NEWSLETTER

2023

JANUARY

TUNKHANNOCK ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH

181 Bridge Street, Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Inside

This Issue

• Worship Times
  
• Sermon Scriptures
  
• Cover Story
• Church Calendar
  
• Service & Event Details
  
• Announcements
  
• Gratitude
  
• Hold the Date
  
• Ways to Serve
• Ways to Give
• Prayer Requests
  
• Recipe
  
• Puzzle
  
• Council / Leaders
  
• Contact Us

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Services

Weekly

Sermon

Scriptures

These are the scripture passages to read this month prior to church each Sunday.

• January 1: John 1:1-18
  
• January 8: 2 Timothy 3:15-17
  
• January 15-1: 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21
  
• January 22: Deuteronomy 6
  
• January 29: Matthew 28:16-20
  
• February 5: John 5:17-47
  

Don’t have a bible handy?

Just click the underlined passages to read the scriptures online!

Cover

Story

Announcing Our New Theme for 2023!

It's likely safe to declare that we all thoroughly enjoyed the 2022 theme for our Sunday messages, the "Names of God". You may be surprised to hear that we learned over 122 names, and there are still even more we didn't cover! However, we are now moving on to a new and equally interesting theme in 2023! The theme is:

...DRUMROLL...

"THIS I BELIEVE"

This year, Pastor Rick will be bringing us through the "Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths". We will all gain a better understanding not only of the Assemblies of God's foundational beliefs, but also of what are considered to be the basics of our faith, which shape the messages we hear each week.

The Fundamental Truths that will be covered in Janauary are:

1. The Scriptures Inspired

The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.

2. The One True God

The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Please go ahead and read the scriptures that will be presented along with each of the Fundamental Truths. The sermon scriptures for January can be found below, or just click here.

True

Story

Speaking of Faith...

This is a Youtube that exquisitely tells the amazing story of Horatio Spafford, the man who wrote a spectacularly beautiful hymn that expresses incredible faith in the face of a heartwrenching tragedy. This video and story are well worth your time.

"IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL"

Lyrics to "It is Well with My Soul"

Written in 1873 by Horatio Spafford

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Refrain:

It is well with my soul,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,

Let this blest assurance control,

That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,

And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!—

My sin, not in part but the whole,

Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:

If Jordan above me shall roll,

No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life

Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,

The sky, not the grave, is our goal;

Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!

Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!

And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,

Even so, it is well with my soul

Our Church

Calendar

SUNDAYS

New Year's Day

Our morning service on Sunday, January 1st, 2023 will take place at 10:30am with communion. We will be announcing our new theme for 2023.

(NOTE: There will be no Sunday School or Evening Service)

Sunday School

Every Sunday at 9:30am (except 1/1). See Sandra to enroll.

Morning Worship Service

Every Sunday at 10:30am. Communion takes place the 1st Sunday of each month.

Sunday Evening Service

January 1 - No service

January 8 - Prayer Rally at Mill City Assembly of God

January 15 - Join us at 6:30pm as we look at the Hanukah Menorah and the prayers/meaning associated with it!

January 22 & 29th - Join us at 6:30pm for our bible study of the book of Esther.

Missions / BGMC

BGMC (Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge) updates and giving take place the 3rd Sunday morning of each month.

Children's Christmas Program

Sunday morning, January 8th at 10:30am the Children will present their Christmas Program (postponed from last month). Snow date is Janary 15th. Please come and cheer them on!

Wear Your Winter Hat Sunday

January 15th at 10:30 am service. Wear what you think is a nice warm one!

Wear Your Winter Sweater Sunday

January 29th at 10:30am service. Wear your favorite winter sweater and bring some cookies and we'll have a cookie swap after the service!

MONDAYS

Church Council Meeting

6:30pm on Monday, 16th (snow date 1/23).

WEDNESDAYS

Sing-a-Long at The Gardens

Every Wednesday at 10:30am. Contact Pastor Rick to join the fun.

Prayer, Praise and Worship

Every 1 , 3 & 5th Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm in the sanctuary. This is very Pentecostal and spiritually moving.

Bible Study

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm in the sanctuary. We are studying Christian Living from Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.

TAG Team Youth

Youth 12 years and up are welcome to join this special program on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. Talk to Alice if you have any questions.

Coming in February

Annual Business Meeting

Sunday, February 5th following the 10:30am morning service.

Details

Service & Event

Church

Announcements

have you filled out an official membership card and turned it in to the church council? if not, please do so, as we would like to

have your commitment to this assembly!

see Pastor Rick for a card and details.

membership!

CANCELLations

Please note that we follow the TASD for cancellations! We will also try to pass on word of cancellations through the church council and prayer chain. We will probably miss someone, so if in doubt, call someone to check!

Feeling

Gratitude

We had yet an unexpectedly great month of BGMC giving in December with $162 raised! Thank you for giving so generously!!!

Friday, December 30th was our turn to cook

at the soup kitchen and we had a great turnout! THANK YOU to all who lent a hand!

Hold the

Date

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

1 Peter 3:8

Sunday, New Year's Day 2023!

We will have one morning service at 10:30am (with communion).

There will be no evening service.

MILL CITY PRAYER RALLY

6:00PM

Sunday, January 8th

Plan on attending this great and inspiring event!

Please join us for these special events and services. Becoming part of the church community is a blessing in so many ways!

MEETINGS

Monday, January 16th at 6:30pm (Snow date 1/23)

• Church Council Meeting
  

Sunday, February 5th following the morning service. All members welcome.

• Annual Business Meeting
  

Please come and watch the Children’s Christmas Program

on Sunday, January 8th during the morning service!

(snow date 1/15)

WEAR YOUR WINTER HAT

SUNDAY

January 15th

Bring someone!

Sunday, January 29th

WEAR YOUR WINTER Sweater SUNDAY

COOKIE SWAP

Bring some cookies and we'll have a cookie swap after the morning service!

Sunday evenings at 6:30pm we have a

Christian Living bible study. Everyone is welcome!

Join us for Prayer, Praise & Worship every 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of the month.

On the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays we have Christian Living Bible Study!

All Are Welcome!

Ways to

Serve

The greatest among you shall be your servant.

Matthew 23:11

Have you ever wished to serve others, but didn't know where to start or who to ask about it?

We'd love your participation!

Please see the ideas on this page and volunteer for something that excites you!

Just reach out to one of the leaders or email us at tunkchurch@gmail.com!

Soup Kitchen

Every month with a 5th Friday we volunteer to cook at the Tunkhannock Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen. If you would like to help out, please contact Pastor Rick!

March 31st!

Sing-a-Long Wednesdays

Every Wednesday we meet at the Gardens and have a great Sing-a-Long with the residents.

If you are interested in joining us,

please contact Pastor Rick!

Ways

To Give

For giving of tithes, envelopes and collection plates are on the sanctuary table.

If you are able to give above your tithe, please note that

• 1st Sundays—Building Fund
• 3rd Sundays—Missions & BGMC
  

Amazon Smile

With all the holiday shopping taking place, please take a look at this!

Amazon gives our church a portion of their profits whenever you purchase through their Amazon Smile site. (We do not pay anything additional!)

To set this up, please go to https://smile.amazon.com/change and select "Tunkhannock Assembly of God" and then use the Amazon Smile link whenever you shop with Amazon. It's that easy!

Thank you!

Donate a

Chair

You can still donate a chair in memory or honor of someone! They are a $70 gift to the church. There will be a plaque displayed to show those who are being remembered or honored.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU!...

For your generous donations last month!

Our next Missions and BGMC presentation and giving takes place on 1/15.

Pennies, Nickels,

Dimes & Quarters

Pray for

One Another

Judy Abrams

Robin Arnold

Karen Borgeson

Pete Christenson

William Compton & family

Jeff Decker

Charlotte Dickinson

Griffin Geisinger

Bonnie Gray

Jason Gray

Abigail Grendzinski

Carl Harris

Mary King

Dianne Phillips

Debra Ropraz

Richard & Janet Schooley

Hunter Scranta

Shane Willbanks

Gary Wilson

Please also pray for others who have needs requiring God's touch... Cancer patients, Military personnel, Release from Addiction, Revival, the Government, and Covid-19.

Please give additional prayers & encouragement

Rose Johnson

43 Maple Avenue

Tunkhannock, PA 18657

570-836-1398

Richard & Janet Schooley

4301 SR 29 South

Noxen, PA 18636

570-209-2628

Our Military

Aaron Billings

5532 Rhone Drive

Wichita Falls, TX 76306

Our College Students

Rachel, Clarks Summit University

and

Alyssa Cutri, Arcadia University

Please email tunkchurch@gmail.com or tell Pastor Rick if you have

a prayer request!

Recipe from

Mexico

We recently learned about Mexico during our BGMC presentation. Here is a recipe that is common in Mexico and it's perfect for this season's wintry weather!

Courtesy of BGMC Worldwide Wecipes

CHOCOLATE CALIENTE (HOT CHOCOLATE)

Ingredients

• 6 c. milk
• 6 oz. sweet chocolate
• 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
• 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla
• Dash of cinnamon

Instructions

• Heat the milk over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, break the chocolate into pieces.
• When the milk is hot, melt the chocolate pieces in it, stirring constantly.
• When all the chocolate is melted, increase the heat and let the mixture slowly boil, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat, add the vanilla and cinnamon.
• Beat until frothy.
• Serve immediately.

Word

Puzzle

Just when you thought 2022 was behind you, here we are with this

NAMES OF CHRIST

crossword puzzle! This should be a breeze, right?

The solution AND a printable version of this puzzle can be found here.

Crossword Puzzle: Names of Christ

Clues

Across

1. The ______ of life (1 John 1:1)

4. The true ______ (John 1:9)

8. A man of ______ (Isaiah 53:3)

10. “The ______ will come to Zion… (Isaiah 59:20)

12. The good ______ (John 10:11)

15. The Alpha and ______ (Rev. 22:13)

16. ______ and Savior (Acts 5:31)

17. For the ______ himself will come down from heaven (I Thess. 4:16-17)

18. Our apostle and high ______ (Heb. 3:1)

19. The ______ and the truth and the life (John14:6)

21. The Living ______ (Rev. 1:18)

22. The one ______ between God and mankind (I Tim. 2:5)

23. ______ of all things (Heb. 1:2)

27. ______, which means “God with us” (Matt.1:23)

28. The Son of _________ (Luke 19:10)

Down

1. The faithful ______ (Rev. 1:5)

2. The Root and Offspring of ______ (Rev. 22:16)

3. The ______ of their salvation (Heb.2:10)

5. The Lion of the tribe ______ (Rev. 5:5)

6. The ______ of life (John 6:35)

7. The light of the ______ (John 8:12)

9. The true ______ (John 15:1)

11. “The ______ will come from Zion...” (Rom. 11:26)

13. They said, “______” (which means “Teacher”) (John 1:38)

14. Exact ______ of God’s being (Heb. 1:3)

16. The ______ lamb (I Cor. 5:7)

21. The last ______ (I Cor. 15:45)

22. A ______ of salvation (Luke 1:69)

25. The ______ (Rev. 3:14)

26. The King of the ______ (Matt. 2:1-2

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Leaders

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TUNKHANNOCK ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH

181 Bridge Street, Tunkhannock, PA 18657

Church Phone Number

570-836-2470

Email Address

tunkchurch@gmail.com

Pastor Richard Womer

570-406-2653

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