Roser News and Notes

Easter Lilies

EASTER LILIES  Use the form to order Easter lilies ($10 per plant) to be placed in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday and around the platform for the outdoor service. Please place your order by Palm Sunday. Names will be published on this page and in the eBulletin. Make checks payable to Roser Church, with “Lily” in …

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Blood Drive

SUN MAR 12 from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM Fact: A single car accident victim can require 100 pints of blood. All donors will receive a $20 eGift Card and a St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt, plus, a wellness checkup including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count, and cholesterol screening! APPOINTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED click HERE or go to …

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Roser Robics

PLEASE NOTE: Roser Robics will be held in the portico in front of the Sanctuary on Tuesday, March 14. EVERY TUE & THU at 9:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall – FAITH, FITNESS, FUN! This chair-based exercise class is appropriate for older adults and those looking to lessen the impact on their joints. All ages and …

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Hands on Missions

Read the latest events, prayer requests, needs and volunteer opportunities! ECHO Hope Against Hunger (echonet.org) – any gift (money online) given to Echo before March 17th will be matched, doubled.  TUES MAR 28 – Check out the MISSION TENT at the Thrift Shop to learn more about Roser missions and to donate! SAT APR 1 – …

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Pancake Breakfast

SAT MAR 11 – 8:00 to 11:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Can you smell the sizzle of the sausage? Invite your friends and neighbors and stop by for a Roser-style PANCAKE BREAKFAST. For $8, enjoy pancakes, sausage, syrup and/or melted butter, applesauce, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee or tea. There is no charge for children under …

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Roser Guild Scholarships

The Roser Women’s Guild is offering scholarships for the school year. Those students previously awarded scholarships must reapply each school year (no new essay or picture needed). The deadline is the 4th Friday in May. Scroll down to download an application form. Application forms are also available in the church office or by calling 941-778-0414. …

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Serve at Our Daily Bread

MON MAR 13 – 2nd Monday every month from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Six or seven volunteers are needed. Please contact Lynn Brennan (813-758-3234) or email LBrennan47@gmail.com to sign up. Closed toed shoes and masks are required. OUR DAILY BREAD of Bradenton was established in 1984 in response to the community’s need to feed the hungry regardless …

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Music Ministry Program Updates

HANDBELL CLASSES Are you interested in learning to play handbells? Join the BEGINNER’S HANDBELL CLASS Thursdays 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Sanctuary beginning January 26. Technique and music reading will be presented in these classes. If there are enough people interested, a second handbell choir and/or a handchime choir will be a regular musical offering at …

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Welcome to Roser Church

We are updating our records! Please complete the form below. For more information about Roser membership please click HERE! Roser Church is located at 512 Pine Avenue, Anna Maria, near the City Pier. The Fellowship Hall is the entrance east of the Roser Memorial Chapel, closest to the Anna Maria City Pier. For more information …

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Christmas Miracles (Advent, 2022 & New Year’s Day, 2023)

At Christmas, we celebrate miracles that changed the world.  To many, these miracles remain hidden. For those who are willing to see them, however, God offers power, encouragement, hope and joy. After the challenging year that we have all experienced, let’s rediscover these miracles together. Note: The Christmas Cantata will take place on Sunday, Dec …

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Christmas Poinsettias

2022 Poinsettias are placed: IN MEMORY OF…Joe Rothberg by Jeanette Rothberg*Margaret and Forest Dean by Jeanette Rothberg*Dean and Jean Rowe by Sharon Rowe*Amanda Mahr-Godsil by Larry and Gerry MohrOur son Steve by Bruce and Susan ChristensonDonald Pope by Donna PopeEdna & Charles Ramberger and Marion & Elwood Snyder, Grandparents by Craig Ramberger*Lewis Ramberger, Father by …

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Pack Rice & Beans at Beth-El

THU MAR 2 – The first Thursday of each month from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM is Packing day for Roser volunteers. Everyone is invited to join us to help pack rice and beans at Beth-El Farmworkers Ministry. Contact Lynn Brennan (813-758-3234) for more details or car pool options. Closed-toed shoes and masks are required. Mark your …

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Roser Food Pantry Donations

The Roser Church Food Pantry is Anna Maria’s only food pantry, serving island residents, workers, and students. The volunteer-run, donor-funded pantry has distributed thousands of bags of groceries since its inception, assisting over 500 individuals and families each year. It also provides monthly Publix gift cards to locals struggling to make ends meet. Each beneficiary has …

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Trunk or Treat

Roser will host a Trunk or Treat event in the Fellowship hall parking lot on Monday October 31st from 4:30 -6:30 PM. Bring your kids, grandkids and/or neighborhood kids and enjoy the fun! If you would like to sign up to help at this event email nikkiah@roserchurch.com or call the office at 941-778-0414. Roser Church is located …

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Holiday Craft Fair

SAT NOV 5 – 9:00 to 3:00 in the Roser Church Fellowship Hall VOLUNTEERS NEEDED… Volunteers are needed to help at the bake sale/craft table or in the kitchen–2 people at the bake sale table and another 2 in the kitchen during each time slot: 8:00 -10:30, 10:30-12:30 or 12:30-3:00 or anytime you can help! Please …

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Four Reasons to Hope: The Story of Ruth (Aug 14 – Sept 4)

Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:30 or 10:00 AM in person or online. READ MORE (Video posted after the sermon is completed.) Note: Pastor Dirk’s Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker, or Amazon Music When tragedy strikes, a young woman looks for a reason to hope, and she finds it in …

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This week in the News – July 13, 2022

Thanks to The Anna Maria Islander for helping us spread the word! On Sunday, July 17 you are invited to join us at Roser Church to witness a CHILD BAPTISM during the 10:00 AM service and hear an update from AGAPE FLIGHTS during both services. SPECIAL MUSIC includes a vocal solo by Maggie Carter at 8:30 AM singing Great Is Thy Faithfulness and at 10:00 …

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This week in the News – May 31, 2022

Our thanks to The Anna Maria Islander for helping us spread the word! Roser Church is located near the Anna Maria City Pier at 512 Pine Avenue. To receive updates click HERE to sign up for our E-Newsletter. If you have questions please call the church office at 941-778-0414, email info@roserchurch.com, go to roserchurch.com or find us on Facebook @roserchurch.

Concert Series 2023 Brief Questionnaire

To make our Concert Series Concerts more accessible to all, would you please complete this brief questionnaire for the Music Committee members? Would you be interested in attending a concert on another day other than Sunday for at least one of the concerts? i.e. the January concert during football playoffs. Check all the boxes that …

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Stephen Ministers

Stephen Ministry offers a proven and effective way to organize, equip, and supervise a team of congregation members— called Stephen Ministers—to provide high-quality, one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people in the congregation and the community experiencing life difficulties. Stephen Ministers are trained by their Stephen Leaders to offer care to people who are hurting. Typically a …

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Free Little Library

Interested in the new Little Library located adjacent to the Chapel? Sherry, Dianne and Doug (Roser Librarians) are looking for good condition, appropriate adult and children’s books for the Little Library. Feel free to leave donations in the plastic box just inside the Roser Library, off of the Fellowship Hall. Monetary gifts are also welcome; …

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Rediscover: Why Christmas Truly Matters (Advent, 2021)

Christmas means many things to many people.  We watch the same movies, hear the same music, prepare the same meals.  Sometimes our memories of the season bring joy, other times they bring sadness.  Whatever our experiences, let’s take time this year to rediscover why Christmas truly matters for all of us, every day of every …

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A Few Thank You’s for our Food Pantry

The Roser Church Food Pantry, supported by All Island Denominations, is Anna Maria’s only food pantry, serving island residents, workers, and students. The volunteer-run pantry has distributed thousands of bags of groceries since its inception, assisting hundreds of individuals and families each year. The pantry is almost exclusively donor-funded. Its newest program provides monthly Publix …

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Essential Disciplines: Prayer (June, 2021)

Does prayer make a difference?  Is God even listening?  Are we doing this right?  Do I have enough faith?  God gives us this powerful gift of prayer, but do we know what we have?  Do we know how to use it? Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker Week 1: The Role of …

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Essential Disciplines: Bible Reading (May – June, 2021)

For thousands of years, God reveals Himself in the stories of scripture.  As we immerse ourselves in these stories, His Holy Spirit encourages and strengths us.  Let’s discover how to maximize the benefits waiting for us in powerful pages of the Bible. Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker Week 1: Trees in …

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Essential Truths: Why Am I Here? (May, 2021)

The Story of Abraham anticipates the story of Jesus, revealing a consistent biblical message about who we are and what our purpose is. These sermons were delivered during the spring of 2021. Sermon Notes and Discussion Questions are provided for each session. Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker Week 1: Discovering Our …

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Essential Truths: Why the Bible? (April, 2021)

By reflecting on a few key passages in scripture, we learn that the Bible is God’s Story with the Power to Shape Our Story. These sermons were delivered during the spring of 2021. Sermon Notes and Discussion Questions are provided for each session. Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker Week 1: God’s …

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Essential Truths: Why the Cross? (March, 2021)

By reflecting on the opening three chapters in Romans, we discover that the Cross is God’s Solution to the Human Problem of Sin. These sermons were delivered during the spring of 2021. Sermon Notes and Discussion Questions are provided for each session. Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker Week 1: The Human …

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Essential Truths: Who Is Jesus? (January – February, 2021)

By reflecting on the opening three chapters in John, we discover that Jesus is God and Man, Lord and Savior. These sermons were delivered during the winter of 2021. Sermon Notes and Discussion Questions are provided for each session. Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker Week 1: Jesus Is God and Man …

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Essential Truths: Who Is God? (January, 2021)

By reflecting on the Psalms, we discover that God is beyond us, God is with us, and God is Trinity. These sermons were delivered during the winter of 2021. Sermon Notes and Discussion Questions are provided for each session. Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker Week 1: God is Beyond Us (Psalm …

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Invincible Hope (Advent, 2020)

Pastor Dirk presented the following three sermons at Roser Church, during the Advent season, 2020. Sermon Notes and Discussion Questions are provided for each session. Week 1: Hope for a Young Mother (Luke 1:26-38) While a young woman in Nazareth prepares for her wedding, she receives a stunning message. She would soon be the mother …

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Time for Good News (November, 2020)

Pastor Dirk presented the following three sermons on the Gospel of Mark to begin his ministry at Roser Church. Week 1: A New Beginning (Mark 1:1-8) When everything seems dark, God sends Good News about a Savior who can deliver us from this darkness. Scripture: Mark 1:1-8. Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide Week 2: A …

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