Week of June 28, 2020
As we seek to continue to keep connected as a church family even while apart from one another, below you will find several ways to participate in worship, prayer, and service with others from HBIC. We invite you to join us in any of these various ways this week!

There's also some important "announcement-type" information in this week's e-mail, so be sure to scroll the whole way through!

We continue to pray that you will experience the riches of the Lord's presence during this time that we are not able to be present with one another!
-- HBIC Pastoral Staff
ONLINE WORSHIP

Our pastoral staff are working together each week to record a worship service for our church family. The service will be available on the  HBIC YouTube Channel   on Sunday mornings by 9 am, as well as anytime thereafter.
WORSHIP-AT-HOME RESOURCES

The  Worship-At-Home Resource Page serves as a companion to the weekly worship video on the HBIC YouTube Channel and includes the song lyrics, the sermon scripture, plus some links for children. ...If you have more than one device and you'd like to see the lyrics to sing along, or have the sermon scripture handy to read along, you can have the video playing on one device while you follow along with the worship resource on the other!

May you experience the blessing of God
as you worship this week!
Since we do not have a weekly worship service bulletin during this time, we are including a Schedule for the Week in this weekly email.

The following will be taking place during the week of June 28 to July 4:

  • Sunday, 9 am - On-Line Worship Service (HBIC YouTube Channel)
  • Sunday, 10:30 am - Youth Sunday School (Zoom)
  • Sunday, 7 pm - Sr. High Youth Group (Zoom)
  • Monday, 4 pm - Creation Kids (Zoom)
  • Monday, 6 pm - Young Adult Bring-Your-Own Picnic (Lingle Park)
  • Tuesday, 5 pm - Youth Bring-Your-Own Picnic (North Locust Point Rd.)
  • Wednesday, 5:30 pm - Jr. High Youth Group (Zoom)
  • Wednesday, 7 pm - Virtual Prayer Meeting (Zoom)
  • Thursday, 4 pm - Creation Kids (Zoom)
  • Thursday, 8:15 pm - Young Adult Thursday Book Study (Zoom)

If you'd like to participate in any of these and need a link, a meeting ID, or more information, contact:
Pastor Patty for children's gatherings
Pastor Brie for youth and young adult gatherings
Any of the pastors or the church office for the other adult gatherings

We also invite you to join in praying for these various ministry
opportunities throughout the week and for those who may participate!
ALL CHURCH ZOOM DISCUSSION ON RACIAL JUSTICE TO CONTINUE...
SAVE THE DATES

We plan to continue our HBIC Racial Justice Discussion; we'll have two discussions in July... Monday, July 13 and Monday, July 27, both from 7 to 8 pm via Zoom.

As God calls his children to be advocates for justice, we encourage you to plan to join us to share and to pray together about racial justice in our church, community, country, and world.
PASTORAL STAFF VACATIONS

This is a vacation week for Pastor Hank (6/27 to 7/4).

In addition to refraining from contacting him, pray for this to be a special time of refreshment for him and his family. ...Please feel free to contact any of the other pastors if you have a need.
YOUNG ADULT PICNIC

All young adults, please join us for a Bring-Your-Own Picnic, this Monday, June 29th from 6-8 pm at Lingle Park (1100 Pheasant Dr., Hbg, just off Union Deposit Rd.). Please bring your own food, drink, face mask and blankets or chairs. We'll get to visit and even play a couple of games, if we're feeling up for it, while maintaining space between ourselves. Contact Pastor Brie for more details.
ALL YOUTH...
BRING-YOUR-OWN PICNIC

All youth, please plan to join us for a Bring-Your-Own Picnic this Tuesday, June 30th from 5-7pm at 339 North Locust Point Rd, Mechanicsburg.

Please bring your own food, drink, face mask and blankets or chairs. We'll get to visit and even play a couple of games while maintaining space between ourselves. Parents and families are welcome to join. Look for an email to come with more details. Contact:  pastorbrie@harrisburgbic.org.
PRAYING TOGETHER

On Wednesday evenings, we are hosting a Virtual Prayer Meeting each week, an opportunity to connect together for prayer. We'll connect by using Zoom at 7 pm.

You're able to use a computer, tablet, or phone to join our Virtual Prayer Meeting with video; or call in by phone, (929) 205-6099 (meeting ID: 433-644-241) to get the audio-feed. ...You'll need Zoom installed on your device ahead of time in order to connect - if you need some guidance for this, contact   office@harrisburgbic.org .
COMMUNION SERVICE
ON ZOOM

The pastoral staff will be leading a  Sunday Morning Communion Service on Zoom... In place of our pre-recorded worship service next Sunday, July 5, beginning at 9 am, we will gather together virtually for an online Communion Service.

We hope you'll plan to join us for this special service filled with scripture readings, prayer, songs of praise, a brief meditation, and a chance to share in communion together!  (Please note: you'll need to plan ahead to provide the bread and juice for your household.)
MINISTRY MOMENTS VIDEOS

Pastor Brie has been helping to tell some of the stories of service and love happening among our congregation. In case you missed any of the Ministry Moments videos, you can check them out here (click on the volume number):

Volume 1 - Wanda Heise and Helena Cicero
Volume 2 - George Payne and Cedra Washington
Volume 3 - The Work Behind Our Food Pantry Distributions
BABY BOTTLE BLAST

Each year our church participates in Capital Area Pregnancy Center's Baby Bottle Blast, which is typically held from Mother's Day to Father's Day. This year, however, the Baby Bottle Blast began on Father's Day, June 21, and will go through July 26.

We won't be distributing baby bottles for you to fill this year -- instead we encourage you to fill your own container with coins, bills, or a check (payable to CAPC, with our church's name on the memo line). ...We will provide info closer to the collection date (July 26) regarding turning in your donation.

More information about Capital Area Pregnancy Center can be found here.
PASSING ALONG INFO

Since we don't have use of a bulletin board right now, we're passing along info here that might be helpful...

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced that they will be opening up a financial assistance application process for renters and homeowners affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Applications for CARES financial assistance for renters and homeowners will be available June 29; application submissions can begin July 6. People who lost income due to the pandemic-related economic slowdown may be eligible for rent or mortgage assistance to help them stay in their homes. For more information, see the full press release here.

In short, applications for both rent and mortgage assistance will be accessible from PHFA’s homepage starting June 29. At that time, people will be able to click in a red banner on the website to access the applications and other helpful background information. The red banner is already live on the site advising people of the date applications will be available.

The PHFA’s call center is available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to assist the public and help with questions about the programs. The toll-free number is 1-855-U-Are-Home (827-3466). Callers should listen for the prompt mentioning CARES assistance for renters and homeowners.