On Sunday Feb. 26th, our speaker was Dr. Bruce Boenau of the Gettysburg Unitarian Universalist (UUA) Church. The UCC and UUA share roots in congregational New England. Bruce discussed several ways that the two denominations have worked together, such as in developing educational curriculums and sharing a retreat center on Star Island off New Hampshire. Unitarian Universalists [...]
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Here are the lay leaders of our church. They are hard at work serving our Lord, our church, and our community. Thanks to one and all of them. From left: Angie Vines, Pam Sanders, Roger Bushey, Heather Bushey (Secretary), Jay Johnson (President), Dan White, Chris Parker, Dave Wenk, Rob Bennett.
February Pick: Amish Grace In February, Zion’s readers had a sober reminder of a local tragedy followed by a thought-provoking reaction. Our book selection this month was Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy by Donald Kraybill, a professor at ElizabethtownCollege, and his collaborators Steven Nolt and David Weaver-Zercher. In 2006, little Nickel Mines Schoolhouse [...]
On Sat. Feb. 25 we had a dinner and get together for our members who are widows or widowers. We have about 20 individuals in our church who have experienced this common loss, and we wanted to recognize this while sparking interest for a continued program. Kendra Redding and Chris Parker cooked up a dynamite [...]
We actually did it! We held our first South Mountain Ramble on Feb. 25, 2012. Our leader Mary Caldarelli did a great job in leading us on an interesting ramble up Old Ship. Road, past Tom’s Run, through a turkey habitat, past Camp Michaux and then back down via the AT and Sunset Rocks trail. [...]
Tomorrow we hike at 9 am, meeting at the Pine Grove Park HQ, at the General Store Parking Lot. Join us! Here is the map for the hike….courtesy of our co-leader, Mary Caldarelli. Prepare for cold and blustery!
Sunday, February 26, 2012 1st Sunday of 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 [...]
On Sunday Feb. 19 we had another capacity crowd for the third in our series, a presentation on Judaism by Mark Berg. It was a spirited discussion with lots of Jewish humor! Mark took us through the basics of the faith and then we had time for questions, and we could have used a lot [...]