CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Saturday, May 13

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

Sunday, May 14

9:00 am   Combined Sunday School Hour Presentation – Sanctuary

10:30 am   Worship Service – Sanctuary

Tuesday, May 16

9:30 am   Ladies Bible Study – Anna Mow Room

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

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

Wednesday, May 17

9:00 am   Staff Meeting – Multi-purpose room

Thursday, May 18

10:00 am   Prayer Shawl – Anna Mow Room

Friday, May 19

6:00 pm   York First Community Campfire – Outdoors, FH

Sunday, May 21

9:00 am Combined Sunday School Hour Presentation – Sanctuary

10:30 am   Worship Service – Sanctuary

12:00 pm Deacon's Meeting – Rm 154

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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

Combined Adult and Youth Session

9:00 AM in the Sanctuary - Presenter Dave Witkovsky, everyone is invited!

As a congregation with a commitment to "passing our faith to the next generation", we have already engaged with families in a variety of ways. This discussion will continue to educate and prepare us to support and strengthen the young people entrusted to our care in new ways. We will look at some of the factors that help young people grow and be more resilient, specifically the developmental assets that are needed. We will also talk about how we can all become mentors to our children and youth as well as how we might begin a specific mentoring program which would pair our youth with an adult to support them in their personal and faith development during the teenage years. Mentoring is something we can all do simply by continuing our own spiritual growth, becoming aware of the needs of the children and youth in our church and community, and being ready to respond when called.

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, with singing included as well. Children ages 3-4 and younger are welcome to attend nursery care.

POPCORN FUNDRAISER

Benefit for Clarence Sauder family to help defray medical expenses.

Orders and Payments due by Sunday, May 14, 2023.

Order form is located in the gathering area.

Thank you for your support.

If any questions, please contact John Anderson

YARD SALE - JUNE 10

WHERE, OH WHERE, ARE YOU?

Where are your treasurers for others to explore?

Our garage is empty and we are looking at the floor.

June 10th is coming for our Yard Sale to take place,

So we need miscellaneous items in our empty space.

We are out at the garage in the mornings just waiting,

but no one comes, and we are just about fainting.

So help us out and bring lots of items for all,

for the yard sale to take place in the Fellowship Hall.

Don't forget! We are collecting items for Yard Sale.

Any questions, contact Kathy Kovacs at

717- 309-0678

LAST DAY FOR

YARD SALE DONATIONS

IS SUNDAY, JUNE 4th.

Any large item such as furniture can be brought in June 7, 8 or 9 to the Fellowship Hall.

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

Sunday May 14 and 21 - Combined Sunday School Hour Presentations

Friday May 19 - Community Campfire

Saturday June 10 - Yard Sale

June 18-22 - Vacation Bible School

The Brethren Home Commnity

Cross Keys Village

2990 Carlisle Pike

New Oxford, PA 17350

10:00 am by the Pond

Fun for all ages!



Special Musical Performances

Please click on buttons for brochure, butterfly tribute,

The Good Samaritan Fund.

74th Annual Women’s Camp Retreat

Camp Eder ~ Fairfield, PA

Our Guest Speaker: Doris Hess Ortman

Please complete and return the enclosed registration form along with your check in the total amount due no later than FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2023, PLEASE NOTE: LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Please Make Checks Payable to: Southern PA District C.O.B.

Please Mail Registration Form and Check to: Southern PA District C.O.B. 3375 Carlisle Road, Suite A, Gardners, PA 17324

Please Note: No refunds will be issued after May 26, 2023.

Click on button for registration form and brochure. This information is also posted on the bulletin board.

YORK FIRST YARD SALE - SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH

WE NEED YOU!

Volunteers are needed for the Yard Sale on June 10.

Work as many hours as you wish. 

Time for sale is 8 - 3 pm in Fellowship Hall. 

Also, DONATION of Food items & BAKED GOODS needed  Hot dogs (no beef) hot dog and hamburger rolls, chips, water and soda. A donation of soft pretzels from Epex would be appreciated. 

VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP SHEETS ARE IN HOSPITALITY/FELLOWSHIP AREA.

Please sign up to help in the area of your choice.

Any questions, contact Kathy Kovacs at 717- 309-0678

Join Us For Vacation Bible School 

Date: Sunday, June 18th - Thursday, June 22nd 

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Ages: 4 through 5th grade 

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Please Register by June 11^th

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~ Invite your friends & neighbors! ~ 

Join us as we travel the world as peacemakers! Get ready to make new friends, sing fun songs, meet peacemakers of the Bible, play active games, and enjoy art projects and science experiments. Practice strategies for experiencing peace within ourselves and learn how to live at peace with others!

~ Thursday Evening Family Night! ~

National Older Adult Conference (NOAC)

September 4-8, 2023 - Lake Junaluska, NC

NOAC is a Spirit-filled gathering of adults 50 and older who love learning and discerning together, exploring God’s call for their lives and living out that call by sharing their energy, insight, and legacy with their families, communities, and the world.

 “God is Doing A New Thing”

 “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

 I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” — Isaiah 43:19

 Click on the button to register and for complete details of this event, including bus trip information.

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Church of Brethren News

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.

I Much Appreciated your cards, phone calls and well wishes, and Especially the Prayers sent up for me the past 2 weeks. God got me through a rough time and I am all healed now.

~Jolene Zeigler 



I want to thank everyone for the e-greetings, cards, calls, and prayers. I am home and very slowly recuperating. ~ Melinda Carlson

Dave & Cathy McCracken are elated to announce the birth of their first grandchild. 

Rori Ann Kendig, daughter of Shannon and Brett Kendig,

arrived on May 10, at 12:05 AM. Mom and baby are doing great.  

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 2023 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) to 3011 Bedford Pl, York, PA 17408 and your cards will be mailed to you.

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP

YOUTH SUNDAY

May 7, 2023

SCRIPTURE LESSON:

Romans 12:2

MESSAGE:

  “Stand Up, Even If You Stand Out"

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

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.