CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Saturday, April 22

9:00 am District Women’s Spring Luncheon – FH, Sanctuary

Sunday, April 23

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service - Sanctuary

Monday, April 24

                 6:00 pm  CDC Board Meeting – Anna Mow Room

Tuesday, April 25

9:30 am  Ladies Bible Study – Anna Mow Room

Thursday, April 27

6:30 pm  Bell Choir Practice – Bell Choir Room

7:30 pm  Choir Practice – Sanctuary

Sunday, April 30

9:00 am  Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service - Sanctuary

11:30 am  “Spring Fling” Picnic – Outside FH

Click on this button to view the full calendar

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 the Youth Room 149. Teacher Dave Witkovsky and Pastor Joel. This class is for youth in grades 6-12. The class will be preparing for Youth Sunday in the coming weeks.



Vine and Branches Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 154. Teachers Kim Witkovsky. The class is studying the "Guide for Biblical Studies" curriculum, this spring's series entitled "Jesus Calls Us."

Lamplighters Sunday School Class

9:00 AM in Room 145. Teacher John Anderson. The class is studying a series by

Adam Hamilton called “Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White.”

Homebuilders Sunday School 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. 

Guidelines for Information Distribution to Promote Organizations and/or Events

Due to frequent requests from church members and other organizations in the community to promote or advertise their events or fundraisers, the Leadership Team has approved a procedure to manage these requests. Please see the attached guidelines and submission form which gives a complete description of the purpose for this policy and the organizations that are given priority.

Copies of the guidelines and submission forms are available in the church office.

 

Please contact me if you have questions.

Greg Klinedinst, Leadership Team Chair

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

Saturday April 22 - District Women's Spring Luncheon

Sunday April 30 - "Spring Fling" Picnic Following Worship

Sunday May 7 - Youth Sunday

Friday May 19 - Comm

Saturday June 10 - Yard Sale

June 18-22 - Vacation Bible School

The 32nd Annual Auction Benefiting The Lehman Center is Tuesday, April 25th at New Fairview COB. The food and auction preview starts at 12:00. The live auction starts at 5:00.  



Thank you for your continued support of the Lehman Center.

SPRING FLING CULTURAL PICNIC - JOIN US!

SUNDAY, APRIL 30TH

CDC AND CHURCH PICNIC - Outdoors Following Worship

11:30 PM

Bring a little bit of your family's culture to our picnic

Click below to view the invitation to this lovely event, an opportunity to collaborate and fellowship with our Child Development Center teachers and families!

CAMP EDER EVENTS

THE EDER RETREAT - APRIL 28TH-30TH

Want to enjoy a weekend of camp fun with your family?

Well then The Eder Retreat is for you!

We are going to have different workshops throughout the morning that include Pinterest Palooza where we create different crafts, a wood workshop where you get to build in our very own woodshop, a backpacking 101 class where you get to learn the basics of backpacking and take a guided hike, & MORE! You will also have the chance to climb our climbing wall, complete challenges on our challenge course, enjoy a campfire, and many more classic camp activities! For more information or if you have any questions call (717)642-8256 or email mschmittel@campeder.org Click on button for registration form. This information is also posted on the bulletin board.

2023 CAMP EDER GOLF OUTING

Friday, May 12, 2023

Carroll Valley Golf Course at Liberty Mountain

78 Country Club Trail, Fairfield, PA 17320

Click on button for registration and sponsorship form.

This information is also posted on the bulletin board.

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, May 12, 2023 Sign up by calling

Sandi Bowser at 717-825-7203 to make a casserole for Our Daily Bread/Soup Kitchen on Friday, May 12, 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!

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.

Vacation Bible School:

Save the Date & Spread the Word

June 18th – June 22, 2023

Sunday – Thursday Evenings

Ages 4 - 5^th grade

Register Now

We are also looking for volunteers. 

If you would like to help in any way

please contact Diane Gibble at dmgibble1001@gmail.com. 



Thank you for being willing to share God's love with His precious children.

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

Click on the button for current

Church of Brethren News

YARD SALE ITEMS NEEDED!

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Time is near,

Bring those treasures from far and near.

YARD SALE! YARD SALE coming in June,

Join us, for it will be soon.

Items needed brought into the church,

That buyers have fun as they go on a search.

Bring by car, or bring by truck,

Garage is ready just by luck.

YARD SALE! YARD SALE! coming here,

SO, HELP US OUT for another year.

Garage is now ready for yard sale items. Please drop off after church on Sundays or before noon throughout the week. If you are unable to bring in items, we will pick up. 

 NO CLOTHING, Computers/equipment or TV’s.

Call Kathy Kovacs with any questions 717-309-0678

THE BOOK CORNER 

        

“Check out” these books that are new to The First Church Library! Directions for borrowing a book can be found on the countertop to the right after entering through the library door. We kindly ask that you take a maximum of two (2) books at one time and return at least one (1) before selecting a new one. Please sign and leave the white card in the blue flowerpot. When finished reading your book(s), return the book(s) to the multilevel shelf labeled “Book Return”.  

“Grandparents” Needed!

The Child Development Center at our church is starting a program in which grandparents come into a classroom each week to read with preschool children over the summer months. Times will be mid-morning, but you may pick the day of the week!

Volunteer clearances are necessary.

Contact Kim Moore if interested 717-757-6390 or cdcdirector@yorkfirst.org. Thank you!

Click the button below for

more specifics.

Congratulations to A.J. and Morgan Farman on the birth of a daughter, Jenny Louise Farman, on Thursday April 6. Mom and baby are both home and doing well. We give thanks for this precious gift of life and celebrate the growth of the Farman family!

Directory Changes:

P. 14 - Heather Gibson Family - Correct spelling of LaRyiaha to Lariyah.

P. 17 - Roy & Barbara Rollman - Remove Barbara's cell phone number.

Discontinued use of this phone.

P. 18 - Gail Rutland - Email address is changed to: grutland53@gmail.com

LOOK WHO'S

CELEBRATING

THIS MONTH

02  Emily Vuono 

02  Briella Hamill  

08  Eric Jones 

13  Dale Paules

13  Carole Bradfield

14  Jean Carson             

15  Barbara Jo Brown            

16  Paige Striebig 

If your birthday is in MAY and is

not on the list below or is listed

incorrectly, please call the church office.

18  Jean Lauver

18  Amie Dietrich            

21  Stephen Carey

25  Malakai Wolf

26  Doris Markel

26  Rick Boogher            

27  Brenda Harlacher                  

28  Shea Martin

28  Cheryl Weyant  

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.

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.

The Education Team would like to share free monthly video links from Teepa Snow. Hoping you will get a chance to watch them and learn something that may be helpful when dealing with those you come in contact with who have dementia.

Teepa Snow’s care strategies and techniques look at what is known about brain function and changes that happen with various conditions and integrate that information with therapeutic approaches. April link is:

Connecting through music: https://youtu.be/m-lckAgnVQw

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP

April 16, 2023

SCRIPTURE LESSON:

Psalm 150

EASTER CANTATA

"When I Survey the Wondrous Cross"

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.