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UP-COMING EVENTS CONTINUED
August 2025
Friday/Saturday, August 1 & 2, 2025 West York COB Yard Sale, (see page 3)
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Stewards Commission Meeting, ZOOM, 7:00 PM
Thursday, August 21, 2025 District Executive Committee Meeting, Carlisle COB, 6;30 PM
Saturday, August 23, 2025 Mechanicsburg COB Yard Sale (see page 3)
Thursday, August 28, 2025 Ministry Commission Meeting, Carlisle COB, 6:30 PM
September 2025
Monday, September 1, 2025 Labor Day, District Office Closed
Sunday, September 7, 2025 National Grandparents Day
Saturday, September 19-20, 2025 SOPA District Conference, Hanover COB, 601 Wilson Ave,
Hanover, PA 17331 (see page 8)
Monday, September 22, 2025 First Day of Autumn
Action Taken by SOPA District Ministry Commission
During a recent meeting of the SOPA District Ministry Commission, it was
brought to our attention of a bill coming before Pennsylvania Lawmakers to le-
galize marijuana in the state of PA. Our District Ministry Commission discussed
the repercussions of approving this bill and added the Ministry Commission’s op-
position to such approval along with other PA entities, who opposed the bill. It
should be noted that we will need to continue to be vigilant on this issue as well
as others to be in support of God’s Word and the families of Pennsylvania.
HB 1200 (“Cannabis Health & Safety Act”) aimed to legalize recreational mari-
juana for adults 21 and older, with sales managed through state-run stores. The
bill narrowly passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The Senate
Law and Justice Committee voted against advancing HB 1200 to the floor, effec-
tively halting its progress in its current form. Proponents will undoubtedly try
again.
