CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Saturday, November 12

          9:30 am Food Pantry Open (9:30 am to 12:00 pm)

Sunday, November 13

9:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service – Sanctuary

11:30 am Christmas from Scratch Practice – Sanctuary

Monday, November 14

6:00 pm Education Ministry – Lounge

Tuesday, November 15

9:30 am Ladies Bible Study – Lounge

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

6:45 pm Worship Design Team – Lounge/Multi-Purpose Room

Wednesday, November 16

9:00 am Staff Meeting – Multi-Purpose Room

1:00 pm Pastoral Compensation Advisement Committee – Multi-purpose room

Thursday, November 17

10:00 am Prayer Shawl – Lounge

6:30 pm Bell Choir Practice – Bell Choir Room

7:30 pm Choir Practice – Sanctuary

Saturday, November 19

11:30 am Christmas from Scratch Practice – Sanctuary

Sunday, November 20

9:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service – Sanctuary

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Children's Sunday School Classes

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

Youth Sunday School Membership Class

Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in the Youth Room 149

Teachers are Pastor Joel and Dave Witkovsky. We'll be following the "Heart, Soul, and Mind" curriculum. This class is for youth in grades 6-12. Consistent attendance for this important class series is strongly encouraged.

Vine and Branches Sunday School Class

Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in Room 154. The class will be studying the "Guide for Biblical Studies" curriculum, this fall's series entitled "God's Exceptional Choice."

Lamplighters Sunday School Class

Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in Room 145. The class is studying Max Lucado's "Begin Again."

Homebuilders Sunday School Class

Sunday mornings at 8:00 AM by conference call, holding class remotely. To join, contact Mike Martin at 717-840-4184 or [email protected] and leave a phone number. The class studies lessons from the "Guide for Biblical Studies" curriculum. 

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!

CDC Director Announcement

The CDC Board is pleased to announce that

Kim Barron Moore has been named

Director of the Child Development Center.

Please click on the button below for the full announcement and more information about Kim's experience and family.

Please hold Kim and all Child Development Center teachers in your prayers this season. We look forward to an increasingly positive relationship and fruitful collaboration in the months and years to come.

2022 ADVENT DEVOTIONAL

"Simple Gifts" by Kathy Fuller Guisewite

Advent devotional books are available for pick up in the Narthex.

Please take one per household and let it guide you this Advent Season.

Every part of the Christmas story is miraculous. God’s love was made manifest in a lowly barn, in the dark of night, for ordinary people. We need not believe that we must do anything extraordinary to make this season magical. There’s no need to worry about shopping for it or allowing the stresses of life to weigh us down. Perhaps if we practice leaning into the simplicity of the holy story and the sacredness of our ordinary lives, we will find joy and peace.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sunday November 20 - Baptisms, 10:30 AM Worship

Sunday November 27 - First Sunday of Advent

Saturday December 3 - "Christmas from Scratch" Children's Musical, 11:00 AM

Please click on button for an Invitation To The Friends of Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community Annual Meeting

Saturday, November 12, 2022

The Friends of CKV are having their annual Naylor's Candy Sale ~ Peanut Crunch, Butter Mints, Cashew Crunch.

***ORDERS AND PAYMENT DUE BY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16***

Please make checks out to

“Friends of CKV”

JOIN US IN

CELEBRATING

THE KING

“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” ~ John 1:5-11

Come and join us for an evening of family festive fun! The woods will be illuminated with lots and lots of Christmas lights, warm fires, hot cocoa and children activities will be happening each night. This is a beautiful festival you most certainly will not want to miss!

Friday & Saturday, December 9 & 10, 5pm - 9pm

2022 Annual Conference Wrap-Up DVD is available to borrow in the church office. There will be a sign up sheet in the office to take the DVD.

You may want to contact the church office to make sure the DVD is available for pick up.

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

Click on the button for current

Church of Brethren News

NEEDED!

A few people are needed to help with our coffee service on Sunday mornings. It is very easy to do because it is pre-measured. We could use your help. You may have noticed how much our church family appreciates it. If you can help please call, message, or email me, Jayne Baldwin (717) 676-1957.

I want to say thank you so much to my church family for your prayers, cards, and words of comfort through my cancer diagnosis. Each message seemed to come at just the right time. Your support is so appreciated. ~ Jayne Baldwin

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.

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 2022 the gift card sales will support The Lehman Center (Children’s Aid Society), New Community Project, Carlisle Truck Stop Ministry, and LifePath Christian Ministries (formerly York Rescue Mission). 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 you check to 3011 Bedford Pl, York, PA 17408 and your cards will be mailed to you. Make your check out to York First Church.

The Education Team would like to share free monthly video links from Teepa Snow. Hoping you will get a chance to watch them and learn something that may be helpful when dealing with those you come in contact with who have dementia.

Teepa Snow’s care strategies and techniques look at what is known about brain function and changes that happen with various conditions and integrate that information with therapeutic approaches. November's link is:

Your noticing changes- Dementia 101-Difference between Forgetfulness and Alzheimer's visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJk02XI_sRA

Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies presents “Peacemaking Beyond the Boundary: Lessons from EYN,” by Dauda A. Gava on    

Mon., Nov. 14, 7:00 p.m., in the Bucher Meetinghouse. Gava is currently International Scholar in Residence at Bethany Theological Seminary, in Richmond, Indiana. He is the provost of Kulp Theological Seminary, the theology school of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria. If attending in person, use GPS address 450 Campus Rd, Elizabethtown, PA to arrive at the Young Center, a fully accessible building. In addition to being held in person, this event will also be livestreamed at https://etown.zoom.us/j/95048643219

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP

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

(717) 318-5442, and his mobile number is (717) 271-4888 . You can also email him at

[email protected]. Note that laws prevent hospitals from contacting a pastor without your permission when you are admitted, so you will need to let hospital staff know that you would like the hospital to contact your pastor.