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).
Donations can be made in person, by mail or through online giving.
DINNER CHURCH!
THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 5PM!
Worship Bulletin
Assisting in Worship Today
Greeters: Steve and Bobbi Gillespie
Welcome Desk: Nina McIntire
Liturgist: Ben Schellhase
Flowers: The altar flowers are in loving memory of Sandy Jenkins from Dick Jenkins and family.
MINISTRY UPDATES
Children's Ministry
Little Lights and Sparks Early Childhood Ministry
Mark Your Calendar:
- August 18 9am & 11am Back to School Blessing
- August 25 10am Promotion Sunday
- September 14 - Bikes & Trikes! An Early Childhood Ministry Event for kids not yet in kindergarten and their parents/caregivers.
- October 2 - 6pm-7pm Go for the Gold! An Event to kick off the fall for kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade!
- October 26 - Trunk or Treat! (We need 10 cars/trunks signed up by September 30 to participate!) Sign up to host a 'Trunk' here.
2023-2024 First Lights Permission Form
Family Worship FAQs
Youth Group
Schedule:
Sunday, August 25, 2024: Promotion Sunday (10 a.m.)
Wednesday, August 28, 2024: Fall Kick-Off @ church
We have youth in our congregation willing to help with mowing your grass! If this is something you are in need of assistance with, please contact Collin(xcultureyouth@gmail.com), and he will connect you with a student who can help you with that.
College Students Group
College Students
It's time to go back to campus or to move on campus for the first time! This is a transition time for everyone! But pray for our new college students as they begin a new PHASE. Pray that this school year will bring learning, growth and safety.
Hungry Hearts
Clothing Ministry is in need of children’s clothing, boys and girls, sizes 6-18; as well as lightweight blankets, king & queen sheets, and new underwear for all ages and sizes.
Women Connect
UPCOMING HAPPENINGS -
10173 Upper Strasburg Road
Upper Strasburg Road 17265
AUGUST 17, 9-10:30 AM
Refreshments and Fellowship!
Transportation provided. Contact Paula Hepfer at 717-360-6634
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WIN Wish List - Win Victim Services is in need of an infant car seat, wood platform bed frames, and consumable items. There is a list of current needs clipped to a box marked "WIN donations" by the welcome desk. You are invited to take a picture of the list or visit their site: http://winservices.org. If you purchase items from the website, please mark the quantity purchased. Monetary donations can be given to Pam Reed. Collected money will be used to purchase a car seat first. Donations of items can be placed in the box or given to Pam.
Team Haiti/Missions
Mission Central needs:
children’s books (all ages), hygiene items (shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotion, deodorant, bodywash, etc.) in travel size and standard sizes, shoes (tennis shoes and closed-toe shoes for kids’ sizes 1-6, summer and winter shoes for adults), 24 pack crayons, 6-12 packs of colored pencils, 6-12 packs of markers, erasers, ink pens (blue or black ink), pencil sharpeners, pencils(standard or mechanical), rulers, craft or kids’ scissors(no plastic blades), spiral or top-bound notebooks, composition notebooks, lunchboxes, backpacks.
Pastoral Care Ministries
GriefShare -
How will GriefShare help you? When a loved one dies, it can feel like you’re alone. Few people understand how painful and isolating your grief can be. But that doesn’t mean you have to suffer by yourself. At GriefShare, you’ll find a safe, comforting place where you can talk with others about your grief. You’ll find support, direction, and guidance on how to make it through.
GriefShare Support group is currently on summer break. For more information or to register, call Gail at 717-263-8491 ext. 207.
The next seminar starts August 12, at 1-3 pm and will run through November 25, 2024.
Loss of a Spouse
Music & Worship
Join us August 14 for sing-alongs in the Choir Room at 7pm.
HOUSEKEEPING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Setup the FLC for 11 o’clock service: We need teams of 2 or 3 to prep the room for Sunday worship any time after noon on Friday or Saturday morning. 45 minutes would be needed to do this job. If you would like to help, please speak to pastor Steve or email: pastor4fumc@gmail.com.
Scam Emails Please do not respond to any emails asking you for Urgent help or gift cards which proport to be from the pastor or a staff member. This is always a scam.
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!
Please contact the church about hospitalizations as we no longer are contacted when parishioners are hospitalized.