News - EMMANUEL UCC, York, Pennsylvania

A SOJOURNER'S HOME: Learning and Living the Journey of Faith

"Learning and Living the Journey of Faith"

It's more than a slogan...it's a commitment

EMMANUEL'S KENYA FUND: Education is an essential part of development and insight. In many countries, it is also a matter of social justice. Emmanuel's Kenya Fund provides secondary education to the girls of Mercy Home Orphanage in Maseno, Kenya.

In Kenya, funded public education ends after 8th grade. We are raising the money needed to send the orphans of Mercy Home to secondary school.

In 2007, we have raised nearly $5,000 which will send 17 girls to secondary school.

We are now raising funds for the 2009 school year.

The Rossi pasta sale in August is a success with enough funds raised to send 2 girls from Mercy Homes Orphanage to high school.

In October a sandwich sale will be organized to continue to raise funds for education; call or e-mail us to receive additional information regarding these sales.

2008 KENYA TRIP UPDATE

Due to the recent violence in Kenya, our 2008 trip has been postponed for a few months or until it would be safe for our return. The girls are in school and making great strides to complete their 2008 education.

Welcome Rev. Patricia Mullen

Emmanuel welcomes Rev. Patricia Mullen who is our "Interim Minister" as the church begins the search process for a new minister. Rev. Mullen will continue to foster our progressive, post-modern theology as we cotinue our faith journey.

Emmanuel UCC is wrapping up the "Profile Process" of a pastoral search and beginning the "Pastoral Search Process". During this time, the Search Committee will seek out potential pastoral candidates, learn about these candidates, and discern which candidate may be a good match for who Emmanuel UCC is and where we see our future. We look forward to the continuing challenge of rediscovering ourself and our future.