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 15, 2023



"Parables of Jesus for Faithful Stewards:

Part 2: The Joy of Faithful Community"

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

This Sunday, Jesus has reached Jerusalem where he quickly escalates his conflict with the greedy and corrupt Jewish leadership. Jesus tells this parable of a Wedding Banquet thrown by a King for his son. The King (God) sends messengers to invite the elite of the Kingdom (Elders, Scribes and Pharisees) to celebrate. The elite ignore the king’s invitation. The King punishes them and then throws the door wide open to the rest of the people, and yet not even all of them are suited for the wedding banquet. 

This is, of course, a parable about judgment on those who resist and oppose God’s son Jesus and his good news. What often gets lost, however, is what it tells us about the persistence of God in forming the joyous community of those who follow his son, a community defined not only by what we profess, but equally by loving acts of service to help one another experience Christ’s joy. How do we do that here at SSPC? What does it mean for us to be faithful in serving one another, expressed in our Vision Statement to “become more and more of a grace-filled family of faith sharing Christ’s love with all?” How might we do that even more faithfully?

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

Fall Faire Tomorrow -

Rain or Shine!

Bring your friends, neighbors, cash and checks! We’re all set for a fantastic day! A rainy day is a great time for a bowl of soup and warm sticky bun! Kid’s games will be indoors, so bring the whole family!

The Silent Auction is packed with GREAT ITEMS! Dinner and show at Allenberry, home repairs and maintenance services, yard work services, Spa basket, Gourmet coffee basket, original artwork by members and MUCH MORE! 

Fall Faire Parking Instructions for All SSPC Members:

This year remote parking for the Fall Faire will again be at the Waugh Wilson House, 404 Silver Spring Road. SSPC members who work at or visit the Fall Faire between 7:00 am and 12:30 pm are asked to use this remote parking site to free up parking for our visitors during the busy morning hours. The area for parking will be on the flat grassy area to the right as you enter the driveway. Please park perpendicular to Silver Spring Road and leave a wide center lane.

A shuttle will be running between the Fall Faire and remote parking site from 7:00 am until 12:30 pm. By then, SSPC members who will rely on the shuttle may move their cars from the remote site to a church parking lot.

SSPC members with crafts/goodies for the Faire may drop them off at the church, and then proceed to the remote parking site. Please remember the road in front of the gym and Gathering Place will be one-way from the upper parking lot (closest to the Manse) to the lower parking lot (behind the Meeting House). Thank you!

Adult Forum this Week

There will not be any Sunday morning Adult Bible Study this week. Come and participate on Sunday, October 22nd for the next lesson.

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 Exodus. 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 Sunday’s Reflection on Commitment focuses on “Loving and Serving our Members"

Christ calls each of us to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27) Throughout our Season of Commitment, we are focusing on how we are striving to live out Christ’s Greatest Commandment by loving and worshipping God; loving and serving our members; and loving and serving our neighbors.

This Sunday, Emily Krebs will help us focus specifically on the ways that we love and serve our members here at Silver Spring and our hopes and dreams for this critically important aspect of our ministry in the coming year.

We hope to see you in church this Sunday!

Bill Resser, Co-Chair

Commitment, Legacy, and Endowment Committee



SSPC’s 2024 Financial Narrative in support of our Season of Commitment is available!

We want you to know the Commitment, Legacy and Endowment (CLE) and Finance Committees have worked with Session to produce a 2024 Financial Narrative document to help communicate Silver Spring’s current plans for 2024 and the anticipated resources required to achieve them.

Recognizing that everything we do should focus on one or more of these areas - Loving and Worshipping God, Loving and Serving our Members and Loving and Serving our Neighbors, the narrative is organized via a framework that shows how our plans, programs and initiatives either continue what we’re doing in 2023, enhance our efforts or, perhaps, allow us to reduce the resources required.

You can find a copy of the narrative at the following link – SSPC 2024 Financial Narrative.  If you have any trouble viewing it, or need a hard copy, please contact Priscilla in the church office at priscillab@silverspring.org or 717-766-0204. We ask that you please review it as you prayerfully consider your commitment to continue Christ’s work at, and through, Silver Spring in 2024.

Blessings,

Bill Resser, Co-Chair

Commitment, Legacy, and Endowment Committee

Dining Out Group

This month’s dinner will be at Sophia’s at Walden, 129 Walden Way, Mechanicsburg, on Thursday, October 19 at 5:30. See the sign up sheet in the Gathering Place. For those interested, it will be BYOB. If you would like more information, contact Mary Jane Voigt at 717-728-4332 or mjanev@yahoo.com. We hope you will join us!

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.

CE Youth Movie Night Returns! October 20, 6:30 pm

Your CE Youth will be sponsoring another family movie night in the Chapel, on Friday, October 20th, at 6:30 pm. The movie will be the youth musical, "A Week Away". Bring your favorite lawn chair, beanbag or yoga mate and join us for old time movie snacks and drinks, all provided by the CE Youth and Core! Popcorn too!

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 geared 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 is Coming!

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!

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University is coming to SSPC!

Want to get a handle on your finances, where you control your money versus your money controlling you? Do you want to save more for retirement AND learn how to work towards paying off your mortgage? Join SSPC’s Jay Ledvina and Don Winning, who will be leading Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, beginning October 19th. Financial Peace University is the #1 personal finance class in America that’s helped nearly 10 million people. 

The weekly class will be held at 7 pm in the Chapel at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church. There is a fee to take the course, but if all classes are completed the fee will be waived. The dates for the class are October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 30 (no class on Thanksgiving), and December 7, 14, and 21. Each class is about 2 hours. For more information and to sign up, click here: Financial Peace

Sight & Sound Trip - The Deadline is Here!

We Still Need 10 More Registrations to Go!

If you are going, invite a friend or two, don't delay!

The CE Committee has reserved 30 seats at the Lancaster Sight and Sound Theatre for their Annual Christmas Show, Miracle of Christmas! The story of Christmas comes to life, with Mary and Joseph, the Shepherds, and the Three Wisemen. Complete with flocks of sheep and camels, as well as a huge cast of actors, this show promises to be another smash! The date is Tuesday, December 5th. The bus will pick up at 11 am and travel to Lancaster. After the show is over, we will travel to Dienner's Family Buffet for a late lunch and then back to SSPC, by approximately 6 pm. The cost for this show, travel and meal, is only $145 per person.

Reminder to take a check to the church office as soon as possible (please make it payable to SSPC). Make your reservation now!



How to sign up: Sign up in the Gathering Place, click HERE to register through Realm, or contact Scott Pepperman, 717-389-5100. The cutoff date is October 15th, so don't delay, reserve now!

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. For questions, please contact Arnita Hawkins.

Save these dates!

Advent Feast and Festival - Sunday, December 3rd: The Annual Advent Feast and Festival is coming! The exact time will be announced soon. Enjoy a complete ham dinner, with all the sides, no cost.

Christmas Breakfast: Christmas Breakfast will be prepared on Sunday, December 24th, at 9:30 am, in the gym, preceding Christmas Eve Morning service at 11:00 am. Come and enjoy a full breakfast, presented by the CE and Core Youth. Looking forward to seeing everyone there, again, no cost!

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.

New Hope Ministries wants to thank everyone who voted in the GIANT Make A Difference competition. They WON! The monies will be put toward their Enola Center refrigeration.

CORE Youth Group

October 15, 2023: CORE Dinner and games

October 22, 2023: Service Day - Crop Walk

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: Roy and Mary Lou McLain, B.J. Lopez, Curt and Susan Hudson, Terry Reed, Paul Burkhart, Elizabeth Bentzel, Elizabeth Bellis, Vera Brechbiel, Rich Morelli, Debbie Bitting, Deb Pfaff, Pam Murray, Steve Wetzler, Betsy Eichelberger, Sheri Miller, Pat Miller, Margie Kutz

Prayers of Sympathy: Chris Winning for the death of her father

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.

GIVING OF YOUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS ELECTRONICALLY:

1- Direct Link to our Website:

https://onrealm.org/silverspring/-/give/now

2- If you’d like the church to set up contributions for you, please complete and return the attached form by clicking here.

For questions, please email Diane Rabold, Business Manager, at dianer@silverspring.org.

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