Upcoming Celtic Events in Central PA

Check back often for updated information!  We will be at these events!  Stop by and say Hello!  More area festivals and additional details are on our “Events” page.

Sunday, October 18:  Kirkin O’ the Tartan service at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in York.  The service begins at 10:30 AM and is preceded by an educational presentation at 9:30.  Wear your tartan (encouraged but not required) and join us as we process into the church at the beginning of the service.  You may want to bring something with a tartan design to leave at the altar to be blessed during the service.  You will retrieve anything you bring at the end of the service.
 
Tuesday, November 10: St. Andrew’s Dinner and Meeting at Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church.  The evening begins at 6:00 PM with some announcements followed by a pot-luck dinner and entertainment.
 
Saturday, January 23, 2027:  Burns Night celebration of the life, poetry, and music of the Bard of Scotland.  Processions led by our Society piper, the Address to a Haggis, the Immortal Memory of Burns, a full sit-down dinner, plus musical entertainment. The Scottish Society’s biggest event every year is held at the Penn Harris Hotel on the Camp Hill Bypass.
 

 

 

Check out our Events page for a list of many more events!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Want to know what goes on at a Burns Night Supper? 

Please click on the link  of our Burns Night Supper that highlights our 2023 event celebrating Robert Burns.  This an opportunity for those who have never attended one to see what they can expect to experience at Burns Night 2024.   Recording provided by USA Kilts

 

 

 

Please visit and “like” us on our FaceBook page Scottish Society of Central Pennsylvania .

 It might be of interest that the Great Scot website shows a registered Ukraine Forever tartan.

 
 

 

 

OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY

 

To promote an interest in the history, culture, and traditions of Scotland and Scottish Americans in Central Pennsylvania

To develop and strengthen the bonds of friendship and good fellowship through entertainment and social gatherings

To keep members informed of Scottish related events and activities occurring regionally and nationally.

And to preserve fond memories of Auld Lang Syne.

Scottish Society of Central Pennsylvania

 

Officers and Board of Directors

President: Ken Millage

Vice-President: Dr. Kathleen White

Secretary: Jennifer Gardner

Treasurer: Dr David Smith

Chaplain: Heather Zeigler

Social Media and Website: Shannon Smith

Piper: William Gable

Directors: Fred Hait, Dan Maresh, Ted Martin, Verlyn Hays, Marcia Wallace Shore

PAST PRESIDENTS

Charlene Kemp

TARTAN BANNERS of the SOCIETY

Given by individuals and families to honor their Scottish heritage

These banners are displayed at various Society and public occasions