Church of the Apostles’ Garage Sale

• Friday, April 1 from 8 am – 2 pm
• Saturday, April 2 from 8 am – 1 pm
  Garage Sale will be held in the church Fellowship Hall – West Narthex.

Please join us for our annual Garage Sale on April 1^st and April 2^nd. 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 March 28-31 for our annual Garage Sale. We hope to see you there!

Heritage & Horizons will begin its 29^th year of presenting educational programs at Church of the Apostles on Tuesday, March 29^th and each Tuesday in April. All sessions meet in the church sanctuary. Registration brochures are available at the Welcome Center. See Cathie Oliphant for more information.

Please click here to view the spring 2016 brochure.

Celebrate Easter at Church of the Apostles!

7:00 am in Rader Park
We will watch the sun rise over the trees and consider the time when the women who journeyed to the tomb found it empty. Communion will be served.

9:15 am & 10:45 am Worship Services
Will be triumphant celebrations complete with additional instrumentalists to worship and praise God.

On Friday, March 25 from 7 pm – 8 pm,  contemplating the meaning of the cross and physically carrying the cross within the sanctuary will be interspersed with a traditional reading from Luke’s gospel.

We will join together in the sanctuary on Thursday, March 24 at 7 pm for an intimate worship with  communion as we remember Jesus’ last meal with his disciples when he commanded us to “love one another.” “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.” (John 15:13-14). The adult choir will be present to support the music.

Come out for breakfast and pictures with the Easter Bunny on March 19. Breakfast will be served from  8 am – 10 am.  Adults $6, Children ages 2-10 $3.
Apostles Community Preschool will also host a basket auction at 8 am in the west lobby.

An egg hunt will follow at 10:30 am in the Church Courtyard.

The 13th anniversary of the Lancaster-Lebanon Handbell Festival will take place Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Church of the Apostles UCC (1850 Marietta Ave, Lancaster, PA). Sixteen bell choirs will ring during this event, including a special appearance by Bell Amis under the artistic direction of Ron Bellamy. Bell Amis is an elite ensemble made up of some of the best handbell ringers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Bell Amis will perform “The Shepherd’s Dream” composed by the festival clinician Alan Reese, musical director of Virginia Handbell Consort, a clinician and massed conductor at local and Area 2 and 3 events, and former Associate Conductor for Distinctly Bronze in 2015. He is also a member of the faculty for the Department of Visual and Performing Arts/Division of Music at Norfolk State University. The public concert portion of this festival will take place at 3 pm and a good-will offering will be received. For more information about attending the concert, please contact Jeff Clouser, Festival Coordinator at jclouser@palmyracob.org.

Church of the Apostles, United Church of Christ will be presenting a series of programs entitled “Who is My Neighbor?”. The series is intended to introduce participants to faith practices of our Lancaster neighbors other than those of traditional Christian faiths. There will be a series of seven presentations beginning Sunday, February 7 from 10:45 am until noon, and continuing each Sunday through March 20.

The series will be as follows:

February 7th “Who Is My Neighbor?” Doris Robb, facilitator
Participants will be given an overview of the series. They will have an opportunity to share and discuss their own experiences and submit questions they may have for future facilitators and presenters to address.

February 14th “Hinduism” Dr. Jeffery Long, presenter
Dr. Jeffery Long is a Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College. He is the author of three books and a wide array of articles on Hinduism, Indian philosophy, and religious pluralism.

February 21st “Buddhism” Dr. Jeffery Long, presenter

February 28th “The Muslim Community in Lancaster” Caroline Badri and Dr. Vinitha Amanullah, presenters Caroline Badri teaches technology at Lancaster Country Day School. Dr. Vinitha Amanullah is a pediatrician in Lancaster and a member of the Islamic Center.

March 6th “Islam” Dr. Richard Newton, presenter
Dr. Newton is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Elizabethtown College. He offers courses in New Testament, African American Religions, Islam, and Theories & Methods in Religious Studies.

March 13th “Islam” Dr. Richard Newton, presenter

March 20th “Lancaster’s Refugee Population” Jessica Knapp, presenter
Jessica Knapp is an employee of IU-13, and serves as the Facilitator for the Lancaster County Refugee Coalition, as well as Refugee Center Facilitator for the Refugee Center at Reynolds Middle School in Lancaster.

Join us on Friday, March 4 at 6:30 pm to see Disney’s “Inside Out”! All are welcome to meet in the Fellowship Hall for the movie and snacks. Parents are invited to help stuff Easter eggs for our Easter egg hunt on March 19^th.

Services will be held at 7 pm in the Sanctuary on Wednesdays throughout Lent from February 17—March 16. Each week, we will engage part of our body in further understanding who we are and who God calls us to be. After conversation on the different ways in which to engage, we will practice a spiritual discipline together and connect with one another through the Sacrament of Communion. We hope you will join us on this journey.