Lisa Sanchez, from the Lancaster County Park, will hold a presentation on “Pennsylvania Native Wildlife — Looking at Tracks and Scat”. Families will have a chance to make a book to take home with common tracks and scat. We will also take a short “hike” around the park to find animals tracks and scat.
A light breakfast of bagels, fruit and juice will be served. Learn about nature and explore the park! Activities and games will also be available for the kids before and after her presentation.
The Church of Apostles, UCC, has scholarships to award to a 2019 High School Graduate.
The Helen Elmer Scholarship is awarded to an active member of the Church of Apostles who has been accepted, and enrolled in a four year college. It was established by Carl and Helen Bernhardt in memory of Helen’s mother.
The Kenneth Bernhardt Scholarship, created by the Kenneth and Evelyn Bernhardt family, is open to any High School graduate who has been accepted and enrolled in a Technical School.
Click here to print the application or pick one up at the Church Office, 1850 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603. Applications must be received by the Church (online, or by mail) before April 30, 2019. Scholarship recipients will be announced by May 15, 2019.
Sacred Grounds Seminar
When:
March 23, 2019 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where:
Church of the Apostles UCC Fellowship Hall 1850 Marietta Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603
What:
A Parish Resource Center event led by Linda Ferich and Mary Lou Weaver Houser, with testimony from local church members and a short documentary by Natural Light Films.
Attention gardeners, groundskeepers, trustees, and leaders:
Beautify your congregation’s grounds with a certified, natural habitat that celebrates all the diversity of God’s stunning
creation. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Garden for Wildlife program, Sacred Grounds, offers congregations,
houses of worship, and faith communities concrete ways to link faith practices with caring for the environment.
In this three-hour Sacred Grounds seminar, attendees will learn simple steps your faith community can take to:
attract and feed our diminishing bird/insect species
reduce lawn and lawn maintenance costs
address water quality and storm water runoff
and many other benefits!
Local members of the NWF Habitat Stewards, in partnership with the Lancaster County Conservancy, are sponsors and consultants for this workshop. Representatives from a few other local congregations which are taking steps toward certification will also be present to talk about their process. Your congregation can benefit no matter what size property you have or its location. Every small step toward creating a native habitat matters.
Tuesday, January 29 – all evening activities are canceled due to weather conditions
Birthday Party for Jesus
Sunday, December 23, the Children’s Sunday school classes will combine in the Fellowship Hall for a Birthday Party for Jesus during the normal Sunday school time. Please come to have fun and remember the reason for the season!
Christmas Eve 3 PM
The afternoon service will be a traditional service with candlelight and communion, and will feature our children’s choirs.
Christmas Eve 7 PM
The evening service will be a traditional service with candlelight, and feature an orchestra plus our adult and children’s choirs. Come to remember the spirit of Christmas in word and song as we celebrate the gift of our Savior!
Advent Workshop
The Advent Workshop is Sunday, December 2 from 10:30 am-1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Join us for crafts, Christmas carols, and lunch! Please bring donations of child-sized hats, gloves, or mittens for distribution to students at Martin Elementary School.
