FAITH RAISERS

Special speaker

The community is invited Sunday, Sept. 23 to hear Stephen Proctor, CEO of PHI (Presbyterian Homes, Inc.), who will be participating in the 10:45 a.m. worship service at Greencastle Presbyterian Church, 57 West Baltimore St.

PHI is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2007 with a presentation called the Faces of Aging, which features a series of photographs from PHI's archives.

PHI is a not for profit provider of senior housing, health care and community services. With its roots in the Presbyterian Church USA, PHI has 19 locations in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. In 2006, Quincy United Methodist Home became a part of the PHI family. Quincy is PHI's first non Presbyterian related affiliate.

Proctor has been employed by PHI for 36 years. He began as a registered nurse in one of PHI's facilities, later serving as Executive director of a PHI campus in Southern Chester County, Chief Operating Officer for 15 years, and the last 11 years as PHI's CEO.

Coffeehouse

STATE LINE, Pa. - Music will be By Faith at East Avenue Coffeehouse at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 at State Line United Methodist Church, 287 East Ave.

For information, call 597-4217. All are welcome to make themselves at home.

Unity Sunday

First United Methodist Church, 45 N. Washington St., will be having a combined service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 in the sanctuary.

Coffee will be served at 9:30 a.m.

Concert

CHAMBERSBURG - Ernie Couch & Revival will present a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 at Christian Life Church, 1400 Warm Spring Road.

For information, call 267-1280 or go to www.christianlife-assembly. org

Convention WESTMINSTER, Md. - The 41st Annual Convention of the Fellowship of Bible Churches will be held at 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 22, at Frizellburg Bible Church, 1905 Frizellburg Road, with devotions by the host pastor, Rev. Andrew Reisberg. The keynote address will be given at 11 am by the president, Pastor J. Herman Fisler, pastor of Grace Bible Church, Greencastle.

For information, call 410-857-0678.

Revival

HAGERSTOWN, MD. - Mountain View Baptist Church, 12107 Walnut Point Road, will hold its Fall Mountain Revival Sunday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 5. The Sunday services will be at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, services are at 7 p.m.

Pastor Terrell Hopkins, Heritage Baptist Church from Locust Grove, Georgia, will be preaching. Special music will be by the church's own singers.

For information, call 301-842-0337 or 301-582-1468.

Adventure Club

Children in grades 3 to 5 are invited to come join Adventure Club that begins Wednesday, Oct. 3 at First United Methodist Church, 45 N. Washington St.

Worship, music, prayer and fellowship will be part of the Christian activity that will run from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m.

For information, call 328-5200.

Bible study

"Exploring the Bible through Drama" will be the next Bible study offered at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Waynesboro. The course will begin Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. and continue every Wednesday night through Oct. 31. The course will use various theatre games and improvisations to explore the wonderful characters in the Bible whose stories of faith still speak to us today. The course will culminate with a presentation at St. Mary's at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 4.

Everyone is welcome. For information, call 762-1930.

Anniversary banquets

CHAMBERSBURG - CROSS Inc. will celebrate its 20th anniversary with its annual banquets. The proceeds will help the residents of Grace Home, Griffith House and Cumberland Vista. The first banquet is Sept. 21 at Chambersburg Mennonite Church and then on Oct. 4 it will be at Grantham Church. Both banquets are at 6:30 and are free to the public, however, registration is required.

For information, call 530-1788.