Week of April 3, 2016 - Church of the Apostles UCC

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cereal, macaroni & cheese, fruit, pasta, crackers, peanut butter, and soup.

Market Basket
Today is your first chance to sign up for Market Basket to collect this month’s grocery cards. Grocery cards are available from Giant, Stauffers, and Weis. Our discount helps to feed the homeless downtown.

Ready for Membership?
There is currently a group forming to become members of Church of the Apostles on April 10. If you have been visiting and are ready to help us decide our future ministries and missions, please speak with Pastor Kuhn.

New Moms Support
Volunteers are needed to take meals to Melissa and Dustin Koehler. Their new baby boy, Maxwell, was born on March 14^th. Please contact Donna Carr at (717) 475-5285 or at her home phone (717) 397-6305 if you are able to help. Thank you!

Let’s Talk: How to Have a Lifelong Conversation about Sex
Join us TONIGHT for “Let’s Talk: How To Have A Lifelong Conversation About Sex.” This FREE workshop is for parents, grandparents, and anyone else who wants to learn strategies for teaching the young people in their lives about healthy sexuality and healthy decision-making.

6:30-8:00 pm in Rooms 308-310; free and open to the public
FREE CHILDCARE will be available in Fellowship Hall from 6:15-8:15 pm

RSVP encouraged (but not required) to Flo Waldron at waldr005@umn.edu. See the bulletin insert for more information. We hope you can join us for this important event!

Race Against Racism
Want to join a fun, healthy event that promotes unity and understanding in our community? Join the COA team for Race Against Racism. Walk or run 5K on Saturday, April 30^th at 9 am, kids run to follow. All fitness levels are welcome! Register with the Church of the Apostles team at http://www.ywcalancaster.org/news-events/feeds/. The password is Churchoftheapostles. Please contact Kristi Newport with any questions, or if you would like to have a training run prior to the race: kbnewport@gmail.com, (717) 371-8406. Register by April 15^th to receive a discounted rate!

Preschool Anniversary
On Sunday April 24^th, the Apostles Community Preschool will be celebrating its 50^th year anniversary with a reunion luncheon. The luncheon will be held in the Fellowship Hall after the 10:45 am worship service. Former and current preschoolers, teachers and board members are invited to attend this special event as well as church members. We would like to develop a Memory Book. If you have a favorite memory, please jot it down and either give it to Ellen Schellenberger or email Ellen at ejschellenberger@comcast.net by Friday, April 15. If you know any former students, teachers, or board members who are not members of COA, please share this information with them and ask them to contact the preschool office at (717) 392-5598.