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THE GOOD NEWS

SEPTEMBER 2015

Christ

United

Methodist Church

JOIN US AS WE WORSHIP OUR LORD!

Pastor Sandy Kraft

Office: 717/532-6850

Email:

skraft@susumc.org

Office hours:

Monday-Friday:

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

E-mail: Christumcshipp@comcast.net

Facebook: Christ United Methodist,

Shippensburg

Web -www.christumcshipp.org

Christ United Methodist Church is committed to

the safety and well-being of our children and vulnerable adults by

participating in Safe Sanctuaries.

Vision: To be inspired by God’s love to serve everyone.

Mission: To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation

of the world.

TRANSPORTATION TROUBLES? If you know of anyone in need of transpor-tation to or from Worship service please contact Steve VanDixon : 830-9510 or Bill Morgan: 532-7519. We will make every at-tempt to see this is not an obstacle for an-yone wishing to worship!

We at Christ UMC greatly appreciate the generosity of M & T Bank and Orrstown Bank for allowing us the use of their park-ing lots during our Sunday morning worship services.

SEEKING! Can you help with the Saturday morning breakfasts and the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Thursday and Fifth Monday evening meals? If you are interested in helping or providing supplies, please contact someone on the Outreach Committee.

THANK YOU! By sending to Gideons, your donation will provide fro the purchase and placement of Scriptures through out the world. It will provide approximately 28 Bibles here and across the globe. This includes all cost of getting Scripture into the hands of some-one who needs it. — Dear friends, Our work in the Cumberland Valley region of providing affordable housing to lower income individuals would not be able to continue without the faithful support of contributors, thank you so much for your donation to this important ministry. - Jerry Nichols Executive Dir. Of Habitat for Humanity

Each Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Church office hours - Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. As of August 27, 2015

Please contact Committee Chair before attending any meetings for actual date.

September 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal

3 4 5 9-11a Clothing Bank 9-10:30a Breakfast & Kids Corner

6 7 (office closed)

8 6p Trustee Committee

9 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal

10 5”30p Community Meal

11 12 9-11a Clothing Bank 9-10:30a Breakfast & Kids Corner

13 Grandparents Day

14 4p Ministry & Nurture Committee 6:30p Outreach Committee

15 7-9p Civil War Roundtable

16 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal

17 18 19 9-11a Clothing Bank 9-10:30a Breakfast & Kids Corner

20 Newsletter Items Due

21 6:30p Education Committee

22 23 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal

24 5”30p Community Meal

25 26 9-11a Clothing Bank 9-10:30a Breakfast & Kids Corner

27 28 6:30p Administra-tive Council

29 30 6p Handbell Choir Rehearsal

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE The deadline for the October 2015 “Good News” newsletter is Sunday, September 20. Please submit your articles to the office by this date. The email address is christumcshipp@comcast.net.

UPCOMING EVENTS, ACTIVITIES & MINISTRIES AVAILABLE AT CHRIST UMC

Anniversaries!

September

14 - Joe & Nancy Mower If your birth date and/or anniversary date do not appear in the newsletter and you would like it published, please contact the church office.

Happy Birthday!

September

1 - Emily Tsambiras 2 – Merv Carver 9 - Beth Minnich 10 – Jean Pinci 11 - JoAnn VanDixon 16 - Lori Neff

CARING Please be in prayer for these that are in health care centers. A note or card would be appreciated.

Erma Gunter Penn Hall, 1425 Philadelphia Ave. Rm. 570, Chbg. 17201

Dave Dolbin Shook Home 55 South 2nd Street, Chbg. 17201

Margie Jacobs Elm Croft 129 Walnut Bottom Rd. Shbg. 17257

YARNSPINNERS

The Yarnspinners will meet on Sept 19 in the church library at

10 AM.

YARD SALE The United Methodist Women of St. Paul UM will be having a yard sale to support missions in the Family Life Center located at 750 Norland Ave. Chbg. The sale will be on Thursday, Sep-tember 10 (8 a.m.—4 p.m.), Friday, September 11 (8 a.m.- 4 p.m.) and Satur-day, September 12 (8 a.m.—noon). A portion of the pro-ceeds will be donated to WOPIC, WIC, the Homeless Shelter, YMCA SAM’S Club, and other local agencies.

JOHN WESLEY’S MESSAGE All are welcome to take part in a six-week series based on Adam Hamilton's study of Wesley. This study will be each Sunday morn-ing during the Sun-day school hour at 9:30 a.m. beginning September 13. John Wesley’s message and his

faith continue to speak to 21th century Christians-calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that our world might be changed. Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England, following the life of John Wesley and exploring his defining characteristics of a Wesleyan Christian. Wesley’s story is our story. It defines our faith and it challenges us to rediscover our spiritual passion. Topics of study: (1) Precursors to Revival, (2) A Longing for Holiness, (3) A Crisis of Faith, (4) The Necessity of Grace, (5) Works of Mercy and (6) Persevering the End.

Volunteers Needed for Carlisle CARES More help is needed to serve our Homeless at Carlisle CARES. Please consider giving some of your time and in return you will receive more than you can dream of. Our homeless need chaperones at the overnight shelter, help at the day center and even assistance in our newly acquired computer lab. There is a place for you no matter what your level of commitment can be. Items such as disinfectant wipes are al-so always welcome. Please contact Tricia Cher-chuck for more information and training at 514-5526 or triciacherchuck@hotmail.com

LADIES FALL HOLIDAY Craft Retreat On October 23-24 at Green Hills Manor you are invited to an all inclusive weekend of crafting. Imagine spending an entire weekend with your girlfriends, doing what you love most—CRAFTING! All craft and program ma-terials are provided for the participant and included in the price. Cost is $125 for two nights and $60 for just Saturday. For more information and to register get on line at: www.susumcampus.org. Accommodations are provided by The Manor at Greene Hills, 5125 Manor Dr, Alexandria, PA

MAKING MEMORIES Do you love to SCRAPBOOK, but can never find the time to scrap at home? Both beginners and long time scrap bookers will enjoy the op-portunity to scrap the night away. This event is happening at Manor at Greene Hills, Sept. 17-20. Cost varies do to at 2 or 3 night stay. For more info and to register go to www. susumcamps.org

HOLIDAY COOKIE CAMP Mount Asbury Retreat Center will host this event on December 11 and 12. Come make your holiday cookies. Choose from eight varieties of cookies to make. You will go home with 408 batches of cook-ies to bake! For more into contact mountas-bury@susumc.org . To reg-ister go to www.susumcamp.org

CHRISTMAS CRAFT RETREAT This is a weekend reserved for the thrifty who love to make homemade and memorial Christmas presents, December 4-6 at Wesley Forest, 58 Wesley Forest Lane, Weilkert, Pa. Offered will be 5 different craft stations or you may bring your own craft/s to make. The stations will have a small fee associated with them from $5 to $15. For more info contact wesleyforest@susumc.org. To register go to www.susumcamp.org