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Pennsylvania
Council of Churches
Gifford
Pinchot State Park
Location:
York
County, PA
Main
Office: 2200 Rosstown Road, Lewisberry, PA 17339-9787
Phone:
717-432-5011
Campground
Office: East Camp Area Road, off Route 74
Phone:
717-292-4112
Email:
giffordpinchotsp@state.pa.us
Web:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/giffordpinchot.aspx
Reservations
for cabins or camping: 1-888-PA-PARKS
Opportunities:
Camping,
Hiking, Cabins, Swimming, Horseback Riding, Bicycling, Boating,
Fishing, Environmental Education and Interpretation, Hunting,
Natural History, Picnicking, Ice Skating and Boating, Ice Fishing,
Cross-country Skiing, 18-Hole Disc Golf Course.
It
is located within 1 hour of Harrisburg, Gettysburg, York, and
Lancaster.
2005
Chaplain at Gifford Pinchot State Park
Tim
Taylor, with his wife Linda
Mr.
Tim Taylor will be returning for his second year as the Chaplain in
the Campground at Gifford Pinchot State Park. He will be
assisted in many ways by his wife, Linda, as they conduct a
nondenominational worship service on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM, and
a special time for children on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM.
These events could include puppet shows, games, crafts, or other
activities that the young and the young-at-heart would enjoy!
Chaplaincy
Program:
From
Memorial Day through Labor Day Weekend, a full-time chaplain is
hired by the PA Council of Churches to provide nondenominational
worship services each Sunday. A volunteer teacher is available each
week, also, to provide a special "Sunday School"
experience for the children.
The
services are held at 9:30 AM in the Amphitheater/Chapel in Loop B of
the Campground. The
Chaplain also tries to visit each of the 339 campsites every weekend
for the purpose of inviting the campers to the worship service and
to inform them of additional activities which are sponsored by the
chaplaincy program. These additional activities may include such
things as movie nights, hymn sings, sand castle building contests,
scavenger hunts, volleyball, campfire stories, games, etc.
The
Southern PA District Church of the Brethren helps to sponsor this
program at Pinchot.
Mr.
Warren Frey teaches the children at Pinchot about lessons we can
learn about our spiritual life - from - of all things, pigeons!
Linda,
the kids, AND the puppets let their "little lights shine"
for Jesus!
Assistant
Chaplain Linda Taylor has ladies swinging to the
50's-gospel style-in their beautiful poodle skirts
Chaplain
Taylor and his wife Linda chat with a camper and visitor
Ruth Baptisti.
Invitation:
Please
visit this beautiful 2,338-acre park in the rolling hills of
Southern PA! The 340-acre lake provides breath-taking views that
help the visitor to think about his/her Creator and the purpose of
living. The Chaplaincy Committee invites you to reflect, re-create,
and share with others in its ecumenical worship services.
Local
Chaplaincy Program Contact Person:
Mrs.
Rosemary Firestone, 617 Chestnut Grove Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019
717-432-3702
Email:
firestonefunfarm@juno.com
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