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Katie Landis

Sep 27
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Weekly Wink 9.27.23

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Weekly Wink 9.27.23

Special Note: Do you have a passion for working with young children in a fun environment? Gravel Hill Christian Child Care is immediately hiring full & part-time teachers to join their team! Offering paid time off, a considerable employee discount, flexible hours, and more! Please contact Lori at ghcccdirector@yahoo.com or call 717-838-3260

Wednesday, September 20: 5-6 pm Be In The Light Meal will be served in Fellowship Hall. Sign up online or at the Welcome Center by noon on the Monday before the meal. Upcoming meals feature:

9/20: Chili, Baked Potato Bar, Broccoli, Salad Bar, & Assorted Desserts

9/27: Baked BBQ Chicken, Roasted Parmensan Potatoes, Carrots, Salad Bar, & Assorted Desserts

Kidz Choir meets in the Choir Room from 6-6:30pm tonight.

Pioneer Clubs begins tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 6:30-8pm in the chapel. Share with your friends and sign up today!

Adult Choir meets in the Choir Room from 6:30 – 7:30 pm for practice.

Creed meets in room 201 from 6:30-8 pm. To preview what is covered, watch this video: fb.watch/mIxFG73DPw/?mi Sign up @ GH Welcome Center. Order your book online.

Adelphos (Brothers) meets in the Gravel Hill Balcony from 6:30-8 pm. The 8-week study will use the book: Victory In Spiritual Warfare, A Field Guide for Battle by Tony Evans. To purchase your copy of the book for the study, please visit:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087773172?psc=1…Thursday, September 28: 6-7:30 pm Bloom In Faith meets in the Library. They will use the books:

Sunday, October 1:

Sermon Title:  “The Power of Genuine Repentance”     Scripture:  Matthew 21:23-32     Series: Navigating Life with Kingdom Principles

  • In Person Sunday School 9:10 AM for children (Pre-K thru 1st grade & 2nd-5th grade) and youth (6th-12th grade).
  • Adult Sunday School class 9:10 AM.

Sunday Worship at 8:00 AM, 9:15 AM, & 10:30 AM for this week. Online worship available under our Sunday Sermons. Sunday bulletin and sermon via email – sign up here.

Coming Soon:

Tuesday, October 3: 9:15 – 11 am Ladies Morning Bible Study in Room 201.

Tuesday, October 10: 11:15 am depart Ladies Luncheon heads to Dutchway Smorgasbord in Myerstown. Sign up at the GH Welcome Center by Oct. 8. Contact Carole Shearer with questions.

Friday, October 20: 7 am Men’s Morning Out departs from the church parking lot for Shady Maple. Sign up in the Welcome Center.

Saturday, October 21: 3-5 pm Picnic at the Church 

Join us! All are invited to this day of outdoor fun. Please sign up at the Gravel Hill Welcome Center to help us with the headcount. Share food & dining in the church pavilion. Please bring a dish to share along with your family and friends.

5-7 pm Family Fall Fest with Trunk or Treat and Pumpkin Chunkin’ at Gravel Hill.

9.27.23 Current Missions:

Tithing at Gravel Hill (Learn more about online giving here.) Say thank you for the blessings you have so the Gravel Hill body can continue to support you and our missions.

Volunteers Needed. Gravel Hill Children Sunday School needs rotating and substitute teachers. The planning is done. We need you to help execute the planning. There are two groups where help is needed: HS & MS class (in room 201) and the elementary class (Fellowship Hall with ages 4 years old through 5th grade). Please contact Ashley in the office to help.

Redner’s 1% Save-A-Tape Program Bring in your receipts from Redner’s and the church will receive support from your shopping.

“Quarters for a Cause” container collecting contributions to support the Caring Cupboard.

Gravel Hill Christian Child Care: currently hiring both part time and full time positions. Interested? Please call 717-838-3620.

Gravel Hill Prayers In this Facebook group, we invite you to both share prayer concerns/joys needing prayer support and offer prayer support for other’s requests within the group. If you have questions or need an invite to the group, please email Katie.

Email Sign Up (Sign up to receive emails by clicking here.)

Sep 21
13

Thankful Thursday 9-21-2023

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Thankful Thursday 9-21-2023

Adapting

Thankful Thursday finds gratitude in our ability to adapt. Recently, in preparation to make some cookies for a large group of people, the chocolate chips for the recipe found themselves in a warm car on a sunny day for several hours. When we went to begin making the cookies, we found a soft to mushy bag in our ownership. Luckily enough other chocolate chips were on hand plus some extra M&Ms to make the cookies.

So the question was “What do we do with the melted chocolate chips now turning into a giant chocolate bar?” Well, plan involves a bunch of crock pots and breaking that big bar back up into little pieces again to melt it all. The goal: create a chocolate fondue experience for the same large group of people to enjoy together at a meal.

Sometimes we might finds ourselves like the chocolate chips. Our plans to be a part of making something sweet, but on our way toward that plan things heat up and life melts down into what we think is a big mess! As time passes, life cools off in a new form. Pieces of this new form begin coming off sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. This breaking can hurt. And then the heat of life pumps back up and the messy melting begins again this time in the safer confines with a new intention of all that meltedness to be the coating and layer of goodness around a delicious center.

God is always working in our lives. Sometimes He is working on us and sometimes He is working situations for us. Ephesians 2:10 reminds us, “God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.” So stay in close union with Jesus. Read the Bible. Listen to the Holy Spirit in your life so you can know when (daily) God is working on you needing you to adapt and where He is working on places, people, & perspectives for you.

Blessings!

Thankful Thursday 9-21-2023 Experience Opportunities:

All are invited to Worship both online and in person. Worship services occur at 8:00 am*, 9:15 am, & 10:30 am*. (*8:00 & 10:30 AM worship services are livestreamed on our YouTube channel: @GravelHillUMC. Subscribe & click the bell to be notified when streaming starts.) Christian Education occurs at 9:10 am. To learn more about online worship, click here. Or want to revisit a message that really spoke to you? Check out our Sunday Sermons.

Want to be part of a prayer group? We come together in a collective effort to support and lift up others. You do this during your time with God knowing others are also lifting these prayers to God. Join our Facebook group: Gravel Hill Prayers. It is a closed group to be mindful of the private and sensitive requests made. And it’s purpose: for you to be a prayer warrior both interceding where others are asking for assistance in prayer and requesting prayers for situations that need lifting. To join, please send an email to Katie.

Sep 20
3

Weekly Wink 9.20.23

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Weekly Wink 9.20.23

Special Note: Do you have a passion for working with young children in a fun environment? Gravel Hill Christian Child Care is immediately hiring full & part-time teachers to join their team! Offering paid time off, a considerable employee discount, flexible hours, and more! Please contact Lori at ghcccdirector@yahoo.com or call 717-838-3260

Wednesday, September 20: 5-6 pm Be In The Light Meal will be served in Fellowship Hall. Sign up online or at the Welcome Center by noon on the Monday before the meal. Upcoming meals feature:

9/20: Chili, Baked Potato Bar, Broccoli, Salad Bar, & Assorted Desserts

9/27: Baked BBQ Chicken, Roasted Parmensan Potatoes, Carrots, Salad Bar, & Assorted Desserts

Kidz Choir meets in the Choir Room from 6-6:30pm tonight.

Pioneer Clubs begins tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 6:30-8pm in the chapel. Share with your friends and sign up today!

Adult Choir meets in the Choir Room from 6:30 – 7:30 pm for practice.

Creed meets in room 201 from 6:30-8 pm. To preview what is covered, watch this video: fb.watch/mIxFG73DPw/?mi Sign up @ GH Welcome Center. Order your book online.

Adelphos (Brothers) meets in the Gravel Hill Balcony from 6:30-8 pm. The 8-week study will use the book: Victory In Spiritual Warfare, A Field Guide for Battle by Tony Evans. To purchase your copy of the book for the study, please visit:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087773172?psc=1…Thursday, September 21: 6-7:30 pm Bloom In Faith meets in the Library. They will use the books:

Sunday, September 24:

Sermon Title:  “The Generous Landowner”     Scripture:  Matthew 20:1-16     Series: Lessons in Discipleship: Navigating the Kingdom of God

  • In Person Sunday School 9:10 AM for children (Pre-K thru 1st grade & 2nd-5th grade) and youth (6th-12th grade).
  • Adult Sunday School class 9:10 AM.

Sunday Worship at 8:00 AM, 9:15 AM, & 10:30 AM for this week. Online worship available under our Sunday Sermons. Sunday bulletin and sermon via email – sign up here.

Coming Soon:

Saturday, September 23: 12-3 pm Picnic at the Church 

Join us! All are invited to this day of outdoor fun. Please sign up at the Gravel Hill Welcome Center to help us with the headcount. Share food & dining in the church pavilion. Please bring a dish to share along with your family and friends.

Tuesday, September 26: 9:15 – 11 am Ladies Morning Bible Study in Room 201.

Tuesday, October 10: 11:15 am depart Ladies Luncheon heads to Dutchway Smorgasbord in Myerstown. Sign up at the GH Welcome Center by Oct. 8. Contact Carole Shearer with questions.

Friday, October 20: 7 am Men’s Morning Out departs from the church parking lot for Shady Maple. Sign up in the Welcome Center.

Saturday, October 21: 5-7 pm Family Fall Fest with Trunk or Treat and Pumpkin Chunkin’ at Gravel Hill.

9.20.23 Current Missions:

Tithing at Gravel Hill (Learn more about online giving here.) Say thank you for the blessings you have so the Gravel Hill body can continue to support you and our missions.

Volunteers Needed. Gravel Hill Children Sunday School needs rotating and substitute teachers. The planning is done. We need you to help execute the planning. There are two groups where help is needed: HS & MS class (in room 201) and the elementary class (Fellowship Hall with ages 4 years old through 5th grade). Please contact Ashley in the office to help.

Redner’s 1% Save-A-Tape Program Bring in your receipts from Redner’s and the church will receive support from your shopping.

“Quarters for a Cause” container collecting contributions to support the Caring Cupboard.

Gravel Hill Christian Child Care: currently hiring both part time and full time positions. Interested? Please call 717-838-3620.

Gravel Hill Prayers In this Facebook group, we invite you to both share prayer concerns/joys needing prayer support and offer prayer support for other’s requests within the group. If you have questions or need an invite to the group, please email Katie.

Email Sign Up (Sign up to receive emails by clicking here.)

Sep 14
13

Thankful Thursday 9-14-2023

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Thankful Thursday 9-14-2023

Deep Roots

Thankful Thursday found me yet again pulling weeds from my front flower beds. This continual task physically shows my eyes and sometimes my muscles the value of deep roots. When I consisently stay on top of the weeding, I’m able to easily pull the weeds which have smaller and more shallow roots from the soil. But if I let a few weeks go by without visiting the flowerbeds to do some weeding, my next visit often becomes a workout!

That time away allows the roots of the weeds to grow thicker, stronger, and deeper into the soil. This can cause problems for the flowers I want to have highlighted in our flowerbeds as the weeds begin to complete for the nutrients and space. Those thicker roots take more time and effort to remove. And you don’t want to just rip off the top of the plant letting the roots remain in the ground. Those roots will regenerate into a shoot and get even stronger underground!

This is why Chrstians are encouraged to spend time in God’s Word (Romans 12:2). Whether you read or listen to scripture through a Bible app, spending that time with God in His message for us is like weeding our thoughts. Making space in our lives for hearing His message provides the nutrients for the thoughts He wants us to think. And as we dig deeper into His message, it strengthens and clarifies His good thoughts from the weedy thoughts and actions of the world. This clarity helps us to pull the weedy thoughts from our minds and the seeds of scripture plant all the good stuff there instead. As we spend more and more time with Him, the roots of all the good stuff grow deeply from our heads to our hearts and bloom beautifully through our interactions with each other!

Blessings!

Thankful Thursday 9-14-2023 Experience Opportunities:

All are invited to Worship both online and in person. Worship services occur at 8:00 am*, 9:15 am, & 10:30 am*. (*8:00 & 10:30 AM worship services are livestreamed on our YouTube channel: @GravelHillUMC. Subscribe & click the bell to be notified when streaming starts.) Christian Education occurs at 9:10 am. To learn more about online worship, click here. Or want to revisit a message that really spoke to you? Check out our Sunday Sermons.

Want to be part of a prayer group? We come together in a collective effort to support and lift up others. You do this during your time with God knowing others are also lifting these prayers to God. Join our Facebook group: Gravel Hill Prayers. It is a closed group to be mindful of the private and sensitive requests made. And it’s purpose: for you to be a prayer warrior both interceding where others are asking for assistance in prayer and requesting prayers for situations that need lifting. To join, please send an email to Katie.

Sep 13
3

Weekly Wink 9.13.23

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Weekly Wink 9.13.23

Wednesday, September 13: 5-6 pm Be In The Light Meal will be served in Fellowship Hall. Sign up online or at the Welcome Center by noon on the Monday before the meal. Upcoming meals feature:

9/13: Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad bar, & assorted desserts

9/20: Chili, Baked Potato Bar, Broccoli, Salad Bar, & Assorted Desserts

9/27: Baked BBQ Chicken, Roasted Parmensan Potatoes, Carrots, Salad Bar, & Assorted Desserts

Wednesday, September 13:  Two new studies 6:30-8 pm 

“Creed” by Adam Hamilton begins Wed, Sept 13. Meredith Fausey-Kreider will lead the group that runs from 6:30-8 pm in room 201. To preview what is covered, watch this video: fb.watch/mIxFG73DPw/?mi Sign up @ GH Welcome Center. Order your book online.

On Wednesday, Sept 13, a new men’s group will begin: Adelphos (Brothers). They will meet in the Gravel Hill Balcony from 6:30-8pm. The 8-week study will use the book: Victory In Spiritual Warfare, A Field Guide for Battle by Tony Evans. To purchase your copy of the book for the study, please visit:

Sunday, September 10:

Sermon Title:  “The Heart of Forgiveness”     Scripture:  Matthew 18:21-35     Series: Lessons in Discipleship: Navigating the Kingdom of God

  • In Person Sunday School 9:10 AM for children (Pre-K thru 1st grade & 2nd-5th grade) and youth (6th-12th grade).
  • Adult Sunday School class 9:10 AM.

Sunday Worship at 8:00 AM, 9:15 AM, & 10:30 AM for this week. Online worship available under our Sunday Sermons. Sunday bulletin and sermon via email – sign up here.

Next Week:

Thursday, September 14: 6-7:30 pm Bloom In Faith meets in the Library. They will use the books:

Sunday, September 17: 9:10-10 am New Member Class in the Library

Sunday, September 17: Waffle Bar in Holy Grounds between services

Friday, September 15: 7 am Men’s Morning Out departs from the church parking lot for Shady Maple. Sign up in the Welcome Center.

Tuesday, September 19: 9:15 – 11 am Ladies Morning Bible Study in Room 201.

Pioneer Clubs Sign Ups are OPEN! Pioneer Clubs will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Kidz Choir will also begin on Sept. 20 and go from 6-6:30pm in the choir room. Share with your friends and sign up today!

Saturday, September 23: 12-3 pm Picnic at the Church 

Join us! All are invited to this day of outdoor fun. Please sign up at the Gravel Hill Welcome Center to help us with the headcount. Share food & dining in the church pavilion. Please bring a dish to share along with your family and friends.

9.13.23 Current Missions:

Tithing at Gravel Hill (Learn more about online giving here.) Say thank you for the blessings you have so the Gravel Hill body can continue to support you and our missions.

Volunteers Needed. Gravel Hill Children Sunday School needs rotating and substitute teachers. The planning is done. We need you to help execute the planning. There are two groups where help is needed: HS & MS class (in room 201) and the elementary class (Fellowship Hall with ages 4 years old through 5th grade). Please contact Ashley in the office to help.

Redner’s 1% Save-A-Tape Program Bring in your receipts from Redner’s and the church will receive support from your shopping.

“Quarters for a Cause” container collecting contributions to support the Caring Cupboard.

Gravel Hill Christian Child Care: currently hiring both part time and full time positions. Interested? Please call 717-838-3620.

Gravel Hill Prayers In this Facebook group, we invite you to both share prayer concerns/joys needing prayer support and offer prayer support for other’s requests within the group. If you have questions or need an invite to the group, please email Katie.

Email Sign Up (Sign up to receive emails by clicking here.)