Bryn Athyn Church

Informal Service Zoom Discussion
2025-06-08 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-06-15 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-06-22 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-06-29 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-07-06 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Please join us on Zoom for an online small-group discussion following the Informal Service.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88119217055
Read more about the Informal Service and live stream it at www.brynathynchurch.org/informal.

Rev. John & Lori Odhner Retirement Party
2025-06-08 11:30 - 13:30 | Green Harvest Cafe – College Center
REV. JOHN & LORI ODHNER ARE RETIRING
Sunday, June 8, 11:30 am-1:30 pm
(Green Harvest Café – BAC College Center)
You are warmly invited to attend a retirement party for Rev. John and Lori Odhner on Sunday, June 8, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Green Harvest Café located at Bryn Athyn College Center (900 Campus Drive). The College Center doors will open at 11:30 am and the formal program will start at 12:30 pm. Light refreshments will be provided. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Stewart Asplundh at Stewart.Asplundh@brynathynchurch.org. For questions or comments, contact Nina (Nina.Dewees@brynathynchurch.org) or Derek (Derek.Elphick@brynathynchurch.org).

Sunset Organ Vespers
2025-06-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States
The next Organ Vespers introduces Eric Plutz at the organ. The program features a number of 20th century settings of familiar hymn tunes, such as Chorale Prelude on “Simple Gifts” by Dale Wood, Partita on “Slane” by Charles Callahan, and Chorale Prelude on “I Need Thee Every Hour” by Emma Diemer. Also included are works by J.S. Bach, Louis Vierne, Florence Price, and Denis Bédard. The vespers is suitable for ages 12 and up. Doors open at 7:10 pm. Donations are welcome.
Eric Plutz, University Organist at Princeton University, NJ
www.brynathynchurch.org/sunsetvespers

Young Children's Marionette Service
2025-06-15 09:30 - 09:45 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States
This short and sweet service is only in person and is for families with young children (though children of all ages are welcome). It is held in the Council Chamber or Undercroft or outside (during warmer months) at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral.
Find the topic for the week at https://brynathynchurch.org/worship/young-childrens-service/

Family Service: "The Two Most Important Things"
2025-06-15 09:30 - 10:15 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA
We’d love to have you join us in person or online. This service has one talk for the whole family. Find the topic for the week and the worship pamphlet at https://brynathynchurch.org/worship/family-cathedral-services/
Watch live and recent archived services here: https://boxcast.tv/channel/kav02sqyrbkkt15lebvn

Informal Family Service: Marionette Service of Revelation Story
2025-06-15 10:15 - 11:15 | Cathedral Undercroft, 900 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA, 19009, United States
We’d love to have you join us in person or online. This is an informal worship service for all ages in the Bryn Athyn Cathedral Undercroft. It features informal music, engaging visuals, interactive talks, life application, and a discussion at the end of the service. Find the topic for the week and the worship pamphlet at https://brynathynchurch.org/worship/informal-family-service/
Watch live and recent archived services here: https://boxcast.tv/channel/evzt31jhlzb9jeinjniw

Adult Service: "The Two Witnesses"
2025-06-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA
We’d love to have you join us in person or online. This service is for adults. Find the topic for the week and the worship pamphlet at https://brynathynchurch.org/worship/cathedral-services/
Watch live and recent archived services here: https://boxcast.tv/channel/lu04nnzn08kswflf5zpb

Death Café
2025-06-18 19:00 - 21:00
(at Fetters Mill B&B)
Please park in the church parking lot behind the B&B. That means driving to the New Life Community Church at 2680 Huntingdon Pike in HV.
Questions? Call/text Chara Daum at 215-620-0300.

New Church Day Picnic & Pageant
2025-06-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd., Bryn Athyn PA 19009, 900 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA, 19009, United States
We are moving the New Church Day Pageant indoors, due to severe weather alerts for this evening (during our dress rehearsal) and tomorrow evening (during the pageant).

We will still have the picnic outdoors (starting at 6 pm) for those who would like to brave the weather. It may all be fine. The pageant will still be at 7:30 pm, but it will be inside the nave.

General
– 6:00 – 7:30 pm – Picnic
– 7:30 – 8:00 pm – Pageant
– 8:00 – 8:15 pm – Gifts
– 8:15 – 10:15 pm – Lighting and Music
Dress Code
You do not need to dress up for this event. It will be quite hot and humid so please wear whatever is comfortable (though inside the cathedral is air conditioned). A number of people enjoy wearing New Church colors (red and white).
Security
We want to welcome people who are coming for this event; we want to preserve a worshipful sphere during the pageant; and we want to keep people safe. We will have security stationed around the property, but we also ask you not to leave your valuables (including children) unattended.
No Road Closure
With the pageant moving indoors, we have decided that it’s not necessary to close the road. You may park in any of the lots around the Cathedral.

Picnic
Bring a picnic and eat and socialize with other people on the west lawn of the Cathedral, overlooking the valley. Feel free to drive to the parking lot near the lawn to drop off your things. If you are able-bodied, please do not park in the closest lot.
Free ice cream (from Tanner Brothers Dairy) will be available to all attendees (1 per person). It will be served from about 6:30 pm in the cloister area. Please do not take it inside.
Please put all of your trash in the trash cans around the area.
Pageant
Doors will open to the nave and preludes will start at 7:15 pm. The service will start at 7:30 pm.
The pageant is a series of scenes from the book of Revelation. Some of the scenes can be scary to children. It lasts about half an hour.
The Service Will Not Be Live-streamed
The pageant will not be live-streamed because we use copyrighted recorded music. However, you can come and watch the service on the TV in the Social Hall if you can’t find a good seat in the nave.
Offertory
This is a worship service so there will be offertory bowls which will go toward supporting the pageant.
Join in the Singing
There are two hymns in the pageant and also two short excerpts from Handel’s Messiah. You are invited to sing along with all of it. There are learning tracks for the Messiah excerpts here and there will be sheet music available during the service.
We also have new learning tracks for the two hymns in the pageant on the Bryn Athyn Church Music YouTube Channel:
– “The Lord God Jesus Christ Doth Reign!”
– “Jerusalem, the Golden!”

Gifts
There will be New Church Day gifts for the children in our congregation from infants through 8th grade to celebrate that “the Lord God Jesus Christ reigns, whose kingdom shall be for ages and ages.” These gifts have been specially selected and will hopefully fill a special use in connecting your family to the New Church.

Gifts for all ages will be available for pickup in the Social Hall after the pageant (around 8:00 pm).

These gifts are for the grade that your child just finished.All children (including visitors from other New Church congregations) who are present at the pageant can collect a gift. They must come to receive the gift themselves (or with an adult if necessary).

Anyone picking up a gift for a child, who is not present, must wait until all the gifts have been handed out.

Children who are part of our congregation that were unable to come to the New Church Day celebration, can pick up their gift on June 22nd or 29th, after the Cathedral Family Service. Andrea Cranch or Brooke Brown will be there to give your child their gift.

NOTE: Cathedral staff members do not hand out the gifts. If you have questions about the gifts, please contact Brooke (336-509-4970) or Andrea (215-828-1462).

Lighting and Music (8:15 – 10:15 pm)
After the pageant is over, you are invited to enjoy strolling around the grounds of the Cathedral, while classical music plays. Ordinarily people are not allowed on the Cathedral property after sunset, but on the 19th (and for Landmarks in Lights on the 24th) the Cathedral is specially lit and you are invited to stay till 10:15 pm. Once the last piece of music ends, we ask that you promptly exit the property. If the weather is not cooperating, we may have to delay or cancel the music.

Young Children's Service: "The Angel with the Gold Reed"
2025-06-22 09:30 - 09:45 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States

Family Service: "Bowing to Bloom: Humility and the Tree of Life"
2025-06-22 09:30 - 10:15 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA

Informal Family Service: "Measuring the City"
2025-06-22 10:15 - 11:15 | Cathedral Undercroft, 900 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA, 19009, United States

Adult Worship, Fellowship & Tour
2025-06-22 10:30 - 13:00 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States
Join this Sunday tour at the Cathedral!
-Meet your guide in the Social Hall at 10:30AM
-10:40AM preludes & 11AM Adult Worship in the Nave followed by fellowship in the Social Hall
-12:15-1PM Guided Cathedral Tour

Adult Service: "Bowing to Bloom: Humility and the Tree of Life"
2025-06-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA

Singing and Story Time with Mrs. Lori
2025-06-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-06-26 09:00 - 10:00
Tuesday, June 24, and Thursday, June 26
9:00-10:00 am (Cathedral)
Children ages 3-7 are warmly invited to worship, songs, and story time with Mrs. Lori Odhner. This is in place of a full Cathedral Camp. For more info, visit: https://app.onechurchsoftware.com/brynathynchurch/forms/32.

Landmarks in Lights
2025-06-24 20:00 - 22:00

Young Children's Service: "The Water of Life"
2025-06-29 09:30 - 09:45 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States

Family Service: "Your Steering Wheel: How do we bring religion into life?"
2025-06-29 09:30 - 10:15 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA

Informal Family Service: "Our Living Relationship with Water"
2025-06-29 10:15 - 11:15 | Cathedral Undercroft, 900 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA, 19009, United States

Adult Service: "Your Steering Wheel: How do we bring religion into life?"
2025-06-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA

Summer Morning Moms & Tots Drop-In
2025-07-01 09:00 - 11:00 | Bryn Athyn Scout Building, 2847 Buck Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, USA
This summer Nina Dewees will host a weekly Tuesday morning drop-in Moms & Tots group at the Scout Building (2847 Buck Road), right next to the BA Swim Club. Hopefully we will be outside most of the time, but there are convenient bathrooms and indoor space with air-conditioning as needed.
We would love you to join us to stay connected with other moms and kids, and maybe have a thoughtful grown-up discussion as the kids play.
Contact Nina at Nina.Dewees@brynathynchurch.org with any questions. Hope to see you some Tuesday morning!

Young Children's Service: "The Truth Shall Set You Free"
2025-07-06 09:30 - 09:45 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, United States

Family Service: "Loving Our Country as Our Neighbor"
2025-07-06 09:30 - 10:15 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA

Informal Family Service: "Freedom and Its Consequences"
2025-07-06 10:15 - 11:15 | Cathedral Undercroft, 900 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA, 19009, United States

Adult Service: "From the Least to the Greatest: Loving Our Country"
2025-07-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 900 Cathedral Rd, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, USA
