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New Richmond United Methodist Church!
We're a friendly and inclusive church right here in Richmond Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, where everyone is invited to connect, grow, and share in faith together.
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May 31, 2026 - Pastor Harry Zurasky
Trinity Sunday
Below is the latest devotional from Pastor Harry.
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Ephesians 2:8 – 9 (The Message)
Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish!
As I wrote on Tuesday, Jesus was sent into the world to save it—and to save you. As humans, we are flawed individuals who often struggle to overcome our own limitations. The evil present in this world has influenced us, turning us into selfish and self-centered beings, which is far from what we were created to be. In truth, we were created in the image of God, and that image is love. There are moments when each of us discovers our true, loving selves. Yet, there are also times when we fail to live up to the purpose for which we were created, falling short of embodying God’s love.
It is the grace of God that makes our salvation possible. God willingly sacrificed His only child for you, and because of this, He forgives your failures. God’s ultimate desire is for you to learn to love as He loves, guiding you toward the hope, peace, and joy for which you were created. So, continue to work toward the perfect love in which you were created, striving for perfection. At the same time, accept God’s grace in your shortcomings, trusting that as you pursue this perfect love, forgiveness and growth are always available.
Scripture from Sunday May 24, 2026
Genesis 1:1 - 2:4
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
Upcoming Events & Announcements
There will be a Country Gospel Concert in Spartansburg on July 25th from 11:30 - 1:30
There is a community Patriotic Cantata under the direction of Alan Amy that will perform on July 11 at Townville Old Home Days in the elementary school. It's a 30-minute cantata. Practices are Monday nights from 7-8 pm at the Townville Baptist Church. We need sopranos, altos, tenors and bass. All are welcome.
The next Community Dinner at Little Cooley is Wed, June 17 from 5:00-6:30 All are welcome.
A little birdie told me that there will be tacos!
Our Schedule:
Sunday Service is at 10:00am
The second Sunday of the month is Friendship Sunday. During the service,
we have Communion, and after the service we have fellowship and snacks.
The third Sunday is Home Missions Sunday. This is an opportunity to help
bless our neighbours with an additional offering.
