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🌱 Patch AM: Worrell's Butcher Shop Recognized For Quality Products, Excellent Service
And check out Handel Messiah on the Malvern Patch calendar

Good morning Malvern! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why one Malvern family calls Worrell's Butcher Shop a community staple
- How a $325,000 grant will transform Paoli Memorial Park in Malvern
Also on today's calendar: Handel Messiah and 5 more events.
Find out what's happening in Malvernfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Malvernfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 42 and low of 22 degrees.
- Monday: Sun giving way to clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
- Tuesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Worrell's Butcher Shop Recognized For Quality Products, Excellent Service (patch.com) — Malvern residents are celebrating Worrell's Butcher Shop as a beloved community staple, praised for its friendly staff, small-town conversations, and top-quality prepared foods and fresh meats. A local family credits the shop with enhancing their quality of life over the past decade, sharing how their children practically grew up being warmly greeted there. The recognition is part of Patch and T-Mobile’s Best of 2025 series highlighting what makes Malvern feel like home.
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• Comitta announces state investments in community and municipal services (dailylocal.com) — Malvern is set to receive $325,000 in state funding to build a new Heritage Center at Paoli Memorial Park, adding exhibit space, parking, and improved access. The grant is part of a broader $5.8 million investment in Chester County communities, supporting infrastructure, public safety, parks, housing, and human services upgrades that will benefit residents across the region.
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📸 Around Malvern
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malvern
★ Featured events ★
- Handel Messiah
St Katharine of Siena, 104 S Aberdeen Ave, Wayne
4:00 pm - Blue Christmas Worship Service
Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA, 19087,
4:30 pm - Christmas Eve at Wayne Presbyterian Church
Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA, 19087,
4:00 pm
Sunday December 21
Wednesday December 24
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Other local events
- 🎄👕 Ugly Sweater Party (21+) 👕🎄
Fun Dungeon - Brewcade & Billiards , 119 S Main St , Phoenixville
8:00 pm - EMQ @ Malvern Library
Malvern Public Library , 1 E 1st Ave # 2 , Malvern
6:00 pm - Township Office Closed ~ Christmas Eve
Willistown Township Administration Offices , 688 Sugartown Road , Malvern
9:00 am - Township Office Closed ~ Christmas Day
Willistown Township Administration Offices , 688 Sugartown Road , Malvern
9:00 am - GVCO Rockin' Around the Rim Basketball Tournament
GVCO Center Courts 1 & 2
8:00 am
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Saturday December 27
📣 Malvern Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Phila Badminton Club Practice
GVCO Center Court 2
9:00 am - Pop-up Barre - Berwyn, PA 2025
Upper Main Line YMCA , 1416 Berwyn Paoli Rd , Berwyn
9:15 am - Wally Smith Organ Trio
118 North , 118 N Wayne Ave , Wayne
4:00 pm - Teacher/Staff Appreciation Breakfast
New Eagle Elementary School , 507 Pugh Road , Wayne
8:00 am - WIC Clinic - Toughkenamon
Chester County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - WIC Clinic - Coatesville
Chester County, PA Calendar
10:00 am - WIC Clinic - West Chester
Chester County, PA Calendar
10:00 am
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Malvern PatchAM possible:
- Call on Cara...Buying Vintage and Antiques. Items — (484) 356-3123
BU Buying Antiques and Vintage Items, downsizing help - Peggy Julicher, Philadelphia Main Line, REALTOR — (610) 756-9290
Helping my clients make the right move 1 property at a time! - To Love a Canine Rescue, Inc. — (610) 908-2855
all-breed, foster-based dog rescue - Dishfunctional Vintage — 484-328-8401
Voted Neighborhood Fave - Silver Lining Clinics Mental Health Therapy for Medicare Members — (863) 320-2545
Online Mental Health Therapy for Seniors in PA on Medicare - Caralee J Crary, Licensed Psychotherapist — (215) 421-4087
Seasoned psychotherapist offering in person and virtual. - Dragon Gym Malvern — (610) 363-7575
Martial Arts School teaching Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Staffing posted a job opening for RSA-Archer admin-Malvern,PA in Malvern. Apply here.
- Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health posted a job opening for Admissions Specialist, Part Time in Malvern. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malvern here.
🗞 Nearby News
Paoli
- Who died in Easttown fire? Officials not sure, they say (dailylocal.com)
- Gaming Funds Deliver $1.35M Boost to Chester County Health, Roads, Parks (mychesco.com)
Berwyn
- Envestnet Unleashes Q4 Tech Push to Give Advisors a Sharper Edge (mychesco.com)
- AMETEK, Inc. $AME Shares Acquired by L. Roy Papp & Associates LLP (marketbeat.com)
Devon
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-- The Patch AM Team
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