Welcome to St Paul's Elkins Park
An inclusive, multicultural Episcopal church.
All are welcome at the Holy Table in our church. No exceptions.
Our Family Communion Service time is changing!
Starting on October 1, 2023, our Sunday service will begin at 9:00 am.
Come and meet our new Priest-in-Charge, the Reverend John Daniels!
Our Music
“Those who sing,” said St. Augustine, “pray twice.” The ancient, African Bishop of Hippo meant that singing adds to our praise and worship of God – that our voices are gifts, with which we can make music to the Lord.
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Our History
Our church is a local gem and a national treasure. Multicultural roots grow deep at St. Paul’s Elkins Park. The oldest church in the Cheltenham area, and one of the most significant Abolitionist and Civil War historic sites in the Delaware Valley, St. Paul’s was started in 1851 and built in the early 1860s by the generous vision of financier and abolitionist, Jay Cooke.
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News & Events
Wyncote Farms Urgently Needs Volunteers for Tree Tapping
Please see below for some tragic news from our friends at Wyncote Farm, and …
Wyncote Farms Urgently Needs Volunteers for Tree Tapping
Please see below for some tragic news from our friends at Wyncote Farm, and a request for help:
On November 25, Farmer Nala Bloom of Wyncote Academy and Wyncote Farm was killed in a traffic crash. (The previous week, our urban agriculture teacher left for other responsibilities.)
Farmer Nick Lodise (pictured above) will be teaching urban agriculture at Wyncote Academy until further notice. However, Wyncote’s maple season starts in a few short weeks. We have over 300 maple trees identified as we enter our third season of sugaring. Tapping trees and collecting syrup is a responsibility that Nick and Nala would ordinarily be undertaking together. However, Nick will be covering classes and so we desperately need your help to collect sap.
Happily, we have two wonderful super volunteers to run our evaporator, and we have equipment, and the inspiring memory of Nala’s energy and hard work. However, we need you to sling some buckets.
I’ll be donating the use of my van for the season. (The maple van was also damaged in the accident.) In first week of the new year, after our kick-off in December I still have classes to teach, as well, so we need you to sign-up.
Please also forward this request to your network of people who care about environmental education and urban agriculture, which provides such wonderful learning opportunities to the students of Wyncote Academy and our larger community.
Please call me at 215-778-3784 with questions.
We will hold boils (open to the public, at which you can see the syrup made and taste it on waffles) on Sundays and Wednesdays (possibly starting as early as December 31 or the first week of January) at the Ashbourne Tract at 7827 Old York Road, Elkins Park. We will also be training volunteers to use the evaporator (at the sugar shack on the Ashbourne tract) and how to jar the syrup (with the gracious support of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, whose kitchen we use.)
Of course, all this is dependent on the weather, sap flow and you.
Please step up. And please accept our gratitude for all you do.
Sincerely,
Adrienne (Redd)
Online & Individualized Education, Community Outreach,
Co-founder Urban Agriculture at Wyncote Academy
215-778-3784
Memorial Service for Nala Bloom of Wyncote Farm
Our friends at Wyncote Farms have provided the information below on the ser …
Walt Runge to teach Qigong and Tai Chi Classes @St. Paul’s
Upcoming Events
Dec
7
Finance and Property Committee Meetings
Date: December7
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dec
9
Qigong Class with Walt Runge
Location: St. Paul's Elkins Park
Date: December9
Time: 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Dec
9
Prayer Shawl Knitting Group
Date: December9
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dec
9
Tai Chi with Walt Runge
Location: St. Paul's Elkins Park
Date: December9
Time: 10:15 am – 11:30 am