The Trustees ask that you come out for a few hours on Saturday, November 1 from 9 AM – Noon for our Fall Church Cleanup Day. There are many chores that need to be undertaken. Helping to tidy, clean, and polish our church is important, enabling members and visitors to experience God in a welcoming environment. 

Our custodian takes care of the week-to-week cleaning and each year we ask for your help to attend to bigger clean-up tasks. We will be working inside and outside by weeding, trimming, washing, polishing, dusting, etc. 

Please come out even if you are only available for a few hours that day—we would appreciate your help. There are many rooms that have not had a good cleaning in several years.

Children’s Sunday School will be held twice a month during the 10 AM Worship service. The children will start in the Sanctuary and then be dismissed to the Sunday School room where they will enjoy a Sunday School lesson, crafts, music, and treats. The schedule for Fall 2025 is as follows:

November 9 & 23

December 14 & 28

We hope that you will mark your calendars and bring your children, grandchildren, and their friends to share in the fun.

The Board of Elders invites you to a POTLUCK LUNCH on Sunday, November 9, following worship. Bring a favorite food to share and a favorite story to tell of a blessing in your life. We’ll eat, we’ll talk, we’ll tell of the things for which we’re grateful! Everyone is welcome! Tableware and beverages will be provided. 

To help us plan, please sign up on the sheet you’ll find on the white table in Fellowship Hall.

The singing of “Morning Star” is a beautiful and beloved tradition of our Christmas Eve services. Auditions for this year’s “Morning Star” soloist(s) will be held immediately after worship on Sunday, November 23. Any child in Grade 2 and higher is invited to audition.

“Jesus mine, in me shine!

In me shine, Jesus mine!”

Come, let Jesus shine through you!

The Tuesday Book Group continues to meet on the last Tuesday of each month at 10:30 AM in Room 4.

November 25       River Sing Me Home

December 30       TBD

All are invited to join our informal gathering. Contact Sue Youtz for further updates at 610-751-0654 or syoutz@ptd.net.

After a five-month hiatus, on Sunday, October 19, the mighty sounds of the organ were heard once again in our Sanctuary. We rejoice that Stage One of our organ renewal project is now complete! The old console has been replaced with a beautiful new 3-manual console (one more manual than the old one!) and old contacts replaced with new in the organ chamber, enabling us to again use the organ in worship.

Stage Two of the organ project—raising the pitch level of the pipes—is scheduled to begin early next year.

Many thanks for God’s bountiful blessings!

“It is good to praise the Lord, and to make music to your name, O most High!” (Psalm 92)

College Hill Moravian Church and the Lehigh Valley Labyrinth Project invite you to join us for labyrinth walks at the church, 72 West Laurel Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.

Walks will take place on the following Sunday dates:

November 23 

A pre–New Year’s walk on December 28.

In these times of uncertainty, it is beneficial to gather in community to be together for prayer and meditation. While walking the labyrinth is a very personal journey, it is a comfort to gather in community.

All are welcome. Peace to all as we gather. If you have any questions, please call the church office at 610-867-8291.

The West Bethlehem Emergency Food Pantry at Star of Bethlehem Lutheran currently needs:

• Cranberry sauce

• Stuffing

• Cereal/oatmeal/pancake mix/granola bars

• Jelly

• Coffee/tea/hot chocolate

• Potatoes: instant & canned

• Canned fruit

• Canned corn

• Personal care items 

• Toilet paper/paper towels 

WBEFP served 281 children, adults, and seniors in September 2025, including 11 homeless adults. 31 new families signed up to receive food. Thanks for your support!

The Pantry also has a table for items that are past the “expired” or “best by” date. Please place your donations on the COT table or in the grocery cart in Fellowship Hall. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated!

Christmas will be here soon! We are continuing to collect supplies for William Penn students and teachers. Visit the COT table in Fellowship Hall for a list of needed items (or see below). 

All donations can be placed in the bins on and under the table. Everything will be blessed and packed up at our annual Advent Workshop and delivered to the school. Let’s make it a meaningful Christmas for our community school!

SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATION REQUESTS

FOR 2025 – 2026

*Brand-specific requested for quality and durability:

*Crayola crayons

*Crayola colored pencils

*Crayola markers — broad and fine-tip

*Elmer glue sticks

*Expo black dry-erase markers

Narrow pencil boxes or pencil pouches

Dry-erase erasers

Pencil-top erasers

Construction paper

Small whiteboards

1ʺ & 1.5ʺ hard binders

Adult-size scissors

Headphones with wires (NO EARBUDS)

Backpacks

Individually wrapped snacks (Goldfish, pretzels, etc.)

Tissues

Hand sanitizer

Clorox wipes

FOR RECESS

Kickballs

Soccer balls

Adult-size basketballs

Following up on the statement from the Board of Elders (see below), “PRIVATE” signs have been posted in the north section of the church basement to designate a non-public area in which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are legally prohibited from entering without a court-ordered, signed, Judicial Warrant.

A STATEMENT ON

SANCTUARY AND CARE FOR ALL

Since our Moravian motto ends with “in all things love,” it is who we are and is a call to follow Jesus’s example of caring for the least of these. We are called to welcome the stranger and to help those in need. In that love, we as fellow children of a Loving God, offer sanctuary and care to all who come to our community for help and safety. “In all things love” is more than a motto; it is a call to Peace and Justice as a church and as followers of Christ.

—College Hill Moravian Church

Board of Elders,

approved March 6, 2025