Weekly Devotions

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren,   Reopening the Church Task Team Appointed As Lebanon County moves into the “Yellow” phase, our church family is asking when we will be able to attend worship services together once again. The first priority of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren is the health and safety of its participants and staff. To that end, there is currently NO SCHEDULED DATE FOR THE REOPENING OF THE CHURCH BUILDING. The Executive Committee approved the formation of a task team to discern and coordinate the reopening of our church. This task team of seven people is made up of the following:   Representatives from: Education Team – Melanie Hartman Pastoral Relations Team - Bonnie Rhoads Properties Team - Art Gingrich Worship Team – Elaine Hoffer Executive Committee - Dennis Lohr Hospitality Team - Bethany Hoffer Health and Wellness Team - Carolyn Buffenmeyer   The team has already met twice and is actively working on answering the quest

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren, Food Box Distribution This Saturday If you or anyone you know is in need of food, 40lb boxes will be distributed this Saturday, May 30 th , from 10am to 12noon, at the Palmyra Area High School.   This is on a first come first served basis.   Help Needed with Community Gardens Hello everyone!   You are invited to join the efforts at the community gardens again this growing season.  While we were unable to open the initial maintenance and planting work to the full volunteer group, we are excited to invite you to join us going forward, as we tend and harvest the garden throughout the summer.   If you would like to contribute, please follow this link www.impact-palmyra.org to sign-up.  You will notice that the sign-up form is a little different this year.  We hope that this format will help to clearly communicate and divide the tasks.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.  T

To the Good Folk of the Palmyra Church of the Brethren, On Vacation Next Week! I have scheduled a vacation for next week – beginning this coming Monday through next Sunday!   Travel is not really an option right now, so I will be enjoying staying at home, working on some small projects, and spending some time in my wood shop.   It will be good to get out of my head and into my hands for a bit.   One perk is that next Tuesday, June 5 th , is Sally and my 38 th wedding anniversary!   (I hope I did the math right!)   That’s a long time for her to put up with me!   Sally is awesome!   I love her so, especially when she laughs and rolls her eyes at me.   We will get to spend the day together and that will be awesome too!   If you have any pastoral care needs next week, Bill and Bethany, and Gail, will be glad to assist you. Next Sunday, June 3 rd , is Graduation Sunday! Every year we celebrate our graduates on the first Sunday of June.   We are particularly excited to do that