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60th Anniversary Celebration & Rally Day!

Sunday, September 8, 2019

60th Anniversary Observance

In 1959 a new Lutheran congregation was planted in the sparsely populated western suburbs of Lancaster. On Sunday, September 8 Holy Spirit will observe 60 years at this location, now the not so sparsely populated western suburbs of Lancaster.

We will begin the day united in word and sacrament worship.  There will be some displays of photos and artifacts from the past. But just as importantly, we will use the morning engaged in service to the world in fulfillment of our mission to share Jesus’ love in word and deed. The article to the right will explain that part of the day.

Of course, there will be refreshments as we get together, in gratitude to God who placed us here, and who continues to call us to the task of proclamation, invitation, and service, in Jesus’ name.


Rally Day! God’s Work. Our Hands.

Rally Day is around the corner!  Sunday, September 8th we will all gather in Fellowship Hall after worship to pack School Kits and Personal Care Kits. We need your help to gather the supplies for 50 kits! On the windows in the narthex are “tags”.  Grab-a-tag (more than one if you want) and purchase the items needed to complete the kits. Bring your donations back by September 1st and we will get the assembly lines ready to go for the BIG EVENT!  In addition to the fun working on the assembly lines, we will have our “last quilt” of the season ready to knot. Even if you have never knotted a quilt before there will be someone waiting to show you how to do it and cheering you on!  Come and have refreshments and fun while we work together for an awesome cause.

 

Community Pet Celebration

and Blessing of the Animals!
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Saturday, September 28, 2019     10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Blessing of the Animals at 12 Noon

Bring your pet and join your neighbors as we celebrate our pets and the love they give us. Leashes, harnesses and/or crates are required for pets.

A fun FREE event. Join us for:

  • Personalized Greyhounds
  • KPETS Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services
  • Spinners & Weavers Lancaster Co.
  • United Disabilities Services
  • Vision Corps
  • Pet Pantry of Lancaster
  • Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue
  • Nanalyn’s Ful-Filling Feast Catering
  • Free Goodie Bag & Door Prizes
  • Games for Kids
  • Tours of the church

 

 

 

From Our Companion Congregation

 

This year at Pentecost the “gift in lieu of flowers” focus was the school construction project at Uyole Lutheran Church, Tanzania. We had already heard of the progress made this year with the gift Holy Spirit previously directed to them.

From the gifts made at Pentecost anther $310 has been sent from us, directed for further work on the school building. At the current exchange rate, $310 in U.S. dollars equals just over $700,000 Tanzanian shillings. Our friends at the Uyole parish are very good at stretching all the value out of our gifts.

Thank you again for your support of this project.

 

From the Pastor

June/July 2019

My head was spinning the other day as I realized that 2019 is nearly halfway to being over. This edition of The Courier is our big summer double issue. Within these pages you will find details of the ministries Holy Spirit is prepared to lift anchor, raise the sail, and navigate the seas of witness and service.

I hope you are part of the journey. Whatever ministry you participate in, you are helping to spread the good news of Jesus Christ in so many directions. They key is the phrase “you participate.”

OK, you won’t be doing something every day to share the good news of Jesus. Or will you? By your care for your neighbor, you share the good news of Jesus. By sending a card to someone who is homebound or ill, you are sharing the good news of Jesus. By filling a shopping bag for a hungry person, you are sharing the good news of Jesus. In other words, every action of your day, is something which will show the world that you are a disciple of Jesus.

As we enter the season of summer, many of you will take some time to travel and/or rest. Wherever you travel, wherever you rest, remember that Jesus is with you and those whom you encounter along the journey.

Remember your Holy Spirit family during these months. Come to be nourished for witness and service. Come to serve Jesus in word and deed.

 

Clifton D. Eshbach,

Pastor

 

Vacation Bible School

ROAR! Life is wild. God is good.
July 14-18, 2019

Vacation Bible School is Sunday, July 14 through Thursday, July 18, 2019 from  6:00-8:30pm. Children Age 3- 5th grade are invited to join us!

This epic African adventure engages the whole herd. At Roar, kids explore God’s goodness and celebrate a ferocious faith that powers them through this wild life.

Registration will be held  the first night of VBS, but you can also register online.

Call the church office for more details: 717-394-6771  Tuesday – Friday 9am – 1pm.