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SOCIAL EDUCATION & ACTION
 

From the Social Education & Action Commission...The “tab collection” is going very well. Keep collecting! This will be an on going project.

Take time this month to become aware of the mission opportunities offered to our church members.  Members of the mission trip to Honduras in October will tell us about their medical clinic mission there.  Members of the Mission Committee will tell us about opportunities for mission in Appalachia for members interested in doing some building projects closer to home.  Also we are pursuing opportunities for service and mission in the Greater Harrisburg area; right here in our own back yard.  

Prayers for  Peace

Offered in the hope the world will heal, and we will all learn to live in peace.

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech.
Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to the stranger.
Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring.
Be a breath of life to the body of humankind, a dew to the soil of the human heart,
and a fruit upon the tree of humility.

A Call to Advocacy

God calls us to be full participants in civil society, to make a difference for the common good in the public square.  We are looking for members of the congregation who are interested in visiting their legislators to establish a relationship and discuss issues of concern.  We would visit together our own legislators to establish an ongoing dialogue on topics such as legislative reform, transparency in government and other social issues...  When we advocate for justice, we translate the church’s convictions about justice, peace and freedom into reality.

If you would be interested in participating with others to visit your legislator, please notify the church office or call Jean Dankosky at 774-6642.

Mission Trip to West Virginia ~~~ SWAP- Sharing With Appalachian People

SWAP is a home repair ministry that serves low income families in Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. We are planning to travel to Elkhorn, WV on Sunday, September 14, to spend a week working, serving and sharing with people in that area. We will return on Saturday, September 20. 

Here's the deal:

The cost is $300. This will cover the fees for food, lodging, and construction materials. A $50 deposit is due as soon as possible. The date of the trip is September 14 - 20, 2008 (Sunday to Saturday). CPC will provide the transportation and meals on the travel days. For more information, please see a member of the Mission Committee:Deb Davis, Bridget Abbott, Candy Gallaher, Dave Duke, Galen Martin, Karen Robbins, or Tim Roach). If you are interested, please go to the SWAP link, fill in the information, then tear off the lower portion of the sheet and place it in the offering plate. Thank You!

Mission in a Mug

Around the world, coffee and fellowship come together, a warm pot of coffee is often the centerpiece of fellowship, and gatherings.

Yet the small coffee farmers who grow our coffee often struggle to make a simple living.  As world coffee prices have collapsed to their lowest point in decades, farming communities from Latin America to Africa and Asia are facing a crisis.  Many farmers risk losing their land because of debt, families are going hungry and children cannot attend school because their parents cannot afford enrollment fees.

But, through the Presbyterian Coffee Project, over 1600 congregations across the country are making a difference.  By purchasing fairly traded coffee, they are ensuring that farmers receive a fair price, have access to affordable credit and are able to invest in their families and communities.  Starting in September, Christ Presbyterian is joining in this mission.  Through the Presbyterian Coffee Project our congregation can enjoy delicious coffee while helping small scale farmers in Latin America, Africa and Asia build a better future for themselves and their families.  Please show your support by stopping by for coffee, tea and fellowship each Sunday down by the kitchen.

Did you know….?Downtown Daily Bread not only provides a hot meal 365 days a year, but also provides other services including shower facilities for men and women.  If you travel and stay in motels, bring home the soap, shampoo, conditioner and lotions.  We can send the soap to the hospital in Honduras and take the rest to DDB.  A drop off box will be in the lobby. 

LEND A HAND SCHEDULE & UPDATE:

Lend-A- Hand trip to Clarendon, Arkansas

Last month, this area of Arkansas experienced over 20 inches of rain. In Arkansas alone, over 50,000 homes were flooded. The levee on the White River was breached and the town of Clarendon (pop. 1,900) was totally flooded.  The water has finally receded. Between 350 and 400 homes need ‘mucked out”.  These are primarily single story homes on slabs. To date, no other volunteer group has agreed to help.

                   THEY  DESPERATELY  NEED  OUR  HELP..

A trip from July 12-20 may be scheduled if enough interest is shown for the trip. Bring sleeping bags, a pillow, an AIR MATTRESS, and muck out clothes. If you have gone to Mississippi, you “know the drill”!  Cost will be $250 to cover the bus and all meals except
those while traveling.
        Call the office at 717-731-8888 or 877-211-700 to be placed on the bus roster. 

Lend A Hand has been in contact with Camp Victor Ministries in Ocean Springs, MS and has tentatively scheduled a trip there for November 8 – 16, 2008. Camp Victor (CV) is affiliated with Lutheran Episcopal Services in Mississippi (LESM). Please visit their excellent website at www.campvictor.org for additional information. CV is very similar to DVF with the bonus of having several construction supervisors to coordinate the construction work and supply delivery. Lydia Fehr will be functioning as trip leader, with the help of several of the “repeaters”.

Please consider being part of Ocean Spring’s recovery by signing up for the November trip. An individual’s direct cost to participate is still $250 and we continue to rely on donated funds to cover the rest of a trip’s cost. By God’s grace and with your support, the donations will continue to cover our costs for as long as there is work that needs done. Thank you.

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