Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
September 1-3, 2017

5 That Pet Show tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 2) noon-1pm at That Fish Place – That Pet Place, Centerville Road, Lancaster. Reptiles, amphibians, small pets and more! Learn about animal diet, habitat, communication, adaptation, and more! The free show is hosted by animal expert Stacy Davis. More Info: ThatPetPlace.com

4 First Friday Lancaster in Downtown Lancaster tonight (Friday, September 1)  5-9pm.  Art galleries, studios, museums, music, and more in downtown Lancaster.   More Info: VisitLancasterCity.com

3 Hammel Associates Architects in Lancaster First Friday Lego Building Party tonight (Friday, September 1) from 5-8:30pm at their offices on Grant Street in Lancaster. Architectural, Trains, Freestyle, Connects, Creator – more than 40,000 bricks, plates and specialty pieces to build with. More Info:  Hammelarch.com

2 Hospice & Community Care Labor Day Auction, tomorrow (Saturday) Sunday and Monday (September 2-4) at the Solanco Fairgrounds in Quarryville beginning at 7:30am each day. Art, Plants, Quilts, Food and more. The event is free, proceeds from the auction benefit local Hospice & Community Care. More Info: labordayauction.org

1 30th Annual Heart of Lancaster Arts & Crafts Show tomorrow (Saturday) & Sunday (September 2 & 3) 10am-4pm at Roots Country Market, Graystone Road, Manheim. Over 200 Exhibitors and over 50 demonstrations. Live music by Susquehanna Pipes and Drums. More Info: hlcshow.com

Please join us in prayer and partnership with flood relief efforts in Texas.  

Christ In Action, God’s Pit Crew, Samaritan’s Purse, and Mennonite Disaster Service are a few ministries already at work in Texas where you could invest your resources.    

School is starting, or has already started for some of you. That means that we are ready to start a new season of WJTL’s Youth Group Night here at the Junction Center!

What is Youth Group Night? It’s a FREE event for Youth Leaders and their groups to come learn about Radio, Promotions, Music and WJTL. We will teach your group about our station, how it differs from other stations, and how you can get involved. Here’s some activities you will be participating in during that night.

At our first station, you will spend time with John Staffieri grading music. John will play music we are or will begin playing at WJTL, and you get to grade it. This lets us know what kind of music you like! Our second station is in the Production Room with myself, Katlyn Jumper. Here we will learn what goes on behind the scenes of WJTL from video to audio production. You will even get the chance to create your own radio spots for WJTL, Some Sort of Rock Show, and Kids Cookie Break. The final, and favored station is going LIVE on the radio with Nik at Nite. She will show you how it all happens from the music and drops to programs and spots. This will be your time to take over the radio airwaves! Nik will have you read the weather, liners, and info on community events. This also gives Youth Leaders a chance to tell our listeners about their group’s ministry on the radio.

To add to this fun and exciting event, we will feed everyone dinner from our meal sponsor Chick-Fil-A Lancaster! And if you thought the night couldn’t get any better, we give everyone in your group a cool WJTL Youth Group Night Shirt to take home with you!

If you are interested in being apart of this event, go ahead and sign up! Hoover over the station tab, and click on the Youth Group Night option. Fill out all the information on the form and submit! If you are picked for Youth Group Night, you will be contacted and we will sign you up for a date to join us. We have many entries coming in, so sign up today to get your group entered to join us for WJTL’s Youth Group Night!

Kristi Leigh – WJTL DJ

Kristi@WJTL.com

Here is your handcrafted playlist for the August 25th (10pm)  &  27th (8pm & 10pm) episode:

Hour 1

1. Don’t Be Long – Army of Bones
2. Running From The Scene – Manic Bloom
3. Outro – NF
4. 100 (ft. Andy Mineo) – KB
5. Underneath – Zahna
6. Yours Again – RED
7. This Is Who We Are – Written in Kings
8. Tonight – TobyMac Feat. John Cooper
9. The Broken One – We Are Vessel
10. Lost in the Smoke – Scarlet White
11. Bring Me to the Water – Everything New
12. These Arrows Shoot To Kill – Flagship Armada
13. Get Down Get Down – KJ-52
14. Fivetweezy – KJ-52

Hour 2

1. The Resistance – Skillet
2. The Elevator – I Am Empire
3. Source of Life – DaysEye
4. Pretty Little Phase – Hearts Like Lions
5. Holding On – Sun City
6. Faith – Citizens & Saints
7. Evil Lies – Gold, Frankincense, & Myrrh
8. Tell Me – As We Ascend
9. Superfly – The O.C. Supertones
10. Safe & Sound – We Were Once
11. Dying Inside – Facing Fire
12. Erase – Disciple
13. Found – Seventh Day Slumber
14. Song of Deliverance – Zach Williams
15. Until The Night’s Gone Graceful Closure

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Promise of Hope is based on Isaiah 40, verse 31.

“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Verse 29 in that chapter tells us that the LORD gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Worry has a way of depleting our energy. Stress leads us to places of anxiety. And a hurried pace of life can lead to burnout. But hope in the Lord brings renewal of strength, by refreshing our perspective that God is in control. He is greater than the weight of our adversity. He is stronger than the spiritual forces of darkness. In His grace, we experience His peace, know His joy, and are energized by His love. Hope strengthens us to rise above life’s challenges to move forward in God’s grace.

Renewed Strength is a promise of hope for those who follow Jesus in the Year of Trust.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

Five Fun Free Family Things To Do This Weekend
August 25-27, 2017

5 Activ8 Love Fest Sunday (Aug. 27) 5pm-8pm at Lancaster Teen Haven. Food, bounce houses, face painting, snow cones, prizes and more. Activ8 Love Fest concludes with a concert featuring Tampa, FLorida Artist Loso. More Info: 717-392-1995

4 Sidewalk Prophets in concert tomorrow (Saturday, August 26) at 7pm at West York Area Middle School to benefit Every Child is Worthy Ministries. ECW is a ministry helping disabled orphans around the world through outreach, restoration, and the message of Jesus Christ. More Info: www.ecwministries.org

3 The Elizabethtown Fair continues today and tomorrow (Friday & Saturday, August 25 & 26) Animal, agricultural, competitions and commercial exhibits, petting zoo, entertainment, contests and more. More Info: http://etownfair.org/

2 Lancaster Airport Community Days’ “Celebration of Flight” tomorrow and Sunday (August 26-27).Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 10-4. A variety of aircrafts on display and in the air. Plane or helicopter rides. Air Show begins at noon each day. The event is free, there is a cost for parking. More Info: http://lancasterairport.com/

1 The 6th Annual Kids Cookie Break Fest, tomorrow (Saturday, Agust 26) Two identical programs 10am-2pm and 3-7pm. For those who have tickets the festival features Inflatables, Petting Zoo, Barrel Train Rides, Pedal Cars, Local Fire and Police vehicles, and concerts in the air-conditioned Landis Hall! For those attending please hashtag your pics with #kcb2017.

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Trust, today’s Focus on God examines His good gifts.

According to Matthew 7:9, God knows how to give good gifts to His children.

Jesus said, “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”

So then, if it is human nature for moms and dads to want to give good gifts to their children, how much more valuable will God’s good gifts be for His children? God the Father sent Jesus to the world 2,000 years ago, and today, He gives the Holy Spirit to His children. Those are two precious gifts that the world cannot offer us.

He also blesses us with tangible gifts like rain from the sky, crops from the earth, and good friends with whom we can share the journey.

God’s good gifts are reasons to thank God and to trust in God for today and forever.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com

This weekend we counted down the top 22 albums in the 4 years of the show: