Grace and strength to all those fasting this week!

The Sanctuary will continue to be open for personal prayer today and tomorrow (Friday) from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

A digital copy of the Prayer & Fasting Guide is still available here. Devotions are emailed out daily and can be found here. Daily Reflections from our Staff and Prayer Points can be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

• Friday - Deeper Night in the Sanctuary at 7 p.m.
• Saturday - A Special Prayer Service in the Sanctuary at 7 p.m.
• Sunday - We will conclude our fast with Communion during both services.

We'd love to hear what the Lord has been doing in your life this week! If you have a testimony you'd like to share, please submit it below.

Communion - We will be taking communion this Sunday! Please pick up your prepackaged communion elements from the table as you enter the Sanctuary or Balcony. All Kingdom Kids volunteers serving outside the Sanctuary are welcome to take communion in the SLC Staff Room.

Fundraiser Meal - There's a Chicken BBQ and Mac & Cheese Fundraiser Meal in the Café this Sunday! This supports our short-term mission team headed to Guatemala in February to serve with Orphan Resources International. Take-outs will be available after the 9 a.m. service.

Year-End Statement

Petra's Year-End Giving Statement, with a detailed report of your giving, will be e-mailed tomorrow (Friday) to the e-mail in your Realm account profile. In the e-mail, there will be a link that takes you directly to your statement. From there, you can print or download. If you don't see the e-mail, check your spam folder. If you have any trouble or questions regarding your statement, please contact Naomi Weaver.

In addition to the Empowered Discussion Groups and a FREEDOM group beginning the week of February 4, we will offer three other support groups and two other growth groups.

• Adoptive and Foster Support Group: This group, led by Kevin and Sarah Esh, offers support to any Petra family with foster or adopted children through connection, worship, prayer, fellowship, and teachings. They meet monthly on Fridays from January 5-April 19 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $30/family for the term. Sign up here.

• Grace Like Scarlett: Grieving with Hope after Miscarriage and Loss: This group, led by Sarah Stoltzfus and Molly Hahn, will be doing a book study using Grace Like Scarlett by Adriel Booker. This confidential group offers encouragement, friendship, and hope as you interact with other women processing early pregnancy loss. They meet on Mondays, February 5-March 25, at 6 p.m. Cost is $10. Sign up here.

• ELANCO Celebrate Recovery: Celebrate Recovery is a biblical and balanced program that helps us overcome our hurts, habits, and hang-ups. It's based on the eight principles of Beatitudes, which point us to recovery, wholeness, growth, and spiritual maturity. Everyone is welcome! This group meets on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. for dinner, 7 p.m. for discussion. No cost or sign-up required. Just show up!

• How We Love – Singles Group: In this nine-week journey led by Logan Brady, you'll hear the five broken attachment styles, or love styles, that prevent intimacy and effective communication in relationships explained. Learning is personalized through teaching videos, a workbook, and weekly discussions in small groups. This group is for singles only and will meet on Sundays, February 4-March 31, at 2 p.m. Cost is $20. Sign up here.

• God's Calendar and the Days to Come: In this six-week course, led by Dr. Theresa Newell, we will look at God’s calendar of feasts starting in Leviticus and Numbers. We will explore the calendar’s deeper meaning for the Church Age – what has happened in the time of Christ until now and the events yet to take place. This group will meet on Tuesdays, February 13-March 19, at 7 p.m. No cost. Sign up here.

Visit the table in the Lobby or Atrium this Sunday for more information. Sign up online or at the Resource Hub now through Sunday, February 4. See our full list of groups offered this Winter here.

Bible Quizzing Match

Petra will host the first AMEC Bible quizzing of the season this Sunday, January 21, at 6:30 p.m. The focus will be on Luke 1-2:38. Petra has eight teams with 41 quizzers this year. Come on out and cheer them on!

Women's Retreat

To all of our Petra Women who need a night set apart to encounter the Lord through worship, community, and encouragement, we’d love for you to join us on Friday, February 9, from 5-9 p.m. as we spend an evening together at a Women’s Retreat! This retreat will be at the Silk Mill in New Holland and includes dinner and an encouraging word from Guest Speaker Cheree Shenk. All women 16 and up are invited to join this night of refreshment! Cost is $25 per person. Register below by January 31. 

Sewing for Hope Collection

All ladies are invited to Sewing for Hope! This group meets the first Thursday of every month from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Petra Café. Whether you are a skilled seamstress or just know how to tie a knot, they would love your creative hands to help bring aid to the disadvantaged of the world through various sewing projects! If interested in joining, please contact Marlene Sauder.

This group is collecting any pieces of extra fabric or old but gently used sheets you may have in your closets or bins. The fabric and sheets will be used to make comforters that will then be shipped around the world to those in need. All fabric must be spot-free and clean. If you have donations this group could use, please drop them off at the West Hub any Sunday in January!

Guys' Night Out

All guys ages 12+ looking for some fun and community this winter; this one’s for you! Guys' Night Out is next Friday, January 26, from 6-10 p.m. Come out for a night of wings, pizza, games, prizes, and (yes...we brought it back!) an RC Car Competition! Register for the competition below. Bring a friend, we'll see you there!

Senior Adults Breakfast

Our annual Senior Adult Breakfast at Yoder's Buffet is next Saturday, January 27, at 8:30 a.m. Join us for a morning of good food, great fellowship, and to hear from Kris Flewelling, as she shares the impact our Refugee Connect Ministry has on local refugee families. The cost is $15.50 per person. Register below by this Sunday!

Baby Bottle Boomerang

This Sunday is the launch of our annual Baby Bottle Boomerang fundraiser! This fundraiser is in support of one of our local outreach partners, Align Life Ministries.

Pick up a bottle from the table in the Atrium, fill it with coins, cash, and checks, and return it to any of our Hubs by Sunday, February 11. You can also fill a bottle online. See below!