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REV MARIE BUFFALOE • PARISH ASSOCIATE FOR CONGREGATIONAL LIFE AND CARE
June 24, 2021On the bad days of the pandemic, I wasn’t sure when or if we would be coming back in person to sing, to receive communion or even to have committee meetings. Those days I was just trying to…
May 2021 Session Highlights
Reviewed the Treasurer’s report for the year to date. Contributions are in line with the budget and 2020 giving. Expenses are also in line with the budget.The Session reviewed recommendations from…
Welcome Back, Debbie!
Next time you call the church office, a familiar voice may answer: Debbie Hough, our former Director of Christian Education, is working part-time M-TH to answer phones and help out while Teresa is…
April 2021 Session Highlights
Approved the use of the church building for the following functions:Wedding of Alexandra de la Plante and Dallas Hamlin on June 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm, approximately 10 people attending.Use of…
More Spring Reading Opportunities
Faithful Readers will meet on Zoom at 9:15 am Sunday, May 15 to discuss What My Mother Gave Me by Elizabeth Benedict. Contact the church office for login information.The Monday evening study group…
It’s Spring Cleaning Time!
In recent weeks the staff has been hard at work rearranging furniture, sorting books, cleaning out closets and generally tidying up classrooms and spaces as we prepare for activities and programs…
Birthday Offering Provides a New Roof to Shelter Vibrant Ministry in Georgia
Memorial Drive Ministries, Inc. The Birthday Offering of Presbyterian Women celebrates our history of generous giving. Launched in 1922, the Birthday Offering has become an annual tradition.;…
Session Approves Phase 2 COVID Plan
On April 21, Session voted to maintain the 60-person limit for worship services and move to Phase 2 in our regathering plan, with in-person Sunday school returning in the fall. The Derry Brass can…
Mother’s Day Cards & More
Looking for lovely handmade Mother's Day cards? Look no farther than these $2 beauties created by Claudia Holtzman. Cards for all occasions are available outside the church office: pay at the box…
Softball Season Begins May 2
7-9 PM SUNDAY, MAY 2 AT VETERANS PARK, ELMERTON AVENUE, HARRISBURG Derry’s co-ed softball team opens its 2021 season next month. Men and women age 16 and older are welcome to play on Derry’s…
Michelle Miduri • Director of Operations, Love INC of Greater Hershey
April 8, 2021Editor’s Note: On the first Thursday of each month (or close to it), the eNews feature article highlights the mission focus for the month. In April we’re lifting up Community Involvement and…
REV. MARIE BUFFALOE • PARISH ASSOCIATE FOR CONGREGATIONAL LIFE AND CARE
March 25, 2021Monarch at the Hershey Gardens Butterfly House In life and in death, we belong to God. To me it feels like a long winter of losing many church friends. Compounded by isolation and restrictions from…