Church news
Shepherd of the Hills Church, Bechtelsville
Boy Scouts meet Monday at 7:00 p.m. AA groups meet at the church on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m., Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Al Anon meets in the church on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. Shepherd of the Hills Church is located at 527 Hoffmansville Road, Bechtelsville.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Bechtelsville Rev. Eugene C. Zaiser, Pastor
We are on our summer worship schedule, with worship at 9 AM and no Sunday School or Contemporary Worship. Our regular worship schedule will resume on Sunday, September 4th. You may sponsor Altar Flowers, the price for one vase is $25.00 and $50.00 for two vases, please see Mary Snyder. You may also sponsor the bulletins for $15.00 per week. When sponsoring flowers, please use a flower envelope found in the rack in the narthex or clearly mark the envelope. “Flowers” If you sponsored flowers in the past but no longer wish to, please let Mary Snyder or the church office know. Please participate in Trinity’s Gift Card Program: Gift card orders will be taken the 1st Sunday of the month. Payment is due with the order. Your gift cards will be available the second Sunday of the month. With every purchase, Trinity earns a percentage of every dollar you spend. Our Gift Card program includes: Weis Markets, Redners Warehouse & Giant Foods. Script Cards can also be purchased for your favorite restaurants and stores. For additional information or for a list of retailers who participate in Scrip, please contact Pat Brensinger or www.glscrip. com Need a ride? We have volunteers in the congregation who are willing to provide transportation to medical appointments, etc., for those who can’t find a ride. Please contact Pastor Zaiser 610-322-0901 if you need a ride or would like to volunteer as a driver. Trinity’s events for the upcoming week: Sunday, August 28th-15th Sunday after Pentecost-9:00 a.m. Worship Service, the Worship Assistants will be: Greeters: Becky Yescavage & Karen Hoffman, Ushers: David & Debbie Dempsey, Dan & Kathy Kuser, Acolyte: Lauren Isett, Lector: Mardell Blanford, Monday, August 29th-6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts, Tuesday, August 30th-6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts. This church is located at 1749 S. Main Street, Bechtelsville, PA 19505. For more information, please call 610-369-1281 or check out our website: <www. trinitybech.com>.
Boyertown Mennonite Church 275 Mill St., Boyertown Pastor Nelson Shenk
Every Sunday morning we have Sunday School classes for all ages from 9-10 a.m., and worship at 10 o’clock. The Sunday sermons can be heard at http://boyertownmennonitechurch.org by clicking on “Sermon & Worship Audio.” We love having visitors so come check us out. We can be reached at 610369-1974 or by e-mail at <bmc19512@yahoo.com>.
St. Luke Lutheran Church 35 Wilson Ave., Gilbertsville
Please join us Sunday for the fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. We’ll have one service at 9:30, a.m. Holy Communion will be celebrated. Our interim pastor, Pastor Christian McMullan, will preside at the service. Our organist, Karen Huss, returns from vacation. Valerie Schlegel will sing during the offertory, and Kathy Billger will sing for the baptism. Following the service, a potluck lunch will be held as those in attendance discuss findings about the next steps in filling out our congregational profile. If you’re traveling, discover God’s presence in a new worship setting….stay connected in Christ through serving and in prayer….. keep supporting our St. Luke ministries, and return…. refreshed and renewed! September is knocking on the door….school has resumed for some, and, following the Labor Day holiday, many more will return. It’s a time to “resume” fall schedules, roll up our sleeves, and dig in!! Please join us every Sunday at 9:30, a.m.! Most of all, make sure to “catch the wave of God’s amazing love!” All are welcome at St. Luke Lutheran Church - please join us!
Christ Lutheran Church Rev. Matthew Ollikainen 222 Niantic Rd., Barto 610-845-2583 christluthchurch@windstream. net
The church is located at 222 Niantic Road between Routes 663 and 100 about a mile east of Bally. Sunday School for all ages is held at 9 a.m., September through May. Visitors are always welcome! The church is handicapped accessible and air conditioned! Visit the church’s website at www. christniantic.com for more news and information about the church and upcoming events.
St. Joseph’s Hill Lutheran Church
“Like” our Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/stjoeshill. St. Joseph’s is located at the intersection of Koch Road and Franklin Street in Pike Township (mailing address: 244 Koch Road, Boyertown, 19512). The building is handicapped accessible. All are welcome to worship and other events held at St. Joseph’s Hill. Please visit our website at www. stjoeshill.org for a calendar of events, history, a pastor’s page, and Day Care and Pre-School info. Pastor Jeff Odgren’s e-mail: jwodgren@ ptd.net. Summer Worship Schedule (June 19 - Sept. 4): One service at 9 a.m., with hymn sing at 8:55 a.m. Children dismissed to class after the Children’s Chat. Regular Worship times (resume Sept. 11): 7:45 & 10 a.m.; Praise Band at 10 a.m. on 2nd Sunday of the month; Interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing at 10 a.m. on 1st and 2nd Sundays of the month Sunday School (resumes Sept. 11): 8:45-9:45 a.m., gather in the nave for opening at 8:45 a.m. Church office phone 610369-0990; fax 610-3690912; e-mail at stjoehill@ ptd.net. Day Care and Pre-School phone 610-367-1980; email hillchurch@ptd.net. Weather-related cancellation info: call the church office and wait for message, go online to wfmz.com, or check WBYN-FM, Boyertown.
St. Luke’s, Obelisk
Handicapped facilities are available. Saint Luke’s website is www.stlukeschurchpa.com.
Huff’s Union Church Hereford Township
Pastor Jane M. Kropa Office 610-845-2626 Website <www.huffschurch.com>. Sunday, August 28, worship is at 8 & 10:30 a.m . Sunday School is at 10:30 Sunday, August 28, 9:15 a.m. - Mentor Training Choirs do not practice for the summer. They will start again in September. Anyone interested in choirs may contact Mrs. Gloria A. Adams at 610-9148116.