St. Philip's Lutheran Church 4501 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington, DE  19808 (302)998-0171 stphilipswilmington@yahoo.com

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Our Mission As an inclusive and caring congregation, our mission is to make disciples, praise God, and serve the community.

Communion is celebrated every Sunday.  All Christian believers are welcome to receive this gift of salvation.  Parents of young children (who are not yet receiving communion) are encouraged to bring them forward to receive an individual blessing from the pastor.  Come and receive the gift of life from our Lord and Savior!  Parents of young children will be quietly asked by the pastor if the child should receive communion or a blessing.

Communion is received by the method of intinction.  The ushers will invite you to come forward to receive the blessing.  You will receive the bread from the pastor, which should be held until you are offered the wine (or optional grape juice).  You should dip the bread into the chalice, before placing it in your mouth.

Nursery Care:  Jesus said, "Let the little children come."  So, living in our baptismal promises, we welcome and encourage children to worship with us.  However, we understand that children sometimes become wiggly during the service, so, if parents desire, they are invited to go for a walk in the narthex (entry way of the church), where they may still see and hear the service, while attending to their children.  They may also take young children (up to the age of 3) to the nursery, which is in the room just off of the narthex.  There is a nursery attendant during the Sunday School hour and the 10:30 a.m. worship service.

On most Sundays, there is a short children's sermon, after which the young children may either return to their pews or follow an adult leader to the fellowship hall for "Growing in the Gospel" (a time for the children, up to 3^rd grade, to learn the lesson of the day on their level, while the adults and older children listen to the Pastor's sermon).

For those that are hearing impaired, St. Philips has listening devices.  These devices are stored in a rack above the guest register in the narthex.  It would be greatly appreciated if they are turned off after each usage.

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