Hanover Area Council of Churches

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1 Hanover Area Council of Churches One Body One Spirit P.O. Box Carlisle St. Hanover, PA FAX: September Special Needs PAL Coffee Tuna helper Vinegar Sugar CLOTHING BANK Shampoo & Body Wash (full size) Towels Hand towels Deodorant CHANGING LIVES SHELTER Disinfectant wipes & spray Air freshener Coffee RUTH S HARVEST All single serving please! Tuna Kits Vegetables Drinks Cereal Peanut-free snacks Popcorn Mini-meals We accept donations Mon. -Sat. between 8 am 12:30 pm COUNCIL NEWS September From the desk of Carol Hinkle (HACC Director) The Lord is good ALL the time. ALL the time the Lord is good. Thank you to everyone who has been praying for our co-worker, Joyce Johnson. I had news today that she will soon be returning to us here at HACC on a limited schedule, which is certainly a Praise the Lord. Also I want to offer a huge THANK YOU to ALL you Gardeners. The PAL lunch and the Shelter as well as our people who come to PAL have been enjoying the fresh vegetables and salads, and even some fruits of the season. Thank you, we all appreciate this so much. I am including in this article some information that might need clarified in the community. You may have heard that we do not offer a blessing before the meal at PAL. I feel a need to clarify exactly what has occurred. We have received from the USDA a directive based on an Executive Order that states that religious based Soup Kitchens, shelters or food distribution point may NOT offer any religious activity including prayer at the time of service. In order to offer thanks before a meal it must be offered in a different place or time. We have chosen to comply with this directive by offering a blessing 15 minutes before we serve our meal. Everyone who attends PAL has been advised that we do this and if they choose not to participate they may enter the dining room at 11:20 and wait for serving to begin at 11:30AM. It is a sign of the times but we are able to follow the directive and still be a witness to our Lord. I will just add that those who come to PAL were very upset that this has happened and felt that it was a government From the desk of Nancy Werner (Council President) Continued on page 2 It s budget time for the Hanover Area Council of Churches. The 2017 budget will be proposed at the Board of Directors meeting on August 29. The process of forming a budget is straightforward, however not a short one. Many people have played a role in creating the budget: the treasurer (Roger Anderson), Finance Committee, the various ministry committees and their respective chairpersons, the executive committee, Carol Hinkle (executive director), and the administrative assistant (Pam). Then with the approval of the Board of Directors in November, it will become our budget. Many prayers have been uttered over this budget during the process of creating it. More prayers will continue to be offered. Because that is what Continued on page 2 1

2 Continued from page 1, Carol Hinkle overreach. Let us all continue to pray for our nation and those who govern at all levels. This is the time of year that we look to prepare and pass our 2017 Financial Budget. We have always used a faith based budget and to my knowledge we have not finished in the red. We have noticed that we are far behind 2015 in giving to date about $45, We finished the last few years with a good cushion but we are at this point dipping into that cushion. Again I ask you to prayer for the Council and those we serve that we be able to serve our community at the same level as we have. Our building is aging and there are repairs and replacements that have to be done. Appliances wear out with the built in obsolescence and need to be replaced. We have depended on a Building Committee that has donated time and talents for much of the maintenance of our facilities, but circumstances have changed and we are not always able to depend on them nor have we been able to put together a list of individuals who would be willing to be on a call list for emergency repairs. We are so grateful for all our donors and our workers. You serve the Lord so very well here in Hanover and we offer thanks for your generosity of time, talents, and resources. It has been a difficult six months and it reinforces in my spirit how the Lord is good all the time. 1 Thessalonians 5:25 Brethren, pray for us. Continued from page 1, Nancy Werner faithful stewards do. The goal of our budget is to be faithful stewards of the resources given to meet the needs of our neighbors in the greater Hanover area. As Christians, individually and as the organization of HACC, we depend on the Lord s wisdom and guidance as the managers (not the owners) of all that we have been given. HACC exists because of faithful and generous donors. Some individuals and organizations have been donating for many years, while others are recent supporters of the ministries of HACC. Whatever your history of donating to HACC, I want you to know that your generosity is deeply appreciated. Every donation is valued as a blessing from the Lord and serious thought, discussion, oversight and prayer is given to its use in helping others. HACC is a financially stable, sustainable organization because of you! HACC is Deuteronomy 16:17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath September Meetings Sept. 8, 7 pm Shelter Committee at HACC Sept. 12, 7 pm Crop Recruiters at HACC Sept. 13, 7 am Building Committee at HACC Sept. 19, 5 pm Finance Committee at St. Joseph s Sept. 22, 3 pm Community Needs at HACC Weekly Prayer Requests Week of Sept. 4: Ruth s Harvest Week of Sept. 11: Finance Committee Week of Sept. 18: HACC Staff Week of Sept. 25: Hispanic American Ctr.!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! PAL Dining Room Monitors/ Building Help Any day/days Monday Friday 10:00 am-1 pm Duties include receiving food & clothing donations, setting up for PAL lunch (making coffee, etc.), other miscellaneous duties. Tuesday and/or Thursdays Help with manual sales checkout (no automation). HACC Reception Desk Tuesdays 11 am-1 pm. Answer phones; greet clients; perform miscellaneous clerical duties. 2

3 Free Community Health Clinics CROP Recruiter Orientation Meeting Monday September 12, pm HACC LOTS OF CHANGES!! 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 10:30 am-12 Noon Diabetes Education Classes 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 12-1 pm (Diabetes classes courtesy of the York County Community Foundation Edgar I. Garrett Fund Grant) 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6:00-8:00 pm Hours Open to the Public: Thursdays 9 am 12 pm Rummage Sale 1st Saturday of each month 9 am 12 pm Open to Certified Clients Only: Tuesdays 9 am 12 pm Certified clients must make an appointment and fill out an application which includes a copy of a valid Photo ID, Social Security card, and proof of income (at 200% of the poverty level). Interested persons can contact the Council office at during office hours. We accept donations Mon.-Sat. between 8 am 12:30 pm or by appointment. Call to schedule a drop-off time. Thank you for your support!!!40th ANNIVERSARY HANOVER CROP WALK!! October 16, 2016 Registration begins at 12:30 PM & Walk will start at 1:00PM at South Western High School The Hanover Area Council of Churches (HACC) invites you to help raise funds for those in our area and around the world who are living in poverty and suffering from hunger. Last year the walk raised $15,732 with 25% of the funds allocated to feed the hungry in the Hanover area. Some things you can do to help: Sign up as a walker in your congregation. Ask your friends/family to sponsor you by making a donation to CWS/CROP. Make a donation to one of the walkers/rockers who is representing your church on the day of the CROP Walk. Remember our walkers, and the people they walk for, in your prayers on the day of the walk. Get your teams together now! If you have questions please call Jan Davis at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, or jdavisaim@stmattlutheran.org. HELP US HONOR HANOVER CROP WALKERS WHO IN YOUR CHURCH HAS WALKED THE MOST? HAS ANYONE WALKED ALL 40 YRS? OR 35 YRS? Please share your stories by September 15th. You can them to: adminhacc@comcast.net or mail them to: HACC, PO Box 1561, Hanover, PA Donate to HACC Every Time You Shop at Amazon.com Bookmark this link: & all your eligible shopping will benefit Hanover Area council Of Churches. Copy and paste the following message in a Facebook post: When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Hanover Area Council Of Churches. Bookmark the link 3

4 SPOTLIGHT ON MINISTRY In a continuing feature for our newsletter we will highlight a ministry from a volunteers experience. It is important to understand how those who do the work on a daily basis see Who We Are and What We Do! Ruth s Harvest in Full Swing for Fall We hope everyone has had a safe and relaxing summer. It is hard to believe, but by the time this article goes to print schools will have been back in session and we will be getting things started to send out our first backpacks of the year. This is our fourth year already, and we continue to serve the four elementary schools in the Hanover district. Our coordinators were unable to hand out the forms to the parents at the schools open houses, so we are asking all of you to help us get this information to all of those in need. The forms can be picked up at the schools, Hanover Area Council of Churches, and New Hope Ministries. We have been working throughout the summer to get the program ready and up-to-date for the new school year. The first backpacks are scheduled to be delivered to the registered children on September 9. We will begin our regular Monday morning collection from participating churches and civic groups on Monday, September 12. The food items, of course, are the same. Individual servings of cereal, fruit, vegetables, mini meals, complete meals, drinks, and snacks. Because allergy to peanuts continue to be of concern, we have a particular need for peanut free snacks. You may also make monetary donations with checks made out to Hanover Area Council Of Churches with RUTH S HARVEST on the notation line or simply to Ruth s Harvest. As always we ask for your continued prayers, and your continued support to make this yet another successful year serving God s Children in the Hanover area The Ruth s Harvest Back Pack Program is only possible through your donations and many volunteers who accept, sort, pack and deliver your donations to the children. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. God s blessings, Ruth s Harvest Team Members Wednesdays, September 7 & 21, 1:30-4 pm Afternoon of Games (Scrabble) in King Auditorium 1 st and 3 rd Wednesdays, 1:30 5 pm Please join us and bring a friend or neighbor to play Scrabble! Enter the courtyard gate and follow the sign to enter. Contact Carol Giesey (717) with questions or for more information. Sunday, September 25, 3 pm Ted Dix Organ Concert Sponsored by generous donors FREE and open to the community No tickets required A dessert reception follows the concert to meet the performing artist Events at Emmanuel UCC, 124 Broadway, Hanover (unless otherwise specfied): Music for the French Symphonic Organ -- Cantabile by Franck; Prelude and Fugue in E-flat by Saint-Saens; Grande Choer Dialogue by Gigout; Le Banquet Celeste by Messiaen; and selected movements from symphonies by Widor and Vierne. Ted Dix obtained the Master of Music degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College where he was a student of Eugene Roan and a winner in the Graduate Organ Competition. He was later awarded the Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy degree from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he also conducted post-graduate study in organ performance with Donald Sutherland. In 2001, Ted was a finalist in the national Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Syracuse, New York, and, in 2006, he was inducted into membership of the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda, a national music honor society. Ted has performed in master classes with world-renown performing artists Marie-Claire Alain, David Higgs, and Dame Gillian Weir, and has produced a live CD Music for Organ and Orchestra. Ted served as a faculty member for Organ Tour Italia 2013 in collaboration with Assisi Performing Arts and made his European debut in a recital at the Basilica di San Paolo Fuori le Mura, one of the four great basilicas in Rome. September 29 &30 and October 1, Church Yard Sale at the Home of Estelle & Rick King, 2596 Hanover Pike, Hanover 4

5 Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church 1398 Moulstown Rd. N. Hanover, PA 6th Annual Pet Sunday Sept. 25th Contact church office for more info You are invited to bring your pets furry, feathered, or finned and have them blessed by Pastor David DeLong. Learn about services for your pets, and talk with rescue organizations. Meet service and therapy dogs. It s an afternoon of fun for the whole family. All pets must be on a leash. There will be a Rabies Vaccination Clinic. Please contact the church office for prices and reserve your vaccine. CASH ONLY. Abigail Nace Photography will be available to take your pet s photo for a small fee. Food stands will be open. Enjoy lunch in our shaded side yard. Proceeds to benefit Mt. Carmel s many activities. Grace United Methodist Church Blood Drive SCHEDULE: 1-4 pm Pet Blessing 2-4 pm Pet Vaccinations $16.00 CASH ONLY TBA-Ice Cream Eating Contest for Dogs TBA-Pet Costume Contest TBA-Animal Demonstrations SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, :00AM-1:00 55 Albright Drive, Hanover PA, Please call David Myers at (717) to schedule your donation!!! Why Would a Loving God Allow Evil, Pain, and Suffering? Sunday, November 6 ~ 1 PM ~ St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 127 York St. Light refreshments will be served, this is a free presentation This presentation by Steven Hemler, President of the Catholic Apologetics Institute of North America (CAINA) and author of The Reality of God: The Layman's Guide to Scientific Evidence for the Creator, looks at how the greatest Christian thinkers of all times have dealt with the problem of evil and the mystery of suffering in a world made and pronounced "good" by God. In other words, why does God allow terrorism and other atrocities, as well as disease and natural disasters? This multimedia presentation includes several powerful and inspiring video testimonies. Understanding the meaning of suffering will help us and those we love become better, not bitter, when facing the inevitable hardships in life. 5

6 CHURCH EVENTS If your church has an event that it would like to publicize to the larger community your articles to no later than the 15th of each month. Deadline to include articles in the October newsletter is September 15. COMMUNITY YARD SALE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH AT ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 127 YORK STREET, HANOVER, PA SPY (St. Paul s Youth) will be hosting a Community Yard and Bake Sale on Saturday, September 10 th, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. A great time to clean out those items you no longer use. Spaces are $10 and a limited number of tables are available for $5. St. Paul s Youth (SPY) will have tables if you would like to donate items. All proceeds from the space and table rent will benefit the youth group. Please call St. Paul's church office at for more details. 6 Plans are in the works for a used book sale here at St. Paul s Lutheran Church, 127 York Street, sometime this fall. More details will be shared as the event is still in the planning stages. In the meantime start going through your libraries for books that you no longer wish to keep. Consider donating them to St. Paul s Used Book Sale. We are looking for a variety of books such as: religious, gardening, birds, paperback, history, reference, children s, holidays, novels, etc. If you have any questions or to donate books please call St. Paul's church office at Brunch, Car Wash & Movie On August 20, St. Jacob s Lutheran Church, 3444 Sticks Rd., Glen Rock, across from Friendship Elementary is having a free 3 in 1 event for the whole family. We start with Brunch and a Car Wash at 10 AM followed by a movie at 1 PM. Donations accepted. Call for information.

7 OCTOBER 22ND!!! CHILI COOK OFF WITH A TAIL GATE PARTY- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd AT ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 127 YORK STREET, HANOVER The televised Penn State vs. Ohio State football game will be a part of the evening. Doors will open at 4 pm. More details to be coming later Save the date Practice your chili cooking skills St. Paul's Dubs Union 44th Annual Flea & Craft Conway-Runkle Annex Saturday September 17th - 7 am-1 pm Outdoor Spaces are $10ea. & Indoor Spaces are $12ea. Please call the office for vendor form ( ). FALL FESTIVAL Food, Games and Gospel Music - The pit beef meal including baked beans, baked potato, applesauce and beverage will be served at 11:30 until sold out. A hot dog can be substituted for the pit beef sandwich. Eat in or take out. Meal tickets are $7.00 (ages 5 and under are free). Tickets are $5.00 if purchased in advance. Events are balloon twisting 11:30 1:30, a magician at 2:00 3:00 and hay rides at 3:30 4:30. Pumpkin painting, games, face painting, a bake sale and a picture booth will be held throughout the afternoon. At 4:45 enjoy an Elvis Gospel Show featuring Joe Forrester. A free will offering will be accepted. All of this is October 8, St. Jacob s Lutheran Church, 3444 Sticks Rd. Glen Rock, PA across from Friendship Elementary School on Rt CHRISTMAS SHOPPES of GRACE Grace United Methodist Church 55 Albright Drive, Hanover Saturday, November 21 from 8 am-2 pm All homemade items: bakery, candy, stitchery, greenery, gifts, decor, silent auction, doll clothes & more. Santa visit & pictures 10 A.M.-12:30 P.M. Breakfast & lunch available. 7

8 St, Matthew s Stewardship Committee is offering another Financial Peace University. This 9 week course by noted financial author Dave Ramsey has helped countless people get out of debt, learn to live within their means, plan for their futures, and become generous givers. The class, taught by Ann Seitz-Brown, AiM from Paradise Lutheran Church, will begin Monday September 12 and run through November 14 from 6:30 to 8:00 at St. Matthew s. The cost of the class is $ and contains all of the DVD s and other classroom materials. To register please go to: St. Jacob s (Stone) UCC Events 5152 Stone Church Rd., Glenville, PA Annual Harvest Home Celebration supporting several local food banks will be held October 9th during our Worship 10:15am followed by a pig roast & Fall Festival. There might be tractors & hay. We welcome one and all to this special celebration on October 9th. St. Paul s Lutheran Church 1214 Broadway, Hanover, PA Holiday Bazaar Saturday, November 12 from 8 am to 2 pm Crafts, vendors, BBQ, Hot dogs, drink and bake sale. Proceeds support our church. Thank you for your past support of our fundraisers. God bless you! For more info contact Millie Fout at Founder s Club Banquet at Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community In 1983, a special dinner was held marking the 75 th anniversary of The Brethren Home where money was raised to purchase a grand piano for the Meetinghouse. Since then, a special group of supporters of the Church of the Brethren mission, now known as Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community, have taken on an annual project that will benefit residents of the community. The 2016 project includes a clavinova for the Honey Brook neighborhood in the Health Care Center and sponsorship of a kitchen in the new Memory Care residence, which is currently under construction. Anyone who chooses to support the annual project at an Associate, Founder or Benefactor level is eligible to attend the annual celebration dinner on Saturday, November 5. Our special guest for the banquet is singer/songwriter Buddy Greene. Growing up in Macon, Ga., Buddy spent his childhood learning folk songs on the ukulele and soon advanced to acoustic guitar. He brings a wide variety of southern Americana influences to create a unique musical hybrid of country, bluegrass, folk, gospel and traditional blues. Additionally, Buddy has established himself as one of Nashville s finest harmonica stylists. In 1991, Buddy collaborated with Mark Lowry to write Mary, Did You Know? For more information on the Founder s Club and the banquet, call the Brethren Home Deadline to register to the banquet is October 27. If you would like to receive the HACC newsletter just call the office at and we will put you on the mailing list. Or GO GREEN and sign up to be on our list. You may access the newsletter on our website at 8

9 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat NA Mtg. 7pm HACC 4 AA Mtg. 8am Worship 10:30 5 OFFICE CLOSED Happy Labor Day! 6 Medical Clinic 10:30am-12pm at HACC 7 8 Medical Clinic 6-8pm HACC Changing Lives 7pm HACC 9 10 NA Mtg. 7pm HACC 11 AA Mtg. 8am Worship 10:30 12 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE CROP Recruiter Orientation Mtg. 7 pm HACC 13 Building Com. 7am HACC Diabetes Class 12-1pm HACC NA Mtg. 7pm HACC 18 AA Mtg. 8am Worship 10:30 25 AA Mtg. 8am Worship 10:30 19 Finance Committee Mtg. 5pm St. Joseph 20 Medical Clinic 10:30am-12pm at HACC Community Needs Mtg. 3pm HACC Medical Clinic 6-8pm HACC NA Mtg. 7pm HACC 30 9

10 Hanover Area Council of Churches P.O. Box Carlisle St. Hanover, PA Return Service Requested NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID HANOVER, PA PERMIT NO. 229 Save the Date! 2016 CROP Walk 40th Anniversary Sunday, October 16, 2016 Registration begins at 12:30 pm Walk starts at 1 pm at South Western High School CROP Walk Recruiter Orientation Meeting on Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 pm at HACC Magic Elm Skateland supporting HACC with Christian Music Nights. Magic Elm will be accepting donations for HACC ministries for regular admission price. Call Magic Elm for details!! (717) or visit Sessions will be October 2016-May 2017 Every first Monday 6:30pm-8:30pm LINK: Christian Music Night-Ruth's Harvest Community Health FREE Medical Clinic At HACC, 136 Carlisle St. Every 1 st & 3 rd Tuesday 10:30 AM 12 Noon Every 2 nd & 4 th Thursday from 6-8 PM Diabetes Education Classes Every 1 st & 3 rd Tuesday 12-1 PM STARTS October 3, 6:30pm-8:30pm 10