comfort zone.

For some, “ladle thinking” does mean writing a check; for others, it involves inviting someone into their life or taking the time to serve another person. “Ladle thinking” requires faith and dependence on Christ. The “ladle” can manifest itself in different ways, but it always involves a putting off of selfish desires and a dependence on Christ.

What will you ladle out during this stressful time? Who will you seek?

As Ann Frank once said, “No one has ever become poor by giving.”

And we all know, giving goes out in many, many different ways. How will you give?

A Personal Update From the Pastors

We hope this letter finds you in best of health even in the midst of this pandemic. Please know that we have been praying for all of you. In the midst of it all we are thankful to Christ for our continued unity and care for each other even though we cannot physically be together. We pray that the online services are providing you with the spiritual nourishment that we all need.

We are doing well. We are mostly working from home here at the parsonage and from the church office only on days when we broadcast our services.

Baby “Flemingo” is doing well. We have a schedule c-section at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia on April 20, 2020. How-ever, due to some pregnancy complications, it is a possibility that we may deliver via emergency c-section around the first or second week in April. We cannot say for sure as this is very much a wait, watch, and see time for us. We will keep you up-dated as to any changes.

Once baby “Flemingo” is here we will both be on leave. Pastor Garritt is allotted 2 weeks of paternal leave but will make use a week of vacation time so that his paternal leave will be 3 weeks. This is due in part because our parents will not be able visit us and help us out due to the current pandemic. Pastor Sanette is allotted 12 weeks of maternal leave, and so it will be a while before we see her in church again.

We are in the process of putting together contingency plans for our absence whether or not the baby comes earlier than scheduled. Once these plans have been completed they will be sent to you via email.

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Our Church Family PRAYER CONCERNS (Our Church Family)

HOMEBOUND MEMBERS

SERVING IN THE MILITARY

4 - Renee & Allen Heckman (33) 15 - Dave & Barbara Butz (48) 22 - Katherine & Racie Beam (26) 26 - Dennis & Karin Silvius (45) 27 - Joe & Trudy Brown (29) 28—Debbie & James Knecht (41) 29 - Mark & Lorna Short (25) 30 - Mike & Lisa Koehler (32) Allen & Sue Marsh (37) Jeremy & Michelle Searock (15)

1 - Joseph Brown* Andrew Clennon* Julie Faust Gail Gagner* Janice Hahn 2 - April Silimperi 4 - Alan Kline Dean McAllister 5 - Sherry Detwiler Brooklyn Kutz (4) 6 - Gregory Oplinger* 7 - Heather Fehr* 9 - Lee Clewell 10 - Alivea Jones (16) 11 - Elaine Bittner Joseph DeFlores (18) Debbie Dillman* 12 - Marlene Schlachter 13 - Caleah Kostenbader (9) 15 - Austin Graver

16 - Barbara Matheson Lois Zibulnik 18 - Constance Kraemer Allen Marsh Jeffrey Marsh 19 - Mary Schweitzer 22 - James West 23 - Abigail Kirst (16) 24 - Shannon Shafnisky 25 - Cynthia McAllister Karl Unger 26 - Ernest waner 27 - Anthony Stampf (11) 28 - Kayli Silimperi* 29 - Anne Millham

*significant Birthday ending in

a “5” or “0”.

*With respect for the rights each one has to privacy, please secure an individual’s permission before adding them to our prayer list, or sharing their concern during worship. Please remember to contact the church office when names should be removed from the list.

PRAYER CONCERNS * (Friends)

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Schoeneck Moravian Church Vol. XXXVIII No. IV April 2020

Our Lamb has conquered, let us follow him. In Essentials, Unity; In Nonessentials, Liberty; In All Things, Love.

Rev. Garritt Fleming, Pastor Rev. Sanette Fleming, Pastor Ryan Morrow, Director of Music Heather Scholtes, Administrative Assistant

8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship

Our Mission Statement “To follow the example of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to love and serve all.”

Schoeneck Moravian Church 316 North Broad Street Extension Nazareth, Pennsylvania 18064-9522

schoeneck@schoeneckmoravian.org https://schoeneckmoravian.org 610-759-0376

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