1. Saturday, April 12, 7pm – Communion
Singing starts at 7:00pm; Pulpit time 7:15pm. Bro Wayne Hartzler (Rittman) plans to be with us. Communion in Homes - Any Morton member needing communion served to them in their home, please contact Bros. Ted Jr, Jeff, or Fred.
2. Sunday, April 13 – Sunday School Easter Program - "Love Ran Red"
Sunday School students should be in their rooms at 11:45am. Singing begins at 12pm and the program at 12:15pm. Please plan to join us, all are welcome!
3. Sunday, April 20, Easter Sunday Schedule
April 20th - Easter Morning Service and Brunch
Easter Morning Service begins at 8:00am with brunch immediately following. Brunch sign-up for you and/or guests will be on the kitchen sign up table. Second Church Service Starts 10:10am. Congregational Singing with Sunday School up front begins at 10:10am. Sunday School following at 10:30am. Church Service at 10:30am
Please Sign Up to Help
Men and women are needed, Help needed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings. Sign up to help using the
Sign-Up Genius link or call Rhonda Kaufman at 309-266-7665 or Dawn Spangler at 309-263-0873.
4. Fellowship Hall Remodel
The fellowship hall remodel will begin on Friday, April 4th continuing through the end of May. Anyone who is interested in any of the plants or the furniture inside, is welcome to stop at the fellowship hall on Saturday April 5th at 10:00 AM. If more than one person is interested in an item, names will be put in a basket and drawn. Everything must be hauled away by Saturday afternoon. Anything that is left will be donated or discarded. If you are interested in volunteering, there is a sign-up sheet at the information center. Jobs include moving furniture out, tearing out carpet, removing trim, packing away chairs & tables, moving kitchen equipment, and general cleanup of all work areas. Please contact Bro’s Doug Huette, Curt Tanner, or Jim Ritthaler with any questions.
5. Sunday, April 6, Afternoon Service – Morton Church Updates
Bro Ted Jr will be sharing updates from the winter conference and updates for our Morton church family. All are welcome to attend.
6. Silver Lining Collection
It is once again time to update our subscription list for The Silver Lining which is a publication of the ACCA that shares our congregational news, informs about national outreach organizations, and provides spiritual teachings. The Silver Lining is available through the AC Central App, the ACCA website, and paper copies through the US mail. If there is anyone who would like to receive a paper copy of The Silver Lining, who is not presently getting it, or if you have an address change, please contact Sis. Annette Tanner. For those choosing to read it online, and no longer want to receive a paper copy, please contact Sis. Annette so she can take your name off the subscription list. For those donating for The Silver Lining publication, please make your check out to the General Fund with Silver Lining written in the memo line, and put it in the General Fund collection box, or mail to the church with Attn: to Bro. Fred Sollberger. The suggested donation for 2025 is $25.
7. Guest WiFi Now Available in Church
The password for the guest WiFi is the same as the password for the church website. The password is posted on the bulletin board in the Resource Center or you can contact Sisters Dannelle Zeller or Tami Leman.
8. Meal Committee Co-chair Needed
This position can be held by one person, or two people can do it together. The job of the co-chair is to assist the Chairman when planning meals for the church pertaining to funerals, baptisms, Easter brunch etc…. If you would be willing to fill this position, or have questions regarding co-chair duties, please contact Sisters Rhonda Kaufman or Dawn Spangler.
A Look Ahead
1. April 13 – Easter Program
2. April 18 – Good Friday Service – Restmor 2pm/Church 7pm
3. April 20 – Easter Morning Service 8am
4. April 23 – Clothing Drive/Love Packages Collection
5. April 27 – Family Hymn Sing
6. June 28 & 29 – Church Family Weekend- 28-Testimonies and 29-Baptisms
E4 Church Leadership Model
We are thankful to have our Ministry Area Leads identified for each of the six
Ministry Areas:
1. UPREACH/Worship – Bro. Jeff Neihouser
2. UPREACH/Spiritual Growth – Bro. Jeremiah Psinas
3. INREACH/Discipleship – Bro. Bruce Sauder
4. INREACH/Youth Ministries – Bro. Brad Kaufmann
5. INREACH/Church Family – Bro. Clint and Sis. Stephanie Heinold
6. OUTREACH/Local and World Community – Bro. Billy Daniel
These Ministry Area Leads are working on identifying teams to help with each of these UPREACH, INREACH, and OUTREACH Ministry Areas. We hope to have these teams in place by late April, so we can further initiate our E4 Church Leadership Model in May. Please remain prayerful as the Ministry Area Leads select their respective Ministry Area Team members in the coming weeks.