CALENDAR OF CHURCH EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

Sunday, October 2

9:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service – Sanctuary

4:30 pm Love Feast – Fellowship Hall

Monday, October 3

6:00 pm Education Team – Lounge

Tuesday, October 4

9:30 am Ladies Bible Study – Lounge

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

Wednesday, October 5

9:00 am Staff Meeting – Multi Purpose Room

    Thursday, October 6

6:30 pm Bell Choir Practice – Bell Choir Room

7:30 pm Choir Practice – Sanctuary

    Sunday, October 9

9:00 am Sunday School

10:30 am Worship Service – Sanctuary

Following Worship – Fall Congregational Forum – Sanctuary

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Children's Sunday School Classes

Sunday mornings at 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 Membership Class

Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in the Youth Room 149

Teachers are Pastor Joel and Dave Witkovsky. We'll be following the "Heart, Soul, and Mind" curriculum. This class is for youth in grades 6-12. Consistent attendance for this important class series is encouraged - hope to see you all on Sunday!

Vine and Branches Sunday School Class

Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in Room 154. The class will be studying the "Guide for Biblical Studies" curriculum, this fall's series entitled "God's Exceptional Choice."

Lamplighters Sunday School Class

Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in Room 145. The class is studying Max Lucado's "Begin Again."

Homebuilders Sunday School Class

Sunday mornings at 8:00 AM by conference call, holding class remotely. 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. 

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!

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER UPDATE:

Dear Members of the Congregation,

The CDC Board values its relationship with the church and wants to inform you of a personnel change. The Board is pleased to report that Kim Barron-Moore has accepted the role of Acting Director for the Child Development Center following the departure of Carman Banzaca. We thank Carman for her years of service to the CDC. The CDC Board is involved with this transition and its personnel committee is working on appointing a permanent Director in the coming weeks. Feel free to reach out to Kim in the CDC office or Deb Klinedinst, the Chair of the CDC Board, with any questions regarding this transition.

Thank you, 

CDC Board 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Sunday October 2 - Love Feast 4:30 PM

Sunday October 9 - Congregational Forum 11:45 AM : The forum booklet and treasurer's reports are available for pick in the gathering area. A slate ballot for calling leaders will be forthcoming.

Sunday October 23 - CDC Sunday

Wednesday October 26 - Trick or Trunk

ON EARTH PEACE EVENT

COLEBROOK ROAD

EVENT CONCERT

October 9, 2022

at Stonebridge Farm,

1108 Bucher Lane, Lebanon, PA

OUR DAILY BREAD/SOUP KITCHEN - Friday, October 14, 2022

Sign up by calling Sandi Bowser at 717-825-7203 to make a casserole for

Our Daily Bread/Soup Kitchen on Friday, October 14, 2022 (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!

CAMP EDER'S FALL FESTIVAL - 44TH ANNUAL

October 15th, 10:00 am - 3 pm, Meal Served 11am - 3pm, Auction 10:30 am

Join us a day of Family Fun!

Outdoor Event, Barrel Train Rides, Hay Rides, Silent Auction, Kid's Activities, Pork Meal cooked overnight inground brick pits, Craft Vendors, Eder made Apple Butter, Yard Sale Vendors

How can you help? Over 100 volunteers are needed to serve an hour or two (or more),

donations needed for live auction, be a vendor, sponsor an item for fund raising meal

Please click on button for all the information for volunteering, vendor, and sponsorship information. This information can also be found on the bulletin board in the gathering area.

HUMAN LIFE SERVICES DINNER

Friday, October 14, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.)

Held at Out Door Country Club, 1157 Detwiler Drive, York, PA 17404

Join us in Love, Faith & Courage for Life, and hear about what God is doing in the York community through Human Life Services! Please note: $10.00 suggested donation to register for individuals not sponsoring a table.

Dinner will be followed by our Keynote Speaker: Mr. Scott Klusendorff. Scott is the President of Life Training Institute and the author of The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture. 

Contact us at Office@HumanLifeServices.org or 717-854-7615 for

updates about this year’s banquet. We look forward to having you join us!

TRICK or TRUNK

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

5:30 to 7:00 pm

It’s that time again to decorate your car trunk for our annual Trick or Trunk event. Cars will be parked in our parking lot so children can walk by, view the trunks and receive a treat. We ask those bringing their car to also provide the treats. SIGN UP IN THE GATHERING AREA ON SUNDAY if you plan decorate your trunk. Thank you!

Car owners should hand out the treats instead of little hands all reaching into the treat bowl. Cars need to be in place by 5:30 pm.

CDC and neighborhood families will be invited to come starting at 5:30 until 7:00 pm. The Fellowship Hall will be open to all with treats and surprises and a place for warming up if it’s cold.



COME AND JOIN THE FUN.

2022 Annual Conference Wrap-Up DVD is available to borrow in the church office. There will be a sign up sheet in the office to take the DVD.

You may want to contact the church office to make sure the DVD is available for pick up.

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

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Sincere thanks are sent for all the love this congregation has shown to Greg and me through visits, calls, cards, and meals.. They are all deeply appreciated. May God bless You all.    

Deb and Greg Klinedinst

LOOK WHO'S

CELEBRATING

THIS MONTH

01 Diane Gibble

02 Christopher Logue

07 Rick Ault 

07 Jarret Stehr

08 Winnie Fickes

11 John Anderson

14 Terry Wueschinski

14 Marty Reigle                            

15 Marcus Carey

15 Michael Carey17 Anna Elise Stoolmaker

If your birthday is in OCTOBER and is not on the list below or is listed incorrectly, please call the church office.

19 Helen Stoner

21 Marjorie Schardt

21 Jared Beuschlein

21 Jasmine LeGrand

23 Barry Stehr

24 Benjamin Gennarelli-LeGrand

25 David Gibble

26 Cathy Carson

28 Pat Gibble

29 Dylan Sauder

31 Vesta Statler

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 2022 the gift card sales will support The Lehman Center (Children’s Aid Society), New Community Project, Carlisle Truck Stop Ministry, and LifePath Christian Ministries (formerly York Rescue Mission). 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 you check to 3011 Bedford Pl, York, PA 17408 and your cards will be mailed to you. Make your check out to York First Church.

Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies presents: 

Enjoy family fun Saturday, October 15 from 12 to 4 pm at the Brethren Heritage Festival at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College. Join us in the tent by the Center for children’s crafts including play dough, bicycle-churned ice cream, popcorn from the historic Reist Popcorn coach popper and homemade bread and homemade apple butter. Step into the Young Center and help to quilt. Join the much-loved Family Magic Show by Marty Thomas-Brummé or Janice Holsinger leading the a cappella hymn sing in the Bucher Meetinghouse. Pedal the bike made by the Etown Engineering Club to churn our homemade ice cream. Tour the Bowers Interpretive Gallery, including visual exhibits, displays and sound, where you’re sure to learn something new. GPS address: 450 Campus Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 www.etown.edu/youngctr/

LAST WEEK IN WORSHIP

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 let hospital staff know that you would like the hospital to contact your pastor.