CROSSFIRE Interchurch Singles Ministry Serving Harrisburg / Carlisle / Lancaster Areas

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1 CROSSFIRE Interchurch Singles Ministry Serving Harrisburg / Carlisle / Lancaster Areas Newsletter October/November 2017 Volume 39, Issue 10 Connecting single adults to God and each other in authentic, Christ-centered community Breaking Bread A LOT! Fellowship and food go together; there s no denying it. Even Jesus instituted Communion (with food) at the Last Supper (food and fellowship). Clearly CROSSFIRE believes in it. Look at our schedule of events for October and November. Turkey, ham, pork, and meatballs are on the menus at the Amish Dinner Out at Naomi s Kitchen in Newburg, the annual Pig Roast and Dance at the Carlisle Fish & Game, and the Community Night at Young s UMC in Mechanicsburg. Also on the schedule are dining at Garfield s in Lancaster, Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant, Lower Allen Diner in Camp Hill after bowling, breakfast at Hershey Farm Restaurant, and food and desserts at Café Chocolate & Bistro in Lititz for a games night. In fact, we have four games nights in the next two months and they all will have snacks and desserts. The games night on Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend features everyone sharing Thanksgiving dinner leftovers! Maybe CROSSFIRE needs a diet program, too. The Cavern Club Returns The Beatles tribute band The Cavern Club returns to CROSSFIRE dances twice more this year! They are such a hit, we re having them back in Lititz on October 28 for a Costume Dance, and in Carlisle on November 18. If you love Beatles music and you haven t seen The Cavern Club yet, don t miss this wonderfully talented band! Annual Pig Roast & Dance This event at the Carlisle Fish & Game moves from September to October this year and from now on for easier scheduling. Remember, it s $15 at the door on October 14, but you can get discounted admission of $12 by mailing a check to CROSSFIRE before October 7. Bunco & Bowling are Back With the arrival of the fall season, bowling is back on November 4, and we ll have Black Friday Bunco game night again this year on November 24. REGISTER FOR EVENTS Please register for upcoming events via the website, , or office phone number listed in the Contact Crossfire box to the right. Leave a message including your name and the event name you are attending. Inside This Issue Calendar..2 Small Groups.2 Harrisburg Events 3 Carlisle Events..4 Lancaster Events..6 Directions to Office..2 Pig Roast & Dance...4 Max Lucado Quote 4 Crossfire Positions Open 7 Contact Crossfire Mail: 430-A Colonial Rd. Harrisburg, PA Office: Link-Line: (Recorded Listing of Events) info@cfire.org Website: The Director s Den Looking ahead to December, CROSSFIRE has TWO dances scheduled in Lititz December 2 and in Carlisle December 16. Also, we plan to visit a new nursing home in Harrisburg this year to sing Christmas carols to the residents. Rex Athey plays piano again, and we ll be joined by Worship Pastor Landen Wilson and choir members from Crosspoint UM Church on December Denny

2 Calendar October/November 2017 Sunday, October 1 Oregon Dairy Corn Maze, 2900 Oregon Pike, Lititz & Dinner at Garfield s, Lancaster 5:00 PM Fridays, October 6 thru Dec. 8 DivorceCare Group CROSSFIRE Office, 430-A Colonial Road, Harrisburg 6:30 PM Saturday, October 7 Amish Homestyle Dinner Out Naomi s Kitchen, Paxton Run Rd, Newburg 6:00 PM Saturday, October 14 Breakfast Out Bird-in-Hand Restaurant, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand 8:30 AM Saturday, October 14 Annual Pig Roast & Dance Carlisle Fish & Game, 1421 W. Trindle Rd, Carlisle 5:30 PM Friday, October 20 Community Night Dinner & Speaker Young s UMC, 7075 Wertzville Rd, Mechanicsburg 6:30 PM Saturday, October 21 Photo Scavenger Hunt Grace Point Church of Paradise, 8 S. Singer Ave, Paradise 5:00pm. Friday, October 27 Games Night in Harrisburg Crosspoint UMC, 430 Colonial Road, Harrisburg 6:30 PM Saturday, October 28 Costume Dance with The Cavern Club St. Paul Lutheran, 200 W. Orange St, Lititz 7:00 PM Sunday, October 29 Nature Walk in Pine Grove Furnace State Park Meet at Fuller Lake entrance 3:00 PM Saturday, November 4 Bowling & Dining Out Trindle Bowl, 4695 E. Trindle Rd, Mechanicsburg 6:00 PM Saturday, November 11 Breakfast Out Hershey Farm Restaurant, 240 Hartman Bridge Road, Ronks 8:30 AM Saturday, November 18 Dance with The Cavern Club St. Paul s Lutheran, 201 W. Louther St, Carlisle 7:00 PM Saturday, November 18 Games Night in Lititz Café Chocolate & Bistro, 40 E. Main Street, Lititz 7:30 PM Friday, November 24 Black Friday Bunco Game Night Mt. Holly Springs COG, 602 McLand Rd, Mt. Holly 7:00 PM Saturday, November 25 Thanksgiving Leftovers Games Night CROSSFIRE Office, 430-A Colonial Rd, Hbg 6:00 PM Small Groups: DivorceCare Recovery Support Group Friday evenings NOW (thru December 8), 6:30 PM CROSSFIRE Office, 430-A Colonial Road, Harrisburg DivorceCare is a weekly recovery support group to help heal the hurt of separation and divorce. Each meeting features a video seminar and a group discussion guided by experienced facilitators Irene Gerkin and Ed Mowery. The sessions are free. The workbook costs $15. Register with Irene at Directions to CROSSFIRE OFFICE 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. 2

3 Crossfire Harrisburg/West Shore Events Please register by calling or send an to Community Night Dinner & Speaker Friday, October 20, 6:30 PM Young s United Methodist Church, 7075 Wertzville Road, Mechanicsburg Enjoy a simple but delicious meal of meatball subs, salad, desserts, and beverages, and hear a message from Pastor Bob Bishard of Young s UMC who has a special heart for singles. Mark your calendar now. As always, Community Night dinners are $7.00 and everything is provided. See you there! Directions: From I-81, take exit 57, Mechanicsburg, and turn onto Rt. 114-WEST heading toward Wertzville Road. Go approximately 1-mile to a T-intersection with Route 944 (Wertzville Rd). Turn left. Go less than a half-mile. The church is on the left. Games Night in Harrisburg Friday, October 27, 6:30 PM Crosspoint UMC, 430 Colonial Road, Harrisburg Decompress from the week with a fun night of board games and great fellowship with God-loving CROSSFIRE friends! We ll be in Brown Hall in the church. Enter from the upper rear parking lot. Please bring a snack, dessert, or beverage to share, and a $3.00 donation to CROSSFIRE is appreciated. (Follow directions to CROSSFIRE Office on page 2.) Bowling in Mechanicsburg & Dining Out Saturday, November 4, 6:00 PM Trindle Bowl, 4695 E. 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! Register with Barb at so she can reserve enough lanes and diner seating. She'll collect the cash for bowling that evening at Trindle Bowl. Thanksgiving Leftovers Games Night Saturday, November 25, 6:30 PM CROSSFIRE Office, 430-A Colonial Road, Harrisburg 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. 3

4 Crossfire-Carlisle Events Please register by calling or send an to Amish Homestyle Dinner Out in Newburg Saturday, October 7, 6:00 PM Naomi s Country Kitchen, Paxton Run Road, Newburg A charming, unique dining experience reserved exclusively for CROSSFIRE, with Amish-style home-cooked food grown right there on the farm. We ll have turkey and ham, and all the scrumptious side dishes, plus homemade pies and cakes! The cost is $20 per adult for all you can eat, half-price for ages 7-to-12, and FREE for ages 6 and under. Please plan to leave a GENEROUS TIP for our hosts for what will be special treatment and delicious food. The location is out in the country in western Cumberland County, west of Newburg. Directions: Take I-81 South to Exit 44 (Allen Rd Rt. 465). Off the exit ramp, turn right onto Allen Road. Go to the third traffic light and turn left onto Newville Road (Rt. 641). Drive 20 miles (you ll go through the town of Newburg and beyond). At the 20 mile mark, start watching for a cemetery on the right and a small brick sign on the left for Otterbein Church. Just after that sign, turn left onto Paxton Run Road. Immediately after the turn, the road forks. Stay to the left. Go about one mile, cross a bridge and there will be a lane immediately on the left (the lane is actually between two bridges). There is a LITTLE SIGN that reads Naomi s Country Kitchen. (15390 Paxton Run Road). Turn left onto that lane and follow it to the house. (It is a long lane.) We recommend using our CARPOOL-CARAVAN: Meet at 5:00 PM in the Kmart parking lot at 1180 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle (Off exit 45 of I-81). Call the CROSSFIRE Office BEFORE FRIDAY October 6 to let us know you re carpooling with us. Annual PIG ROAST & Singles Dance Saturday, October 14, 5:30 PM Dinner / 7-10 PM Dancing Carlisle Fish & Game, 1421 W. Trindle Road, Carlisle This annual event moves a month later to October now. Delicious pork dinner, and dancing with DJ Layback Lenny! Tickets are $15 per person at the door, or you can buy tickets in advance for $12.00 BEFORE October 7th by sending a check to: CROSSFIRE, 430-A Colonial Road, Harrisburg, PA CROSSFIRE provides the pork, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, and beverages. Please bring a covered dish/dessert to share. Be sure to REGISTER with the CROSSFIRE office. Thanks! Directions: Carlisle Fish & Game is about midway between Carlisle and Mechanicsburg on Route 641, West Trindle Road. We may speak about a place where there are no tears, no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the benefits of heaven. The beauty of heaven is seeing God. Max Lucado 4

5 NATURE WALK at Fuller Lake Sunday, October 29, 3:00 PM Fuller Lake in Pine Grove Furnace State Park 1000 Pine Grove Rd. (at Collier Lane), Gardners Casandra will lead you on a beautiful fall WALK from Fuller Lake to Laurel Lake. This is a walk, NOT a strenuous hike. Meet at the entrance to Fuller Lake. Please register ahead with the CROSSFIRE office so Casandra knows not to leave without you. 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. Carlisle Dance with Beatles tribute band Saturday, November 18, 7-10 PM St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church 201 W. Louther Street, Carlisle The Beatles Band is BACK! The Cavern Club, a Beatles tribute band from Lancaster, brings their FABulous Fab Four LIVE MUSIC to the CROSSFIRE dance in Carlisle! They were a big hit last April. So Hey, Jude, Don t Let Me Down. Just Come Together for an energizing evening of Beatles music and dancing! Cost is $12 per person plus a snack or beverage to share. Don t miss this night of live Beatles music, superbly performed by The Cavern Club! The Cavern Club 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.) Black Friday Bunco Night in Mt. Holly Springs Friday, November 24, 7:00 PM Mount Holly Springs Church of God, 602 McLand Road, Mt. Holly 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 your host Casandra by 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! 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 or info@cfire.org. 5

6 Crossfire-Lancaster County Events Please register by calling or send an to Breakfast Out in Bird-in-Hand Saturday, October 14, 8:30 AM Bird-in-Hand Family Restaurant 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird-in-Hand CROSSFIRE participants are invited to join another group of Christian singles for their "Singles Breakfast Club." Meet some new people and enjoy a delicious breakfast together. Register AHEAD with the CROSSFIRE office so we can let them know how much seating to reserve. Costume Singles Dance in Lititz with The Cavern Club Saturday, October 28, 7-10 PM St. Paul s Evangelical Lutheran Church 200 W. Orange Street, Lititz The Beatles Tribute Band from Lancaster, The Cavern Club, returns to CROSSFIRE for our end-of-october Costume Dance! Dress up for fun, but please make sure the costumes are decent and non-devilish. Lancaster s Fab Four are a rockin' good time! Cost is $12 plus a snack, small dessert, or beverage to share. The Cavern Club in Lititz last year Single Together is a Christian singles group in Paradise, Lancaster County which invites CROSSFIRE participants to join them at their activities. Please register by at SingleTogether1@gmail.com. These are their latest events: Sunday, October 1, 5:00 PM We ll bumble our way together through the Oregon Dairy Corn Maze (which has a First-Responders theme), then go out to dinner at Garfield s. Oregon Dairy is at 2900 Oregon Pike, Lititz. Meet there at 5:00 PM. Tickets are $10 each, but discounted tickets (2/$12) can be purchased from Local Flavor while the supply lasts. After the maze, we ll go out to dinner at Garfield s, 222 Eden Road, Lancaster. Meet there at 6:30pm. Please register with Single Together by at Singletogether1@gmail.com. Saturday, October 21, 5:00 PM Join us for our second exciting Photo Scavenger Hunt! Meet at Grace Point Church of Paradise, 8 S. Singer Avenue at 5:00pm. We ll divide into teams. Each team leaves in one car to search for the items on the list and find them in the required time, using cell phone cameras to take pictures of the items. When time is up, we'll return to the church to enjoy ice cream together and view pictures of what each team found. Please contact us at Singletogether1@gmail.com with questions or to let us know that you'll be joining us. 6

7 Breakfast Out in Ronks Saturday, November 11, 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 early with the CROSSFIRE office. Games Night at Café Chocolate in Lititz Saturday, November 18, 7:30 PM Café Chocolate & Bistro, 40 E. Main Street, Lititz Gather with CROSSFIRE friends for a fun evening of games and good food AND chocolate, Chocolate, CHOCOLATE! This unique café features delicious food, and everything chocolate! It s a friendly spot to gather, relax, and for CROSSFIRE a place to play board games! Please register with your CROSSFIRE host Kathy at , then meet her for fun at Café Chocolate in Lititz! LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE YOUR GIFTS? CROSSFIRE Singles Ministry NEEDS the Following: A new Executive Director (a paid, part-time position) A new Treasurer (a Volunteer Position) Volunteer Leaders to Plan & Host Events Please your inquiries to info@cfire.org. 7

8 CROSSFIRE Singles Ministry 430-A Colonial Road Harrisburg, PA CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Harrisburg, PA Permit No. 403 October/November 2017 at CROSSFIRE Pig Roast & Dance Bowling Games Nights Singles Dances Beatles Band Nature Walk Amish Style Dinner Community Nights Bunco Game Night DivorceCare Mtgs. 8