Upcoming Events…
Come enjoy a York Revolution Baseball game on September 1st at 6:30pm and vote for Freely Capture (Mike Shradley, Matt Shradley, Josh Lance & Chad Koons) when they play at the Battle of the Bands. The winning band gets to perform at the York Fair on September 19th.
The new choir season will be starting soon. Howard is always looking for new members. If you would like to sing with the group please let us know in the office and we will pass your name along. The first rehearsal will be on Wednesday, September 8th at 7:00 pm.
In advance of our Block Party on September 18th, we will be distributing flyers throughout the surrounding neighborhoods. We will need volunteers to help hang the flyers on people’s doors. If you can help with this project please let us know in the church office.
It’s time for our next Pretzel Sandwich Sale. Order forms are available in the church foyer. Please take one and let your friends and neighbors enjoy these wonderful treats for lunch. The cost is $3.50 per sandwich. Proceeds will benefit the Outreach/Mission Fund of the Women’s Ministry. The pickup date will be September 28th.
The Women’s Ministry is collecting their Silver Offering during the months of August and September. This is the money you have been saving in the small cardboard churches. If you haven’t received a bank for your donations, you can get one on the table in the back of the sanctuary.
The Women’s Fall Fellowship at the Doubling Gap Center will be held October 15 & 16th. For a detailed schedule and a signup sheet, be sure to check out the brochures in the church foyer.
Attention Parents! Worship House in Mechanicsburg is hosting a conference for the parents of teenagers called “Turbulence Ahead – Parenting Teens through the Bumpy Years.” The presenter is Mark Gregston. The conference will be held on Tuesday, September 21st from 6:30-10:00 PM. For more information about the conference you can check out the website www.turbulenceahead.org.
The Church of God Home invites all senior groups to make a date to enjoy a delicious lunch in the beautiful LeTort Dining Room and to take a tour of the newly remodeled independent living apartments. To take advantage of this opportunity please call Alexandra Hensel at 717-249-5322, ext. 3085.
We are attempting to grow our building fund. You can make a contribution without ever writing a check by volunteering to work at Hershey Park. Your wages will be paid to the church and on most days you will receive free passes to the park. To schedule a time to work please contact Dottie Clark at 774-2051.
Do you like to take pictures? Do you enjoy taking video with a camcorder? Are you able to edit video on your computer? If you answer is ‘yes’ to any of these questions, we can use your abilities. We would like to incorporate video elements into our worship services and we need volunteers to lend their creativity to our efforts. If you have an interest in helping out in this way, please call the church office.
You may have heard about the Bible Study on Monday nights at Mike & Pam Shradley’s house beginning at 6:30 pm. Things have gone so well the group will now be meeting each Monday evening. If you’re looking for a small group experience be sure to check it out!
You may have noticed in the pews some new Building Fund envelopes. If you would like to make a donation you can use those envelopes and place them in the offering plate with your regular gifts.