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NEXT WEEK - PICTORIAL DIRECTORY PHOTOS

Reminder: Photo sessions are only one week away!

This Sunday will be the last chance to sign up in person.

Our church will produce a new photo directory this year, something we undertake every 6 years. The dates we have reserved for photo session are Thursday April 16 (full) and Friday April 17. Everyone who is active in the life of our church is encouraged to reserve a time for your family photo. You will all receive an 8"x10" print free of charge as well as a published directory. Additional products may be purchased if you wish.

You may sign up for a time slot in person on Sunday or online anytime. To schedule your photography appointment online, simply go to www.ucdir.com, click on photography appointment scheduling login on the right side, enter pa1242 in the Church Code field and enter Mark in the Church Password field. 

Follow the prompts to schedule your family’s appointment time. If you have 6 or more in your family please use 2 consecutive time slots. Appointments fill up quickly, so schedule as soon as possible to secure your preferred date and time.

CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Saturday, April 11

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

Sunday, April 12

9:00 am    Sunday School

10:30 am   Worship Service – Sanctuary

Tuesday, April 14

6:30 pm   Leadership Team – Room 154

Wednesday, April 15

9:30 am  Staff Meeting – Multi-Purpose Room

11:30 am  Lunch Bunch - Marino’s Pizza & Pasta House/East York

Thursday, April 16

10:00 am   Prayer Shawl – Anna Mow Room

1:00 pm   Photo Directory Sessions – Anna Mow Room

6:30 pm  Chancel Choir Rehearsal – Sanctuary

Friday, April 17

1:00 pm   Photo Directory Sessions – Anna Mow Room

Sunday, April 19

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service & Special Congregation Meeting within worship– Sanctuary

12:00 pm  Deacon Meeting – Anna Mow Room

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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

**Two new book series begin in adult classes this Sunday! If you have not attended recently, please consider doing so beginning this Sunday. These classes are excellent times for spiritual growth and fellowship!**

Children's Sunday School Classes

9:00 AM in Rooms 151, 152, and 153. Children grades PreK (age 4) and up will have class lessons. Children ages 3-4 and younger are welcome to attend nursery care.

Youth Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 155. Teacher Dave Witkovsky. Youth in grades 6-12 are welcome.

Vine & Branches Class

9:00 AM in Room 154. Teacher Joel Gibbel. We will begin studying "The Upside Down Kingdom" by Donald Kraybill with chapter 1, "Down Is Up." This book is offers a tremendous summary of the core lessons of Jesus' life and ministry, absolutely essential to study! All are welcome, especially younger adults.

Lamplighters Class

9:00 AM in Room 145. Teacher Patricia Carey. The class will begin a study based on a book How to Serve the Needy when you are One of Them," beginning with a video interview with author Kevin Weibe. All are welcome.

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:

Thursday April 16 and Friday April 17: Photo Directory Pictures

Sunday April 19: Special Congregational Forum, Special Offering

Sunday April 26: Youth Sunday

Sunday May 3: Spring Congregational Forum

Special Congregational Forum - Sunday April 19th

We will hold a Special Congregation Forum within worship on Sunday April 19, during which we will vote regarding Rebecca Wolf’s calling to Licensed Ministry in the Church of the Brethren. All church members are encouraged to attend and participate. Thank you.

Special Offering - Sunday April 19th

As we do each third Sunday of the month, we will receive a special offering related to the Witness ministry of our church. This month our special collection will go toward our co-sponsorship of an event called "PeaceFest: Forging Peace and Cultivating Justice Together." It will be held at the Lititz Church of the Brethren and feature Shane Claiborne as guest speaker, a day of inspiration toward peacemaking and reducing violence in our communities and in the world. Thank you in advance for your support.

II Peter 3:18 Grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ

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bulletin board

The Lehman Center Auxiliary Presents 34th ANNUAL AUCTION benefiting

Children's Aid Society - The Lehman Center

Tuesday, April 28, 2025, 5:00 PM

Location: New Fairview Church, 1873 New Fairview Church Rd., York, Pa 17403

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Auction, where we aim to make a significant difference in the lives of those who need it the most.



• Silent Auction including

Art Collectibles, Theme Baskets,

Gift Certificates, Autographed Sports Items

• Live Auction Featuring 

New Merchandise, Household goods,

Handmade items, Unique items

• Delicious food starting at 12:00 pm

(Includes homemade soups, Bar-b-que, homemade pies)

Live Auction & Virtual available – Some of our items will be available “Virtually” prior to the Live Auction starting Saturday, April 26^th til Monday, April 28^th!

Visit our website for the Auction catalog at www.cassd.org/casauction.html

LUNCH BUNCH

The Lunch Bunch has been meeting every other week on a Wednesday. Lunch Bunch is open to all ages and stages of life and began by meeting every other week on Wednesdays from 11:30am-1 pm at different local restaurants.  In an effort to make it easier for folks to include it on their calendars, we began meeting on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

On March 31st we gathered at The Village Green Restaurant on Eastern Boulevard

(see photos) We always enjoy each other’s company and stories! It’s a great way to meet new friends and to renew old acquaintances at York First COB as well as to share our interests and a few laughs together!

We will be meeting on Wednesday, April 15th at Marino's Pizza & Pasta House in East York. It would be nice to see you there!

For questions or more information, please contact Kim Witkovsky at witkovskyks@gmail.com or 814-599-7055 or the church office.

We would love for you to join us - all are welcome!    

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.

The Child Development Center (CDC) has had an administrative change:

Kim Moore, CDC Director, is happy to announce that we have a new CDC Assistant Director. Her name is Tori (Victoria) Setler. She has been a teacher with the CDC for one year, but came to us with 10 years of experience as an Assistant Director from another local day care center. She is currently in school to get her Associates Degree in Child Care. She has 4 children, and is engaged to be married to her fiancé Brian this Fall. If you happen to see her around the church, please congratulate her on her promotion.

Thank you to the church members who provided soup and homemade bread for the Love Feast. The attendees liked having the variety to choose from. Also, thank you to all those who helped with the clean up, it was greatly appreciated. It was great seeing everyone working together. Thank You, The Deacon Team

DIRECTORY CHANGE

P. 19 Terry & Barbara Wueschinski

New Email Address: tlwbew1@gmail.com

Gathering Area Quilt

Every month the quilt in the gathering area is changed to another beautiful quilt. The April quilt is named "Wooden Cross".

These quilts are made by Sid Innerst. Sid is a very talented quilter and we want to thank her for sharing her beautiful work. As you are walking through the gathering area, please take a moment to enjoy the beauty and details of these quilts. 

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

Prayer shawl ministry meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 10 AM in the Anna Mow room. We would love to have some additional folks join us. If you have the time, come on in for some fun and good conversation. Bring whatever project you might be working on. If no materials, they can be provided. If no skill, feel free to attend and we can teach skill of choice. Hope to see you April 16th.

Lehman Center "Wish List"

Items for donation to the Lehman Center are being collected in the basket in the Gathering Area. Due to changes in the food pantry operations, these must be collected separately from food pantry supplies.

Here are some items that are needed at

Lehman Center:

Instant pudding (chocolate, banana)

Instant jello (orange, blue, green, grape, cherry)

Can fruit (pears, pineapples, fruit cocktail)

Applesauce (individual or jar)

Can vegetables (lima beans, peas, green beans)

Baby food - all stages

Baby snacks

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. 

Patricia Carey is the Witness Team appointment for the Cash for Causes program. Please see Patricia before or after worship to purchase your Giant or Weis gift cards. Patricia will be at the table under the bulletin board in the Gathering Space.

You may purchase the cards in amounts of $100, $50, $25, or $10. The cards make great gifts, especially at holidays. Consider donating cards to the Food Pantry or using them yourself any time you shop at Giant or Weis.

Since 2011, through the Cash for Causes program, the church has received 5% of sales to support various COB and local ministries. In 2024 the gift card sales supported The Lehman Center, New Community Project and the Carlisle Truck Stop Ministry with each receiving $233.08. For 2025, the Witness Team will review past giving and determine which agencies we will support this year. 

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP