Worship News and Notes
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Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000W. Main St., Lansdale, hosts a FEAST Community Meal every Monday from 5to 6p.m. You can dine in or get take-out dinner. Wednesday Bible Study is every Wednesday in-person or via Zoom at 10a.m. Do you like to knit or crochet? Join the group and make prayer shawls for those who have been in the hospital or need a reminder of God’s love and comfort. Third Monday of the month at 1p.m. Check trinitylansdale.com for details on all events.
St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 125N Main Street, North Wales: Holy Communion will be celebrated at the Sunday 10a.m. worship service. Special music will be provided by pianist Melissa McVaugh. The music will include “Hymns of Praise Medley” arranged by Phillip Keveren (Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, All Creatures of Our God and King, and Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him). For more information visit www.UCCnorthwales or call 215.368.2884. Trinity Christian United Church of Christ, 2009 Church Road, Skippack, will hold a community take-out turkey dinner on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 4to 7p.m. Pre-orders call (610)5844054or order at Facebook TrinityUCCSkippack.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 211S. Main St., North Wales, celebrates Sunday, Nov. 7with indoor Communion services at 8:30 and 10:30a.m. Remember that this is the week to turn clocks back one hour. All are welcome who are comfortable indoors; follow CDC guidelines and wear a mask until further notice. A Zoom service will be at 9:30 a.m. for those who are not comfortable inside. Contact the church office 215-6994604for the Zoom link. Sunday School will be in the Fellowship Hall at 10:30. The Thrift Shop has reopened! Come shop on Wednesdays 9:30to 4:30and Saturdays 9 to 1. Plenty of parking available. Entrance is at corner of Church and Second streets in North Wales.
On November 7, All Saints Sunday, St. John’s United Church of Christ, will be remembering members and friends who died in the past year by reading their names and sounding a chime in their honor at the 10:15a.m. service. Andrew Paulson, piano, will play “Shall We Gather at the River” arranged by Vicki Collinsworth. All worshipers are asked to wear a mask while inside all church buildings. Later the service is available on St. John’s Facebook page, website, and YouTube channel: youtube. com/stjohnsucclansdalepa The church is at 500W. Main St., Lansdale. All are welcome! Call 215-855-5489or visit www.st-johns-ucc.org. On Sunday Nov. 14at 4p.m., St. John’s will host flutist Jocelyn Crosby as part of the St. John’s Artist Series. Ms. Crosby is a solo concert artist in the Lancaster region and will appear in concert with collaborative pianist Doug Wimer. The event is free and open to the public. Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church PC(USA), 837 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale: Please join us live in our sanctuary or for online services via Zoom with an internet-enabled device or by telephone. Sunday Worship is at 10a.m. and Praise Service is at 8:30 a.m. We are worshipping using CDC guidelines with the wearing of masks and social distancing. Weekly in-house and online Bible Study is on Wednesdays at 10:30a.m. Adult Forum meets online via Zoom on Monday evenings at 7p.m. For web links or dial in numbers, please visit www. gwyneddsquare.org or call the church office at 215-6999159.
Gwynedd Square Presbyterian Church, 837 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale, is beginning their Advent Mission Activities. Each year, they give Christmas gifts to children and families in need through their Angel Tree. This year the Deacons will be collecting unwrapped gifts for children and families served by Gemma Services, Hope Prison Ministries and Keystone Opportunity Center. This year they are offering three mission activities as outreach to those in need: prepare and package meals for the frail home-bound through Caring for Friends, prepare and package snack bags for distribution with meals or prepare Blizzard Bags for emergency use by Manna on Main Street.
The Church of the Holy Spirit (Episcopal), 2871 Barndt Road at the corner of Sumneytown Pike, Upper Salford, now holds in-person Communion services at 8and 10:15a.m. on Sundays, with COVID protocols requiring mask wearing. The church will also continue to live-stream the 10:15a.m. Communion services on Sundays on their Facebook page — Church of the Holy Spirit, Harleysville. Compline services are being provided over Zoom at 8p.m. on Thursdays. Services are led by the Rev. Kathy Andonian, Rector, assisted by staff, parish and choir members. On Sunday Dec. 5, the Knights of Columbus, Pius IX Council will be holding “Breakfast with Santa” with seatings at 8:30a.m.,10 a.m. and noon. Breakfast is all-you-can-eat buffet and includes a picture with Santa. Tickets are $10each, and reservations are required by Nov. 24. The event will be held at Drexel Hall at St. Maria Goretti Church, 1601 Derstine Road, Hatfield. Reservation form is available under the Events section ofpwww.koc4396.org. Call Linda at 215-361-7650 or LansdaleBWS@gmail.com with questions. All proceeds are used to provide winter coats for children and food baskets for families in the North Penn and Souderton area.