Worship news and notes
Catch up with the latest goings-on at houses of worship in the area.
Save the date
Drive-thru live Christmas Nativity: Join Central Schwenkfelder Church and the community the weekend of Dec. 12-13 for a drivethru live Christmas Nativity. Enjoy Christmas songs and Scripture readings from your car as you drive through the scenes of the Christmas story on Central’s beautiful campus, 2111 S. Valley Forge Rd. Lansdale. There will be one afternoon performance on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 1-2:30 p.m. and two evening performances on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13 from 6-7:30 p.m. This is a free event to spread the story and love of Jesus this Christmas season. Check out the Central Schwenkfelder Church website for more information or call the church office at (610) 5844480. More details to follow on our webpage or Facebook page. Cscfamily.org
Advent Mission activities
Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church: Invites the community to participate in annual Advent Mission Activities. Activities can be done in the safety of your own home and contactless delivery/pickup will be provided. There are two activities this year: prepare and package meals for the frail homebound in the fivecounty greater Philadelphia area through the Caring for Friends organization, and prepare and package snack bags for distribution with meals prepared by Manna on Main Street, Lansdale. For volunteers preparing meals, empty meal trays and packaging will be dropped off at your home. You will then fill trays with a recipe of your choice and freeze at your home or have transported to Gwynedd Square Church freezer to be frozen. Either option will include contactless pickup and meals will later be taken by the Deacons to a Caring for Friends distribution center for homebound delivery. For volunteers preparing snack bags, you can request bulk ingredients from the Deacons or purchase items from a list that will be provided. Start date for Advent Activities is Friday, Dec. 4with a completion date of Friday, Dec. 11. Meals will be picked up on Friday, Dec. 11. Deacons will be in the church parking lot at 837Sumneytown Pike on Dec. 11from 4-6p.m. to receive snack bag donations. If interested, please send an email to office@gwyneddsquare. org indicating which activity you would like to participate in and we will forward you additional information and a sign up link.
This week
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 211. S. Main St., North Wales. Pre-recorded service at 10 a.m. First Sunday in Advent: Theme is “On Edge.” Service can be viewed at www.stpetersnorthwales.org. Our church building may be closed due to the pandemic, but our ministry is alive and well.
St. Peter’s is a little church that does big things. Reach us at 215-699-4604. Ongoing food drive for Manna on Main Street and New Creations Lutheran Church in Philadelphia is weekly on Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Place nonperishable items in the designated pick-up truck in the parking lot. There will be a pre-recorded Christmas Eve service and a special Children’s service on our web site. Weather permitting there will be a live Christmas Eve services in Weingartner Park at 4:30 p.m., open to the community. Bring your own chairs, masked and socially distant
In-person and online
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 20 Dill Avenue, Perkasie: Holds in-person worship services Sundays at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Online services are offered Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Worship with us online at www.standrewsperkasie.org. For information: 215-257-6184.
Online worship
Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church, 837 Sumneytown Pike: Live virtual worship continues via Zoom on Sunday mornings at 10:45 am. Please use the links provided on the website: www.gwyneddsquare. org, email office@gwyneddsquare.org, or call the office: 215-699-9159.
The Church of the Holy Spirit (Episcopal), 2871 Barndt Road at the corner of Sumneytown Pike, Upper Salford: Continues to live-stream the 10:15 a.m. Eucharist services on Sundays on their Facebook page, Church of the Holy Spirit, Harleysville. Due to the Covid pandemic resurgence, all in-person services are being paused. Advent Evening Compline will be offered over Zoom on Thursdays at 8 p.m. starting Dec. 3. The services are led by the Rev. Kathy Andonian, Rector, assisted by staff, parish and choir members. For more information on online services and church school classes, call 215234-8020 or visit www. churchoftheholyspirit.us. St. John’s United Church of Christ, 500 W. Main St., Lansdale: Continues to hold their Sunday services on their website and on their Facebook page. For information about available listening times and for additional information visit www.st-johns-ucc.org
Wednesday chime concerts
St. John’s United Church of Christ: Andrew Paulson, Minister of Music at St. John’s United Church of Christ, will be playing the chimes every Wednesday at noon for a half hour. Folks are welcome to sit in their cars in the parking lots and listen to the beautiful music. The church is at 500 W. Main St., Lansdale. Visit www.st-johns-ucc.org for more information.