Week of November 13, 2016 - Church of the Apostles UCC

Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cold cereal, rice or rice helpers, pasta, crackers, dry soup, and canned items, including soups, fruits, beans, baked beans, tomatoes, and tuna.

Market Basket
Now is the time to think of Christmas! Are you going to be baking more? Are you trying to think of a gift that people would use? Consider grocery cards. We have cards for Giant, Stauffers, and Weis in denominations of $20, $25, $50, and $100. The discount the stores give the church helps us to feed other people at the Saturday Morning Breakfast. On the first three Sundays in November (in the church office after church), you can pick up the cards you ordered in October, and you can also order what you need for December with a check or cash.

Congregational Meeting and Informational Meeting
COA’s Congregational Meeting will be held between services on November 20. If you have any questions about the Annual Budget, you are invited to bring them along to the informational meeting being held today by the Stewardship Commission in the Parlor between services.

Lunch with the Pastor
The next lunch and conversation with Rev. Giffen will be held in the Parlor following the second service on Sunday, November 20. It is our hope to enhance communication within the congregation, continue to develop our sense of community, and provide time for members to get to know Rev. Giffen on a personal level. Please RSVP to the church office at (717) 392-5718.

Thanksgiving Community Service
Church of the Apostles, and 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!

Advent Workshop
The Advent Workshop will be held on Sunday, November 27 from 10:30 am—1 pm. Join us in the Fellowship Hall for crafts and snack while we decorate the West Lobby Christmas tree, create cards for shut-in members, and decorate cupcakes.

The Redemption of Scrooge
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.