Zion Arendtsville United Church of Christ

"Embodying The Love of God in Word and Action"

Browsing Posts published in March, 2011

POW camp in Cooke Township to get historic marker By Joseph Cress, Sentinel Reporter, March 31, 2011 The Sentinel – cumberlink.com | Able-bodied volunteers are needed the next five Saturdays to help the Cumberland County Historical Society and Michaux State Forest clear a trail network around the Camp Michaux site. The workday runs from 9 [...]

Sunday, April 3, 2011 Fourth Sunday in Lent Visitors:  Welcome to our church.  Please sign our guest book!  If you do not have a church home, we pray that you will find one with us.  We have large-print bulletins available, as well as hearing assistance devices.  Please ask an usher if you require either of [...]

Whew!  Try saying that 5 times…Team Trinity did indeed have a second triumph at Trivia Nite on March 29 at Zion.  The Trinity UCC Cashtown team committed themselves well, but the teams were pretty evenly matched and everyone made a good showing.  The dinner included Sloppy Joes and the playing was anything but sloppy!  Rather be Bowling [...]

Basket Fundraiser 2011

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This year our basket fundraiser will begin on Sunday April 3rd, with basket winners being drawn on May 1st.  Our team does an amazing job of assembling great theme baskets and a spirit of friendly competition prevails.  This year all proceeds will benefit the Harrisburg Area Community College (Gettysburg campus) Student Emergency Fund.  This fund [...]

11 02 28 Minutes.  Here are the minutes from the February consistory meeting.

11-04 Newsletter – Web

A Tsunami of Love

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John 4:5-42 Preached by Rev. Kim Blocher at Zion UCC Arendtsville “A Tsunami of Love”  The great philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “the good rain, like the bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.”  Maybe I should get that made into a little plaque and mount it on my pulpit! It does [...]

March Book Club Review

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The Zion Book Club met on March 24th to discuss “The Other Wes Moore”, a true story of two African-American boys of the same name and approximate age, living in the housing projects of Baltimore, Maryland and their divergent life paths.  The author became a Rhodes Scholar after a stint at Valley Forge Military Academy [...]

Learning our Music

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Each week the kids spend the last couple minutes of Sunday School learning songs.  We get to hear the music the last Sunday of every month.  Our kids love music!

Gathering Time

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One of the things we most like about our Sunday School is the gathering time, prior to the different rotations.  Miss Jess does a great job with introducing the theme, and special things like birthday celebrations and picking the “God’s Special Child” for the week.