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

July 27, 2025

"The Power of Prayer"

Part I - The Mechanics

It started with a simple request: "Lord, teach us to pray." What followed was a prayer most of us know by heart - The Lord's Prayer. Many of us learned it as children, spoken in schools (back in the day!), Sunday school, and church, maybe even before we fully understood what we were saying. But these words have shaped the way the faithful have spoken to God for centuries. 

This Sunday, we are kicking off a two-part series called the "Power of Prayer." This Sunday's sermon will look at the mechanics of prayer, with special focus on intention, and next Sunday's sermon will focus on stories from our own congregation featuring answered prayer. If you would like to share a story of answered prayer in your life, please email it to Pastor Lisa by Wednesday, July 30th. We are creating a pamphlet that will go along with next week's bulletin on the stories of answered prayer from our congregation, and a couple of my own.

See you on Sunday! 

❤ Pastor Lisa

Traditional Service at 9 AM

The Gathering at 11 AM

Dear congregation:

For this week and next, I am doing a two-part sermon series on the power of prayer. On July 27, I will present the mechanics of prayer in a format that I have found to be helpful. Next Sunday, I’ll give examples of answered prayer. I would love to share some of your stories of answered prayer in the sermon. You can give me your name or make it anonymous. I will probably be able to share two or three stories. I have a few of my own stories to share, but I would really love to hear yours and share them if you are open to that. Please email me at lisa@silverspring.org no later than Wednesday, July 30th. We are printing an insert to accompany the bulletin featuring these stories.Thank you. 

Pastor Lisa

Adult Forum and Sunday School at 10:10 am

Join us July 27th for our study from author Louie Giglio, entitled "Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table". Bestselling author and pastor Louie Giglio unpacks Psalm 23 to offer insight into how to overcome the enemy's lies and find peace and spiritual security in any circumstance or situation. This week's chapter is "In the Presence of Our Enemies."  This class is for adults from 19 to 99, come and learn, come and discuss!

Youth Church and Preschool Sunday School finished their school year - see you in September!

Gathering Video for this Week

This week's video features contemporary Christian Hillsong. The song is called "Who You Say I Am". The song talks about how we are all children of God, ransomed from sin, through Jesus Christ. Come and view at 10:55 am or stay after the Benediction and view an encore performance.

Another New Ministry from SSPC Youth: Update!

The SSPC Youth and CORE members are pleased to announce a second new ministry here at SSPC. Inspired by our Meal with a Mission success with gathering laundry pods for Downtown Daily Bread, the new ministry is called Laundry Ministry. A large container is in the Gathering Place for your quarters every time you pass by. When we get about $25 or more in quarters, the youth will take them to a local laundromat and give them to patrons as outreach and taking our love for each other into our community. We appreciate the congregation's support of our efforts and as always, your prayers. UPDATE - We traveled to Morris Laundromat on Saturday morning, July 19th and reached out to six different patrons. We offered a laundry card and handed out free laundry pods. We were able to greet them and tell them who we represented. We met with great support to keep up the ministry. One patron used to work with Community Aid and knew who we represented and was very complimentary of the effort, the youth and SSPC. Thanks to Rev. Lisa Chase, Morgan Lenk, Kate Hall, and Ally (Morgan's friend) for accompanying me, we will go back when we gather more quarters. Blessings!

Monday Bible Study, July 28th

All are invited to join this unique study. We meet 1 pm to 3 pm every other week. We continue a study of Revelation as we watch sessions by Rev. Gary Hamrick, from Leesburg, Virginia. Come and learn, come and discuss. This class is for adults from 18 to 99!

Wine Tasting Interest Group, August 10th

We are holding our next event at Mike and Nancy Gawlas' home on Sunday, August 10 from 4:00 -7:00. Their address is 612 S. Market St., Mechanicsburg, 17055. It will be outside and is sure to be a wonderful time. As usual, please bring an appetizer or something sweet to share. If you're interested in being put on the contact list for this group, please email Jenny Bell at belljen000@gmail.com or sign up in the Gathering Place. Please RSVP by August 4 if you're interested in attending. 

Lunch Bunch Group - August 14th

The Lunch Bunch will meet at 11:30 am on Thursday August 14 at Chef de Crepe, 2017 Market Street, Camp Hill. Parking is limited. If necessary, park in West Shore Baptist parking lot. For reservations, sign

up at the church or call Dale or Linda Darkes at (717) 791-0266.

Young Adults/Families Groups Pool Party!

All young adults and young families are invited to join us on Sunday, August 31st at 2:30 pm at Mike and Nancy Gawlas’s house (612 South Market St, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055) for a fun afternoon of fellowship, swimming and yard games! This event is hosted by the Pathfinders group and the Gawlas’s. Food/drinks will be provided but you can also BYOB! Please RSVP to Ty Headley, Sarah Neville or sspcpathfinders@gmail.com before August 27th.

Young Families Christian Education Group

Also new in 2025, CE has begun a new effort for our young families. We are meeting one Sunday a month with young families for lunch and discussion. We are planning one or more events this summer featuring earth care, food, fun and fellowship built for our young families. All interested families can contact Scott Pepperman at puppytrainer52@aol.com or 717-389-5100 for more information.

Update: We are holding a "Meet and Greet" with our new Youth Director, Austin Shoop, on Sunday, August 3rd. Sign up here on Realm or let Pastor Lisa Chase know if you can attend this special and important event!

Manna Project

Over 17 years ago, SSPC began to welcome newcomers through the Manna Project. Each year, volunteers sign up to welcome visitors with a loaf of bread and to share information about SSPC along with what the church means to them. Many visitors have joined our church family because of a Manna Visit. Please consider participating in this project to welcome our new visitors. There is a new sign-up sheet in the Gathering Place. For any questions, please contact Shannon Leary at shanlear17@gmail.com.

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 will 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. Update: We continue to pray each week around the Storyboard, thanks to members of the congregation who continue to add requests!

Earth Care

Did you know:

Around 10% of a home's electricity use goes to washing and drying clothes?

Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating your special day in August!

Click HERE for the August birthday list.

New Hope Ministry

Needs for the month of July include: Canned meat, pasta/noodles, and canned vegetables. Donation bins are located by the Chapel. Thank you for your support to this local ministry!

ROAR Team Commissioning

The following church members and friends will be commissioned this Sunday for the Asheville ROAR trip. They will be working with Asheville Habitat for Humanity building and repairing homes near Asheville the week of August 3 - 9. Please keep this team in your prayers.

Randall Chase

Mike Evans 

Susan Evans

Wayne Hawk

Terri Kemmer

Dick Leeds

B.J. Lopez

Charlie Myers

Marlin Myers

John Reardon 

Ronda Reardon

Terry Reed

Susie Reed

Fred Shatto

Jim Smith

Glen Weber

CORE Youth Group

CORE will meet on Sunday, July 27th.

We will gather this week at 6 pm, at the CORE room and after a prayer and program of the word, we will perform some service by planting flowers in the "Youth Garden", alongside the church gym. Come dressed to get dirty! Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

CORE is from 6 pm to 8 pm in the CORE room, downstairs at the church in the Preschool on most Sundays. CORE is open to all youth from sixth grade to twelfth grade. CORE is about fellowship, service and Christian Education. Come and join us at our next meeting!

Prayers of healing and comfort:

Ruth Stoll, Ted and Cindy Cramer, Roy McLain, Curt Hudson, Jan Larson, Ron Ferris, Pat Langdon, Bob Buyers, Betsy Eichelberger, Forrest Adams, Nancy Thomas, Margaret Glockner, Elizabeth Bentzel, Debbie Bitting, Ron Kutz

Prayers for Sympathy: Grace Russell

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

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