CHURCH NEWS
Shepherd of the Hills Church
527 Hoffmansville Road, Bechtelsville.
The Prime Timers will meet for a fellowship breakfast at Brookside Restaurant on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
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.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Bechtelsville
Rev. Eugene C. Zaiser, Pastor
1749 S. Main Street, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
We are on our summer worship schedule, we will worship each Sunday at 9AM. There will be no 8AM services or Sunday School during the month of August. We will return to our regular schedule on Sunday, September 3rd.
Please mark your calendar for our annual Basket Party, Saturday, September 30th, 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m., doors open at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $15.00, food will be available for purchase. So come out for a day of lots of fun and winning many baskets!
WAWA HOAGIES—As part of a Relay for Life Fundraiser, we are selling WAWA Shorti Hoagie Gift Cards for $4.00. Please stop by the Scrip table after church on Sunday or you can stop by the church office (Monday-Thursday 9-2) to purchase them.
As part of this year’s Relay for Life, the Trinity Team has launched the Trinity Cancer Support Team to provide assistance to anyone in our congregation fighting cancer. If you would like assistance from the Support Team, or would like to join the Support Team, please speak to Pastor Gene or Kurt Yescavage.
Please participate in Trinity’s Gift Card Program: 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
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.
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 13th-10th Sunday after Pentecost-9:00 a.m. Worship Service, the Worship Assistants will be: Greeters: David & Debbie Dempsey, Ushers: Sharon Renninger, Janice Sheetz, Pat Brensinger, Karen Irey, Lector: Ruth Weiser. There will be a Prayer Circle Meeting and a Basket Party Committee Meeting following worship. Monday, August 14th6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts, Tuesday, August 15th-6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts, Wednesday, August 16th-6:30 p.m. Sewing Club.
For more information, please check out the 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. We also have quilting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join us for an outdoor worship service on Sunday, August 13 at 10 a.m. in the band shell at the Boyertown Community Park. The Sunday sermons can be heard athttp:// boyertownmennonitechurch. org/ by clicking on “Audio of Services”. We love having visitors so come check us out.
St. Luke Lutheran Church 35 Wilson Ave. Gilbertsville
First, a HUGE welcome to our newly called pastor, Pastor Mary Ann Siefke. Pastor Mary Ann is passionate about worship and music, and comes to us from Williston, Ohio. She holds a Master of Divinity and Master of Church Music Degrees from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. She and her husband, Derrick, along with their cat, Slicker are moving to Boyertown this week!! We welcome Pastor Mary Ann and Derrick to St. Luke Lutheran Church, and to our ministry together!
On the tenth Sunday of Pentecost, please join us at 9:30, a.m. for the service. Holy Communion will be celebrated. We will continue our “Simply Summer” worship, where we use the Service of Word and Prayer. Following the service, all are invited to the continuing study of: “A Reformation – 500 Years of Celebration.” The class begins following the worship service, and concludes by noon. The study is being led by Pastors Don Nice and Luther Johnson.
Monday is the day to submit your newsletter articles. Remember that this will be for the September newsletter!!
The Community Clothing Rack will be open for distribution on Wednesday from 9:00, a.m. until noon. The Senior Breakfast Group will NOT meet for breakfast on Wednesday. Instead, they will gather at the pavilion at St. Luke for a picnic lunch at 11:00….come join in the fun, food, and fellowship!
Welcome to all! Join us and stay connected through prayer, praise and fellowship during the Pentecost Season.
Christ Lutheran Church 222 Niantic Road Barto, PA 19504
We invite you to join us on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at our worship service at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Matthew Ollikainen will lead the congregation in the worship service, deliver the message for the day and will present the children’s sermon. The Faith Five Devotions will continue this Sunday beginning at 8:15 a.m. till 8:45 a.m. in the parlor. These devotions will continue through Sunday, August 27. Guest pianist for the morning will be Robin Ward. Special Music will be presented, during the service, by the Barr family. Sunday School and Adult Sunday School classes have concluded and will resume on Rally Day, September 10. Those ministering at the 9:00 a.m. service are: Acolyte; Emily Francisco; Lector; Holly Francisco, and Greeters/Ushers; Mike Appold and Holly Francisco.
The assembly of the September Niantic News will be held on Thursday, August 17 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the parlor. Then from 2:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Calvary UCC, Rte. 100 Barto, members and the community are invited to participate in the KeystoneMiller Blood drive.
Sunday School for all ages is held at 9:00 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.
Huff’s Union Church Hereford Township Pastor Jane M. Kropa Sunday, August 6th worship is at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Continuous Communion at both service. Adult Sunday School is at 9:15. Sunday School is at 10:30.
Wednesday, August 5th Village Volleyball - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 6th Small Group Meeting - 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Chapel
Saturday, August 6th, Clambake - 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Choirs do not practice for the summer. They will start again in September. Anyone interested in choirs may contact Mrs. Gloria A. Adams at 610-914-8116.
Website: www.huffschurch.com , Office 610-8452626.
St. Andrew UMC 611 Swamp Creek Road Bechtelsville Speaker to address families who are wrestling with addiction on Monday, Aug. 21, 7-8:30 p.m.
Ed Martin, a chaplains with Caron Treatment Centers will be speaking. The title of his presentation is “Winning Through Surrender.” Opportunity of discussion at St. Andrew UMC 611 Swamp Creek Road, Bechtelsville.