Volume 7 Issue 12    |    March 24, 2021

Hold the Presses: “Marriage” Is Coming!

 PASTOR'S BLOG

He called marriage the “M” word, the late University of Chicago ethicist Don Browning: “‘It is often referred to as the “M” word, almost in the same category as other dirty words. Of course, it is not a dirty word, but it is a word that makes people uncomfortable as a topic of serious conversation’” (Marriage and Modernization: How Globalization Threatens Marriage and What to Do About It, p viii [quoted in Mark Regnerus, The Future of Christian Marriage p 4). Let’s face it—timeless though it is, marriage as an institution is getting whacked in today’s culture, for both the young and the old. Nothing surprising there.

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March 27 – Communion Sabbath

These pandemic celebrations of the Lord's Supper have turned out to be very meaningful worship experiences, the prepackaged communion elements and social distancing notwithstanding. Come and worship with us this Sabbath ("Love Story—Return to Sender: 'So I Am Sending You'").

If you prefer to celebrate the Lord's Supper at home, please drop by the church this Thursday or Friday to pick up your Communion element kit. And then Friday evening, let's join with family or a friend at home in commemorating our Lord's washing of our feet that Thursday night long ago. What a blessed Sabbath is coming: "Do this in remembrance of Me."

Foster Family Gift Basket Project

This spring, our Grow Groups ministry is leading a project to put together a gift basket for each active foster family in Berrien County (75 total). These families are meeting a very special need in our community, and Pioneer wants to support them in their love on the move.

Each basket will have an outdoor exploration theme, and will include a Bible storybook, snack items, outdoor activities, a certificate redeemable for a family membership at Sarett Nature Center or another local nature area, information about Pioneer’s Grow Groups and Children and Family Discipleship programs, our Mommy and Me events, and more!

Do you want to be "Love on the Move" for our county foster families?

Using Social Media for Jesus

April 1, 8:00 – 9:15 PM ET

We invite you to attend this free Zoom webinar on how to use social media to reach others for Jesus. We'll look at examples of people who are doing a great job on every major platform. We'll also do examples of how to create an Instagram Reel and a Tiktok video.

40 Days of Prayer Invitation

Our student leaders on campus are calling for a 40 Days of Prayer initiative and are inviting us to join them (March 31-May 9, 2021). Here’s a letter from Stephen Farr, chaplain of the AUGSA, detailing ways we can be involved. I’m glad the students initiated this prayer focus, and I hope as many of us as possible can join them in this collective prayer. What an appropriate way to end this school year, given the times we are in. Forward on our knees with Jesus—DKN

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Ongoing Highlights

Adult Sabbath School Lesson Study
Media Team Volunteers
Mommy & Me
Route 2 Raise
Ruth Murdoch Elementary School Visitor's Day
Women's Ministries Easter Reflections

COVID-19 Resources

Self-isolating because of COVID-19? Pioneer has compiled a list of community resources to aid in our community coming together in support of each other. Find a local support group, as well as links to grocery delivery and financial support.

Pioneer Memorial Church
8655 University Blvd
Berrien Springs, MI 49103
United States

269-471-3133
info@pmchurch.org