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Pastor's Message:
Welcome to Trinity’s website.
We believe in the still-speaking God. In scripture, in the
voices of the oppressed seeking justice, and in the cries of
the hunger, displaced and thirsty, God is still speaking.
We strive to listen and to learn. We respect the past,
welcome the present, and work for the future because God is
still speaking. God is a living God, and a welcoming
God; therefore we strive to practice extravagant
hospitality. We take seriously St. Paul’s statement
that in Christ there is neither free nor slave, Jew nor
Greek, male nor female; all are one in Christ. You are
most welcome here at Trinity.
-Rev. John C Binkley
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About our Pastor
Rev. John C Binkley grew up in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. He graduated from Elizabethtown
College in 1971, and the Lancaster Theological
Seminary of the United Church of Christ in 1980. He
has served the following parishes: Holidaysburg
charge of the UCC, Trinity UCC, Hellam, Pa, Grace
UCC, Lebanon, and currently Trinity UCC, Palmyra.
Rev Binkley completed a Chaplain residency program
at the York Hospital from 1988-1990. He has served
in various capacities in the Lebanon Association and
Penn Central Conference of the United Church of
Christ. He is married to Elizabeth Ann Binkley and
they have three grown children and five
granddaughters and one grandson.
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Texts, Titles, and Tunes:
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November 16-23rd Sunday after Pentecost - 9:00 AM Combined
Worship
Text:
Psalm 123, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30
Title:
“God’s Made an Investment in You”
Tunes:
Turn Your Eyes
upon Jesus, Pure and Holy, Take Time to Be Holy, Jesus Calls Us
Anthem:
Children Sing
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November 23-24th Sunday after Pentecost - 9:00 AM Combined
Worship
Text:
Ezekiel 34:11-16, Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46
Title:
“The King’s Criteria for Judgment”
Tunes: Come,
Ye Thankful People, Come, For the Beauty of the Earth, Count
Your Blessings
Anthem:
Thanks Be To God!
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November 30-25th Sunday after Pentecost - 9:00 AM Combined
Worship
Text:
Isaiah 64:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:24-37
Title:
“Give Ear, O Shepherd if Israel”
Tunes:
The King is
Coming, We Shall Behold Him, Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus, O
Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Anthem:
Be Exalted, O God (I Will Give Thanks)
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December 7 - 2nd
Sunday of Advent
Text: Isaiah 40:1-11, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, Mark 1:1-8
Title: “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People” Rev. John C.
Binkley
Tunes:
O Thou Joyful, O Thou Wonderful, On Jordan's
Bank, Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
Anthem: Hark, the Glad Sound! The Savior
Comes
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December 14 - 3rd Sunday of Advent
Text:
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24,
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Title:
“Bringer of Good News” Rev. John C. Binkley
Tunes:
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, What if it
Were Today?, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Anthem:
The Holly & the Ivy |
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