Community Worship Services – Bryn Athyn Church

An opportunity for the whole community to come together once a month to worship the Lord.

Overview

Community Worship Services offer a chance to gather for worship, reflection, and connection as a community. There is one service on this Sunday, beginning at 10:00 a.m., and you may want to arrive a bit early to find parking and a seat.

Early in the service, children are invited forward for a children’s talk. Following this, they can head to the south end of the building to take part in a variety of supervised activities, such as stories, crafts, toys, outdoor play, or a scavenger hunt (see details below).

Children ages 5 and up may be dropped off in the Council Chamber during the adult portion of the service, with the understanding that they will wait there to be picked up afterward. Children younger than 5 are also welcome to participate, provided a parent or responsible family member stays with them.

After the service, families are invited to gather for refreshments in the Social Hall, outside the cloister, or by the porte cochère—a great opportunity to connect and enjoy time together.

Upcoming Community Worship Service Dates

Check out the Community Calendar for more on upcoming services and events.

Note
There is no Informal, Young Children's or Adult service on this date. Refreshments will be served following the service. Children's activities will take place during the adult portion of the service. Children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Zoom Discussion
Please join us on Zoom for an online small-group discussion of this Sunday’s Community Worship Service. This discussion is hosted by the team that regularly meets on Sundays to discuss the Informal Family Service. Feel free to join this meeting at any time between 11:30 and 12:30 on Sunday. All are welcome.
Join the meeting.

How to Get Involved

This service will have many opportunities to get involved in helping to make it a rich community worship experience. Here are some of the areas we will need help with:

Greeters – helping people find what they are looking for
Refreshment contributions, set-up and clean-up
Supervisors and assistants for children’s’ activity “stations” – mixed ages
Art/craft projects leadership, set-up and clean-up
Discussion leaders
Families to help with chancel set-up, ushering, etc.

Please contact Nina at nina.dewees@brynathynchurch.org or 215-544-1413 to learn more and describe where you would most like to volunteer.

We look forward to how this new church service will blossom into worship that will serve many people together.