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Pastor Joel will be out of the office for Annual Conference from June 26 – July 2.

Pastoral care needs may be directed to Kim Witkovsky or the church office.

The Church of the Brethren Annual Conference meets this week in Fort Wayne, Indiana, under the theme "Imagine!" Led by moderator Don Fitzkee and attended by well over 1,000 Brethren, the conference will include daily worship which will be live-streamed for free. Feel free to join each evening as you wish: https://www.brethren.org/ac2026/webcasts/

Please hold our whole church in prayer this week as we gather for worship, business, service, study, equipping sessions, fellowship, and meals together. Jason Wolf is serving as our congregation's Delegate, Michele Gibbel will be a Junior High Youth Activities Coordinator, and Pastor Joel serves on the Mission & Ministry Board. To learn more about the conference, visit here: https://www.brethren.org/ac2026/

Rebecca Wolf to Serve as Student Minister

Rebecca Wolf, who was licensed for set-apart ministry last Sunday, will begin an 8-month ministry internship opportunity here within our congregation beginning in late August and continuing until late April of next year. This will be in connection with her seminary program which requires practical experience ministry settings. Rebecca will continue to lead music in a limited capacity and serve other tasks within the realm of pastoral ministry during that time. We’ll provide more detailed information in coming weeks but for now are eager to let you all know, since Leadership Team has approved this special assignment and we intend to welcome her warmly into this new position as “student minister” among us later this year. We rejoice that she continues to answer God's call and serve our church!

CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Saturday, June 27

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

Sunday, June 28

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

Wednesday, July 1

11:30 am   Lunch Bunch - TBD

Friday, July 3

Church Office Closed

Sunday, July 5

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

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From Dave McCracken:

Children's Aid Society is looking for additional board members to fill some recent resignations. If you know of someone or if you are interested, please contact

Tom McCracken.

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. The class will meet for "coffee and conversation" this week. All are welcome, especially younger adults. 

Lamplighters Class

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

Video Session #6 "The Power of Small Things" 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. 

June 7 Congregational Forum Info

Right after the regular Sunday Worship Service on Sunday June 7^th, a special Congregational Forum was called to order. The one item on the agenda was “the Second reading of the Revised Constitution-Bylaws”. The “First reading of the Revised Consitutition-Bylaws” was approved unanimously at the May 3^rd Congregational Forum. The Congregation had no suggestions for any changes to the Revised Constitution-By-Laws.

The Leadership Team and the Finance Team had a suggestion to clarify Item “h” of Section 5 under the Finance Ministry Team. It read: Provide an annual audit. The wording needed to be more specific because in the past reviews were done now and then but actual audits were never done as far as anyone can remember. To be more specific a motion was made to change the wording to the following: Provide an annual audit or review as determined by the Leadership Team with a minimum of one audit every five years. This motion passed unanimously by a vote of 40 to 0.

The revised Constitution-By-laws are now being checked out for any needed grammar corrections and making sure it is properly formatted so it is ready for printing. Members will be notified when the printed copies are available and ready to be handed out to all members.

Jay Crist Moderator

Upcoming Events

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sunday July 5: Annual Conference Worship, FaithX Consecration

July 5-10: Junior High Youth at FaithX, Hershey, PA

Sunday July 12: National Youth Conference Consecration

July 18-23: Senior High Youth at NYC, Estes Park, CO

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, July 10, 2026

Casseroles are now 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, July 10, 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!

Chicken Barbecue and Annual Car Show

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Forms may also be found on the bulletin board.

10:30 am until Sold Out

Each dinner includes a

half chicken, baked potato, roll and applesauce.

Pre-ordering will help us to determine the number of chicken dinners more accurately, reducing the risk of waste and the risk of disappointing late comers.

Deadline to pre-order is Tues., July 28.

Pre-ordered dinners need to be picked up by

1:00 pm at the Nicarry Meetinghouse canopy

on Sat., August 8.

We are counting on you to pre-order your drive thru meal this year you can order online at www.crosskeysvillage.org/chicken

or click on the button below for the order form



9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Rain or Shine -

Show field opens at 7:30 am

Pre-Registration by July 31: $12

Pre-Registration Deadline

is July 31, 2026

Registration after July 31: $ 15

Dash Plaques to first 75 cars

Do you have an interest in volunteering with our food pantry?

Now is your chance!

We are in need of people to serve in our food pantry during open hours, shop for food at the grocery store in between openings, pick up orders from the York County Food Bank, and assist with coordinating food pantry operations. Please sign up in the Gathering Area if you are interested! 

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

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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.

LOOK WHO'S

CELEBRATING

THIS MONTH

01      Kathy Kovacs

02      Doug Martin

03      Jeanette Brickner

03      Rob Wuhrman

07      Dave Bradfield II

11      Jay Crist

13      Robert Sharp II

15      Bill Bernhardt

If your birthday is in JULY and is not on

the list below or is listed incorrectly,

please contact the church office.

17      Deb Klinedinst

22      Sheryl Leaman

22      Dave Witkovsky

25      Erin Ferro

26      Beth Brickner

30      Sally Bingaman

31      Jill Wueschinski

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