Week of November 6, 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 Meetings
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 meetings being held by the Stewardship Commission in the Parlor between services today and November 13.

Election Eve Prayer Vigil
The Lancaster Interfaith Coalition will be holding an Election Eve Prayer Vigil for Solidarity & Peace on Monday, November 7 from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm on the Fulton quadrant of Penn Square (intersection of King & Queen Streets.) The Coalition is inviting everyone in the community for word, music, and common prayer in silence in recognition of the tension surrounding this election cycle. All local candidates have also been invited to attend.

Wishing Well
We will continue to collect for the Apostles Assistance Fund until the middle of November. The needs are growing. Please consider taking a paper from one of the two posters and purchasing the item listed on that paper. Items are collected in the Wishing Well.

Calling All the Wonderful Bakers at Church of the Apostles
The choir members bake wonderful pies and apple dumplings, but ALL you folks bake the other delicious things for the bake table at the Bazaar. Cookies, cakes, breads, and all other great baked goods are very much appreciated by the choirs, and we ask for your support again this year. Please package cookies in plastic bags by the half dozen and supply the names of the items. We would also appreciate sheet cakes that are sold by the piece for dessert. Bring them to the Fellowship Hall after 4 pm on Friday, November 11. Thank you so much!

Bazaar Help Needed
This year, we will be honoring Al Bischoff, “The Pie Man,” for his efforts over the years. His family will continue their pie-making tradition in his memory. Saturday, November 12 will be a busy day for everyone involved. Help will be needed to cut up veggies, make soup, slice apples, make pies, etc. Volunteers of all ages are needed for handing out shopping bags at the doors, delivering food to vendors, handling money, and serving food to our shoppers. It’s a big operation and everyone young or older is needed to help make our Bazaar the best one in Lancaster County. Please call Doris Robb or Eileen Thomas to volunteer.

Help Needed for Bazaar Set-up
Eric MacLaren would appreciate volunteers to help move furniture out of rooms on Wednesday, November 9 at 5 pm to prepare for the Bazaar on Saturday, November 12. In addition, Eric would like help returning the furniture and room set-ups to their original locations at about 4 pm on Saturday after the Bazaar. If you can help, please call Eric.