Christ Presbyterian Church
421 Deerfield Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011

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SOCIAL EDUCATION & ACTION

Donation Station

Notice the new unit in the hallway for donated items. WE will continue collecting pull tabs for Ronald Mc Donald House, eyeglasses, cell phones, and toiletries for Downtown Daily Bread. Please note that we will no longer collect batteries for recycling due to new Federal Regulations. Information concerning this change is posted on the donation station. Thank you.

Food Barrel
Be generous in your donations to the Food Pantry. Remember they need paper products like toilet paper, baby items and diapers as well as your canned goods and other items.  When your store has a two for one sale, take both and donate one to those who have less. 

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 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 are interested in receiving information about issues currently being considered in the state and national governments, we have an advocacy list which will send you e-mails form the PA Council of Churches and the Presbyterian Church USA.  See the links for these organizations below.

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

Goodwill’s Wheels for Work Program:  Did you know that reliable transportation is a barrier people face in finding and maintaining a job?  Sometimes a car can make the difference between keeping and losing a job.  Through the Wheels for Work program, Goodwill provides donated vehicles to working parents who cannot afford to buy a car or utilize public transportation.  Goodwill believes in giving “a hand up, rather than a hand out”.  Goodwill accepts cars from individuals and businesses.  Car donations are tax deductible and the donation process is easy.  Contact Marsha Banks at Goodwill at mbanks@yourgoodwill.org  or 717-525-6207.

Downtown Daily Bread Volunteers Help Wanted!  Our current base of support for Downtown Daily Bread is shrinking due to a decreasing number of volunteers, many of whom have given many years of faithful service.  If you are willing to give 2 hours on a Wednesday afternoon, no more than 5 times a year, please contact the church office or Jean Dankosky at 774-6642.You are promised a very rewarding experience serving the hungry in downtown Harrisburg.  Thank you to all the volunteers who have served.  Your help is greatly appreciated. Also, a request has been received from DDB to please notify the kitchen at 238-4718, ext. 125, if you are having difficulty finding servers. Also, they are currently in need of socks and underwear sizes 30 - 42 and razors. The donations are appreciated and will be put to good use.

Benefit Concert for Downtown Daily Bread
The Music at Pine Street Series presents their annual concert to benefit Downtown Daily Bread on Friday evening, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. The concert opens with pianist, Anne Guenin, presenting music of Nicolai Medtner.  A younger contemporary of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin, Medtner created some glorious piano music which will be a treat to discover.  In addition, the Chamber Singers of Pine Street Church will sing two sets of choral pieces by the celebrated John Rutter.  Both are settings of famous English poetry, set in Rutter’s own unique style with charm and grace. Free parking at South Street Garage will be available.  The concert does not ask an admission, but a free will offering will be received for Downtown Daily Bread.  Child care provided

Prayers for Peace

Choose”
The single clenched fist lifted and ready,
Or the open asking hand held out and waiting.
Choose:
For we meet by one or the other.
Carl Sandburg 

May we find in our hearts the power of choice - the strength to reach out our hands in peace. With that vision we learn to see the world in a new light, and to turn our hearts, our lives, our communities and our world to peace. For we know that the alternative is a world gone dark.

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”   attributed to Mahatma Ghandi 

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.

MISSION TRIPS FOR 2010

SWAP Mission Trip:   Please take an opportunity to speak with the Mission Committee about the trip that was completed this October with the SWAP (Sharing With Appalachian People) organization. It was a productive and blessed time for all those involved. Thank you to all who supported this effort with your time, talents, prayers and financial support. The Mission Committee is planning trips to West Virginia in the Summer and the Fall. If you are interested in joining in any future ventures please contact Cathy in the church office or ask any of the committee members (Galen Martin, Deb Davis, Karen Robbins, Dave Duke, Candy Gallaher, Bridget Abbott) for more information. For more information on SWAP please click here.

Mission to Honduras:   Christ Presbyterian will be off to Honduras again. The September 2009 trip has been rescheduled for March 20-27, 2010. This trip will be in the northern part of the country, in the Copan area. where we will help build homes and install eco-stoves in two villages where indigenous Mayan people live.  We will be working with Tim and Gloria Wheeler, Presbyterian missionaries, who work with villages in this area. 
     It is our goal to build several stoves while we are there. The stoves cost $110 to build and will help improve the people’s health by venting the smoke outside their homes.  Presently, they build fires on the ground in the middle of their huts and vent them through a hole in the ceiling.  The new stoves have an enclosed firebox and chimney pipe that vents to the outside.  This protects young children from falling into the fire pit and vents harmful smoke outside to protect their lungs.  The new stoves will provide a flat cooking surface and radiate heat to warm the inside of the home.
     If you would like to be a part of this mission, please consider donating any amount of money by check to CPC with “Mission Stove” in the memo line.  We hope to sponsor at least two stoves and complete their construction while we are there. Thank you! Here’s some additional good news: our annual Vacation Bible School donated the daily offering to this stove project. They were able to fund five stoves!

Lend A Hand:   Over the years many members of Christ Presbyterian have contributed to and travel with the Lend A Hand group to Florida, Iowa, New York, and Mississippi. In 2010, Lend A Hand has trips planned to Iowa, Georgia, and Louisiana to help with the rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina and flooding in Georgia and Iowa. For more information on the Lend A Hand please click here. Thank you!

             ~~~ from the Mission Trip Committee
 

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Christ Presbyterian Church
421 Deerfield Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011
Phone: (717) 737-0051  Fax: (717) 737-2046
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