The Reverend Doctor Richard Speck is the retired District Executive for the Joseph Priestley District. Previously, he served nine years as minister in Vero Beach, FL before coming to the JPD. He graduated from Meadville/Lombard Theological School with a Doctorate in Ministry.Richard continues to be
Sunday was a celebratory day! We welcomed our new co-ministers, Rev. Dr. Kathy Ellis and Rev. Dr. Sandra Fees. They co-led our worship service, “Finding Our Center: Being and Belonging,” to a full sanctuary. Each of them shared their own stories of belonging and invited
Sunday’s service will inform congregants about the plight of people suffering from homelessness. They are from all walks of life, from all educational and ethnic backgrounds, young and old. There are ways we can help. Our guest speaker, Josiah Haken son of two of our
Rev. Sandra Fees and Rev. Kathy Ellis join UCH as co-ministers. We welcome new members and consider what it means to find our center, our home in community. The requirement of masks is based on the current COVID community risk level in Dauphin County. Masks are required
New Year’s Eve Service and Potluck Lunch – Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 10:30 am Reverend Kathy Ellis will lead a special in-person New Year’s Eve Service to let go of the emotions and stressors of 2022 so that we can move with hope and
Join us at 7:00 pm on Christmas Eve for a family-friendly service of readings and carols. Participants joining on-line are invited to have one candle per family ready to light as part of the ingathering and one candle per person to light during the singing
As we approach the longest night of the year, we anxiously await the return of the sun. Join us for a mulitgenerational, winter solstice ritual where we contemplate the balance of dark and light. The requirement of masks is based on the current COVID community risk
As the turning Earth carries us into the deepening darkness of winter, and looming shadows of personal and planetary betrayal plunge our world into an anxious twilight, we pause. In such times, we draw closer, offering our mutual support and affection. In darkening times, we
The mulitgenerational annual Hanging of the Greens service will be full of music and craft activities as we both worship and decorate the sanctuary for the Winter Holidays. The Harrisburg Gay Men’s Chorus are our special musical guests. Rev. Kathy Ellis and Rima Cameron, lay
Join leaders Cory Ness, DRE and Yvonne DuVal, DOM at 10:30 am this Sunday for a multigenerational Bread Communion Service! Made of many different grains and other staple foods, bread of various kinds has been the foundation of life in many cultures and times. We’ll
