December 2019
Events
Dec 8, 2019
Holy Eucharist Rite 1
A quiet spoken service with Holy Eucharist.
Dec 8, 2019
Sunday School for our youngest ones (2-6 years old)
Weekly Sunday School for children from 2-6 years old.
Dec 8, 2019
Holy Eucharist Rite 2
This is the service of the Great Thanksgiving when we give thanks and praise to the living God in our lives.
Dec 8, 2019
“Coffee Hour for Kids” – Sunday School for all ages
Join us each week for a time of learning, fun, and music, which draws it all together!
Dec 8, 2019
Confirmation Preparation – Bible Study
Our young people will learn about our holy scriptures and then how they impact and inform their lives. This will be a life-changing experience for them, for we expect they will find Christ in their midst.
Dec 8, 2019
A Warm Welcome: Coffee Hour
We love it when the community gathers to just be together: to catch up on the past week, to share our joys and concerns, to grow together in Christ and to feel what it means to be a part of the living and moving Body of Christ. Each week parishioners provide delicious and healthy foods to share. Please always feel welcome to come and be a part of our community.
Dec 8, 2019
Christmas Eve CHoir Rehearsal
All are welcome to join the Christmas Eve Choir.
Dec 9, 2019
Quilting Ministry
Each week people gather to create a quilt which is raffled off at the end of the year to raise money for the residents of The Episcopal Home. The members of this ministry also make other creative projects they sell at their annual Pumpkin Patch. No quilting experience needed, just an enjoyment of the company of others!
Dec 9, 2019
Community Meal
This is an opportunity for us to reach out into the community and be the hands and feet of Christ to serve a meal to our friends and guests from the community. We serve a home-cooked warm meal twice a month as part of the ecumenical church group program to feed the hungry in our neighborhoods. We feed them in heart and body through our loving care and delicious meals.
Dec 10, 2019
Morning Prayer
Join us for a time of reading scripture, praying, and silence as we usher in the new day, turning our hearts toward God.
Dec 11, 2019
Morning Prayer
The backbone of worship in the Episcopal Church is the Daily Office, a collection of prayers offered throughout the day, beginning with Morning Prayer, a quiet, sacred service that can be done individually (for there is always someone else praying with you) or together in a group. Please join us for time of reading scripture and offering prayers.
Dec 11, 2019
Healing Service at The Episcopal Home
We gather mid-week to receive healing prayers and to celebrate the Holy Eucharist together. This is a lovely time of reading scripture, asking for God’s healing grace to be within our own heart, mind, body, and soul or for those who are on our heart. There’s an intimacy of communion when the group gathered is small and knows each other well. All are welcome to attend. It’s a wonderful way to intentionally connect with God’s grace part way through the…
Dec 12, 2019
Meditation
Join with others to find that still and quiet voice of God.
Dec 15, 2019
SPO Egg Money Collection
Every month we ask our members to support our commitment to SPO (Shippensburg Produce Outreach), our local food panty, with a donation of $75.00 per month or a total of $900 per year. This month allows our community to provide fresh eggs to our clients. This is an important reach out into our community that we have been participating in for many years. We are grateful to be a part of making it better for the people who are our…
Dec 15, 2019
Vestry Meeting
At each Vestry meeting, one of our vestry members reflects upon and leads us in a spiritual practice in The Way of Love. This begins our meeting grounded in God and forms us deeper as a community. Our meetings always include approval of minutes, review of our financial position, and then will focus on one particular ministry, so we can learn about it in depth. We come together in desire to form the people of our parish faithfully through our…
Dec 18, 2019
Ways to Pray: adult formation
This is a time to learn more about you and your relationship with God among friends. All are welcome to join us anytime!
Dec 21, 2019
Family Pilgrimage with Mission in Mind- Bless
We will bring the gift of Christmas to our nearest neighbors, the residents of the Episcopal Home. We will sing Christmas carols with them and find joy and bring joy to each other.
Dec 22, 2019
Confirmation Class- The Way Of Love
Join others as we prepare our young people for Confirmation.
Dec 24, 2019
Christmas Eve Family Service
There’s nothing quite like a Christmas Eve pageant to warm your heart and bring you into the gift and joy of Christmas. Join us for our’s. We have a seat waiting for you! All children are welcome to participate, even if the first time they show up is that evening. Really!
Dec 24, 2019
Christmas Eve Service
This is the Christmas Eve service which will stir your soul and draw you into the gift of Jesus in our lives.
Dec 25, 2019
Christmas Day Worship Service
There is no better day of the year to come together in thanksgiving, which is what the Holy Eucharist is all about. Join us for a quiet, spoken, and meaning service on the day that we celebrate Jesus’ birth into our world. All are welcome.
Dec 25, 2019
Christmas Day Meal With Our Neighbors
This is our best event of the year. We cook, bake, decorate and prepare for our neighbors to come and join us for a full Christmas Day dinner. All are welcome — both to come and enjoy a festive meal and to help prepare and serve the full course Christmas day meal. This is an opportunity to be with each other and share the joy of the season.