Week of November 8, 2015
Food Bank
Needs: Specifically—cereal, Macaroni & Cheese, fruit, pasta, crackers, peanut butter, and soup.
Bazaar Soup Needs Volunteers
Come for a time of fun and fellowship! We will be making our delicious soups with your expert help! We need volunteers for:
Monday, November 9th: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
We will be cutting up all the vegetables and cooking and cutting up some of the chicken. It will be all hands on deck!
Tuesday, November 10: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
We will be cooking & cutting the rest of the chicken & making chicken corn soup with the corn from our church garden!
Wednesday, November 11: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
We will be cooking and cutting beef and preparing our vegetable beef soup.
Thursday, November 12: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
We will be making our vegetarian chili.
We also need volunteers to help heat up and stir the soup on Saturday, November 14th. We really need some young men and young Dads with strong backs to help lift the soup kettles and to help get the soup containers out of the refrigerated truck. If you are helping us in the kitchen on Saturday, November 14th, please arrive at 7:30 a.m. We also need volunteers to help clean up the kitchen afterward. Lunch will be provided every day. If you would be interested in volunteering, please contact Cindy Williams at (717) 572-3808.
Help Needed
Eric MacLaren, our Sexton, is requesting some help Wednesday, November 12, from 5 p.m. until done to move furniture, etc. from the Sunday school and Preschool rooms to make space for our vendors. After the Bazaar, beginning at 6 p.m., Eric will be needing help again to return the furniture for our Sunday services. Please let him know if you are able to assist. Both Eric and Larry Rongoni are invaluable helpers for our Bazaar.
Education Survey
So you’ve checked your calendar – what are you waiting for? In this season of thankfulness, stewardship, and giving back, please prayerfully consider whether you can give the gift of a few hours in 2016 to support our outreach and education efforts to the children and youth among us, both at COA and in the community beyond. You’ll find a colored insert in today’s bulletin listing opportunities to help. Completed inserts can go in the offering plate or to the church office. We are thankful for your willingness to give back!
Food Hub Fundraiser
Come out to Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant at any time on November 17th to enjoy great food and to support a good cause! As long as you bring a coupon, which is available on our website or at the Welcome Center, 20% of your check will go toward our Food Hub Fundraiser. We hope to see you there!
Calling All Bakers
We are asking all bakers to please donate baked goods to the choir bake table for the Christmas in the Country Bazaar on November 14th. Items may be brought to the Fellowship Hall on Friday, November 13 after 12 p.m. We will have our wonderful pies, but we do need cookies, brownies, candy, specialty breads, and sheet cakes to cut up for dessert to be served at the bazaar. The church choirs thank you for your support!
New Beginnings
Come join us for a long-time Christmas tradition and carol singing. A “Christmas Banquet” will be held on Friday, December 11th at 12 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The cost is $20 per person. Please make checks out to COA and write “Christmas Banquet” in the memo portion. Checks must be given to Bill Higgs or placed in the “New Beginnings” mailbox in the church office by December 6th. Transportation for Homestead attendees will be provided by the Homestead van. If transportation is needed, please indicate so with your check.