Seeking to be a grace-filled family of faith

sharing Christ's love with all.

Our values:

Glorify God: Glorify and praise God through worship, discipling, sharing faith

and serving with love

Show Compassion: Compassion expressed as care and concern for all

Share Hospitality: Inclusive hospitality through welcome, acceptance and fellowship

Nurture Relationships: Nurture relationships through respect, support and communication

Steward God's Gifts: Faithful stewardship of all God's gifts

October 29, 2023



"Parables of Jesus for Faithful Stewards, Part 4: The Measure of the Faithful Steward"

This Sunday we conclude our 4-part Sermon Series called “Parables of Jesus for Faithful Stewards.” In this series, we are reflecting on Jesus’ parables and commands to help us love God, our SSPC faith family, and our neighbors outside.

This Sunday we focus on Jesus’ Great Commandment to love God with all our being and to love our neighbor as ourself.  On this Commitment / Reformation Sunday, we pledge our time, talent and treasure to fulfill Christ’s Great Commandment. Generations have made this same thing commitment right here in this very place. Generations before that have made the same commitment in far-flung places before coming here to worship in freedom, in the manner that they believed to be authentic and faithful to God. 

Now it is our turn. How does it feel to be the continuation of that legacy of hundreds of years and dozens of generations of faithful stewardship? As we do our best to live up to the Biblical standard of the stewardship of all of life which Christ set for us, what impact might we have in passing on this legacy of faithful stewardship to our children and their children? How can Jesus help us do that?

Come on Sunday and find out!

See you in church -

Blessings, Don

Sermons in this Series, “Parables of Jesus for Faithful Stewards” (Season of Commitment)

October 8, Part 1. The Fine Wine of Gratitude for God’s Amazing Grace [Matthew 20:1-16 – Laborers in the vineyard]

October 15,  Part 2.  The Joy of Faithful Community [Matthew 22:1-14 – Parable of the Wedding Banquet]

October 22, Part 3.  The Sum of Faithful Stewardship [Matthew 22:15-22 – The Question of What Belongs to God]

October 29, Part 4:  The Measure of the Faithful Steward [Matthew 22:34-46 – The Great Commandment]

Online Services for Sunday

Traditional Service at 9:00 am

The Gathering at 11:00 am

Fellowship Halloween Party on October 28

Your Fun-loving Fellowship Committee is hosting a children’s Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 am to Noon in the Gym. This event is for children in Preschool through 2nd grade, but older siblings are welcome too. Everyone is requested to come in costume. There will be a costume parade with prizes, games, dancing, crafts and treats to take home. There is no cost and no sign-up required. Just come and join the fun!

Trunk N' Treat on October 28th!

Come join the CE youth and Core Members on Saturday, October 28th for the always popular Trunk N' Treat. We invite all who are interested to come to the church parking lot at 11:00 am to set up your car, van, truck, etc. Decorate and bring some candy to hand out, starting at noon. The CE Youth will be providing hot dogs and chicken nuggets for all who attend! New this year, bring Fido or whatever your dog is named and receive free doggie treats! Cats are also welcome, as we embrace diversity! All participants and visitors can be a part of the "best" costume contest to win prizes! See you there, but beware! Event goes from noon to 2 pm. Don't forget your costumes!

Lunch Bunch - November 2nd

Join us for lunch at Luna Italian Cuisine at 11:30 am on November 2. Their location is 100 Legacy Park Drive, Mechanicsburg. Please sign up in the Gathering Place. For questions, please contact Arnita Hawkins.

Adult Forum this Week - We are Back!

Adult Sunday morning Bible Study returns this week, Sunday, October 29th, as we study Deuteronomy 34:1–12. This week we arrive at the border of the new land towards which the people of Israel have been traveling since fleeing their enslaved lives in Egypt. We will also watch as Moses’ life comes to an end. However, in the endings there are also new beginnings. God’s story continues into the next era of God’s creativity. Come and discuss, come and learn!.

Sunday School for Children, Ages 4 to 18

Sunday School continues this week in Room 202. We begin at 10:00 am with practice for the Intergenerational Choir. Sunday School starts at 10:10 am. We continue with our study of Seasons Online; the lesson this week is from Deuteronomy. Arts and crafts will follow each week. Parents are welcome to come with their children and share.

Intergenerational Choir

Come and sing with the Choir as we practice at the start of the new church year. We will gather in Room 202 at 10:00 am, and practice for 10 minutes as we prepare for our first presentation in the next several weeks. All are invited, children, parents, grandparents and friends! This week we perform for the first time this year with the Praise Band, come and enjoy!

Support the SSPC Youth - Shop at Giant!

A reminder that each month, the Youth sell gift cards for Giant Food Stores. Five percent of every dollar goes to our Youth Ministry. If you shop at the Giant sign up and receive a gift card at the end of each month. You can use them just like cash or a credit card and help our Youth.

Small Groups this Fall

SSPC Small Group Ministries provide opportunities to deepen faith and relationships, with the goal of

experiencing new things! Some of the groups are closed to new members or are cancelled. We are excited to offer the following opportunities this fall:

• Faith and Work (contact Pastor Don Wahlig for more information)
• Captured Moments & Lovely Graces (Scrapbooking and Memorable Cards)



For any questions, please contact Pastor LIsa Chase. Signups for the Scrapbooking are on Realm or in the Gathering Place.

Memorial Service for David LeRoy

There is a memorial service for David LeRoy, Nancy Kauhl’s late husband, on Friday, November 3 at 1:30 pm in the Chapel. All are invited. Refreshments will be served in the Gathering Place following the service.

Circle Rebekah - November 9

Some of us gather at noon with our sack lunches. Fellowship begins at 12:30 in the Parlor with dessert provided by our hostess, Mary Lou McLain. Then we move to the Chapel at 1:00 pm for our Bible Study. The program, led this month by Betty Hawk, is ‘A Bleeding Woman Encounters Christ’. All women of the church are welcome. If you cannot join us in person, we have a Zoom link or a phone dial-in number. Contact Emily Krebs, 717-805-5778 or bekrebs@verizon.net.

Fall Harvest Dinner at Waugh Wilson House – November 12th with History Tours

Your fun-loving Fellowship Committee is hosting a Fall Harvest Dinner for the congregation on Sunday November 12 from 4-6 pm.  Dinner will be served from 4-5 pm, featuring pulled pork BBQ sandwiches and vegan BBQ sandwiches, plus several sides and dessert.  At the fire-pit area, there will be a fire and marshmallows for S’mores. History tours of the building will be hosted in small groups throughout the evening. This is an indoor and outdoor event, weather permitting on the outdoor part.  If it is nice, bring a lawn chair.  A flashlight would also be handy to get back to your car.  

Handicap parking will be available for several cars up by the WW House, all others will be parking below in the grass. There is no cost for the event, but a donation basket will be available. There is a sign-up sheet in the Gathering Place and reservations can be made online through Realm. Please sign-up by Wednesday, November 8. This is a great opportunity to tour the WW House and learn about its history and renovations.

Creche Exhibit at SSPC during Advent

Silver Spring Presbyterian Church is sponsoring a Manger Scene/Creche Exhibit. We will display these beautiful scenes in the windowsills in the Meeting House, Chapel, and possibly other places depending on the number of creches (manger scenes) that we receive.

You are invited to bring your manger scene to church between Sunday, November 12 - Sunday, November 26th, and anytime during the week. Please make sure the manger scene is in a box, with your name on it, to Pastor Lisa’s office, along with any special information. She will place a label under each scene, along with the family’s name, and any description by each exhibit. These will be up through Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and then you may retrieve your scene after Christmas. 

Dining Out Group - November 15

The November gathering will be at Snappers, 120 E Allen St., Mechanicsburg, on Wednesday, November 15th at 5:30.  If you wish to attend, sign up in the Gathering Place or call, text, or email Bob Davis at 717-805-5251 or bobdavis110@gmail.com. We hope you will join us! 

New Hope Ministries

New Hope has a special Thanksgiving request. They really need canned yams / sweet potatoes. Other canned vegetables will also be appreciated. If you are so moved, please have your donation to the New Hope bin outside the Chapel by October 29 so they can be delivered and logged in to New Hope prior to their Thanksgiving food distribution.

October 2023 ROAR Team Report

Your SSPC ROAR Team returned to Cairo West Virginia from Saturday, September 30 through Friday, October 06, 2023, to work with churches in and near Cairo that needed help with deferred maintenance on their church buildings. Twenty-two members and friends of the church were busy with various tasks throughout the week.

We started the week with worship at Huges River Presbyterian Church, visiting project sites and a wonderful evening of food and fellowship at the Ritter’s home. 

Monday through Thursday found various ROAR Team groups working on six local churches of various denominations. The Teams power washed buildings, demolished a shed, rebuilt a shed including new doors and hardware, cleaned the interior of sanctuaries and wiped down pews with Murphy’s oil soap, scraped paint, painted, repaired soffits, removed old plumbing piping, built a wall for a storage room, installed new flooring, built new steps, re-decked a ramp, installed metal siding, removed an old exterior door and installed a new door in its place, and repaired a picnic shelter and installed new rain gutters on same.

We stayed at the North Bend Lodge and ate breakfast, lunch and dinner together at Kay’s restaurant in Cairo. Cairo is a pretty area but lacks choices for dining out, but no one went hungry. It was a good week that assisted the local congregations, all of which are struggling with low membership and the ability to maintain their sanctuaries. It was also an opportunity for fellowship within the Team and to reunite with friends made during past mission trips to the Cairo area.

The Team is grateful for the support and prayers of the congregation while we were away. Please take a minute to look at the pictures posted in the Gathering Space that highlight the week’s work.

Notes prepared by Terry Reed for the Mission Committee

CORE Youth Group

October 28, 2023: Halloween Party from 10:30 am - 1ish. Fellowship Committee and CE Trunk or Treat  

October 29, 2023: No CORE

Prayers of healing and comfort: Jack Heeter, Roy and Mary Lou McLain, Paul Burkhart, Elizabeth Bentzel, Elizabeth Bellis, Vera Brechbiel, Rich Morelli, Debbie Bitting, Deb Pfaff, Pam Murray, Betsy Eichelberger, Sheri Miller, Pat Miller, Margie Kutz

Prayers for our military members: Olivia Chase, Justin Ledvina, Josiah Scandle, Wyatt La Pointe

Per Capita

The 2023 per capita amount for each member is $31.00.

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