Pastor Joel will be out of the office from July 29 - August 4. For pastoral

care needs, please contact the church office or your Deacon during this time. 

CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Sunday, July 28

9:00 am   Sunday School – Combined Session for

Annual Conference Report – Sanctuary

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

Sunday, August 4

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

**Combined Adult and Youth Class Session**

2024 Annual Conference Report

9:00 AM in the Sanctuary. Wrap-up Video, sharing from our Delegate Rebecca Wolf, Pastor Joel, Youth Leaders Michele Gibbel and Luke Miller, and other who attended. Everyone is welcome and we'd love to see you there!

Children's Sunday School Classes

9:00 AM in Rooms 151, 152, and 155. Children grades PreK (age 4) and up will have class lessons. Children ages 3-4 and younger are welcome to attend nursery care.

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.  

CAMP EDER

This past week I had the privilege of being at Camp Eder with some of our church children for 3 days. It was wonderful being back at Camp and experiencing summer camp once again. My first impression was when the children were in a circle saying their names and something about themselves. One of the older boys shared he has aspergers and another boy shared he did too! There was no making fun of anyone, the campers got along and respected each other's differences. Also my dishes and other campers' dishes were cleared by one of the campers. No one asked him to do it, he just did it. What a wonderful example of service! This gives me hope for the future. There are lots of good things happening at Camp Eder. The weather was really hot but that didn't stop the spirit of God moving among the children and staff. Daily we had a worship service, a group bible study and a local preacher shared a bible story. So glad we value this experience for our youth by paying 80% of the camper fees so it can be more affordable. Diane Gibble

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

Sunday, July 28 - Sunday School - Combined Session for Annual Conference Report

Saturday, August 17 - Hymn Sing/Peach Festival - Evening

Sunday, August 18 - Blessing of the Backpacks within Worship

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, August 9, 2024

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

Our Daily Bread/Soup Kitchen on Friday, August 9, 2024 (10:30 a.m. to 1:00 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. 

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Chicken Barbecue & Annual Car Show

(Forms also available on the bulletin board)

BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS - August 18

On Sunday, August 18^th during worship we will have a special time for blessing our children, parents, teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, administration, and all those anticipating the start to a new school year. Please bring your backpack, lunchbox, laptop bag, or another item representing your return to school.

BLESSING THE LEARNERS – August 18

To support the academic success of neighborhood children, we will be collecting school supplies during worship for the Yorkshire Elementary School. Being the 3^rd Sunday of the month, this will be in lieu of the usual food pantry collection. Please consider bringing the following requested school supplies: backpacks,

crayons (24 pack), colored pencils, skinny markers, black dry erase markers, #2 pencils, pink erasers, yellow highlighters, glue sticks, play-doh, tissues, hand sanitizer, headphones.

Thank you, Education Team & Witness Team 

NEW COMMUNITY PROJECT (NCP) OPPORTUNITY 

Last Sunday Dianne Hollinger gave a short announcement about a need that is urgent. An indigenous village in Ecuador does not have access to fresh water. They must carry all of the water from the river that they use. This is over 200 yards (imagine going to brush your teeth, and you have to walk more than 2 football fields to get it) away from their homes. And then, that water is poisoned from run-off of palm oil plantations (herbicides and insecticides) as well as the left over chemicals that wash into the river from the oil refinery business. The people are getting sick and dying at a much higher rate since these businesses began. The school cannot keep a teacher due to this situation.

A fresh water system costs $3600. This is not in the budget for NCP. Dianne was on a Learning Tour there in June, so she got to see the the need first hand. Please come prepared to donate to this worthy cause. 100% of your donation will go towards the water system. We will be collecting for the next few weeks, so you can bring financial donations later on also. It is best to put the money/checks into a church envelope and mark it so that you can get credit for this for tax purposes.

Dianne will also be giving a formal presentation to the church in September regarding her entire trip. Stay tuned, and please consider donating so the people don't have to drink poisoned water.

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2024 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN ANNUAL CONFERENCE



We will have a full report on this year's Annual Conference on July 28 during the Sunday School hour, 9:00-10:00 AM, in the Sanctuary. Please plan to join in!

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.

FROM THE TREASURER…..

As we are half way through the year, I wanted to give you an update on donations that we have made to other organizations that we support as well as financial assistance given to families in need. Note that this does not include a value for items donated to the Food Pantry, The Lehman Center, CDC or others. This list represents over $33,400 in giving! Thank you for your continued support of our church and the ministries that we are able to provide! 

Sheryl Leaman

A Joy to Share!

Jessica Jasitt, who has been worshipping among us for many months, was recently granted commissioning for ministry through the Federation of Christian Ministries. We are grateful to God for this calling upon her and subsequent affirmation for her ministry of chaplaincy. 

Dear York First Family,

We can’t thank you enough for the prayers, cards, visits, messages, etc. during this very trying time.

It helped considerably knowing that “someone was praying us through” (one of my favorite songs).

Love, Denny & Beth Anne Bahn

LOOK WHO'S

CELEBRATING

THIS MONTH



04  Sarah (Kovacs) Hamill

06  Violet Chronister

08  Margaret Eck

09  Bev Raney

10  Linda Wisner

11  Kyleigh Ferro

15  Pastor Joel Gibbel

18  Julie Poland

19  Robert Sharp

21  Bob Bingaman

21  Betty Bortner

If your birthday is in AUGUST and is

not on the list below or is listed

incorrectly, please contact the church office.

22  Dennis Wisner

25  Judy Deitch

25  Abby Dierdorf

26  Allison Poland

26  Sandra Dell

27  Stephanie Stoolmaker

28  Betty Crowe

28  Tom McCracken

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.

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP

SUNDAY: July 21, 2024

SCRIPTURE LESSON:

Ephesians 4:14-16,25-29

MESSAGE:

 “Keep on Passing On: Dan West” 

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.