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Meet our January 2009
New Year's 3-Night Revivalist,
(TBA) Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, January 14-16th
Services begin nightly at 7:15pm /light meal served 6:30pm
Each Night a Different Choir & Communion on Friday
Strawbridge House pilgrimage --
The Strawbridge Shrine, 2650 Strawbridge Lane off Wakefield Valley Road near New Windsor, will be rededicating the Robert Strawbridge House and dedicating the Log Meeting House Monument, the limestone entrance stone, and the new Robert Strawbridge statue, Sunday, June 6, starting at 4 p.m. Music will be provided by the Strawbridge UMC Gospel choir and the Westminster Municipal Band. Park at the Shrine between 3 and 3:15 p.m. to ride a shuttle to the site of the original Log Meeting House, where the first dedication will take place. Look for an article on the Shrine on the conference’s Web site, www.bwcumc.com.
Congregation returns to burned church --
NEW WINDSOR — It was a blustery Sunday afternoon June 1 but that did not deter the pastor, members and friends of Strawbridge UMC from marching into the sanctuary to celebrate the rededication of their building.
Three months earlier, almost to the day, the church had a fire in the kitchen that left behind heavy soot and smoke damage throughout the building. The church was completely renovated, with new carpets, pews, paneling and paint. The study, narthex, choir room, social hall, kitchen and bathrooms were all given face-lifts, said the Rev. Gertie Williams.
The Rev. Mary Kay Totty, from nearby St. Paul UMC, which had opened its doors for the congregation to worship during the past three months, assisted in the service.
The church family thinks of this entire building ordeal as a sign of God’s love, Williams said.
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Winter 2008-2009 - Prayer Meetings: A time of prayer will be observed monthly on the Friday before the first Sunday (Communion Sunday) in a month at 7:30pm. These services are format-free and open to all. The love of God compels us to pray one for the other.
- Family Fun Outing: Visit this site again for the details concerning the next Family Fun outing.
- Advent Sundays: begin on the 5th Sunday in November. Join us in morning worship as the biblical record of Jesus miraculous birth comes alive and the advent themes move your heart.
- Candlelight Service: will take place on Wednesday, December 24th at 7:30pm this year. Join us for a service that reflects on the love of God thru the birth of His Son. We always close the service with an ice-cream cake as we sing happy Birthday to the new-born/risen King.
- Annual New Year's Revival: Join us for our 5th Annual Revival on Wed-Fri, January 14-16th, 2009. These revivals have set the spiritual barometer and tone for the year and have been well attended and received. Services begin nightly at 7:15 pm.
- Presidential Inauguration: Travel with us to Washington, DC on January 20th and witness the historic inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama. Buses will leave Strawbridge at 7am and we will stop for lunch before returning. The cost will be posted soon.
- ROCK Retreat in Ocean City: Middle and High school students are invited to trek with us to Ocean City for ROCK on Jan 30, 31 and Feb 1st. Seats are filling fast so please make your intentions known.
Who is Strawbridge?
A Church family led by Christ
in triumphal procession, Who
through us spreads the fragrance
of knowledge of Him everywhere; for,
"to God, we are the aroma of Christ!"
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
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