Parish Announcements
Our Summer Worship Schedule has Begun
The 8:00 service will be a spoken, meditative service of Holy Communion
The 9:30 AM service will be one of Holy Communion with hymns and music
Read the latest from Pastor DJ
Updates on Regrowing our Ministry with Children, Youth and Families from Sue Ellen Echard, Minister of Music and Christian Formation
Annual Backpack Outreach Project
Each year Holy Spirit Contributes Backpacks to our local Keystone Opportunity Center for local families with children in need of backpacks for back to school. The project is happening a little earlier and in a new format this year, but we welcome your participation in any way you can!
Now through Sunday July 19th, we are collecting new backpacks, no need for filling them, as well as $5 and $10 Walmart or Staples gift cards (only these businesses please as they are local to our families). Keystone will distribute these at a family event Sunday afternoon, July 26th at Grace Community Church. Please sign up by clicking the button below if you would like to make a donation of any of the above items,
Save the Date!
Friday, July 24
6:30-7:30 PM Ice Cream Social
featuring locally made Merrymead Farms ice cream
7:30 PM Games begin
at Church of the Holy Spirit
Come for all or part of the evening!
A freewill offering will be collected to support the Children, Youth, and Families Ministry at COHS
What’s your Favorite Flavor???
We want you to vote on the best flavors to have for our event! Click the button to vote for your favorite. The top 4 choices will be provided, along with vanilla and chocolate. We are also asking for donations for your favorite ice cream toppers. You can use the button to sign up for that too!
Holy Spirit Choir Members on the Move this summer!
While regular choir rehearsals have taken a summer break, our singers continue to be involved in singing in worship, at funerals, out in the community and away at conferences!
RSCM DC
This Sunday we send off Chris Detweiler and Rick Alderfer to an RSCM Course in Washington DC. The course we attended for 20 years in Wilkes-barre, The Kings College Course, never was able to reopen after pandemic. We are finally begining to get folks out the door to one of the few courses still ongoing. The course is housed at Episcopal High School which adjoins the campus of Virginia Theological Seminary. Here is the service schedule for their week. Check each venue's website for livestream opportunities to catch Chris and Rick in the choir in these awesome sacred spaces which include Washington National Cathedral!
Wednesday, July 8, 5:00 PM
Choral Evensong at
Christ Church, Alexandria
118 N. Washington Street
Alexandria, VA
Thursday, July 9, 5:00 PM
Choral Evensong at
Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington DC
Friday, July 10, 5:00 PM
Choral Evensong at
National City Christian Church
5 Thomas Circle, NW
Washington DC
Sunday, July 12
10 AM Choral Eucharist
Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill at Virginia Theological Seminary Chapel
3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria VA
Sunday, July 12, 7:00 PM
Hymn Festival at St. John's UCC
Seven of our choir members are off to sing at an annual hymn festival. The actual hymn sing is open to the public. More info here! Please do go to this soul stirring and robust hymn sing .
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, August 22, 7:00 PM
Keoni Bolding and Esherick Trio return for a summer concert while Keoni is visiting home and family during the summer break from his work with the Houston Symphony. Joining Keoni are Seth Trumbore, Piano; Peter Lockman, Cello; and for the first time Dylan Reckner, Double Bass
Are you a Natural Storyteller?
If you have a love for telling stories and working with children, we are looking for two more people to take the Godly Play Training course offered at Holy Spirit July 31 - August 2. You would be joining a team of 5 other teachers! What we hope to have is a deep bench of teachers who can share in offering this curriculum for children of of all ages. We can cover the cost for you as needed. Reach out to our church office (215-234-8020) and Karen Work can put you in touch with head teacher, Amy Newman or Pastor DJ. Amy can answer your questions about how we plan to use the curriculum this fall. You can register at the information below and also reach out to our trainer directly with questions. The info is in the Godly Play Training flyer! (see below)
Godly Play® Core Training
with Melinda Wenner Bradley, Licensed Godly Play Trainer
July 31 - August 2
(Additional preparatory Session on July 26th 7-8 PM online. Participants will be notified.)
Hosted by Church of the Holy Spirit, Episcopal
2871 Barndt Rd, Harleysville, PA 19438
Please click here for the flyer with times, details, and to register.
Creating Children’s Worship Bags continues!
We are in the process of replacing our 'busy bags' with personalized 'Worship bags' for all our children. Each child will be assisted to create their own worship bag and each Sunday you bring your children they will now have their very own bag, with their name, that only they use each week. The bags live at church and over time will have new items added as appropriate to particular seasons and Sundays.
If your children have not yet had a chance to put together their very own bag, you can do so during coffee hour through the summer.. Special Guest bags are available until your children create their own. Angela Bartholomew will keep an eye out during July for children who haven't yet created bags and assist you in making them.
Church of the Holy Spirit Presence at Market Days!
While we spend a few summer weeks creating Warm Fuzzies - we'll share them at local events like Souderton—Third Friday and Telford Market Nights, We will set up a COHS table and give away “warm fuzzies”.
Warm fuzzies! Help needed through the summer!
In an effort to reach out to new families, we need your help making warm fuzzies!
Here are the ways you can help:
Make warm fuzzies at home: Pick up yarn and instructions at church in the basket in the coat closet area. Please bring warm fuzzies (aka pompoms) back any time from now through July 12th and put them in the basket. You can make them as in the video at right or you can make them this way.
Make them with us at church: Join us as a group to make warm fuzzies during coffee hour (sign up here for the dates).
Join us at Souderton Third Fridays: We are scheduled to be at Souderton Third Fridays on 6-9 PM on July 17, August 21, and September 18.. Volunteers are needed - sign up here
Please use this form to sign up to help make warm fuzzies either at home or at church and to sign up to volunteer at Souderton Third Fridays.
What are “Warm Fuzzies” ??