Sunday Services start at 10am with Children's Sunday School starting during the second half of the service and running through 11:15am.
Coffee hour and fellowship follows the service for about an hour.
Summit Programs
Church School
Christian Education for children is provided during the worship time.
Elder Diner
Meets Tuesdays at noon for lunch in the parlor. All welcome. $3 suggested donation.
Summit R.E.A.C.H. Program Serves neighborhood youth in grades 6 through 12 every other Friday night in the gym 7pm-11pm. The Summit R.E.A.C.H. program provides youth with a safe place to grow and learn, and works to inspire a sense of hope and purpose in youth's lives. Our primary vehicle for building relationships is through recreation. We have a variety of activities, including basketball, playing cards, shooting pool, playing ping-pong or air hockey, and of course eating.Visit the website and the blog to learn more.
Choir Rehearsal
Every Sunday at 9:30am in the parlor and 11:30am in the sanctuary.
Handbell Choir
Schedule to be determined.
Home Communion
If you aren't able to make it to worship, please call the church office to ask for it to be brought to you at home.
Men's Breakfast
Men gather at the Trolley Car Diner every 1st Friday at 7:30am.
Mission Statement
We, the people of Summit Presbyterian Church,
believe God calls us to: grow and be nourished by the Holy Spirit,
scripture, tradition and reason; comfort and encourage one another; rejoice in the diversity of the human family; find Christ in service to others; and fearlessly proclaim God’s love for all.
Written by the Pastoral Nominating Committee in Fall of 2007 and approved by the Session.
Drilling the Marcellus Shale: A Christian Ethical Approach Guest Preacher and 3:00 p.m. Program – January 22, 2011
Everyone agrees that drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania – “fracking” - is controversial. Some say it‟s a blessing: a domestic energy source that‟s cleaner than coal, and that provides jobs and money for rural Pennsylvanians. Others claim that drilling endangers water supplies, is socially disruptive and detracts from needed investment in renewable energy.
How, as Christians, can we approach this complicated issue? What in our faith and tradition can help us discern the best way to go? The Stewardship of Creation committee has invited the Reverend Leah D. Schade to lead us in thinking and praying through this ques-tion. She will preach in the morning, be available at coffee hour, and lead a program at 3:00 p.m. to which we‟ll invite neighboring churches and the public.
The Rev. Schade is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She is the pastor of United in Christ Lu-theran Church in West Milton, PA, a small, rural congregation in the Upper Susquehanna Synod in the midst of fracking country. Leah is also a PhD candidate at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, where she received her MDiv in 2000. She‟s writing her disserta-tion on homiletics (preaching) and ecological theology (caring for God‟s creation). She speaks widely on faith and ecology, and is a trained workshop leader for Lutherans Restoring Creation. In preparation for Rev. Schade‟s visit, we encourage you to learn the ba-sics of fracking. Below is a list of internet sites prepared by Allan Walters. On December 11th, the Stewardship of Creation Commit-tee will be giving a Moment for Mission and providing a resource table at coffee hour.
Internet sites to learn about Marcellus Shale:
For a study guide and recent reports, see League of Women Voters, www.palwv.org.
The New York Times did an excellent series: “Drilling Down,” and this past week (November 20) also had an arti-cle in the Magazine, “Fracturing Pennsylvania,” www.nytimes.com.
Creeds Classic - Wednesday Evening Adult Study, January 11 – February 8 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room On Sundays when we celebrate the sacraments (baptism and communion) we recite the Apostles Creed. Occasionally we recite the Nicene Creed, another ancient – and longer – statement of faith. Many at Summit struggle with saying “I believe” or “we believe” to everything in these creeds. Was Mary truly a virgin? Did Jesus really descend into hell? What does it mean that he is “one substance with the Father?” Come learn about these creeds: where they came from, what they meant then, why the church has held onto them, and how we can understand them now. You still may not be able to assent to everything, but the conversation will be rich and provocative. Posted on Dec 4, 2011
Elder Diner Moving Forward, Thriving, and Looking Forward First, let me thank the entire Summit family for your support of Elder Diner. So many folks have contributed food that they are too numerous to name, but we have enjoyed your festive salads, hearty soups, nutritious breads, delectable desserts and wonderful main dishes. Additionally, many of our regular attendees are also bringing their culinary favorites, and helping with various aspects of set-ting and cleaning up. One particularly notable contribution has been from Catherine Dickerson, who has transformed the dingy, dirty, disgusting little parlor kitchen into a beautiful, bright, clean and inviting place that we can actually use! Thank you, Catherine. A final reminder is that, though we welcome donated contributions to our meals, we also encourage you to submit receipts for reim-bursement, even for smaller items like bread and salad. We do have a budget and there is a small cost to those that attend, and since we are encouraging regular help from many, we are happy to defray some of the cost to you. On behalf of the Elder Diner Committee, Sandy Dorsey, Anne Glass, AJ Chaffers, Crystina Atchison and Dave Rupp. Posted on Dec 4, 2011
Interfaith Hospitality Network by Peggy MacGregor During the week of October 23-29, under the supervision of Margaret Van Um-mersen, 18 members of Summit provided hot dinners to 4 women and 5 children who were spending three weeks at the Mennon-ite Church of Germantown as part of the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN). Seven more members also provided over-night supervision. IHN coordinates local churches to provide housing and food for a small number of homeless women and children who are part of their program, which offers all kinds of mentoring, counseling, financial services, job location, and assistance in finding per-manent housing. IHN continues its con-nection with these families long after they graduate from the program. Margaret re-ports that IHN is a very impressive organi-zation. They are located in the NIM build-ing on Germantown Avenue next to Mt. Airy playground, and their website is philashelter.org. Click to read more. Posted on Dec 4, 2011
R.E.A.C.H. Another year of basketball, games, cooking, pool, and - most important - relationship building has begun for congregational and neighborhood youth every other Friday night in the Fellow-ship Hall. Serving dozens of teens every night, the REACH team welcomes vol-unteers who would like to support and get to know young people in our com-munity. Please speak to Lori Chaffers for more information. Posted on Nov 21, 2011
Summit Featured in Inquirer Article! Interesting article on the real economic value of a church. One of the churches studied is Summit Presbyterian and Rev. Pyrch is quoted. Click to read the full article Posted on Feb 3, 2011
Dec. 2011--Christmas Day Worship
When Christmas last fell on a Sunday - in 2006 - the media had a field day when they realized that a number of evangelical mega-churches were not holding Christmas Day services. The New York Times interviewed pastors who said they were instead en-couraging "family observances," pointing out that hundreds of volunteers and staff are needed to pull off the huge services at such churches and that after a long Christmas Eve Saturday families needed time together. Commentators clucked their tongues at these consumer-oriented churches. Christmas is one of the holiest days of the year! How could Christmas Day services be "cancelled"? There was a gleeful edge to these questions, since that was the year many evangelicals launched campaigns against de-partment stores that wished their patrons "Happy Holidays."
Read the full letter in the Forums, Notes from Pastor, section of the site under Dec. 2011--Pastor's Pen.
Deacon's Corner
* Host coffee hour. Marcia White, 215-424-7955 or mrwhite66@verizon.net.
* Greet. We are looking for 8 people to greet once a month, and also back-up greeters. Rob MacGregor, 215-242-3095 or macgregr@mail.med.upenn.edu; Helen Rose Lamb, 215-242-5669.
* Read. The pastor will help orient new people. Peggy MacGregor, 215-242-3095 or peggy.macgregor@gmail.com.
* Help with Sunday School. Evan Meyer, evanthegray@gmail.com or 215-242-5463 or June Cairns, 215-236-8765 or jmc1156@yahoo.com.
* Cook and/or host for Elder Diner. Main dishes, salads, desserts, bread. Sandy Dorsey, 267-304-7312 or weatham19139@yahoo.com.
* Volunteer at REACH. Lori Chaffers, 570-815-7729 or lorijeanspringer@
yahoo.com.
* Drive people to church or appointments. Hector Badeau, 267-251-6740 or hectorbadeau@yahoo.com.
Every Sunday the Deacons collect food for the Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry. Please remember to bring a few food items to church each Sunday. 