“Fall Into Winter” Craft Show

Saturday November 16

in the Fellowship Hall, 10 AM – 2 PM

Join us for this fundraising event to benefit

our Child Development Center.

Many vendors, snacks, and people to meet!

An opportunity for early Christmas shopping and getting pictures with Santa as well.

Children from the CDC will also be offering a musical pageant at 11 AM in the sanctuary, so please join us for that time if you wish!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH - FOOD DRIVE COLLECTION

We have been busier than usual at the Food Pantry this month. We have several families we see each month, but we also served more new families so far this month. 

Our shelves are bare so we can use the following items:

•Canned chicken •Canned tuna •Boxes of cereal •Boxes of Granola bars

•Bags of dried beans and/or rice •Canned beef stew •Canned mixed veggies

•Canned potatoes •Pasta sauce •Salad dressing •Cooking oil •Bags of sugar

•Bags of onions •Bags of potatoes    

 We open the onions and potatoes so they can take what they can use.

•Salt and pepper •Boxes of raisins, cookies, pretzels 

Grocery gift cards are also welcome.

 Thank you for your generosity,

Mary Esther Anderson, Witness Team

CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Saturday, November 16

10:00 am  “Fall Into Winter” Craft Show – Fellowship Hall, Room 154

11:00 am   CDC Children’s Pageant – Sanctuary

Sunday, November 17

9:00 am   Sunday School

10:30 am   Worship Service – Sanctuary

4:00 pm  Youth Group -Dodgeball – Fellowship Hall

Monday, November 18

6:45 pm  Worship Design Team – Multi-purpose Room

Tuesday, November 19

4:00 pm  Food Pantry Open 4:00 to 5:30 pm

6:00 pm  CDC Ministry Team – Anna Mow Room

Wednesday, November 20

9:00 am  Staff Meeting – Multi-Purpose Room

Thursday, November 21

10:00 am  Prayer Shawl – Anna Mow Room

6:00 pm  Chancel Choir Rehearsal – Sanctuary

7:30 pm  Bell Choir Rehearsal – Bell Choir Room

Sunday, November 24

9:00 am   Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

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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.

In addition to this prayer request list contained within each Friday's e-newsletter, we also have a "prayer chain" email list. We occasionally send immediate prayer requests to those who have opted in to receive the prayer chain and are committed to praying for each concern as they come. If you would like to be added to the prayer chain list, please notify the church office by email at secretary@yorkfirst.org or by phone (717) 755-0307. If you have a prayer request and desire it to be sent to this group, feel free to contact the church office anytime. Thank you!

Sunday School News

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. This class is for youth in grades 7-12.

The class is studying a series on Women of the Bible.

Vine and Branches Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 154. Teacher Eric Miller. The class is following the "Guide for Biblical Studies" curriculum entitled "Worship in the Covenant Community."

Lamplighters Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 145. This Sunday, we will be continuing a 3-week session on “Gratitude: Giving Thanks in Life’s Ups and Downs” by Dale & Sandy Larsen.



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.  

ADVENT WILL BE HERE IN NO TIME AND THAT MEANS IT IS TIME FOR POINSETTIAS AGAIN!

2024 Christmas Poinsettia Orders

Burgundy Color – 6 1/2” pot (5+ blooms)

Cost per flower: $10.00

Deadline for Orders is November 24th

We will begin taking orders for poinsettias this Sunday. Because we have decided to have burgundy flowers this year our deadline is earlier. You may purchase them “in honor, in memory, or in appreciation” of loved ones. Orders can be received in the offering plates during the worship or in the church office any time. Payment must accompany the order form (unless paying online).

Flowers will be displayed in the sanctuary on Sunday morning, Dec. 22 and during the Christmas Eve service on 12/24. Please pick up your flowers no later than the evening of 12/24 after worship. You may also take them before then if necessary or you can leave them for Sunday, Dec. 29 worship and then pick them up.

Thank you for your order which will contribute to the beauty of the sanctuary this Advent season! Blessings!

2024 ADVENT DEVOTIONAL "Sing Gloria!" by Laura Stone

Advent devotional books are available for pick up in the gathering area. Please take one per household and let it guide you this Advent Season.

The season of Advent takes us through an ancient story that connects us with what is universal across time, even our own. We read words from thousands of years ago and we hear in them our own stories. We sing songs from decades, even centuries ago, and they vibrate the deepest and holiest parts of ourselves right now. Join in this journey through the old scriptures, the old songs, and find something new.

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER



Saturday, November 16 - "Fall Into Winter" Craft Show and Pageant

Sunday, November 17 - Food Pantry Collection within Worship

Sunday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Sunday

Saturday, November 30 - Advent Decorating

Sunday, December 8 - Advent Breakfast

Friday & Saturday, December 13 & 14 - Camp Eder Christmas Tree Festival

YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITY

Youth and School Age Children join us for Dodgeball fun!

Please feel free to invite friends and neighbors as you wish.

Sunday at 4:00 pm from Oct 13 to Nov 17 in Fellowship Hall

ADVENT DECORATING - Saturday, November 30th - 9:00 am to 12:00 Noon

Anyone willing to lend a hand with Advent and Christmas decorations this season is invited to join us at 9:00 AM Saturday morning, Nov.30, in the Sanctuary. We'll have several tasks to choose from, and any age and ability is welcome. Thank you in advance for helping to bring light and beauty to our church building this season! 

ADVENT BREAKFAST

Sunday, December 8th, 9:00 am

Please plan to attend the Advent Breakfast

December 8th at 9:00 AM Sunday school hour.

Our meal will be potluck style as in the past.

Lets all kick off the Christmas Season with fellowship and full bellies!

Sign-up sheets are available in the gathering area.

CAMP EDER CHRISTMAS

TREE FESTIVAL

December 13th & 14th

5pm-9pm

JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE KING 

> Christmas Lights & Music

> Hay Rides -Friday & Saturday Night 5-9pm

> Tree Decorating Contest (you vote)

> Delicious Turkey Dinner & Soup

(per donation)

> Luminary Garden (honoring our loved ones)

We will be lighting luminaries to honor our loved ones. Luminaries are $5 each and one dedicated person per luminary.

> Decorated Trees

> Warm Drinks & Lots of Cookies (free)

> Bake Sale

> Kid's Activities

> Cozy Fires

DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE

Have some fun decorating a tree at Camp Eder. Everyone is invited to compete in the tree decorating contest. Voting will be during the Christmas Tree Festival December 13-14. The Christmas Tree Festival is a great opportunity to get involved with Camp Eder and our surrounding community.

Trees are limited, so you will want to sign up soon.

Please fill out the form and we will get back to you on your assigned tree. Trees are assigned on first come first serve basis and we must receive your Christmas tree sponsor form to reserve your tree. 

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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.

I would like to thank the church for the many words of congratulations, cards, and support I received for my recent ordination. ~ Jess Jasitt

Directory Change:

P. 18 Rebecca Wenger - Remove phone # (717) 793-9320, she no longer has this line.

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

Since 2011 our Witness Team has sponsored the Cash for Causes program by selling Giant & Weis gift cards. The church receives 5% of sales to support various ministries. For 2024 the gift card sales will support The Lehman Center (Children’s Aid Society), New Community Project, and Carlisle Truck Stop Ministry. 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.

If you’d like to support this program, please see Becky Wenger before/after worship service OR mail your check (paid to York First Church of the Brethren) to 3011 Bedford Pl, York, PA 17408 and your cards will be mailed to you.

Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies presents “Open to the Spirit: On Writing a New History of the Brethren in Christ Church in the Twentieth Century,” by Devin Manzullo-Thomas on Tues., Nov. 19, 7:00 p.m., in the Bucher Meetinghouse. Manzullo-Thomas is assistant professor of American religious history at Messiah University, where he also serves as director of the E. Morris and Leone Sider Institute for Anabaptist, Pietist, and Wesleyan Studies and as director of archives. For details about the talk, visit www.etown.edu/youngctr/events or call 717-361-1470.

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP

If you need to reach the pastor outside of office hours, his mobile number is

(717) 271-4888. You can also email him at pastor@yorkfirst.org. Note that laws prevent hospitals from contacting a pastor without your permission when you are admitted, so you will need to contact the church if you desire a visit or to request prayer.