CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Sunday, October 4

9:00 am   Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

4:30 pm  Love Feast

Monday, October 5

6:00 pm    Worship Team – Multi-Purpose Room

Tuesday, October 6

10:00 am   Staff Meeting – Multi-Purpose Room

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

Wednesday, October 7

11:30 pm   Lunch Bunch – Crackel Barrel

7:30 pm   Chancel Choir Rehearsal – Sanctuary

Thursday, October 8

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

Saturday, October 10

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

Sunday, October 11

9:00 am   Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

The November Congregational Forum date has been changed

from November 1st to November 15th

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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

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 Pastor Joel.

We continue new curriculum, "Salt & Light: A Guide for Biblical Studies," in the series called "The Soul of the Nation." Lessons from Joshua, Judges, and Samuel will lead us unto discussions of faithful living, leadership, and relationships.



Lamplighters Class

9:00 AM in Room 145. Teacher - Patricia Carey

Recap/Discussion of our bible study "Sabbath God's Call to Peace"

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 October 4: Love Feast

Saturday October 24: Church Birthday Party

Wednesday October 28: Trunk or Treat Event

CAMP EDER WORK DAY - OCTOBER 3, 2026 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

There will be pastries, coffee and juices in the morning along with prayer and then we will divide up into groups and go at it. We can use anyone and everyone because we have a lot of things to get done and any skill set will be appreciated!

Click on button to see the work day projects.

Lunch will be provided, but no napping afterwards! We could also use monetary donations and/or material for ongoing camp projects. If you have any questions or wish to help, please contact me, Kevin Meyers, at 717-465-7108

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, October 9, 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, October 9, 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!

Camp Eder Needs You - 48th Annual Fall Fest

When: Saturday, October 17, 2026    10AM - 4PM

Where: Camp Eder (914 Mount Hope Rd Fairfield, PA 17320)

Silent Auctions: 10:00 - 10:45a & 11:00 - 11:45a --- Live Auction: 12:00 noon

Turkey & Pork Lunch: 11:00a - 3:00p Food Court: 10:00a - 3:30p

Our 48^th Annual Fall Fest is camp’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The proceeds go to our camp’s monthly expenses, summer camps, programs throughout the year and most importantly camp scholarships (for those children whose families cannot afford to send them to camp to hear God’s word.)

Fall Fest is quickly approaching and we need your help to make it a success. Your attendance and donations to the auction are two of the best ways to help raise $$ for camp. We will again we accepting donations for gently used or new items as well as basket donations to be sold at the silent and/or live auction, (click on the button below

for a basket suggestion list with ideas.) Note: Please do not include any tobacco or alcoholic products in teh basket(s). If you are a designer of furniture, art work, quilts, wood products, etc., or know someone that is, please consider donating one of your creations. Please drop off all donations at Camp Eder before Thursday, October 15^th.   

If you need to have any items picked up, please call me.

Thank you for your support, Deona Schmittel (717) 451-3797



All of this information will be posted on the bulletin board.

We need volunteers to decorate cars, help with parking and serve dinner. We also need LOTS of individually wrapped candy. 



Sign up sheets are in the gathering area.

Church of the Brethren News

Southern PA District/Denomination

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

Read news updates by clicking the link below

Please subscribe to receive COB Newsline via email if you wish

SOPA District Conference was held on Sept. 18-19 at

Chambersburg Church of the Brethren

Our theme for this year, drawn from Psalm 34:1 is:

"With Every Breath That I Am Able"

I will bless the Lord at all times;

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

This powerful reminder calls us to live lives filled

with gratitude and continual praise.

We would like to share photos from the conference and Friday's Worship Service. Thank you to Chambersburg COB for sharing!

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 Facility Care Team is looking for a used electric typewriter for use in the church office. If you have a typewriter you would like to donate, please contact Dave Witkovsky.

Thank you!

Gathering Area Quilt

 

Every month the quilt in the gathering area is changed to another beautiful quilt. The October quilt is named "Stellar".

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

Community Aid Partnership # 50344

Please mention when donating items at side of building we can pass the credit onto folod in need. thank you for caring enought to donate.

Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies presents:

Saturday, October 10, 2026 • 1-4 pm • Bucher Meetinghouse

YOUNG CENTER OPEN HOUSE:  40th Anniversary Event

Join us on the Young Center patio during Elizabethtown College’s Homecoming weekend for popcorn and homemade ice cream churned by Etown’s innovative engineering students! At 2 p.m. in Bucher Meetinghouse, we’ll celebrate the Young Center’s four decades of internationally recognized research, publication, and public programming with words from Carl Desportes Bowman ’79, Rev. Warren Eschbach, and Janice Holsinger ’64. 

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP