Crossfire Interchurch Singles Ministry

CROSSFIRE
Interchurch Singles Ministry
Serving Harrisburg / Carlisle / Lancaster Areas
Newsletter – November-December 2015 – Volume 37, Issue 11
“Connecting single adults to God and each other in
authentic, Christ-centered community”
Get the Skinny on Fighting Fat
Inside This Issue
Calendar……………………2
Small Groups……………….. 2
Harrisburg Events………..3
Carlisle Events…………….5
Lancaster Events………….6
R.J. Harris used to weigh 400 pounds. Now, the host of the morning
show on newsradio WHP 580 weighs 185. On the front cover of Harris’
book “It Ain’t Easy Being Fat, But That’s Your Problem,” his leaner self is
holding a pair of pants that are twice as wide as he is.
“My story of being a food addict,” he says, “is funny, but as serious as a
heart attack!”
And he will share some of that story as keynote speaker for
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CROSSFIRE’s Fall Fundraiser Gala on November 14 at Christian Life
Assembly on Lisburn Road in Camp Hill.
Of course, with his newsradio
experience, he could talk about politics,
government, social issues and the like. He
even offered the option for our event of
discussing whether the media is biased.
But it was obvious that his passion is to
inspire others to lose weight and keep it
off as he has. And so, he will share some
stories about his life-long battle with
obesity. Ironically, R.J. will be speaking
during dessert. (Sorry, R.J., our bad.)
The gala fundraiser begins with a dinner
of glazed ham, green beans amandine,
potatoes au gratin, and a choice from
among a variety of desserts.
The program also has a silent auction,
and after R.J. speaks, there will be a live
music mini-concert by local singers and
PassPort Membership……4
Directions to Office……….2
Newsletter Subscription…3
Contact Crossfire
Mail:
430-A Colonial Rd.
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone:
717-545-0005
Link-Line: 717-545-0017
(Recorded Message of Events)
E-Mail: info@cfire.org
Website: www.CFire.org
REGISTER FOR EVENTS
Please register for upcoming
events via the website, email, or
office phone number listed
above. Leave a message
including your name and the
event name you’re attending.
musicians known as Creekside Soul. Reese and Wendy Crane will raise
the roof with great rock and soul music.
Tickets for this entertainment-packed fundraiser are $25 per person.
Contact the CROSSFIRE office at 717-545-0005 or by email at
info@cfire.org. Don’t delay. We expect tickets to sell out quickly for this
fun, festive evening.
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The Director’s Den
Chicken barbecues and spaghetti dinners are good fundraisers, but I’m very excited about offering the
community more than just food at CROSSFIRE’s Fall Fundraiser Gala on November 14th. The added fun
of speaker R.J. Harris and musicians Creekside Soul will make this a delightful evening for all. Please
encourage others to consider coming for their own good time, as well as helping CROSSFIRE Singles
Ministry. This event is open to the public. Tell your neighbors and friends about it. -- Denny
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Calendar –November-December 2015
 Sunday, November 1 – Hike at Fuller Lake in Pine Grove Furnace State Park – 2:00 PM
 Tuesday, November 3 – Bible Study “Relying on God’s Grace” – Crossfire office, 430-A Colonial Rd, Hbg – 6:45 PM
 Friday, November 6 – Dining Out – Front Street Diner, 4003 N. Front Street, Harrisburg – 6:00 PM
 Saturday, November 7 – Singles Dance in Lititz – St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran, 200 W. Orange Street – 7:00 PM
 Tuesday, November 10 – Bible Study “Relying on God’s Grace” – Crossfire office, 430-A Colonial Rd, Hbg – 6:45 PM
 Saturday, November 14 – Breakfast Out – Hershey Farm Restaurant, 240 Hartman Bridge Rd, Ronks – 8:30 AM
 Saturday, November 14 – Fall Fundraiser Gala – Christian Life Assembly, 2645 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill – 5:30 PM
 Sunday, November 15 – Potluck Dinner & Speaker – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Orange Street, Lititz – 5:30 PM
 Tuesday, November 17 – Bible Study “Relying on God’s Grace” – Crossfire office, 430-A Colonial Rd, Hbg – 6:45 PM
 Thursday, November 19 – Dining Out – Oregon Dairy Country Restaurant & Buffet, 2900 Oregon Pike, Lititz – 6:00 PM
 Saturday, November 21 – Thanksgiving Dance – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 201 W. Louther St, Carlisle – 7:00 PM
 Friday, November 27 – Thanksgiving Leftovers Games Night – Crossfire office, 430-A Colonial Rd, Harrisburg – 6:30 PM
 Saturday, November 28 – Bowling & Dining Out – Trindle Bowl, 4695 Trindle Rd, Mechanicsburg – 6:00 PM
 Saturday, December 5 – BUNCO Game Night – Mt. Holly Springs Church of God, 602 McLand Rd, Mt. Holly – 7:00 PM
 Saturday, December 12 – Breakfast Out – Shady Maple Smorgasbord, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl – 8:30 AM
 Saturday, December 12 – Christmas Caroling & Dining Out – Brookdale, 3560 N. Progress Ave, Harrisburg – 3:00 PM
 Saturday, December 12 – (With previous event) Dining Out – Peachtree Restaurant, 251 N. Progress Ave, Hbg – 4:30 PM
 Saturday, December 19 – Christmas Dance – St. Paul’s Evang. Lutheran Church, 201 W. Louther St, Carlisle – 7:00 PM
Small Group:
Relying on God’s Grace – Bible Study
Tuesday evenings, 6:45 PM, thru November 17
CROSSFIRE Office, 430-A Colonial Road, Harrisburg
CROSSFIRE leader Ed Mowery teaches how relying on
God’s grace allows us to be Weak Yet Strong, Poor Yet Rich,
and Dying Yet Alive.
Please REGISTER with the CROSSFIRE office at 545-0005.
Directions to CROSSFIRE OFFICE - 430-A Colonial Road, Harrisburg, PA
From West Shore, via Rt. 81 North - exit at Progress Avenue, at light go straight thru 1.5 miles on Valley Road.
Turn left into church parking lot (CrossPoint United Methodist), just before light at Colonial Road. You may
have to drive around the back of the church to our upper parking lot area.
From Rt. 581/83 - Take Rt. 83 North to Jonestown Road Exit, follow right lane to light at Colonial Road (next to
Colonial Diner), go through light, along west side of Colonial Park Mall to third light, turn left on Crums Mill Road and
immediate left into the CrossPoint UM Church parking lot. CROSSFIRE OFFICE is at rear of upper parking lot.
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Crossfire-Harrisburg/West Shore Events
Please register by calling 545-0005 or send an email to info@cfire.org.
Dining Out in Harrisburg
Friday, November 6, 6:00 PM
Front Street Diner, 4003 N. Front Street, Harrisburg
Join CROSSFIRE friends for good company and a delicious dinner out.
Front Street Diner has an extensive menu of seafood, burgers, gyros,
steaks and chops, stir fry, Italian specialties and more. Craving bacon and
pancakes for dinner? You can get that too! Elsie is your host. Please
register ahead of time with the CROSSFIRE office at 545-0005 so we
can reserve enough seating. Directions: From I-81, take exit 66 to North Front
Street and go less than half-a-mile to the diner on your right.
Fall Fundraiser Gala
Saturday, November 14, 5:30 PM
Christian Life Assembly, 2645 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill
Midstate radio personality R.J. Harris, host of the WHP-580 Morning Show,
will be the keynote speaker at CROSSFIRE’s Fall Fundraiser Gala which
includes dinner, a silent auction, and a live music concert by the incredibly
talented “Creekside Soul.”
Be sure to tell everyone about
this open-to-the-public event!
Enjoy dinner featuring glazed
ham, green beans amandine,
potatoes au gratin, and your
choice of a variety of desserts.
(pennlive.com photo)
Bid on a wide, wonderful selection of silent auction items.
Meet and hear mid-state radio celebrity R.J. Harris
share a funny and serious personal story. After dinner, enjoy a mini-concert by local musicians and
singers “Creekside Soul.” This husband-and-wife team (Reese and Wendy Crane) delivers an energetic
blend of rootsy rock and soul that will get you clapping and singing along!
All proceeds benefit CROSSFIRE Singles Ministry’s continuing mission of “Connecting single adults
to God and each other in authentic, Christ-centered community.” Tickets are $25 per person. Buy them
in advance now before they sell out! Contact the CROSSFIRE office.
Subscribing to our Newsletter
The monthly newsletter by mail is $15.00/year ($1.25/month). All subscriptions run from June to May.
Subscriptions purchased after June are prorated for the number of months remaining in the
subscription year. To subscribe you may contact the office. You may also download a FREE copy from
our website.In addition, you can receive a FREE WEEKLY EMAIL highlighting upcoming events.
Send a request to info@cfire.org or sign up on the website.
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Games Night
Friday, November 27th, 6:30 PM
CROSSFIRE Office, 430-A Colonial Road, Harrisburg
After wearing yourself out with Black Friday shopping, bring your
Thanksgiving meal leftovers to share with others, and unwind with food and
board games. Don’t forget beverages and maybe some leftover desserts, too!
A $3.00 donation to CROSSFIRE is suggested at all games nights.
Bowling in Mechanicsburg & Dining Out
Saturday, November 28, 6:00 PM
Trindle Bowl, 4695 Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg
Our popular bowling night returns! We'll roll 2 games and have a fun time no
matter what the score, then we'll head to the Lower Allen Diner for a meal
and/or dessert. Cost is only $6.00 for 2 games of bowling and shoe
rentals are FREE! Barb is your host. Register with her at 732-4423 so we
can reserve enough lanes and diner seating. She'll collect the cash for bowling
that evening at Trindle Bowl. Directions: From Route 581 Westbound, take exit 4,
follow the ramp to the right, go to the traffic light at Trindle Road and turn right. Trindle Bowl is
less than a mile ahead on the right. From Route 581 Eastbound, take Carlisle Pike exit 3,
turn left onto Carlisle Pike (Rt.11) and stay to the left. Go about 1 mile to St. John’s Church
Road and turn right. Go to the next traffic light and turn right onto Trindle Road. Bowling alley is on the right.
Christmas Caroling at a Harrisburg Nursing Home,
then Dining Out at Peachtree Restaurant
Saturday, December 12, 3:00 PM (Dinner at 4:30)
Brookdale Senior Living Solutions
3560 North Progress Avenue, Harrisburg
The more, the merrier! Join us to sing Christmas carols as a
group, and hand out holiday treats to the residents of this
senior living facility. ‘Tis the season for giving, so please give
some of your time to help spread Christmas cheer with this
brief program. Afterward, we’ll go out to eat at Peachtree
Restaurant, 251 North Progress Avenue. Please register
ahead with the CROSSFIRE office at 545-0005 so we can
reserve enough seating at Peachtree.
When you support CROSSFIRE as a PassPort member, you get FREE
admission to all CROSSFIRE events hosted & priced by the ministry, and a
FREE newsletter mailing each month.
You receive a PassPort Card when you fill out a form pledging to donate a
minimum of $25 per month (minimum of $300 per year).
Contact the CROSSFIRE office for more information at 717-545-0005 or
info@cfire.org.
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Crossfire-Carlisle Events
Please register by calling 545-0005 or send an email to info@cfire.org
Hike at Fuller Lake
Sunday, November 1, 2:00 PM
Fuller Lake in Pine Grove Furnace State Park
1000 Pine Grove Rd. (at Collier Lane), Gardners
Enjoy a lovely fall hike in these beautiful surroundings.
Casandra and Sue are your Hiking Hosts. Please register with
the CROSSFIRE office so they know who to meet.
Directions: From I-81, take exit 37, Newville. Turn south on Rt. 233,
Centerville Rd, and go 8 miles to Pine Grove Furnace State Park. Centerville
Road ends at Pine Grove Rd. Turn left onto Pine Grove Rd. and go about
0.1 mile to the Fuller Lake Day Use Area on the right.
Thanksgiving Singles Dance
Saturday, November 21, 7-10 PM
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stock Hall
201 W. Louther Street, Carlisle
DJ Ray Thomas plays the music that makes you thankful you came to
dance! Enjoy a fun and lively evening with CROSSFIRE friends! Meet new
people! Cost is $10 per person plus a snack, small dessert, or beverage to
share. Directions: From the square in Carlisle, travel west on High Street. Go to the
second traffic light at West Street and turn right. Go one block and the church will be on the
left corner. Parking is at the rear of the church. (From I-81 South, take the High Street exit and go to the center of Carlisle.)
BUNCO Game Night in Mt. Holly Springs
Saturday, December 5, 7:00 PM
Mount Holly Springs Church of God
602 McLand Road, Mt. Holly Springs
Bunco returns! Bunco is an easy and fast-moving social dice game that
keeps you moving to different tables – a great way to meet more people!
Register with Casandra by email at cjtwinmom@yahoo.com for this enjoyable evening. You can also
register with the CROSSFIRE office. Please bring a snack, small dessert, or beverage to share, and a
$3.00 donation to CROSSFIRE is appreciated!
Christmas Singles Dance in Carlisle
Saturday, December 19, 7-10 PM
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Stock Hall
201 W. Louther Street, Carlisle
DJ Tommy Tunes is our musical elf for the final dance of 2015. Put on your
best red and green attire for “rockin’ around the Christmas tree.” Plus,
Pastor Denny Gerkin, director of CROSSFIRE, will share a brief, but special
Christmas message. Cost is $10 per person, plus a beverage or a Christmas treat to share.
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Crossfire-Lancaster County Events
Please register by calling 545-0005 or send an email to info@cfire.org.
Singles Dance in Lititz
Saturday, November 7, 7-10 PM
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 W. Orange Street, Lititz
Spread the word to Christian singles that we’re dancin’ again in Lititz on the first
Saturday in November! DJ Clyde Spangler provides the music. Cost is $10 plus
a snack, dessert, or beverage to share. Come ready to dance, see CROSSFIRE
friends, and meet new people!
Breakfast Out in Ronks
Saturday, November 14, 8:30 AM
Hershey Farm Restaurant, 240 Hartman Bridge Rd, Ronks
CROSSFIRE participants are invited to join another group of
Christian singles for their "Singles Breakfast Club." Meet new
people and savor a full breakfast smorgasbord or order from the
menu. Please register by email to colorsofautumn3@yahoo.com.
Potluck Dinner & Speaker on Louis Zamperini & Forgiveness
Sunday, November 15, 5:30 PM Dinner / 7:00 PM Speaker
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 W. Orange Street, Lititz
Bring a covered dish to share for a potluck supper and hear a presentation
by Judy Cameron on forgiveness from her expert experience and from the
remarkable true story of Louis Zamperini in the book and movie “Unbroken.”
Judy had the pleasure of knowing Louis and hearing parts of his story not
shared elsewhere. Please register ahead with host Kathy at 468-7582.
Dining Out in Lititz
Thursday, November 19, 6:00 PM
Oregon Dairy Country Restaurant & Buffet, 2900 Oregon Pike, Lititz
This restaurant provides traditional Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine along with
many contemporary favorites. Enjoy the dinner buffet or order from the menu.
Come for a good meal shared with other Christian singles. Please register
EARLY with Kathy at 468-7582 so she can reserve enough seating.
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Breakfast at Shady Maple Smorgasbord
Saturday, December 12, 8:30 AM
Shady Maple Smorgasbord, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl
CROSSFIRE participants are invited to join another group of Christian
singles for their "Singles Breakfast Club." Meet new people and savor a
full breakfast smorgasbord or order from the menu. Please register by
email to colorsofautumn3@yahoo.com.
To become a volunteer leader
with CROSSFIRE Singles Ministry,
contact Denny at the office at 545-0005
or by email at dennygerkin@cfire.org.
Tickets are selling fast for
CROSSFIRE’s
Fall Fundraiser Gala
Saturday, November 14, 5:30 PM
Christian Life Assembly, 2645 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill
Guest speaker: R.J. Harris of WHP 580 radio
Live music: Creekside Soul
Plus, a delicious dinner, and a silent auction.
See more details on page 3 of this newsletter.
Buy your tickets now before they’re sold out!
Just send a check payable to CROSSFIRE for $25 per ticket
and we’ll mail your tickets to you.
Send your check today to:
CROSSFIRE
430-A Colonial Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
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CROSSFIRE Singles Ministry
430-A Colonial Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
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November/December 2015 at CROSSFIRE
Bible Study
Hike
XMAS Caroling
Dining Out
Games Nights
Fall Gala Event
Bowling
Singles Dances
Breakfasts Out
Bunco Game
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