Sunday, March 1 Lent 2 Dealing in Dissonance
Peter’s Denial– fear vs courage; public vs private; risk and comfort
Sunday, March 8 – Guest speaker: Diana Vuolo, Founder and Executive Director of SWAN 4 Kids
Sunday, March 8 – Fellowship meal 12 noon following the worship service
Wednesday, March 11 – Landis Homes gathering 1 pm in Rose Room
Sunday, March 15 – 4th Sunday of Lent “Submission and Power”
Wednesday, March 18 – Fairmont gathering 2 pm
Saturday, March 21 – Men’s Breakfast at Lyndon Diner 7am
Sunday, March 22 – 5th Sunday of Lent “Complicity and Innocence”
Saturday, March 28 – Women’s breakfast at 8:30am in the Garden Cafe at Landis Homes
Sunday, March 29 – 6th Sunday of Lent Palm Sunday
Thursday, April 2 – Agape meal and communion 630pm
Sunday, April 5 – Easter Sunday; Fellowship time 9:30 am, Easter Worship 10:40 am
Monday, April 13 – Witmer Heights service day at Mennonite Resource Center, Ephrata
Every Sunday:
Sunday school for adults, youth, children at 9:45 am
Worship services every Sunday at 10:40 am
Community Needs:
Conestoga Valley SEEDS https://seedscv.com/
Housing Resources
Educational Support including adult ESL classes
Health Services
New location: 1865 Lincoln Highway East, Unit #4, Lancaster
CVCCS – Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services
Donated items may be brought to church or dropped off at CVCCS, 2420 Gehman Ln, Lancaster, Tues.-Thurs. from 8:30 to 3:30.
CURRENT NEEDS:
Clothing Bank: (1)- Ski-type winter jackets (new or used). Men’s- All sizes needed. Currently no small and medium sizes in stock. Women’s- All sizes needed. No kid’s sizes needed at this time. (2)- All sizes of men’s and women’s underwear.
Food Bank: Cereal (regular sized boxes), applesauce, canned mandarin oranges, canned corn, canned carrots, baked beans, dry beans, canned meats (chicken, pork, beef).
Weekend Blessings: Chef Boyardee canned pasta meals, individual fruit cups/applesauce cups, pop top cans of soup, mac and cheese cups.
FOOD: Current food bank needs:
For a current list of food and clothing needs we now have a page on our website dedicated specifically to all things regarding donations! https://cvccs.org/productdonations/.
BIRTHDAY BAGS:
Suggested items to put in a decorative bag: cake mix, can of icing, foil cake pan, napkins, paper plates, candlesFor a child you might include balloons, blow out party favors, stickers, etc.
Also we now have Amazon Wish lists which make it super convenient to have items ordered and shipped directly to us.
Here are all our Wish List links:
• Clothing Bank – https://a.co/5Hf6l7M. – Hygeine Items – https://a.co/hTyZHTt.
• Food Bank – https://a.co/1f5WrF8. –Weekend Blessings: https://a.co/9xFVS0S.Here are some current CVCCS volunteer needs to please share with your congregations/groups:
1. Drivers who can use their vehicle to do bread pick-ups from our distributor in Leola and bring to CVCCS on Tuesdays around 1:30pm. It is approximately 40 or so loaves of bread on average each week.
2. Back up drivers for other pick-ups from distributors.
3. Individuals who can pack client food boxes in our cooler and freezer.
To fill out a volunteer application: https://cvccs.org/volunteer/