Announcements

• Greenery & Flowers for Easter Cross

  We will again be making an Easter Flower Cross for our Sunrise Service.  Please bring greenery and flowers to the church on Saturday, April 20th by 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.
• God's Global Barnyard

  The 40 days of Lent give us time to reflect on our lives and the world around us.  When more than 800 million people with hunger, Lent is also a time when we can make a difference.  Once again, we will participate in God's Global Barnyard collecting money to buy animals for others.

  We will begin collecting funds through out February and March, ending Palm Sunday, April 14th.

  Our church can make a difference!

  You can learn more at https://community.elca.org/elcagoodgifts

   
• WELCA Monthly Ministry

  The WELCA Project for the month of March is the hospital and Lutheran Retreat Centers. Items needed are:  Paper towels, toilet paper, white towels and wash clothes, mattress pads (twin and double), cleaning supplies (Dawn and bleach), laundry detergent, trash bags (13 and 30 G).  Donated items may be left in the boxes in the narthex.  

  Thank you for your participation in this ministry.  
• Easter Lilies and Donations

  If you would like to celebrate Easter by giving a memorial or honorarium for a loved one, please complete an envelope provided in the pew and place them in the offering plate by April 7th.  These will be noted in the Easter bulletin.  

  You can order Easter lilies for $6 each.  If you would like to order, use the special envelopes in the pew rack and mark your information for honorarium or memorial.  Make checks payable to St. Philip's Lutheran Church.  Deadline to order is March 31st for Easter lilies.  
• Easter Vigil

  The Easter Vigil is a special time to reflect on the joy that is to come on Easter morning for each of us.  Please use this time by signing up for a moment of reflection and giving thanks to God for the great things He hath done.  The Easter Vigil will begin on April 19th at 9:00 pm and continue to April 21 at 6:00 am.  Please help us continue this tradition at St. Philip's by seeing Melissa Livingston to choose your time.  
• Relay for Life

  It's time to sign up for Relay for Life!  If you are interested in joing our St. Philip's Relay for LIfe team, please go online at www.relayforlife.org/newberrysc and sign up to be a member of our team or call 1-800-227-2345.  If you are a cancer survivor, whether you choose to be on the team or not, please use the website or phone to register for the Relay for Life Event.  Thankfor all your past and future support!

  Tickets for the April 7th Fundraiser Meal will be sold in March, $6 for 1 hamburger, fixings, beans, chips or $8 for two burgers. Signs for $100 (in memory/honor or business) and $10 luminaries. 

   

   
• WELCA School Supplies Drive

  We are collecting school supplies for Pomaria Garmany Elementary during August.  Items needed are notebooks, notebook paper, pencils, markers and folders. There is a box in the narthex for donations.
• Joining Partners in Christ (YOUTH) PICs

  If you are a 6th grader through 12th grader this upcoming school year, please contact Beverly Hollowell to get information about participation in the Partners In Christ (PICs) Youth Group.  Thanks!
• Groceries for Families

  The Evangelism/Social Ministry Committee collects groceries for a family once a month.  If anyone in the congregation would like to contribute to this, please mark your contribution envelope with "Groceries for Family" and place it in the offering plate.  Thank you!
• Improvement Fundraising

  St. Philip's Lutheran Men are asking other organizations within St. Philip's to plan a fundraising endeavor to bolster the Improvement Fund.  There is an ongoing need for this fund; just recently, the HVAC unit in the Fellowship Hall was replaced at a cost of approximately $6,000.  As has been brought to our attention previously, our property is aging and must be maintained.  

  Please give this a high priority and consider a fundraiser.  If you choose to do so, please coordiante with the Lutheran Men by contacting Don Kunkle.