Salem Evangelical Reformed Church, Hellers
ANNOUNCEMENTS
November 20, 2016
EVENTS & MEETINGS
Sunday, November 20
9:00 a.m......Sunday School
10:15 a.m...............Worship
7:00 p.m...Community
Thanksgiving Service at
Zion Lutheran
Weds., November 23
6:30 p.m......Evening Prayer
7:30 p.m.......The Gathering
Thursday, November 24
No Choir Practice
Sunday, November 27
9:00 a.m......Sunday School
10:15 a.m...............Worship
Formal Budget Meeting
Our Formal Meeting will be held next Sunday, Nov. 27.
Please check your box in Cowan Hall for important
information regarding this meeting.
Again this year, we will work through
CVCCS to help make Christmas
memories for others. Please check the Christmas tree in the
foyer to see how you can help. All unwrapped gifts need to be
donated in the bin by December 4.
It’s time to order poinsettias. Please see your bulletin insert for
details.
Help is needed to put up Christmas decorations after
church on Sunday, December 4. Pizza will be provided, so
please sign up at the information desk if you plan to stay
and help. At 6:00 p.m. we will enjoy a special Advent Night
— sharing a meal, watching the movie Christmas Grace,
and singing carols together. Plan to come!
Life Line Screening, a provider of
community-based preventive health
screenings, will be at Salem Hellers on
December 5, 2016. Five screenings that scan for potential problems will be
Monday, November 28
offered. Register for a Wellness Package, which includes 4 vascular tests
7:00 p.m.........Worship Mtg. and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with their member discount). All
five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this
Weds., November 30
6:30 p.m......Evening Prayer event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129,
1-888-653-6441 or visit their website:
7:30 p.m.......The Gathering please call
www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.
Thursday, December 1
6:30 p.m........Choir Practice
Tim Lapp, CEO of Lapp Electric, recently authored the book
Shunning to Shining, wherein he shares the
7:15 p.m.....Cantata Practice
trials and travails of his Amish grandfather and
their family’s dark journey into light. Tim will
be Agape’s speaker on Tuesday, December 6
at 10:00 AM in Cowan Hall, when he will
Church office:
discuss his book. Everyone is welcome to join us for what
Monday-Friday
promises to be a very interesting program. Feel free to bring
9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.
a guest. Many folks will remember Tim as a former member
(717) 656-9249
of the Hellers’ family.
[email protected]
www.salemhellers.com
Announcement
submission deadline is
Wednesday at noon.
There will be no Agape meetings in January and February. The March
program will be announced early next year.
Worship Statistics for
October 24, 2016
Attendance:
Worship: 100
Sunday School: 19
Offering:
Current.....................$3,080.00
Missions......................$348.00
This week’s shower is for Marian Rettew, Oak Leaf Manor,
2101 Wabank Rd., Rm. 10, Millersville, PA 17551
Prayer List
Please pray for Pastor Bruce & Lisa that they would have a safe return from
Ireland.

Improvement.............$183.00
Harvest Home...............$7.00
Missions Trip...............$20.00
Memorial......................$30.00
Cemetery Fund............$95.00
Stained Glass Repair...$45.00
Community Central......$2.00
Sunday School.............$31.00
Wing & a Prayer..........$10.00
Current Fund weekly budget
amount is $3,834.00
Please keep Greg Schrock in your prayers. His seizures occur frequently
every day.
Please pray for Stanley Kershner as he is under hospice care at Mt. Joy.
Please pray for complete healing and comfort for June Steller that this most
recent course of antibiotics will give complete healing in her leg.
Please pray for Walt McClair, who is in the Masonic Home
Rehabilitation Center in Elizabethtown.
Friends & Family in the Military
 Airman Matthew L. Horner, son of Clarissa & Randy Bowersox, is
stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, NJ.
 Specialist Kyle J. Bare (U.S. Army Infantry), Grandson of Merv & Shirley
Bare, is home from Iraq and is stationed now at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
 Airman Mason G. Hartsough, grand-nephew of Lois Schrock, is stationed
at Hurlburt Field, FL, a United States Air Force Installation.
 Sr. Airman Travis P. Herr, grandson of Paul Herr is stationed at Fairchild
Air Force Base in Spokane, WA.
 Lance Corporal Brett T. McCoy (US Marine Corps), grand-nephew of
Lois Schrock, is now in Iraq. 5/4/16
 Sergeant Ryan C. Smith is the grandson of Mervin & Shirley Bare and
member of the PA National Guard. He is home from Afghanistan
and is stationed in Indiantown Gap.
Thanksgiving Trivia...
Answers
a. The loose skin under a male turkey’s neck.
b. A hat worn by a Pilgrim
c. A hot cider drink served at Thanksgiving
4. A full grown turkey has about how many feathers?
a. a million
b. Too many to count!
c. 3,500
5. The first ever Thanksgiving was held in 1621 at Plymouth
by the Pilgrims. TRUE or FALSE
6. Every year the President of the United States pardons a
turkey, who spends the rest of its life on a historical farm.
TRUE or FALSE
7. Cranberries are tasted to see if they are sweet enough to
harvest. TRUE or FALSE
8. Turkeys can see behind themselves. TRUE or FALSE
1. c; 2. b; 3. a; 4. c; 5. False. Thanksgiving feasts were part
of early religion in England before the Pilgrims ever came to
the New World. 6. True. 7. False. Cranberries are bounced
to see if they are ripe. They should bounce about 4 inches
high. 8. FALSE. Turkeys can see 270 degrees.
1. The first Thanksgiving lasted:
a. One day; b. Two days; c. Three days
2. Approximately how many turkeys are eaten each year on
Thanksgiving in the U.S.?
a. 100 million; b. 280 million; c. 500 million
3. What is a snood?