Confessional Banners

Members of the Heritage Committee (Jan Nixon, Karyn Hooper, Chuck Theal, John McGahan, Dick Hann, Jack Henderson, Bobbie Atkinson) talk about the history and symbols on eight banners representing some of the creeds and confessions of the Presbyterian Church. 

This lecture was presented on Sunday morning, April 26, 2015 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, Pennsylvania • 62 minutes • 7.1 MB

Infectious Diseases: Should I Be Worried?

Between last year’s ebola scare and the current debate over childhood vaccinations, should you walk around wearing a face mask and a bottle of hand sanitizer strapped to your hip? Learn more from general practitioner John Messmer, MD.

This lecture was presented on Sunday morning, March 15, 2015 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, Pennsylvania • 54 minutes • 6.4 MB

Vision Resources of Central PA

Danette Blank, Executive Director, Vision Resources of Central PA, discusses the agency's mission and critical issues. 

This lecture was presented on Sunday morning, March 8, 2015 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, Pennsylvania • 43 minutes • 5 MB

Personnel Committee Update

Carlisle Presbytery's Executive Presbyter, Rev. Mark Englund-Krieger, discusses the process of hiring Derry Church's next pastor and answers questions.

This lecture was presented on Sunday morning, March 1, 2015 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, Pennsylvania • 58 minutes • 6.7 MB

Restoring the Crime Scene: Healing for Wholeness and Hope for Change

Rev. Jim Smith, Managing Chaplain at Country Meadows, draws from his 20-plus years as a chaplain in Pennsylvania’s State Correctional System, where he was instrumental in creating programs that were designed to enlighten offenders on the impact of their decision to commit a crime and provide victims of crime an opportunity to sense engagement in the criminal justice process. 

This lecture was presented on Sunday morning, February 22, 2015 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, Pennsylvania • 58 minutes • 6.7 MB

Medical Missions in Zambia

Andy Freiberg, MD, Department of Hematology/Oncology and Beckie Freiberg, RN, both of Penn State Hershey Medical Center discuss their trip to Zambia last fall to participate in "Helping Babies Breathe", a program of the World Health Organization. The group of medical professionals from Central PA and beyond spent two weeks training 240 midwives and birth attendants in techniques for newborn resuscitation. - 49 min. - 5.7MB

A Second Chance At Life -- Organ Transplant Ministries

Presenters:  Jim Carns and Carl Rohr, Derry members and organ recipients; Dr. Michael Reed, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, and Amy Morgan, RN, both of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Derry members; and Dwendy Johnson, Gift of Life Representative.

More than 123,000 men, women and children are awaiting organ transplants to save their lives. Presenters discuss personal stories of organ transplant both from the recipient and medical profession points of view.

This lecture was presented on Sunday morning, February 1, 2015 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, Pennsylvania. 42 minutes • 5.2 MB