CONNECTIONS
Opportunities to gather together to grow, learn, and use our gifts to serve others in the name of Jesus.
GROWTH & LEARNING
Christian Education: On a Sunday morning you can find classes for all ages: Nursery, Preschool, Primary, Middlers, and Adults (Sermon Response & Discussion class and Adult Bible Study class during the school year; Invitation class at select times).
Alpha Program: Every Tuesday from 6:00-8:30pm at the Franconia Cafe. Alpha is a 10 week course that explores the Christian faith. Join us for a meal and small-group discussion in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Childcare provided. For more information: contact Pastor Don or Ruth Reinford, and you can click here for the Alpha website, and here for the latest brochure.
Kidz Club: Children's ministry for students in grades 3 through 6. For more information please contact Steve and Kathy Hershey.
SERVING OUR LOCAL CHURCH
Hospitality Committee: Contact Ruth Reinford if you can help with coffee time snacks, meals for shut-ins, or fellowship meal preparation.
Nurture Commission: Contact Lorene Nyce about Christian education classes, or Don McDonough if you would like information about summer Vacation Bible School.
Outreach Commission: Contact Cheryl McCauley if you would like to help plan or participate in a community outreach event.
Trustees: Contact Ethel Pennington if you would like to help with maintaining the church building or grounds.
Worship Commission: Contact Gay Brunt Miller or Eileen Viau if you wish to share your musical gifts, arrange flowers, make a worship banner, lead worship, or be a greeter/usher. Contact Rich Miller if you would like to help operate the church audio system.
SERVING OTHERS
Jerusalem Community Food Pantry: You can help feed local families by supporting the Jerusalem Community Food Pantry
Collect: canned foods, coffee, soups, canned meats (tuna, chicken salad, beef stew, etc) and paper products.
Save Redner's grocery tapes.
The above items may be brought to SMMC. Cheryl McCauley is the contact person.Monetary contributions marked "Food Pantry" may be placed in the offering basket or given to our Church Treasurer, Rich Miller.
Food may also be taken to the Food Pantry located at 311 2nd Street in Schwenksville. Hours are Thursday evenings, 6:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday mornings 9:00am-11:00am. Volunteers are needed at the Food Pantry. Call 610-287-7104 for more information.
MCC Material Resource Center: Harleysville PA
The Mennonite Central Committee Material Resource Project for March is flat sheets. MCC’s initial response to the earthquake in Haiti consisted of food and medical supplies, tarps and other urgent supplies coming across from the Dominican Republic, water filtration equipment, as well as several key personnel going to do an initial assessment of the situation. Flat sheets are one item still in very short supply and they are critically needed. MCC is seeking 10,000 NEW flat sheets. For this effort, please use double, queen or king-size sheets in light colors. Sheets will also be used as mosquito netting and light colors are less attractive to mosquitoes. All Cotton fabric and 300 count threads are preferred if possible as they work the best for mosquito netting purposes. Sheets and relief kits can be dropped off at the MCC Material Resource Center’s new location at 737 Hagey Center Drive, Suite C, Souderton (next to Hagey’s Bus Service on Schoolhouse Road).
Liberty Ministries is one of our Conference Related Ministries. Liberty maintains Liberty House, a dormitory style residence for men, recently released from prison, who enroll in a nine month educational and discipleship program. Over 100 volunteers visit men and women in prison on a monthly basis teaching, training, mentoring, and preparing men and women for life outside of prison. Liberty Ministries also maintains four thrift stores which provide excellent values to customers while providing financial support for the ministry.
Care and Share Shoppes: Souderton PA
The churches in our conference send volunteers to help staff the Care and Share Shoppes in Souderton Monday through Saturday. Folks from our congregation volunteer at the Care and Shoppes on Wednesday's, during month's where there is a 5th Wednesday (You can also volunteer on others days as well). If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Eleanor Ruth.
Redeeming Waters International:
Our friend Jocelyn Tarquini's ministry, doing work in Haiti and Africa.
FRIENDS ON THE JOURNEY
New Eden Fellowship: We like to partner with our friends at New Eden in Schwenksville (Eastern District Conference; Mennonite Church USA). You can find their church website here.