AuthorSister Dottie Almoney

Former Director of Education & Outreach

Our youth grow into faithful disciples through education, fellowship and service. I am also excited about the new social ministries in which we are partnering with other Manheim Township churches, such as Lydia’s Closet and Homes for Hope.

At God’s Kitchen Table

How many of you remember sitting at the kids table at a holiday dinner? I remember one such occasion when my aunt hosted Thanksgiving dinner at her home. Her home had no dining room but an eat in kitchen. However, hosting over 20 people became a logistical nightmare when it came to seating. She ended…

Team Mary vs Team Martha

Traditional Sermon Pentecost 6 I want to begin by asking you all a question – Are you more like Mary or more like Martha? If you had to pick a team, whose team would you be on? Would you choose team Mary because you may be more of a contemplative student of Jesus – basking…

Go and do likewise

New Day Sermon Pentecost 5 Jesus ends the Parable of the Good Samaritan with the phrase, “Go and do likewise.” What does going and doing likewise look like?

Why, God?

New Day Sermon – Lent 3 Watching the news today can give us knots in our stomach; mass shootings, natural disasters that claim property and lives, war and violence. We begin to wonder where God is in all of this and could God stop it?

Epiphany 4 Traditional Sermon

Have you ever been so angry at someone you wanted to hurl them off a cliff? Unfortunately, Jesus did! Two weeks ago, I lead our annual women’s retreat at Camp Kirchenwald – the theme was Holy Imagination. One of the activities was taking a look at Jewish writings known as Midrash – an ancient commentary…

Lessons & Carols

Unified Worship Service This week we combined worship services for the Sunday after Christmas and celebrated a service of Lessons and Carols. Enjoy the story of Christmas along with some favorite Christmas carols, with music by Adam, Erik, and the New Day Band.

Lessons I learned from John the Baptist- 12/9/2018

A few months ago, I delivered a sermon that caused quite a stir – I had a wide range of comments both positive and negative. Now I am not naive enough to know that everyone will agree or appreciate all of your sermons, but as a member of your rostered staff, we do evaluate all…

September 23, 2018 Traditional Sermon- The Cloak of Invisibility

3Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” 34But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. 35He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be…

This Changes Everything

New Day Sermon This changes everything! Our sermon weaves the Gospel lesson of the Syrophenician Woman in Mark and the experiences of our youth at the national youth gathering in June.

Communion Awareness

New Day Sermon John 6:56-96 Our sermon series theme for today is “Why ponder weekly communion?” Let’s look at the history of this Sacrament through the lens of Scripture, Lutheran Theology, Liturgy and history of the Christian and Lutheran Church.