This Week’s Calendar of Events

Sunday, October 4th Reopening Salem for all Church Services

8:15 AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30 AM Worship (Fellowship Hall) 11:00 AM Worship (Parking Lot) 11:00 AM Seekers in Christ Sunday School (Room 115) 1:00 PM Crop Walk (Outdoor Property/Pavilion/ Outdoor Kitchen/Fellowship Hall) Monday, October 5th 9:00 AM "Stand Up" Staff Meeting (Office) 7:00 PM Spirit Growers Small Group (Room 210) 7:00 PM Traveling Together Toward God Small Group (Room 115) Tuesday, October 6th 6:00 PM Cub Scout Pack Meetings (Pavilion and Outdoor Space) 7:30 PM Boy Scout Troop Meetings (Pavilion and Outdoor Space) Wednesday, October 7th 6:30 PM Bell Choir Rehearsals (Welcome Center) 6:30 PM GriefShare (Room 210) Thursday, October 8th 6:30 PM United Methodist Women (Room 115) Sunday, October 11th

Reopening Salem for all Church Services 8:15 AM Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 9:30 AM Worship (Fellowship Hall) 11:00 AM Worship (Parking Lot) 11:00 AM Seekers in Christ Sunday School (Room 115)

Online Worship Viewing You can watch the livestream & archived

livestreams directly on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_edajFkIfNmfy4AqGKSyvg

Salem Parish News – October 4, 2020

FCS Kids

Worship Sundays at9:30 am students in grades K –5 will meet in the Narthex with Miss Tracey during the ser-mon for Cross training. Kids are asked to wear masks. It will be great practice for wearing masks at school! Sundays at 10:30 am Zoom Sunday School time. Contact: Tracey Michelsen tmichelsen@fcsalem.org

Visiting Salem Today? We have a gift for you! Come to the Information table in either the Holy Grounds Café

or outside Fellowship Hall. We invite you to fill out the Connection Card in our bul-letin. We’re glad you are here!

The flowers in the Sanctuary are given in memory of Jacob Brown Jr. by Fay Brown and in honor of Jeff and Peg Strohecker’s 35th wedding anniversary. The

flowers in Fellowship Hall are given in memory of family and friends who have gone before us by Jim & Judy Novinger.

OUR FAITHFULNESS September 27, 2020 Attendance (In person & Online) 343

Tithes & Offerings - $7,903.00 Budgeted weekly need—$10,000

NEXT WEEK: A new sermon series on the book The Wesley Challenge: 21 Days to a More Authentic Faith begins. This study is a collection of 21 short devotions, which ask compelling questions like “Do I thank God I’m not like others?” Questions like this will engage all aspects of your life and your relationship with God and others. Pastor Les’s sermons will revolve around these questions. Books are available after each service or in the office. Cost is $11 & checks, with Wesley Challenge in the memo line, can be placed in Susan Ryder’s mailbox or in the offering. A SMALL GROUP Zoom discussion will be offered by Pastor Les on Oct 15, 22, & 29 @ 6:30pm. Contact Pastor Les @ ltowsey@fcsalem.org to sign up.

Reopening Salem for all Church Services TODAY! 8:15 Traditional / 9:30 Contemporary / 11:00 Blended Service Outside

Thank you all for being so flexible as we continue to reopen the church. This doesn’t mean we are back to church as ‘normal.” If there is an out-break, we will need to close the church again. No rsvp will be required for worship. If you have any questions please contact the church office office@fcsalem.org or 717-938-1928.

The CROP WALK is TODAY at 1 pm. You can sponsor a walker by placing a donation in the offering with ‘CROP/CWS’ in the memo!

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! On October 17th

we will be host-ing a Community Yard Sale from 8 am – Noon. Set up will begin at 6:30am. To reserve a space the size of a parking spot, contact the church office at 717-938-1928 or email office@fcsalem.org Vendors are welcome. Socially distanced spaces and masks are required of all sellers.

For the fifth year, we are collecting money for lice kits for the 2020-21 school year. Kits are provided to families who would not be able to afford them, allowing their children to return to school more quickly and thus not fall behind in their studies. We are part-nering with Rite Aid for a cost of $14/kit. Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated. Cash or checks made payable to FCSUMC with ‘lice kits’ in the memo can be placed in the offering plate by Sunday, October 11

th.

Notary services are needed for Safe Sanctuary clearances. If you are a notary and can help out please contact the church office at 717-938-1928 or office@fcsalem.org

Small Groups are Meeting this Fall! We can Connect and Grow, even during COVID, through Salem’s Small Groups. Groups are meet-ing in a variety of ways and studying a variety of topics. Contact Susan Ryder, Small Group Coordinator @ sryder@fcsalem.org or 717-938-1928 x116

Salem Cares—In order for us, as God’s people, to respond to your needs and the needs of others in our church family, it is important that you share when you or some-one you know at Salem are having surgery or

are facing a loss or other difficult life situation. Please share that information on the connection card. It is better for us to have the information from multiple messages than not at all. Thank you!

Not everyone is able to gather together with us in person just

yet and we all need each other!

Find creative ways to reach out

to your friends and loved ones

who still need to be cautious

during COVID. You’ll be so

glad you did (and so will they!)

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ARE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ONLINE GIVING? Did you know that just like many of the financial transactions you do online, you can also give to the ministries of Fish-ing Creek Salem Church online? Online giving can make sharing your offering so much easier! The online system we have here at Fishing Creek Salem is simple to use, gives complete flexibility in scheduling your gifts and can be easily modified by you at any time. Instructions for setting up your account can be found on the Information Rack at the entrance near Fellowship Hall or on the church website (click on the church resources link). If you need assistance or have any questions contact our Financial secretary, Charlotte Tomasetti at 717-774-0511.

Submit your Nominations for 2021-2023 FCS Church Council by October 6

th, 2020

When prayerfully considering your nominations the personal characteristics for a council member should include someone you who is willing to please God first, gift of love, a team play-er, open minded and objective, approachable and

accessible (someone people can talk to), has the ability to trust those assigned to follow through with the action once a decision is made, on board with the direction FCSUMC has decided that God is leading them, passionate about following wherever Jesus leads, an effective communicator, sensitive to the diversity in our congre-gation and community AND is able to practice the spiritual disci-plines in the council covenant.

The spiritual disciplines in the council covenant are daily devotions and prayer, weekly worship at FCSUMC, tithing or moving toward tithing, participation in at least one hands-on mis-sion each year, being part of a small group and speaking to one another, rather than talking about one another to someone else.

Nominations can be submitted to the office by calling (717-938-1928), emailing (office@fcsalem.org) or placing the form above in the offer-ing plate.

FCSUMC Council Nominations for the 2021-2023 term. Due by October 6th, 2020

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Annual Council Retreat The annual Council retreat was held on August 21 & 22. Minutes of the retreat are available from the church office.