Weekly E-Messenger

For the week beginning May 6, 2022

Fourth Sunday of Easter

THE WEEK AT REFORMATION

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Service of Holy Communion

                                                 9:30 a.m. Service of the Word on Facebook Live

Wednesday: 10 a.m. Morning Service followed by Prayer Ministry

        7 p.m. Evening Prayer Service on Facebook

WE PRAY FOR:

David, Les Cadigan, Nick Cimorelli, Robert Coles, Diane DeRasmo, Jan Erwin, Rosemary Howell, Royce Howell, Ted Konopka, Bob McDonald, Ann Marie Neikum, Dan Nilsson, Michael O’Gara, Conny Plancey, Jeff Reis, Leslie Reis, Myra Reyes, Joseph Scataglia, Penny Shermer, Diane Smith, Don Smith, Elizabeth Spagone, Brian Valentino, Jim Vamvas, Alicia Willemsen, Georgie Zweig

PRAYER LIST UPDATE: If you have someone in need of prayers, please let us know via either Pastor Matt or the church office and we will be sure to add them to our list above. If you have good news to share on recovery of anyone on our prayer list, please let the office or Pastor Matt know. We’ll gladly share the good news!!

OFFERING ENVELOPES

It’s time for us to consider our paper offering envelope order for 2023!! We are asking you to please let us know if you DO WANT paper offering envelopes by emailing or calling the church (reformationwlb@gmail.com or 732-229-9180).  If we do not hear from you, we will assume you no longer need paper offering envelopes because you are using our online options or just writing your envelope number on your check. We will give you until mid-May to reply before sending in our envelope order

Our Tribute to the Special Women in Our Lives

Endowment Fund Contributions

We thank all those who have made a donation to the Endowment Fund strengthening our church of today as well as our church of the future. Thank You to our Endowment Fund for the carnations for the women today

DONOR                                   TO HONOR OR REMEMBER:

Charles Brady ……………………..…In Memory of Linda Brady

Bray Family ………………………….In Memory of Janet Vignes, Sigrun Feerst, and Olga Herberg     

                                                          In Honor of Kerry Bray and Ann Herberg

Kevin & Lorraine Cotter……….….. In Memory of Margaret Edythe Mullaney, Theresa Portia Fogarty

                                                        In Honor of Edie Jansen, Theresa Cotter, Grace Jansen, Rosemary Cotter

Barbara Denegar……………..……..In Loving Memory of my Mother, Juanita and my Grandmother, Ida

                                           In Honor of my sister, Betty and niece, Dana

George & Edie Jansen……………… In Memory of Margaret Mullaney

                                                         In Honor of Grace Jansen, Lorraine Cotter and Megan Jansen

Debbie & Mike Keszler……….…… In Memory of Gertrude Bale

            In Honor of Katherine Keszler

Debbie Keszler………….……….. In Honor of Georgie Zweig and Helen Shiffler

Kathleen M. VanNote………….. In Memory of Gloria VanNote

Vacation Bible School

 Our Christian Education team is already planning our VBS for this year! This year VBS will be August 14-18 and it will once again be in the evening. Help is needed to make VBS happen. This year’s theme is “Food Truck Party” and promises to be fun and exciting. Please see Byron Griffin or Cathy Soya to offer your assistance.

Recycling Event

West Long Branch will be holding its spring recycling event on Saturday, May 14th from 8am to 12 noon. They will be collecting small electronics, flags, eyeglasses, gently worn sneakers, towels for the SPCA and offering shredding services. You do not have to be a resident of West Long Branch to take advantage of this event.

Blood Drive Event

Reformation will be hosting a Blood Drive on Thursday, June 30th from 12-6pm for the New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center.  Please mark your calendars and keep a look out for additional information as the date nears.