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NEWS
PULSE (our monthly newsletter)
The deadline for submitting
news for the September Pulse is August 24. Contact the
church office, 533-9668, to have your information included or to
volunteer one Friday morning a month to prepare the newsletter
for mailing.
Help
reduce the cost of the PULSE by:
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to you.
PRESS
RELEASES Click
on the links below to read recent press releases from our church.
All media should contact Susan Cort at 717-534-2970 or at susanmcort@comcast.net
unless otherwise noted on the press release.
March 25, 2008 -
Messiah College Concert Handbell Choir
February 18, 2008 -
Jubilate Presents Free Concert at
FUMC-Hershey
LATEST
NEWS
Read below for the
latest news at our church. Also check out these pages for ministry
news:
Children's
Ministry
Youth
Ministry
Music
Ministry
Bulletin
Archive
Also check the
Outreach
page for an extensive list of outreach opportunities.
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Local Mission News
FUMC-Hershey Church Needs
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Telephone Volunteers Needed -
On September 21, we will celebrate the beginning of our
Capital Campaign endeavor with a “Kick-Off dinner and
program. Invitations to this event will be mailed to people
the third week of August. We need approximately 50
volunteers to make calls to confirm reservations for this
event. There will be a SHORT training session on August 25
at 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. If you can participate in this
project, please contact Penny Bower at 652-5709. Thank you!
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Short –Term Service Opportunity
– Volunteers needed for summer painting project at FUMC-Hershey
church, inside and outside – contact Mark Crowther 533-9668.
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Buddy Volunteers - Volunteers
needed for “Buddies” on Sunday Mornings and during the week
of Vacation Bible School (August 4th-8th from 9:00-11:30
a.m.). “Buddies” are 1-1 caring helpers for children with
special needs. Training provided. Contact Laura Gingrich to
request a Buddy for your child or become a Buddy. 533-9668
ext. 116
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Monthly Coordinator for
trips to Mission Central needed. Contact Mission Committee.
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Computers Needed at
Mission Central
– Have a PC or related equipment to donate to churches,
oversees mission and ministries? Contact
computerministry@comcast.net
, 717-766-6373 – open Mon, Wed, Fri 8:30 am-4 pm, located at
Mission Central Bldg, 5 Pleasant View Dr, Mechanicsburg –
donation acknowledgement available for tax purposes.
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Welcome Center Hosts Needed
– Sign up or call Katie at 533-4722.
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Parking
Lot Hosts Needed – Contact Penny at 652-5709.
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Help
Needed to Count Money – Contact
Cindy
at
533-4815
to join the team.
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Sound Operators Needed
–
Youth
highly encouraged to become a major part of this
ministry! Contact Ron Harbin at 566-6878.
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Youth Meals Needed – Sunday nights at 6 p.m., no cost to you/just your time. Volunteers need not have youth
to help. Contact
Jennifer
Davis-Lewis at 534-9110.
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FUMC Tape Ministry needs volunteers to copy
Sunday worship tapes and deliver to 3-5 homebound members
wishing to “worship with us” each week. If you want to help
with this worship ministry, contact
Carol
Grunden at 533-9668.
Donations
Needed
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NIV or KING JAMES BIBLES Needed for
a prison ministry – Contact
Mission
Central. 5 Pleasant View Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055,
717-766-1533 if you have Bibles to donate.
(Items
below
collected in Church Narthex next to the Welcome Center)
Derry
Township Food Bank needs
mac-n-cheese dinners, pork and beans, tuna, tuna and/or hamburger Helper,
cake mix.
Used eye glasses – for
Lion’s Club Recycle for Sight
General Mills Education Box
Tops – for Red Bird Mission in Appalachia
Used postage stamps – for
UM Marion Mission Storehouse, to pay shipment cost of supplies
to Africa
Campbell’s labels – for
Neighborhood Center, Harrisburg
Karns Market receipts – for
Steele Elementary School, inner city Harrisburg
Soda can tabs – for Ronald
Mc Donald House, Hershey
Turkey Hill “Moo Money”
milk carton tops – for FUMC organ fund
Resources
Online
Spiritual Gifts Assessment - Take it here
to discover your gifts.
CONTACT
Helpline
– Free and confidential 24-hour listening, information and
referral service for Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, and
Perry Counties. Since 1970, highly trained volunteers have
provided uninterrupted service to over 560,000 callers. To use the
Helpline, call 652-4400 or 1-800-932-4616. If you wish to
volunteer, call the CONTACT business office at 652-4987 for
information about the next training class.
Congregational Care Ministry
provides meals, transportation, prayers & cards to church
families in crisis. If you know of a family or individual in
need, call JoAnn Firestone 919-5251 or church office 533-9668.
Stephen
Ministers Here To Help – Lonely? Seriously ill? Struggling as
single parent? Long hours at work? Need a listening ear? Call Pastor
Dawes or Pastor Rapp
at 533-9668 for a Stephen Minister Caregiver who can support you.
Prescription Savings Card Program for
United Methodists - Click
here to learn more.
UPCOMING
CHURCH EVENTS
Below
is a chronological listing of upcoming church events.
Also check out our
Calendar
section for more activities and the Nursery schedule.
June 30-September 29 -
Dave Ramsey’s
Financial Peace
University - Monday evenings, 6:30-8:30 p.m. - 13 life
changing lessons to learn to manage money God‟s
way! Teaches Financial Responsibility with easy baby steps.
Helps eliminate debt using the Debt Snowball Method. Offers
accountability and continued support for entire lifetime. Trains
participants to spend every dollar on paper with zero based
budget planner. Empowers people struggling financially by
creating a plan to regain control. Cost is $93 per family unit.
For more information contact
Larry & Carol Grunden,
838-2382. Check out Dave Ramsey's website:
www.daveramsey.com/fpu/home/.
August 29-31 – Youth Bethany
Beach Trip, Delaware – Middle School and High School
students – cost $25/person – RSVP by August 24 to David Wood
583-0738.
September 7 - Fall Sunday
School Begins
September 10 -
Wednesday Night Bible Study/Cookout
– 6:30 p.m. at Greene’s home, 415 Center Ave, Hershey –
RSVP to Sue Kellner, 533-2856 for what to bring [meat and drinks
provided] – Rain or Shine! – next class, September 17 at 7 p.m.
in Lounge.
September 11 - Disciple 1
begins - 7 p.m. Registration form
here.
September 13 -
FUMC-Hershey to provide chicken
barbecue and other food for the
Milton Hershey Birthday Bash in
downtown Hershey.
All proceeds will support the FUMC-Hershey
Building Fund.
Tickets sales will begin August
17, 2008. There will be tables set up in the FUMC-Hershey
Narthex and Fellowship Hall for every worship service on 8/17,
8/24, 8/31, and 9/7. Tickets can also be pre-purchased from any
Council member or Building Committee member. Chicken barbeque
tickets are $7 and include: ½ breast of chicken, baked potato,
corn, applesauce, roll with butter, plus utensils with a napkin,
salt and pepper! (The chicken meal will be provided by the
Halifax Fire Company.)
The food stand will feature hot
dogs, barbecue sandwiches, chips, hot and cold drinks, and
DELICIOUS HOMEMADE DESSERTS! Come select from cookies, brownies,
pies (whole and slices), and small loaves of specialty breads!
Community events that day include
burial of a time capsule in front of the new Hershey Museum
between 11 and 11:30 a.m. followed by a concert in Chocolatetown
Square until 1:30 p.m.
Join us for this celebration and eat your chicken meal in one of
FUMC-Hershey's Outdoor Cafe’s!
September 16 - Disciple 4
begins - 7 p.m. Registration form
here.
September 21 - Capital Campaign
Kick-Off dinner and program, 5-7:30 p.m.
October 2 -
Women’s Bible
Study
– “STEPPING
UP: A journey through the Psalms of Ascent”
by Beth Moore – 9:30-11 a.m., cost $15 – registration form
here.
October 6 - Love and Respect
Couples Study - 6:30-8:30 p.m. - registration form
here.
October 12 - The Ministers of
Music Concert - 3 p.m. in the Sanctuary -
All members are or at one time were Ministers Of Music in a church.
Lamar Dourte, first tenor, has sung with the group since it started
28 years ago; Steve Fickert, second tenor, is Director of Music at
Harvest Presbyterian church; John Frye, accompanist, is Pastor of
Worship at Calvary Church; Robert Kettering, baritone, is Senior
Pastor at Lititz Church of the Brethren, he is also an accomplished
organist and pianist, and is a charter member of the group; Ronald Ludwick, bass, is pastor of the Lebanon Church of the Brethren.
United
Methodist News Service
The
below articles are the latest news provided by the United
Methodist News Service. Click on the headline to read the entire
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