Apostles Community Preschool would like to invite everyone to join them for a preview of this year’s Christmas program, Joy to the World, following the 9:15 am morning service on Sunday, December 18^th.  Please join us for fellowship at approximately 10 am in the Narthex for coffee and pastries. At 10:30 am, the Preschool children able to join us will sing several of the songs from their program in the Sanctuary, being sure to bring smiles to the faces of all who join us.

Breakfast with Santa will be held on Saturday, December 10 from 8:30 am – 10:30 am with story time 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!

Ring in the Christmas season by enjoying some holiday “comfort” food and Christmas carols. This year’s annual Christmas Banquet and Carol Sing will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Friday, December 9^th at 12 pm. Transportation will be provided for Homestead residents. Residents will be picked up at 11:40 am. The cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP to Cathy Bernhardt by December 4^th.

A “Blue Christmas” service will be held on  Wednesday, December 7 at 7 pm. If Christmas is difficult because of a loss, come to this quieter Christmas service to still remember the wonder of God’s gift in Jesus Christ and acknowledge that Christmas no longer feels the same.

Beginning the first Sunday in Advent, November 27, and continuing throughout the Advent season, The Redemption of Scrooge will be an Adult Sunday School class held in the Parlor during the 9:15 am service. We will be viewing short videos and discussing the old familiar story of Ebenezer Scrooge, identifying Jesus’ teachings as found within this classic novel. The four-week study will be broken down into the following chapters:

• Bah! Humbug!
• The Remembrance of Christmas Past
• The Life of Christmas Present
• The Hope of Christmas Future

 It is not required, but if you would like to purchase the book to have as part of the class, you can find it online on several websites. The title is: The Redemption of Scrooge: Connecting Christ and Culture and the author is Matt Rawle. The ISBN is 9781501823084, and it is published by Abingdon Press. Please see Cathy Kenlin or Carol Nielsen if you have any questions.

Church of the Apostles UCC, in cooperation with other local churches, will hold a Thanksgiving service on Tuesday, November 22 at 7 pm.

Salem UCC of Rohrerstown (2312 Marietta Ave, Lancaster, PA) will host the service in their recently renovated sanctuary. Please join us during this time of thanks!

On Wednesday, November 15 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.

An annual holiday bazaar of Church of the Apostles on the second Saturday of November each year that highlights over 60 juried craftspeople, a church members’ craft room, homemade soups, pies, sandwiches and beef barbecue in a bustling food court.

The Lancaster Interfaith Coalition started as an organization bringing together people from all faiths and no faith. Their first gathering was a vigil in solidarity with our Muslim Neighbors. 

Given the stress and strain of this election cycle, the Lancaster Interfaith Coalition wanted to gather our community again. You are invited to gather for common prayer in silence, word, and music.

Location: The Fulton quadrant of Penn Square (intersection of King & Queen Streets) in Lancaster, PA.

Every year, the Bischoff family, volunteer friends, and choir members bake pies to sell at the choir table at the Bazaar.  We have found that this pre-order form helps us determine more accurately the kinds of pies and amounts that we need to bake.

Please fill out the form on the back of this sheet to pre-order your pies. Please give the form to any choir member, email it to webmaster@apostlesucc.org, or drop it off in the church office by Thursday, November 3. Do not include payment. We will hold your pies at the choir bake table until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, unless you request special arrangements.

Please click here to download the order form.