This Week at Mount Zion UCC

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  Facebook Update

  In order to be in compliance with Facebook guidelines, we are moving our Mt. Zion Friends from the main page to a group. We are planning to have this page up and running by Advent, around December 1st. At that time, we will stop posting to our friends page and we will only be posting content for friends in the group. We ask that you join this group so that you can continue to receive updates from Mt. Zion!

  Our business page where we host our streaming services and post more general information about the church will remain available.

  You can request to be a part of the group here.

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  November Monthly Mission — Central Penn Food Bank

  The Monthly Mission for November is Central Penn Food Bank specifically their military share program. Military Share is designed to provide fresh,nutritious foods for families with at least one member who served in the armed forces. Your donations will go towards this  program.

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  Poinsettia Sale

  

  Poinsettias can be purchased for a donation of $9.00 each. Complete the order form online or the paper form found in the back narthex and turn in your payment in the box located in the back narthex or in the lock box outside the church. Make checks payable to Mt. Zion United Church of Christ. Orders are due by Sunday, December 1st.

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  Advent Teams 2024

  

  We need 4-5 individuals to serve on our Advent Worship Team. The Advent team plans various aspects of worship such as visuals, hymns, liturgy, and activities. No specific skill set is needed as you’ll all be able to share the talents that you have. The team usually meets multiple times through October/November to plan for this season. Sign up here!

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  New Choir Director — Amy Peck

  

  Mt. Zion welcomes Amy Peck to our staff as the new worship choir director! Amy has over 15 years of ministry experience, and a passion for bridging the gap between traditional and contemporary worship styles. After earning her BA in Vocal Performance from Eastern University in 2013, Amy has performed nationally and internationally in many styles. Having a love of music theory, Amy is experienced in voice, piano, guitar, bass, and ukulele. With a true passion for teaching, Amy has mentored and taught music to all ages for over 20 years. Amy loves the Lord and the family of God and is excited to join the Mount Zion Church Family. We are so excited and blessed to welcome Amy!

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  New Worship Time — 9:45 AM Sundays

  

  This is just a friendly notice that starting Sunday, May 26th, we will have just one service worship time, in person and streaming, at 9:45 AM. Please mark your calendars for this change!

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  Women’s Daytreat / Women’s Retreat

  Calling all ladies of Mt. Zion! There will be a Women’s “Daytreat” on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 and the annual Women’s Retreat will be held from Friday, May 16th to Sunday, May 18th! Please mark these dates on your calendar! More information will be coming soon!

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  Scam Warning — Text Messages Masquerading as Pastor Amy

  Unfortunately, we were made aware that a scammer has been asking for gift cards or a favor using Pastor Amy’s name. They have been sending text messages in which they ask you to buy the gift cards and then send them the barcode for the gift card. As a reminder, Pastor Amy has not given out her cell phone number, so you will not be receiving text messages from her.

  If you ever question the legitimacy of a text or an email from a staff member or something that just doesn’t seem quite right — please call the church office to verify.

  Though our church is blessed to have members who are generous with their time, talent, and treasure, the staff takes great care to be specific in our communications if we are asking for assistance with a ministry in the church, so vague texts and emails are a good signal that it is fraudulent. In addition, we will NEVER ask you to purchase gift cards and send us the numbers electronically. When in doubt, verify by contacting us directly.

  We don’t know why people do these kinds of things. It is frustrating and takes away from the real good that can be done. Thanks for your vigilance and care, friends.

  We are sorry for the inconvenience.

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  Community Aid Partnership

  

  As a reminder, we have a partnership with Community Aid where we received credit for items donated under our partnership number: 20053.

  When you donate items to a community aid store, you can either tell our partner number to the staff member assisting you or staple it on the outside of the bag. With our partnership, we also receive Care Cards to give to individuals in need and can also be eligible for applying for emergency grants.

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  2024 Singles’ Luncheons

  The schedule for Singles’ Luncheons for 2024 is now out! The Singles group is a group of singles who go out to eat, normally on the first Sunday of each month, immediately following the 10:30 AM service. Hope to see you there!