Kick off your summer on Thursday, June 7th at 12 pm in the Fellowship Hall with our End of the Year picnic. Hot dogs, rolls, condiments, and beverages will be provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Following the picnic, entertainment will include a hymn sing and a presentation by Rev. Kathryn Kuhn focusing on her travels while on sabbatical.
There will be one combined worship service at 10 am on Sunday, May 20 in observance of Pentecost and Confirmation Sunday.
The COA Book Club meets every second Tuesday of the month at 2:00 pm in the Parlor. Please join us on Tuesday, May 8 to discuss the book Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult. The next Book Club will meet on June 12 to discuss The Testimony by James Patterson.
We are happy to have new people join us (even if you haven’t read the book)! If you have any questions, please contact the church office at (717) 392-5718.
Be Stroke Smart…Learn to Recognize Stroke Symptoms
Join us at Church of the Apostles UCC on Tuesday, May 8 at 10 am to learn the basic information about strokes, risk factors, and symptoms. Find out what you can do to protect yourself! RSVP by May 1 to the church office at (717) 392-5718. There is no charge to attend this event.
Please join us for a Crown Concert on Sunday, April 22 at 4 pm as we welcome the Ephrata Cloister Chorus.
During the 1700s, music played an important role in the Historic Ephrata Cloister community. Nearly 1,000 hymns were composed by the community’s founder, Conrad Beissel, and his followers. Yet, the sound of Ephrata’s music remained silent for nearly two centuries. In the 1950s, Dr. Russell Getz began transcribing a selection of early Cloister Chorales into a readable modern notation. Under his direction in 1959, a group of volunteers set out to revive Ephrata’s musical heritage by forming the Ephrata Cloister Chorus.
In recent years, Dr. Lucy Carroll worked to continue the transcription of Ephrata’s music, adding nearly a dozen pieces to the modern repertoire.
In 2018, Christopher Dylan Hebert, a doctoral candidate at Julliard School of Music, based his dissertation on Ephrata’s music. For this concert the Chorus will be premiering Rose-lilie-Blume Sequence, composed by the Ephrata community, and transcribed by Dr. Herbert.
The Ephrata Cloister Chorus is composed of volunteers under the direction of Mr. Martin Hinckley and accompanied by Becky Degan. The Chorus has made several concert tours of Europe, visiting Eberbach, Germany, home of Ephrata’s founder, Conrad Beisel. They also traveled to restored Shaker communities in Massachusetts and New York. The group has recorded two CDs.
The concert is free and open to the public. An offering will be received. For more information, call the church office at 717-392-5718.
The spring 2018 season of Heritage & Horizons will be held on Tuesdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24, and May 1. It is our 31st year of providing adult learning opportunities, and we have a variety of interesting speakers coming to make presentations on topics such as: Making a Difference in a Child’s Life, Four Dozen Lancaster Tidbits, How 18th & 19th Century Architect C. Emlen Urban Redefined the Architectural Landscape of Lancaster City, 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.
For more information, click here to view the spring 2018 brochure.
Church of the Apostles’ Garage Sale
Please join us for our annual Garage Sale on April 6 and April 7. Not only will you find great deals on home décor, books, clothing, and more, but you will be shopping for a good cause. Funds collected will go toward church programs and outreach programs that benefit those in need in our community.
Our annual Garage Sale will be held in the church Fellowship Hall – West Narthex.
Holy Week Worship Services