Announcements

Office Hours

Mondays: 9:00 a.m. – noon

Wednesdays: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

If you plan to stop by the office, please call first to make sure someone is present. The office number is: 717-464-5683.

Joseph’s Table Community Meal

Joseph’s Table is Ascension’s monthly take-out only community meal.

The next take-out only meal will be held on Thursday, November 19th from 5:30-6:00 p.m. Menu: Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable, roll, and dessert. (Please note: Menu is subject to change!)

Sign up sheets are posted two weeks prior to the meal for preparation and distribution volunteers; parking lot attendants; and congregational donations (if needed).

Blood Drive

Ascension will be host its next blood drive on Wednesday, November 11 (Veterans’ Day) from 2:00-7:00. Walk ins are welcome, but you may also sign up for an appointment time. Click here to make an appointment.

Stewardship Weekend

Stewardship weekend will be held on November 14th & 15th. Stewardship letters and Estimate of Giving cards were sent at the end of October. Extra copies can be found on the Welcome Center. Please prayerfully consider your gifts for 2027 and return your cards on Stewardship Weekend where they will be blessed during worship. Thank you for your past, present, and future financial gifts to the congregation. Your gifts are vital to continue the vision, mission, and ministry at Ascension!

Men’s Group

The next gathering of the Men’s Group is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th. Cooking begins at 7:45 a.m. with breakfast to follow at 8:30 a.m.

Lydia Circle

The next gathering of Lydia Circle will be Tuesday, December 1st The group will gather at noon that day for “Lunch with Lydia.”

Tenfold Collections (November): Microwavable and tab top opening cans, bags of rice or pasta, breakfast bars, drinks, etc. Items can be placed in the bin you will find in the Narthex.

This is an exciting time for Tenfold residents as they are moving back into the newly renovated King Street location in the next two weeks! If you are interested in assisting with decorating resident rooms or helping on moving day, contact the church office (click here).

WASS Group

The Widows and Senior Singles Group meets on the THIRD Wednesday of each month.

The group will gather on Wednesday, November 18th at noon. The group will gather at TJ Rockwells (800 Mount Gretna Road, Elizabethtown). Please sign up on the bulletin board if you plan to attend. We will meet at the church around 11:00 a.m. to carpool to the restaurant.

Casting Our Nets Prayer Shawl Ministry

Casting Our Nets, Ascension’s Prayer Shawl Ministry, provides beautifully knitted and crocheted prayer shawls to members, family, and friends of the congregation. If you would like a prayer shawl to give to someone experiencing illness, loss, or another need, please stop by the church. Prayer shawls can be found in the closet located in the church library.

Casting our Nets will continue to meet every 1st and 3rd Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the conference room.

Harvest Home Weekend

Every year, Ascension celebrates Harvest Home by collecting food items to donate to Solanco Neighborhood Ministries’ annual Thanksgiving Giveaway. The collection was held on November 7th and 8th.

The congregation collected 14 turkeys, 546.2 lbs of food, and four gift cards. Thank you to Rand & Sara, and Roger & Arlene for transporting the items to Solanco!

First Sunday Fellowship: Happy Birthday, Baby Jesus! Event

The next First Sunday Fellowship will held on Sunday, December 6th following worship. Join us for this special event to celebrate the birth of our Savior!

We will gather for a light meal of sandwiches, salads, and cake! Sign up to attend or to bring a salad on the trifold bulletin board. Following lunch, we will enjoy a fun filled adventure of hymn singing, trivia about Jesus’ birth, crafts, and rock painting! Sample rock pictures will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own samples!

Would you consider being a host/hostess for one of our upcoming Fellowship Hours? The 2027 sign up will be posted to the bulletin board soon! Contact Julie S, the Fellowship Hour Coordinator, for more information.

We need worship for our spirit and fellowship for our soul.

Youth Ministry

Sunday, November 22nd – Meet at the church at 5:00 p.m. for dinner and to partake in Advent and Christmas inspired activities.

Solanco Food Bank Donations

Food items: Tuna (canned); Seafood soup/chowder (canned); Refried beans (canned); Pineapple (20 oz cans); Fruit cups; Fruit Snacks; Microwave Popcorn; SPAM; Cheerios (yellow box/original); Assorted Pasta (boxes); Macaroni & Cheese (boxed)

Non-Food Items: Toothpaste, Diapers (size 5, 6, and 3T, 4T, 5T)

You may also make monetary donations to the food bank by:

1. Making a donation through your giving envelope (Please write “Solanco Food Bank” on the envelope).

2. Sending a check directly to Solanco Neighborhood Ministries (write “Food Bank” on the memo link), 14 S. Church St., Quarryville, PA 17566.

3. Visiting their website and making an online donation (click here).

Devotional Materials

Copies of the Upper Room devotionals for November/December are available at the Church Office or on the Welcome Center.

Devotions for Lent will be available on the weekend of February 7 and 8.

USPS Mailing Address

The postal service has asked that all correspondences sent to Ascension should use the P.O. Box address:
Ascension Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 635
Willow Street, PA 17584

Adventurer Newsletter

The next issue of the Adventurer will be a January/February edition. Please email your articles to the church office by Monday, December 7th.

Fostering Hope – Lancaster

Ascension Lutheran Church hosts Fostering Hope, a ministry which serves the needs of foster children in the foster care system and their caregivers.

Through November, Ascension members and friends are encouraged to participate in the Angel Tree – a special Christmas collection for children and youth in Lancaster County. A tree is set up in the narthex with special tags. Choose a tag, purchase some or all of the items, and return those items with the tag by the last Sunday in November.

For more information, visit their website by clicking on Fostering Hope.

Lutheran World Relief

Please keep in your prayers for all people impacted by natural disasters.

If you would like to make a financial contribution to support the work of LWF, you may click here. Your gifts will be used to deliver urgent support and care, like: food, shelter, and other critically needed items; mission quilts and kits for families who have fled their homes; and medicine and supplies for clinics.

Water Street Mission

If you would like to make an in-kind donations to the “Needs List” at WSM, Ascension will be collecting the following items for November (please place items in the designated box): Thermal hats, thermal gloves, fleece blankets (rolled).

You may also make a donation to Water Street Mission by clicking here.

Bridge of Hope

Churches Respond. Homelessness Ends. Hope Begins.

Ascension is now neighboring its third family since 2020. The Neighboring Group will be planning events and offering their time/talents to the family.

You may smake gifts for rental assistance – they will be donated to the family through BOH for rental assistance fund. Please label your offering “BOH Rental Assistance.”

Email Blast

If you would like to be placed on our weekly email blast, please contact the church office via telephone or email.

Ascension Lutheran Church

Willow Street, PA

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