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December 6, 2021
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Monday’s Menu 12.6.21

By | Monday's Menu

Monday’s Menu 12.6.21

Katie Landis

Katie Landis, GH Social Media Manager & Monday’s Menu contributor

Serving Love

The month of December fills with spirited activities of preparation and celebration. At this phase of life for our family, meals tend to occur in shifts. To provide a delicious hot meal can present a challenge. Tonight, I plan to tackle that challenge with the help of my crock pot.

Taco Ring/Homemade Hot Pocket is a family favorite meal. It consists of taco meat – we usually use browned burger seasoned with taco flavoring (but you can swap in chicken, turkey, or pork), cheese, and crescent rolls. Once the meat has been browned and seasoned, I add in 1 cup of shredded cheese along with 2 tablespoons of water for every pound of meat. While the meat is browning, I open 2 cans of crescent rolls.

Putting It Together

If the hot pockets have been requested, I leave the rectangles of together and press/pinch the dotted seams together to seal them. This yields 4 homemade hot pockets once filled and topped with another dough rectangle.

For the ring, all the triangles are separated and arranged in an overlapping circle with the right angle and short ends (the longer pointed end lays away from the center of the circle). Press the overlap together to seal the base. Then spoon the meat & cheese mixture onto the base section. Take the long pointed section and wrap it over the meat, tucking the tip under the dough on the opposite side to seal while baking. The ring yields 8 servings. These bakes at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

So tonight I will use my crock pot to keep the meat warm and each shift of dinner, 4 pm & 8:30 pm, will enjoy a warm bread filled with delicious meat from the oven. Using the tools available, I meet the needs of hunger in our home with a hot meal and a healthy dose of love.

Monday’s Menu 12.6.21 in Scripture
1 Peter 4:10 NRSV – Bible Gateway

10 Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.

www.biblegateway.com

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Enjoy!

Katie

December 2, 2021
12

Thankful Thursday 12-2-2021

By | Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday 12-2-2021

To Come

Thankful Thursday falls as day 5 in the advent season this year. Every year when Advent comes around, I think back to my high school Latin class (thank you Mrs. Campbell for your love of the language: derivatives, syntax, means, and more and sharing it with all your students!) and the translate the meaning of Advent to the English meaning: to come.

As Christians, we use this time to prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Our salvation come to earth. Salvation waits for you to accept it. It can not be earned. A gift freely given to you and to me.

Ephesians 2:8-9

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— 9 not the result of works, so that no one may boast.

If you have not received the gift of salvation by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, He awaits your invitation for Him to come. Come into your heart and your life. When you make this choice, your life and the way you see it will begin to look different. The Bible shares stories of lives changes by the people inviting Jesus to come into their lives. Yours can be too.

I thank God for the gift of my salvation and invite Him daily to come into my heart and my life to guide and direct me. To use me as an instrument for His glory to shine! He uses these humble offerings to come to others in the world who have yet to hear the Good News and glad tidings.

Your gift awaits!

Thankful Thursday 12-2-2021 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. Sunday School will occur at 9:10 am. Masks are optional. To learn more about online worship, click here. Or want to revisit a message that really spoke to you? Check out our Sunday Sermons.

If you want to be part of a prayer group joining in collective efforts to support and lift up others during your time with God, you can do so through our new Facebook group: Gravel Hill Prayers. It is a closed group to be mindful of the private and sensitive requests made. And it’s purpose is 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.

December 1, 2021
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Weekly Wink 12.1.21

By | Weekly Wink
Weekly Wink 12.1.21

This is the final week for the Plastic Film Recycling Challenge. Too many plastic bags? Palmyra Area Lions Club (in partnership with Gravel Hill) will continue collecting until December 7, 2021. For every 500 pounds of plastic, one bench can be made. A white collection bin is in the Lobby with a description on front of desired plastics. Almost enough has been collected to make 2 benches!

Caring Tree Tags: This year’s items for families: gift cards. You decide the amount given. Suggested stores to purchase from include: Walmart, Weis, Redner’s, Grocery Outlet, Rite Aid, CVS, Rutters, Turkey Hill Minit Market, Sheetz, or Speedway. Purchased gifts cards must be returned by Sunday, December 12 to the church.

Tonight:

Be In the Light Meal: NO MEAL Tonight (December 1). RSVP here for next week’s meal in Fellowship Hall from 5:30 – 6:00 pm. Learn more here.

Kids Choir: Meets in the sanctuary from 5:45 – 6:30 pm. Contact Joyce for more information.

Pioneer Club: Meets in the chapel from 6:30 – 8 pm. Contact Shauna Dowdrick with questions.

Youth Group: Meet in room 201 from 6:30 – 8 pm. Have questions? Contact Judy. All participant must have a completed Permission & Medical form for 2021-2022. Seeking Adult Helpers for the Lock- In from Friday, December 17 at 7 PM until Saturday, December 18th at 7 am. Pot Pie will be made! And those willing to come in for shifts/a smaller period of time are welcomed – please contact Judy if interested. The youth group are also accepting donations for their gathering. If you would like to contribute, sign up on this link.

Wednesday Evening Book Study: Meets in the Heritage Room from 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm. Pastor Dan will lead the study, share the video , and facilitate discussion based on the book, Almost Christmas. You can purchase your own copy through this link: https://www.cokesbury.com/Almost-Christmas-2

Adult Choir: practice in the choir room from 6:45 – 7:30 pm. Contact Joyce for more information. Seasonal Singers: practice begins at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary for the Christmas Musical. 

Sunday December 5:

Sermon Series: Come And See   

Based On the Song: O Come, O Come Emmanuel     Sermon Title: Wisdom     Scripture: Proverbs 3:13-20

  • 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: The Ken Staver class will meet in Fellowship Hall.
  • Sunday Worship at 8:00 AM, 9:15 AM, & 10:30 AM for this week. Masks are optional. Online worship is available under our Sunday Sermons. Sunday bulletin and sermon via email – sign up here.

Bell Choir: Practice on Tuesdays @ 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Chimes practice is on pause. If you have a child interested in playing chimes, please contact Barb Koons for more information.

Weekly Wink 12.1.21 Online:

Mondays: Monday Menu (FB & Twitter); Tuesdays: Team Tuesday (FB & Twitter); Wednesdays: Weekly Wink (FB & Twitter); Thursdays: Thankful Thursday (FB & Twitter); Fridays: Message Title & Scripture Sharing (FB, Instagram, & Twitter); Saturdays: Reminders (FB, Instagram, & Twitter); Sundays: Online Worship (FB, Instagram, & Twitter)

Current Missions:

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

“Quarters for a Cause” container will be available for contributions. Donations will support the Caring Cupboard.

Gravel Hill Christian Child Care is hiring both part time and full time positions. If you are interested, please call 717-838-3620.

Gravel Hill Prayers is a new Facebook group. In this 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.)

November 30, 2021
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Team Tuesday 11.30.21

By | Monday's Menu

Team Tuesday 11.30.21

Katie Landis

Katie Landis, GH Social Media Manager & Monday’s Menu contributor

Bigger Than Ours Alone

“Each day during Advent (starting November 28), we will post a word of the day. We invite you to pause, reflect and post a response on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. Your post should illustrate how you perceive each word of the day. No explanation needed.
You can share a photo, poem or even a simple thought. Tag it: #rethinkchurch” -rethinkchurch

If you follow Rethink Church on Instagram (@rethinkchurch), Twitter (@umrethinkchurch), or Facebook (@umcrethinkchurch), you have read the invitation above they shared last week. And our youth group has seen this invite as well. So the invitation is being extended you now also.

Help spread the the excitement of this advent season by sharing your perspective of the focus word of the day with your response. Your response is a beacon of light and good news of God at work in your life. We are not alone in celebrating advent. The offering of your response allows God’s glory to shine to others.

Team Tuesday 11.23.21 Scripture

Matthew 5:16 NRSV Bible Gateway

16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Join in the joy of sharing the news of advent. Add your responsive light to the glow of goodness being shared. Together our collective light becomes so much bigger than ours alone.

Share your response so God’s glory shines all the brighter!

Katie

Gravel Hill is working on special upcoming events including Christmas Caring Tree, A Hot Cocoa & Decorate Your Own Cookie Bar, and Christmas Eve Candlelight Services. You will find them along with more details in our weekly bulletin. Here is this week’s. To receive the bulletin each week via email, sign up here.

November 29, 2021
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Monday’s Menu 11.29.21

By | Monday's Menu

Monday’s Menu 11.29.21

Katie Landis

Katie Landis, GH Social Media Manager & Monday’s Menu contributor

Sweet Tradition

What a delicious couple of days! Thanks to my sister we enjoy a tradition of eating homemade pumpkin roll. One of my sons wanted to make sure it was not left off the menu this year and joined me in the kitchen. Together we made a double batch of pumpkin roll to have one to share and one to enjoy in our home. Look to the end of this post for the recipe. Our efforts were sister approved and thoroughly enjoyed by many. However, as I write this I do believe the final piece is being consumed…

Just as we kept with tradition of creating something sweet to enjoy in our stomachs, we also shared words of gratitude for the gifts in our lives. These words acknowledged the goodness in our lives and doing so brought sweetness to our bodies, minds, and souls. Proverbs shares this point.

Monday’s Menu 11.29.21 in Scripture
Proverbs 16:24 NRSV – Bible Gateway

24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
    sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

www.biblegateway.com

If you would like to make pumpkin roll in your home, here is the recipe as shared by my sister.

Pumpkin Roll Ingredients:

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda

2/3 cup pumpkin

3/4 cup flour

2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

Mix together and bake at 350 degrees in a greased and floured jellyroll pan for 12-15 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife. Turn out onto a dish towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll up in towel. Leave rolled for 30 minutes. Mix the icing ingredients* together and spread on unrolled cake, then reroll. Chill.

*Icing Ingredients: 1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese, 4 Tablespoons butter, 1 cup powdered sugar (10X sugar), 1 teaspoon vanilla

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I foresee the pumpkin roll being made again in the near future for our family and others to enjoy (maybe even as some Christmas gifts??). And we will definitely share pleasant words along with it. May you and your loved ones feast on both pleasant words and sweet treats!

Katie

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