Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost/Communion

10 a.m., Sunday, September 6

Pastor David Preaching

“Church Is a Contact Sport”

Scripture: Matthew 18:15-20

Christ attaches his promised presence not to what we believe privately but to the gathered, touchable community – including the difficult conversations inside it. So, the Table is not where private faith gets refreshed; it is where the church becomes visible to itself as the body Christ promised to inhabit.

Labor Day Weekend Childcare

10 a.m., Sunday, September 6

Please note there is no Sunday School for children grades K-6

Nursery (12 month – pre-K) will be open

Sunday School Pre-registration

Skip the lines on Rally Day (Sunday, September 13) by registering your children now. Pre-registering helps our teams prepare their class curricula and rosters to start the year.

Click here to register

Informed Decision Making

11 a.m., Sunday, September 6

As an intro to this month’s Peacemaking and Social Justice program (details below), check out the posters in Fellowship Hall focused on informed decision making. What and why do we believe about nutrition labeling vs information obtained from a variety of news sources.

Continues September 13 and 20

Church Office Closed

Monday, September 7

In honor of Labor Day

Prime Time

noon, Tuesday, September 8

Bill Moller, of the Tinicum Township Historical Society, will talk about the Lazaretto, the oldest surviving quarantine station in the Western Hemisphere. Built beginning in 1799 after a series of devastating yellow fever epidemics, it protected Philadelphia from imported epidemics from 1801-1895. 

noon – lunch; 12:30 p.m. – program

Church Leader/Volunteer Training

7:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 8

To protect our church, staff and everyone in our church community, WPC has adopted a Policy Manual that covers (among other things) discrimination, harassment and sexual misconduct

This is the last of the scheduled dates for mandatory training of all church leaders

W.O.W. (Women of Wallingford)

7 p.m., Wednesday, September 9

Meet, greet, eat and talk about ideas for discussion during the year

All women of our community of faith are welcome to participate in this ministry

Meets monthly

Chancel Choir Rehearsal

7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 10

New and returning singers – come to the first rehearsal of the season

No experience necessary

All Ages Bowling Night

5-7 p.m., Friday, September 11

Sprouts (children grades K-5) and adults (of all ages) – meet at Sproul Lanes (745 West Sproul Road, Springfield) for a free night of strikes, spares, pizza and soft drinks 

Click here to register; here for the Sprouts fall schedule

Vases

Have any small vases you could give to the Deacons?

They need them to deliver the Chancel flowers each Sunday to members and friends.

Leave them in the kitchen

Have you received flowers?

If possible, please consider returning the vase to the kitchen

Sunday School Registration

9:45 a.m., Sunday, September 13

Register your children before worship in the Narthex (even if they attended last year)

Nursery (12 months – pre-K) 

Early Elementary (grades K-2)

Older Elementary (grades 3-6)

Breakfast Club 

10 a.m., Sunday, September 13

Eat breakfast together, have a Bible lesson and play games

Open to grades 6-12

Meet in the Youth Room

Click here for the schedule

Congregational Meeting

11 a.m., Sunday, September 13

The Session of Wallingford Presbyterian is calling a Special Meeting of the Congregation following the worship service. The purpose is to receive the report from the Nominating Committee and elect Elders, Deacons and Trustees. 

Held in the Sanctuary

Adult Bible Study

10 a.m., Monday, September 14

Study the book of Genesis

All are welcome – no Bible knowledge required

Meets weekly

BookLook

7:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 16

“As new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain world, Frankl’s classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living, in spite of all obstacles.” (Amazon)

Contact Walt to order – the cost is approximately $8

Ordination and Installation

10 a.m., Sunday, September 20

Ordain and install Elders and Deacons and commission Trustees

Coffee, Cookies and Clergy

11:15 a.m., Sunday, September 20

Ever wondered what the pastors actually do all week? Curious about something you heard in a sermon? Wrestling with a question about faith you’ve been carrying quietly for years?

Pick up your snacks, then join Pastor David and Pastor Taylor for an unhurried, open-ended conversation. Wherever you are on the journey, there’s a chair with your name on it.

Meet in the Library

Informed Decision Making

6:45 p.m., Wednesday, September 23

Maureen Williams, digital reference librarian at Neumann University, will focus on ways to determine the accuracy of things we read and hear. She has taught information and digital literacy classes for more than ten years and taken a keen interest in incorporating media literacy and critical analysis of social media and algorithms into the curriculum.

Sponsored by the Peacemaking and Social Justice Committee

Dessert – 6:45 p.m.; talk – 7:15 p.m.

Delco’s America 250

Delaware County has many events planned throughout the year to commemorate America’s 250th birthday

Click here for the offerings

Kid’s Events

Grades K-5

Children’s events for fall include Sunday School, Kids Café, Trunk or Treat and the Christmas Pageant

Click here for the fall master list

Youth Group Escape Room

5:30-7 p.m., Friday, September 18

Meet at Sproul Lanes (745 West Sproul Road, Springfield) and unlock the new Book of Secrets Escape Room as a team

Open to grades 6-12

Click here to register; here for the fall schedule

Staff and Office Hours

Appointments preferred when possible

Pastor David

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

9 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m.

Pastor Taylor

Tuesday and Thursday

9:30 a.m.-noon, 1-2 p.m.

Main Office

Monday – Friday

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Feel free to call the church office (610-566-1644) or email staff members at other times

Fill the Red Wagon

WPC supports Chester Eastside, LifeWerks and Media Food Bank