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SPECIAL OFFERING: MISSION TO THE HOMELESS  • January 19

This Special Offering is collected each year to help support the efforts of local and national nonprofits who assist those who struggle with homelessness or the lack of other basic needs.  Because of your generous support of this offering last year, $750.00 was given to The Winter Overnight Shelter program sponsored through the Food Hub. $750 was also donated to The Campus Cupboard which is a food bank at Millersville University which assists the many food insecure students in attendance. Please give generously!

10:45 AM—11:45 AM  Parlor
Please join us for Part 6 of this enlightening and inspiring 6-week video and discussion series, Sowing Seeds of Climate Hope, featuring Rev. Dr. Terry Gallagher. Please consider bringing a canned good (soup, canned vegetables/beans, cold cereal, rice) OR a personal care item (soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste) to donate to our community outreach ministries. Sponsored by the Green Team and Education Commission of Church of the Apostles UCC.

There will be over 60 juried crafters who rent spaces in the church to bring you an interesting array of handcrafted items. Fellowship Hall will be transformed into a Food Court with soups, sandwiches, hot dogs, BBQ and drinks. Delicious desserts of all kinds will also be featured. For more information visit the following link:
Christmas in the Country

“Called to Uproot and to Plant” October 24
We will host this year’s Faith & Justice Assembly in our Fellowship Hall today from 4 PM – 6 PM on the issue of 100% fair funding for Pennsylvania public education. If you are interested in this topic or you want to know more about it, please join us. It will be a time of singing, explaining the issue, hearing from those directly affected and praying. Our congregation is also supplying the snacks and refreshments.

PARISH LIFE

Happening This Sunday. . .

PROPERTY PROJECTS & CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

A congregational meeting will be held today between services to vote on the Property projects.

CHURCH MOBILE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
Assistance will be available today in the parlor between services to help church members put the COA Mobile Directory on their smart phone!  This can help you stay in touch with members and quickly call, e-mail or get directions to their homes.  This assistance will be offered again on Sunday, September 8th.  If you have any questions, please contact Donna Carr at 717-475-5285.

Upcoming Events. . .

COOKING CLUB
Next Meeting:  Monday, Sept. 23rd from 5:15 pm—7:15 pm in the COA kitchen.  Theme:  Assembling Freezer Meals.  Please call Donna Carr at 717-475-5285 to add your name to the participant list.

BUS TRIP
November 23 — Bus trip to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C.  Cost of bus ride: approx. $35.  Museum is free, as of now.  Cost is dependent upon how many sign up and the ratio of adults to children.  Details can be found in the August Crown or contact Cathy Kenlin via e-mail: cmkenlin@comcast.net or text/call: 717-940-0364.

PHOTO DIRECTORY
Anyone wishing to add their name to the list for a Lifetouch photo shoot, the event will take place all day on Tuesday, October 29th in rooms 304 & 305 and 8 am—3 pm on Wednesday, October 30th in room 304.  Contact Donna Carr at 717-475-5285.

YOUTH NEWS

NERF NIGHT! 
Join the fun at Nerf Night to be held September 14th from 7 PM—9 PM.  There will be an indoor course in Fellowship Hall.  Standard Nerf darts will be provided!  More details to follow.

Food Bank
Current needs: canned soup, vegetables, fruit, tuna and canned meats, and canned or boxed potatoes and meal helpers.

Apostles Assistance Fund
Current needs: paper towels, tissues, deodorant, skin lotions, dishcloths, washcloths, and combs and brushes. Financial gifts are also appreciated.

Market Basket
Thinking about Christmas gifts yet? Starting today (for the first three Sundays in November), you can order grocery cards in $20, $25, $50, and $100 increments (depending on whether it is Giant, Stauffers, or Weis). It’s an easy way for you to shop for a gift that is appreciated by everyone. Visit the church office on Sundays to sign up. Cards will then be available the first three Sundays in December. These discounts help Outreach to help others.

Prayer Vigil
The Lancaster Interfaith Coalition is holding a prayer vigil for our country’s leaders in Penn Square in Lancaster City on Monday, November 5 at 6 pm. For more information, please contact Rev. Kuhn.

Christmas in the Country Bazaar– November 10
Our Bazaar is an all-church event, and we are asking each church member to support the Bazaar in as many ways as possible. Please contact:

• Soup: Contact Cindy Williams to help to make soup from November 5-8.
• Bake Pies: Contact Betsy Bischoff to help the choirs bake pies and apple dumplings on Friday, November 9.
• Set Up & Tear Down: Contact Eric to help move furniture out of the classrooms and later back into the classrooms.
• Bake: Bake goodies at your home for the choir to sell at the bake table. Contact Bernie Fickes.
• Sell Items: Contact Clara Kosmela to help sell items or be a cashier.

Time to Make Soup for the Christmas Bazaar!
We are seeking volunteers to help with the following:

• Make Bazaar soup. Please bring a sharp knife with you from Monday—Wednesday:
• Monday, November 5 from 9 am-3 pm: cut veggies and cook chicken
• Tuesday, November 6 from 9 am-3 pm: make chicken corn soup
• Wednesday, November 7 from 9 am-3 pm: make vegetable beef soup
• Thursday, November 8 from 9 am-12 pm: make vegetarian chili
• Help needed on Bazaar day:
• Help in the kitchen stirring, washing dishes, etc. from 9 am-4 pm (in two hour shifts)
• To serve soup, to sell quarts of soup, or to serve as cashiers for the soup line

Please contact Cindy Williams to schedule a time and day to volunteer. You can help in the morning or afternoon, or both! Lunch will be provided.

Bazaar Greeters Needed
Sign up for the “best” job at the Bazaar! Spend an hour at one of the church entrances greeting people and handing them a shopping bag. You can sit or stand, call out good cheer or stay silent. All that is required is a smile and an outstretched hand. Sign up in the lobby today, or call Barbara Achtermann. Leave a message with your name and preferred volunteer time. She will confirm back with you.

Fall Youth Retreat
Youth grades 7-12 have one week left to register for the Fall Youth Retreat at Hartman Center. The retreat begins on Friday, November 16 at 7 pm and ends on Sunday,  November 18 at 11 am. This year’s theme features an “escape room” where you will work with other youth to find clues, break codes, and figure out puzzles leading to your “escape”. The $95 fee per person includes other fun indoor and outdoor activities, four meals and snacks, and two nights in the shadow of “the Knob”. Please see Barbara Achtermann for registration, permission, and health forms. The fee may be underwritten, in part, by Church of Apostles, as needed.

Special Worship: November 11
On Sunday, November 11, New York pianist, composer, and vocalist, Deanna Witkowski, will bring special music to our worship services. Witkowski is best known for her jazz arrangements of classic hymns, her sense of swing, and vast harmonic resources. Her work includes 80 sacred music originals and a string of albums featuring rich fusions of jazz, Brazilian, and Afro-Cuban music. Join us as we worship God in song though her music.

Bring the family for food, fun, and beautifully-made crafts of all kinds!

Lancaster’s much-anticipated 41st annual Christmas in the Country Bazaar and Craft Show will be held on Saturday, November 10 at Church of the Apostles UCC (1850 Marietta Avenue) from 9 am to 3 pm. The Bazaar draws over 1,000 visitors each year and boasts over 60 juried crafters who are carefully selected for the show yearly.

This year’s Bazaar will include many long-time and new vendors who will feature crafts such as: handmade wreaths, baskets, pillows, stained glass decorations, jewelry, paintings and artwork, doll clothes, holiday and seasonal ornaments, hand-carved wood novelties, and more! In addition to the crafters, the Bazaar will include the Apostles Crafters Room, which will have handmade craft items created throughout the year by church members. There will also be a Corner Cupboard with jams, jellies, candies, and other beautifully-presented homemade treats.

Food will be available in the Fellowship Hall throughout the event. The menu will include soups, hot dogs, barbecue foods, beverages, and a large variety of pies! Soups for sale will be vegetable, vegetarian chili, and chicken corn soup.

A wonderful variety of pies and apple dumplings will once again be made by the Bischoff family and members of the Apostles Choir. You can pre-order our pies online at www.apostlesucc.org to ensure you get your favorite. Other homemade cakes, cookies, and candies will also be available.

Throughout the day, special music will be presented in the Sanctuary by some of Church of the Apostles’ talented musicians and choir members. Visitors are invited to relax and enjoy the music during shopping breaks.

Proceeds from the food tables, Apostles Crafters, and rental fees will support missions, outreach projects, and special needs within the life of the church and the community.

There is no charge for this event and there will be ample parking available at the church. For more information, please contact Church of the Apostles at (717) 392-5718.

Saturday, October 25 6 pm-8 pm

6 pm-7 pm – Trick or Treating – Church Parking Lot

6:30 pm-8 pm – Rader Park Events  (lower campus)

Hayride & Bonfire w/Marshmallow roasting

Snacks & Crafts at Schellenberger Pavilion

Here is How it Works:  The middle parking lot is designated for “Trunk or Treating”.  Anyone wishing to participate in handing out treats should park  in this section. The children will come to each car for their “treat”.  We encourage you to decorate your vehicle, but it is not mandatory.

The most important item – HAVE FUN!

RAIN LOCATION: FELLOWSHIP HALL

The tailgating party in our back parking lot is this Saturday at 6:00 pm! Hot dogs and s’mores are on the menu and bring a dish to share along with your outdoor chairs. Decorating your car with you favorite team things is encouraged, as are team jerseys and faces painted in team colors. Following supper we’ll gather in fellowship hall to watch “Airbud Golden Receiver”, a G rated football themed movie. Indulge in movie popcorn and candy during the movie. Bring your friends and enjoy the evening.