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New Richmond United Methodist Church!
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We're a friendly and inclusive church right here in Richmond Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, where everyone is invited to connect, grow, and share in faith together.
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March 8, 2026 - Pastor Harry Zurasky
3rd Sunday of Lent
1 Peter 3:8 – 9
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
We live in a world that thrives on conflict. We not only follow the Old Testament principle of "an eye for an eye," but also believe in responding with greater force than received. We think that fear is the best way to keep people from mistreating us. Because of this way of thinking, there can only be escalating conflict in which there can be no end.
How does this compare to this scripture and the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Are we not called to turn the other cheek, to love your enemies and pray for those that persecute you. How is this possible? That is where the first verse comes in. It starts with loving one another and the acknowledgement that we are all in need of God’s grace. Being humble and removing the log from our own eye before we try to remove the speck from our neighbors. Choosing to end conflict instead of fueling it. This is the way that we shine the light of God’s love into this dark world.
Scripture for Sunday March 8, 2026
Exodus 17:1-7
Exodus 17:1-7 New International Version
Water From the Rock
17 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.”
Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”
3 But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
5 The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
Scripture for Sunday March 1, 2026
John 3:1-2, 16-21
3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
Upcoming Events & Announcements
Pastor Harry is on vacation March 15 and 29. Pastor John Barger will deliver the message on those Sundays.
Combined Lenten Dinner & Bible Study: This Wed, March 11 at 5:30 pm at Grace United Methodist Church. Bring a dish to share. We have joined for the 2nd year with Little Cooley, Townville, Woodcock and Grace for fellowship and study. No study on the 18th, we're at Woodcock on the 25th and the last one is at Grace on April 1st.
Richmond Township Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday March 28th at the Richmond Township Rec Area (30031 State Route 408, Townville, PA. 16360)
On April 11, from 4 - 6 pm, Blooming Valley United Methodist will be hosting a Chicken And Biscuit Dinner to support the Maplewood Marching Band Boosters. Dine in, Drive thru, or Take out: $10.00 per order. More Details
Third Wednesday Dinners will resume in April.
Our Schedule:
Sunday Service is at 10:00am
The second Sunday of the month is Friendship Sunday. During the service,
we have Communion, and after the service we have fellowship and snacks.
The third Sunday is Home Missions Sunday. This is an opportunity to help
bless our neighbours with an additional offering.
