Food Bank
Needs: Beans, rice, canned vegetables, Hamburger Helper meal mixes, potatoes, canned meals, soup, grocery bags. Packers: Janet Derr, Joanne Shenberger
C.A.R.E. Calendars
Andy Appel is selling 2016 calendars between services and after the second service. All the proceeds will be used to purchase rice and beans to feed the hungry as Honduras is in its third year of drought and the area we serve is largely comprised of subsistence farmers. The calendar pictures are prints of paintings done by Honduran sisters (ages 6 and 8) especially for C.A.R.E. A tax letter will be sent to you, if requested. Thank you for helping this project become a reality.
Neighbors In Need Special Mission Offering
There will be a special offering today for Neighbors in Need (NIN). NIN is a special mission offering of the UCC that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAM). Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries (JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects through grants. Neighbors in Need grants are awarded to churches and organizations doing justice work in their communities. These grants fund projects whose work ranges from direct service to community service like our own Seeds of Hope Garden, which we received a grant for several years ago, to other ministries. Funding is provided through donations to the Neighbors in Need offering.
The special offering envelope for can be used for your NIN offering. Thank you for considering a donation to support these ministries.
Special Service on October 18
Please mark your calendars as we are having only one 10 a.m. worship service on Sunday, October 18 for the purpose of hearing the trial service of our candidate for the Associate Pastor’s position, Rev. Heather Giffen. Immediately following the service, there will be a congregational meeting led by the Lancaster Association Committee on Ministry for us to vote on extending a call to Rev. Giffen. This is a very important service and we hope you will choose to be part of it. Watch for a letter from the church giving more information about Rev. Giffen and multiple opportunities for you to meet her prior to the vote.
Heritage and Horizons
The next Heritage and Horizons lecture will be held on Tuesday, October 6. Sessions are held in the sanctuary of Church of the Apostles at 9:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. —11:50 a.m. with a 20-minute refreshment break.
New Beginnings: “Math, Music, and Jack Oliphant”
New Beginnings will meet on Thursday, October 8th at 1 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We will begin with a dessert social at 1 p.m. At 1:30 p.m., Jack Oliphant will present a program which will help us understand the relationship between math and music. Please mark your calendar and join us.
All Saints Sunday is November 1st
We will remember those who have died in the past year by placing white roses at the table. Should you wish to have your loved one commemorated at this service, please contact the church office at (717) 392-5718 with your name, the name of your loved one, and the date of death by October 25th. We will also need the name of the individual and the time of the worship service they will be attending in order to receive the rose placed in memory of their loved one.
