Curious minds would like to know...

 

Country.........Page Views            For your information:   United States..................1553                     To the left you will see a list of countries and a  number.                                                                  This is the number of times our little blog from Thurmont,
Russia.................................93                  Maryland, USA has been viewed, and from what country.                                                                  The blog site stat page will only show the top ten
Germany............................66                   countries. Many countries have viewed us once or  twice,                                                                   and moved on. It is the people that stay, from  around
Ecuador..............................21                   the world, and listen to our message every week, that I am                                                                   amazed by.
United Kingdom................19                       I wonder about the story of these people. Are they US                                                                   military, deployed overseas? Are they students, overseas
Cayman Islands.................19                   for a year or a semester? What are their occupations and                                                                   lives about in their home country, and how did they Algeria...............................11                   stumble upon us? What brings them back to our blog?                                                                        I also wonder how many USA views are from people
France..................................5                   outside our church community? Where are they from and                                                                   what brought them to our blog? Do they have a home   Italy.....................................4                    church? Are they homebound or do they work on Sunday                                                                   mornings?   Indonesia.............................3                         If anyone, who enjoys our blog, would like to introduce themselves, you may send an e-mail to ThurmontChurchBrethren@Gmail.com. Tell us a little about yourself. How did you find our blog, and what brings you back?         If anyone is in Thurmont, Maryland, USA, on a Sunday morning, you are welcome to join us for worship at 10:00 AM. We love seeing new faces.   Blessings  ~  Susan   P.S. ~ We are now on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ThurmontChurchOfTheBrethren?ref=hl



Lead On, O King Eternal

 

 

Sundays sermon came from Acts 2: 22-47.

Pastor Linda gave a wonderful sermon on how the loving kindness of God changes hearts and lives.

Proclaim God and reach out to the world.

 

 

We welcome our new members Barbara & Billy Wagner,

and we congratulate the Dayhoff family with the birth of Polly Jean.

 

My Sunday Service Posting ....

.... will be delayed until Monday evening. 

 I will not be at Thurmont Church of the Brethren on Sunday morning, 

so I will not be able to post the Sunday church service until Monday evening. 

I am sorry for the delay, but I will be spending time with family. 

Please come back  to this blog on Monday evening.

Have a blessed weekend.

Homework assignment for Memorial Day Sunday...

What will your legacy be? How will you be remembered, once you are gone?

Pastor Linda would like you to think about this for Sunday, May 26th for our Memorial Service.

If you would like a loved one to be remembered in the service, fill out the form from the Sunday Bulletin, and send it to the church in care of Pastor Linda, or drop in the offering plate. 

You may order flowers, a carnation or a rose in a bud vase, or you may bring flowers from home, to be placed at the alter in memory of anyone you would like to remember in this special service.

Or, if you would like, you may donate money to TREES FOR LIFE, a non-profit, people-to-people movement that plants fruit trees to help hungry people and protect the environment.

Simply mark your envelope and place it in the offering plate.

Copy this form or get a copy from the church bulletin:

Put On Your Christian Clothes

Happy Mothers Day!

     I have always loved this song. Growing up in the Lutheran church in the late 1960's and 1970's, we would sing it often. We also sang it at the Lutheran summer camp where I worked for two summers. This is a terrific feel good song. 

     The song reminds me of Colossians 3:15-17

¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.And be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

     Becky Henry gave us a wonderful sermon from Colossians 3: 1-17, about how we should wear our "Christian Clothes".

Bragging Rights...

The Mid-Atlantic Disaster Response Auction Quilt

will bless our church sanctuary for the next six months.

Thank you to Joann Gaver.

 

Our Advocate

 

"Glory Days" 2 ASL signed by the TCOB Kids

 

begins our church service.

 

Then pastor Linda gives us a strong message from John 14:15-31,

 

 

 

and, since it was the first Sunday of the month, we were blessed with exceptional music.

Listen to the Sunday service, and you will be blown away by

Michele Small's rendition of Operator.