CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Sunday, August 20

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am  Worship Service – Sanctuary

12:00 pm  Deacons Meeting – Room 154

Monday, August 21

6:00 pm CDC Board – Anna Mow Room

Wednesday, August 23

1:00 pm Master Planning Team - Multi-purpose Room

6:45 pm  Worship Team (by Zoom)

Thursday, August 24

6:30 pm  Choir Practice – Sanctuary

Saturday, August 26

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

Sunday, August 27

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.

Sunday School News

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.

Youth Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 149. Teacher Joel Gibbel. This class is for youth in grades 7-12.



Vine and Branches Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 154. Teacher Justin Tomevi. The class is studying the Current curriculum, this summer's series entitled "Seeking Peace Together." This week's focus is on caring for the earth, considering how we are to celebrate good provision of resources such as food and drink as gift, studying Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16

Lamplighters Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 145. Teacher Patricia Carey. The class is studying the Current curriculum, this summer's series entitled "Seeking Peace Together."



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 DATES TO REMEMBER

August 20 - Blessing of the Backpacks

August 27 - "Welcome Back" Sunday, Receiving New Members

September 4-8 - National Older Adult Conference (NOAC)

September 13 - Camp Eder Senior Day

September 15-16 - District Conference, Chambersburg CoB

September 22-23 - Brethren Disaster Relief Auction, Lebanon Expo

September 24 - Brethren Disaster Ministries Benefit Concert

BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS

AUGUST 20th

All children, teachers, school staff, bus drivers, etc. bring your backpack, lunchbox, laptop or other "school bag" to worship on Sunday, August 20th for a special time of blessing as we head into the new school year. 

National Older Adult Conference (NOAC)

September 4-8, 2023 - Lake Junaluska, NC

REGISTER BY THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 19!!

FINAL DEADLINE - LAST CHANCE!!

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 below to register and for complete details of this event, including bus trip information.

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, September 8, 2023 Sign up by calling

Sandi Bowser at 717-825-7203 to make a casserole for Our Daily Bread/Soup Kitchen on Friday, September 8, 2023 (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!

ANNUAL MUM SALE

PRE- ORDER ONLY!

Orders are due by

Wednesday, August 23rd

Pickup your mums on Friday, September 8 from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 pm in the Ensemble Room.

Please click on the button for the order form and details of this sale. (The order form will also be available on our bulletin board.)

CAMP EDER SEPTEMBER SENIOR DAY

Wednesday, September 13, 2023



9:30 am Check in/Breakfast

10:00 am Morning Program Join us for a wonderful musical performance from the Steel String Storytellers. Monte Leister and Adam Kruzic will be playing original americana compositions about life in small town America. It is going to be a blast!

12:00 pm Lunch BBQ Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Broccoli, Garlic Bread, Salad, and Peach Cobbler

1:00 pm Afternoon Program Hayride around Camp Eder (We will only be taking groups of 25 people at a time)

Only $20. per person

RSVP by calling (717) 642-8256

Email: mschmittel@campeder.org

carlisletruckstopministry.org

ctsm851@gmail.com

717-385-7932

FALL FUND RAISING BANQUET

Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023

New Fairview Church of the Brethren,

1873 New Fairview Church Rd., York, PA 17403

Silent Auction, Full-course dinner,

featuring Heaven 4 Shore,

Ministry update and Door Prizes

Tickets are $ 17.00 and are available until

September 15, 2023. No ticket sales at the door.

You can also purchase tickets

from Glenn & Anna Miller

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

Current 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.

Thank you for all of my birthday cards. I really appreciated them!

~ Peg Eck

I would like to thank my church family for the cards, phone calls, and

visits during my brief illness. It was very much appreciated! You are a great church family. Thank you ~ Judy Yingling

MESSAGE FROM SANDI BOWSER ABOUT OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN

Dear Church Members,

We are in need of Volunteers, who are willing to prepare baked spaghetti casseroles for the soup kitchen in York city.



Presently, we have some very generous people who prepare 1, 2, or 3 casseroles once a

month. I, for example, prepare 2 casseroles each month. You know if I can do it, it’s not that difficult.

The recipe is easy, and the foil baking pans are provided for you, the schedule is not difficult. Contact Sandra Bowser for more details, and scheduling (contact information below).

It is a very rewarding experience. I have to say that 95% of the people are very appreciative. It would be greatly appreciated if you could volunteer your time.

Thank you. Contact information: Sandra Bowser 717-825-7203

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

August 13, 2023

SCRIPTURE LESSON:

Romans 12:3-8

MESSAGE:

“Called to Care and Give”

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.