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Christmas Pageant 2021
We’re inviting all children – nursery school through middle school – to be a part of this year’s Christmas Pageant on Friday, December 24 @ 3:00 p.m.
Performed during our Christmas Eve Family Eucharist service, the pageant gives children an opportunity to participate in a centuries-old holiday tradition. It is a wonderful celebration of the Nativity. For those who cannot attend physically, our Facebook livestream will broadcast the service.
If you have children who would like to be in the pageant, please complete this form: https://tinyurl.com/SMEC-ChristmasPageant2021
Questions? Please contact Janine Moyer Buesgen via email.
Christmas Eve – December 24:
3:00 p.m. – Family Service & Christmas Pageant (In-Person and Livestream)
5:00 p.m. – Rite II Service, Holy Eucharist with Contemporary Music (In-Person and Livestream)
8:00 p.m. – Rite II Service, Holy Eucharist with Choir and Organ (In-Person and Livestream)
Christmas Day – December 25:
10:00 a.m. – Rite I Traditional Service (In-Person)
Sunday – December 26 | Christmas I:
7:45 a.m. – Rite I Service, Holy Eucharist (In-Person)
9:00 a.m. – Rite II Service, Holy Eucharist with Contemporary Music (In-Person and Livestream)
10:30 a.m. – Rite II Service, Holy Eucharist with Choir and Organ (Christmas Lessons and Carols) (In-Person and Livestream)
Christmas 2021 News & Information
- Advent 2021 Oracle Now AvailableHot off the press! The Advent issue of The Oracle, Saint Matthew’s newsletter, is hitting mailboxes this week and is also now available online.
- Christmas Pageant 2021We’re inviting all children – nursery school through middle school – to be a part of this year’s Christmas Pageant on Friday, December 24 @ 3:00 p.m.
- Services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2021See here for our schedule of services for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the First Sunday of Christmas.
- Operation Bear Hug 20212021’s Operation Bear Hug has concluded with a total of 434 bear hugs delivered to residents in local care facilities. Recipients included patients residing at the Masonic Village at Warminster, Luther Woods, Abington-Lansdale Hospital, Fox Sub-Acute facilities in Warrington and Plymouth Meeting, and The Landing Commonwealth Senior Living. Operation Bear Hug would not be possible… Read more: Operation Bear Hug 2021
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Operation Bear Hug 2021
2021’s Operation Bear Hug has concluded with a total of 434 bear hugs delivered to residents in local care facilities. Recipients included patients residing at the Masonic Village at Warminster, Luther Woods, Abington-Lansdale Hospital, Fox Sub-Acute facilities in Warrington and Plymouth Meeting, and The Landing Commonwealth Senior Living. Operation Bear Hug would not be possible without the help of Lou and Mary Waters, Angela and Bruce Baldus, Jeanne and Jim Garrison, Betsy Landis, and Lisa, Tim, Erin, Sean and Jason Walsh.
Each Christmas, St. Matthew’s Maple Glen spreads Christmas comfort to residents dwelling within our local care centers, such as Fox Subacute. Steered by parishioner Lisa Walsh, Operation Bear Hug has been collecting and delivering new teddy bears to individuals for nearly two decades. We’d like YOU to help us make this year’s operation a major success by donating a bear, and spreading the word. Traditionally following the donation window, a contingent of volunteers would hand-deliver the stuffed animals to patients on Christmas Eve. However, due to COVID-19 limitations, things look a little bit different. This year, we invite you to participate in the following ways:
PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
- Purchase a teddy bear of your choosing, and drop it off at Saint Matthew’s in the bins near the narthex, or,
- Purchase a bear, or many bears, via our Amazon Wishlist. During check out, be sure to select the shipping address labeled: Lisa Walsh’s Gift Registry Address, or,
- Donate funds to the project through a Tithe.ly online donation.
- Print this flyer + post in your workplace, school, or community center.
We collect bears until December 15th, but donations made after that date will be used for Operation Bear Hug 2022. Questions? Reach out to Lisa Walsh via email or telephone at (215) 518-3316. Thank you for spreading the spirit of generosity and good works.
View 6abc’s Hometown Heroes segment about last year’s Operation Bear Hug, which aired on December 23, 2020. Read the full article here.
Operation Bear Hug 2020 Photo Gallery
Please help us make someone feel special and loved during the Christmas season, especially since so many are unable to be with their loved ones.
