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 2008, we have raised nearly $5,000 which will send about 20 girls to secondary school.

We are now raising funds for the 2009 school year with the hope of continuing to provide $5,000 to Mercy Home for secondary school fees.

2009 KENYA SCHOOL YEAR UPDATE

The young ladies at Mercy Homes Orphange are in school and making great strides toward completing their first half of 2009 secondary education. One young lady finished her secondary schooling in December 2008 and passed the test to receive her secondary diploma. Now, with great joy, she is enrolled in a 2-year Business Management program at MMUST in Kakamega. It is wonderful to see these young ladies taking full advantage of opportunies that have been made available to them and to begin to dream of a future for themselves.

Welcome Rev. Kay Rader

Emmanuel welcomes Rev. Kay Rader who has been elected as pastor on August 30, 2009. We look forward to more challenges as we continue to think outside the box about our personal theology as well as the mission of this congregation within the community at large.

The York Association

of the Penn Central Conference United Church of Christ and the members of Emmanuel United Church of Christ

invite your participation in

the Service of Installation of Pastor-elect

The Rev. Kay S. Rader

Sunday, December 6, 2009, 2:30 PM

at the congregation’s meeting place,

the Yorktown Community Center,

1059 Kelly Drive, York, PA.

Yorktown Community Center is located 1/2 mile south of Rt. 30, just off Roosevelt Avenue(at the intersection of Kelly Driveand Community Place). Parking is available along the street.

The Rev. Katherine Gould Epperly

of Disciples United Community Church, Lancaster,

will offer the message.

Clergy will not robe or process, but are invited to wear red or multicolor stoles with their street clothes. Everyone is invited to wear festive colors!

Please plan to stay for a reception following the service.

For more information: ksrader@verizon.net 717-898-7099

or visit EmmanuelYork.org

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