2020-21 Ministries

Greetings Messiah Family,

I hope this message finds you staying healthy and safe during this unique period in our lives. I am thankful for Messiah as it has allowed me to stay grounded during this pandemic and I hope you too have found comfort in your Messiah community. I am also in awe of the way we continue to support our community through our virtual ministry, and our continued commitment to our partners. Although we are separate, we are together in our ministry.

In support of our ministries, I wanted to share with you how we will be updating the ministry sheets this year considering the impact of COVID-19.

There are three ways to complete your ministry form for 2020-21:

  • Scroll down this page and complete the online form below.
  • Click the link for a downloadable 8.5 x 14 PDF: Messiah 2020-21 Ministry Sheet. You can print this form and mail it back to the church, or send your completed electronic form to messiahlutherans@gmail.com.
  • Complete the paper form that arrives at your home and send it back in the enclosed envelope.

Each member of your household should complete a form.

For families or individuals who are not currently participating in a ministry: please review the described ministries and consider where you can lend your time and talents to support a ministry and support Messiah’s mission in our community.

We would like to receive your feedback by Sunday, July 19, 2020.

Thank you for considering this request and for your continued support of Messiah.

John Finkbiner, Stewardship
Church Council

Online Form

A note for iPhone users: When you click the Next button in the form below, it may look like a blank page. Scroll down! And then scroll some more, and some more. You’ll see the Contact Information section, followed by the rest of the form.

Gemma Services: Milestones

Gemma Services (formerly Silver Springs Martin Luther School) sends periodic updates to its mailing list. If you’d like to receive future emails in your inbox, click the link or image below and then click the Join Our Email List button at the top of the screen.

Click the image below to view the April 28, 2020, update.

Masks for Healthcare Workers

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod and Lutheran Congregational Services/Liberty Lutheran are looking for help making masks for healthcare workers.

Supplies you’ll need:

  • Cotton fabric
  • lightweight fusible interfacing
  • ¼ inch knit elastic
  • pencil
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • paper for pattern
  • sewing machine
  • thread
  • pins

Instructions

For instructions on how to sew a face mask, check out these YouTube videos:

Drop off masks between 8 am and 4 pm or mail to one of these locations:

Liberty at Home
7002 Butler Pike
Ambler, PA 19002

Artman
250 N. Bethlehem Pike
Ambler, PA 19002

Paul’s Run
9896 Bustleton Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19115

The Hearth at Drexel
238 Belmont Ave.
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

The Village at Penn State
260 Lions Hill Rd.
State College, PA 16803

The Manor at York Town
2010 York Rd.
Jamison, PA 18929

For more information, please email Julia Menzo at jmenzo@libertylutheran.org. You can also visit our website at https://www.libertylutheran.org/lcs.

God’s Work, Our Hands

Sunday, September 8 is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor.  We at Messiah are going to do our part by participating in our third delivery of bags to those experiencing homelessness here in our community.

We will meet at church following the 11:00 service and deliver bags locally to those in need.  Thanks to your generosity with our collection in May there are some items we have in abundance, but below is a list of things we still need. 

Possible items to include in your bag(s):

  • Clothing items for men and women – underwear, socks, t-shirts
  • Hygiene items – razors, shaving cream, toothpaste, deodorant, lotion, Chapstick, travel size body wash
  • Snack items – crackers, cereal bars, fruit snacks, Snack on the Run kits (come with tuna and chicken salad), peanuts, mini water bottles
  • Gift cards – Wawa, McDonald’s, or Dunkin Donuts in the amount of $5 or $10

If you are interested in joining us on September 8th please email me so I can send you additional details about where we will be going and answer any questions you may have; madiandmak@comcast.net or 484-798-9087. Please return all bags by Sunday, September 1st.