The New Earth Band will be providing the music for our Sunday, February 9 worship service.  The New Earth Band plays “loose and easy, good-time country gospel music.”  They have played for Young At Heart and everyone in attendance enjoyed their meaningful program.  Invite your family and friends!

The Youth Group will be holding their Souper Bowl luncheon in Weidner Hall immediately following the 10:15 am worship service.  They will be serving homemade chicken noodle, vegetable beef and chicken corn noodle soups along with rolls, hot dogs and desserts.  Soup is available for take-out by the quart.  There is no charge, but donations are welcome.

Copies of the Annual Report are available in the Narthex.  Please take one to review and bring it with you to the Congregational Meeting next week.  All are invited to gather in Weidner Hall following worship for a luncheon before the meeting.  Please add your name to the sign-up sheet in the Narthex if you plan to attend the luncheon.

January collection items for the Oley Valley Food Pantry are comfort foods: boxed biscuit, bread, brownie, cookie, and/or muffin mix, boxed macaroni and cheese, boxed or canned pasta, canned soup, hot cocoa mix, coffee, and/or tea, chips, cookies, crackers, popcorn, and/or pretzels.  Please bring your donations to church by Sunday, January 12.

The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 19.  The purpose of this meeting is to reflect upon the events of the past year, to plan financially for the year ahead, and to celebrate life together in our church community.  We will also enjoy Rev. Frey’s ever popular pictorial review of the year.  Please plan to attend this very important meeting.  Everyone is invited to gather in Weidner Hall immediately following the 10:15 am worship service for a luncheon with the meeting to follow.

The 2020 Greeter, Reader, Flower Sponsor and Bulletin Sponsor sheets have been posted in the Narthex.  Sign up for your favorite dates.  If you sponsor the flowers ($35) or bulletins ($8), please fill out a green sponsor form (found in the basket under the sponsor sheets) and place it in an offering plate along with your payment.

Please come out to help remove the Christmas decorations in the church on Saturday, January 11 at 8 am.  Many hands make quick work.

The Youth Group Christmas card exchange is back this year with a slight twist.  You can “send” your Christmas cards to your church family by bringing them to church by December 24 and leaving them in the mailbox in the Narthex.  The Youth Group will then sort them and place them in the alphabetical boxes in the Narthex.  Be sure to pick up any cards that were sent to you.  Don’t forget to make a donation to the Youth Group with your postage savings for this free service! 

In the event of snow, ice or any inclement weather that will make travel difficult, cancellation information will by posted on WFMZ 69 News and WFMZ.com.  During the week, if Oley School District is on a two-hour delay, the church office will open at 11 am.  If the schools are closed, the office will be closed.  If you would like to be notified of church cancellations, please add your name to the sheet in the Narthex.

2020 offering envelopes are available in the Narthex.  Save the church postage fees by picking yours up today.  Please do not start using these envelopes until January.