Striving to be the Body of Christ – here and now – ready to serve!
Since its founding in 1896, Swarthmore Presbyterian Church has been an enduring and dynamic presence in the Swarthmore community. We have been blessed with a legacy of stable pastoral leadership and a congregation that upholds both independent thinking and deep, abiding values. Here we equip ourselves to live faithfully and to share the gospel through service locally and globally. Our congregants are generous of heart and ready to serve.
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Join us for worship this Sunday!
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› Easter Sunday, March 31
› Easter Sunday
Sunrise Garden Service | 7:00 am in the Garden & Labyrinth
This is a joyful early morning celebration of the resurrection held in the Memorial Garden. We come with the women to the tomb and peer in. Among the new day light, the trees and the early morning birds we raise our alleluias!
Easter Breakfast | 7:45 am in Fellowship Hall
Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna! Celebrate this day of days over a cup of coffee or tea and light breakfast that features communion bread pudding.
Traditional Easter Service | 9 & 11 am in the Sanctuary & via livestream
These Easter services are joy-filled celebrations of the resurrection of our Lord. All are encouraged to bring flowers to adorn the cross! Our Easter cross is fashioned from the Chrismon tree, stripped bare for Lent and adorned with flowers — signs of new life — on Easter morning. Musical traditions include the sounds of brass and the singing of Händel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Those who have lost a close friend or family member this year are invited after worship to take home one of the potted lilies that adorn the Sanctuary this morning. There is festive fellowship for all in Fellowship Hall between the two services.
Sunrise Garden Service | 7:00 am
in the Garden & Labyrinth
This is a joyful early morning celebration of the resurrection held in the Memorial Garden. We come with the women to the tomb and peer in. Among the new day light, the trees and the early morning birds we raise our alleluias!
Easter Breakfast | 7:45 am
in Fellowship Hall
Christ is Risen! Shout Hosanna! Celebrate this day of days over a cup of coffee or tea and light breakfast that features communion bread pudding.
Traditional Easter Service | 9 & 11 am
in the Sanctuary & via livestream
These Easter services are joy-filled celebrations of the resurrection of our Lord. All are encouraged to bring flowers to adorn the cross! Our Easter cross is fashioned from the Chrismon tree, stripped bare for Lent and adorned with flowers — signs of new life — on Easter morning. Musical traditions include the sounds of brass and the singing of Händel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Those who have lost a close friend or family member this year are invited after worship to take home one of the potted lilies that adorn the Sanctuary this morning. There is festive fellowship for all in Fellowship Hall between the two services.
Join us for worship this Sunday!
Join us for worship this Sunday!
8:00 am (in Loeffler Chapel)
The Early Morning Worship Service at 8:00 am will take place in Loeffler Chapel. This 45-minute service allows worshipers to engage with Scripture through guided discussion in lieu of a sermon, and music is led by a pianist. The order of worship and liturgy very similar to those experienced in the Sanctuary at 10:15 AM.
9:00 am in Fellowship Hall
On Sunday mornings, children gather to help prepare Worship and our community life in many ways. During this time, we will learn and practice different ways of loving God, one another, and ourselves. You are invited to join us. Please click here to download the registration form.
9:00 am in the Study
This study is for anyone who is curious to learn about the Bible in new ways. We will explore Biblical studies, church history, art, music, theology, mission; all the parts of who we are, and how scripture has, or could shape our lives.
10:15 am worship service
Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:15 am embodies a classic worship tradition. The Word is proclaimed through liturgy, song and preaching. Music led and enhanced by robed choir and pipe organ. Communion for both services is served on the first Sunday of each month.
10:15 am worship service
Children are a vital part of our worship life, and always welcome. Families can find activity bags in our Sanctuary with worksheets on the lesson of the day (available in the large transept and at the rear of the Nave). In the 10:15 am service, there is a Moment for Children, when children are invited to engage with the Scripture of the day.
10:15 am worship service
After “A Time with Children”
Following “A Time with Children,” children ages 3 through 3rd grade are invited to the Godly Play room (2nd floor of the education wing) for a time of worship, wondering questions, and play, led by storytellers trained in Godly Play (often Rev. David Norse Thomas).
11:15 am
in Fellowship Hall
Our Parish Life team provides beverages and snacks and invites everyone to enjoy one another’s company in Fellowship Hall. Please make a point of saying hello to someone you do not yet know.
This Sunday, we continue to livestream our 10:15 am worship service! To Join us, click on the link below (when worship begins or earlier for the prelude). A full video recording will be available afterwards on Youtube.
This Sunday, we continue to livestream our 10:15 am worship service! To Join us, click on the link below (when worship begins or earlier for the prelude). A full video recording will be available afterwards on Youtube.
To access additional worship service videos click here.
To access additional worship service videos click here.
Contact
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Join us for worship this Sunday!
Join us for worship this Sunday!
10:15 am worship service
Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:15 am embodies a classic worship tradition. The Word is proclaimed through liturgy, song and preaching. Music is primarily led and enhanced by robed choir and pipe organ. Communion for both of morning services is served on the first Sunday of each month.
10:15 am worship service
Children are a vital part of our worship life, and always welcome. Families can find activity bags in our Sanctuary with worksheets on the lesson of the day (available in the large transept and at the rear of the Nave). In the 10:15 am service, there is a Moment for Children, when children are invited to engage with the Scripture of the day.
10:15 am worship service
After “A Time with Children”
Following “A Time with Children”, children ages 3 through 6 will be invited to the McCahan Nook for “Godly Play”, a time led by a Pastor and volunteers that uses methods of Godly Play to engage children further in the Scripture lesson for the day.
11:15 am
in Fellowship Hall & the Courtyard
Parish Life is delighted to provide beverages and light snacks in the Courtyard. Please limit eating and drinking to outdoor spaces. Fellowship Hall will be open with comfortable seating for conversation and often information about upcoming events.