Announcements
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JULY 2026 Schedule–Worship Volunteers, Birthdays, & Anniversaries
AUGUST 2026 Schedule–Worship Volunteers, Birthdays, & Anniversaries
Flowers and Candles
A reminder: If you would like to honor/remember your loved one(s) on significant dates, such as birthdays,
anniversaries, or date of passing, please contact: Donna Weidman @ dweidman52@gmail.com or
717-201-6180
A nominal fee of $25 for flowers and/or $5 for candles helps defray the cost of the altar flowers & candles in our budget.
In-person Book Group
You are invited to In-Person Book Group for a discussion of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. We will meet on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 1:30 PM in Nolt Auditorium.
In-Person Book Group meets on the fourth Monday of each month. If you can’t come on the 27th, our next meeting will be on Monday, August 24th at the same time and place. We will be discussing The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is the story of three brilliant video game designers whose lives intertwine. Their world – the world of video gaming – is becoming a cultural, educational, and technological phenomenon. Author Gabrielle Zeven takes us into the creative but also fiercely competitive world of video game development through the experiences of Sadie Green, Sam Masur, and Marx Watanabe. Sadie is studying computer science at MIT. Sam is studying math at Harvard. Marx is a video game producer. Through a chance meeting at a train station, Sadie and Sam rekindle their childhood friendship and begin to develop video games together. Along with their friend Marx, they start up a successful video game studio. As they work to build their business, the three young entrepreneurs face professional and personal crises that test their friendship and have a profound impact on their futures. As Gabrielle Zevin writes, “This is the story of the perfect worlds Sam and Sadie build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy
From Our Secretary
The Rabbes will be on vacation July 27-August 8. Office hours will be limited during this time. If you are planning on stopping by the office please call ahead to make sure someone is there. Thanks! -Angie
Chimers Needed
We are looking for a few people to add to our group of seven “chimers.” Chimers play the tower bells (the ‘chime’) after the 10:30 am Sunday service and also at 6:00 pm on Sunday evenings. If you can play a keyboard, you can play the chime. If you or a member of your family is interested, call or text Murray Foreman: 717-203-9061.
Christian Formation
Upcoming Adult Christian Ed
July 26: “Rise Up Fpr Refuge with Grace!” Lessons from the “Rise Up For Refuge” event hosted by CWS. Led by Anne Stachura
August 2: “Where Church Meets State:251 Year’s of Military Chaplaincy” Led by Pastor Rustico
Outreach
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INGATHERING
October 3-4, 2026
There have been some changes this year. The New Windsor center where we dropped off kits is no longer available. A new year-round location for donations has opened in Mechanicsburg. In regard to boxes we have to use boxes with lids. Preferred boxes are those that have handholds at both ends of each box that can be carried easily. A suggestion was made to inquire at the dairy section of the grocery store for egg boxes that have these handles and lid. If you know of a source, contact Brenda Hayasaka or Barbara Slotter.
Brenda Hayasaka and Donna Linton are in charge of School Kits and need your help. Take advantage of the school supply sales coming next month. These are the items they need to fill the bags they have on hand or will purchase.
- Four 70 sheet SPIRAL notebooks of wide or college-ruled paper approximately 8” x 10 ½ ”, no loose leaf paper
- One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other
- One pencil sharpener
- One pair of blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)
- Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band
- Five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band
- One box of 16 or 24 crayons
- One 2 ½” eraser
Thank you to Janet Neumar who plans to apply for a Thrivent Visa card for $250 to buy items. We need more items from you to fill the bags.
We are also doing Personal Care Kits. We will purchase bulk items from a Thrivent card and also from your monetary donations. If you want to put your own kit together, here are the directions.
- One light-weight bath size towel (between 20” x 40” and 52” x 27”), dark color
- Two or three bath-size bars of soap equaling 8 to 9 oz, any brand, in original wrapping
- One adult-size toothbrush in its original wrapping
- One metal nail clippers (attached file optional), remove packaging
We will add a comb to your kit as we ordered in bulk. Loose items are accepted.
Fold the towel in half widthwise. Place the rest of the items in the towel, fold and roll so nothing falls out, and secure with yarn, ribbon, or string or just put your items, including the towel, in a plastic bag.
If you want to help with cash donations, please write on your check “LWR Kits.” Brenda and Barbara will share the money as needed. Boxes for your donations will be in the Narthex and at the entrance as you come in the door to church.
Barbara Slotter, 717-342-2654
Brenda Hayasaka, 410-236-1063
Donna Linton, 717-575-9388
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