TIME CHANGE

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Reminder: Turn clocks back one hour on Saturday Night

CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Sunday, November 5

9:00 am Sunday School - Katallasso Presentation – Rm 145

10:30 am Worship Service - CDC Celebration Sunday – Sanctuary

4:00 pm  Youth Group – Fellowship Hall

Monday, November 6

6:45 pm  Worship Team – Anna Mow Room

Tuesday, November 7

9:30 am Ladies Bible Study – Anna Mow Room

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

Thursday, November 9

6:30 pm  Choir Practice – Sanctuary

Friday, November 10

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

Saturday, November 11

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

Sunday, November 12

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service – Sanctuary

4:00 pm Youth Group – Fellowship Hall

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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. A series on church membership and our church's core beliefs and practices will continue this Sunday and progress into mid-November.

**Combined Adult Class - Katallasso Family Health Center**

9:00 AM in Room 145. Presenter Steve Kurtz. Come and learn about this vital ministry in our community and how our former church building has become a place for healing and service to those in need.

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.  

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2024 is just around the corner...

Planning will start in January. The Education Team is looking for some volunteers to be a chair and co chair of this year's VBS. If you are interested in helping or have some questions please see Diane Gibble.  

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

November 8 - Camp Eder Senior Day

November 12 - NOAC Celebration Sunday

November 18 - Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training 101 (Saturday AM)

Katallasso Family Health Center will provide a presentation during the

Sunday School hour (9:00 AM) on Sunday, November 5th

in the Lamplighter's Classroom. ALL are welcome to attend.

Katallasso is a wonderful faith-based operation located in the previous First Church of the Brethren building on 38 South Belvidere Avenue, York, PA. We intend to support their work through our special Advent and Christmas Eve offering project.

Their mission is for the uninsured families of our community to encounter the love of Jesus. Through compassionate healthcare our hope is to see them restored physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Katallasso exists to love people the way that God loves people. Sacrificially and unconditionally. We are nothing more than the extended hands and feet of God to those in need.

Please join us to hear how they serve our community and click on button below to access Katallasso's website.

CAMP EDER SENIOR DAY

914 Mount Hope Road, Fairfield, PA 17320

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

9:30 am - Check in/Breakfast

10:00 am - Craig Caltagirone brings his one man song and dance act with musical selections from Classic Broadway show tunes and the Great American Songbook. - Followed by Apple Tasting Activity

12:00 pm Lunch - Pork and Turkey Meal, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans, Salad, Apple Crisp and Ice Cream

1:00 pm Afternoon Program - Seasonal Craft Time

It is a great day of fellowship and fun! Only $20. to register call (717) 642-8256. 

www.campeder.org RSVP BY 11/1

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, November 10, 2023 Sign up by calling

Sandi Bowser at 717-825-7203 to make a casserole for Our Daily Bread/Soup Kitchen on Friday, November 10, 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!

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training 101



Saturday, November 18^th             9:30-12:00                    Hosted by the Education Team

Georgie Stanley with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing will be leading a Mental

Health and Suicide Prevention Training at our church on Saturday, November 18^th. We are all familiar with Basic First Aid skills. But what if the person in need is struggling with anxiety or suicidal thoughts? Come learn about what you can do to help. We will look at the basic signs and symptoms of different diagnoses, how to spot if someone may be in distress or in need of support, how you can respond in the moment and how to support the person to get the help they may need. 

Please contact Michele Gibbel if you are in need of childcare.  

CAMP EDER

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

December 8th and 9th, 5 - 9 PM

Come 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 beautiful festival you most certainly will not want to miss!

"And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,

and this life is in his son." - John 1:5 - 11

• Christmas Lights & Music

• Hay Rides - Friday and Saturday Night 5-9 PM

• Tree Decorating Contest

• Delicious Turkey Dinner & Soup (per donation)

• Luminary Garden (honoring our loved ones)

• Decorated Trees

• Warm Drinks and Lots of Cookies (free)

• Bake Sale

• Kid's Activities

• Cozy Fires & S'mores

• Live Music

Results for Congregational Forum Slate Ballot

The following individuals were affirmed for the church leadership positions listed below at our Congregational Forum held on October 8. Their terms will begin January 1, 2024. We are grateful for their willingness to serve, and they appreciate your prayerful support.

Leadership Team Chairperson....................................Greg Klinedinst         

Worship Ministry Team...............................................Kim Witkovsky                                         

Education Ministry Team............................................Diane Gibble                                               

Witness Ministry Team.................................................John Anderson/Melanie Miller             

Facility Care Ministry Team........................................Steve Hoover                                            

Fellowship and Hospitality Ministry Team...............Ruoxia Li                                                    

Financial Resources Ministry Team............................Arlene Martin                                           

Annual Conference Delegate.......................................Rebecca Wolf                                            

District Conference Delegate........................................Deb Klinedinst, Dave Witkovsky

Deacons: Deb and Greg Klinedinst, Marty Reigle, Lyn and Ralph Miller, Melanie and Jeff Miller, Sarah Markey  

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

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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.

Thank you so much for your cards, concern, and prayers during my recent illness. Barbara and I really appreciated all of your support during this time.

~Terry & Barb Wueschinski

A healthy baby girl, Elouise Mae, was born to Brianna and Matt Herbst this Monday October 30. Proud big brothers are Bennett and Finnley, and aunt and uncle Katie and Daniel McEvoy are delighted as well. We give thanks to God for this precious gift of life and celebrate the growth of the Herbst family!

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.

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

Thursday, November 9, 2023 • 7:00 pm

Bucher Meeting House at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies

Elizabethtown College

SNOWDEN LECTURE: Philip Asura Nggada, EYN

Celebrating 100 Years of Brethren Witness in Nigeria

Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, is the largest national body of the Church of the Brethren in the world. The origins of this church date to 1923 and the preaching, teaching, and medical ministry of Brethren missionaries in Garkida and surrounding areas. Philip Asura Nggada will share key developments in the history of the church, which moved from being a missionary enterprise to an independent indigenous church. Major events include national independence in 1960, the transfer of mission institutions to Nigerian control in 1972, and the growth and spread of the church since that time. The attacks from Boko Haram since 2011 produced much suffering but also sent the church into neighboring Cameroon, Chad, and Niger, where EYN is now organizing beyond Nigeria.

Philip Asura Nggada is a reader (associate professor) in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria, where he has been a faculty member since 2014. He previously taught at Kulp Theological Seminary in Kwarhi and at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria in Bukuru. He is the author of numerous articles and two books, including The Shepherd Motif in the Old Testament (2012).

Use GPS address: 450 Campus Rd, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 which brings you near the entrance to the parking lot of the fully accessible Young Center. For further details and directions to the lecture, visit www.etown.edu/youngctr/events or call 717-361-1470.

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP

October 29, 2023

SCRIPTURE LESSON:

Revelation 20-22

MESSAGE:

“All Things New”

If you need to reach the pastor outside of office hours, 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.