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Be An Angel

LCOB — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:41:18 +0000

The time is rapidly approaching for us to begin collecting money to purchase school supplies and uniforms for homeless students in the School District of Lancaster. Micky Span, director of the Homeless Student Project, anticipates 1000 homeless students during the 2013–14 school year. The kick-off date is June 23 and the project will conclude on August 11. We will need to deliver the supplies and uniforms to the school on August 12. There will be a descriptive page in your mailboxes before June 23. Your support is very much needed and greatly appreciated.

–Hunger and Poverty Group
Lois Hansell, Be An Angel Coordinator

Modified Church Office Hours

LCOB — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:16 +0000

There will be modified Church Office hours the week of June 24, 8:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. each day. If you need to get into the church after these hours, call Linda Harnish at 397‑4751 (ext. 102) to make arrangements. Email bulletin announcements to Linda Harnish at secretary_lancob@comcast.net.

News from Property Ministry Team

LCOB — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:15:43 +0000

We have signed the Beaver Creek contract for the slate roof and flat rubber roofs replacement, along with a deposit. Beaver Creek would like to start in mid-June before the hot weather arrives in August. They will replace the slate roof in the sanctuary and the front of the church in approximately three weeks and then finish with the flat roofs. The property ministry team thanks everyone for your support during this second major improvement to our church.

Hansell Appointment

LCOB — Fri, 31 May 2013 00:08:25 +0000

Elizabethtown College announces the appointment of Allen T. Hansell, Sr., D. Min. as one of four new members of its Board of Trustees. Hansell received the Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity degrees from Bethany Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bridgewater College. Hansell currently serves as Moderator & Board Chair at Lancaster Church of the Brethren. Hansell served for three years as Director of Church Relations at Elizabethtown College and as Interim Pastor at both Wilmington (DE) Church of the Brethren and Lancaster Church of the Brethren. He also served as Director of Ministry at Church of the Brethren General Board. His community involvement includes co-designing the Latch-key Program for Elementary Public School Children in Mountville, PA, serving as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Department of Community Development and Housing, New Castle County, as President of the Richardson Park Community Action Program, Inc., and as Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Youth Center, Conrad School District, all in Wilmington, DE.

—Office of Marketing & Communication, E-town College

Volunteers Needed Saturday from 9am-Noon

LCOB — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:42 +0000

Dear Friends, we are helping First Presbyterian to clean and prepare a house at 702 N. Franklin St. for a new refugee family. The plan is for another crew to come in this Saturday, May 18, from 9 am until noon to get the job done in preparation for the arrival of the next refugee family. Some of you have already worked at the house these past two Saturdays. Thank you very much for helping! Please contact me if you’re able to help this Saturday morning (May 18). We need help with yard work, general cleaning, hanging curtains, replace lightbulbs, etc.

Suzanne Schaudel
schaudel@hotmail.com

Vacation Bible School!

LCOB — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:47:26 +0000

Vacation Bible School
Hey, kids! The royal castle awaits you at Kingdom Rock, the theme for Vacation Bible School this year. Each evening from June 16–20, children age 3 through grade 5 will discover how to stand strong for God through Bible stories, games, food, crafts and songs. Registration forms available throughout the church or email Jamie Nace, Director of Children’s Ministry: jnace77@gmail.com. Volunteers are still needed, so dust off your royal cloaks and call 569‑7626.

Camp Swatara News

LCOB — Wed, 08 May 2013 02:14:05 +0000

May 24 is the deadline to sign up your child for his/her camping experience this summer to avoid the $25 late fee. Remember to get your Good as Gold certificate (for 1/2 tuition) from Tiffany Dickel, church administrator, before attending camp. Full-week and weekends camps are available for children who have completed Kindergarten through adults.

Family camping is fun all summer long! Pack up your tent, pop-up or campers and enjoy a weekend outdoors in God’s beautiful playground. Check out the Camp Swatara bulletin board (on the lower level across from the elevator), the camp’s website (www.campswatara.org) or contact Donna Lunger, camp rep for more information.

News from the Library

LCOB — Wed, 08 May 2013 02:04:03 +0000

This month we have one new title to share with you along with a bit of news about what our committee has been doing. John Herr, one of our committee members, is a master of invention. Earlier this year he categorized our books by subject and shelf. A list of categories arranged by section and shelf number can be found attached to the closet door just inside the li-brary. We hope this will help you when you are looking for specific books. A new “List of Books by Author and by Title” can also be found inside our red binder.

Last month, LaRue Helm worked diligently organizing the Children’s Section in our library. We will be adding more children’s books to our library in the future. If you have suggestions for children’s books or videos, please contact any of our members or put them in box 103. While we are in the process of organizing our library, you may receive a note from us in your mail box about books that we are unable to locate. Books and cards are sometimes misplaced and other times they are just missing. Please take some time to check for missing items at home. If you can’t find the item, we would appreciate it if you would let us know.

The new book in our library this month, Same Kind of Different As Me, was donated and highly recommended by La Rue Helm. It is a New York Times Best Seller and true story about a black man, Denver Moore, and a wealthy international art dealer, Ron Hall. Denver’s first 30 years of life were spent working in Louisiana cotton fields enduring a life not much different than his grandparents, who had been slaves. One day he hops a train and ends up homeless in Fort Worth, Texas; however, this is a step-up from his for-mer circumstances. In Same Kind of Different As Me, two men from opposite ends of society tell their stories. Ron’s wife Deborah brings these two unlikely acquaintances together through her ministry with the homeless.

–Deborah Hall, Library Committee Chairperson

LCOB Approves Safe Church Policy

LCOB — Sun, 05 May 2013 20:27:42 +0000

At the April 21, 2013, Congregational Meeting, the LCOB approved its Safe Church Policy. In the planning and preparations for about one year, the policy received overwhelming support which reflects the excellent preparation and hard work by the Safe Church Team, consisting of Linda & David Byers, Priscilla DeJessa, Jamie Nace and Suzanne Schaudel. This approval and reports by staff and ministry chair’s highlighted the meeting which was held following a Soup & Salad lunch provide by the youth of the church.

A New Potential Ministry

LCOB — Sun, 05 May 2013 20:23:23 +0000

This is a call from the Into the Neighborhood Committee (INC) to those of our congregation who might be interested in being a part of some form of prison ministry. We are labeling our efforts as the Station of Hope and are looking for Divine guidance to lead and process this effort. We do have a number of possible avenues to consider but we want it to be developed and put into action by those who have a genuine heart for it. Therefore, we are asking those who are so inclined, to contact Calvin Wenger, INC Chair (phone: 664‑6325 or email: calvinshirley-wenger@gmail.com). At this point the only commitment will be to agree to be in conversation with those of like interest to assist in shaping what direction this ministry should take. At the conclusion of that phase, each participating person will then decide if and what path their future involvement would take.

–Calvin Wenger