sharing Christ's love with all.

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

Sermons in this series:

May 1 – “Easter Discipleship, Part 1: Feed My Sheep” [John 21:1-6, 9-19]

May 8 – “Easter Discipleship, Part 2: Follow My Voice” [John 10:22-30]

The Presbytery of Carlisle and the Session of Silver Spring Presbyterian Church invite you to the Ordination and Installation of Lisa Chase as Minister of Word and Sacrament of Silver Spring Presbyterian Church on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 4:00 pm in the Meeting House. Light refreshments will be served following the service in the Gathering Place. Please join us to celebrate and welcome Lisa to Silver Spring. Childcare will be provided.

The Session has called a Special Congregational Meeting on May 22nd following the combined outdoor worship service that day for the purpose of electing officers. There will be one worship service that day at 11:00 am and the Congregational Meeting will follow the conclusion of that service.

Christian Education this Sunday

Children from 4 to 18 will gather at 10 am in the gym. Adult Sunday School will begin at approximately 10:05 am, in Room 201. The Scripture lesson for both groups will be on Acts 11:1–18. See you there!

Nursery care is available for children 0-3 for both services and for the Ordination Service for Lisa Chase, Sunday at 4:00 pm, May 15.

We will be going to Fiddler's Bar and Grille at the Mayapple Golf Club on Thursday, May 19, 6 pm. Please sign up on the form in the Gathering Place or call McLain's: Roy- 717-421-2065 or Mary Lou 717-766-6417.

Outdoor Service – Sunday, May 22, 11:00 am

Please join us for an outdoor service at 11:00 am on Sunday, May 22. There will be just one worship service that day. Immediately following the service there will be a Special Congregational Meeting for the purpose of electing officers. Following this meeting, all are welcome to join us for strawberries and ice cream! Please bring your own chairs as we meet outside (weather permitting).

We are available to help with several small homeowner issues including inside and outside maintenance problems, cosmetic house repairs, painting, shrub trimming and yard work, faucet and toilet repairs, power washing, step or ramp repair and helping to deal with contractors or various home service companies or minor needs as replacing light bulbs (plus other needs that are not listed). If you have any questions or requests, please call the Handy Helper coordinators Roy McLain at 717-421-2065 or Jonathan Service at 717-732-0618.

VBS will be held by the Krislund Traveling Camp with no cost for any children from SSPC or SSPC Preschool. We need several volunteers to assist. Please look for the sign-up sheet in the Gathering Place. Any questions, please contact Scott Pepperman or Laura Shoop, CE Co-Chairs.

Special thanks from the Worship Committee to Roy McLain, John Brown, Fred Shatto, Scott Pepperman, Glen Weber, Terry Reed and Rich Sebring for the reception on Sunday. The reception was in honor of mothers, graduates, teachers and musicians at SSPC.

* Part 1: On The Path To Creating a Legacy

You can make an immediate, positive impact on the 1734 Legacy Society and the life of Silver Spring Presbyterian Church by starting your legacy now.

The 1734 Legacy Society was established to create, through many donations by our generation and generations to come, a multi-million dollar permanent financial endowment for Silver Spring Presbyterian Church through the Fund for the Living Word, the Buildings and Grounds Fund and the Heritage Fund.

Your minimum $1,734 gift of cash, appreciated stock, bonds or municipal funds, cements the start of your individual legacy with the 1734 Legacy Society. In fact, if you are age 70 ½ or older, you may be able to make a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your 401(k) or IRA to the 1734 Legacy Society and receive some tax benefits now. More details on why and how you might to do that in the weeks to come.

Start now. Why wait!

Please feel free to contact Bill Vipperman at 717-991-5825 or [email protected] or Bill Resser at 717-580-7667 or [email protected] for more information on the 1734 Legacy Society and Silver Spring Presbyterian Church.

The Earth Care Team invites you to join a lively zoom discussion focused on three educational videos about where all your “stuff” comes from. “The Story of Stuff” is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. "The Story of Stuff " exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. Since "The Story of Stuff" was released in 2007, that organization has released dozens of short videos that help us understand the global impact of our daily activities. We encourage you to also watch “The Story of Microfibers” and “The Story of Solutions.” All videos can be found using the links below:

The Story of Stuff: https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/

The Story of Microfibers: https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-microfibers/

The Story of Solutions: https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/the-story-of-solutions/

Please join us on Sunday May 15 at 1:30 pm for a short discussion of these videos via Zoom:

May 9th - For approximately 4 weeks; stream relocation will be taking place; expect lane restrictions during this time period.

June 13th - For approximately 4 weeks; utility pole relocation will be taking place; expect lane restrictions during this time period.

Tentative full road closure - July 15th – July 17th (rain date July 22nd – July 24th)

Expected completion is November 2022.

This is a reminder that the ROAR Team will be returning to Farmington, Maine this summer. MATE stands for Mission At The Eastward and has been helping people in need for over 60 years. SSPC has been participating in this rural ministry in central western Maine for over 25 years. As a reminder, the ROAR Team is not a specific group of people, the ROAR Team, on any given mission trip, is the group of volunteers who are God’s hands and feet on the ground at a specific mission location.

The Team will arrive in Farmington on Saturday, July 30 and depart on August 06, 2022. As always, departure time may vary for some people. The Saturday arrival allows us to worship together on Sunday morning at the Fairbanks Union Church and tour the project sites on Sunday afternoon. We have breakfast and dinner as a group in the St. Jo’s fellowship hall and prepare our lunches to take to the job sites.

We are registered with MATE for the above week. We are scheduled for rooms in a dormitory at the University of Maine, Farmington Campus, and with St. Jo’s church for the kitchen and fellowship hall. At this point in time the college is requiring people who have been vaccinated to have their shot record card with them when we check in at the dorm. People who are not vaccinated will need to take a rapid COVID test after three days (that doesn’t make sense but that is their current policy). Updated information from the college will be passed along when it is available.

If you know anyone who is interested in being part of this ROAR Team, church member or friend of the church, please let them know about the dates and have them contact me, Terry Reed at [email protected], by phone at 717-766-2714, or see me in church.

Needs this month for this local ministry include: coffee (no K-cups), cooking oil, and small bottles of Gatorade. Items can be placed in the wooden box outside the Chapel. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry!

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) are working with partners to determine where funds can be directed for greatest impact. Click here if you wish to give to the PC(USA) response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

HELP Ministries supports our neighbors facing homelessness, crisis situations and poverty. You can help individuals, kids and families avoid or overcome the trauma of homelessness. Register today to change the life of a neighbor in need!

Click here to register for their 45th annual golf tournament and to get more information.

Men's or Ladies or Mixed Teams are ENCOURAGED. Please consider participating. It's FUN and rewarding. Silver Spring was well represented by three teams in 2021. Contact Don Winning, 717-704-6962 to sign up for 2022.

Join us for this staple event of the year! It is from 8 pm on May 20 to 8 am on May 21. This is an epic all-nighter filled with games, snacks, and fun with friends, new and old. We will go to Sports Emporium and do a Sheetz run!

Join us for this summer's kickoff! We will grill some food, tie-dye Pentecost T-shirts, and play some games! Let me know if you can make it so I have enough food and supplies.

We are pivoting to a backyard mission trip this summer! It will be the same week, just local mission. We will help the church and other local ministries. If you have any ideas for service opportunities, let me know.

May 15, 2022: Fruit Belt Farm Workers 1 pm, No CORE - Lisa’s Ordination and Installation at 4 pm!

May 20-21, 2022: Lock-in from 8 pm Friday to 8 am Saturday

May 22, 2022: No CORE.

May 29, 2022: No CORE. Happy Memorial Day!

June 5, 2022: Summer Kickoff! 4-7 – Pentecost tie-dye

Major Summer Events:

June 20-24, 2022: Backyard Mission Trip

July 24-30, 2022: Montreat Youth Conference

Prayers of healing and care: Ron Nisson, Walt Pomeroy, Don Basehore, Betsy Eichelberger

Prayers for our military members: Justin Ledvina, Josiah Scandle, Wyatt La Pointe, Brandon Johnson

Dear church family,

I am positively amazed at your response to my birthday with all your cards and greetings. Thank you so much! Your care is surprising and wonderful. ~Jane Brown

Have you misplaced a pair of glasses or a pretty pink earring? If so, check out the "lost and found" in the church office, located on top of the white bookcase.

1- Direct Link to our Website: https://onrealm.org/silverspring/-/give/now

2- If you’d like the church to set up contributions for you, please complete and return the attached form by clicking here.

For any questions, please email Diane Rabold, Business Manager, at [email protected].