Gehman Mennonite Church

Physical address: 127 Witmer Road, Reinholds, PA 17569 Mailing address: PO Box 842, Adamstown, PA 19501

This will be held in the Adamstown Community Park Grove. Dec. 8 & 9, Sun. & Mon.-from 12 p.m.-2:30 p.m. there will be a fund raising luncheon at The MCC(21 S. 12th St, Akron, PA) in the Meeting Place, Lower Assembly, hosted by Pastor Redeat Abebe and Zemedkun Baykeda, Church Planters under Atlantic Coast Conference, Mennonite USA, who, together with friends, will prepare a buffet with a variety of spicy and mild Ethiopian national foods. We kindly ask for RSVP (specify any dietary concerns) by visiting http://ethiopianfundraiser.blogspot.com/or email to zhabtyim@eastern.edu or call 717-859-4428(home) or 717-466-8741(cell). They are also able to cater for family, fellowship or business gatherings upon request. They will also be happy to cater or deliver for coming Valentine and Thanksgiving Holiday celebrations. -Randy & Karen Sauder will be moving on Nov. 30. If anyone is available to help, please let Randy know. Effective Nov. 29 our new address will be 256 S. Windy Mansion Rd., Denver, PA 17517. Phone number 717-336-6196.Thanks! Dec. 15, Sun. -You are invited to participate in our annual Christmas Caroling . We will sing at Landis Homes at 2:00 p.m. and then meet at church for caroling in the community beginning at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall following the caroling. This is a great opportunity (for all ages) to encourage others as we celebrate Christs birth. -Updated Church Photo Directory-We are beginning the process of updating our church photo directory. Please contact Phil Horning or Bethany Horning to arrange a time for a photo to be taken(Sun. after church might be good), or if you have a recent individual or family photo you would like to use, let us know that as well. -Head Dining Hall Cook -- Lancaster Campus. A full-time position is available at the Lancaster Campus for Head Dining Hall Cook Experience in the culinary field, being able to lead a team and work well with others, and an understanding of Anabaptist Christian faith are qualities we are seeking. Persons of underrepresented racial/ethnic groups are encouraged to apply. For more information contact Dottie Weber at (717) 299-0436 ext. 328, or weberdg@lancastermennonite.org -If you have any announcements for the bulletin on Dec. 1, please send them to Sylvia Eberly at cefamily@dejazzd.com. Thanks!

717-484-4548 www.gehmanmennonitechurch.org Ministry Team Phil Horning - Lead Pastor - (church: 717-484-4548) (home:717-484-0998) Glen Martin - Associate Pastor- 717-484-2162 Steve McCosby - Deacon - 717-336-8275

Lets walk with Jesuspersonally, locally, and globally. November 24, 2013
Prayer Sunday School Worship Service Prelude Call to Worship Hymn of Praise Offering Worship in Song Message: Genesis 13:1-18 "Expressed Thanks" Hymn of Response Sharing Time/Pastoral Prayer Benediction Today: Greeters Sunday School Nursery Church Nursery Next Week: Greeters Scripture Reading Song Leader Offertory Message Sunday School Nursery Church Nursery 8:15 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Dakota Leid Darlene McCosby Abby Horning Worship Team Phil Horning Darlene McCosby Phil Horning

Doug & Maria Shelby & Karen Chrystle & Stacey Carl & Sylvia Paul McCosby Randy Sauder Lester & Dakota Centennial Celebration Shelby & Sylvia Lydia & Rachel

The offering for November is for Gehman Missionary Support (Flamms, Millers, Miners, Phillips, Snader) and other budgeted items. Attendance: 125 Offering: $2,649.00 Dec. 1, Sun.-Centennial Celebration Sunday at Gehman Mennonite Church. This will also be our regular, first-Sunday of the month fellowship meal, you can signup to help serve on the small whiteboard on the refrigerator in the church kitchen. Dec. 1, Sun. 5 PM During the Adamstown Community Christmas in the Grove Tree Lighting Ceremony, we along with other area churches will be providing a reading of the Biblical Christmas story, familiar carols and a simple nativity scene.

Happy Birthday! Heidi Carvell on Monday, Anna Lynn Horning on Thursday, and Abby Horning and Jacob Musselman on Friday. -Hosting a student builds bridges of friendship and puts faces and names to what we see on the news. Most students have never met an American family and are curious about us and many miss their extended family back home and enjoy children, grandparents. Most students do not practice any personal religion and the Christmas holiday provides a natural opportunity to share Christ's love. Students are

usually in first year language studies or studying for a bachelor's degree from a US college. Our program begins the weekend of 12/ 18 and the students return to school 1/2. Host families who are employed full time can request that their student join our day trips from Hinkletown Mennonite Church. The host family section of our website www.cihtown.com is a wealth of information about hosting and provides a link to sign up to host a student. Email questions to: cihtown@gmail.com -Mennonite World Conference Global Assembly comes to Harrisburg, PA, July 21-26, 2015. This gathering of 7,000 - 10,000 Mennonites and Brethren-in-Christ offers people in our area opportunities to host guests as well as serve in volunteer roles before or during the meetings. Begin considering how you and your family might participate. Please visit the MWC website at www.mwc-cmm.org and click on Pennsylvania 2015 for more information and to apply now to be a host and/or volunteer. Printed paper copies of the application form can be obtained by contacting Pastor Phil.