Christmas Concert, Carol Sing Slated

for “Wish”) or by calling the box office at 717-898-1900. A limited number of tickets are available for those who plan to attend the show only.

Mychal’s Message was founded in 2002 after the death of New York City Fire Department chaplain Mychal Judge in the twin towers on 9/11. Its mission is to encounter people who are homeless and poor while restoring dignity with love. Mychal’s Message has distributed over a half million new items, including socks, coats, underwear, fleece blankets, sleeping mats, backpacks, personal-size toiletries and diapers. For more information, visit www. facebook.com/FrMychalJudge or www.mychalsmessage.org.

Event To Feature Music And Dessert

Trinity United Church of Christ (UCC), 2340 State St., East Petersburg, will host a concert featuring Trinity UCC musicians on Sunday, Dec. 4. The concert will begin at 6 p.m., with desserts following.

The event is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received to benefit Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development and the Trinity Music Ministry. For reservations, call 717-569-1632.

To learn more about the church, visit www.trinityeastpete.org.

Christmas Concert, Carol Sing Slated

The Mountville Welfare Association will sponsor a community Christmas Concert and Carol Sing at the Mountville Church of the Brethren, 60 Clay St., Mountville, on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2:30 p.m. The Bainbridge Band will play Christmas arrangements as well as accompany the Christmas carol sing.

The concert is free and open to the public.

Adele King (left), Church Council president, and Bob Wildasin (right), Call Committee chairman, welcome the Rev. Timothy Seitz-Brown.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Landisville will install the Rev. Timothy Seitz-Brown on Sunday, Dec. 4. Pastor Robin Fero, dean of the Lancaster Conference of the Lower Susquehanna Synod, will preside. The public is invited to attend.

The regular Sunday worship service will be held at 9 a.m., and the Rev. Richard Jorgensen, assistant to the bishop of the synod, will preach. Immediately following the service, there will be a brunch, followed by a community service project focusing on gratitude for the leadership in the Hempfield School District. The brief service of installation will conclude the morning’s activities. Seitz-Brown was called to serve Zion on June 5 after a lengthy call process. He is a graduate of Thiel College and the Lutheran Seminary of Philadelphia. He has served several congregations in southcentral Pennsylvania, both as a long-term pastor and as a transitional pastor. Additionally, he has ministered in Iraq and the Konde Diocese of Tanzania. Seitz-Brown and his wife, Ann, are the parents of three adult children and are currently hosting a German exchange student.

MERCHANDISER - Hempfield Edition - November 30, 2022 - 5 Pancake FREE COMMUNITY BREAKFASTS

SATURDAY, DEC. 3RD & JAN. 7TH

8:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M. Concordia Lutheran Church

3825 Concordia Rd., Columbia 717-285-4626

Weekly Church Services held Saturdays @ 6pm (indoor only) & Sundays @ 9:30am (inside, parking lot and live-streaming on our Facebook page)

18th Annual HOLIDAY COOKIE & CRAFT SALE

St. Edward’s Episcopal Church

2453 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601

Directions: Take Harrisburg Pike 1⁄2 mile past Rt. 741 (Rohrerstown Rd.) - Church is on the right Saturday, December 3rd at 8:00 a.m. until we’re sold out! WONDERFUL HANDMADE CRAFTS!!

To benefit St. Edward’s Faith-in-Action Ministries

Featuring OVER 60 VARIETIES of cookies sold deli-style by the pound. We supply the boxes, etc. for you to choose your own delicious selection! PLUS Holiday breads, candies, Danish Kringles and more! For More Information, Call (717) 898-6276

QU I E T CH R I S T M A S

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness

has not overcome it.

JOHN 1:5

A CONTEMPLATIVE SERVICE FOR ANYONE WHO IS Grieving the death of a loved one or a loss of any kind Desiring a quiet way to enter into the Christmas season

~ Music ~ Candle Lighting ~ Communion ~ Scripture ~ Message ~Testimony ~ Remembrance Ribbon Tree SUNDAY, DEC. 4, 5 P.M.

Held in the sanctuary and also live streamed @ hempfieldumc.org Preregistered childcare available for children 5 and under hempfieldumc.org/quiet-christmas

Annual Light The Way Open House & Pet Food Drive

Saturday, December 3 • 5-8pm

Our building will be illuminated in twinkling white lights for the fi rst time that evening. Each light represents a person or pet that a loved one has chosen to remember or honor. • Facility Tours • Photos with Santa • Face Painting • Beer Tasting by Spring House Brewing Co. • Wine Tasting by Britain Hill • Cuisines of the West African Diaspora • Kid’s Games • Free Hot Chocolate & Coff ee Bar • Free Hot Dogs & Cookies • Dog Peanut Butter Lick Painting

Light The Way kicks off our annual pet food drive.

Donations of pet food to re-stock the food pantry shelves will be used to service our clients. Proceeds from this event will go to support our critical programs. 26 Millersville Rd.

Lancaster, PA 17603

PARKING for Light the Way will be available in the upper parking lot of Lowe’s Home Improvement located at 25 Rohrerstown Road. Free shuttle service will be provided. For special event details, visit our website: petpantrylc.org/pet-pantry-event/ light-the-way-community-celebration-and-holiday-gathering