UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS & DRIVES
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Our next blood drive will be Friday, January 24th from 12pm-5pm. Use the link to sign up to donate!
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=parkesburg%20episcopal
Octorara Food Cupboard Outreach
We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Octorara Food Cupboard. Please continue to bring these items in.
Current Food Items Needed for Collection:
Large boxes of Cereal
Current Food Cupboard Hours are:
Tuesdays 10am-3pm
Wednesdays 9am-2pm
*If you are in need of food, please call (610) 857-4000 prior to showing up. Also, they ask that to reduce contact, you stay in your car and pull up to the side of the building to receive your food.
PCCO Christmas Gift Drive Success
This year the PCCO Christmas Gift giving involved 9 local churches pledging and donating gifts for children in our local area. Businesses donated money for the cause, as well as other churches, and designated shoppers got to work to make the children’s wish lists a reality. At last count, 204 children from 71 different families will benefit.
Due to the closing the Parkesburg Presbyterian Church earlier this year, the Gift Giving Project was organized from the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church with new leadership from Tracy Gallagher and Judi Flynn. Chris Thomas who has been in charge of the project for many, many years was instrumental in guiding the transition.
Ascension Church donated gifts for 15 children. The packaged and bags filled an SUV and included 3 bikes, a scooter, a Big Wheels and a water table! THANK YOU TO ALL who helped sign up families, translated for parents at sign-up, donated generously, adopted individual children, shopped in stores and online, assembled bikes, and tagged and bagged gifts! There was an abundance of Christmas love delivered from our church community. The kids are going to feel it on Christmas morning, and their parents are more than appreciative.
ONGOING EVENTS in ST. JOSEPH'S HALL
Sundays
Adult Bible Study 9am in St. Joseph's Hall
Lead by Father Steve, all adults are welcome!!
Youth Christian Education 10:30am in St. Joseph's Hall
Tuesdays
Women's Bible Study 10am in St. Joseph's Hall
sessions held monthly, look for updates on dates.
Next meeting 1/28.
AA 7pm in St. Joseph's Hall
Wednesday & Thursdays
Girl Scouts 6-8:15pm
Church School
If you would like more information or are interested in registering your child(ren), please contact Barb Ammon.
Vestry Meetings
Vestry meetings are held monthly. All are welcome & encouraged to attend!!
The next Vestry meetings will be:
Thursday, February 20th at 6pm
Thursday, March 20th at 6pm
Thursday, April 10th at 6pm
Thursday, May 15th at 6pm
Thursday, June 19th at 6pm
All meetings will be in Fr. Steve's office.
These meetings are subject to change at the Vestry’s discretion & availability.
EVENTS IN OUR DIOCESE
To find more events in the diocese, visit their website
www.diopa.org/events
_____________________________________________________________________________________
All are Welcome! Invite a friend!
Know Jesus. Change the World.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Our next blood drive will be Friday, January 24th from 12pm-5pm. Use the link to sign up to donate!
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=parkesburg%20episcopal
Octorara Food Cupboard Outreach
We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Octorara Food Cupboard. Please continue to bring these items in.
Current Food Items Needed for Collection:
Large boxes of Cereal
Current Food Cupboard Hours are:
Tuesdays 10am-3pm
Wednesdays 9am-2pm
*If you are in need of food, please call (610) 857-4000 prior to showing up. Also, they ask that to reduce contact, you stay in your car and pull up to the side of the building to receive your food.
PCCO Christmas Gift Drive Success
This year the PCCO Christmas Gift giving involved 9 local churches pledging and donating gifts for children in our local area. Businesses donated money for the cause, as well as other churches, and designated shoppers got to work to make the children’s wish lists a reality. At last count, 204 children from 71 different families will benefit.
Due to the closing the Parkesburg Presbyterian Church earlier this year, the Gift Giving Project was organized from the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church with new leadership from Tracy Gallagher and Judi Flynn. Chris Thomas who has been in charge of the project for many, many years was instrumental in guiding the transition.
Ascension Church donated gifts for 15 children. The packaged and bags filled an SUV and included 3 bikes, a scooter, a Big Wheels and a water table! THANK YOU TO ALL who helped sign up families, translated for parents at sign-up, donated generously, adopted individual children, shopped in stores and online, assembled bikes, and tagged and bagged gifts! There was an abundance of Christmas love delivered from our church community. The kids are going to feel it on Christmas morning, and their parents are more than appreciative.
ONGOING EVENTS in ST. JOSEPH'S HALL
Sundays
Adult Bible Study 9am in St. Joseph's Hall
Lead by Father Steve, all adults are welcome!!
Youth Christian Education 10:30am in St. Joseph's Hall
Tuesdays
Women's Bible Study 10am in St. Joseph's Hall
sessions held monthly, look for updates on dates.
Next meeting 1/28.
AA 7pm in St. Joseph's Hall
Wednesday & Thursdays
Girl Scouts 6-8:15pm
Church School
If you would like more information or are interested in registering your child(ren), please contact Barb Ammon.
Vestry Meetings
Vestry meetings are held monthly. All are welcome & encouraged to attend!!
The next Vestry meetings will be:
Thursday, February 20th at 6pm
Thursday, March 20th at 6pm
Thursday, April 10th at 6pm
Thursday, May 15th at 6pm
Thursday, June 19th at 6pm
All meetings will be in Fr. Steve's office.
These meetings are subject to change at the Vestry’s discretion & availability.
EVENTS IN OUR DIOCESE
To find more events in the diocese, visit their website
www.diopa.org/events
_____________________________________________________________________________________
All are Welcome! Invite a friend!
Know Jesus. Change the World.