Pigeon River Church January 18, 2026
A Family of Faith for Every Season of Life

We are glad you are here, and we hope you enjoy this opportunity to worship God with us.

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Welcome, Announcements & Prayer

Greet Your Neighbor

The Soil & the Seed

Songs of Worship

Offertory

Hymns of Worship

Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-5:1

Message: Michael Swathwood

"Words Matter"

Hymn

Live stream Sign-off

Sharing & Pastoral Prayer

Benediction

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11 am Sunday School Opportunities

  • Children - Toddler thru 5th grade classes in the basement
  • Youth - c/o Zach Sopczynski in the Youth Room
  1. Adults -Quarterly Lesson 7 - "Prayer & Humility" c/o Brent Maust, Conference Room
  2. Bilingual Connections - c/o Esther Prisciliano - Sewing Rm.
  3. Balcony - c/o Emily Maust - This will be a study on the book of Jude.
  4. Basement class - c/o Dale & Debi Ackerman -"God Speaks"
Announcements

The Faithfully Fit are off to a great start for 2026. The 3R's (Resotored, Renewed, Refreshed) are leading in the weight loss category having already lost 24 pounds! But The Thumb Warriors are leading in hours of movement and have accomplished more of their spiritual and emotional goals for the first two weeks. It's time to report your progress to Marie. Let's keep the momentum going!


Annual Celebration Postponed: An assisted living apartment has come available for Pastor Dave's parents in Lima, Ohio. As such, he will be moving them in this weekend and be unavailable for the annual celebration on the 18th. Because of this, the annual celebration has been moved to February 1st. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. A potluck will follow the celebration.


Please join us for a new Women's Bible study starting February 4th. We will meet for eight Wednesdays from 9:00 - 10:30 in the conference room. This study will use the book Dwell on These Things and will help you memorize scripture through video teaching and personal study. Here is a link to order your book Please contact Phyllis Yoder if you have any questions.  


Celebrating 50 years of More-with-Less! Herald Press and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) invite you to share stories of food, joy, and resilience to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the More-with-Less cookbook. This beloved cookbook’s call to thrift, Christian compassion and abundant living is just as urgent and relevant today as it was in 1976. Go to https://bit.ly/MoreWithLess50 to learn more and to submit stories, blessings or ideas for simple approaches to sharing food and fellowship. Please share your story by Feb. 15 for a chance to be featured in the 50th anniversary edition or additional digital resources—and receive a chocolate oatmeal cake recipe as thanks!


Donate: You can mail in your donation or use our online giving portal at One Church. You can also check out how easy it is to send a text message to give. Simply text the word "GIVE" and your amount to (833)428-2181. If you would like to schedule direct deposit donations, please contact Darrel Yoder. We appreciate your generosity and flexibility.

Schedules

Worship Leader this week: Dale Ackerman

Worship Leader next week: David Shupe

Fellowship Greeter this week: Tom & Karen Beachy

Fellowship Greeter next week: Cliff & Marie Maust

Pastoral Care this week: Staff

Pastoral Care next week: Staff

Family Greeter this week: Tom & Brenda Kreh

Family Greeter next week: Rick & Amber Koon family

Nursery this week: Nan Stalter & Evelee Simmons

Nursery next week: Caitlin Buggia & Mariam Shupe

Worship scripture next week: Matthew 4:12-23

Bible Memory verse this week: Ephesians 2:8-9

Prayer Needs

Prayers for the local church

· Harvest offering recipients to receive gifts as encouragement

· Pigeon River's youth coordinator search

Health Concerns & Praises

· Beth Maurer - complete healing from surgery

· Pastor Dave's parent's transition to assisted living; sister's surgery recovery

· Renee Schneider - dad hospitalized; mom transition to assisted living

· Johnson's dad w/ cancer treatments

· Janice Aldrich's son, Paul, upcoming surgery

· Frank/Linda Deming as Frank is home; recovery

· Steve Gnagey - Hip surgery recovery

· Gascho Furniture - recent fire @ the factory, wisdom for future

· PTL - Larry Dilleree's safety during help of a customer, sharing faith

Missions/Organization

· RI - North America- Rosedale Business Group, Larry & Dot, RBG Directors, retired from RBG at the end of October. An interim team is in place to manage RBG until a new director is appointed. Please pray for this interim team and for Larry & Dot in this transition.

US/World

· People affected by war in Ukraine/Russia, ongoing pain & loss

· Iran, Cuba, Venezuela - conflict within their country

· People would have Biblical discernment on current World views

Calendar

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