Frozen Fruitcake Salad

(for 13X9 dish)

**this was the salad served at our last dinner theater, it was requested by a few. So we decided to share. ENJOY!!

Ingredients:

2 cups dairy sour cream

1 8oz container of whipping topping, thawed

1 cup sugar

4 TBL lemon juice

2 tsp vanilla

1 20oz can crushed pineapple, drained

4 bananas

10 jar of maraschino cherries, diced

In a mixing bowl blend together sour cream, whipped topping, lemon juice, and vanilla. Fold in fruits. Spread in 13X9 pan and place in the freezer for several hours or overnight.

Dates of Interest for January 2018:

2nd-6PM Cub Scouts

3rd-7pm Choir Practice

7th-9am Quarterly Breakfast

9th-6pm Mission Shaped Church Mtg.

10th-7pm Choir Practice

12th-6pm Emmaus group meeting

14th-12pm Junior CE Soup Luncheon

16th-6pm Cub Scouts

17th-7pm Choir Practice

22nd-12pm Old Timer’s

22nd-26th- ECO gathering in Houston, TX

30th-6pm Cub Scouts

31st-7pm Choir Practice

December Sunday School Recorder

Pickle Harris

BP Screening--10th & 24th Liz Kingsley

1st Charlotte Yeager & Margaret Ifft

8th Kathy & Jim Schepp

15th Pat & Prugh Barger

22nd Gordon Hensel/Bob Frisk

29th Kevin Jaszemski

USHERS: Charlotte Yeager & Sandy Yarian

All those serving throughout the world

HELP! Here is a list of volunteers for November…..

Date

Liturgist Greeter Nursery Prayer Leader

3rd Hannah Weller Jack Riley Madi J Travis Weller

10th Sam Wilson Kathy McConnell ** Kathy Schepp

17th Abby Weller Jake Lowry Madi J Maryann Collins

24th Katie Hurst Rick Martin **

31st Amelia Weller Tom Booth Madi J Bertie Hensel

Bakers needed for Grove City Meals on Wheels program. The list of people who are willing to provide baked good items for 2018 will be revised soon. If you are currently on the baking list, Kathy will be in touch with you to see if you wish to continue providing items. If you have not been able to help provide items in the past and wish to now, please get in touch with Kathy to let her know of your availability. Items provided must be to the church by 10 am on Fridays, they should be items that can be frozen (as what we provide on a Friday will be used the following week) and in non-returnable containers. Suggested items are cookies, cupcakes, muffins, nut breads, etc. You will be contacted about 4 times a year to provide something. Kathy Schepp's contact info: 724-748-4800 or .

OLD TIMERS will meet Monday, December 11th

at 11:30 a.m. Come and enjoy some great fellowship.

PRAYER FAMILIES FOR DECEMBER

3rd–9th Pickle & Carol Harris, 1651 Shaw Rd., Volant

Will, Gracie & Lucie Harris, 1542 Shaw Rd., Volant

10th–16th Gordon & Bertie Hensel, 11 Millburn Rd., Mercer

Bill & Donna Hensel, 2654 Leesburg Grove City Rd., Volant

17th-23rd Jodi Hensel, 2654 Leesburg Grove City Rd., Volant

Beth Hillmar, 410 Vogan Dr., Mercer

24th-30th Dan & Taryn Hines, 497 Cannery Rd., Mercer

George & Betsy Horchler, 2903 Leesburg Volant Rd., Volant

31st-1/6th Woody Horchler, 2897 Leesburg Volant Rd., Volant

Pastor Jeff, Kim & Family, 175 Millburn Rd., Mercer

REMEMBER OUR SHUT-INS THROUGHOUT

THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON:

Brenda Barkley Patty Brest

Overlook Personal Care 520 S. New Castle St.

520 S. New Castle St. The Grove #67

New Wilmington, PA 16142 New Wilmington, PA 16142

Martha Lizzie Marian Dambach

400 Hillcrest Cr. 297 Chapel Drive

Grove City Ellwood City, PA 16117

Gabriella Burdick Liz Pearson

Avalon Springs Rm 225 134 N. Spring Road

745 Greenville Road Mercer, PA 16137

Mercer, PA 16137

Marjorie Miklos Barb Eshelman

507 W. Cornell Rd. 435 N Broad St.

Mercer, PA 16137 Grove Manor #32

Grove City, PA 16127

Bill & Mary Turner Gerry Wages

1585 Perry Hwy. 301 S. Broad St. #610

Mercer, PA 16137 Grove City, PA 16127

Tom & Tamie Bobbert Bob & Pat Thompson

105 Patrick Henry Dr. 197 Orr Rd.

Louisa, VA 23093 Mercer, PA 16137

Shirley Geary Dee McAdams

832 S. Center St. Lot#2 1489 North Perry Hwy.

Grove City, PA 16127 Fredonia, PA 16124

Please also remember our college students and those serving in the military

College Students Military Personnel

Joshua Bonnici Jamie Dillaman Filer

Alex Davies Aaron Shawgo

Jed Grimm Josh Jaszemski

Bryce Martin

Dillon McConnell

Natassja Shawgo

Neil Smith

1 Ned Curfman 23 David Woods

Prugh Barger DaniBeth Couch

4 Wilma Frisk 24 Margaret Ifft

Elizabeth Love 25 Jesus

12 Tammy Rynd Judy Welton

14 Travis Weller 26 Dick Welton

16 Mimi Weller 27 Woody Horchler

18 Bob Frisk 28 Judie Yurchison

20 Ethan Orr 31 Rick Martin

8th Bob & Lynn Doerr 1995

12th George & Betsy Horchler 1970

28th Harold & Margaret Ifft 1959

Success in Marriage is more than “Finding” the right person

It’s a matter of “Being” the right person!

Sympathy is extended to the families of:

Gwen Cullers

Martha Lizzie

If you would like an Adult Advent Devotional and did not receive one at church, please contact the church office and one will be mailed to you. This devotional is comprised of stories from some of our Leesburg church family.

The congregational meeting will be held following worship on Sunday, December 17th for the purpose of:

·  Approving the 2018 Budget

·  Election of 2018 Officers

Please join us at 7 p.m. for

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with children pageant

SS BREAKFAST - Please plan to join together for breakfast and fellowship at 9 a.m., Sunday, January 7th. A signup sheet will be posted if you are able to bring a breakfast casserole, sweet rolls, juice, etc.

CAROLING TO OUR SHUT-INS – Following worship on December 17th, we will have a light lunch, provided by our Deacons. Following lunch, we will divide into groups and travel to our local nursing homes and personal homes of our shut-ins. Please plan to join us.

The Leesburg Lighthouse has just completed 53 productions, spanning 30 years with 41 different scripts. Thank you to all who have participated in this wonderful community outreach that has funded many local, national, and international missions.

THANK YOU to everyone who helped us fill over 342

Samaritan Shoeboxes. They were delivered to our drop off location by our Jr. CE youth & leaders following a lunch on Sunday, November 19th.

YOU have brought smiles to the faces of many children this Christmas.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!

The WILSON family will host the Junior and Senior CE members for a Christmas celebration on Friday, December 29th at 6:00 p.m.

Junior CE will host a soup luncheon on Sunday, January 14th following worship by donation. There will be lots of good soups and bread to enjoy. Please plan to stay and support the youth of our church, enjoy some time of fellowship, and nourish your body with good food.