August 2026
"Your neighbors and friends"
NEIGHBORHOOD BACK TO SCHOOL BINGO OUTDOOR EVENT
WITH FREE PIZZA!
August 16, 2-4pm
If you missed our last great neighborhood outdoor event, don't miss our upcoming one in a few days. Harmony Church will be sponsoring this free neighborhood event on Sunday, August 16, from 2-4pm. It will be a fun time to get together with neighbors, celebrate summer, and help your kids get ready to go back to school this fall! And free PIZZA for everyone! For more details on this family event, check our Facebook page, Instagram and website. We look forward to seeing you and be sure to invite family and friends!
NEW SMALL GROUP FORMING - LAMP POST LIVING
Lamp Post Living is for everyday people who want to grow in their faith and live it out where they are. It's a safe space for meaningful conversation and practical application. We will learn together how to live with our neighbors in peace and live out our faith. The group will be using the book, More Than Neighbors (A Biblical Worldwide view of Community).The group will begin meeting Monday, September14 and meet each Monday evening at 7pm for 12 weeks. To learn more about this group or to register by the deadline of August 31, contact George Williams at walrus325@yahoo.com.
HARMONY CHURCH'S NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH STARFISH MINISTRIES
Harmony Church has recently started a new partnership with Starfish Ministries that serves the homeless in the Harrisburg area. Our women's group of Harmony Church recently prepared and served lunch for around 150 homeless people as well as handed out free items that are needed by the homeless population in the Harrisburg area. If you would like to learn more about this organization, go to starfishministrieshbg.org. If you would like to participate when Harmony is serving at Starfish, please contact Gina Claeys at gandmclaeys@gmail.com.
NEW HOPE MINISTRIES
If you are looking for a place to donate to with a financial gift, if you have food or clothing items that you would like to donate or are looking for a great place to volunteer to feel good about helping those in need, you may want to check out our local New Hope Ministries. New Hope is about helping people when in need, about helping people who have fallen on hard times get back on their feet, and equipping people to develop skills and a resume to find employment. Our local New Hope Ministries is located at 99 W. Church St., Dillsburg. To call: 717-432-3053. Reach them online at www.nhm-pa.org.
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING AVAILABLE @ HARMONY CHURCH
If you need help dealing with life or are facing mental health challenges, please don't feel like you are alone. There is help! Contact Reduce Stress and Thrive Counseling Services. Dr. Shawn Geraty is available at Harmony Church by appointment. Appointments can be made by email: drshawn@reducestress.life or by calling: 717-516-1199. Financial help is available to those who need it. Please inquire about it when making an appointment.
DEVELOPING A BETTER CHURCH
@ HARMONY FOR YOU - OUR NEIGHBORS!
Harmony Church is currently making updates and renovations to many aspects of the church. You may have noticed recently as you drive-by that trees have been removed around the pavilion area to make it safer for everyone. We have just completed painting the entire exterior of the building and the worship area inside the building. We still have much to do outside including making the surface of the playground area softer and safer for children when playing, landscaping and new signage and lighting. Stay tuned for updates on continued renovations to make our grounds, building and guest services better for you as our neighbors!
FOR THE LADIES!
If you are a woman looking for a place to connect with other women, find a sense of community or looking for a place to both grow personally and be involved in service projects to benefit others, this might be the place for you. Times and events for women to get together are being planned for this spring and summer. Service projects will include making meals for Starfish Ministry and CARES Homeless shelter. If you would like more information on this women's group, please contact Jan Williams jklb55@yahoo.com or Gina Claeys gandmclaeys@gmail.com.
THURSDAY CHAIR EXERCISE CLASS @ HARMONY CHURCH, 9:30am
Every Thursday morning at Harmony Church, you can attend a chair exercise class beginning at 9:30am. It is free, a great way to exercise without standing and to meet new people! It is held in the multipurpose room. All are invited to attend!
SURFACE BREAKERS LIFE GROUP @ HARMONY CHURCH
If you are looking for a space to connect with other people and talk about the ups and downs of life, this might be the group for you. This group meets each first and third Monday of the month from 7:00-8:00pm at Harmony Church. It is not a class. Each week is different. You don't have to talk; you can just attend and listen. You are always welcome to give it a try. If you decide it's not for you, no one will pressure you. The purpose of the group is to help people in our neighborhood find connection and community with others.
THOUGHT FOR AUGUST
We all look at our world and think it isn't as it should be - too much violence...too much political division...too much sickness...too much road rage...too much hate...too much abuse...too many people suffering from hunger, homelessness and pain...just too much bad stuff! And it is true. There is just too much bad and a lack of good in our world. The gap between how things are and how they should be seems enormous. We can't close that gap all in a day or by ourselves. However, we can close the gap with one act of kindness at a time. Ask yourself, what is one thing I could do today to make someone or something in our world better? And then ask yourself that again tomorrow, and then the day after that...
Jesus put it this way:
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
