Salem News

HYBRID DRIVE-THRU” AND/OR ON SITE HARVEST HOME FOOD COLLECTION 🍇🍊🍎🌽

Salem is offering two options for our annual Harvest Home Food Collection to support the Caring Cupboard in Palmyra! A Mission Committee Member will be stationed outside at Salem’s East Parking Lot off of Hinkle Road for a drop off of donations on Sunday, November 8th before the church service. Look for the vehicle with the turkey and we will load up right on the spot. Or you can place your donation inside starting Sunday, October 25 and place it in the Shopping Cart located in the East Narthex. 

The Caring Cupboard is currently in need of: Soups (Progresso, Campbell’s etc.), Rice, Instant Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Flour & Sugar, Pasta (any shape including Ramen), Spaghetti Sauce, Canned Fruit, Vegetable oil, Jarred/Dried Garlic, and Canned Vegetables.

Thank you for your generosity in helping people in need in our local community! ❤️

Salem’s Adopt-A-Highway FALL ROAD CLEANUP day is Saturday, November 7th at 9am. A signup is in the bell tower. Help keep Campbelltown looking good! 👀

Join us on SUNDAY OCTOBER 25th from 4-6pm at Campbelltown Community Park for the FREE KIDS FALL FEST hosted with Campbelltown Community Alliance! Sign up in the bell tower to help or see Pam.

The BIBLE STUDY CLASS meets at 9:15 in the library! 📖  We will begin a study of the Book of Acts by Matthew Skinner. Skinner explores six key themes that illustrate the ways in which reading Acts is capable of igniting our imagination about the character of the Christian message, the work of God’s people (the church), and the challenges of living faithfully in a complex and changing world.

511 R.E.S.T. GROUP 🍂 FALL EDITION! All women are invited to join the 511 R.E.S.T. group this fall as we learn more about the women in the New Testament. We’ll meet in the choir room for light snacks, fellowship, and discussion on the following WEDNESDAYS at 10am: September 23, October 7, 21, November 4 &18.

Salem’s 2026 CAMPFIRE is Saturday, November 7th at 5pm at Joanne Longenecker’s house. Please sign up in the bell tower if you plan to go. If you can help bring items, please sign up next to the item(s). Questions, contact Pam McNamara, 717-304-7394 or [email protected].

SIP & CHAT is back! Join us before church for coffee and a light snack every Sunday at 10am before worship in the narthex and choir room. ☕🍪

Book Club will meet:

Oct 26 to discuss The Guest List by Lucy Foley.

Nov 16 to discuss The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston.

Dec 14 to discuss Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

January TBD The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

All are welcome! There will be cookies. 🍪

RECYCLE in the collection bins at church:

• OLD BATTERIES

• OLD CLOTHING/MATERIAL

• OLD SNEAKERS

• OLD PENS/PENCILS

 Help take care of God’s creation! 💙

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”

8 TIPS TO CONSERVE & PRESERVE OUR MOST VITAL RESOURCE: WATER 💦

1. PROPERLY DISPOSE of pharmaceuticals, household chemicals and paint. Many drug stores will take old meds.

2. LIMIT FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES. Pollinators will like this too.

3. FIND AND FIX LEAKS. Small faucet leaks can waste up to 20 gallons a day.

4. TURN OFF WATER for shaving and brushing teeth.

5. REPLACE SHOWER HEAD with a water-saving model. It can save up to 2,700 gallons a year and reduce electricity use.

6. RUN A FULL DISHWASHER. It uses less water than hand washing.

7. COMPOST FOOD WASTE instead of using a garbage disposal.

8. USE A RAIN BARREL to water your flowers and garden.

 Listen to the Creation Care Moment on October 18^th to learn more! 🌱