MUSIC PROGRAM
Music is vital to our worship at Church of the Incarnation and our music program is alive and growing! Please consider yourself cordially invited to participate and please speak with other choir members if you have concerns about your readiness or abilities or any other kinds of questions. He will be happy to talk with you and gently advise.
Adult Choir
Open to everyone high school age and beyond. We sing during the "program year" from the Sunday after Labor Day through the early part of June (usually just after Trinity Sunday). The choir participates in the pageantry--processing and recessing. Choir members also serve as leaders of worship, helping congregants to know when to stand or sit or kneel, and making them feel supported in singing--especially any new hymns. The choir offers an Anthem that can range from Bach or Beethoven to pieces inspired by gospel or folk traditions to chant. The anthem is usually sung during the offertory and the choir quietly sings well-known hymns or Taize chants during communion. We rehearse on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00 and warm-up and review on Sunday mornings from 9:30-10:05. Join us!!
Children's Choir
Our children's choir continues to grow in both size and ability! Youngsters from age 4 through 4th grade are urged to join this energetic group. We sing once a month in worship--sometimes by ourselves, sometimes with the adult choir. The Children's Choir rehearses during Sunday School time.
ALTAR GUILD
This "behind the scenes" ministry prepares the sanctuary for Sunday Mass, Holy Days and special liturgies such as funerals and weddings. They also care for altar vestments, brass furnishings and liturgical garments. If interested, please contact Christine Hughes.
ACOLYTES & CHALICE BEARERS
The acolytes serve in various liturgical roles to compliment the worship service. The chalice bearers administer the chalice at the Eucharist. If interested, please contact Andrena Wishnie.
BUILDING & GROUNDS
This committee of men and women is responsible for maintenance of the building and outside grounds on a weekly rotating basis. If you have handyman skills, like to do gardening, weeding, or trimming, or just enjoy working outside, please join them. If interested, please contact Dan Gribbon.
COFFEE HOUR
Visitors and members are welcome to join in fellowship after Sunday services for coffee and refreshments. Sponsoring a coffee hour is easy and fun! This ministry also provides refreshments for special services during the year. If interested, please contact Micki Wisdom.
COMMUNICATIONS & ADVERTISING
Advertising church functions with the local newspapers and some internal communications is the purpose of this ministry. If interested, please contact Julie Snarski.
FELLOWSHIP
If you enjoy getting people together for social reason then working with this committee of Christian service is the one for you! One of the ways to meet new people! If interested, please contact Andrena Wishnie.
FUNDRAISING
This committee provides fun, but profitable activities as a source of additional income for the parish. The grocery store script's program is the most successful project. If you enjoy finances and project coordination, please join us! Contact Diane Kern
LECTORS GUILD
Members of the Lectors Guild are trained to read the Lessons at Sunday Mass, feast days, and special services. Intercessors lead the congregation in the Prayers of the People. Both are assigned on a rotating basis. If interested, please contact Andrena Wishnie
NEW MEMBER/HOSPITALITY
This ministry offers a warm welcome to all who visit the church by the greeters. They help guide visitors in the service, introduce them to members, and help them feel at home. Please join us if you love meeting new people! If interested, please contact Linda Dellmuth
OUTREACH
This ministry is linked to the community by volunteering services for various foundations. The most vital is Aid for Friends, also working with the Salvation Army and Veterans Affairs, Habitat for Humanity and the list goes on. If interested, please contact Priya Eddy.
AID FOR FRIENDS
Aid For Friends (AFF) is the non-profit organization that manipulates donated bulk foods into meals for the needy homebound. Operating out of North-East Philadelphia for the last 30 years, it has over 250 community and faith organizations making about 8,500 meals a week. It does this with tons of volunteer help and only a few paid staff members.
God led some ladies of Incarnation to this group more than 15 years ago and the ministry grew as the vision expanded. They visited other groups and learned the process, so well they realized they could do it themselves. Having started in home kitchens and a good days' "pack" being 60 meals, the group moved to the parish hall and church kitchen and dared to think of 500 meals. Our record, not that anyone's counting , is 665, one very hot July when Dave Dixon got enthusiastic! Now that the kitchen renovation is complete, we can think big again!
The third Thursday of each month, we gather the entrees, fruits, vegetables and dish them into aluminum trays, which are then covered with a foil sheet, along with bread and dessert - the whole thing slides into a plastic bag, twist-tied, and placed in the freezers. We have recently decided to add packing times on Wed. evenings, as well. People who cook but can't come Thursday mornings were always able to help by cooking the food for us at home. This will continue, but using Wednesday evening for prep-time, as well, trusting that some will see it as a way of living out their faith and a chance for community outside of Sunday morning.
For more information please contact the church office.
PASTORAL CARE
This Lay care team provides outreach to the sick and shut-ins, warm meals, telephone calls, hospital visits and any other assistance for those in need. There are trained Eucharistic Ministers who take the Blessed Sacrament to those unable to join us on Sundays. If interested, please contact Claire Heinbach or Marcie Venella
MERRIE MAILERS
This dedicated team faithfully folds the weekly bulletins. They also fold, label and seal our monthly newsletter. If interested, please contact the church office.