THIS WEEK
3rd Sunday of Easter
9AM Family Eucharist
Come as you are.
Our weekly Family Eucharist is designed for families with young children,
but all are welcome to join us. Special treats and coffee available.
10AM Holy Eucharist, Rite 2
Join us in person or watch the broadcast on our YouTube channel
Service material can be found on our website
Lectionary for the 3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a,36-41
Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35
Sunday, April 23, 2023 – 3rd Sunday of Easter
- 9:00 AM – Family Eucharist Service – The Rev. James Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
- 10:00 AM – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Prayers of Spiritual Communion – in person & livestream – The Rev. James Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
Monday, April 24, 2023
- 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – Feast of St Mark, Evangelist
- 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church
- 7:30 PM – AA Meeting – Memorial Room
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
- 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
Thursday, April 27, 2023
- 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church
- 11:00 AM – Bible Study via Zoom. Join us in our study of the 1st and 2nd Epistles of St. Peter. No previous experience required. Click here to join
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
Friday, April 28, 2023
- 10:30 AM – Newsletter Mailing & Leaflet Folding – Memorial Room
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
Saturday, April 29, 2023
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
Sunday, April 30, 2023 – 4th Sunday of Easter
- 9:00 AM – Family Eucharist Service – The Rev. James Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
- 10:00 AM – Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Prayers of Spiritual Communion and the Baptism of Abigail Clare Buschenfeldt – in person & livestream – The Rev. James Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
- 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom Click here to join
DARBY MISSION
Food Giveaway:
Thank you for your generous donations of canned goods for the April giveaway.
We delivered 227 items (173 cans of fruits and vegetables; 52 individual applesauce and fruit cups; 2 jars of jam) to help feed 187 people!
Next up: Pasta Sauce!
If you have small boxes to contribute along with your jars/cans of pasta sauce, it would make the transport from church to recreation center much easier!
You can leave your donations:
- on the Outreach shelves in the narthex closet
- in the CANestoga wagon in the office hallway
- ship them directly to the church Attn: Outreach
If you need assistance getting your donations to the church, please contact Katie in the church office to arrange transport: holyapostlespa@gmail.com or 610-642-6617
Project Share
Cold Sandwiches – April thru June
Thank you to those who continue to contribute to this Outreach ministry. We have volunteers covering our sandwich needs for all of our May dates (5/2, 5/16 & 5/30). At this time we are most in need of volunteers to provide:
- Drinks – tea bags, iced tea or lemonade, 2 bags of Apostles Cup coffee
- Fruit – apples or oranges for 40
- Sweet Treats – brownies, cookies, etc.
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If sandwiches are more your thing, we still need volunteers for our each of our June lunch deliveries on June 13 and June 27.
- You can opt to make the sandwiches yourself – with materials that you purchase or have provided by our Outreach ministry team
- You can choose to pay for hoagies to be provided from Centrella’s for $100, payable to CHA: Outreach. (one 9-foot meat and cheese hoagie + 1 tuna hoagie which together provide sandwiches for just over 40 people) We will do the pickup and delivery for you.
When you sign up for a lunch, please use the NOTE field to specify which option you’re choosing.
The remaining dates for lunches are:
May 2, 16 & 30
June 13 & 27
Project Share Self-Care BBQ
Wednesday, May 17
11am-3pm
7200 Chestnut Street
Upper Darby PA
DelCo Project Share is hosting a Self-care Cook-Out to serve their participants. We have been invited to this great event to socialize, meet and greet their participants whom we have been providing for over the last three years.
Different organization have offered to help with the supplies for the barbecue. Holy Apostles will be providing the main course: Hamburgers. Chicken, Sausage and Hot Dogs. We have funds in Outreach to cover these costs. If you would like to contribute to defray the costs, please speak to Cassie.
In addition, we are looking to provide homemade baked goods: Cakes, Pies, Cookies or Brownies. If you are interested in baking for this event, please let Cassie know.
Magazines Needed
We are extending our call for magazines through the month of April as we now have projects lined up at Park Lane Elementary and Project Share. If you have any magazines lying around that would be suitable, please remove any address labels and then drop them off on the Outreach shelves or the CAN-estoga wagon. This is a short-term collection item.
Catch up with Cassie
Reach her via email: grammysqrd@gmail.com; or phone/text: 610-608-5440
+ MAY NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION DEADLINE
If you have something you’d like to contribute to the May edition of The Apostle newsletter – an article/essay, announcement, artwork, etc. – please submit it to the office by 5pm on Tuesday, April 25th.
+ MAY NEWSLETTER MAILING
Join us in the Memorial Room on Friday, April 28 @ 10:30AM for an hour of folding, stuffing, stamping and laughter. Everyone is welcome!
+ PROJECT SHARE BBQ – WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 11AM0-3PM
We have been invited to a barbecue to meet and mingle with the folks we’ve been helping over the past three years. Scroll back up to the OUTREACH section of this email for more details!
+ POCKETS OF HOPE RETURNING!
On Saturday, May 6, the Pockets of Hope group will be returning to the Parish Hall.
Pockets of Hope is a non-profit organization providing free mastectomy sweatshirts for after surgery. If you know how to sew and are interested in helping sew pockets into zip up hoodies for women recovering from their mastectomy surgery, come join us – just bring your sewing machine.
Can’t sew? Don’t have a machine? No worries – there are other ways to help including cutting, ironing and the beauty of fellowship! Check out @_pocketsofhope on Instagram. Questions? kiersten.wertz@gmail.com
+ SHARE COFFEE WITH FRIENDS —AND— SUPPORT THE DARBY MISSION
You can purchase bags of Apostles Cup in regular-ground; regular-whole bean; and/or decaf-ground varieties. Each bag is $15, with $4 from each purchase going directly to the ministries of the Darby Mission. We have plenty of coffee available for purchase on Sundays, or any time the office is open (see Office Hours schedule below). You can also purchase Apostle’s Cup coffee direct from House Cup Coffee and have it shipped to your door!
+ MAY WE PRAY FOR YOU?
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalm 145:18
The Parish Prayer list is included in the monthly newsletter that is sent through the mail. Additional copies are also available on the table in the narthex and on our website. To add your prayer needs to the list, you can contact Fr. James, Nancy Haas, or use the form on our website.
Prayer – it’s not just words, it’s a lifestyle
+ VOLUNTEER SIGNUP
We always need volunteers to assist with the various ministries of Holy Apostles. Talk to a ministry leader, or use the linked SignUp Genius page to offer your talents! Slots have been added through June 4, Trinity Sunday.
+ EUCHARISTIC VISITS
The rector and trained Eucharistic ministers may visit others to bring them the Eucharist. Contact Fr. James if you would like to schedule a visit.
+ GIVING
You can always mail pledge contributions to the church. The mail is checked regularly. You can also securely give online. Go to holyapostlespa.org and click on the “Give” button on the top right hand corner of the webpage. If you are in need of giving envelopes, please contact Katie
+ CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
For the week of April 23:
Monday, 4/24 – 10:00AM – 12:00 PM
Tuesday, 4/25 – 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Friday, 4/28 – 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
To contact the office:
610-642-6671
HolyApostlesPA@gmail.com
Email monitored regularly
+ STAY UP TO DATE WITH ALL DIOCESAN NEWS
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The following folks have birthdays in April:
06 – Kiersten Wertz Lopez
Robbie Zorc
09 – Emma Gallagher
16 – Lisa Ferreri
17 – Drew Meiers
19 – Pat Dyer
22 – Michael Avis
26 – Judi Kraft
28 – James Stambaugh
Bryan Houck
Shawn Houck
29 – Jim Jervis
If your birthday, or the birthday of another parishioner is missing, please notify the Parish Office at office@holyapostlespa.org
1020 Remington Rd
Wynnewood, PA 19096-2326
Church of the Holy Apostles 