Announcements

The Apostolic Christian Village would like to welcome our church family and our community to a final open house at Aspen Square, our recently finished Assisted Living building, today from 2 to 4 PM. We are very excited to showcase our new space and hope that it will be useful for many years to come as we work to impact our community for God's Kingdom. We appreciate the overwhelming support we've seen throughout this project and look forward to seeing you there. The friends singing for tomorrow evening will be held at Bro. Rod & Sis. Jill Steiner's home at 7:30 PM. The wedding singing for Bro. Evan Fehr and Sis. Maddie Baltic is scheduled for this coming Saturday at 7:00 PM here at the Church. All are welcome. The Canaan Church will be serving communion this coming Saturday at 7:30 PM. Brothers and sisters that missed the Rittman service are welcome to attend at Canaan. The Eastern Region Elder Meeting is this coming Friday in Mansfield. The minister forum follows on Saturday. We ask for your prayers. Our annual collection in Rittman for Apostolic Christian Counseling and Family Services (ACCFS) is scheduled for the next two Sundays, May 4 and 11. Apostolic Christian Counseling and Family Services (ACCFS) continues to provide counseling and teaching services. Most of the counseling clients pay on a sliding fee scale based on their ability to pay, and your contributions help make up the difference. Many of the services are provided to the brotherhood at no charge and your contributions fund those services as well. For our Rittman Church, the Silver Lining Subscriptions are due in May. The suggested donation is $25.00, which we would ask you to put in the general fund box. Anyone wishing to host a Monday Night singing for the students should contact Bro. Dale or Sis. Beth Pelfrey. This is a reminder announcement about the Funeral Service Pre-planning Form that is available for those brothers, sisters, or friends who desire to pre-plan their funeral. This form is available for gathering information about funeral arrangements, the Church service, and selected hymns. This form is separate from funeral planning that is done directly with the funeral home. If you desire a form or have any questions, please contact Bro. Dan Saurer, Bro. Vern Lanz, or Bro. Jerry Bauman. The Golden Giving Benefit is scheduled for Friday, May 30 at the Rittman Fellowship Hall from 4 – 9 PM. Click here for more details. A major wind and hailstorm has caused the need for a new roof on the Apostolic Christian Retirement Village in Sabetha, Kansas. After much prayer and consideration, God has directed us to use volunteer labor to replace the roof on the whole facility. It will require 11 semi loads of shingles and many hours of volunteer labor. Lord willing, the “Rooftop Revival” project will begin Sunday evening May 25. The projected duration of the project is 5-7 weeks. This project will be patterned after the Winter Rebuilding ministry. Please use the Sign-up Genius link below to inform us of your plans so the local congregations (Bern and Sabetha) can make preparation. Meals and accommodations will be provided, but we need all volunteers individually to respond via Sign-up Genius. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/RRNational Smithville’s monthly singing for this evening will be held at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 PM. All are welcome. Thank you note: Dear Church Family, I would like to thank you so much for remembering me on my 80th Birthday with cards, gifts and deeds of love and kindness. May God continue to bless you always. In Christian Love, Bonnie Nieman New convert this week: Eli Hartzler (Bro. Tim & Sis. Sharon) Converts announced for Peace at Smithville: Cole and Abby Maibach (Bro. James & Sis. Susan) Bro. Wayne, Bro. Brett (PM only) and Bro. Bob were at Canaan

Sis. Martha Palitto passed away on Wednesday. Visitation will be tomorrow from 5 – 8 PM at the Auble-Gillman Funeral Home and Tuesday from 9:30 – 10:15 AM at the Akron Church. The funeral will be on Tuesday at 10:30 AM at the Akron Church. Click here to view the obituary On Saturday evening we will be hearing the testimony of Jevan Riggenbach at the Canaan Church 7:30 PM. Rittman brothers and sisters are welcome to attend. The Apostolic Christian Village would like to welcome our church family and our community to a final open house at Aspen Square, our recently finished Assisted Living building, on Sunday, April 27 from 2 - 4 PM. We are very excited to showcase our new space and hope that it will be useful for many years to come as we work to impact our community for God's Kingdom. We appreciate the overwhelming support we've seen throughout this project and look forward to seeing you there. We appreciate the opportunity to support our Columbus congregation by serving lunch once per month. We are still in need of a family to serve in the months of November and December. If your family is willing, please contact Sis. Martha Jenkins. The Canaan Church will be serving communion on Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM. Brothers and Sisters that missed communion at Rittman are welcome to attend at Canaan. Convert announced for peace at Smithville: Hayden Stoller (Bro. Cody and Sis. Kara) Singing tonight at Mansfield has been canceled due to Easter. Visiting Ministers: Bro. Matt Feucht (Roanoke), Bro. Chet Manz (Toledo), Bro. Nathaniel Ramsey (Mansfield)

We have a carry in meal planned at the Fellowship Hall for today at 5:00 PM with a singing planned for 7:00 PM. The carry in meal will be an all potluck. The main dish will not be provided. All are welcome. Church cleaning is this coming week. The Single Group is invited tomorrow evening starting at 6:30 PM, food will be provided. Everyone is invited to help Tuesday through Saturday. The job list will be posted in the pie room. Thanks in advance for your help! Our Good Friday service will be held this coming Friday evening at 7:30 PM. This will be a regular service with singing starting at 7:15 PM. As a result, our normally scheduled Wednesday evening service will be canceled this week. The next Bible Study will begin Sunday, May 4. The study is held at the same time as Sunday School, 9:30 to 10:15 AM. Our topic and study guide for this series is Sermon on the Mount. Use this link to sign up. Talk to Bro. Tim Ramsier or Bro. Dana Emch with any questions. We appreciate the opportunity to support our Columbus congregation by serving lunch once per month. If your family is willing to take a turn serving lunch at the Columbus Church in the months of July – December, please contact Sis. Martha Jenkins by April 20. Women connecting in the Rittman Church through fellowship or Bible study will continue with new groups in May. Sisters and friends can sign up at the link below. If you were in Women’s Groups or Women’s Bible Study this past year, you will need to sign-up again for the new cycle. If you wish to join either Women’s Groups or Women’s Bible Study in 2025-2026 for the first time, also use the link below. Please sign up by today! For questions regarding Groups, contact Sis. Tonya Miller and for Bible Study Sis. Calla Dotterer. Women’s Groups or Bible Study Sign-up Women’s mentoring will continue with the current pairings, and if you have interest in being mentored, please contact Sis. Meredith Andras or Sis. Darlene Lanz. If you are interested in being a mentor, we have a need for women who are 20-40 years old. As we are preparing for this coming Sunday School year, we are asking for Brothers and Sisters who would have an interest in teaching to contact one of the Sunday School superintendents. The Apostolic Christian Village would like to welcome our church family and our community to a final open house at Aspen Square, our recently finished Assisted Living building, on Sunday, April 27 from 2 - 4 PM. We are very excited to showcase our new space and hope that it will be useful for many years to come as we work to impact our community for God's Kingdom. We appreciate the overwhelming support we've seen throughout this project and look forward to seeing you there. The Apostolic Christian LifePoints Gospel Sing is less than a month away. Join us on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at the Five Points Auditorium in Washington, IL. Doors will open at 5:30 PM for open seating and the program will begin at 6:00 PM. This year’s Gospel Sing will feature the musical talents of Claire, Joe, & Rose Dill. This sibling trio performed at our 2022 Gospel Sing, and we are excited to have them return to the stage. We are also excited to have Chase Sauder, Joel Kaisner and Aubrey Sauder leading us in singing hymns or praise and worship together this year. Babysitting services will be provided for families bringing young children, and a livestream will be available through our YouTube channel. We would love to share in this evening with each of you! New convert this week: Esther Hartzler (Bro. Shane & Sis. Suzanne)

The next Bible Study will begin Sunday, May 4. The study is held at the same time as Sunday School, 9:30 to 10:15 AM. Our topic and study guide for this series is Sermon on the Mount. Use this link to sign up. Talk to Bro. Tim Ramsier or Bro. Dana Emch with any questions. We have a carry in meal planned at the Fellowship Hall for next Sunday, April 13 at 5:00 PM with a singing planned for 7:00 PM. The carry in meal will be an all potluck. The main dish will not be provided. All are welcome. Additional help is needed and a sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board. We appreciate the opportunity to support our Columbus congregation by serving lunch once per month. If your family is willing to take a turn serving lunch at the Columbus Church in the months of July – December, please contact Sis. Martha Jenkins by April 20. Women connecting in the Rittman Church through fellowship or Bible study will continue with new groups in May. Sisters and friends can sign up at the link below. If you were in Women’s Groups or Women’s Bible Study this past year, you will need to sign-up again for the new cycle. If you wish to join either Women’s Groups or Women’s Bible Study in 2025-2026 for the first time, also use the link below. Please sign up by April 13. For questions regarding Groups, contact Sis. Tonya Miller and for Bible Study Sis. Calla Dotterer. Women’s Groups or Bible Study Sign-up Women’s mentoring will continue with the current pairings, and if you have interest in being mentored, please contact Sis. Meredith Andras or Sis. Darlene Lanz. If you are interested in being a mentor, we have a need for women who are 20-40 years old. Church cleaning starts the week of April 14. The Single Group is invited Monday evening starting at 6:00 PM, food will be provided. Everyone is invited to help Tuesday through Saturday. The job list will be posted in the pie room. Thanks in advance for your help! Testimonies and baptisms for the weekend of April 26 & 27 at Rittman have been canceled. Instead, we plan to have baptism in Canaan for Jevan Riggenbach. The CVE Ministry in Magdalena, Mexico is in the process of seeking and hiring a new administrator to succeed current administrator Todd Stoller, as he and his family will transition off the mission field in July 2026. If you have interest in this role or would like more information about serving in this ministry in Magdalena, please see the current missionary opening posted on the HarvestCall website. Click here for more information Thank you note: To my church family, thank you very much for the ways you have shared God’s love to me since my accident. Your visits, cards, gifts and prayers were encouraging and very much appreciated. May God bless you for all you do in His name. Sis. Carol Beery Visiting Minister: Bro. Leland Plattner (Zapata)

Meat canning is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 31, with plans of concluding on Thursday, April 3. Each day will begin at 6:00 AM and run until approximately 8:30 PM. Meal times are as follows: Breakfast will be served about 7:30 Lunch will be served around 12:00 - 1:30 Supper will be served from 4:30 - 6:30 Snacks will be available between meals The Meat Canning Committee appreciates the wide range of ages helping with the meat canning and soup packing projects but also is responsible for providing a safe environment while properly handling food that will be distributed to those in need. Please help us in this effort by closely supervising your children during these projects so no one is in danger of being injured. If you would like to know the up-to-date need for help or packing/wash time schedule, call the HarvestCall Center at (330) 925-3740. Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please contact Bro. Jared Keever, Bro. Chase Gasser or Bro. Clint Gasser. The friends singing group will assist with Meat Canning tomorrow evening. Reminder that tomorrow is the last day for VBS Registration. Click here to sign-up If you have a child that will be 3 years old by August 1, 2025 and would like to attend Sunday School, please contact Sis. Mary or Sis. Martha Jenkins. Women connecting in the Rittman Church through fellowship or Bible study will continue with new groups in May. Sisters and friends can sign up at the link below. If you were in Women’s Groups or Women’s Bible Study this past year, you will need to sign-up again for the new cycle. If you wish to join either Women’s Groups or Women’s Bible Study in 2025-2026 for the first time, also use the link below. Please sign up by April 13. For questions regarding Groups, contact Sis. Tonya Miller and for Bible Study Sis. Calla Dotterer. Women’s Groups or Bible Study Sign-up Women’s mentoring will continue with the current pairings, and if you have interest in being mentored, please contact Sis. Meredith Andras or Sis. Darlene Lanz. If you are interested in being a mentor, we have a need for women who are 20-40 years old. The next Bible Study will begin Sunday, May 4. The study is held at the same time as Sunday School, 9:30 to 10:15 AM. Our topic and study guide for this series is Sermon on the Mount. Use this link to sign up. Talk to Bro. Tim Ramsier or Bro. Dana Emch with any questions. Visiting Ministers: Bro. David Gasser (Peachtree City), Bro. Andrew Klopfenstein (Columbus), Bro. Chet Schlatter (Bloomfield), Bro. Bryon Palitto (Akron) Click here to view the April newsletter for Apostolic Christian Village

The friends singing for tomorrow evening will be held at Bro. Neil & Sis. Donna Gasser’s home at 7:30 PM. The wedding singing for Bro. Justin Palitto and Sis. Heidi Hartzler is scheduled for this coming Saturday at 7:00 PM here at the church. All are welcome. Smithville Communion is scheduled for this coming Saturday evening at 7:30 PM. Any brothers and sisters that missed communion at Rittman are welcome to attend. Communion at Canaan is scheduled for Saturday, May 3. Meat canning is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 31, with plans of concluding on Thursday, April 3. Each day will begin at 6:00 AM and run until approximately 8:30 PM. Meal times are as follows: Breakfast will be served about 7:30 Lunch will be served around 12:00 - 1:30 Supper will be served from 4:30 - 6:30 Snacks will be available between meals The Meat Canning Committee appreciates the wide range of ages helping with the meat canning and soup packing projects but also is responsible for providing a safe environment while properly handling food that will be distributed to those in need. Please help us in this effort by closely supervising your children during these projects so no one is in danger of being injured. If you would like to know the up-to-date need for help or packing/wash time schedule, call the HarvestCall Center at (330) 925-3740. Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please contact Bro. Jared Keever, Bro. Chase Gasser or Bro. Clint Gasser. Registration for VBS 2025 is open from March 2 - March 31. It is for any child going into kindergarten 2025 through 6th grade. Click here to sign-up If you have a child that will be 3 years old by August 1, 2025 and would like to attend Sunday School, please contact Sis. Mary or Sis. Martha Jenkins. Convert announced for Peace at Canaan: Jevan Riggenbach (Bro. Bob & Sis. Lorie) Thank you note: The family would like to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness shown to us during this time of our loved ones passing. May God bless each one of you. The Boyd Acker Family

Funeral arrangements for Bro. Boyd Acker: Visitation is today from 2 – 4 PM & 6 – 8 PM at the Auble-Gillman Funeral Home. The funeral will be tomorrow at 10:30 AM here at the church with visitation from 9:30 – 10:15 AM. Click here to view the obituary The March worknight at HarvestCall will need to be changed, because of the meat canning schedule, to this coming Friday, March 21 from 7 – 9 PM. This worknight will be mainly for cleaning the warehouse for meat canning, for this we request 12 years to adult age. The worknight for Friday, March 28 will be canceled as they will be setting up for meat canning. Meat Canning will then start on Monday, March 31 and finish on Thursday, April 3. We would like to invite our Rittman church family and friends to the wedding singing for Sis. Carlie Schlatter and Bro. Toby Stoller this coming Saturday evening, March 22 at 7:30 PM at the Smithville church. All are welcome. Meat canning is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 31, with plans of concluding on Thursday, April 3. Each day will begin at 6:00 AM and run until approximately 8:30 PM. Meal times are as follows: Breakfast will be served about 7:30 Lunch will be served around 12:00 - 1:30 Supper will be served from 4:30 - 6:30 Snacks will be available between meals The Meat Canning Committee appreciates the wide range of ages helping with the meat canning and soup packing projects but also is responsible for providing a safe environment while properly handling food that will be distributed to those in need. Please help us in this effort by closely supervising your children during these projects so no one is in danger of being injured. If you would like to know the up-to-date need for help or packing/wash time schedule, call the HarvestCall Center at (330) 925-3740. Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions, please contact Bro. Jared Keever, Bro. Chase Gasser or Bro. Clint Gasser. Registration for VBS 2025 is open from March 2 - March 31. It is for any child going into kindergarten 2025 through 6th grade. Click here to sign-up If you have a child that will be 3 years old by August 1, 2025 and would like to attend Sunday School, please contact Sis. Mary or Sis. Martha Jenkins. Thank you to everyone who came out this week to clean at the fellowship hall. All your help was greatly appreciated. Fellowship Hall Trustees

Today is the last Sunday for the Operations Fund collection. We have a carry in meal planned at the Fellowship Hall for today at 5:00 PM with a singing planned for 7:00 PM. Meat will be provided and all are welcome. The friends singing for tomorrow evening will be held at the Nursing Home at 7:00 PM . Hosts are Bro. Glen & Sis. Lois Maibach. Fellowship Hall Cleaning is this coming week – March 10 – 13. Any help is welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Bro. Sam Gardner. Registration for VBS 2025 is open from March 2 - March 31. It is for any child going into kindergarten 2025 through 6th grade. Click here to sign-up A major wind and hailstorm has caused the need for a new roof on the Apostolic Christian Retirement Village in Sabetha, Kansas. After much prayer and consideration, God has directed us to use volunteer labor to replace the roof on the whole facility. It will require 11 semi loads of shingles and many hours of volunteer labor. Lord willing, the “Rooftop Revival” project will begin Sunday evening May 25. The projected duration of the project is 5-7 weeks. This project will be patterned after the Winter Rebuilding ministry. Please use the Sign-up Genius link below to inform us of your plans so the local congregations (Bern and Sabetha) can make preparation. Meals and accommodations will be provided, but we need all volunteers individually to respond via Sign-up Genius. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/RRNational Visiting Minister: Bro. Chet Manz (Toledo)