Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
December 2-4, 2016

5 An Evening of  Christmas Worship featuring Brad and Rebekah at Grace Fellowship, Shrewsbury Sunday (December 4) at 7pm.  A love offering will be taken. More Info:  gfcshrewsbury.org

4 Community Christmas at Grace, West Lincoln Avenue in Lititz, tomorrow (Saturday December 3) 3-6 p.m. Music, movies, refreshments, wagon rides, a live nativity and more. More Info: meetgrace.org

3 Lebanon Christkindl Market, tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 3) from 9am-4pm at Coleman Memorial Park in Lebanon. Inspired by the 700-year-old traditional German Christkindl market, this is a festive event prepared by various churches, organizations, and residents featuring outdoor booth, crafts and traditional Christkindl treats.  More Info: LebanonChristKindlMarket.org

2 The Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster, a 130-voice choir composed of singers in grades 2 – 12, will present a Celtic-themed Christmas Concert with guests The Irish Blessing Band and friends Sunday (Dec. 4) 4pm-5:30pm at Highland Presbyterian Church in Lancaster. More Info: MennoniteChildrensChoir.org

1 After 257 years, the Lancaster Public Library has decided to throw a birthday party for itself.  The library is hosting a free, family-friendly birthday party tomorrow (Saturday, Dec 3) at 2pm which will include a story time, a birthday cake and giveaways. More Info:  lancaster.lib.pa.us.

Ann D’Alessandro-

WJTL will be broadcasting live from Journey with Jesus at Ed’s Landscaping in Elizabethtown on Saturday, December 10th from 6pm-8pm.  Journey with Jesus is a walk-through event that allows you to experience key scenes from the Life of Jesus.  It’s a great event for the whole family that features live animals!  You can also experience Journey with Jesus on Saturday, December 17th from 6pm-8pm.  Ed’s Landscaping is located at 2623 North Market Street in Elizabethtown, just 2 miles from the square.  Admission on a donation basis and all proceeds will be donated to the ministries of WJTL. More information available at 717-367-1006 or 717-226-3290.

Ann D’Alessandro – Bundle up & say hi to the camel!

ann@wjtl.com

We are in the sweet spot of a wonderful, festive season — fresh off of Thanksgiving and ramping up for Christmas!  These holidays can bring out the best in us (generosity, hospitality, celebration) while also setting us up for feeling our worst (financial strain, relational stress).  Thankfully, the same God who spent His first night on Earth in a manger also hears us from His heavenly throne.

I woke up this morning feeling like I wanted to begin the day with prayer.  I have an energetic almost-2-year-old, Josiah, so I thought the best way to pray would be at my piano.  He likes to play, too, and we usually can share–one of us on the low notes, the other takes the high ones.  …That didn’t last long.  My next idea was to try praying while coloring (an idea I got from the book Praying In Color).  Josiah loves to doodle, so I drew our prayer requests: the sale of our house, success for my husband’s job and even a good day hunting.  Josiah scribbled over each one with a black crayon.  (Not a technique discussed in the book!)

So, my final approach was to try praying while vacuuming.  This resulted in a meltdown from my little helper, who wants to vacuum–but is a few feet too short!  At the end of it all, I wasn’t sure that my prayers were well composed…or even audible over all the racket!  But, Bible verses I learned many years ago came flooding back:

Psalm 139:1-4

What an encouragement and relief!  I needed those reminders and hope that they are helpful for you, too! Thankfully, God’s hearing and responding has nothing to do with how well I pray.  He loves and cares for us and knows our hearts before we speak (or doodle or vacuum!)  Much grace to you in this special season.

Here’s the playlist for your November 25th/27th episode of Some Sort of Rock Show:

Hour 1

1. Tear It Up – Kutless
2. Feel – House of Heroes
3. Push – Thousand Foot Krutch
4. You and Me Both – The Classic Crime
5. These Hands – Hearts Like Lions
6. Start a New One – Manic Bloom
7. Air for Free – Relient K
8. Unknown Land – Graceful Closure
9. This Is Not a Test – TobyMac
10. 100 (ft. Andy Mineo)  – KB
11. What Am I Living For – The Lasting Hope
12. Falling All Over  – I Am Spartacus
13. Money & Fame – NEEDTOBREATHE
14. You Are Here – Needtobreathe
15. Set Sail – Attaboy

Hour 2

1. Still Breathing – Veridia
2. Float – Switchfoot
3. Wash Away – As We Ascend
4. Feel Invincible – Skillet
5. Flood & Famine – About the Author
6. Castaway – Chasen
7. Erase – Disciple
8. Anchor Me – Decyfer Down
9. Billboards – Silage
10. Way You Love Me – XXI
11. Prove It (feat. K.B.) – Crowder
12. Cage – Manafest
13. Lost in the Smoke – Scarlet White
14. Darkness – Gold Frankincense & Myrrh
15. Bring It On – Seventh Day Slumber

ANN D’ALESSANDRO-

Happy Thanksgiving!

There are many opportunities if you are looking for somewhere/someone to spend this Thanksgiving.  Here are some opportunities for food and fellowship on Thanksgiving Day that can be found on our Events Calendar at WJTL.com:

*Shiremanstown First Church of God-Thursday from Noon-2pm, 717-737-7600 (Free)

*Elizabethtown First Church of God -Thursday from Noon-2pm, 717-367-7060 (Free)

*Here is a great website full of information for holiday assistance: http://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/lancaster_holiday_assistance.html

*PA211 is a statewide collaborative for health and human service information for Pennsylvanians. (Here is the site for Thanksgiving) https://pa211.communityos.org/zf/profile/search/dosearch/1/taxonomy_name/Thanksgiving%20Meals

Ann D’Alessandro – So much to be thankful for!

ann@wjtl.com

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
November 18-20, 2016
5 International Games Day at Lancaster Public Library tomorrow  (Sat. Nov. 19). 10am-12noon and 1pm-4:30pm. Board Game Collections available to play, and a number of volunteers on hand to teach the rules. The program is free but registration is required. More Info: lancaster.lib.pa.us

4 Science of Star Wars, today (Friday, Nov 18) 3-6pm at The Lancaster Science Factory. Capital City Jedi Knights will perform a lightsaber battle! Related Movie activities in the Science Cafe. FREE ADMISSION from 3 – 6 pm. More Info: LancasterScienceFactory.org

3 Elizabethtown Holiday Parade tomorrow (Sat. Nov. 19) at 2pm.  The parade begins at the corner of South Market and West Bainbridge Streets, and travels North on Market Street to the intersection of North Market Street and Mechanics Alley.  More Info: etownonline.com

2 Extraordinary Night of Joy Community Concert tonight (Fri, Nov 18) at The Conestoga Valley High School from 7pm-8:30pm. Featuring CV grads Alex Arias and Liz Fulmer, Rich Lucchese, CV Choral Group and several church Praise bands. More Info: CVCCS.org

ExtraGive FEST – tonight (Friday, Nov 18) 5pm-midnight. Celebrate the Extraordinary Give with a finale event featuring 10 bands at 2 locations – Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square and Lancaster County Convention Center. Don’t forget to check out the Greist Building lights. More Info: ExtraGive.org

The Extraordinary Give is happening today.  This is Lancaster’s biggest day of online giving, but you don’t have to be from Lancaster to donate to WJTL.  Over 400 Non-Profit Organizations are participating.  Your donations are stretched by  $250,000 from the Lancaster County Community Foundation and their sponsors. There are also special incentives and bonuses for organizations that total another $50,000.  Last year you helped WJTL raise $159,487.  Today’s event was created to encourage and inspire giving.  We want to invite you to donate to WJTL today by clicking on this link.  We know there are many worthy organizations vying for your attention and donations today. Please consider supporting WJTL-Creative Ministries Inc.  Thank you for believing in the ministry and mission of WJTL.