WHAT: Community Fellowship Dinner
WHEN: Wednesday, December 11th at 6:00 PM
WHERE: St. Edward’s Parish Hall
BRING: Your own table setting and a hot and cold dish to share for 4-6 people
QUESTIONS? Contact Amy Swiernik at 717-682-1827 or Meredith Westgate at 717-575-2119
Our Community Fellowship dinners are a great time to get together and enjoy good food and conversation.
Come and dine and enjoy catching up with old friends and getting to know some new ones.
Please join us on Sunday, November 24th after the 8 AM and 10:15 AM services for extended coffee hours, wonderful seasonal music provided by The Lancaster Recorder Consort and fellowship as we gather to make Advent wreaths for our home bound parishioners, as well as those who would like to make one for their home. A devotional will accompany each wreath, provided by Father David.
We have all of the supplies and will have them all prepared to make a very simply designed centerpiece to embrace the season of Advent. We have 6 wreaths we would like to make for our home bound parishioners.
We will have a free-will offering basket for people who would like to donate to help defer the costs of he Advent wreath supplies.
David Manuel, a member of the Susquehanna Speakers Association, will be speaking at Adult Forum on Nov. 17 at 9:10 AM about the Navajo Code Talkers of WW II. He will explore the Navajo nation’s interactions with the US Government from their mistreatment in the late 1800’s to their creation of a code that was never broken and was instrumental in helping to win the war in the Pacific. He says that his talk is the perfect blending of historical facts and human interest stories. Please join us & welcome our special guest! Invite a friend to attend services and come to this special forum.
What a wonderful event on November 10th! Our Cultural Event Series, which featured mezzo-soprano, Amy Yovanovich, accompanied on piano by Donna Burkholder, was outstanding. Couldn’t make it to the recital? Take a quick look at some highlights here:
Amy presented a program of sacred music and spirituals such as Amazing Grace and Yes, My Jesus Loves Me, to show tunes from The King and I, the Music Man, and Jekyll & Hyde.
Acclaimed for her velvety tone quality, power and range, Ms. Yovanovich studied under Mr. John Darrenkamp, a well-known veteran of the Metropolitan Opera Company. She has performed with the Pennsylvania Academy of Music Opera Theatre Workshop, Lancaster and Harrisburg Opera Companies and studied in Germany. She is well-known for her solo and oratorio work, as well, and has a CD, “Great Day,” of show tunes and spirituals available at online retailers. Amy is currently the Executive Director and vocal instructor for the State Street Academy of Music, Director of Music for Westgate Baptist Church in Lancaster and vocal instructor for the Lancaster Conservatory of Music.
Donna Burkholder grew up in Blair County, PA and moved to the Lancaster area in 1967, after earning her BS in Music Education with a performance major in organ at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove. She has held teaching positions in the Lower Dauphin, Ephrata and Conestoga Valley School systems. Her love of liturgical music placed her in three Lutheran congregations over the 48 years – St. Paul’s in Lititz, Bergstrasse in Ephrata and St. Peter’s in Neffsville/Lancaster. Donna retired from teaching in 2009 and from her final Director of Music position in 2015. Over the years she has served in various offices of Ephrata Area Pennsylvania State Education Association, Ephrata Parent Teacher Association, Ephrata Area School Board and local and district area Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. Since her official “retirement” in 2015, she has greatly enjoyed substituting in area churches. She has two grown children: daughter Dara Burkholder Morales, violinist in the Philadelphia Orchestra, and son John, manager in Professional Offices Services, living in Glenside. She is delighted to spend lots of time with her six grandchildren in the Philadelphia area.
We thank all who visit us and support these wonderful events, part of The Reverend Canon Stephen C. Casey Cultural Events Series at St. Edward’s showcasing the church’s fellowship outreach. To get on the church’s email list for events’ notifications, readers should email: [email protected] with “Subscribe Events” in the subject line.
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church is a community of faith, giving to God, giving to each other, giving to the world. On the web at: www.Sainteds.org. For more information, call the church at 717.898.6276.
As a follow-up to our Adult Forum on October 20th, the parish office received the communique posted below from The Episcopal Church Task Force. We feel it is important information to share.
The Episcopal Church Responds to the Opioid Epidemic
Members invited to participate in survey
Responses requested by: November 27, 2019
[October 30, 2019] The Task Force to Respond to the Opioid Epidemic, created by legislation at the 79th General Convention, is seeking input from lay and ordained leaders throughout the church about the local response to the opioid epidemic through the short survey linked in English here, in Spanish here, and in French here.
Resolution 2018-C037 Call to Respond to Opioid Epidemic calls on all dioceses and parishes in The Episcopal Church to respond to the opioid epidemic with training, pastoral care, advocacy, and liturgy. Central to this response are partnerships with local responders and others in the medical community, other faith communities and local recovery programs to offer pastoral care to those affected by this epidemic, and with other faith leaders to advocate with local and state government regarding policies and laws to promote healing and wholeness for those affected by this epidemic.
This brief survey is designed to gather information in two areas: what is currently working in local contexts, as well as what kind of resources are still needed. There are eight survey questions and an open-ended space for sharing additional resource needs. Survey questions include:
Have you offered pastoral support or guidance to an individual or family facing substance use disorder involving opioids/heroin?
For those who preach: Have you addressed addiction, substance use disorder, opioid/heroin epidemic, social stigma and discrimination of persons with substance use disorders from the pulpit?
The information collected will help the Task Force to shape their work as they curate and create resources for real-life, church-based opioid response ministry for use by churches, organizations, and others in the communities we live, work, and worship in.
Please take a few minutes to help with the important work of loving our neighbors that this Task Force has been called to address. Your participation is greatly appreciated!
For more information on the General Convention mandate “2018-C037 Call to Respond to Opioid Epidemic,” click here.
Task Force resource materials will be posted in the coming months.
Task Force members include:
The Rev. Dina van Klaveren, Chair, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Rev. Amanda Kotval, Vice Chair, Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
The Rev. Jan M. Brown, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia
Ms. Twyla Wilson, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
The Rt. Rev. William Klusmeyer, Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia
Dr. Donna Barten, Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts
The Rt. Rev. Jake Owensby, Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana
Mr. Merrick Williams, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
The Rev. Debra Bennett, Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
The Rev. Canon Katharine Harrigan, Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
Ms. Amy Cochran, Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Nelson, Episcopal Diocese of West Texas
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president, The Episcopal Church House of Deputies, ex officio
The Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop, The Episcopal Church, ex officio.
Sweaty Sunday
October 27th
After the 8 AM and 10:15 AM services
Wear your sweats and jeans to church and stay awhile to help with some fall clean-up outdoors & indoors.
We will be doing outside general grounds clean-up work and indoor cleaning of sanctuary, Christian Education, and parish hall spaces and whatever else needs to be done to spruce up our parish.
Sign up sheet to help work is in the parish hall on the coffee service table. JOIN US! THE MORE WE SHARE, THE MORE WE SHOW WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF FAITH!
PIZZA AND DRINKS WILL BE SERVED FOR LUNCH.
On Sunday morning, October 20, 2019 at 9:10 AM, St. Edward’s Episcopal Church will be holding a very informative and relevant presentation by Doug Cwienk, a Certified Family Recovery Specialist, on the Opioid Crisis. The event will take place in the parish hall at St. Edward’s.
Doug is a co-founder of a support group for families dealing with addiction called, “Storm Riders.” Doug will speak about the chemistry of addiction and its effects on the brain, and also about the effects of addiction on the family and loved ones of an addicted person. Doug brings to the table his strong background in science, his expertise as a trained recovery specialist, and his experience with addiction in his own family. His son, Nate, died of an overdose in 2017.
Rizzetta’s Tones, popular Celtic group, to perform at St. Edward’s in free October 20 Concert
The popular local Celtic band, Rizzetta’s Tones, will offer a free concert at St. Edward’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. The church is located at 2453 Harrisburg Pike in Landisville, and, although the event is free, an offering will be taken.
Rizzetta’s Tones is a Celtic and folk band where members play hammer dulcimers, silver flute, high and low whistles and guitars. They often spice up their sound with a button accordion, autoharp, Greek bouzouki, mandolin, ukulele and various percussion instruments. All four members sing lead and background vocals on their programs, a mix of both poignant and humorous songs. Their repertoire includes music from Ireland, Scotland and the U.S., and draws as well from the traditions of such varied countries as Finland, Brazil, France, Macedonia and more.
Band members include Randy Kochel, Amanda Wells, Linda Lohr and Bill Stine. The group’s name honors Sam Rizzetta, engineer, scientist, pilot, dulcimer builder and player, composer, teacher, and friend to the group.
The concert is part of the Rev. Canon Stephen C. Casey Cultural Events Series at St. Edward’s showcasing the church’s fellowship outreach. To get on the church’s email list for events’ notifications, readers should email: [email protected] with “Subscribe Events” in the subject line.
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church is a community of faith, giving to God, giving to each other, giving to the world. On the web at: www.Sainteds.org. For more information, call the church at 717.898.6276.
Our fundraising goal for this 2019 event was $4,000 and we raised $4,220! Thank you to all who made baskets, bid on items, bought raffle tickets, brought your friends and family to the event and helped with the set up and clean up and supported this parish-wide event in so many ways.
Thank you to all who gathered your change, filled your boxes and brought them in for the Ingathering. St. Edward’s raised $298.20! thank you for your support.
Our UTO Ingathering will be Sunday, September 29th so that we can celebrate this offering at our first of four Single-Service Sundays at 9:15 AM followed by a special coffee hour and forum in the parish hall. Our hope is that these services will provide an opportunity for those who attend the 8:00 AM Sunday service and those who attend 10:15 AM to meet and greet one another and, in the process, build unity in our church family. The forum will include an informational presentation on church finances, an “Open Mic” Q & A session, and a tour of the renovated Sacristy and Nursery. The four Single-Service Sundays will take place during months with five Sundays on the last Sunday of those months: September 29, December 29, March 29, 2020 and May 31, 2020.
