Salem United Church of Christ

Hello, I am Pastor Bob Witmyer and I welcome you to Salem UCC. Thank you for visiting our website. We especially enjoy welcoming new friends, and we hope you will visit us soon!

THIS WEEK @ CHURCH

WEEK OF JANUARY 23 — JANUARY 29

Thursday
5:00 PM – Choir Rehearsal
Saturday
8:00 AM – Men's Breakfast
11:00 AM – Choir Rehearsal
Sunday
9:15 AM – Sunday School for All Ages
10:30 AM – Worship
11:30 AM – Congregational Meeting
12:00 PM – Confirmation Class
Monday
8:30 AM – Quilters & Crafters


NEWS & NOTES
Annual Congregational Meeting
	Following worship, Sunday, Jan. 26th, there will be a Congregational Meeting to discuss and consider the Annual reports. This is a change from the 19th so that we can have the meeting following the 10:30 AM service. We cannot hold it on Jan 19th as previously scheduled due to our new worship schedule. Please plan to attend this important meeting.
Soup Sale
	A soup sale is being planned for February 15th. The choices are Vegetable Beef and Chicken Noodle Soup. Prices are $6.00 a quart and $3.00 a pint. Eat in or take out. Lunch is available. We will need baked good donations. Please help if you can by baking or helping to prepare on Friday morning, February 14th or Saturday morning, February 15th. Please see Janet Schlegel to place your order. Pre-order if possible, by February 9th to be sure you will get some soup. Thank you.
Church Directory
	We are once again in the process of putting together a church directory by LifeTouch. The dates for the portrait sittings are: Thursday, February 13th - 2 PM – 9 PM Friday, February 14th - 1 PM – 8 PM Saturday, February 15th – 10 AM – 5 PM Someone from the committee will be contacting you to schedule an appointment for your pictures. More information will follow in the bulletin.
Women's Book Club
	The Women’s Book Club will resume meetings on Wednesday January 29th at 7 PM and Wednesday, February 19th at 7 PM. We will be studying the book “Something Like Family” by Heather Birch. If you have difficulty finding this book, please see Kathy or Michele. We look forward to seeing you then! In the event of questionable weather, reach out to Kathy at 484-794-1214 or Michele at 717-475-6000.
New Worship Schedule
	With the affirmative vote for the shared ministry with Christ Lutheran we will be moving to a different worship schedule. The first and third Sunday of the month, Salem will worship at 8 AM (we will continue to have communion at this service as we have in the past) Christ Lutheran will worship at 10:30 AM. The second and fourth Sunday of the month, Salem will worship at 10:30 AM and Christ Lutheran will worship at 8 AM. If there is a fifth Sunday in the month, worship will be at Salem at 10:30 AM. We will make sure that the appropriate times for worship are marked on the calendar we send out with the newsletter. Please check the calendar so you the proper times and locations. I encourage everyone to take advantage of these worship possibilities and I look forward to seeing everyone in worship.
Worship Schedule for Jan. / Feb.
	Jan. 5 Salem/Communion 8 AM Christ Lutheran/ Communion 10:30 AM Jan. 12 Christ Lutheran 8 AM Salem/Communion 10:30 AM Jan. 19 Salem/Communion 8 AM Christ Lutheran 10:30 AM Jan. 26 Christ Lutheran 8 AM Salem 10:30 AM Feb. 2 Salem/Communion 8 AM Christ Lutheran/ Communion 10:30 AM Feb. 9 Christ Lutheran 8 AM Salem/Communion 10:30 AM Feb. 16 Salem/Communion 8 AM Christ Lutheran 10:30 AM Feb. 23 Christ Lutheran 8 AM Salem 10:30 AM