OUR MISSION is to love and praise God, love and nurture our church family, and love

and serve our neighbors,

   through worship, prayer, fellowship, education, hands-on work, financial support

    and compassionate care,

     in order to follow Jesus and make known the Kingdom of Heaven.

OUR VISION is to be a grace-filled family of faith sharing Christ’s love with all.

OUR VALUES:

• Glorify God: Glorify and praise God through worship, discipling, sharing faith

and serving with love

• Show Compassion: Compassion expressed as care and concern for all
• Share Hospitality: Inclusive hospitality through welcome, acceptance and fellowship
• Nurture Relationships: Nurture relationships through respect, support and communication
• Steward God's Gifts: Faithful stewardship of all God's gifts

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

He is risen! He is risen indeed! This Sunday we celebrate Christ’s resurrection as Matthew sees it [Matthew 28:1-14]. There is an earth-shaking, angelic feat of divine power and the assurance of the risen Jesus himself that we need not be afraid. When God acts in such a decisive way, the heavens open and the earth moves in extraordinary ways! What is our reaction to God’s triumph over death? Are we like the women at the empty tomb, moved to awestruck, joyous obedience? Or are we more like the chief priests who deny it all and try to hush it up?  What difference does that make in our lives?

Come on Sunday and find out! 

Blessings,

Don 

9 AM Traditional Service

11 AM The Gathering Service

GOOD FRIDAY

April 3rd

Service of Tenebrae at 7:30 pm in the Meeting House - Join us for a moving reflection of Christ's death on the cross.

Click HERE for the service on YouTube at 7:30 pm.

For the bulletin, click HERE.

EASTER SUNDAY
April 5th

Worship Services:
9 am and 11 am
A special Brass Ensemble will perform 
with the Sanctuary Choir.


Sunday School and Youth Church
at 10 am

Sympathy

We extend our prayers and sympathy to Susan Hudson for the death of Curt this past week. Click HERE to read Curt's obituary. A memorial service is scheduled for May 16, 2026 at 11 am at Silver Spring. Please keep Susan and their family in your thoughts and prayers.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt Update and thank you!

CE and the CORE Youth are pleased to announce that this year's Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success. Approximately 50 children and 100 adults attended. The attendance was a mix of church young families, Preschool families and young families from the community. Coffee and cookies were served, and cards were made for "Caitlyn Smiles" by the young people in attendance. The Easter Bunny made an appearance and there were over 1500 Easter Eggs gathered, including special "golden" eggs which were rewarded with Easter prizes. Thanks, and blessings to our congregation for your generous donations of candy and plastic Easter Eggs. Thanks as well to the Membership Committee for your participation and for guiding the children making cards. It was another great outreach event for SSPC!

The Intergenerational Choir will not practice this Easter Sunday as the Sunday School will be having an Easter Egg Hunt.

Adult Forum and Sunday School this week

Adult Sunday School is meeting again this Sunday. We conclude our Max Lucado Lenten Study "He Choose the Nails". This week's lesson is titled "He Choose to Give Us Victory". Come and join us at 10:10 am in Room 204. Come and learn. Come and discuss. See you there!

Youth Church Meets on Sunday, April 5th. Easter Egg hunt this Sunday!

The Youth Church meets this Sunday in Room 112 in the preschool. We will continue with the Dwell curriculum. We will study about Jesus and the Bible, sing, do crafts and play games. This class is for children from 5 to 17! Parents and grandparents are invited to attend along with the children.

The Pre-K/K youth Church. Easter Egg Hunt this Sunday!

PreK – K Youth Church will meet this week in Room 108, from 10:15 -10:50 am. Each class will include singing, a lesson, and play time!

Gathering Video this week

The Gathering video for this week is a special presentation by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. The song is "Worthy is the Lamb". We celebrate Easter Sunday and Jesus' triumphant return. Come at 10:55 am to see the performance or stay after the Benediction for an encore performance.

Spring Work Day - April 11th, 8 am to Noon

The Buildings and Grounds Committee invites you to welcome Spring by pitching in and lending a hand or two (we'll even take a few feet) to help spruce up the church campus. Help is needed with all manner of yard work and even a little housework, including raking, weeding, pruning, and light cleaning in the buildings. No hands or feet will be idle and it's a great opportunity to get some practice in for those chores at home. We will have some light refreshments to help replace any calories you might lose. Please mark your calendars and plan to have some fun in the sun! The rain date is scheduled for April 18.

Circle Rebekah - Thursday, April 9th

Join us Thursday, April 9 with Bible Study from 1:00 – 2:00 in Room 204, led by Grace Russell. Topic: Remembering Jesus’ baptism. Prior to the lesson, we have fellowship time. Bring your sack lunch to the Parlor between noon and 12:15. Arnita Hawkins will provide a dessert at 12:30. Please join us in person OR join remotely via Zoom. For the Zoom link or a phone dial-in number, contact Emily Krebs, 717-805-5778 or bekrebs@verizon.net.

Monday Bible Study - April 13th

All are invited, come and join this unique study. We meet 1 pm to 3 pm, every second and fourth Monday of the month, in Room 204. We continue our in-depth study of the Gospel of John. Come and learn, come and discuss.

Wednesday Bible Study

Our Wednesday afternoon Bible Study continues to meet weekly in the Parlor from 1 pm to 3 pm. The group is studying Max Lucado's new book, "Taming Your Thoughts". This class is for adults from 19 to 99, both men and women are welcome. Come and learn, come and discuss.

Dining Out Group - Tuesday, April 14th

Join us for dinner on April 14th at 5:30 pm at Mick's All American Pub, located at 4351 Garrison Ave., Harrisburg (Crossroads of Linglestown Rd and N Progress Rd - new Vartan complex). Please sign up in the Gathering Place or contact Chris Winning at 717-439-0521.

Dining Out Lunch Group - Thursday, April 16th

The lunch group will meet on Thursday, April 16th at 11:30 am at Isasc's on 4940 Ritter Road in the Rossmoyne Business complex. For reservations, please sign up at the church or text Angie Katzenstein at 386-846-8500. 

Chancel Flowers

Flowers are a wonderful way to commemorate a special event, honor a loved one or praise the glory of God. A $40.00 contribution will provide chancel flowers to enhance the beauty of the Meeting House. April 12th and 19th are available on the sign-up calendar in the hallway by the drinking fountain. Please prayerfully consider donating flowers so that we can continue this beautiful tradition.

Young Adults Christian Education Group, the Pathfinders!

CE and young leaders from SSPC started a new group for young adults over 18. Watch for new events being planned! For more information, please contact Ty Headley. The group is currently studying from the Book of Matthew. Come and discuss, come and learn!

Laundry Ministry Update

The SSPC Youth and CORE members continue their new ministry here at the church, the Laundry Ministry. We continue to collect quarters in the Gathering Place, in the laundry basket and purchase laundry cards to hand out to patrons at local Morris Laundromats. We are planning our next outing to the Dillsburg Morris Laundromat! We will update the congregation soon.

Storyboard Ministry

The SSPC Youth started a new ministry called the Storyboard Ministry! Here is how it works: The Youth have an easel in the Gathering Place with Post-it notes and markers. Fill out a Post-it note with a prayer request or hope (no names, please) and each Sunday we collect the requests and pray for them at our CORE meetings. Whatever is on your heart, put it on the storyboard and we will pray for each request.

If you see a request that you would like to take with you and pray for, feel free to do so. If you want to add one, please do as well. Our new box for answered prayers is in place beside the Storyboard. Feel free to place any answered prayers that you are thankful for in the box. God does indeed answer prayers! Blessings.

Ladies Tea Luncheon on May 2nd

Ladies, reserve May 2^nd for the annual Presbyterian Women’s Tea Luncheon starting at 11 am.  This year’s guest speaker will be from Pink Hands of Hope – a non-profit in our community committed to supporting women fighting breast cancer. 

Please sign up in the Gathering Place, or click HERE to sign up through Realm.

Breast cancer has touched the lives of so many people, and we would like to know if you are among them. If you or an immediate loved one has ever used the services of Pink Hands of Hope in Mechanicsburg, please let us know by contacting Ellen Frey or Carol Service.

Tai Chi - Starting April 22nd

We are starting a Tai Chi class at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church. This is a beginner class and open to all - bring a friend! Classes begin on April 22nd from 9:15-10:15 am every Wednesday in Room 202/203. For more information, pick up a flyer on the table in the Gathering Place. For questions, please contact Lisa Janson at 717-385-5228 or lisaj626@gmail.com.

Short Stories

A group of us are writing a series of short stories reflecting the precious and tender work of a minister of word and sacrament. Please find the latest installment on the bulletin board. Any questions about this, please reach out to Pastor Lisa. If you would like to share something funny, meaningful, a God-sighting, please let me know. And let me know what you think! Warm regards- Lisa

Earth Care

He is Risen!!!. Rejoice and be glad!!!

New Hope Ministries

Needs for APRIL include: canned fruit, peanut butter, and toilet paper. Items can be placed in the bin outside the Chapel. Thank you for your help to our local community!

CORE Youth

There will be no Core this week. Have a Happy Easter!

Prayers of healing and comfort:

Kris Carpinello and her parents, the Arbogasts, Gail Bumsted, Roxanne Dagino, Fred Frey, Margaret Glockner, Betty Hawk, Russ Janson, Ron Kutz, Ken Miller, Pat Miller, Bill Moore, Rich Morelli, Betsy Neilson, Deb Pfaff, Chris Sebring, Jim Shoop, Tanya Wagner, Amy Wentz, Chris Winning

Prayers for sympathy: Susan Hudson and family for the death of Curt

Prayers for our Military Members & First Responders: Olivia Chase, Jacob Flenner, Wyatt La Pointe, Justin Ledvina, Josiah Scandle, Chloe Scott

Thank You

Thank you SSPC family for your prayers, care and concern during my hospitalization this past week. I am home from the hospital resting comfortably and I hope to return to you soon!

Matt Wieseman

SERVING THIS WEEK

Ushers:

Judy LaPointe, Diane Lupia, Roy McLain

Deacon Servers:

Shawn Marshall and Charlie Dagino

Gathering Snack:

Beth Wahlig

Downtown Daily Bread

for April 10:
Bill Cook and friend

SUNDAY WORSHIP ATTENDANCE

March 22

9 am Traditional Service - 119

9 am YouTube views - 83

11 am Gathering - 56

11 am YouTube views - 20

Sunday School - 25

March 29

9 am Traditional Service - 150

9 am YouTube views - 91

11 am Gathering - 62

11 am YouTube views - 26

Sunday School - 20

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