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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 ( jdlafrance@diopa.org) no later than Wednesday 12 p.m. each week for distribution via e-mail to the Diocese on Thursday. 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.
ONE-TIME EVENTS
Programs

Programs

Gerrymandering Presentation with Fair Districts PA . On Wednesday, October 25, Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields will host Fair Districts PA for a presentation about gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. Come learn how gerrymandering is impacting the vote and weakening our democracy by reinforcing partisan divisions in our voting districts.

Wednesday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. (following SUPPER at 6 p.m. and Compline at 7 p.m.). Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118. For more information or to register, call 215.247.7466 or visit www.StMartinEC.org/Events.

Forums/Discussion Groups

Forums

Episcopal Community Services presents  The Forum on Justice & Opportunity  on  Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall, Philadelphia. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9:00 a.m.

The forum connects volunteers and social change activists to human service experts in order to activate partnerships and build holistic approaches to service across the region. The keynote address will be provided by Dr. Kathryn Edin, a prominent sociologist in the field and author of $2 a day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, copies of which will be available for purchase and signing. Breakout sessions are themed around understanding the culture of poverty and a look at safeguarding the policies that protect low-income consumers.

Tickets are $25. Register at www.ecsphilly.org/forum-justice-opportunity. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided. Kindly RSVP by November 1, 2017.

Rummages/Fairs/Flea Markets

Rummages

Trinity Buckingham Church holds its Annual Fall Clothing and Bake Sale on Saturday, October 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering new and gently used clothing, shoes, jewelry, linens and gift and decorative items for sale. Fresh homemade pies, cakes, cookies, jam and candy are offered at the Bake Sale.
 
Hearty lunch items are offered at the Sale, including Trinity Buckingham's famous corn chowder, chicken and egg salad sandwiches, hotdogs and homemade desserts.
 
Proceeds from the Annual Clothing and Bake Sale are donated to nonprofit organizations in the surrounding Bucks County region.
 
Trinity Buckingham Church is located at 2631 Durham Road in Buckingham, PA, at the intersection of Routes 202 and 413. There is ample parking behind the church.

Music

Music

Announcing  Autumn Harvest Concert for the Community , a benefit concert by Sounds of Joy and the gospel choir, Every Voice from Castlebar, Ireland at
St. Luke's Church, Germantown on  Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 4 p.m. The members of Sounds of Joy which includes St. Luke's parishioner and vestry member, Greg Paul and Donna Drake, are proud to bring this group to our church home. This event will be our second time partnering with their director, Kathy Fahey who is very excited to bring her group for a visit and a chance to sing with us. The concert will benefit St. Luke's Community Nutrition Programs.

Services
                                 
Services
The Rev. David Peters , founder of the Episcopal Veteran's Fellowship (EVF), will be the guest speaker at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. services on Sunday, October 29 at Church of the Holy Spirit, Harleysville. His topic will be "Post-Traumatic God: How the Church Ministers to People Who Have Been to Hell and Back."

Rev. Peters is traveling to parishes and dioceses across the Church to nurture existing veterans' ministries and coach parishes and dioceses as they start new ones. He served in the Marines before finishing college and seminary, and after 9/11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq he volunteered to serve as an Army chaplain and deployed to Iraq in 2005. After Iraq, he was assigned to the amputee and psychiatric wards of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. These experiences led him to found EVF in 2014 in the Diocese of Texas, where he is an assistant rector at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Austin.

Food

Food 
The Men's Fellowship Fish Fry - October 27, 2017 at St. George St. Barnabas Episcopal Church from 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Cost: Platters $12.00 & Sandwiches $8.00. Menu: Fried Fish (whiting), Collard Greens, Macaroni & Cheese, and Cornbread.

Call ahead: 215-747-2605. We Deliver! All proceeds benefit SGSB Youth. Eat-in/Take-out. Orders over $20.00. The church is located at 520 S. 61st Street, Philadelphia, PA  19143.

Items Free/For Sale to Parishes

ItemsFree 
Resurrection Episcopal Church, Rockdale has been cleaning house and we have Several Boxes of Choral Music available free of charge to other churches. For further information contact Karen Warren at 610-246-2082 or kartwirl@aol.com .

ONGOING EVENTS
Programs

OngoingPrograms 
SUPPER 5 times a month in the Wissahickon Deanery!

SUPPER is a free, home-cooked meal for the whole community. All are invited to a meal that brings neighbors together and allows families to take a break and eat a healthy meal. We have room at the table for everyone, no matter what. 

Please find SUPPER at the following locations each month:

SUPPER at St. Martin's in Chestnut Hill - 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
SUPPER at St. Alban's in Roxborough - 2nd Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
SUPPER at Grace Epiphany in Mt. Airy - 3rd Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
SUPPER at Christ Church & St. Michael's in Germantown - 4th Saturdays at 3 p.m.

Learn more at 

Music

OngoingMusic
Choral Evensong at St. Stephen's Church, Philadelphia, 19 South 10th Street Every Sunday at 6 p.m. Music of William Byrd and Palestrina. Lead by Father Peter Kountz and the St. Stephen's Evensong Choir lead by Matthew Glandorf.

Requests for Items

OngoingRequests
Attention, Good Samaritans!  St. Mark's, Frankford needs your help in filling these  "Blessings Bags" for distribution to those in need. Please help us make these empty bags overflow with kindness, as well as: bottled water, soap, razors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, individually wrapped 'wet ones', individual snacks, combs, pocket packs of tissues, tampons, sanitary napkins and hand sanitizer.

When a person is faced with housing problems, with troubles and issues that are overwhelming and with nowhere to go...nowhere to turn...they feel lost, misplaced and forgotten. By providing this little bit of comfort, we can make someone feel better. With one little bag, we can offer a glimmer of hope...and joy...and peace.

Donations may be dropped off at St. Mark's, Frankford (4442 Frankford Ave., 19124), Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pickups can be arranged. Call Blair Jordan 267-368-0043/Luz Miranda 267-356-3992 or St. Mark's: 215-535-0635.

Church Services

OngoingServices
New Sunday Evening Services. Redemption Episcopal Church
is now offering two services on Sundays - their regular 10 a.m. mass and a new 7 p.m. service. The 7 p.m. service is more casual but a great alternative if you're unable to make your usual Sunday morning service.

The church is located at 1101 2nd Street Pike, Southampton, PA 18966.

Accommodations/Space for Rent

SpaceRent
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 - 12 ft. x 16 ft.; Kitchen is 15ft. x 23ft. Ample closet space. Handy-cap ramp. 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.

Gift/Thrift Shops

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; email  giftshop@stdavidschurch.org ; 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.
 
JOB OPENINGS
Clergy

Clergy
Priest-in-Charge - St. Stephen's, Norwood . St. Stephen's is a transformational church that celebrates the liturgy in a relaxed and casual style. We are an inclusive community that values and fosters individual incremental growth into the potential that God has planned for us.

The weekly message/sermon is an integral part of who we are in Christ and recharges our spiritual vitality inspiring us to actions we can practice and take with us into the communities we serve.  Development of lay leadership is fundamental to our identity. 

Our Priest-in-Charge can provide leadership in identifying and mediating potential differences that could impact our sense of well being and obstruct the achievement of our mission. We are looking for someone to provide a weekly message and attitude that will promote a call to action for our very diverse congregation and inspire the parish to fulfill the aspirations of our mission prayer:  For the communities we serve give us generous hearts, oh Lord, that our inviting and including may create the spiritual home so many are looking for. Let us be that family of worship and mission where all can grow spiritually and serve joyfully in Christ's name. Amen.

The Application Process: All interested applicants can apply to the Pennsylvania diocese or send your resume and salary requirements to searchcommittee@sstephen.org . We are accepting applications until November 20, 2017.

Church Staff

Staff
Cleaning Person Needed. Redemption Episcopal Church is hiring a part-time cleaning person. Max 20 hours per week - flexible schedule. $10-$11/hr., depending on experience.

Please contact Fr. Emmanuel Williamson at 215-357-0303 or redemptionepiscopalchurch@gmail.com. The church is located at 1101 2nd Street Pike, Southampton, PA 18966.
 
Musicians

JobsMusicians
Cantor Wanted. Grace Epiphany Church, Mt. Airy is seeking a cantor to lead our congregation's principal service. Familiarity with Episcopal worship & musical resources, including the Lift Every Voice and Sing & the Hymnal, is highly desired.

In additional to leading congregational singing, the cantor will be asked to sing an occasional solo. For additional information, please contact the Rev. Naz Javier at (215) 248-2950 x404 or at via email at naz.javier@graceepiphany.org .


Teachers

Teachers
The Trinity Buckingham Academy (http://bit.ly/2xAOpBk), a Department of Education licensed preschool and kindergarten in the care of Trinity Episcopal Church in Buckingham, PA, is looking for a creative, energetic person to become its Full-Time Director beginning in September 2018.

The position will begin as a part time assistant director position in February 2018. Teacher certification required, teaching experience and a background in early education preferred. For more information or to apply please send an email to office@trinitybuckingham.org or call 215-794-7920.  

Volunteers

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"Celebrating one Baptism in Christ" - An Ecumenical Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation on Sunday, October 29, 2017 , 3:00 p.m. at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral.
 
Singers are invited to join a special ecumenical choir for a worship service on Sunday, October 29 at 3:00 p.m. at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. This ecumenical service is presented by the Philadelphia Liturgical Institute. Homilists for the service will be the Rev. Dr. Gordon Lathrop and Father Dennis Gill, with the Very Rev. Judith Sullivan, Dean of the Cathedral presiding.
 
The special choir for this service will be conducted by Cathedral Director of Music Dr. Thomas Lloyd, joined by organist Michael Stairs. There will be a single combined rehearsal at 2:00 p.m. immediately before the service. Choir members are encouraged to vest as they normally would on Sunday morning.
 
To sign up for the choir and receive the link to the music and study files for the anthem (Moses Hogan's arrangement of Deep River), contact choir director Thomas Lloyd at tlloyd@philadelphiacathedral.org.