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(If you would like to be added to the prayer list or know someone whom you would like added, please email diana@adventks.org. Names will remain on the list for two weeks unless notified.)

If you would like to visit our daily prayers during this time of Discernment, please visit our website or pickup a New Beginnings brochure at the church.

Weekly News and Updates

OPERATION WARM

Have you heard of this organization? It’s been around for 23 years, and actually started in the Episcopal Church of the Advent, as an outreach event.

It was winter and seeing children walking around our community without coats was gut wrenching. Advent got involved and our congregation decided to initiate a coat drive.

The coats were donated, from Advent, to charitable organizations to help these children. The need was so great, an idea was born by one of our members to sustain this need and initiate a non-profit organization dedicated to actually making NEW coats to support children all over the country.

Dick Sanford, CEO and founder of OPERATION WARM, related a story about a child who was given a new coat. He was hesitant, and asked the person who gave him the coat, to please write a note to his mother saying that he had not stolen the coat. Can you imagine NEVER owning a new piece of clothing—one item that yours and yours alone? Can you imagine one of our children, cold, yet unsure about accepting a piece of necessary clothing because they are worried about getting in trouble?

The Vestry is committed to providing complete transparency to our congregation. We donate to many organizations in our community, in North America, and globally. This past week, Partnerships in Mission (PIM) at Advent Vestry, donated a check to Operation Warm. (For further information, please visit www.operationwarm.org

Sincerely, Kym Dyer

Present in the picture: Dick Sanford, CEO, Founder Operation Warm, Emma DiPace, Advent youth Director, Kym Dyer, Vestry PIM

The Discernment Committee has received application materials from three candidates and is in the process of discerning if they match what the congregation wants.

The congregational survey said that we want:

an entrepreneurial priest
a warm and joyful pastor
a spiritually grounded preacher and teacher
a change facilitator
a strategic leader

Please reach out to any contacts you may have that may be candidates for the position. You can forward this email to prospects.

Members of the Discernment Committee are available on Sunday mornings in the fellowship hall to answer your questions or use the virtual suggestion box below.

Virtual Suggestion Box

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Only 2 bios have been turned in this far, so we've extended the deadline ~ Whether high school or college or beyond, get those bios and photos turned in so we can honor your graduate!

sarah@adventks.org

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Email Sarah

Go to Sign-Up Genius

Thank you to those signed up for serving this weekend!

We are grateful for your time and talents.

7:45am Ushers ~ Kym Dyer & Bob Dyer

7:45am Lay Reader ~ Sue Soraruf

7:45am Altar Guild ~ Kym Dyer & Phyllis Wenner

9am Ushers ~ Dave Scott

9am Lay Reader ~ Monica Fragale

9am Altar Guild ~ Hannah Rambo

10:15am Ushers ~ Dan Salsbury, Damon Sinclair, Stuart Davies, Pete Peterson, Deb Peterson

10:15am Lay Reader ~ Barbara Thornton

10:15am Altar Guild ~ Mary Garrett & Lisa Forsyth

Weekly Altar Guild Prep ~ Irene Bosley & Bobbe Curry

The Diaper Drive is back!!!

We are collecting all size baby diapers and wipes for the United Ukraine American Relief Committee on May 22 and May 29 at all services.

Many Ukrainian families are enduring severe hardships, donating a box (or two) of diapers and a pack of wipes is such a simple act to reach out and help improve the health and well-being of a child and to let these families know that they are not alone!!!

If you prefer to give a monetary donation, please notate 'Diaper Drive' on the envelope or memo line and make checks payable to Church of the Advent.

Contact Meredith Jankov (mlbj1112@gmail.com) for more information.

Join us in celebrating Sandy Mills

Sandy was born January 31, 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph Formichella and Margaret DeLuca Formichella. She moved to New Jersey as a child and graduated from Douglas College and Rutgers School of Social Work. After graduation, she worked as an adoption social worker and lived in Philadelphia where she met her husband, Tom.

You can view the livestream of the service using the link below.

https://youtu.be/fLtAFJBN9I0

Sunday School:

Our last Sunday School Class will be THIS SUNDAY following the 9:00 service. Hope to see you there!
If your child would like to usher or read during the 9:00 service lease sign up here if your child would like to usher or read!

Confirmation Class:

Our last class will be May May 24th from 6:00-7:15. Don't forget to be completing your sermon notes/religion in the world!
Our St. Michael cohort will be confirmed on Sunday, June 5th at 9:30AM. We invite you to attend to support our fellow classmates!

Youth Group:

June 5th--Burn the "books" bonfire! We invite our 6-12 grades to join us in the evening at St. Michael for an end (or almost end) of the school year bonfire. Bring any papers you want to burn!

Email Emma

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SAVE THE DATE

Summer Youth Jam June 11th from 1-4 @St. Peter's in the Great Valley

Vacation Bible Study will be Monday-Friday, August 1-5, from 9 am until Noon. Children ages 4 years old thru rising 5th graders are invited to learn and play with us. We also welcome volunteers from rising 6th graders to Adult.

Click here to register your child or sign up as a volunteer. If you sign up to be a volunteer and are 18 or older, you need the appropriate clearances and they cannot be expired. Please contact Emma with questions regarding the status of your clearances or how to request them.

Good Neighbors July 24th-29th

There are still spots open for Good Neighbors Youth Camp this summer, so email Emma if you would like to be a part of it!

Internship Opportunities with Good Neighbors

Open to High School Juniors and Seniors.

LaMancha Animal Rescue is looking for volunteers over the summer. The volunteer age is 10-14 with a parent and 15+ without a parent. There are morning shifts available from 8-11:30, and afternoon shifts available from 4-6. Find more information on their website!

Bible Study

“Exploring of our Christian Roots; Growing our Christian Lives”

Wednesdays

10:00 am – 11:30 am, via zoom

Wednesday morning Bible Study is changing its name to reflect its current studies. While we have been reading scripture, we are using other sources to understand the Bible and some of the traditions of the church. To more accurately reflect our work, we are re-labeling from Bible Study to “Exploring of our Christian Roots; Growing our Christian Lives.”

This program uses the three cornerstones of our faith: scripture, tradition, reason. When we were just reading the Bible, we often found the stories incompatible with the world as we know it.

We have returned to Marcus Borg in our current reading of “The Heart of Christianity – Rediscovering a Life of Faith.” In this Borg is helping us see how the 21st Century world view can be compatible with belief in God and with seeking a spiritual life.

The Episcopal Church defines Scripture, tradition and reason as the cornerstones of our faith (https://www.epicenter.org/the-episcopal-faith/episcopal-faith/scripture-tradition-and-reason/). These are often described as the legs of a stool. A three legged stool may not have a level seat, but it won’t rock.

What our group is doing is strengthening our appreciation of Scripture and tradition when our reason was telling us “that makes no sense.” The effect is to make the seat more level without letting our faith be rocked.

We welcome new members and hope you will join us for our readings and discussions.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/230419739?pwd=ZXNvTFdzZFJWeVBoOUxNdWVnMVhOQT09

Meeting ID: 230 419 739

Password: 875589

Thank you to Larry Hess for capturing our amazing knitters at work!

Please join them the last Saturday of each month.

All are welcome!

Email Jay to RSVP

Parade Map

Presiding Bishop's Visit, June 10 - June 12

The Presiding Bishop will learn about our work through Shaped by Faith in a meeting with selected Shaped by Faith leaders from across the diocese. This event is hosted by St. John's Episcopal Church in Bellefonte, PA.

Revival 2022

Welcome! Are you longing for a deeper sense of meaning or belonging? Are you feeling disconnected from God? Do your spirits need to be lifted? Do you just want to sing and praise God with others? Then you've come to the right place. We hope you will join us as we revive and come alive with Jesus.

19th Annual Philadelphia Interfaith Peace Walk 2022

A walking dialogue among people of all faiths and others. The Philadelphia Interfaith Walk for Peace and Reconciliation strives to create an environment to nurture a transformative process of reflection, relationship building, and action among faith and secular groups working toward peace and justice through periodic dialogues about challenging issues such as community service, outreach to religious and ethnic groups experiencing intolerance or persecution, and an annual Peace Walk.

Upcoming Blood Drives :

Advent will be hosting a blood drive from 1 to 6 pm each of the following dates :

May 27, June 21, June 28

Click here for more information & scheduling

E-Giving

If you would like to make your contribution payments online by credit card or debit card, please go to www.adventks.org/giving and click on the green E-Giving button. If you have any questions or problems, please contact Diana in the church office – 610-444-4624 or diana@adventks.org.

Auto Debit

Contact Diana at diana@adventks.org if you are not currently participating in Auto Debit and would like to set that up. Funds will be transferred directly from your bank account into the church’s account either weekly or monthly.