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Palmyra Church of the Brethren

Volume 30, No. 8 September 2019

Join us for a

Sunday, October 6th

Worship will begin in the Sanctuary at 9:00 a.m. Following the sermon, we will transition

to the Fellowship Hall where we will continue our worship with footwashing/handwashing, a simple fellowship meal, and communion.

Sunday School will begin as usual at 10:30 am.

Three-Cents-A-Meal Offering - Sunday, September 15th!

Peace is “a handcrafted product. We make it every day with our work, our life, our love, our closeness, our loving each other.” - Pope Francis

Lebanon County is part of the 9th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. In 2018, over 13% of the District’s population lived below the poverty line. Eighteen percent of the children in our District live in families below the poverty line. For a family of four, the poverty line is a yearly income of less than $25,750. Think about the challenges a family faces when their income is below the poverty line. Think on this...one out of every ten people you meet on the street or in an area store on a daily basis likely lives in poverty. When a family lives on a limited budget, any unexpected expense will take a big toll on the quantity and quality of food available to the family. The Caring Cupboard is our community’s loving way of helping our neighbors obtain the foods needed to nourish and sustain them. Your special offering of three cents for each meal that you and your family members enjoy will help support the mission of the Caring Cupboard. Please set aside a spe-cial container to collect your offerings. A portion of the offering will go to the Caring Cupboard; the rest of the offering will help out other hungry families around our nation and world. - The Outreach Team

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Serving In September

September 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29

Head Usher John Rhine

Offering Usher Steve Hoffer

Greeter Don Reynolds Marilyn Baker

Don Reynolds & Mike Collins

Flowers NA Bucher Family NA NA Karen Meads

Worship Nursery

Lori Faiola Michele Gottshall

Shila & Derek Ulrich

Brenda Heisey Samantha Auer

Elaine Hoffer Sharon Smith

Michele Gottshall Diane Runkle

Worship Childcare

Brenda Heisey Samantha Auer

Lori Walmer Donna Fawber Via

Jeannie Small Sherry Baiocchi

Betty Smith Shirley Spahr

Steve & Elaine Hoffer

Sunday School Nursery

Melanie Hartman Jeanine Houff

Derek & Shila Ulrich

Michele Gottshall Andy Hoffer

Cindy Bortner Cindy Weatherholtz

Elaine Hoffer Linda Whitman

Make a Note of It By Jeff Clouser, Director of Music Ministries

Palmyra Church of the Brethren expresses a sincere thank you to our Summer Melodies Musicians. Your musical offerings have been a blessing. Choir rehearsals are starting! Canticle Bells on Wednesday, August 28, 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir on Thursday, August 29, 7:15 p.m. Praise Team will resume their regular rehearsal time on Thursday, August 29, 6:15 p.m. PCoB Canticle Bells welcomes additional handbell ringers especially for bass position three G4/A4 and treble position nine E6/F6. We rehearse Wednesday evenings at 7:15 p.m. and ring the first Sunday of the month and additional Sundays added around Christmas, Easter and Music Appreciation Sunday as well as our concert at Londonderry Village on a Wednesday in late February or early March. The bell choir season begins the end of August and is

finished the end of May. If interested, please speak with Jeff Clouser, Director of Music Ministries or email him at jclouser@palmyracob.org. PCoB Chancel Choir welcomes additional singers, especially tenors. We rehearse Thursday evenings at 7:15 p.m. and sing the second and fourth Sunday of the month with additional Sundays added around Christmas, Easter and Music Appreciation Sunday as well as our concert at Londonderry Vil-lage on a Wednesday in late February or early March. The choir season begins the end of August and ends the beginning of June. If interested, please speak with Jeff Clouser, Director of Music Ministries or email him at jclouser@palmyracob.org.

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On the Trail with God A walking day-retreat

Saturday, September 14 9:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m.

Camp Swatara

Our life of faith is a journey. Join us for a day of exploring the path as we prayerfully walk Camp Swatara’s trails. We will look at preparation for the journey and watch for how God meets us on the path of our lives. We will learn from scriptural examples of journeys and pay attention to God’s surprises along the way. The pace will be easy, with time for personal and group reflection along the easy-to-moderate unpaved trails. The trail guide will be Karen Halde-man (spiritual director and friend of Camp Swatara). Registration fee of $30 includes lunch along the trail. Register: www.campswatara.org by September 9

On Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., the Borough of Palmyra will be officially dedicating the renovated Fireman’s Park as Memorial Park. The Outreach Team will be sponsoring a display about our congregation’s programs and community services. Come join us!

Fall Harvest & Christmas Bazaar Saturday, October 26 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Ham & Egg Breakfast - $7 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

We will be needing baked items, home canned items, produce, plants and craft items to sell.

Please see Carolyn Buffenmyer with questions.

A Tour of Biblical Proportions at Covington, Kentucky

Hosted by the Hanoverdale Church of the Brethren November 14-17, 2019

Tour the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption: A scaled down replica of the Cathedral Notre Dame, in Paris. Featuring the largest stained-glass window in the world. This Basilica is one of only thirty-one Ba-silicas in the country, and is considered by some to be the most beautiful in the world. The Creation Museum: Be prepared to experience history in a completely unprecedented way. The state-of-the-art 75,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life, casting its characters and animals in dynamic form and placing them in familiar settings. Walk through the Garden of Eden: The Tree of Life, central to the garden, stretches out its branches, laden with ripened fruits. Six Days of Creation: Travel 6,000 years into the past to view the dawn of history. The Ark Encounter: This full-sized replica of Noah’s Ark is the largest wooden timber structure in the world.

For pricing and additional information contact: Dave Teets: 717-838-9403 (h) 717-476-4556 (c)

dteets1@verizon.net Deadline for registration & payment: September 22

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Do you avoid reading the Old Testament because it is too violent? Well, David A. Leiter, the author of the LIFE class's next study, has discovered the message of peace throughout the Old Testament. In addition to writing a book on the topic, he has written our next series, "Peace in Isaiah." You are invited to join us at 10:30 a.m. in the parlor on Sunday mornings, starting August 18 through October 27.

Library News

The following titles have recently been added to our collection.

Nonfiction: Life of the Beloved, Henri Nouwen Journaling: A Spirit Journey, Anne Broyles Where Was God on September 11?, Donald Kraybill and Linda Peachey A Woman's Walk with God, Elizabeth George Everyone Needs Someone, Helen Steiner Rice Amazing Grace (Hymn stories), Kenneth W. Osbeck Jesus Wants All of Me, Phil A. Smouse God Was Here and I Was Out to Lunch, James W. Moore Life from the UpSide, Ellsworth J. Kalas Graham Crackers and Milk, John K. Graham When Christ Comes, Max Lucado This I Remember: From War to Peace, George Dolnikowski Untangling Alzheimer's, Tam Cummings, PhD The Presence of Absence, Karen B. Haldeman Blest Beyond Measure, Paul Miller Before the Flood (DVD), National Geographic Society

Fiction: Stoner's Crossing, Judith Pella

Reference: The New Testament in Four Versions (King James, Revised Standard, Phillips Modern English, New English) NRSV Bible with Apocryphal and Deuterocanonical Books

Library Mystery: The following DVD's seem to have disappeared from the Library collection: The Toy That Saved Christmas (Veggie Tales) Larry-Boy and the Fib from Outer Space (Veggie Tales) Peace: The Ultimate Trick (Mennonite Central Committee) The Conscientious Objector (True story of Desmond Doss) Extending the Healing Touch of Jesus (Association of Brethren Caregivers)

Your help in solving the mystery and helping to locate them will be greatly appreciated!

Come visit the church library!

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Congregational Updates!

Please pray for the concerns of Jose Aponte, Paul Dietz, Alma Heisey, Shirley Martin, Betty Smith, Jean Sum-mers, and Barbara Wagner. Please extend sympathy to: • Dennis Coffman on the death of his brother, Thomas Neidich, on June 26 • Melanie Hartman on the death of her father, R. Thomas Schaeffer, on June 29. • The family of Sarah Brandt who passed away on June 30. • Mary Brown on the passing of her uncle Carl Shomo July 1. • Sally Lohr and her family on the death of her father, Lawrence Pennington, on July 9th. • The family of Rev. Floyd McDowell who passed away on July 9th. He served as PCOB’s Director of Chris-

tian Education from 1953 - 1955. • The family of Ruth Bucher who passed away on July 31.

Contact information changes: • Mary Brown: 717-379-6410 • Steve & Cindy Bortner – land line disconnected: Steve 763-6619 & Cindy 312-5218 • Jenna Walmer: jmwalmer97@gmail.com • Kimberly Gottshall to: 4909 Stearns Hill Rd, Waltham, MA 02451 • Don & Cathy Martin: 19 Gentry Drive, Palmyra, PA

Lebanon Valley Expo - 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon

Friday, September 27

9:00 AM - Baked Goods, Farmers Market, Foods Stands 9:00 AM - Share-A-Meal Tickets, Children's Store 9:00 AM - Silent Auction, Country Treasures Store 10:00 AM - Food Stands 11:00 AM - Heifer Auction 11:00 AM - Arts & Crafts 12:00 PM - Artisan Alley, Gourmet Coffee, Nuts, Pastries 1:00 PM-9:00 PM - Blood Drive 4:00 PM - Chicken BBQ Dinner 5:00 PM - Praise and Worship 5:00 PM - Children's Activities 5:00 PM - Barrel Train 6:00 PM - Main Hall Auction 6:00 PM - Silent Auction Closes 6:30 PM - Theme Baskets Auction

Saturday, September 28 7:00-9:00 AM - Car and Tractor Show Registration 7:00-9:30 AM - Breakfast 7:00 AM-3:00 PM - Blood Drive 8:00 AM - 5K Race "Run for Relief" 8:00 AM - Artisan Alley, Gourmet Coffee, Pastries 8:00 AM - Baked Goods, Farmers Market, Children's Store 8:00 AM - Share-A-Meal Tickets 8:00 AM - Praise and Worship & Opening Devotions 8:50 AM - Main Hall Auction 9:00 AM-2:00 PM - Car & Tractor Show 9:00 AM - Arts & Crafts 9:00 AM - Pole Barn Auction 9:00 AM - Silent Auction, Country Treasures Store 9:00 - 12:00 - Family Tractor Pedal Pull Registration Opens 9:30 AM - Food Stands 10:00 AM - Quilt Auction 10:00 AM - Coin Auction 10:00 AM - Children's Entertainment 10:00 AM - Pony Rides & Barrel Train 10:00 AM-2:00 PM - Free Child Care 11:00 AM - Chicken Pot Pie 11:00 AM - Children’s Auction 1:00 PM - Family Tractor Pedal Pull

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PCoB Merchandise available for sale.. while supplies last!

Youth are still selling water bottles, totes, and magnets with our PCOB logo. Please see the display in the Welcome Center.

Contact Lori Walmer at 653-0182 with any ques-tions.

Thank you…

I would like to thank the church for everything they did for my mom and I including the bedrails purchased two years ago, which helped us a great deal, and the funeral service and reception at the church. It was a very big help and is really appreciated in time of our need. - Lucille Klepper I want to thank my church family for the cards, visits and prayers during these last few months, and for the bread and cup communion shared with Roy and me while I was in the hospital. Love you and God bless all of you. - Jean Summers.

Little Explorers Early Learning Classes

FREE Preschool (ages 3 – 5) classes with stories, activities, crafts, lunch.

Wednesdays, September 25 - November 13 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon

Palmyra Church of the Brethren

Call the library, 717-838-1347 or mis-samy@lclibs.org for more information.

Take a Hike at COBYS 23rd Annual Bike & Hike

The 23rd annual COBYS Bike & Hike will take place on Sunday afternoon, September 8, at the Lititz Church of the Brethren, 300 West Orange Street. From seasoned motorcyclists to Sunday strollers, hundreds of participants are expected to attend to support the ministries of COBYS Family Services. Groups of family, friends and church members are encouraged to attend, donating to participate, or lining up sponsors to support their efforts. Partici-pants can choose from: • 3-mile walk through Lititz • 10- or 25-mile bicycle ride through Lancaster

County scenery

• 65-mile motorcycle ride through beautiful northwest Lancaster County

Pre-registration for Bike & Hike is encouraged but not required. It can be done online at www.cobys.org/bike-and-hike, with a minimum do-nations of $25 before September 3 or $30 after. Full event information is available on the website and participants can create their own online fundraising page to gain support from friends and family..

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STAFF

Lead Pastor

Dennis M. Lohr

Coordinator of Congregational Care Bill Cave

Director of Young Adults Ministries Rachel Witkovsky

Director of Youth Ministries Bethany Hoffer

Director of Children Ministries Missy Thompson

Director of Music Ministries Jeff Clouser

Office Administrator Gail Wagner

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