Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
If you do extra baking or feed more people in December, or if you want to use grocery cards as gifts, then you need to start thinking about it now. You may buy Stauffer’s cards of $50, Giant cards of $20 and $50, Weis cards of $25, $50 and $100. Remember that the discount the stores give us allows you to give an extra gift to other people through the Outreach Commission.

Nursery Changes
The Education Commission is in the middle of reorganizing the Nursery. We are currently searching for a paid staff member, but, in the meantime, we are looking for extra volunteers who already have their clearances on file with the church. For the 9:15 service, we will need to have two volunteers for the Nursery for ages 0-3. For the 10:45 service we will have the Nursery open as a crying room only without volunteers.

Annual Congregational Meeting
Please join us for our annual Congregational Meeting to vote on the 2018 slate of Council candidates and the 2018 Budget. The meeting will be held next Sunday, November 19 at 9:15 am in Fellowship Hall, and will be followed by a time of fellowship and a special music worship service.

 Book Club
Join the Book Club on Tuesday, November 14 in the Parlor to watch the movie A Man Called Ove. Everyone is welcome!

Christmas Decorating
The Bazaar is over and Advent is fast approaching! Come help us decorate the Narthex and Sanctuary for Christmas on Saturday, December 2 at 9 am. It would be greatly appreciated if you can give one hour or more of your time. If you can climb a step ladder…we could really use your help! If you can help, please contact Bernie Fickes at (717) 393-6644. Thank you!

First Day of Advent
Join our Family Advent Workshop on December 3 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Enjoy crafts and fun getting ready for the Christ Child.

New Beginnings
Kick off the yuletide season by attending our annual Christmas Banquet on Friday, December 8 at 12 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Following the banquet, we will enjoy a time of Christmas Caroling. Van transportation will be provided for Homestead residents. Cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP and submit payment to Cathy Bernhardt by December 3.

Breakfast with Santa
Have breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 9 from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. Story time begins at 9:30 am. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, juice, milk, and fruit. Adults $6. Kids 2-10 are $3. Bring your camera for a picture with Santa!

Wishing Well
Pastor Giffen and Pastor Kuhn get many requests for needed personal care and home care items. Please see the posters above the Wishing Well and on the Outreach bulletin board for listed items on sticky notes. Please consider purchasing a listed item, and putting it in the Wishing Well through the first part of November.

Becoming Apostles
If you have been worshiping with us and are ready to explore membership, please speak with Rev. Kuhn or Rev. Giffen. We are putting together a group to meet and get to know each other in November and become members in early December.

Towels Needed for Preschool
The Preschool is in need of used towels (any size). You may drop them off outside the Preschool office, Room 206.

Donations for Puerto Rican Families
Please remember that we are collecting items for the Puerto Rican families displaced by hurricane Maria through the month of November. Children may bring new socks, underwear, towels, washcloths, soap, toothpaste, and toothbrushes to the Children’s Message any Sunday this month. Thank you so much!

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
If you do extra baking or feed more people in December, or if you want to use grocery cards as gifts, then you need to start thinking about it now. You may buy Stauffer’s cards of $50, Giant cards of $20 and $50, Weis cards of $25, $50 and $100. Remember that the discount the stores give us allows you to give an extra gift to other people through the Outreach Commission.

Nursery Changes
The Education Commission is in the middle of reorganizing the Nursery. We are currently searching for a paid staff member, but, in the meantime, we are looking for extra volunteers who already have their clearances on file with the church. For the 9:15 service, we will need to have two volunteers for the Nursery for ages 0-3. For the 10:45 service we will have the Nursery open as a crying room only without volunteers.

Annual Congregational Meeting
Please join us for our annual Congregational Meeting to vote on the 2018 slate of Council candidates and the 2018 Budget. The meeting will be held next Sunday, November 19 at 9:15 am in Fellowship Hall, and will be followed by a time of fellowship and a special music worship service.

 Book Club
Join the Book Club on Tuesday, November 14 in the Parlor to watch the movie A Man Called Ove. Everyone is welcome!

Christmas Decorating
The Bazaar is over and Advent is fast approaching! Come help us decorate the Narthex and Sanctuary for Christmas on Saturday, December 2 at 9 am. It would be greatly appreciated if you can give one hour or more of your time. If you can climb a step ladder…we could really use your help! If you can help, please contact Bernie Fickes at (717) 393-6644. Thank you!

First Day of Advent
Join our Family Advent Workshop on December 3 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Enjoy crafts and fun getting ready for the Christ Child.

New Beginnings
Kick off the yuletide season by attending our annual Christmas Banquet on Friday, December 8 at 12 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Following the banquet, we will enjoy a time of Christmas Caroling. Van transportation will be provided for Homestead residents. Cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP and submit payment to Cathy Bernhardt by December 3.

Breakfast with Santa
Have breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 9 from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. Story time begins at 9:30 am. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, juice, milk, and fruit. Adults $6. Kids 2-10 are $3. Bring your camera for a picture with Santa!

Wishing Well
Pastor Giffen and Pastor Kuhn get many requests for needed personal care and home care items. Please see the posters above the Wishing Well and on the Outreach bulletin board for listed items on sticky notes. Please consider purchasing a listed item, and putting it in the Wishing Well through the first part of November.

Becoming Apostles
If you have been worshipping with us and are ready to explore membership, please speak with Rev. Kuhn or Rev. Giffen. We are putting together a group to meet and get to know each other in November and become members in early December.

Towels Needed for Preschool
The Preschool is in need of used towels (any size). You may drop them off outside the Preschool office, Room 206.

Donations for Puerto Rican Families
Please remember that we are collecting items for the Puerto Rican families displaced by hurricane Maria through the month of November. Children may bring new socks, underwear, towels, washcloths, soap, toothpaste, and toothbrushes to the Children’s Message any Sunday this month. Thank you so much!

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
If you do extra baking or feed more people in December, or if you want to use grocery cards as gifts, then you need to start thinking about it now. You may buy Stauffer’s cards of $50, Giant cards of $20 and $50, Weis cards of $25, $50 and $100. Remember that the discount the stores give us allows you to give an extra gift to other people through the Outreach Commission.

Nursery Changes
The Education Commission is in the middle of reorganizing the Nursery. We are currently searching for a paid staff member, but, in the meantime, we are looking for extra volunteers who already have their clearances on file with the church. For the 9:15 service, we will need to have two volunteers for the Nursery for ages 0-3. For the 10:45 service we will have the Nursery open as a crying room only without volunteers.

Help Needed Baking Pies
The choir is seeking volunteers to help make pies for the Bazaar on November 10 between 7 am-9 pm for preparation, baking, packing, and cleaning up, etc. If you could donate one to two hours of your time that day, it would be greatly appreciated.

Bazaar Help Needed
Helpers are needed to move furniture to make room for our vendors and then replace all furniture after the Bazaar. Please contact Eric McLaren at (717) 371-3359.

“Who Is My Neighbor?” Series
Today at 10:45 am, speaker Jack Fischel, PhD will discuss the Holocaust and Jewish history in Lancaster. Next week, speaker Steven Nolt, PhD will join us to discuss The History of Anabaptists in Lancaster.

Volunteers Needed to Make Bazaar Soup
Volunteers are needed to make soup for our church Bazaar on November 6-8 from 9 am-3 pm and on November 9 from 9 am-12 pm. We are also looking for volunteers to  wash dishes, etc. and to serve and sell soup in Fellowship Hall in two-hour shifts during the Bazaar. Please contact Cindy Williams at (717) 572-3808.

Women’s Retreat
The Hartman Center will be hosting a women’s retreat from 7 pm Friday, November 17 to Sunday, November 19 after worship at Michaux Lodge. The theme, How Then, Shall We Live?, will explore questions that reveal the beauty and meaning in the lives of women. The cost is $115 per person and includes a study book. If interested, please contact Rev. Heather Giffen at (717) 392-5718 by November 6.

Black Rock Women’s Retreat
The 2018 Black Rock Women’s Retreat (in Quarryville, PA) will be held on February 16-17, 2018. Speaker Marie Monville will be sharing her testimony about how her life changed when on October 2, 2006, her then husband made a decision to hold an Amish school house hostage. The cost is $99 per person. If you are interested in attending, please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285 by November 15.

Wishing Well
Pastor Giffen and Pastor Kuhn get many requests for needed personal care and home care items. Please see the posters above the Wishing Well and on the Outreach bulletin board for listed items on sticky notes. Please consider purchasing a listed item, and putting it in the Wishing Well through the first part of November.

Becoming Apostles
If you have been worshipping with us and are ready to explore membership, please speak with Rev. Kuhn or Rev. Giffen. We are putting together a group to meet and get to know each other in November and become members in early December.

Towels Needed for Preschool
The Preschool is in need of used towels (any size). You may drop them off outside the Preschool office, Room 206.

Calling All Bakers 
The choir bakes our wonderful pies and apple dumplings for the Bazaar, but ALL you folks bake the other delicious things for the bake table. Cookies, cakes, breads, and all other great baked goods are very much appreciated by the choirs, and we ask for your support again this year. Please package cookies in plastic bags by the half dozen and supply the names of the items please. We would also appreciate sheet cakes that are sold by the piece for dessert. Bring them to the Fellowship Hall after 4 pm on Friday, November 10.

Pilates
A new Pilates session will run from November 7 – January 30, 2018. Sessions are 13 weeks and the cost is $130 per session; each class is one hour long. To sign up, or if you have any questions, please contact the instructor, Karen Cox, at (717) 203-8081.

Book Club
Join the Book Club on Tuesday, November 14 to watch the movie A Man Called Ove. Everyone is welcome!

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Garden
Have leaves? We would love to use them as mulch for the garden! If so, please put them in a bag and leave them by the black fence in the front parking lot.

Church Directory Photo Shoot
If you would like to be included in our church directory, you will need to make an appointment to have a new photo taken (exceptions will be made for those in healthcare facilities). No additional purchase will be required, and you will receive a free 8×10 as a gift. You can sign up for your preferred time slot through October 8 in one of the following ways:

• Online: Visit our website at www.apostlesucc.org, click on the Lifetouch announcement on the homepage, and follow instructions.
• At COA: You can sign up with the help of a volunteer between services at the Lifetouch table today, 10/1, and 10/8.
• Phone: Call (866) 756-0281 to receive personal help from a Lifetouch professional to schedule your appointment.

Note: Everyone who signs up by October 1 will be entered to win a Lifetouch gift certificate that can be applied to your photograph order. A drawing for both a $25 and a $50 gift certificate will be held daily between October 2 and October 7. Winners will be notified by Donna Carr and certificates can be picked up on the day of your photo shoot.

Please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285, or the church office at (717) 392-5718 if you have any questions.

Heritage and Horizons
Mark your calendars for the new series of Heritage & Horizons lectures on Tuesdays, October 3—31.  It is our 30^th year of providing adult learning opportunities, and we have a variety of interesting speakers coming to make presentations on topics such as: Early Lancaster County, Great Ladies of the Cinema: Vivien Leigh, The Pennsylvania German Immigrant Experience, and more. Sessions will be held in the Sanctuary of Church of the Apostles at 9:30 am—10:30 am and 10:50 am—11:50 am with a 20-minute refreshment break. The registration fee is $15 for each person for the entire five-week program. Brochures are available at the Welcome Center.

Special Offering: Neighbors in Need – October 1, 2017

Neighbors in Need (NIN) is one of the five UCC offerings collected each year. This offering supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM). 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. The 2017 theme is “Protect the Sacred: In a Just World, Clean Water is life.” NIN grants are awarded to churches and organizations doing justice work in their communities. Funding for these grants is through donations to the NIN offering which will be received on October 1, 2017 by most UCC congregations as part of their World Communion Sunday observance. Thank you for giving generously.

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
Today is the last day this month to order grocery cards. You can buy cards for the following month and pick up the ones you ordered last month. Remember, the discount we earn from purchasing cards in bulk from Giant, Stauffers, and Weis provide food for the Saturday Breakfast downtown once a month. Helping others is easy, as well as a wonderful thing!

Garden
Have leaves? We would love to use them as mulch for the garden! If so, please put them in a bag and leave them by the black fence in the front parking lot.

Church Directory Photo Shoot
If you would like to be included in our church directory, you will need to make an appointment to have a new photo taken (exceptions will be made for those in healthcare facilities). No additional purchase will be required, and you will receive a free 8×10 as a gift. You can sign up for your preferred time slot through October 8 in one of the following ways:

• Online: Visit our website at www.apostlesucc.org, click on the Lifetouch announcement on the homepage, and follow instructions.
• At COA: You can sign up with the help of a volunteer after services at the Lifetouch table today, 9/24, 10/1, and 10/8.
• Phone: Call (866) 756-0281 to receive personal help from a Lifetouch professional to schedule your appointment.

Note: Everyone who signs up by October 1 will be entered to win a Lifetouch gift certificate that can be applied to your photograph order. A drawing for both a $25 and a $50 gift certificate will be held daily between October 2 and October 7. Winners will be notified by Donna Carr and certificates can be picked up on the day of your photo shoot.

Please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285, or the church office at (717) 392-5718 if you have any questions.

Heritage and Horizons
Mark your calendars for the new series of Heritage & Horizons lectures on Tuesdays, October 3—31.  It is our 30^th year of providing adult learning opportunities, and we have a variety of interesting speakers coming to make presentations on topics such as: Early Lancaster County, Great Ladies of the Cinema: Vivien Leigh, The Pennsylvania German Immigrant Experience, and more. Sessions will be held in the Sanctuary of Church of the Apostles at 9:30 am—10:30 am and 10:50 am—11:50 am with a 20-minute refreshment break. The registration fee is $15 for each person for the entire five-week program. Brochures are available at the Welcome Center.

New Beginnings
Please join us on Thursday, October 12^th at 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall for a dessert social and program. Cathie Oliphant will present a film titled “Annie Wittenmyer: Civil War Heroine” and talk about the impact she had during the 19^th century. We will learn of her many accomplishments, including women’s aid, her association with soldiers and General Grant during the Civil War, the founding of the first public and Sunday schools in Iowa, and many more.

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
The grocery cards are now available for pick-up. Please remember to pick up your orders today.

Church Directory Photo Shoot
You can sign up for your preferred time slot now through October 8 in one of the following ways:

• Online: Visit our website at www.apostlesucc.org, click on the Lifetouch announcement on the homepage, and follow instructions.
• At COA: You can sign up with the help of a volunteer after services at the Lifetouch table on  9/17, 9/24, 10/1, and 10/8.
• Phone: Call (866) 756-0281 to receive personal help from a Lifetouch professional to schedule your appointment.

Note: Everyone who signs up by October 1 will be entered to win a Lifetouch gift certificate that can be applied to your photograph order. A drawing for both a $25 and a $50 gift certificate will be held daily between October 2 and October 7. Winners will be notified by Donna Carr and certificates can be picked up on the day of your photo shoot.

Please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285, or the church office at (717) 392-5718 if you have any questions.

Heritage and Horizons
Mark your calendars for the new series of Heritage & Horizons lectures on Tuesdays, October 3—31.  It is our 30^th year of providing adult learning opportunities, and we have a variety of interesting speakers coming to make presentations on topics such as: Early Lancaster County, Great Ladies of the Cinema: Vivien Leigh, The Pennsylvania German Immigrant Experience, and more. Sessions will be held in the Sanctuary of Church of the Apostles at 9:30 am—10:30 am and 10:50 am—11:50 am with a 20-minute refreshment break. The registration fee is $15 for each person for the entire five-week program. Brochures are available at the Welcome Center.

New Beginnings
Please join us on Thursday, October 12^th at 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall for a dessert social and program. Cathie Oliphant will present a film titled “Annie Wittenmyer: Civil War Heroine” and talk about the impact she had during the 19^th century. We will learn of her many accomplishments, including women’s aid, her association with soldiers and General Grant during the Civil War, the founding of the first public and Sunday schools in Iowa, and many more.

Wishing Well
We will continue to collect personal care and home care items through the first part of November. Please see the posters above the Wishing Well and on the Outreach bulletin board for listed items on sticky notes. Please consider purchasing a listed item, and putting it in the Wishing Well. Thank you for your continued generosity.

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
During the first three Sundays of each month, you have the opportunity to buy grocery cards in the office after service. You can buy cards for the following month and pick up the ones you ordered last month. Remember, the discount we earn from purchasing cards in bulk from Giant, Stauffers, and Weis provide food for the Saturday Breakfast downtown once a month. Helping others is easy, as well as a wonderful thing!

Harvest Home: Sunday, September 10
Each year, we celebrate God’s autumn bounty by giving a portion of it to those who are less fortunate. We ask each member of our church family to bring non-perishable food to church on Harvest Home Sunday. Monetary gifts may go into your special envelope for Harvest Home/Food Bank and placed in the collection plate. These donations will be taken to Lancaster County Council of Churches, Hempfield Area Food Pantry, and our own Food Bank at Church of the Apostles, which supports Apostles Assistance. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Schock at (717) 569-3837.

Church Directory Photo Shoot
You can sign up for your preferred time slot now through October 8 in one of the following ways:

• Online: Visit our website at www.apostlesucc.org, click on the Lifetouch announcement on the homepage, and follow instructions.
• At COA: You can sign up with the help of a volunteer after services at the Lifetouch table on  9/17, 9/24, 10/1, and 10/8.
• Phone: Call (866) 756-0281 to receive personal help from a Lifetouch professional to schedule your appointment.

Note: Everyone who signs up by October 1 will be entered to win a Lifetouch gift certificate that can be applied to your photograph order. A drawing for both a $25 and a $50 gift certificate will be held daily between October 2 and October 7. Winners will be notified by Donna Carr and certificates can be picked up on the day of your photo shoot.

Please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285, or the church office at (717) 392-5718 if you have any questions.

Ministry Fair
On Sunday, September 10, please join us for worship in the Fellowship Hall. Come early to enjoy breakfast, which will be served by the Outreach Commission.

Crown Correction
Connor Kendig will also be joining the Confirmand class beginning September 17.

Wishing Well
Pastor Giffen and Pastor Kuhn get many requests for needed personal care and home care items. We especially need shampoo, paper towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dish detergent, cleaning supplies, and soap. Please see the posters above the Wishing Well and on the Outreach bulletin board for listed items on sticky notes. Please consider purchasing a listed item, and putting it in the Wishing Well in September, October, and the first part of November. Thank you for your continued generosity and support of our local community.

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Harvest Home: Sunday, September 10
Each year, we celebrate God’s autumn bounty by giving a portion of it to those who are less fortunate. We ask each member of our church family to bring non-perishable food to church on Harvest Home Sunday. Monetary gifts may go into your special envelope for Harvest Home/Food Bank and placed in the collection plate. These donations will be taken to Lancaster County Council of Churches, Hempfield Area Food Pantry, and our own Food Bank at Church of the Apostles, which supports Apostles Assistance. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Schock at (717) 569-3837.

Church Directory Photo Shoot
You can sign up for your preferred time slot now through October 8 in one of the following ways:
¨ Online: Visit our website at www.apostlesucc.org, click on the Lifetouch announcement on the homepage, and follow instructions.
¨ At COA: You can sign up with the help of a volunteer after services at the Lifetouch table on  9/17, 9/24, 10/1, and 10/8.
¨ Phone: Call (866) 756-0281 to receive personal help from a Lifetouch professional to schedule your appointment.
Please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285, or the church office at (717) 392-5718 if you have any questions.

Ministry Fair
On Sunday, September 10, please join us for worship in the Fellowship Hall. Come early to enjoy breakfast, which will be served by the Outreach Commission.

Wishing Well
Our Apostles Assistance Fund continues to need our support to help people in our community. Pastor Giffen and Pastor Kuhn get many requests for needed personal care and home care items. We especially need shampoo, paper towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dish detergent, cleaning supplies, and soap. Please see the posters above the Wishing Well and on the Outreach bulletin board for listed items on sticky notes. Please consider taking a sticky note, purchasing that listed item, and putting it in the Wishing Well in September, October, and the first part of November. We will continue our ministry to support the Apostles Assistance Fund up until our Holiday gifting ministry begins. Thank you for your continued generosity and support of our local community.

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
During the first three Sundays of each month, you have the opportunity to buy grocery cards in the office after service. You can buy cards for the following month and pick up the ones you ordered last month. Remember, the discount we earn from purchasing cards in bulk from Giant, Stauffers, and Weis provide food for the Saturday Breakfast downtown once a month. Helping others is easy, as well as a wonderful thing!

Confirmation Class Ice Cream Social
Confirmands, their families, and mentors are invited to an ice cream social today. Please join us in the Youth Center at 3 pm.

Choir Retreat
The 2017 Choir Retreat will be held on Saturday, August 26 at the McKonly homestead from 9:00 am to noon. This is a great opportunity for each current choir member to bring along someone who may also be interested in becoming a choir member. Please attempt to find at least one person to bring to the retreat. This may be someone who is potentially a new church member or a current member seeking a way to enhance his or her Sunday worship. In addition, a corn roast, still prepared by the Bischoffs, will follow all of Saturday’s events!  There is a sign-up list posted in the choir room.

Our present choir is a dedicated group who like to sing and have fun. We can always use more voices, so please consider joining us at the retreat. For directions, or if you have any questions, please see Nathan Sheffer or Cindy Kahler.

Church Directory Photo Shoot
We will be providing in-person sign ups in the Narthex for photo shoot appointments on Sundays from September 17—October 8. You can find more sign-up information on the table in the Narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285.

Prayer List
Help us to keep the prayer list meaningful. Please let us know if your prayer concern has been fulfilled or if you have an additional request. Thank you.

Wishing Well
Our Apostles Assistance Fund continues to need our support to help people in our community. Pastor Giffen and Pastor Kuhn get many requests for needed personal care and home care items. We especially need shampoo, paper towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dish detergent, cleaning supplies, and soap. Please see the posters above the Wishing Well and on the Outreach bulletin board for listed items on sticky notes. Please consider taking a sticky note, purchasing that listed item, and putting it in the Wishing Well in September, October, and the first part of November. We will continue our ministry to support the Apostles Assistance Fund up until our Holiday gifting ministry begins. Thank you for your continued generosity and support of our local community.

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
During the first three Sundays of each month, you have the opportunity to buy grocery cards in the office after service. You can buy cards for the following month and pick up the ones you ordered last month. Remember, the discount we earn from purchasing cards in bulk from Giant, Stauffers, and Weis provide food for the Saturday Breakfast downtown once a month. Helping others is easy, as well as a wonderful thing!

Confirmation Class Ice Cream Social
Confirmands, their families, and mentors are invited to an ice cream social on Sunday, August 20. Please join us in the Youth Center at 3 pm.

Choir Retreat
The 2017 Choir Retreat will be held on Saturday, August 26 at the McKonly homestead from 9:00 am to noon. This is a great opportunity for each current choir member to bring along someone who may also be interested in becoming a choir member. Please attempt to find at least one person to bring to the retreat. This may be someone who is potentially a new church member or a current member seeking a way to enhance his or her Sunday worship. In addition, a corn roast, still prepared by the Bischoffs, will follow all of Saturday’s events!  There is a sign-up list posted in the choir room.

Our present choir is a dedicated group who like to sing and have fun. We can always use more voices, so please consider joining us at the retreat. For directions, or if you have any questions, please see Nathan Sheffer or Cindy Kahler.

Church Directory Photo Shoot
Lifetouch will be at Church of the Apostles to take photos for our new mobile directory and individual/family photos on:

• October 16 – October 20: 1-8 pm
• October 21: 9 am – 4 pm

We will be providing in-person sign ups in the Narthex for photo shoot appointments on Sundays from September 17—October 8. You can find more sign-up information on the table in the Narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285.

Sharing COA Events
Sharing photos and videos from church events on our website and social media pages is a great way to reach our community and share our church’s mission. There are a few ways you can help us do this:

• Next time you post a video or photo taken at a COA event to Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, or Instagram, please remember to tag @churchoftheapostleslancaster.
• Use our church hashtag #COAUCC on all posts.
• Email your photos and videos to michellea@apostlesucc.org.

Thank you for helping us reach our community in every way we can!

Memorial Fund Donations
Donations to the Dawn Dougherty memorial fund have been designated by the family to assist with the church’s sound system upgrade.