Weekly Update

Sailing With Apostles This Week

August 17 - 23, 2026

News and Updates for Our Community of Faith

- PASTOR JAY will be in the office Monday from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM and on Wednesday, from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM.  Pastor Jay is also available by phone and email - 570-205-7506 and j80j84@msn.com. 

- THE WORSHIP MINISTRY TEAM will be meeting Monday at 2:30 PM - anyone is welcome to attend. 

- NEW MEMBERS - we will be taking in new members in the near future - if you are interested in becoming a member of Apostles, please contact Pastor Jay. 

- RECONCILINGWORKS is holding a monthly Bible study online via Zoom on the third Thursday of every month through December—the next study will be this Thursday, August 20th. At 4:00 PM. Registration is required and information to register can be found at ReconcilingWorks. The Zoom link will be emailed two days in advance to those who register. 

- PASTA WITH A PURPOSE - THE COMPETITION IS ON!!  Betsy reports that so far we have collected 108 pounds of food - WOW!! The current collection will be taken to the Bread for Life Food Pantry this week but now the table is empty and needs to be refilled!! The Virginia Synod World Hunger Team is challenging all congregations to a pasta meal collection contest. Each congregation is asked to collect food offerings related to pasta meals. Summers are often a time when food pantries receive fewer donations which makes this an opportune time to collect food. Apostles is hoping to get in the running for one of the grand prizes which is a $250 grant to be given to the food ministry of our choice. Here is a list of suggested items:

Dried or ready to eat pasta (gluten free options as well)   

Cans or jars of spaghetti sauce (with and without meat)

Canned pasta meals such as ravioli or spaghetti with meatballs

Boxed macaroni and cheese

Parmesan cheese in a shaker

Food offerings can be brought in through September 6thw. All food items will be weighed and brought to Bread for Life food pantry. The congregation collecting the most pounds per worshiping adult wins…..and so do the people of their communities!

Let’s go, Apostles! We can do it!

Prayer requests for this week. . .

- Heidi Henderson's grandson-in-law, Paul
- Rich Bitting
- Don Garfield
- Michael Schlemmer
- Lena Woodlief
- Jim and Judy Wright
- Marier Upshrie
- Carl Greene
- Cyndi Lowe
- Carol Jo Osinski
- Ray Scholz 
- Terri Larsen 
- Natalie Abudayyeh
- Jamie Mullaney
- Scott Jeffery

If you have a prayer request, please send it to Janet Gomez at  thezemogs@gmail.com