Bible Study

Meets every 2^nd and 4^th Tuesday in the Library. Bible study will focus on the book of Galatians. This bible Study group meets for reading, questioning and discussion on God’s word and its meaning to our lives today. We meet at 10 AM for approximately one hour. Come join, learn and share your ideas with others of our Salem faith family. Please contact Corry Crafton and she will get copies of the books used in this study.

Prayer Shawl Ministry Expands…

 It is so much fun to work with a group of woman who really enjoy what they are doing. That is truly how I feel about the Prayer Shawl Ministry here at Salem. We continue to knit and crochet Prayer Shawls, baby blankets, preemie and infant caps and washcloths. But we have also begun to expand our ministry to Chemo Caps (for chemotherapy patients- www.chemocaps.com ), AIDS Bears (for South African children who a diagnosed with HIV/AIDS – www.motherbearproject.org ), Watch Caps and Scarves for Mariners (through the Seaman’s Church Institute – www.seamenschurch.org) Join us as we knit & crochet, share ideas, just chat, and spend some time in devotions to God. Our next gathering is on Saturday, January 19 at 10:00 AM in the parlor. Hope to see you there!

Join us for the Middle East Peace Vigil 

 An ecumenical organization called Churches for Middle East Peace, based in Washington, set up a plan whereby every day of the year some church people will be praying for peace in the Middle East.  The states of the United States were assigned dates of the month and we in Pennsylvania share the date of the 9th of each month with Connecticut.  Since January of 2000 there has been a monthly vigil here at Salem.  Usually it is in the parlor or the library at 7:00 in the evening and is a simple time of candle lighting and prayer and often an informative program about the region.  On occasion we have addressed the needs of our own children in their school environments and those of our military personnel wherever they are serving.  When the 9th falls on a Sunday we sometimes observe the vigil as a part of our morning service of worship and do not meet that evening.  If you want more information about these vigils contact Charlotte Whiting at 392-0287 or cmedc@aol.com.