Announcements
March's Plate Recipient
The mission of the LGBT Center is to foster inclusive communities and holistic well-being for LGBTQ+ people through social, educational, and cultural engagement. One of their key programs is Common Roads, a space for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults to find community, connection, and support. They meet in Harrisburg and Lancaster locations. The meetings are drop-in, i.e., no pre-registration required; please do confirm the date/time, especially around holidays. Most-current information is available at this link. For further information, please contact Gabe Taylor at LGBT Center.
**Last month, a check totaling $1,025.10 was donated to Susquehanna Harbor Safe Haven. Thank you for supporting our beloved community with your generous plate gifts!**
UCH Spring Tree Planting
The Grounds Committee is looking for volunteers to help plant trees on April 9, 10, and 11. If you are available to contribute a few hours, we’ll be working from 12:30 pm – 7:30 pm on Wednesday, and from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm on Thursday and Friday, or until they are all planted. If you’re willing to help with refreshments, that would be most welcome as well!
The trees will generally be about 7-9’ tall, but relatively lightweight to carry by hand. This is because they are transplanted from the nursery bare root, rather than with a heavy ball of soil surrounding the roots. The roots are dipped in hydrogel and covered with a plastic bag to keep them moist.
If you can help plant please contact Ellen Roane via email or text at ellenroane@comcast.net or (717) 418-0751. If you can bring food or drinks please contact Nancy Hall at nancy.hall814319@gmail.com or (717) 649-2534.
Couch Groups and others - this is a great opportunity to volunteer a short investment of time that will result in a beautiful campus which will take us into the next 50 years.
Our 2025-26 Stewardship Campaign is in full swing! We are almost 1/3 of the way to our goal. Please submit your pledge form by the end the April. You can mail it to the church, drop it in the pledge box in the lobby, or fill it out online on the member page of the church website. Thank you for your support! Please email Tavia if you have any questions.
Women's Lunch Out
Women's Lunch Out will meet at 1 pm, Tuesday, April 8 at Snappers Bar and Grill, 120 E. Allen St. Mechanicsburg. Rsvp to Ann Sitrin (717-439-6090) by Monday, April 7.
*** Women's Lunch Out will continue to meet for lunch rather than returning to our old schedule of evening meals. There was unanimous agreement among the women attending that the lunch time is preferable. We regret that this change may prevent some from attending, but meeting at lunch time seems to be the popular choice at this time.
Next Sunday - April 6
"Joy as an Act of Resistance"
Amy Firestine & Jessica Lybarger
10:30 am
What the world needs now is... laughter and smiles. When our worlds seem dark and the clouds of doubt and uncertainty want to take over, a little levity and joy can make a huge difference, even if that joy is only for a little while. So please join us on April 6th for a Multi-generational service, led by Jessica Lybarger and Amy Firestine, along with a small cast of fun loving UCH-ers, looking to bring a little joy and silly to your Sunday.
Members and friends can submit joys and/or sorrows to be read (with your permission) during a Sunday service. Submissions sent before Friday at noon will be read that Sunday, all others will be held for the next week.
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