A big thanks to Danielle from Susquehanna Valley United Way for delivering fresh diapers from the recent Diaper Dash! After a top-5 month of distribution where Baby Steps Diaper Pantry distributed over 2000 diapers, these will help cover a lot of bottoms! 
Baby Steps Diaper Pantry distribution takes place here at UIC on the second Saturday of every month from 10:00am-11:30am!
HARVEST HOME SUNDAY
HAM AND BEAN SOUP
Every fall UIC has a fundraiser where we sell our famous ham and beans soup to congregation members and at the Milton Harvest Festival. Every year the Outreach Committee picks a different non-profit to give all of the proceeds to. This year Outreach picked God’s Chuckwagon, a mobile soup kitchen serving Northumberland Country.
The congregation donated most of the ingredients needed for the soup. A huge thank you to everyone that donated!!! UIC was awarded an Action Team from Thrivent which included a $250 gift card which was used to buy the remaining ingredients needed.
TWO DAYS OF COOKING SOUP!
This year’s proceeds of $1,734 were given to God’s Chuckwagon, a mobile soup kitchen that serves meals in the upper part of Northumberland County. United In Christ member and this year’s ham and bean coordinator, Ruby Baker (left), visited God’s Chuckwagon to present the check to Pastor Jim Bowers and his wife, Janet (right), who had just prepared and served 60 meals in Sunbury and the next day they were traveling to Shamokin to serve additional meals. You can learn more about God’s Chuckwagon on their Facebook page here.
THE GREAT SEUSSCHARIST
AKA Holy Humor Sunday!
On Sunday, August 18th Pastor Justin rhymed the whole service. Yes, the whole service!! We also blessed all the backpacks and school supplies the congregation donated to Milton School District, along with the backpacks of school, and college, students!
The Children’s Sermon
The congregation donated over 493 items this year which included 45 backpacks, 84 glue sticks, 23 dozen colored pencils, 76 packs of crayons (24 pk), 54 notebooks, 22 rulers, 17 pencil boxes, 27 dozen pencils, 56 packs of markers, 11 bottles of glue, 11 scissors , 32 highlighters, 22 folders, 6 packs of filler paper, etc!!
Blessing backpacks of students, even college students!
UIC’s Outreach Committee, along with donations from Milton Lutheran Church, setup a table at 2 of Milton’s Open Houses. Students were able to pick anything they needed for the school year. The leftover items were given to Milton’s Baugher Elementary School.
NEW MEMBERS
On Sunday, July 28th we welcomed 5 new members to UIC.
Welcome Tim and Rose Stitzel, Garrett Glathar, and Chad and Maria Quail!!
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
This year Messiah Lutheran, New Berlin, joined us for our Christmas in July worship on July 21st.
Their choir blessed UIC with a song during the offering.
The Grinch came out operate the sound equipment for worship! Thank you Grinch!!
VICAR TO PASTOR
We are so proud to be part of Pastor Katy’s journey, which began at UIC as our intern. Katy Moran was called as the pastor of Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lewisburg. Katy was installed as CELC’s pastor on June 30th.
LEWISBURG SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM
In keeping with Christ’s call to feed the less fortunate, the Outreach Committee of UIC, and Lewisburg churches, have partnered with The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to provide food for school age children during the summer, when school lunches are not available. Each church is asked to provide a fresh vegetable and a fresh fruit. We also handed out shelf stable items, milk, meat, and cheese, which were provided by the food bank.
On Friday, June 19, Kathy Arndt, Gwen Murphy, and Ruby Baker helped with the packaging and distribution of approximately 45 grocery bags of food. Participants received food for 2 weeks determined by the number of school age children in their family.
UIC has participated in the Lewisburg Summer Lunch Program for the last 10+ years. The Rich Huff Fund committee has always generously donated the food items to this cause!
SUMMER DAY CAMP
Another great year of Camp Mount Luther Day Camp!!!
UIC partnered with Milton Lutheran Church and Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
to host a joint church summer day camp.
BAPTISM OF CONNOR WONDOLOSKI
On June 2nd we celebrated the baptism of Mike and Annette Baker’s grandson,
Dave and Danielle Wondoloski’s beautiful baby boy!
Left to Right: Connor’s sister Ella, Pastor Justin, Danielle and Connor Wondoloski, Dave Wondoloski, and baptism sponsors Mark and Glenna Crowl.
CONGRATULATIONS, MICHELLE!!
Michelle Shearer, member of UIC, began the 2 year program of becoming an Authorized Lay Worship Leader, or ALWL, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. On Saturday, May 4th, Michelle was commissioned by Bishop Miller as an Authorized Lay Worship Leader in the Upper Susquehanna Synod!
FROM INTERN TO PASTOR
After Vicar Katy’s year long internship at UIC she excepted a call at Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lewisburg! On Saturday, April 27th at 1:00pm at her home congregation, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Herndon, Virginia, Vicar Katy became The Rev. Katy Moran.
Congratulations Pastor Katy!!!
Upper Susquehanna Synod
(left to right) Bishop Craig Miller, Rev. Gary Schaeffer, Rev. Katy Moran,
Rev. Justin Lingenfelter, Rev. Stina Schaeffer
PALM SUNDAY
We celebrated Jesus’s entrance into the city at the start of Holy Week and bear witness to the course that lead him through cross and tomb in the days ahead!
THE VOTES ARE IN!
On Sunday, March 17th, Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church officially voted to call Vicar Katy as their pastor!
Bishop Miller, Vicar Katy, and Rick Faux (CELC Council President)
KIDS NIGHT OUT
We had a very special Saint Patrick’s Day party for the youngsters at UIC.
YOUNG USHERS
Who says children can’t help during worship? We encourage it!!!
PACKING FOOD FOR MILTON PANTHER PACKS
Every week there are over 250 children in the Milton School District that take home food backpacks. Last month UIC donated over 800 food items. This month we got to pack those food bags!
SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Every year UIC tackles hunger by collecting food items. This year we collected for Milton Panther Packs which provides backpacks of food over the weekends, when school meals are not available. Every week there are over 250 children in the Milton School District that take home food backpacks.
SCOUT SUNDAY
Scout Sunday at UIC is always a true blessing to be able to worship with all the kids that meet at UIC for Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, and their families.
EAGLE SCOUT
Micholas Bennage from Boy Scout Troop 600, which meets at UIC on Monday nights, received his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
For his Eagle Scout project, Bennage built a platform at the White Deer Township Recycling Center. The old platform was in need of being replaced.
Nicholas Bennage is a Meadowbrook Christian School senior, also a member of the National Honor Society and Scouting Order of the Arrow, Bennage plans to attend college after graduation, and enter the medical field.
NEW MEMBERS
January 15th we welcomed Cheryl Koons and Jenn Hauck to UIC!!
