Engaging New Corridors Of Recreation and Education

Morris Arboretum trip!

ENCORE operates in conjunction with the Pastoral Care Ministries. This ministry at COHS is designed to provide adults with opportunities for community through recreation, education and spiritual exploration.” The group meets at various venues in neighboring communities. The group is currently being coordinated by Louise Beebe and Maryanne Swartz.

All adults at Holy Spirit are invited to join ENCORE friends at several outings planned in the next few months. ENCORE stands for Engaging New Corridors Of Recreation and Education, so we try to plan a variety of events, including entertainment, art, music, social gatherings and visits to historical places in the area. We are always open to suggestions.

All adults (parishioners, friends, family, guests) are invited to join us for our upcoming ENCORE activities. New folks are always welcome and carpooling can be arranged.

Please let either Maryanne Swartz  or Louise Beebe , know if you can join us for an event(s) and/or lunch

Events for 2024

Saturday, December 7
Noon - Lunch followed by visit to Buyers Choice Gift shop and Christmas Museum in Chalfont

Let’s get into the Christmas spirit with a visit to the Byers’ Choice Gift Shop and Christmas Museum, 4355 County Line Rd, Chalfont on Saturday, December 7. The visitor’s center offers a film about the history inside a Victorian theater, a walk down a cobblestone street scene with windows of shops and homes filled with Christmas displays, and the Christmas museum with hundreds of carolers and kindles on display. There is also a collection of more than 200 nativities from around the world, including an antique 18th Century Italian presepio. The showrooms are handicapped accessible, there is parking on site, and there is no charge to visit. For more information, visit www.byerschoice.com.

Sunday, December 29
Noon - Lunch
2:00 PM “Todd Oliver and Irving the Talking Dog” comedy show at Sellersville Theater

All animal lovers will enjoy joining us for a comedy act show for all ages, “Todd Oliver and Irving the Talking Dog,” at 2 p.m. at the Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. Get tickets early to see this nationally known ventriloquist and comedian Todd Oliver with Irving, a real “talking” dog and a cast of other animal performers and ventriloquist characters. Adding to the show are magic, original music and audience participation segments. Tickets start at $25 (with a $7 online fee) and can be purchased on the website, www.94st.com.

Handicapped seating is available by calling to reserve seating at 215-257-5808.

Parking is free in the small lot between The Washington House and Sellersville Theater, a municipal lot directly across the street from the theater (enter that lot from the road marked PWWAR). There is also parking along Main Street. We will meet in the lobby before the show.

Saturday, October 12
Lunch and Tour of Pennsylvania German Studies Museum in Trappe

The historic Dewees Tavern in Trappe, which dates back to the 1740s, has been renovated to house the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies and showcases the local history and genealogy of those settlers to our area. This diverse group of people includes Lutherans, Reformed, Moravians, Schwenkfelders, Mennonites, Dunkards and Amish. The house served as a tavern operated by the Dewees family in the 1800s and was renovated in 2019 to create the center.

We can tour the five galleries, which house exhibitions and displays of furniture, ironwork, textiles, fraktur and more by Pennsylvania German craftspeople and artisans. It is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for seniors over age 65.

If desired, you can also visit the restored home of Lutheran Minister Henry Muhlenberg, 201 W Main St., which was built in 1787 and has an herb garden. The tours are 10 a.m. to 4 pm. Admission for both sites is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors over age 65.

For more information, see www.historictrappe.org.

Prior to the tour we can meet at Noon for lunch at Grace’s Café, 150 W. Main St. in the Trappe Shopping Center, and then travel to the Dewees Tavern. Please let Maryanne (maryanne93@msn.com) know if you will be joining us for lunch so we can make reservations.

Sunday, November 10
Lunch and 2 p.m. play, “Women in Jeopardy,” at DCP Theatre

Get your tickets ahead and join us to share some laughs at the comedy mystery play, “Women in Jeopardy,” which is being produced at the nearby DCP Theatre at 795 Ridge Road in Telford. The play by Wendy McLeod tells the comedic story of a group of women in their 40s who become suspicious of their friend’s new dentist boyfriend and plot to discover if he is a serial killer. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors over age 60, with a $2 fee to order online at www.dcptheatre.org.

Prior to the show we can meet for lunch at a local restaurant. Please let Louise and Maryanne know if you can join us for lunch so we can make reservations.

Adults and friends are always invited to join us on all of our Encore outings.  
If you have any suggestions for local events or places you would like to visit, please let us know.  

For more information, contact Louise (louise.ann.beebe@gmail.com) or Maryanne (maryanne93@msn.com).