NOVEMBER NET
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COME SEE THE NEW ROTATION MODEL WORKSHOPS
HEALING TOUCH CLINIC AT CHRIST CHURCH
LANCASTER ASSOCIATION FALL MEETING
2008 ALL CHURCH RETREAT HARTMAN CENTER
The 2009 altar flower chart is posted in the back vestibule. If you routinely sponsor flowers, please check to see if your name is listed at the correct week, and write your initials beside it to indicate your intention to do so again. Anyone who is not listed may sign their name in any vacant week. (Only one week per person until all have had a chance, please.) Barbara Cook will contact you closer to your date for specific information.
11-2 C. Marie Brandt
11-4 Michael A. Ressler
11-5 Carl B. Drescher
11-6 Dawn M. Byers James F. Fasching Herbert E. Hoover
11-8 Nancy L. Sonnon
11-10 Cheryl O. Dively
11-11 Samuel P. Musolin Malinda L. Seibert A. Preston Van Deursen
11-13 Patricia L. Irvin Douglas C. Kreiner
11-14 Christopher M. Cook Betty J. Graeff
11-15 Lawrence G. Drybred, Jr. Jennifer L. Jacoby
11-16 Stanley C. Olnick Susan G. Van Skiver
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11-17 Mary B. Heistand
11-19 Eric W. Heberlig Adam L. Zellman
11-21 Amy L. Gerhart Jean M. Hall Wilbur E. Ruhl
11-22 Joy C. Shenberger Charles R. Wells
11-23 Michael J. Drescher Heather C. Heisey
11-25 William E. Ansalvish, Sr.
11-27 Thomas W. Drybred Paula E. Hynum T. Stephen Stouffer
11-28 Amy S. Anderson Jean B. Heistand
11-29 Gerald D. Heilner Anne M. Mullhausen Doris R. Walsh
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November 2, 2008
9:00 & 10:30 Services
On Sunday, November 2, at both worship services, we will be celebrating our annual Christmas In November event. The Outreach Committee has again chosen the Water Street Mission in Lancaster as the organization we will help facilitate as they provide transitional housing to eight families and approximately fifty women and thirty children. Along with a place to live, the Mission provides a nurturing environment and helpful information about job opportunities and educational facilities. WE help with our gifts of personal and family needs.
At both services on November 2, Mardester Thomas will be our guest speaker. Ms. Thomas is from the Development Department at Water Street Mission and a counselor for Women’s Ministry. She will share information about the extensive ministries offered at Water Street Mission and how our gifts will affect the women and children housed there.
The last day to pick up your gift bags will be on October 26. Fill the bag with the indicated gift, tag it with the ribbon provided, and return the bag to be presented during our Christmas In November services on November 2.
As always, our Outreach projects can not succeed without the help of such a giving and caring congregation. Once again, we are asking you to provide the gifts and participate in the celebration of our Christmas In November effort.
God is always moving us forward!
Saturday, November 8, is the next date for our church’s participation in the local clothing bank. Volunteers are needed to help load and transport clothing to the Senior Center on Friday evening, and sort clothing Saturday, November 8, from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at the Senior Center. Please call Susan Van Skiver at 367-9944, if you would like to help.
NOVEMBER 16, 2008
10:00 AM
Following our one service of worship, we will hold our Annual Congregational Meeting. In the polity of the United Church of Christ, each local congregation practices its own form of worship, education, and mission. In order for this system to work adequately, it requires the active participation of all members. Therefore we need your presence on Sunday, November 16, to take part in this congregational meeting. Once again we’ve had a busy year. We celebrate a new staff member, John Lemke, who has been working very hard trying to get to know all of you. We also celebrate the completion of a very successful renovation project and new Church School program.
Upon completion of the meeting, everyone is invited to the basement Social Room to fellowship and enjoy a luncheon prepared by our Fellowship Committee, then to tour the new Church School workshops and classrooms.
LUNCHEON MENU: Chicken Corn Soup, Ham Salad Sandwiches,
Chips, Beverages & Desserts
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00 AM Church School
10:00 AM Worship Service
11:00 AM Congregational Meeting
12:00 Noon Luncheon
COME SEE THE NEW ROTATION MODEL WORKSHOPS!
November 16 during the Congregational Luncheon
After enjoying the meal in the newly renovated Social Room and viewing the new kitchen facilities, everyone is invited to take a tour of the rest of the renovated
classrooms/workshops and Music Room on the upper and lower levels of the education wing of the church. Dessert will be provided along the way!
KAREN E. HEILNER
February 27, 1961 - October 2, 2008
MARGARET E. WEAVER
April 23, 1918 - October 2, 2008
ELWOOD B. BARR, JR.
June 15, 1916 - October 3, 2008
QUINN C. DINSMORE and KEVIN J. BRYNER
were united in marriage on October 11, 2008
DOUGLAS C. KREINER and CHELSEY WOOD
were united in marriage on October 11, 2008
Holiday Bake & Sub Sale
DECEMBER 12, 2008
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Our Lancaster County UCC Homes Auxiliary will again sponsor a Holiday Bake and Sub Sale at Ephrata Manor, December 12, 2008, from 9:00 AM-2:00 PM.
The members of Christ Church have always turned on their ovens and provided an array of wonderful baked items for this fundraiser. (Sugar-free are especially needed.)
Proceeds from our fund raisers and your generous contributions through the year provide our six facilities with those special extras that are not included in the budget. During the past year, our own Lancaster County Auxiliary has helped make possible purchases of new TV’s, Wii games, outdoor garden boxes, outdoor furniture, exercise equipment, and more. Thank you for your generosity!
Please bring your baked items to church on Thursday, December 11, by 11:00 AM.
If you would like to become more involved in our Auxiliary, or just come along to help with this project, please call Sandy Gahres at 367-2861.
HOW CAN I HELP?
Over the past month, you have received information about how “God is Still Giving” in Christ Church as part of the 2008 Stewardship Campaign. More importantly, we have gone on to answer the larger question, “How Can I Help?”, because God isn’t calling us to be passive participants in our Christian walk.
Whether our passion is Caring for God’s Earth through our professional vocation, or we are Caring for God’s People by going on Christ Church’s annual Mission Trip, or we are Caring for God’s Church by looking after the physical church, we need to take an active role to ensure that we are fulfilling our responsibilities.
God is also expecting us to be an active participant through our tithes and offerings. Many of you have responded to the question “How Can I Help?, by returning your pledge cards. For that, the Stewardship Committee thanks you.
If you have not returned your pledge card, we ask that you please send it to the church or place it in an offering plate by November 2.
Remember: God Is Still Giving, and it’s never too late to help!
HEALING TOUCH CLINIC AT CHRIST CHURCH
Saturday, November 15th, from 9:00 AM—12:00 noon, Christ Church members and friends are welcome to come to church to have Healing Touch treatments. Costs are free or a $5.00 donation to the Heifer Project. These sessions are wonderful for stress relief, arthritic joints, aches and pains, relaxation, or clearing one’s head before a test. All ages are welcome!
If you would like more information, check out the Healing Touch website at www.healingtouchprogram.com or more information is available at the church.
Our campaign to fill an ARK for HEIFER INTERNATIONAL has been so successful that we are now at the $3,400 mark, with over two months yet to go.
Even now, our Church School children are filling individual banks toward a goal of $60, the amount it takes to purchase a “Flock of Hope”. Our “Name-The-Heifer” Contest, added an additional $111, plus gave us some fun. Also, contributions continue to come in from the congregation. In November, there will be an opportunity to bid for an ARK done in needlework. To complete the ARK, we are still in need of donkeys, oxen, camels, and guinea pigs.
Plans are now being made for our SEND-OFF-THE-ARK CELEBRATION, on Sunday, December 28, during our one worship service at 10:00 AM. Plan now to be in church that morning to add your joy and thanks to God for this wonderful achievement!
LANCASTER ASSOCIATION FALL MEETING
November 22, 2008
St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Bowmansville is the host of this year’s fall gathering. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting, just let one of the pastors know if you wish to do so. Breakfast is served at 8:30 AM, with the meeting beginning at 9:00.
Friday, December 5, 7:00 PM
Christ Church will be serving hot chocolate and coffee to parade watchers. We will begin preparing at 5:30 PM. If you would like to help with this opportunity for festive community outreach, please contact Steve Stouffer.
Basketball begins Sunday,
November 16!
We play every Sunday from 7-8:30 PM at the Poplar Street Community Center. Play is competitive and the cost is $5-6.00 per person. You may talk to Dana Smith, Art Stephens, Steve Stouffer, or any of our athletic, toned church men for further details! So get moving and start breaking in those basketball shoes!!
SCHEDULE CHANGE
for November Rehearsals:
Cherub Choir will be CANCELLED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26th!
Join us for the Community Worship Service!
~ Jen
Anyone interested in sharing their musical abilities at the 9:00 worship service are invited to sign up on the sheet posted on the “Church Happenings” board, or see John Lemke. Assistance is available, as is an accompanist, if desired.
7th-9th All Church Retreat Hartman Center
21st-22nd 7:00 PM - 8:00 AM Coffee House/Lock-In
Be prepared to be up ALL NIGHT!
From the pool party in September, to the Ghost Hunt in October,
We have had loads of fun! I know our Seniors appreciated your help
during the Fall Clean-Up!
Join us in November when we go to Hartman Center for the All Church Retreat and for our Coffee House and Lock-In. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a minute!!
Midwest Region
This summer our youth will be working with the UCC Disaster Recovery Team in the Midwest to help rebuild after the most recent tornadoes and flooding this past year which devastated Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois. Work groups will form in January and more information about our trip will be made available as we hear more. Any youth who will have completed 8th grade at the end of this school year are invited to join us! A planning committee has been assembled and will begin work soon!
“GOD’S CREATION” 2009 CALENDARS
Once again these beautiful and inspirational calendars are available to anyone who would like one. The cost is $6.00, and the proceeds benefit the Youth Group activities. Please sign up on the “Church Happenings” board to order.
2008 ALL CHURCH RETREAT HARTMAN CENTER November 7th- 9th
We are so excited about this weekend, and hope you will be too. Please consider joining us. A major part of the weekend will be exploring our personal faith journeys. We are asking that each participant bring with them at least 6 pictures of important milestones in their life that has shaped their spiritual journey. Some suggestions might be: weddings, special anniversaries, baptisms, confirmation, church/youth retreats, mission trips, and past church events.
Join us for the “4 F’s”: Food, Fun, Fellowship, and Football!
Contact Pastor Fred if you wish to join us!
May an abundance of gratitude burst forth as you reflect upon what you have received.
May thanksgiving overflow in your heart, and often be proclaimed in your prayer.
May you gather around the table of your heart the ardent faithfulness, kindness, and goodness of each person who is true to you.
May the harvest of your good actions bring forth plentiful fruit each day.
May you discover a cache of hidden wisdom among the people and events that have brought you distress andsorrow.
May your basket of blessings surprise you with its rich diversity of gifts and its opportunities for growth.
May all that nourishes and resources your life bring you daily satisfaction and renewed hope.
May you slow your hurried pace of life so you can be aware of, and enjoy, what you too easily take for granted.
May you always be open, willing, and ready to share your blessings with others.
May you never forget our wonderful God who loves you lavishly and unconditionally
~ Joyce Rupp