Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania - 3717 Chestnut Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19104 - (215) 627-6434
FEBRUARY 8, 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

The  Merion Deanery offers  Grants that support ministries with young people throughout the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Our primary objective is to help parishes and other Episcopal communities develop creative programs for children and youth. Please note that it is our policy NOT to award grants for building maintenance, capital, or operational budget purposes. Please submit a letter that briefly and concisely describes the purpose of the grant, including: background information on the applicant organization, a statement of the program's aims, and a description of how the program will be evaluated. In addition, please include a proposed budget for the program and a demonstration of the organization's financial need. Please submit applications no later than  March 1, 2017 to: The Very Reverend Ryan Whitley, Nevil Memorial Church of Saint George, 1 W. Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003; [email protected] .
Music

Cabaret Show to Benefit St. Mary's, Hamilton Village, and the Nationalities Service Center. A dozen musical artists will present "Seasons of Love," a Valentine's cabaret show on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, located on Penn's campus at 3916 Locust Walk. Performers from around the community, as well as the tristate area, will offer their take on love songs from various musical genres. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Nationalities Service Center, an organization that has faithfully served Greater Philadelphia's immigrant and refugee populations since 1921. For advance tickets or inquiries, please visit or call the St. Mary's office (215) 386-3916. Tickets will also be sold at the door before the performance. Student tickets (with ID) are $10 or 2 for $15; Adult tickets are $15 or 2 for $25. A festive reception follows the performance. More information available at www.stmarysatpenn.org .

Services

The 61st St. Community of Churches Presents A Black History Month Celebration  Through Readings, Prayer and Praise on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Host Church: St. George St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 520 South 61st Street, Philadelphia, PA  19143. For more information, call 215-747-2605.

Food

Shrove Tuesday Dinner at the Church of St. Andrew & St. Monica . The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will host its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The meal will be pancakes, eggs, sausage, bacon, and more. Tickets are $7.00. Come fellowship over a meal as we prepare for the season of Lent. The church is located at 3600 Baring Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (entrance on Pearl Street). The Rev. Samuel Adu-Andoh, PhD - Rector.

Forums/Discussion Groups

Dr. Stanley Hauerwas will teach and preach at Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia on March 4 and 5. One of our most influential contemporary theologians, his wide-ranging work has had a profound impact on the way many Christians think about our relation to politics, capitalism, war, medical ethics, and death, among other aspects of contemporary life. Join us on Saturday, March 4 at 4 p.m. for "Church Matters," an attempt to recover the significance of the Church as an alternative to the politics of the day. Dr. Hauerwas will also join us on Sunday, March 5 at the 10 a.m. Adult Forum for an informal discussion and will preach at the 11 a.m. Mass. These opportunities to engage with one of the leading theologians of our time are free and open to all, please bring a friend! For more information, visit saintmarksphiladelphia.org , or call 215-735-1416.

Items Free/For Sale to Parishes

An enlarged List of Available Items from closed churches is now ready. Please contact [email protected].

ONGOING EVENTS
Programs

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  St. James School is an Episcopal middle school committed to educating students living within an under-resourced neighborhood in North Philadelphia. Are you interested in learning more about St. James School? Invite us to your church's coffee hour or adult forum. Two of our teachers or staff will tell you more about our history, mission, and how you and/or your parish can partner with us to break the cycle of poverty through education. Please contact Mary Chris Lindsay at  [email protected] to set up a future visit.
Music

Christ Episcopal Church in Media is forming a Primary Choir for children in kindergarten through 2d grade. Starting on February 9 and through May, it will meet from 4:15-4:45 p.m. on Thursday afternoons. New members are welcome to this and all of the Christ Church choirs.

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

On  Fridays at 7 p.m. during Lent:
Stations of the Cross will alternate between  Redeemer and the Church of the Holy Cross, 651 E Springfield Rd., Springfield, PA 19064. This will be an opportunity to meet our brothers and sisters from a different denomination through our shared worship and love for God. Beginning on
Friday, March 3 at Holy Cross and preceded by an optional Poor Man's Supper between 5.30 - 6.30 p.m. at Holy Cross Parish Center - 2nd floor, elevator is available, 240 North Bishop Ave., Springfield (behind the school). All are welcome. Stations of the Cross will follow at 7 p.m. in Holy Cross church. For more information, please contact: Church of the Redeemer, 145 W. Springfield Road, Springfield, PA 19064, 610-544-8113,  www.redeemerspringfield.net .

Accomodations/Space for Rent

Grace Epiphany Church is located in Mount Airy at 224 East Gowen Avenue. It is within walking distance of the Mount Airy Train station and the Route 23 bus stop. Grace Epiphany has A Large Light Filled Auditorium (Cline) with a Stage. It is connected to a restaurant size, fully equipped kitchen. Cline has a capacity of at least 125 people. Additionally, there is a large conference room and four smaller conference rooms. All of these rooms have been and are used for wedding receptions, meetings, showers, parties and other events. Our spaces are available for reasonable rental rates. For information contact the church office at 215-248-2950 Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or E-mail: [email protected] . For photographs of our rental spaces, go to graceepiphany.org .

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.

JOB OPENINGS
Church Staff

Administrative Assistant - St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley . St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley is an active and welcoming Episcopal Church in a fast growing part of Chester County. The Administrative Assistant provides office support for multiple supervisors. Duties include answering phone s, greeting and welcoming parishioners as well as directing v endors and repair personnel , word processing, photocopying, preparing mailings, ordering supplies, providing organizational support for rentals and assistance with events. Additional compensation provided for staffing events. This position requires solid computer skills, familiarity with social media, strong communication skills and a positive disposition. 15 hours per week at 15.00/ hr.  - regular schedule of 3 hours per day each week . For more information please contact The Reverend Abigail Crozier Nestlehutt at [email protected] or 610-644-2261.

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.

Volunteers

St. Luke's Germantown, Inspirational Choir  Needs New Members. 
If you are a teen and like to sing-we need YOU. Rehearsals are Saturday at 10:00 a.m., and we sing in Church 
Every Fourth Sunday . For more information, call the Church Office at 215-844-8544.

Musicians

Minister of Music - St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh , Suburban Philadelphia. St. Thomas' Church seeks to build a highly-participatory music program for its 1,400-member congregation and 105-member preschool centered on Episcopal hymnody with diversity of music, including world music, and graded choirs for all ages. We seek to build our program with the growing numbers of children and teenagers in our parish and involve as many children, youth and adults as possible in our music ministry. We believe strongly in membership growth and seek to enrich the spiritual journey of each member through music. To reach our goals, we seek an exceptional musician, who shares our goals and can build an outstanding music program, help us increase worship attendance and membership and enrich each parishioner's spiritual journey. For more information and submit resume to: 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.

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