Dorrance, PA
For this week’s greeting, I thought it would be nice if we could all pray this prayer together. The power of our praying together on Sunday morning is awesome, and something I am sure we all miss. Pray this prayer daily and thank God for our church and church family as well as for whom […]
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome here. HAPPY EASTER! Call to Worship We come to this place, seeking Jesus in the familiar story of our faith. Do not meet us only here, O Living Christ, but surprise us with Resurrection power in all the places of our […]
In the simplest of terms, Palm Sunday is an opportunity to reflect upon the final week of Jesus’ life. Jesus did not deny the image that the crowd expected — the fulfillment of the hopes of Israel that He would be their earthly king, destroying the Roman government. Instead, Jesus humbly entered Jerusalem to give […]
My dear friends… As reported this morning, Governor Thomas Wolfe ordered the shutdown of physical operations at “all non-life-sustaining businesses” at 8 p.m. to slow the rapidly increasing spread of deadly coronavirus, and said enforcement actions for noncompliance would begin Saturday. All currently scheduled gatherings will be canceled or handled via Zoom. I would […]
In the wake of COVID-19 and social distancing, my wife and I brainstormed how we could distribute Palms to our congregation and friends. Traci came up with the excellent idea of bundling the palms together, attaching a prayer, and placing them in a basket outside of our church. Great! (Remember, even though this was Traci’s […]
*Call to Worship Lent began in the wilderness; it concludes in Jerusalem. We now come near to the end of one story. Another will soon begin. We have followed Jesus this far; today we remember how he faced betrayal, falseness, rejection, and torment. And we witness, once more, that he taught and walked in love […]
Thanks to Jim and Lynne Stewart for this beautiful video homage to our little Church on the mountain, Emmanuel UCC. Our beautiful Church in Dorrance. A reminder of how much we love our Church and a way to feel closer to Emmanuel United Church of Christ at a time when we can’t gather together. Located […]
To our dismay, we have missed worship on some of the most important Holy days of the year, Palm Sunday, Maunday Thursday and Easter Sunday. Even though we gathered in our own homes and watched telecasts on our webpage or You tube, it can’t replace the love we share in times of worship. Perhaps this […]