Church of Christ Uniting

This program benefits eligible Pa residents age 65 and older, widows and widowers age 50 and older and people with disabilities age 18 and older.

The deadline to apply for a rebate on property taxes or rent paid in 2009 is
June 30, 2010.

This program is based on age and income. This year’s maximum income for the rebate is $35,000 for Property Owners and $15,000 for Renters

You must provide a copy of your Medicare Card, Driver’s License, both copies of your paid 2009 taxes and renters should have a “Rent Certificate” signed by your landlord.

You must provide a copy of all household income and one half of your Social Security as well as any withdrawals from an IRA, annuity, Vets Disability Benefits, Civil Services, Benefits, pensions and any wages or gambling or Lottery winnings.

It usually takes 120 to process your claim. Rebate checks are sent out the 1st week in July.

Booklets, paperwork, and assistance on this program are available courtesy of John O’Rourke, Volunteer Senior Advocate. John can also handle requests for help with the forms or questions about the rebate program. For John’s direct contact information please call or e-mail the church office (288-8434).

Note: If you received a rebate last year you should receive a 2009 booklet in the mail.

A new pictorial directory is in the works for Church of Christ Uniting!

For your convenience, Olan Mills will convert our Fellowship Hall into a professional portrait studio. Reserve your appointment time at one of the sign-up locations in the Narthex or the entrance to Fellowship Hall or call 1-800-866-2263 or online at www.signup.olanmills.com.

Each family/household that comes for photography and portrait viewing at the church will receive a complimentary directory and an 8×10 color portrait. You will be able to electronically view and select your portrait from a variety of poses.

The first round of portrait sessions is Tuesday, November 24 and Monday, November 30. If you purchase additional portraits your order will be ready to present to friends and family as Christmas gifts. If you miss the first round, don’t worry. We will have a second round of portrait sessions in early 2010.

For more information please contact Linda Lewis. We hope to see you in the new directory!

Our congregation’s Stephen Ministry equips lay people to provide confidential, one-to-one Christian care to individuals in our congregation and community who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. 

Church Of Christ Uniting recently became involved in Stephen Ministry.  This one-to-one lay care giving ministry is named for Stephen, one of the first seven laypeople called by the church to assist the apostles in caring for others. (You can read Stephen’s story in Acts 6 and 7.)  Stephen Ministry is truly “ministry,” that is, service to others, caring for others in Jesus’ name, doing the work that God has both called and gifted his children to do. Do you feel a calling to care for others who are hurting?  Do you desire the personal joy that comes from sharing Christ’s love with people?  In the next few months, our Stephen Leader Team will begin training some of the members of our congregation to serve as Stephen Ministers. To learn more about Stephen Ministry, speak to Pastor Carol.

The church office will close at 2:30 PM for the months of July and August.

Please help June and David in the church office to update the church membership records. We are also in the preliminary stages of publishing a church directory.

If you know of members who are no longer active please reach out to them and ask them to let us know if they wish to remain on our membership roster or if they have found a new church home.

Thanks for your participation in this effort.

Member Care Ministry Team presents Men’s Fellowship Breakfast Group

All men are invited for breakfast and conversation on the third Saturday of each month at Old Country Buffet at 8:00 a.m