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Pastor Joel will be out of the office August 10-16. If you have any needs, please reach out to your deacon or contact the church office.

The Gifts Discernment Team is inviting an "open ballot" calling process on Sunday August 23, within worship, to assist with their work of identifying people who might serve in leadership. There will be information sheets available this Sunday and next describing the many positions to which we invite suggested names for new people among us to consider serving. Please take one and review it in the coming weeks, preparing to offer names of those you believe have gifts for the many positions and teams in our church structure. Thank you for your attention to this important work!

- Gifts Discernment Team

CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Saturday, August 8

10:00 am  Food Pantry Open 10:00am to 12:00pm

Sunday, August 9

9:00 am  Combined Sunday School - Annual Conference Report, Sanctuary 

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

Thursday, August 13

8:30 am  Soup Kitchen – (Casseroles due at church by 8:30)

Sunday, August 16

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

Food Pantry Collection, Blessing of the Backpacks

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Additions and updates for prayer list or calendar of events are welcome by contacting the church office.

Special note for all Ministry Teams: Please notify the church office with any upcoming meetings or events for your team so we can add these dates to the calendar.

Sunday School News

Combined Sunday School

9:00 AM - All Ages Welcome

Annual Conference Report - Sanctuary 

Homebuilders Class

Mondays - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM by conference call. To join, contact Mike Martin at

717-840-4184 or Caretaker@TwinBrookFarm.com and leave a phone number.

The class studies lessons from the "Guide for Biblical Studies" curriculum. 

Upcoming Events

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sunday August 9: Annual Conference Report

Sunday August 16: Food Pantry Collection, Blessing of the Backpacks

Wednesday August 19: Frank Soyke Celebration of Life 1:00 PM

Sunday August 23: "Welcome Back" Sunday, Open Ballots

Sunday August 30: Rebecca Wolf Installation as Student Minister

Chicken Barbecue and Annual Car Show

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Forms may also be found on the bulletin board.

10:30 am until Sold Out

Each dinner includes a

half chicken, baked potato, roll and applesauce.

Pre-ordering will help us to determine the number of chicken dinners more accurately, reducing the risk of waste and the risk of disappointing late comers.

Deadline to pre-order is Tues., July 28.

Pre-ordered dinners need to be picked up by

1:00 pm at the Nicarry Meetinghouse canopy

on Sat., August 8.

We are counting on you to pre-order your drive thru meal this year you can order online at www.crosskeysvillage.org/chicken

or click on the button below for the order form



9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Rain or Shine -

Show field opens at 7:30 am

Pre-Registration by July 31: $12

Pre-Registration Deadline

is July 31, 2026

Registration after July 31: $ 15

Dash Plaques to first 75 cars

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, August 14, 2026

Casseroles are due 2nd THURSDAY before 8:30 AM 

Sign up by calling Sandi Bowser at 717-825-7203 to make a casserole for

Our Daily Bread/Soup Kitchen for Friday, August 14, 2026 (10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

PLEASE contact Sandi to add your name and number of casseroles, so we can let

Our Daily Bread/Soup Kitchen know how many casseroles to expect.

The pans are located in the church lounge. Thank you!

BLESSING OF BACKPACKS - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH



Calling all students, teachers, and staff to our Blessing of Backpacks on August 16 during worship. As a part of worship, backpacks will be brought forward to be blessed in preparation for the new school year. This year we are coordinating with the Food Pantry collection to not only help nourish spiritually but also physically through food collection. We look forward to seeing you with your backpacks on Sunday August 16. 

Church of the Brethren News

Southern PA District/Denomination

Denominational news and information is always available by visiting brethren.org

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Online Giving is safe, easy, and convenient. Sign up by going to our church website at: www.yorkfirst.org and click on the Online Giving Link or go directly to the Online Giving website at: http://www.osvhub.com/york-first/funds.

For assistance setting up your account,

call Donor Support at:  800-348-2886 – Option 2 – Online Giving Questions? Contact Sheryl Leaman - Thank you for your support!

NOTE: Online giving can be used for regular weekly or monthly offerings, special offerings, and capital campaign contributions, as well as many other specific outreach ministries that we sponsor.



Gathering Area Quilt

 

Every month the quilt in the gathering area is changed to another beautiful quilt. The August quilt is named

"Ocean Wonders". Please look at this quilt closely to see all the shells, starfish, fish and other ocean friends. It is

so beautiful!

These quilts are made by Sid Innerst. Sid is a very talented quilter and we want to thank her for sharing her beautiful work.

The bulletin board display for

August was designed by

Kathy Kovacs and Michelle Sauder.

THANK YOU to everyone who helped us celebrate our 70^th wedding anniversary with beautiful Cards, notes, and well-wishes.

We have been blessed by the love we feel at First Church.

Barbara and Roy Rollman

Thank you to our church family for all the prayers, cards and support we received surrounding the passing of my sister JoAnn Krone.

~ Linda Wisner

Community Aid Partnership

First Church has initiated a partnership with CommunityAid, a source for donating gently used clothing and goods. This organization accepts donated items in good condition and offers them back to the community at affordable prices.



Making a donation is easy. CommunityAid currently has seven centers in central PA, with the York area store/donation location at 2001 Springwood Rd, site of the former Bon Ton store in the Queensgate Shopping Center. Simply drive up to the side of the store and employees will assist in unloading your items. In turn, by supplying partnership number 50344 (assigned to: First Church of the Brethren of York) to the CommunityAid employee, our church will periodically receive a monetary reimbursement based on the accumulated weight of donations.

A long list of acceptable items, along with hours of operation and other related information can be found on the display rack located on the wall in the Gathering Area at First Church. If you wish to receive a mailed copy, please contact the church office. 

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