Pigeon River Church November 23, 2025
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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Pre-Service Song

Welcome, Announcements & Prayer

Greet Your Neighbor

The Soil & the Seed

Songs of Worship

Offertory

Hymns of Worship

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-27

Message: Dave Maurer

"Mark It Up! Sermon on the Mount 7c"

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 Lyle Gascho in the Youth Room


No Adult classes today. Please join us in the sanctuary for a Hymn sing.

Announcements

Today...

  • Farewell for Cristina during the Fellowship/SS time. Please take the opportunity to say farewell to Cristina and her family as they return to Guatemala. Stephanie Segroves will be present to assist with offering your farewell blessings.
  • Sr. Event - lunch and the Scrooge Musical
  • Community Thanksgiving Service @ 1st UMC, 6 pm


Soup Cookoff & Auction: Mark your calendars for December 3rd & join us for our annual soup cook-off & auction. Sign up at the Welcome Desk to be a participant in the Soup cook-off today. In preparation for the event, we welcome donations of themed gift baskets, hand crafted items, and baked goods for the auction. Bring them to the Youth Director office. In an effort to improve time efficiency we plan to separate used items to a table in the foyer for buyers to offer a donation. New items, handmade items, baked items, certificates, etc. will be auctioned as usual. Any used items from the donation table that remain at the end of the evening will be donated to a local thrift store. All proceeds this year will go towards our playground & pavilion.


Christmas orders for Hemisphere Coffee Roasters are due on November 30th. You may also order the seasonal flavors during this time.


Mark your calendar for the Kick-off to our Advent season concert on November 30th @ 6:30 pm.


”SING AND MAKE MUSIC IN YOUR HEART TO THE LORD."  Ephesians 5:19 (March 7 & 8th, 2026)has been the theme of the Mennonite Youth Choir since its beginning. Registration is open to kids in grades 3-9. If you would like more information, contact the church office or go to the link to register. Practices will begin after January.


Apparel Sale: an apparel sale has been set up to offer items with the Pigeon River logo for times in which we are out in the community. The profits from the apparel sale will go toward the pavilion and playground project. The online store is currently open and will close on Dec 7th. Please use the link to place your order. Unfortunately, we can not guarantee delivery in time for Christmas.


Our next Soil and Seed Project will begin next Sunday, November 30th with an Advent selection. If you would like paper versions and a cd please contact the office or click on the link for a downloadable version of "Year A".


Due to Thanksgiving week, there will not be: MIP, Ladies Bible study, Ladies Sewing or Wednesday eve activities this week.


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: David Shupe

Worship Leader next week: Barry Maust

Fellowship Greeter this week: Jon & Kim Good

Fellowship Greeter next week: Cliff & Marie Maust

Pastoral Care this week: Diane Wilson

Pastoral Care next week: Staff

Family Greeter this week:

Family Greeter next week:

Nursery this week: Caitlin Buggia & Daniel Shupe

Nursery next week: Sandy Gnagey & Mya McIntosh

Worship scripture next week: Isaiah 2:1-5

Bible Memory verse this week: Psalms 32:8 or Philippians 4:13

Prayer Needs

Prayers for the local church

· Season of Thanksgiving

· Pigeon River's youth coordinator search

· Surviving the Holidays participants

Health Concerns & Praises

· Rebecca Yackle's mother, Connie - w/ hospitalization

· Wayne & Gerry Swartzendruber's family w/ Wayne's passing

· Barry Maust's friends family as they grieve

· Joanna Simmons - healing for wrist surgery; PTL for successful surgery for Amelia

· Frank Deming Sr. - hospitalized

· Josiah Maurer - peace during stressful situations

· Silas Maurer - friend needing help

· Zak Karl - friendships at a distance

· Pastor Dave's parent's health & wisdom for family decisions

· Tom Beachy's family as the grieve the loss of his father

Missions/Organization

· RI - Mediterranean - Esperanza, Continue to lift up the three believing women with restricted home lives. Ask God to grant them peace and safety as they follow Him, and pray that they could be emboldened witnesses, in stark contrast to their difficult lives.

US/World

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

· Israel, praying for peace, for protection, salvation & restoration, wisdom for leaders, & security for borders 

· New attacks on Christian students in Nigeria

Calendar

Click the link to see our upcoming events.