This Week’s Calendar of Events TODAY: 8:15am Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30am Informal Worship (Fellowship Hall) 9:30am Cross Training (Sanctuary), Youth Sunday School (218,219) 9:30am Adult SS Classes - Samaritan (115), Back to the Bible (210) 9:30am Confirmation Orientation (218) 11:00am “The Gathering” Worship (Sanctuary) 11:00am Cross Training “One Room School House” (112-114) 11:00am Seeker in Christ Adult Sunday School Class (115) 12:00pm Egg Sales (Kitchen) 12:00pm Haiti Mission Trip Informational Meeting (115) 5:00pm Youth & Families 3 v 3 Volleyball (FH) 6:30pm Sunday Nights w/Do g & Alyssa (210)

MON. 6:00am Egg Making (Kitchen, FH) 6:00pm Egg Sales (Kitchen) 7:00pm Troop 198 Committee Meeting (215) 7:00pm AA/NA (219) 8:00pm Men’s 30+ Basketball (FH)

TUES. 9:30am Women’s Bible Study (212) 6:00pm Vision Prayer Team (Office) 6:30pm REFIT (FH) 6:30pm Pack 198 Den Meetings (111,112, 115, 211, 210)

WEDS. 6:00am Egg Making (Kitchen, FH 6:15am Men’s Morning Cup of Jesus (115) 6:00pm Egg Sales (Kitchen) 6:00pm 4th/5th Grade Girls Group (214) 6:00pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal Chapel) 6:00pm Couples Group (115) 6:00pm Wednesday Night Kids Club (105,106,112-114,FH) 6:30pm Men’s Evening Cup of Jesus (210) 6:30pm Sisters of Salem (212) 6:30pm Wednesday Nights w/ Marty Wagner (215) 7:00pm Chimechoir (110, Sanctuary) 8:00pm Men’s 30+ Basketball (FH)

THUR. 6:00pm Christmas Closet Sorting 6:30pm Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (110, Sanctuary) 7:00pm Women’s Book Group (212) 7:30pm Troop 198 Activity Night (115, FH) 8:00pm The Gathering Rehearsal (Sanctuary) 8:00pm Men’s 30+ Basketball (FH)

FRI. 6:00am Egg Making (FH, Kitchen) 6:00pm Pretzel Dipping (FH, Kitchen)

SUN. 8:15am Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30am Informal Worship (Fellowship Hall) 9:30am Cross Training (Sanctuary), Youth Sunday School (218,219) 9:30am Adult SS Classes - Samaritan (115), Back to the Bible (210) 11:00am “The Gathering” Worship (Sanctuary) 11:00am Cross Training “One Room School House” (112-114) 11:00am Seeker in Christ Adult Sunday School Class (115) 12:00pm Egg Sales (Kitchen) 3:30pm Church Structure & Governance Meeting (212) 5:00pm Youth - Dinner & Meeting (219,115) 6:30pm Sunday Nights w/Doug & Alyssa (210)

FREE CPR & AED CLASS! Saturday, March 28th, 9am-3pm at York County Vo-Tech (2179

S. Queen St., York. Call 1-800-REDCROSS to register (Offering #03290276), use Coupon

Code: T127YORKCPRSAT1014. Salem Parish News – March 15, 2015

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN

Child Care at 9:00am for children up to 36 months in Room 106. Sunday School for children 4yrs through 12th grade at 9:30 and for children 4yrs old through 5th grade at 11:00am.

OUR FAITHFULNESS

For March 8th

Attendance 363

Tithes & Offerings $13,551.50

The flowers in the

Sanctuary and given to

the glory of God by

Penny & Guy Jensen in

celebra;on of their grandson, Aaron’s

birthday and by Kent Condon in apprecia-

;on for Pastor Debbie’s visit and all the

prayers & cards received during surgery

and recovery. The flowers in Fellowship

Hall are also given by Kent Condon.

Glory to the Risen Lord Glory to the Risen Lord Glory to the Risen Lord Glory to the Risen Lord Salem will continue our tradition of

decorating the Sanctuary & Fellowship

Hall with lilies for Easter, April 5th.

The cost is $8 for each plant. Please

make payment payable to FCSUMC

and place it with the order form

(found in the rack across from Pastor

John’s office, by the south entrance) in

Jeannie Pelen’s mailbox by March

22nd.

ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING IS

TODAY! Envelopes are available in the

worship folders. Through this special of-

fering, the United Methodist Committee on

Relief (UMCOR) is able to be present in

times of crisis and disaster around the

world. This offering is collected by con-

gregations every year to help pay for the

general operating costs of UMCOR, allow-

ing UMCOR to direct 100% of other dona-

tions directly to specific disaster relief.

SPRING IS COMING

(or so they say!) and so is our Central PA Blood Drive. The date is Tues‐day, April 7th. While Easter is April 5th, why not continue the celebra‐tion of giving blood to

save the lives of others as Christ gave his blood to save our lives. The drive will be from 2‐7pm in Fellowship Hall. The last day to have given blood to be eligible to donate at our drive is February 10th. Come celebrate the season of giving life to others! Contact Heidi Stahl (512‐3949) with questions.

CARD SHOWER: Evelyn Beinhower is the oldest living FCSUMC member AND she is celebrating her 100th birthday March 29th! Let’s “shower” her with birthday cards. Her address is:

578 Beinhower Rd. Etters, PA 17319

7th ANNUAL BRIAN KEEFER FUND-

RAISER NIGHT, April 1st (4-10pm) at

Texas Roadhouse, Camp Hill. The res-

taurant will donate 10% of your bill on

dine-in OR take out as well as 10% of

gift card sales to the Brian Keefer Medi-

cal Fund.

Connect

YOUTH TONIGHT: Youth & families join us for 3v3 volleyball from 5-8pm!

NEXT WEEK: Join us for dinner & meeting from 5-8pm.

Serve Grow

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY

CLASS will be offered beginning Apr il

11th from 9-11am and continuing for 9

weeks. If you are interested in more infor-

mation or to sign up for the course, please

mark you Connection Card or contact Shane

Murry (shane.murry@consultant.volvo.com)

EASTER EGG HUNT … EASTER EGG HUNT … EASTER EGG HUNT … EASTER EGG HUNT … Children up to 5th grade are invited to an Easter Egg hung hosted by FCSUMC Youth on March 29th from 2-3:30pm. Please bring your own 18 hole egg carton instead of a basket to collect eggs. Join us for the egg hung, story time, cake & prizes.

SALEM SENIORS will meet for lunch

Thursday, March 19th at 1:00pm at Man-

chester Café (4302 N. George St., Man-

chester). Call Shirley Sheaffer (938-2839)

by March 16th to make reserva;ons. All

seniors of Salem are welcome to join us!

GREETING CARD MINSITRY: Check out our “Greeting Card Ministry

Box” of all-occasion cards that we have “created”. The box is located in the

Library on the left as you enter. Put a smile on a loved ones face and send them a card today!

Want to understand our CHURCH

STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

better? Pastor Debbie & Pastor John will be offering a class on Sunday, March 22 at 3:30pm in Room 212. We will cover how the structure we adopted in 2013 functions. This will include information on the responsibilities of the Church Council, the Lead Pastor, and other staff for the ministries of the church. Pre-registration is required. Please mark you Connection Card to register.

SPRING TEA & PASTRIES sponsored by

the United Methodist Women will be

held Sat., March 28th at 10:00am in Fellow-

ship Hall. Entertainment for the morning

will be provided by Randy Heisley-Cato.

There will also be a program by the New

Life for Girls. All ladies of the church and

community are invited! RSVP to Donna

Good by March 18th (938-1570).

ONLY ABOUT A MONTH AWAY -

SALEM’S COMMUNITY SERVICE

DAY! April 25th, come out and help neighbors with lawn work and handyman projects. If you know someone who could use some help, please contact Laurie Murry!

WANTED: A FREEZER! A local family with several older children is seeking a freezer so they can buy items in bulk and save money. If you have a freezer that you would like to part with, please contact Laurie Mur-ry (lmurry@fcsalem.org, 938-1928, ext. 117).

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER EGGS! Orders will be accepted aCer today but will

only be filled as eggs are available. You will receive a call if and when the order is filled.

The last day to pick up eggs is APRIL 1ST. ANY egg orders remaining aCer that will be do-

nated to a charitable organiza;on.

Item of the Month: Ever watch the news and wish there was some-

thing you could do to help? Iraq and Syria are two of the countries

Mission Central sends health kits. This month we are collec;ng

individually wrapped toothbrushes for the kit.

Please place the wash cloths in the bin marked "Mission Central

Item of the Month" located at the end of the hall outside Nursery

School rooms (rooms 112-114).

SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY EGG HUNT! SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY EGG HUNT! SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY EGG HUNT! SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY EGG HUNT! The Youth of FCSUMC will host an egg hunt on March 29th for children up to 5th grade. Each year we ask our church family to support this event by donating wrapped candy or small trin-kets that we will use to fill the eggs. Donations will be accepted until March 22nd. We are also in need of 18 hole egg cartons. All donations can be placed in the labeled bin in the Mission Corner.

SALEM’S RIDE MINISTRY NEEDS YOU! We are in need of driver’s to

help those without transportation get to doctor appointments. If you are

interested in becoming part of the “Ride Ministry”, sign up on the Connection

Card or contact Carolyn Funk (938-2692).

WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON CHILDHOOD HUNGER? Some children

do not have enough to eat on the weekends when they are not attending

school. To help combat this issue, Salem is currently packing food bags for

Fishing Creek Elementary and we are looking to expand to another school.

Volunteers got to New Hope Ministries (located in Mechancisburg), pack bags,

and deliver them to the school each week. To learn more about the PowerPac

Program, mark your Connection Card or contact Laurie Murry

(lmurry@fcsalem.org, 938-1928, ext. 117).

CHRISTMAS CLOSET is accep;ng dona;ons all year! Infant items & kids clothes (all siz-

es) are desperately needed. Please place all dona;ons in the Mission Corner in the la-

beled bin. Join us for sor;ng, March 19th &/or 26th, 6-7:30pm.

HAITI MISSION TRIP INFORMATIONAL MEETING: Matt Riggins, from Global

Partners, will be at Salem TODAY for an informational meeting for those interested in

joining the Haiti Mission trip team for this June. The meeting will be held at 12:00pm in

Room 115 and will last about 15-20 minutes followed by a “Q & A” time.