The Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Clergy Council Meeting - St. Matthew’s, Sunbury
2025-10-28 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

Bishop Nichols' Visitation St. John's, Marietta
2025-10-26

Church of Our Saviour Open House
2025-10-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Church of Our Saviour, 31 N Loyalsock Ave., Montoursville, PA, 17754, United States
Church of Our Saviour, Montoursville, will hold an open house on Saturday, October 25, 9am-noon to liquidate the contents of the church before a sale of the building is finalized. Parishes in the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania are invited to come “shop” for items such as:

Holy Hardware (vessels, linens, vestments, and other worship items)
Kitchen equipment (dishes, pots, pans, utensils, and more)
and anything else remaining in the building

All items will be free and must be taken at the time of the open house.
For questions, contact The Rev. Stuart Scarborough, sscarborough@diocesecpa.org.

Celebration of New Ministry for The Rev. Ryan Tobin
2025-10-24 17:00 - 20:00 | Nativity and St. Stephen, Newport, 159 S 2nd St., Newport, PA, 17074, United States
Join the people of Nativity and St. Stephen’s, Newport, on Saturday. Dec. 13 at 4 p.m., as they celebrate the ministry of their new Rector, The Rev. Ryan Tobin.

Celebration of New Ministry for The Rev. Ruth Ferguson
2025-10-24 17:00 - 20:00 | St. John’s, Bellefonte, 120 W. Lamb St., Bellefonte, PA, 16823, United States
Join the people of St. John’s, Bellefonte, as they celebrate the ministry of their new Rector, The Rev. Ruth Ferguson.

Deacon's Quarterly Meeting
2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00

Diocesan Office Closed - Monday after Convention
2025-10-20

Jazz Vespers
2025-10-19 17:00 - 18:00 | St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 255 S Derr Dr, Lewisburg, PA, United States
Jazz Vespers combines the traditional structure of Evening Prayer with the improvisatory sounds of American jazz and gospel music. You’re invited to join St. Andrew’s Lewisburg as they welcome Rick Hirsch (saxophones), Clay Wulbrecht (piano), Bob Hart (bass), and Eric Ian Farmer (vocals), with their rector Rev. Kevin Lowe on drums.
Church-Event

Visitation St. Luke's, Mount Joy
2025-10-19

2025 Diocesan Convention at The Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-18 | 100 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA, United States

WB/NT Clergy Council Meeting Trinity Pro Cathedral, Williamsport
2025-10-16 10:00 - 12:00

Basic Safe Church Training Online
2025-10-14 17:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
This three-hour training covers the requirements for most roles.
The following modules are covered:

Safe Church, Safe Communities: Introduction & Theological Background

Safe Church, Safe Communities: Organizational Rule & Policies

Safe Church, Safe Communities: Healthy Boundaries

Safe Church, Safe Communities: Inclusion

Safe Church, Safe Communities: Power and Relationships

Safe Church, Safe Communities: Abuse & Neglect

Safe Church, Safe Communities: Bullying

Duty to Report: Mandated Reporting

Registration Deadline: 2025-10-10
Register using this link:
https://diocesecpa-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/eKKK4pI7T4-wlGL59Qtbng
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Diocesan-Event

COM regular meetings (2nd Tuesday of each month)
2025-10-14 13:00 - 16:00

Indigenous Peoples Day - Diocesan Office Closed
2025-10-13

Visitation Trinity, Tyrone
2025-10-12

Visitation - Holy Trinity, Hollidaysburg
2025-10-11 18:00 - 20:00

National Acolyte Festival Bus Trip
2025-10-11 | St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 299 St Thomas Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States
Acolytes, vergers, and crucifers of all ages are invited to the National Acolyte Festival at Washington National Cathedral on Saturday, October 11. The Lancaster Convocation has reserved a 40-passenger bus, and your festival registration and lunch are fully covered—a generous gift made possible through Shaped by Faith and our Lancaster Convocation youth grant, applied through participating parishes.
This annual celebration at the Cathedral is a highlight of the year. The bus is almost full—but there are still seats available. Grab your robe, bring your love of Jesus, and come share in a day of worship, service, and fellowship.

Departure: 5:45 AM (prompt) from St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 Saint Thomas Rd, Lancaster, PA 17601
Return: Before dinner the same day
Cost: $0 (registration + lunch provided)
Coordination: The Lancaster Convocation is in close contact with the Cathedral’s worship and box offices—just send your info and we’ll handle the rest.
RSVP: Please email The Rev. Bradly Mattson at bmattson@hopeepiscopal.org with names of attendees and a mobile number for day-of updates.

Souls Together: A Monthly Gathering for Prayer and Conversation
2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
In these challenging and divisive times, how do we faithfully respond as Episcopalians? How do we best pray for our leaders and for the health of our nation? How do we live into the Baptismal Covenant in everyday life?
Join Bishop Scanlan and selected guests on the first Thursday of each month as we explore these questions. Participants will share prayer concerns, engage faith seeking understanding, explore their call to Gospel Justice, and build strength in Christian fellowship.
Each session will begin with an introduction of that month’s topic and guidelines for respectful engagement. This conversation is intended to be non-partisan, creating a safe space for dialogue across the breadth of understanding of issues in our world today.
Souls Together: A Monthly Gathering for Prayer and Conversation
October 9, 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom
Register
And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

Lancaster Clergy Council Meeting - Mattson Residence
2025-10-09 13:00 - 15:00

Southern Clergy Council Meeting - St. Andrew’s, York
2025-10-09 10:00 - 12:00

Book Discussion: The Land is Not Empty by Sarah Augustine
2025-10-08 18:00, 2025-10-01 18:00 | Zoom
Join a 2-part book discussion on “The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” by Sarah Augustine, who is the cofounder and cochair of the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition, a group we are working with in the reunification process as we come together as one diocese. Oct. 1st will be chapters 1-5, and Oct. 8th will be Chapters 6-10.
The book can be purchased at this link: https://www.mennomedia.org/9781513808291/the-land-is-not-empty/
Register through the zoom link:
https://diocesecpa-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZuUd4HZ4RzKy49TsbL2b8w
Diocesan-Event

Standing Committee regular meetings
2025-10-07 13:00 - 15:00
The Standing Committee meets on the first Tuesday of the month via Zoom.
You can download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system:
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Bishop Nichols' Visitation Good Shepherd, Upper Fairfield
2025-10-05

Communicating Indigenous Justice: The Doctrine of Discovery and the Carlisle Indian School
2025-10-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
The Indigenous Justice Committee of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Bethlehem invites you to an online program exploring the Doctrine of Discovery, the legal and religious principle that granted European colonial powers sovereignty over the land and rights of Indigenous peoples. This history is especially applicable to our locale, as the Carlisle Indian School, located in Carlisle, PA, was the very first federal off-reservation boarding school for Native American children, with the goal of assimilating them into mainstream American society through a coercive educational system.
Participants will begin with an orientation, workshop, and community-building circle led by Sarah Augustine, Executive Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, and Joe Hubbard, Organizer for the Episcopal Indigenous Justice Roundtable. Participants will learn about how the Doctrine of Discovery shaped federal and church policy for Indigenous land and child removal, and how it continues to shape the lives of Indigenous peoples and lands. Participants will also learn how the Doctrine of Discovery as a body of laws and policies in our own time shapes the lives of settler-descended peoples and the world we inhabit.
Register for this Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gCUt5BRUTyiQWsXic2r2mA#/registration
This event ties into a two-part book discussion — happening on October 1 and October 8 — of Sarah Augustine’s book, “The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery.”

Altoona Clergy Council Meeting - St. Mark's, Lewistown
2025-10-02 10:00 - 12:00

Northern Tier Convocation Meeting - zoom
2025-10-01 18:00 - 20:00

Harrisburg Convocation Meeting - St. Andrew's, Shippensburg
2025-09-30 17:30 - 20:00

The Love Gala
2025-09-28 14:30 - 17:30 | Country Club of Harrisburg, 401 Fishing Creek Valley Rd., Harrisburg, PA, 17112, United States
The Bishop Nathan Baxter Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians invites you to the Third Biennial Dr. George H. and Mrs. Hettie S. Love “Love of Learning” Scholarship Gala on Sunday, September 28, 2:30–5:30 p.m. at the Country Club of Harrisburg.
This year’s Diamond Love Gala celebrates 10 years of the Bishop Nathan Baxter Chapter and honors the enduring legacy of Bishop Nathan Baxter and Dr. George H. & Mrs. Hettie S. Love. The afternoon will feature youth performances and the unveiling of a commemorative quilt by the African American Quilters Group of Harrisburg.
Sponsorships and ads due September 2. Tickets must by purchased by September 20. See the details here: www.drlovescholarship.org.
For more information, email: lovegalaevent@gmail.com

Bishop Nichols' Visitation Christ Memorial, Danville
2025-09-28
