In Our Thoughts and Prayers... As we contemplate the arrival of the Prince of Peace, the Savior of the world, let us never tire of praying for the peace of Christ to be reality....

We pray for Joe Soska, Jr., is leading a maintenance and transportation company in Kuwait for a total of 15-16 months. We pray for him, for his wife Annemarie, for their children, and for his parents, Joe and Frieda. We pray for all soldiers serving honorably and boldly and especially for those serving in dangerous places. We pray for their families who love and miss them. We pray for those who have been injured in the course of their service, and we ask for God's comfort and mercy and healing. We pray for those who have lost loved ones, and who grieve in this season when most will be joyful. Big News on a Big Project Bethlehem Area Moravians (BAM) has decided to fully sponsor the construction of a Habitat for Humanity home to be built in 2009 on Bethlehem's Southside. In April, both the EHMC Board of Elders and Board of Trustees agreed unanimously to give this project complete support, priority attention, and unbridled gusto! As BAM plans proceed, watch for information on this exciting development. In the meantime, if you'd like to whet your appetite for our upcoming project and offer your labor in 2008. Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley. Come join hundreds of other volunteers who are planning to make their summer vacation fun, meaningful and rewarding by participating in one of several accelerated "Blitz Builds" this summer. You can sign up now for one day or all week, and help build a home for a disadvantaged family while helping to have a positive and lasting impact on your local community. Blitz Build dates in Bethlehem are: June 23-July 2 July21-July31 August 14-August28 50th Anniversary Cookbooks   Looking for a great recipe to take to your family reunion picnic? Or maybe you have sweet memories of a dessert you tasted at a church pot luck? Pick up a copy of the East Hills Moravian Church 50th Anniversary Edition Cookbook and you'll be ready for many culinary challenges!   The books are being sold following Sunday morning worship services, and can also be obtained by visiting the church office. Cookbooks cost $10 each or 3 for $25. Proceeds directly benefit the benevolent work of the Mission-In-Action Committee. Electronic Funds Transfer at East Hills!    Looking for an easy, convenient method to financially support our church? The ability to make your contributions to the church electronically is available to East Hills members. EFT provides our members with an alternative to the traditional envelope. Details on how to sign up for EFT.

Summer Brings Changes to Worship Times & Styles

The Worship Committee would like everyone to know that, beginning on June 1 and lasting through August 31, the late service each Sunday morning will be in The Family Center. On June 1, the 11:00 A.M. service will be an act of blessing for high school graduates, and on June 8, our congregation acknowledges its 51st anniversary with Lovefeast. On Sunday, June 15, worship times change as well. Beginning that day and continuing for the rest of summer, we will worship at 8:00 A.M. in The Sanctuary and at 9:30 A.M. in The Family Center. Additionally, the Worship Committee would like everyone to know that summer will provide us with an opportunity to occasionally express our worship in out-of-the-ordinary ways. Look for a few of our 9:30 A.M. services to be conducted in a "coffee house" style where we might meet less formally around tables, take more advantage of our Drama Team's ability to convey the Gospel, and find creative ways for people to participate more actively in the activity of worshiping God Strawberry 'Licious   Strawberry shortcake. Mmm. Ice cream topped with fresh berries. Mmmm. Barbecue. Mmmmmm. Don't miss out on any of the tasty treats being served up at the Old Fashioned Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 14th right here at East Hills Moravian Church. Come for the food. Stay for the wonderful fellowship, fun and games. Invite your friends and folks along. Help make it a festival to be remembered! (And help us to earn some extra funds to assist in paying down the debt on our fabulous facility.) Customers are needed. And so are workers. Please contact Rita Girou if you can offer a hand before, during, or immediately after the event Spend a Day with the Pigs! Come join us June 7th at 7:00 P.M. to see the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs take on the Rochester Red Wings at Coca Cola Park in Allentown. It will be a great evening of fun and fellowship seeing our new Triple A Phillies baseball team and new state-of-the-art ball park. NO MORE tickets available! Help Meals on Wheels Keep Rolling Meals on Wheels, the agency which subsidizes the cost and delivers daily meal assistance to many low income seniors and disabled adults, is seeking your support as it participates in the 4th Annual Walk for a Healthy Community sponsored by Highmark Blue Shield on Saturday, June 14. You may register as part of the Meals on Wheels Team and walk in the event that day, or you may provide an outright sponsorship gift in support of the Meals on Wheels Team. To register, contact Jim Waters, Director of Community Outreach and Development, at 610-691-1030or by email at jimw@mealsonwheelspa.org. Further info is posted on the bulletin to the right as you come in the church's front lobby.