Arrangements are being made for Life Touch to set up a studio at Market Square Church on September 14 through September 18 so that we can have a current pictorial directory. Hours of photography will be 2:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the weekdays and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – with follow-up dates October 26 and 27 as needed.

Our last directory was done in 2006 and many changes have taken place since then. There is no cost to you or to the church to have your picture taken and you will receive a complimentary 8 x 10 color portrait for participating. In addition, you will receive a directory.

There will be an opportunity to purchase additional portraits to share with family and friends if you desire to do so.  Life Touch assures us that the portraits will be available for Christmas giving!

People of all ages are invited to join us for another fun and important hunger ministry on Saturday, October 16, at Sycamore Spring Orchard in Lebanon. We will be harvesting apples (some of which we’ll bring back to International Service Center’s food bank.) The gleaning will be from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. You can stay the whole time or leave when you have to do so.

Please contact Trudy Mumper (697- 3052 or TLMumper@comcast.net) or Cindy Sproat at the office (257-1270 Ext. 13) for registration forms.

The Deacons continue to ask for your support and help as we work with various organizations and groups within our community. The need for help never ends. While many of us take the summer off for vacations, trips, long weekends and peaceful nights, the homeless, abused, sick, and downtrodden do not stop needing. There is always a need for food to be served at Downtown Daily Bread. Someone is in need of a shoulder to lean on at Central Pennsylvania Hospice. A homeless man or woman is looking for a place to lay their head down and to take a break from the hot summer sun.

All sorts of people need help and caring 365 days of the year. Your donations to the Deacon Fund help to provide that support. Any amount helps to provide hot food, cool drink, a friendly face, and a soft place to rest one’s head. While we might have had the luxury of taking a vacation, or simply resting under the shade of a tree with a glass of lemonade and a good book, too many other members of community cannot do that.

Please consider helping the Deacons in their mission to serve those not only in our church, but in our community as well.