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PARENTS' NIGHT OUT
The Fellowship Team is hosting a Parent's Night Out on December 12 from 5-8pm. We invite you to drop off your kids for some Christmas fun, while you and your spouse enjoy a night out, either for a date or to get some last minute Christmas shopping done. The kids will enjoy some food, games, making a Christmas ornament, and other fun activities! Please sign up here if you plan to bring your kids.
If you are interested in helping with this event (set-up, dinner, childcare) please sign up here!
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MEN'S PANEL DISCUSSION
Ever feel like your phone is taking too much of your attention? Wondering about how AI is going to change the world? Join us for a Men's group event: “Using Technology Well,” a panel discussion with guys who are thoughtfully navigating what it looks like to follow Jesus in a digital world. Bring your questions, bring a friend, and join us at HBIC in the Outreach Center on Friday, November 20 from 6:30-8pm.
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CELEBRATE WITH US!
We love sharing about the wonderful things happening in the life of our church family! Join us in congratulations and prayers of support for...
James and Becky (Negley) Sadler, who were married on October 24!
Evelyn Kelly and Nathan Sherrod, who were married on September 19!
Micah and Peyton Zerbe, who were married on September 20!
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Sunday, November 1
Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour!
Before worship service: Coffee and fellowship (Open Area)
9am & 11am: Worship Services (Sanctuary)
9am & 11am: Kids Sunday School (Youth Rooms/Downstairs Open Area)
9am: Prayer in the Night Study Group (Conference Room)
10:45am: Bible Quizzing Practice (Small Youth Room)
11am: Sermon Text Study/Discussion Group (Conference Room)
12:45pm: Young Adult Lunch (Open Area)
Monday, November 2
6pm: Girls Who Code (Large Youth Room)
6:30pm: Roadmap to Reconciliation (Sanctuary)
Wednesday, November 4
1pm: Grief Sharing Support Group (Small Conference Room)
5:30pm: Community Meal (Sanctuary)
6:15pm: Youth Group (Sanctuary/Fenced-in Lot/Garage)
6:30pm: Kids Club (Youth Rooms)
6:30pm: ELL (Outreach Center - all upstairs areas)
7pm: Prayer Gathering (Hybrid: Prayer Room and Zoom)
Thursday, November 5
7pm: Tapestry Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
7pm: Kitchen Training (Kitchen)
Saturday, November 7
7pm: Post-High/College Age Bonfire (Brotherton Home)
Staff away:
Aaron Johnston will be away through November 2. Pastors Ryan, Lynda and Hannah will be attending the BIC Atlantic Conference Ministry Enrichment retreat and will be away November 2-3.
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POST-HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE YOUNG ADULTS
Are you a recent high school grad/college student looking for a space to gather and grow with others in your specific age group? Great news! We're launching a new opportunity for you. The Brothertons are hosting two fall fun events - a bonfire (11/7) and pie-making (11/14). Save these dates and find all of the details in an email coming from Pastor Brie! If you know you plan to attend, you can sign up here to help with their planning.
If you're a young adult that's beyond college-age, there are many special ways for you to engage, too! Reach out to Pastor Brie to be added to her email list. This week, join in a lunch for all young adults after the 11am worship service!
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MISSIONS SUNDAY
On Sunday, November 8, we will celebrate our annual Missions Sunday, and we hope you'll plan to join us for this special day! Yosuel & Jacqui Medina, who serve among unreached, indigenous people groups in the Amazon jungle region of Ecuador with BIC World Missions, will be joining us to speak in our 9 and 11am morning services and in a special evening service.
For the evening service, arrive anytime between 5:45 and 6:15pm for a creative, experiential time of prayer for our world. Then the Medinas will be sharing more about their work in Ecuador from 6:30 to 7:15pm, followed by a concluding time of refreshments and fellowship.
Each year on Missions Sunday, we take a special Missions Offering, which is used primarily to provide a love gift to all of the missionaries sent out from our church (this year we have 13 individuals or families serving!). Our offering goal for this year is $16,000 or more. It will take many gifts, both large and small – let's give generously to bless our HBIC missionaries. You can give your Missions Offering in person on November 8 during our special ingathering offering time in the services, or you can give online or mail a check to the church (marked for Missions Offering) anytime between now and November 22.
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CLASSICS LUNCH
Come join the Classics (anyone aged 55+) for a fun lunch and fellowship get-together on Sunday November 15, right down the road at City Line Diner! We'll enjoy a time of fellowship and great food in the back banquet room there, after the 11am service starting around 12:45. Please sign up here if you plan to attend. If you have any questions, contact Wanda Heise or Pastor Ryan.
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WELCOME LUNCH
Did you begin attending HBIC sometime within the last year? If so, you are invited to join the church staff for a special lunch on Sunday, December 13, following the 11am service. We'll enjoy both good food and time to get to know one another better. We hope you'll plan to join us!
If you're able to attend, please be sure to sign up here, which will help us greatly in planning for the meal. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Lynda.
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KITCHEN TRAININGS
We will be offering two upcoming Kitchen Training Sessions: Thursday, November 5, and Wednesday, November 18, from 7 to 8pm both evenings. Please sign up for one of these upcoming training opportunities here if you'd like to assist with our Wednesday Community Meals or if you are serving in any of the church's ministries which make use of the kitchen. Contact Pastor Lynda, Jess Zeigler, or Jesse Stowell if you have any questions.
And speaking of assisting with Community Meals, we are currently especially in need of people who can stay after the meal to help pack up any leftovers and get the dishes rinsed to assist the evening’s clean-up volunteer. Some of our faithful after-the-meal-helpers are now caring for babies and not as available. If you’d like to pitch in some Wednesdays, sign up here.
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FALL COMFORTER DAY
Help make a gift of hope and comfort. A handmade comforter provides not only warmth but a tangible reminder of hope and care to people when they need it most. We have several comforters ready to be knotted and your help is needed to finish them!
Come to the Fall Comforter Day on Saturday, November 14 starting at 9am here at Harrisburg BIC in the new Outreach Center (upstairs)! Stay all day, or an hour or two. No sewing experience is needed. If you can tie a knot, you can help finish a comforter – to help people in need around the world.
Open to everyone! Bring your friends and family. Student community service hours available. Bring your lunch if you plan to stay all day.
Completed comforters are donated to the Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC’s) relief efforts. Check out their website for more info on their wonderful work at mcc.org. Other ways to help: Donate fabric (cotton), sew comforter tops, help prep the comforters for knotting.
We will start cleaning up around 2pm and would appreciate extra help! For more information, contact Kim Mumper.
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BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS
Each year, we love our community by packing and distributing Thanksgiving meal kits! Please consider serving our neighbors on Friday, November 20 (packing kits) and Saturday, November 21 (distributing kits). Sign up here if you are willing to volunteer!
Note - registration to receive kits will open on our website on November 10.
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WORSHIP FLAG TEAM
HBIC is a congregation where movement as an expression of worship is encouraged and children are welcome to be leaders. Worship flags is one of those opportunities! If your child loves to wave their hands and move their body to music as they worship, we encourage them to join worship flag team. The group currently meets on the 4th Saturday of the month at 9am and would love to have your child join them. They don’t need to have any skills - practice times are used to teach skills in preparation for leading in worship. You can reach out to Kristen (717-420-0911) or Megan (717-592-8412) for more information. They would love to see your child on Saturday, November 14 at 9am!
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TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT
Our pastoral staff occasionally receive requests from congregants (people who do not drive, local college students, etc.) asking for help to find transportation in order to attend our services. While we know the congregation cannot meet every need, we would like to develop a list of others who would be willing to provide a ride to and from church -- such a list will be a helpful resource for the pastors. If you'd be open to giving rides to someone, especially if they live in your vicinity or somewhat along your route to church, and would be willing to be contacted as needs arise so you can consider whether or not you could help, please sign up here. Thank you.
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NOMINATIONS
There are several positions within the church that the Nominating Committee will be working to fill for voting at the February Council Meeting. You're invited to share names of those in the congregation you feel God has equipped for the following positions for consideration: Church Board member, Deacon Team member, Property Committee member, and Regional Conference delegate. Be sure the person you're nominating is aware of and ok with their name being given for consideration. To share your recommendations, email the committee or reach out to Pastor Hank!
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STEWARDING OUR CALL
The Stewarding Our Call: Rebuild and Renew capital campaign is a three-year initiative of Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church to raise $1.5 million to fully retire our church loan and rebuild.
Check out the Stewarding Our Call page on our website for all of the information about the capital campaign and to print the pledge form. You can either drop your completed pledge form in the “Stewarding Our Call” lock box located in the church lobby or email it electronically to stewardingourcall@harrisburgbic.org. All pledge forms are kept confidential.
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RENOVATIONS UNDERWAY
The upstairs office/outreach area is finished!
Progress is currently being made on the Kids Wing. Drywall is up! We'll be hosting tours after both services on November 15.
If you're on FB or Instagram, you can find regular updates shared on both platforms.
We're grateful to so many who have gotten us to this point - most especially our Facility Manager, Aaron Johnston, who is working closely with COR Construction and is coordinating so many details.
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The BIC Foundation is financing this project. Here's a note from them:
Hello Harrisburg BIC! The Brethren in Christ Foundation is excited for the rebuilding of your facility to be underway. We know that it has been a long journey to get to this point and are happy to partner with your congregation in funding the rebuilding project. Loans like this are only possible because of investments of others. We would love for you to learn how we support churches like yours and consider becoming an investor yourself. Click here!
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OUR WEEKLY SETLIST
Did you know you can preview the upcoming worship set or listen to songs that were meaningful to you from the week before? Each Thursday, we update our Weekly Setlist playlists on YouTube and Spotify! Use them to help familiarize yourself with songs for Sunday, or just to continue worshipping throughout the week!
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We welcome you to contact us by email or by phone if you have a need. Here is the contact information for our church leadership.
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