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The congregation of the Leola United Methodist Church welcomes you!
  Our vision is 
"To share the love of Jesus Christ every day."
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                                                                                                               7 West Main St. (Rt 23), 
                                                                                                          Leola, PA
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We invite you to come and experience the peace, love and joy of the Lord. 
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Jan 25, 2015

3rd Sunday after Epiphany

Pastor Tim's Message: The Reluctant Prophet

Jonah 3: 1-5, 10
Photos of the cantata and Christmas Dinner can be seen in Photo Gallery - left column of page.

  Sunday Worship Times
         9:00 AM  Traditional Service
       10:30 Contemporary Service

  Sunday School Times
         9:00 AM Youth
         9:30 - 11:30 AM   Children- GPS (Grow, Proclaim, Serve)
        10:30 AM Adults


Upcoming Events
DateEvent
February 8, 2015 Luncheon and "Let's Play Games" 11:45 AM 
February 11, 2015 Bible Study Begins 7 PM 
February 18, 2015 Ash Wednesday Service 7 PM 
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  • Epiphany Sunday, Holy Communion Jan 4 The prophet Isaiah proclaimed, “Arise! Shine! Your light has come…”  Epiphany celebrates that Jesus the light of the world has come.  The hustle and bustle of Christmas is over allowing ...
    Posted Dec 30, 2014, 9:58 AM by Lois Kerchner
  • Martin Luther King Sunday Jan 18 In recognition of Martin Luther King Day our worship will include several spirituals.  With racial tension running high in many cities across the United States we commit to continuing to ...
    Posted Dec 30, 2014, 9:41 AM by Lois Kerchner
  • Luncheon and "Let's Play Games" Feb 8 Come join in for a casual Sunday “soup” luncheon followed by a "Let's Play Games" event.  Scrabble, Scattergories, Phase 10, Uno, Mexican Train, Five Crowns, Trivial Pursuit, Apples to ...
    Posted Dec 30, 2014, 9:30 AM by Lois Kerchner
  • Bible Study Begins Feb 11 Our Wednesday evening Bible study resumes with a new study of the book of Psalms.   Among the themes of the 150 Psalms are hymns or songs of praise, communal laments ...
    Posted Dec 30, 2014, 9:25 AM by Lois Kerchner
  • Ash Wednesday Service Feb 18 Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year falls on February 18.  We will once again hold an Ash Wednesday worship service at 7:00 p.m.  Persons will have ...
    Posted Dec 30, 2014, 9:22 AM by Lois Kerchner
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 January Worship and Preaching

         The New Year and Epiphany begin with the prophet Isaiah’s rousing call, “Arise! Shine! You light has come...”  How will we respond to Jesus the light of the world?  Will we allow the light of Christ to shine through us throughout 2015?

          On the Baptism of the Lord Sunday we remember with thankful hearts our own baptism.  On one of his missionary journeys the apostle Paul encounters a group of believers who do not fully understand the nature of their baptism.  Paul teaches and corrects the situation. 

          The following Sunday we return to the wilderness where Jesus is in the process of calling his disciples.  Philip responded and then found and brought Nathanael to meet Jesus. How will we respond to Jesus’ invitation “Follow me,”?  To the first disciples and to us when we follow Jesus, he promises “you will see greater things than these.”

         The final week of the month we turn to the familiar story of Jonah.  God called Jonah to go to Nineveh, only Jonah did not want to go. So he headed off in the opposite direction, only to discover that one cannot escape God’s call. 

          Each month the scripture lessons are included as a way to encourage persons to read and reflect on them prior to our worship services.

 

Jan 4                   Isaiah 60:1-6

Jan 11                 Acts 19:1-7

Jan 18                 John 1:43-51

Jan 25                 Jonah 3:1-5, 10