Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania - 3717 Chestnut Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - (215) 627-6434
JANUARY 25, 2017
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 good/items they might be able to use. As in many "Classified Ads", articles should not exceed 150 words in length (total, and no graphics) and may 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.

READ THE BIBLE WITH THE BISHOP IN 2017!

 
Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As another part of my promise to better serve you, I am pleased to present another major initiative from the Offices of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. This Bible App will help us all to feel connected, provides a platform for participating in the Bishop's Bible Challenge, and perhaps most importantly is a powerful tool for you to read or hear the Word of God in 1,000 languages. With the Bible App, many now have access to the word of God in their primary language. Reading the Bible together as a diocesan community will have a life changing effect. The importance of Christian people using Holy Scripture as a foundation for daily life is hard to overstate. Who we are as the People of God flows directly from our worship, doctrine, and liturgy, which are all rooted in Scripture. To know the Bible better, is to know ourselves as the People of God better, to know our mission to the world better, and to know our faith better. We are here to help and to serve you, and this mobile app is another important step in showing the kind of innovation and emphasis that is placed on equipping our congregations to build the Kingdom of God.

The Rt. Rev. Daniel G.P. Guti érrez
XVI Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
ONE-TIME EVENTS
Programs

St. Peter's Episcopal Church-Glenside Blood Drive on Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Parish House. Make Your Appointment Today! Click Here  or go online at www.redcrossblood.org . Enter Sponsor Code: St. Peter - Glenside. Or call Kate Boyce at (215) 657-8539, or 1-800-RED-CROSS. The American Red Cross is excited to introduce Rapid Pass  a new tool that allows blood donors to help save lives in less time. Rapid Pass offers donors a way to complete their pre-reading and donation questions online from the comfort and privacy of their home or office; reducing the time they spend at the blood drive by up to 15 minutes. Donor Eligibility Guidelines: Click Here or call 1-866-236-3276. Donation Tips (including tips for after donating): Click Here . Remember to hydrate - drink lots of water. And please remember your ID. If you are an A-, B-, or an O blood type Let us know!! We need Power Red Donors!
Music

Choral Evensong at Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields return s on Sunday, February 5 at 5:00 p.m. Choral music will be sung by St. Martin's Chancel Choir. Come and listen here at home to songs that will be sung during their pilgrimage to the UK this August. A sermon will be given by Chaplain Clara Brown from The Germantown Home. All are invited to stay for a reception to follow. The church is located at 8000 St. Martin's Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118. For more info, call 215-247-7466. www.StMartinEC.org.

Services

Holy Spirit, Harleysville will hold the monthly Taize Service of sung prayers, readings and silent meditation at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 26. Healing prayers and laying on of hands will be offered. A potluck supper for those who wish to share a meal will begin at 6:30 p.m. Child care is available. All are welcome. For more info, call the church at 215-234-8020 or visit the web page at www.churchoftheholyspirit.us .

Food

The Mission Team will be sponsoring a  Soup and Bread Lunch following the 10:15 service on  January 29, 2017 at  Church of the Redeemer , 145 W. Springfield Road, Springfield, PA 19064, 610-544-8113,  [email protected] , www.redeemerspringfield.net . Cost: Food staples (canned fruit, canned vegetables, canned meat, rice, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti, and sauce, etc.) Monetary contributions will also be accepted for St. Mary's Food Cupboard.

Forums/Discussion Groups

Please join us for the St. David's Episcopal Church ALPHA Course, starting January 11, 2017, and ending March 22, 2017. ALPHA is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. We will begin with dinner at 6:00 p.m., and at 7:00 p.m. there will be a video presentation by Nicky Gumbel designed to engage and inspire conversation. The video presentation will explore issues to be discussed in the remaining time at your table. Issues of faith and the essentials of Christianity will be the center of conversations. After the video, you will have a chance to share your thoughts and ideas on the Christian faith, and to journey more deeply with fellow Christians. For more info:  http://www.stdavidschurch.org/the-alpha-course .

Items Free/For Sale to Parishes

St. John's, Glen Mills  has about 
50 of these chairs
for whomever wants them. They are comfortable armchairs great for a meeting room although a little faded otherwise in good condition. They were a gift to us by the Presbyterian Pension Fund. We are now replacing them with new and they are free. Contact Reverend John Sorensen, 610-389-9278.

ONGOING EVENTS
Programs

Please join us for  Bible Study Tuesdays from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (with a light supper) and Sunset with God  every  Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at  Emmanuel Resurrection Church , 8201 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA  19136 (215-624-8520).
Music

Exciting local music is coming to Incarnation Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church . Starting in September, and running through the fall and winter months, IHS Drexel Hill will be hosting a Coffee House Open Mic and Concert Series. We'll bring in two local musicians to play longer sets and open the rest of the time up for members of the audience to share songs. We will sell refreshments and snacks to help raise money for the church. Please come check one out and tell your friends and loved ones. 3000 Garrett Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026.

Requests for Items

A Call for Socks to Benefit the Homeless. Did you know there are about 300 homeless people in Bucks County? Homeless people don't have frequent access to laundry facilities. So when their socks get wet, they risk getting trench foot, or even frostbite. They need dry socks to stay healthy. Last year the parish of St. Philip's collected well over 500 pairs of socks to distribute. This year, the Bucks County Herald has teamed up with St. Philip's Episcopal Church, New Hope, to appeal to the whole community to donate socks for the area's homeless people. We welcome all donations of new socks for men and socks, stockings, leggings and panty hose for women. Some children's socks are also welcome, but primarily those for adults. Help give Christmas Stockings a new meaning: when you are out shopping for the holiday, buy some socks for the homeless in our own community. Place them into the big blue tub on the porch of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 10 Chapel Road, New Hope (the historic one-room schoolhouse at the corner of River Road and Chapel Road).
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.

Accomodations/Space for Rent

St. Alban's, Newtown Square , offers parish hall as "Alban's Garden" for party rental space, Friday nights and Saturdays.  Accommodates a maximum of 130 for sit-down or buffet meal. Adjoining kitchen is commercial facility enjoyed by many a caterer. French doors open from hall onto patio onto country setting of expansive grounds with shrubs and trees...lovely and green late spring through early fall. Contact the Office Manager, 610-356-0459, x21, [email protected] .

Gift/Thrift Shops

The Catacomb Closet at Holy Trinity Church at 212 S. High Street, West Chester, operates an upscale resale shop selling a variety of housewares, books, jewelry, children's toys, adult and children's clothing, pictures, entertaining and decorative glassware, as well as seasonal items at bargain prices. It is open to the general public every Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All proceeds are donated to charitable organizations within our community and the Diocese and to those causes affected by tragic world events.

JOB OPENINGS
Church Staff

Church of the Holy Apostles and The Mediator is looking for a Part-Time Sexton. Please submit resumes to [email protected] . If submitting a hard copy resume please mail to: Damon Charman, Church of the Holy Apostles and The Mediator, 260 S. 51st  Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139. Deadline for submission is  February 10, 2017 .

Youth/Family Ministries

Director of Children & Youth Ministries at Saint Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh. To develop and grow effective Episcopal youth and children's ministries which support, challenge, and encourage discipleship. Be passionate about children, youth, and family ministry. Present Jesus Christ to our children and youth in engaging and appropriate ways, and help them to grow as Christian disciples. If ordained, this person will take part in leading Sunday worship and occasional church offices. The mission of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church is to know Jesus and make Him known to others. For more info, contact Anita Burke, Assistant to the Rector, St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 247, Fort Washington, PA 19034; [email protected] . Tel. 215-233-3970 ext. 121.

Teachers

St. Paul's Elkins Park , a multicultural and inclusive Episcopal Church, is looking for Two Paid Sunday School Teachers to teach two classes - Ages 5 to 10 and ages 11 to 15. Present attendance is 4-5 per class but we are growing. Syllabus & all material is online ( www.weavinggodspromises.org ), augmented with our own multicultural material. Hours 10 a.m. to about 12 noon Sundays till end of May, days off by arrangement, no Sunday School on major feast days. Up to $50 per session (including any meetings) depending on experience. This is an exciting spirit-led opportunity at a unique parish. www.stpaulselkinspark.org . Call Rev. Paul Reid 610-937-9801 or email [email protected] .

Musicians

Saint Michael's Episcopal Church in Yeadon, PA (just southwest of Philadelphia) is seeking a talented, joyful, engaging and industrious Part-Time Minister of Music (5 to10 hours/weekly) to develop further, lead, and grow our music program. Music is an integral part of Saint Michaels' identity, worship, and ministry. Our approach embraces the spectrum from our rich religious heritage of hymnody and choral music to expansive expressions such as spirituals, gospel music, and an embracing of musical expression from the African Diaspora. We are a vibrant and growing community of faith (60/average Sunday attendance) committed to being welcoming to all people, creating relevant and authentic worship that engages the heart and mind, and letting service to others transform who we are in the world. We are looking for one person to fill the (organist and music director) position. The perfect candidate will be excited by being part of Saint Michael's and the responsibilities and opportunities. Please send cover letter and resume/CV to [email protected] . More information about Saint Michael's Episcopal Church can be found at http://stmichaelsyeadon.homestead.com .

Volunteers

Volunteers  needed at the  Cathedral Food Pantry . Every Monday the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Food Pantry distributes nourishing food to 150 households. We need help with food distribution on Mondays and help with receiving the food on alternate Wednesdays. If you are interested in participating in this vital ministry, please contact Archdeacon Pam Nesbit -  [email protected]  
or 267-374-6952.

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