Overbrook
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Overbrook Presbyterian Church

The Church at the Crossroads
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Online Worship

Online Worship
Sundays at 10:30 AM
Until we can worship together in church again, we are hosting online worship.
Zoom links for worship and all online events are shared by email, our Realm calendar and our Community Facebook page.
Click here for information on how to use Zoom.
Join our Email List
If you'd like to be added to our e-mail list and receive Zoom links to worship each week, please email Carol (carol@overbrookpresb.org).
Past Online Worship Services
Watch our past online services here on YouTube.

Online Gatherings

RPM Café
Friday, March 26, 2021
1:00 to 2:00 PM
The (virtual) Retired Persons' Ministry (RPM) Café will be open for business on March 26...and our business will be good-natured humor, fellowship, and a thought- provoking presentation. Join us as we celebrate the convergence of two special commemorative days: National Spinach Day and National Nougat Day. In honor of this auspicious occasion, we will discuss healthful living practices during the pandemic. Put on your sneakers, dig out your favorite spinach recipes, and bring your sense of humor.

Weekly Online Gatherings

Zoom links for all online events will be shared on email, our Realm calendar and our Community Facebook page. If you'd like to be added to our mailing list, please email Carol.
Women’s Prayer & Support Group
Tuesdays at 7:30 AM
The women of Overbrook come together on Zoom for some prayer, connection, and support.
Bible Study
Wednesdays at 10:30 AM
Adam leads an online Bible Study on Zoom.
Men’s Group
Saturdays at 9:00 AM
Join the OPC Men's Group every Saturday morning on Zoom for conversation and fellowship.
Children's Activities
For more information on weekly online activities for children and youth, contact Anthony.
Connect on Facebook
Keep connected with our community on our private Facebook Community page.
Using Zoom
If you have any questions about how to use Zoom, please read this info page or contact Carol Rozmiarek.

Beliefs: A Brief Statement of Faith: Presbyterian Church (USA), 1991

In life and in death we belong to God.
   Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
      the love of God,
         and the communion of the Holy Spirit,
   we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel,
      whom alone we worship and serve. 
We trust in Jesus Christ,
      Fully human, fully God.
   Jesus proclaimed the reign of God:
      preaching good news to the poor
         and release to the captives,
      teaching by word and deed
         and blessing the children,
      healing the sick
         and binding up the brokenhearted,
      eating with outcasts,
      forgiving sinners,
      and calling all to repent and believe the gospel.
   Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition,
   Jesus was crucified,
      suffering the depths of human pain
      and giving his life for the sins of the world.
   God raised Jesus from the dead,
      vindicating his sinless life,
      breaking the power of sin and evil,
      delivering us from death to life eternal. 
We trust in God,
      whom Jesus called Abba, Father.
   In sovereign love God created the world good
      and makes everyone equally in God's image
         male and female, of every race and people,
      to live as one community.
   But we rebel against God; we hide from our Creator.
      Ignoring God's commandments,
      we violate the image of God in others and ourselves,
      accept lies as truth,
      exploit neighbor and nature,
      and threaten death to the planet entrusted to our care. 
      We deserve God's condemnation.
   Yet God acts with justice and mercy to redeem creation.
   In everlasting love,
      the God of Abraham and Sarah chose a covenant people
         to bless all families of the earth.
   Hearing their cry,
      God delivered the children of Israel
         from the house of bondage.
   Loving us still,
      God makes us heirs with Christ of the covenant. 
   Like a mother who will not forsake her nursing child,
   like a father who runs to welcome the prodigal home,
      God is faithful still. 
We trust in God the Holy Spirit,
      everywhere the giver and renewer of life.
   The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith,
      sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor,
      and binds us together with all believers
      in the one body of Christ, the Church.
   The same Spirit
      who inspired the prophets and apostles
      rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture,
      engages us through the Word proclaimed,
      claims us in the waters of baptism,
      feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation,
      and calls women and men to all ministries of the church.
   In a broken and fearful world
   the Spirit gives us courage
      to pray without ceasing,
      to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior,
      to unmask idolatries in Church and culture,
      to hear the voices of peoples long silenced,
      and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
   In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit,
      we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks
         and to live holy and joyful lives,
      even as we watch for God's new heaven and new earth,
        praying, "Come, Lord Jesus!" 
With believers in every time and place,
   we rejoice that nothing in life or in death
   can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

Where to Get Help

Pastoral Care
If you have pastoral care needs, please contact Adam.
If You Need Help
If you are in need of any help or support, please reach out to our Deacons or office (the office is closed, but we will be checking email and voicemail).
Click here or more information on our Emergency Fund, Errands Ministry, Prayer & Care Bags, and Deacons ministry.

How to Make a Difference

Vigils for Racial Justice
Thursdays
2:00 PM to Dusk
These vigils will be held outside each Thursday. For more information and to sign up to attend, click here.
Antiracism and Social Justice Lending Library
For more information our our Antiracism and Social Justice Lending Library, click here.
Emergency Fund & Other Ministries
We have created an emergency fund to help people meet basic needs of food, shelter, and access. If you need help, please contact emergencyfund@overbrookpresb.org).
Click here or more information on our Emergency Fund, Errands Ministry, Prayer & Care Bags, and Deacons ministry.
If you'd like to donate to our Emergency Fund, you can use one of our giving options described here. Be sure to indicate that your donation is for the Emergency Fund. 100% of donations will go toward helping.
Donate to Sustain the Church and its Ministries
Our church relies on donations to continue our ministries, maintain our building, and pay our staff. In these uncertain times, we rely more than ever on those who are able to donate. We offer many online giving options and pick up mail regularly if you'd prefer to mail in a check. Click here for all our giving options.

Order of Worship

February 28, 2021

Newsletters

March 2021

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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