WHO: Adults interested in becoming certified facilitators for Our Whole Lives workshops

WHAT: A weekend-long training on facilitating Our Whole Lives for youth in grades 7-9 and 10-12

WHERE: Church of the Apostles UCC, 1850 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603

WHEN: Friday 10/27/2017 through Sunday 10/29/2017. Registration will open at 4 pm on Friday Oct. 27; supper will be served at 5 pm, and training will begin promptly at 5:30 pm. Training will end at 2:30 pm on Sunday afternoon.

WHY: Because Our Whole Lives is an award-winning, comprehensive, values-based sexuality education curriculum, which helps individuals make informed and responsible decisions about their relationships, health, and behavior in the context of their faith. The creation of the OWL curriculum, a joint effort between the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association, was a direct response to UCC General Synod actions calling for the development of sexuality education materials for all ages.

COST: $250 postmarked on or before Sept. 30 ($300 postmarked Oct. 1 or later).

HOW TO REGISTER: Click here for full details on registration, lodging, and travel information. All registrations must be received no later than 12:00 noon on Sunday, October 15, 2017. Registration will be capped at 20 participants.

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.

To sign up online, please visit our page at: https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y3r1t92m/  and follow the instructions. You will be asked to create a user name and password.

If you need personal help from a Lifetouch professional to schedule your appointment, please call 1-866-756-0281.

If you have any questions, please contact the church office at (717) 392-5718.

Kmart Pharmacy will be hosting an on-site flu clinic at this location!

Date: September 24, 2017

Time: 10:00 am —12:00 pm

Place: Church of the Apostles (Parlor)
1850 Marietta Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603

Cost: Covered by most insurances (or $15 each)

Please wear loose clothing.

To sign up, please contact the church office at (717) 392-5718 or sign up at the Welcome Center.

On September 10, we will have our Ministry Fair during the sermon time, and we will worship in the Fellowship Hall. It is a morning of celebration of who we are as a church and what we do for the community. During the Ministry Fair, all the Commissions will have displays of their ministries and showcase opportunities for members to get involved. On this day, we will have breakfast served for each of the services by the “regular crew” of volunteers who serve breakfast the first Saturdays of the month at First Reformed, UCC. We will have homemade scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, fruit, juice, and, of course, coffee! For the first service, breakfast will be served from 8:30 am—9:30 am and for the second service, it will be served from 10:15 am—10:45 am. All are free to eat during the service.

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!

Confirmands and senior high youth and their families and invited to join us for a cookout on Sunday, August 13 from 5:30-8:00 pm in Rader Park. The church will provide the burgers, hot dogs, and utensils. Please bring a side dish to share.

ALL members are invited to camp out at Rader Park from Saturday, August 5 at 1 pm through the 9:15 am service on August 6. There will be games and activities for all ages. If you cannot camp out for any reason, you are still welcome to join us for an all-church camp service at 4:30 pm with a potluck dinner and game to follow. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and utensils will be provided. Please bring a dish to share! It would be great to have as many church members at the service and potluck as possible. Detailed information can be found at our Welcome Center. We hope to see you there!

We will continue the next phase of painting on July 22 from 2 – 7 pm. You are welcome to join us if you would like to help in guiding our youth with this stage of the project.

The COA Book Club meets every second Tuesday of the month at 2 pm in the library. Please join us on Tuesday, July 11 to discuss A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner. In the upcoming months, we will gather to discuss:

• August 8^th: Night Road by Kristin Hannah
• September12^th: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
• October 10^th: Dangerous Games by Danielle Steele
• November 14^th: The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

We are happy to have new people join us! If you have any questions, please contact the church office at (717) 392-5718.