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9:15 AM SUNDAYS, AUG 4-11-18-25 IN THE JOHN ELDER CLASSROOM

In the summer series of New Member Discovery Classes, you’ll learn about the mission and ministry of Derry Church and discover how you can to share your talents in the life of the church. You’ll meet staff and leaders over the course of four weeks and tour the building. Those who decide to join will be received on Sunday, Aug 25.

Registration is appreciated by not required: sign up online or call the church office (717-533-9667).

Lynn Shirk, Heidi Keene, Karyn Hooper, Jill Peckelun, Carolyn Foster and Claudia Holtzman are the artists behind the panels that surround two sides of the pump house in the ravine below Derry Church. The art was commissioned by Derry’s 300th anniversary committee to celebrate the spring that drew the first Presbyterians to this location. 

The July-September 2024 edition of These Days daily devotional booklets is available for pickup now in baskets around the church.

1-3 PM MONDAYS, JULY 22 & 29 AND WEDNESDAYS, JULY 24 & 31 

Join members of our Mission & Peace Committee on a few summer afternoons working on a denim sewing/decorating project with children in the Allison Hill neighborhood of Harrisburg. Many hands needed… especially volunteers with sewing skills. 

Whether or not you’re able to attend, you can support this project by donating denim fabric (jeans, shorts, jackets, shirts) and scrap material, iron-on patches, fabric paint and markers, etc. Donations will be used for this project and then remain with the sewing classroom for future projects. 

Carpooling available. RSVP to Kristen Campbell.

From 10 am – 12 pm on Monday, July 15, Kristal and Jamie will be hanging out at the Cocoa Beanery inside the Hershey Lodge at 325 University Drive. Stop in and say hello!

Cash Flow – Operating Fund as of 5/31/24:

1:30 – 3 PM MONDAY, JUNE 17 IN ROOM 6

Girls ages 8-12 are invited for a time of informal fellowship and fun. For the first Tween Time, we’re offering an open art studio with all the supplies needed for girls to make their own projects. This event is hosted by Lauren June and Courtney McKinney-Whitaker.

Change 4 Children will be collected on Sunday. Your coins benefit ACE Zambia (Alliance for Children Everywhere), which has several programs. One of the newer efforts is serving as partners with the government to prepare over 450 local families for fostering and adoption. Four areas of the program are:

• Raising awareness of the need for foster and adoptive families in Zambia
• Preparing prospective ones through training sessions
• Evaluating families’ preparedness
• Maintaining a registry of vetted families to be matched with a child for emergency, short-term and permanent placement, with a goal of maintaining family relations whenever possible

Place your coin-filled ziplock bags in baskets as you exit the Chapel and Sanctuary, bagging any foreign coins separately. Make sure bags contain ONLY coins (no paper clips, pins, batteries, tokens, or extraneous items). Thank you for supporting children in Zambia.

11 AM AND 1 PM SATURDAY, JULY 13 • $15 PER PERSON • CONTACT CATHY OLSON

Here’s your chance to tour Derry’s next-door neighbor, High Point Mansion, the home of Milton and Catherine Hershey. Tours accommodate 10 people, so the Day Trippers have reserved space on the morning and afternoon tours. In between, the group will have lunch at the nearby Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, 101 W Chocolate Ave.