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*NO Third Worship Service at 11:30AM on Palm Sunday, April 2. Instead there will be an Easter Egg Hunt at 11:15AM and three worship services on Easter Sunday, April 9. See details below.* | |
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Sunday, April 2, 2023
Palm Sunday
Order of Worship for 10AM service held both in the Sanctuary & online
Click on our website, Facebook page, or YouTube page to watch
- Welcome & Opening Prayer
- Litany
- Opening Song
- Statement of Faith
- Video
- Children's Message
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Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11
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Message: “What Side Do We Choose?” ~Pastor Karyn
- Song
- Prayer & The Lord's Prayer
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Closing Song & Offering
- Church News
- Blessing for the Week
~Please gather for Fellowship Time in Sacred Grounds following worship
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Worship in the Chapel
Palm Sunday, April 2
8:30AM
Held in-person every Sunday with piano, hymns, a message, and Communion served weekly.
~Please gather for Fellowship Time in Sacred Grounds following worship
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**Final Day to Register - Friday, March 31** | |
2023 Southeastern PA (SEPA) Synod Assembly
Transformed to Serve in a "Where's the faith?" World
Friday, May 5 from 2PM-6:15PM
Saturday, May 6 from 8AM-4:30PM
Franconia Mennonite Church in Telford, PA (45 minutes from GDC)
Church Council is asking for one male and one female representative from Gloria Dei Church to attend this SEPA Synod Assembly. The Synod Assembly will gather for worship, inspiration, connection, and our shared work as a synod.
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Please contact Church Council at [email protected] if you are interested in attending
- Registration is covered by the church and due Friday, March 31
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Click HERE for more information and to register
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FINAL DAY (March 31) for Thrivent Financial members to direct their 2022 Choice Dollars! Please consider directing them to Gloria Dei Church. Thank you for your consideration!
The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 (NLT)
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LAST SUNDAY to order Easter Flowers for the Sanctuary
Order beautiful Easter Flowers in Memory of or in Honor of someone special to grace the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday.
Plants are $15 each
Order deadline is Tuesday, April 4
Order forms are in the Chapel and Sanctuary, on the website, and in the church office.
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Easter Egg Hunt THIS SUNDAY!
Palm Sunday, April 2
Preschool through 6th Grade
Join us for the 10AM worship service followed by the Easter Egg Hunt! Children are welcome to attend Sunday School during the service.
Meet us outside next to the preschool playground at 11:15AM.
Special appearance by the Easter Bunny!
*Please bring your own basket*
Questions? Email Dana at [email protected]
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The Labyrinth in the Zabor Room
First Sunday each month
Beginning Palm Sunday, April 2
Available before and after all 3 services
The labyrinth is an analogy for life. It is not a maze or a puzzle to be solved but a path of meaning to be experienced. Its path is circular and convoluted, but it has no dead-ends.
The labyrinth will be available before and after all three services beginning Palm Sunday, April 2. It will next be available on Sunday, May 7 and then again on Sunday, June 4.
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Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday on April 2:
- 8:30AM Chapel in-person only worship service
- 10AM both in-person in the Sanctuary & online worship service
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Easter Egg Hunt at 11:15AM for preschool through 6th grade next to the playground. Click HERE for more details.
- NO third worship service this week!!
- Labyrinth will be available to walk in the Zabor Room
Maundy Thursday on April 6:
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Potluck dinner at 6:30PM in Christian Fellowship Hall. Bring your favorite dish to share! The church will provide the main. Please sign up on sheets in the Chapel and Sanctuary or email the church office at [email protected]. In keeping with the somberness of the evening, please no desserts.
Good Friday on April 7:
- 3PM Sanctuary in-person only worship service
- 7PM both in-person in the Sanctuary & online worship service
Easter Sunday on April 9:
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8:30AM Chapel in-person only worship service
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10AM both in-person in the Sanctuary & online worship service
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11:30AM Sanctuary in-person only worship service
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Tuesday, April 4
Volunteer at Caring For Friends
5PM-8PM
Northeast Philly location:
12271 Townsend Road
Meet us at Caring For Friends to help prepare and package meals for people in need in the greater Philadelphia area.
You may come late or leave early as your schedule allows. Closed-toe shoes required. Anyone ages 12 and up can volunteer!
Click HERE to volunteer for April 4.
Upcoming volunteer dates: May 9, & June 6
Sign up sheets are also in the Chapel and Sanctuary, or email Dana at [email protected].
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Maundy Thursday Potluck Dinner
April 6 at 6:30PM
Christian Fellowship Hall
Bring your favorite dish to share. The church will provide the main.
Please sign up on sheets in the Chapel and Sanctuary or email the church office at [email protected].
In keeping with the somberness of the evening, please no desserts.
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Matinee & Munchies
Wednesday, April 12
1PM in Sacred Grounds
Bring your favorite beverage, we’ll supply the movie and munchies!
Questions? Contact Dana at: [email protected]
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Feast of Justice
Lenten Goods Drive
Feast of Justice is holding a Lenten Goods Drive. Click HERE for the Lenten Goods Drive calendar and follow along! Click HERE for the flyer with the list of most needed items and bring your donations to church.
Paper copies of the calendar and flyer are available in the Chapel and Sanctuary. Click HERE for more information or to donate online.
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One House At A Time Volunteer Event for All Ages!
Saturday, April 22
at their warehouse location:
421 Pike Road, Unit 5, in Huntingdon Valley
Bed Delivery Volunteers arrive at 8AM
Warehouse Volunteers arrive at 8:30AM
Warehouse Volunteers will help with:
- sorting book donations
- making no-sew blankets
- packaging bed-time bags
Please sign up on sheets in the Chapel and Sanctuary, or contact Ken Barber, III to sign up and with any questions at [email protected].
Gloria Dei will continue to collect the following NEW donations leading up to the volunteer event:
- Twin Sheets (most needed item)
- Pillows
- Blankets
- Individual Children’s Toothbrushes
Click HERE to donate funds or to donate goods.
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Save the Date!
Cinco de Mayo Celebration featuring the Angela Everwood Band
Saturday, May 6 at 6:30PM in Christian Fellowship Hall
More details to follow!
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Calling all High School Seniors!
Gloria Dei Church Endowment Fund
Ernest O. Goelz 2023 Scholarship Award
Graduating high school seniors, please click HERE for the scholarship application.
Application deadline is Friday, May 12.
Contact the Gloria Dei Endowment Board with any questions: [email protected]
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Church Council is here to listen to you!
Please email them at [email protected] with any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas that you may have.
Click HERE to see who your elected representatives are.
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GDC Stewardship Team
We are reforming a Stewardship Team for Gloria Dei Church. This group will work on different types of giving for the church. That means tapping into giving our time, our talents, and our treasures.
We want this group to inspire us to better fulfill our mission and purpose. Giving programs and leading us to dream bigger and better in our faith lives will be part of this group's purpose.
Please contact Pastor Karyn if you are interested in being part of this team! [email protected].
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MINISTRY TEAM AND OFFICE STAFF
Lead Pastor: Karyn L. Wiseman, [email protected]
Senior and Lay Ministry: Betsy Maier, [email protected]
Kids and Family: Dana Harrison, [email protected]
Tweens & Youth: Pastor Karyn; Dana Harrison
Praise Band Leader: Chris Schmer, [email protected]
Office Staff: Susan Earp, Bookkeeper, [email protected]; Jennifer Suit, Office Manager, [email protected]; [email protected]
Property: David Stryker, Property Manager, [email protected]; Jeff DeHaven, [email protected]; Keisha Wilkins,
[email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-3:30pm; Friday: 9:30am-1:00pm
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