WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS: September 17, 2023
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: The church office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM, weekly.
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL: The children will be dismissed from worship just before Pastor Scott begins his weekly sermon message and will last until the end of the worship service (approximately 20 minutes). Parents are asked to pick up their child/children in the Sunday School wing following worship, whether class is held indoors or outside.
NURSERY: Children of all ages are always welcome at our Worship services. The nursery room in the Sunday School wing is open every Sunday during both the 8:30 AM and the 10:30 AM Worship services for parents with small children who may wish to use it. The service can be viewed live on the TV monitor in the nursery.
EMAIL LISTING: Do you have an email account but are not receiving church related notifications by email? Please contact the church office to have your email address added to the directory. office@stdavidsucc.com
FACEBOOK PAGE: Log onto St David’s United Church of Christ Hanover and like the page to follow. United Church of Christ Hanover and like the page to follow.
BELL CHOIR: Rehearsals will be held every Monday at 6pm
CHANCEL CHOIR: Weekly rehearsals on Thursday evenings at 7pm
YOGA CLASSES: Mat Yoga is held Wednesday evenings at 7pm
BIBLE STUDY: We are studying 1st Timothy and meet Tuesdays at 9:30 am and 7pm
PRAISE CHOIR: Praise choir practices Sunday mornings between services at 10am
YOUTH GROUP MEETINGS: Resurrection Youth Group meets 6-7pm on September 24th this month
EVANGELISM COMMITTEE NEEDS YOU: The Evangelism Committee is looking for additional members who could help with planned events and offer some ideas. Please see Tammy Kitzmiller or Tyler Little for additional information.
VIRTUOUS CRAFTERS: Currently we are making lap robes and shawls to distribute to area nursing homes and group homes. See Patti Sager if you have any questions or would like patterns.
BED PAD SEWING GROUP: Meets the 1st Saturday of every month at 9am
BUS TRIP TO SIGHT AND SOUND THEATER TO SEE MOSES: See Pam Hartman for a list of instructions for the day of the bus trip on September 29th.
MEDIA NEWS
- St. David’s Selfies: How often do you run into a church family at Walmart or the grocery store? When you do, snap a selfie of the two of you together and send it to Patti. This is a great way to show our love for our St. David’s family.
- Monthly Photo Focus. Summer Photo Focus will be pictures of Vacations and fun activities. Send all photos to media@stdavidsucc.com
GIANT AND WEIS GROCERY CARDS: You can buy Giant and Weis grocery gift cards every Sunday morning. The church will receive 5% on all purchases. See Nancy Monath to buy your grocery cards. Thank you for your support!
WORSHIP LIVESTREAM: Our 8:30 AM Worship service is being livestreamed to our YouTube channel. The following link will take you to our church’s YouTube channel, where you can subscribe to our channel if you wish to do so. By subscribing, you will receive a notification whenever we go live, eliminating the need for you to search for us on YouTube. If you are unable to watch the livestream in real time, you will still be able to watch the recorded video at your convenience. LINK
- Log onto the You Tube site
- Subscribe to the St. David's United Church of Christ channel (if you don't want to subscribe you can still get to the channel but you will have to type our name into the search box every time)
- Once you are on our channel's page you will see a picture of the church with the banner underneath saying Home-Videos-Live-Playlist...etc.
- Click on the "Live" button
- You should then see a list of all of our livestream videos. Simply click on the week that you would like to watch
SCRAP COLLECTION: Nick Geiman is suffering with breathing difficulties due to the long-term effects of Covid and has been unable to work since September 2021. He is collecting scrap to try to earn money to help support his family. If you have scrap you would like to donate to help Nick, bring your items to the church and place them in the garage next to the barn.
ACCEPTABLE SCRAP DONATIONS
APPLIANCES
Refrigerators
Freezers
Stoves
Dishwashers
A/C units
Microwaves
Small Appliances, etc.
Sewing Machines
ELECTRONICS
TVs
Radios
Computers
Monitors
DVD players
VCRs
Anything with a cord
OTHER METALS
Aluminum cans
Steel cans
Wire
Light fixtures
Tractors
Mowers
Grills
Car Batteries
Cars,Trucks,Auto Parts
HANOVER AREA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (HACC)
HACC Newsletter
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Our upcoming PAL Date: August 26th
All donations to HACC can be placed in the plastic tote in the back of the sanctuary, or you can drop donations off at the HACC building Monday to Friday, 8 AM – 12:30 PM, Saturdays, 8 AM – 12:30 PM or by Appointment (Call 717-633-6353 to schedule a drop-off time.)
*When donating food items, please check expiration date on products you wish to donate. Thank you!
CURRENT HACC ITEMS NEEDED:
PAL
Scalloped potatoes
Cans of mixed vegetables
Single serve fruit cups
Sugar
Coffee and Creamer
Plastic Cutlery Sets
Tomato Sauce
Snacks
Butter, eggs, milk
Heavenly Clothing Bank
Gently Used Clothes
Men's Sweatpants & Sweatshirts
Mens hats and gloves
Mens pants size 32/34
Women's Sweatpants & Sweatshirts
Women's hats and gloves
Men/women underwear and socks
Household items
Kids clothes
Changing Lives Shelter
Comet Cleaner
Disposable Gloves M/L
Bathroom Cleaner
Lysol Spray
Clorox Wipes
Bodywash
Shampoo
Women's Deodorant
Men's boxer underwear
Razors
Adult and Child sized Diapers and Wipes are very much needed in the community.
Ruth’s Harvest: Volunteers are Needed, Contact Us at 717-633-6353
Meals on Wheels: Coloring Books, Word Search Books, Pencils
Heavenly Clothing Bank is open the following hours. Mondays: Closed. Tuesdays: 9:00am-noon. Wednesdays: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM. Thursdays: 9:00AM-Noon. Fridays: Closed. 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month: 9:00 AM–Noon. The Clothing Bank is in desperate need of the plastic bags you may have from your grocery store. They could also use the two-handled fabric tote bags. You may place these items in the plastic tote in the rear of the Overflow Room. Thank you.
***Make sure to tune into Better Living Radio (1280 AM or 95.3 FM) or www.ForeverYork.com at 10:00 am on the first Monday of every month when HACC will be sharing in the broadcast!
Find out more about Hanover Area Council of Churches by clicking on this link www.hanoverareacouncilofchurches.org
NEW HOPE MINISTRIES
Current Hanover Center Pantry needs:
Cereal
Canned Soup
Pasta
Shampoo
Toilet Paper
New Hope needs volunteers, please call the front desk at (717) 698-3365.
Current openings at the Hanover Center:
Front desk Admin: scheduling on the calendar, paperwork for guests, answering phone calls, opening/closing the lobby, greeting guests, light filing, making copies, sending faxes, general light office duties,informing others about our resources, and area referrals.
Job Junction– Volunteers needed
Pantry: Currently looking for Thursday mornings and both shifts Friday’s
Pantry Desk: desk worker for Friday mornings 8:30-12:30
Visit the New Hope Ministries website using this link www.nhm-pa.org
Cereal
Canned Soup
Pasta
Shampoo
Toilet Paper
New Hope needs volunteers, please call the front desk at (717) 698-3365.
Current openings at the Hanover Center:
Front desk Admin: scheduling on the calendar, paperwork for guests, answering phone calls, opening/closing the lobby, greeting guests, light filing, making copies, sending faxes, general light office duties,informing others about our resources, and area referrals.
Job Junction– Volunteers needed
Pantry: Currently looking for Thursday mornings and both shifts Friday’s
Pantry Desk: desk worker for Friday mornings 8:30-12:30
Visit the New Hope Ministries website using this link www.nhm-pa.org
COMMUNITY AID: Items can be dropped off at the donation center on Baltimore Street. Please give them our church code # 20003 and they will give us $.13 per pound for clothing donations.
* Announcements and Photos may be emailed to the church media office at media@stdavidsucc.com or to office@stdavidsucc.com or to pjsager325@comcast.net