Events 2019
Children's Day - June 22nd Noon - 1:30pm
A children's program, “Tales in the Tying Shed” will take place at noon. The day will feature the reading of a children's book about early blacksmithing, followed by children's games from the 1800s. Leave your cell phones behind and enjoy and an afternoon trundling hoops!
Photo courtesy of Abby Edwards
Heritage Sunday - June 23rd 4pm
To Feature 18th Century Reed Organ
The thirty-eighth annual Boehm's Heritage Sunday will be held June 23, 2019. A brief business meeting will begin at 4:00 PM, followed immediately by an old-fashioned hymn sing in the historic, 1791 chapel located at 13 West Boehm's Road, Willow Street, PA.
The Rev. Mark Herr will lead the hymn sing with accompaniment on the original Wilcox and White reed organ purchased in the late 19th century for the neighboring Safe Harbor Methodist Episcopal Church. Boehm's Chapel was part of the Safe Harbor and Manor Mission Circuit within the South Philadelphia District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, between 1856-1865.
The Rev. Mark Herr is the dean of the Lancaster Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and has also acted as director of The Reading Liederkranz Singers since 2007. Members of the choral group will perform four selections in German including hymns "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty", "Fairest Lord Jesus", a German choral piece, based on Psalm 150, plus an additional piece, yet to be determined.
Descendants of Jacob Böhm, the 1717 immigrant to present day Pequea Township, Lancaster County, are encouraged to attend the annual family gathering. Light refreshments will follow the service.
The Rev. Mark Herr will lead the hymn sing with accompaniment on the original Wilcox and White reed organ purchased in the late 19th century for the neighboring Safe Harbor Methodist Episcopal Church. Boehm's Chapel was part of the Safe Harbor and Manor Mission Circuit within the South Philadelphia District of the Methodist Episcopal Church, between 1856-1865.
The Rev. Mark Herr is the dean of the Lancaster Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and has also acted as director of The Reading Liederkranz Singers since 2007. Members of the choral group will perform four selections in German including hymns "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty", "Fairest Lord Jesus", a German choral piece, based on Psalm 150, plus an additional piece, yet to be determined.
Descendants of Jacob Böhm, the 1717 immigrant to present day Pequea Township, Lancaster County, are encouraged to attend the annual family gathering. Light refreshments will follow the service.
Programs at the chapel are free and open to the public. However, donations to offset fees for speakers and musicians are always appreciated. Please contact boehmschapel@gmail.com, phone 717-872-4133.
New Book on Boehm's Chapel & Family History
Sowing Seeds of Faith
A Boehm History: The First 300 Years: 1717-2017
By Dolores Myers
$32.95, Very Limited Quantity Available
Please see Membership page for more information.
For additional information please Email, boehmschapel@gmail.com or phone 717-872-4133.
A Boehm History: The First 300 Years: 1717-2017
By Dolores Myers
$32.95, Very Limited Quantity Available
Please see Membership page for more information.
For additional information please Email, boehmschapel@gmail.com or phone 717-872-4133.
