Church of the Apostles and  Salem U.C.C.

Invite you to join us for

 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2017

Place: Church of the Apostles – Rader Park
Dates: Sunday, June 18-Thursday, June 22
Time: 6:30 pm—8:30 pm
Fee: $5.00 to help cover the cost of supplies

Make checks payable to: 
Church of the Apostles – VBS
1850 Marietta Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603
(Include child’s name when sending payment.)

All kids between the ages of four (4) years through 5^th grade are invited
to come learn wonderful Bible stories, play games, make crafts,
and learn about the importance of caring for God’s Treasure.

Please complete the registration form by June 12.

On April 23, we will begin a series entitled White Privilege: Let’s Talk—A Resource for Transformational Dialogue in the Parlor from 12:30-2:00 pm. The series will continue on Sundays through May 28. If you are still interested in attending, please contact the church office at (717) 392-5718…there is probably more than enough food for lunch. All are welcome to join us for a discussion about the privileges some of us experience.

On Wednesday, April 19 at 3 pm, Rev. Kathryn Kuhn will facilitate a group discussion on the life changes that follow the loss of a spouse. Recognizing that your journeys are all different, we thought this may be an outlet for you to find support and to support others in their respective experiences. We will have coffee and pastries for your enjoyment and hope you will seriously consider attending. Please call the church office at (717) 392-5718 if you would like to join us.

Church of the Apostles’ Garage Sale

• Friday, April 21 from 8 am – 2 pm
• Saturday, April 22 from 8 am – 1 pm

Please join us for our annual Garage Sale on April 21st and April 22nd. 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 our community.

Would you like to donate items to be sold at our Garage Sale? Did you get a Christmas gift that either does not fit or you will never use? Remember, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure! Please save your items and bring them to Church of the Apostles from April 17-20 for our annual Garage Sale. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Holy Week Services

• Maundy Thursday—Thursday, April 13 at 7 pm
• Good Friday—Friday, April 14 at 7 pm
• Easter Sunday—Sunday, April 16:
  – Sunrise Service at 7 am in Rader Park
  – 9:15 and 10:45 am services in the Sanctuary

Come out for breakfast and pictures with the Easter Bunny on April 8. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. Adults $6, Children ages 2-10 $3. An egg hunt will follow at 10:30 am in the Church Courtyard.

Join us for a family movie night on Friday, March 31 from 6-9 pm in the Fellowship Hall. We will be showing The Secret Life of Pets. Admission will be one (1) bag of Hershey Kisses; parents can help stuff Easter Eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt. Snacks will be available, and everyone is welcome!

Based on themes explored in the book Gifts of the Dark Wood by Eric Elnes, we will study the proposition that our best help on life’s journey often comes from the most unlikely and misunderstood of places: a place known famously, or infamously, as the Dark Wood. On Wednesday evenings at 7 pm, we will watch video clips from some famous thinkers and share some of our own experiences of the Dark Wood, those times and places where we felt lost, afraid, tempted, or out of place.

Service dates and topics will include:

• March 8: The Gift of Uncertainty with Brian McLaren
• March 15: The Gift of Emptiness with Chuck Marohnic
• March 22: The Gift of Being Thunderstruck with Melvin Bray
• March 29: The Gift of Lostness with Diana Butler Bass
• April 5: The Gift of Temptation with Parker Palmer

The spring 2017 session of Heritage and Horizons will begin on March 7 and continue for five Tuesdays through April 4. The five-week series costs $15 for the entire series, or for as often as you choose to attend. Sessions will be held from 9:30 am—11:50 am and includes a 20-minute break with snacks and refreshments. Dr. Lee Barrett, Professor of Theology at the Lancaster Theological Seminary, will present five sessions on the topic “Can the United States Still Learn Something from the Protestant Reformation?”, along with other speakers who will discuss “How We Treat Our Elders,” “The Meaning of Growing Older,” “African Safari,” Shakespeare and the Folger Shakespeare Library,” and “J.P. McCaskey: Lancaster’s Music Man.”

Registration forms can be downloaded at http://apostlesucc.org/apostles-academy-of-arts-sciences/

Ash Wednesday service will be held on March 1 at 7 pm. Focusing on the theme “Wherever You Are, We’ll Meet You There,” we will explore where we are in life, and will acknowledge our mortality through the distribution of ashes and how we fail to live as Christ did. Join us as we seek to find God in those dark places and learn all there is to be taught through the experience.