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10-11 AM IN THE DERRY CHURCH PARKING LOT

Families, you’re invited to enjoy a safe space to “Trunk or Treat” with your little ones. There is no cost to participate, simply come in costume and enjoy saying hello and trick-or-treating with your church friends. 

Individuals, couples and families can join the fun by decorating their vehicles and providing candy for the “Trunk or Treat” experience. Let us know you’ll participate:

• Register a Trunk or Treat Vehicle
• Register Your Trunk or Treaters

Candy donations welcome! Drop candy in the designated box between the doors at the Mansion Road entrance.

Presbyterian Women’s Jumbles Shop will return this year along with the Cookie Walk on Saturday morning, Dec 3. Due to limited space, donated items are restricted to jewelry, nice Christmas decorations, collectibles, and items suitable for gifts, all in good condition. NO furniture, books, CD’s, tapes, or clothing. NO JUNK! It will be tossed.  

Items can dropped off in Room 1 from Nov. 21-30. Anyone out of town at that time who wishes to donate, please contact Nancy Kitzmiller.

Volunteers are needed for Friday, Dec 2 to set up and for Saturday, Dec 3 for sales and cleanup. To volunteer, please contact Nancy, Sally McKinney, or Linda Chidester.

This year, Derry Church’s Advent devotional will be reflections and thoughts on lines from our favorite Christmas carols. Click here to add your name and a line or phrase from a Christmas carol of your choice. Make sure that line has not already been chosen by someone else. You may share thoughts, reflections, or memories inspired by the line of your choice. Send your devotion of 500 words or less to Pastor Stephen by Tuesday, Nov 15.

Devotionals will be available on the first Sunday of Advent (Nov 27) and will be delivered to those who are unable to leave their own homes easily.

2 PM SUNDAY, OCT 23 ON THE MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL GROUNDS

Join Derry friends by raising money for local food banks and support Church World Service’s effort to end hunger across the globe!

CLICK TO SIGN UP AND/OR DONATE TO THE CROP WALK

You can also sign up and turn in donations at a table in the Narthex on Oct 9, 16 & 23.

Derry Church is a strong supporter of alleviating hunger in our local communities. Not only is this a national problem but it affects many families locally as well. We hope to have a strong turnout to show our support for the Central PA Food Bank, the Hershey and Hummelstown Food Pantries and other local organizations. More details coming soon. Get ready to walk!

10 AM – 3 PM SATURDAY, OCT 8 AT THE HARRISBURG KOREAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1127 SLATE HILL ROAD, CAMP HILL

Come experience Korean culture through activities, and folk performances! A variety of Korean foods are available for purchase (Bibimbob, Bulgogi, Kimchi, etc) for $10-$20. Enjoy performances by the Harrisburg Korean Culture School and Selahart group from 11 am – 2 pm.

If you could have a meal with any three people from history, who would they be?

Jan Nixon: Dolly Madison, John Adams, Queen Elizabeth II

Richard Carty: Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Queen Victoria

Pam Whitenack: Milton Hershey, Eleanor Roosevelt, Julia Child

Courtney McKinney-Whitaker: Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Gaskell, Frederick Douglass

Cindy Warnock: Benjamin Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Grace Banker 

Cash Flow – Operating Fund as of 8/31/22

Notes from the treasurer:

• Contributions are about $86K ahead of 2021 and $79K ahead of estimated contributions through August,
• Mission and Peace is $27K behind 2021, and Building & Grounds is about $28K below 2021. We do expect these committees to spend their 2022 budget.

4:30 PM SUNDAYS BEGINNING OCT 9 ON ZOOM • CLICK TO REGISTER

You are invited to join a transformational Bible study sponsored by the Presbytery of Carlisle and led by Honduras mission co-worker Dori Hjalmarson. “Church, Community and Mission” examines God’s mission of jubilee and salvation in the world and the church’s participation in that mission.

Over the past two years, the Honduras Presbyterian Church has used the study to generate transformation and energetic reflection on its relationship to the larger community, redefining “evangelism” and Christian responsibility. The study was written by professors at the Latin American Biblical University in Costa Rica and translated to English by Presbyterian mission co-workers. It is participatory, conversational, and open-minded.

10 AM – 12 PM SATURDAY, OCT 22 IN ROOM 7

For those grieving the loss of a loved one, this workshop helps with support, encouragement and advice for the upcoming holiday season. Free. RSVP to the church office.

Orange Day calls attention to exploitation of females worldwide and people working to end it.

Recently 50 hygiene bags were delivered to the Domestic Violence Center in Harrisburg. Thanks to everyone who helped make this possible with donations of items, money and time to sew the bags, pictured right.

Pray for the victims and the staff working to help them break from the cycle of abuse: wear orange (or an orange ribbon) to show your support.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS BY WED OCT 6 •  PICK UP MEALS 11 AM – 1 PM SAT OCT 15 AT HOPE WITHIN, 4748 E HARRISBURG PIKE, ELIZABETHTOWN 

The resources of our mission partner Hope Within Ministries have been considerably strained by the influx of so many new patients, and their team would really appreciate your support for this chicken BBQ fundraiser. Order meals for yourself and/or purchase for one of the clinic’s patients. Either way, your support is appreciated!

If you could have a meal with any three people alive today, who would they be?

Mayangela Speicher: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Harrison Ford

Pete Steelman: V.S. Ramachandran (neuroscientist), Kevin Feige (Marvel Czar), Jerry Seinfeld

Mary Lemons: YoYo Ma, RIchard Engel, Liz Cheney

Katie McKinney-Gavazzi: Hillary Clinton, Nicole Wallace (reporter and former press secretary), Bono (from the band U2)

Tim Guenther: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Paul Krugman, Selena Gomez.