Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cereal, macaroni & cheese, fruit, pasta, crackers, peanut butter, and soup.
Market Basket
Don’t forget to pick up your grocery card order and place your order for next month. Grocery cards are available from Giant, Stauffers, and Weis. Our discount helps to feed the homeless downtown.
Wishing Well
For the month of February, we are collecting new or gently-used jackets/coats for men, women, and children; new or gently-used bed linens and towels; and new warm hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves for the Lancaster County Council of Churches on Queen Street. Please place these donations in the Wishing Well throughout the month. Thank you in advance for participating.
Family Movie Night
Join us on Friday, March 4 at 6:30 pm to see Disney’s “Inside Out”! All are welcome to meet in the Fellowship Hall for the movie and snacks. Parents are invited to help stuff Easter eggs for our Easter egg hunt on March 19th.
Parish Resource Center
Please note that the Parish Resource Center has relocated to a newly-renovated space at 2160 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster (between Friendly’s Restaurant and Lancaster Mennonite School). Their new phone number is (717) 299-1113 and their hours of operation will remain the same—Monday & Tuesday 8 am to 8 pm and Wednesday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
COA Adult Coloring
All are welcome to enjoy some adult coloring! Bring your own coloring book or you are also welcome to work on a church poster with other members. Please plan to meet on Saturday, February 27 at 1 pm at 1870 Villa Court, Lancaster. If you have any questions, please contact Ellen Schellenberger.
Join the Conversation!
Rev. Kathy Kuhn and Rev. Heather Giffen will be sharing their Lenten practices with you throughout Lent. To join the conversation, please follow them on Twitter and Instagram at @ApostlesUCCLanc. You can also search for and use our official church hashtag #COAUCC at any time to join the discussion, or to catch up on what’s going on at COA.
Mission Fest & Crispus Attucks Meal
On Sunday, March 13th at 9:15 am (after children’s time), Sunday school classes will meet in the Fellowship Hall for a puppet show, crafts, and to prepare dessert for the Crispus Attucks meal.
Donations needed include:
- 1 dozen cookies for Sunday school classes to decorate
- Underwear – adult and children sizes – to be given to those attending the meal
Volunteers will meet at Crispus Attucks (407 Howard Avenue) at 4 pm to set up and prepare the meal being served. Volunteers are also needed at 6:15 pm to help clean up the COA kitchen. Please contact Judy Waltman to sign up.
Adult Education
The adult education class “Who is My Neighbor?” will continue to meet each Sunday at 10:45 am until March 20th. This program is highlighting speakers on Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. All are welcome to participate in this informative series. Child care will be available. If you have any questions, please contact Doris Robb at (717) 393-7788.
