Enjoy crafting? Join us on Monday, October 2 at 1 pm in Weidner Hall. We will be making snowman ornaments using the old church keys to be sold at the Bazaar. Contact Denise in the church office at 610-987-3536 with any questions.
Focus items for the October OVFP donations are canned green beans and canned corn (14-15 oz. cans). The Saturday Drive-Thru Drop-Off collection date is October 14 from 9 to 11 am. Food items can also be brought to church at any time and placed in the appropriate labeled boxes in Weidner Hall.
What is the Neighbors in Need special offering to be taken on Sunday, October 1 and why do we support it? The offering supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), justice and advocacy, and direct service projects supported by Justice and Local Church Ministries. This year’s focus for the offering is on environmental justice. Plastics, electronics, and other non-compostable wastes are being shipped across, and even tossed into, our waterways, launched into space, as well as buried in landfills. As people of faith, we must be better stewards of our planet!
Our next Hoagie Sale will be held on Thursday, October 5 with orders due Sunday, October 1 by noon. Italian hoagies and ham and cheese hoagies are available for $8 each. Place your order by using the order form in the Narthex or by calling the Hoagie Hotline at 610-987-3536, ext. 2. You may also sponsor hoagies for veterans on the order sheet. Orders will be available for pick-up between 3 and 5 pm on Thursday, October 5 in Weidner Hall.
The Mission Trip team will be holding an Italian Night on Saturday, October 21 from 4 to 7 pm. Enjoy baked ziti and stuffed shells provided by The Shop in Fleetwood, salad, bread, dessert and beverages. Tickets purchased in advance are $15/adult, $10/ages 6-12, ages 5 and under are free. Tickets purchased at the door will be $5 more. See Sue Henne for tickets. There will be a brief meeting on Sunday, September 24 following the worship service for anyone who is interested in helping to plan or help with Italian Night.
In celebration of autumn, the church will be decorated for our October 15 worship service with beautiful colorful mums from Levengood’s. If you would like to order a mum, order forms are in the church narthex or call the church office at 610-987-3536. Choose from red, white, orange, purple or yellow flowers. Each 9 inch pot costs $10. You may take your mum/s home following the worship service on October 15. The deadline for orders and payment is October 1.
The next Women’s Guild meeting will be held on Monday, September 11 at 7 pm in Weidner Hall. We will discuss calendar dates for the upcoming year. We will also begin Church Bazaar discussions. We are open to new ideas. Now is the time to collect your donations for the White Elephant. Days for drop-off will be scheduled soon.
The church office will be closed this week while Denise is on vacation. Pastor Corrine will hold office hours, but please call before coming in. Normal office hours will resume on Monday, September 11 at 9 am.
The September Oley Valley Food Pantry focus item is canned tuna (5 or 12 oz. cans). Donations may be brought to church any time or dropped off at our monthly Drive-Thru Drop-Off collection on Saturday, September 16 from 9 to 11 am in the church parking lot.
The special monthly mission offering taken on Sunday, September 10 will be donated to the Oley Valley Community Library and the Fleetwood Area Public Library evenly. Both libraries provide many services to the communities in which they are located. If you choose to donate to this special offering, please write “Library” in the Other column on your offering envelope.
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