Overbrook
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Overbrook Presbyterian Church

The Church at the Crossroads
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Upcoming Events

MLK Day at Overbrook
Monday, January 21, 2019
9:00 to 11:30 AM
With "We are all one humanity" as our 2019 theme, the focus of OPC's Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be to serve the broader community...in a spirit of unity, respect and compassion. Activity stations set-up throughout the church will include: Cooking for shut-ins, assembling breakfast bags for the elderly; making baby blankets for teen parents; expressing gratitude (designing thank you cards for military personnel stationed abroad and for Philadelphia first responders); creating the Memorial to the Lost (tee shirt memorial to those who lost their lives in 2018 through the use of illegal guns); assembling care kits for women and children in safe shelters; packing breakfast bags for the elderly; respecting OPC (a work project designed to "refresh/restore" our church building).
Overbrook is a registered Philadelphia MLK Day of Service site, and all are welcome to participate. There will be service opportunities for all ages. We request that preschool and elementary students be accompanied by an adult.
To sign-up to serve, please sign up online or sign-up in the Wistar Morris Room following worship.
Shelter Meal
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
OPC members and friends will be cooking and serving dinner for the clients of the Life Center of Eastern Delaware County (aka the shelter). Please contact Nancy Gilhool if you would like to help shop or cook, or Janet Bowker if you would like to help serve. The minimum age for serving is 11 years old.
Men's Group
Saturday, February 2, 2019
8:00 AM
Join this men's group for coffee and conversation on various topics.
FMSCHootenanny for Hunger
Saturday, February 2, 2019
5:30 to 8:30 PM
Congregational square dance and chili supper with activities for all ages.
Sign-up to cook for the dinner online or at Coffee Hour on Sundays -- or contact Carol Rozmiarek with any questions about cooking.
You can purchase tickets at Coffee Hour on Sundays. The cost is $15 for an individual/$40 for a family. All proceeds will benefit Feed My Starving Children.
Men's Group
Saturday, March 2, 2019
8:00 AM
Join this men's group for coffee and conversation on various topics.
Men's Group
Saturday, April 6, 2019
8:00 AM
Join this men's group for coffee and conversation on various topics.
Choir Concert
Sunday, April 7, 2019
3:00 PM
The Overbrook Choir will combine with the choirs of Ardmore Presbyterian Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Ardmore, to present excerpts from Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah. We have been blessed with fruitful collaborations among our three choirs, and we are happy to continue this tradition.
FMSCCare at the Crossroads MobilePack
Saturday, April 27, 2019
The Care at the Crossroads MobilePack will be at Bonner & Prendie High School. It’s not too early to mark your calendar and consider setting aside a jar to collect quarters until then. Remember 1 meal costs just 22 cents, so each quarter you set aside = life-saving nourishment for a child. Thank you in advance for your prayers, support, and generosity. Stay tuned for more updates!
Men's Group
Saturday, May 4, 2019
8:00 AM
Join this men's group for coffee and conversation on various topics.
Silent Movie Concert
Friday, May 17, 2019
7:00 PM
Join us for a unique experience at Overbrook! Concert organist David Baskeyfield will accompany a silent movie--while the film is projected to us, he will improvise a complete musical score. He has gained critical international acclaim for his organ playing, having recently won the Canadian International Organ Competition in Montréal, and his concert here is sure to be spectacular.

Recent Events

Click here to see some pictures of recent events at Overbrook Presbyterian Church.

Denomination

Overbrook Presbyterian Church is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), a mainline Protestant denomination of 1.8 million members and 10,000 congregations.

Through our denomination, we are connected in mission and ministry to other Presbyterians here in Philadelphia and around the world. For more information on the Presbyterian bodies of which we are a part, see:

  • Presbytery of Philadelphia
  • Synod of the Trinity
  • Presbyterian Church (USA)

For many years, Overbrook has also been supportive of the Covenant Network and More Light Presbyterians. These are two national, broad-based groups within our denomination that are striving to make the Presbyterian Church (USA) more fully inclusive, so that all people—regardless of sexual orientation—may freely participate and freely serve.

Sunday Morning Schedule

Adult Christian Education
9:15 AM - McMillan Chapel
Led by The Rev. Raymond Bonwell, Bridge Pastor. Child Care is available in the Nursery.
  • January 20: Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
  • January 27: Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
Sunday School
9:30 to 10:15 AM
Students gather in Fellowship Hall for welcoming music and prayer, after which teachers lead them to class. An adult "Greeting Team" will be in Fellowship Hall at 9:15 AM to welcome and supervise arriving students. Infant/toddler Child Care is available in the Nursery.
Worship
10:30 AM - Sanctuary
The Rev. Raymond Bonwell, Bridge Pastor
  • January 20
    2nd Sunday after Epiphany
    • Lectionary: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and John 2:1-11
    • Sermon: Listen to Your Mother
    • Lay Leader: Noble Brigham
  • January 27
    3rd Sunday after Epiphany
    • Lectionary: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Luke 4:14-21
    • Lay Leader: Lainie Blodgett
Child Care
Infant/toddler Child Care is available in the Nursery. Children through Grade 2 may leave Worship for Child Care after Time with Children.
Coffee Hour
11:30 AM - Wistar Morris Room

Order of Worship

January 20, 2019

Weekly Events at Overbrook

Junior Choir Rehearsal & Dinner
Mondays from 5:15 to 6:30 PM - Choral Room
Bible Study
Wednesdays from 10:00 to 11:30 AM - McMillan Chapel
Led by The Rev. Raymond Bonwell, Bridge Pastor
  • January 23, 2019 – The Doctrine of Election
  • January 30, 2019 – The Doctrine of Election
Overbrook Choir Rehearsal
Thursdays at 7:30 PM - Choral Room

Newsletter

January 2019

Overbrook Presbyterian Church
The Church at the Crossroads

P: 215-877-2744
E: office@overbrookpresb.org

6376 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151

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