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Stone Church of the Brethren
Love Feast
On Maundy Thursday, we have a re-enactment of the Last Supper Jesus shared with his disciples. We wash each other's feet, as Jesus instructed. We eat a simple meal. We share bread and the cup communion.

Communion
Besides Love Feast, we take bread and cup communion in Sunday morning worship three times a year.

Baptism
We practice full immersion adult baptism. We dunk each person three times forward in the name of:
  • God who created and loves us.
  • Christ who forgives and heals us.
  • The Holy Spirit who renews and empowers us.
While we do not baptize children, we understand that they belong to God and to the church in a special way. We consecrate children and their parents as part of Sunday morning worship. There are three emphases of this consecration:
  • Blessing of the child
  • Consecration of the parent(s)
  • Consecration of the congregation as the child's spiritual family

Anointing
When someone is ailing physically or spiritually, we gather a small group around them to anoint them with oil as James 5 invites us to. We do this to evoke God’s loving presence that is healing beyond specific “cures.”

James 5:13-14 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.
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  • Home
  • Ministries
    • Vision and Mission
    • Serving our Local Community
    • Christian Education/Sunday school >
      • Youth ministry
    • Sunday morning worship
    • Taize Worship
    • Sustainability Circle
    • Guatemala Circle
    • Music Ministry
    • Ordinances of the Church
  • Newsletter
  • Calendar
  • Staff
  • Sermons
  • Giving
    • Ways of Giving
    • Online Pledge Card
  • Procedures & Forms
    • Vouchers >
      • Christian Ed Voucher
      • Deacon Voucher
      • Fellowship Voucher
      • Leadership Voucher
      • Property Voucher
      • Witness Voucher
      • Worship/Music Voucher
    • Juniata College use of Stone Church Building
  • It's a Small World Book Project