Worship Schedule

Traditional Service in Sanctuary at 9am

Sunday School at 10am

Contemporary Service in FLC (Family Life Center) at 11am

This Week's Member Spotlight

Needed:

Empty, cleaned Peanut Butter Jars with lids.

Choral Singalong

The Chancel Choir invites all singers and those who love to sing to join us this summer for a Choral Singalong.

We will meet in the choir room to sing together (for fun) Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm on the following dates:

  • June 15
  • July 6
  • July 27
  • August 17

Come when you can, no performance or membership required. Contact any choir member or Linda for further information.

Watch our services on youtube at 12pm!

We also have a dedicated phone number so you can listen to latest recorded service at 717-899-4JOY (4569).

Great News!

Mail Service is up to only missing a day or two a week. We feel confident that tithes and offerings mailed to the church will arrive here safely. If you wish to send your contributions via mail, you are welcome to do so.

MINISTRY UPDATES

Children's Ministry

Pray with us Tuesdays at 2:52pm

MX Prep Nights - June 8, 15 at 6pm. Kids can attend with or without parents.

MX June 19-23, 2022.

Visit First Lights.org for more

Youth Group

Illuminate Youth Ministry meets on Wednesdays from 6-8 pm, and on Sundays at 10am.

If you'd like more information, please contact Collin @xcultureyouth@gmail.com

Prayer Partners for High School Youth are needed during MX week, June 19-23.  Please sign up at the “Next Steps” counter.

 

Visit Illuminate.org for more

Hungry Hearts

Egg Carton supply is full. We do not need egg cartons at this time.

Hungry Heart's Clothing Mission bins are available in the lobby.  We are accepting summer clothing, especially children's clothing and small household items.  When the three bins are full;  please hold your donation for the next week.

Visit Hungry Hearts

Team Haiti/Missions

We want to keep you up-to-date on how the ministry is going in Haiti. These have been very difficult days, weeks and months in Haiti, which has had more than it’s share of trouble and tragedy. The gifts from members and friends of FUMC have helped to ease the struggles for many.

The School of Hope has been open and students have been taught on a regular basis. Some students have taken their standardized tests administered by the state education department. Your scholarship support has made this possible. We recently sent in the last 1/3 of the annual rent for the school facility. Annual cost is $9,000.

This year we have added a lunch program which costs $400 a month and supplements the food given by the government to provide lunch for 200+ students. Leftovers are sent home for other family members at the end of the-day. The school semester payment for each student is $140, which is required in the fall and spring. These scholarships not only pay for school supplies but also salaries for the teachers. Thank you for helping this year be a success at the School of Hope

Mission Central is in need of Women's briefs, feminine hygiene items, hand and foot warmers, dental floss, toothpaste, deodorant (men's and women's), small personal size shampoo and conditioner, new blankets, medical wound care supplies, school rulers, children's scissors, and all sizes of shoes.

 

Pastoral Care Ministries

GriefShare -Help and encouragement after the death of a loved one - is a special weekly (13) seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life.  We know it hurts and we want to help.  Mondays @1:00 - 3:00 pm  here in room 131 -  You may register by calling 717-263-8491.

Stephen Ministry is here to walk with you through difficult journeys.

Visit Pastoral Care Ministries

Women Connect

Women Connect Facebook Group! All women in the church are invited to join!

UPCOMING HAPPENINGS in Women Connect: June 18 at the home of Pam Reed.

The acronym S.I.S.T.E.R.S. teaches us a lot about our connection –
We Support, Inspire, Serve, Teach, Encourage, Respect and Share.

Mission Experience (MX)

June 19-23, 2022

Isaiah 43:19: Be alert. Be present. I am about to do something brand new.

God created us to work together in community. Throughout the Bible, we see how God brought people together to accomplish big things. This June FUMC is coming together as the body of Christ to do something big in Chambersburg.

MX is for the ENTIRE CHURCH FAMILY - all ages! We will work together in intergenerational groups to enhance our faith journeys and build relationships within our church family.

MX kicks off during worship on June 19th and concludes with evening worship on Thursday June 23rd. This is a 'workcamp-like' event that is open to everyone of all ages at FUMC! Let's come together and use our gifts and talents to show God's love to Chambersburg!

More information to come, but I hope you all will be alert and listen for ways you can participate.

 

Worship at Memorial Park

August 21, 2022

10am -Blended service at Memorial Park.

No children or youth Sunday School.

Service will be followed by our annual church picnic!

200th Anniversary Celebration!

September 18 -Worship with our Bishop.

November 13 -Homecoming Worship with a luncheon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Important Note regarding upcoming events: If you are planning a church event, please contact Stacey in the church office so that we can coordinate all events in the church and are not overlapping ministries. Thank you!

Sunday  9AM Greeters are needed at the Welcome Desk. Please feel free to contact Suzanne Everly for details.

Please contact the church about hospitalizations as we no longer are contacted when parishioners are hospitalized.

Post-High School Connections - First Church Friends: I am looking for people to connect with our post high age young adults. Check-in texts, notes, and emails are a great way to let them know they're a part of the family even when they may not be able to attend regularly. If you're willing to friend one of our post high young adults, please contact Beth Stahl (stahlfamily2000@gmail.com or 717-375-8011).

Wednesday Men’s Study is changing the start time to 7:00 am every week in the FLC lobby

Refugee Resettlement: Please contact Clint Bolte (717) 267-2157 to volunteer with helps for the family.  Donations can be sent to Congregation of the Sons of Israel, 209 East King Street, Chambersburg 17201—memo “refugee resettlement”.

Service

The 'Following Jesus by Serving People' form is available this morning next to today's worship folder. There is a box for you to return the completed form at the “Next Steps” counter.

Next Steps

Next Steps is the the counter area by the lobby high-top tables is the new spot for forms, information, devotionals, study guides, and sign ups.

 

 

Prayers for Healing

Don Nolder

Don Ardery

Sherrill Kessingerer

Emmett Kessingerer

Nessie King

Reed deSalis

Deb Ewing

Bill Peerce
 Steve Hessong
Ron Deihl
Prayers for Uvalde, TX
We join with so many broken-hearted around the world in sorrow and grief. When we think of the tragic and senseless deaths of the children and the teachers at the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas; when we think of the pain and suffering of families and a community, our hearts are filled with sadness and despair. We pray the impossible: comfort for their families. But we also pray that no other children or families will have to suffer this way again. We pray that as a nation we will come together and protect our children - that we will protect their lives and futures before all else. We pray God’s mercy for failing to put the lives of children first. We pray God’s strength to end hatred and violence and bring peace.
Prayers for Our World

Humanitarian Corridors in Ukraine.

For the protection and safety of the people in Ukraine.

For an end to the invasion of Ukraine.

For meaningful productive peace talks.

Wisdom for government leaders.

God's intervention in the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

For the children and babies in Ukraine.

Relief for those dealing with severe weather.

Healing for our divided country, nations, and leaders.

All Military and Law Enforcement and First Responders and Essential Workers.

 

Prayers for Church Ministries, Events and Special projects

Stephen Ministry

First Lights Children's Ministry

Illuminate Youth Ministry

Hungry Hearts Ministry

200th Anniversary Celebration

Mission Experience (MX)

Prayers needed for these members with long term concerns:

John & Bunny Parson
Larry & Avis Guise
Al & Linda Lojacono
Jack & Bette Bowers
Paul & Erma Collins
Bill & Thelma Peerce
Kirk & Kathy Paul
Chuck & Dianne Salter
Dave & Joan Kauffman
Ron & Mary Diehl
Sarah & Barry Baker

Prayers of Comfort, Peace and Condolence

The Swan family. McKenna's sister passed away.

Wisdom, strength and comfort for in-home caregivers.

Families struggling with grief and loss.

Families struggling with housing and financial issues.

Families struggling with reconciliation and forgiveness.

Peace for those dealing with anxiety.

Faith for those who struggle to believe in what they cannot see.

 

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