Announcements

Lenten Services - a Bread and Soup Supper at 6 pm followed by an inspirational film at 7 pm. We always have a variety of soups. Our films this year will focus on the lives of people who have struggled to "Follow Jesus".

Wednesday, March 10, The Story of Amy Carmichael, a devout young woman who founded a church for factory girls in Northern Ireland, then established a refuge for young girls in Southern India who were being forced to work as temple prostitutes.

Wednesday, March 17, First Fruits - The story of young men from a Moravian Community in Germany who went as missionaries to the slaves on the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean.

Wednesday, March 24, From Vengeance to Forgiveness - This is the story of Jacob DeShazer, An American bombardier who spent over three years as a Japanese Prisoner of War. While in prison, DeShazer went through a conversion experience. He later returned to Japan as a missionary.

Holy Week Services

Palm Sunday, March 28 marks the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. After the church service there will be a Pasta Luncheon and Children's Egg Hunt.

Good Friday, April 2, is the day on which we remember the Crucifixion of you Lord. This is the most solemn day in the Christian year. We will have a special Good Friday Service at 7:30 pm.

Easter Sunday, April 4. Our Service if Worship is at 10 am. Our Choir is preparing special music for the day. The sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated. Come and rejoice in the hope of eternal life we have received though the Resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Easter Flowers - One of the things that makes the church special on Easter Sunday. Hyacinths, Tulips, and Lilies will be $6 per pot. March 21 is the deadline for ordering.

Mark your calendars now

Flea Market Saturday, April 17

Ham & Roast Beef Dinner Saturday, May 8, from 3 to 7 pm.

The Old Goshenhoppen Women's Book Group has a new name - "Heart to Heart". They meet on Tuesday mornings at 11 am and on Thursday evenings at 7 om. They are studying the book, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World. for books and/or more information contact Cher Frederick.

Food Collection - On the first Sunday of each month we will be collecting canned or dried food items to help feed local families by distributing to the Jerusalem Food Pantry in Schwenksville, Open Line in Pennsburg, and Keystone Opportunity Center in Souderton.

Warm Clothing - We are collecting any warm clothing items like hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, socks, thermals, to be given to the needy at Jerusalem Food Pantry in Schwenksville. Please place bought or homemade items on or under the artificial tree on the sign-up table downstairs. All sizes are needed and they can be donated from now until February.

Organ Lessons - Our Organist, Alyona, will offer lessons to anyone who would like to learn how to play the organ at 9am on Sunday mornings. She is also looking for donations of keyboards and/or organ shoes to help the students.

Scheduling Book - on the bench beneath the bulletin board is a scheduling book. If your committee, group, or organization is planning to have a meeting at the church, please write it in the book in the appropriate date boxes. This will help us avoid scheduling conflicts.

Also available are copies of a pictorial history of our town, Images of Upper Salford by John Ruth for $20

Fresh Bread! - Copies of Our Daily Bread are available in the back of the church. We urge members and visitors to use this free daily devotional booklet.

Choir Practice is at 9AM each Sunday.  Anyone who would like to sing in the choir is welcome to attend.

Hometowne Collectibles of Bowmansville, PA. has produced a wooden cutout of our historic church building which makes a unique and treasured memento. Many churches and other historic buildings from all around the country are part of this popular series. Packaged nicely in a clear plastic gift box, Hometowne Collectibles make an especially nice gift. You will find them in a box on an end table in the downstairs of the church. They are priced at $10.00 each. Checks can simply be placed in the offering and designated “For Hometowne Collectibles.”

Flowers – You can purchase alter flowers as a gift for a birthday or anniversary, or as a memorial of a loved one. The two bouquets on the alter are $20, and a vase on the piano is $10.

Redner's Supermarkets has a policy of giving 1% of the total amount you spend on groceries as a donation to our church or charity. Please register with Redner's courtesy desk and get a card designating Old Goshenhoppen to receive your credit. Present your card to the cashier when you check out. Save your register tapes and leave them on our church secretary's desk.

Paper Recycling - We have a Paper Retriever recycling bin in our parking lot for paper recycling.

What can be put in the bin? – Catalogs, Magazines, Newspapers, Junk Mail, Office Paper, Fax Paper, Shredded Paper Notebooks, Folders. Please NO phonebooks; NO CARDBOARD; NO cereal boxes, chipboard, milk cartons, soda cartons, or food cartons of any kind - We cannot recycle those items to make newsprint.

Abitibi - Consolidated is the largest recycler of paper in North America. They are approaching 20,000 containers nationwide and have over 650 containers in the Philadelphia area. Their program is unique because they offer a rebate to our church every month from the paper we collect.

Every day 66 million newspapers are purchased in the United States and 44 million are thrown away and not recycled. That is a complete waste of valuable resources. Every piece of paper that is placed in our container is sent to a 100% Paper Recycling Mill and is turned into new paper. The paper is then sent to newspaper manufacturers where it is printed and distributed back to the public. After the public reads the paper, magazines, catalogs, etc. they place the papers in the Paper Retriever and the process starts all over again. The paper you place in the container today comes back to you as new newspaper in about 2 weeks.

1 of every 3 newspapers manufactured in North America is printed on Abitibi paper. In fact every time a container is filled with paper it saves 17 trees from being cut down. If your container fills once a week, your organization will save 884 trees per year. What a great way to do your part to help the environment.

Becoming a "Good Steward" to the environment is critical as landfills continue to fill with paper that can be recycled. In fact 40% of landfill space is actually filled with good paper that should be recycled.