NURSERY Our nursery is
available during worship, but at this time it is not staffed.
ANNUAL
CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGwill be held on
Sunday, November 10th after the worship service.The agenda will be: the 2025 budget and
election of new council members.A copy
of the proposed budget is in the hallway, copies were also included in
October’s newsletter. If you have any
questions regarding the proposed budget, please see Glenn Gobrecht or a council
member.
DEVOTIONAL
WRITERS NEEDEDSt. Bart’s is joining
St. David’s UCC and St. David’s Lutheran to put together a devotional for this
Advent season. We are looking for people to write a devotion based off of
selected scriptures. The devotion should be between 300 and 400 words and
emailed to our church office (stbartchurch@comcast.net) by November 12th.
(If you are unable to email, you may leave a hard copy for our
secretary.) Inspired writers should sign up on the sign-up sheet in the
hallway. Don’t forget to take your scripture reminder note with
you! Here is the list of scriptures that St. Bart’s is responsible
for: Psalm 119:176, Psalm 25:4, Numbers 24:17, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Psalm
111:9, Psalm 84:5, Luke 2:15, Isaiah 9:6.Thank you for participating again this year!
SHARING WITH OTHERS A free will offering will be available on
Sunday, October 27 and November 3 for the victims of the hurricanes.Your donation will be given to ELCA
Disaster Response designating hurricane Helene and Milton. Your donation
will be appreciated. Thank you!
PowerPoint
Volunteers We are in need of
persons willing to create the PowerPoint presentations for worship services.
If you are not comfortable presenting in worship, that is fine. If
interested see Ruth Neiderer, Amy Gobrecht or Erin Porter. Please consider
helping out!
homewood
auxiliary Membership
dues are now being collected for the Homewood Auxiliary.Please see Gloria Baummer for more
information.
YOGA CLASSES are held weekly on Thursdays 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
A new Yoga recording will
be released to the website monthly and available on
the 2nd Thursday of each month. There will be no yoga on October 31
or November 7. There will be no new recording in November.
Trunk or Treat,
Sunday, October 27th 4:00-6:00 p.m. near the pavilion. Join us for
pizza, s’mores, games and activities after trick or treating. Cars
decorating should arrive at
3:30
p.m. We are in need of members to decorate their cars and hand out candy
for the event. Please see the sign-up sheet in the hallway or email stbschristianed@comcast.net
Women of the churchOur St B women
meet for bible study at St B’s the fourth Thursday of the month. Due to the
fourth Thursday being Thanksgiving in November, their next meeting will be on
Thursday, Nov. 21st.If you
need a ride, call Marlene at 717-637-0185.
Youth movie and craft night
November 23rd beginning at 5:00 pm. We will be watching “The Star”.
Join us for pizza, cookies, and popcorn as we get ready for the holidays with a
holiday craft followed by the movie. Sign-up sheet is in the narthex.
WOOD SPLITTING will take place on Saturday, November 2nd
at 8:00 a.m. If you need wood, or want some exercise, come on out and give us a
hand!(Rain date will be Saturday,
November 9th at 8:00 a.m.)
CONVERSATION AND COFFEE Bring your coffee/beverage and come chat with your
church family. The next one is scheduled for November 6th at 10:00
a.m.
THANKSGIVING EVE
SERVICE St. B’s will be hosting this year’s Thanksgiving Eve Service on
Wednesday, November 27th at 7:00 pm.
Youth lock-in
Friday, December 6th into Saturday, December 7th. Youth
are welcome to join us at 5:30 pm for pizza and then we will be making a
holiday gift to give to the members of our congregation. Younger children are
welcome to join us for pizza and the holiday gift making. Youth in 5th grade
and older grab a sleeping bag and friend and join us as we continue getting in
the holiday spirit into the night. Sign-up sheet is in the narthex.
REPAIR/MAINTENANCE REQUESTS If you find something in need of repair or
maintenance in the church, please fill out a Work Order Repair Notice.Forms are available outside of the
office.Place completed form in the
Secretary’s mailbox that is located by the bulletin boards outside of the
office.
COMMUNITY AID Our Community Aid partner number is
20061.If you provide this number to
Community Aid when dropping off clothing items, household goods (excluding
furniture), electronics, and toys to our local store, St. Bartholomew’s will
receive $.13/lb.
GOT SNEAKERS?We are having a GotSneakers
fundraiser for the Investing in the Future Fund. Gently used or new
sneakers are being collected.GotSneakers
will be valuing the sneakers according to their condition. Contact Darrell
Raubenstine 717-870-1506 with questions.
CHRISTMAS
CARDS FOR SOLDIERS Help bring some extra holiday cheer for those who are not home
with their families. One of our members works with a local organization,
For the Love of a Veteran. Each month they send care kits to deployed
troops, as well as homeless veterans. We are asking our
congregation to help fill out Christmas cards to be included in the care
kits. The cards are in boxes located in the back of the sanctuary.
Detailed instructions are next to the cards on what you can do to help.
Once you have completed your pack of cards, please bring them back to church
and place in the designated basket located on a table in the overflow area.
Please have all cards returned by November17th. If you have any
questions, call or email Erin Amoss – 717-634-8185 or L_bolts@yahoo.com
BLANKETS The Women of the Church are now collecting blankets
for Lutheran World Relief.There are a
few guidelines to follow regarding blankets:
LWR will accept
new and like new (no stains or tears) store-bought blankets measuring
approximately 60” X 80”. Standard twin-size blankets are acceptable. Please do
not donate electric blankets, fleece or afghans/throws.Please do not donate items with any religious
symbols, messages or your congregation’s name, holiday symbols, a U.S. flag,
patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including
camouflage. If you would like to make a quilt to donate, please go to https://lwr.org/quilts/resources for instructions.
OCTOBER’S SPECIAL
ENVELOPE OFFERING will raise money
for Four Diamonds (THON).THON is a
student-run philanthropy committed to enhancing the life of children and
families impacted by childhood cancer.Their mission is to provide emotional and financial support, spread
awareness and ensure funding for critical research – all in pursuit of a cure.
OFFERINGSGoing out of town?
Out of checks? No worries! St. B’s can now accept online payments through
PayPal (if you have an account) using our QR code. Here’s how it works: Scan
the QR code, if prompted, grant your account access to use QR code payments
through the PayPal website or app. This makes it easy for you to contribute
virtually using PayPal.
Hanover
Area council of churches’ needs
PAL – Canned
vegetables, sugar, Ziploc bags (sandwich & gallon sizes), and
grocery/shopping bags.
Clothing Bank – Men’s jeans (waist size 30-34), Shoes
and Sneakers (all sizes), grocery/shopping and reusable bags, dryer sheets, and
baggies (snack size).
Meals-on-Wheels –no-slip slippers, journal books,
sugar-free candy/snacks, and thermal socks.
Ruth’s Harvest – Single
serve fruit cups, single serve cereals, mac & cheese cups, canned veggies.
OUR
CHURCH FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS
Homewood:Alan SternerUtz Terrace:Stephanie BeyerTree of Life: Shirley Fritz
At Home:Pat Bechtel, Asher Brown & family,
Laura Hardy, Stacey Saltzgiver, Ron Klunk, Hester Hershey, Kae Wetzel, Tawnya
Peterson, Evelyn Spotts, Donna Imes, and Michael Krumrine. Note: When a name is added to
our prayer list, it remains there for three months. (If you would like a
name to be on the list longer than this time, please provide us with a date for
the name to be removed at the time of submitting your prayer request).This helps keep our prayer list current.Thank you for your understanding.
PARTICIPATING
IN WORSHIP SERVICES
Scripture
Reader
Worship
Asst.
Ch.
Message
Acolyte
27
– Pat Berwager
Deb
Leppo
Deb
Leppo
Jade
Gass
3 – Sue Krumrine
Allen
Gobrecht
Pastor
Steve
Keegan
Groft
10
– Need
Sheila
Ireland
Glenn
Gobrecht
Ashlyn
Trone
17
– Liz Mickley
Emily
Beyer
Pat
Berwager
Olivia
Bryan
Worship
Sound
Screen
Presenter/Streaming
27
– Amy Gobrecht
Heather Bair
3 – Brian Butters
Erin Porter
10
– Barry Berwager
Ruth Neiderer
17
– Shaun Saltzgiver
Amy Gobrecht
LIVE STREAM By participating
in Worship, including the Children's Message, you will be on our worship live
stream on YouTube
Community Outreach
Our Community Outreach Committee has put together an extensive list of
local resources that provide assistance for a variety of needs. This list
can be found by clicking on this link: