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Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania - 3717 Chestnut Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - (215) 627-6434
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www.diopa.org
July 26, 2017
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Table of Contents
One-Time Events
Ongoing Events
Job Openings
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A weekly publication of the Diocese of Pennsylvania's Communication Network. These brief "
classifieds" are intended to keep the members of the Diocese abreast of programs and activities in our parishes, share position openings throughout the Diocese, and to let others know if we have excess goods/items they might be able to use. As in many "
Classified Ads", articles should not exceed 150 words in length with no graphics and should be submitted to J.D. Lafrance (
[email protected]) no later than Wednesday 10 a.m. each week for distribution via e-mail to the Diocese later that day. Text should be in the body of an email or in an attached Word document. Photos and graphics should be attached separately; no PDFs or documents with embedded photos please. This document may be copied for distribution as desired.
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Heard the word?
Staycation
or
Vacation
The Bible Challenge Continues!
SEND US A PHOTO OF YOUR
SUMMER BIBLE CHALLENGE
Camping, Fishing, Rowing, Throwing
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Strolling, Cooking, Hiking, Biking
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Flying, Cruising, Playing, Praying
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Sailing, Swimming, Running, Sunning
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Let's see where the challenge goes - Post to the Facebook Group Page or email [email protected]
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Programs
WomenConnecting - Saturdays,
9:30 a.m. - 12 noon.
September 30, 2017 at
Church of the Incarnation, 1505 Makefield Road, Morrisville, PA 19067.
October 21, 2017 at
Memorial Church of St. Luke, 1946 Welsh Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115.
WomenConnecting offers participants a safe place to explore together the inner path to self-discovery and wholeness. This retreat offers an opportunity, to learn deep and compassionate listening, to share experiences and stories, and to cultivate awareness of the inner life. Come with an open mind and an open heart. RSVP and for more information contact: Rev. Harriet Kollin at 215-292-9782 or
[email protected]
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Transformation comes from looking deeply within, to a state that exists before fear and isolation arise, the state in which we are inviolably whole just as we are. We connect to ourselves, to our own true experience and discover that to be alive means to be whole. From Loving-kindness by Sharon Salzberg.
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Rummages/Fairs/Flea Markets
T
he
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 16 W. 3rd St. Essington, is proud to announce its first ever Designer Bag Bingo on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and games begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. Tickets include 2 bingo cards for a total of 10 bingo games, with each game prize being a bag valued at up to $400.
Designers such as Michael Kors, Coach, Kate Spade, Vera Bradley and Dooney and Bourke! We will also have additional cards, food and raffle tickets for sale.
This event is BYOB, and for participants 21 and over. Due to the limited number of tickets available, we ask that tickets be paid for in advance, and cannot hold tickets at the door without payment. If available, tickets will be sold at the door for $30.00. We expect this event to sell out, so purchase your tickets early. For tickets, please contact Maryann Waters at
610-405-9043 or
[email protected]
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Food
Friends of Guyam Partners invite you to a
Caribbean Food Festival and Silent Auction on
Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Undercroft of
St. Francis-In-The-Fields Episcopal Church
, 689 Sugartown Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For more info, call 610-647-0130, email:
[email protected]
, or goto:
www.stfrancisfields.com
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Door Prizes and Face Painting. Adult Lunch includes Caribbean cuisine such as Peas and Rice, Curried Beef and Chicken, Jerk Chicken, Spicy Vegetables, Yellow Plantains and other mouth-watering dishes. Child Lunch includes Hot Dog with bun, and macaroni and cheese. Caribbean fruit drinks will be served. Baked Goods for Sale and live music supplied by Caribbean Steel Pan Orchestra.
Proceeds benefit Education of children and disadvantaged women in Guyana. Purchase tickets from: Hortense Gordon, Ida Guckes, Sheila Rees, Cassie Wahn, Esther Underhill and Cicely Peters. Donation: Adults $15 and Children under 8 $7. Visit our website:
www.GUYAMPARTNERS.org
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Services
On
Sunday, August 6, 2017 the Episcopal Church of
St. Martin-in-the-Fields will hold its second annual celebration of
Emancipation Day. The Rev. Leroy Lyons will be the visiting preacher for the worship service to be held at 5:00 p.m. A steel drum band and Caribbean foods will highlight the reception to follow.
The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 ended slavery in the British Empire on August 28, 1834. Emancipation Day is widely observed in the former Caribbean colonies of Britain during the first week of August to remember and celebrate this historic moment of liberation from oppression and injustice.
St. Martin's began recognition of this holiday thanks to the leadership of parishioner Teresa Parris, who hails from Nevis. The church is located at 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118. Visit
www.StMartinEC.org or call 215-247-7466 for more information. Facebook event with photos may be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/143852139503704/.
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Items Free/For Sale to Parishes
Open House
at the Diocese Warehouse on Thursday, August 3th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. register with [email protected].
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Summer Camps/Schools
Coming Soon to
Holy Nativity Episcopal Church in Rockledge
- Vacation Bible School - July 31 - August 4, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information, please call (215) 663-9903 or visit
www.holynativityrockledge.org
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Programs
You are invited to...
Open Presence: The Practice of Contemplation.
"Contemplation is a fundamental constituent of human nature and hence available to every human being. It is accessed by letting go of our own idea of ourselves, turning our will over to God, and resting in the Divine Indwelling that is already present with us and waiting to reveal itself to us."
From Open Mind, Open Heart by Thomas Keating
. Try it on! No experience required.
The session begins with a half-day introduction to contemplative practice (required) on
Saturday, September 16, 2017
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Church of the Incarnation
, 1505 Makefield Road, Morrisville, PA 19067. Followed by six-weekly sessions to delve deeply into different styles of open presence prayer - Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.,
September 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, and 24.
Facilitator and contact: The Rev. Harriet Kollin. You may contact her at
[email protected]
or at 215-292-9782.
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Music
A
Saturday Afternoon of Jazz at the
Church of St. Andrew & St. Monica. Pianist Joe Stevenson - October 28, 2017. Saxophonist Bootsie Barnes - December 9, 2017. All concerts go from 2 - 4:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 and $25 at the door. The church is located at 3600 Baring Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For more info, call 215-222-7606 or visit the website at
www.ssandrewmonica.org. For ticket information, call 267-235-6061 or 856-986-7757.
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Requests for Items
Grace Epiphany Church
is seeking Library Carrels for use in their offices. If anyone in the Diocese can donate some that are not being used in their buildings, please call Grace Epiphany Church at (215) 248-2950.
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Church Services
Saint Clement's Church
, 20th & Cherry Streets, welcomes you to Sunday Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 4 p.m. Vespers is chanted entirely in Latin. This weekly service is followed by sherry and light refreshments.
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Accommodations/Space for Rent
Parish Hall - Long Term Rent - St. Andrew's-in-the-Field.
Large, freshly-painted multipurpose room perfect for afterschool program, GED program/tutoring, other classes, or daycare (CCS/DHS-approved space) include use of large, fully-equipped kitchen; tables/chairs for 75-100. Large room (Parish Hall) - 76 ft. x 27 ft.; Smaller room - 34 ft. x 28ft.; Office - 23 ft. x 15 ft.; Kitchen is 12ft. x 16ft. Ample closet space. Ramp for the disabled. Air-conditioned. Seeking long-term tenant. Call Barbara in Church Office (215) 673-5938 weekdays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. for more information and rates.
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Gift/Thrift Shops
The newly renovated
Gift Shop at St. David's Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA, can help meet your needs for religious items for adults and children that include bibles, prayer books, crosses (both jewelry and wall crosses), inspirational cards, calendars and books, as well as non-religious gifts for the home, family and friends.
Items purchased by churches/clergy for ministry purposes will receive a 10% discount; and those purchases will be tax free. All proceeds from items sold will benefit St. David's outreach programs in Haiti, Uganda and Guatemala.
For more information, please contact The Gift Shop by calling 484-580-8486; e-mailing
[email protected]; or visit the shop on the first floor of the St. David's Chapel complex at 763 South Valley Forge Road, Wayne, PA. The Gift Shop hours are Tuesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to noon.
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Clergy
Christ Church, Pottstown
is seeking a Full-Time Rector who, with staff and associate clergy, will share in the comprehensive ministry of the parish. Christ Church is a thriving Christ-centered community in the heart of downtown Pottstown, PA.
We are blessed with a broad based congregation who love and care for one another and our surrounding communities. We are looking for strong applicants who are able to work with people of all ages and are committed to the Episcopal worship, the nurturing of habits of study, prayer, and mission, and the integration of faith and life.
A fuller job description can be found at our web site:
http://tinyurl.com/CC-Rector. CDOs or resumes should be sent to Canon Jill Mathis or Stephanie Laidig, Search Chair, above. Our mission: To Glorify God through Worship, Nurture, and Service. Contact: Canon Jill Mathis, [email protected] or Stephanie Laidig, Search Chair, [email protected].
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Musicians
Holy Innocent's St. Paul's Church
is searching for a Music Director. Duties will include the following: prepare and present music for Sunday worship and holidays. The Director will select Hymns and service music that support the service liturgy, lead and direct the choir, be receptive to incorporating a broad spectrum of instruments and music styles for services, and design & develop a children's music ministry.
Service times: 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (Spanish). A bilingual candidate (Spanish) is a bonus, but not required. Salary and other compensation to be discussed. Contact: Holy Innocent's St. Paul's Church, 7001 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19135. Call 215-624-1144 or 215-919-2635.
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Church Staff
Saint Dunstan's Church, Blue Bell
, is looking for a Part-Time Parish Administrator.
We need someone who can create our Sunday Worship Leaflet (using MS Publisher), keep up with church e-mails and phone messages, etc., for 9 to 10 hours a week. The Administrator keeps track of church business, opens mail, pays bills, does filing. It is the nitty-gritty work that keeps the church doors open.
Ideally this person should maintain regular office hours 2 or 3 days a week, but if this part-time work would best be done in an evening or two a week, we are able to be flexible. Our current administrator (who has taken a full-time job) will provide training.
If you are interested in this position, or have questions to ask, please leave a message for our Senior Warden, David Martin at 215-643-0522 or
[email protected]
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Youth/Family Ministries
Director of Children's and Youth Ministries.
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, Glenside
is seeking a creative and energetic individual to coordinate and oversee our children's and youth programs.
In this twenty hour/week paid position, the Director of Children's and Youth Ministries will work with a group of volunteers, the Rector, and other parish staff to engage, equip, and empower our young people to deepen their relationship with God, inspiring them to live their lives in service of others.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about working with children and youth, engaging our young people and their parents in ministry within and outside of the parish. Experience with youth as well as volunteer coordination is preferred. Please send cover letter and resume to The Very Rev. Emily Richards at
[email protected]
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Volunteers
Spiritual Direction Offering.
What is "spiritual direction"?
Most basically, it is sitting down with a trusted Christian person in a confidential setting and discussing one's prayer life, what is happening in one's Christian pilgrimage, and how God may be acting and making Godself known in one's life. It can take place once a month or once every few months, even on an irregular basis.
This is not about interminable psychotherapy, but rather relatively infrequent meetings, which can enable real spiritual friendship to develop over a period of time.
If you think you might be interested in exploring spiritual direction, you may talk with or contact Rev. Jill McNish at 973-819-5191. As well as having a PhD in Psychology and Religion from Union Seminary, she received training in spiritual direction at the Center for Christian Spirituality at General Seminary.
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